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* [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]

* [[Acquired Situational Narcissism]]: In Episode 7, Ryuko develops a scheme to raise Mako's family into the upper echelons of society. [[Parodied Trope|Literally the second they move into a mansion]], the family gets caught up in the life of luxury, and they all grow distant from each other. [[Exploited Trope|Satsuki, of course, is counting on this very trope]], which is why she let Ryuko go through with her scheme in the first place. And unlike most examples of this trope, which fail to justify the need to remove riches before human decency returns, [[Deconstructed Trope|here, it's outright stated that living in luxury is a form of slavery, removing people's will to fight against classism and injustice.]] [[Buddhism|Siddhartha Gautama]] would be proud (well, provided he could look past the fact that this lesson is being taught in such a [[Fanservice]]-y anime).

* [[Aesop Amnesia]]: Averted in Episode 8. Satsuki effectively strips the whole Academy of their ranks, and initiates a free-for-all where the last people standing become the new top dogs. Mako's family doesn't even bother to join in on the fighting; they outright state that after their recent [[Acquired Situational Narcissism]] incident, it'd be rather stupid to get caught up in rising through the ranks again.

* [[A Nazi By Any Other Name]]

* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Especially the ones in Mako's family.

* [[Asskicking Equals Authority]] / [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: Works both ways. In the Academy, your rank is directly proportional to your fighting prowess. The quality of your uniform, which enhances your fighting skills accordingly, is determined by your rank. It's like the principles of [[Capitalism|real-world capitalism]], translated into fighting anime rules; the strong become stronger, and the weak become weaker.

* [[Back-Alley Doctor]]: Dr. Barazo, Mako's father. Don't worry, [[Comically Missing the Point|he's killed more people than he's saved.]]

* [[Blood Knight]]: Ryuko, quite literally. Her superpowered clothing is even powered by blood!

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Senketsu, Ryuko's ''clothing''. Even though it's uncomfortably intimate with Ryuko, and withholds its full power unless she fights half-naked, it's also fiercely protective, and would rather sacrifice itself than let her come to harm. It's actually quite heartwarming, in a weird way.

* [[Combat Sadomasochist]]: Gamagoori.

* [[Disappeared Dad|Deceased Dad]]: Isshin Matoi, Ryuko's father. The plot kicks off with her wanting to avenge his death.

* [[Five-Bad Band]]: The Student Council.

** [[Big Bad|The Big Bad]]: Satsuki Kiryūin

** [[The Brute]]: Ira Gamagōri

** [[The Dark Chick]]: Nonon Jakuzure

* [[Green Thumb]]s: The entirety of the Gardening club.

* [[Heroes Prefer Swords|Heroes Prefer Giant Scissor Blades]]

* [[Impossibly Cool Clothes]]: Senketsu.

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Ryuko fights with one-half of a pair of giant scissors.

* [[Magnificent Bastard]]: Satsuki.

* [[Mad Scientist]]s: The entirety of the Biology club.

* [[Nuclear Family]]: The Mankanshoku family.

* [[Panty Fighter]]: [[Parodied Trope|A send-up of the genre.]]

* [[Sensible Heroes, Skimpy Villains]]: [[Zig-Zagging Trope|Zig-zagged]]. At first, Ryuko's outfit is much more risque than what the villains wear (though no more ridiculous). Then Satsuki dons her own superpowered outfit, which is even skimpier than Ryuko's.

* [[Slapstick Knows No Gender]]

* [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]: Ryuko's homeroom teacher, Aikurō Mikisugi, when he's not in disguise.

* [[Widget Series]]

* [[World of Badass]]

 

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