History Anime / KurauPhantomMemory

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[[caption-width-right:280:Kurau & Christmas]]

* VaporWare: For awhile, it felt like the North American release would fall into this trope. Creator/ADVFilms licensed it after only a few episodes had aired back in the summer of 2004 (which wasn't common at the time; most shows were licensed months to years after they started). Then months and years went by with no word on a release date. It was finally released in late 2007 and early 2008. This probably contributed to its sleeper status, at least at the sales level. Most of the initial buzz had died off, the {{fansub}}s had been in [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil wide circulation,]] and [[AspectRatio 4:3 content]] had begun to fall out of favor when the [=DVDs=] finally hit stores.

%%* CloningBlues: Subverted, since Christmas appears to be quite happy as Kurau's "little sister".%%Needs more context

%%* AxCrazy: Doc of the {{space pirate}}s.%%Needs more context

%%* AdultFear: When the energy from the experiment hits Kurau, her father's panic is heartrending. %%Needs more context
%%* AppliedPhlebotinum: The Rynax power.%%Needs more context

''Kurau: Phantom Memory'' was pretty much a "sleeper" title when it was released in 2004, [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove being overshadowed]] by other popular anime titles during that period. Since then it has gained a reputation as a classic though, with a heart-warming and dramatic plot, well-rounded characters and beautiful animation. It's a must-see for people who like their "hard" sci-fi to go along with believable human relationships.

* AdultFear: When the energy from the experiment hits Kurau, her father's panic is heartrending.
* AppliedPhlebotinum: The Rynax power.
* AxCrazy: Doc of the {{space pirate}}s.
* BabiesEverAfter
* BaitAndSwitchCredits

* BigDamnHeroes

* BlandNameProduct: Averted with "Carrefour".

* CloningBlues: Subverted, since Christmas appears to be quite happy as Kurau's "little sister".
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Ayaka
* DeflectorShields
* DistantFinale

* FacelessGoons: GPO's grunts.
* FreakLabAccident
* ForScience

* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Ayaka]].

* IfYouKillHimYouWillBeJustLikeHim
* InspectorJavert: Ayaka.

* PhlebotinumBreakdown
* PostCyberPunk
* PoweredByAForsakenChild

* PsychicPowers

* SayMyName: Oh, so much. So very much.
* ShootYourMate: Kurau makes the gun misfire.
* SnowMeansLove

* SpacePirates: They appear in a bit of an AssPull.
* SpockSpeak: Kurau's way of talking right after the merger.
* SpoilerOpening
* SternChase

* ThePowerOfLove

* TheSymbiote
* ThirtySecondBlackout
* TouchedByVorlons

* WhamEpisode: 20.
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman

''Kurau: Phantom Memory'' was pretty much a "sleeper" title when it was released in 2004, [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove being somewhat overshadowed]] by other popular anime titles during that period. Since then it has gained a reputation as a classic though, with a heart-warming and dramatic plot, well-rounded characters and beautiful animation. It's a must-see for people who like their "hard" sci-fi to go along with believable human relationships.

* BarbieDollAnatomy
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Kurau

* EnergyAbsorption: Kurau uses it to [[spoiler: send other Rynax back to their own world]].
* EnergyBeings: The Rynax themselves.

* FanService: Or the total lack of it, despite the majority of the characters being female.

* MauveShirt: [[spoiler:Ed]].
* TheMenInBlack

* RedStringOfFate : The bond between two Rynax is the focus of their existences and can only be broken by death.
* SayMyName : Oh, so much. So very much.

* SoWhatDoWeDoNow: Kurau's human half deals with the fact that [[spoiler:her Rynax is gone for good]].

* VaporWare: For awhile, it felt like the North American release would fall into this trope. Creator/ADVFilms licensed it after only a few episodes had aired back in the summer of 2004. Then months and years went by with no word on a release date. It was finally released in late 2007 and early 2008. This probably contributed to its sleeper status, at least at the sales level. Most of the initial buzz had died off, the {{fansub}}s had been in [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil wide circulation,]] and [[AspectRatio 4:3 content]] had begun to fall out of favor when the [=DVDs=] finally hit stores.

* BittersweetEnding: Ultimately averted. It may seem sad when Kurau saves the world from the Rynax and [[spoiler:loses her own Rynax in the process]]. However, [[spoiler:the world is back to normal, with happy endings for all the main characters. Even the Rynax were led to a new "vast world" where they wouldn't be a danger to humans or be endangered themselves.]] And, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming to top it all off]], [[spoiler:Rynax-Kurau, who hadn't departed for this new world, comes back to Christmas]].

''Kurau: Phantom Memory'' was pretty much a "sleeper" title when it was released in 2004, [[NeedsMoreLove being somewhat overshadowed]] by other popular anime titles during that period. Since then it has gained a reputation as a classic though, with a heart-warming and dramatic plot, well-rounded characters and beautiful animation. It's a must-see for people who like their "hard" sci-fi to go along with believable human relationships.

''[[KurauPhantomMemory Kurau: Phantom Memory]]'' was pretty much a "sleeper" title when it was released in 2004, [[NeedsMoreLove being somewhat overshadowed]] by other popular anime titles during that period. Since then it has gained a reputation as a classic though, with a heart-warming and dramatic plot, well-rounded characters and beautiful animation. It's a must-see for people who like their "hard" sci-fi to go along with believable human relationships.

* VaporWare: For awhile, it felt like the North American release would fall into this trope. ADVFilms licensed it after only a few episodes had aired back in the summer of 2004. Then months and years went by with no word on a release date. It was finally released in late 2007 and early 2008. This probably contributed to its sleeper status, at least at the sales level. Most of the initial buzz had died off, the {{fansub}}s had been in [[DigitalPiracyIsEvil wide circulation,]] and [[AspectRatio 4:3 content]] had begun to fall out of favor when the [=DVDs=] finally hit stores.

* {{MIB}}

* AnimeAnatomy

''[[KurauPhantomMemory Kurau: Phantom Memory]]'' was pretty much a "sleeper" title when it was released in 2004, [[NeedsMoreLove being somewhat overshadowed by other popular anime titles]] during that period. Since then it has gained a reputation as a classic though, with a heart-warming and dramatic plot, well-rounded characters and beautiful animation. It's a must-see for people who like their "hard" sci-fi to go along with believable human relationships.