Brigadoon: Marin & Melan: Difference between revisions

 

Not to be confused with the musical starring [[Gene Kelly]].

 

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* [[A-Cup Angst]]: Played for laughs with Marin and Moe.

* [[Air Jousting]]: Since Melan and lots of his opponents can fly, there are many battles like this.

* [[Cliff Hanger]]: Practically every other episode has this kind of ending, especially in the second half of the series.

* [[Cold Sniper]]: Erin fits this role extremely well.

** Much of the human cast has color names, too. For example, the kanji of Marin's surname "Asagi" translates to "light blue" in English. The same rule applies to her adoptive family and most of her classmates.

** Interestingly, Chroma is the only member of Lolo's species whose name follows this theme.

* [[Off the Wagon]]: Tadashi in like one episode.

* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Aloma's actual name is Makoto Alo, but no one ever calls him that.

* [[Opaque Lenses]]: Onando's glasses are like this.

* [[Opposites Attract]]: All pairings in the show seem to be governed by this trope.

* [[Power Makes Your Hair Grow]]: Happens to {{spoiler|Marine}} in a single shot during the final episode, and it [[Power Dyes Your Hair|turns inexplicably blonde, too.]] When she appears again her hair is back to it's normal length and color.

* [[The Power of Love]]: In Episode 26. {{spoiler|When Marin dies, Melan is given five seconds to mourn before Cosmos activates its power and gives Marin's last remaining lifeforce to Melan to restore his body and give him new powers to fight Kuston.}}

* [[The Professor]]: Grandpa Shuta is mostly the [[Bungling Inventor]] variety with shades of [[Mr. Exposition]].

* [[Pre-Ass-Kicking One-Liner]]: Subverted with Melan in Episode 10 in the English dub. Before he shoots today's enemy, he says "Let us begin" in a tough guy way. Unfortunately, the next second the monomakia he fights sucks him into its mouth and swallows him whole.

* [[Ship Tease]]: Marin and Moe get some moments like this (see [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]]), but the more crucial ones happen with [[Romantic False Lead|Marin and Aloma, as well as Melan and Erin.]] In both cases, the resulting feelings of jealousy only serve to reinforce the characters' growing attraction for each other.

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: Jun and her father Tadashi are the first people to notice when the relationship between {{spoiler|Marin and Melan}} changes, and Erin isn't far behind. In the manga Lolo is the first to see it.

* [[Shout-Out]]: In the manga, Aloma casually mentions the musical the series gets its name from. He also talks about Tim Burton's movie [[Edward Scissorhands]] as a subtle comparison to Marin and Melan's relationship.

** In the anime we have Agon [[Godzilla|Ghidorah]].

** The three Gun-Swordsmen are loosely based on [[The Three Musketeers (novel)|The Three Musketeers]]. In fact, the Japanese term used to refer to the former (三銃剣士, san juukenshi) is almost identical to the Japanese term for the latter (三銃士, san juushi). They even strike the iconic group pose with their swords! [http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/nanashi_album/Brigadoon%20Galleries/MWSnap0192011-02-1109_22_48.jpg\][http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f229/GrmRprRG/three-musketeers-icon.jpg\]

** Marin's neighborhood is based on the real location where director Yoshitomo Yonetani once lived.

** After {{spoiler|Creis Marine}} is released from her ampoule, she strikes a pose similar to the ones [[Sailor Moon]] uses at the end of her transformation sequences. [http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/nanashi_album/Brigadoon%20Galleries/Japanese%20Merchandise/no25_o.jpg\]

*** Speaking of [[Sailor Moon]], Erin's mechancial pink pigtails make her look a lot like Chibi-Usa, who was also voiced by [[Kae Araki]].

* [[Sugar Bowl]]: Submaton Color is this kind of place, and Brigadoon has elements of it as well (it has an ocean made of marshmallow creme for some reason).

* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Melan pretty much exemplifies the trope.

* [[Sword and Gun]]: The Gun-Swordsmen, naturally. Overlaps with [[The Musketeer]] since they always use both weapons at the same time (unless one happens to break).

* [[Talking to the Dead]]: Marin does this with her deceased Grandpa Gen {{spoiler|and later Granny Moto.}}

 

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