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{{quote| ''Massugu, GO!''}}
''Manabi Straight!'', occasionally given in full as ''Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight!'', originated in 2005 as a manga serialised in ''Dengeki Daioh''. In 2007, it was adapted into [[Twelve-Episode Anime]] (plus an [[OVA]]) by [[Ufotable]] (later of ''[[
[[Twenty Minutes Into the Future|In the year 2035]], a sharp drop in the birth rate and social mores making it more acceptable for teenagers to start their careers early have emptied schools across Japan. Seiou Gakuen is a prestigious old private school that is slowly succumbing to the lack of students, and morale is at an all-time low among both the faculty and the students. Even the Student Council can't get anyone interested in joining, and its only member was practically shanghaied into the post.
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* [[In-Series Nickname]]: Everyone calls Mika "Mikan" (tangerine). Manabi is a portmanteau of her name, Manami, and ''manabu'' (to learn).
* [[The Jimmy Hart Version]] - Every time Manabi jumps on her airboard, a snippet sounding suspiciously like the ''[[Back to The Future]]'' theme starts playing.
* [[Les Yay]] - Mutsuki is ''popular'' among her kouhai, and she's teased [[In
* [[Madness Mantra]] - Turns out that summer heat '''really''' gets to the girls.
* {[[True Companions|BestFriends]] -- The student council.
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* [[School Newspaper Newshound]] - Momo.
* [[Sensei-chan]] - Shimoji-sensei takes being dive-kicked by his students suprisingly well.
* [[Shout-Out]] - In episode eight, the characters are all wearing yellow construction helmets. Mikan's helmet has a few markings subtly added to make it the same as the one worn by the [[Invincible Minor Minion|Metool]] enemy in ''[[Mega Man (
** Another to ''[[Paranoia Agent]]'' of all things: Lil' Slugger's bat and a pink plush doll resembling Maromi can be found in the Student Council room.
* [[Slapstick Knows No Gender]] - They even do a ''[[Three Stooges]]'' number in Episode 7.
* [[Sneeze Cut]] - Momo mentions that she wasn't punished for {{spoiler|the [[Do Not Adjust Your Set]] incident above}} due to "super-regulatory measures". Cue shot of the principal...
* [[Standing in
* [[Stop Motion]] - The ED.
* [[Student Council President]] - Manabi, of course; also Takako Kakuzawa from Aikoh High School.
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