Every trope we publish for Action & Adventure Fantasy, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 4,937 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
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| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found Family | 241 | 4.88% | Share down | 345 |
| 2 | Slow Burn | 125 | 2.53% | Share down | 296 |
| 3 | Litrpg | 111 | 2.25% | Share up | — |
| 4 | Ensemble Cast | 87 | 1.76% | Share down | — |
| 5 | Hard Magic System | 85 | 1.72% | Share up | 11 |
| 6 | Character Growth | 80 | 1.62% | Share change under 15% | 9 |
| 7 | Epic Fantasy | 76 | 1.54% | Share down | 2 |
| 8 | Dark Fantasy | 76 | 1.54% | Share down | 4 |
| 9 | Progression Fantasy | 76 | 1.54% | Not called | — |
| 10 | World Building | 58 | 1.17% | Share change under 15% | — |
| 11 | Series Continuation | 54 | 1.09% | Share change under 15% | 3 |
| 12 | Plot Twists | 53 | 1.07% | Share down | 38 |
| 13 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 48 | 0.97% | Share change under 15% | 56 |
| 14 | Character Driven Narrative | 43 | 0.87% | Not called | — |
| 15 | Unreliable Narrator | 35 | 0.71% | Not called | 22 |
| 16 | Coming Of Age | 35 | 0.71% | Not called | 4 |
| 17 | Character Driven | 34 | 0.69% | Share down | — |
| 18 | Multi Pov | 31 | 0.63% | Not called | 3 |
| 19 | Redemption Arc | 30 | 0.61% | Share down | 47 |
| 20 | Political Intrigue | 27 | 0.55% | Not called | 20 |
| 21 | Morally Grey Characters | 27 | 0.55% | Not called | 4 |
| 22 | Morally Grey Protagonist | 26 | 0.53% | Not called | — |
| 23 | High Stakes | 25 | 0.51% | Not called | 26 |
| 24 | Trauma Recovery | 25 | 0.51% | Not called | 17 |
| 25 | Isekai | 25 | 0.51% | Not called | 108 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.