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* AnAesop: Each episode ends with a brief scene summarizing the point of the PSA (e.g. "Don't eat on the Metro" or "Don't block the aisles")

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* MakeMeWannaShout: In "No Loud Music", a DarkerAndEdgier Super Kind forces headphone on the Rude Dude that destroy him by playing music incredibly loudly.

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* MakeMeWannaShout: MakeSomeNoise: In "No Loud Music", a DarkerAndEdgier Super Kind forces headphone headphones on the Rude Dude that destroy him by playing music incredibly loudly.

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* FantasySequence: Maybe. In every episode where Super Kind battles Rude Dude, the battle ends with her striking a pose and staring off beaming into space, while everyone else on the bus stares at her looking weirded out, implying the whole battle and tranformation sequence was all in her head. But the detritus of her battle remains in view at the same time...

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* FantasySequence: Maybe. In every episode where Super Kind battles Rude Dude, the battle ends with her striking a pose and staring off beaming into space, while everyone else on the bus stares at her looking weirded out, implying the whole battle and tranformation transformation sequence was all in her head. But the detritus of her battle remains in view at the same time...time...
* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The videos usually involve Super Kind having a TransformationSequence, performing a song and dance routine about Metro behavior, and then using her super powers to vanquish the villain. But "Wait your turn to enter" instead features the main characters standing around awkwardly while Creator/DannyTrejo delivers the aesop instead, with some LampshadeHanging:
--> "There was gonna be a whole song and dance routine about how you should wait your turn to enter the train, but they got me, Danny Trejo, to talk to you instead.



* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The videos usually involve Super Kind having a TransformationSequence, performing a song and dance routine about Metro behavior, and then using her super powers to vanquish the villain. But "Wait your turn to enter" instead features the main characters standing around awkwardly while Creator/DannyTrejo delivers the aesop instead, with some LampshadeHanging:
--> "There was gonna be a whole song and dance routine about how you should wait your turn to enter the train, but they got me, Danny Trejo, to talk to you instead"
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Fitting for an anime-influenced HenshinHero, Super Kind has purplish-pink hair.
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* UnusuallyUniterestingSight: The riders of the L.A. Metro are completely oblivious to a giant, one-eyed, fuzzy orange monster riding the bus with them, and are only mildly fazed by things like a tornado-force gale suddenly appearing on the subway.

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* UnusuallyUniterestingSight: UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The riders of the L.A. Metro are completely oblivious to a giant, one-eyed, fuzzy orange monster riding the bus with them, and are only mildly fazed by things like a tornado-force gale suddenly appearing on the subway.

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* CityOfWeirdos: The riders of the L.A. Metro are completely oblivious to a giant, one-eyed, fuzzy orange monster riding the bus with them, and are only mildly fazed by things like a tornado-force gale suddenly appearing on the subway.


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* UnusuallyUniterestingSight: The riders of the L.A. Metro are completely oblivious to a giant, one-eyed, fuzzy orange monster riding the bus with them, and are only mildly fazed by things like a tornado-force gale suddenly appearing on the subway.
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* {{Animesque}}: It's a live-action work, but the style is clearly inspired by anime in addition to the content. Examples include Super Kind's purple hair, use of anime-style title cards, and the use of freeze-frames with MangaEffects, such as a segment where Super Kind freezes, shocked, while white lines radiate out from her face.
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* SayMyName: Super Kind's [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull transformation trigger phrase]] is her own name, which she says emphatically and dramatically before transformation.
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* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The videos usually involve Super Kind having a TransformationSequence, performing a song and dance routine about Metro behavior, and then using her super powers to vanquish the villain. But "Wait your turn to enter" instead features the main characters standing around awkwardly while Creator/DannyTrejo delivers the aesop instead, with some LampshadeHanging:
--> "There was gonna be a whole song and dance routine about how you should wait your turn to enter the train, but they got me, Danny Trejo, to talk to you instead"

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* AnAesop: Each episode ends with a brief scene summarizing the point of the PSA ("Don't eat on the Metro" or "Don't block the aisles")

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* AnAesop: Each episode ends with a brief scene summarizing the point of the PSA ("Don't (e.g. "Don't eat on the Metro" or "Don't block the aisles")
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* HenshinHero: Super Kind is an ordinary transit rider who becomes a super hero (complete with costume and TransformationSequence) when she sees bad behavior on the Metro. She seems to have NewPowersAsThePlotDemands in order to combat Rude Dude.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Fitting for an anime-influenced HenshinHero, Super Kind has purplish-pink hair.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Fitting for an anime-influenced HenshinHero, Super Kind has purplish-pink hair.hair.
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''Metro Manners'', sometimes referred to by the name of the main character, Super Kind, is a series of etiquette {{PSA}}s created by Mike Diva for the UsefulNotes/LosAngeles Metro in 2017. The series of videos are a pastiche of the HenshinHero and MagicalGirl genres, and center around the adventures of Super Kind (Creator/AnnaAkana), a transforming superhero who promotes good behavior on the bus and subway. Super Kind is an ordinary transit rider who transforms into a superhero when confronted with her enemy Rude Dude, a furry orange monster who displays all sorts of bad behavior.

All the ads can be viewed [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdesfldDAhY&list=PLli3M8RkN4lkuDM-3ruyE2lfZCtt7wHOo here]].
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!!''Metro Manners'' contains the following tropes:
* AdBumpers: Each episode has a TitleCard done in the style of anime ad bumpers that appears in the middle of the episode that explains its subject in English and Japanese.
* AnAesop: Each episode ends with a brief scene summarizing the point of the PSA ("Don't eat on the Metro" or "Don't block the aisles")
* CelebrityEndorsement: The "Wait your turn to enter" PSA features a cameo from Creator/DannyTrejo, where he introduces himself with "Hi, I'm Danny Trejo" and delivers the message of the episode.
* CityOfWeirdos: The riders of the L.A. Metro are completely oblivious to a giant, one-eyed, fuzzy orange monster riding the bus with them, and are only mildly fazed by things like a tornado-force gale suddenly appearing on the subway.
* DesignStudentsOrgasm: The fantasy sequences of most episodes are visually busy with a highly saturated, pastel color palette, particularly in the second one.
* DisneyAcidSequence: Each episode features a musical sequence that takes place on highly stylized sets rather than on a bus/train like the rest of the episode. These feature surreal touches such as supersized fruits floating in the background and a mini train coming out of Super Kind's mouth. This is particularly evident in the "Seat Hogging" PSA, where all the sets are filled with brightly-colored geometric shapes.
* DynamicAkimbo: At the end of her TransformationSequence, Super Kind strikes a variant of this pose where she stands with legs apart, one arm on her hip, and the other hand making a VSign. This alludes to her status as a superhero, but the VSign makes her more cute and less confrontational than the usual superhero, fitting as her goal is to get people to be respectful on the bus.
* EyeBeams: In the "Aisle Blocking" PSA, Super Kind vaporizes Rude Dude's bike with her eyes.
* FantasySequence: Maybe. In every episode where Super Kind battles Rude Dude, the battle ends with her striking a pose and staring off beaming into space, while everyone else on the bus stares at her looking weirded out, implying the whole battle and tranformation sequence was all in her head. But the detritus of her battle remains in view at the same time...
* GratuitousJapanese: The videos are made for an English-speaking American audience but feature mostly Japanese narration and Japanese text onscreen. The Japanese voice-over isn't actually important to the message but adds to the feeling that the clips are from a Franchise/SuperSentai-type show.
* MakeMeWannaShout: In "No Loud Music", a DarkerAndEdgier Super Kind forces headphone on the Rude Dude that destroy him by playing music incredibly loudly.
* TransformationSequence: When Super Kind notices bad behavior on the Metro, she [[ByThePowerOfGrayskull yells her name]] and transforms into her superhero outfit. The transformation takes place on a blue background with red hearts, and Super Kind rotates slowly as clothing items appear. At the end, she strikes a dramatic pose.
* VacuumMouth: In the "Eating" video, Super Kind sucks the monster's food out of his hand with a power vortex emanating from her mouth. This is so powerful it causes passersby to lose their hats and the lights to flicker.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Fitting for an anime-influenced HenshinHero, Super Kind has purplish-pink hair.

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