History Anime / MarginalNumber4

* ContrivedCoincidence: The building that houses the talent agency that tried to scout Atom just so happens to house the Aerospace Exploration Agency that Atom wanted to go to. Atom's idea-- to apply for a space capsule program and put one of their [=CDs=] on it-- was also luckily thought out by Rui, who had applied earlier.

* OOCIsSeriusBusiness: After Tsubasa told the boys about Atom's Hollywood opportunity, Rui was uncharacteristically angry and frustrated the whole time. When confronted about it, he reveals that he's just as upset as L and R were, and even more so, because he felt like he'd been able to get this far with a group that he trusted only for them to possibly break up [[IJustWantToHaveFriends just as he's getting used to being their companions]].

* TitleDrop: Rui does so near the end of episode 12, suggesting that [=Magi4=] make a huge impression on their audience for their big performance at the Big Bang Festival. It's also the name of the last episode and the name of [[TheNamesake the final mmusical number]].

** She makes two small, non-speaking [[FreezeFrameBonus cameos]]; one in the backstage scene during [=UniverseFES=] when the boys are all rounded up, and the other when she's driving the other [=Magi4=] boys to their jet.

* StaticCharacter: All the character development and plot progression that it took for the characters to finally start settling into their roles is left behind in this adaptation (since the majority of it happened as they were doing idol work and preparing for [=UniverseFES=]), only having them with their base characteristics for now. Even Rui's backstory with his old team is referenced, but doesn't pull him from his characterization in this show.

* TitleDrop: Rui does so near the end of episode 12, suggesting that [=Magi4=] make a huge impression on their audience for their big performance at the Big Bang Festival.

** She makes ''one'' small, non-speaking [[FreezeFrameBonus cameo]] in the backstage scene during [=UniverseFES=] when the boys are all rounded up.

** Episode 11 concerns itself with the possibility of Atom taking up a solo career in acting.

* CallBack: Tsubasa tries to make a dramatic entrance through the window in order to tell the [=Magi4=] boys some important news, much like he did in his introductory episode to announce his rivalry with his senpai groups.

** Episode 11 has Atom be invited to join the cast of the newest ''Galaxy Samurai'' movie, with footage that looks exactly like a ''Franchise/StarWars'' film and a logo that looks like a riff on the ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' movie.

* FourLeafClover: During the group's first training camp, R had started to look for four leaf clovers along his usual running route, but was unable to find a single one. When he went back to that area 2 years later however, he had better luck. That episode's ending theme, "Colorful", also had four leaf clovers as a motif.

* DramaticDrop: When Tsubasa tells the boys about the discussion of Atom going to Hollyood, Rui uncharacteristically drops the book he's reading in surprise.

* IndirectKiss: Teruma worries about having to do this with Atom as he's preparing to kiss the Pythagoras statue. Apparently, this attitude is holding him back, as Atom would have kissed it without a second thought if Teruma had went first.

** She makes ''one'' small, non-speaking [[FreezeFrameBonus cameo]] in the backstage scene during [=UniverseFES=] when the boys are all rounded up

After their debut at [=UniverseFES=], the male idol group [[Music/MarginalNumber4 Marginal #4]] is slowly but surely building up their name to be one of the great idol groups! But what do the boys of Pythagoras Productions do in between their idol activities? And what kind of misadventures do they get into?

* BlandNameProduct: Atom brought a "Genko[[note]]read: Jenga[[/note]]" block set with him on the way to the company training camp. He's also usually frequently browsing [[Website/{{Twitter}} Skitter]] in his free time, even though in the main verse it's referred to by its source name.

* BackFromTheDead: Rui's character in ''Re:24 Hours'' is supposedly the ghost of Yukito's partner, temporarily returning to the mortal plane in a younger form in order to [[UnfinishedBusiness solve the case that killed him]]. [[spoiler:It turns out the partner was truly dead; Rui's character was the partner's nephew, impersonating him for a mission.]] He's also usually frequently browsing [[Website/{{Twitter}} Skitter]] in his free time, even though in the main verse it's referred to by its source name.
* BlandNameProduct: Atom brought a "Genko[[note]]read: Jenga[[/note]]" block set with him on the way to the company training camp.

* BackFromTheDead: Rui's character in ''Re:24 Hours'' is supposedly the ghost of Yukito's partner, temporarily returning to the mortal plane in a younger form in order to [[UnfinishedBusiness solve the case that killed him]]. [[spoiler:It turns out the partner was truly dead; Rui's character was the partner's nephew, impersonating him for a mission.]]

''Marginal #4: Kiss Kara Tsukuru Big Bang'' is a 2017 anime produced by Creator/JCStaff, adapting the Pythagoras Productions characters from the ''Marginal #4'' series by Rejet. Instead of focusing on idol work like the main series would, this one is primarily a High school comedy following the lives of the unit. The other Pythagoras Production idols and their higher ups make cameos in this series as well. The anime adaptation aired for 12 episodes as part of the Winter2017Anime season, starting from January 12.

*** R and four-leaf clovers

* FoodPorn: In episode 3, the twins film a pasta sauce commercial, and for the ending theme, they sing about cooking. It's full of this.

* SeriousBusiness: After the Pythagoras boys' dancing instructor gets sick, he (supposedly) asks for nagashi soumen. At first they just get a convenience store version of the dish, but after they botch that up, Atom convinces the group to go all out on he recipe; hand making the noodles, getting spring water, the whole nine yards. Each group takes their task ''way'' more seriously than they had the right to.