Line #202 Anime/AquarionEvol


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:At least we did not have to wait 12.000 years to see what happens next.]]
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4	->''________ Union!''
5	->'''''GO!''' Aquarion!''
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7	The sequel to Creator/ShojiKawamori's [[DeusSexMachina orgasm-powered]] [[HumongousMecha mecha]] series ''Anime/GenesisOfAquarion'', which started airing on 8 January 2012.
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9	'''Please note that if you have not seen the preceding series, ''Anime/GenesisOfAquarion'', then huge spoilers follow.'''
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11	Twelve thousand years ago, Apollo, Sirius and Touma realized the need to set aside their differences and form Aquarion together for the last time in a HeroicSacrifice to save Vega, the world they all live in, from total collapse. Before doing so, however, Apollo promises his [[StarCrossedLovers lover]], Silvia, that they would meet again in 12,000 years.
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13	[[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture Fast forward to 12,000 years later]]: Vega is once more at the mercy of unknown enemies, this time the "Abductors" from the enigmatic world of Altair. DEAVA, the organization which fought Touma and his Shadow Angels twelve millennia ago, has since evolved into Neo DEAVA, hosting Holy Angel Academy, an AcademyOfAdventure with a strict policy of separate education for Element Users, teenagers with special powers -- a MilitarySchool for males, and a ChurchMilitant for females. With a new threat to humanity looming on the horizon, Neo DEAVA sends its best boys and girls to fight them using the Aquaria, a pair of HumongousMecha, [[CombiningMecha each formed from three Vectors]] -- Type-M for males, Type-F for Females. Into the scene comes Amata Sora, a boy working at a movie theater, and Mikono Suzushiro, a girl he meets there. When an Abductor attack puts Mikono in danger, Amata is forced to unleash his Element power -- flight induced by emotion -- and, unwittingly [[FallingIntoTheCockpit levitating into the cockpit]] of a Vector-Z, breaks the long-standing taboo between male-female Unions and revives the legend of Aquarion. As Vega braces itself for a showdown with Altair, more secrets regarding both worlds, its denizens, and even the Aquarion itself slowly unfold...
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15	An OVA for the series has been released in 2015. It takes place in Showa-era Japan and tells the story of Shin Tsukishima and Yuno Kawazu, who get caught in the middle of a new battle involving [[CrisisCrossover both the casts of Evol and their predecessors.]]
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18	!!This show provides examples of:
19	* AcademyOfAdventure: Holy Angel Academy, Neo DEAVA's official front.
20	* AccidentalPervert:
21	** Andy and Amata dig their way through the barrier and into the female side of the Academy, only to get an upskirt of Mikono. Amata's powers go haywire and starts flying around with Mikono's ass on his face. Andy [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] on the implausibility of the situation.
22	** [[spoiler:Jin]] somehow wound up in the girls' locker room in Episode 10.
23	* AdamAndEvePlot: Played for laughs in the finale episode. [[spoiler: If they failed Crea wanted Suomi and Donar to become the new Adam and Eve in the new world. Suomi agrees and Donar is just shocked.]]
24	* AdaptationDistillation: Done in-series with "Skies of Aquaria," a supposedly trashy B-movie Amata kept playing on the movie theater he works in about the events of [[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion 12,000 years past]], which is justifiable, considering the massive time gap. To summarize how much peoples' perception of those events have changed: Apollo is now known as "Apollon" and has become a LongHairedPrettyBoy (probably alluding to his original incarnation, Apollonius), Sylvia as "Sylvie," and the Aquarion as the "Aquar'''ia'''" (revealed to be a deliberate move by DEAVA to hide its true name), with no word yet as to modern perceptions on all the other players in the previous war. What they got right: Apollo's [[XMarksTheHero cross-shaped]] [[GoodScarsEvilScars scar]], red hair, his HeroicSacrifice, and his parting promise with Silvia to meet her again after 12,000 years.
25	* AlienAbduction: Apparently the modus operandi of the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Abductors]].
26	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Avoiding a major case of this is a reason Amata keeps his levitation powers secret by wearing boots inlaid with pockets with which he can place weights.
27	* AntiVillain: Majority of Altair's HumanAliens has noble reasons for the abductions, [[spoiler:namely a method to regenerate their dying race with "Rare Iguras," women with the potential to become the "True Eve."]] Unfortunately for them [[spoiler:Mykage [[HiddenAgendaVillain has his own agenda]], and that doesn't include their scramble for survival.]]
28	* ArtisticAge: Both Amata, Mikono and Kagura are supposedly 16 years old, yet they don't look anything like their age. In some scenes (specially on Cayenne's visions) Kagura looks like he's on his early to mid twenties and the same happens with Amata although on a less exaggerated level. Yunoha is 15. She's just one year older than Jin and one year younger than Amata. Let that sink into your head.
29	* ArtShiftedSequel: This anime ''clearly'' has a different character designer than its predecessor.
30	* AvengingTheVillain: [[spoiler:On Episode 9, three of Jin's henchmen tried this. Not only do they fail but Jin isn't even dead.]]
31	* BackForTheFinale: [[spoiler: Sirius, Toma, Apollo, and Shrade all reappear for the final episode. Shrades spirit helping and giving power to Cayenne to create Aquarion Geparda. While Mikono talks with the other three who have become content spirits in Aquarion.]]
32	* BarbieDollAnatomy: Just like 12,000 years ago, this still applies during combining sequences.
33	* BeachEpisode: Episode 17, though of the lakeside variety.
34	* BelligerentSexualTension: Andy and Mix are constantly at each other's throats, and they eventually hook up.
35	* BettyAndVeronica:
36	** For Amata, Mikono is the Betty, while Zessica is the Veronica.
37	** For Mikono, Amata is the Betty, while Kagura is the Veronica.
38	* BigBrotherInstinct: Cayenne's relationship to Mikono. At his most extreme, he does whatever he can to keep her self-esteem so low [[StayInTheKitchen she stays at home where it's safe]]. For this reason he immediately disliked Amata for apparently bringing her outside, not realizing (until she tells him in Episode 4) that she's willing to get hurt alongside her brother and Amata.
39	* BirdsOfAFeather:
40	** Amata and Mikono. They both share [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer similar]] [[MuggleBornOfMages backgrounds]], causing them both to become shy and withdrawn. They even bond over their self-proclaimed uselessness. Though they are both [[NiceGuy nice]] [[NiceGirl people]] and genuinely want to change for the better.
41	--->'''Mikono:''' See, we're a useless pair!
42	** [[spoiler:Jin]] reminds Yunoha how she was when she first transfers and tries to befriend him.
43	* BoyMeetsGirl: Amata meets Mikono at a movie theater.
44	** MeetCute: Afterwards, they go on a little date as Amata talks about the movie.
45	* BridalCarry:
46	** Kagura does this to an unconscious Mikono in Episode 5.
47	** Amata does this to Mikono in Episode 12. And the fact that they were both floating in the air makes it even more sweeter.
48	** In Episode 13, [[spoiler:Jin]] does this with Yunoha [[spoiler:in an attempt to bring her to Altair.]]
49	*** Kagura does this to Mikono again in Episode 13, but this time it's mixed with a little VictoryDance, [[spoiler:as Kagura celebrates his short-lived capture of Mikono.]]
50	** Amata does it one last time to Mikono [[spoiler:at the end after returning with the Aquarion]].
51	* BringHimToMe: Played with. Mikage ''is'' after the Golden Wings of the Sun, Solar Wing, but he doesn't seem to be aware of the fact that since Episode 1, all signs have pointed to Amata being this.
52	* BrownNote: Shrade's element power allows him to manipulate people's emotions or physically disable them with his music.
53	* BuriedAlive: [[spoiler:Zen actually uses this AS TRAINING!!!!!]]
54	* CallASmeerpARabbit: Apparently, [[RunningGag nearly every cute animal in that world]] is a cat. Including Mikono's HeadPet Shu-Shu, Yunoha (or at least the frog doll carried by the actual girl), and even what's obviously a pig with a mustache. Amata has [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this twice.
55	%%* CastOfSnowflakes
56	* CerebusSyndrome: Hits HARD in episode 14.
57	* ChildlessDystopia: [[spoiler:Altair.]]
58	* ChurchMilitant: Neo DEAVA's training regimen for females apparently involves them engaging in ecclesiastical activities.
59	** FirstChurchOfMecha: They apparently worship Aquarion, the temple has a huge statue of the mecha where the altar should be.
60	* ClothingDamage: In Episode 8, Jin's upgraded Radius Gnis fires missiles that, while apparently causing no physical damage to the Aquarion, actually slowly depletes Zessica, Mikono and Amata's spirit levels, tearing their Vector suits in the process. Then Zessica notices that the less clothing she has, the greater her sensitivity to the missiles and thus increasing her evasive capability. She starts stripping more of her suit, and encourages Amata and Mikono to strip more of their outfits while she mows down Radius Gnis with Aquarion Spada.
61	* CockFight: Amata and Kagura over Mikono.
62	* ColonyDrop: [[spoiler:Mykage plans have resulted in Altair going for a collision cousre with Earth/Vega.]]
63	* CombiningMecha: True to its predecessor, the Aquarion is still this (coupled with [[DeusSexMachina orgasm-inducing]] combination sequences).
64	** Vector-'''[[color:red:Z]]''': Amata, Andy, Mix, [[spoiler:Jin, Kagura]]
65	** Vector-'''[[color:blue:X]]''': Mikono, Cayenne, Zessica, Andy
66	** Vector-'''[[color:yellow:Y]]''': Mikono, Cayenne, Zessica, Yunoha, Shrade, [[spoiler:Kagura]]
67	** The following transformations are shown in the series:
68	** Aquarion '''[[color:orange:EVOL]]''': Z (head), X (legs), Y (back); piloted by Amata and Mix, [[spoiler:as well as Kagura in the OVA]].
69	** Aquarion '''[[color:green:Gepard]]''': X (head), Y (legs), Z (back); piloted by Amata, Cayenne, and Zessica.
70	** Aquarion '''[[color:purple:Spada]]''': Y (head), Z (legs), X (back); piloted by Shrade, Zessica, and Yunoha.
71	** The OVA throws in some one-shot examples, made by [[spoiler:mix-matching the Evol Vectors with the Genesis Vectors]]:
72	** Aquarion '''[[color:purple:Spadion]]''': [[spoiler:Y (head), Sol (legs), Z (back)]]; piloted by Mikono (subpiloted by [[spoiler:Apollo and Kagura]]).
73	** Aquarion '''[[color:green:Gepardion]]''': [[spoiler:X (head), Mars (legs), Luna, (back)]]; piloted by Amata (subpiloted by [[spoiler:Reika and Silvia]]).
74	** 1st un-named Aquarion: [[spoiler:Mars (head), Z (legs), Luna (back)]]; piloted by Shin (subpiloted by [[spoiler:Jin (inside Tama)]] and Yuno).
75	** 2nd un-named Aquarion: [[spoiler:Sol (head), Y (legs), X (back)]]; piloted by [[spoiler:Apollo]] (subpiloted by Mikono and Amata).
76	* ContinuityNod: Episode 16 has the main characters looking through a window the past, where they see [[spoiler:the events from the first series, such as Apollo and Silvia's love, and the original Aquarion sacrificing itself to save the world.]]
77	* ContinuitySnarl: See {{Rewrite}} below.
78	* CypherLanguage: There are two [[http://yggdrasilradio.net/evolalphabet.png alien alphabets]], one for Neo-DEAVA and one for Altair, that are substitution codes for English with glyphs that strongly resemble their corresponding English letters; you can pretty much squint your eyes and read them without too much difficulty.
79	* DarkAndTroubledPast:
80	** There's a reason Donar Dantes, the DrillSergeantNasty instructor of the male side of Neo DEAVA, is initially reluctant to allow mixed Unions for fear of a repeat of the "Aquarion Disaster" nine years ago. [[spoiler:He ''was'' the main pilot of the Aquarion on that day (with two females, one of which is his lover, in tow) during its first sortie against the Abductors, when Donar and his lover's feelings went so high [[LoveMakesYouCrazy Aquarion went berserk]] and Mykage appeared to take his lover away, costing Donar both his arms (now replaced with metal prosthetics) in the process.]]
81	** Same goes for Shrade, whose Element powers [[spoiler:[[SelfMadeOrphan accidentally made his parents kill each other]].]] Word of his powers quickly spread, and [[spoiler:important figures were often conned into attending his concerts so they would kill each other.]] He didn't learn how to fully control his abilities until Crea personally recruited him.
82	* DistantSequel: This sequel takes place 12,000 years after ''Anime/GenesisOfAquarion''.
83	%%* DoubleEntendre
84	* DyingDeclarationofLove: In episode 21 Zessica grabs Amata and kisses him to activate his powers, letting him escape right as Mikage seemingly kills her with a Cherubim Soldier.
85	* DysfunctionJunction: Neo DEAVA pretty much became this after Amata punches a hole through the Berlin, allowing boys and girls to mingle. This is lampshaded by Suomi in Episode 10, complaining that student discipline has been tanking.
86	* EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Amata forgives Alicia and Izumo rather easily for abandoning him at the age of 6 and leaving him to fend for himself]]
87	** [[spoiler:Mykage, at least by Mikono, who actually apologizes to him.]]
88	** [[spoiler:Kagura too. In the next to last episode Amata is determined to hand his ass to him for killing their parents (as he doesn't know that Mykage was behind this). In the last episode it seems to be totally forgotten.]]
89	* EccentricMentor: High Chairman Zen Fudou is seemingly channeling the spirit of [[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion Gen Fudou]], complete with strange lessons for the boys and girls of Neo DEAVA. Placing rings on their left forearms which literally shock them whenever their romantic feelings go too high will certainty not be the last of his many weird ideas.
90	** [[spoiler: Not so much as channeling GEN Fudou as he [[Really700YearsOld IS GEN Fudou. Who as of ep 20 has been confirmed to be alive for at 24000 years.]]]]
91	* EmpathyPet: Mikono has Shu-Shu, her HeadPet. She talks to it like she would to another human, and it even makes heart shapes with its wings in Episode 3, showing that Mikono has indeed accepted Amata's apology.
92	* TheEmpath: Cayenne's currently known Element power is apparently psychic vision onto other people, usually Mikono.
93	* EndangeredSpecies: [[spoiler:Turns out Altair has ''zero'' population growth rate--with Jin as the LastOfHisKind--and is thus scrambling to find suitable humans to repopulate the entire race.]]
94	* EnemyCivilWar:
95	** [[spoiler:Episode 11 focuses on a battle between a bunch of Altair {{mook}}s and Kagura, now fully under Mykage's thrall. Retaking the Mithra Gnis, he [[OneManArmy manages to survive]] a detachment of mooks and three shots from a WaveMotionGun before Mykage reopens a portal to Vega which Izumo ordered closed as a precautionary measure.]]
96	** [[spoiler:While Mykage and Izumo appear to be allied on the surface, the truth is that Mykage could care less about what happens to Altair, as the only thing he wants is to reawaken the original Aquarion. As a result, he and Izumo constantly clash over what to do.]]
97	* EvolvingCredits
98	** Starting Episode 3, the ending sequence (that for the combined Episodes 1 and 2 is like a movie credits) features stylized artwork by character designer Chinatsu Kurahana of Amata, Mikono, Cayenne (Episode 4 onwards), Shrade (Episode 6 onwards), MIX, Andy, Zessica, Yunoha (Episode 7 onwards), Jin (Episode 13 onwards), and Kagura.
99	** To a lesser extent, the opening sequence has this in the major characters pose, where Yunoha's doll was added hiding behind Andy for Episode 7, before the actual girl shows up for Episode 8.
100	* FirstChurchOfMecha: Within the next 12,000 years since the original Aquarion saved the world, this godlike HumongousMecha has since apparently inspired a religion devoted to its veneration as MessianicArchetype, as evidenced by Neo DEAVA's training regimen for its female cadets.
101	* ForbiddenFruit: Neo-DEAVA bans their students from falling in love with each other due to the "Aquarion Disaster."
102	* FreudianExcuse:
103	** MIX's hatred for men and holes stems from her father's affair with a woman he met at a hole-in-the-wall bathhouse.
104	** Mikono's low self-esteem and cowardice also comes from her [[AbusiveParents father]].
105	** Kaguras obsession over Mikono is because [[spoiler: he has never had a [[AbusiveParents single]] [[MindRape good]] [[MoreThanMindControl thing]] [[ParentalNeglect in his life]] and Mikono has been the only good thing in it. So he's doing everything he can to have her.]]
106	* FusionDance: [[spoiler: Cayenne and Shrade combine their powers to create Aquarion Geparda in the finale.]]
107	* TheGadfly: Zessica seems to enjoy flirting with Amata just to see him float.
108	* GenderBender: [[spoiler:Whatever it is that caused "The Curse of Eve" not only killed all the women of Altair, but any women from Vega that don't die when brought to Altair will transform in mind and body into men. We see evidence of this with Mix in episode 19, and it's confirmed in 20, and was also starting to affect Zessica and Yunoha.]]
109	* {{Gendercide}}: [[spoiler:Altair's female population was wiped out by a mysterious disease. Before that the female birth rate took a sudden nosedive.]]
110	** [[spoiler: Turns out that it was the Ianthe. The machine that powers all of Altair by sucking out energy from the earth and was built by Izumo's mother.]]
111	* GreenEyedMonster:
112	** Mikono is ''not'' pleased about how Zessica can also make Amata float.
113	--->'''Mikono:''' I thought that I was the only one...
114	** Later in the series, Zessica starts to show shades of this when Amata gives Mikono a lot more attention, particularly when she [[spoiler:bends a large metal structure well out of shape with her powers.]]
115	* TheGoodTheBadAndTheEvil: Neo DEAVA, Altair (Izumo/Jin) and Mykage. Kagura was [[spoiler:initially on Altair's side, but Mykage used his new obsession with Mikono to turn him into his pawn.]]
116	* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: [[spoiler:The true and ultimate power of Aquarion Evol, further exemplified by the fact that [[SdrawkcabName EVOL spelled backwards is LOVE]]. All it needed was a truely loving couple to actually use it and not let it go berzerk.]]
117	* HeadPet: See that thing in Mikono's hair that looks like a cute hair accessory? It is actually Mikono's "cat," Shu-Shu. When it's not too busy being a cute hair accessory, it usually resides on her [[ParrotPetPosition shoulder]].
118	* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Jin in Episode 13. Unfortunately, Mykage saw to it that [[RedemptionEqualsDeath he will have to pay for his defection with his life]].]]
119	** [[spoiler:Kagura follows suit after Mykage [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness casts him out]].]]
120	* HeroicBSOD
121	** ''Everybody'' suffers this in Episode 14 after [[spoiler:a number of Neo DEAVA students, including Jin, are killed during Kagura's rampage.]]
122	** PlayedForLaughs in Episode 17 by Andy, after MIX slaps him for his... [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything rather suggestive confession]].
123	** PlayedForDrama in Episode 18 by Andy, after [[spoiler:MIX gets captured by Izumo and his men whilst saving Zessica.]]
124	* HoldingHands: Amata initiates this with Mikono while they're watching "Skies of Aquaria" in Episode 12.
125	* {{Homage}}: ''Solarion: a Romance'' is a Victorian novel by Edgard Fawcett about [[spoiler: an intelligent dog who falls in love with the girlfriend of his master, the scientist who created him]]. The name should have been just an uncanny coincidence but for the PlotTwist in episode 23.
126	* HumanAliens: The denizens of Altair. Arguably, the humans of Vega--its Earth-like setting notwithstanding--also count. [[spoiler:Turns out that Altair and Vega were once the same planet, separated in two with the Tree of Life's death in Anime/GenesisOfAquarion]].
127	* HumongousMecha
128	* IKnowYourTrueName: Amata's only way to break the Guize Stones that keep Vector-X and Vector-Y from forming a Union with his Vector-Z is to pronounce the "forbidden name"--Aquarion.
129	* ImprobableAge: Crea Drosera, Chairwoman of Neo-DEAVA (and Zen's partner) is (apparently) only a child with an absurdly high IQ of ''300''. Interestingly, when Zessica asks exactly how old Crea is, Donar deliberately dodges the question.
130	* IndirectKiss: In Episode 11, Zessica drinks from Amata's juice box; when she realizes the implications of it, she hastily drinks out of Mikono's juice box too.
131	* InterruptedDeclarationOfLove: In Episode 11, Amata attempts to ask Mikono if they can date once the Abductors invasion is over (as there will be no need for the ban on relationships), but [[spoiler:Mikono seeing Kagura in Amata's reflection interrupts his confession.]]
132	** Averted in Episode 16 [[spoiler: Zessica's initial labored confession to Amata is drowned out by missile fire while they are in a mock battle. But after he and Mikono ask what she says, she screams it out again for everyone to hear. ]]
133	* InTheBlood: Cayenne and his younger sister Mikono belong to an influential family of Element Users. Mikono hasn't (apparently) developed any powers, and has to rely on Cayenne to protect her every time the Abductors attack--at least until she meets Amata.
134	* IronicHell:
135	** Of the school detention variety. In Episode 9, as punishment for refusing to perform a Union during a simulation battle (with Mikono), MIX and Andy were confined to a room where they had to do things which are, in context, the opposite of their powers--Andy has to put corks on bottles, while MIX has to punch holes on reams of animation papers.
136	** Mix [[DoesNotLikeMen hates]] men, so of course she would be the one who is forcefully taken to [[spoiler: Altair, a planet filled with men -- and turned into a guy.]]
137	* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Mykage. The worst he got hit with is that he a heart shaped attacked used against him and his plans foiled. But now he is a part of the man he loves and hates for all ''eternity'' just like he always wanted. He even describes it as being warm inside Fudou.]]
138	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler:Jin at the end of Episode 13. Also Shrade in episode 23 and then Izumo and Alicia in the next episode.]]
139	* LeeroyJenkins: [[{{Deconstruction}} Deconstructed]] in Episode 18. Zessica's actions [[spoiler: end up getting Mix kidnapped.]]
140	* LetsYouAndHimFight: The OVA's promotional video features Aquarion Evol and Solar Aquarion duking it. [[spoiler:Turns out to be little more than Kagura and Apollo [[LeeroyJenkins doing their]] [[BloodKnight thing.]]]]
141	* LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Kagura is actually the "dark side" of Amata who was split by Mykage in order to use him for his revenge.]]
142	* LogicBomb: During his first mock exercise, instead of actually fighting the Abductors, Amata instead bows down in front of the camera to apologize to Mikono for accidentally looking up her skirt earlier. The AI enemies are so utterly confused by his actions that the staff are forced to shut down the simulation before the system crashes.
143	* LovableSexManiac: Andy really loves girls--in fact, he uses his innate ability to detect weak spot in enclosures to dig a tunnel through the great wall that divides the male and female sides of the Academy.
144	* LoveEpiphany: [[spoiler: Kagura's ''extremely'' fast reversal of his feelings toward Mikono at the end of the series is implied to be because he realized he was LovingAShadow and that Amata loved Mikono as a person.]]
145	* [[LoveMakesYouCrazy Love Makes the Aquarion Go Berserk]]: The "Aquarion Disaster" nine years ago supposedly happened due to [[spoiler:Donar's affections for a female copilot. For whatever reason this caused Aquarion to run wild and Mykage taking the girl away. She held onto him so tight ''both Donar's arms were ripped off''.]]
146	** [[spoiler: Episode 16 has Aquarion going berserk after Zessica confesses to Amata her unrequited love for him, causing it to go berserk and do a dimensional mugen punch. ]]
147	** [[spoiler: Averted in the finale. Apparently only Amata and Mikono, the incarnations of Apollo and Celiane respectively, could express their feelings for each other in the Aquarion EVOL without it going berzerk.]]
148	* LoveTriangle: Amata and Mikono have feelings for each other. To Mikono's jealousy, Zessica flirts with Amata, in spite of Mikono's feelings for him, because she thinks it's funny when he floats. Until Zessica starts to develop feelings for Amata too.
149	** LoveDodecahedron: Kagura takes an interest in Mikono and is determined to make her his "wench." Mikono is fearful of Kagura, but in spite of her feelings for Amata, she also finds herself attracted to him. [[spoiler:This might have to do with the fact that Amata and Kagura are both the reincarnation of Apollo/Apollon and Mikono of Sylvia/Sylvie.]]
150	* MagicMusic: Shrade's Element ability is manipulating brainwaves with music from his piano, as well as sensing the "music" in people and surroundings. He can use it to [[BrownNote mentally stun people]] or [[spoiler:[[MusicalAssassin drive its listeners into a genocidal frenzy]]--including [[SelfMadeOrphan (unintentionally) his own parents]].]]
151	* ManipulativeBastard: Mykage, who pulls the strings behind friends and foes alike for the sake of his true objective [[spoiler: locate and seize the original Aquarion]].
152	* MarsNeedsWomen: [[spoiler:Altair's true purpose for the "abductions." Altair itself is even a red planet like Mars.]]
153	* MeaningfulName: The massive wall that separates the male and female sections of the Academy is called the "[[UsefulNotes/BerlinWall Berlin]]."
154	* MechaMooks: Abductors' mechas are remote-controlled, unless it's personal and/or the pilot is Kagura.
155	* MeteorMove: The "Flying Love Attack" is a variation of Type B, with the Aquarion ramming Kagura's Mithra Gnis into an asteroid.
156	* MidSeasonUpgrade: Episode 14 for the students and 17 for the Aquarion.
157	* MilitarySchool: Neo DEAVA's approach towards training males is basically this, complete with a DrillSergeantNasty instructor.
158	* MomentKiller:
159	** Kagura. You just ''had'' to follow your nose, didn't you?
160	** Shu-Shu. Although as of Episode 12, Amata seems to have grown immune to Shu-Shu and his moment killer ways. Kagura, not so much...
161	* MoodWhiplash: The rest of Episode 5 is basically the kids of Neo-DEAVA getting (comically) electrocuted with their love-detecting collars (most notably [[LovableSexManiac Andy]] and [[YaoiFangirl Sazanka]]). [[spoiler:It ends with Mikono, who is already with high emotions thanks to Amata's sweet words, being shocked unconscious by the collar after Kagura shows up, licks her hand, and tells her she "stinks deliciously."]]
162	* MsFanservice: Zessica. Just look at her outfit.
163	* MuggleBornOfMages: Mikono hails from a family of Element Users, yet has no apparent Element powers as of present.
164	%%* MultiformBalance:
165	* MundaneMadeAwesome:
166	** Amata apologizing to Mikono using the Aquarion to pull off an "[[Main/PoseOfSupplication orz]]."
167	** Punching a hole through the Berlin with a Mugen Attack that ''orbited the planet '''twice''''' after defeating Jin.
168	** '''DONUTS!'''
169	** Andy is very passionate about digging holes, and even goes into great detail about how digging has advanced human society.
170	* MythologyGag: There was a movie Amata kept playing on the movie theater he works in about the events of [[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion twelve millennia past]]. The world essentially forgot about it, but the theme song stayed incredibly popular, enough to [[SparklingStreamOfTears bring tears]] to Mikono's eyes.
171	* NiceGuy: Amata, although he is the main character.
172	* NiceGirl: Mikono.
173	* NoCommunitiesWereHarmed: Neo Kowloon, the city near Neo DEAVA's headquarters, is pretty much a dead ringer for UsefulNotes/HongKong.
174	** Neo DEAVA itself has a design that resembles cultures from Middle East. Some character designs are even influenced by this.
175	* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Kagura can and ''will'' walk up to any woman just to stiff her.
176	* TheNoseKnows: Kagura seems to have great smelling ability. In Episode 1, Kagura was able to smell Mikono even though they were both in seperate cockpits. In Episode 5, [[spoiler:Kagura finds Mikono smack in the middle of bustling Neo Kowloon just by following her scent.]]
177	* NotWhatItLooksLike: In Episode 7, Mikono is convinced that something happened between Amata and Zessica after witnessing them "running away in each other's arms" the night before. In reality, they were running away in fear of what appeared to be a ghost, which turned out to be Yunoha.
178	* OhCrap
179	** The staff of the Neo DEAVA Academy collectively shit their pants whenever Amata does something unusual--when he utters "Aquarion" (a name supposedly unknown to anyone outside the Academy's higher-ups), breaks the taboo (and the Guize Stones) prohibiting cross gender Unions, and punches a hole right through the Berlin.
180	** Probably the only way to describe Mikono's expression when she sees [[spoiler:[[{{Yandere}} Kagura]] in [[MindScrew Amata's reflection]]]] in Episode 11.
181	** The first time Fudo has a legitimately angry and serious expression on his face is when [[spoiler: Mykage apparently killed Jin,]] which leads us to...
182	** The moment that end of Episode 14 where [[spoiler:Kagura suddenly bursts out of the ground next to the protagonists.]]
183	** Kagura in Episode 25 when an insanely pissed off Amata attacks him with a vengeance after [[spoiler: he allegedly kills both of their parents (It was actually Mykage).]] He recovers, but it's pretty much the only time we see him truly scared.
184	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: Fudo, being a badass [[spoiler: reincarnated member of the original cast who's fully aware of his past life]], always seems to know how to lead his men to victory with a calm smile on his face. He even responds to Mykage's threats with a [[{{Troll}} teasing]] smirk. So when he frowns, you ''know'' that shit's hit the fan. Case-in-point, the first time he frowns is when [[spoiler: Mikage kills Jin.]]
185	* OneGenderRace: [[spoiler:Altair's HumanAliens used to have a functional two-gender race (just like Vega), until the female birth rate suddenly stopped, and then a mysterious disease wiped out what few females Altair has left. To this end they start scrambling to find Reaiglers, women qualified to become their new "Eve" (though on occasion males get captured, too) who can repopulate Altair.]]
186	* OneGenderSchool: Played with--Neo DEAVA Academy is definitely a co-ed school, but has separate facilities for its male and female student bodies, down to having their own Aquaria units. [[SeriousBusiness They are even separated by a giant wall called the "Berlin."]] This is ultimately subverted at the end of Episode 4, when Zen changes Neo-DEAVA's educational system to co-ed after Amata punches a hole through the "Berlin"... except romantic relationships are strictly forbidden.
187	* OppositesAttract: Andy is a LovableSexManiac who can find weak spots in structures. MIX is a StrawFeminist who can cover weak spots in structures. Clearly these two have nothing in common, but for some reason they make an oddly effective pair.
188	* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Amata's Parents. Alicia was abducted to Vega and seems to be stuck in some sort of stasis. Izumo is implied to be to his father or at least knew Alicia while she was alive. Shrade is this as well, only with shades of SelfMadeOrphan.]]
189	** [[spoiler: Confirmed as of Episode 24. Izumo is Amata's Long lost dad who travelled to Earth to find a cure but met Alicia instead.]]
190	* PersonalityPowers:
191	** Yunoha [[ShrinkingViolet very shy]]: {{Invisibility}}
192	** Jin doesn't like to interact with others: DeflectorShields.
193	** Sazanka is a [[YaoiFangirl rotten girl]]: Decay
194	* PersonOfMassDestruction: Shrade's element power allows him to manipulate people's emotions with his music. He essentially has the power to put entire crowds of people into an uncontrollable, homicidal rage.
195	* PoorCommunicationKills: Amata and Mikono often get into misunderstandings that lead Mikono to give Amata the cold shoulder until Amata fixes things or the truth comes to light. This is usually PlayedForLaughs until Episode 7. During the second battle against Jin, Amata was bothered because of yet another misunderstanding, causing his spirit levels to drop significantly, nearly spelling defeat for him had it not been for Yunoha's intervention.
196	* PowerFloats: Amata's Element is levitation amplified by emotion.
197	* PrettyBoy:
198	** Selling pictures of Shrade is a big moneymaker on the girls' side of Neo DEAVA.
199	** When Kagura sneaks away to explore Neo Kowloon, two girls immediately ignore their initial shock to gush over his good looks.
200	** Amata's looks didn't go unnoticed by the girls, as evidenced in Episode 8.
201	* PsychicPowers
202	** Amata: Levitation and Flight
203	** Mikono: Connection
204	** Zessica: Distortion
205	** Cayenne: Telepathic Vision
206	** Shrade: Brainwave-Altering Music
207	** Andy: Creating Holes
208	** Mix: Spatial Augmentation
209	** Yunoha: Invisibility
210	** Kagura: Reversal
211	** Jin: Isolation
212	** Malloy: Fragility
213	** Sazanka: Decay
214	* RedOniBlueOni:
215	** Cayenne and Shrade. The former is a HotBlooded [[TheEmpath empath]] with a [[BigBrotherInstinct sometimes overprotective streak]] towards Mikono. The latter is a cool-headed {{Bishonen}} with a streak of DissonantSerenity and an ability to [[MagicMusic manipulate brainwaves with music]]. This is further emphasized through their interactions with Amata: Cayenne immediately disliked him for FallingIntoTheCockpit with Mikono without realizing that he risked his life protecting her, while Shrade immediately had a pleasant conversation with him, noting how he [[NiceGuy exudes a beautiful, honest melody]]. This dynamic did not go unnoticed by [[YaoiFangirl Sazanka]].
216	** On the side of Altair, Kagura is a [[HotBlooded feisty]] BloodKnight who loves running headlong into battle, while Jin is a calculating strategist who prefers tactical combat and manipulating his {{Mook}}s from high up the orbit.
217	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:For refusing to go along with Mykage's schemes, Jin is KilledOffForReal at the end of Episode 13.]]
218	* {{Reincarnation}}: [[spoiler:Mikono is the reincarnation of Silvia and Amata and Kagura are both the reincarnation of Apollo who in turn was revealed to be the incarnation of not Apollonius but Pollon, the angel's winged dog companion. Also, Crea Drosera is implied to be Rena Rune's reincarnation.]]
219	* ReincarnationRomance: Being Aquarion, this is required. That being said, it still screws with the viewer's expectations.
220	* {{Rewrite}}: Twice. [[spoiler: the entire existence of the shadow angel dog Pollon is this. Originally Kawamori did want to include the plot twist that Apollo was the reincarnation of Pollon rather than Apollonius in the original ''Anime/GenesisofAquarion'', however the staff of Genesis talked him out of it pointing out that the inclusion of the dog would only take away the focus on the love story between Apollo and Silvia. Kawamori reluctantly agreed and Pollon was erased from the story. Apollo was then made the reincarnation of Apollonius despite Apollo's many canine-like behaviors and traits, and how in the finale the Aquarion itself was revealed to hold Apollonius's soul. This is also why there is no mention of the dog in the ''Aquarion'' [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]]. When it came time to make up the story for EVOL however, Ohkada found Kawamori's notes and Kawamori was easily convinced into integrating the idea back into the story.]] Essentially, EVOL takes a [[spoiler: scrapped earlier draft of the original anime's story]] and makes it the canon version of the setting.
221	* RunningGag
222	** It seems that events always conspire to prevent Andy from performing a Union with a female pilot. This is {{Lampshade}}d by him when he is ordered to swap out of the Vector-Z for Amata. Then come Episode 9, just when he finally has a chance (with MIX and Mikono), he gets knocked out of the sky and had to be replaced with Amata.
223	** Once more in episode 25, [[spoiler: after MIX gets HIS memories back as a girl, the two enter Andy's Vector for a Union,]] only for them to be replaced by Yunoha. It's justified this time since the two are currently high with love, they had to be switched out in order to prevent the Aquarion from going berserk.
224	** Zessica teasing Amata to the point when he floats, and Shu-Shu biting Amata if he gets too close to Mikono.
225	** The comforting presence of [[BrownBagMask Paper bag-chan]].
226	* ScarilyCompetentTracker: Kagura.
227	* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler:Shrade, though unintentional, having accidentally made his parents kill each other while he was playing his piano.]]
228	** [[spoiler: Kagura under the influence of Mykage becomes one without knowing. ]]
229	* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan:
230	** Amata and Andy. The former is a shy, reasonable boy who can show courage when fighting or protecting Mikono. The latter is an energetic young man who takes his digging career seriously.
231	** Shrade and Cayenne. The former is a mysterious piano player who's calm even when he's [[DissonantSerenity mentally torturing someone]]. The latter is a HotBlooded, KnightTemplarBigBrother who will do anything to keep his sister out of harm's way.
232	* SeriesContinuityError: In ''Aquarion Love'', [[spoiler:the ''Evol'' series has already ended, and nobody recognizes [[Anime/GenesisOfAquarion Solar Aquarion or Apollo and Silvia]], despite the fact that 1. they all saw the events of the original series in Episode 16, 2. Kagura piloted Solar in Episode 24, and 3. ''they have a statue of Solar at their school'']].
233	* ShoutOut
234	** The anime likes reusing music from the first series, such as various background pieces. In Episode 8, they replaced the regular ThemeMusicPowerUp with "Go Tight!".
235	** The scenes in Episode 8 where Amata, Mikono, and Zessica are tearing their flight suits apart are reminiscent of the climactic scene of ''Anime/{{Gunbuster}}'s'' finale.
236	** Sazanka is shown performing [[Anime/MacrossFrontier Ranka's]] trademark Kira pose in the opening credits. Also doubles as an ActorAllusion, as both are voiced by Creator/MegumiNakajima.
237	** There's even a shoutout to ''Anime/{{Macross}}'' with the [[spoiler: [[http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=4073721 pineapple pizza]] appearing the episode before the one where Jin is KilledOffForReal]]
238	** More's to the point, the ''Super-Dimensional'' Mugen Punch is triggered by a love triangle between a guy and two girls, with one of the driving emotions being ''jealousy''.
239	*** Considering the fact that the series is directed by the same man responsible for ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'', the ''Macross'' references shouldn't be surprising.
240	** [[Creator/AndyWarhol Andy W. Hol]]. 'Nuff said.
241	* ShipTease
242	** There's some BelligerentSexualTension between Donar and Suomi, but hints abound that they're getting close to each other, [[spoiler:such as when they hold hands as they cheer the two Aquarions' victory over Kagura at the end of Episode 13 before backing away in embarrassment.]]
243	** [[spoiler:As of Episode 10, Jin and Yunoha. It ultimately goes nowhere when Jin is KilledOffForReal at the end of Episode 13.]]
244	* SomethingElseAlsoRises: Quite literally. Any intense emotion can trigger his levitation abilities (such as a zombie movie), but {{fanservice}} is so far the most common factor, so in a way he starts starts flying around every time he pops a boner. HilarityEnsues.
245	* SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay: Less specific than most examples, but [[spoiler: the implications of Jin knowing an attacking abductor's name are not lost on Yunoha.]]
246	%% * {{Stripperific}}: Zessica.
247	%% * SuperPrototype: Kagura's Mithra Gnis
248	%% * SuperRobot
249	* StrawFeminist: MIX was constantly preaching to other girls about how "filthy" men are and that the only [[DoubleEntendre combinations]] which are "pure" are those amongst girls-only trios. Not so much once she finally makes a Union with Andy, who manages to defrost her.
250	* TeethClenchedTeamwork: Izumo and Mykage's alliance boils down to this, with the former becoming increasingly wary of the latter's manipulations, particularly of the feral Kagura. [[spoiler:It comes to a head at Episode 11, after Mykage frees Kagura, now fully under his thrall, to retake Mithra Gnis and continue chasing after Mikono.]]
251	* TelescopingRobot: [[spoiler:The ''Mugen Punch'' returns as the ''Mugen Attack''.]]
252	* TestosteronePoisoning: [[spoiler: a very literal example. All Rare Iguras (WOMEN) abducted to Altair suffers this. Those that are powerful enough to ACTUALLY survive get mentally and physically transformed into MEN. Yunoha's turning was particularly funny. Due to the testosterone flooding her system, she couldn't stop talking in a stereotypical macho way.]]
253	* ThemeMusicPowerup: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpd0rN0d_Lc&feature=related The new OP serves as this.]] It's even sung by the same group as the last one.
254	* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler:Amata's parents Izumo and Alicia are reunited in death towards the end of the anime.]]
255	* TwiceShy: Amata and Mikono crush on each other from their first meeting, but are too awkward to be honest about their feelings.
256	* UnresolvedSexualTension: Amata and Mikono. They obviously like each other. But repeated [[MomentKiller Moment Killers]], and Neo Deava's ban on love keeps them from having a RelationshipUpgrade. Even when Amata tries to evade this in Episode 11 by asking her if they could go out ''after'' the Abductors are defeated, he is interrupted by [[spoiler:Mikono seeing Kagura in Amata's reflection.]]
257	* VillainousCrush:
258	** Kagura is getting interested in Mikono, saying that he's finally found himself a good "wench." There's also been a flashforward of sorts showing a sad-looking Mikono dressed in black together with Kagura at what Cayenne describes in his strange visions as a "wedding in mourning clothes."
259	** Also, [[spoiler:when Jin infiltrates the academy, he picks up a crush on Yunoha. It [[LoveRedeems redeems]] [[HeelFaceTurn him]]... [[RedemptionEqualsDeath and proves to be his undoing]].]]
260	* VisualPun: On Neo-DEAVA's very first first co-ed class ([[spoiler:after Amata punches a hole through the "Berlin" with a "Mugen Attack"]]), nascent sexual tension between several males and females were so steamy, so to speak, Mix's glasses got mist.
261	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:As said in the MarsNeedsWomen, Altair isn't looking invade Vega. Rather, they are looking for their new "Eve."]]
262	* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Episode 13... full stop. Just when Jin finally discovered [[ThePowerOfLove The Powers of Love]], [[ThePowerOfFriendship Friendship]] [[ThePowerOfTrust and Trust]] (courtesy of Yunoha and the rest of her friends), Mykage kills him off for daring to defy him and Kagura, now his UnwittingPawn. Even the unflappable Zen Fudo was shocked. And it gets worse -- as the next episode preview shows, Jin isn't the only casualty.]]
263	** [[spoiler:Episode 23, just, [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MindScrew Episode 23]]]]
264	** [[spoiler:Episode 24. My God... episode 24. We suddenly find that [[MissingMom Alicia]] wasn't in true stasis, she could even move and talk... psychically? So Amata finally managed to talk to her and find out who his Father truly was and that his mother abandoned him to join him on Altair. Outside; the True Aquarion, under Mykage's control is given an ultimatum; surrender the True Eve or face the full power of the planet Altair as wielded by Izumo, takes a pot shot at the building where Alicia was being kept. When Izumo races off to save his lover, Mykage mind controls Kagura and they back stab Izumo's Ahura Gnis. Amata [[KickTheDog found AND lost BOTH his parents]] in the span of 10 minutes.]]
265	* TheWorfBarrage: Mugen Punch becomes this after its first use.
266	* WomanScorned: As in the previous series, this applies to the male antagonist. [[spoiler:It can be said that Mikage really is the personification of this, as he is the bitterness that came out from Touma when Touma realized the truth at the end of the first series.]]
267	* YaoiFangirl: Sazanka is described as one on her character profile. This is especially shown in Episode 5, where she starts seeing something beyond Shrade's simple friendly overtures and Cayenne's awkward responses, accidentally electrocuting herself twice with the love-detecting collar in the process. In Episode 10, she [[spoiler:guesses whether Jin is a top or a bottom when he transfers into the class, even wondering if he is a top that just LOOKS like a bottom.]]

Context Anime / AquarionEvol