History Anime / CrushGearTurbo

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Overlaps with MyNaymeIs, Marume Claude's name is always spelled as the phonetically Japanese Kuroudo, for some reason.

* SignatureMove: Almost every single Gear and Gear Fighter introduced has one, with many of them doubling as [[FinishingMove finishing moves]] too. These moves are powerful enough to not only defy the laws of physics but also generate phenomena that no toy ever could, including tornadoes, lighting bolts and brilliant bursts of light. Examples include Kouya and Garuda Eagle's [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique Shining Sword Breaker]], Jirou and Raging Bull's [[TornadoMove Hurricane Crusher]], Kyousuke and Dino Spartan's [[SpinningMove Fire Spinner]] and Claude's [[ThisIsADrill Spinning Tornado]], among many others.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Many characters look like this. Lilika in particular, who could pass as a young adult, is 15.

* PrecociousCrush: Kyousuke to Lan Fang. Even his team can see it and Jirou volunteers to fight Lan Fang instead of Kyousuke until Kyousuke can keep his emotions in check.

%%* DefeatMeansFriendship: How the team came together.

* GadgeteerGenius: Kyousuke. Overlaps with MrFixit. Subverted when he admitted flat out that he could not repair Garuda Eagle after it was [[spoiler: shattered into tiny little pieces]]. Then double subverted when he manages to create an enhanced version of Garuda Eagle in the nick of time, using experimental technology nonetheless.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Kouya switches to the Garuda Phoenix. The rest of Tobita Club follows suit not long thereafter.

** Jiro and his thing for red bean buns. Also, Kouya and any kind of food with crabs in it: boiled crabs, crabsticks, etc.

* AnimalMotif: Quite a few, most notably eagle for Kouya, dragon for Takeshi, a [[RaisedByWolves tiger]] for Wang Hu, and swan for Heinrich Gang.

** Taken UpToEleven in the manga, where up to this point, Gear Fights were rather mundane in comparison to the anime. Manganji trains throwing his Gaiki to perform his signature move by [[spoiler: throwing a 2 kg Gear in such a way that it can stop a swinging steel ball]]. This repeated exercise takes such a toll that when he finally uses it, [[spoiler: he breaks his wrist]] such that Manganji may never play again from his injuries. Due to its game breaking performance and the massive injury it may cause to the player attempting it, it was later banned from use in any official tournament.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning[=/=]SpinToDeflectStuff - Gears can spin for a more defensive approach. Garuda Eagle/Phoenix however, uses spinning to launch itself into the air, and many other Gears use spins to power up their super move.

** Kuroudo warns Kyousuke, when he got enamored with Ran Fan, that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_opera based on the clothes]], Ran Fan is most likely a man. Kyousuke himself, despite this, [[SweetOnPollyOliver still finds himself enamored with Ran Fan.]] Of course, he finds out spoiler: her gender... in the worst possible way. Ran Fan is not amused, neither is Kyousuke.]] After all has been said and done, Lilica amusingly points out to a dumbfounded Claude that nowadays, [[spoiler: women can play in Chinese Opera]].

* SuperPrototype: Overlaps with AceCustom, when Manganji's ultra-expensive Gaiki rolled out, it used a then-revolutionary mechanism called VT ([[{{Engrish}} Variable Transmuting]]) Chassis. Due to its difficulty to replicate, it seems that only Gaiki, Manganji's team members, and later, Garuda Phoenix, are the only ones equipped with it in the world. Come several episodes later, the schematics to build a VT chassis, with appropriate lower cost parts were leaked to the internet, and thus, ''everyone'' starts using VT Chassis for their Gears. Being the original however, few came close to Gaiki's GameBreaking performance.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: How the team came together.

* ShorterMeansSmarter: Kyousuke Jin.

** Kuroudo warns Kyousuke, when he got enamored on Ran Fan, that [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beijing_opera based on the clothes]], Ran Fan is most likely a man. Kyousuke himself, despite this, [[SweetOnPollyOliver still find himself enamored to Ran Fan.]] Of course, [[UnsettlingGenderReveal he found out]] [[spoiler:''[[SamusISAGirl her]]'']] [[SubvertedTrope gender]]... [[ThanksForTheMammary in worst possible way.]] [[ScreamingWoman Ran Fan is not amused,]] [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments neither does]] [[HighPressureEmotion Kyousuke.]] After all has been said and done, Lilica amusingly points out to a dumbfounded Claude that nowadays, [[spoiler: woman can play in Chinese Opera]].

* ConspicuousCG: Most of the fight scenes in the anime. For a 2002 vintage, the smoothness, particle effects and sheer details were unsurpassed by any other show at the time, especially amongst {{Shonen}} shows.

* RaisedByWolves: Wang Hu.

* {{Adorkable}}: Kyousuke around Ran Fan [[spoiler:Except when he destroys her gear. [[TearJerker That's just plain heartwrenching.]]]]