History Anime / YukiYunaIsAHero

''Yuki Yuna is a Hero'', a.k.a. ''[=YuYuYu=]'', is a MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction series which aired during the Fall2014Anime season. It was developed by Studio Gokumi and main writer Takahiro, the same guy who wrote ''Manga/AkameGaKill'', from Minato Soft, the same company who wrote ''VisualNovel/MajikoiLoveMeSeriously''

* ''LightNovel/WashioSumiIsAHero ([=WaSuYu=])'' [[note]]''Washio Sumi wa Yuusha de aru''[[/note]] -- A prequel novel taking place two years before the anime, centered on the previous Hero team: Sumi Washio, Sonoko Nogi and Gin Minowa (serialized from April - November 2014).

* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: [[spoiler:Tougo, at the end of season 1, though she is a hero instead of villain. After learning the AwfulTruth about the Earth, she considers it best to kill everyone instead of letting more girls suffer by becoming MagicalGirls and holding off the inevitable demise of the planet. On a more personal note she especially wants to stop herself and her friends from becoming vegetables.]]

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: This series has them in spades, [[LesYay when they aren't outright romantic in nature]]:
** The anime has Yuna and Togo, although in [[WordOfGay Togo's case, it's straight-up romantic.]]
** ''Washio Sumi'' has Sumi and Sonoko eventually developing one of them, although [[spoiler:it's destroyed by Sumi's Sange-induced amnesia.]]
** ''Nogi Wakaba'' has Wakaba and Hinata (who brags about having an extensive collection of Wakaba photos), Anzu and Tamako (the latter of whom even jokes about them going out) and a developing one between Yuna Takashima and Chikage.

** ''Karasuma Kumiko is Not a Miko'' (''[=KaKuMi=]'') [[note]]''Karasuma Kumiko wa Miko de nai''[[/note]] -- The memoirs of Kumiko Karasuma, a woman with Miko powers who was the one to first discover the Hero Yuna Takashima.

Compare ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', a similarly dark take on the MagicalGirl genre which has been argued by some to be the show's [[FollowTheLeader primary inspiration]]. Contrast ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' and ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear,'' works which themselves are dramatic at times but ultimately play the genre completely straight.

* BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: In this case, a “bureaucratically arranged friendship” rather than a marriage. After Togo’s first tour of duty as a Hero ended and she was released from the hospital, the Taisha deliberately arranged to have her family move next door to Yuna’s family, because they knew Yuna had extremely high potential as another Hero and wanted the two girls to become friends.]]

A third season, titled ''Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Full Bloom Chapter'', was announced on August 1, 2020 at an event celebrating the franchise's fifth anniversary. It aired in the Fall 2021 Season, serving as an adaptation of ''Kusunoki Mebuki is a Hero'' and ''Nogi Wakaba is a Hero'', while also acting as a {{midquel}} for the events of the ''Hero Chapter''.

A third season, titled ''Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Full Bloom Chapter'', was announced on August 1, 2020 at an event celebrating the franchise's fifth anniversary. It aired in the Fall 2021 Season, expanding on the aftermath of the ''Hero Chapter'' and the ongoing efforts to recover the rest of the world.

A third season, titled ''Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Great Full Bloom Chapter'', was announced on August 1, 2020 at an event celebrating the franchise's fifth anniversary.

* ''Uesato Hinata is a Miko'' [[note]]''Uesato Hinata wa Miko de aru''[[/note]] -- A light novel series taking place after the events of [=NoWaYu=] focusing on Hinata and the Taisha.

This series has been licensed by Pony Canyon USA for release in America, along with an English dub.

[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to the Hero Club. [[TemptinFate Everything will be fun from now on!]] [[note]]From right to left: Yuna Yuki, Mimori Togo, Fu and Itsuki Inubouzaki. Not pictured: Karin Miyoshi[[/note]]]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Welcome to the Hero Club. [[SchmuckBait Everything will be fun from now on!]] [[note]]From right to left: Yuna Yuki, Mimori Togo, Fu and Itsuki Inubouzaki. Not pictured: Karin Miyoshi[[/note]]]]

* PowerTrio: The [=WaSuYu=] team.

* NotSoFastBucko: TheStinger of episode 7. [[spoiler: Even with the Vertex dead, the battles aren't over.]]

** One scene in the ''Jukai no Kioku'' game suddenly cuts to a scene of a boat on a lake, referencing the infamous [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/nice-boat "Nice Boat"]] meme from VisualNovel/SchoolDays. One of [=YuYuYu=]'s writers, Makoto Uezu, was also a writer for the School Days anime.
** Fu asking Togo how she got so "[[GagBoobs Megalopolis]]" is a reference to VisualNovel/MajiDeWatashiNiKoiShinasai, a visual novel created by [=YuYuYu=]'s main writer Takahiro, in which one character is said to have a "megalopolis-style" bust.

''Yuki Yuna is a Hero'', a.k.a. ''[=YuYuYu=]'', is a MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction series which aired during the Fall2014Anime season. It was developed by Studio Gokumi and main writer Takahiro, the same guy who wrote ''Manga/AkameGaKill'', from Minato Soft, the same company who wrote ''VisualNovel/MajiDeWatashiNiKoiShinasai''

In the past, most of humanity was destroyed by a virus, with the Japanese island of Shikoku surviving thanks to the appearance of a divine tree called the Shinju, asking only for worship in return. Three hundred years later, Shikoku has prospered under the Shinju's guidance, allowing the people to live happy, ordinary lives. One such girl is Yuna Yuki, your everyday OrdinaryMiddleSchoolStudent who enjoys being with her friends and eating snacks. Yuna, her wheelchair-bound best friend Mimori Togo, Fu Inubozaki and Fu's younger sister Itsuki all make up the Hero Club, a special school club formed to do good deeds and to help people. At least, that's what they were told.

In the past, most of humanity was destroyed by a virus, with the Japanese island of Shikoku surviving thanks to the appearance of a divine tree called the Shinju, asking only for worship in return. Three hundred years later, Shikoku has prospered under the Shinju's guidance, allowing the people to live happy, ordinary lives. One such girl is Yuki Yuna, your everyday OrdinaryMiddleSchoolStudent who enjoys being with her friends and eating snacks. Yuna, her wheelchair-bound best friend Mimori Togo, Fu Inubozaki and Fu's younger sister Itsuki all make up the Hero Club, a special school club formed to do good deeds and to help people. At least, that's what they were told.

* AllJustADream: The plot of [[spoiler:''Jukai no Kioku'']] happens in a dream world [[spoiler:Sonoko]] created using her [[spoiler:one of her twenty-one fairies]], which would explain why [[spoiler:the girls can use Mankai without penalty in-game.]]

* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: It's subtle, but looking closely at this [[http://yuyuyu.us/img/home/mainvisual_02.jpg promotional art]] hints what [[spoiler:the Heroes lose when they go Mankai.]][[note]][[spoiler:Karin's right side is shadowed, Togo covers her left ear, Yuna covers her mouth, Fu's left eye is obscured, and Itsuki covers her throat.]][[/note]]

* GratuitousJapanese: The English dub didn't bother to translate several terms such as "Shinju-sama" ("Divine Tree") or "mankai" ("blooming").