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* [[Ancient Conspiracy]]: Glittering Cross' plan to break the island Maidens' seals to allow Cybodies to move outside of Zero Time.

* [[Anime Hair]]: And HOW!

* [[Anti Villain]]: Pretty much all of Glittering Crux are either not really all that evil or have many redeeming qualities, with the exceptions being the members of Vanishing Age... and even a couple of those are less 'clearly evil' and more 'short on obvious positive features'.

* [[Anti-Villain]]: Pretty much all of Glittering Crux are either not really all that evil or have many redeeming qualities, with the exceptions being the members of Vanishing Age... and even a couple of those are less 'clearly evil' and more 'short on obvious positive features'.

* [[Armor Piercing Slap]]: Takuto delivers one to {{spoiler|Sugata}} in an attempt to wake him up. In response, he's not so pleased.

* [[Armor-Piercing Slap]]: Takuto delivers one to {{spoiler|Sugata}} in an attempt to wake him up. In response, he's not so pleased.

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Between Wako and Sugata. Not that either of them seem to give much of a damn about it. {{spoiler|Ryousuke and Takuto's mother were engaged in Backstory, but it did not turn out well}}

* [[Art Shift]]:

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* [[Bishounen]]: Takuto's title is the ''Ginga Bishounen'', which literally means "Galactic Pretty Boy". No, that's not a joke. This series doesn't take itself seriously at ''all''.

* {{spoiler|[[Bittersweet Ending]]: King Samekh has been destroyed, but Takuto and Sugata get stuck in Earth's orbit inside of the wrecked Tauburn.}}

* [[Bland Name Product]]: Sougen-Dazs.

* [[Bland-Name Product]]: Sougen-Dazs.

* [[Boisterous Bruiser]]: George.

* [[Borrowed Catchphrase]]: Wako steals Takuto's "Chesto!" during a beach volleyball game.

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* [[Deconstructor Fleet]]: The show is shaping up to be this for anime as a whole.

* [[Distracted By the Sexy]]: Okamoto learned that there's a time and place for looking at hot guys the hard way.

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

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

** Boy, there sure are a lot of guys queuing up to break Wako's 'seal', aren't there?

** The maidens having to be nude to be the power source of the [[Asura Cryin|mech]].

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* [[Don't Try This At Home]]:

** "Please do not attempt [riding on top of a bus] if you are not a Southern Cross Isle resident".

** Episode 18 gives us "Don't play with fireworks like these people.", "Please do not imitate people using First Phase", and, courtesy of [[Gag Sub|a popular fansub]], [[Bread Eggs Milk Squick|"Please do not imitate rapists."]]

** Episode 18 gives us "Don't play with fireworks like these people.", "Please do not imitate people using First Phase", and, courtesy of [[Gag Sub|a popular fansub]], [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|"Please do not imitate rapists."]]

* [[Double Entendre]]: {{spoiler|In episode 24, before Shingo gives Head his mark, they have this little exchange:}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|'''Shingo''': Tokio, are you ok? }}<br />

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* [[Dramatic Wind]]: This happens when Takuto confronts Sugata in Episode 8.

* [[Dramatic Pause]]: After {{spoiler|Takuto's and Sugata's fight in Zero Time}}, a good half-minute is used for a scene of them just panting heavily.

* [[Dude She's Like in A Coma]]: Sugata ''appears'' to {{spoiler|kiss Wako in her sleep}} in Episode 20, but it's very ambiguous.

* [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma]]: Sugata ''appears'' to {{spoiler|kiss Wako in her sleep}} in Episode 20, but it's very ambiguous.

* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: Madoka and Kou appeared first in episode 3 before their proper introduction in episode 17.

* [[Eating the Eye Candy]]:

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** Eating squid in Sakana's story.

* [[Functional Magic]]: The cybodies and associated powers are called magic during the [[Show Within a Show]] drama club play. Of course, that entire episode was absolutely ''dripping'' with metaphor and symbolism, so take it with a grain of salt.

* [[Gang of Hats]]: Crux's departments, all shout outs to their counterparts in [[The Little Prince]]. Filament is institutionally [[Hot Blooded|passionate]], Science Guild is institutionally [[For Science|inquisitive]], Adult Bank is institutionally [[Crazy Prepared|calculating]], Bougainvilleae is institutionally [[Woobie Destroyer of Worlds|troubled]], Vanishing Age is institutionally [[Smug Snake|arrogant]], and Emperor is institutionally (to the extent that it is one) [[The Fatalist|fatalistic]].

* [[Gang of Hats]]: Crux's departments, all shout outs to their counterparts in [[The Little Prince]]. Filament is institutionally [[Hot Blooded|passionate]], Science Guild is institutionally [[For Science!|inquisitive]], Adult Bank is institutionally [[Crazy Prepared|calculating]], Bougainvilleae is institutionally [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds|troubled]], Vanishing Age is institutionally [[Smug Snake|arrogant]], and Emperor is institutionally (to the extent that it is one) [[The Fatalist|fatalistic]].

* [[Generation Xerox]]: The Takuto/Wako/Sugata love triangle mirrors the {{spoiler|Tokio/Sora/Ryousuke}} love triangle revealed in Episode 20.

* [[Genki Girl]]: Mizuno.

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** [[Deconstructor Fleet]]: Star Driver has taken elements of just about every genre it's drawn influence from ([[Humongous Mecha]], [[Slice of Life]], [[Magical Girl]], Romantic Comedy), taken tropes inside those genres, and put them out on full display, [[Subverted Trope|playing with them]], playing them straight, [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshading them]] and making them work (thus far) into something nearly predictably entertaining.

* [[Genre Savvy]]: Wako and Takuto have some rather impressive moments of this. Wako in episode 19, when she figures out that {{spoiler|Kou has taken over Takuto's body, and promptly puts a knife to her throat}} in about 10 seconds, and Takuto in episode 23, {{spoiler|when he subverts his fathers fakes stranger act, and belts him right in the face.}}

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself Man]]: {{spoiler|Done by Takuto on Sugata, because Sugata was in a trance after waking from a coma.}}

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: {{spoiler|Done by Takuto on Sugata, because Sugata was in a trance after waking from a coma.}}

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The entire conversation between Takuto and Benio in the bath can refer to kissing and [[Does This Remind You of Anything|something a little further down that line]].

* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: The entire conversation between Takuto and Benio in the bath can refer to kissing and [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|something a little further down that line]].

* [[Giant Robot Hands Save Lives]]: Takuto uses Tauburn to catch a falling character in episode 7.

* [[Goggles Do Nothing]]: The fluff Tauburn has.

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* [[Humongous Mecha]]

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: While under the effects of her first phase, Midori goes around offering kisses through the glass. Kanako (note that such a kiss was used as an [[Establishing Character Moment]] for her) considers this slutty, apparently because Midori is offering kisses as opposed to accepting propositions from boys.

* [[I Am Not Left Handed]]: Used ''twice'' in episode 3. First, Takuto reveals that {{spoiler|he's actually a [[Dual Wielding]] swordsman.}} Then, after the battle is over, {{spoiler|it's revealed that Takashi is also "marked", meaning he can use a third phase Cybody too.}}

* [[I Am Not Left Handed]]: Used ''twice'' in episode 3. First, Takuto reveals that {{spoiler|he's actually a [[Dual-Wielding]] swordsman.}} Then, after the battle is over, {{spoiler|it's revealed that Takashi is also "marked", meaning he can use a third phase Cybody too.}}

* [[Imagine Spot]]: Wako has a few.

* [[Imagine Spotting]]: Wako's [[Imagine Spot|Imagine Spots]] can be seen by everyone else, or at least the girls.

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** According to the official pamphlet, George and Tetsuya are both in love with Benio.

** Wako and Keito for Sugata.

* [[Luke I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|Head is Takuto's father and is implied to know that fact. Unfortunately for him, Takuto also knows it.}}

* [[Luke, I Am Your Father]]: {{spoiler|Head is Takuto's father and is implied to know that fact. Unfortunately for him, Takuto also knows it.}}

* [[~~MacGuffin Girl|~~MacGuffin Girl]]: The Shrine Maidens, though the emphasis is usually on Wako.

* [[MacGuffin Girl]]: The Shrine Maidens, though the emphasis is usually on Wako.

* [[May December Romance]]: Mr. Watanabe is 65. Mrs. Watanabe is 15.

* [[May-December Romance]]: Mr. Watanabe is 65. Mrs. Watanabe is 15.

* [[May September Romance]]: Okamoto and {{spoiler|Tsubasa}} are in a relationship.

* [[Meaningful Name]]:

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* [[Meganekko]]: Okamoto-sensei and Sugata's maids.

* [[Meido]]: Tiger and Jaguar first appear as them.

* [[Mood Dissonance]]: There is a [[Leitmotif]] where the maiden of the week sings a song while the pilots [[Fighter Launching Sequence|activate their mecha]], [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|each according]] [[Four Temperament Ensemble|to her]] [[The Four Gods|character type]]. The first by Sakana is a haunting melody of loss and longing, while Wako's song focuses on rebirth. [[Genki Girl|Mizuno]]'s song is about blue skies and sunshine, while {{spoiler|Keito}} sings about things starting to pass on.

* [[Mood Dissonance]]: There is a [[Leitmotif]] where the maiden of the week sings a song while the pilots [[Fighter Launching Sequence|activate their mecha]], [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|each according]] [[Four-Temperament Ensemble|to her]] [[The Four Gods|character type]]. The first by Sakana is a haunting melody of loss and longing, while Wako's song focuses on rebirth. [[Genki Girl|Mizuno]]'s song is about blue skies and sunshine, while {{spoiler|Keito}} sings about things starting to pass on.

** Put another way, Sakana sings about winter, Wako sings about spring, Mizuno sings about summer and {{spoiler|Keito}} sings about autumn.

* [[Mood Whiplash]]:

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* [[Motorcycle On the Coast Road]]: Done by Tetsuya in the opening and second episode, but he would get away with it often, living on an island and all.

* [[New Powers As the Plot Demands]]: Takuto is a major offender with this trope, though with him being a [[Showy Invincible Hero]] and based on the previously unexplored level of camp in the series, it's all but expected. {{spoiler|What's not expected is ''Wako'' invoking this in Episode 19.}}

* [[Nice Job Breaking It Hero]]: {{spoiler|In her attempts to protect Mizuno from the Crux, Marino ended up inadvertently revealing that her sister was the West Maiden to, at the very least, Head and Ivrogne.}}

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: {{spoiler|In her attempts to protect Mizuno from the Crux, Marino ended up inadvertently revealing that her sister was the West Maiden to, at the very least, Head and Ivrogne.}}

* [[Ninja Maid]]: {{spoiler|Tiger and Jaguar was revealed to be this on episode 6.}}

* [[Nobody Can Die]]: At least the [[Word of God|director and writer]] [http://www.ggkthx.org/2010/10/04/the-world-of-star-driver-interview/ said so]. {{spoiler|Confirmed, as of the final episode. Not one character has died as a result of Cybody combat, nor have any characters been implied to have died during the run of the story.}}

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* [[Ordinary High School Student]]: '''Everyone.'''

* [[Orichalcum]]: The island sits upon a huge bed of it. It's also used in the Cybodies' construction.

* [[Out of Clothes Experience]]: Whenever a Maiden pilots her Cybody.

* [[Out-of-Clothes Experience]]: Whenever a Maiden pilots her Cybody.

* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: The Glittering Crux members may wear very extravagant outfits and wear very large masks, but they do absolutely ''nothing'' to change their very unique and noticeable hairstyles between their secret and normal identities besides maybe wearing a hat. Even if their masks cover half their faces and they do a decent job of changing their voices, the audience can immediately figure out who is a Glittering Crux member. Nearly the entire cast, on the other hand, are routinely shocked when a Glittering Crux member reveals their true identities.

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: The Glittering Crux members may wear very extravagant outfits and wear very large masks, but they do absolutely ''nothing'' to change their very unique and noticeable hairstyles between their secret and normal identities besides maybe wearing a hat. Even if their masks cover half their faces and they do a decent job of changing their voices, the audience can immediately figure out who is a Glittering Crux member. Nearly the entire cast, on the other hand, are routinely shocked when a Glittering Crux member reveals their true identities.

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: It seems that Takuto was raised by his grandfather, since it's implied that his mother has died and he's searching for his [[Disappeared Dad|absent father Tokio Tsunashi]], {{spoiler|better now known as Head}}. During the events of the final episode {{spoiler|it becomes an attempt at [[Offing the Offspring]] on Head's part, if his tone is any indication}}

** Mizuno and Marino were also abandoned by their father, and their mother left to search for him. {{spoiler|Well, Mizuno was abandoned. Marino just came into being because Mizuno's mother left.}}

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* [[Recycled in Space]]!: ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'' {{smallcaps|with [[Humongous Mecha]]}}.

** Or [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] {{smallcaps|with the GAR replaced by FABULOUS}}.

* [[Red Oni Blue Oni]]: Takuto and Sugata together provide an archetypal example of this trope. They're even [[Colour Coded for Your Convenience]].

* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]: Takuto and Sugata together provide an archetypal example of this trope. They're even [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]].

* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: {{spoiler|The North Maiden could have possibly been one to Head/Tokio, given his relationship to Sora.}}

* [[Rescue Romance]]: Between Takuto and Wako. Wako saves Takuto's life when she finds him washed ashore and performs CPR on him. Takuto returns the favor by saving Wako when she is captured by the Glittering Crux Brigade.

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** {{spoiler|1=During Head's [[Evil Gloating]] in Episode 25, he says [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|"The young think they can overcome anything with spirit."]] Becomes something of a [[Brick Joke]] later on when Takuto delivers a knock-out blow to him, a la Kamina/Simon.}}

** {{spoiler|Wako's Cybody, [http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/7983/stardrivercuresunshine.jpg Waw], bears a striking resemblance to [[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]'s [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100718182018/prettycure/images/2/29/Heartcatch_Pretty_Cure!_23_-_Cure_Sunshine.jpg Cure Sunshine].}}

* [[Shut UP Hannibal]]: {{spoiler|Head meets Takuto and tries his manipulation on him. Takuto [[Talk to The Fist|doesn't even let him finish the sentence.]] Yeouch.}}

* [[Shut UP, Hannibal]]: {{spoiler|Head meets Takuto and tries his manipulation on him. Takuto [[Talk to The Fist|doesn't even let him finish the sentence.]] Yeouch.}}

* [[Sibling Triangle]]: Both Marino and Mizuno have developed feelings for Takuto. Mizuno also [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] it at the end of Episode 10.

* [[Smells Sexy]]: Lampshaded by everyone in Episode 5 with Okamoto.

* [[Soft Water]]: Flashback to Takuto's past involves this.

* [[Spell My Name With an S]]: Vanishing/Banishing Age. To make matters worse, the official site [http://www.star-driver.net/character/head.html uses] [http://www.star-driver.net/mechanic/02.html both].

* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Vanishing/Banishing Age. To make matters worse, the official site [http://www.star-driver.net/character/head.html uses] [http://www.star-driver.net/mechanic/02.html both].

** The links provided all show Vanishing. Perhaps they've finally made up their mind. Makes sense, Vanishing does fit better than Banishing.

*** {{spoiler|Would also make sense because it ties into Head's first phase, which makes his age vanish...}}

* [[Spit Take]]: Wako does this when Sugata asks Takuto if he's had his first kiss.

* [[Star Crossed Lovers]]: Sam and the girl he loves in the North Maiden's story, {{spoiler|as the galactic ship Sam receives from the king will only work if her blood is spilled, but episode 8 reveals that Sam really loved sailing through the galaxy more and the girl was a more or less vessel in achieving his goal.}}

* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]]: Sam and the girl he loves in the North Maiden's story, {{spoiler|as the galactic ship Sam receives from the king will only work if her blood is spilled, but episode 8 reveals that Sam really loved sailing through the galaxy more and the girl was a more or less vessel in achieving his goal.}}

** Also, seemingly {{spoiler|Head and the North Maiden.}}

*** And in episode 20 it reveals that {{spoiler|Head and Sora were this as well. Takuto was the result.}}

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* [[Sweetheart Sipping]]: Takuto, Wako, and Sugata do this together in episode 19.

* [[Swiss Army Weapon]]: Tauburn's Piles which can be combined into [[This Is a Drill|a drill to block enemy attacks]], and [[Rocket Punch|a Rocket Punch]], used on their own as [[Attack Drone|attack drones]], or even made larger to become wings to allow Tauburn to fly.

* [[Teacher Student Romance]]: Okamoto-sensei is attracted to many of the male students, and {{spoiler|Tsubasa turns out to be attracted to her}}.

* [[Teacher-Student Romance]]: Okamoto-sensei is attracted to many of the male students, and {{spoiler|Tsubasa turns out to be attracted to her}}.

* [[Theme Music Power Up]]: Actually sung in-show when a Zero Time battle begins.

* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: Actually sung in-show when a Zero Time battle begins.

* [[Theme Naming]]:

** Everything from the costume design to the character and cyberbodies names to Benio's ability makes much more sense when you realise that they are all based on the [http://img829.imageshack.us/img829/9620/1286209034282.jpg Phoenician Alphabet].

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* [[The Reveal]]: Episode 17 finally confirmed what most viewers had already figured out. {{spoiler|That Keito is the east maiden.}}

** Episode 20 reveals that {{spoiler|yes, Head is Takuto's father.}}

* [[The Un Reveal]]: We never do get told Takuto's First Phase, though {{spoiler|rather large hints are thrown around in the last episode that it is somethng to do with his sight. Exactly what he can "still see" is left a mystery though.}}

* [[The Un-Reveal]]: We never do get told Takuto's First Phase, though {{spoiler|rather large hints are thrown around in the last episode that it is somethng to do with his sight. Exactly what he can "still see" is left a mystery though.}}

{{quote| '''Takuto''': {{spoiler|I can still see it!}}}}

* {{spoiler|[[The World Is Not Ready]]: During the finale, the leaders of the Glittering Crux wonder if the Cybodies were something humans were never meant to have, but the cybody Daletos "tells" Simone that the Cybodies were something that humans were supposed to aspire for.}}

* [[This Cannot Be]]: Most of Takuto's opponents have this reaction when he comes up with a new way to win in every battle. {{spoiler|Head's in episode 16}} is probably the most notable, since he is usually so [[Smug Snake|smug and confident]].

* [[This Cannot Be!]]: Most of Takuto's opponents have this reaction when he comes up with a new way to win in every battle. {{spoiler|Head's in episode 16}} is probably the most notable, since he is usually so [[Smug Snake|smug and confident]].

* [[Three Amigos]]: Takuto, Sugata, and Wako. {{spoiler|Sugata, Wako, and Keito in their childhood. Takuto had this relationship with his two childhood friends Natsuo and Hana in Episode 16. Tokio, Sora, and Ryousuke are revealed to have been one as well in Episode 20.}}

** Really? You can't forget about Camel Star, Stick Star, and Sword Star with this trope.

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* [[Transformation Sequence]]: Includes a very [[Magical Girl]]-esque one, as part of its seeming attempt to fit as many shoujo tropes as possible into a shounen series.

** [[Transformation Is a Free Action]]

* [[Troperiffic]]: Practically everything in this series has been done before. However, instead of being a [[~~Cliche~~ Storm]], this series seems to enjoy playing with and parodying various tropes found in other anime such as [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]], [[Code Geass]], and the writer's previous works (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Ouran High School Host Club, and [[Fooly Cooly]]). There's even a bit of [[Sailor Moon]] since the same scriptwriter worked on both. It [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] these tropes (or at least makes them ''very'' obvious) rather frequently, so much so that it could develop into a blatant [[Deconstruction]]. For some bizarre reason, this all works to make the series almost scarily entertaining.

* [[Troperiffic]]: Practically everything in this series has been done before. However, instead of being a [[Cliché Storm]], this series seems to enjoy playing with and parodying various tropes found in other anime such as [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]], [[Code Geass]], and the writer's previous works (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Ouran High School Host Club, and [[Fooly Cooly]]). There's even a bit of [[Sailor Moon]] since the same scriptwriter worked on both. It [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] these tropes (or at least makes them ''very'' obvious) rather frequently, so much so that it could develop into a blatant [[Deconstruction]]. For some bizarre reason, this all works to make the series almost scarily entertaining.

* [[Two Guys and A Girl]]: Played with, {{spoiler|but averted as of the end of episode 8.}}

** {{spoiler|Tokio's relationship with Sora and Ryousuke ends up as this... with unpleasant results.}}

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** Matthew 19:24 "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God". Now who was it who stopped '''Camel''' Star from advancing to the fourth phase?

* [[When All You Have Is a Hammer]]: Tau Missile has become this ever since the third phase.

* [[White Haired Pretty Girl]]: The North Maiden ("Fish Girl").

* [[White-Haired Pretty Girl]]: The North Maiden ("Fish Girl").

* [[Window Love]]: It's a big trend for a boy to go outside to a different class and ask a girl to kiss against the window to show affection without being too serious. Kanako in particular loves doing this, since it gives her a way to flirt without cheating on her husband.

* [[World of Ham|World of Camp]]: Possibly one of the standouts in the history of Mecha anime.

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** Which is perfectly fair, as well. It would get a little uncomfortable for the Crux if they had to explain away the "disappearance" of every person who loses to Tauburn. Plus, you don't have to worry about your scientists betraying you as easily.

*** That, and it seems that they were {{spoiler|working on a plan to regenerate the Cybodies anyway, and probably realized that saving up on pilots (some of which vow onscreen to get stronger) for the more intensified third level was a good idea}}.

* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: The [[Fun With Subtitles|captions]] speculate that Tetsuya's [[Does This Remind You of Anything|excitement]] on the motorcycle is a sign that he's in desperate need of a good lay ('''{{color|purple|VIRGIN?}}''').

* [[You Need to Get Laid]]: The [[Fun With Subtitles|captions]] speculate that Tetsuya's [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|excitement]] on the motorcycle is a sign that he's in desperate need of a good lay ('''{{color|purple|VIRGIN?}}''').