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* RomanticRideSharing: One interpretation of Kano declaring that the reason why she even wanted to get a bike license was to be able to ride one around with Mahiru on her back is that, considering the ShipTease, she wanted to invoke this trope.
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%%* StageMom: It turns out that the producer of Sunflower Dolls is actually Kano's mother.
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* AndThenWhat: Kano when it comes to working in JELEE. While her goal for the group is to reach 100k followers, she doesn't have a real clear goal what to do once she reach it. It doesn't help that the others actually have outlines of what they are going to do after high school.
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* CoolTeacher: When the girls discuss career paths in episode 7, Kiui expresses a desire to become a middle school teacher. When Kano asks her why one night while they're at a motorcyclist camp, she explains that her becoming TheShutIn wasn't helped by her homeroom teacher chastising her for having what he saw as childish interests. So she wants to become a teacher who would instead encourage her students' quirks and unique interests instead of criticising and forcing them to abandon them.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: Kiui, and to a lesser Kano, end up striking up a friendship with Koharu, an older woman they meet at a motorcycling camp, who's a GamerChick like Kiui and gives Kano some advise for her practical exams. After the three of them graduate, Kiui and Koharu exchange contact info and become gaming buddies.
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** Episode 3 opens with Kiwi playing an online game. The defeat animation, showing a character being torn apart by dinosaurs, is a perfect recreation of a lost match in ''VideoGame/{{Exoprimal}}''.
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** Episode 3 opens with Kiwi playing an online game. The defeat animation, showing a character being torn apart by dinosaurs, is a perfect recreation of a lost match in ''VideoGame/{{Exoprimal}}''. Kiui later reveals the game's name is just ''Exo'', furthering the reference.
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* FakeBoobs: Koharu freely admits her breasts have implants in them. Not only that, she also had work done on her face.
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GlamorousSingleMother: Even though Shizue is a 31 year old divocee raising a daughter while simultaneously trying to make it as a idol for 14 years, the two are shown to be very happy . While Shizue does take multiple part-time jobs to support the family in-between her idol work, it really isn't a major issue while raising Ariel.
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* GlamorousSingleMother: Even though Shizue is a 31 year old divocee raising a daughter while simultaneously trying to make it as a idol for 14 years, the two are shown to be very happy . While Shizue does take multiple part-time jobs to support the family in-between her idol work, it really isn't a major issue while raising Ariel.
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GlamorousSingleMother: Even though Shizue is a 31 year old divocee raising a daughter while simultaneously trying to make it as a idol for 14 years, the two are shown to be very happy . While Shizue does take multiple part-time jobs to support the family in-between her idol work, it really isn't a major issue while raising Ariel.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Kano. Was her kissing Mahiru on the cheek genuinely just a spur of the moment decision or genuine romantic attraction towards her friend?
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* CentralTheme: The power and mutability of self-identity. All of the characters struggle with past conceptions of themselves, but choose to take on new personas as a way to reinvigorate their lives. Even secondary characters like Baba and Ariel grow more confident by changing how they label themselves without worrying how others think of them.
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* ColorMotif: Baba's outfits and even the outfits she makes for her daughter are all orange.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Shizue Baba is trying to make it as an underground idol for years. By the time the story started, she is already 31, but she somehow managed to pass as if she was in her early 20s at most.
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* Kano Yamanouchi, formerly "Nonoka Tachibana" (Creator/RieTakahashi); a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms as JELEE's lyricist.
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* Kano Yamanouchi, aka "JELEE" and formerly "Nonoka Tachibana" (Creator/RieTakahashi); a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms as JELEE's lyricist.
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* OneSteveLimit: Subverted. "JELEE" refers to the art collective the girls create, it is Kano's internet alias, and is also the name of the virtual character the collective has as a mascot. Kane even mentions offhand on episode 5 that this may get confusing when presenting herself on a livestream.
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* ShipTease: At the end of episode 5, Kano impulsively kisses Mahiru on the cheek and seems to get shy about her actions.
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* TheLeader: Kano is officially recognized as JEELE's leader on episode 4. Played with in that while she is definitely the heart of the team, capable of motivating and driving her teammates, she is not good at planning for them; her plans are vague and her goals are unrealistic, leaving Mahiru and Kiwi to pick up the slack in that department.
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* TheLeader: Kano is officially recognized as JEELE's JELEE's leader on episode 4. Played with in that while she is definitely the heart of the team, capable of motivating and driving her teammates, she is not good at planning for them; her plans are vague and her goals are unrealistic, leaving Mahiru and Kiwi to pick up the slack in that department.
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* Mahiru Kouzuki, aka "Yoru Kurage" Umitsuki" (voiced by Creator/MikuItou); a shy girl who left behind her love for art out of fear of being made fun of, but is inspired to become the group's illustrator.
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* ShoutOut: Episode 3 opens with Kiwi playing an online game. The defeat animation, showing a character being torn apart by dinosaurs, is a perfect recreation of a lost match in ''VideoGame/{{Exoprimal}}''.
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** Episode 3 opens with Kiwi playing an online game. The defeat animation, showing a character being torn apart by dinosaurs, is a perfect recreation of a lost match in''VideoGame/{{Exoprimal}}''.''VideoGame/{{Exoprimal}}''.
** Kiwi has a sticker resembling ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's shield on her laptop.
** Episode 3 opens with Kiwi playing an online game. The defeat animation, showing a character being torn apart by dinosaurs, is a perfect recreation of a lost match in
** Kiwi has a sticker resembling ComicBook/CaptainAmerica's shield on her laptop.
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* TheShutIn: Kiwi, as it turns out, has become one after failing to connect with her peers in high school.
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* TheShutIn: Kiwi, as it turns out, has become one after failing to connect with her peers in high school.
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* TheLeader: Kano is officially recognized as JEELE's leader on episode 4. Played with in that while she is definitely the heart of the team, capable of motivating and driving her team, she is not good at planning for her team; her plans are vague and unrealistic, leaving Mahiru and Kiwi to pick up the slack in that department.
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* TheLeader: Kano is officially recognized as JEELE's leader on episode 4. Played with in that while she is definitely the heart of the team, capable of motivating and driving her team, teammates, she is not good at planning for her team; them; her plans are vague and her goals are unrealistic, leaving Mahiru and Kiwi to pick up the slack in that department.
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* Kano Yamanouchi (Creator/RieTakahashi); a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms as JELEE's lyricist.
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* Kano Yamanouchi Yamanouchi, formerly "Nonoka Tachibana" (Creator/RieTakahashi); a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms as JELEE's lyricist.
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* Kiwi Watase, aka. aka "Nox Ryugasaki" (Creator/MiyuTomita); a shut-in girl trying to get her [=VTuber=] career started and Mahiru's childhood friend who lends her talents as an editor and mixer.
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* PhoneaholicTeenager: Kiwi's addiction to her phone and to a mobile game's microtransactions are shown to be a defense mechanism as she has gotten more and more isolated. When particularly mad, she will start spending more money in upgrades for her character.
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* PhoneaholicTeenager: Kiwi's addiction to her phone and to a mobile game's microtransactions are shown to be a defense mechanism as she has gotten more and more isolated. When particularly mad, she will start spending more money in upgrades for her character.character, to the point the payment service temporarily blocks her from doing anymore.
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* Kano Yamanouchi (Creator/RieTakahashi); a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms.
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* Mahiru Kouzuki, aka "Yoru Kurage" (voiced by Creator/MikuItou); a shy girl who left behind her love for art out of fear of being made fun of.
of, but is inspired to become the group's illustrator.
* Kano Yamanouchi (Creator/RieTakahashi); a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her ownterms.terms as JELEE's lyricist.
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* MythologicalMotif: Episode 3 has one for Japanese myth Amaterasu and the Cave, about Ame-no-Uzume luring Amaterasu out of her hiding in a cave through dance. In this case, Mahiru plays the former role, and uses a dance presentation to encourage Kiwi, representing the latter, to reconnect with her and show support for the latter's emotional isolation.
* {{NEET}}: Kiwi, as it turns out, has become one after failing to connect with her peers in high school.
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* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: When an idol, Kano went by the name of Nonoka Tachibana.
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* ShoutOut: Episode 3 opens with Kiwi playing an online game. The defeat animation, showing a character being torn apart by dinosaurs, is a perfect recreation of a lost match in ''VideoGame/{{Exoprimal}}''.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: When an idol, Kano went by the name of Nonoka Tachibana.
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''Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night'' (In the original, 夜のクラゲは泳げない, ''Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai'') is a 2024 original drama anime.
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''Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night'' (In the original, 夜のクラゲは泳げない, (夜のクラゲは泳げない, ''Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai'') is a 2024 original drama anime.
anime. The series is directed by Ryōhei Takeshita (''WebAnimation/PokemonPaldeanWinds'', ''Literature/EromangaSensei'', ''Manga/NewGame''), written by Yūki Yaku (author of ''Literature/BottomTierCharacterTomozaki''), and produced by Creator/DogaKobo for the company's [[MilestoneCelebration 50th anniversary]].
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* Mahiru Kouzuki (aka. "Yoru"); a shy girl who left behind her love for art out of fear of being made fun of.
* Kano Yamanouchi; a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms.
* Kim Anouk Mei Takanashi; a loony fan of Kano in her Sunflower Dolls days, and a distinctively talented pianist who joins the team as a composer.
* Kiwi Watase; a girl trying to get her V-Tuber career started.
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* Kano Yamanouchi; a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms.
* Kim Anouk Mei Takanashi; a loony fan of Kano in her Sunflower Dolls days, and a distinctively talented pianist who joins the team as a composer.
* Kiwi Watase; a girl trying to get her V-Tuber career started.
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* Mahiru Kouzuki (aka. "Yoru"); Kouzuki, aka "Yoru Kurage" (voiced by Creator/MikuItou); a shy girl who left behind her love for art out of fear of being made fun of.
* KanoYamanouchi; Yamanouchi (Creator/RieTakahashi); a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms.
*Kim Anouk Mei Takanashi; "Kim Anouk" Takanashi (Creator/MiyuriShimabukuro); a loony fan of Kano in her Sunflower Dolls days, and a distinctively talented pianist who joins the team as a composer.
* KiwiWatase; Watase (Creator/MiyuTomita); a girl trying to get her V-Tuber [=VTuber=] career started.
!TropesThe series premiered on Tokyo MX on April 7, 2024. A tie-in manga adaption of the same name began serialization on the same day. A light novel adaptation will be scheduled for on May 24, 2024.
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* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Enforced. Mei's fear of stands out has her constantly try to appear as ordinary as possible and call herself this trope repeatedly to ward off the assumption she is still interested in art.
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''Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night'' (In the original, 夜のクラゲは泳げない, ''Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai'') is a 2024 original drama anime.
The story follows a group of girls in Shibuya as they try to chase their dreams, banding together to form an artist group called "JELEE":
* Mahiru Kouzuki (aka. "Yoru"); a shy girl who left behind her love for art out of fear of being made fun of.
* Kano Yamanouchi; a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms.
* Kim Anouk Mei Takanashi; a loony fan of Kano in her Sunflower Dolls days, and a distinctively talented pianist who joins the team as a composer.
* Kiwi Watase; a girl trying to get her V-Tuber career started.
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* AnimalMotif: The titular Jellyfish, used as a symbol for the collective.
* FatalFlaw: Fear of how others perceive her for Mahiru. She is so scared of being considered cringy or of being made fun of that she is unwilling to stand out at all, and hide and lie her interests. She claims that she wants to someday learn what she wants to be or what her interests are, but the truth is that she is already aware of what she is interested in, but unwilling to follow her passion.
* IronicEcho: Mei uses the phrase "betrays my expectations" to two situations in her introductory episode: In the first one, she is disappointed to learn that the idol Nonoka will never come back; in the second, she is elated to have become friends with Kano and Mahiru, which is more she ever thought she could be with her idol.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: When an idol, Kano went by the name of Nonoka Tachibana.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Kano turns down Mei's 100 thousand yens because Mei wants her to come back to being Nonoka and rejoin the Sunflower Dolls. She regrets soon after, realizing that 100 thousand was a lot of money, but she gets better.
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''Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night'' (In the original, 夜のクラゲは泳げない, ''Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai'') is a 2024 original drama anime.
The story follows a group of girls in Shibuya as they try to chase their dreams, banding together to form an artist group called "JELEE":
* Mahiru Kouzuki (aka. "Yoru"); a shy girl who left behind her love for art out of fear of being made fun of.
* Kano Yamanouchi; a former idol who was kicked out of the industry after a scandal, seeking to get back into it on her own terms.
* Kim Anouk Mei Takanashi; a loony fan of Kano in her Sunflower Dolls days, and a distinctively talented pianist who joins the team as a composer.
* Kiwi Watase; a girl trying to get her V-Tuber career started.
!Tropes
* AnimalMotif: The titular Jellyfish, used as a symbol for the collective.
* FatalFlaw: Fear of how others perceive her for Mahiru. She is so scared of being considered cringy or of being made fun of that she is unwilling to stand out at all, and hide and lie her interests. She claims that she wants to someday learn what she wants to be or what her interests are, but the truth is that she is already aware of what she is interested in, but unwilling to follow her passion.
* IronicEcho: Mei uses the phrase "betrays my expectations" to two situations in her introductory episode: In the first one, she is disappointed to learn that the idol Nonoka will never come back; in the second, she is elated to have become friends with Kano and Mahiru, which is more she ever thought she could be with her idol.
* TwoAliasesOneCharacter: When an idol, Kano went by the name of Nonoka Tachibana.
* ScrewTheMoneyIHaveRules: Kano turns down Mei's 100 thousand yens because Mei wants her to come back to being Nonoka and rejoin the Sunflower Dolls. She regrets soon after, realizing that 100 thousand was a lot of money, but she gets better.
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