History Anime / BurstAngel

''Burst Angel'', also known as ''BakuretsuTenshi'', takes place [[TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture in the near future]]. A rise in criminal activity after a devastating earthquake has forced the Japanese government to allow citizens to possess firearms, while establishing the Recently Armed Police Taskforce (RAPT), essentially LawEnforcementInc. The series follows an AmazonBrigade of mercenaries, who have recently hired OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Kyohei Tachibana as their cook. The team's missions put them against [[BodyHorror mutated monsters with glowing brains]], HumongousMecha with glowing brains, and a corrupt RAPT (which is, naturally, involved with the whole "glowing brains" issue).

Notable for being directed by [[MDGeist Koichi]] [[{{Genocyber}} Ohata]], although it shares relatively little of the [[{{Gorn}} qualities]] of his other [[SoBadItsGood (in)]]famous works.

* EvilTwin - [[spoiler:Maria]]

* FauxActionGirl - Meg. She gets a SmallGirlBigGun shot in the opening sequence, and another during the Osaka arc, but is otherwise firmly entrenched in the DistressedDamsel role. Averted in a small segment of the OVA that takes place [[FlashForward five years after the end of the series]], showing a [[TookALevelInBadass more competent and more badass Meg]].

* PhlebotinumRebel - [[spoiler:Jo]]

* WeHelpTheHelpless

* ATeamFiring - In the first episode.

* BornWinner

* HandCannon: Somehow, Jo has the [[RequiredSecondaryPowers necessary arm and shoulder strength ]]to dual wield '''Desert Eagles''' without any kind of exhaustion. For reference, these guns are supposed to be held with both hands and can cause hefty men to fall over if not properly braced before firing.

* {{Fanservice}}: In case all the fanservicey tropes didn't clue you in, this series does not shy from indulging in cheese cake and occasional beef cake.

* {{Fanservice}}

* BareYourMidriff - Sei, Jo, and Takane
* BaseOnWheels - Sei's Cool Truck; it even doubles as a hangar for Jango.

* HeroesWantRedheads - Jo and (red-headed) Meg have elements of this, in the anime, and undeniably in the anime.

* IceQueen: Jo.

* ScarfOfAsskicking - Jo wears a yellow one.

* WhiteHairedPrettyGirl - Jo and Maria.

* AmnesiacDissonance - [[spoiler:Jo]]

* FauxActionGirl - Meg. She gets a SmallGirlBigGun shot in the opening sequence, and another during the Osaka arc, but is otherwise firmly entrenched in the DistressedDamsel role.
** Averted in a small segment of the OVA that takes place [[FlashForward five years after the end of the series]], showing a [[TookALevelInBadass more competent and more badass Meg]].
* FetishFuelStationAttendant - Takane Katsu wears SailorFuku, wields a wooden sword, and drives a [[BikerBabe motorcycle]]. And she's a police officer who snags Jo's arm with a thrown cuff on a chain.

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic - The container used to haul Django in looks disturbingly like a coffin, complete with [[CreepyCoolCrosses Creepy Cool Cross]].

* CaptainErsatz - Visually, Jo; Meg and Kyohei resemble Rei; Asuka and Shinji from ''NeonGenesisEvangelion''.

* ProfessionalWrestling - "Mega Rider" from the Dai-Osaka arc combined this with a ''Franchise/KamenRider'' parody. And bore an odd resemblance to ''KaijuBigBattel''. Notably, Jo is very surprised to discover that it isn't real.

* HeroicSociopath - Jo would be classified as dangerously violent in pretty much any society on earth, though she avoids InsaneEqualsViolent.

* ReiAyanamiExpy: Take a look at [[http://media-wallpapers.theotaku.com/caption-587276-20090725100619.jpg Rei]]. Now take a look at [[http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz55/pandorasPix/video/Burst%20Angel/Burst_Angel_Jo_Cosplay_s2.jpg Jo.]] And one episode has another expy who is even closer to the Rei archetype than the blunt and forceful Jo.

* ThemeNaming - The three younger characters [[ShoutOutThemeNaming share names with characters from]] ''LittleWomen''. Sei is the OddNameOut.

* ReiAyanamiExpy: Take a look at [[http://media-wallpapers.theotaku.com/caption-587276-20090725100619.jpg Rei]] from the series. Now take a look at [[http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz55/pandorasPix/video/Burst%20Angel/Burst_Angel_Jo_Cosplay_s2.jpg Jo.]] And one episode has another expy who is even closer to the Rei archetype than the blunt and forceful Jo.

* ReiAyanamiExpy: Take a look at [[http://media-wallpapers.theotaku.com/caption-587276-20090725100619.jpg Jo]] from the series. Now take a look at [[http://i813.photobucket.com/albums/zz55/pandorasPix/video/Burst%20Angel/Burst_Angel_Jo_Cosplay_s2.jpg Rei.]] Actually the two images were changed around.
** One episode have another expy who is much closer to the Rei archetype than the blunt forceful Jo.

* BaitAndSwitchLesbians - The manga that serves as a prequel to the series has Meg basically out-and-out in love with Jo and desperately wanting to consummate their relationship at any opportunity. This is ''very'' toned down to the point of disappearing by the time the series begins and [[RidiculouslyAverageGuy Kyohei]] is added.
** The same episode where we find out that Sei is a MafiaPrincess actually has Meg very interested in the handsome men that have shown up. Meg is perhaps bisexual and has given up on the seemingly asexual Jo by the time the anime begins?

* ProfessionalWrestling - "Mega Rider" from the Dai-Osaka arc combined this with a ''KamenRider'' parody. And bore an odd resemblance to ''KaijuBigBattel''. Notably, Jo is very surprised to discover that it isn't real.

* FetishFuelStationAttendant - Takane Katsu wears SailorFuku, wields a [[HotChickWithASword wooden sword]], and drives a [[BikerBabe motorcycle]]. And she's a police officer who snags Jo's arm with a thrown cuff on a chain.

* CulturalCrossReference - Jo's [[HumongousMecha Cybot]] Django is a ShoutOut to the spaghetti western film of the same name.
* {{Delinquents}} - Takane and her GirlPosse are all former delinquents turned police officers.

* HackerCave - Amy has one on board Sei's trailer.
* HeroesWantRedheads - Jo and (red-headed) Meg.

* LesYay - Meg and Jo. Even more so in the manga.
** OfficialCouple - Meg and Jo, pretty much, appearing to be in a "platonic yuri relationship". Platonic on Jo's side maybe, but Meg [[http://dynasty-scans.com/reader/chapters/bakuretsu_tenshi_ch06#13 really]] [[http://dynasty-scans.com/reader/chapters/bakuretsu_tenshi_ch06#14 wants]] to be more than friends with Jo.

* PsychopathicManchild: What Jo amounts to, a cold-hearted assassin who spends all her free time watching violent movies.

* DamselScrappy - Meg.

* DistressedDamsel - Meg ''all the damned time''.
** To the point that Meg [[LampshadeHanging hangs a lampshade]] on this.

* Fanservice

** Averted in a small segment of the ova that takes place [[FlashForward five years after the end of the series]] showing a [[TookALevelInBadass more competent and more badass meg]]
* FetishFuelStationAttendant - Takane Katsu wears SailorFuku, wields a [[HotChickWithASword wooden sword]], and drives a [[BikerBabe motorcycle]]. And she's a police officer who snags Jo's arm with a thrown cuff on a chain. Strong candidate I'd say.

* LawEnforcementInc - RAPT
** And Hanshin Police Department, Inc, owned by the same company as the second oldest baseball team in Japan, the Hanshin Tigers (thus explaining why tigers are emblazoned on their ''everything'').

** OfficialCouple - Meg and Jo, pretty much. This troper saw them described as being in a "platonic yuri relationship" at the very least.
*** Well, perhaps it's platonic on Jo's side, but Meg [[http://dynasty-scans.com/reader/chapters/bakuretsu_tenshi_ch06#13 really]] [[http://dynasty-scans.com/reader/chapters/bakuretsu_tenshi_ch06#14 wants]] to be more than friends with Jo.

* ProfessionalWrestling - "Mega Rider" from the Dai-Osaka arc combined this with a ''KamenRider'' parody. And bore an odd resemblance to KaijuBigBattel. Notably, Jo is very surprised to discover that it isn't real.
* PortmanteauSeriesNickname - "Bakuten".

* {{Stripperiffic}} - How do they not get arrested? Sei's getup is a [[TheissTitillationTheory wardrobe malfunction waiting to happen]].
** Aren't we forgetting Jo?

* [[TakeUpMySword Take Up My Desert Eagles]] - [[spoiler:Strongly implied to be Meg's eventual destiny after Jo's apparent death and the destruction of RAPT]]

* TastesLikeDiabetes: The DVD-exclusive "Sweememo" radio show. Belibeli and Libelibe are super duper adorable.

* {{Unfunny}} - A good deal of humor in the series comes from Jo's deadpan reactions to the absurd stuff around her

* ZettaiRyouiki - Meg uses the skirt + long boots version