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2	''Brigadoon: Marin and Melan'' is an original sci-fi anime series produced by Creator/{{Sunrise}}, which aired from 2000 to 2001 for 26 episodes. It also has a short manga adaptation that was serialized in ''Shonen Ace'' and licensed in English by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}.
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4	Taking place in [[TheSixties 1969]] UsefulNotes/{{Japan}}, Brigadoon tells the story of Marin Asagi: an ambitious, innocent, [[HeartwarmingOrphan orphaned]] 13-year-old girl. Not the most ordinary school girl, but she has an [[HappilyAdopted adoptive]] family of colorful characters who care deeply about her and a [[PseudoRomanticFriendship school friend]] named [[MeaningfulName Moe]] Kisaragi. Everything changes one day when an unknown alien world appears in the sky sending out killer robots (called Monomakia) that target her. Luckily, she finds an alien creature named Melan who seems to be [[MysteriousProtector protecting]] her from the assassins. The series focuses on uncovering the mysteries of the alien world, as well as detailing the [[FireForgedFriends growing relationship]] between Marin and her protector.
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6	Cute art, comedic moments, and satiric characters notwithstanding; this series takes itself very seriously. Almost immediately, the action is tense and [[AlienBlood bloody]] and humans [[KilledOffForReal die]].
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8	It is in no way related to the musical ''Theatre/{{Brigadoon}}'', which is something entirely different.
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10	Has a [[Characters/BrigadoonMarinAndMelan Character Page.]]
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12	!! This show provides examples of:
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14	* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: In general there's not much CG in the show, but it's pretty obvious when it appears, usually in the form of ripple effects.
15	%%* ACupAngst: Played for laughs with Marin and Moe.
16	%%* AirJousting: Since Melan and lots of his opponents can fly, there are many battles like this.
17	* ActionGirl: Erin and, [[SamusIsAGirl much to Marin's surprise, ]] Kushatohn. Marin sort of becomes one later in the series. [[BattleCouple She helps Melan in his battles]] and even saves his life a few times, though she [[ActualPacifist rarely ever causes real harm to the opposition.]] [[spoiler: This is all thanks to a handy power up from the legendary Monomakia Cosmos]].
18	%%* AgainstTheSettingSun: Parodied at the end of the first episode. Played a bit more straight in Episode 4 during a short sports-related flashback about how Marin and Moe became friends.
19	* AlienSky: Brigadoon is visible in Earth's sky for the entire series, and vice versa. On Submaton Color you can see both worlds at the same time.
20	* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Marin is unfairly discriminated against for being an unwealthy orphan. [[FromBadToWorse It gets worse]] when the Monomakia come along.[[spoiler: She's even arrested by the police and later almost murdered. Never mind that she's only thirteen, has no idea why alien monsters are after her, or how many times she tries to save the people around her.]]
21	%%* AloofAlly: [[spoiler: Erin]] eventually becomes this for Marin and Melan.
22	%%* TheAlcoholic: Tadashi. Ironically, he's one of the more rational members of Marin's family, even when he's drunk.
23	%%* AlienBlood: Purple, and lots of it.
24	* AliensSpeakingEnglish: Judging by the writing it would seem Brigadoon has its own language, but Lolo's race and the Monomakia are always shown speaking Japanese.
25	* AlternateHistory: The story takes place in 1969 and presents the world as it was then pretty accurately, with the obvious exception of Brigadoon appearing and various Monomakia spreading chaos.
26	** One notable anachronism is a single shot of the New York skyline. The famous Twin Towers can be seen, but in reality they were still under construction at the time.
27	** Another anachronism is the World Expo in Osaka, which in reality took place there in 1970 rather than 1969.
28	* AmuletOfConcentratedAwesome: Cosmos Yariya, a legendary Monomakia that allows its user to transform into anything they see.
29	* ApocalypseHow: Class X, planetary annihilation for both Earth and Brigadoon. The two planets will literally tear each other apart in a phenomenon called Mutual Collapse.
30	* ApologisesALot: Along with being chivalrous and considerate of Marin's feelings, Melan tends to apologize to her often whenever he makes a mistake. Whether it be causing harm to fellow humans, making Marin sad, or identifying something with complicated words. He also becomes an ApologeticAttacker, starting in Episode 12 when he kills enemy Monomakia Ping-Pong. In later episodes he apologizes to Erin for breaking one of her wings, and to Kuston for stabbing him in a vital spot. Moe is prone to frequent apologies as well, usually just because she's very unsure of herself. For instance, she apologizes for coming unnanounced to Marin's house so they can walk to school together. She apologizes again when Marin comments on how far apart their houses are.
31	* ArmCannon: The Gun-Swordsmen each have one of these in place of a left hand, and they fire [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]]!
32	* ArtisticAge: Almost every human female character under the age of thirty looks younger than she really is.
33	* AscendedExtra:
34	** In the manga Aloma is much more involved in the plot, while in the anime he's practically a background character.
35	** The unlucky and ineffective Monomakia Nepon is a greater threat.
36	** Grandpa Gen and Granny Moto's youths are expanded upon.
37	** The detective and Moe's mom are both given a FreudianExcuse for being mean to Marin.
38	** And [[spoiler: Crace Maureen]] plays a much larger role and has a totally different backstory.
39	* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: Happens to [[spoiler: Moe]] when she is infected by a growth proliferation Monomakia.
40	* AxeCrazy: Kaori's mother, a woman driven insane after her daughter is killed by Monomakia. She blames Marin for it and tries to kill her with a kitchen knife.
41	%%* {{BFG}}: Agon Ghidorah fits this very nicely.
42	* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The OP and ED sequences are all guilty of this, mostly by making it look like certain supporting characters will play larger roles in the show than they actually do. [[spoiler: Especially in the cases of Moe, Poikun and Kushatohn]]
43	%%* BandOfBrothers: The Gun-Swordsmen are supposed to be this. If only they'd stop bickering so much.
44	%%* BandageMummy: Lolo ends up like this after [[spoiler: a bomb explodes in his apartment.]]
45	%%* BarrierMaiden: This is Creis's main purpose and the reason the BigBad wants her dead.
46	* BetterAsFriends: [[spoiler: Marin and Melan]] in the [[ItsShortSoItSucks two volume]] manga, their [[FanPreferredCouple relationship]] is not developed enough to be considered truly romantic, though there are definitely some strong hints from both sides.
47	%%* BigBad: The Hensu-Chi/Renegade/Variable.
48	%%* TheBigDamnKiss: Happens at the end of the final episode just before the credits roll.
49	* BigEater:
50	** Melan uses rice as fuel, and eats a comically large amount of it.
51	** Aloma is seen eating in nearly every scene he appears in.
52	** Lulu frequently talks about or mentions food when he isn't actually eating it.
53	** Mike is implied to be one, too, if his overreaction to Melan eating all the rice in Episode 3 is any indication.
54	* BigFancyHouse: Moe's family has one in Tokyo and in Kobe, just to show the audience how incredibly rich she is.
55	* BitchInSheepsClothing: When first introduced, the more cruel of the two detectives acts like a kindly old man who is constantly smiling and bears a striking resemblance to Buddha.
56	* BittersweetEnding: Both Earth and Brigadoon are saved and everyone is resurrected, but [[spoiler:the portal to Brigadoon will soon vanish and won't return for another 100 years, hence Melan has to go. Get your tissues.]]
57	* BizarreAlienBiology: Perhaps the weirdest parts of Melan's anatomy are his "magic hands," two pairs of oval-shaped objects located on either side of his upper torso that stretch out on skinny wires. One pair he uses for grabbing and holding things, and the other pair seems to aid his healing factor. He also uses them to [[TentacleRope carry Marin with him]] when he flies.
58	** And for Lolo's species there's Lili, who has an extra face on the back of her head.
59	* BladeBelowTheShoulder: All of the Gun-Swordsmen have swords for their right arms.
60	* BladeLock: Happens often when the Gun-Swordsmen a fighting each other, usually with SwordSparks for extra coolness.
61	* BlandNameProduct: The cameras are all "Nikgn" (Nikon) cameras.
62	* BlindWithoutEm: Averted. Marin needs glasses because she is far-sighted, but it's not so bad that she can't see anything when they are broken or lost. [[spoiler: Exaggerated when she actually DOES go blind and can only see with the aid of a particular Monomakia serving as her glasses.]]
63	* BlobMonster: Hyudol, the MonsterOfTheWeek in Episode 4.
64	* BloodSplatteredInnocents: Marin gets splattered with Melan's blood in more than one episode.
65	* BloodlessCarnage: Violence against humans is significantly less messy than violence against Monomakia. Case in point; Pyon slaughters a a good number of police officers but we don't see a single drop of their blood. When he fights Melan later, there's purple blood flying everywhere.
66	* BodyguardCrush: Starts to come up in Episode 15.
67	* BookEnds: The latter part of the final episode shows variations of several scenes from earlier in the series.
68	* {{Brainwashed}}: The BigBad does this to [[spoiler: Lolo and the Gun-Swordsmen]] in the last episodes. Strangely, this doesn't happen to [[spoiler: Kushatohn or Poikun]].
69	** [[spoiler:That's because the BigBad needs to actually get his hands on them before he can modify their memories. Kushaton and Poikun managed to hold their own the whole time.]]
70	%%* BreakTheBadass: Starts happening to Melan around Episode 13.
71	%%* BreakTheCutie: Just when you think things can't possibly get any worse for poor Marin, they do.
72	* BreatherEpisode: Episode 15 has Marin and Melan relaxing in Submaton Color, a bizarre SugarBowl type world, shortly after almost getting killed on Brigadoon in Episode 13. Turns into a WhamEpisode at the last minute. Episode 23 acts as a similar calm before the storm.
73	* BringMyBrownPants: Marin exclaims she has to go to the bathroom during two stressful yet totally separate situations.
74	* CallingTheOldManOut: In Episode 11, Moe has a rare moment of assertiveness and stands up to her mother for saying bad things about Marin and her family. [[spoiler: Sadly, the results didn't quite work out in her favor.]]
75	* CardboardPrison: It's remarkably easy for Midori to get Marin out of jail. Somewhat justified in that she's been locked up before.
76	* CastOfSnowflakes: There's great visual diversity in the human and Monomakia characters. This doesn't seem to apply to Lolo's race, though.
77	* CatchPhrase: "Wakatta" ("I understand/Understood") is probably Melan's most standard piece of dialogue besides Marin's name.
78	* CaughtInTheRain: Aloma and Marin first met in Episode 4 on a rainy day. A similar occurence happens in the manga. [[spoiler: Marin and Aloma end up alone together in her room, and just when things start to heat up, the house gets attacked by Monomakia.]]
79	* CaughtTheHeartOnHisSleeve: In episode 25,when Melan is about to cut his and Marin's reunion short, telling her to rest and heal after [[spoiler: he stabbed and shot her due to [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashing by the Hensu-Chi]]]], she grabs him by the arm, telling him she won't let him leave her behind again and that wherever he goes, she'll follow.
80	* CerebusSyndrome: While there's quite a bit of MoodWhiplash throughout the series, the second half quickly goes in this direction.
81	* ChainmailBikini: Erin has way less armor than the male Gun-Swordsmen.
82	* ChekhovsGun: The necklace that Marin receives on Submaton Color [[spoiler: happens to be one of the most powerful Monomakia ever created.]]
83	%%* ChekhovsGunman: Lolo, and later [[spoiler: Chroma.]]
84	* CherryBlossoms: They show up in a flashback sequence of the early stages of Marin and Moe's friendship. Much later UsefulNotes/RichardNixon sees them in a flashback of Washington DC, and they appear again during the epilogue of the last episode.
85	* ChildrenAreInnocent: Averted, mostly. For every Moe in the series there are about 10 violent, depressed, or perverted kids.
86	%%* TheChosenOne: Seems to be played straight [[spoiler: until we learn that Marin isn't Creis, but just an ordinary human. [[TheUnchosenOne She ends up saving the day anyway.]] ]]
87	* ChromaticArrangement: Marin (pink/red), Melan (blue) and Lolo (green).
88	** This also applies to Lolo when he's with his two friends Lala (pink/red) and Lulu (blue).
89	** It ''would'' apply to the three Gun-Swordsmen, too, if Pyon was green instead of silver.
90	* ClassRepresentative: Sumire Hanazono for Marin's class, who is often more mature and commanding than the teacher.
91	* CliffHanger: Practically every other episode has this kind of ending, especially in the second half of the series.
92	* ColdSniper: Erin fits this role extremely well.
93	* ColourfulThemeNaming:
94	** The Gun-Swordsmen's names all end in the name of the color that they are. They also happen to be ColorCodedCharacters.
95	** Much of the human cast has color names, too. For example, the kanji of Marin's surname "Asagi" translates to "light blue" in English. The same rule applies to her adoptive family and most of her classmates.
96	** Interestingly, Chroma is the only member of Lolo's species whose name follows this theme.
97	%%* ComeWithMeIfYouWantToLive: Sums up Marin and Melan's first meeting quite nicely.
98	* TheComicallySerious: Melan. He's so serious that he doesn't even start smiling until the series is almost over.
99	* CompressedAdaptation: The manga tries to cram 26 episodes of content into just two books. Several story arcs and characters are sacrificed as a result.
100	* ConflictBall: Moe's piggy bank ends up being one of these. [[spoiler: She tries to give Marin her money so she won't get sent to an orphange, but Marin thinks she's trying to 'buy' her friendship and rejects it.]]
101	* ContrivedCoincidence: This series is full of utterly convenient coincidences, but the most notable one is when [[spoiler: Marin goes blind due to a head injury, and almost immediately afterwards she awakens Cosmos, a Monomakia that allows her to see again.]] [[spoiler: Marin's similarity to the real Creis]] seems like this, even to the characters, until it's revealed last-minute that [[spoiler: she's actually the Creis's ancestor.]]
102	* CoolAirship: The Arks, giant flying Monomakia that vaguely resemble whales. Doubles as LivingShip.
103	* CoolMask: Melan and the Gun-Swordsmen have retractable face-guards for battle.
104	%%* CoolHelmet: All the Gun-Swordsmen have these.
105	%%* CoolOldGuy: Gen Asagi, Marin's deceased adoptive father, is said to have been like this and acts like it in flashbacks.
106	* CoolOldLady: Moto Asagi, Marin's adoptive grandmother. She's cool enough to accept Melan as a member of her household just for saving Marin's life, and will even risk her own life when Marin's in trouble. [[spoiler: All of this makes her [[KilledOffForReal sudden death]] all the more tragic.]]
107	* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: When Melan and Marin defeat Erin and she pulls out a giant bomb to kill them all, who of all people should come to their rescue but [[spoiler: Mike]]!
108	* CulturalTranslation: The Japanese version is full of puns that don't translate into English, and are changed for the dub.
109	* CurbStompBattle: Any time the police or the army try to fight Monomakia, they tend to end up dead. This is especially true for Gun-Swordsmen. A more specific example is Melan's battles with Pyon in Episodes 6 and 7. He's almost killed both times, and it's pure chance that he makes it out alive.
110	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: A bit of an anomaly. Almost every instance where a character (including Marin) is being idealistic they get a {{BFG}} sized beam of reality shot right into their face. However, [[spoiler: despite things not going the way she wants over and over again, Marin (the very idealistic character she is) doesn't give up. Her drive to never give up and make everything right wins in the end, and the world is saved because of it.]] Thus, it fits best in the category of EarnYourHappyEnding. Still, the sheer volume of instances where cynicism triumphs over idealism definitely tips the scale on the former's side.
111	* DeathWorld: Judging from the flashbacks of the Gun-Swordsmen, the area of Brigadoon they trained in was like this.
112	* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Certain flashback sequences qualify for this. First, there's Moto's sepia-toned recounting of Marin's adoption and childhood. Likewise, the three Gun-Swordsmen each experience blue tinted memories of their pasts.
113	* {{Delinquents}}: Midori is one of these. She wears a much longer skirt than the other female students, carries a wooden sword around, skips classes regularly and has been to jail more than once.
114	* {{Determinator}}: All the Gun-Swordsmen qualify for this in their own ways.
115	* DeusAngstMachina: Where to start? Try [[WhamEpisode episodes 17 and 18]]. There is no limit to what the protagonists go through in just two episodes.
116	* DidNotGetTheGirl: In the manga, Shuta has romantic feelings for Moto, who knows this but remains faithful to her late husband. Also in the manga, this actually happens with [[spoiler: Marin and Melan]].
117	* DiscoTech: In the manga, singing is apparently an important part of the Pasca ritual.
118	* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: In Episode 8 Marin and Moe actually sing part of the closing song.
119	* DitzyGenius: Shuta and Mike, with the former being slightly more 'genius' and the latter slightly more 'ditzy.'
120	* TheDragon: Kuston.
121	* DrivenToSuicide: During one of the lowest points in [[spoiler: Marin's]] depression, she stumbles into a river and almost lets herself drown. [[spoiler: Moe]] also tries to drown herself in the ocean when [[spoiler: she becomes a giant.]] Both cases become an InterruptedSuicide.
122	* DroppedGlasses: Marin gets her glasses knocked off and stepped on by a bully early in Episode 3, and she has to go without them until they're fixed in Episode 4.
123	* DrowningMySorrows: [[spoiler: Mike]] does this briefly after [[spoiler: Jun]] leaves.
124	* DoomedHometown: Tokyo takes major damage from the Mutual Collapse [[spoiler: and Marin's house gets burned down.]]
125	* DubNameChange: Erin's name is "Eryun" in the original Japanese anime. Strangely enough, it's spelled that way in the English version of the manga, and both translations were done by Tokyopop. The English version of the manga altered the names of several other characters. Hanazono=Hannah, Jun=June, Tadashi=Sei, Creis Marine=Crace Maureen.
126	* DuelToTheDeath: Being the chivalrous guy he is, Pyon challenges Melan to this at least twice. [[spoiler: Melan beats him in their first duel, but Pyon gets dragged back to Brigadoon before he can be killed. Later on Pyon intercepts Melan as he brings Marin to Brigadoon and they start fighting again, but things get complicated when Erin shows up.]] Erin does the same thing later, though she's not so chivalrous about it.
127	* DynamicEntry: All the Gun-Swordsmen leave very strong first impressions by showing up out of seemingly nowhere and destroying something in a highly spectacular fashion.
128	** In Episode 1, the first thing Melan does when he is released from his ampoule is blast Dollon into a river with his laser gun. This is before he even notices Marin is there, too.
129	** When Pyon first appears on Earth, a fighter jet shoots missiles at him. He simply destroys said missiles with his gun and then slices the plane in half with his sword. Later in the same episode, he breaks into a police station by throwing a car at the entrance and blowing it up, and then slaughtering all the cops who try to stop him.
130	** Not to be outdone, Erin introduces herself by ambushing Marin from the shadows and blasting Melan within an inch of his life. Her first day on Earth has her killing several human soldiers without even touching them.
131	* EccentricMentor: Chroma, though the dub tries to make him sound like Yoda.
132	* EarthAllAlong: Judging from the exposition from the last few episodes [[spoiler: Brigadoon is actually Earth in the distant future.]]
133	* EmergencyImpersonation: Marin successfully pulls this plan off in Episode 25 when [[spoiler: she uses Cosmos to disguise herself as Creis Marine, effectively serving as a BodyDouble to lure the brainwashed Gun-Swordsmen away from the latter so she can safely fulfill her duties.]]
134	* EmergentHuman: Melan.
135	* EmpathicEnvironment: In the first half of the series, the weather only turns rainy when Marin is depressed. In the latter half the sky is nearly always overcast.
136	* EmptyEyes: In the manga Marin's eyes turn this way after [[spoiler: Moto dies, and they don't go back to normal until Melan comforts her.]]
137	* EndingTheme: The ridiculously happy and upbeat ending theme can be fairly jarring later in the series.
138	* EnergyAbsorption: [[spoiler: Kuston]] has this power, which is not legally allowed for Monomakia to have and makes him especially dangerous.
139	* EternalEnglish: Everyone in Brigadoon can speak modern Japanese (or English if you're watching the dub).
140	* EtherealChoir: The soundtrack has a lot of this, sometimes bordering on OminousLatinChanting.
141	* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Several supporting characters notice the budding romance between [[spoiler: Marin and Melan]] long before either of them openly admits it. In the manga, [[spoiler: Melan]] seems to [[BodyguardCrush fall for her]] sooner than he does in the anime. In both versions, [[spoiler: Marin]] also falls for him, and he seems oblivious to it until much later in the story.
142	* EverythingsBetterWithRainbows: They turn up a lot in this show, usually for symbolic purposes.
143	* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: BigBadFriend Lulu]] in the manga. Rather than being a WellIntentionedExtremist like in the anime, he [[FaceHeelTurn reveals himself]] to be the villain as he loves [[OrderVersusChaos Chaos more than Order.]]
144	* EvilDetectingDog: The animals of the Ueno Park Zoo notice the presence of Hyudol the Liquid Monomakia long before anyone else does. [[spoiler: Not that it does them any good...]]
145	* {{Excalibur}}: Pyon calls his sword by this name, and even claims it to be sacred.
146	* FadeToWhite: At the end of Episode 25.
147	* FeudEpisode: In episode 11, Marin and Moe's friendship suffers when Marin misunderstands Moe's offer to give her money to stay at the tenement house as an attempt to buy her friendship. They don't see each other for another ten episodes due to Marin's journey to Brigadoon and back. [[spoiler: Their reunion occurs due to a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever BIG problem]] with Moe. This tearful reunion almost concludes with Marin and Melan being forced [[MercyKill to end Moe's life]] until Erin appears with the antidote. [[{{Pun}} Cutting it close aren't we?]]]]
148	%%* FinaleCredits
149	* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Melan qualifies as this, sleeping for 100 years within the confines of his ampuole in the year 1869 and arriving in the year 1969. Subverted as he didn't belong [[spoiler: in either time periods]], and going home was in easy reach by entering [[Franchise/BackToTheFuture the portal back to Brigadoon]].
150	* ForeignCussWord: Most of the English-speaking characters exclaim "Jesus," and/or "Oh my god" at some time or another. Oddly, the latter is usually shortened to "Oh my g-!" when it is said, although there is no one interrupting.
151	* ForeignLanguageTitle: The official logo spells 'Brigadoon' in English. 'Marin and Melan' is written in Japanese, with a bilingual English/Greek subtitle.
152	* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Episode 9, [[spoiler: Marin]] initially expressed no interest in wanting a boyfriend and uncertainty about leaving home for someone she loved. [[DramaticIrony How ironic]] that she eventually falls for [[spoiler: Melan]] hard enough to consider staying with him forever.
153	* FourIsDeath: Kuston Brown, a fourth Gun-Swordsman, [[spoiler: is intended to take Melan's place for the Day of Pasca. Instead he ends up serving the BigBad by brutally attacking his own comrades, kidnapping Creis, and almost killing Marin.]]
154	* FreudianTrio: The three Gun-Swordsmen fit this trope quite well. Erin is the rage-driven and ultraviolent Id, Pyon is the disciplined and honor-bound Superego, and Melan becomes the rational and compassionate Ego.
155	* FriendVersusLover: Averted with Moe, though the lover in question is not dubbed as such until much later in the series. [[spoiler: She mentions being envious of Melan's ability to protect and be with Marin all the time, yet she has no ill-feelings towards him and vice-versa.]] Subverted in the manga as Moe asks Melan "assertively" to leave Marin alone as she blames Melan for causing Marin trouble rather than help as a protector.
156	* FunbagAirbag: Marin falls face-first into Jun's chest in Episode 1 and again in Episode 9.
157	* FunnyForeigner: Mike White, [[TokenWhite the single American resident]] in Marin's household. In fact, just about anyone from America counts.
158	* FurIsClothing: Lolo's species and Chroma follow this trope.
159	* GadgeteerGenius: Lala, who invents two very useful (if very silly looking) Monomakia.
160	* GatlingGood: Pyon's gun is this type, and it can blow up the missiles of a fighter jet with no trouble.
161	* GenreRoulette: Adventure, comedy, drama, science fiction, mecha, romance...Did we leave anything out?
162	* GeniusLoci: The astronauts discover that [[spoiler: Brigadoon is actually a whole living organism, and everything living on it are its parasites.]]
163	* TheGlomp: Marin begins doing this to Melan as of Episode 7.
164	* GoForTheEye: Lots of the enemy Monomakia have only one eye, which are pretty much always their one weak spot. This is most obvious in Episode 8. Taratta was immune to all of Melan's attacks until he finally managed to shoot its eye.
165	* GoingCommando: Marin has to go without underwear from episode 14 until episode 18, though this is only treated as fanservice in episode 15.
166	* GodivaHair: The only thing covering Ryunma's naughty bits while disguised as a human woman.
167	* GottaCatchThemAll: Seems to be almost Type C at first in regards to Monomakia...
168	* GottaKillThemAll: [[spoiler: Kuston's]] main purpose in life is to kill everyone who could stop the world from ending, and for only showing up in the last few episodes he does a great job of it.
169	* GratuitousEnglish: Mike, the President, the astronauts, and every other American.
170	** The priestess at Nezu Shrine counts, too.
171	** And on Submaton Color, Marin attempts to communicate with some sentient snowmen in English.
172	* GratuitousGreek: In the official logo, Melan's name is spelled in Greek letters. In fact, the word 'melan' is Greek for 'dark/black'. Many other Monomakia have names derived from Greek, too. such as the three Bronte type Monomakias in Episode 2. 'Bronte' means 'thunder', their names Proton, Deuteron, and Triton, are all derived from Greek words (first, second, and third), and they each have a letter from the Greek alphabet on their armor.
173	* GreeneyedMonster: In the manga, one of the first signs that [[spoiler: Melan]] is falling in love is the unhappiness or suspicion displayed when he finds [[spoiler: Aloma and Marin]] alone together in a half-dressed state.
174	* GuysSmashGirlsShoot: Applies to the fighting styles of Pyon and Erin. They are skilled with the same kind of weapons, but they both show a preference for one over the other (Pyon for his sword, Erin for her gun). The size difference of their respective swords and guns makes this even more obvious.
175	%%* HappilyAdopted: Marin.
176	* HealingFactor:
177	** Melan has rapid body regeneration, allowing him to get beat the hell up every episode but most of the time he'll be fine in the next. The other Gun-Swordsmen also have this ability.
178	** Marin gets a limited form of rapid healing [[spoiler: once she acquires Cosmos.]]
179	** And then there's [[spoiler: Kuston]], whose biology is illegally altered so that he heals almost instantly any time he gets hurt.
180	* {{Herald}}: Lolo plays this role for Marin in episode 1 by leading her to where Melan's ampoule was located.
181	* HermitGuru: Chroma is a hermit that lives on the highest peak in Submaton Color. He's the only inhabitant who is of any help to Marin and Melan while they are there, aiding them in their efforts to contact Brigadoon and return to Earth, and giving Marin [[spoiler: Cosmos Yariya, a legendary Monomakia that is extremely useful later.]] He also was a part of [[spoiler: Wawa's plan to save Brigadoon on the Day of Pasca by keeping Reikons hidden in Submaton Color until the time was right to use them.]]
182	* HeroicBSOD: When Marin returns from Submaton Color [[spoiler: her house is burned down, the loving family she had is nowhere to be seen, there is no food available to her, and her classmates still hate her... she loses it and attempts to steal some bread to fend off starvation.]] Later on, Melan has a rather violent BSOD of his own when [[spoiler: Marin is stabbed in the back by a Monomakia she had just saved him from (named Death, no less). Totally enraged, Melan screams and bashes the thing with his sword so hard that it smashes a concrete pillar into rubble. He freaks out even more when it looks like Marin might die from her wound.]]
183	* HeroicSacrifice: Towards the end of the series, [[spoiler: Lulu seems to do this for Lolo and Lala, and Poikun does it for Marin.]]
184	* HeroInsurance: Consistently averted.
185	* HeroWithBadPublicity: Marin and Melan both qualify for this trope but for different reasons.
186	* HilariousOuttakes: The English dub has some pretty funny outtakes of the voice actors screwing up their lines (by accident and on purpose).
187	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: Several figures from reality play crucial roles in the plot, most notably UsefulNotes/RichardNixon and the three astronauts of the Apollo 11 moon rocket.
188	* HiveQueen: Erin has this sort of control over the missile Monomakias called Vizars
189	* HonorBeforeReason: The Gun-Swordsmen are usually like this, though Pyon and Erin slip into LawfulStupid a lot.
190	* HospitalHottie: Jun is a professional nurse.
191	* HotSpringsEpisode: Episode 9, "Pink Flight", is a bath house variation.
192	* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: Take your pick. [[spoiler: From the detective who repeatedly slams Marin's head against a table to her classmates who berate her repeatedly for being an orphan, and one who even tried to murder her '''while she was blind''' because of something she had no control over.]] There is no shortage of examples for this trope.
193	* HumansAreFlawed: The show's overall philosophy on human nature seems to be this. While a lot of people treat Marin horribly they're never presented as pure evil and even the worst of them have believable motives. On the other side of the coin, Marin's friends and family are all good people and obviously care about her, but their human limitations often make them unable to help her when she needs it the most.
194	* HugeGuyTinyGirl: Melan and Marin are a non-romantic variation [[spoiler: at first...]]. He's so tall (roughly 6'5", it's AllThereInTheManual) that he has to kneel down to meet her eye level when she's standing up.
195	* IBelieveICanFly: Flight seems to be one of the most common powers of Monomakia, whether they have wings or not.
196	* IdenticalGrandson: In a sense. In the anime [[spoiler: Marin is the prototype of the Creis, and so they have very similar DNA]]. In the manga [[spoiler: it's the other way around. Creis Maureen more or less "cloned" herself to create Marin, thus switching their roles.]]
197	* IdenticalStranger: [[spoiler: Marin]] and [[spoiler: Marine]] are so alike that they even have the same VerbalTic!
198	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: Most (if not all) of the episode titles involve color in one way or another.
199	* ImDyingPleaseTakeMyMacGuffin: A flashback in Episode 25 reveals that this is exactly what happened with [[spoiler: Wawa, who gave Creis Marine's ampoule to Lolo just before he died.]]
200	* ImagineSpot: Marin does this A LOT, usually involving herself or someone close to her getting killed, and ending with her dismissing the fantasy as impossible. The ones about her getting arrested by the police turn into a CassandraTruth, and as things get more serious they start bordering on the level of a NightmareSequence.
201	* ImpossiblyGracefulGiant: Kushatohn is like this, even though she's more of a {{Kaiju}} than a HumongousMecha.
202	* ImmuneToBullets: Melan takes a bullet for Moto in one episode. It leaves a hole in his back and he bleeds, but he acts like it doesn't even hurt. Pyon is also shot in the same episode. Although we don't see him bleed, his reaction is the same as Melan's.
203	%%* ImplacableMan: Kuston.
204	* InNameOnly: The anime bears extremely superficial resemblance to the Gene Kelly film or the Broadway musical it was based on, taking just the name and concept of Brigadoon (a mysterious world that appears every 100 years) and adding alien cat creatures, mechanical warriors, political intrigue, and an apocalyptic storyline. And unlike the show/film's ending, [[spoiler:whether or not the star-crossed lovers (in this case Marin and Melan) ultimately live together is left rather ambiguous.]]
205	* InfinityPlusOneSword: Cosmos. [[spoiler: Not content with just letting her transform into anything that is around her, Cosmos rapidly heals Marin's wounds, can transmit her life force into another Monomakia to make them super powerful, and happens to cure her blindness as well.]]
206	* InterspeciesRomance: Happens with [[spoiler: Marin and Melan]] over the course of the series. In the manga there's also [[spoiler: Maureen]] and her human husband.
207	%%* IntimateHealing: Played hilariously straight in Episode 15.
208	* InvisibilityCloak: Shuta tries to invent this kind of device to hide Marin's signal from dangerous Monomakia. None of his creations are actually useful until much later in the series.
209	* ItRunsOnNonsensoleum: Melan and Kushatohn recharge by consuming rice and water, respectively. And somehow a nude, 13-year-old girl lying in a hole has the ability to save the world. That's nonsensoleum personified.
210	* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: In episode 19, Melan, [[FailureKnight feeling it's his fault]] Marin [[BackStab was wounded]], regretfully leaves her in the care of [[TheBusCameBack Jun]] to continue his search for the Creis Marine and to ensure Marin can't and won't get mixed up in anymore trouble. Considering Marin and Melan have [[FireForgedFriends been through thick and thin by this point]], she takes this "noble abandonment" pretty well.
211	%%* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Moe regarding Marin.
212	%%* IWasQuiteALooker: Moto was quite beautiful in her younger days.
213	* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Moe]] tells this to [[spoiler: Marin]] in the manga when [[spoiler: Marin may decide to leave Earth and live in Brigadoon]]
214	* JudgeJuryAndExecutioner: Skiar, the Judgement Execution Monomakia.
215	* JustInTime: Used so many times it might kill the trope [[spoiler: until Marin transforms and saves it at the last second]]
216	* KarmaHoudini: After making the lives the heroes miserable, committing an endless list of crimes against Brigadoon and Earth, and betraying his own friends, [[spoiler: Lulu]] gets away without so much as a slap on the wrist.
217	* KilledOffForReal: [[spoiler: Granny Moto]] dies suddenly at the end of Episode 10. In the manga the same thing happens, but it's more of a HeroicSacrifice.
218	* KissOfLife: Occurs in the manga. [[spoiler: Marin saves Melan from drowning this way. Shortly after he wakes up, she realizes that their lips touched. She gets flustered, but he's as clueless as always.]]
219	* KissingUnderTheInfluence: This is what two out the three kisses [[spoiler: Marin and Melan]] share are made of. The first time he kissed her after she consumed hallucinogenic chocolates that he ate as well to neutralize the toxin. The second time she kissed him after he was brainwashed and in pain due to his memories rushing back. Their [[TheBigDamnKiss first normal kiss]] would be at the end of the last episode.
220	* TheLadysFavour: When Melan goes to duel Pyon in Episode 7, Marin puts her hairtie on his sword to make him promise to come back. Episode 16 repeats this sort of scenario and is aptly titled "The Golden Promise." See also MementoMacGuffin and RedStringOfFate.
221	* LampshadeHanging: In a later episode, the Japanese Prime Minister exasperatedly asks why [[TheTokyoFireball monsters keep attacking Tokyo]].
222	* {{Leitmotif}}:
223	** Marin has a very upbeat theme tune that plays most often in the early episodes. Melan's theme plays almost every time he comes out of his ampoule and in his battles. The same applies to Poikun, Kushatohn, and Lolo whenever he shows up.
224	** Cosmos has its own theme, too, which sounds pretty similar to Marin's.
225	** The judgement Monomakia Skiar also has his own theme even though he was only in two episodes, but it is later used for Kuston.
226	* LetsGetDangerous: Although they're just ordinary humans, Marin's adoptive family successfully manages to come to her and Melan's rescue on more than one occassion.
227	* LikeBrotherAndSister: [[spoiler: Erin]] states that she has this sort of bond with [[spoiler: Melan.]]
228	* LighterAndSofter: The manga adaptation is ''considerably'' toned down in many respects.
229	* LimitedWardrobe: Justified for Marin because she can't afford new clothes and most of the clothes she already has are Jun's hand-me-downs. The same logic applies to everyone else who lives in the tenement house. Moe, on the other hand, is the financial opposite, yet she wears the same outfits all the time.
230	* LivingWeapon: The Gun-Swordsmen and many of the other Monomakia.
231	* LoveBeforeFirstSight: Played with in the manga when Marin imagines the legendary Blue Swordsman. [[spoiler: She pictures him to look like Aloma, whom she doesn't meet later in the chapter. Of course, Melan turns out to be the real Blue Swordsman.]]
232	* LoveConfession:
233	** Near the end of the series, Marin witnesses one of these when [[spoiler: Mike]] confesses his feelings to [[spoiler: Jun]] rather awkwardly.
234	** And in a flashback, Gen did this for Moto by giving her a teddybear with a note tied around its neck.
235	** The very last lines of the whole series are basically this between [[spoiler: Marin and Melan.]]
236	* MagicalBoyfriend: [[{{Woobie}} One unlucky]] [[HeartwarmingOrphan but lovable girl]] + [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots One cybernetic]] [[KnightInShiningArmor knight in shining armor]] = The best inversion of the magical girlfriend sub-genre!!
237	* MagicPants: Played straight when [[spoiler: Marin uses Cosmos to transform back to her original state.]]
238	* MagicSkirt: Averted for laughs by Marin. Played straight by everyone else.
239	* MaleGaze: The camera has a weird tendency to focus on Marin's rear whenever she is bowing or on fours. [[{{Squick}} Did we already mention she's thirteen years old?]]
240	* MamaBear: Moto gets like this when Marin is in serious danger and leads the rest of the family in their wacky rescue missions.
241	* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler: Lulu]] in regards to [[spoiler: Lele.]] Doubles as TheManBehindTheCurtain.
242	* ManlyTears: In the final episode, Melan cries for the first time EVER.
243	* MaybeEverAfter: The ending of the last episode is so ambiguous in regards to what finally happens to the romance of [[spoiler: Marin and Melan]] that it's a constant source of debate in the fanbase.
244	* MayflyDecemberRomance: The relationship between [[spoiler: Marin and Melan]] slowly turns into this.
245	* MechaMooks: The BigBad has a large number of robotic Monomakia called Agons at his disposal.
246	* MediumBlending: The sequences for both of the opening themes features the 2D animated characters flying through clouds in a live-action sky. The title cards are hand-written on graph paper and usually include a relevant prop like feathers or sea shells. Claymation is used in the episode preview sequences.
247	* MementoMacGuffin: Marin's hairband and later her ribbon on Melan's sword.
248	* MentorMascot: Lolo plays this role for both Marin and Melan, and it's hard to find a piece of official merchandise from the show without his picture on it somewhere.
249	* MirrorRoutine: [[spoiler: Marin]] and [[spoiler: Marine]] do this when they first meet.
250	* MissedTheCall: This revelation is made in Episode 14, and Marin and Melan learn it in Episode 15.
251	* TheMistress: [[spoiler: Jun]] has an affair with a married man and runs off with him, but she leaves him and returns later in the series.
252	* MobileSuitHuman: Near the end of Episode 26 [[spoiler: Aloma is revealed to be this kind of human disguise for the much smaller cat-alien Lulu.]]
253	%%* ModernMayincatecEmpire: The cities on Brigadoon look a lot like this.
254	%%* MoeCouplet: Marin and Moe.
255	* TheMole:
256	** [[spoiler: Lulu,]] who was [[BigBad the Hensu-Chi]] all along. Managed to keep this facade up until the last episode.
257	** Lolo and the audience is initially lead to believe that [[spoiler: Lele]] is the BigBad, but he was actually just one of his pawns.
258	* MonsterOfTheWeek: The first half of the series zigzags through this trope.
259	* MonsterRoommate: Melan moves into Marin's house shortly after meeting her. Justified since his mission is to protect her.
260	%%* MoodWhiplash: And how!
261	* MoralityPet: Marin plays this role for Melan, who doesn't understand that killing people is wrong until she explains it.
262	%%* MrFanservice: Melan tends to be this for most of the girls in the audience.
263	%%* MsFanservice: Erin, and to a lesser extent Jun, especially during the bath house episode.
264	* {{Multiboobage}}: The Long Distance Analyzer Monamakia, Horan Ane, [[NonMammalMammaries has these]] despite being essentially [[AnimateInanimateObject a living TV set.]]
265	* MundaneUtility: Marin invokes this trope in Episode 5 when she wants Melan to use his sword to split a popsicle in half. In later episodes he uses his weapons for simple tasks like cutting firewood, lighting a bonfire, and slicing vegetables for soup.
266	* MushroomSamba: Happens to Marin and Melan in Episode 15 when they eat some [[GRatedDrug unusual chocolates]] on Submaton Color.
267	* MyBelovedSmother: Moe's mother is overprotective and disapproves of her friendship with Marin. [[spoiler: [[HeelFaceTurn But she gets over it later on.]] ]]
268	* MysteriousPast: Marin's unknown biological parentage is recurring theme, but it remains a mystery all throughout the series. [[spoiler: The manga, however, is a different story.]]
269	%%* MysteriousWatcher: Aloma.
270	* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Melan pulls this in Episode 3 by attacking Marin's classmates and unwittingly making her already difficult life even worse. Although to be fair, he never would have done any of that if Marin hadn't let him out of his ampoule in the first place. Episode 13 is definitely the biggest one, [[spoiler: when the heroes' valiant attempt to save their worlds just screws everything up.]]
271	* NoNameGiven: The girl who bullies Marin the most, [[UnnamedParent Moe's mom,]] the two detectives, and Kaori's mother are all characters who play major roles but remain nameless throughout the series. The credits list the bully girl as A-ko (Girl A), and the two detectives as Wakai and Chunen (Young and Middle-Aged). That's the closest they get to having actual names.
272	* NonHumanSidekick: Seems to be played straight at first with Melan but then is inverted since Marin is more of the sidekick later on. It still counts for her two other Monomakia allies, Poikun and Kushatohn.
273	* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Witnessing female nudity seems to have no effect on Melan.
274	* NotSoOmniscientCouncilOfBickering: Brigadoon's Central Assembly is like this, with bickering in the form of [[PieInTheFace pie fights.]]
275	* NotSoWeak: Moe never stands up for herself when she's being bullied by her classmates or scolded by her mom, but that all changes as soon as Marin becomes the target. %%Jun is a lot like this, too.
276	* NotWhatItLooksLike: In the manga, when Marin and Aloma have to escape the rain . . . things look a lot worse than they really are.
277	* TheOathBreaker: Melan is considered to be this by Pyon and Erin, and it's not until the series is nearly over that Melan convinces them otherwise.
278	%%* ObfuscatingStupidity: Lolo does this ''constantly.''
279	* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Marin and Melan.]] At first, it sounds [[UnequalPairing utterly ridculous]], but watching the series from beginning to end, it lives up to this trope.
280	* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: The English version is simply called 'Brigadoon' and drops the 'Marin and Melan' part completely.
281	* OffScreenTeleportation: Lolo is a master at this.
282	* OffTheWagon: Tadashi in like one episode.
283	* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Aloma's actual name is Makoto Alo, but no one ever calls him that.
284	* OnlySaneMan: Jun comes off this way whenever the rest of the family is planning to rescue Marin from the police or her Monomakia enemies. She's never directly involved in their crazy plans and often has to [[HospitalHottie patch everyone up]] when it's over. Then in Episode 9 she briefly TookALevelInBadass by [[spoiler: using Poikun to save Marin, Melan and Moe from the MonsterOfTheWeek. Too bad she got PutOnABus afterward.]]
285	* OpaqueLenses: Onando's glasses are like this.
286	* OppositesAttract: All pairings in the show seem to be governed by this trope.
287	* TheOrder: The Gun-Swordsmen.
288	* OrganicTechnology: Monomakia. [[spoiler: With the exception of the Agons.]]
289	* OrphansPlotTrinket: In the manga, Marin's real parents left a pocket watch with her when they abandoned her as a baby. [[spoiler: It turns out to be the container of Maureen's ampoule.]]
290	* OurMonstersAreWeird: Every Monomakia seems to have its own brand of weirdness, whether they're allies or enemies.
291	* OutOfTheInferno: Part of Pyon's DynamicEntry into the police station.
292	* OutdoorBathPeeping: Isshin tries to do peep on the girls twice during the bath house episode. First he's thwarted by Aloma, and later he's thwarted by Ryunma, an enemy Monomakia.
293	* OverdrawnAtTheBloodBank: Melan has a tendency to [[HighPressureBlood spew purple blood]] everywhere in almost every battle.
294	%%* ThePaladin: Pyon and Erin.
295	%%* ParentalAbandonment: Marin is not the only character with missing parents. Jun's [[MissingMom mother]] left her father because he drank too much, Moe has a mother but her [[DisappearedDad father]] is mysteriously absent throughout the series, and Midori states that she has just her mom but we never see her.
296	* PimpedOutDress: Applies for [[spoiler: Marine/Maureen]] in both the anime and manga, though she has different variations on the theme. In the anime her outfit is more like RequisiteRoyalRegalia, while in the manga it's more like a FairytaleWeddingDress. In both cases, neither outfit is very practical.
297	* PinballProjectile: Erin has a set of discs she can use to reflect her lasers in any direction she wants. They also serve as shields.
298	%%* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Erin and Melan.
299	%%* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Ryunma, the spider Monomakia from the bath house episode, disguised itself as a beautiful naked woman and used some [[BondageIsBad rather kinky powers]].
300	%%* PluckyGirl: Describes Marin [[spoiler: most of the time...]]
301	%%* PocketDimension: Submaton Color seems to count as this.
302	%%* PokemonSpeak: The Monomakia called Nepon talks like this.
303	%%* PoliceAreUseless: Human law enforcement and military just can't handle Monomakia.
304	%%* PoliceBrutality: The older of the two detectives is especially guilty of this.
305	%%* PortalPool: Earth, Brigadoon and Submaton Color all have at least one of these.
306	* PosthumousCharacter: Marin's Grandpa Gen Asagi, who we only learn about through flashbacks and narration. Much later and much more important to the plot, there's [[spoiler: Wawa, Lolo's friend who first got wind of the BigBad's plot but didn't survive long enough to stop him, and gave the task of hiding Marine's ampoule to Lolo as his last request.]]
307	* PowerCopying: This is a good description of what Cosmos does for its user.
308	* PowerMakesYourHairGrow: Happens to [[spoiler: Marine]] in a single shot during the final episode, and it [[PowerDyesYourHair turns inexplicably blonde, too.]] When she appears again her hair is back to it's normal length and color.
309	* ThePowerOfLove: In Episode 26. [[spoiler: When Marin dies, Melan is given five seconds to mourn before Cosmos activates its power and gives Marin's last remaining lifeforce to Melan to restore his body and give him new powers to fight Kuston.]]
310	* PowerOfTrust: This power runs strong between Marin and Melan. Seems to be in short supply on Brigadoon, especially with Pyon and Erin. It gets so bad that Marin finally has to call them out on it.
311	* TheProfessor: Grandpa Shuta is mostly the BunglingInventor variety with shades of MrExposition.
312	* PreAssKickingOneLiner: Subverted with Melan in Episode 10 in the English dub. Before he shoots today's enemy, he says "Let us begin" in a tough guy way. Unfortunately, the next second the monomakia he fights sucks him into its mouth and swallows him whole.
313	* PrecociousCrush: [[spoiler: Marin]] develops this for [[spoiler: Melan]].
314	* ThePromise: Part of Marin and Melan's bond is due to their trust in each other's promises, whether it be for him to come back alive when facing Pyon in a duel, or when he promises to find her again after [[spoiler: finding the Creis Marine and saving their worlds.]] In the manga, Marin promises Melan she won't cry anymore after [[spoiler: Moto dies]]. He reminds her about the promise when she starts crying over him going to duel Pyon. [[spoiler: When the time comes for them to say goodbye, she ends up breaking this promise after HE starts to cry.]]
315	* {{Protectorate}}: Marin is this for Melan [[spoiler: even after it is revealed she is not Creis Marine]]
316	* PsychopathicManchild: [[spoiler: Kuston]] qualifies for Type B, technically.
317	* PutOnABus: [[spoiler: Jun]] disappears for many episodes after running off with her lover, but comes back later and stays for the remainder of the series. [[spoiler: Poikun]] and [[spoiler: Kushatohn]] aren't so lucky, as they get left behind on Brigadoon and don't appear again until the show is just three episodes away from over.
318	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In the final episode, Melan gives one of these to Kuston, and Lala and Lolo give one to [[spoiler: Lulu]].
319	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, President UsefulNotes/RichardNixon, and Lili, the Chairman of Brigadoon's Central Assembly, are all good examples of this trope.
320	* RecapEpisode: Episode 14, "Lost in Colors." Also doubles as a WhamEpisode.
321	* RedHerring: [[spoiler: Lele]] does this in the anime. He was mistaken for the BigBad but was really being manipulated like everyone else. In the manga this is the same, but he was more willing to play a part in [[spoiler: Lulu's]] scheme. In Episode 25, Kuston chases Melan and the Creis Marine to kill them. he catches them only to find that instead of having [[spoiler: the Creis Marine]] in his grasp it's actually [[spoiler: Marin]]! Lame....
322	* RedOniBlueOni: Marin and Melan, respectively. They even wear the corresponding colors.
323	* RedStringOfFate: Marin's red ribbon on Melan's sword is a literal example of this trope.
324	* ReflectionlessUselessEyes: Marin's eyes go dull when [[spoiler: she becomes blind from a head injury.]]
325	* RelationshipUpgrade: In the final episode it is implied that [[spoiler: Mike and Jun]] become a couple.
326	* ReplacementGoldfish: In the manga [[spoiler: Moto named Marin after her dead child.]]
327	* RescueRomance: This trope pretty much defines the relationship of [[spoiler: Marin]] and [[spoiler: Melan]].
328	* RichBitch: Moe's mom is like this for much of the series.
329	* UsefulNotes/RichardNixon: He's actually a pretty nice guy in this show.
330	* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Poikun and Lolo. Slightly subverted as Lolo is also the {{Lancer}} and very helpful later on in the series.
331	* RidiculouslyHumanRobots: The gunswordsman monomakia qualify as these.
332	* RightHandVersusLeftHand: The main reason Melan's former comrades want him dead is because he has a secret mission he can't tell them about and they refuse to trust him when he says he's not a traitor.
333	* {{Robeast}}: Describes most of the Monomakia trying to kill Marin.
334	* RousingSpeech: The Gun-Swordsmen give one of these near the end of the series right before going into what seems to be the FinalBattle, [[spoiler: but then the BigBad throws a {{BFG}} in their face and kills them soon after said speech.]]
335	* RoyalBrat: [[spoiler: Creis Marine]] has been treated like a princess her whole life and even dresses the part. Selfish enough to [[RefusalOfTheCall try running away from her duties]] when things go wrong, but Marin and Melan talk her out of it.
336	* RuleOfCool: "Wow that is way too convenient and stupi...[[ThisLoserIsYou oh shit robots are fighting!"]]
337	* RulesOfOrphanEconomics: Type 3 for Marin. She has to earn her own money by delivering newspapers. [[spoiler: And then when she finds herself jobless and homeless, she becomes so desperate that she tries to steal food. Fortunately Midori stops her and takes her in.]]
338	* SameSexTriplets: The Momoi sisters.
339	* SaveBothWorlds: Brigadoon and Earth will destroy each other if the Pasca ritual doesn't happen.
340	* TheScapegoat: Marin is blamed for the problems caused by Monomakia simply because she is their main target. Melan is accused of things he didn't do as well, though in his case he's more of a SilentScapegoat.
341	* ScareTheDog: The Kisaragi family dog tries to scare Marin away from Moe's house, but as soon as Melan shows up it can't run away fast enough. Due to that scare, the dog even gets frightened when he sees Marin.
342	* SculptedPhysique: Lots of the Monomakia.
343	* SecretLegacy: In the manga, Marin learns that she is really [[spoiler: a Monomakia, and the clone offspring of Crace Maureen.]] This trope is also invoked in the anime when Marin imagines her true parents to be wealthy aristocrats and in some narrations she calls herself a princess from Brigadoon.
344	* SenseiChan: Marin's teacher, Chiasa Kurihara.
345	* SealedEvilInACan: Inverted with Kuston. [[spoiler: Melan defeats him for good by trapping him inside of his ampoule form.]]
346	* SealedGoodInACan: Melan, as well as Poikun and Kushatohn. They were resting inside their ampoules for a hundred years until Marin found them.
347	* SealedWithAKiss: But see MaybeEverAfter for complications.
348	* ShapeshiftingExcludesClothing: [[spoiler: Moe loses her clothes when she becomes a giant]].
349	* ShipTease: Marin and Moe get some moments like this, but the more crucial ones happen with [[RomanticFalseLead Marin and Aloma, as well as Melan and Erin.]] In both cases, the resulting feelings of jealousy only serve to reinforce the characters' growing attraction for each other.
350	* ShipperOnDeck: Jun and her father Tadashi are the first people to notice when the relationship between [[spoiler: Marin and Melan]] changes, and Erin isn't far behind. In the manga, Lolo is the first to see it.
351	* ShrinesAndTemples: Melan's ampoule was kept in Nezu Shrine for a hundred years. [[http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/arrange/attractions/facilities/shrines_temples/83dn3a000000ek7r.html The shrine actually exists, too.]] Sadly, the ampoule doesn't.
352	* ShoutOut: In the manga, Aloma casually mentions the musical the series gets its name from. He also talks about Tim Burton's movie ''Film/EdwardScissorhands'' as a subtle comparison to Marin and Melan's relationship.
353	** In the anime we have Agon [[Franchise/{{Godzilla}} Ghidorah]].
354	** Moe has a pet Collie named Franchise/{{Lassie}}.
355	** In Episode 1, Marin imitates Series/KamenRider in her copycat game with Lolo.
356	** Chroma looks a lot like [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]].
357	** The three Gun-Swordsmen are loosely based on Literature/TheThreeMusketeers. In fact, the Japanese term used to refer to the former (三銃剣士, san juukenshi) is almost identical to the Japanese term for the latter (三銃士, san juushi). They even strike the iconic group pose with their swords! [[http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/nanashi_album/Brigadoon%20Galleries/MWSnap0192011-02-1109_22_48.jpg]][[http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f229/GrmRprRG/three-musketeers-icon.jpg]]
358	** Marin's neighborhood is based on the real location where director Yoshitomo Yonetani once lived.
359	** When Marin uses Cosmos for the first time, one of her transformations makes her look like WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse. All that's missing is the shorts. [[http://i514.photobucket.com/albums/t350/darkcountessf/episode%2018/18-027.jpg]]
360	** After [[spoiler: Creis Marine]] is released from her ampoule, she strikes a pose similar to the ones Anime/SailorMoon uses at the end of her transformation sequences. [[http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj285/nanashi_album/Brigadoon%20Galleries/Japanese%20Merchandise/no25_o.jpg]]
361	*** Speaking of ''Anime/SailorMoon'', Erin's mechancial pink pigtails make her look a lot like Chibi-Usa, who was also voiced by Creator/KaeAraki.
362	* SingleMindedTwins: The Momoi Aunties are a triplet version of this, and employ various other TwinTropes such as FinishingEachOthersSentences.
363	* SleepModeSize: The Monomakias' ampoules.
364	* SlobsVersusSnobs: The low financial and social status of Marin and her adoptive family is a frequent point of contention with her classmates and Moe's mom.
365	* SniperRifle: Nepon, the Sniper Monomakia, is a living version of this trope. Too bad he's also TheChewToy.
366	** Erin's ArmCannon seems to be this type of gun, judging from it's shape and size. It even has a scope on it.
367	* SocialServicesDoesNotExist: Subverted. When [[spoiler: Moto]] dies, Marin's concerned teacher tries to convince her to go to an orphanage.
368	* SoundtrackDissonance: The happy ED song is extremeky dissonant to the wringer Marin is put through at the end of most episodes. The switch is rather jarring at times.
369	* TheSpartanWay: Gun-Swordsmen go through this sort of training starting from childhood. Only three of them survive to adulthood.
370	* SpiritualSuccessor: To Anime/GaoGaiGar and possibly {{Anime/Betterman}}.
371	* StalkingIsLove: Parodied in Episode 22 when Marin is on the floor talking to her Moto's teddy bear only to look up and find Melan has been watching her the whole time. [[spoiler: She becomes more flustered when telling him she's feels embarrassed he saw that only for him to tell her, "I think you are perfect just the way you are." Squee~]]
372	* StrangeSyntaxSpeaker: Due to Chroma looking similar to Yoda, the English dub took note of that and portrayed Chroma as such.
373	* SugarBowl: Submaton Color is this kind of place, and Brigadoon has elements of it as well (it has an ocean made of marshmallow creme for some reason).
374	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Melan pretty much exemplifies the trope.
375	* {{Creator/Sunrise}}: Brigadoon is an awesome sci-fi anime with [[SuperRobot amazing robots]]; it's Sunrise.
376	* SwordAndGun: The Gun-Swordsmen, naturally. Overlaps with TheMusketeer since they always use both weapons at the same time (unless one happens to break).
377	* TalkingToTheDead: Marin does this with her deceased Grandpa Gen [[spoiler: and later Granny Moto.]]
378	** Episode 26 has an especially tragic example. [[spoiler: After Melan defeats Kuston and is dying, he talks to the now-dead Marin in his arms, thanking her for giving him the chance to fight and promising that they will be [[TogetherInDeath be together forever.]]]]
379	* TeamChef: The Momoi triplets seem to do all of the cooking in Marin's household, though Moto's no slouch in the kitchen.
380	* TechnicalPacifist: Melan becomes this thanks to Marin's influence. Pyon and Erin, however, have no problem killing any humans who get in their way and never show remorse for it.
381	* ThanksForTheMammary: While flying with Marin for the first time in Episode 1, Melan accidentally happens to touch her miniscule chest. She flips out, of course.
382	* ThatCameOutWrong: Moe has several lines like this, though her first conversation with Aloma is the most hilarious.
383	** [[spoiler: Marin tries to deflect to this when Melan repeatedly insists in front of a stranger that her kisses are amazing.]]
384	* TheyCallMeMisterTibbs: Melan always refers to [[spoiler: Lolo]] by his official title and never by name. The English manga shortens this to "Director [[spoiler: Lolo]]", probably because "Chairman of the Life Improvement Committee" is just too long to squeeze into each panel.
385	* ThouShaltNotKill: Marin forbids Melan to kill humans and sometimes even tries to stop him from killing enemy Monomakia.
386	* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: Or in Melan's case, letting the blade break off, fly straight up in the air, [[TheBladeAlwaysLandsPointyEndIn and stab his opponent when it comes back down.]]
387	** Pyon later attempts the same strategy when fighting [[spoiler: Kuston]]. He succeeds in damaging his gun and thus saving Marin's life, but [[spoiler: Kuston]] simply flings the blade right back at him.
388	* TinMan: Melan starts out as one of these. Through his experiences with Marin and her family, he slowly becomes more comfortable expressing his emotions and feelings in a healthy way, rather than suppressing everything and shutting down.
389	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Marin and Moe, respectively.
390	* TokyoTower: The location of the battle in Episode 2.
391	* TranslationConvention: American astronauts speaking Japanese to each other.
392	* TriggerHappy: Erin. [[spoiler: Kuston could count as this, too.]]
393	* TrueCompanions: Marin's adoptive family is composed of many people who all live together but aren't blood related, yet they see themselves as a real family and even adopt Melan into their group. They will also rush to Marin's (or Melan's) rescue at a moment's notice, and sometimes it actually works!
394	* TrueLovesKiss: In Episode 25.
395	* TykeBomb: The Gun-Swordsmen at the very least, having been trained from youth.
396	* UmbrellaOfTogetherness: Played with in Episode 4, when Marin first meets Aloma on a rainy day.
397	* TheUnchosenOne: [[spoiler: Marin]] becomes this in the latter part of the series.
398	* VSign: One of Onando's trademarks.
399	* VagueAge: Monomakia seem to age much more slowly than humans, so it's hard to tell exactly how old they are. For instance, Melan is at least 100 Earth years old, yet WordOfGod states he is mentally 17 years old. [[spoiler: Likewise, Creis Marine doesn't look her age, either.]]
400	* VanishingVillage
401	* VerbalTic: Lolo's "lolo~" and Marin's "Ahaaa!"
402	* UsefulNotes/TheVietnamWar: Mentioned a few times as it was actually happening in the timeline, and some of the human characters were involved. [[spoiler: Mike moved to Japan because he was DraftDodging.]]
403	* TheVoiceless: Onando. He never utters a single sound, even when he stabs himself in the foot and should be screaming in pain.
404	* WeaksauceWeakness: The sniper Monomakia Nepon dissolves instantly in alcohol.
405	* WeAreAsMayflies: Monomakias age slowly compared to humans
406	** In the manga, the [[spoiler: Creis Marine/Crace Maureen]] dealt with being a mayfly when experiencing life on Earth
407	** This would also be the same case for [[spoiler: Marin]] as in the manga [[spoiler: she's a cloned replica of the Creis/Crace]]
408	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Aloma/Lulu]] to a fault
409	* WhamEpisode: There are several that qualify, with Episode 14 as probably the most important example.
410	* WhamLine: In Episode 25, [[OfficialCouple it's made official]]. [[spoiler: "You can't kill me. After all, you're my boyfriend"]]
411	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: The Engrish-speaking {{miko}} of the shrine where Melan's ampoule was kept pretty much disappears after the first episode ends. You would think she'd at least have something to say about the mess he made.
412	* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Romance is a foreign concept to Melan, who doesn't seem to know what a kiss is.
413	* WhatTheHellHero: Marin angrily scolds Melan when he attacks her classmates for picking on her. Later in the show, Melan calls Marin out (much more kindly) when she almost gives up on saving the world. The final scolding is directed towards the Creis Marine when she wants to escape to Submaton Color just when Brigadoon needs her the most.
414	* [[WhenSheSmiles When He Smiles:]] Melan makes his first real smile in Episode 22.
415	* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Life isn't easy for Marin and forces her to grow up fast.
416	* WingedHumanoid: Melan and the Gun-Swordsmen are robotic alien versions of this. Their wings don't flap, but they can fly with them and are grounded if they get damaged.
417	** Marin and Melan both appear as the traditional angelic variety in the show's second opening sequence.
418	* WingsDoNothing: Cosmos helps Marin transform into anything and acquire her transformation's abilities, but when she becomes a Gun-Swordsman her ability to fly is bar to none.
419	* WoodenKatanasAreEvenBetter: Midori's weapon of choice, though there's nothing really special about it. It did come in handy, though, in fending off bullies and later a deranged psychopath.
420	* WorldHealingWave: The results of the Pasca ritual does this to Brigadoon [[spoiler: but it doesn't affect Earth beyond bringing Mutual Collapse to an end.]]
421	* YamatoNadeshiko: Jun seems to be this. She's so traditional that she always calls her drunken, deadbeat dad "otousan".
422	* YearOutsideHourInside: A year on Brigadoon equals a hundred years on Earth.
423	** When Marin and Melan leave Earth on their first trip to Brigadoon it is late summer. They spend maybe a few hours there, and then a few days on Submaton Color. When they get back to Earth it's winter.
424	* YouAreNotAlone: Happens frequently between Marin and Melan, sometimes using those exact words.
425	* YourUniverseOrMine: This choice crops up in the anime, but frustratingly, the ending doesn't resolve the question. [[spoiler: In the manga, Marin and Melan opt to go their separate ways.]]
426	* ZeroApprovalGambit: Lolo set this sort of plan in motion when [[spoiler: he originally sent Melan to Earth with Creis Marine's ampoule.]] He swore Melan to secrecy and didn't tell anyone else so the as-yet unidentified BigBad would remain in the dark. Then he started acting like a selfish doofus to keep his friends from being hurt.

Context Anime / BrigadoonMarinAndMelan