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[[File:Moe-Ink.jpg|frame| Magical Change!]]
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.
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.
The series aired in the summer of 2007.
See the [[Moetan/Quotes|quotes]] page for all of the anime's [[Gratuitous English]] lines.
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* [[And Knowing Is Half the Battle]]: Moetan Corner.
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: Dandy. Don't mess with the dude.
* [[Balloon Belly]]: Sumi in episode 10.
* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Don't mind the minor details", uttered by various characters.
* [[Censor Steam]]: Interestingly, the studio had to do this because the show had too much nudity.▼
* [[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?")
▲* [[Censor Steam]]: Interestingly, the studio had to do this because the show
* [[Cosplay]]: Ink and Sumi resort to this when they're unable to use magic to transform into their alter-egos.▼
▲* [[Cosplay]]: Ink and Sumi resort to this when they're unable to use
* [[The Dandy]]: His name is in fact [[Meaningful Name|Dandy]].
* [[Detached Sleeves]]: Ink.
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* [[Ecchi]]/FanService
* [[Expressive Hair]]: Sumi.
* [[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."
* [[The Final Temptation]]: Parodied! Like everything else.
* [[Gainaxing]]: Oh Remi.
* [[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!'')
* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Sumi. Ruriko needs to resort to kicking her bed to get her awake. Also, she sleeps in kitty pajamas. ''Male'' kitty pajamas, no less.▼
▲* [[Heavy Sleeper]]: Sumi. Ruriko needs to resort to kicking her bed to get
* [[King Incognito]]: {{spoiler|Dandy}}, believe it or not.
* [[Lens Flare Censor]]
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{{spoiler|Probably you.}}
* [[Magical Girl]]
* [[Magitek]]: The transformation devices are phones, and keypads are used to activate spells. This also makes them [[Functional Magic]].
* [[Marshmallow Hell]]: Remi's running joke.
* [[Meaningful Name]]: Not only does Dandy have this treatment, Ink and Sumi are both references to painting styles.
* [[Meido]]: Ruriko.
* [[Mentor Mascot]]: Arks and Karts
* [[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]].
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Sumi.
* [[Nobuyuki Hiyama]]: Voice of Karks. Hell, his [http://www.youtube.com/user/rvlast#play/favorites/8/P1xcLLIBuAw&fmt=18 HIKARI NI NARE!] is here!
* [[Non-Human Sidekick]]
* [[Nosebleed]]: Karts during Sumi's transformation, and Arks just drools during Ink's change.
* [[Older Than They Look]]: Ink and Sumi are high school students and look like they're five.▼
▲* [[Older Than They Look]]: Ink and Sumi are high school students and look like
* [[Off-Model]]: Parodied.
* [[The Ojou]]: Sumi.
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* [[Puni Plush]]
* [[Recap Episode]]: Episode 5.5.
* [[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.
* [[Seinen]]
* [[School Festival]]
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hug them a lot.
* [[Shaggy Dog Story]]: Episode eight, exactly.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Loads. Many of the [[Gratuitous English]] lines are references to various manga and anime.
** To ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' in episode 7.
** To ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'', ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'', ''[[Lucky Star]]'' and ''[[Blue Comet SPT Layzner]]'' in episode 8.
** Episode 11 features [[Potemayo]] figurines.
* [[Theme Naming]]
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