History Literature / Bullbuster

* AllThereInTheManual: The [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTNDuftY8TI&list=PL3ongWuaWwZOvLxWTlnF-Ex9USue0cUT4 audio drama]] posted on the official [=KADOKAWAanime=] Youtube channel gave more details on the world of Bullbuster.

* AllThereInTheManual: The audio drama posted on the official [=KADOKAWAanime=] Youtube channel gave more details on the world of Bullbuster. However, it's taken offline after the end of the anime.

* SequelHook: [[spoiler:Shiota's plans are ruined, but Washizu escapes with a stolen bacteria sample. When meeting Washizu at the airport, Tajima vows that should Washizu continue to create more Giant Beasts, Namidome will stop him with Bullbuster, concluding that TheWarHasJustBegin]].

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome:
** NI is forced to be careful with its expenses since it's not earning enough money despite being contracted for ''pest'' control at Ryugan Island. For instance, Tetsurō was told to sign papers just to ensure that he has insurance and NI is not liable in case he gets to an accident or is killed.
** As shown in "No Money! No Ship, Either?! The Only Way To Survive Is to Rebrand Namidome!", Tetsurō was warned that using a logo based on a known media franchise is not a good idea without getting permission. His suggestion would force the rights holder/s to sue NI.
** Kataoka warned Kōji that due to NI being tight, it would be hard to afford maintenance on Bullbuster and Bullrover.

* TheMasquerade: Namidome Industries are not allowed to reveal the existence of Giant Beasts to the public due to contractual reasons, mainly due to the fact that their main clients, the islanders, are concerned the government might seize Ryugan Island.

''Bullbuster'' is a multimedia franchise by Kadokawa, which started as a novel in 2018, based on a concept book launched in 2017 at [=Comitia122=] and Comiket. An anime version was released on October 4, 2023, which was written and directed by Hiroyasu Aoki and produced by NUT. Takahisa Katagiri adapted Kubonouchi's original designs for animation, Junji Okubo served as mechanical designer, and Masahiro Tokuda composed the anime music. In Japan, it airs on various Japanese television stations. In the Asia-Pacific, Medialink streams it with regional subtitles. In North America, Crunchyroll streams it online.

** ""The Merger Draws Near! Shiota's Plot, and the Origin of the Giant Beasts, are Both Revealed! What will Namidome do?" reveals details on how the Giant Beasts came to be. [[spoiler:It came from HR-E, a Shiota Chemical nanomachine originally for desalination purposes by creating genetically modified electrogenic bacteria. But said bacteria had a side effect to creating the beasts.]]

* NotSoStoic: Despite Arumi’s stone cold and aloof attitude towards Okino, she is visibly shown breaking down in tears at the end of "The Incredible Operation to Capture a Giant Beast Alive Begins!" when she reunited with a mutated Shiro.
* ObstructiveBureaucrat: Kataoka is single-handely responsible for a lot of the doom and gloom the rest of the cast feels by constantly reminding them of expenses, paperwork and how acting like it's a SuperRobot show is going to make the company go broke. He [[ForeheadOfDoom even]] looks [[DodgyToupee like]] the [[FatBastard second coming]] of [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Cosmo Spacely]].

* NotSoStoic: Despite Arumi’s stone cold and aloof attitude towards Okino, she is visibly shown breaking down in tears at the end of "The Incredible Operation to Capture a Giant Beast Alive Begins!" when she reunited with a mutated Shiro.
* OhCrap: In "Okino Steps in It! The Islanders are Angry...In the Company's Hour of Need, Its President Stands Tall!", Tetsurō finds out that he accidentally uploaded a video of the Bullbuster fighting the Giant Beasts since he was told that it's suppose to be a secret.

* WrongGenreSavvy: Tetsurō has definitely seen too much ''Godzilla'' and mecha shows (''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' and ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' gets not-quite-explicit [[ShoutOut references]]) and gets told the ThisIsReality spiel every time.

* NotSoStoic: Despite Arumi’s stone cold and aloof attitude towards Okino, she is visibly shown breaking down in tears at the end of Episode 4 when she reunited with a mutated Shiro.

* InsistentTerminology: Fightin the monsters is classified as "pest control" by the government. This leads to further trouble when [[spoiler:the government tries to stiff payment on NI because, well, it's pest control - not exactly a top budgetary item, is it?]]

** In "The Incredible Operation to Capture a Giant Beast Alive Begins!", Arumi mentions that one the beasts she saw on Ryugan Island was a dog named Shiro, indicating that something was responsible for changing its physique.

* WhamEpisode: At the end of "No Money! No Ship, Either?! The Only Way To Survive Is to Rebrand Namidome!", the revamped NI website was uploaded online. A website data tracker showed that traffic from people seeing it online was picking up.

* ShoutOut: Tetsurō suggests the use of a new logo based on the ''Franchise/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' franchise as an attempt to revamp NI's corporate image. His suggestion is shot down since the last thing NI wants is to get sued in court.