Tiger and Bunny: Difference between revisions

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'''Barnaby:''' [[Meaningful Echo|As long as there's hope, a real hero never leaves a point behind.]] }}

In the fictional metropolitan city of Sternbild, superpowered humans known as "NEXT" have been appearing for the last forty-five years. Some of these "NEXT" have chosen to use their powers to become [[Corporate-Sponsored Superhero|Corporate Sponsored Superheroes]], fighting crime and saving lives while sporting [[Product Placement|logos on their suits]] and [[Serious Business|raising the profiles]] of their sponsors.

Documenting all of this is the mega popular [[Reality TV]] show "HERO TV", which awards "Hero Points" for heroic deeds such as apprehending criminals and saving civilians, with the coveted title of "King of Heroes" going to the crimefighter with the most points at the end of the season.

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Due to his lack of popularity, Kotetsu is forced to team up with Barnaby Brooks Jr., a rookie hero with the exact same power as Kotetsu, and whose cynical and modern approach to crimefighting clashes horribly with Kotetsu's old-school sensibilities. Together, [[They Fight Crime]].

Directed by [[The Big O|Keiichi]] [[Karas|Sato]], featuring original character designs by [[Masakazu Katsura]], and animated by famed studio [[Sunrise]], ''Tiger And Bunny'' [[Spring 2011 Anime|premiered in April 2011 in Japan]], and is simulcast in North America by [http://www.vizanime.com/tiger-and-bunny Viz Media]), in France by [http://www.kzplay.fr/ KZPlay], in the UK by [http://www.anime-on-demand.com/ Anime on Demand], and in Australia by Siren Visual on [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/video/ ANN].

Directed by [[The Big O|Keiichi]] [[Karas|Sato]], featuring original character designs by [[Masakazu Katsura]], and animated by famed studio [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]], ''Tiger And Bunny'' [[Spring 2011 Anime|premiered in April 2011 in Japan]], and is simulcast in North America by [http://www.vizanime.com/tiger-and-bunny Viz Media]), in France by [http://www.kzplay.fr/ KZPlay], in the UK by [http://www.anime-on-demand.com/ Anime on Demand], and in Australia by Siren Visual on [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/video/ ANN].

An English dub [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-16/tiger-and-bunny-tv-anime-to-get-english-dub is currently in production].

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* [[A Day in the Limelight]]: Several of the supporting characters have spotlight episodes: Karina in episodes 4 and 14, Ivan in episode 8, Pao-Lin in episode 9 and Keith in episode 15. {{spoiler|And Lunatic in 16}}.

* [[Affectionate Parody]]/[[Deconstructive Parody]]: Cheerfully pokes fun at and deconstructs western superhero conventions whilst maintaining the firm idealism that gave the original stories their charm.

* [[Alternate Calendar]]: The year is 1978 N.C. NEXT have been appearing for 45 years, making their first appearance in 1933 NC... a possible [[Shout-Out]] to the beginning of the Golden Age of comicbooks.

* [[All There in the Manual]]: There's a lot of background info on the series that's given out in the various books, magazines and drama CDs. Most of it is fun trivia; the heroes' schedules and favorite foods, how Kotetsu met Tomoe and Antonio, how the point system used by HeroTV works, details on the areas in and around Sternbild, etc.

* [[All There in the Script]]: Several, including many of the main cast names (for example, did you notice no one ever calls Sky High by his real name: Keith Goodman!)

* [[Always Someone Better]]: Sky High (who overshadows Wild Tiger so much that criminals want to be arrested by ''him'' instead of Tiger) and Barnaby (has the same powers as Tiger, but is younger, better-looking, seen as more competent, and better regarded by the corporate sponsors) serve as this to Kotetsu.

* {{spoiler|[[And the Adventure Continues...]]}}

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* [[Awesome but Impractical]]: In Episode 5, Tiger and Barnaby got a "Good Luck Mode" upgrade which activated automatically when they had only three seconds of power left and increased their strength by {{spoiler|not one bit. But it makes them look much cooler.}}

** Tiger's ridiculously over-elaborated wristwatch upgrade.

** Episode 25: Should you really be wearing 3-D glasses outside of a theater? [[Sunglasses At Night|At night?]] ''[[Up to Eleven|While driving?]]''

** Episode 25: Should you really be wearing 3-D glasses outside of a theater? [[Sunglasses at Night|At night?]] ''[[Up to Eleven|While driving?]]''

* [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]: Kaede and Kotetsu plays this on the familial angle. As much as Kaede will insist she hates her father for [[When You Coming Home, Dad?|not being there for her]], she'll still be the first to {{spoiler|set off on her own to rescue him when she learns he's in danger.}}

* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Kotetsu and Barnaby pull this off in episode 10.

* [[Bad Powers, Bad People]]: Invoked when one NEXT child deals with enough taunting to believe his powers are just too "creepy" for superheroics. Thus, if you can't become a super''hero''...

** It's then subverted when Wild Tiger convinces him to use his powers for good and save the building and everyone in it.

* [[Badly-Battered Babysitter]]: The main plot of Episode 9, where Tiger is charged with babysitting the mayor's son, Sam. {{spoiler|However, Pao-Lin ends up being the main babysitter and winds up kidnapped along with the kid by a female group of NEXT criminals.}}

* [[Banana Peel]]: {{spoiler|Used as a [[Chekhov's Gag]] in Episode 14 to help Tiger, Barnaby and Blue Rose detect the presence of the criminal.}}

* [[Barbie Doll Anatomy]]: Averted in Episode 13 with Kotetsu.

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'''Karina:''' I'm never EVER going to feel that way towards you, just so you know!

'''Barnaby:''' I feel the same way.

'''Karina:''' [[Defied Trope|I'll make sure the circumstances never ever come to that!]] If it does, I'll rip those [[Event Flag|flags]] to shreds myself!

'''Barnaby:''' Sounds great. I'm looking forward to it. }}

* [[BFG]]: {{spoiler|The android H-01, a [[Evil Knockoff|fake Wild Tiger]], is equipped with a powerful one. After Wild Tiger and Barnaby disarmed H-01 of it, the gun was used by Barnaby to finish H-01 off while Wild Tiger held H-01.}}

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** Three in episode 25: {{spoiler|Doc Saito activating the androids' safety mode just before they're about to kill the heroes, Agnes broadcasting Maverick's [[Engineered Public Confession]] to the entire city, and Kotetsu revealing himself to be [[Not Quite Dead]] just in time to save Kaede.}}

* [[Bilingual Bonus]]: The name of the city, Sternbild, is German for "constellation".

** The heavy use of [[Surprisingly Good English]]<ref> It should be mentioned that they had the American [[Viz Media]] studio do all the text on screen for them.</ref> actually becomes this for native Japanese viewers; although only the most important lines are translated into Japanese, the English text contains a lot of interesting things such as background on the heroes, or more plot-relevant facts like {{spoiler|Kotetsu's diary which documents his gradual power loss and Barnaby's parents being robot engineers many episodes before the fact is explicitly brought up in the plot}}. Even small simple things like criminal profiles and the writing in help yourself books are in full English and not just random letters or scribbles.

* [[Biting the Hand Humour]]: The show is an [[Affectionate Parody]] of superhero stories where the calling has become a soulless corporate career in which glitzy advertising takes priority over saving lives. They then brought in a mind-bending amount of [[Product Placement]] from real-world companies. Do the maths.

* [[Bishie Sparkle]]: Nathan teaches Keith how to generate them in order to impress a girl he likes.

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* [[Blessed with Suck]]: All the NEXT students Tiger mentors in Episode 8 have varied powers such as hair manipulation, neck stretching, leg stretching and sweating a lot.

* [[Boogie Knights]]: While not a straight example, you get the idea that the CGI animators were getting a kick out of putting armored Tiger in as many odd poses as they could come up with.

* [[Book Ends]]: {{spoiler|The series begins and ends with an episode of Hero TV and an [[Embarrassing Rescue]].}}

** Both first and last episodes have a scene where Nathan is hitting on Antonio, to the latter's obvious displeasure and annoyance.

* [[Breather Episode]]: Episode 14, which takes place after the end of rather dramatic arc and right before first heartbreaking episode in the series.

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* [[Cool Bike]]: Kotetsu and Barnaby have matching ones. Blue Rose is seen sitting on one in Episodes 1 and 4 but doesn't actually use it until Episode 7.

** [[Cool Sidecar]]: Kotetsu's bike turns into one and connects to Barnaby's.

* [[Cool Car]]: Fire Emblem has ''two''; a red Dragster/Joel Shumacher era Batmobile look-alike that he uses when he's working and a Ferrari Testarossa as his private car.

** Agnes drives a new model blue Porsche, possibly a Boxster.

** Barnaby is seen driving a red Honda NSX in episode 15.

** There appears to be a few modern Ford Mustangs being driven by Sternbild's civilians.

** In episode 25, the car that {{spoiler|Tiger almost falls on and is subsequently destroyed when Barnaby saves him}} looks like the version of the Chevrolet Camaro from 2009 onward.

* [[Corporate-Sponsored Superhero]]: The premise of the show.

* [[Cross Counter]]: Kotetsu and Lunatic in episode 8.

** Kotetsu and {{spoiler|Barnaby}} in episode 23.

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** {{spoiler|The label fully applies by the end of the series; Maverick fabricated the entire conflict surrounding superheroes and Ouroboros to get ratings, and justified it as saying it reduced hate against NEXT (which to be fair is by and large true). However Ouroboros has since spiraled out of control and is more or less impossible to destroy, so superheroes are here to stay for the duration; and by series end none of the heroes seem to care that much about appeasing their sponsors and focus more on saving people, thus making both deconstruction and reconstruction tropes valid.}}

* [[Defictionalization]]: In Japan, there was enough demand for Kotetsu's [[Nice Hat]] that Sunrise decided they'd just [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-06-16/tiger-and-bunny-staff/kotetsu-hat-to-be-made-for-sale go ahead and sell it.] Soon enough, Barnaby's jacket and the Christmas pin were also made into real items.

* [[Department of Redundancy Department]]: {{spoiler|Kriem, acting as [[Combat Commentator]] for Barnaby's fight with Jake in episode 13, refers to Barnaby as "Revenge Boy who is out for vengeance."}}

** And then there's Keith Goodman's love of repetition, [[Catch Phrase|and again, there is Keith Goodman's love of repitition]].

* [[Designated Victim]]: The [http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2016/scarftan.jpg anonymous scarf-wearing girl] who has been on the wrong end of an astonishing number of perils in Sternbild so far.

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* [[Died in Your Arms Tonight]]: The end of {{spoiler|episode 24 seemed to be leading to a classic example, but this was subverted as of episode 25.}}

* [[Differently-Powered Individual]]: The NEXT.

* [[Disastrous Training Sim Opening]]/[[Unwinnable Training Simulation]]: The opening scene of Episode 3 is a textbook example, which ends with Kotetsu carelessly removing his headplate to more effectively rag on Barnaby, only to get headshotted by a (virtual) sniper for his efforts.

* [[Disturbed Doves]]: In the first ending theme a flock of white doves take flight in the skies above Sternbild City.

* [[Documentary Episode]]: In-universe the people of HERO TV tried to do this in Episode 3 following Wild Tiger and Barnaby. It got somewhat derailed with the bomb threat.

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* {{spoiler|[[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: Kotetsu is alive and well; with his powers, though weakened, still intact; and he and Barnaby both retire from their duties, though they come back next year.}}

* [[Easter Egg]]: [http://thisissternbild.com/2011/07/16/easter-eggs-in-tb-fanvideo-translated/ Several are explained here]

** There's also hidden Origamis in official [http://i.imgur.com/Ugpi4.jpg books] and [http://i.imgur.com/WFODx.jpg illustrations]

* [[Elemental Powers]]: Some NEXT have them.

** Heroes:

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* [[Mr. Fanservice]]: Let's see. You have Kotetsu ([[Hot Dad]]), Barnaby ([[Megane]] [[Bishonen]]), Keith ([[Nice Guy]]), Yuri ([[White-Haired Pretty Boy]]), Ivan ([[Shrinking Violet]]), Antonio ([[Rated "M" for Manly]]), and even Nathan ([[Wholesome Crossdresser]], if you're into that). Oh, yes - this show aims to please.

* [[Eureka Moment]]: In Episode 6, Saito's mention of getting trapped in a broken elevator jogs Kotetsu's memory just enough for him to recall just why the man that tried to kill him and Fire Emblem seemed so familiar: {{spoiler|he was the elevator maintenance man who planted the bomb in Episode 3}}.

* [[Evil Costume Switch]]: In episodes 21-23. {{spoiler|Though it's more like antagonism than 'evil' when we see that both the fake Wild Tiger and Barnaby are sporting black versions of their suits.}}

** In episode 23 {{spoiler|following the [["I Know You're in There Somewhere" Fight]], Barnaby goes back to his white and pink/red suit.}}

* [[Evil-Detecting Dog]]: Sky High's dog, John. {{spoiler|Upon meeting Cis for the first time he barks and growls at her.}}

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** Later on we're introduced to Jake Martinez, who's basically a NEXT supremacist.

** Episode 18 reveals that {{spoiler|Kriem, Jake's girlfriend and fellow supremacist, was painfully on the receiving end of that prejudice against them as a kid, which resulted in her becoming who she is.}}

** There are indications that {{spoiler|1=HeroTV in part was created to fight the prejudice and it worked, based on how much more accepted the NEXT have become.}}

** {{spoiler|Rotwang from episodes 15, 23 and 24 is a rabid anti-NEXT.}}

* [[Feud Episode]]: Episodes 12 & 19.

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** A magazine shot in episode 21 indicates that someone managed to get ''Lunatic'' to [http://i53.tinypic.com/2duxpwp.jpg sit down for an interview].

** A close look at the foreground at the end of episode 2 shows that [http://thisissternbild.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/null-mp4_snapshot_04-41_2011-07-16_13-25-35.jpg Kotetsu is a Bob Marley fan].

** [http://i52.tinypic.com/qnl0l0.png Maverick's profile on Barnaby] from Episode 23 raises the question of exactly how messed up {{spoiler|Barnaby's memories}} really are, and how big a bastard {{spoiler|Maverick}} really is.

** [[Word of God|Masayuki Ozaki]] confirms that the animators have a tendency to sneak in various real-world items for their own amusement (whereas Ozaki himself is responsible for some [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|minor characters' suspicious resemblance to real-life actors]]). The most infamous of these is Kotetsu's cologne, the discovery of which [[The Red Stapler|triggered a major spike its sales]].

** A short shot in the eleventh episode hints at one of the major reveals in the second half of the series: {{spoiler|Jake doesn't have an Ouroboros tattoo on his hand, meaning he can't be the killer Barnaby remembers.}}

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* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Karina has a comedic one after discovering Kotetsu was married and has a kid.

{{quote|'''Antonio:''' Hey, Blue Rose, help us out!

'''Karina:''' Daughter... Wife... Haha. Hahaha... *[[Twitchy Eye|eye twitch]]*

'''Antonio:''' It's no good. She's cracking up! }}

** In a less comedic version: {{spoiler|Barnaby does not take the revelation that Jake ''didn't'' kill his parents very well}}.

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* [[High School Sweethearts]]: Kotetsu met Tomoe in high school.

* [[Hoist by His Own Petard]]: {{spoiler|Jake is ultimately defeated when he attacks Tiger while hanging from a rope, damaging Kriem's helicopter in the process... [[Dropped a Bridge on Him|which lands on him and kills him.]]}}

* [[Hour of Power]]: Kotetsu and Barnaby's shared superpower, called ''Hundred Power'', is to increase their physical capabilities by a hundredfold for a maximum of five minutes - they need to wait an hour before they can use it again.

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: Kotetsu gets attacked by a heavily-armed mecha of unknown origin in Episode 6. {{spoiler|It may have something to do with Ouroboros.}}

** {{spoiler|The army of Mecha that show up in Episode 10 are definitely the property of Ouroboros.}}

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* [[Malevolent Masked Men]]: The bad guys in Episodes 1 and 4. Also in Kotetsu's flashback when he met Mr. Legend.

** The carjacker in Episode 4 had an open mouth long-eared pig mask.

** In Episode 5 {{spoiler|Karina, Antonio, Nathan, and Keith as the boss, pretended to be [[Blatant Burglar|buglars]] to surprise Barnaby for his birthday. The former 3 had black ski masks while the latter was [[In the Hood]] with [[Sunglasses At Night]]}}.

** In Episode 5 {{spoiler|Karina, Antonio, Nathan, and Keith as the boss, pretended to be [[Blatant Burglar|buglars]] to surprise Barnaby for his birthday. The former 3 had black ski masks while the latter was [[In the Hood]] with [[Sunglasses at Night]]}}.

*** Averted for Pauly's butler-looking henchmen.

* [[Man Hug]]: Kotetsu gives one to Saito upon discovering that {{spoiler|he remembers him}}. Saito is understandably confused.

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* [[The Men in Black]]: {{spoiler|Maverick}} has several on his payroll.

* [[Mind Over Matter]]: Wielded by Sam, the mayor's ''infant'' son.

* [[Mind Rape]]: In the second half of Tiger & Bunny, Barnaby Brooks Jr. suffers this twice at the hands of {{spoiler|his Parental Substitute, Albert Maverick, who has the power of creating Fake Memories;}} though it's hinted that it has happened quite a few times prior to the beginning of the series as well. {{spoiler|Later, Maverick mindrapes the other heroes via first erasing their memories of Kotetsu, then making them believe he's a murderer.}}

* [[Minor Injury Overreaction]]: {{spoiler|Jake is absolutely furious when Wild Tiger of all heroes manages to land a hit on him -- while powered down, no less. In retaliation, he beats down Tiger so badly that he has to be rushed to the ICU immediately.}}

* [[Mini-Mecha]]: What a criminal piloted in Episode 6.

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** Subverted, as apparently they're fake and she uses padding to make them seem larger than they actually are.

* [[Multinational Team]]: While competitors rather than a proper team, the Hero TV superheroes run the gamut of Japanese (Kotetsu/Wild Tiger), Hispanic of possible Mexican descent (Antonio/Rock Bison), Russian (Ivan/Origami Cyclone), Chinese (Pao-Lin/Dragon Kid), and [[All-American Face|ridiculously American]] (Keith/Sky High).

* [[Multiple Demographic Appeal]]: When Viz announced that their target market for this show were [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/news/2011-06-04/viz-named-n-american-licensor-of-tiger-and-bunny-merchandise 14-25 year old males] fangirls [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/bbs/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=262296&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 laughed at them with derision]. Then Kotetsu's seiyuu, [[Hiroaki Hirata]], revealed that his character was intended to appeal to 40-year-old men.

** According to the producers the show was specifically designed to be enjoyed by working adults who may still read manga but don't watch anime anymore for various reasons, and may be interested in foreign (mostly American) TV series.

* [[My God, What Have I Done?]]: {{spoiler|Kotetsu, after breaking the trust Barnaby had in him by not offering him the same courtesy during an important mission}}.

{{quote|'''Kotetsu:''' You're right. I kept telling him that we're a team - but in the end, {{spoiler|''I'' didn't have faith in him.}}}}

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* [[New Powers as the Plot Demands]]: Good Luck Mode, Wild Tiger gets a [[Power Fist]] and Barnaby gets an [[Armed Legs|Armed Leg]]. {{spoiler|Subverted, as it does absolutely nothing to enhance their powers. Doc Saito just put it in the suits because he thought it looked cool.}}

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: {{spoiler|When meeting Kaede for the first time, Sky High good-naturedly puts his hand on her shoulder. In doing so he ends up transferring his NEXT power to her, making her lose the memory-manipulation ability she got from Maverick -- meaning Barnaby's true memories couldn't be restored. [[Justified Trope|Justified]], since no-one knew about this little setback until then.}}

* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: {{spoiler|When Mr Maverick and Kaede meet he pats her on the head - unwittingly transferring his power to her.}}

* [[No Communities Were Harmed]]: Sternbild looks an awful lot like New York, even having similar statues. [[Word of God]] says it was in fact based on Manhattan.

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]

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** There's been suspicions on both sides of the pond that Antonio was modeled off of [http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/antonioantonio.png/ a certain other Antonio].

** The mayor is rather obviously [[Barack Obama]].

* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: {{spoiler|Jake to Tiger.}} It was so bad that ''Agnes'' of all people wanted to stop it from airing.

** Kotetsu and Barnaby were well on their way to getting one courtesy of {{spoiler|Cis in episode 15 - at least before Sky High showed up to save the day.}}

* [[The Nose Knows]]: The main powers of the criminal group featured in Episode 9. Mary can smell money, Lily can smell [[Living Lie Detector|lies]], and Elly can smell [[Spider Sense|danger]].

* [[Not So Different]]: Most episodes show us that Kotetsu and Barnaby aren't really all that different. Kotetsu even remarks on this during Hero TV's documentary on Barnaby at the end of episode 3 -- but whether or not that was one of Agnes' ideas or his own opinion is left open to interpretation.

* [[OC Stand In]]: {{spoiler|Fake Wild Tiger/HN-01}} despite only appearing in a few episodes, has inspired the fandom to create a more humanized version called {{spoiler|Ebitetsu. Sporting [[Palette Swap]] versions of Kotetsu's outfit and his hat pulled down to obscure his eyes}} he appears in truckloads of fanart, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntjWQ8bHw78&feature=related fancreated] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04WU3_chZ7g&feature=related MMDs] and even doujinshi.

* [[OC Stand-In]]: {{spoiler|Fake Wild Tiger/HN-01}} despite only appearing in a few episodes, has inspired the fandom to create a more humanized version called {{spoiler|Ebitetsu. Sporting [[Palette Swap]] versions of Kotetsu's outfit and his hat pulled down to obscure his eyes}} he appears in truckloads of fanart, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntjWQ8bHw78&feature=related fancreated] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04WU3_chZ7g&feature=related MMDs] and even doujinshi.

* [[Odd Couple]]: Kotetsu is laid-back, friendly and emotional, and takes his job of protecting citizens very seriously. Barnaby is somewhat uptight (he relentlessly uses [[Keigo]] with Kotetsu), reserved, and has little enthusiasm towards the idea of fighting evil.

* [[Official Cosplay Gear]]: So far, Kotetsu's hat and wristwatch, Barnaby's jacket and belt, and even shirts that resemble the duo's power suits have been sold

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* [[Power Glows]]: When the heroes activate their powers. Their eyes also glow blue, regardless of their original color.

** Also parts of Kotetsu and Barnaby's suits glow when their powers are active.

* [[Power of Trust]]: A frequently recurring theme.

* [[The Power of Trust]]: A frequently recurring theme.

* [[Product Placement]]: Played straight ''and'' lampshaded, with real-life sponsors such as Pepsi, UStream, Bandai or SoftBank.

{{quote|'''Jackson:''' You know who made you a hero, right?

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'''Jackson:''' Good! }}

* [[The Promise]]: {{spoiler|Tomoe's last request to Kotetsu was for him to continue his work as a hero after her death}}.

* [[Punch Clock Hero]]: Surprisingly averted. Despite their positions as [[Corporate-Sponsored Superhero|corporate employees]], all of the heroes are in the business because they genuinely want to help people.

* [[Puzzle Boss]]: {{spoiler|Jake Martinez}}, definitely.

* [[Randomly-Gifted]]: Heredity seems to have little or nothing to do with being a NEXT.

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** Episode {{spoiler|24 and 25}} - {{spoiler|Kotetsu}} gets his [[Clothing Damage|armor and about half of his undersuit obliterated]]. He appears to neither notice nor care in the least that he's exposed from collar to pelvis.

* [[Shonen Upgrade]]: Subverted and parodied. {{spoiler|The "Good Luck Mode" Kotetsu and Barnaby receive in Episode 5 gives an auto-mod to their suits that lasts for three seconds. However, as Doc Saito informs them after they seemingly put it to use, it doesn't do anything except make them look cooler.}}

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Heroes [[Spider-Man|swinging from buildings]]. Which makes a lot more sense what with Sternbild's unique architecture.

** Tiger's armor (and Barnaby to a lesser extent) take some design cues from movie [[Iron Man]].

** A few possible ones to [[Batman]]:

*** Karina Lyle (Blue Rose) sounds dangerously close to Selina Kyle (A.K.A. Catwoman).

*** On that note the magazine that Kotetsu is reading at the beginning of episode 18 includes a picture of a [[Palette Swap|PaletteSwapped]] version of [[Catwoman]]

*** {{spoiler|All of the clown-like imagery used by Ouroboros appears to be one to [[The Joker]]. A random [[Mook]] who takes a girl hostage with a gun looks like him as well.}}

*** {{spoiler|The relationship between Jake and Kriem is reminiscent of the relationship between The Joker and Harley Quinn, right down to Kriem's red-and-black outfit with a playing card theme.}}

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* [[Sigil Spam]]: To be expected, given the premise.

* [[Skyscraper City]]: Sternbild is so tall it has been divided into levels.

* [[Skyward Scream]]: Kotetsu in episode 7 {{spoiler|when he and Rock Bison realise the criminal he's giving CPR to can't be revived.}}

* [[Slave to PR]]: Pretty much all the heroes who appear on HeroTV are subject to this, though some play it up more than others.

* [[Sleeper Hit]]

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* [[Sliding Scale of Living Toys]]: The Mad Bears are Level 4.

* [[Spiritual Successor]]: To [[The Big O]] - similiar western themes, [[Scenery Porn]], basically does with entire western superhero concept what Big O does with Batman.

* [[Split-Screen Reaction]]: Kotetsu and Barnaby get one in episode 12 when {{spoiler|Jake picks out their cards one after the other.}}

** They have another one when they are nearly crushed by a stone statue in episode 2.

* [[The Stinger]]: Most of the episodes have them. They either allude to things that happened or leads to something in future episodes.

* [[Stripperiffic]]: Blue Rose's costume. Lampshaded a bit in the first episode, where it's shown that her costume is more useful for attracting the [[Male Gaze]] than it is for blocking bullets. The group of female NEXT criminals in Episode 9 definitely count as well.

** In one of the manga anthology stories, Nathan decides that Kotetsu could use a change of wardrobe. The results are... ''[http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/8903/wutisthisidonteven.png special.]''

* [[Sucking-In Lines]]: The android guns in the final episode suddenly need to charge up...you know, just for dramatic effect.

* [[Superheroes Wear Capes]]: One of them, anyway (Fire Emblem). Tiger also used to wear one, before he was transferred to Apollon Media and got a new, modern suit.

* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Jake Martinez double-dipped and got two winning tickets, having {{spoiler|both the power to [[Barrier Warrior|project force-fields]] and [[Telepathy]]}}.

** {{spoiler|Kaede can [[Mega Manning|mimic the powers of other NEXT.]]}}

** Subverted when Tiger, Barnaby and Origami Cyclone visit a [[Hero Academy]] for NEXT; it's made very apparent that most NEXT abilities are fairly useless. So naturally, out of the few thousand NEXT only a very small percentage become heroes (or villains, for that matter).

*** It's also worth noting that amongst the eight HeroTV heroes, at least half of them <ref> Kotetsu grew up in Oriental Town, Ivan is Russian who apparently immigrated to Sternbild at a young age, Antonio is identified as being from "The West Coast", and Pao-Lin is from China</ref> (and possibly as many as all eight) aren't originally from Sternbild.

* [[Super Registration Act]]: Is shown to be in full effect. It doesn't really cause problems for anyone, since Sternbild uses the "too reasonable to ever actually show up in comics" version H of the law.

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'''''BOOM!'''''

'''Kotetsu:''' Eh? }}

** And in episode 10:

{{quote|'''Barnaby:''' {{spoiler|Jake Martinez's}} sentence is 250 years. I can interrogate him after all this is over.}}

*** {{spoiler|Two minutes later, Ouroboros is announcing that they're taking the entire city of Sternbild hostage to ensure Jake's release.}}

* [[Tender Tears]]: {{spoiler|Both Kotetsu and Barnaby cry these at the end of episode 24.}}

* [[They Fight Crime]]: Pretty much the whole point of the series.

* [[Those Two Girls]]: Karina's high school friends, Emily and Jane.

* [[Thou Shalt Not Kill]]: The main conflict between Lunatic and the heroes.

* [[Time Bomb]]: Used in Episode 3 as the major threat.

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* [[Transformation Sequence]]: In Episode 5 both Wild Tiger and Barnaby have a mechanical sequence in the [[Base on Wheels]].

* [[Translation Convention]]: Since the series does take place in a futuristic Manhattan, most of the characters are assumed to be speaking English instead of Japanese. This is supported by the fact that all of the text/signs/writing is written in English, despite Kotetsu's comical inability to understand or pronounce the episode titles.

* [[Traumatic Superpower Awakening]]: Lunatic's power manifested when he tried to stop his father from beating his mother.

* [[Tron Lines]]: Light up on Kotetsu and Barnaby's suits whenever they tap into their powers.

* [[True Companions]]: The heroes are starting to become this. Outright stated by Kotetsu in episode 21, and proven by them in episode 24.

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** Episode 15: After everything looks to finally turn good for Barnaby and Kotetsu {{spoiler|it's revealed that Kotetsu is losing his powers.}}

** Episode 16 is pretty much a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] of revelations and whamness.

** Episode 19, in which we learn of all kinds of corruption and lies.

** Episode 20 has {{spoiler|Kotetsu erased from his friends's memories and declared a murderer.}}

** The end of episode 24, in which it looks like {{spoiler|we have our first major death of the series...}}

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