1 | ''[[http://www.strangecandy.net Okashina Okashi]]'' (also known as ''Strange Candy'') was a long-running, manga-influenced webcomic by Emi-Chan (artist/writer), Xuanwu, Kourin, and Tanzy (writers). It features six ordinary Japanese young people (five and one exchange student, technically) who, while visiting visiting TokyoTower, are sucked into a portal to an anime-inspired universe and afterwards are dragged from one fantasy world to another. |
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3 | As you can tell by the above, the comic specializes in skewering anime and manga tropes (with the occasional swipes at Japanese culture in general). The seven principal characters are: |
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5 | * Keiko Hasegawa: The group's Tsundere. Stand-in big sister to... |
6 | * Ellie "Eri-Chan" James: American exchange student, OccidentalOtaku, YaoiFangirl, WrongGenreSavvy. |
7 | * Petra: LadyOfWar, gun nut, socially awkward. |
8 | * Hoshiko "Ho-chan" Yamano: Not-so CovertPervert. Keeps a list of "''X'' Ecchi Things To Do With [insert current subject here]" |
9 | * Eeichi Shinohara: Ho-chan's HandsomeLech partner-in-crime |
10 | * Lycidia: EvilOverlord-in-training. |
11 | * Daisuke Dohmoto: The one who opened the original portal, [[HaremSeeker trying to summon his own harem]]. Team ButtMonkey, Lycidia's lackey, and a pervert. |
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13 | Running from 2001 to 2018, the strip tackled just about every anime and manga trope there is (and if they didn't, it's likely the trope didn't exist yet). |
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16 | !!Provides Examples Of: |
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18 | * AllAnimeIsNaughtyTentacles: Both played straight and subverted. Also a tentacle monster is chibi and apparently a girl. And some tentacles are quite polite and [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20120405.html just need a friend to listen]]. |
19 | * BagOfHolding: What the group uses Petra's Hammerspace portal for |
20 | %% * BearsAreBadNews |
21 | * BunnyEarsLawyer: Not sure if this is the trope, but about Takeshi: |
22 | -->"His abilities as a manager increase when he wears black sunglasses. Especially if he is indoors." |
23 | %% * CatGirl: Teneko |
24 | * CherryBlossoms: Intentionally overused |
25 | %% * DoggedNiceGuy (Takeshi, towards Keiko) |
26 | %% * EvilOverlord: Lycidia (wannabe), Kerisu (actual) |
27 | * EverythingsBetterWithSparkles: If it don't sparkle, it ain't bishonen. |
28 | %% * ExpressiveShirt: Eri-Chan |
29 | * FanServiceWithASmile: Or in Eeichi's case, a wink and a leer. That and the "Beauty Man Garden". |
30 | * {{Fetish}}: Several characters have them. |
31 | * FutureMeScaresMe: Eri-Chan runs into a future version of herself. The fact that "Ellie" outgrew her fangirlishness upsets Eri-Chan greatly. |
32 | %% * GiantEnemyCrab |
33 | %% * HadakaApron: The uniform of the Beauty Man Garden's kitchen staff. |
34 | %% * HalloweenCosplay |
35 | %% * {{Hammerspace}} |
36 | * HaremSeeker: Daisuke, who summoned the rest of the main cast attempting to summon a harem. |
37 | * HarmlessVillain: Kerisu zig-zags back and forth on this one, at the whim of the comic. |
38 | * HandsomeLech: Eeichi (Eri-Chan treats Takeshi this way in an ongoing fit of WrongGenreSavvy) |
39 | %% * IdolSinger: Takeshi, the [[Anime/{{Macross}} Wingmay]] singers. |
40 | * [[LeeroyJenkins Leeroy]] [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20061207.html Jenkins]] |
41 | * LongRunners: Rare example of a webcomic that fits the criteria for traditional LongRunner status (10 years) but ''not'' {{Webcomics Long Runner|s}} status (1000 strips), due to being a once-a-week strip. |
42 | * LogicBomb: "What kind of ice cream goes in a koan?" |
43 | * LoveHotels: The ceiling mirror of one turned out to be a plot hole. |
44 | * MediumAwareness: Eri-Chan's GenreSavvy allowed her to sense she was being observed, and [[RefugeeFromTVLand escape the comic]]. She managed to get stuck in the comments section of the website. She was thrilled to learn her life is a manga. |
45 | * ModestyTowel: The uniform of the Beauty Man Garden's wait staff. |
46 | * NoblewomansLaugh: A rival appears [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20040610.html in this strip]] doing this laugh. |
47 | %% * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed |
48 | * NoFairCheating: When Kerisu is challenged to a CollectibleCardGame for his soul, he does terribly and is facing a hopeless situation on his last turn. He then plays a card which makes him instantly win and reveals he had his minions make it for him. When his opponent complains that that's cheating, he replies "[[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20050329.html Evil Overlord, remember?]]" |
49 | * NoodleImplements: 29 leather straps, 3 pillows, 1 round bed with magic fingers massage system, 7 ferns, 1 potted palm tree, 2 whips, 1 stained glass window, 3 inflatable girls, and doves. |
50 | * RealityWarper: [[spoiler: Eri is a writer and has unwitingly caused many of the events of the series]] |
51 | * RPGMechanicsVerse: They get sucked into an MMORPG which enforces RPG mechanics including weapon and armor restrictions. When Petra finds out she's a pacifist healer-type and can't even pick up weapons anymore she's less than pleased. |
52 | * ShoutOut: Many. For example, try saying that [[spoiler:[[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20090514.html Daisuke]]]] doesn't look like [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Char Aznable]] in [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20090611.html this]]. |
53 | ** Also, take a look at the [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion lower left costume]], [[Franchise/SailorMoon lower right costume]], and [[Manga/CardcaptorSakura wand in the upper left]] [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20091119.html here]]. And a [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann certain line]] [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20091203.html here]]. |
54 | ** And [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20100204.html here]]'s one to ''WebComic/AxeCop''. |
55 | ** How about [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20100225.html one to]] ''VideoGame/NanacaCrash''? |
56 | ** [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20100311.html Shortly after that]], the password to get into a lab is [[spoiler:"[[Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei Despair! Girls in contacts have left me in despair!]]"]]. |
57 | ** [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20100826.html Card games]] [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries on motorcycles!]] |
58 | ** [[VideoGame/YumeNikki A world like Yume Nikki gets its own arc]]. |
59 | ** Plus, there are plenty of anime characters who get [[LawyerFriendlyCameo Laywer-Friendly Cameoes]] throughout. Like the cast of three seasons of [[Anime/DigimonAdventure Digimon]] in [[http://www.strangecandy.net/d/20041102.html this Sportsland comic.]] Which then goes on to include a reference to Harvey of all things. |
60 | ** This comic provides the page image of WowingCthulhu, whereas they take pages from Music/TenaciousD's music ''Tribute'' and playing the best song in the world to avoid a draconic demon from eating their souls, and when asked with "Be you angels?", the answer is "Nay, we are but men." |
61 | * PlotHole: Actually used as part of the plot, the characters travel between trope themed realities by going through Plot Holes. |
62 | %% * SmallGirlBigGun: Fleur |
63 | %% * ThePowerOfRock: The Wingmays |
64 | %% * {{Robot Girl}}: Minami |
65 | %% * TheDitz: Eri-Chan |
66 | %% * TheFaceless: Dahlia |
67 | %% * ThePaidForHarem: Kerisu's quit because of the uncomfortable uniforms |
68 | %% * ThoseTwoGuys: The catboys. |
69 | %% * TokyoTower |
70 | * {{Tsundere}}: Eri-Chan (thinks she is), Keiko (actually is, and a Type-B), Petra (type A; dere side only seen in flashbacks or when otherwise separated from the rest of the main cast) |
71 | %% * UnSoundEffect |
72 | * WholeCostumeReference: Lycidia in the {{MMORPG}} world, wears a PimpedOutDress that looks just like the dress the [[Literature/AliceInWonderland Queen of Hearts]] wore. |
73 | %% * WholesomeCrossdresser: Takeshi |
74 | %% * WrongGenreSavvy: Eri-chan, frequently |
75 | %% * {{Yandere}} - Eri-Chan |
76 | %% * YouCantGetYeFlask |
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