History Anime / AppareRanman

* WouldHurtAChild: When Hototo blocks the race from starting, the first thing the crowd does is to throw stones at him, which quickly escalates to WouldHitAGirl as Xiaoleng and Sophia jump in to help shield him from the throwing. [[spoiler:Completely averted with chase and his brother, who assures the boy that they don't harm women or children.]]

* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: Any and all vehicles are animated this way. This extends to both Xiaoleng and David in several wide shots during their race.

* ArtisticLicenseFirearmSafety: Dylan and TJ engage in a wild gun battle in the middle of a crowded banquet room. The fact that this is a relatively light-hearted show is the only reason that multiple bystanders weren't killed.

* BenevolentBoss: While he starts off with the same reservations as the rest of the team he owns, albeit for reasons separate from the rest of them. Xiaoleng's boss does not hold any tolerance towards David's actions when she nearly crashes from his poor sportsmanship and eventually helps her enter the cross-country race.

* LimitedWardrobe: Since they arrived to America with only the clothes they were wearing, Kosame and Appare only have one outfit. Hototo also only has one. Seth Cutter almost tries to kick them out of the pre-race dinner since it has a formal dress code. The point becomes mute when [[TheDreaded TJ]] arrives dressed even more flamboyantly and Appare justifies that if he gets in, then they do too. Seth caves in, but gives Kosame a tie anyway to try to make him a little more formal.

** Xiaoleng gets this dumped on her twice; after revealing her intentions to race, Al tells her that despite the fact that she has some experience behind the wheel, racing is much different than simply driving alone. A fact shown during her race with David, as he's the team's driver, has far more experience than she does and as a result, manages to get a lead on her several times despite her own ability being shown on full display. Later when the race is over, her boss ends up telling her why being a female racer is next to impossible to accomplish even with her driving skills. Mainly that most of the spectators that watch the races are males who want to see men battle each other and that no one is going to root for a female racer. But tells her that if she took part in the Trans-America race, then perhaps opinions could change and offers to help her get started with preparations.

* AnachronismStew: The time period is supposed to be the Meiji era (1868-1912), but the cars in the race look more modern (1920s-40s), except Appare's steam-powered boat on wheels. And TJ is apparently listening to [[AnachronisticSoundtrack 21st cetury rap music]]. And there are still typical western Outlaws as well. Meanwhile, the ship captain who takes Appare and Kosame to America mentions sailing through the Panama Canal (not opened until 1914) and the American flag has the 50 star pattern that wouldn't exist until the second half of the 20th Century.

* TerribleTrio: The group Dylan used to be a part of, the Thousand Three, is a band of outlaws that consisted of him, TJ and Gil, with his own spot eventually [[spoiler:being filled in by Chase the Bad after his departure.]]

** Xiaoleng gets this dumped on her twice; after revealing her intentions to race, Al tells her that despite the fact that she has some experience behind the wheel, racing is much different than simply driving alone. A fact shown during her race with David, as he's the team's driver, has far more experience than she does and as a result, manages to get a lead on her several times despite her own ability being shown on full display. Later when the race is over, her boss ends up telling her why being a female racer is next to impossible to accomplish even with her driving skills, mainly that most of the spectators that watch the races are males who want to see men battle each other, and that no one is going to root for a female racer. But notes that if she took part in the Trans-America race, then perhaps opinions could change and offers to help her get started with preparations.

* LimitedWardrobe: Since they arrived to America with only the clothes they were wearing, Kosame and Appare only have one outfit. Hototo also only has one. Seth Cutter almost tries to kick them out of the pre-race dinner since it has a formal dress code. The point becomes mute when [[TheDreaded TJ]] arrives dressed even more flamboyantly.

* BallroomBlitz: The pre-race dinner ends up in chaos when everyone starts up their on competitions to gain pole position, including a CookingDuel of sorts between Kosame and Al cutting cucumbers and Chase arm wrestling other challengers. All while TJ and Dylan end up in a gunfight that spreads onto the roof.

* BenevolentBoss: While he starts off with the same reservations as the rest of the team he owns, albeit for reasons separate from the rest of them, Xiaoleng's boss does not hold any tolerance towards David's actions when she nearly crashes from his poor sportsmanship and eventually helps her enter the cross-country race.

** Despite ultimately winning the race to determine Xiaoleng's future with the team, absolutely everyone is shocked and appalled at David's DirtyCoward approach to make her crash that the team's owner not only [[LaserGuidedKarma punches him in the jaw]], but tells him that had she crashed, he would have been fired immediately.

* TemptingFate: When a prisoner messes with Appare's writings, he dares the latter to "go ahead and make me" when asked to move. In response, Appare casually [[DropThehammer hammers]] [[AgonyOfDaFeet his foot]] to get him to move.

* BenevolentBoss: While he starts off with the same reservations as the rest of the team he owns, albeit for reasons separate from the rest of them, Xiaoleng's boss does not hold any tolerance towards David when she nearly crashes from his poor sportsmanship and eventually helps her enter the cross-country race.

* BenevolentBoss: While he starts off with the same reservations as the rest of the team he owns, Xiaoleng's boss does not hold any tolerance towards David when she nearly crashes from his poor sportsmanship and eventually helps her enter the cross-country race.

* StayInTheKitchen: David, the official driver of the team Xiaoleng works for, clearly believes she has no place on the racetrack and believes she's only good as maintenance or as a housewife.

* HopeSpot: PlayedForLaughs in episode 4; thanks to a self-realized loophole, Kosame realizes he has half the rights to the car Appare won in their unofficial first race and that if they sell it, they'll be able to get back to Japan. It is dashed away instantly when he sees that Appare's stripped the car to its individual components.

** Xiaoleng gets this dumped on her twice; after revealing her intentions to race, Al tells her that despite the fact that she has some experience behind the wheel, racing is much different than simply driving alone. A fact shown during her race with David, as the latter serves as the team's main driver and thus has far more experience than she does and manages to get a lead on her several times. However, this ends up being subverted in that she very nearly does win, but spins out thanks to his DirtyCoward behavior. Later when the race is over, her boss ends up telling her why being a female racer is next to impossible to accomplish even with her driving skills, mainly that most of the spectators that watch the races are males who want to see men battle each other, and that no one is going to root for a female racer. But notes that if she took part in the Trans-America race, then perhaps opinions could change and offers to help her get started with preparations.
** Despite ultimately winning the race to determine Xiaoleng's future with the team, absolutely everyone is furious at David's attempt to make her crash that the owner not only [[LaserGuidedKarma punches him in the jaw]], but tells him that had she crashed, he would have fired him immediately.

* HopeSpot: PlayedForLaughs in episode 4; thanks to a self-realized loophole, Kosame realizes he has half the rights to the car Appare won in their unofficial first race and that if they sell it, they'll be able to get them both back to Japan. Only for it to be dashed away instantly when he sees that Appare's stripped the car to its individual components.

** Xiaoleng gets this dumped on her twice; First, after revealing her intentions to race, Al tells her that despite the fact that she has some experience behind the wheel, racing is much different than simply driving alone. A fact shown during her race with David, as the latter serves as the team's main driver and thus has far more experience than she does and manages to get a lead on her several times. However, this ends up being subverted in that she very nearly does win, but spins out thanks to his DirtyCoward behavior. Later when the race is over, her boss ends up telling her why being a female racer is next to impossible to accomplish even with her driving skills, mainly that most of the spectators that watch the races are males who want to see men battle each other, and that no one is going to root for a female racer. But notes that if she took part in the Trans-America race, then perhaps opinions could change and offers to help her get started with preparations.

** Xiaoleng gets this dumped on her twice; First, after revealing her intentions to race, Al tells her that despite the fact that she has some experience behind the wheel, racing is much different than simply driving alone. A fact shown during her race with David, as the latter serves as the team's main driver and thus has far more experience than she does and manages to get a lead on her several times. However, this ends up being subverted in that she very nearly does win, but spins out thanks to his DirtyCoward behavior. Later when the race is over, her boss ends up telling her why being a female racer is next to impossible to accomplish, mainly that most of the spectators that watch the races are males who want to see men battle each other, and that no one is going to root for a female racer. But notes that if she took part in the Trans-America race, then perhaps opinions could change and offers to help her get started with preparations.

** Xiaoleng gets this dumped on her twice; First, after revealing her intentions to race, Al tells her that despite the fact that she has some experience behind the wheel, racing is much different than simply driving alone. A fact shown during her race with David, as the latter serves as the team's main driver and thus has far more experience than she does and manages to get a lead on her several times. However, this ends up being subverted in that she very nearly does win, but spins out thanks to David's DirtyCoward behavior. Later when the race is over, her boss ends up telling her why being a female racer is next to impossible to accomplish, mainly that most of the spectators that watch the races are males who want to see men battle each other, and that no one is going to root for a female racer. But notes that if she took part in the Trans-America race, then perhaps opinions could change and offers to help her get started with preparations.
** Despite ultimately winning the race to determine Xiaoleng's future with the team, absolutely everyone is furious at David's attempt to make her crash that the owner not only [[LaserGuidedKarma punches him in the jaw]], but tells him that had she crashed, he would have fired David immediately.

** Xiaoleng gets this dumped on her twice; First, after revealing her intentions to race, Al tells her that despite the fact that she has some experience behind the wheel, racing is much different than simply driving alone. A fact shown during her race with David, as the latter serves as the team's main driver and thus has far more experience than she does and manages to get a lead on her several times. However, this ends up being subverted in that she very nearly does win, but spins out thanks to David's DirtyCoward behavior. Later when the race is over, her boss ends up telling her why being a female racer is next to impossible to accomplish, mainly that most of the spectators that watch the races are males who want to see men battle each other, and that no one is going to root for a female racer. But then notes that if she took part in the Trans-America race, then perhaps opinions could change and offers to help her get started with preparations.

* AmbiguousDisorder: Appare has no social skills at all, no apparent understanding of things like private property, does not display typical emotional responses to the situations he finds himself in, lacks impulse control, and seems to be unable to consider the consequences of his actions.

* GracefulLoser: Al Leon has no hard feelings after losing to Appare's unorthodox strategy in their non-official race.
* HowWeGotHere: The first episode starts with the very first race to qualify the transcontinental race, and then it cuts to one year earlier and how Appare and Kosame ended up in America.

* WomenDrivers: While Xiaoleng ultimately averts this, with her being the only female to compete in the race, the general stigma among her co-workers and parents is that driving is something women are unable to handle. Appare, while initially taken aback by it, is a little more accepting toward her decision.

* GracefulLoser: Al Leon has no hard feelings after losing to Appare's unorthodox strategy

An original work directed by Masakazu Hashimoto (of ''Anime/TariTari'') and animated by Creator/PAWorks, the series premiered as part of the Spring 2020 Anime Season.