History Anime / RomeoXJuliet

* BigDamnKiss: The titular characters' [[FirstKiss first]].

Fourteen years later, Montague rules over Neo Verona as its tyrannical prince, and the surviving Capulet retainers live in hiding beneath a theater run by a sympathetic playwright named Creator/{{William|Shakespeare}}. To remain hidden from Montague, Juliet has been disguised as a boy her whole life and kept in the dark about her true heritage, until the day she turns sixteen. Nevertheless feeling a strong of justice, she sneaks out whenever she can to fight against the oppressive Montague regime as the Red Whirlwind, a {{Franchise/Zorro}}-esque vigilante.

* {{Expy}}: Aside of Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Mercutio and Lord Montague being {{exp|y}}ies of their Romeo And Juliet selves, Hermione is a genderflipped expy for Count Paris, and William is an obvious stand-in for Shakespeare himself.

Fourteen years later, Montague rules over Neo Verona as its tyrannical prince, and the surviving Capulet retainers live in hiding beneath a theater run by a sympathetic playwright named [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William]]. To remain hidden from Montague, Juliet has been disguised as a boy her whole life and kept in the dark about her true heritage, until the day she turns sixteen. Nevertheless feeling a strong of justice, she sneaks out whenever she can to fight against the oppressive Montague regime as the Red Whirlwind, a {{Franchise/Zorro}}-esque vigilante.

''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' is loosely based on Creator/WilliamShakespeare's famous play ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. The series also draws a bit on other William Shakespeare plays for both character names and plot elements. The cross-dressing and disguises, and a play within the play that matters to the plot.

* 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 ''Anime/CodeGeass'' anime) and [[spoiler:the crazed branch-roots of the Escalus tree during the finale.]]

* CosmicHorrorReveal: Towards the end, it becomes clear that the true enemy isn't the murderous Lord Montague, who is slowly descending into cackling, city-burning madness, but rather [[spoiler: the death of Escalus, which is what's holding Neo Verona in the sky: the earthquakes that become much more frequent and ruinous towards the series' climax are the result of Escalus slowly perishing.]]

* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: On her sixteenth birthday, Juliet is told he real identity, which makes her relationship with Romeo all the more complicated.

* TheExile: [[spoiler: Romeo eventually becomes this. He comes back when Juliet begins her rebellion]]
* {{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.

* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Lancelot]] and [[spoiler:Juliet.]] [[spoiler: Romeo too, depending on how you interpret the ending. With Ophelia dead and Neo Verona safely landed, it can be assumed the tree won't be calling for blood anymore. Plus Juliet won't be consigned to eternal torment, since she'll instead be spending [[TogetherInDeath eternity with Romeo]].]]
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Lord Montague, who is killed by [[spoiler:Mercutio]]

* [[MadScientistsBeautifulDaughter Mad Dictator's Handsome Son]]: Romeo, of course. Also, [[spoiler: HeroicBastard Tybalt]]. And through adoption (sorta), [[spoiler: Mercutio]]

* ObfuscatingStupidity: [[spoiler: Willy, oh so much. He only ''pretended'' to not have an idea of Juliet's identity for almost 14 years, but in fact he was an asymmetric SecretKeeper]]

* SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Dr. Lancelot]]

* SettingUpdate: It's ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'' [-[[RecycledInSpace WITH DRAGONHORSES AND MAGIC TREES ON AN ISLAND IN THE SKY]]-]

* ShootTheDog: Tybalt takes Juliet to confront a snitch and tells her to kill him so that he can't report back to Montague in the future. She [[spoiler:lets the priest go, and Tybalt has to kill him to save her life.]]

* StarCrossedLovers: Romeo and Juliet

* YouKilledMyFather: As the series nears its end, it becomes a question of whether Juliet, Tybalt, or Romeo will be the one to kill Lord Montague, with the former two having lost family at his hand. It ends up being [[spoiler:the fourth candidate, Mercutio.]]

''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' is loosely based on [[WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare's]] famous play ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. The series also draws a bit on other Creator/WilliamShakespeare plays for both character names and plot elements. The cross-dressing and disguises, and a play within the play that matters to the plot.

* 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!

* AxCrazy: Ophelia in the last few episodes. Lord Montague before her
** Hermione has one episode where she temporarily goes nuts, but she gets over it
* Creator/AyaHisakawa: She plays Romeo's mother, Lady Portia
* BabiesEverAfter: The BetaCouple gets this as part of their HappilyEverAfter

* BetaCouple: [[spoiler:Benvolio and Cordelia]], surprisingly enough

* {{Bishonen}}: Francisco, Romeo, Tybalt

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler: Romeo]] dies in [[spoiler: Juliet]]'s arms. [[spoiler: Laertes]] dies in both Romeo's and Juliet's.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The commander of the carabieri, previously shown to not be a particularly nice man, [[spoiler: refuses to enforce the order to kill any guards that desert, saying that any that wish to can leave. Later he surrenders and opens the gates to Juliet's rebellion.]]

* TheHeroDies: Did you really expect Juliet or Romeo to come out of this one alive? [[spoiler: Though the last 10 seconds of the final episode makes it really ambigous...]]

* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchPhrase: "Is this truely a love that can never be?"

* HeirClubForMen: [[spoiler: it's literally stated that Capulet daughters get sacrificed to Escalus to sustain Neo Verona and keep it afloat, meaning that only men have a chance of inheriting the throne.]]

* BilingualBonus: The wanted posters for the Crimson Whirlwind are in Italian. Also, during the church scene in episode 11, the aria "Lascia ch'io pianga" from Handel's ''Rinaldo'' opera plays; the lyrics go "Let me weep my cruel luck and sigh for freedom".

* AllThereIsToKnowAboutTheCryingGame: Episode 23 showcases Juliet and Romeo fighting against each other due to clashing differences. Episode 24? The second half is a WhamEpisode and MoodWhiplash all at once. [[spoiler:You just know that this anime is going to end horribly, but when Romeo dies first to protect Juliet, and then Juliet sacrifices herself to save the floating colony, you realize the ending was a TearJerker waiting to happen]].

* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:Mercutio]], in his final episode.

* RomanticFalseLead: Hermione, who initially comes off as an unfortunate victim of circumstance, but at some point shows her {{Yandere}} side. Unlike others, she ''does'' get better. Subverted, also. We were led to believe Tybalt would be a male Paolo of the KissingCousins variety at the beginning, but this doesn't happen.
* RomanticRunnerUp: Hermione is a female version of this; while Romeo was never particularly interested in her, her only flaw was perhaps being too accepting of Romeo forgetting about meeting her whenever he ran into Juliet, at least until she gets stuck on the wrong end of BreakTheCutie...

''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' is loosely based on [[WilliamShakespeare William Shakespeare's]] famous play''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. The series also draws a bit on other Creator/WilliamShakespeare plays for both character names and plot elements. The cross-dressing and disguises, and a play within the play that matters to the plot.

''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' is loosely based on [[WilliamShakespeare WilliamShakespeare's]] famous play''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. The series also draws a bit on other Creator/WilliamShakespeare plays for both character names and plot elements. The cross-dressing and disguises, and a play within the play that matters to the plot.

* InNameOnly: [[http://pursuedbyabear.net/pbab/377/ Not so much an adaption of the play]] as a story inspired by several of Shakespeare's works as well as drawing on many anime and fantasy tropes. Still good.

As Juliet's sixteenth birthday draws near, she gets into a scrape while acting as the Red Whirlwind and is saved by Romeo Candore Van di Montague, the idealistic son of the prince. The two instantly feel a connection, and can't seem to help crossing paths again and again. You all know where this is going, right?

''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' is loosely based on [[WilliamShakespeare WilliamShakespeare's]] famous play''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. Emphasis on the "loosely". While the basic plot of the teenage StarCrossedLovers from rival families remains, the resemblance stops about there. The story's moved to a more fantastical setting, the family feud is replaced with a rebellion against an oppressive regime, and characters often resemble their Shakespeare counterpart in name only. Nevertheless, this doesn't stop this series from being good on its own merits.

The series also draws a bit on other Creator/WilliamShakespeare plays for both character names and plot elements. The cross-dressing and disguises reach the point that Romeo meets Juliet three times without realizing that they are the same person. Inevitably, someone else dresses up as the Red Whirlwind. And, of course, there's a play within the play that matters to the plot.

This is generally a serious anime, and features action scenes on a regular basis, though the fights never reach the absurd levels of a lot of {{shonen}} anime. Just don't forget the Dragonhorses! (think: Pegasus).

Fourteen years later, Montague rules over Neo Verona as its tyrannical prince, and the surviving Capulet retainers live in hiding beneath a theater run by a sympathetic playwright named [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare William]]. To remain hidden from Montague, Juliet has been disguised as a boy her whole life and kept in the dark about her true heritage, until the day she turns sixteen. Nevertheless feeling a strong of justice, she sneaks out whenever she can to fight against the oppressive Montague regime as the Red Whirlwind, a {{Zorro}}-esque vigilante.

''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' is loosely based on [[WilliamShakespeare WilliamShakespeare's]] famous play''RomeoAndJuliet''. Emphasis on the "loosely". While the basic plot of the teenage StarCrossedLovers from rival families remains, the resemblance stops about there. The story's moved to a more fantastical setting, the family feud is replaced with a rebellion against an oppressive regime, and characters often resemble their Shakespeare counterpart in name only. Nevertheless, this doesn't stop this series from being good on its own merits.

'''The examples below contain unmarked spoilers for plot points that are carried over from the original play.''' '''[[ItWasHisSled If you are one of the few people who don't know the ending of]]''' '''''Theater/RomeoAndJuliet'', you are advised not to read any further.'''

* BittersweetEnding: Things turn out relatively well for the secondary protagonists in a story inspired by ''RomeoAndJuliet''

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

* ForegoneConclusion: The anime is based on ''RomeoAndJuliet''. Did you really expect it to end HappilyEverAfter?

* LuckyCharmsTitle: The "X" is assumed to be pronounced "and", similarly to Baz Luhrmann's ''WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet''.

* SettingUpdate: It's ''RomeoAndJuliet'' [-[[RecycledInSpace WITH DRAGONHORSES AND MAGIC TREES ON AN ISLAND IN THE SKY]]-]

''RomeoXJuliet'' is loosely based on [[WilliamShakespeare WilliamShakespeare's]] famous play''RomeoAndJuliet''. Emphasis on the "loosely". While the basic plot of the teenage StarCrossedLovers from rival families remains, the resemblance stops about there. The story's moved to a more fantastical setting, the family feud is replaced with a rebellion against an oppressive regime, and characters often resemble their Shakespeare counterpart in name only. Nevertheless, this doesn't stop this series from being good on its own merits.

ItWasADarkAndStormyNight. Lord Leontes Montague, head of the Montague family, systematically cut his way through the ruling Capulet family and their retainers in a bloody coup. Only one member of House Capulet survived: the two-year-old Capulet heiress, Juliet Fiamatta Ars Di Capulet, who was spirited away by the captain of the guard and the few retainers that made it.

Fourteen years later, Lord Leontes Montague is the tyrannical leader of all of Neo Verona. The surviving Capulet retainers are in hiding beneath a theater company run by a sympathetic playwright named [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Willy]]. Juliet is disguised as a boy named Odin, and she has no idea who she really is - all she knows is that she has to dress up as a male and work as Willy's stagehand. Whenever she can sneak out, she fights against the oppressive Montague regime as the Red Whirlwind, a {{Zorro}}-esque vigilante. As the Red Whirlwind, she gets into a bind and is saved by Romeo Candore Van di Montague, the idealistic only child of Lord Montague. Some time later, "Odin's" friend Emilia, Willy's top actress, invites "Odin" to a high-class party with her, thinking that "he" would make a very pretty girl. One case of mistaken identity later, Juliet is alone at the party, where she runs into Romeo again. You all know where this is going, right?

''RomeoXJuliet'' is very loosely based on ''RomeoAndJuliet'', emphasis on the "loosely". While there is still the plot of the StarCrossedLovers from rival families, it shares time with the eventual coup by the Capulet loyalists once Juliet is told her true heritage -- yes, Romeo plays second fiddle as Juliet's love interest. As for the characters...most of them resemble the originals in name only. Nevertheless, that doesn't stop this series from being good on its own merits.

* TooDumbToLive: For some reason, after Hermione tried to attack Juliet with a rock and told her that she should have perished with her family, everyone thought it was a good idea to let Juliet take care of Hermione and to leave a sharp knife in the same room. That was just a disaster to happen.

* FiveManBand: Juliet's group:
** {{The Hero}}ine: Juliet.
** TheLancer ''and'' TheBigGuy: Curio.
** TheSmartGuy: Francisco.
** TheChick: Cordelia.
** TagAlongKid: Antonio, later Regan.
** {{Mentor}}: Conrad, Lady Ariel, [[spoiler: Willy]]
** SacrificialLamb: [[spoiler: Dr. Lancelot, who had traces of TheSmartGuy.]]
** SixthRanger: Tybalt, Romeo
** SixthRangerTraitor: [[spoiler: Camilo]]

* PortmanteauSeriesNickname: [=RomeJuli=]

* FanNickname: Curio and Francisco are nicknamed [[{{Tsubasa}} Fai and Kurogane]] by fandom.

* ActorAllusion: this is the one where [[Creator/JunkoIwao Mint]] [[TransformersDarkOfTheMoon goes nuts]].
** 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 [[VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia uncannily familiar]], [[spoiler: until the part where she starts making human sacrifices.]]

'''The examples below contain unmarked spoilers for plot points that are carried over from the original play.''' '''[[ItWasHisSled If you are one of the few people who don't know the ending of]]''' '''''RomeoAndJuliet'', you are advised not to read any further.'''

* ActorAllusion: this is the one where [[JunkoIwao Mint]] [[TransformersDarkOfTheMoon goes nuts]].

* TetsuyaKakihara: As Mercutio.