History Roleplay / NoMatterWhatHappensIStillWontBecomeAnAnimeCharacter

* FantasyKitchenSink: The defensive capabilities of the school, among other things.

* DeconstructorFleet

* FlippingTheTable: see "Big 'What?!'" above.
* FourthWallObserver: Sakura, her parents, and the Red Shirt Gang.
* HiveMind: The student council drones, [[Franchise/StarTrek Borg]]-style.
* HumongousMecha: Mentioned in passing a couple of times.

* JapaneseDelinquents: From a certain point of view, the redshirts.
* KilledOffForReal: So many redshirts. A few even died on screen.
* LiteralMetaphor: The occasional spring in Sakura's step.

* RoyalBrat: The Rich Girl With Curls Who Owns Most Of Europe.

The {{JSDF}} has been in a constant battle with [[TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX The Monster Formerly Known As]] Franchise/{{Godzilla}} for an unspecified amount of time. MagicalGirl duels are a [[TheUnmasquedWorld semi-regular occurrence]]. [[AncientConspiracy Ancient Conspiracies]] [[GambitPileup make move and counter-move against each other]] in the dark of night. At least one AlienInvasion is [[{{Backstory}} implied to have happened in the not-so-distant past]]. [[{{Troperiffic}} This is the world of]] [[CapitalLettersAreMagic Anime]], and don't you ever forget it!

!!Tropes that are [[ExploitedTrope Exploited]]

* The [[AvertedTrope Aversion]] of AdultsAreUseless. When [[spoiler:[[TheMafia mafia]] goons show up]] on Day 4, Sakura [[spoiler:calmly tells the teachers, the student council, and the police, then sits down and drinks her coffee like nothing's happening]]. Kumiko's reaction is priceless.

!!Tropes that are [[DefiedTrope Defied]]

!!Tropes that are [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]

!!Tropes that are [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructed]]

* [[{{RedShirt}} Red Shirt]]/RedShirtArmy: In addition to literally wearing red shirts, members of the Red Shirt Gang know ''exactly'' how short their life expectancy is. They post (extremely jumpy) lookouts whenever they gather in a group. Many have large numbers of scars from the times they not-''quite''-died. Some seem to be in a perpetual state of shock, whimpering and mumbling to themselves.
* '''The entire premise of the work itself''' is deconstructed in the [[AlternateUniverse non-canon]] SpecOpsTheLine-inspired ending.

!!Tropes that are (merely) [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]]

!!Tropes that are [[PlayingWithATrope Played With]] in other ways

* CrazyEnoughToWork: [[ZigZaggingTrope Zig-Zagged]] in Sakura putting a bucket over her head [[NonSequitur to avoid being accosted by Kumiko]]. [[ChewbaccaDefense It works]], but also prevents her from plugging her ears to avoid learning Kumiko's name when the teacher calls it. And then [[GRatedDrug the fumes from the cleaning chemicals that used to be in the bucket get her high]]. And [[FinaglesLaw turn her hair even pinker]].

* CrapsackWorld: An inevitable result of [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructing]] FantasyKitchenSink. [[Film/PacificRim Kaiju are coming out of a portal in the pacific]], one of the teachers at Sakura's school is constantly hiding a sword, the student council has brainwashed students called drones, and redshirts bite it by the dozen everyday.

* HiveMind: The student council drones, [[StarTrek Borg]]-style.

* ShoutOut

** [[HatofulBoyfriend The People We Suspect Are Secretly Pigeons]] have a table in the cafeteria.

** Sakura doesn't ride bikes because they "[[ETTheExtraTerrestrial have an irritating habit of trying to fly to the moon whenever I crest the hill]]."

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* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The literature teacher.

-->''[[KidHero When I was 13]], [[{{Excalibur}} a sword threw itself up out of a lake]]. [[MundaneSolution I handed it in to Lost and Found]].''

** There is a [[IndianaJones Whips, Cowboy Hats and Archaeology Teacher]].

** Every day begins with the declaration, "[[TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Dawn of the nth Day]]." On Fridays, "24 hours remain" is added for good measure.

* CrapsackWorld: An inevitable result of [[DeconstructedTrope Deconstructing]] FantasyKitchenSink. [[PacificRim Kaiju are coming out of a portal in the pacific]], one of the teachers at Sakura's school is constantly hiding a sword, the student council has brainwashed students called drones, and redshirts bite it by the dozen everyday.

** Sakura sees TV news reporting on [[PacificRim a dimensional portal opening up in the Pacific]], and [[SeenItAll her reaction is to be mildly annoyed that her next shipment of pepper spray will probably be delayed]].

** The phrase, "[[TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy life, the universe and everything]]" is mentioned multiple times.

The {{JSDF}} has been in a constant battle with [[TheTropeFormerlyKnownAsX The Monster Formerly Known As]] {{Godzilla}} for an unspecified amount of time. MagicalGirl duels are a [[TheUnmasquedWorld semi-regular occurrence]]. [[AncientConspiracy Ancient Conspiracies]] [[GambitPileup make move and counter-move against each other]] in the dark of night. At least one AlienInvasion is [[{{Backstory}} implied to have happened in the not-so-distant past]]. [[{{Troperiffic}} This is the world of]] [[CapitalLettersAreMagic Anime]], and don't you ever forget it!

** Apparently, they really ''didn't'' [[BuffyTheVampireSlayer build the school on a hellmouth]] this time.

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** Sakura encourages Hideaki to ask out the MysteriousTransferStudent in the hopes of getting him into a "romance subplot," because [[AbuseIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale when the guy in a relationship gets beat up]], [[{{Slapstick}} there is never permanent damage]]. [[spoiler:[[WrongGenreSavvy The plan backfires catastrophically.]]]]

!! This story provides examples of:

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* YouAllLookFamiliar: The Red Shirt Gang all sport [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin red shirts]] and pompadours.
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-->''"Well?" The figure asked, regarding the ruined vista spread out before them. Fire, smoke, rubble, water. An entire city with shirts painted red. "Do you feel like a normal person, yet?"''

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Meet Kokoro Sakura, a perfectly normal teenage girl who does perfectly normal teenage girl things. This includes pepper spraying old wizards in the face, contemplating whether or not jumping out the window or hiding under her desk is a good idea every single class period, and occasionally even manipulating people to die to cause a distraction. In other words, she is just a perfectly normal girl in every respect but one: she has pink hair.

Can be found [[http://forums.sufficientvelocity.com/threads/no-matter-what-happens-i-still-wont-become-an-anime-character.9848/ here.]]

Meet Sakura Kokoro, a perfectly normal teenage girl who does perfectly normal teenage girl things. This includes pepper spraying old wizards in the face, contemplating whether or not jumping out the window or hiding under her desk is a good idea every single class period, and occasionally even manipulating people to die to cause a distraction. In other words, she is just a perfectly normal girl in every respect but one: she has pink hair.

* AlwaysInClassOne + IdiotHero + TheLancer: Sakura decides to set up Kita to be the protagonist in her place, because he fits these tropes. [[spoiler:Then abandons the plan when circumstances change.]]

* LongName
** [[LongTitle The work itself]].

* LoopholeAbuse: Since WordOfGod says Sakura won't be getting any more pepper spray before the end of the quest, some players have taken to discussing the feasibility of having her buy hot peppers to make her own.

* {{RedShirt}}/{{RedShirtArmy}}: In addition to literally wearing red shirts, members of the Red Shirt Gang know ''exactly'' how short their life expectancy is. They post (extremely jumpy) lookouts whenever they gather in a group. Many have large numbers of scars from the times they not-''quite''-died. Some seem to be in a perpetual state of shock, whimpering and mumbling to themselves.

-->[While hanging out with allies]: ''You're not sure, but you could probably do something with pepper spray in this situation.''

* CrapsackWorld: [[PacificRim Kaiju are coming out of a portal in the pacific]], one of the teachers at Sakura's school is constantly hiding a sword, the student council has brainwashed students called drones, and redshirts bite it by the dozen everyday. All that, and the world seems to want Sakura to do something about all of it.
* CrazyEnoughToWork: Put a bucket on your head to avoid being talked to? Perfect! (Although it backfires a little as Sakura's hair becomes even pinker due to the cleaning chemicals inside the bucket.)

* LongTitle: Ya think?
* RedShirt: Some of the very few people that Sakura is willing to interact with. No less than 1,883 of them have died since Sakura was nine.
** RedshirtArmy: Functions much more like a biker gang, really, but they're still cool.
* RunningGag
--> [X]Pepper Spray
--->[[WhatAnIdiot [X] Yourself.]]
* TooAwesomeToUse: Sakura started with 20 doses of pepper spray. Still hasn't used it once.

* OffTheRails: The driving force of Sakura's decisions, since she's trying her best '''not''' to get tangled up in a plot.

* RefusalOfTheCall: The entire point of the quest, in fact.

* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: For somebody who is claiming not to be an anime character, Sakura has been through just about every plot hook known to anime so far. And they just keep coming!

* CrazyPrepared

* GenreSavvy: Sakura has by this point mastered the art of staying away from the plot.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Even though Sakura distances herself from people and will go to any measures necessary to push them away from her, she's actually very nice, as long as you aren't trying to get her into a plot.

* MissingMom: [[EnforcedTrope Her mother leaves to help with her character development.]]

* PetTheDog: As callous Sakura can be, she does have a memorial wall of all the dead redshirts in an attempt to give them some protection by remembering their names. She also teaches them how to play hearts after seeing their severely misguided attempt at play poker.
* ProperlyParanoid: Sakura walks around with several disposable phones and a canister of pepper spray at all times, which is only appropriate, since the universe seems bound and determined to make plot happen to her.

* SeenItAll

* TooAwesomeToUse: Sakura started with 20 doses of pepper spray. Still hasn't used it once.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Much to Sakura's chagrin, her hair is very pink and attracts a lot of unwanted attention.

** [X]Pepper Spray
*** [[WhatAnIdiot [X] Yourself.]]

* TooAwesomeToUse: Sakura started with 20 doses of pepper spray. Still hasn't used it once.