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"Stellvia" literally means "the road to the stars" in [[Gratuitous Latin]].
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=== This show provides examples of: ===
 
* [[After the End]]
* <s> [[Air Jousting|Air]]</s> [[Air Jousting|Space Jousting]]
* [[Always Someone Better]]: Source of much [[Wangst]] and a dangerous [[Green -Eyed Monster]].
* [[Angel Unaware|Alien Unaware]]
* [[Aloof Big Brother]]: Actually, a ditzy big sister; but Shima's brother sees her as his idol, never the less.
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* [[Deflector Shields]]: On planetary scale, no less.
* [[Distant Finale]]: Two years later.
* [[Do Well, butBut Not Perfect]]
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Akira, bordering the [[Tin Man|Tin Girl]] zone.
* [[The End of the World As We Know It]] Multiple times; it happened once 189 years ago, it's happening again with the Second Wave. {{spoiler|And it's happening one more time with the Cosmic Fracture.}}
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** And let's not forget Ayaka and Yayoi, which ''somehow'' manages to stay just [[Subtext|subtext]].
* [[The Man Behind the Man]]: Sort of, {{spoiler|the "cosmic fracture" that destroyed Hydrus Beta and caused both shockwaves}}.
* [[Mid -Season Upgrade]]: Shima receives a mecha of her own for Mission Genesis.
** Before then, Shima's ship got upgraded repeatedly for the Astroball tournament.
* [[Negative Space Wedgie]]: The First Wave, Second Wave, and {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man|the Fracture behind the supernova]]}}.
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* [[The Rival]]: Subverted with Rinna, who proclaims Shima to be her rival but never acts overtly hostile; the two become very close friends almost immediately.
** [[Unknown Rival]]: Inverted with {{spoiler|Ayaka}}. Upon seeing [[Always Someone Better|Yayoi, and later Shima]], she targets them as rivals ''without telling them'', leading to "[[Make It Look Like an Accident|accidents]]".
* [[Romantic Two -Girl Friendship]]: Ayaka and Yayoi could even be considered [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]; also, there is some suggestive teasing going on between Arisa and Shima.
* [[Rousseau Was Right]]
* [[Scary Dogmatic Aliens]]: Subverted: {{spoiler|the aliens are actually trying to understand and help humans, even though it doesn't readily work out}}.
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* [[There Are No Therapists]]: So friends and teachers have to stand in.
** [[Subverted Trope|And do they]] ''[[Subverted Trope|ever]]''.
* [[Token Mini -Moe]]: Riina
* [[True Companions]]: Shima, Kouta, Arisa, and the rest of their merry band.
* [[Utopia]]: A rather realistic one.
* [[Wham Episode]]: Episode 11, where Ayaka {{spoiler|attacks Shima out of [[Green -Eyed Monster|jealousy]] for her achievements}}, and episode 16, where people {{spoiler|actually die, for the first time}}.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: The third part of the series was intended to explain Kouta's abilities in greater detail.
* [[What Does She See in Him?]]: Ren about Kouta's attraction toward Shima, and characters and fans about Akira toward Joey, even though she actually explains that one.
* [[Zettai Ryouiki]]: Shima, Arisa, Yayoi.