History Anime / FlipFlappers

* SenpaiKohai: Papika and Cocona have this relationship with Iroha. [[spoiler: Even after going through her memories and told to state her name to the elderly woman, they only respond with "Iroha Irodori-''senpai''"]].

* DoesNotLikeShoes: For whatever reason, Papika opts to go barefoot, only wearing a golden anklet, although she does wear flip-flop sandals when out in public. Combined with her [[ManicPixieDreamGirl usual personality]], she could count as a BarefootLoon.

* SempaiKouhai: Papika and Cocona have this relationship with Iroha. [[spoiler: Even after going through her memories and told to state her name to the elderly woman, they only respond with "Iroha Irodori-''senpai''"]].

''Flip Flappers'' is an original MagicalGirl anime which aired in the Fall2016Anime season. It is produced by Studio 3Hz and directed by Kiyotaka Oshiyama. It is simulcast for international release through Website/{{Crunchyroll}}. The anime was also licensed in America by Creator/SentaiFilmworks.

** Episode 5 recreates the hallway scene from ''Film/TheShining'', and the episode as a whole references PseudoRomanticFriendship shows like ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs''.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: While Papika and Cocona are looking for food in Episode 4, they run into the nest of a kiwi bird, and are promptly chased off by it.

** Episode 5 recreates the hallway scene from ''Film/TheShining'', and the episode as a whole references RomanticTwoGirlFriendship shows like ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs''.

** And of course, the many White Lilies in Episode 5, where RomanticTwoGirlFriendship is most prevalent.

* RealPlaceBackground: The whole series takes place in Motomiya, Fukushima. Episode 7 in particular has several backdrops and buildings recreated in the anime. In addition, Yayaka's TrademarkFavoriteFood are cream boxes, a specialty of Fukushima. [[http://imgur.com/a/NvGqV This link]] compares the locations featured in the anime with their real world counterparts.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship:
** Papika and Cocona as well as Cocona and Yayaka. It gets to the point where Yayaka and Papika get into a fight over Cocona in Episode 9.
** Episode 5 plays the trope up like nobody's business, which only becomes more and more pronounced with each [[spoiler:time loop]]. Oddly enough, only Papika and Cocona engage in any yuri-like behaviour; everyone else just acts like setting pieces or giggling, unnerving monsters.
** Unlike most other examples of this trope, [[spoiler: Papika and Cocona do eventually take their relationship to the next level, with both of them mutually confessing their love for each other in the finale. Subverting this trope.]]
** In fact, Episode 5 can be seen as a criticism of the trope itself, where Class S relationships are depicted as repetitive and given a SurrealHorror backdrop where none of its inhabitants want to progress into the next phase of a relationship.
** [[spoiler: Papikana and Mimi's relationship can be described as this]].

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* ArtificialHuman: Two different types: [[spoiler:Toto and Yuyu turn out to be children made of amorphous, while Cocona's grandmother is actually a robot, while the humanity of Papika and Mimi is very ambiguous.]]
** [[spoiler: An interview with the director confirms Papika is a normal human.]]

* NotSoDifferent: Flip Flap, despite having nobler end goals than Asclepius (wanting to liberate Pure Illusion from the Amorphous shards as opposed to [[TakeOverTheWorld taking over the world]]), is implied to be sending children to their deaths in an attempt for Papika to find a companion to traverse Pure Illusion with. Their methods not being different from that of Asclepius' earlier days.
-->'''Papika:''' [...] but that was another bust. [Cut to frame with a dead/unconscious girl]
-->'''Papika:''' [Upon entering Pure Illusion for the first time with Cocona] You're alive!

** The girls transform and fight in the style of ''Franchise/PrettyCure'' heroines. To drive the point home, they even called themselves "''Pure'' Blade" and "''Pure'' Barrier" (though the collector's book included in the Blu-ray limited edition explains that the girls' transformations actually have no names, and calling out "Pure Blade" and "Pure Barrier" was a one-time expression of enthusiasm caused by eating the Peppy Potato).

* DoesNotLikeShoes: Papika is barefoot, only wearing a golden anklet. Combined with her [[ManicPixieDreamGirl usual personality]], she could count as a BarefootLoon.

* FairyTaleMotifs: Seems to have this. The visuals are very picture book-like, and the ending is done in a watercolor style that retells ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' with Papika as Hansel and Cocona as Gretel. Later episodes have other characters make fairy tale allusions as well, such as Iroha asking if the pair brought her a [[Literature/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs poisoned apple]] to eat.

* YuriGenre: Both the story and some sub-dimensions of Pure Illusion have their own examples. In Episode 3, the evil ruler of the dimension is a PsychoLesbian and has her [[OneGenderRace whole race]] tied up in bondage and ball gags for her pleasure. In Episode 5, the dimension of Pure Illusion they go to is a Yuri-themed school. A lot of the overarching story itself is romance between Cocona and Papika, but for more on that see the [[HoYay/FlipFlappers Les Yay page]].
* ZettaiRyouiki: Cocona is an odd example, as her socks actually go slightly ''beyond'' her skirt, not showing any skin if she's standing straight.

** In episode 11, [[spoiler: a large and veiny Muscle!Bu-chan gets hotdogged between too, large monsters that look like an even ''act'' like large mammaries.]]

** Episode 5 recreates the hallway scene from ''Film/TheShining'', and the episode as a whole references RomanticTwoGirlFriendship shows like ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru''.

* BadassGay: Papika has openly stated on multiple occasions that she loves Cocona, especially in Episode 3, and she's plenty badass. [[spoiler:Episode 7 seems to indicate that the same is true for Cocona as well.]] [[spoiler: In Episode 12, it's confirmed.]]

* AGodAmI: [[spoiler: Mimi. The amorphous are fragments of her power. When the fragments are united and she returns, she can nonchalantly overwrite all of reality with Pure Illusion.]]

** Episode 2 has a brief scene where Yayaka grabs onto Cocona's elbow in the nurse's office [[spoiler: while Episode 3 has Grandma holding onto Cocona's elbow, foreshadowing theie role as Asclepius moles as they were checking the tracking device implanted on her elbow from [[TheStinger the stinger]] to Episode 1.]]

** Episode 3 has a huge reference to ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' with its desert, chalk frames for attacks, and the all important rowdy punk bikers. It also has a couple to ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad'' with the punk bikers with pale skins and the minions fixed upon poles while they're riding. In addition, Episode 3 also contains a reference to Manga/SukebanDeka with Cocona's Iron Mask breaking in half.

** [[spoiler: Elpis means "Hope" in Greek, the last thing remaining inside Pandora's Box after it had been opened. Sure enough, the climax has Salt entering Pure Illusion via Asclepius's "Elpis" machine to try and stop Mimi from destroying the world]].

** When Buu-chan [[spoiler:gets his powerup]] in Episode 12, his eye changes to an [[ComicBook/{{Popeye}} anchor icon]]. The satellite that helps set it off also looks like a tin can.

** When Buu-chan [[spoiler:gets his powerup]] in Episode 12, his eye changes to an [[WesternAnimation/PopeyeTheSailor anchor icon]]. The satellite that helps set it off also looks like a tin can.

[[OrdinaryMiddleSchoolStudent Cocona]] is a girl who has friends and is intelligent enough, yet lacks any clear goals or motivations and lives a drab, dull middle-school existence. That all changes when Cocona sees a energetic girl with bright red hair flying past her on a hoverboard. This girl, named [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Papika]], decides that Cocona absolutely must go on an adventure with her and takes her to a fantastic world called [[AcidTripDimension Pure Illusion]]. Before she knows it, Cocona, together with Papika, finds herself tasked by the mysterious organization [=FlipFlap=] to search Pure Illusion for gems called "Amorphous", which when gathered together are said to grant any wish.

* ChestBlaster: [[spoiler:Papika, Cocona and Yayuka finishes off the MonsterOfTheWeek in episode 8 with a powerful beam fired from the gemstone situated on the [[CombiningMecha combined mecha]]. The beam is even visible from orbit]]

** Asclepius's name comes from the Greek god of medicine, fitting given the medical/scientific nature of his research into [[spoilers:Mimi and her powers]]. The organization's headquarters also prominently features a pillar ([[spoiler:where their captured amorphous is stored]]) that resembles a Rod of Asclepius or the Caduceus.

* SceneryPorn: The anime features spectacular vistas and backgrounds. Be it a snow covered forest, a MadMax-like desert world, a sci-fi cityscape or even a mundane town, the anime never fails to deliver gorgeous environments.

** Sayuri's room has posters of ''Film/MadMax'', ''[[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor]] [[BlandNameProduct Rune]]'', ''Literature/{{Dune}}'', and [[Manga/SukebanDeka School]] [[BlandNameProduct Deka]], Alluding to her connection with the Pure Illusion in Episode 3.