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* [[Ace Custom]]: The ''Bentenmaru'' is highly modified but could be considered to zigzagging this trope as while the Electronic Warfare suite is highly advanced the engines are so old that one of them just barely works much of the time.
* [[Ace Pilot]]: Kane McDougal, ''Bentenmaru'''s helmsman and Marika's new substitute teacher. Marika manages to impress him.
** Ai Hoshimiya, new member of the Space Yacht Club and rookie pilot. In episode 21 Ai star-navigates by sight after her dinghy's electronics are knocked out. She also saves the Bentenmaru by {{spoiler|predicting the wind currents to help them shoot down the enemy.}}
* [[Action Girl]]: Jenny Dolittle {{spoiler|in her wedding gown}}
* [[Aluminum Christmas Trees]]: "Legal pirates" seems ridiculous, until you hit [[That Other Wiki|the history books]] about [[Privateer|Privateers]].
* [[Artistic License Gun Safety]]: Averted! It's not a perfect depiction of weapon handling by any means, but the characters display trigger discipline, weapons are unloaded prior to firing, and safety gear is employed during training.
* [[Beach Episode]]: Subverted in episode 6. Marika and Mami start the episode getting ready to go to the beach... only for Misa and Kane to pick Marika up for completing all the paperwork necessary for the letter of marque.
** They finally give us one in episode 20, but it's completely free of fan service. Well, save for a load of shots of [[Heroic Build|Kane in a speedo]]. And a few shots of the girls' swimsuit clad behinds. [[Squick|Including tiny little Ai]].
* [[Beergasm]]: Or more accurately, Winegasm.
* [[Beam Spam]]: The ''Bentenmaru'' fires off a particularly impressive spread in Episode 9. This being the type of show it is, though, they're ''communications'' lasers.
** They do it for real in ep 10.
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* [[Cassandra Truth]]: When the {{spoiler|second raid on the ''Princess Apricot'' doesn't go as smoothly as expected, the Captain suggests that maybe the crew has taken ill and been replaced by trainees}}. This is dismissed as a ridiculous idea.
** Of course, it helped that Show at the insurance company had {{spoiler|warned the captain of the ''Princess Apricot'' that Marika's regular crew were all sick.}}
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Chiaki is basically [[Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai!|Kuroneko]] + [[Asobi ni Iku yo!|Futaba Aoi]], with all three [[Kana Hanazawa|sharing the same seiyuu.]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Marika: ''Saa! Kaizoku no jikan da!'' (It's time for some piracy!)
** This seems to be a general pirate/Kato [[Catch Phrase]] as it's also used by [[Retired Badass|"Blaster" Ririka]] in a flashback and Chiaki when she covers for Marika.
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** The naval warships shown in the series look like massive blades.
* [[Cosplay]]: The Girl's Yacht Club perform their pirating role in episode 16 in various cosplay costumes, provided by Mami. While it does surprise the guests of the ship they're pirating, it doesn't seem to affect the job too much, although Marika is clearly uncomfortable with the lack of seriousness the costumes present.
** Specifically they have: an [[Our Angels Are Different|Angel]], [[Anime Chinese Girl]] (who's blonde...), [[The Cheerleader]], a [[Cowboy|Cowgirl]], [[Cute Monster Girl]]/[[Kaiju]], [[Cute Witch]]/[[Dark Magical Girl]], [[Fair Cop]], [[Fair Folk]], a [[Horny Devil]], [[Naughty Nun]], [[Night Nurse]], [[Playboy Bunny]] and [[An Officer and a Gentleman|a soldier in a formal uniform]] or possibly (especially in light of the next episode) [[Prince Charming]].
** Episode 18 adds {{spoiler|Chiaki}} as a [[Miko]]
** And Jenny uses {{spoiler|her wedding gown}} as a cosplay costume.
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*** As if that wasn't enough, Gruier's little sister Grunhilde, who greatly resembles her, starts wearing the exact same haristyle when she later joins the same middle school.
**** This was probably intended as a reference to ''Sailor Moon'''s 20th anniversary.
* [[Failed a Spot Check]]: The "Revolutionaries" in episode 18 fail to notice that the ''Bentenmaru'' has docked and they've been boarded until {{spoiler|Chiaki starts shooting off her rifle and brings down a chandelier that's right above them while giving them a [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]!}}
* [[Food Porn]]: Marika's chocolate parfait. Ririka's cooking also gets some inordinate attention. Episode 9: the melon.
* [[Funny Afro]]: Show, the agent at the insurance company.
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** Robert Dolittle in episode 18 when {{spoiler|Marika plays his phone recording.}}
** Pretty much every single pirate in episode 22 has that look on their face at various points in time when a huge ship starts attacking them out of nowhere, including the Bentenmaru's crew.
* [[Only in It For the Money]]: It seems that cruise-ship companies contract pirates to give their passengers a little excitement. Cruise liners have a "stage" on which the pirates appear, Marika follows a script on the ''Princess Apricot'' raid, and Kane even tells some of the passengers on the ''Apricot'' (while acting as a passenger himself) that the passenger line's insurance will pay for any valuables the pirates "take". In Episode 10, the bridge crew on one of the liners is shown relaxing during the raid {{spoiler|that Chiaki is leading}} and looking forward to seeing the "new female pirate". This not only allows for the passengers to have a fun show (they cheer the pirates) but funds the pirates' activities as well. It's cabaret with lasers and swords.
** It's also an easy way for the pirates to maintain a high rate of raids so the Letter of Marque doesn't expire.
* [[Odango Hair]]: Gruier and Grunhilde after being enrolled in Hakuho Academy
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** Princess Gruier Serenity's [[Odango]] hairstyle is a homage to another well known [[Sailor Moon|Princess Serenity]].
** The first passenger liner that Marika pirated was named the "''Princess Apricot''", obviously a reference to "[[Super Mario Bros.|Princess Peach]]".
*** "Princess Apricot" is also a character from the Wii game ''[[Little
** The emblem on the ''Bentenmaru'' marines' uniform is a hockey mask with crossed bones, a fairly obvious send-up to the ''[[Irresponsible Captain Tylor]]'', whose Gunnery Sergeant was apparently [[Shout-Out|no other than]] [[Friday the 13th (film)|Jason Voorhees]] himself.
** In the third major arc of the show, we encounter the hospital ship ''Ben Casey'', named after the eponymous main character in a famous '60s medical drama.
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* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: In one episode, Chiaki claims to only be at the cafe where Marika works for the parfait, until Mami mentions Marika's name, which causes Chiaki to stumble/choke a little bit.
* [[Techno Babble]]: Oh yes, lots of it regarding space travel. For the most part it's correct, too.
** Could also be considered a case of [[Shown Their Work]] since most of the tactics and strategies shown regarding space combat and orbital mechanics are spot-on, technically speaking.
* [[Technology Porn]]
* [[Tempting Fate]]: Several examples:
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