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''Hana no Ko Lunlun'' is an [[Magical Girl]] series from 1979 focusing on a theme of flowers.
Long ago, [[Nature Spirit|plant spirits and fairy-like creatures]] lived in harmony with mankind, but gradually [[Humans Are
In France, they meet Lunlun, a young [[Conveniently an Orphan|orphan]] who lives with her grandparents who own a flower shop. She turns out to be a descendant of the Plant spirits from her mother's side, so on Lunlun's 15th birthday party, they ask her to join them, and she accepts. They [[Walking the Earth|travel all over Europe]] in search of the flower, helping people every step of the way, while being pursued by a [[Goldfish Poop Gang|bumbling pair of villains]], the selfish fairy Togenishia and her servant Yabooki, who want to steal the flower and rule the Flower Star. Lunlun is also aided by Serge, a [[Mysterious Protector|mysterious photographer]] who gives the people Lunlun helps packets of flower seeds which symbolize the lesson they've learned in the "language of flowers."
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* [[Artistic License]]: Everywhere. Sometimes the writers did their research to some point, in others you have to stretch your suspension of belief quite a bit.
* {{spoiler|[[Back
* [[Berserk Button]]: Being an orphan, Lunlun does ''not'' react well to children talking ill of or acting mean towards their parents. Specially seen when she confronts {{spoiler|Bianca}} in Venice.
** She also doesn't really like it when parents refuse to meet up with their kids, as seen in the deal with the sea captain in Germany.
** And please, neither lie to her nor be ungrateful. Did you hear it, {{spoiler|Sophia}} and {{spoiler|Pete}}?
* [[Bifauxnen]]: Briefly. When we first meet Lunlun, she's dressed in boyish clothes with her hair tucked under a cap.
** Some of Lunlun's magical disguises also invoke the look. Specially the sailor boy outfit from the Spain arc (in which she ''did'' have to crossdress so a boat crew would take her from Spain to Netherlands), the Medieval armor she donned to save Margot from the [[Scarpia Ultimatum]] on her, the Prince outfit she got to {{spoiler|play Romeo as Alitta's replacement}} in Netherlands, and {{spoiler|the swordswoman outfit she used to save Sonia from the gangsters in Sweden.}}
* [[Big Beautiful Man]]: {{spoiler|Nubo's real form}}
* [[Bishonen]]: Serge {{spoiler|And his younger brother, who looks almost like his twin.}}
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* [[Circus Brat]]: Sophia from the Norway arc.
* [[Cool Old Lady]]: The grandma from the vineyard episode.
* {{spoiler|[[Chekhov's Gunman]]: Serge, and HOW. The flower seeds he gave to Lunlun's new friends as he dealed the Aesop? He also asked them to send some to Lunlun's grandparents so they'd cultivate a flower valley and grow the blossoms with love and care. So much that ''the Flower of the Seven Colors actually grew there''.}}
* [[Darkest Africa]]: Averted, the Africa episodes are set in Morocco and Egypt.
* {{spoiler|[[Death by Childbirth]]: Lunlun's mother.}}
* [[Distress Ball]]: Caught once or twice by Lunlun, and once is spectacularly grabbed by {{spoiler|Serge.}}
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* [[Green Thumb]]: Inverted. Rather than Lunlun having power over flowers, they have power over her, or at least over her clothing and the skills she adquires with them.
* [[Hair of Gold]]: Lunlun
* [[Hostage Situation]]: Lunlun finds herself caught in more than one of those.
* [[Identical Stranger]]: Lunlun and the Dutch actress Alitta, who basically is Lunlun with [[Rapunzel Hair]].
** Also, an alcoholic sea captain whom Lunlun meets in Germany looks a ''lot'' like her [[Disappeared Dad]]. [[Replacement Goldfish|Cue to Lunlun attatching herself to him in 3, 2, 1]]...
* [[Ill Girl]]: Alitta from the Netherlands arc, though it's a temporary illness rather than a life-threatening one. Unfortunately, she's a famous stage actress and thus she needs her [[Identical Stranger]] Lunlun to be her temporary [[Body Double]]...
** Also Lucero, the little girl from the [[Orphanage of Love]], who's blind.
** There's a third one in Switzerland: Anna, who's confined to a wheelchair [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!|and refuses to go out since she hates how people look down on her]].
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* [[Missing Mom]]: Aside of Lunlun, there's {{spoiler|Walter}} from the Germany arc (mother died when he was young) and {{spoiler|Bianca}} from the Italy arc (distanced from mother for years).
* [[Mysterious Protector]]: Serge
* [[Nice Hat]]: Serge. And some of Lunlun's outfits have ''awesome'' hats.
* [[The Ojou]]: Elizabeth, the flutist from Episode 4, is [[Alpha Bitch|the snobby variety]]. She competes with Anna, a [[Girl Next Door]]. {{spoiler|Anna wins.}}
** Margot from the Germany story arc and Alitta from the Netherlands one are both the sweet and kind type. Though Margot is more of a [[Fallen Princess]].
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Averted. Lunlun meets ''two'' girls named Anna in her travels: one if a French [[Shrinking Violet]] and the other is a Swiss [[Ill Girl]].
* [[Orphanage of Love]]: Lunlun drops by one in the South Italian countryside (it's not specified ''where'', but considering she has just left Sicily, it's likely to be [http://en.wikipedia.com/wiki/Calabria in the Calabria region]).
* [[Parental Marriage Veto]]: In episode 3, Lunlun befriends a man named Julien whose girlfriend Elaine got one of these from her father. He's so over-the-top in his refusal that he even {{spoiler|''tries to shoot Julien'' to death at some point, despite a risky [[Go Through Me]] from Elaine. And ''then'' he gets a [[Hollywood Heart Attack]] that almost kills him, then makes him reconsider his position.}}
** In the Italy arc Lunlun meets a woman named Giovanna, who ran away with her husband Santi when given another from ''her'' dad. {{spoiler|They've just had their first baby, so they want to try making Giovanna's father change his mind and meet his grandson. He's so pissed at this (and at Yabooki, but that's another story) that he even beats up Santi with a stick until Giovanna tells him to hit her too... but Lunlun quickly tucks the old man's newborn grandson in his arms and manages to calm him down.}}
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* [[Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor]]: {{spoiler|Lunlun's ''mother'' was in this situation in the past, choosing a French sea captain over a rich Italian count. And of course, 17 years later Lunlun meets the man who could've become her dad while travelling.}}
* [[Sad Clown]]: Rare Female Example. {{spoiler|Sophia the Norwegian [[Circus Brat]] is embarrassed about working as a clown in a circus (despite having the talent to do so, inherited from her [[Disappeared Dad]]) and lies to Lunlun about actually being a [[Cute Monster Girl]] instead. With Lunlun's help she discovers that it's actually ''fun'' to make people laugh.}}
* [[Scarpia Ultimatum]]: Margot from the Germany arc is an [[Impoverished Patrician]], and a filthy rich [[Dirty Old Man]] tries to force her into this. {{spoiler|Lunlun resolves it by challenging the old man ''and'' Yabooki, who has fallen for Margot at first sight, to a Medieval-style duel.}}
* [[She Cleans Up Nicely]]: In Episode 1, when Lunlun changes out of her muddy clothes and appears at the top of the stairs in a pretty pink dress. Strangely, the male character who has the standard [[Jaw Drop]] and [[Wingding Eyes|Heart-Shaped Eyes]] reaction is Nubo, the talking dog. {{spoiler|Who, let's be fair, is more of a Flower Person temporarily disguised as a dog, and his real form is of a human with butterfly wings.}}
** She also invokes this more than once as a part of her plans to get the Flower, transforming her clothes into nice dresses to go to more elegant places. In the Japan OAV, she even dons a ''kimono''!
** Also, at the end of the series {{spoiler|Serge}} cleans up nicely too... {{spoiler|when he's revealed to be the Prince}}
* [[Shrinking Violet]]: Anna from the France arc.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]: Serge is kind and gentle to Lunlun and gives her a helping hand. No wonder Lunlun has a ''huge'' crush on him, though it thankfully doesn't distract her too much from her mission. (Give her a break, she ''is'' fifteen.)
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Julien and Elaine. {{spoiler|They get their happy ending with Lunlun's help}}.
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* [[Vain Sorceress]]: Togenishia, and how. She can [[Blow You Away|summon powerful winds]], but doing so drains her of energy ''and'' brings lots of temporary wrinkles to her face. Therefore she whines a LOT about using her powers and relays more in trickery, manipulation and Yabooki's antics.
* [[Walking the Earth]]: Or in this case, Europe.
** There's a miniarc that happens in North Africa: more exactly in [[Morocco]] (dealing with the Moroccan boy Sayid and his grandfather Scharo {{spoiler|and with Lunlun helping Sayid to win a traditional horse race that will let him be accepted in his parents's village.}}) and [[Egypt]] (where she gets roped into the deals of a [[Gentleman Thief]] and his [[Sympathetic Inspector Antagonist|Adversary]]).
** And there's also [http://www.bakabt.com/158599-hana-no-ko-lun-lun-konnichiwa-sakura-no-sono-arr.html a short OAV] that has Lunlun going to Japan, spending time in both Tokyo and Nara, and helping her friends Midori and Yashiro to protect [[wikipedia:Mount Yoshino|Mount Yoshino]] and its famous [[Cherry Blossoms|cherry trees]] from pollution.
* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: {{spoiler|Cabo's true form is an adorable-looking young girl with both white hair [[Woman in White|and white clothes]].}}
* [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?]]: Lunlun takes up more than one part-time job to keep travelling. Tutor and knife-throwing act girl, in Switzerland, newspaper deliverer in Netherlands, etc.
* [[Woman in White]]: Lunlun gets white dresses from the flower pin more than once. Also Margot, Sophia, and {{spoiler|fairy!Cato.}}
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