History Animation / GuardianFairyMichel

* BittersweetEnding: The Black Hammers lost all the fairies they captured and the Tree of Life is saved but [[spoiler: Michel dies]] in order to rejuvenate the tree, and Kim leaves the island. It's played as more happy than bitter, as [[spoiler:Michel]] will be reborn later, Biam is with the fairies again, Kim reflects on her experience fondly and feels that [[spoiler:Michel]] will remember her when he does return.

* BittersweetEnding: The Black Hammers lost all the fairies they captured and the Tree of Life is saved, but [[spoiler:Michel dies in order to rejuvenate the tree. He will revive in the future, but until then everyone must work together to protect nature. Also, Kim leaves the island.]]

* OutsideContextVillain: Episode 23 has a long-dead evil pharaoh with magical powers arising to kill the heroes, forcing Michel and Salome to team up against him.

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: When Baron gets turned into a monster, Rena begs her to remember her existence as a fairy and stop harming things. [[spoiler: Electro is brought back in a similar way, but thanks instead to Harry, the human boy who befriended him.]]

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: The Black Hammer Gang. They're comedic, and ''almost'' seem like they're going to end up in IneffectualSympatheticVillain territory... until it turns out they're not that ineffectual. Even the trailer points out that Salome will lie, cheat, and steal to get her way, and might ''succeed''.
** In particular, some episodes' plots are kicked off because of an early-episode victory by the Black Hammers, and sometimes they do get away with a treasure.

* WeWantOurJerkBack: [[spoiler: Boogy, Woogy, and Meggi just don't feel motivated without Salome harping on them at every turn.]]

* HairTriggerTemper: It doesn't take much to make Salome angry, whether it's her minions annoying her or a slight delay in her search for treasure.

* ThreateningShark: Since nature is out of balance, sharks attack Donna and her son in episode 3.

* WingedHumanoid: Michel in his powered-up forms grows wings.

* [[{{Hammerspace}} Black Hammerspace]]: Salome makes sure her gang lives up to its name with her hammer-from-nowhere.

* TwinkleInTheSky: Happens frequently to the Black Hammer Gang as they're defeated.

* GottaCatchEmAll: Gotta rescue all the fairies! Or else, the WorldTree can't be renewed...

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: The Black Hammer Gang via the fairy monsters, moreso as the series goes on.

* ConspicuousCGI: Honeybee and the Black Hammers' base are CGI, but they're cel-shaded so they usually blend in. However, in at least on episode, the inside of the Black Hammers' base is all none-too-subtle CGI.

* AnAesop: Once per episode.

* BlowYouAway: Baron, the wind fairy.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The fairies, once monsterized.
* CityOfCanals: Preccia, an obvious Venice {{Expy}} (it even played home to "Parco Molo"). However, it's been consumed by trash and the canals stink, which is unusually realistic where this trope is generally concerned.

* CoolPlane: The Honeybee.

* HeelFaceTurn[=/=]MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler: Biam]] is turned into a monster and reforms in the finale.

* BittersweetEnding: The Black Hammers lost all the fairies they captured and the Tree of Life is saved... [[spoiler: but Michel dies in order to rejuvenate the tree. He will revive in the future, but until then everyone must work together to protect nature. Also, Kim leaves the island.]]

* ThisIsReality: When the Black Hammers learn that there's a [[spoiler: time machine]], Boogy remarks that "[[spoiler: Time machines]] only exist in cartoons! They're not real!" Biam then retorts, asking if that's [[ArbitrarySkepticism just like fairies, then.]] Boogy is forced to concede.

* TransformingWeapon: Kim's gun can turn into a magic crossbow.

''Guardian Fairy Michel'' (or just ''Michel'' in English) is a 2006 [[KoreanAnimation Korean animated series]] for children. It was released in English by the former Creator/ADVFilms.

...But she wakes up in a place with a clear sky, unhurt, beneath an enormous tree. A mysterious young boy named Mihcel greets her, and explains that she's landed on Sitel Island, home of the Tree of Life that keeps the balance of nature in check. Michel is a friend to the fairies of nature that live on the island. And Kim would be having a lovely time getting to know them, if she hadn't accidentally led the Black Hammer Gang to the island with her. With their robots, they kidnap all of the fairies, causing the tree to wither--and, in the process, transform all of the fairies into monsters!

The tree is destroyed, but there is hope--it will regrow from its seed if all of the fairies can be rescued. Laura, the spirit of the tree, assigns Jim and Michel to rescue all of the fairies. Michel is the Guardian Fairy, and can use his fairy friends' powers once they've been rescued. Kim is given the Arrow of Light, which can revert monsters to their fairy forms. Together, they must save the fairies, stop the Black Hammer Gang, and restore the balance of nature!

* TomboyishName: The female fairy of the wind is named Baron.