History Anime / FlipFlappers

* PowerUpFood: Sweet Potatoes in Episode 3. It lets the duo henshin.

** 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".

** [[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 Elpis to try and stop Mimi from destroying the world]].

* TheKlan: Most members of Asclepius wear robes like this.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Episode 6, you can tell that the girls entered [[spoiler:Iroha]]'s Pure Illusion due to the way the landscape's structured – it uses bright, contrasting colors, and almost looks like oil paint, [[spoiler:which Iroha's works are usually painted with]].

* LukeIAmYourFather [[spoiler: Mimi being revealed as Cocona's mother and heavily implied Salt being her father.]]

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Papika and Cocona as well as Cocona and Yayaka. 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.

* SayMyName: Tons. Sometimes paired with a SkywardScream. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSOinKza4-8 Here's]] an example from the first 3 episode.

** Sayuri's room has posters of 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.

** Sayuri's room has posters of MadMax, [[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor]] [[BlandNameProduct Rune]], {{Dune}}, and [[Manga/SukebanDeka School]] [[BlandNameProduct Deka]]. Alluding to her connection with the Pure Illusion in Episode 3.
** Episode 8's mech designs bear a resemblance to those in Series/ChoushinseiFlashman.

* 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 LesYay page]].

'''''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.

!!Flip Flappers provides examples of:

* TheBlank: The Gokigenyou Girls in episode 5 have no faces. This at first scares Papika and Cocona a lot, but oddly enough later in the episode they're not disturbed by it at all, particularly as the Gokigenyou Girls act in a very friendly manner towards them.

* KilledOffscreen: Some characters are killed off, but aside from some robots or Pure Illusion opponents, it's always off screen or alluded to. [[spoiler:One example is Cocona's "grandmother", who turns out to be working for Asclepius. Once Mimi "wakes up", all we see is Cocona's exploded house, the remains of the robots that were in the house, and one of the grandmother's slippers.]]

* MoodDissonance: Much of the show is this. The art style is fairly cutesy, with a catchy opening and ending song suggesting that it's a show suitable for younger children. Then when in Pure Illusion, Papika and Cocona go through some rather disturbing events, such as the creepy school populated with students who [[TheBlank have no faces]], speak in a very disturbing and masculine voice, but are otherwise friendly towards them. The ending song also hints at this, showing some somewhat scary artwork on the top half of the screen, while showing the girls in a childish and friendly manner on the bottom half.

* ChromosomeCasting: The only important male characters that appear are Dr. Salt, Toto, Hidaka, the Asclepius leader and maybe Buu-chan.

* BeamOWar: [[spoiler: This happens between a [[BreathWeapon laser breath weapon]] and a [[WaveMotionGun wave motion gun]] pitted against each other during the clash between Welwitschia and the duo in episode 3.]]

* BeamOWar: [[spoiler: This happens between a [[BreathWeapon breath weapon]] and a [[WaveMotionGun wave motion gun]] pitted against each during the clash between Welwitschia and the duo in episode 3.]]

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

** Yayaka is often associated with Begonias, particularly Red and Pink ones, which symbolize love and romance. They can also symbolize unrequited or one-sided love , as well as dark and unpleasant thoughts distracting from happiness and joy, reflecting her relationship with Cocona.

** [[spoiler: Her henshin form takes on the motif of the Higanbana, or Red Spider Lily, which symbolizes death. Fitting considering her agenda at that point is to destroy Pure Illusion and the outside world and restart it anew.]]

* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler: Mimi]], full stop. You try to stop her having her way with Cocona, she'll do everything in her power to stop you.

-->'''Papika:''' [Upon entering Pure Illusion for the first time with Cocona] You alive!

* OnlyOneName: With the sole exception of Cocona (whose family name, Kokomine, is revealed in a computer terminal in episode 1), the rest of the cast only has one name.

** Papika's moveset's even named "Papika Raging Hundred Fists".

* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Cocona's transformation power. She was able to pull out a WaveMotionGun [[{{BFG}} twice her size]] and a [[HyperspaceMallet giant hammer]] out of no where.

** [[spoiler: An interview with the director confirms Papika is a normal human]]

** In the opening credits, there there is a moment when Buu-chan faces right at the camera. If you look right at his eye, you'll see in the reflection: [[https://snag.gy/eMxnOl.jpg Senpai's skirt]].

* LittleBitBeastly: Cocona and Papika gain bunny ears and tails during the Pure Illusion run to find Uexkull. This also comes with buck teeth, a desire to gnaw things, and superior ability to dig holes. Cocona is unhappy with this, but Papika is popping in and out of the ground like [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Bugs Bunny]] before long.

'''''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 Sentai Filmworks.

* 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 HoYay/FlipFlappers.

* BlueAndOrangeContrast: Episode 6 has the entire landscape painted this way. All of the happier scenes are in orange, while the sadder ones are in blue. Even the characters themselves keep this color scheme when they're not in their environments.

** Unlike most examples of the trope, the duo have only said this '''once''' in the entire series.

** The ending animation gets in on this too, but it's more symbolic. Each scene with Cocona and Papika used in the ending carefully summarizes each episode chronologically without giving too much away; the girls enter the forest (1), interact with animals (2), explore for a while (3), relax and make a campfire (4), are watched intently by hundreds of judging eyes (5), and their real selves are sleeping in what looks like a trance-like state (6).

* IndirectKiss: [[spoiler: In Episode 7, Papiya shares her Ramune with Cocona, to which Cocona proceeds to drink. This causes Cocona to blush immensely upon realization.