Mao-chan: Difference between revisions

=== ''Mao-chan'' provides examples of: ===

 

* [[Blush Sticker]]: Misora

* [[Catgirl]]: Half-alien spies Chinami Noki and Yuriko Ozora, whose ears and tail come out when they get flustered. This happens quite a bit to Yuriko.

* [[Monster Protection Racket]]: {{spoiler|The new Prime Minister, to promote his "Three Aces" team.}} Turns into a game of [[Zany Scheme Chicken]] when the Defense Force leaders launch their own fake alien at the same time to try to get the Defense Corps girls back in the public's good graces ''and'' independently, Yuriko launches a ''real'' alien for the girls to fight...and all three aliens look like [[Everythings Better With Pandas|pandas.]]

* [[Omake]]: Two: One that takes place 10 years later, and then a "summer vacation special" after the higher-ups had been introduced.

* [[Psychopathic Manchild]]: Emperor Galactica.

* [[Reverse Mole]]: A Defense Corps spy has been on board the aliens' mothership all along. Later revealed to be {{spoiler|Mao's father}}.

* [[Shout Out]]: Episode 20 is one long [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] shout out to ''[[Love Hina (Manga)|Love Hina]]''.

* [[Student Council President]]: Yuriko.

* [[Take Our Word for It]]: That alien in episode 14 of the anime was too cute!

* [[Theme Naming]]: The Three Aces are Haru, Natsu, and Tou -- Japanese for spring, summer, and winter.

* [[Transformation Trinket]]: The smiling clover pins. Unusual in that the Defense Forces obtained them from the enemy.

* [[Verbal Tic]]: Misora ends her lines with ''arimasu'', which is translated as "don'tcha know" and "if you please", while Sylvia's casual manner of speech is translated with the liberal use of "yo" and calling everyone "[[Totally Radical|dude/dudette]]".

* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Misora when she transforms. Justified as her plane doesn't have a cockpit, so she needs something to help her fly.

* [[X Meets Y]]: Let's see, this series is about a group of politicians and grizzled military types who recruit [[Power Trio|three children]] to battle against [[Monster of the Week|strange creatures]] that have come from outer space to threaten the safety of [[The Tokyo Fireball|Japan]]. And they do so using technology stolen from the enemy, and with much destruction of the scenery. Yeah, it's sort of like if ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (Anime)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' were put under the [[Moe|Moeification]] ray.