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{{trope}}
{{quote|'''Jerri:''' Speaking of cute, there's this new kid at school...
'''Sara:''' New? I don't like the sound of that.
'''Jerri:''' He's really nice!
'''Sara:''' Most ''new'' people are, until provoked. And then they turn out to be... ''different''.
|''[[Strangers with Candy]]''}}
If a show has scenes featuring a school, the easiest way to drop a new character into the cast is to have that character enter as a
▲If a show has scenes featuring a school, the easiest way to drop a new character into the cast is to have that character enter as a transfer student. This is usually done by the [[Second Episode Morning]]. If the transfer student is the main character, the series will usually begin on his or her first day at the new school and deal with his struggle to [[Friendless Background|make friends]]. This will always happen around mid-semester, so the other characters can exposit at them.
Often this ignores the inherent problem of characters with no credentials or information (since a lot aren't even human) being able to sign up for a school within a week or so after getting the idea. See [[Undead Tax Exemption]].
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{{examples}}
▲== Anime & Manga ==
* Mone in ''[[Yumeria]]'' is registered and attending Tomokazu's high school almost within minutes of exiting the dream world and showing up in his bed.
* Eiru and An in the "Makaiju" [[Story Arc]] of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' effortlessly masquerade as normal middle schoolers.
** Makoto was also a new transfer in the first season; she [[Huge Schoolgirl|could not]] wear the girls's uniform because they didn't have any in her size. She stays this way the entire series until they finally graduate to high school near the end and their high school carries uniforms she can actually ''wear''.
*** In [[Fanon]], Ami is mistaken as one. She has been going to the same school as Usagi since the start. [[Intelligence Equals Isolation|Just no-one liked her because she was "too smart".]] [[Shy Blue-Haired Girl|She was just shy, though.]]
** Also, in the last season all three Sailor Starlights transfer to Usagi's school.
*** So does Minako, who actually was in a different junior high.
** In the manga, Haruka and Michiru transfer to Juuban High since their old school was blown up at the end of the Death Busters arc. They both have to wear their new
* Arika's enrollment in Garderobe Academy in ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' isn't exactly a transfer, but it has all the other symptoms of the trope, including having the one student who knows (and dislikes) her being assigned as her roommate and guide around the school.
** ''[[
** In the [[Mai-HiME (manga)|Mai-HiME]] manga, Yuuichi transfers in at the start of the series, and later on, Shiho and several students from Searrs do so as well.
*** In the [[Real Trailer, Fake Movie|fake movie trailer]], Arika transfers in this way. She is also seen discussing enrolling at Fuuka Academy with Mashiro and Fumi at the end of the manga.
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* In ''[[Zatch Bell]],'' the character Shion (partner to the momodo Nia) is introduced as a transfer student to Kio's high school. When her mini-story-arc is completed, she exits with the excuse that her transfer stay was over.
* [[Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora|Shattered Angels]] more or less depends on this trope to get the story started.
* The ever-[[Genre Savvy]] Haruhi from ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'' goes ''looking'' for a "mysterious transfer student" to complete her [[Five-Man Band|club]]
* Rukia did this on the [[Second Episode Morning]] of ''[[Bleach]]''. This one's more plausible than normal, as she has no problem altering the memories of others to suit her purposes.
** Including the new characters in the filler arc, eight more Shinigami have since posed as transfer students, though many of them are clearly [[Dawson Casting|too old]] to be in Ichigo's class.
*** Yeah, but Rangiku Matsumoto constantly being [[Gag Boobs|one deep breath away from exploding her top]] is hot.
*** Shinji Hirako did this in order to recruit Ichigo to the ranks of the Vaizards. When he finally succeeds, he disappears from school and nobody ever wonders where he went.
** Or too young. It's [[Lampshaded]] with Hitsugaya when others ask him why an elementary schooler is hanging out with Ichigo's crowd.
** There was also a flashback episode about Ichigo and Chad transferring to their current high school, and meeting with Keigo and Mizuiro.
* "Tessa" Testarossa from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]? Fumoffu'', a Whispered prodigy and submarine captain, decides to take a holiday as a transfer student at Sōsuke and Kaname's school. Sōsuke (himself an ostensible transfer student) nearly has a total breakdown ensuring she comes to no harm.
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
* Happened to both Bakura and Kaiba in the manga and first series of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]!''. (Kaiba is already a student at the beginning of the second series)
* Happened to Tenchi, the "main character", in ''[[Tenchi in Tokyo]]'', after he moved to Tokyo.
* ''[[Kanon]]'',
* Sara in ''[[Soukou no Strain]]'', who managed to get into military school under a false name and raise no eyebrows.
* Aiko and Onpu came in to the first ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' series as transfer students. In the ''Motto'' series, Momoko would come in this way as well.
* Negi Springfield from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is essentially a New Transfer ''Teacher''.
** Many of the students refer to Evangeline as a transfer student, even though she's been stuck in that class since before any of the other students (or the teacher, for that matter) were even born.
*** It never was stated that she was in junior high all time, which would be highly visible... Actually opposite was stated as Takamichi was her classmate, which could be happend only in highschool or university. So it's only her 2nd or 3rd time in junior high for that 15 years. And she can change visble age and appearance. So for the sake of [[Masquerade]] she is a transfer student.
** Yue herself becomes a transfer student, as she joins another school late in the manga.
* This particular trope is a major plot device in ''[[Gakuen Heaven]]''. Not only is Keita Itou a transfer student as there is a lot of speculation concerning his particular transfer to Bell Liberty.
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' starts with two transfer students. Chiyo is introduced right away, but Osaka's entrance is delayed until the first episode afternoon to give Chiyo some screen time.
* Both ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]'' and ''[[Sumomomo Momomo]]'' feature new students transferring in without delay throughout the series, as the main cast slowly accumulates not just into the same school, but also the same class.
** In the latter series, Koshi wonders how a dimwit like Momoko passed the entrance examination. Turns out she went to an interview with a school official and her [[Battle Aura]] frightened him so much that he admitted her immediately.
** In [[Seto no Hanayome]], it helps that San's family has effectively taken over the school by the third episode.
* In the first episode of ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]'', Mai is the
* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' subverts this trope, while touching all the normal bases with impressive grace. Each of the children/pilots has a different "first day" and covers a different "transfer student" plot.
** Shinji gets the "main character is starting a new life bit". He's ignored, worshiped and beat up by turns on his first day. Most conventionally, he becomes friends with [[Those Two Guys]].
** Asuka's first week of school is played and shot like the "hot new girl in school" from countless romantic comedies and love sims, more specifically a "returned overseas student" (someone who lived abroad because of daddy's job). Actually, she was born overseas (given her citizenship, in the USA most likely), and has never lived in Japan. It immediately becomes clear that Asuka doesn't care anything about "fitting in" or academics, and all those star-struck boys are just dirt under her shoes. Interestingly, the story never tries to make this an [[Aesop]]. She does [[Pet the Dog|show a little humanity]] by making friends with [[Class Representative|Hikari]].
** Rei doesn't get her transfer day until Shinji's dream in the last episode. This time it's the "love triangle from out of town" bit (with Rei moving in between Shinji and Asuka). This lets Gainax show how much broader they could have played some of their already broad humor and let [[Megumi Hayashibara]] really cut loose. She's also the only one to wear a [[Transfer Student Uniforms|different fuku]].
* ''[[Loveless]]'': Aoyagi Ritsuka begins as a transfer student both in the manga and the anime.
* Ai Haibara in ''[[Detective Conan]]'' is introduced as "the first transfer student since Conan arrived". It's not a coincidence. Conan seems to have picked up on this as he is immediately suspicious when he hears of a new exchange student in Ran's class who soon becomes the focus of his plot investigations.
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** A better example would be Hanyuu. She drops in, and is immediately [[I'm Taking Her Home with Me|taken home...three times.]]
* Both Cab and Minerva in ''[[Transformers Super God Masterforce]], though in their cases, it was revealed soon after they were introduced that arrangements had been made to send them to the International School. In fact, Cab was initially reluctant to attend until he met Shuta.
** Later, Jean transfers to a new school upon landing on Earth in ''[[Transformers Victory]]''.
* Himari in [[Omamori Himari]], with a little help through [[Undead Tax Exemption]].
* Largely averted in ''[[Ranma
** Gosunkugi becomes a New Transfer Student in the anime, while in the manga he was present from the start.
** Ukyo Kuonji transfers over from her (boys-only) school to Furinkan while chasing Ranma down.
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* ''[[Midori Days]]'' with Lucy, an American transfer student who has as much of an idea of Japan as your typical anime fangirl. Acts like one, too, not surprisingly.
* Amuro Ninagawa of ''[[Umisho]]''
** And in a later episode of the series, Maaya Nanako.
* Tatsuma Hiyuu from ''[[Tokyo Majin]]''. Subverted (a bit), however, as the series begins [[In Medias Res]], following up with [[How We Got Here]].
** Not so for the game though as this trope firmly applies since Tatsuma is the protagonist of the game and apppears right at the beginning as a transfer student. Later on however a prologue can be unlocked which tells of Tatsuma's past at his previous school but this was omitted from the anime.
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* [[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'s Inheritance Ceremony Arc begins with [[Arc Number|seven]] new transfer students to Tsuna's school. {{spoiler|It turns out that they are members of the Shinmon Family, sent by the Vongola as guests.}}
** The Arcobaleno Trials [[Filler Arc]] also had two new transfer students ({{spoiler|they were actually Belphagor and Mammon from the Varia}}). After the arc is over, they leave and nobody questions what happened to them.
* At the beginning of volume 2 of ''[[Ichigo Mashimaro]]'', this is how Ana becomes introduced to Matsuri (having already encountered Chika and Miu).
* Lampshaded in ''[[Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya]]'' when Illya shows just how [[Genre Savvy]] she is for [[Magical Girl]] tropes:
{{quote|
'''Ruby:''' Seems to be. What about it?
'''Illya:''' According to the pattern...
(The next day...)
'''Illya:''' I knew it'd turn out like this.
'''Ruby:''' I see. The transfer student development, huh? Quite the cliche.
'''Taiga-sensei:''' Take the seat all the way at the back by the window. Right behind Illya-chan's seat. }}
* ''[[Corpse Party]]: Blood Covered'' inverts this with Mayu: when the story opens, it's her last day at Kisaragi Academy before transferring ''out''. Plot developments put a hold on that plan, however...
* Homura Akemi in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is one, although she doesn't transfer for educational reasons, but rather to keep and eye on and protect Madoka.
** {{spoiler|[[Groundhog Day Loop|In the beginning]], though, she was transferred for a legitimate educational reason-- [[Ill Girl|she has been previously hospitalized long-term due to heart disease]], and was in the process of mainstreaming.}}
* At the beginning of ''[[Wandering Son]]'' the protagonist and his sister are transfer students to an elementary.
* ''[[Otogi Matsuri]]'': Shortly after Yousuke and his friends meet Yomogi Inaba, the strange new priestess of the town's temple, they discover that she will be the newest member of their class.
{{quote|
'''Yomogi''': "I'm Yomogi Inaba. Pleased to meet you!"
'''Yousuke''': "Such a predictable development..." }}
* ''[[Super Dreadnought Girl 4946]]'' has this a lot.
* ''[[Guilty Crown]]'' has Inori popping up in Shu's class, right after he rejected the rebel group Undertaker's offer.
* ''[[Tsuritama]]'''s plot kicks off with Yuki's transfer to Enoshima.
** ...and Haru a couple minutes later.
*** ....and soon after Akira, who is ''25 years old.''
== Fan Works ==
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** We present a Chinese publisher's unauthorised attempt to cash in on ''[[Harry Potter]]'' with: ''[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/10/opinion/10potter7.html Harry Potter and the Chinese Overseas Students at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]''.
** Precisely one fanfic offers a legitimate excuse for this: written prior to the series conclusion, the transfer students are the twin children of the new Defense professor (who is from Australia). Of course, the author's writing chops sure didn't hurt.
* [[Revolutionary Girl Utena|Utena Tenjou]] plays this role when she arrives at WPI at the very beginning of ''The Symphony of the Sword'', a major story arc in the Future Imperfect era of ''[[Undocumented Features]]''. Over the next year or so, half the Ohtori Student Council unintentionally follows in her footsteps.
▲== Films ==
* The "transfer students" in ''[[Battle Royale]]'' are two guys voluntarily participating in the game. For Kazuo Kiriyama, this only applies in the film version, with the character being a gang leader (the role assumed by Numai alone in the film) in the novel and manga. For Shogo Kawada, he's a transfer in all three versions.
* [[Charlie Bartlett]] is about a rich but troubled boy (the title character) who is kicked out of every private school he attends until he has to resort to a public school. The film opens with him transferring.
* ''[[The Hairy Bird]]'': Odette "Odie" Sinclair
== Literature ==
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* Bella Swan transfers to Forks High School to open ''[[Twilight (novel)|The Twilight Saga.]]''
▲== Live Action TV ==
* That new girl from L.A., [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy Summers]].
* Delia Fisher in ''[[My So-Called Life]]''.
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* {{spoiler|Blaine Anderson}} in season three of ''[[Glee]]''
* ''[[Saved by the Bell]]: The New Class'' had at least one (often more) every season.
== Manhwa ==
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** Later Si-Hoo transfers to her school as well.
* Sung-Hae at the start of ''[[Zippy Ziggy]]''.
== Video Games ==
* Appropriate for the school setting of ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'', your [[Player
* Kori Twelves in ''Time Hollow''. Interestingly, {{spoiler|she actually is from that school, just decades in the past.}}
* Happens three times in ''[[Persona 3]]''. First with the main character, second with a party member (implied to have been done by the company in charge of the school), and a third time with another plot-important character. By the time this happens, the homeroom teacher for said students is [[Genre Savvy|beginning to get a little suspicious]].
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* Mayu Suzumoto of ''[[Corpse Party]]'' is an inversion. She's transferring ''out'' of Kisaragi Academy. The festival is supposed to be her last day. {{spoiler|[[Retirony|If only she'd transferred out sooner...]]}}
=== Visual Novels ===▼
▲== Visual Novels ==
* Too many visual novels to list have transfer student heroines: ''[[Princess Waltz]]'', ''[[Muv-Luv]]'', ''[[Da Capo]]''...
* And probably even more visual novels have transfer student protagonists: ''[[Kanon]]'', ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'', ''[[Sumaga]]'', ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]''...
* Nerine and Sia's transfer gets the ball rolling in ''[[
* ''[[Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!|Maji De Watashi Ni Koi Shinasai]]'':
** Chris is a transfer student from Germany, early on in the storyline.
** This is also how all of the sequel's new characters are put into the game. Yoshitsune, Benkei, and Yoichi transfer into 2-S, Seiso transfers into 3-S, Monshiro and [[Battle Butler]] Hume transfer into 1-S, and Tsubame drops into 3-F shortly thereafter.
* Hisao of [[Katawa Shoujo]]; after having a heart attack, his doctors decided it would be best for him to go to Yamaku Academy, and he transferred in early on in his third year. All the other characters, however, most likely have attended Yamaku since they entered high school.
== Web Comics ==
* Alistair transfers to ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''... for a week. He doesn't even bother with a uniform.
** It's mentioned in passing that Antimony also came to the school late. ([[Word of God]] puts the time at about halfway through the first year.)
** You could say practically everyone attending the Court is a transfer student, as most of them (such as Zimmy and Gamma) are brought to the school to be studied for their powers or conditions, leading to several students coming and going.
* In ''[[Everyday Heroes]]'', Summer starts at her new high school in the middle of her freshman year. Uma just started a few weeks before her, so they're paired in biology lab. Nice to have somebody [http://www.webcomicsnation.com/eddurd/everydayheroes/series.php?view=single&ID=107230 normal] to hang out with.
* In ''[[Shan Shan|The Adventures of Shan Shan]]'', [https://web.archive.org/web/20130807014102/http://shanshan.upperrealms.com/view.php?pageid=008&chapterid=1 Cassiopeia's arrival] happens with a lot of other events. Not to mention that she's quick on the uptake.
* ''[[Rain]]'' begins when the titular protagonist transfers to a new school so she can attend as a girl.
* ''Dangerously Chloe'' has the male lead [[Genre Savvy]] enough to [http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/mysterious_transfer_student recognize] when "[[Deal with the Devil|his]]" succubus is about to pose as "mysterious transfer student" to try and "help" him. Then she promised not to pose as a student... not that this changes much.
* ''[[Paranatural]]'' starts with the protagonist becoming a transfer student. So of course he gets to know all the local crazies in a row - which includes, but is not limited to, becoming the target of [[Extracurricular Enthusiast|maniacal student journalist]], running into local bullies and getting induced into the mysterious "Activity Club".
== Web Original ==
* ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]''... where do we begin? Adam Dodd, Ken Lawson, Erick Rischio, Dacey Ashcroft and Kallie Majors, among others. (and that's only ''V3'')
* In the [[Whateley Universe]], Bladedancer and Carmilla and Heyoka all started at Whateley Academy late in fall term, at different times. Then Seraphim started winter term.
** [[Justified]] in that Whateley is specifically a school for young mutants, whose powers may spontaneously manifest and necessitate a sudden transfer from whatever school for 'baselines' they previously attended at any point in the school year. It would have to be a pretty atypical semester in which ''no''
== Western Animation ==
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