History Anime / Interstella5555

* BoomHeadshot: One of Earl de Darkwood's security guards [[spoiler:fatally shoots Shep in the back of his head just as the Crescendolls are escaping.]]

* {{Brainwashed}}: The Cresendolls were abducted from their home planet, and brainwashed into thinking they were human so that they would perform.

* FrozenFace: The brainwashed band and all of Earl de Darkwood's victims.

* KnockoutGas: The band is kidnapped with the aid of sleeping gas which somehow keeps them unconscious during the lengthy "processing" which turns them into the Crescendolls. Though the band's prolonged sleep may be due to the pods they are transported in, since the general population that was exposed to the gas wake up on their own not long after it dissipates.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Baryl the drummer seems to have a rough streak. While the other Crescendoll's memories, while they were being rewritten, were standard childhood fair like riding bikes, Baryl was being held back after knocking another kid to the ground.

* ETGaveUsWiFi: Apparently, some of the most popular musicians in history were the result of abducted aliens being forced to perform while [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashed]].

* HeroicSacrifice: During his attempt to rescue Stella, [[spoiler: Shep]] is badly injured but lives long enough for the others to rescue her.

* NavelDeepNeckline: The [[http://archive.is/PKJA2 dress Stella wears on her home planet]] has a heart-shaped CleavageWindow just above her breasts (i.e. in the usual place) that descends into a very thin division between the two halves of her bodice, before fanning out to become another, also heart-shaped (this time upside-down) cutout several inches below the waist. The effect is oddly innocent -- similar to a midriff-baring top -- but just try to pitch that design to anyone on Earth.

* {{Bishonen}}: Shep, Octave, and Arpegius are all slim and toned, with soft, handsome features. In his alien form, Arpegius is so pretty that he's nearly identical to Stella.

''Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem'' is an anime-style visualization of ''Music/DiscoveryDaftPunkAlbum'' produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation with visual supervision by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto. A group of [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe blue-skinned]] extraterrestrial musicians are kidnapped, {{brainwashed}}, and altered, [[LaserGuidedAmnesia mind]] and body, to be identical to ordinary humans. Under the control of their abductors, they become rock stars on Earth, playing their music and skyrocketing to massive fame. Can an alien pilot rescue the band, return their memories and get them home? Or will they be forced to play their part in the scheme of the evil, greedy Earl de Darkwood?

** The same sequence also briefly shows us the names of the Crescendolls' members.

%%* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Well, teal.

* ShrineToTheFallen: A statue of [[spoiler:Shep]] is built on The Crescendolls' home planet at the end.

* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: {{Hyperspace}}.

* GasMaskMooks: The band's kidnappers are an army of identically-dressed gas mask-wearing humanoids. {{Justified|Trope}} in this case since the mooks use knockout gas to subdue the band and audience.

* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Well, teal.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: Twice in the movie, with the guards watching TV instead of their cameras. First time benefitted the villains, the second the heroes. Though the guards in question were both overnight civilian security guards at low risk sites.

* HollywoodCyborg: The two bodyguards for the band are revealed to be this at the end of "Superheroes".

* KnockoutGas: The band is kidnapped with the aid of sleeping gas which somehow keeps them unconscious during the lengthy "processing" which turns them into the Crescendolls. Though the band's prolonged sleep may be due to the pods they were transported in since the general population that was exposed to the gas woke up on their own not long after it dissipated.

* NoDialogueEpisode: The entire movie contains no dialog - only song lyrics.

** The "5star 5ystem (star system)" in the title is a reference to what Creator/OsamuTezuka calls his stock of {{Reused Character Design}}s, which he kept track of as if they were film actors playing parts. It's become a slang term in Japan for other artists doing similar, Leiji Matsumoto among them.

* SlasherSmile: [[https://i.imgur.com/sXq0z3V.png The Earl's face]] when he recieves his 5,555th Golden Record. [[spoiler:Collecting exactly this many Golden Records will allow him to take control of the universe, explaining this.]]

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: During the "Voyager" section, the Crescendolls are driving out from the city and into the [[SceneryPorn gorgeously-depicted countryside, passing by beaches, waterfalls, vast plains, and forests]], seemingly for the first time ever. Despite this, the drive is tinged with melancholia as the entire purpose of their roadtrip is [[spoiler:to find a burial place for Shep]].
* WorldTree: Where [[spoiler:Shep]] is buried.

* IndustrializedEvil: A downplayed example, but the implications are all there with the automatic brainwashing assembly line in the "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" segment.

* ForDoomTheBellTolls: In the song "Aerodynamic".

** The guards at the record company watch a soccer game between France and Japan. This is a subtle nod to the cross-cultural cooperation that produced a Japanese anime set to the music of the French Music/DaftPunk. (Note the score: 2-1 for the French -- the Daft Punk duo and the one Creator/LeijiMatsumoto.)

%%* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Shep to Stella.]]

* AbsoluteCleavage: The [[http://archive.is/PKJA2 dress Stella wears on her home planet]] has a heart-shaped CleavageWindow just above her breasts (i.e. in the usual place) that descends into a very thin division between the two halves of her bodice, before fanning out to become another, also heart-shaped (this time upside-down) cutout several inches below the waist. The effect is oddly innocent -- similar to a midriff-baring top -- but just try to pitch that design to anyone on Earth.
* AcidTripDimension: Inside the wormhole.

* SkinToneDisguise: Crescendolls, a band of blue-skinned aliens kidnapped and brainwashed by humans, are covered in a substance that turns their skin and hair human colors.

''Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem'' is an anime-style visualization of the Music/DaftPunk album ''Music/{{Discovery}}'' produced by Creator/ToeiAnimation with visual supervision by Creator/LeijiMatsumoto. A group of [[GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe blue-skinned]] extraterrestrial musicians are kidnapped, {{brainwashed}}, and altered, [[LaserGuidedAmnesia mind]] and body, to be identical to ordinary humans. Under the control of their abductors, they become rock stars on Earth, playing their music and skyrocketing to massive fame. Can an alien pilot rescue the band, return their memories and get them home? Or will they be forced to play their part in the scheme of the evil, greedy Earl de Darkwood?

* BoomHeadshot: One of Earl de Darkwood's security guards fatally shoots [[spoiler:Shep]] in the back of his head just as the Crescendolls are escaping.

* DecoyProtagonist: [[spoiler:Shep]]

* DyingDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler:Shep to Stella.]]

* HotBloodedSideburns: Shep.

* ManlyTears: Octave's, Arpegius', and Baryl's reactions when [[spoiler:Shep is dying.]]

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Before the Crescendolls, Earl de Darkwood's previous victims were famous musicians who look an awful lot like Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart, Music/JimiHendrix, Ella Fitzgerald, Music/JanisJoplin and Jimmy Page.

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* AfroAsskicker: Octave

* {{Fanservice}}: The entirety of "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger".

* HerHeartWillGoOn: It's shown after Shep's death that Stella did have feelings for him.

* MeaningfulName: The band (which, remember, is hypnotized) is called the Crescen''dolls''.

* MsFanservice: Stella

* TaremeEyes: Stella

** The arrival of the band in a van at night is reminiscent of many ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' episodes.

* AristocratsAreEvil: Darkwood, in addition to being a [[EvilCorporateExecutive record company manager]] (who abducts and [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashes]] alien musicians), is an Earl, and has the BigFancyCastle to prove it.

* SoundtrackDissonance: The music and action, awesome as they may be, rarely have much to do with one another. Particularly unsettling when a rather upbeat tune plays during the [[spoiler:burial scene]] about midway through the movie. Then again it is an anime movie. Anime has always had a talent for misdirection when it comes to their soundtracks.

* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: The manager of the record company. Thanks to him the Crescendolls' turn into a worldwide success, and thus plays a key part of the Earl's evil plan. He also had no idea he was involved in a scheme to conquer the universe, and is actually helpful and kind to the aliens once said scheme is revealed.

* WeaksauceWeakness: With a dash of LightningCanDoAnything - getting shocked by a [[StaticStunGun taser]] not only incapacitates Octave, but also undoes the Earl's human disguise, returning his skin color to his natural teal.

->''Let's start the dancing''

* FingerlessGloves: Baryl has them as part of his Earth outfit.

* ArcNumber: 5 and variants, most notably 5555[[spoiler:, as that's how many golden records the Earl needs to conquer the universe]].

* ETGaveUsWiFi: Apparently, all pop music in history was the result of abducted aliens being forced to perform while [[{{Brainwashed}} brainwashed]].

* FingerlessGloves: Baryl has them.

* HeroicSacrifice: During his attempt to rescue Stella, [[spoiler: Shep]] is killed.

* KnockoutGas: The band is kidnapped with the aid of sleeping gas which somehow keeps them unconscious during the lengthy "processing" which turns them into the Crescendolls. Though the band's prolonged sleep may be due to the pods they were transported in.

* MaleGaze: Stella gets tons of it; her first close-up is of her backside. And again in the finale, the camera lingers on her rump for several seconds before panning out.

** We only know the band by their names as the Crescendolls. Their names are only momentarily given during [[FreezeFrameBonus brief moments in the "Crescendolls" section]].

* OlderThanTheyLook: Baryl looks like a teenager or a little kid. He's actually 20.

* TheWorldIsJustAwesome: During the "Voyager" section, the Crescendolls are driving out from the city and into the [[SceneryPorn gorgeously-depicted countryside, passing by beaches, waterfalls, vast plains, and forests]], seemingly for the first time ever. Despite this, the drive is twinged with melancholia as the entire purpose of their roadtrip is [[spoiler:to find a burial place for Shep]].

* CrazyPrepared: Even though the band will be mind controlled, the Earl has their memories modified to make them think they came from Earth in case they were ever broke free so they would have no idea that they were aliens.

%%* HollywoodCyborg