History Manga / GAGeijutsukaArtDesignClass

-->'''—Uozomi''', on the GA students

Tropes in ''GA'' include:

* GagSeries -- This, with the bulk of artistic terms, made Yen Press' translation of the first manga volume to have [[FootnoteFever 5 pages of translator's notes]].

-->'''Professor''': * Pulls out an oral care set*

* SickEpisode -- the last episode of the anime, when Namiko was sick. She just have the uncanny ability to predict exactly what's going to happen...

* [[TooLongDidntDub Too Long, Didn't Dub]] -- Yen Press' translation has the tendency to do this, including ''the title''. The Japanese side already made a fully acceptable English title ''GA: Art Department Art Design Class''; but ''Geijutsuka'' is kept untranslated in the English release. At least they add notes in between panels to translate signs, covers, written words, and other miscellaneous text that's part of the art instead of the print.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair -- {{lampshade}}d. the girl discussed why WesternAnimation have an AmazingTechnicolorPopulation while {{anime}} would rather have this-- and to break the FourthWall, the shot showed their hair colours: Kisaragi is dark brown, Professor is black, Tomokane is green, Noda is pink, and Namiko is medium brown. By the way, Awara is reddish brown, Mizubuchi is black, Uozomi is blueish black, and Homura is blond. Also, Yoshikawa is blond and Mitsui is blue.

[[quoteright:360:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/geijutsuka_cast.jpg]]

Compare with ''Manga/HidamariSketch'', another series focusing on students in high school art programmes serialized in ''Manga Kirara Carat''. While you're in the neighborhood, ''Manga/{{Sketchbook}}'' may also be used to compare and contrast. The series has also been referred to as "''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', but in art class".

* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible -- Noda fully exploits this when a solid block of pencil scribblings on a sketchpad is able to be viewed as "art" by everyone except for Namiko.
--> '''Noda''': Um... it's called "Scratch Painting". Can you tell what it is?
--> '''Professor''': Black.
--> '''Kisaragi''': Ah... "Moonless Night"!
--> '''Tomokane''': "Inside the Prof's head"!
--> '''Namiko''': Looks like you just goofed off.
--> '''Noda''': Everyone's so quick to jump to conclusions.
** Sort of subverted, as that blob was intended to be a reverse canvas.

* TearJerker / BittersweetEnding -- The last story in the first volume of the manga.
** More specifically, [[spoiler:Professor, who can somehow speak to chickens, finds an abandoned newborn chick and decides to take care of it. It dies soon after, and she reveals to Kisaragi that she knew it would die all along, but she wanted to keep it comfortable until the very end. The next day, the two of them go to the chicken coop and find a whole brood of chicks, which the mother hen had been caring for.]]

* ActingForTwo -- MiyukiSawashiro voices Tomokane and her older brother.

* {{Expy}} -- Nietzsche from ''YggdraUnion'', art directed by Kiyudzuki-sensei, is based on Noda; Milanor has shades of the younger Tomokane, and in the anime, she was given [[MiyukiSawashiro his voice actress]]. As the manga continued after ''YggdraUnion'' was released, Kiyudzuki went on to incorporate some of its characters back into ''GA;'' Tono-sensei has a strong resemblance to Gulcasa, and Same-chan-sensei is a dead ringer for Flone.

* [[NotNamedInOpeningCredits Not Named in Closing Credits]]-- Strange anime example. Tomokane's brother had a single line in an episode before he was introduced, and in the ending credits that was only listed as "Grade 11 Student -- [[MiyukiSawashiro M.S.]]"

* UncannyFamilyResemblance -- The Tomokane siblings not only look alike-- [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/TheTomokanes.jpg Nodamiki one said the older Tomokane as a "bleached Tomokane-kun" in episode 12]]-- but both were voiced by MiyukiSawashiro, hence upgrading from StrongFamilyResemblance to this.

* EarWorm -- The opening theme, but especially the ending--yes, all five versions of it.

* {{Moe}}-- after all, the mangaka mentioned this series is drawn in [[PuniPlush puni]]-''moe''.

-->'''''—Uozomi''', on the GA students

->After all, G.A. does have a high percentage of crazy students.
-->'''''Uozomi''' on the GA students, after Tomokane's brother shown his BewareTheNiceOnes side.''

* ColorCodedForYourConvenience -- The commonly used version:

Ayanoi High School's G.A. is a class that specializes in the arts. It's at G.A. that a particular five are focused on. Kisaragi Yamaguchi, Miyabi "Professor" Oomichi, Namiko Nozaki, Tomokane and Miki "Nodamiki" Noda. The manga uses its arts class setting well, using this as a chance to teach the audience a few things about color, composition and other things that are usually done at these sort of schools. The {{yonkoma}} manga was written by SatokoKiyuduki, otherwise known for the artwork at DeptHeaven games.

* AlienLunch -- The dark hotpot in episode 12 of anime. Although the episode concentrated on the one made by the GA-1 girls, apparently ItGetsWorse for your traditional Art Club Hazing...

* CuteKitten -- Tomokane's misreading of 素描 (''subyou'', rough sketch) into 素猫 (''Suneko'', plain cat) leads to Kisaragi filling her sketchbook with [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GA-Suneko.png a certain kitten]]. This kitten would go on to become the series' mascot.

* AlienLunch -- The dark hotpot in episode 12 of anime. Although the episode concentrated on the one made by the GA-1 girls, apparently ItGetsWorse for your traditional Art Club Hazing...

* UsefulNotes/InsideShoes -- a more well-known scene in this series was [[CuteClumsyGirl Kisaragi]]'s ''forgetting'' to change her UsefulNotes/InsideShoes out when she leaves the campus. Yes, wearing UsefulNotes/InsideShoes out on the street.

* InsideShoes -- a more well-known scene in this series was [[CuteClumsyGirl Kisaragi]]'s ''forgetting'' to change her InsideShoes out when she leaves the campus. Yes, wearing InsideShoes out on the street.

Compare with ''HidamariSketch'', another series focusing on students in high school art programmes serialized in ''Manga Kirara Carat''. While you're in the neighborhood, ''{{Sketchbook}}'' may also be used to compare and contrast. The series has also been referred to as "''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', but in art class".

* TheCameo -- Kuro, of ''ShoulderACoffinKuro'', Kiyuduki's previous work, can be seen walking by in the background in episode two.

Compare with ''HidamariSketch'', another series focusing on students in high school art programmes serialized in ''Manga Kirara Carat''. While you're in the neighborhood, ''{{Sketchbook}}'' may also be used to compare and contrast. The series has also been referred to as "''AzumangaDaioh'', but in art class".

* HollywoodScribbling -- Homura, especially evident in the StorybookEpisode discussed below. [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GA-Homura-witch.jpg Or maybe an example now.]]

* TwoTeacherSchool -- Averted. GA-1 has homeroom Satoma and co-homeroom Usami, and GA-3 has Sasamoto as their homeroom--who also supervises the Art Club. GA-2's homeroom Morita also shown up in one scene.

** TheDoctorDolittle -- However, given that it's a pair of chickens, hints at various points indicate that Professor actually ''does'' know what they're saying.

* EverythingsBetterWithBunnies -- Kisaragi also imagines a lot about bunnies--like her [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GA-BunnyCell.png bunny cell phone concept]].

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* CuteKitten -- Tomokane's misreading of 素描 (''subyou'', rough sketch) into 素猫 (''Suneko'', plain cat) leads to Kisaragi filling her sketchbook with [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GA-Suneko.png a certain kitten]]. This kitten would go on to become the series' mascot.
** EverythingsBetterWithBunnies -- Kisaragi also imagines a lot about bunnies--like her [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GA-BunnyCell.png bunny cell phone concept]].

* EverythingsCuterWithKittens -- Tomokane's misreading of 素描 (''subyou'', rough sketch) into 素猫 (''Suneko'', plain cat) leads to Kisaragi filling her sketchbook with [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/GA-Suneko.png a certain kitten]]. This kitten would go on to become the series' mascot.