History Anime / MichikoToHatchin

* AerithAndBob: Michiko, Hiroshi -- Maria, Pedro... Also, Hatchin's actual name is "Hana", which can be both Japanese and Western. This is subverted due to Diamandra's source of inspiration, Brazil, having the highest concentration of Japanese people in a single country besides Japan, of course.

...Enter [[SpicyLatina Michiko Malandro]], who recently escaped from a hellish high-security prison, and literally crashes into Hana's life on a scooter. With nothing in common but a man (who may be dead) named Hiroshi Morenos-- who's Michiko's former lover and possibly Hana's father-- the two embark on a wild trip through the countryside. [[SouthOfTheBorder Traveling through the a fictional South American country based on Brazil]], where everyone has Japanese given names, they encounter gangs, are pursued by the police, and [[OddCouple learn to appreciate each other]]--just a little bit.

...Enter [[SpicyLatina Michiko Malandro]], who recently escaped from a hellish high-security prison, and literally crashes into Hana's life on a scooter. With nothing in common but a man (who may be dead) named Hiroshi Morenos-- who's Michiko's former lover and possibly Hana's father-- the two embark on a wild trip through the countryside. [[SouthOfTheBorder Traveling through the fictional South American country of Diamandra]], where everyone has Japanese given names, they encounter gangs, are pursued by the police, and [[OddCouple learn to appreciate each other]]--just a little bit.

* SternChase

* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: Michiko does this in order to save Nei's life.

* OrphansPlotTrinket: The above-mentioned tattoos.

* ParentalSubstitute: Michiko becomes a mother/CoolAunt figure for Hatchin. [[spoiler:Even after being reunited with her birth father, Hatchin prefers to be with Michiko.]]
* PluckyGirl: Michiko. Try to stop her. Just ''try''.
* PrecociousCrush: One episode is about Hatchin making a friend suffering from a precocious crush.
* PsychoForHire: [[LooksLikeCesare Shinsuke]].

* ShaggyDogStory: The whole Hiroshi search has a very anti-climatic end, especially when you consider that this plot drives the entire anime. Michiko's whole goal was to find Hiroshi again and give him his daughter, and since she proclaims her love for him for a good part of the series, possibly also get her HappyEnding by meeting him again. When the three of them meet, [[spoiler:Michiko has experienced enough to know that her sole mission was to simply deliver Hatchin to her father. Hatchin, who wasn't exactly excited about meeting the guy in the first place, is abandoned by him again after a few months, when he runs away with another woman]]. Still, from a certain point of view, it was all worth it, as the bond and friendship between the two girls is also the main theme of the series, and is reinforced [[spoiler:when they meet after the TimeSkip at the end]].
* ShorterMeansSmarter: Hatchin is considerably more rational and observant than the hot-headed, impulsive Michiko.

* SpicyLatina: Michiko.

* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:Shinsuke becomes this to Satoshi.]]

* {{Stripperific}}: Most anything Michiko wears, which might not be the smartest move when you're on the run and want to avert attention.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Hatchin is the small, female version of her dad, Hiroshi.

* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Atsuko.
* TakeMyHand: Michiko does this to Hatchin several times in the series.

* TerribleArtist: Michiko, and how! Just like [[Manga/OnePiece Luffy]], she doesn't even realize she can't draw at all.

* TranquillizerDart: Subverted. Michiko appears to be very resilient when hit by a dart from a tranquilizer gun. Twice.

* TheUnReveal: The significance of Michiko and Hatchin's [[spoiler:tattoos]] isn't revealed.
* VillainProtagonist: Michiko.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: [[spoiler:Bebel]] in episode 17.
* WhoWearsShortShorts: Michiko.

* WithMyHandsTied: Michiko is able to rescue Nei while they're tied up with her ''teeth''.

* MuggedForDisguise: In one episode, Michiko mugs a matador for his outfit in order to rescue Hatchin.

* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: [[spoiler:When Hana fights back against her abusive foster siblings.]]

* MementoMacGuffin: Hatchin's tattoo on her stomach, which is similar to Michiko's.
* MsFanservice: Michiko. She often wears clothes that show off a lot of her skin and not to mention the many moments of her shirtless.

* ImportantHaircut: Hatchin hacks off her GirlishPigtails pretty shortly after joining up with Michiko.

* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: [[spoiler:Hiroshi.]]
* LittleMissBadass: Hatchin all the way.
* LooksLikeCesare: Shinsuke.
* MeaningfulName: A common translation for Michiko's name is "child of the road." She and Hatchin spend the series on the run.

* HookerWithAHeartOfGold: Pepe Lima is actually a stripper with a heart of gold.
* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Despite several clues that [[spoiler: Hiroshi is not the thoughtful and good person she thinks he is, Michiko still believes he's still in love with her]]. Most of the other characters see right through him. Satoshi is also guilty of this concerning [[spoiler:Hiroshi.]] Even Hatchin, [[spoiler:who's never met Hiroshi up to that point, is able to get his personality better than his former best friend]].
* IdiotHero: Michiko, sort of. She isn't the brightest bulb in the box, but she makes up for it with lots of bravado and street smarts.

* GroinAttack: Used rather liberally by Michiko whenever male law officials are taking her on (i.e. pretty much every officer in the show who's not Atsuko). She only tends to use it as a [[CombatPragmatist pragmatic defense tactic]], [[TruthInTelevision which it is]], rather than just to be malicious.

* FreakOut: [[spoiler:Hatchin]] in Episode 7, combined shortly after with TookALevelInBadass.

* DrunkOnMilk: Hatchin at one point drinks some juice, which makes her very drunk. Michiko lampshades it:
-->'''Michiko:''' You're ridiculous. You're drunk on juice.

* EmbarrassingNickname: Michiko loves to call Atsuko "Jambo" (a Portuguese word for a dark-skinned person) to annoy her.

* ExtremeDoormat: Hana to her abusive foster family.

!!Tropes in this anime include;

* CircusBrat: Rita.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Atsuko. Pepe Lima is also a more downplayed version.

* DidYouThinkICantFeel: Hatchin does this to Maria when she finally snaps at her.

* BrainBleach: Hatchin's reaction whenever Michiko starts talking about sex.

* BoobsOfSteel: Michiko's well-endowed, and takes (and gives) punches with the best of them. Other characters tend to be armed with guns.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler: Shinsuke]] and, to some degree, [[spoiler: Satoshi]].

* AttractiveBentGender: A young girl name Rita once referred to Hatchin as her boyfriend, and almost kissed Hatchin, when the latter was wearing more masculine clothing.

* AmbiguouslyGay: It's heavily implied that Atsuko may have romantic feelings for Michiko, [[DatingCatwoman despite being tasked with bringing her in]]. In one particular episode, Michiko implies that as a child, [[TooKinkyToTorture Atsuko would become aroused whenever Michiko would beat her up]].

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hatchin has suffered her foster family's abuse for a fair chunk of her life. [[spoiler:It took her face being nearly ''ironed'' and then being literally kicked out of the house by Maria for her to snap and pummel the crap out of her.]]

* BabiesEverAfter: During the DistantFinale, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Hatchin got knocked up by a man who ditched her after three months]]. She seems happy with [[spoiler:her baby]] though.

* BikerBabe: Michiko is this with a scooter.

* AbsoluteCleavage: Michiko, frequently.

* BarefootPoverty: Hatchin briefly does a self-imposed version of this in "Like a Frantic Pinball," when she refuses to wear a pair of stolen shoes until she can properly pay for them.

* {{Bifauxnen}}: Hana is androgynous enough to look like a boy.

* BerserkButton: Don't call Atsuko "Jambo" if you don't want to get hurt.

* BadassAdorable: Hana is a cute young girl but she has her moments. For example, she knocked two adults unconscious by kicking the fat Michiko lady on her face.

* BareYourMidriff: Michiko likes to show off her tattoo this way.
* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Averted, since Michiko gets beaten up quite often.

* BarehandedBladeBlock: In the bullfight episode.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Hatchin has suffered her foster family's abuse for a fair chunk of her life. It took her face being nearly ''ironed'' and then being literally kicked out of the house by Maria for her to snap and pummel the crap out of her.

** Hatchin's [[spoiler:baby]]. Futhermore, the identity of [[spoiler:the father isn't revealed.]]

* AllJustADream: It turns out that the scene where Hatchin [[spoiler:fights back against her abusive foster siblings is this.]]

* AbsoluteCleavage: Michiko, frequently.

* ShaggyDogStory: The whole Hiroshi search has a very anti-climatic end, especially when you consider that this plot drives the entire anime. Michiko's whole goal was to find Hiroshi again and give him his daughter, and since she proclaims her love for him for a good part of the series, possibly also get her HappyEnding by meeting him again. When the three of them meet, [[spoiler: Michiko has experienced enough to know that her sole mission was to simply deliver Hatchin to her father. Hatchin, who wasn't exactly excited about meeting the guy in the first place, is abandoned by him again after a few months, when he runs away with another woman (viewers would've seen this one coming as soon as the clues that Hiroshi was far from an upstanding guy started coming up)]]. Still, from a certain point of view, it was all worth it, as the bond and friendship between the two girls is also the main theme of the series, and is reinforced [[spoiler: when they meet after the TimeSkip at the end]].

* ShaggyDogStory: The whole Hiroshi search has a very anti-climatic end, especially when you consider that this plot drives the entire anime. Michiko's whole goal was to find Hiroshi again and give him his daughter, and since she proclaims her love for him for a good part of the series, possibly also get her HappyEnding by meeting him again. When the three of them meet, [[spoiler: Michiko has experienced enough to know that her sole mission was to simply deliver Hatchin to her father. Hatchin, who wasn't exactly excited about meeting the guy in the first place, is abandoned by him again after a few months, when he runs away with another woman (GenreSavvy viewers would've seen this one coming as soon as the clues that Hiroshi was far from an upstanding guy started coming up)]]. Still, from a certain point of view, it was all worth it, as the bond and friendship between the two girls is also the main theme of the series, and is reinforced [[spoiler: when they meet after the TimeSkip at the end]].