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* BlueIsHeroic: Miko is blue and wishes to become a hero in martial arts.
-->'''Miko:''' Don't call me "Miko". Call me "hero"!
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* OcularGushers: Whenever any character cries, they produce a waterfall of tears.
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I think they're officially named the Mountain Thieves F4, at least? It's times like this where I wish people actually cared enough about these Chinese cartoons to correct me if I actually got any of this info wrong.

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* FunnyAnimal: The Mountain Thieves F4 are all anthropomorphic squids.
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* ManOnFire: In one episode, the leader of the squid thieves is completely enveloped in a flame after one of the other squid thieves gets a RumpRoast from hiding in a fryer that Jubby turned on and the flame gets on him.


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* RumpRoast: Happens to one of the squid thieves in one episode when he hides in a fryer. Jubby turns on the fryer, causing the squid to emerge with a flame on his behind.

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The mayor of the town is a fly who is about the size of the other characters.



* BigCreepyCrawlies: The mayor of the town is a fly who is about the size of the other characters.


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* FourFingeredHands: Most of the characters usually have FingerlessHands, but they will occasionally become four-fingered hands when they are holding something. There ''is'' at least one character who has the proper five fingers, however, that being the knight from episode 29.


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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: The knight from episode 29 sports a head of green hair.
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* TwoGirlsAndABoy: The main trio consists of one boy (Miko) and two girls (Nao and Jubby).

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* TwoGirlsAndABoy: TwoGirlsAndAGuy: The main trio consists of one boy (Miko) and two girls (Nao and Jubby).
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* CuteButCacophonic: Jubby is an adorable little baby, but her crying is so loud that in one episode it causes parts of the room to crumble.

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* CuteButCacophonic: Jubby is an adorable little baby, but her crying is so loud that in at least one episode it causes parts of the room to crumble.


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* TwoGirlsAndABoy: The main trio consists of one boy (Miko) and two girls (Nao and Jubby).
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* TruckDriversGearChange: A variant of this trope appears in the theme song, which starts in the key of C, pitch-shifts to a higher F key, shifts back to the C key, and then shifts to the F key again and stays there for the remainder of the song.
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* CuteButCacophonic: Jubby is an adorable little baby, but her crying is so loud that in one episode it causes parts of the room to crumble.


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* HumanHummingbird: It's common for running characters to have their legs depicted as a blur of circles.


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* WingdingEyes: In one episode, as Bomi shows the squid thieves some of the food they make at the restaurant, one of the squids' eyes turn into hearts as he looks at the delicious food.
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* BagOfKidnapping: In episode 3, the leader of the squid thieves uses one of these to kidnap Jubby.

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* BagOfKidnapping: In episode 3, the leader of the squid thieves uses one of these a sack to kidnap Jubby.
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* IdeaBulb: In episode 1, an idea bulb appears in a though bubble when Nao gets an idea on how to get Jubby to stop following her.
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Jubby is female according to Baike Baidu's page for Yamucha's Kung-Fu Academy.


** Jubby is a dumpling, the design of his/her head resembling a baby bonnet.

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** Jubby is a dumpling, the design of his/her her head resembling a baby bonnet.
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* ForeignExchangeStudent: Hado and Happu are foreign students in the show. It helps that the former is a hotdog and the latter is a hamburger.
* InterclassFriendship: The show's two main protagonists Miko and Nao. Miko comes from a poor family and had been chased by creditors. Nao comes from a rich family with a kung fu background. The shorts, however, sometimes have romance between the two.

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* ForeignExchangeStudent: Hado and Happu are foreign students in the show. It helps that To accentuate this, the former is a hotdog and the latter is a hamburger.
hamburger, both well-known American foods.
* InterclassFriendship: The show's two main protagonists Miko and Nao. Miko comes from a poor family and had been chased by creditors. Nao comes from a rich family with a kung fu kung-fu background. The shorts, however, sometimes have romance between the two.
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* BagOfKidnapping: In episode 3, the leader of the squid thieves uses one of these to kidnap Jubby.

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: The mayor of the town is a fly who is about the size of the other characters.

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* BigCreepyCrawlies: BeardOfEvil: The mayor leader of the town is squid thieves has a fly who is about the size of the other characters.beard resembling a five-o'-clock shadow.


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* FingerlessHands: The various students at the academy have arms that have fingerless stubs at the ends.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: The mayor of the town is a fly who is about the size of the other characters.


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* NonMammalianHair: The leader of the squid thieves somehow has a beard.
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* ChromaticArrangement: Miko is blue, Nao is pink, and Jubby is yellow.
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With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned but antiquated academy, as well as the villains they face including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in China's Creator/{{CCTV}} network and was moderately successful and well-received with a total of 208 episodes. It is available in Chinese streaming sites.

''Yamucha's'' started as a group of fifteen web shorts released in 2004 which lack dialogue and a consistent story. These shorts spoofed Chinese cinema, ''Film/JurassicPark'' and ''[[{{Film/Titanic1997}} Titanic]]''. The TV show reimagined most of the original characters as students or staff of the academy.

Has no relation with a ''Franchise/DragonBall'' character.

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With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned but antiquated academy, as well as their friends and the villains they face face, including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in on China's Creator/{{CCTV}} network and was moderately successful and well-received with a total of 208 episodes. It is available in on Chinese streaming sites.

''Yamucha's'' started as a group of fifteen web shorts released in 2004 which lack dialogue and a consistent story. dialogue. These shorts spoofed Chinese cinema, cinema (including [[{{Main/Wuxia}} wuxia]]), ''Film/JurassicPark'' and ''[[{{Film/Titanic1997}} Titanic]]''. The TV show reimagined most of the original characters as students or staff of the a kung fu academy.

Has Named after the Cantonese custom of dim sum and tea consumption known as ''yum cha'', it has no relation with a ''Franchise/DragonBall'' character.



* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Features a rainbow cast which includes foods that are oddly colored such as a purple hot dog and blue bread.

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* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Features a rainbow cast which includes foods that are oddly colored colored, such as a purple hot dog and blue bread.



* InterclassFriendship: The show's two main protagonists Miko and Nao. Miko comes from a poor family and had been chased by creditors. Nao comes from a rich family with a kung fu background.

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* InterclassFriendship: The show's two main protagonists Miko and Nao. Miko comes from a poor family and had been chased by creditors. Nao comes from a rich family with a kung fu background. The shorts, however, sometimes have romance between the two.
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Has no relation with a ''Manga/DragonBall'' character.

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Has no relation with a ''Manga/DragonBall'' ''Franchise/DragonBall'' character.
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* FollowYourNose: In episode 3, Jubby floats in the air as she follows the scent of some steaks that the squid thieves have set out as a trap for her.
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* CranialEruption: In the first episode, the tiger develops a bump on his head after colliding with Mao and hitting a tree.

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* CranialEruption: In the first episode, the tiger develops a bump on his head after colliding with Mao Nao and hitting a tree.
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* {{Animesque}}: The series takes several cues from anime, such as using {{Sweat Drop}}s and CrossPoppingVeins on characters.

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* {{Animesque}}: The series takes several cues from anime, such as using {{Sweat Drop}}s and CrossPoppingVeins appearing on characters.
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* CranialBump: In the first episode, the tiger develops a bump on his head after colliding with Mao and hitting a tree.

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* CranialBump: CranialEruption: In the first episode, the tiger develops a bump on his head after colliding with Mao and hitting a tree.
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* {{Animesque}}: The series takes several cues from anime, such as using {{Sweat Drop}}s and CrossPoppingVeins on characters.


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* CranialBump: In the first episode, the tiger develops a bump on his head after colliding with Mao and hitting a tree.
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* QuarterHourShort: All episodes are about 10 to 11 minutes long.
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* CharacterInTheLogo: Miko, Nao, and Jubby appear in the logo.
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With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned but antiquated academy, as well as the villains they face including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in China's CCTV network and was moderately successful and well-received with a total of 208 episodes. It is available in Chinese streaming sites.

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With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned but antiquated academy, as well as the villains they face including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in China's CCTV Creator/{{CCTV}} network and was moderately successful and well-received with a total of 208 episodes. It is available in Chinese streaming sites.

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With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned academy, as well as the villains they face including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in China's CCTV network and was moderately successful and well-received with a total of 208 episodes. It is available in Chinese streaming sites.

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With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned but antiquated academy, as well as the villains they face including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in China's CCTV network and was moderately successful and well-received with a total of 208 episodes. It is available in Chinese streaming sites.



* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Jubby, literally, is the youngest of the kids.

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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Jubby, literally, who is literally a baby, is the youngest of the kids.kids.
* BadassAdorable: The students, whenever they use their martial arts skills. Special mention goes to Jubby, the infant who stops the tiger in episode one by pulling off its whiskers.



* GenderFlip: Masa was female in the shorts before changing to an androgynous-looking male.

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* GenderFlip: Masa was female in the shorts before changing being changed to an androgynous-looking male.male for the show.
* FightingWithChucks: Nunchuks are Hado's weapons.



* InterclassFriendship: The show's two main protagonists Miko and Nao. Miko comes from a poor family and had been chased by debtors. Nao comes from a rich family with a kung fu background.

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* InterclassFriendship: The show's two main protagonists Miko and Nao. Miko comes from a poor family and had been chased by debtors.creditors. Nao comes from a rich family with a kung fu background.
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With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned academy, as well as the villains they face including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in China's CCTV network and was moderately successful and well-received. It is available in Chinese streaming sites.

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With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned academy, as well as the villains they face including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in China's CCTV network and was moderately successful and well-received.well-received with a total of 208 episodes. It is available in Chinese streaming sites.

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** Jubby is a dumpling, the design of his/her resembling a baby bonnet.

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''Yamucha's-Kung Fu Academy'' (饮茶之功夫学园) is a Chinese-Taiwanese comedy animated series created and produced by [[Creator/HongYing Hong Ying Animation]]. While this studio is best known for animating off-sourced cartoons, ''Yamucha's'' is one of the few works they maintain.

With many characters being food, the show focuses on the young martial arts students Miko and Nao and their training in a renowned academy, as well as the villains they face including a group of idiotic squid thieves. The show premiered on New Years Day 2007 in China's CCTV network and was moderately successful and well-received. It is available in Chinese streaming sites.

''Yamucha's'' started as a group of fifteen web shorts released in 2004 which lack dialogue and a consistent story. These shorts spoofed Chinese cinema, ''Film/JurassicPark'' and ''[[{{Film/Titanic1997}} Titanic]]''. The TV show reimagined most of the original characters as students or staff of the academy.

Has no relation with a ''Manga/DragonBall'' character.

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!!''Yamucha's'' provides examples of:
*AgeLift: Rudy, Masa, Obby, and Artee are grown teachers in the TV show, but in the shorts they are children like the rest of the cast. Possibly also applies to Bomi who is a merchant.
*AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Features a rainbow cast which includes foods that are oddly colored such as a purple hot dog and blue bread.
*AnthropomorphicFood: Most of the main cast and some minor characters are Chinese snacks, in addition to other kinds of food.
**Miko is a shumai.
**Nao is a baozi.
**Jubby is a dumpling, the design of his/her resembling a baby bonnet.
**Halu is an onigiri.
**Maru is a peach.
**Hado is a hotdog.
**Nida is an egg tart.
**Happu is a hamburger.
**Rudy is a youtiao.
**Artee is a milk tea cup.
**Masa is a zongzi.
**Obby is a flatbread.
**Bomi is a bread.
*TheBabyOfTheBunch: Jubby, literally, is the youngest of the kids.
*BigCreepyCrawlies: The mayor of the town is a fly who is about the size of the other characters.
*BigEater: Happu has a hobby of eating.
*BlushStickers: A common feature with the characters. The squid thieves don't have them.
*GenderFlip: Masa was female in the shorts before changing to an androgynous-looking male.
*ForeignExchangeStudent: Hado and Happu are foreign students in the show. It helps that the former is a hotdog and the latter is a hamburger.
*InterclassFriendship: The show's two main protagonists Miko and Nao. Miko comes from a poor family and had been chased by debtors. Nao comes from a rich family with a kung fu background.
*PantheraAwesome: The first episode features a tiger who threatens Miko and Nao. Jubby, despite being a baby, stops it by ripping off the whiskers.
*PinkGirlBlueBoy: Miko the blue boy and Nao the pink girl.
*StockSoundEffects: Creator/HannaBarbera sound effects are commonplace in the show.
*SuperDeformed: The character design.
*ThreeAmigos: Miko, Nao, and Jubby.
*WaddlingHead: Maru has a blob-shaped body and stubby limbs.
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