Tiger and Bunny: Difference between revisions

* [[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.

* [[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!)

** 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.

* [[Bridal Carry]]/[[Embarrassing Rescue]]: How Barnaby saves Kotetsu when they first meet. Later in the episode it gets lampshaded, at Kotetsu's expense.

** The same thing happens towards the end of episode 10 and {{spoiler|at the tail end of the last episode.}}

* [[Epic Fail]]: In the first episode, Rock Bison's attempt to capture the bank robbers flounders when his horns get stuck in the armored car, letting the crooks get away while he yells for them to come back.

* [[Establishing Character Moment]]/[[What You Are in The Dark]]: An out-of-costume Barnaby passes by a crying child without batting an eye. Cue an out-of-costume Kotetsu passing the same kid and pulling off some impressive [[Le Parkour]] [[Friend to All Children|just to get the kid's balloon out of a tree.]]

* [[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.}}

* [[Fake Memories]]: {{spoiler|1=Maverick's NEXT power creates these. In the past he's used them on Barnaby, but as of episode 20, he's also used them on the HeroTV cast and crew}}

* [[Falling Into His Arms]]: How Barnaby usually saves Kotetsu.

* [[Fantastic Racism]]: To a degree. NEXT who are idolized as heroes don't get it as bad -- but there are plenty of people who are prejudiced against them, as seen in episode 2.

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

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

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

* [[Fictional Currency]]: Stern Dollars.

* [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]]: [[Fan Nickname|The Girls' Team]] follows this dynamic. [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|Fire for Fire Emblem]], Ice for Blue Rose, and Lightning for Dragon Kid.

* [[First-Name Basis]]: {{spoiler|Barnaby finally starts calling Kotetsu by his name at the end of the thirteenth episode.}}

* [[Geeky Turn On]]: In the Drama CD, Tomoe starts hitting it off with Kotetsu when she realizes that he was just as much of a superhero/HeroTV fan as she was. She even helped him pick out his code name.

* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]: Subverted. The [[Armour Piercing Slap]] Kotetsu gives Barnaby during the latter's angry tirade in episode 19 does not produce positive results.

* [[Gory Discretion Shot]]: The murder of {{spoiler|[[Asshole Victim|The Ladykiller]]}} in episode 16 and, more tragically, the murder of {{spoiler|Samantha}} in episode 20.

* [[Gratuitous English]]: The episode names (which are actually English-language proverbs). In the preview for ep.5, Kotetsu lampshades this by complaining that he doesn't understand the title of the next episode. Most of the time he can't read them at all -- [[Fridge Logic|even though he's supposed to speak English just fine.]]

** As of episode 20 {{spoiler|Maverick is out to eliminate Kotetsu.}}

** In episode 23 {{spoiler|after Barnaby regains his memories, Maverick decides to get rid of him as well.}}

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

{{quote| '''Antonio:''' Hey, Blue Rose, help us out!<br />

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Maverick's power as a NEXT, as well as replacing memories.}}

* [[Laser-Guided Karma]]: How Kotetsu discovers the fundamental unwiseness of littering with a [[Banana Peel]].

* [[Lawyer-Friendly Cameo]]: Doesn't the mayor look like a [[Barack Obama|certain recent president]]?

* [[Leaning On the Fourth Wall]]: After Barnaby first shows up, Agnes demands that they cut to commercial. Cue the ''real'' commercial break, which features Blue Rose. Expect to be confused.

* [[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.}}

* [[Mission Control]]: Agnes and the Hero TV crew serve as this for the heroes of Sternbild.

* [[Monochrome Casting]]: Deliberately and carefully averted, [[Word of God|according to Ozaki.]]

** 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]].

** 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]].

* [[Oh Crap]]: The end of episode 11 {{spoiler|when Jake Martinez makes it apparent that he knows he's talking to a disguised Origami Cyclone.}}

** The end of episodes 12, 19, 20 & 24.

* [[One-Woman Wail]]: The ominous operatic theme that plays during Barnaby's flashbacks to his parents' murder.

* [[Ouroboros]]: The show's version of the symbol is a snake with a Spade-shaped eye and a blade passing through its body. {{spoiler|This is the tattoo mark found on people belonging to the secret organization of the same name.}} The Ouroboros was removed from the {{spoiler|Stern Dollar}} for the DVD/BD release. It was supposed to be a very common image (the meaning and origins of which most people are unaware) -- much like the US Dollar's Eye of Providence.

* [[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.

* [[Reactive Continuous Scream]]: Occurs between Kotetsu and a pig-masked carjacker in Episode 4.

* [[Reality Show]]: [[Show Within a Show|HeroTV!]]

** 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.}}

** 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]].

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

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

** 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.]''

* [[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]]}}.

* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: The fundamental divide between Barnaby and Kotetsu. It's subverted in-universe because the Technician is the one who's more popular with HeroTV fans; but among the real-world T&B fandom the trope works in its typical fashion - with the Performer being the more popular of the two.

* [[Technicolor Fire]]: Fire Emblem has red-orange-yellow flames. Lunatic, meanwhile, has green-blue flames.

* [[Tempting Fate]]: When Barnaby and Kotetsu are sent to deal with an auto theft, Kotetsu wonders why they're being called in when [[Holding Out for A Hero|this is something the police should easily be able to handle]]. He gets his answer mid-dialogue:

{{quote| '''Kotetsu:''' Anyways, we heroes should be fighting bad guys who carry machine guns and are like, "Badadadadadadada--"<br />

* [[Virtual Training Simulation]]: Hero TV provides one for the superheroes.

* [[Visual Pun]]: In episode 1 when Kotetsu and Antonio are on the phone to each other we see that Kotetsu's name has a picture of a tiger under it on Antonio's phone and Antonio's name has a Bison under it on Kotetsu's.

** Aaaaaand episode 12 : {{spoiler|[[Cliff Hanger|"Deep lacerations all over his body! His pulse is dropping -- Stop the bleeding right away! Prepare for a blood transfusion!"]]}}

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

** 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...}}

** [[The Stinger]] in the final episode suggests something far more sinister. {{spoiler|If you get the Stern dollar wet, the Ouroboros symbol is revealed.}}

** Origami views his power this way {{spoiler|though this was disproven in episodes 11 and 12}}.

*** Although, remembering that {{spoiler|Jack Martinez can read minds means that he knew [[The Mole|Ivan's true identity]] [[Fridge Logic|long before he called him out on it, and even before the audience was informed of the plan,]]}} so the only good thing that came out of his {{spoiler|infiltration was the discovery of how Kriem was controlling the Mechas.}}