History Anime / Steamboy

* {{Heel Face Turn}}: Happens to [[spoiler:Edward when he helps the castle stir out of London in the climax and is shown in the epilogue as well where he now runs a company]].

* RuleOfCool: Oh yes.

* PowerArmor: The O'Hara Foundation's Steam Troopers. FridgeLogic sets in when one realizes that men in ''metal'' suits should be cooking with those steam engines on their backs.

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Steam-balls.

* HuskyRusskie: The two henchmen.
** Oddly, Alfred and Jason (the {{Mooks}} in question) are Americans in the original Japanese version.
* ImprovisedZipline

** FridgeHorror comes into play when you consider the possibility that they actually ''were'' cooking in their suits, given the overall quality of the Foundation's inventions.

* SceneryGorn:
* SceneryPorn
* ScienceIsBad: After being introduced to the Steam Castle, one might begin to wonder just what the hell the kindly elder Dr. Steam was thinking on helping to create it. Towards the end of the movie, we finally see what the good doctor's original intention for the Steam Castle was. How in the hell does someone get the idea to make a weapon out of a [[spoiler:children's carnival]]!?
** The whole point of Lloyd's view is that Science Is ''not'' Bad. It's the ''People'' that are the problem. No matter what wonders science can make, if you put it in the hands of a bunch of Gun merchants who sold weapons to both sides of the American Civil War, nothing good will come out of it.

* ThemeNaming: It's a noun with five letters.

* {{Heel Face Turn}}: Happens to [[spoiler:Edward when he helps the castle stir out of London in the climax and is shown in the epilogue as well]].

* {{Heel Face Turn}}: Happens to [[spoiler:Edward when he helps the castle stir out of England in the climax and is shown in the epilogue as well]].

Created and directed by Creator/KatsuhiroOtomo, Steamboy held the distinction of being the highest-budget anime movie ever made up until the release of ''Anime/TheTaleOfThePrincessKaguya'' in 2013, and it shows in the beautiful animation and machine designs.

* FacialHorror: After getting blasted by steam when he tries to shut the valves down during Lloyd's experiments, Edward's face has a noticeable scar on his right side and he has less hair than before.

* TheDumbledore: Lloyd.

* AluminumChristmasTrees: There actually ''is'' [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolipile such a thing as a Steam ball]], and they date all the way back to ''[[OlderThanTheyThink the first century]]'', though they were nowhere near as powerful as the one shown in the movie.

Created and directed by Creator/KatsuhiroOtomo, Steamboy has the distinction of being the highest-budget anime movie ever made and it shows in the beautiful animation and machine designs.

* {{Expy}}: The bizarre part-fortress, part-carnival Steam Castle is suspiciously similar to the titular EternalEngine of the ''Anime/RobotCarnival'' anthology film, whose short film featuring it was also made by Otomo. Both are heavily-armed moving fortresses that bring destruction to anywhere they go, while simultaneously delivering a spectacular, festive performance.

* LonelyRichKid: Exemplified by Scarlett near the end when talking to Ray in private - see MissingMom.

* MissingMom: Scarlett, though likely more to ParentalNeglect than anything else.
-->'''Scarlett''': I have five mothers, did you know that? The one who cooks my food for me. The one who goes shopping with me to buy clothes. The one who teaches me and helps me with my lessons.\\
'''Ray''': Those aren't mothers. They're just, you know-\\
'''Scarlett''': (''Ignoring Ray'') The one who takes me horseback riding, and the one who tells me bedtime stories at night. So what?! You don't see me writing to ''my'' mothers saying it's so wretched I want to come home, do you?!

* MissingMom: Scarlett, though likely more to being a LonelyRichKid than any poor fate befalling her.

* AlternateHistory: Becomes pretty obvious early on when locomotives that can drive on roads at speed (no [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locomotive_Acts Locomotive Acts]], perhaps?) and zeppelins show up in 1866 (at least a good few decades before they would have otherwise). Also explains how the Great London Exhibition is now taking place in 1866 instead of 1851 (in a different part of the city), and how the Steam Castle [[spoiler:can ram the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_Bridge Tower Bridge]], which didn't even start construction for another 20 years in our universe]].

* MissingMom: Scarlett has "five moms".

'''Ray''': Those aren't mothers. They're just, [[LonelyRichKid you know]]-\\

* ShipTease: Ray and Scarlett.

** But really, pretty much any invention that the O'Hara Foundation was "showcasing" at the Exhibition.

Created and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, Steamboy has the distinction of being the highest-budget anime movie ever made and it shows in the beautiful animation and machine designs.

* LighterAndSofter: Well, compared to the director's previous work. Tell me you weren't surprised at the lack of YourHeadAsplode scenes...

Created and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, Steamboy has the distinction of being the highest-budget anime movie ever made (though Sanrio's 2019 Franchise/HelloKitty movie is expected to surpass it), and it shows in the beautiful animation and machine designs.

* BadassGrandpa: ''Quite''. Despite his old age, Lloyd is more than capable of kicking arse and taking names.

* ConvectionSchmonvection: Steam-balls. See above.

** SceneryGorn: ''Dude''.

* OopNorth: The Steam family all hail from Manchester; noticeable in [[SuperlativeDubbing the dub]].