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[[File:mahoro-seriespage-tvtropes.jpg|frame|I think dirty thoughts are bad!]]

 

 

In the second season, ''Mahoromatic: Something More Beautiful'', Mahoro is joined by her "little sister" who is a completely Terran [[Robot Girl]] Maid (and, initially, a failure). There are even the makings of a small harem with the male lead's schoolmates (though the feel is more of a close group of friends or a [[Nakama]] rather than a true harem).

 

 

* [[All Men Are Perverts]]

* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: {{spoiler|Management (or the Keepers, depending on the translation)}}

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: Mostly averted.

* [[Benevolent Alien Invasion]]: The Saint, somewhat

* [[Breast Expansion]]: While not ''quite'' board flat herself, Mahoro is fairly insecure about her relatively small bust. She's, therefore, understandably upset in the dream sequence episode where {{spoiler|her mail-order breast enhancement device works on Shikijo, and even the male Suguru (and also Minawa in the anime), but not on her.}}

* [[Catch Phrase]]: "I think dirty thoughts are bad!"

** An idea that seems common to all androids and cyborgs alike.

* [[Christmas Episode]]

* [[Dancing Theme]]: Very simple dance steps used in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GioUWV3GNHw 1st ED] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLdZaFcG9r0 2nd ED].

** What look like very simple dance steps are almost certainly a case of [[No Budget]] verging on [[Special Effects Failure]]. Remember the episode where Mahoro spends days practicing to be able to lead the Obon dance, and how dumb it seemed that anyone would have to repeatedly practice waving their hands from to the left of their shoulders to the right of their waist? If you've ever watched [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ff7Jw4ZBOA8#t=120 the real thing], you'll understand why it could take ''weeks'' of practice. The Bon Odori is an intricately choreographed dance, and the handwaving was just a low-budget shorthand for it. It's not hard to imagine that with a budget, the Mahoro Mambo would have rivaled Hare Hare Yukai.

* [[Downer Ending]]: After a half-hour of gags and [[Fan Service]], [[Once an Episode|each episode]] ends with a reminder of Mahoro's expiration date. So the series finale [[Mood Whiplash|shouldn't come as a shock to anyone, right]]?...

* [[Fan Service]]: From the maid who insists on bathing with her employer, to the [[Gag Boobs|well-endowed]] teacher who [[Ephebophile|lusts after schoolboys]], to the giant mechanical crab that rips off women's swimsuits, this series certainly isn't lacking for [[Fan Service]].

* [[Fridge Logic]]: Why can't Mahoro's power supply just be switched out at the end of the time limit?

** Perhaps because she uses volatile memory for data storage, and so switching the power off for any length of time wipes her memory? The power supply may even be in such a location that removing or accessing it destroys Mahoro's memory as well, eliminating the possibility of an external power supply.

* [[Funbag Airbag]]: Poor Suguru...

* [[Gag Boobs]]: Miss Shikijo. Even more so with that [[Breast Expansion]] device...

* [[Gainax Ending]]: On that note, take a wild guess as to who made the anime.

** In the anime:

*** {{spoiler|With Saint moving on into the void once again, Matthew decided to leave behind the memories gained as "Mahoro" in a new physical body. Still undecided on Suguru's fate, though.}}

*** Whether or not {{spoiler|Mahoro really came back}}, Gainax went out of their way to imply that {{spoiler|Suguru's wound was mortal (including some heavy foreshadowing from Shikijo)}}. [[Downer Ending|Now there's a hell of an ending]] - {{spoiler|"Yay! Mahoro's back, possibly with an immortal body! Just in time to... watch Suguru die."}}

* [[Giant Enemy Crab]]: A robotic version.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Mahoro did a [[Suicide Attack]] on Feldrance who wanted to kill Suguru. Suguru's Grandfather smuggled Slash in the party to wipe out The Management's leadership, it was shown at the that he didn't survive too.}}

* [[How Dare You Die on Me!]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahoromatic/v07/c001/113.html Okay, she doesn't DIE, but still.]

* [[Lover Tug of War]]

* [[Marshmallow Hell]]

* [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]]: Until you hit the [[Title Drop]].

* [[Pair the Spares]]: {{spoiler|Miyuki and Kawahara in the manga epilogue.}}

* [[Powered by a Forsaken Child]]: In the manga, {{spoiler|brains of "scrapped" cyborgs}} are used for facility management in the Keepers' headquarters. {{spoiler|[[And I Must Scream|While still conscious]].}}

* [[Recap Episode]]

* [[Shoot the Hostage]]: Mahoro was forced to do this with Suguru's father in the background story.

** [[The Dead Zone|Greg Stilson, United States President.]]

* [[Sparkling Stream of Tears]]

* [[The Thing That Goes Doink]]: At the hot springs in episode 10.

** Also a visit to Rin's house in the second season.

* [[Title Drop]]: Not "Mahoromatic" itself, which is just a silly portmanteau, but the [[Oddly-Named Sequel 2: Electric Boogaloo]] drops its subtitle (''Something More Beautiful'') at a climatic moment.

* [[Torpedo Tits]]: In a spoof of a robot attack in ''[[Mazinger Z]]''.

* [[Whole-Episode Flashback]]: Episode 10 reveals more about Mahoro's life of fighting the Saint and her friendship with Suguru's father.

* [[Zigzag Paper Tassel]]: The title page illustration for chapter 8 showed Mahoro dressed up as a ''[[Miko]]'', holding an ''ōnusa'' in one hand and exorcism sutras in the other. (This chapter is about searching for [[The Seven Mysteries|ghosts at school]].)

 

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