Her Mini Dress Of Power must always be cute.
Tropes that are more likely than not to show up in a Magical Girl show.
Tropes:
Related:
- Action Girl (How most Magical Girls are)
- All-Loving Hero (She is friendly towards her allies and enemies)
- Badass Adorable (If she isn't this initially, expect her to become it)
- Befriending the Enemy (A very common tactic of magical girls. It's very likely at some point that a magical girl will at least attempt this)
- Brainwashed and Crazy (Often happens to the Magical Girl's friends or Love Interest)
- Brought Down to Badass (The work ends with the Magical Girl losing her powers, but still retains all the experience she gained)
- Brought Down to Normal (The work ends with the Magical Girl losing her powers and becoming the normal girl she was in the beginning)
- Butterfly of Transformation (particularly as a costume element)
- By the Power of Grayskull! (A phrase that activates the transformation or attack)
- Calling Your Attacks (Nearly every Magical Girl does this)
- Care-Bear Stare (An attack done by a group of Magical Girls)
- Child Mage (If the Magical Girl is a pre-teen)
- The Chosen One (The most likely reason for her becoming a Magical Girl)
- City of Adventure (The setting where a Magical Girl lives)
- Coming of Age Story (The Magical Girl will grow older and mature over the course of the story)
- Cute Clumsy Girl (How some Magical Girls are, particularly the lead)
- Cute Witch (She'll be this after becoming a Magical Girl)
- Dangerous 16th Birthday (If she becomes a Magical Girl in her teens)
- Dark Magical Girl (The Magical Girl's rival with a Dark and Troubled Past)
- 11th-Hour Costume Change (Becoming a Magical Girl gives her a cool costume)
- Everything's Better with Sparkles (Her transformation or attack will be sparkly)
- Fairy Companion (Often the Mentor Mascot)
- Fairytale Motifs (The Magical Girl's story arc mixes with fairy tales)
- Five-Token Band (a trait of most Western magical girl shows, since Western countries are likely more diverse compared to Japan)
- Frills of Justice (She'll fight in a dress with laces, bows, and frills)
- Frilly Upgrade (If her outfit wasn't frilly enough, expect it to get more frilly later on)
- Gemstone Assault (If her weapon is topped with a gem)
- Girlish Pigtails (especially for the lead character)
- Girls Love Stuffed Animals (keeping some in the main character's room)
- Good Costume Switch (Mostly the Magical Girl's enemies who make a Heel–Face Turn)
- Gotta Catch Them All (If her goal is finding something)
- Growing Up Sucks (at least for older series)
- Henshin Hero (A Magical Girl who transforms to use her powers)
- Idiot Hero (at first)
- I Just Want to Be Normal (mainly in the 90's and early 2000's)
- In the Name of the Moon (Her catchphrase before battle)
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold (a common love interest)
- Kicking Ass in All Her Finery (although not always aggressively)
- Leotard of Power (usually with a short skirt over it)
- Loves My Alter Ego (Her Magical Girl identity is more popular than her civilian identity)
- Magical Girl (Young girls learning to find their place in the world while secretly fighting to protect it with magical powers)
- Magical Girl AU (A Fan Work where the canon characters are rewritten as Magical Girls)
- Magical Girl Genre Deconstruction (Dark reflections of Magical girl shows)
- Magical Girl Queenliness Test (A Magical Girl princess must prove she can also be a queen)
- Magical Girl Warrior (A Magical Girl superhero)
- Magical Incantation (used by the Cute Witch)
- Magic Idol Singer (Popular idol singer by day, Magical Girl by night. Alternately, ordinary schoolgirl by day, Magically enhanced performer by night)
- Magical Land (where either the Magical Girl herself or her Fairy Companion comes from)
- Magic Staff (used by some Magical Girl Warriors)
- Magic Wand (usually used by the Cute Witch variety)
- Masquerade (She has powers, now she has to blend in with them)
- Mentor Mascot (A small Talking Animal or creature who grants the Magical Girl her powers and acts as her mentor)
- Mini Dress Of Power (The expected outfit)
- Monster of the Aesop (All the monsters and villains she fights help her get past her issues)
- Monster of the Week (Her job is fighting them)
- Muggle Best Friend (They might know their best friend is a Magical Girl)
- Muggle Foster Parents (for Cute Witches)
- Mysterious Protector (They may or may not be the Magical Girl's Love Interest)
- New Powers as the Plot Demands (If she faces a tough villain, she'll gain the exact power she needs to defeat them)
- Non-Human Sidekick (Their Mentor Mascot)
- Older Alter Ego (for Magic Idol Singers)
- Pimped-Out Dress (a magical girl's outfit is often very fancy)
- Pink Heroine (Often the lead character)
- Plot Coupon (The MacGuffin she needs to find before the bad guys do)
- Princess Protagonist (the heroine is sometimes a princess from a magical kingdom)
- Pretty Princess Powerhouse (Most Magical Girl princesses are this)
- Warrior Prince (gender-inverted; standard issue for most Magical Girl princesses)
- Power Crystal (Often what activates a Magical Girl her powers)
- Power Gives You Wings (Sometimes comes with her costume)
- The Power of Friendship (The ultimate power of a Magical Girl group)
- Recruit Teenagers with Attitude (If the Magical Girls are teenagers)
- Rose-Haired Sweetie (especially for the lead character)
- Rousseau Was Right (This is often the case for the lead character)
- Sailor Senshi Send-Up (She is a direct copy of Sailor Moon)
- Sealed Evil in a Can (Often the case with the main villain)
- Sleep-Mode Size (Her cute little mentor mascot)
- So Last Season (for outfits and attacks)
- Stock Shoujo Heroine (The basis for a Magical Girl)
- Super-Cute Superpowers (Expect her powers to have sparkles, glitter, and rainbows)
- Transformation Name Announcement (What she does before transforming into a Magical Girl)
- Transformation Sequence (Just sit back and watch. Don't worry, the bad guys will too)
- Transformation Trinket (What she needs to transform into a Magical Girl)
- Triple Shifter (Being a Magical Girl doesn't give her much time to rest)
- Useless Boyfriend (The Magical Girl's non-magical Love Interest)
- Villain-Possessed Bystander (The Victim of the Week is used by the Monster of the Week to attack the Magical Girl)
- Wake Up, Go to School & Save the World (What she'll have to learn to do after becoming a Magical Girl)
