History Anime / NeoRanga

''Neo Ranga'' is a 1998 {{anime}} by Creator/ShoAikawa that mixes elements of family drama with social satire, as well as political and religious commentary, focusing on the Musashino area of contemporary Tokyo, and the trials and tribulations of locals in relation to the Shimabara sisters ([[PromotiontoParent Minami]], [[TomBoy Ushio]] and [[LittlemissSnarker Yuuhi]]), three somewhat odd young women who live odd lives.

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Akasa, Tsao's most powerful Kyoshin and could easily be considered TheDragon. The Kyoshin Appa and Plutiwee could easily be considered CoDragons.

%% * Kaiju}}: Ranga himself and the Kyoshin.
%% * TheKid WithTheRemoteControl: Yuuhi and Ushio.
%% * KillIt WithWater: The Kyoshin Minakata.

%% * Victorious Loser: ''"Paradise has disappeared."''
%% * WhenTrees Attack: The Kyoshin Hatsune.

%%* BerserkButton

* {{Kaiju}}: Ranga himself and the Kyoshin.
* TheKidWithTheRemoteControl: Yuuhi and Ushio.
* KillItWithWater: The Kyoshin Minakata.

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: ''Constantly.''

* VictoriousLoser: ''"Paradise has disappeared."''
* WhenTreesAttack: The Kyoshin Hatsune.

''Neo Ranga'' is a 1998 {{anime}} that mixes elements of family drama with social satire, as well as political and religious commentary, focusing on the Musashino area of contemporary Tokyo, and the trials and tribulations of locals in relation to the Shimabara sisters ([[PromotiontoParent Minami]], [[TomBoy Ushio]] and [[LittlemissSnarker Yuuhi]]), three somewhat odd young women who live odd lives.

* AGodAmI: About half the cast at various points, but most notably [[spoiler: Fujiwara as Ibuki.]]
* AngelFaceDemonFace: Neo Ranga's normal and [[spoiler: berserk]] forms.

* BerserkButton

* ChristmasSpecial: A particularly grim one about the [[spoiler: worthlessness of Christmas both to the heroes and villains.]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: The second season.

* FallenAngel: [[spoiler: Ranga.]]

* LittleMissSnarker: Yuuhi.

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: [[spoiler: The final plot arc.]]
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Omodo.
* SpoilerOpening: Both openings spoil events that happen at the ''very'' end of their run on the show, such as [[spoiler: the girls' near execution, the Curiotes, and Ranga's ultimate fate.]]

''Neo Ranga'' is a 1998 {{anime}} that mixes elements of family drama with social satire, as well as political and religious commentary, focusing on the Musashino area of contemporary Tokyo, and the trials and tribulations of locals in relation to the Shimabara sisters (Minami, Ushio and Yuuhi), three somewhat odd young women who live odd lives.

''Neo Ranga'' is a 1998 {{anime}} that mixes elements of family drama with social satire, as well as political and religious commentary, focusing on the Musashino area of contemporary Tokyo, and the trials and tribulations of locals in relation to the three Shimabara sisters, three somewhat odd young women who live odd lives.

Oh, and there's [[{{Kaiju}} monsters]] and [[HumongousMecha mecha]] in there somewhere, too.

!!This show provides examples of:

* AGodAmI: About half the cast at various points, but most notably [[spoiler: Fujiwara as Ibuki]].
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Akasa, Tsao's most powerful kyoshin and could easily be considered TheDragon. The kyoshin Appa and Plutiwee could easily be considered CoDragons.

* BigWordShout: RANGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA, oh so much.

* NewJobEpisode: "Jobs in Television" is the most notable, though New Job ''Arcs'' appear fairly often.

* SpoilerOpening: Both openings spoil events that happen at the ''very'' end of their run on the show, such as [[spoiler: the girls' near execution, the Curiotes, and Ranga's ultimate fate]].
* TheKidWithTheRemoteControl: Yuuhi and Ushio.

* AngelFaceDemonFace: Neo Ranga's normal and [[spoiler:berserk]] forms.
* AGodAmI: About half the cast at various points, but most notably [[spoiler:Fujiwara as Ibuki]].

* BaitAndSwitchCredits: Both openings prominently feature the girls in tribal outfits, swinging swords and walking in front of mass destruction. None of these ever really happen.

* ChristmasSpecial: A particularly grim one about the [[spoiler:worthlessness of Christmas both to the heroes and villains.]]

* CombatTentacles: The Kyoshin Salume and Hatsune, and Ranga himself exhibits versions of these at times.
* CoversAlwaysLie: The DVD and VHS covers depict the girls in [[{{Stripperiffic}} somewhat revealing]] outfits- the same one from the BaitAndSwitchCredits above- and in somewhat suggestive poses. Again, none of these ever really happen.

* FallenAngel: [[spoiler:Ranga.]]

* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase: Usually plot relevant variations of ''"Therein lies Paradise"'' and ''"This field guide is a pack of lies"''.

* RageAgainstTheHeavens: [[spoiler:The final plot arc.]]

* SpoilerOpening: Both openings spoil events that happen at the ''very'' end of their run on the show, such as [[spoiler:the girls' near execution, the Curiotes, and Ranga's ultimate fate]].

* FiveManBand: Particularly prevalent in the second season, where they generally run around Japan in this group.
** TheHero: Ushio
** TheLancer: Yuuhi
** TheSmartGuy: Minami, more for her common sense and knowledge of the community.
** TheBigGuy: Haseoka
** TheChick: Mei

Neo Ranga is a 1998 anime that mixes elements of family drama with social satire, as well as political and religious commentary, focusing on the Musashino area of contemporary Tokyo, and the trials and tribulations of locals in relation to the three Shimabara sisters, three somewhat odd young women who live odd lives.

Oh, and there's [[{{Kaiju}} monsters]] and [[{{HumongousMecha}} mecha]] in there somewhere, too.

This show provides examples of:

It was released in the US by ADVFilms.

* FridgeBrilliance: [[spoiler:The black hole's]] disappearance in relation to Ranga's first appearance.