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A High school comedy following the lives of four boys, Atom Kirihara, Rui Aiba, and twins L and R Nomura. The catch? They're also idols, in the unit Marginal #4.

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A ''Marginal #4 KISS Kara Tsukukara Big Bang'' is the animated adaptation of the fictional Pythagoras Production idol unit Marginal #4. Instead of focusing on idol work like the main series would, this one is primarily a High school comedy following the lives of four boys, Atom Kirihara, Rui Aiba, and twins L and R Nomura. The catch? They're also idols, in the unit Marginal #4. unit.



* BusmansHoliday: Kira and Shy take a day off of work in order to visit [=Magi4=] at their school festival and have a little fun. About midway into the day, Rui and his group can't perform their play because their equipment needs repair, and they estimate a 20 minute time interval to fix it all. So what do Kira and Shy do? They decide to perform a makeshift concert to fill the time.

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* BusmansHoliday: Kira and Shy take a day off of work in order to visit [=Magi4=] at their school festival and have a little fun. About midway However, everywhere they come into the day, Rui and his group can't perform their play because their equipment needs repair, and contact with them they estimate a 20 minute time interval to fix it all. So what do Kira and Shy do? They decide to perform end up doing idol-like activities anyway, such as hosting for the school cafe or doing a makeshift concert to fill in the time.time while the school play props need fixing.
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The anime adaptation aired for 12 episodes as part of the Winter2017Anime season, starting from January 12.
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* AnotherStoryForAnotherTime: Apparently, the narration mentions that the ''Romeo and Juliet'' play Rui was a part of was a huge success, and was one of the funniest and most memorable highlights of the whole festival. Cue this trope.
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* BusmansHoliday: Kira and Shy take a day off of work in order to visit [=Magi4=] at their school festival and have a little fun. About midway into the day, Rui and his group can't perform their play because their equipment needs repair, and they estimate a 20 minute time interval to fix it all. So what do Kira and Shy do? They decide to perform a makeshift concert to fill the time.
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* BerserkButton: Don't mention Rui leaving his former unit

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* BerserkButton: Don't mention Rui leaving his former unitunit.



* SiblingYingYang: L is more socially aware and confident but needy when it comes to his brother, while R is a sweet and shy boy that tries to be independent where it counts.

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* SiblingYingYang: SiblingYinYang: L is more socially aware and confident but needy when it comes to his brother, while R is a sweet and shy boy that tries to be independent where it counts.
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* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: After Rui's toy exploded in popularity, the company that makes it sent a huge shipment of the toys to Pythagoras Productions in thanks. Unfortunately, all of the dolls spilled on the ground, including Rui's. You'd think it'd be pretty hard to find, especially with how well Rui's own doll is kept... but [[SubvertedTrope Rui just walks up to his beloved toy]] and dusts it off.

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* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: After Rui's favorite childhood toy exploded in popularity, the company that makes it sent a huge shipment of the toys to Pythagoras Productions in thanks. Unfortunately, all of the dolls spilled on the ground, including Rui's. You'd think it'd be pretty hard to find, especially with how well Rui's own doll is kept... but [[SubvertedTrope Rui just walks up to his beloved toy]] and dusts it off.
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* BeserkButton: Don't mention Rui leaving his former unit

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* BeserkButton: BerserkButton: Don't mention Rui leaving his former unit
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* Curtains match the window: Atom (Red) L (Green) Rui (Blue)

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* Curtains match the window: CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Atom (Red) L (Green) Rui (Blue)
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*Curtains match the window: Atom (Red) L (Green) Rui (Blue)

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* MoeCouplet: The twins. L is the more confident but needy brother, while R is the kind and helpful brother.


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* SiblingYingYang: L is more socially aware and confident but needy when it comes to his brother, while R is a sweet and shy boy that tries to be independent where it counts.
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* IndirectKiss: Teruma worries about having to do this with Atom as he's preparing to kiss the Pythagoras statue. Apparently, this attitude is holding him back, as Atom would have kissed it without a second thought if Teruma had went first.
* LoveConfession: As the final part (and the [[GoldenSnitch most important]]) of the friendly competition Unicorn Jr. And Marginal #4 have, Atom challenges Teruma to confess to and kiss a statue of Pythagoras. We even get scenes of what their scenarios should look like, but dear old Pythagoras stays the same throughout it all.


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* NeedleInAStackOfNeedles: After Rui's toy exploded in popularity, the company that makes it sent a huge shipment of the toys to Pythagoras Productions in thanks. Unfortunately, all of the dolls spilled on the ground, including Rui's. You'd think it'd be pretty hard to find, especially with how well Rui's own doll is kept... but [[SubvertedTrope Rui just walks up to his beloved toy]] and dusts it off.


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* OverlyLongGag: The poor Unicorn Jr. boys kept going into the wrong rooms for their dramatic entrance and rival declaration to Marginal #4, to the point where when they ''finally'' get to the boys' club room, they're barely even able to finish the speech because they're so out of breath.
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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The opening song, "[=WeMe!=]", is done by Marginal's voice actors.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The opening song, "[=WeMe!=]", is done by Marginal's voice actors.[=Magi4=]. All of the episodes also have different endings, sung by whichever of the idols were the [[CharacterFocus focus of the episode]].
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* ClassyCravat: On Rui and Shy in many of their stage costumes. Rui also has his cravat pin with stars in "Hyakuman-kai no Ai no Revolution" and "Mr. Starry Sky".
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* CandidCameraPrank: It turns out the plot of Episode 3 was largely this, played on R. By the end of it though, the Marginal boys decide to do one better and spook the cameramen after R was too afraid of the official prank.

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The opening song, "[=WeMe!=]", is done by Marginal's voice actors.



* MoeCouplet: The twins.

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* MoeCouplet: The twins. L is the more confident but needy brother, while R is the kind and helpful brother.



* RunningGag: For the sake of a joke, the transfer student is usually placed in random places, especially is someone is looking for Rui and runs into him instead.

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* RunningGag: For the sake of a joke, the transfer student is usually placed in random places, especially is if someone is looking for Rui and runs into him instead.

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* GoodLuckCharm: Atom, strangely enough, has lucky ''underwear'' that he uses for pretty much any situation in which he needs a little courage. Fortunately, as often as he wears them, he washes them.



* IdolSinger: Part of the recent wave of incredibly popular male idol unit anime. (e.g. B Project, Ensemble Stars)

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* IdolSinger: Part of the recent wave of incredibly popular male idol unit anime. (e.g. B Project, Ensemble Stars)



* SliceOfLife: The feel of the show is less "idols and their business" and leans more towards a say to day high-school comedy. That's not to say that the idol activities are non-existent.

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* SliceOfLife: The feel of the show is less "idols and their business" and leans more towards a say day to day high-school comedy. That's not to say that the idol activities are non-existent.

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High school comedy following the lives of four boys, Atom Kirihara, Rui Aiba, and twins L and R Nomura. The catch? They're also idols, in the unit Marginal #4.

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A High school comedy following the lives of four boys, Atom Kirihara, Rui Aiba, and twins L and R Nomura. The catch? They're also idols, in the unit Marginal #4.


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* RunningGag: For the sake of a joke, the transfer student is usually placed in random places, especially is someone is looking for Rui and runs into him instead.
* SliceOfLife: The feel of the show is less "idols and their business" and leans more towards a say to day high-school comedy. That's not to say that the idol activities are non-existent.

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This anime is based on the Pythagoras Productions idol project by OtomeGame brand Rejet. The other units in the group, Magi4's senpais Lagrange Point and kouhais Unicorn Jr., make guest appearances in the anime.

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This anime is based on the Pythagoras Productions idol project by OtomeGame brand Rejet. The other units in the group, Magi4's [=Magi4=]'s senpais Lagrange Point and kouhais Unicorn Jr., make guest appearances in the anime.



* HairDecorations: Atom always has his. The others have them too, sometimes.


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* HairDecorations: Atom always has his. The others have them too, sometimes.
* IdolSinger: Part of the recent wave of incredibly popular male idol unit anime. (e.g. B Project, Ensemble Stars)
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[[caption-width-right:350:One kiss to the end of the galaxy!]]


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* CatchPhrase: "One kiss to the end of the galaxy!" (to which the [[FanCommunityNickname Starclusters]] respond, "With pleasure!")
** Unicorn Jr. has one, too. "To your true self, checkmate!" (Unimates: "Enjoy!")


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* FanCommunityNickname: In-universe (and, presumably, in real life too), Lagrange Point's fans are "[=LagJuliet=] Princesses", Marginal #4's fans are "Starclusters", Unicorn Jr.'s fans are "[=UniMates=]"
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* MoeCouplet: The twins.
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* TheCutie: ''All of them'', but particularly R.
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* FoodPorn: In episode 3, the twins film a pasta sauce commercial, and for the ending theme, they sing about cooking. It's full of this.


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* GoingCommando: Atom thought this was required for school physical exams.


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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Atom and Korean barbecue.
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* RealMenWearPink: The boys in this series don't even try to be manly, and they're better for it.
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* HairDecorations: Atom always has his. The others have them too, sometimes.
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* MulticoloredHair: Shy and Kira of Lagrange Point have purple and blue streaks in their hair.



* RedOniBlueOni: Atom and Rui, of course. Semi-reversed with Shy (purple) and Kira (blue), where Kira is the more hot-blooded one.

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* RedOniBlueOni: Atom and Rui, of course. Semi-reversed with Shy (purple) and Kira (blue), where Kira is the more hot-blooded one.one.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Marginal #4 and their RainbowMotif hair colors.

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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Atom is red, Rui is blue, R is yellow, L is green.

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* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: ChromaticArrangement: Atom is red, Rui is blue, R is yellow, L is green.



* NewTransferStudent: Double subverted. Atom sees a blue-haired boy on the way to school, and assumes that Rui will join their class as this. It isn't Rui... but then, it turns out that Rui already transferred to their school, and just didn't tell them.

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* NewTransferStudent: Double subverted. Atom sees a blue-haired boy on the way to school, and assumes that Rui will join their class as this. It isn't Rui... but then, it turns out that Rui already transferred to their school, and just didn't tell them.them.
* RedOniBlueOni: Atom and Rui, of course. Semi-reversed with Shy (purple) and Kira (blue), where Kira is the more hot-blooded one.
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* CastFullOfPrettyBoys: Part of the point.
* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Atom is red, Rui is blue, R is yellow, L is green.
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: When Atom and Teruma went to a restaurant together, the tabloids thought Atom had a girlfriend. Teruma also frequently wears feminine-looking clothes and accessories.
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High school comedy following the lives of four boys, Atom Kirihara, Rui Aiba, and twins L and R Nomura. The catch? They're also idols, in the unit Marginal #4.
This anime is based on the Pythagoras Productions idol project by OtomeGame brand Rejet. The other units in the group, Magi4's senpais Lagrange Point and kouhais Unicorn Jr., make guest appearances in the anime.

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* NewTransferStudent: Double subverted. Atom sees a blue-haired boy on the way to school, and assumes that Rui will join their class as this. It isn't Rui... but then, it turns out that Rui already transferred to their school, and just didn't tell them.

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