Gals! / YMMV - TV Tropes

Crazy Is Cool: Tatsuki routinely does things that would be dumb if not for the way he does it, and Ran loves him for this. In one occasion, some time after having promised Ran that whenever she'd need his help he would fly to her even if he were on the other side of the world, he discovered she needed his help, but he was at home at Machida and the train to Shibuya^note is down for maintenance. The smart thing would be wait for the train to be back in 30 minutes tops. Tatsuki borrowed a bike, pedalled all the way from Machida to Shibuya, and took off on the last tract to land right before Ran. Sure, it took more time than just waiting the train, but it was so cool nobody dared to point it out.
Memetic Mutation: "What's happening, Mommy?", for an English dub line by a boy in Mami's clique with flat voice acting. It's A Rare Sentence and makes it seem like the boy has a mommy kink.
Unintentional Period Piece: While Super GALS! was never a 100% exact representation, it's still reflective of how things were in the late 90's to early 2000's and it goes without saying that Shibuya and gyaru culture as a whole has changed significantly since this series' heyday. And ADV's English dub ^note throwing around "retard" like it's a sports term only adds onto this; in the decades since, the word is now considered much more offensive towards those with mental disabilities.
Values Dissonance:
- High school-aged Miyu is in a relationship with and eventually marries after she graduates Ran's older brother Yamato, who's a working adult. While this isn't as uncomfortable as it could be (they don't do much more than occasionally kiss, at least when they aren't being interrupted), it still reflects how Japanese society has a different attitude towards age gaps in relationships than many western countries do.
- The English dub tends to use the word "retard" quite a bit. While this may not have seemed so bad during the early 2000s, when the dub was made, the word is now considered to be much more offensive than it was back then.
- Rei is a walking example of this- for a supposed 'Number 1 male heart throb' he certainly talks about woman like he wants to piss them off. He slut shames Ran, a proud virgin, constantly throughout the series, even going as far to blame her style for getting assaulted by a love interest (who himself was only paid to cut up her face, but decided against it after getting to know her). The show plays it off like Ran being stubborn and silly, but slut shaming a woman just minutes after she was attacked in an alleyway would be considered jerkass behavior in the modern day.
What Do You Mean, It's for Kids?: The English dub tosses around curse words like "retard" and "dumbass", in spite of the source material being aimed towards young girls. Then again, most of the characters are in high school, and the series regularly brings up kid-unfriendly subjects like prostitution and gang violence.
The Woobie:
- Miyu's parents have divorced when she's in 3rd grade, and she lives with her neglectful mother who spends more time going on dates rather than raising her daughter. This causes Miyu to develop a rebellious attitude during middle school, where she becomes a gang leader to lash out against the world. Miyu manages to reform thanks to Yamato's influence, but her mother only becomes worse, until she outrights abandons Miyu in volume 4.
- Both of Aya's parents are Education Mama who pressures their daughter to do well in school, and gets very angry when her grades fail to reach their standards. They also try to prevent her from being friends with Ran and Miyu because they believe that they're distracting her from their studies, because of course Aya's grades are more important than her social life and emotional well-being.

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