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Little cute Nadja Applefield lives in a British orphanage, the Applefield house. She's the local [[Cool Big Sis]], dances around to distract herself and wonders how is her mother doing in Heaven, while steeling herself for ther 13th birthday when she'll have to leave her home and start building her own life away from the orphanage.

 

 

But before Nadja can digest all the news, two Bad Men come up to steal her things. Specially, Nadja's [[Orphan's Plot Trinket|medallion]], which seems to be connected with her past. After being rescued by a [[Mysterious Protector]] and a fire almost destroys the Applefield Orphanage, Nadja stuffs her belonging in her suitcase and takes off to search for her mother, her past, and answers to her questions.

''Ashita no Nadja'' (明日のナージャ, Ashita no Nāja, lit. "Tomorrow's Nadja") also had a manga adaption started after the anime run started and before the anime run ended. It was serialized by Kodansha in the manga magazine Nakayoshi and collected in two bound volumes. The anime series was produced by Toei Animation right after the [[Ojamajo Doremi|end of one]] [[Cash Cow Franchise]], and before the [[Pretty Cure|beginning of another.]] It premiered in Japan on the anime satellite television network Animax and the terrestrial TV Asahi network, as well as several local cable channels. The series is available on DVD (in Japanese) containing two to three episodes each.

 

* [[Adult Child]]: Leonardo and Thierry

* [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]]: Nadja loves Francis, but also is attracted to {{spoiler|his twin brother Keith}} because of this.

* [[Anime First]]

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Leonardo and Julietta, which becomes a [[Perfectly Arranged Marriage]] once [[Character Development|Leonardo gets over himself]]. {{spoiler|Francis and Marianne ''were'' going to be betrothed, but Nadja appears and throws a huge wrench in the plans.}}

* [[Body Double]]: {{spoiler|Since both she and Nadja are sweet-faced, blue-eyed, blonde pre-girls, Rosemary plays this role and impersonates Nadja ''real'' well.}}

* [[Break the Cutie]]: Colette was ''very'' broken at some point. Nadja gets broken later, as well. And Rosemary gets so broken that she [[Jumping Off the Slippery Slope|jumps off the slippery slope.]]

* [[Cain and Abel]]: {{spoiler|Colette and Hermann (siblings), Keith and Francis (twins), Nadja and Rosemary (childhood friends). The two latter get better.}}

* [[Calling the Old Man Out]]: {{spoiler|Colette}} gives this to her dad, when {{spoiler|she finds out about the whole deception.}}

* [[Changeling Fantasy]]: Subverted: Rosemary loved to dream she was a lost princess who would someday find her true noble family, {{spoiler|but the "princess" was Nadja and not her... And when she found out... boy, did she ''snap''.}}

* [[Character Development]]: One of the reasons why the series is so enjoyable.

* [[Dogged Nice Guy]]: To a degree, both Oliver and Kennosuke.

* [[Domestic Abuse]]: Just another reason to hate Hermann Preminger.

** Also, {{spoiler|Miss Applefield got a shelf dropped on her. It happened pretty much off-screen, save a flashback, and only to have the [[Orphanage of Love]] disbanded and give Nadja ''yet another'' reason to angst.}}

** Let's not forget {{spoiler|how Jose gets hit by a carriage ''right'' after he and Carmen have resolved to separate but stay in friendly terms until they truly reach their dreams.}}

* [[Generation Xerox]]: {{spoiler|Nadja and Colette once meet before they learn about their bond.}} They're practically the same, personality wise.

* [[Heartwarming Orphan]]: Kennosuke, Nadja and Rita. Rosemary too before she became an [[Evil Orphan]].

** Also, Nadja is voiced by Ami Koshimizu. IIRC, it was Koshimizu's first famous role.

** There's also Youta Mochizuki as Thierry, Fuuko Misaki as Marianne and Kouji Yamamoto as Raphael, whereas Shishido played Sakurako... ''[[Hana Yori Dango]]'' reunion, indeed.

* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Harvey Livingston

* [[Jerkass]]: Fernando, Hermann, Duke Preminger and {{spoiler|Rosemary}}.

* [[Kidanova]]: Nadja. Oh God, Nadja.

* [[Ladykiller in Love]] {{spoiler|According to Julietta, Leonardo stopped flirting with other girls when Antonio became his rival in love, paying more attention to her}}.

* [[Love Hurts]]: Holy shit, it does.

* [[Mad Love]]: Rosemary has a crush on Fernando, who treats her like crap.

* [[Miniature Senior Citizens]]: Grandma Anna

* [[Missing Mom]]: Nadja's mother, {{spoiler|Colette}} Also, Francis's mother. {{spoiler|Who is also Keith's [[Missing Mom]], of course}}

* [[Mouthy Kid]]: TJ Livingston, Fernando Gonzales

* [[Naive Everygirl]]: Nadja. Rosemary starts as one.

* [[The Ojou]]: Marianne, Julietta, Colette.

* [[Orphanage of Love]]: Applefield house.

* [[Parasol of Pain]]: Sylvie

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Nadja and all the Applefield kids, Francis {{spoiler|and Keith}}, Antonio ([[Disappeared Dad]], distanced from his mom), Harvey and TJ, Kennosuke and Hanako, Rita...

* [[Sacred First Kiss]]. Subverted. {{spoiler|Nadja is mad as Hell at the Black Rose Thief for kissing her... but this isn't her first kiss. That one was given to her by Francis... who happens to be Black Rose's twin younger brother, but nobody knows that}}.

* [[Sad Clown]]: Abel Geiger is a more or less normal one with great wisdom and knowledge, but his backstory is [[Tear Jerker|maybe the saddest]] in the whole series.

* [[Shorttank]]: Nadja, again

* [[Shoujo]]: To the core.

* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: Francis, Colette, Count Waltmuller, Oscar, Hilda.

* [[Stepford Smiler]]: {{spoiler|Oh, Francis.}}

* [[Story Arc]]: The show is a somewhat episodic world tour up until the last 15 episodes, in which a more concrete storyline finally transpires.

* [[Smug Snake]]: Hermann.

* [[Tenchi Solution]]: {{spoiler|Nadja keeps wavering between Francis and Keith. By the end of the series, the three meet up and reach a common agreement so they leave it there for a while, until they're more mature. Still, it's hinted that Keith is more than willing to pull an [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]] if needed...}}

* [[The Masochism Tango]]: Jose and Carmen. OUCH.

* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Oliver, for Nadja. Marianne, for Francis. {{spoiler|Count Waltmuller used to be this, but he became Colette's [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]}}

* [[Unstoppable Rage]]: What happens when Thomas is given booze.

* [[Victorious Childhood Friend]]: {{spoiler|Colette's kind second husband and Nadja's stepfather, Count Gerhard Waltmueller. Doubles as [[Second Love]].}}

* [[Villainous Breakdown]]: Hermann has one at the end.

* [[Wicked Stepmother|Wicked Stepfather]]: While Hermann's stepson isn't the main victim of his wickedness (aside from how Hermann treats Oscar's mother), it doesn't change the fact Hermann ''is'' somebody's stepfather and a wicked person. While Hermann occasionally pressures Oscar into marrying some wealthy woman, it's unlikely it'd be any different if they were related by blood. In fact, the only relevance Oscar not being Hermann's biological son has to the plot is that it's the main (or only) reason Duke Preminger doesn't consider making Oscar his heir.

** {{spoiler|Count Waltmuller}} averts this trope by {{spoiler|allowing Nadja to live with him. She decided to return to the Dandelion Troupe, anyway}}.

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