* {{Anvilicious}}: The villains in Part 2 are all historical DirtyCommunists, with the plot going on and on about how Communism is a blight on humanity.
* BadassDecay: Oddly enough, [[spoiler:George W. somehow went from "the 64th Gang Leader of Yale," aka "George of the Skull & Bones Society"]] (revealed in a Chapter 18 flashback) to the ButtMonkey of his first appearances. On the other hand, [[spoiler:he got his ass kicked that time anyway]].
* CrossesTheLineTwice: The worst example so far has to be Bush Jr.'s night attire in the 3rd OVA. A [[spoiler:Ku Klux Klan]] nightcap? Oh dear...
** JMSDF versus Communist Guerilla.
** Yulia makes a Chernobyl joke [[spoiler: to Joseph Mengele. They're practically dancing on the line]].
* GeniusBonus: As this page shows, the series has sneaky {{Shout Out}}s for everything from Greek mythology to ''Franchise/DragonBall'' to the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics.
* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: [[spoiler:The baseball flashback in chapter 19 of the manga. George Jr... never did forget. You didn't fail him, Papa Bush. [[ThemeMusicPowerUp You didn't]] [[TookALevelInBadass fail him]].]]
** Oh, and that ThemeMusicPowerUp? [[spoiler: Take Me Out to the Ballgame! Yes, really, and it is 100% badass]]
** [[spoiler: This gets extra bonus points for managing to use the real-life dead little sister of the Bush family, Robin, in a completely tasteful and heartwarming manner.]]
** And much earlier in the manga when Koizumi is trying to pull a HeroicSacrifice.
--> Koziumi: Can you see me now, Grandpa? I've become... I've become a truly strong man.
** Think about this for a moment: everyone in the FiveManBand is a controversial figure in their home country. (Yes, even [[HomegrownHero Koizumi]].) But the writer is capable enough to make the audience cheer for them anyway, in spite of their shortcomings, not just because they're fighting the Nazis, but because ''they're genuinely likeable''.
* HilariousInHindsight: Infamous ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and Anne Frank crossover fanfic ''Fanfic/UntilTheEndOfTime'' has the [[MemeticMutation memetic line]] "Hitler had become a Super Saiyan". Guess what happens here.
* HoYay: Tymoshenko and Eleonora come across as... quite a bit more than just friends. They've occasionally been described as a [[http://everything2.com/title/D%252Fs "D/s couple"]], but that isn't ''quite'' accurate since Tymoshenko would never willingly hurt Eleonora... or let anyone else hurt her, either.[[note]]There certainly is no question as to who "wears the pants", however, which is especially hilarious as Eleonora's MildlyMilitary outfit does include pants.[[/note]]
* {{Moe}}: Yulia Tymoshenko usually looks and rather acts like this; scarily enough this portrayal ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yulia_Tymoshenko is not that far off the mark]]'', which makes it even funnier. [[spoiler:She uses this to more or less hide her DarkActionGirl side, which ''also'' is not that far off the mark from real life, minus the mahjong craziness.]] If she doesn't do it for you, though, her assistant Eleonora (who is one of the few manga-original major characters) pretty much ''exists'' to fill this trope, complete with [[{{Meganekko}} glasses]].
** Mariel is also this, in the [[EmotionlessGirl deliberately-creepy-Rei-Ayanami]] kind of way.
* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: Every chapter seems like it is the best one yet... [[SerialEscalation Then the next chapter comes out.]]
** Every time someone pulls out their FinishingMove. Every. Time.
** Chapter 48's entirety. [[spoiler: "FINAL RISING SUN!!!!!"]]
* NeverLiveItDown: In the anime, at least, George W. Bush is razzed for several flubs from very early in his presidency, including the time he managed to fall off a Segway and the time he nearly died choking on a pretzel. The infamous shoe-throwing incident is also a source of ridicule.
** This is all highlighted when we see him in bed, where he has a shoe next to his pillow, pretzels by his head, a Segway beside his bed, and a toy plane probably meant to suggest the infamous flight suit/"Mission Accomplished" debacle.
* ShockingMoments:
** [[spoiler: Mengele vs Tymoshenko. Poisoning? Damn. Gonna die if it reaches your brain? Double damn. What do you do? YOU TAKE MENGELE'S SCALPEL AND SLIT YOUR THROAT TO BLEED THE POISON OUT.]]
*** [[spoiler: And it somehow worked, without Tymoshenko bleeding to death.]]
** [[spoiler: A revolution on the moon? But who would be leading it? MOTHER FUCKING ROMMEL.]]
* TearJerker: [[spoiler: "''There is nothing in the moon.''"]]
** Followed by [[spoiler: ''On the day of Rommel's death, the earthlight shone brightly on the moon.'']]
** After [[spoiler:Skorzeny's death]]: "Return home [[spoiler:Skorzeny.]] This world is full of corruption."
** "It's a shame, Mr. Junichirou. If I had the ability to cry, those words would have reduced me to tears."
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: Pretty much the Pope's style of play. In the words of one of the Vatican members, "Mahjong is man's attempt at recreating the Genesis. What happened to the universe in the beginning is happening on the Mahjong table."
** "[[{{Pun}} GOD MOUPAI!]]"
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