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{{quote| ''"We the people, who are dedicated to protecting the common good, do hereby charge you with trespassing, theft, violence, assault, illegal possession of firearms, [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|and a really crappy attitude!]] You are therefore sentenced to life imprisonment in the DL Correctional Facility on the moon."''}}
 
[[Describe Topic Here|One can describe Dead Leaves here.]] Alternately, one can describe the end result of an [[X Meets Y|unholy fusion of]] ''[[FLCL]]'' and ''[[Superjail (Animation)|Superjail]]'' [[This Is Your Premise Onon Drugs|made after doing a rhino-sized dose of super-distilled crack cocaine and LSD]].
 
Either way, things will get [[Mind Screw|weird.]]
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Did we mention the sex scene, the prisoner with [[This Is a Drill|a drill]] for a [[Gag Penis|penis,]] the insane warden, and the strange children's story?
 
This OVA shares a director with ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', ''[[Panty and& Stocking Withwith Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'', and ''[[FLCL]]'''s fifth episode -- which explains both very little and oh-so-much…
 
Both [[Netflix]] and [[YouTube]] carry a legal stream of this OVA.
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** A bit of [[Reality Subtext]] (see below) makes this especially funny and heartwarming.
* [[Ax Crazy]]: Retro, The Warden, Triple-Six, and a lot of the inmates qualify for this trope.
{{quote| '''Retro: ''[[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|DAMN, IT FEELS GOOD TO BE VIOLENT!!!]]'''''}}
* [[Badass]]: Retro, Triple-Six, and Triple-Seven
* [[Batman Can Breathe in Space]]: This trope briefly occurs in the first part of Retro and Triple-Seven's fight.
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* [[The Faceless]]: In the few brief flashback shots we see, Retro's human face is always hidden.
* [[Faceless Masses]]: Every normal citizen is depicted with the same blank, [[Eyes Always Shut]] expression.
* [[Freeze -Frame Bonus]]: In the scene where the prisoners get shot, a penis flies off and into another's mouth. No, really. At 17:38, in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment, keep your eye on the robot prisoner's head.
* [[Gag Penis]]: Chinko Drill, one of the inmates, has a large drill for a dick.
* [[Groin Attack]]: After one particular explosion, Chinko Drill finds himself landing dick-first into a pile of rubble.
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* [[Offhand Backhand]]
* [[Off-Model]]: The visuals are extremely stylized and there is actually no model. Yes, even [[Off-Model]] [[Tropes Are Not Bad|can be good.]]
* [[Only Known Byby Their Nickname]]: We don't actually get told if Pandy and Retro even ''have'' real names (because after a certain point...does it even matter?). They get "Pandy" and "Retro" because, respectively, Retro observes that the mark on her face makes her look like a panda bear, and Pandy retorts that that old-school TV on Retro's head makes him look like a dumbass.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Retro when he's not around Pandy. Pandy, otherwise.
* [[The Power of Love|The Power Of Love(making)]]: Sex breaks Pandy and Retro out of their cell. No, really.
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{{quote| '''Chinko''': You want me to kiss you first?}}
* [[Pregnant Badass]]: Pandy, through most of the movie.
* [[Reality Subtext]]: A twofer: not only are the English voices of Pandy and Retro married in real life, but [[Amanda Winn -Lee|Pandy's voice actress]] became pregnant with their first child while working on the movie.
* [[Redshirt Army]]: Pretty much the prison's entire population, guards and inmates alike.
* [[Refuge in Audacity]]: The original script plays out as an action movie with small pockets of comedy here and there. The dub of the OVA, however, borders on [[Gag Dub]] -- while keeping the original script as intact as possible.
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* [[Rule of Cool]]
* [[Shapeshifter Weapon]]: Triple-Six turns his arms into [[Blade Below the Shoulder|swords]], while Triple-Seven's body turns into guns.
* [[Shout -Out]]: Arguably, the Drill Penis is a nod to [[Tetsuo the Iron Man]].
** Dub-only example: "[[Back to The Future|Let's make like a tree and get the hell out of here!]]"
* [[Spiritual Successor]]: ''[[Panty and& Stocking Withwith Garterbelt (Anime)|Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt]]'' arguably serves as one to ''Dead Leaves''.
* Squick: The aforementioned [[Gag Penis]]/drill. {{spoiler|Once Chinko dies, Retro holds it... And semenish goo comes out.}}
** Also, Galaxia.
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* [[You All Look Familiar]]: Both played comically straight and spectacularly averted. On Earth, ''every single person'' [[Only Six Faces|looks the same]] (with an [[Eyes Always Shut]] [[Only Six Faces|face]]), but on the moon, ''every single one'' of the prisoners -- even those who show up for a background appearance -- possess a unique appearance.
* [[You Fail Biology Forever]]: The mutants, in general.
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made Onon Drugs?]]
* [[World of Ham]] [[World Gone Mad|Gone Mad]]: Well, it's actually the moon. Everyone there looks and acts insane and hams it up at every possible moment.
 
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