History Anime / ShamanicPrincess

* CleavageWindow: Tiara is a big winner in the SuperpowerLottery, and her payout includes BoobsOfSteel. Her {{stripperific}} primary costume uses this trope to show it off.

* MsFanservice: Tiara {{Gainax|ing}}es, gets a ShowerScene, gets ClothingDamage, gets to [[ZipMeUp zip herself up]], [[ZettaiRyouiki has a miniskirt and thigh-high boots]], etc.

* IHaveTheHighGround: The heroines can actually generate their own tall, thin objects to stand on while fighting.

The story follows the titular shamanic princess, Tiara -- a remarkably [[ActionGirl capable]] (and {{stripperiffic}}) CuteWitch who works as a special agent for [[MagicalLand the Guardian World]] -- as she goes to Earth disguised as an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent to recover the Throne of Yord, a mystical artifact stolen from her world. Her mission becomes complicated when she discovers a [[DarkSecret terrible secret]] surrounding the artifact -- and when some of Tiara's friends and colleagues from her magical world fight her to keep her from retrieving it. As Tiara soon discovers, the [[BigBad Throne of Yord]] is no mere {{Macguffin}}, but a sentient being bent on making her suffer for its amusement.

* MsFanservice: Tiara [[{{Gainaxing}} Gainaxes]], gets a ShowerScene, gets ClothingDamage, gets to [[ZipMeUp zip herself up]], [[ZettaiRyouiki has a miniskirt and thigh-high boots]], etc.
* MultipleDemographicAppeal: As noted above, the narrative tone is pure {{shojo}}, full of complex emotions and romance, but there's also a ton of {{Fanservice}} and magical combat to appeal to [[{{seinen}} males]].

* OrpheanRescue: Subverted. [[spoiler:All the characters fail to rescue Sara from the Throne of Yord. She cannot be saved and does not need saving.]]

* InTheStyleOf: The style of the character design frequently makes viewers think Creator/{{CLAMP}} was involved in the production of this show, when in fact they weren't. However, the character designer had previously worked on ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''.

* GratuitousEnglish: The Japanese voices say "Gaadian Waarudo (Guardian World)" instead of "Kōken'nin no sekai

* InTheStyleOf: The style of the character design makes viewers think Creator/{{CLAMP}} was involved in the production of this show, when in fact they weren't. However, the character designer had previously worked on ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''.

* PowerNullifier: Kagetsu is a "neutralizer, meaning he can interrupt the powers of any magic user for a short time. Comes at a price of not having much attacking strength, so he uses a daemon to fight for him.

The story follows the titular shamanic princess, Tiara -- a remarkably [[ActionGirl capable]] (and {{stripperiffic}}) CuteWitch who works as a special agent for [[MagicalLand the Guardian World]] -- as she goes to Earth disguised as an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent to recover the Throne of Yord, a mystical artifact stolen from her world. Her mission becomes complicated when she discovers a [[DarkSecret terrible secret]] surrounding the artifact -- and when some of Tiara's friends and colleagues from her magical world fight her to keep her from retrieving it. As Tiara soon discovers, the [[BigBad Throne of Yord]] is no mere {{MacGuffin}}...

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: There's a lot of {{UST}}, and it either stays that way or shifts to [[DeathByOriginStory angst]]. Depending on your definition, there could be one happy couple to come out of this show, but it's a CrackPairing - [[spoiler:Sara and the Throne of Yord]]. In a reversal, [[spoiler:Tiara and Kagetsu]] will start over and try to make it work this time, if the ending is to be trusted.]]

* AllLoveIsUnrequited: There's a lot of {{UST}}, and it either stays that way or shifts to [[DeathByOriginStory angst]]. Depending on your definition, there could be one happy couple to come out of this show, but it's a CrackPairing - [[spoiler:Sara and the Throne of Yord.]]
** [[spoiler:Tiara and Kagetsu will start over and try to make it work this time, if the ending is to be trusted.]]

* EyeMotifs: If the Throne of Yord has a form, it would be an eye. There are numerous stylized eye images used represent it, from a giant, multi-colored, eye-shaped stained glass window to a primitive stone carving.

* FantasticCasteSystem: Suggestions of this trope with the way Partners are treated. They are {{Familiar}}s that border on a ServantRace - sapient beings that aren't given the same amount of social worth as the magic users that summon them. In fact, they're highly expendable (that is, unless a magic user treats his/her companion as [[Main/{{Nakama}} a true friend.]])

The story follows the titular shamanic princess, Tiara -- a remarkably [[ActionGirl capable]] (and {{stripperiffic}}) CuteWitch who works as a special agent for [[MagicalLand the Guardian World]] -- as she goes to Earth disguised as an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent to recover the Throne of Yord, a mystical artifact stolen from her world. Her mission becomes complicated when she discovers a [[DarkSecret terrible secret]] surrounding the artifact -- and when some of Tiara's friends and colleagues from her magical world fight her to keep her from retrieving it. As Tiara soon discovers, the Throne of Yord is no mere {{MacGuffin}}...

* Crossover: With ''Anime/MagicUsersClub'' for a one episode OVA.

* Crossover: With Anime/{{Magic Users Club}} for a one episode OVA.

* GratuitousEnglish: The Japanese voices say "Gaadiaan Warudo (Guardian World)" instead of "Kōken'nin no sekai

Those who know of ''Shamanic Princess'' remember the OVA for its {{Mind Screw}}ery and its somewhat-infamous non-linear storytelling (which [[InMediasRes drops the viewer into the action with little explanation]] and shows [[HowWeGotHere the circumstances that caused it all to occur]] as a [[WholeEpisodeFlashback 2 episode flashback]] after the story's conclusion).

* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The OP video is fluffy, luminous and {{Moe}}. The series itself is much darker. The team's relative inexperience with creating their very first [=OP=] is a possible reason.

* ScrewYourself: While Tiara, as a child, is trying to tame Graham, her great power manifests as a red-skinned (and naked) version of her powered-up form as an adult. It proceeds to grab her and give her a deep kiss.

* FantasticCasteSystem: Suggestions of this trope with the way Partners are treated. They are {{Familiar}}s that border on a ServantRace - sapient beings that aren't given the same amount of social worth as the magic users that summon them. In fact, they're highly expendable (that is, unless a magic user treats his/her companion as [[Main/TrueFriends a true friend.]])

* FantasticCasteSystem: Suggestions of this trope with the way Partners are treated. They are {{Familiar}}s that border on a ServantRace - sapient beings that aren't given the same amount of social worth as the magic users that summon them. In fact, they're highly expendable.

* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The OP video is fluffy, luminous and {{Moe}}. The series itself is much darker.

** Entirely possible the reason for that is the team's inexperience in creating their very first opening.

* TimeStandsStill: Partners have the ability to freeze time so their masters can engage in magical battles without attracting {{muggle}} attention.
* WeirdMoon: It's selectively huge, of course. Better yet, it appears to ''change phases'' from crescent to full when Tiara transforms in episode 1.

* WeirdMoon: It's selectively huge, of course. Better yet, it appears to ''change phases'' from crescent to full when Tiara transforms in episode 1.

* [[FictionalSport Fictional Game]]: There is a [[ChessMotif recurring image]] of a marble that [[DualityMotif changes colors from black to white]]. The {{origins episode}}s reveal the significance of the symbol when characters are seen playing a {{tabletop game}} on a vertical board using black and white marbles as game pieces. The mechanics seem similar to TabletopGame/{{Go}} or Othello in that the pieces switch between black and white.

* NamesToKnowInAnime
** Sayuri Yamauchi - Tiara
** Mitsuki Yayoi - Lena
** Creator/TomoSakurai - Sara
** Creator/RicaMatsumoto - Japolo and Graham
** Creator/HiroYuki - Leon
** Creator/KoichiYamadera (and Creator/CrispinFreeman) - Kagetsu