History Anime / RomeoXJuliet

* AssholeVictim: Montague's biological father (who abandoned him and his mother) and his adopted father (who's heavily implied to have done so purely to have a sex slave) are probably the only two of his victims who actually deserved their fates.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The commander of the carabinieri, previously shown to not be a particularly nice man, [[spoiler: refuses to enforce the order to kill any guards that desert, saying that any that wish to can leave. Later he surrenders and opens the gates to Juliet's rebellion.]]

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Leontes Montague was the bastard child of a Capulet and a prostitute. He [[SelfMadeMan climbed his way up the Montague clan]] to seek revenge for his BreakTheCutie childhood years.]]

* KickTheDog: Lord Montague does this on a fairly regular basis, but perhaps the most shocking example is when he [[spoiler:kills his old friend Titus for blackmailing him]], forcing [[spoiler:Mercutio]]'s descent into insanity.

* StupidEvil: Both Ophelia and Montague engage in this. In Montague's case allowing Juliet and Romeo to marry would basically neuter the rebellion (since Romeo and any kids they have would inherit her titles and Juliet and any kids could be hostages), yet he tries to have her executed (which just comes off as cruel and disproportionate to the people of Neo Verona). In Ophelia's case Romeo flat out states that he's willing to let Juliet's sacrifice occur for the good of Neo Verona IF he's allowed to die with her. Ophelia refuses and tries to kill him, which ultimately ends with them both killing each other.

** Ironically, [[spoiler: he also ends up seducing a Capulet and siring a bastard son of his own, who also wants revenge on him.]]

** Montague of all people gets this when he decides not to arrest Portia despite clearly realizing that she was sheltering Juliet.

* RapeAsBackstory: It's not outright hinted but there are hints that Montague's adopted father raped him.

* StupidEvil: Both Ophelia and Montague engage in this. In Montague's case allowing Juliet and Romeo to marry would basically neuter the rebellion (since Romeo and any kids they have would inherit her titles and Juliet and any kids could be hostages), yet he tries to have her executed (which just makes people hate him even more). In Ophelia's case Romeo flat out states that he's willing to let Juliet's sacrifice occur for the good of Neo Verona IF he's allowed to die with her. Ophelia refuses and tries to kill him, which ultimately ends with them both killing each other.

* TraumaCongaLine: Hermione endures one over 9 episodes. To wit, her boyfriend blows her off on what amounts to Valentine's Day, she finds out he's in love with another woman, her attempt to check up on him sees her robbed and forced to pawn a ring for travel fare.....and than she meets her love rival again.

* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: On her sixteenth birthday, Juliet is told her real identity, which makes her relationship with Romeo all the more complicated.

''Romeo X Juliet'' is loosely based on Creator/WilliamShakespeare's famous play ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. The series also draws a bit on other William Shakespeare plays for both character names and plot elements. The cross-dressing and disguises, and a play within the play that matters to the plot.

This anime is available legally in the U.S. streaming on [[http://www4.funimation.com/video/?page=show&b=203 Funimation's Video Portal]]

%%* {{Bishonen}}: Francisco, Romeo, Tybalt.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Romeo]] dies in [[spoiler:Juliet]]'s arms. [[spoiler:Laertes]] dies in both Romeo's and Juliet's.

* OffModel: From about episode 15 or so the gorgeous character animation gets choppier and cruder and almost caricatures of the earlier work. Even more glaring when there's a flashback to a better-animated episode. That said it does pick up in the final episodes.

* StuffBlowingUp: Antonio's WeaponOfChoice are his smoke bombs.

* MalignantPlotTumor: [[spoiler:Escalus dying]] becomes the focus of the final two episodes after being fairly irrelevant to the main plot until then.

* ProtagonistCenteredMorality: Juliet, in spades. Once she meets Romeo, he occupies most of her thoughts, and the suffering of the other citizens of Neo Verona go by the wayside until someone reminds her. It comes to a head where the remaining Capulet retainers are ambushed right after Juliet accepts her destiny, and while Juliet manages to escape, the fate of everyone else is unknown. Romeo shows up soon afterwards and the two run away to the countryside and get married, where they would have happily lived the rest of their lives if Romeo's dad didn't send his army after them. Not once during that whole exchange did Juliet even attempt to find out if the people who raised her actually survived the attack.

* OffModel: From about episode 15 or so the gorgeous character animation gets choppier and cruder and almost caricatures of the earlier work. Even more glaring when there's a flashback to a better-animated episode.

* CoolMask: The Red Whirlwind has one, as well as a billowing red cape and a very NiceHat.

* {{Bishonen}}: Francisco, Romeo, Tybalt.

* IncestIsRelative: [[spoiler:Leontes is revealed to be the son of a Capulet man (who abandoned him, leading to his StartOfDarkness), and he later has an affair with a Capulet ''woman'', resulting in Tybalt. With these in mind, Romeo and Juliet themselves plausibly fall under this, though it depends on how distant the aforementioned nameless were related to the Capulets.]]

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* ProperLady: Hermione, at her best.

* VllainousLineage: ''Averted like no tomorrow'' with Romeo. Lord Montague is a [[KickTheDog puppy-kicking bastard]] while Romeo's a pure KnightInShiningArmor. Makes you wonder how he turned out to be a complete opposite of his father while being raised in the same castle.

* TheBigDamnKiss: The titular characters' [[FirstKiss first]].

* StarCrossedLovers: Romeo and Juliet.

* BittersweetEnding: Things turn out relatively well for the secondary protagonists in a story inspired by ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''

* InTheBlood: ''Averted like no tomorrow'' with Romeo. Lord Montague is a [[KickTheDog puppy-kicking bastard]] while Romeo's a pure KnightInShiningArmor. Makes you wonder how he turned out to be a complete opposite of his father while being raised in the same castle.

Not to be confused with other adaptations of ''Romeo and Juliet'', especially another one that also uses a mathematical symbol, Film/WilliamShakespearesRomeoAndJuliet.

* ConspicuousCG: Unfortunately, despite one of the show's strong points being the beautiful hand-drawn animated fight scenes and characters (to the point that the characters are virtually on-model for all 24 episodes), most of the buildings and furniture stick out like a sore thumb. The biggest offenders are the family flags (done similarly in the ''Anime/CodeGeass'' anime) and [[spoiler:the crazed branch-roots of the Escalus tree during the finale]].

ItWasADarkAndStormyNight when Lord Leontes Montague staged a bloody coup against the rulers of Neo Verona, slaughtering each and every member of House Capulet. Only one survives: Prince Capulet's youngest daughter, two-year-old Juliet Fiamatta Ars Di Capulet, who was spirited away by the captain of the guard and the few retainers that lived.

As Juliet's sixteenth birthday draws near, she gets into a scrape while acting as the Red Whirlwind and is saved by Romeo Candore Van di Montague, the idealistic son of the prince. The two instantly feel a connection, and can't seem to help crossing paths again and again.

* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Romeo ''and'' Juliet, to highlight their families' RedOniBlueOni status. Cordelia and Tybalt, too.

* FreudianExcuse: [[spoiler: Laertes Montague was the bastard child of a Capulet and a prostitute. He [[SelfMadeMan climbed his way up the Montague clan]] to seek revenge for his BreakTheCutie childhood years.]]

* HeirClubForMen: [[spoiler: it's literally stated that Capulet daughters get sacrificed to Escalus to sustain Neo Verona and keep it afloat, meaning that only men have a chance of inheriting the throne.]]

* IncestIsRelative: [[spoiler:Laertes is revealed to be the son of a Capulet man (who abandoned him, leading to his StartOfDarkness), and he later has an affair with a Capulet ''woman'', resulting in Tybalt. With these in mind, Romeo and Juliet themselves plausibly fall under this, though it depends on how distant the aforementioned nameless were related to the Capulets.]]

* PleaseSpareHimMyLiege: Hermione pulls this on Lord Montague to make sure Ciel isn't taken away.

* SmugSnake: Mercutio, until [[spoiler: his FreakOut]]. Also [[spoiler: Camilo]] (Tybalt's caretaker).

'''The examples below contain unmarked spoilers for plot points that are carried over from the original play.''' '''[[ItWasHisSled If you are one of the few people who don't know the ending of]]''' '''''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', you are advised not to read any further.'''

* Creator/AyaHisakawa: She plays Romeo's mother, Lady Portia.