History WesternAnimation / NeoYokio

%%* ThreeAmigos: Kaz, Lexy, and Gottlieb.

* {{Animesque}}: Co-Animated by Creator/StudioDeen and Creator/MoiAnimation (with Creator/{{Titmouse}} and Creator/DigitalEMation for the Christmas special) to boot. The style imitates anime of the early 2000s, complete with frequently [[OffModel off-model]] characters, flat coloring, and many hallmarks of the genre that have fallen out of favor like {{sweat drop}}s, {{nosebleed}}s, and chibification. It also seems to reference low budget anime dubbing, with poor lip synching and voice acting of varying quality.
* {{Angst}}: Kaz Kaan, although it is played for laughs.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Jeffery is the cousin version to Kaz Kaan.
* AttractiveBentGender: Lexy. Wanted by both men and women.
* BallroomBlitz: The Black and White Ball.

** Kaz: Pink
** Sailor: Blue

* CreepyBlueEyes: The Remembrancer

--->Maxwell: Kaz! Kaz, For The Love Of God, it's gone!
--->Kaz: What's gone?
--->Maxwell: The Damian Hirst Skull, For The Love Of God!
* DramaticThunder: This happens after Helena says she is down with fashion.

* EvilEyebrows: The Remembrancer.

* GratuitousRussian: Mila Malevich, a formula one racer from the Soviet Union.

* {{Hikikomori}}: Helena becomes this midway through episode 2, and even mentions this trope by name.
* {{Hobos}}: Many of the denizens of the Walled City.

* TheJeeves: Charles.

* LatexSpaceSuit:
** [[spoiler: Sadie's]] pilot suit.
** The racing jumpsuits from episodes 5 and 6. Mila Malevich's Soviet Union jumpsuit was worn by [[spoiler:both Helena and Kaz (as a disguise), and by a fat fisherman Mila paid to help her escape from Kaz.]]

* MagicalSociety: The Magisticrats.

* MeaninglessMeaningfulWords: Kaz.

* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Subverted. Kaz has pink hair while Helena and Sailor Pellegrino have blue hair.

* PrinceCharming: Arcangelo and Kaz.
* PrivilegedRival: Arcangelo.
* ProductPlacement: The show's bizarre fascination with giant Toblerones.

* TheRival: Arcangelo.
** The East-side Gentlemen to the West-side Gentlemen.

* RobotMaid: Charles is the male version of this.
* RoseHairedSweetie: Kaz is a male example.

* ThreeAmigos: Kaz, Lexy, and Gottlieb.

* {{Bishonen}}: Arcangelo

* JudicialWig: The Remembrancer.

* BareYourMidriff: [[{{Stripperiffic}} Darla]][[FamilyFriendlyStripper The Demon]] from episode 5.

* AluminumChristmasTrees:
** The diamond-encrusted demon skull [[spoiler:that Sailor Pellegrino demonically possesses]] in episode 2 is based off an actual art piece, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_the_Love_of_God For the Love of God]]. Created by artist Damien Hirst, it is a platinum cast of a skull embedded with 8,601 diamonds. It is valued at £10,000,000 or $13,500,000. He created a similar diamond skull using a child's skull named [[http://www.damienhirst.com/for-heavenas-sake For Heaven's Sake]].
** Big Toblerones are [[https://www.polygon.com/2017/9/25/16362352/neo-yokio-big-toblerone-bar a real thing you can actually buy]], as long as you have $100 to spend.
** The Domino's Pizza Rolex seen in ''Pink Christmas'' [[https://www.thrillist.com/gear/the-story-behind-the-dominos-rolex is also real]].

* IndecisiveParody: It's not known if the show is meant to be a true parody of anime, given that most of the anime tropes it uses are generally played straight. Even then, most of the parody sections reek of being a ShallowParody of the anime genres.
** According to an interview with the producers, it ''was'' originally intended to be an outright parody of anime with every episode spoofing a single series in particular. However, during production, the crew wound up unironically loving the cast of characters they made, hence why the parody elements seem rather indecisive. Perhaps it's an {{Affectionate|Parody}} IndecisiveParody?

** Additionally, Neo Yokio itself appears to be an independent city-state. It grants its own citizenships, has its own customs and immigration system to prevent demonic attacks, is its own participant in international competitions, has its own national anthem (a cover of the real-world British religious and patriotic song [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time "Jerusalem"/"And did those feet in ancient time"]] with the word "England" replaced with "Neo") and their own armed forces. There are no reference to influence from a federal/U.S. government and Neo Yokio is simply referred to as "the largest urban agglomeration in North America".

** Additionally, Neo Yokio itself appears to be an independent city-state. It grants its own citizenships, has its own customs and immigration system to prevent demonic attacks, is its own participant in international competitions and has its own national anthem (a cover of the real-world British religious and patriotic song [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/And_did_those_feet_in_ancient_time "Jerusalem"/"And did those feet in ancient time"]] with the word "England" replaced with "Neo"). There are no reference to influence from a federal/U.S. government and Neo Yokio is simply referred to as "the largest urban agglomeration in North America".

** Additionally, Neo Yokio itself appears to be an independent city-state. It grants its own citizenships, has its own customs and immigration system to prevent demonic attacks, and is its own participant in international competitions. There are no reference to influence from a federal/U.S. government and Neo Yokio is simply referred to as "the largest urban agglomeration in North America".

* BandageBabe: Helena. Complemented by her simple hospital gown.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair:
** Uncommon hair colors seem to run in the family for magistocrats like the Kaans. Kaz has pink hair, Agatha's is a faded mauve, and Kaz's cousin Jeffery has lavender hair. The tourism video in the first episode provides further evidence for this being a genetic trait, with various closeups of unnamed magistocrats sporting pink and purple hair.
** Sailor Pellegrino and Helena St. Tessero both have blue hair.
** Although he is wearing a powdered wig, the Remembrancer's blue eyebrows suggests he's got blue hair as well.

* WitchSpecies: Apart from magic ability, pink or purple hair seems to run in these bloodlines.

* MixedAncestry: Kaz Kaan has blood relation to his white aunt, uncle, and cousin. Since we never see or learn about Kaz's parents, we can only speculate on his ancestry.

* TentacleRope: During [[spoiler:Helena's dream]], a pile of fan letters morphs into a mass of tentacles. They strangle and crushes [[spoiler:the Toblerone Kaz gave to Helena.]] Despite it being made out of paper, the tentacle [[{{Squick}} makes wet, slimy noises]] when it moves.

** In episode 1, Kaz mentions attending a party in the Hamptons hosted by [[Film/TheTalentedMrRipley Freddie Miles]].

** [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/JeevesAndWooster A wealthy layabout bachelor with a persistently flawless butler/valet is accosted to do something by his Aunt Agatha.]]

''Neo Yokio'' is a Japanese-American animated series that premiered on Creator/{{Netflix}} on September 22, 2017, created by [[Music/VampireWeekend Ezra Koenig]]. The series follows the daily life of Kaz Kaan (Jaden Smith), a "magistocrat" who lives in the titular city of Neo Yokio. More than a century ago, Kaz's ancestors were summoned to Neo Yokio to quell a sudden uprising of demonic energy that threatened to bring the city to its knees. Their descendants continued to protect the city, many of them joining the ranks of high society in the process.