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'''''Houkago No Pleiades''''' (literally ''After School Pleiades'', but known in English as '''''Wish Upon the Pleiades''''') is a 2011 [[Magical Girl]] original net animation. Born from a collaboration between [[Gainax]] and Subaru -- yes, the car manufacturer; "Subaru" means "Pleiades" -- each ONA episode is around 6 minutes long.

The ONA is available for free on the [http://www.youtube.com/user/sbrxgx Subaru x Gainax] [[YouTube]] channel, in Japanese and [http://www.youtube.com/user/sbrxgx#p/c/BBB14AB4FFDEA445 with English subtitles].

The remake has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America, Madman Entertainment in Australia, and Animatsu Entertainment in the UK.

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* [[Anime Theme Song]]: Episode 4. {{spoiler|After the final battle with Minato.}}
* [[Badass Longcoat]]: {{spoiler|Minato's [[Super-Powered Evil Side]]. Eventually Subaru when she gets Minato's school jacket.}}
* [[Big Bad]]: {{spoiler|Minato}}
* [[Bishounen]]: Minato.
* [[Cute Witch]]: The girls are capable of flying thanks to their weapons, though Aoi has the look.
* [[Chainsaw Good]]: The girls' weapons rev up like a car engine.
* [[Emotionless Girl]]: Nanako
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: The President
* {{spoiler|[[Evil Redhead]]}}: Minato
* [[Fridge Brilliance]] / [[Continuity Nod]]: Subaru, the company, is the Japanese name for the [[wikipedia:Pleiades (star cluster)|Pleiades]], a Star Cluster.  {{spoiler|Guess where they're transporting the "President"?}}
* [[Gainax Ending]]: {{spoiler|Subaru enters the artificial garden a second time. She sees that it's night time in there, and there's one flower remaining.}} Though it's not quite as confusing as other endings.
* [[Genki Girl]]: Subaru seems to be one, but then stops after episode 2.
* [[Hey, It's That Voice!]]
** Nanako is [[Angel Beats!|Yusa]] also a relatively emotionless girl.
* [[Informed Ability|Informed Disability]]: Aoi says that Subaru is an idiot and isn't capable of taking up the [[Magical Girl]] job. This idiocity never shows up in Subaru. In fact, it seems that she gets the most thoughtful dialogue in the 4 episodes.
* [[Interchangeable Antimatter Keys]]: Subaru uses one key (Which looks suspiciously like a car key.) to open the doors in school.
* [[Les Yay]]: Mostly between Subaru and Aoi.
* [[Magical Girl]]
* [[Memento MacGuffin]]: {{spoiler|Minato's Jacket to Subaru.}}
* [[Mentor Mascot]]: The President.
* [[Peek-a-Bangs]]: Nanako
* [[Product Placement]]
* [[Red Eyes, Take Warning]]:  {{spoiler|Minato normally has blue eyes, which turn red in his superpowered form.}}
* [[Rose-Haired Girl]]: Subaru
* [[Simple Staff]]: {{spoiler|Minato is the only one who has one.}}
* [[Sinister Scythe]]: The girls' weapons look suspiciously similar to scythes, though the blades look like the [http://carswelove.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/subaruimpreza2008.jpg grille from a Subaru.]
* {{spoiler|[[Super-Powered Evil Side]]: Minato}}
* [[Transformation Sequence]]: There's only one, and Subaru was first transforming.
* [[The Unintelligible]]: The President, although Nanako can understand him.
* [[Weaponized Car]]: Or rather, the car has become the weapon.
* [[Where It All Began]]: {{spoiler|The magically sealed artificial garden.}}
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Aoi. And Nanako has lavender hair.

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