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Yushiro is the fourth son of the Gowa family (he has a younger sister, Misuzu, in addition to his brothers), and one of the test pilots for a new piece of military hardware referred to as "Tactical Armor", or TAs -- in other words, [[Humongous Mecha]]. He is also involved in a ritual dance (based on traditional Nou (or Noh) dance movements), overseen by the Gowa family, which appears to be a type of [[Summoning Ritual]]. During his first attempt at this ritual, Yushiro is attacked by a vision of a teal-haired female wearing a mask (probably Ko-omote, see below) who no one else can see, and who, before she disappears, begs him not to bring back the "terror". At the same time, in another part of the world, a mysterious organization is conducting an experiment of their own -- involving the same teal-haired female, a girl named Miharu...
From there, '''''Gasaraki''''' delves into the political, with the Gowa family and the mysterious organization called Symbol essentially using governments as proxies for the battles of the Tactical Armor units and Symbol's "Metal Fakes". ''Gasaraki'' also delves into the spiritual with the history of the Kai, who used the power of the summoned Gasaraki to essentially rule ancient Japan; the continued attempts to summon the Gasaraki; as well as the question of just what the "Gasaraki" are.
''Gasaraki'' was produced by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]], directed by Ryosuke Takahashi of ''[[Armored Trooper VOTOMS]]'' fame and originally aired in 1998. [[ADV Films]] released a translated version. It is a bit notable for more recent anime fans as the first big "series-wide"
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* [[Abnormal Ammo]] (the Plastic Rounds used in the TA's 25mm machine guns for riot suppression, the gun is also switched to single shot when using them, {{spoiler|and the HESH rounds used by the US Navy Fakes during their assault on the gowa building, HESH rounds are a [[Truth in Television]] however.}})
* [[Aloof Older Brother]] (Yushiro has ''three'' of them, though Kiyotsugu and Kiyoharu probably show the most concern for him out of the three {{spoiler|Kiyoharu goes so far to help him get in contact with his TA platoon so he can find Miharu}}, on the other end {{spoiler|Miharu had Tsuna, who she ends up killing cos he tries to kill Yushiro.}}
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* [[Calling Your Attacks]]: The TA pilots have to give some commands vocally, making this a rare [[Justified Trope]] for a mecha anime.
* [[Chainsaw Good]]: Miharu's Fake mounts a claw weapon with a slide out chainsaw in its center.
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] Misuzu does
** And for worse? {{spoiler|When she connects with one of the mechas as the ''kai'' she is, Kazukiyo uses her jealousy of Miharu so she will keep brainwashing her.}}
* [[Colonel Badass]]: Colonel Hiyakawa.
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* [[Conspicuous CG]]: Used quite a bit, mainly on computer monitors.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Rin Ataka
* [[
* [[Cooldown Hug]]: Averted; Daizaburo is about to give one to his daughter, Misuzu, to dissuade her from {{spoiler|using her powers as a Kai}} -- and right then, {{spoiler|his eldest son Kazukiyo shoots him in the back, killing him.}}▼
** Miharu wears one of the female-style masks, probably the Ko-omote (young woman). There are seven or so variations of this mask with different names. The difference between most of them is the styling of the hairline.▼
** The Kai-summoned units have faces patterned after the Hannya masks.▼
▲* [[Cooldown Hug]]: Averted; Daizaburo is about to give one to his daughter, Misuzu, to dissuade her from
* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: Most of the Gowa clan.
** Something of a deconstruction, it's revealed that most of them (except Kazukiyo) abide by ''some'' code of morality as the series goes on. i.e., upon learning that {{spoiler|Miharu is a Kai}}, Kiyotsugu refuses to disclose said knowledge
* [[Dead Person Impersonation]]. {{spoiler|The protagonist Yushiro was raised under the identity of the real, '''and long-dead''', "Yushiro Gowa".}}
* [[Demonic Invaders]]
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* [[Good Samaritan]] ( {{spoiler|Wan}})
* [[Good Scars, Evil Scars]] (Nishida has a horizontal scar that goes across the bridge of his nose and over both his eyelids, from where he cut his own eyes out.)
* [[Heroic BSOD]] (Miharu has one
* [[Heroic Bystander]] (when first introduced, Wan appears to be one of these {{spoiler|then its revealed that actually one of Symbols former field agents}})
* [[I Just Want to Be Normal]] (variation; a third person example from Kaburagi, who feels that Yushiro shouldn't be in the TA platoon as a) he's a civilian not a soldier, and b) its unfair that he hasn't been given a choice in the matter.)
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* [[Improbable Age]] (Yushiro is 16; justified in that he is still a civilian, and that the TA squadron he's assigned to wasn't meant to serve in combat at all. This is also lampshaded during episode 6, when Yushiro disappears:
{{quote|'''Ataka''': Just how many teenage boys in SSDF uniforms do you think are here anyways?
'''Mirai''': Um...actually
* [[Intrepid Reporter]]: Deconstructed, said reporter is a no name balding overweight
* [[Jerkass]] (Kitazawa is one of these briefly, and even remarks on it later on in the series.)
* [[Jigsaw Puzzle Plot]]
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* [[Loads and Loads of Characters]]
* [[Mad Scientist]]: Subverted in Kiyotsugu Gowa's case; he appears to be amoral at first, but does have lines he will not cross over, to the point that he {{spoiler|intentionally avoids telling his brother Kazukiyo that Misuzu is a kai because "there's no telling what he might do." He's also horrified when Kiyoharu tells him instead.}}
** Mr. Yonetani plays this straighter, injecting pilots with the [[Psycho Serum|Eyeglobulum]] even though he knew of the risks, because Kiyotsugu was unprepared to do the same. He even tries to justify it when one of the pilots lapses into a coma.
{{quote|'''Yonetani''': If the human race gave up on everything with a 25% failure rate, we'd still be sitting in trees eating bananas.}}
* [[Man Behind the Man]]: {{spoiler|Phantom}}.
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* [[Mini-Mecha]]
* [[Normally I Would Be Dead Now]]: Yushiro miraculously {{spoiler|avoids being pulverized by an artillery bombardment}}.
** And even earlier
* [[Not So Crazy Anymore]]: The United States invades a Middle-Eastern dictatorship in pursuit of weapons of mass destruction that apparently never existed...
** Also the idea of using unmanned flying/gliding drones for reconnaissance.
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* [[Sexy Mentor]]
* [[Show Some Leg]]: Used to borrow a Humvee early in the series.
* [[The Squad]]
* [[Summoning Ritual]]
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* [[Twenty Minutes Into the Future]]
* [[Tyke Bomb]] (Miharu. {{spoiler|Also Yushiro.}})
▲* [[Useful Notes/Japanese Culture|Useful Notes on Japanese Culture]] (Identification of the Nou-men (the ''Noh'' theatrical masks that play a role in the series):)
▲** Miharu wears one of the female-style masks, probably the Ko-omote (young woman). There are seven or so variations of this mask with different names. The difference between most of them is the styling of the hairline.
▲** The Kai-summoned units have faces patterned after the Hannya masks.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]] (Nishida)
* [[With Great Power Comes Great Insanity]] (the test pilots for the Type 17I suffer nasty side effects from the [[Psycho Serum]] they're given in the cockpit.)
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