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At Otogi Academy, there is an organization that helps people out, the Otogi Bank. Headed by the Kiriki cousins, Liszt and Alice, their members consist of the maid Tsurugaya Otsuu, the mad scientist/witch Majolica le Fay, the couple of Otohime Ryugu and Taro Urashima, and a prominent fighting duo, Ryoko Okami and Ringo Akai, the wolf and Little Red Riding Hood. One day, Ryoko is confessed to by the painfully shy Ryoshi Morino, who finds himself <s>shanghaied into</s> joining the Otogi Bank to help people.

 

 

Licensed by Funimation in 2011, with the DVD/Blu-Ray release coming in April 2012. Not related to [[Okami]].

 

* [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]: Onigashima High's student council president, Shiro. He claims to have only arrived recently and therefore not every student accepts him yet, but some of the other characters point out that the coordinated attacks could only have been pulled off if he were already in control of them.

* [[Alertness Blink]]: Every once in a while, including in the first episode.

* [[Anything That Moves]]: Momoko Kibitsu (alias Momo-chan-senpai), who hits on both Ryoko ''and'' Ryoshi within minutes of her first appearance in episode 5.

* [[Battle Couple]]: Ryoko and Ryoshi.

* [[Beautiful All Along]]: Subverted; we knew Otohime was cute before we found out she used to be [[Hollywood Pudgy|a little bit fat]] and lost weight, becoming the beautiful, insane girl we see in the show. Of course, the reason why she decided to lose her extra mass is [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|absolutely adorable.]]

* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: Otohime's reason for liking Taro was because he was the only person who treated her like a person instead of insulting her due to [[Hollywood Pudgy|her looks at the time.]]

** Although much more subtle, potentially used with Ryoko towards Ryoshi, as evidenced by his determination to help her despite her repeated attempts to reject him or push him away. Her attitude towards him and life in general seems to lighten up more as a result. And arguably why she befriended Ringo as well.

** Played straight with Reiko.

* [[Boy Meets Girl]]: {{spoiler|The ploy Machiko tried to use to get Ryoshi to fall for her, complete with [[Panty Shot]] advertising.}}

** Is there a stigma in the anime world between this trope and [[Black Lagoon|those names]]?

* [[Buxom Is Better]]: Disciplinary Committee Chairman Momoko Kibitsu is revered mostly for her "talents".

* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Averted with Ryoshi, who immediately confesses to Ryoko in the first episode. However, played straight with Ryoko, who constantly either avoids the issue altogether, or something else happens that then requires their attention and is forgotten. Machiko calls Ryoko out on this in episode 12, and she still doesn't exactly give a clear answer.

* [[Catgirl|Cat Boy]]: Saburo Nekomiya, the mysterious boy based on ''Puss in Boots''

** While she vehemently denies this, Ryoko falls into this trope in episode 12 when Machiko starts to make her moves on Ryoshi.

* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Majolica.

* [[Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass]]: Ryoshi may be a lame bum, but mess with Ryoko and you got an epic man on your hands.

* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Ryoko gets one in the beginning, and later Shiro delivers one to Ryoshi, but the fight is interrupted before they can finish it after Ryoshi manages to land a powerful blow on Shiro.

* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Shiro seems to know exactly how to fool the Otogi Bank members, and even utilizes some of their weaknesses against them in episode 11, such as surrounding Taro with a bunch of bikini-clad girls, and showing a bunch of uniforms to Otsu. Fortunately [[The Chessmaster|Liszt]] is no slouch himself.

* [[Date Peepers]]: Ringo and Ryoko do this to Ryoshi in episode 12 when he's on a date with Machiko.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: The narrator. Sometimes the comments they make are "heard" or noticed by the characters as well.

* [[Death Glare]]: Ryoko's ''default'' expression.

* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]:

{{quote|'''The Narrator:''' Now children, Urashima-san transforms into a man-amongst-men whenever Ryuguu-san [[Squick|"extracts his essence"]] from him.}}

** {{spoiler|didn't mind? He WON the previous beauty pageant.}}

* [[Dynamic Entry]]: Kakari, after a rather impressive series of gymnastic flips.

* [[Empathic Environment]]: Ryoshi and Shiro have a dramatic confrontation in the middle of the rain.

* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Heavily averted with [[Bishonen|Uras]][[White-Haired Pretty Boy|hima]] as he states on several occasions that he [[Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?|does not enjoy the company of men]].

* [[Everyone Can See It]]: Nearly everyone in the club gets a smirk on their face when Ryoshi and Ryoko are near each other.

* {{spoiler|[[Evil Former Friend|Evil Former Boyfriend]]: It's implied that Ryoko and Hitsujikai had something going until the whole attempted rape thing.}}

** Also, Momoko [[Gainaxing|provides]] [[Whip It Good|plenty]].

* [[Fan Disservice]]: The narrator actually lampshades this during Ryoko's shower scene in the first episode of the dub, if only because of Ryoko's [[Pettanko|lack of assets]].

* [[Fractured Fairy Tale]]: Most of the characters are based off of fairy tale characters or stories, though the characterizations often have been warped beyond recognition. See Characters for their tales.

* [[Gainaxing]]: Otsu in the anime's OP, and Momoko ''all the time''.

* [[Gonk]]: The three "little" pigs in Ringo's movie trailer.

* [[Groin Attack]]: Saru, Kiji and Inu land a triple punch combo on one of Onigashima's students when he tries to grope Momoko. The last punch from Inu (the shortest) goes for the groin.

* [[Hair Antennae]]: Chuutaro Nezumi has them in the shape of mouse ears. Alice also sports an ant-like pair.

* [[Handsome Lech]]: Taro. He has a "perfect gentleman" persona that only emerges when Otohime "extracts his essence".

* [[Hit Stop]]: In Ryoshi and Shiro's fight.

* [[Hope Spot]]: {{spoiler|Ryoshi had one during his fight with Shiro when he thought about why he was fighting and what Saburo said to him before the fight.}}

* [[Karma Houdini]]: Nezumi's butler. Also, to date {{spoiler|Hitsujikai}} has gotten off very lightly for {{spoiler|attempting to rape Ryoko, ruining her reputation at school, forcing her to transfer, warping her personality forever through trauma and kidnapping her twice.}} That's a lot to get away with.

* [[Kevlard]]: During episode 11, {{spoiler|one of the Tonda brothers takes a lead pipe to the gut without even flinching.}}

* [[Late for School]]: Machiko does this very deliberately in an attempt to get Ryoshi's attention, complete with toast in her mouth.

* [[Lemony Narrator]]: [[Interactive Narrator|The characters are aware of]] the cheeky narrator and, at one point, punch her.

* [[Lightning Glare]]: Seen several times over the course of episode three between Mimi and Otohime. Apparently becomes visible at one point, as the host points out the sparks flying onstage between the two.

* [[Limp and Livid]]: Shiro's (rather un-[[Magnificent Bastard]]-like) fighting stance alternates between this and quick, sudden rushes at his opponent.

* [[Love At First Punch]]: Well, love at first kick, at least. Cinderella's passion makes a real impression in the prince of tennis.

* [[Loveable Sex Maniac]]: Taro would normally just be considered a [[Chivalrous Pervert]], except he has absolutely no problem with hitting on every woman he sees. The only thing stopping him is [[Single-Target Sexuality|Otohime]], who does ''not'' [[Clingy Jealous Girl|like to share]].

* [[Mary Suetopia]]: Otogibana City and Otogi Academy are set up to provide a secluded environment where the students can better themselves and use their free will, but Onigashima High was placed there to provide an idea of the negative outside forces the real world has.

* [[Masculine Girl, Feminine Boy]]: Ryoshi and Ryoko respectively.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: [[Theme Naming]] is also present, with everyone's names drawing from the fairy tale that provides their motif.

* [[Meido]]: Otsu.

* [[Punch-Punch-Punch Uh-Oh]]: Happens when Ryoko punches the delinquent boss in the second episode.

** And again when Ryoshi punches the same guy in episode 5.

* [[Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs]]: Shiro's style of fighting.

* [[Real Song Theme Tune]]: A cover of Lazy's "Akazukin-chan Goyoujin" is the ending theme.

* [[Saying Sound Effects Out Loud]]: In the first episode, "Staaaaare~".

* [[Saying Too Much]]: After her bout with [[Easy Amnesia]], Ryoko is walking home with Ringo. Ryoko informs Ringo that she doesn't remember anything from the time where she had regressed to her younger self. {{spoiler|When Ringo asks Ryoko if she's hungry, Ryoko tells her she's still full from the parfait she ate. Except she ate that parfait during the time she claims she can't remember. Ringo quickly realizes that Ryoko does indeed remember, and uses that information to blackmail her into wearing [[Hair Decorations|a cute little ribbon in her hair.]]}}

* [[Slasher Smile]]: Hitsujikai has one.

* [[Shout-Out]]: Loads of fairy tales and loads of anime.

*** Made even funnier considering their enemy, and the one who they were dressing up to undermine, is a pink haired loli with a sadistic streak, voiced by [[Rie Kugimiya]].

** There's also [[Hans Christian Andersen|Andersen's]] Girls School and [[The Brothers Grimm (creator)|Grimm]] café.

** Otsu references her seiyuu's catch phrase, that [[Mahoromatic|"Dirty thoughts are bad!"]]

* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: The second episode sees the OP start to play when all of the Otogi members show up to save the day.

* [[There Are No Adults]]: Well technically there are, but they're pretty nonexistent. Otherwise one would have to wonder how all these fights happen in the first place. Especially at Onigashima High School.

* [[Tranquil Fury]]: Saburo attempts to teach this to Ryoshi, so as not to lose his cool in his fight with Shiro.

* [[Tsundere]]: Ryoko. The dub might actually bring [[Spice and Wolf|another tsundere wolf girl]] to mind, only with the tsuntsun turned up here.

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