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5	''G-On Riders'' is a 13 episode (with a '14th episode' {{Ecchi}} {{OVA}}) {{Fanservice}} filled {{Meganekko}} {{Anime}} about the adventures of [[GenkiGirl Yuuki Kurama]], [[ActionGirl Sela Arashiyama]] and super shy [[{{Ojou}} Yayoi Hoshikawa]] as they fight off alien attacks with the combined powers of [[ThePowerOfFriendship friendship]] and {{Magical Girl}}s with the unusual PowerUp of putting on glasses (though they stop bothering to take them off about halfway through the series). In support of their adventures are UnluckyEverydude[=/=]BadassNormal Ichiro, the school nurse Mio Sanada, who is also the one who developed the girls' power-source, a pair of BridgeBunnies and the CasanovaWannabe, with a crush on the doctor, School Principal.
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7	[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Has nothing to do]] with [[Series/EngineSentaiGoOnger Go-Onger]] or [[Franchise/KamenRider Kamen Rider]].
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10	!!This anime contains examples of the following tropes:
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12	* AfterTheEnd: Most of the world has been conquered by the attacking aliens, except for Japan and the surrounding areas.
13	* AppliedPhlebotinum: The glasses (and their powersouce) that the girls use, [[spoiler: as well as Ichiro's True Nature and the source of his powers]]
14	* ArtShift: Done whenever Ichiro [[spoiler: transforms into Cosmo Banchou]], or when a male character is being badass or DeadSerious about something.
15	* BadassLongcoat: Exemplified to the point of parody by Cosmo Banchou, with a bit of 80's {{Shonen}} manga hero and Distilled Manliness (the back of his coat even says "Male" in big gold kanji) mixed in for good measure.
16	* BadassNormal: Ichiro, who has no superpowers except extreme durability. [[spoiler: He's actually a cyborg and when he becomes manly enough, gains the ability to turn into [[BadassLongcoat Cosmo Banchou]] by doing manly things and [[ShoutOut putting on a mask]].]]
17	* {{BFS}}: Especially Sera's sword, but the other girl's weapons probably qualify aswell.
18	* CallingYourAttacks: Subverted in that the attack names change each time.
19	* CoolBigSis: Inverted by Mio. [[spoiler: She's actually the younger sister, but looks older because of unintentional time travel.]]
20	* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: No one ever addresses the school's Pricipal or President by name.
21	* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler: Mio's is actually ThePlan to free her sister.]]
22	* {{Fanservice}}: Lots of it early on, then it starts to cut down some, except for the [[{{Meganekko}} glasses thing]].
23	* GadgeteerGenius: Ai, who makes all the HumongousMecha. She even fixes a car with a dead engine in about 30 seconds.
24	* GirlNextDoor: Yuki has a lot of this kind of charm.
25	* GratuitousEnglish: Played with and mostly subverted. Only one episode has any more english than is resonable (its even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] for hilarity) and the only character who would know and use english [[BerserkButton doesn't understand it at all]].
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27	* HiredGuns: The aliens were contracted to take over the earth.
28	* HumanAliens: All but one of the aliens shown, the other is a CatGirl.
29	* HumongousMecha: Called "Fancy Beasts" and usually in some {{Kawaiiko}} and childish design. [[spoiler: Even the school building gets in on the act. It even [[TransformingMecha transforms]]!]]
30	* ImprobableAge: All the aliens [[spoiler: except Dr. Sanada]] are, at least physically (and usually mentally, aswell), prepubescent girls, who are charged with conquering an entire planet.
31	* IWantToBeARealMan: Ichiro's primary motivation in everything he does [[spoiler: and the source of his powers]].
32	* {{Kawaiiko}}: The aliens, their mecha. This is even [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] by a character commenting that the latest one is "really cute"
33	* {{Kuudere}}: Zero is a Type 3 depending on if her Maiden Chip is activated.
34	* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: The Principal, who has all the suave and charismatic traits but is constantly failing at getting the one castmember he wants.
35	* ManBehindTheMan: The alien's unseen [[spoiler: until episode 12]] client, who communicates with them by taking over the body of one and speaking through her.
36	* MacrossMissileMassacre: [[spoiler: This and BeamSpam are used by the School Principal against the alien's [=UFO=], to no effect whatsoever.]]
37	%%* {{Meido}}: A [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots robot]] alien one, even!
38	** Pao [[spoiler: after she moves in with Sera]] is an alien CatGirl maid.
39	* MonsterOfTheWeek: Both used straight and [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]].
40	--> '''Mako:''' They wouldn't expect two attacks in ''one day'', now would thay?
41	%%* NinjaLog: Yuuki does this in a late episode.
42	* NunTooHoly: Sela. She appears to be devoted to God based on her "confessional helmet" and her school uniform goes down to her ankles to prevent sexual connotations but her G-On uniform is a nun outfit with short pants, is extremely violent, wields a cross shaped sword called "God Arm", and has no problem offering herself sexually [[spoiler: to Ichiro after she realizes he is Cosmo Bancho".]]
43	* OddFriendship: Occurs between the Principal and [[spoiler: Ai]]. They both enjoy reading, hearing, and revising each others poetry; often complimenting each other on said poetry.
44	* OnceAnEpisode: Ichiro spends most of the series attempting to return a pair of panties that Yuuki lost in the first episode. [[spoiler: He eventually manages it, only to discover that she lost another pair in that episode's fight.]]
45	* ThePowerOfFriendship: Yuki practically lives off this trope, using it as her primary motivation in life. [[spoiler: The aliens are all even converted in this manner. They even get [[HeterosexualLifePartners paired friendships]] with the main heroes.]]
46	* RedemptionEqualsDeath: Averted best with Zero's HeelFaceTurn when [[BigBad Mako]] activates her self-destruct. [[spoiler: Only to have her be rescued from it by Cosmo Banchou, who had no idea there was a bomb in her. Being an [[RidiculouslyHumanRobots android]], she, of course, falls in love with him.]]
47	* RuleOfCool: Used by a few characters, mostly Cosmo Banchou, who is more or less powered by this.
48	* RuleOfThree: There are three main aliens to the three main girls
49	* ShoutOut:
50	** Several, mostly to the MagicalGirl genre, as well as few to classic ''Franchise/SuperSentaiSuperSentai'', such as TheWarRoom [[spoiler: and Mio's CoolShip]]. Even one to the Nintendo Virtual Boy.
51	** Ichiro has a star shaped birthmark and a Japanese delinquent outfit just like Jotaro from Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders
52	* TokenMinority: Sera is of obvious European descent, though her backstory never goes into it.
53	* UnwantedHarem: Ichiro spends most of the anime trying to confess his love, or at least return her panties in a suitably impressive manner. Just a bit into the series, both Sera [[spoiler: who knows about his SecretIdentity]], Yayoi (who is terribly afraid of men, leading to obvious results) and even [[spoiler: alien [[{{Meido}} maid]] Zero]] start to try to get with him.
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