History Anime / Classicaloid

* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** The Classicaloids whose surnames are taken wholesale (e.g. Bardazewska) are exempt from this, but the ones that get abbreviated by katakana (e.g. Motes/Motz) get a lot of this.
** For a while fans were unsure how to spell the Classicaloid's "ムジーク". It could be written as Mujik, Muzik or Musik. Crunchyroll went with "Musik" under the assumption it was referring to the German word for "Music" and the official merchandise confirms that is the correct spelling.

* ACupAngst: Kanae develops this in ep 2 after [[PetitePride receiving praise for it]] by a bustier friend in regards to swimming. It evidently stays in the back of her mind until the birthday party, when Mozart presents her with boob cake. A BitchSlap occurs.

* AffectionateNickname: Liszt coins "Cho-chan" for Chopin, highlighting their closeness as friends.

* {{Cliffhanger}}: Kanae's father makes his first appearance outside of flashbacks at the end of episode 5, telling Kanae that [[spoiler:he was the creator of the Classicaloids]].

* CurbStompBattle: The emperor penguins in episode 5 waste no time in beating up the army of mice-men sent to retrieve the Classicaloids from the mansion. The mice are transformed back into their normal state and are sent fleeing.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: Beethes summons emperor penguins with his Musik to combat King and his army of [[HumanityEnsues mice-turned-men]] created by Tchaikovsky. The penguins waste no time in absolutely [[CurbStompBattle stomping]] the mice, with the biggest highlight of the battle being a huge penguin in Napoleon clothing slapping King out of the area.

* InSeriesNickname: Beethoven and Mozart introduce themselves as "Beethes" and "Motes" respectively. [[spoiler:Invoked by Kanae's father, who didn't want them to use their real names.]]

* MagicMusic: Basically the concept of Musik in a nutshell. Certain effects are determined by the song that is playing, such as Beethoven's ''Symphony No.6'' causing living beings and inanimate objects to dance, and Mozart's ''Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'' allowing him to grant people's wishes. However, it is noted that Musik can be entirely random in the sense that the Classicaloids themselves have no idea what songs will play and what effects they will have, making the usage of Musik unpredictable.

* TheNotRemix: Half the gimmick of the show is to rejig classical songs so that they have a modern flair to them, just like what happened with the composers themselves. Not even the very popular ''Eine Kleine Nachtmusik'' is exempt from this treatment...

* OncePerEpisode: A Classicaloid unleashes his/her Musik powers, causing a TransformationSequence (be it detailed or quick) and one of their associated songs to play.
** Subverted in Episode 11, where they manage to resolve the problem without Musik. As a result, the ED for that episode was Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker despite Tchaiko not being involved in the episode. Again subverted in episode 13, as Schu sings the song of the day to invoke his Musik.
* PastLifeMemories: The Classicaloids seem to be unable to remember their past lives as composers. Triggering one of these memories are essential for them to utilise Musik.

* RealPlaceBackground: ''Classicaloid'' is set in [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamamatsu Hamamatsu]], a coastal city in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. It is famous for being an industrial city, especially for musical instruments, hence the nickname "the City of Music". Its only skyscraper, Act City Tower Observatory, is noted in-series as looking like a harmonica, and it serves as the base of operations for Arkhe, Bach's talent agency. Meanwhile, the annual Hamamatsu Kite Festival serves as a backdrop for Episode 4.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The Classicaloids whose surnames are taken wholesale (e.g. Bardazewska) are exempt from this, but the ones that get abbreviated by katakana (e.g. Motes/Motz) get a lot of this.

* TransformationSequence: Apparently part of the Classicaloid shtick. It tends to evoke the typical MagicalGirl sequence due to all the sparkles and ribbons...so in short, Classicaloid = Magical Maestro Boy/Girl. (Funnily enough, Motes' hat only changes shade.)

''"Das Ende!"''

''Classicaloid''[[note]](sometimes [=ClassicaLoid=], but that would stuff with the CamelCase)[[/note]] is a Fall2016Anime original series produced by Creator/{{Sunrise}} in collaboration with NHK. Its first season is directed by Yoichi Fujita (fairly fresh off ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'') and its second season is directed by Kei Umabiki.

At the end of the 25th episode, a second season announcement was revealed for [[Fall2017Anime October 2017]].

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Kanae slaps Mozart in ep 2, sending him flying. It's a plot relevant slap, too - [[PastLifeMemories it reminds him of the many women he got slapped by in the past]].

* ACupAngst: Kanae develops this in ep 2 after [[PetitePride receiving praise for it]] by a bustier friend in regards to swimming. It evidently stays in the back of her mind until the birthday party, when Mozart presents her with boob cake. An ArmourPiercingSlap occurs.

* SmallTaxonomyPools: Goes hand in hand with MisplacedWildlife for ep 13, as freshwater fish (brown trout) are shown with seawater fish (clownfish) in a pond, and a brown trout is let into the sea [[RuleOfFunny because he spells "I want freedom" with sticks and Sousuke never questions it]]. The former trope is zigzagged due to Pad-kun identifying each of the species of fish (and snail) at the end of the episode to be types that some people may not have heard of.

It's been described as "[[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2016/fall/classicaloid/.107364 [doing] for composers what]] ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'' does for famous authors". If you don't know what that means, don't worry. Our protagonist Kanae Otowa and her childhood friend Sousuke Kagura didn't either.

* BaitAndSwitch: In episode 13, there's a meta example where Schu's BalefulPolymorph plight is unveiled...and then it cuts to Bach, Bada and Tchaiko eating fish.
* BalefulPolymorph: Episode 13 has Schu, then Beethes and Schu, then the entire group at the Otowa mansion turned into fish (the song used is called ''The Trout'', which Schu becomes). However, at first the fish are realistic but the last transformation renders them anthropomorphic...and not all of the "fish" qualify as fish, as Sousuke becomes a snail.

* SceneryCensor: To Schu in episode 13, due to his BalefulPolymorph scenario first occurring when he is in the bath. Beethes' head acts as the censor.

* CallBack: The wrecking ball and its construction crew from episode 1 reappear in episode 6 during a second attempt to destroy the mansion. This time, however, Kyougo's assistant is present to make sure that they go through with it.

** Unfortunately it leads to an [[TheUnReveal unreveal]] as Kyougo proceeds to ignore his daughter's questions by giving her joke answers instead. This causes Kanae to agonise over [[spoiler:the existence of the Classicaloids]] for the rest of episode 6.

[[caption-width-right:350:''Let's play our Musik!'']]

* ACupAngst: Kanae develops this in ep 2 after [[PetitePride receiving praise for it]] by a bustier friend in regards to swimming. It evidently stays in the back of her mind until the birthday party, when Mozart presents her with [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments boob cake]]. An ArmourPiercingSlap occurs.

* ConspicuousCG: Mostly used during the Musik sequences to highlight the weirdness of the illusory world(s) that it creates, in contrast to the rest of the show.

* GenderFlip: The most notable of the changes to the Classicaloid versions compared to the original ones are that Tchaikovsky and Liszt are female. Averted by a composer who was actually female in real life (Badarzewska).

** Continuing the tradition, Liszt and Chopin speak in German ("Music is love! Love is music!")[[note]]"Musik ist liebe, liebe ist Musik!"[[/note]] and Polish ("Your music will turn to Nothingness!")[[note]]"Twoja muzyka obróci się w nicość!"[[/note]] respectively when using their Musik in Episode 3. Amusingly, Chopin's Polish was pronounced badly (though the subs for it were correct).

* ACupAngst: Kanae develops this in ep 2 after [[PetitePride receiving praise for it]] by a bustier friend in regards to swimming. It evidently stays in the back of her mind until the birthday party, when Mozart presents her with [[Awesome/CrowningMomentOfFunny boob cake]]. An ArmourPiercingSlap occurs.

* ConspicuousCGI: Mostly used during the Musik sequences to highlight the weirdness of the illusionary world(s) that it creates, in contrast to the rest of the show.

* DownerEnding: Episode 14. [[spoiler: Tchaiko's attempts to make up with Bada are dashed at the last moment, causing Bada to double down on her Musik and win over the crowd into worshipping her.]]

* GoKartingWithBowser: Tchaiko and Bada initially clash with Liszt at the beginning of their girls' day out. Tchaiko and Bada lampshade their supposed enmity, telling Liszt that they hadn't expected Kanae to be present and that it makes them feel conflicted over being friendly with each other. However, they later loosen up and become [[FriendlyEnemy friendly]].

* InSeriesNickname: Beethoven and Mozart introduce themselves as "Beethes" and "Motes" respectively. [[spoiler:Invoked by Kanae's father, who didn't want them to use their real names]].