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''Senpai Club'' is a four episode {{Fanime}} series created by the Swedish duo [[http://makebabi.es/ makebabi.es]] (Olivia Bergström and Eric Bradford). It is an AffectionateParody of anime tropes, specifically those found in the ShojoGenre.

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''Senpai Club'' is a four episode {{Fanime}} series created by the Swedish duo [[http://makebabi.es/ makebabi.es]] (Olivia Bergström and Eric Bradford). It is an AffectionateParody of anime tropes, specifically those found in the ShojoGenre.
[[ShoujoDemographic shojo genre]].
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* SenpaiKohai: The whole reason for the show.
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Senpai Kohai is the name of the trope


* SempaiKohai: The whole reason for the show.

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* SempaiKohai: SenpaiKohai: The whole reason for the show.
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* {{Meganekko}}: Teacher-sensei and Kurokawa.
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* PantyShot: Fumiko's skirt appears to be permanently starched up to show off her goods.

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15-year-old Tsumiki Domen is your everyday [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink-haired]] OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent. In her rush to get to class on time on her first day of high school, Tsumiki bumps into a handsome boy known as Hero-Senpai. Feeling guilty about the encounter, Tsumiki later goes looking for him to apologize and ends up stumbling upon the Senpai Club, a club full of handsome and charming men (and one woman). However, the club members have no interest in attracting the attention of women, instead having created the club to learn about how to ''avoid'' women. Hero-Senpai, though, just can't help but feel an instant attraction towards Tsumiki.

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15-year-old Tsumiki Domen is your everyday [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink-haired]] pink-haired OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent. In her rush to get to class on time on her first day of high school, Tsumiki bumps into a handsome boy known as Hero-Senpai. Feeling guilty about the encounter, Tsumiki later goes looking for him to apologize and ends up stumbling upon the Senpai Club, a club full of handsome and charming men (and one woman). However, the club members have no interest in attracting the attention of women, instead having created the club to learn about how to ''avoid'' women. Hero-Senpai, though, just can't help but feel an instant attraction towards Tsumiki.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
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So evidently they got caught by the censors. The other example does not sound like the trope either


* BilingualBonus: See GettingCrapPastTheRadar below.



* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: There is a lot of gratuitous swearing that doesn't get translated into the subtitles (as a parody of English subs like 4Kids cleaning things up for the kiddies). For example, Japanese for "Shit! Fuck!" is translated as "Oh no!"

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* HeManWomanHater: Senpai-kun turns out to be this, only really starting the Senpai Club because he wanted to snub any ''kouhai'' or girl that wanted to confess to him.



* {{Keet}}: Bowl Cut-Senpai



* LovableSexManiac: Kurokawa's behavior towards Teacher-Sensei is rather ''inappropriate]]'', though it's all played for laughs.

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* LovableSexManiac: Kurokawa's behavior towards Teacher-Sensei is rather ''inappropriate]]'', ''inappropriate'', though it's all played for laughs.
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* BabiesEverAfter: At the very least, the "80s version" reveals that Tsumiki and Hero have a child four years after the main story.

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* CrashIntoHello: How Tsumiki mets Hero-senpai.

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* CrashIntoHello: How Tsumiki mets Hero-senpai.meets Hero-senpai.
* DeadGuyJunior: In the Five Years Later episode, [[spoiler:Hero-senpai and Tsumiki's child is revealed to be named "Frederico" after Rock 'n' Roll-Senpai's real name]]


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* DreamIntro: Episode 2 does this.


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* FacelessMasses: In episode 2, all of the other students are simply identified as either being a boy or a girl by being pink or blue.
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* LovableSexManiac: Kurokawa's behavior towards Teacher-Sensei is... ''[[{{Understatement}} inappropriate]]'', to say the least. It's all played for laughs.

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* LovableSexManiac: Kurokawa's behavior towards Teacher-Sensei is... ''[[{{Understatement}} inappropriate]]'', to say the least. It's is rather ''inappropriate]]'', though it's all played for laughs.
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* GratuitousFrench: The credits song for the third episode, "Don't Graduate, Senpai!", makes use of the French word "Aventure"[[labelnote:TR.]]"Adventure"[[/labelnote]] in between its Japanese and gratuitous English.
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* AffectionateParody: Of the ShoujoDemographic. It becomes clear in the subsequent episodes that the series is one to {{Anime}} in general.

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* AffectionateParody: Of the ShoujoDemographic. It also becomes clear in the subsequent episodes that the series is one to {{Anime}} in general.



* SettingUpdate: Based on what was revealed in episode 3, The current show updates the series to be in TheNewTens.

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* SettingUpdate: Based on what was revealed in episode 3, The the current show updates the series to be in TheNewTens.
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** Episode 2 features Shaft's signature head tilt.

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** Episode 2 features Shaft's Creator/StudioShaft's signature head tilt.

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''Senpai Club'' is a {{Fanime}} series created by the Swedish duo [[http://makebabi.es/ makebabi.es]] (Olivia Bergström and Eric Bradford). It is an AffectionateParody of anime tropes, specifically those found in the ShojoGenre.

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''Senpai Club'' is a four episode {{Fanime}} series created by the Swedish duo [[http://makebabi.es/ makebabi.es]] (Olivia Bergström and Eric Bradford). It is an AffectionateParody of anime tropes, specifically those found in the ShojoGenre.


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* BeachEpisode: The last episode takes place on their school trip, and has them on the beach for some of it.

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* FunWithSubtitles: A character saying UsefulNotes/{{Baka}} over and over is subtitled as an extremely long, verbose paragraph.

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* FunWithSubtitles: A character FunWithSubtitles:
** The first two words of the theme song are clearly swearwords (''kuso'' meaning "shit" and ''fakku'' being a Japanese pronunciation of "fuck"), but the subtitles never translate them as such and always go for something more tame (like "Oh no").
** Tsumiki
saying UsefulNotes/{{Baka}} over and over in the first episode is subtitled as an extremely long, verbose paragraph.
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* SettingUpdate: The series is apparently old enough to have had an AnimatedAdaptation in the mid 80s. The current show updates the series to be in TheNewTens.

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* SettingUpdate: The series is apparently old enough to have had an AnimatedAdaptation Based on what was revealed in the mid 80s. episode 3, The current show updates the series to be in TheNewTens.



* UnInstallment: All of the 1986 series of ''Senpai Club''. We only see "the equivalent" episode to the modern episode 3 to fill in for the modern adaptation's broken disc.

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* UnInstallment: All of the 1986 RetroactiveLegacy: The series of ''Senpai Club''.is apparently old enough to have had an AnimatedAdaptation in the mid 80s. We only see "the equivalent" episode to the modern episode 3 to fill in for the modern adaptation's broken disc.
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* UnInstallment: Episodes 1 and 2 are revealed to be from the modern remake of ''Senpai Club'', which apparently was a popular romance anime in 1986. We see "the eqivalent" episode to the modern episode 3 to fill in for the modern adaptation's broken disc.

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* UnInstallment: Episodes 1 and 2 are revealed to be from All of the modern remake 1986 series of ''Senpai Club'', which apparently was a popular romance anime in 1986. Club''. We only see "the eqivalent" equivalent" episode to the modern episode 3 to fill in for the modern adaptation's broken disc.

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* UnInstallment: Episodes 1 and 2 are revealed to be from the modern remake of ''Senpai Club'', which apparently was a popular romance anime in 1986. We see "the eqivalent" episode to the modern episode 3 to fill in for the modern adaptation's broken disc.



* {{Woolseyism}}: The subtitles for episode 3 have a more liberal take on the opening theme, instead matching the beat of the song. {{Invoked}}, as it matches real life 80's subtitling.

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* {{Woolseyism}}: The subtitles for episode 3 have a more liberal take on the opening theme, and ending themes, instead matching the beat of the song. {{Invoked}}, as it matches real life 80's subtitling.
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* GratuitousSpanish: Inexplicably, "Corazón" is used in the opening alongside English and Japanese.

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* GratuitousSpanish: Inexplicably, "Corazón" "Corazón"[[labelnote:TR.]]"Heart"[[/labelnote]] is used in the opening alongside English and Japanese.Japanese lyrics.
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* ChristmasEpisode: This particular one features Kurokawa and Teacher-sensei going on a date together before ending with Kurokawa kissing her.

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She\'s actually more of an Ojou, not a Yamato Nadeshiko. In fact, despite the subtitles calling her \"Lady-senpai\", she actually introduces herself as \"Ojou-senpai\".


* {{Ojou}}: Lady-Senpai presents herself in this way. Though the subtitles translate her name as "Lady-Senpai", her name is actually "Ojou-Senpai" in Japanese.



* YamatoNadeshiko: Lady-Senpai presents herself in this way.
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->''Oh, no, I'm late for school again!\\
There's no time to eat my toast!\\
I met a cute boy\\
Light Chocolate Life Love''
-->-- '''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_1rbcjevPA The Opening Theme]]'''

''Senpai Club'' is a {{Fanime}} series created by the Swedish duo [[http://makebabi.es/ makebabi.es]] (Olivia Bergström and Eric Bradford). It is an AffectionateParody of anime tropes, specifically those found in the ShojoGenre.

15-year-old Tsumiki Domen is your everyday [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair pink-haired]] OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent. In her rush to get to class on time on her first day of high school, Tsumiki bumps into a handsome boy known as Hero-Senpai. Feeling guilty about the encounter, Tsumiki later goes looking for him to apologize and ends up stumbling upon the Senpai Club, a club full of handsome and charming men (and one woman). However, the club members have no interest in attracting the attention of women, instead having created the club to learn about how to ''avoid'' women. Hero-Senpai, though, just can't help but feel an instant attraction towards Tsumiki.

Episodes of ''Senpai Club'' can be found on [[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgxiGG-_riejUKerXZNKLpw makebabi.es's]] Website/YouTube channel.

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!!''Senpai Club'' provides examples of:

* AdvertisedExtra: Rock-and-Roll Senpai. He shows up prominently in the opening, but barely gets two words into his introduction before being interrupted by Bowlcut Senpai.
* AerithAndBob: Seeing as the series takes place in Japan, everybody has a Japanese-sounding name. And then there's Nelly Smith. Justified though, as she's from America.
* AffectionateParody: Of the ShoujoDemographic. It becomes clear in the subsequent episodes that the series is one to {{Anime}} in general.
* AllJustADream: The second episode's opening was this for Tsumiki, as she stood talking with Bowlcut-senpai.
* AnimeAccentAbsence: Averted with Nelly Smith, a half-Japanese half-American girl who moved to Japan just last year. Her control of the language seems fine, but her accent is uh, noticeable, to say the least.
* ArtShift: Episode 3 is animated in a manner reminiscent of a Creator/RumikoTakahashi work; the reason for this being that something went wrong with the current animation so they have to air "the original '80s anime."
* BilingualBonus: See GettingCrapPastTheRadar below.
* ButNotTooForeign: Nelly Smith, who was raised in America but has a Japanese mother
* CherryBlossoms: ALL OVER on the way to school. Also appears during the OP.
* ClipArtAnimation: The "next time on" segment.
* ConvenientlySeated: Near the window, of course.
* CrashIntoHello: How Tsumiki mets Hero-senpai.
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Teacher-Sensei (and since the voice acting is in Japanese, she's referred to as Sensei-Sensei)
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: "My name is Tsumiki Domen. I'm 15 years old. My birthday is February 14! Beef bowls are my favorite food, and my blood type is A!"
* DoItYourselfThemeTune: The ending for Episode 1 is clearly sung by the voice actor for Bowlcut-senpai, while he joins Hero-senpai for the second ending theme.
* {{Fanime}}
* FunnyForeigner: Nelly Smith, an American who wears star spangled socks, eats [[BlandNameProduct McDonald's-esque]] food, and speaks with a strong Southern drawl.
* FunWithSubtitles: A character saying UsefulNotes/{{Baka}} over and over is subtitled as an extremely long, verbose paragraph.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: There is a lot of gratuitous swearing that doesn't get translated into the subtitles (as a parody of English subs like 4Kids cleaning things up for the kiddies). For example, Japanese for "Shit! Fuck!" is translated as "Oh no!"
* GratuitousEnglish: Mainly Nelly uses this.
* GratuitousGerman: From Lady-Senpai.
* GratuitousSpanish: Inexplicably, "Corazón" is used in the opening alongside English and Japanese.
* HeManWomanHater: Senpai-kun turns out to be this, only really starting the Senpai Club because he wanted to snub any ''kouhai'' or girl that wanted to confess to him.
* IntentionalEngrishForFunny: "LIGHT CHOCOLATE LOVE LIFE" (subbed ''3 times'' at once)
* InTheStyleOf:
** Episode 1 is done in the style of a typical early-mid 2000's anime.
** Episode 2 looks like it was made by Creator/StudioShaft, complete with head-tilt.
** Episode 3 (due to technical limitations) resembles a [[Creator/RumikoTakahashi Takahashi-esque]] [[{{Retraux}} '80s anime.]]
* {{Keet}}: Bowl Cut-Senpai
* LateForSchool: The opening scene of the first episode, complete with anime toast.
* LovableSexManiac: Kurokawa's behavior towards Teacher-Sensei is... ''[[{{Understatement}} inappropriate]]'', to say the least. It's all played for laughs.
* LoveBubbles
* {{Meganekko}}: Teacher-sensei and Kurokawa.
* MorningRoutine: Episode 1 begins with this.
* NoNameGiven: The Senpais are only referred to as their titles (Hero-Senpai, Bowl Cut-Senpai, Lady-Senpai, etc.)
* OnceAnEpisode: The opening and ending credits and whoever sings them changes depending on the episode.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: ''All'' of the senpais.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Everyone, give or take a measure of ordinary. Though the most ordinary out of all of them seems to be Tsumiki.
* PantyShot: Fumiko's skirt appears to be permanently starched up to show off her goods.
* PublicServiceAnnouncement: In the background of the first episode, you can see a poster saying "DO!! NOT DRUGS"
* {{Retraux}}: The third episode is done in the style of anime made in TheEighties, the InUniverse reason being that this particular episode is from the 1980s adaptation of ''Senpai Club''.
* SailorFuku: The uniforms the girls use, as per anime cliche.
* SempaiKohai: The whole reason for the show.
* SettingUpdate: The series is apparently old enough to have had an AnimatedAdaptation in the mid 80s. The current show updates the series to be in TheNewTens.
* StylisticSuck: The art style of the Senpais. It parodies infamous [[ArtisticLicenseBiology yaoi anatomy]] on the guys (especially flat, pointy chins, ala [[http://lychgate.tumblr.com/tagged/dorito%20faced%20bad%20touch%20sempai%20san%20and%20shota%20boy Dorito Faced Bad Touch Sempai San and Shota Boy]]), although the girls are animated much more professionally.
* ShoutOut:
** The girls wear ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' style school uniforms.
** Episode 2 features Shaft's signature head tilt.
* SuperDeformed: Used every once in a while, particularly during the OnTheNext segments.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Lady-Senpai appears to be the only female Senpai in the club.
* VSign: In the opening.
* {{Woolseyism}}: The subtitles for episode 3 have a more liberal take on the opening theme, instead matching the beat of the song. {{Invoked}}, as it matches real life 80's subtitling.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Lady-Senpai presents herself in this way.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
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