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Nanami receives a cowbell from a famous jewelry designer. Jealous of being upstaged by Juri at her own party, she wears it proudly around the Academy but soon finds herself turning into a cow herself.
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-> ''"You were all proud of that humongous bell around your neck without even knowing what a cowbell is."''
Nanami holds a party to show off her expensive jewelry, but Juri casually upstages her at her own party. As luck would have it, Nanami receives acowbell mystery box from a famous jewelry designer. Jealous of being upstaged by Juri at designer just in time to salvage her own party, she big reveal -- a luxury cowbell. She wears it proudly around the Academy but soon finds herself turning into a cow herself.cow.
Nanami holds a party to show off her expensive jewelry, but Juri casually upstages her at her own party. As luck would have it, Nanami receives a
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* CatapultNightmare: Nanami jolts awake after dreaming that Touga sold her for slaughter.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Nanami holds a fancy party for the purpose of showing off a piece of jewelry, but is upstaged by Juri who shows up wearing even classier jewelry. Desperate to remain the belle of her own ball, she seizes on the unexpected arrival of the "Sebastian Dior" box to bring the focus back on her. And it works... but not in the way she thinks it does.
* ConspicuousConsumption: Nanami holds a fancy party for the purpose of showing off a piece of jewelry, but is upstaged by Juri who shows up wearing even classier jewelry. Desperate to remain the belle of her own ball, she seizes on the unexpected arrival of the "Sebastian Dior" box to bring the focus back on her. And it works... but not in the way she thinks it does.
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* DiscretionShot: We are mercifully spared seeing Nanami wearing a nose ring.
* HandGagging: Characters are generally reluctant to say the word "cow" during this episode. Yamada, Tanaka, and Suzuki grab Utena and cover her mouth just as she is about to say the word. She punches them out -- one, two, three -- for laying hands on her like that.
* HurricaneOfPuns:
** In Japanese, this episode leans heavily on the homophony of the sound a cow makes ("mō") and a common expression of exasperation ("mō".)
** While the English version localizes the brand name as "Cow-stian Dior," in Japanese it is "Koushi-chan Dior" where "koushi" means "calf."
** Right before Nanami turns into a cow she lets loose a pun-storm of words that begin with "mō."
* HurricaneOfPuns:
** In Japanese, this episode leans heavily on the homophony of the sound a cow makes ("mō") and a common expression of exasperation ("mō".)
** While the English version localizes the brand name as "Cow-stian Dior," in Japanese it is "Koushi-chan Dior" where "koushi" means "calf."
** Right before Nanami turns into a cow she lets loose a pun-storm of words that begin with "mō."
* {{Infomercial}}: Anthy is watching a late-night home shopping program offering a Sebastian Dior pendant. The audience doesn't get to see it, but Anthy admires it.
* NonSequiturEnvironment: The finale of this episode throws continuity of time and place out the window.
** The scene ostensibly occurs in a park late at night, but since it's time for the confrontation and there hasn't been a shadow play, the background abruptly changes, ''without a cut'', to the school locker room at sundown so C-ko can do her thing.
** Once the shadow play wraps up the show gets back to the action... except that it is now a sunny day in an alpine pasture with Ohtori Academy inexplicably in the background.
* NotHisSled: This episode is a WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes,'' but with the twist that there evidently is actual magic going on which can turn the proud and gullible into barnyard animals.
* NonSequiturEnvironment: The finale of this episode throws continuity of time and place out the window.
** The scene ostensibly occurs in a park late at night, but since it's time for the confrontation and there hasn't been a shadow play, the background abruptly changes, ''without a cut'', to the school locker room at sundown so C-ko can do her thing.
** Once the shadow play wraps up the show gets back to the action... except that it is now a sunny day in an alpine pasture with Ohtori Academy inexplicably in the background.
* NotHisSled: This episode is a WholePlotReference to ''Literature/TheEmperorsNewClothes,'' but with the twist that there evidently is actual magic going on which can turn the proud and gullible into barnyard animals.
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* RunningGag: Whenever someone says the word "cowbell" or points out [[CaptainObvious what wears cowbells]], a silhouette of a cow mooing or a still of a farm with yodeling playing over is shown.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Anthy later reveals she also ordered a nose ring for her cow Nanami. The real Nanami shows up for a Student Council meeting, and all we get is Miki and Juri crying out in horror.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Anthy later reveals she also ordered a nose ring for her cow Nanami. The real Nanami shows up for a Student Council meeting, and all we get is Miki and Juri crying out in horror.
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* RunningGag: Whenever someone says thinks about saying the word "cowbell" "cow" or points out [[CaptainObvious what wears cowbells]], a silhouette of a cow mooing or a still of a farm with yodeling playing over it is shown.
* TheShadowKnows: In Nanami's dream she has a cow's shadow instead of a human one, and when she talks the cow-shadow has lip-flap. Her human form is a motionless, blacked out silhouette.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Anthy later reveals she also ordered a nose ring for her cow Nanami. Thereal girl Nanami shows up for a Student Council meeting, and all while [[DiscretionShot the audience is mercifully spared the sight]] Nanami wearing that nose ring, we get is do hear Miki and Juri crying out in horror.horror.
* YiddishAsASecondLanguage: A Japanese translated version of the Yiddish folk song "Dona Dona" is often a part of Japanese school music curricula, which is how it ended up in this episode. According to Ikuhara the similarities of theme between the events of the story and the song are coincidental; one of the staffers read the script and was reminded of the lyrics of "Dona Dona," after which Ikuhara decided to incorporate the song.
* YodelLand: The episode flirts with ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'' ambiance every time someone thinks about saying the word "cow." It commits to the bit ''with gusto'' once Nanami is on the verge of actually becoming a cow.
* TheShadowKnows: In Nanami's dream she has a cow's shadow instead of a human one, and when she talks the cow-shadow has lip-flap. Her human form is a motionless, blacked out silhouette.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Anthy later reveals she also ordered a nose ring for her cow Nanami. The
* YiddishAsASecondLanguage: A Japanese translated version of the Yiddish folk song "Dona Dona" is often a part of Japanese school music curricula, which is how it ended up in this episode. According to Ikuhara the similarities of theme between the events of the story and the song are coincidental; one of the staffers read the script and was reminded of the lyrics of "Dona Dona," after which Ikuhara decided to incorporate the song.
* YodelLand: The episode flirts with ''Anime/HeidiGirlOfTheAlps'' ambiance every time someone thinks about saying the word "cow." It commits to the bit ''with gusto'' once Nanami is on the verge of actually becoming a cow.
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* DiscretionShot: We are mercifully spared seeing Nanami wearing a nose ring.
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* BullSeeingRed: Anthy presents Utena with a freshly knitted red sweater just in time for Nanami to turn into a cow, resulting in a bullfighting scene.
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* HypocrisyNod: Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear a boy's school uniform. Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparison.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
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* HypocrisyNod: HypocriticalHumor:
** Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear a boy's school uniform. Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparison.
* {{Hypocrite}}: ** Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
** Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear a boy's school uniform. Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparison.
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* InappropriatePride: Nanami is delivered a cowbell she insists is from fashion designer [[BlandNameProduct Sebastian Dior]], and starts wearing it everywhere, convinced that everyone's stares of perplexity is just envy. [[BizarroEpisode Then she starts acting like a cow and things get even weirder.]] To cap it off, the cowbell was actually ordered by Anthy from the designer "Cowstian Dior" for her pet cow, also named Nanami, and the mailman just got mixed up.
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* RunningGag: Whenever someone says the word "cowbell" or points out [[CaptainObvious what wears cowbells]], a silhouette of a cow mooing or a still of a farm with yodeling playing over is shown.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Nanami's lackeys are horrified to various degress when she unveils the cowbell around her neck. Yuuko's shocked, Keiko's repulsed, and Aiko looks like she lost the will to live.
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* ContrivedCoincidence: By way of RuleOfFunny. Anthy is the one who ordered that cow bell, for her pet cow that just ''happens'' to be named Nanami as well, from a designer named ''Cow''stian, and the mailman got the packages mixed up. She also spends the episode knitting a red sweater for Utena, and gives to her right in front of Nanami which causes Nanami to flip and turn into a cow for real.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nanami's lackeys are horrified to variousdegress degrees when she unveils the cowbell around her neck. Yuuko's shocked, Keiko's repulsed, and Aiko looks like she lost the will to live.live.
* FictionalCounterpart: The necklace that Nanami ordered was from Sebastian Dior, a reference to real-life fashion designer [[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-Dior-French-designer Christian Dior]]. Meanwhile, Anthy ordered the cowbell for her ''cow'' named Nanami from a designer named ''Cow''stian Dior.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Nanami's lackeys are horrified to various
* FictionalCounterpart: The necklace that Nanami ordered was from Sebastian Dior, a reference to real-life fashion designer [[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christian-Dior-French-designer Christian Dior]]. Meanwhile, Anthy ordered the cowbell for her ''cow'' named Nanami from a designer named ''Cow''stian Dior.
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* {{Troll}}: Anthy is the one who ordered that cow bell, for her pet cow that just ''happens'' to be named Nanami as well. She also spends the episode knitting a red sweater for Utena, and gives to her right in front of Nanami which causes Nanami to flip and turn into a cow for real.
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* BalefulPolymorph: Nanami's cowbell slowly turns her into a cow the longer she wears it; at first she just shows cow-like mannerisms, but towards the end of the episode she actually becomes a cow.
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* ForcedTransformation: Nanami's cowbell slowly turns her into a cow the longer she wears it; at first she just shows cow-like mannerisms, but towards the end of the episode she actually becomes a cow.
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* BalefulPolymorph: Nanami's cowbell slowly turns her into a cow the longer she wears it; at first she just shows cow-like mannerisms, but towards the end of the episode she actually becomes a cow.
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* {{Hypocrite}}:
** Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear her uniform (because it's the one for boys). Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparisons.
** Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
** Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear her uniform (because it's the one for boys). Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparisons.
** Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
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* {{Hypocrite}}:
**HypocrisyNod: Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear her uniform (because it's the one for boys). a boy's school uniform. Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparisons.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear her uniform (because it's the one for boys). Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparisons.
* OhCrap: Everyone is shocked and horrified when Nanami unveils her latest "addition" to her collection and it's a cowbell.
* OhCrap: Everyone is shocked and horrified when Nanami unveils her latest "addition" to her collection and it's a cowbell.
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* {{Hypocrite}}: {{Hypocrite}}:
** Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear her uniform (because it's the one for boys). Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparisons.
** Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
*OhCrap: OhCrap:
** Everyone is shocked and horrified when Nanami unveils her latest "addition" to her collection and it's acowbell.cowbell.
** Mitsuru, Utena, and Anthy have this reaction when they see Nanami's literally eating grass. Though Anthy might've been playing it up.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Anthy later reveals she also ordered a nose ring for her cow Nanami. The real Nanami shows up for a Student Council meeting, and all we get is Miki and Juri crying out in horror.
* {{Troll}}: Anthy is the one who ordered that cow bell, for her pet cow that just ''happens'' to be named Nanami as well. She also spends the episode knitting a red sweater for Utena, and gives to her right in front of Nanami which causes Nanami to flip and turn into a cow for real.
** Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear her uniform (because it's the one for boys). Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparisons.
** Later on, Juri comments on Nanami's obsession with status as a fool's quest... while Juri just happens to be covered in jewelry. Miki replies that he doesn't believe Juri's sincere.
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** Everyone is shocked and horrified when Nanami unveils her latest "addition" to her collection and it's a
** Mitsuru, Utena, and Anthy have this reaction when they see Nanami's literally eating grass. Though Anthy might've been playing it up.
* TakeOurWordForIt: Anthy later reveals she also ordered a nose ring for her cow Nanami. The real Nanami shows up for a Student Council meeting, and all we get is Miki and Juri crying out in horror.
* {{Troll}}: Anthy is the one who ordered that cow bell, for her pet cow that just ''happens'' to be named Nanami as well. She also spends the episode knitting a red sweater for Utena, and gives to her right in front of Nanami which causes Nanami to flip and turn into a cow for real.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Nanami's lackeys are horrified to various degress when she unveils the cowbell around her neck. Yuuko's shocked, Keiko's repulsed, and Aiko looks like she lost the will to live.
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* BigEater: Nanami gradually becomes this the longer she wears the cowbell.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear her uniform (because it's the one for boys). Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparisons.
* OhCrap: Everyone is shocked and horrified when Nanami unveils her latest "addition" to her collection and it's a cowbell.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Utena, of all people, keeps telling Nanami it's weird for her to wear a cowbell since it's a thing meant for cows, without stopping to realize it's along the same logic lines as the people who tell her she can't wear her uniform (because it's the one for boys). Nanami even calls her out on this, with Utena not appreciating the comparisons.
* OhCrap: Everyone is shocked and horrified when Nanami unveils her latest "addition" to her collection and it's a cowbell.
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Nanami receives a cowbell from a famous jewelry designer. Jealous of being upstaged by Juri at her own party, she wears it proudly around the Academy but soon finds herself turning into a cow herself.
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