History Anime / StellviaOfTheUniverse

* ShoutOut: The commander of Foundation IV (El Santo) is called [[Franchise/XMen Kurt Wagner]].

%%* TokenMiniMoe: Riina

* GenderEqualEnsemble: Shima's friend group at first consists of four girls (herself, Arisa, Yayoi, and Akira) and four boys (Otoyama, JoJo, Pierre, and Masaru).

%%* GeniusDitz: Shima.
%%* GenkiGirl: Arisa.

%%* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Kouta/Shima and Jojo/Akira]]
%%* OlderAndWiser: Yayoi.

* AirJousting: In space and is one of the practices done.

%%* AirJousting: In space.

* CantCatchUp: The reason for a lot of Shima's {{Wangst}} is that she's not as good as Kouta.
%%* CasanovaWannabe: Pierre.

%%* ChristmasEpisode: Episode 12.

%%* HeroicBSOD: Shima gets more than her share of these.

%%* AfterTheEnd

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Source of much {{Wangst}} and a dangerous GreenEyedMonster.

%%* OpeningNarration

%%* ShrinkingViolet: Shima at first.

%%* SpaceOpera

%%* {{Utopia}}: A rather realistic one.

* CrossoverCameo: Shima appears as a girl in a Dating Sim in ''Anime/BottleFairy''.

* {{Cameo}}: Shima appears as a girl in a Dating Sim in ''Anime/BottleFairy''.

* OverprotectiveDad: Shirogane-sensei is a bit shy about mobilizing the kids, even after they [[spoiler: already saved the world the first time]].

** Delicious irony results in the English dub, when those same messages--but with normal English grammar and usage--are recited by voice, at the same time as the Engrish displays on screen.

* RapunzelHair: Many of the girls have very long hair; Shima Katase does at least have the sense to bind hers up before spaceflight missions.

''Stellvia of the Universe'' is a ScienceFiction {{anime}} television series produced in 2003 by studio XEBEC and directed by Tatsuo Sato of ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' fame. Despite its AfterTheEnd setting, it carries strong [[{{Utopia}} utopic]] message and bright optimistic [[RousseauWasRight belief in humanity]]. On the other hand, it also displays deep insight into human psychology, showing how true unity can only be achieved in the presence of a common goal and how it starts falling apart once it's gone, only to return again when needed. Unfortunately, ''Stellvia'' remained largely unknown to broad audiences, likely killing a possible continuation. To make things worse, Creator/{{Geneon}}'s DVD releases went discontinued in North America when they went under, among dozens of others, though Creator/DiscotekMedia managed rescue it for a Blu-Ray release.

"Stellvia" literally means "the road to the stars" in GratuitousLatin.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Ayaka and Yayoi could even be considered lesbians; also, there is some suggestive teasing going on between Arisa and Shima.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Ayaka and Yayoi could even be considered SchoolgirlLesbians; also, there is some suggestive teasing going on between Arisa and Shima.

%%* OdangoHair: Shima, Najima Gable.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Both the straight and TheDayTheMusicLied versions, to keep everyone on their toes.

** That jar of candies shown prominently in the opening and casually shown being gradually emptied in every episode? [[spoiler: At the bottom there's a sweet and loving letter from Shima's mother, she it finds the night before The Great Mission starts.]] So, it's one of the reasons Earth is still there.

* HelloNurse: Nurse Ren seems to have quite a few admirers, though she appears to eventually settle with [[spoiler: Jinrai]]

* HelloNurse: Nurse Ren seems to have quite a few admirers, though she appears to eventually settle with [spoiler: Jinrai]]

** That jar of candies shown prominently in the opening and casually shown being gradually emptied in every episode? [spoiler: At the bottom there's a sweet and loving letter from Shima's mother, she it finds the night before The Great Mission starts.]] So, it's one of the reasons Earth is still there.

* ThemeMusicPowerUp: Both the straight and TheDayTheMusicLied versions, to keep everyone on their toes.

** HeelRealization: She realizes of how petty she has become after her [[DefeatMeansFriendship defeat by the hands of Kouta]].