History Manga / ZettaiKarenChildren

* HeroicSociopath -- Fujiko

From the creator of ''Anime/GhostSweeperMikami'', and animated by the people who brought us ''HayateTheCombatButler'', this is a fun, entertaining series which is a lot smarter than it first appears. In 2010, the series got an OVA set during the girls' middle school years.

** A small subtle one in the Anime, Kaoru's Pyschic Shield (probably most clearly seen in episode 7) is identical in shape, colour, and style to an [[NeonGenesisEvangelion AT Field]].

** Kaoru [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v07/c062/19.html gets a hat]] [[OnePiece and accompanying outfit]].

The TV series has been [[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-30/sentai-filmworks-adds-zettai-karen-children-anime licensed for Region 1 streaming and DVD]] under the tentative name Psychic Squad.

** Kaoru wants to purchase a toy in one episode that resembles [[SuzumiyaHaruhi Haruhi]] almost exactly. Considering who Kaoru is voiced by, this doubles as an ActorAllusion.

*** Another one has a [[HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v14/c124 reference]] where he asks espers to join him.

** When it comes to males she's just about exclusively attracted to Minamoto though.

* CakeEater -- Kaoru, for sure. Note her reaction to "[[UnusualEuphemism the great armada]]" in the second HotSpringsEpisode.

* BridgeBunnies -- Hotaru and Natsuko, the secretaries at BABEL.

* XanatosRoulette -- Usually, Minamoto's planning is completely believable, but in the episode where he [[spoiler: gets the Normal People to threaten Kaoru and fall into his trap]], even if we accept that he [[spoiler: had concealed an emergency ECCM and limiter release program in his laptop for just such a contingency, which admittedly is in character for him]], he ''still'' got lucky in that [[PersonOfMassDestruction Kaoru]] was the Child being threatened instead of Shiho (who lacks direct combat powers).

* VizziniGambit -- In the more light hearted stories, Kyosuke frequently assures his comrades (mostly [[{{OnlySaneMan}} Magi]]) that he has a brillant plan to lure Kaoru to PANDRA. HilarityEnsues.

* BeachEpisode -- Offering The Children a chance to kick butt while wearing bathing suits.

* ActorAllusion--In the anime, Mio is voiced by RieKugimiya-[[PigeonholedVoiceActor yes]], [[ShakuganNoShana that]] [[ZeroNoTsukaima Rie]] [[{{Toradora}} Kugimiya]]. In one episode, Mio refers to herself [[spoiler: and her semi-shadow clones]] as the "Tsundere Queen(s)". RieKugimiya is also known as the "Queen of Tsundere"...

** The best shout out is chapter 126/episode 46, where a [[RewritingReality notebook that can change the future]] launches the cast into a ''DeathNote'' homage, starring Sakaki as L.
*** Further on DeathNote appears again in the form of the Children copying Light's [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/zettai_karen_children/v14/c127/15.html various methods for hiding the note pages]]. Results in a GambitPileup.

** Sakaki is a [[BlackJack doctor who detests the Japanese medical hierarchy ''and'' wields scalpels as weapons]].

* SapientCetaceans -- Lieutenant Ikyuugo, one of the friendly espers, is a dolphin. Kaoru is disappointed to learn thathe's inedible.

* DolphinsDolphinsEverywhere -- Lieutenant Ikyuugo, one of the friendly espers, is a dolphin. Kaoru is [[IdiotHero disappointed to learn]] [[IsItSomethingYouEat he's inedible]].

* SpiritBomb -- Parodied in one episode, where Kaoru asks for the energy of the perverts of the world while training with Naomi.

* BerserkButton -- The main cast members go [[{{Nakama}} any length to protect each other]]. Jumping into bullet fire, breaking international laws, enduring torture: no problem. But hurt Minamoto and Kaoru has an UnstoppableRage that even [[BigBad Hyobu]] wants nothing to do with.

** When she first met Aoi she bullied her and mutilated her toys because she figured people were going to be afraid of her anyway [[JerkAssFascade so they may as well hate her first]] (she also did it because Aoi annoyed her by being a normal kid worried about her relatively non-destructive power). By the way this was at age ''four''.

* HijackedByGanon -- [[spoiler: PANDRA does '''''NOT''''' cause the BadFuture; ''BLACK PHANTOM DOES.'']]

* [[{{Ptitlebytjcbh4}} She's Got Legs]] -- Most female characters are [[FanService rather leggy]], but The Children become even more so once they reach middle school.

* [[{{ptitley72npfsy}} Men Can't Keep House]] -- Averted ''hard'' with Minamoto.