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Believe it or not, ''Moetan'' started as a way to teach the [[Otaku]] of Japan the English language. The phrases they learn aren't of use to anyone but an Otaku, but that's beside the point. With its cute mascot, Nijihara Ink, and her [[Magical Girl]] alter-ego Pastel Ink, it caught on. So much that they decided to make a series out of it. |
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Nijihara Ink is a high-school student, [[Older Than They Look|but you wouldn't believe that by looking at her]]. She looks like she's elementary school age, and refuses to be called that. Then there's Arks Elbyas, a strong magician turned into a duck who comes to turn Ink into a Magical Girl so he can be freed from his duck sentence. Ink uses this as a chance to teach her crush, Nao, the aforementioned otaku-centric English. Later includes two more magical girls and some self-referential humor. |
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Believe it or not, ''Moetan'' started as a way to teach the [[Otaku]] of |
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Japan the English language. The phrases they learn aren't of use to |
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anyone but an Otaku, but that's beside the point. With its cute mascot, |
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Nijihara Ink, and her [[Magical Girl]] alter-ego Pastel Ink, it caught on. So |
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much that they decided to make a series out of it. |
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Nijihara Ink is a high-school student, [[[[Older Than They Look]] but you |
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wouldn't believe that by looking at her]]. She looks like she's |
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elementary school age, and refuses to be called that. Then there's Arks |
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Elbyas, a strong magician turned into a duck who comes to turn Ink into |
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a Magical Girl so he can be freed from his duck sentence. Ink uses this |
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as a chance to teach her crush, Nao, the aforementioned otaku-centric |
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English. Later includes two more magical girls and some self-referential |
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humor. |
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The series aired in the summer of 2007. |
The series aired in the summer of 2007. |
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See the [[Moetan/Quotes|quotes]] page for all of the anime's |
See the [[Moetan/Quotes|quotes]] page for all of the anime's [[Gratuitous English]] lines. |
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[[Gratuitous English]] lines. |
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=== This show provides examples of: |
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* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: Moetan Corner. |
* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: Moetan Corner. |
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* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Dandy. Don't mess with the dude. |
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Dandy. Don't mess with the dude. |
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* [[Balloon Belly]]: Sumi in episode 10. |
* [[Balloon Belly]]: Sumi in episode 10. |
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* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]] |
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]] |
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Don't mind the minor details", uttered by various |
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Don't mind the minor details", uttered by various characters. |
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characters. |
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* [[Clark Kenting]]: Subverted: Sumi's maid knows exactly who she is post-transformation. Also lampshaded in the first episode: Pastel Ink, who her crush ''doesn't'' recognize, teaches him how to say "don't you think magical girls look the same after they transform?") |
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had too much nudity. |
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* [[Clark Kenting]]: Subverted: Sumi's maid knows exactly who she is |
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post-transformation. Also lampshaded in the first episode: Pastel Ink, |
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who her crush ''doesn't'' recognize, teaches him how to say "don't you |
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think magical girls look the same after they transform?") |
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magic to transform into their alter-egos. Further subverts [[Clark Kenting]] |
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(see above) as all but the |
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* [[The Dandy]]: His name is in fact [[Meaningful Name|Dandy]]. |
* [[The Dandy]]: His name is in fact [[Meaningful Name|Dandy]]. |
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* [[Detached Sleeves]]: Ink. |
* [[Detached Sleeves]]: Ink. |
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* [[Ecchi]]/FanService |
* [[Ecchi]]/FanService |
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* [[Expressive Hair]]: Sumi. |
* [[Expressive Hair]]: Sumi. |
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* [[Fourth Wall Breaking]]: Episode 12: After Mio transforms, she's surprised |
* [[Fourth Wall Breaking]]: Episode 12: After Mio transforms, she's surprised to see that Shizuku has already changed. The response? "Due to the budget, we couldn't afford my transformation scene." |
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to see that Shizuku has already changed. The response? "Due to the |
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budget, we couldn't afford my transformation scene." |
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* [[The Final Temptation]]: Parodied! Like everything else. |
* [[The Final Temptation]]: Parodied! Like everything else. |
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* [[Gainaxing]]: Oh Remi. |
* [[Gainaxing]]: Oh Remi. |
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* [[Gratuitous English]]: The weirdest part has to be Moetan Corner. In this |
* [[Gratuitous English]]: The weirdest part has to be Moetan Corner. In this segment, Ink tries to teach you impractical English phrases. (''No attacking during transformation scene!'') |
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segment, Ink tries to teach you impractical English phrases. (''No |
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attacking during transformation scene!'') |
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her awake. Also, she sleeps in kitty pajamas. ''Male'' kitty pajamas, no |
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less. |
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* [[King Incognito]]: {{spoiler|Dandy}}, believe it or not. |
* [[King Incognito]]: {{spoiler|Dandy}}, believe it or not. |
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* [[Lens Flare Censor]] |
* [[Lens Flare Censor]] |
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{{spoiler|Probably you.}} |
{{spoiler|Probably you.}} |
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* [[Magical Girl]] |
* [[Magical Girl]] |
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* [[Magitek]]: The transformation devices are phones, and keypads are |
* [[Magitek]]: The transformation devices are phones, and keypads are used to activate spells. This also makes them [[Functional Magic]]. |
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used to activate spells. This also makes them [[Functional Magic]]. |
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* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: Remi's running joke. |
* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: Remi's running joke. |
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Not only does Dandy have this treatment, Ink and Sumi |
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Not only does Dandy have this treatment, Ink and Sumi are both references to painting styles. |
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are both references to painting styles. |
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* [[Meido]]: Ruriko. |
* [[Meido]]: Ruriko. |
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* [[Mentor Mascot]]: Arks and Karts |
* [[Mentor Mascot]]: Arks and Karts |
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* [[Missing Episode]]: Episode 6, "The First Date", which was restricted to |
* [[Missing Episode]]: Episode 6, "The First Date", which was restricted to DVD-only for various reasons ranging from perversion to [[Rated "M" for Money|hyping up the DVD]]. |
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DVD-only for various reasons ranging from perversion to [[[[Rated "M" for Money]] |
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hyping up the DVD]]. |
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* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Sumi. |
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Sumi. |
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* [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]: Voice of Karks. Hell, his |
* [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]: Voice of Karks. Hell, his [http://www.youtube.com/user/rvlast#play/favorites/8/P1xcLLIBuAw&fmt=18 HIKARI NI NARE!] is here! |
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[[http://www.youtube.com/user/rvlast#play/favorites/8/P1xcLLIBuAw&fmt=18 |
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HIKARI NI NARE!]] is here! |
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* [[Non-Human Sidekick]] |
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]] |
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* [[Nosebleed]]: Karts during Sumi's transformation, and Arks just |
* [[Nosebleed]]: Karts during Sumi's transformation, and Arks just drools during Ink's change. |
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drools during Ink's change. |
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they're five. |
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* [[Off-Model]]: Parodied. |
* [[Off-Model]]: Parodied. |
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* [[The Ojou]]: Sumi. |
* [[The Ojou]]: Sumi. |
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* [[Puni Plush]] |
* [[Puni Plush]] |
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* [[Recap Episode]]: Episode 5.5. |
* [[Recap Episode]]: Episode 5.5. |
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* [[Record Needle Scratch]]: Used whenever someone says or does something |
* [[Record Needle Scratch]]: Used whenever someone says or does something stupid, usually when the mood shifts from serious to "Let's drool over [[Panty Shot|panty shots]]" mode. |
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stupid, usually when the mood shifts from serious to "Let's drool over |
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[[Panty Shot|panty shots]]" mode. |
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* [[Seinen]] |
* [[Seinen]] |
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* [[School Festival]] |
* [[School Festival]] |
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hug them a lot. |
hug them a lot. |
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* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: Episode eight, exactly. |
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: Episode eight, exactly. |
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* [[Shout-Out]]: Loads. Many of the [[Gratuitous English]] lines are references to |
* [[Shout-Out]]: Loads. Many of the [[Gratuitous English]] lines are references to various manga and anime. |
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various manga and anime. |
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** To ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' in episode 7. |
** To ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' in episode 7. |
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** To ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Lucky Star]]'' |
** To ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Lucky Star]]'' and ''[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner]]'' in episode 8. |
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and ''[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner]]'' in episode 8. |
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** Episode 11 features [[Potemayo]] figurines. |
** Episode 11 features [[Potemayo]] figurines. |
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* [[Theme Naming]] |
* [[Theme Naming]] |
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