History Anime / AppareRanman

* TheGhost: Kosame's unseen maiden, wanting to see what she looks like is the primary reason why he wants to go back to Japan. Ultimately becomes HeWhoMustNotbeSeen for both him and the audience when [[spoiler:he [[IChooseToStay decides to stay with Appare]] in the end.]]

* TheGhost: Kosame's unseen maiden, wanting to see what she looks like is the primary reason why he wants to go back to Japan. Ultimately becomes TheUnseen for both him and the audience when [[spoiler:he [[IChooseToStay decides to stay with Appare]] in the end.]]

* DarkHorseVictory: Appare is poised as the one least likely to win the cross-country race by almost everyone, especially the media early on. [[spoiler:He manages to do this with a little help from his newly-upgraded booster engine, just barely edging out Xiaoleng, herself hyped up as a dark horse, in the end.]]

* TheGhost: Kosame's unseen maiden, wanting to see what she looks like is the primary reason why he wants to go back to Japan.

* DarkHorseVictory: InUniverse, Appare is poised as the one least likely to win the cross-country race, [[spoiler:he manages to do this with a little help from his newly-upgraded booster engine, just barely edging out Xiaoleng in the end.]]

* ShamingTheMob: Kosame attempts to do this when an angry mob of spectators begin throwing rocks at Hototo for holding up the race. The crowd instead start to throw rocks at the other racers and only stop when Gil fires his gun into the air.

** Episode 10 [[UpToEleven ups the ante]] by having [[spoiler: Richard reveal himself as Gil to the protagonists, has his gang the Snakes hijack the train and take hostages, among them being Al's girlfriend Sofia, and Gil, after subduing most of the protagonists, disables their cars, and seemingly kills Kosame after Kosame [[TakingTheBullet took the bullet meant for Appare]].]]

* YouKilledMyFather: Hototo came all the way to California in search for the man who killed his father, a man with a snake tattoo on his neck.

* PunnyName: Among our colorful characters is Al Leon and Gil T. Cigar

** [[spoiler: Gil and his goons similarly have no qualms in harming Hototo, with the former [[NoSell grabbing one of the boy's tomahawks before throwing it back at him]], narrowly missing him.]]

* RunawayTrain: In the final episode, the racers have to stop a train filled with explosives from reaching Chicago.

* YouKilledMyFather: Hototo came all the way to California in search for the man who killed his father, a man with a snake tattoo on his neck.

* ShoutOut: The cars in the race resemble new takes on ''WesternAnimation/WackyRaces'' with two cars in particular resembling Penelope Pitstop and the Ant Hill Mob's cars.

* DarkestHour: By the end of Episode 10, [[spoiler: Richard, having revealed himself as the real Gil, kidnaps Sofia, hijacks the train, takes hostages, disables the cars, and kills Kosame.]]

** Episode 10 [[UpToEleven ups the ante]] by having [[spoiler: Richard reveal himself as Gil to the protagonists, has his gang the Snakes hijack the train and take hostages, among them being Al's girlfriend Sofia, and Gil, after subduing most of the protagonists, disables their cars, and kills Kosame after Kosame [[TakingTheBullet took the bullet meant for Appare]].]]

** [[spoiler: Giland his goons similarly have no qualms in harming Hototo, with the former [[NoSell grabbing one of the boy's tomahawks before throwing it back at him]], narrowly missing him.]]

* PoliceAreUseless: Though through no fault of their own, [[spoiler:Both a sherriff and his deputy are killed while attempting to stop Gil's gang from robbing the train.]]

* SteamNeverDies: The train owners are appalled about the idea of a Trans-American car race upsetting the StatusQuo and try to sabotage it by hiring [[spoiler:legendary outlaw Gil T. Shiga, who enters the race under an assumed name to avoid suspicion. It backfires spectacularly on them when the guy who hired him is killed by Gil, who later proclaims that he doesn't care for either cars or trains, [[TheDreaded only the power being the most feared individual in the USA brings.]]]]

* WhamEpisode: the seventh episode reveals [[spoiler:that the Gil that's been shown is not the real Gil, but instead is Chase's brother Tristan, a KindheartedSimpleton who took the name to appear more intimidating. Not only that, but neither are affiliated with the Thousand Three and are in fact a duo known as the Bad Brothers.]]

* SteamIsForever: The train owners are appalled about the idea of a Trans-American car race and try to sabotage it by hiring [[spoiler:legendary outlaw Gil T. Shiga, who enters the race under an assumed name to avoid suspicion. It backfires spectacularly on them when the guy who hired him is killed by Gil, who later proclaims that he doesn't care for either cars or trains, [[TheDreaded only the power being the most feared individual in the USA brings.]]]]

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Appare and Kosame attend a bath house in the nude, much to the horror of the girls and Al.

* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Appare and Kosame attend a bath house in the nude, much to the horror of the girls and Al as the two of them don't realize the cultural differences between a Japanese hot spring and an American one.

* 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 century 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.