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[[File:blue_drop_hagino_mari2.jpg|frame|Hagino & Mari]]

''[[Blue Drop]]'' is a series of manga stories by Akihito Yoshitomi in which [[Vichy Earth|Earth has been conquered by the Arume]], an alien race which is very much [[Human Aliens|human in appearance]], but [[One Gender Race|consists only of females]]. Consequently, they are by and large homosexual and are attracted to earth women, which leads to a lot of depictions of [[Girls Love|lesbian sexual behavior]]. An anime series was released in 2007 that takes place one thousand years before the manga and describes the events leading up to the Arume invasion. The anime's emphasis is more on character development, whereas the manga tends to be more explicit and often crosses the line towards [[Hentai]] (although it's generally more [[Fan Disservice|creepy than erotic]]).

''[[Blue Drop]]'' is a series of manga stories by Akihito Yoshitomi in which [[Vichy Earth|Earth has been conquered by the Arume]], an alien race which is very much [[Human Aliens|human in appearance]], but [[One-Gender Race|consists only of females]]. Consequently, they are by and large homosexual and are attracted to earth women, which leads to a lot of depictions of [[Girls Love|lesbian sexual behavior]]. An anime series was released in 2007 that takes place one thousand years before the manga and describes the events leading up to the Arume invasion. The anime's emphasis is more on character development, whereas the manga tends to be more explicit and often crosses the line towards [[Hentai]] (although it's generally more [[Fan Disservice|creepy than erotic]]).

The manga consists mainly of one-shot stories, presented in two series, describing the struggles of human society with the Arume in charge. The main recurring character in the first series is Yui, who is a human/alien hybrid and a member of the earth resistance. An important theme is the Arume's use of children to fight the semi-sentient remnants of their biological weaponry in the earth's seas. The second series , ''[[Blue Drop]] - Tenshi no Bokura'' (Angel's Men), adds some [[Gender Bender|gender-bending]] to the mix and often contains very graphic (and very horrifying) sexual scenes and themes. ''Blue Drop's'' third [[Manga]] is a short, romantic story called ''Maiorita Tenshi'' which chronologically is set between the anime and ''Tenshi no Bokura''. Lastly there is the [[Manga]] ''Tenshi no Itazura'' (Angel's Prank), the shortest ''Blue Drop'' work being only three chapters in length.

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* [[Gonk]]: Does Hiroko really have to be ''that'' large?

* [[Gratuitous English]]: Hiroko's suspiciously apropos "KEEP WEIGHT" shirt.

* [[Half Human Hybrid]]: The Arume sometimes interbreed with Earth women.

* [[Half-Human Hybrid]]: The Arume sometimes interbreed with Earth women.

* [[Handsome Lech|Handsome... er, Beautiful Lech]]: Kisagi from ''Tenshi no Itazura''.

* [[Hot for Student]]: When the Arume run schools, many of them seduce their female students. In ''Tenshi no Bokura'', they had a school that was, essentially, their seraglio, the girls having pretty much been raised to think that such was the norm.

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* [[Idiot Ball]]: If ''Tenshi no Bokura'' is to be believed then the Arume as a species are holding an [[Idiot Ball]] roughly the size of [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]. Not the show, the ''mech''. See discontinuity above for one common reaction.

* [[Idiosyncratic Episode Naming]]: The episode titles are [[Flower Motifs|scientific names of flowers]].

* [[If ~~Its~~ You ~~Its~~ Okay]]: In the original [[Manga]], Ami feels this away about Yui after Yui rescues her. Also [[Subverted|subverted]] in ''Tenshi no Bokura'' with Kotoko, who thinks she can fall in love with Shouta but can't get past the fact that he's a guy.

* [[If It's You It's Okay]]: In the original [[Manga]], Ami feels this away about Yui after Yui rescues her. Also [[Subverted|subverted]] in ''Tenshi no Bokura'' with Kotoko, who thinks she can fall in love with Shouta but can't get past the fact that he's a guy.

* [[Imperial Stormtrooper Marksmanship Academy]]: ''Tenshi no Bokura'' is an egregious offender of this trope.

* [[Interspecies Romance]]

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* [[Older Than They Look]]: Hagino looks about the same age as Mari, but is likely quite a bit older.

* [[Ominous Floating Spaceship]] During the invasion

* [[One Gender Race]]

* [[One-Gender Race]]

** However, not originally: according to ''Tenshi no Bokura'', their men died out. {{spoiler|But not before one of them knocked up a human woman, leaving behind a line that could restore the Arume's men.}}

* [[One Gender School]] as well

* [[One-Gender School]] as well

* {{spoiler|[[Opening a Can of Clones]]: While not technically clones per se, the Emul Force recalls the trope since it's used to bring characters "back to life" every time someone dies.}}

* [[Phlebotinum Rebel]]: Yui, sort of.

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* [[Powered By a Forsaken Child]]: the Arume use human and synthetic children as living bomb disposal units.

* [[The Reveal]]

* [[Romantic Two Girl Friendship]]: Subverted, since Hagino's interest in Mari goes quite a bit further than that.

* [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]: Subverted, since Hagino's interest in Mari goes quite a bit further than that.

* [[Scenery Gorn]]: In the ''Tenshi no Bokura'' manga, the characters live surrounded by devastated cityscapes, a grim reminder of the recent invasion.

* [[Scenery Porn]]

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* [[Vichy Earth]]

* [[Wave Motion Gun]]

* [[What Measure Is a Non Human]]

* [[What Measure Is a Non-Human?]]

* [[Where Are They Now Epilogue]]

* [[Where Are They Now? Epilogue]]

* [[Wholesome Crossdresser]]: Shouta and Shinichi in ''Tenshi no Bokura''.

* [[Will They or Won't They]]: Hagino & Mari. In the end {{spoiler|they do, but it doesn't last long.}}

* [[Will They or Won't They?]]: Hagino & Mari. In the end {{spoiler|they do, but it doesn't last long.}}

* [[Yaoi Guys]]: Quite a few appear in ''Tenshi No Bokura'', Shinichi being the most prominent.

* [[Your Days Are Numbered]]: {{spoiler|The humans used to clean up Thought Arresting Weapons}}