History Manga / PrincessPrincess2002

* AbsurdlyYouthfulMother: Akira Sakamoto's mom, who Tooru and Yuujirou are convinced is either his younger or older sister. Later, when he told them she's his mother, he was asked if he meant step-mother. He not only confirmed she's his mother by birth but also that she had never undergone any kind of surgery to look as young as she does. Also, Yuujirou's mom looks almost identical to her son in Princess mode.

-> '''Tooru''': ''At this famous private boys' school, I, Kouno Tooru, who transferred here in the middle of the term, without realizing it, have had the door to my destiny opened before me. I thought I'd live a dull life in this all boys' school, but what's this girl doing here?''
->'''Mikoto''': ''I'm a guy!''

Along the way, we meet Akira Sakamoto--a boy who's revered by most of the school but has low self-confidence, Sayaka, Tooru's 'sister' (who also happens to be [[StalkerWithACrush his stalker, as well as madly in love with him]]), Natashou, the Princesses' costume designer, and Arisada, the Student Council president who organizes events for the Princesses (and who was a Princess himself before).

Originally a manga, Princess Princess had its own manga sequel, Princess Princess +. It was made into an anime in 2006, and the live-action show (which focused on Mikoto and introduced a whole new set of Princesses), Princess Princess D, also aired in 2006.

Not to be confused with ''Puri Puri'', a manga featuring an UnwantedHarem. Or ''Princess Prince'', another manga featuring cross-dressing (but this time with an actual royal in the role). OR the [[Webcomic/PrincessPrincess webcomic of the same name]]. Or, for that matter, the character from WesternAnimation/AdventureTime.
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This show provides examples of:
* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: From the point of view of the Princesses, anyway, who live in dread of StudentCouncilPresident Arisada's next command. Not only that, but the people who used to be a Princess end up having so many utterly devoted fans that they easily glide into positions of power. Eventually they all seem to end up being extremely rich and successful, such that there is only ''one'' man on the board of directors that governs the school who was ''not'' once a Princess himself and he had to inherit his position from his father who ''was'' a princess when he attended the school.

* BishieSparkle: Happens ''at least'' OnceAnEpisode!

* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Somewhat, because Tooru [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair has blue hair]] and Mikoto's Princess look has pink hair They fit the trope by proxy, at least.
** In the manga, where Tooru's hair color seems much less blue in color images (it's closer to a very dark green, actually, and is probably meant to be black), these three fit the trope appropriately.
* CharacterOverlap: Mikoto, Megumi and Makoto from ''TheDayOfRevolution'', and Akira Sakamoto, as well as the whole Sakamoto family, from ''Family Complex''.

** Notably, there's a moment when Yuujiro, the most HoYay-prone of the threesome, lashes out at some guys who hit on him and made him lose sight of a girl he was about to make a pass on. As he puts it (not the exact words, AFAIK, but reworded from one of the foreign translations:
--->Dudes, you must be either blind or faggots! We're guys, dammit!
* ElegantGothicLolita
* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Well, not of blue blood obvious, but often honored as such.
* GenderFlip: The ''Prince Prince'' mini-comic under the dust cover of each volume, which shows a parallel dimension where female versions of the main characters dress up as princes to soothe the lonely hearts at their all-girl's school.
* HeroicBSOD: Mikoto's despair about being a princess ramps up to a full blown BSOD when his big sister and girlfriend find out about it. Fortunately Megumi snaps him right out of it [[spoiler: with a kiss]].
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Mikoto's oft-mentioned but seldom-seen girlfriend Megumi is the protagonist of Tsuda's ''TheDayOfRevolution''. Lampshaded by Tsuda's AuthorAvatar, who says Megumi would take over this manga too, if given half a chance. Akira is the protagonist of Tsuda's manga ''Family Complex''
* HumanTrafficJam: When the princesses leave the stage after the play Mikoto suddenly stops causing Tooru and Yuujirou to run into him from behind. His reason? His big sister Makoto and girlfriend Megumi, from whom he desperately wanted to keep his princess activities secret, were waiting for him.

* InadequateInheritor: How Sakamoto feels about living up to his [[TheAce older brother's]] glorious legacy.
* IncestIsRelative: Sayaka's one sided crush on Tooru after she learns that he is her cousin, not her brother. It's hinted that Tooru transferred schools to try and ease the awkward situation between them.
* InsultBackfire: When Mitaka learns that his rival in the presidential elections, the glorious Sakamoto-sama who he's been hearing so much about, is a plain-looking, soft spoken average Joe with no charisma, he publicly insults Sakamoto and speculates that he's merely riding on his older brother's reputation. While everyone else is outraged, Sakamoto is impressed (and possibly turned on) by his honesty.
---> '''Akira:''' "So for me, whether the person has a bad attitude or not, if they're upfront about how they feel it really puts me at ease. Ever since I came here I've never known what it was like to be attacked like that, so it was actually kind of refreshing." (cue blushing and floral background) "It was ''exciting''..."\\
'''Yuujiro''': "That's just wrong..."

* LoveBubbles: Sakamoto-sama the First is surrounded by soft-focus sparkles and cascades of floating feathers. In public, anyway.

* ManipulativeBastard: Arisada

* OlderThanTheyLook: When two of the "Princesses" first met Sakamoto Akira's mother, they thought she was his sister and couldn't even figure out if she was older or younger than him. When he told them she's his mother, he even had to clarify she's not a ''step''mother.

* PimpedOutDress
* ShoutOut: In one episode, the princesses are forced to sing and dance to a song on-stage in order to encourage the students. The song they choose? [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1JcQsS5SpU&fmt=18 The opening to Cutie Honey.]]
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Tooru/Touru/Tohru/Thoru/Toru - well, you get the point.

* SorryImGay: Yuujirou kisses Tooru to finally convince Sayaka to leave. Tooru does not react well afterward (not that this fazes Yuujirou - he suggests going ''even further'' in case Sayaka decides to return).

* [[WhenSheSmiles When (S)He Smiles]]: An important part of the job of the princesses is to cheer everyone up with their smiles. A very hard thing for Mikoto to do as he hates the princess job, which make his few smiles so much more adorable and noticeable.
* WholesomeCrossDresser

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Tooru(Blue) and Akira(Green). Mikoto and Yuujirou seem to fit into this trope when they're with Tooru and Akira, as [[PhenotypeStereotype everyone else other than the four of them has dark or brunette hair]].

** It should also be noted that in the anime all of the student council members have subdued, yet unusual tones when compared with the rest of the student boy. This would further suggest that hair color is used as a visual aide to indicate an important character.

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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Somewhat, because Tooru [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair has blue hair]] and Mikoto's Princess look is a RoseHairedGirl. They fit the trope by proxy, at least.

Not to be confused with ''Manga/PuriPuri'', a manga featuring an UnwantedHarem. Or ''Princess Prince'', another manga featuring cross-dressing (but this time with an actual royal in the role). OR the [[Webcomic/PrincessPrincess webcomic of the same name]]. Or, for that matter, the character from WesternAnimation/AdventureTime.

Along the way, we meet Akira Sakamoto - a boy who's revered by most of the school but has low self-confidence, Sayaka, Tooru's 'sister' (who also happens to be [[StalkerWithACrush his stalker, as well as madly in love with him]]), Natashou, the Princesses' costume designer, and Arisada, the Student Council president who organizes events for the Princesses (and who was a Princess himself before).

Originally a manga, Princess Princess had its own manga sequel, Princess Princess +. It was made into an anime in 2006, and the live action show (which focused on Mikoto and introduced a whole new set of Princesses), Princess Princess D, also aired in 2006.

Not to be confused with ''Manga/PuriPuri'', a manga featuring an UnwantedHarem. Or ''Manga/PrincessPrince'' another manga featuring cross-dressing (but this time with an actual royal in the role). OR the [[Webcomic/PrincessPrincess webcomic of the same name]]. Or, for that matter, the character from WesternAnimation/AdventureTime.

* CharacterOverlap: Mikoto, Megumi and Makoto from ''TheDayOfRevolution'', and Akira Sakamoto, as well as the whole Sakamoto Family, from ''Family Complex''.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Even when they're not in Princess garb, the Princesses still get mistaken for female.)

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Well, not of blue blood obvious, but often honoured as such.

* HeroicBSOD - Mikoto's despair about being a princess ramps up to a full blown BSOD when his big sister and girlfriend find out about it. Fortunately Megumi snaps him right out of it [[spoiler: with a kiss]].
* HeroOfAnotherStory - Mikoto's oft-mentioned but seldom seen girlfriend Megumi is the protagonist of Tsuda's ''TheDayOfRevolution''. Lampshaded by Tsuda's AuthorAvatar, who says Megumi would take over this manga too, if given half a chance. Akira is the protagonist of Tsuda's manga ''Family Complex''

* IJustWantToBeBeautiful: Sakamoto mostly came to terms with being the ugly duckling in family of mesmerising hotties during the events of ''Family Complex'', but not entirely.

* LoveBubbles: Sakamoto-Sama the First is surrounded by soft-focus sparkles and cascades of floating feathers. In public, anyway.

* SorryImGay: Yuujirou kisses Touru to finally convince Sayaka to leave. Touru does not react well afterward (not that this fazes Yuujirou - he suggests going ''even further'' in case Sayaka decides to return).
* {{Yandere}}: Sayaka and her habit of stabbing Tohru's girlfriends with scissors.
* [[WhenSheSmiles When (S)he Smiles]]: An important part of the job of the princesses is to cheer everyone up with their smiles. A very hard thing for Mikoto to do as he hates the princess job, which make his few smiles so much more adorable and noticeable.

** It's implied that there colors are intended as exaggerations of more realistic colors, as Natashou states that Tooru, Yuujirou, and Mikoto will have black, brown, and red wigs respectively (which are actually the same colors as their normal hair). Akira's green hair, oddly enough, is not commented upon.

* HeyItsThatVoice / HeyItsThatGuy: Tooru is played in the anime by JunFukuyama and in ''Princess Princess D'' by Takeru Satoh of ''Series/KamenRiderDenO'' fame. Making things more interesting, the latter introduces TheRival Otoya, who is played by Yuichi Nakamura - who played ''Den-O''[='=]s [[TheLancer Lancer]], Zeronos.
** Also, Yuujirou is voiced by the infamous [[Creator/RomiPark Romi Paku]].
*** Exemplified perhaps best by [[http://i.imgur.com/5TWnF.jpg this picture..]] ( Left to right: Simon from Gurren Lagann, Lelouch Lamperouge from Code Geass, Edward Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist)

* HotMom: Akira Sakamoto's mom, who Tooru and Yuujirou are convinced is either his younger or older sister. Later, when he told them she's his mother, he was asked if he meant step-mother. He not only confirmed she's his mother by birth but also that she had never undergone any kind of surgery to look as young as she does. Also, Yuujirou's mom looks almost identical to her son in Princess mode.

* HeyItsThatVoice / HeyItsThatGuy: Tooru is played in the anime by JunFukuyama and in ''Princess Princess D'' by Takeru Satoh of ''{{Kamen Rider Den-O}}'' fame. Making things more interesting, the latter introduces TheRival Otoya, who is played by Yuichi Nakamura - who played ''Den-O''[='=]s [[TheLancer Lancer]], Zeronos.

* HeroOfAnotherStory - Mikoto's oft-mentioned but seldom seen girlfriend Megumi is the protagonist of Tsuda's ''TheDayOfRevolution''. Lampshaded by Tsuda's AuthorAvatar, who says Megumi would take over this manga too, if given half a chance. Akira is the protagonist of Tsuda's manga, ''Family Complex''

* [[WhenSheSmiles When (S)he Smiles]]: An important part of the job of the princesses is to cheer everyone up with their smiles. A very hard thing to do for Mikoto as he hates the princess job. Which make his few smiles so much more adorable and noticeable.

* HeroOfAnotherStory - Mikoto's oft-mentioned but seldom seen girlfriend Megumi is the protagonist of Tsuda's ''TheDayOfRevolution''. Lampshaded by Tsuda's AuthorAvatar, who says Megumi would take over this manga too, if given half a chance. Akira is the protagonist of Tsuda's other successful manga, ''FamilyComplex''

* HeroOfAnotherStory - Mikoto's oft-mentioned but seldom seen girlfriend Megumi is the protagonist of Tsuda's ''TheDayOfRevolution''. Lampshaded by Tsuda's AuthorAvatar, who says Megumi would take over this manga too, if given half a chance.

* [[WhenSheSmiles When (S)he Smiles]]: An important part of the job of the princesses is to cheer everyone up with their smiles. A very hard thing to do for Mikoto who hate the princess job. Which make his few smiles so much more adorable and noticeable.

* DraggedIntoDrag: Mikoto and Yuujirou, who never got to choise whether they wanted to be princesses or not.

* HumanTrafficJam: When the princesses leave the stage under the play for a scene change Mikoto suddenly stop so Tooru and Yuujirou bump into him and each other. The reason to stop: Makoto and Megumi were waiting, revaeling they have exposed Mikotos secret for them about being a princess.

** Also, Yuujirou is voiced by the infamous RomiPaku.

---> '''Tooru''': ''At this famous private boys' school, I, Kouno Tooru, who transferred here in the middle of the term, without realizing it, have had the door to my destiny opened before me. I thought I'd live a dull life in this all boys' school, but what's this girl doing here?''
--->'''Mikoto''': ''I'm a guy!''

Princess Princess is an anime, live-action drama, and manga series by Mikiyo Tsuda.

Not to be confused with ''Manga/PuriPuri'', a manga featuring an UnwantedHarem. Or ''Manga/PrincessPrince'' another manga featuring cross-dressing (but this time with an actual royal in the role). OR the [[Webcomic/PrincessPrincess webcomic of the same name]].

Not to be confused with ''Manga/PuriPuri'', a manga featuring an UnwantedHarem. Or ''Manga/PrincessPrince'' another manga featuring cross-dressing (but this time with an actual royal in the role).

* HoYay: Between Tooru and Yuujirou. It's also insinuated that Akira is Tooru's "type". Also, in the live-action drama, Mikoto and Otoya are hinted to have feelings for one another after being LockedInARoom. Helped along greatly by the fact that the mangaka moonlights as a yaoi dojin artist.
** The sequel, Plus, basically runs on Ho Yay. Seriously, the whole thing is about the relationship between the two new princesses.
** And the anime ending. Oh god, the anime ending. Basically a slide show of Tooru and Yuujirou doing... Funny stuff.

* {{Omake}}: In the manga, you get {{Yonkoma}} in the back and a minicomic beneath the dust cover.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Arisada somehow, according to the author's comments in the manga.

* PaintingTheFourthWall: When Akira makes a joke that the school is from another dimension, Tooru is pictured in a background of space, and Akira notices and says that he said another dimension, not space.
* PeripheryDemographic: According to Tsuda in an author's note, she was surprised how many letters she got from girls telling her how much the men in their lives loved the series.

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil: From the point of view of the Princesses, anyway, who live in dread of StudentCouncilPresident Arisada's next command.

Not to be confused with ''Manga/PuriPuri'', a manga featuring an UnwantedHarem. Or ''Manga/Princess Prince'' another manga featuring cross-dressing (but this time with an actual royal in the role).

Not to be confused with Manga/PuriPuri, a manga featuring an UnwantedHarem.

* HotMom: Akira Sakamoto's mom, who Tooru and Yuujirou are convinced is either his younger or older sister. Also, Yuujirou's mom looks almost identical to her son in Princess mode.

-> Kouno Tooru: ''At this famous private boys' school, I, Kouno Tooru, who transferred here in the middle of the term, without realizing it, have had the door to my destiny opened before me. I thought I'd live a dull life in this all boys' school, but what's this girl doing here?''
->Mikoto: ''I'm a guy!''

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[[caption-width:270:Boys will be girls... whenever they want to or not.]]