History Anime / TigerAndBunny

* MerchandiseDriven: Double subverted and played straight. Only a few of the sponsored companies don't sell products related to the show, but most do actually held collaborations; aside from direct product lines from Creator/BandaiNamcoEntertainment (of in itself includes Creator/{{Sunrise}}), the food and clothing related brands are usually the more hyped to release T&B collaborations.

** Dragon: Pao-Lin/Dragon Kid.

** Tiger: Kotetsu/Wild Tiger.

* AllStereotypeCast: The superhero identities of the supporting cast rely heavily on stereotypes: sexy Ms. Fanservice superheroine Karina, bull-themed Dashing Hispanic Antonio, dragon-themed Bruce Lee Clone Chinese Girl Pao-Lin, ditzy, nice All American Face Keith, and flamboyant note Nathan play this trope straight; Ivan plays with it by having his identity being a stereotypical ninja/samurai but is instead a Russian Japanophile.

* HeroAcademy[=/=]SuperheroSchool: Ivan, Barnaby, and Thomas are graduates from Sternbild's Hero Academy.

* ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'': a [[MonsterOftheWeek Kowaina]] possessing a pile of teddy bears appears

** Heroes [[Franchise/SpiderMan swinging from buildings]]. Which makes a lot more sense what with Sternbild's unique architecture.

* AttackReflector: Used by Origami Cyclone against the [[MakeMeWannaShout sonic villain,]] using a heretofore unknown use of his powers.

** The heavy use of SurprisinglyGoodEnglish[[note]] It should be mentioned that they had the American Creator/VizMedia studio do all the text on screen for them.[[/note]] actually becomes this for native Japanese viewers; although only the most important lines are translated into Japanese, the English text contains a lot of interesting things such as background on the heroes, or more plot-relevant facts like [[spoiler: Kotetsu's diary which documents his gradual power loss and Barnaby's parents being robot engineers many episodes before the fact is explicitly brought up in the plot]]. Even small simple things like criminal profiles and the writing in help yourself books are in full English and not just random letters or scribbles.

** By and large the series is known for its SurprisinglyGoodEnglish, but the episode names can be an example; they're actually English-language proverbs. In the preview for Ep. 5, Kotetsu lampshades this by complaining that he doesn't understand the title of the next episode. Most of the time he can't read them at all -- [[FridgeLogic even though he's supposed to speak English just fine]].

* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Most of the show's written text is in clear, comprehensible, and grammatically-correct English, in keeping with the rather Western superhero theme.[[note]] Before the show was aired Creator/VizMedia was handed the original text and was told to accurately translate into grammatically correct English.[[/note]]

** Look very carefully- Yuri's research on Kotetsu and Barnaby in the end of Episode 8 reveals, among other things, when Kotetsu made his debut and that he used to be a lot more successful. All of this is in SurprisinglyGoodEnglish.

* BigDamnReunion: In the second half of Season 2, [[spoiler:Thomas finally reunites with his little sister, Ruby, all thanks to Subaru. Ruby reveals that she knew her brother became a superhero and tries to contact him but instead, she reaches out to Subaru because he's his partner]].

* AlternateCalendar / AlternateUniverse: The setting takes place in a [[FantasyCounterpartCulture alternate city]] echoing New York City, and gave the year count in a relatable late 1970's to 1980's format but the universe in itself is much different, especially visible with Sternbild's high technology.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Season 2 ends with Kotetsu losing all of his NEXT powers meaning he may no longer continue his superhero career. Despite that, the day is saved once again and Barnaby vows to continue being a superhero on Kotetsu's behalf and remains as his buddy]]. [[spoiler:The extended version of the oneshot manga taking place few months after that season sweetens this for a bit, as Kotetsu remains in the city starting his own company with Barnaby helping him occasionally]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Season 2 ends with Kotetsu losing all of his NEXT powers meaning he may no longer continue his superhero career. Despite that, the day is saved once again and Barnaby vows to continue being a superhero on Kotetsu's behalf and remains as his buddy. The extended version of the oneshot manga taking place few months after that season sweetens this for a bit, as Kotetsu remains in the city starting his own company with Barnaby helping him occasionally]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Season 2 ends with Kotetsu losing all of his NEXT powers meaning he may no longer continue his superhero career. Despite that, the day is saved once again and Barnaby vows to continue being a superhero on Kotetsu's behalf and remains as his buddy]].

** Season 2 begins in the snowy day where Barnaby has being hold by Fugan and Mugan, and ends in the same environment where the Hero Museum is build [[spoiler:to commemorate the former first Buddy Hero]].

* BookEnds:
** Season 1 begins and ends with an episode of Hero TV and an EmbarrassingRescue.
** Both first and last episodes of that same season have a scene where Nathan is hitting on Antonio, to the latter's obvious displeasure and annoyance.

* LayeredMetropolis: Sternbild City ([[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial Which is definitely not Manhattan. At all.]]) is divided into 5 levels, counting the ground. It's also a decidedly non-grimdark example in that while it has several characteristics that would be required of a Cyperpunk example, such as having corrupt officials, MegaCorp running rampant, and advanced technology, it is an idealistic show. So Sternbild's slight {{Bizarrchitecture}} is played for awesome.

* OffModel: Towards the middle of the series the art becomes less polished (just take a look at Barnaby in [[http://i.imgur.com/F2aWM.jpg Episode 8]] and Eps. 11-14); but from Episode 15 onwards things seem to go back to normal, and [[AnimationBump the last few episodes are particularly well-drawn and animated]].
** Most of the art/animation problems were fixed in the BD/DVD versions.

* BridalCarry: How Barnaby saves Kotetsu when they first meet, which became the series' SignatureScene. Later in the episode it gets lampshaded, at Kotetsu's expense.
* CityOfAdventure: Sternbild City.

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Set as the direct {{sequel}} to ''The Rising'', ''Tiger & Bunny'' Season Two premiered in year 2022 under the direction of Atsuko Kase, with Masakazu Katsura back on board with character/hero suit design, and Keiichi Sato as lead scriptwriter. Season Two is slated to have 25 episodes in total; with the first 13 episodes released on Creator/{{Netflix}} starting April 8, 2022. The rest of the episodes will be released on October 7, 2022.

Due to his lack of popularity, Kotetsu is forced to team up with Barnaby Brooks Jr., a new hero entering the business starting the upcoming season who has the exact same superpower as him, and [[TheyFightCrime whose cynical and modern approach to crimefighting clashes horribly with Kotetsu's old-school sensibilities]].

* TheyFightCrime: Pretty much the whole point of the series.