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{{quote| '''Voiced by''': Nanae Katou (JP), [[Luci Christian]] (EN)}}
 
Once upon a time, there was a duck that wished she could do anything to save a lonely prince. There was also a clumsy girl that dreamed of one day becoming a ballerina. And there was also a [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses|princess]] that was cursed to turn into a speck of light and vanish if she confessed her feelings to the one she loved.
Ahiru is all three.
 
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* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Unless she wants to turn into a speck of light.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Quack!"
* The [[Chosen One]]/[[The Unchosen One]]: [[Playing Withwith a Trope|Played with]]. Drosselmeyer specifically selected her as Princess Tutu, but she didn't exactly "follow the plot", so to say.
* [[Clark Kenting]]: Nobody ''ever'' notices the similarity between Ahiru and Tutu (except for Fakir, who needed a lot of proof before he finally figured it out). Slightly [[Justified]] since the two have such different personalities, and Tutu looks older than Ahiru (including being taller and having a bigger bust).
** Actually, it seems that everyone but Mytho, Rue, and Fakir sees Princess Tutu as a large white swan. First mentioned in episode 15 when Ahiru's friend Pique sees Tutu and refers to her as "the large white swan." This doesn't explain why Mytho and Fakir don't recognize it though.
*** To be fair, it's only two episodes between Fakir first seeing Princess Tutu and figuring out that she is actually Ahiru/Duck
* [[Dojikko]]: Justified in that she's really a duck. Most of the characters note that she moves rather like her namesake animal, unaware that it's not just her name.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]: Subverted. {{spoiler|In the end, the show seems to say that Ahiru is better as ''herself'', instead of as Princess Tutu.}}
* [[Expy]]: She might be an expy of the heroine from Sato's earlier work, ''[[Prétear]]'', although since Tutu was in the works in the 90's it might be the other way around.
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Ahiru. Tutu...not so much.
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* [[Idiot Hair]]: Ahiru's ''ahoge'' even exists in her duck form and is as tall as her head.
* [[Inner Monologue]]: When Ahiru's not rambling out loud, she's rambling inwardly about her various problems -- ''particularly'' her identity issues and love towards/worry for Mytho.
* [[In the Name of Thethe Moon]]: "Please, won't you dance with me...?"
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]
* [[Late for School]]: Subverted in the first episode, where Ahiru gets confused and actually arrives to school ''early'', causing her [[Crash Into Hello]] meeting with Mytho. However, it's played straight in several other episodes, and even lampshaded in the dub when Ahiru makes a comment about it being early in the morning and Fakir responds "Early for ''you'', anyway."
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{{quote| '''Voiced by''': Naoki Yanagi (JP), Jay Hickman (EN)}}
 
Once upon a time, there was a Prince that was battling with an evil Raven in a story. When the man that was writing the story died, the Prince and the Raven escaped from the pages of the story into the town where the man once lived. In order to protect the people, the Prince used a forbidden spell to shatter his heart and [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can|seal the Raven away]]--losing his emotions in the process. That prince was found wandering aimlessly by Fakir, who gave him the name "Mytho", from the Greek word "Mythos", which means "story". And so began Mytho's emotionless existence -- until Princess Tutu appeared in the story once more.
 
Thanks to his heart being missing, Mytho seems lifeless and has no understanding of emotions, or even things like pain, feeling hungry and feeling sleepy. Because of this, he relies completely on Fakir and Rue to tell him what to do, making him little more than a doll. In the beginning, there's only one piece of his personality that remains intact -- the part of him that wants to protect the helpless. Unfortunately, without his emotions to guide him, he often puts himself into danger that's disproportionate to what's at stake -- like jumping out a window to save a bird from a crow when the bird knows how to fly ''and he doesn't''.
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* [[Rei Ayanami Expy]]: Male example.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]
* [[Sealed Good in Aa Can]]: Mytho may have sealed away the Raven, but he managed to seal his emotions and personality away in the process, too.
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Mytho was known as "Mute" in early fansubs.
** Not helped very much by the fact that the official English dub pronounces his name as "Muto" ("Mew-toh").
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Played straight with Tutu and Mytho in the fairytale.
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By the time Ahiru steps into the picture, Fakir has become a bitter, cynical young man that constantly orders Mytho about and treats everyone around him distantly, if not cruelly. He and Ahiru immediately clash--she wants Mytho to regain his lost heart, while he would do anything to stop that from happening. He dreads the reappearance of Tutu into the story, and when she finally reveals herself he treats her as an enemy.
 
However, underneath Fakir's harsh exterior is [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|a boy that genuinely cares about Mytho's wellbeing]]. He desperately wants to protect Mytho and prove himself as his knight--but he also is afraid that when the story begins to move forward, he will be killed just like the Knight from the story.
 
As the details of his [[Backstory]] start to unravel, Ahiru realizes that he's not as bad as he seems and starts to reach out to him. Fakir rejects her at first, distrustful of her, but he eventually relents and reluctantly agrees to be her partner--at least for a little while. That one concession drags him into Ahiru's world ([[Ineffectual Loner|practically kicking and screaming]]), and he finds himself slowly changing his views on Mytho and Princess Tutu--as well as his own role in the story.
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* [[Inner Monologue]]: Once we get into the second season, we start to hear a little more of his thought processes -- and just how [[Troubled but Cute|angsty and emotionally damaged]] he can be.
* [[In the Hood]]: His outfit in akt 8, in which he wears a cloak with a hood to cover up his hair, combined with a mask to keep him completely disguised.
* [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]
* [[Knight in Shining Armor]]: Averted. Fakir is not at all like this, even though he takes on the role of the Knight.
* [[Leaning Onon the Furniture]]
* [[Like Brother and Sister]]: Fakir's relationship with Raetsel. However, Raetsel's so flirty that Ahiru and her friends first think that she's [[Romantic False Lead|his girlfriend]] instead.
* [[Loners Are Freaks]]: Not blatant, but the show definitely thinks he's better off once he starts to be slightly more sociable.
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* [[Secret Keeper]]: Fakir is the first character (outside of Drosselmeyer and Edel) to find out that Ahiru is Princess Tutu -- and then, as an act of trust, she tells him she's really a duck.
* [[Shirtless Scene]]: Several, mostly to show off Fakir's important birthmark (...but probably also for [[Fan Service]]).
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Early fansubs wrote his name as Fakia
* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Subverted -- {{spoiler|Ahiru turns back into a duck in the end, but Fakir promises to always stay by her side}}.
* [[Tall, Dark and Snarky]]: Maybe one of the best examples ever.
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* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]
* [[Die for Our Ship]]: Poor Rue is ''still'' being trashed {{spoiler|for getting Mytho instead of Ahiru}}.
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Princesses]]: Subverted -- actually, it's not so great being the Princess of the Crows.
* [[Evil Is Sexy]]: Just check out Kraehe's outfit.
* [[Expy]]: Rue's possibly an expy of Fenrir/Takako from ''[[Prétear]]''. Possibly the other way around, since Tutu was first thought of long before ''Pretear'' came out
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* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: She loves only Mytho. It doesn't metter if he is emotionless doll, {{spoiler|[[The Corruption|corrupted by Raven's blood]], turned into a monster}} or just his real self.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: The original fansubs mistakenly called Princess Kraehe "Princess ''Claire''". In fact, a few fans even believe ADV changed the name, even though it would take away [[Meaningful Name|the meaning behind it]].
** Although in a strange bit of [[Fridge Brilliance]], the name Claire has the triple meaning of clear, bright and famous, which is [[Irony|ironic,]] given that she's the series [[Dark Magical Girl]].
* {{spoiler|[[Switched At Birth]]}}
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* [[Karma Houdini]]
* [[Large Ham]]: Drosselmeyer can be completely over-the-top when commenting on the action in the story, particularly in the dub, where he was given a booming aristocratic voice completed with rolled R's. Which just makes his commentary more entertaining.
* [[Leaning Onon the Fourth Wall]]: {{spoiler|When all his plans are ruined at the end and the characters get their happy ending, Drosselmeyer wonders how they overcame his script as author. Then he wonders if he himself might be a character in someone else's story.}}
* [[Leitmotif]]: The March from ''The Nutcracker''.
* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|Fakir, I'm your great-great-great grandfather!}}
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* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Would you ''please'' be quiet?"
* [[Chekhov's Gunman]]: Although his official introduction isn't until Akt 21, he has a cameo in every episode from 15 to 20, ranging from blantant foreshadowing to blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments of him hanging around in the background.
* [[Desperately Looking for Aa Purpose In Life]]: When his delusions of his greatness start to unravel, Autor throws a tantrum that culimates in him storming down a street muttering to himself "Then what was I put on this world for?"
* [[Heroic Bystander]]: In the final episode. Considered by some to be his [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].
* [[Ho Yay]]: While Autor's ''true'' obsession is Drosselmeyer, his interest in Fakir sometimes seems comically like a [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]]. This seems to have been played up for all it's worth in the English dub of the series, although it might be unintentional.
* [[I Just Want to Be Special]]: Hinted at being the driving force behind his research.
* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: Autor's portrayed at first as having little ''useful'' information about Drosselmeyer. Eventually it's subverted -- he ''is'' helpful, although probably not as much as he would've liked.
* [[Leaning Onon the Furniture]]
* [[Loners Are Freaks]]
* [[Love At First Sight]]: When he meets Rue.
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* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]: We don't even see Autor's eyes until he talks to Fakir in akt 21.
* [[School Uniforms Are the New Black]]
* [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"]]: Some fans still use the Japanese romanization of his name, "Aotoa". Author and Arthur show up sometimes, as well.
* [[Star Boarding]]: The one-sided pairing Autor -> Rue is fairly popular and supported by canon. Requited Autor/Rue, not so much (although it has its fans).
* [[Take Over the World]]: [[All There in the Manual|According to the Japanese official website]], Autor's goal is "world domination".
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''[[Princess Tutu]]'' has a number of supporting characters, since the format of the show requires that most episodes have a [[Victim of the Week]]. A few of the characters you should know about:
 
* Neko-sensei/[[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"|Mr. Cat]] is the ballet teacher at Gold Crown Academy. He's obsessed with marriage and constantly threatens the girls with it when they mess up, but otherwise he's a competent teacher. Oh, he's also an anthropomorphic cat.
* [[Those Two Guys|Pique and Lilie]] are Ahiru's two friends from class. They function mostly as comic relief, gossiping about the characters in the show and getting into crazy antics with Ahiru. Pique is tomboyish but supportive of Ahiru, while Lilie is girly and seems to take sadistic pleasure in Ahiru's failures so she can "comfort" her.
* Edel: A mysterious woman with an organ grinder. She speaks cryptically and poetically, working as a listening ear for Ahiru whenever she might need it. {{spoiler|Secretly, she's a puppet controlled by Drosselmeyer to push her in the right direction.}}
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* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Femio thinks they do. In reality nobody does.
* [[Everything Sounds Sexier in French]]: Parodied, Femio peppers his dialogue with flirtatious French. Since it's ''Femio'', he comes across more like [[Looney Tunes|Pepe LePew]].
* [[Everything's Better Withwith Cows]]: Femio's bulls.
* [[The Fool]]: Femio
* [[Genki Girl]]: Pique and Lilie
* [[Go Out with a Smile]]: {{spoiler|Edel. While burning alive.}}
* [[Good Eyes, Evil Eyes]]
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]: Pique is [[The Legend of Zelda|Toon Link]]... Well, at least his [[Heroic Mime|screams]]. On the other hand, Lilie is [[Haruhi Suzumiya|Emiri Kimidori]], Professor Cat is [[Fresh Pretty Cure|Wester]], and Freya (the [[Innocent Flower Girl]] from akt 16) is [[Clannad (Visual Novel)|Kotomi Ichinose]].
** And in the English dub, we have [[Vic Mignogna]] as Femio. Yes, same guy who provided the dubbed voice for [[Ouran High School Host Club|Tamaki Suoh]].
* [[Hot for Student]]: Professor Cat, although his focus is marriage, and every time he gets a girl that actually likes him...he runs. Because the girls who like him are typically [[Abhorrent Admirer|Abhorrent Admirers]] -- the first example is "Miss Goatette" in season 1, who is basically a female goat in a tutu and acts even less anthromorphic then Mr. Cat or Anteaterina or, well, any of the other [[Talking Animal]] characters.
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* [[Meaningful Name]]: Edel's name is the root of the surname Edelstein, meaning 'gemstones'.
** Malen literally means "to paint". Guess what she does.
* [[Lions and Tigers Andand Humans, Oh My!]]
* [[The Matchmaker]]: Pique and Lilie. Pique because she genuinely wants to see Ahiru happy... Lilie because she thinks Fakir's dark, mysterious image will clash well with Ahiru and cause lots of drama.
* [[Meganekko]]: Malen, from akt 9.
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* [[Rubber Face]]: Lilie does this to Ahiru often.
* [[The Scrappy]]: Some people wanted to kill Lilie after about five episodes, and it just grew worse as the series goes on. Of course, as with all Scrappies, this might be debatable -- some people think Lilie is hilarious and consider several of her scenes [[Crowning Moment of Funny|Crowning Moments Of Funny]].
* [[Sealed Evil in Aa Can]]: {{spoiler|The Raven. More like Sealed Evil in a Heart.}}
* [[Second Love]]: Raetsel was in love with Charon, but ends up marrying another man.
* [[Shipper Onon Deck]]: Pique, Lilie, and apparently Uzura all support the [[Fan-Preferred Couple]] [[Portmanteau Couple Name|Fakiru]].
* [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]]: Parodied with Femio.
* [[Something About a Rose]]: Femio has a thing for roses and even has a servant to scatter rose petals all around him.
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