History Anime / RomeoXJuliet

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* ForcefulKiss -- Romeo plants one on Juliet, which doubles as their FirstKiss. He's sweet and [[TheWhitePrince innocent]] enough to pull it off as romantic.

* TheWhitePrince -- When the story begins, Romeo is the sympathetic version of this trope, as is his friend Benvolio, albeit with a lesser emphasis on nobility and a greater emphasis on clumsiness. This aspect lessens, particularly in Benvolio, when they get hit with CharacterDevelopment, [[spoiler: and Benvolio adapts to peasant life rather quickly anyway]].

* ForcefulKiss-- Romeo plants one on Juliet, which doubles as their FirstKiss. He's sweet and [[TheWhitePrince innocent]] enough to pull it off as romantic.

* [[spoiler:IncestIsRelative: Laertes is revealed to be the son of a Capulet man (who abandoned him, leading to his StartOfDarkness), and he later has an affair with a Capulet ''woman'', resulting in Tybalt. With these in mind, Romeo and Juliet themselves plausibly fall under this, though it depends on how distant the aforementioned nameless were related to the Capulets.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: As per [[RomeoAndJuliet the source material]].

* ConspicuousCGI: Unfortunately, despite one of the show's strong points being the beautiful hand-drawn animated fight scenes and characters (to the point that the characters are virtually on-model for all 24 episodes), most of the buildings and furniture stick out like a sore thumb. The biggest offenders are the family flags (done similarly in the ''CodeGeass'' anime) and [[spoiler:the crazed branch-roots of the Escalus tree during the finale.]]
* CoolMask: The Red Whirlwind has one, as well as a billowing red cape and a very NiceHat.

* CycleOfRevenge: House Capulet wants to overthrow Lord Montague for usurping the throne and killing almost the entire Capulet family, which he did because [[spoiler: he's the bastard son of a prostitute and a Capulet.]]

* RichesToRags: [[spoiler: Romeo's courting of Juliet eventually pisses his father off enough that he ends up exiled from the city and working in a derelict old mine (though part of that is his own decision; he could've easily just supervised the mine without having to lift a finger, but chose to take part in the actual mining as well.]]

* StuffBlowingUp -- Antonio's WeaponOfChoice are his smoke bombs
* SuperlativeDubbing -- Yep, there's some inevitable YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe, but it's worth enduring it to hear many of Shakespeare's original lines ([[ShoutOut from more than just Romeo and Juliet]]) paired with beautifully animated scenes and wonderfully delivered by some very talented voice actors.

* ToyShip: Antonio and Regan. Way too cute.

* AscendedExtra: The entire Montague family. Even though the Capulet family is mostly dead here, they're still a signfigant force of the story as opposed to being a moving prop. The Capulet family gets focus in the play due to Juliet's arranged marriage, whereas Benvolio is cast aside quickly, and Lady Montague has ''one line.'' In this story, Romeo's the one with the ArrangedMarriage instead, among other things!

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Romeo ''and'' Juliet, to highlight their families' RedOniBlueOni status. Cordelia and Tybalt, too.

* {{Disneyfication}}: Though not much lighter then the play [[spoiler: (you won't see Romeo and Juliet committing suicide)]], it is more uplifting. It also simplifies the morality into good and bad.

* TheExile: [[spoiler: Romeo eventually becomes this.]]

* ForcefulKiss: Romeo plants one on Juliet, which doubles as their FirstKiss. He's sweet and [[TheWhitePrince innocent]] enough to pull it off as romantic.

* HoYay -- Francisco certainly ''loves'' teasing Curio. There's also a bit of it between Benvolio and Romeo, and arguably some more with Romeo and [[spoiler: Petruccio]]. [[LesYay With the ladies]], Emilia admits attraction to girl!"Odin".
** Episode 17, saw Francisco and Curio sharing a candlelit dinner ''rife'' with [[ShipTease homoerotic]] SubText. Also, who can forget this little gem, said someplace between episodes 7 and 9:
--->'''Francisco''': (to Curio) Unfortunately for ''you'', I'm not interested in men.
** Also worth noting the LesYay of the more...um, [[{{Squick}} Squicky]] variety between [[spoiler: Ophelia and Juliet in one of the last episodes.]] It's even lampshaded in the commentary track of the English dub:
--->[Commentary Track] "BrinaPalencia, [voice of Juliet] Just had a very special moment with [[spoiler: JamieMarchi [voice of Ophelia]. ]]

* ItGetsEasier: In the earliest parts of the anime, Juliet has a HeroicBSOD when she wounds a soldier who tries to kill her. Later in the second to last episode she has no qualms about making good on a promise to run [[spoiler: Romeo, her love interst and husband]] through if he tries to stop her. [[spoiler:She loses the fight though.]]
* ItWasHisSled -- Romeo and Juliet die. If you weren't expecting that then you've never taken a high school English class.

* SuperlativeDubbing: Yep, there's some inevitable YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe, but it's worth enduring it to hear many of Shakespeare's original lines ([[ShoutOut from more than just Romeo and Juliet]]) paired with beautifully animated scenes and wonderfully delivered by some very talented voice actors.

* DieForOurShip -- Poor Hermione. She ''did'' get better, Romeo/Juliet fanbrats!

* DefrostingIceQueen -- Tybalt.

* Disneyfication: Though not much lighter then the play [[spoiler: (you won't see Romeo and Juliet committing suicide)]], it is more uplifting. It also simplifies the morality into good and bad.

* InTheBack -- It was [[spoiler:Mercutio]], [[{{Clue}} with the knife, in the throne room.]]

* {{Expy}} -- Aside of Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Mercutio and Lord Montague being [[{{Expy}} expies]] of their Romeo And Juliet selves, Hermione is a genderflipped expy for Count Paris, and William is an obvious stand-in for Shakespeare himself.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer -- Juliet. She and Romeo are the official couple, but after learning Juliet's true identity, her friend Emilia admits a bit of attraction towards her as well.

* CycleOfRevenge: House Capulet wants to overthrow Lord Montague for usurping the throne and killing Lord and Lady Capulet, which he did because [[spoiler: he's the bastard son of a prostitute and a Capulet.]]

* CycleOfRevenge: The Capulet family wants to overthrow Lord Montague for usurping the throne and killing Lord and Lady Capulet, which he did because [[spoiler: he's the bastard son of a prostitute and a Capulet.]]

* ToyShip: Antonio and Regan. Way too cute.

* SuperlativeDubbing: Yep, there's some inevitable YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe, but it's worth enduring it to hear many of Shakespeare's original lines ([[ShoutOut from more than just Romeo and Juliet]]) paired with beautifully animated scenes and wonderfully delivered by some very talented voice actors.

* ItWasHisSled -- Romeo and Juliet die. If you weren't expecting that then you've never taken a high school English class.

* HoYay -- Francisco certainly ''loves'' teasing Curio. There's also a bit of it between Benvolio and Romeo, and arguably some more with Romeo and [[spoiler: Petruccio]]. [[LesYay With the ladies]], Emilia admits attraction to girl!"Odin".
** Episode 17, saw Francisco and Curio sharing a candlelit dinner ''rife'' with [[ShipTease homoerotic]] SubText. Also, who can forget this little gem, said someplace between episodes 7 and 9:
--->'''Francisco''': (to Curio) Unfortunately for ''you'', I'm not interested in men.
** Also worth noting the LesYay of the more...um, [[{{Squick}} Squicky]] variety between [[spoiler: Ophelia and Juliet in one of the last episodes.]] It's even lampshaded in the commentary track of the English dub:
--->[Commentary Track] "BrinaPalencia, [voice of Juliet] Just had a very special moment with [[spoiler: JamieMarchi [voice of Ophelia]. ]]

* DieForOurShip -- Poor Hermione. She ''did'' get better, Romeo/Juliet fanbrats!

** Think about it. A soft spoken druid priestess in white who's determined to revive the great world tree that provides its people with health and safety? Sounds [[TalesOfPhantasia uncannily familiar]], [[spoiler: until the part where she starts making human sacrifices.]]

* ConspicuousCGI: Unfortunately, despite one of the show's strong points being the beautiful hand-drawn animated fight scenes and characters (to the point that the characters are virtually on-model for all 24 episodes), most of the buildings and furniture stick out like a sore thumb. The biggest offenders are the family flags (done similarly in the ''CodeGeass'' anime.

* DroppedABridgetOnHim -- Since one of the main characters is a WholesomeCrossdresser, of course it happens more than once.