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Pretty sure this isn't the first time I've had to clarify this change. The ending isn't history repeating itself— everyone is more aware of their own personal actions and not simply shifting the blame onto others.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Nearly a DownerEnding. Tsukiko comes to terms with her past and saves Tokyo from the black ooze stuff. However, there's no indication that anyone else got over their problems. Ikari, whose wife is dead, is still a construction site security guard, and the final scenes are a [[BookEnds clear mirror of the opening scene]] of the series as if to say it will happen all over again. Maniwa, now white haired, replaces the old man from the beginning.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Nearly a DownerEnding. Tsukiko comes to terms with her past and saves Tokyo from the black ooze stuff. However, there's no indication that anyone else got over their problems. Ikari, whose wife is dead, is still a construction site security guard, and the final scenes are a [[BookEnds clear mirror of the opening scene]] of the series as if to say it will happen all over again.again, but the dialogue of everyone going about their business shows that they are aware of taking more responsibility for their actions instead of blaming everything on everyone else. Maniwa, now white haired, replaces the old man from the beginning.]]
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Trope does not apply; it took two years for rebuilding to be complete, not merely a few months.
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* BaitAndSwitch: The intro to the anime could suggest that some sort of natural disaster or even a nuclear war could factor in the plot. While a [[spoiler: disaster does engulf a large part of Tokyo it is basically a CozyCatastrophe that the city recovers from in a few months.]]
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: Zigzagged. Harumi is seeing a therapist, [[spoiler:but any real life practitioner worth their salt [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot would've institutionalized the poor woman ages ago.]]]] [[RuleOfDrama But then we wouldn't have "Double Lips".]]
** Played straight with Tsukiko Sagi. [[TheMentallyDisturbed She clearly has issues]], but has never sought help for them. This ends up causing a lot of problems for a lot of people...
** Played straight with Tsukiko Sagi. [[TheMentallyDisturbed She clearly has issues]], but has never sought help for them. This ends up causing a lot of problems for a lot of people...
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* ThereAreNoTherapists: Zigzagged. Harumi is seeing Harumi's the only character in the [[DysfunctionJunction entire cast]] who's shown even talking to a therapist, [[spoiler:but any real life practitioner worth their salt [[CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot would've institutionalized the poor woman ages ago.]]]] [[RuleOfDrama But then we wouldn't have "Double Lips".]]
** Played straight with Tsukiko Sagi. [[TheMentallyDisturbed She clearly has issues]],but has never sought help for them. This ends up causing a lot of problems for a lot of people...all we see him do is give exposition, so it's left ambiguous how much he's even helped her.
** Played straight with Tsukiko Sagi. [[TheMentallyDisturbed She clearly has issues]],
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Nearly a DownerEnding. Tsukiko comes to terms with her past and saves Tokyo from the black ooze stuff. However, there's no indication that anyone else got over their problems. Ikari, whose wife is dead, is still a construction site security guard, and the final scenes are a [[BookEnds clear mirror of the opening scene]] of the series as if to say it will happen all over again, but at least this time everyone will take responsibility for their own actions instead of blaming everything on everyone else. Maniwa, now white haired, replaces the old man from the beginning.]]
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Nearly a DownerEnding. Tsukiko comes to terms with her past and saves Tokyo from the black ooze stuff. However, there's no indication that anyone else got over their problems. Ikari, whose wife is dead, is still a construction site security guard, and the final scenes are a [[BookEnds clear mirror of the opening scene]] of the series as if to say it will happen all over again, but at least this time everyone will take responsibility for their own actions instead of blaming everything on everyone else.again. Maniwa, now white haired, replaces the old man from the beginning.]]
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* MaybeMagicMaybeMundane: For the first half of the series, the police try to connect Lil' Slugger's victims and motives, and the events before the attacks can be explained by coincidences or delusions. After that it becomes increasingly apparent that [[spoiler:Lil' Slugger and Maromi are in fact supernatural entities who can affect the real world]].
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* BaitAndSwitch: The intro to the anime could suggest that some sort of natural disaster or even a nuclear war could factor in the plot. While a [[spoiler: disaster does engulf a large part of Tokyo it is basically a CozyCatastrophe that the city recovers from in a few months.]]
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** Played straight with Tsukiko Sagi. [[TheMentallyDisturbed She clearly has issues]], but has never sought help for them. This ends up causing a lot of problems for a lot of people...
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** The fat otaku that Maria has sex with in the third episode is a not-so-subtle jab at the otaku community. [[spoiler: Even his [[ItMakesSenseInContext action figures don't respect him.]]]]
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* FanDisservice:
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* FanDisservice:FanDisservice: the series was made by Satoshi Kon, after all:
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** The central theme of the series. The "Lil' Slugger" persona is constantly used as a scapegoat by numerous people who are looking for an excuse to get out of the problems they have. Along with imagining up fantasy worlds such as one straight out of a video game, being attacked or killed by Lil' Slugger is the go-to excuse for people.
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** The central theme of the series. The "Lil' Slugger" persona is constantly used as a scapegoat by numerous people who are looking for an excuse to get out of the problems they have. Along with imagining up fantasy worlds such as one straight out of a video game, being attacked or killed by Lil' Slugger is the go-to excuse for people. To drive the point home, the attacks by Lil' Slugger only offer a brief reprieve, and ultimately only make things worse in the long run, ending with [[spoiler: the literal destruction of Tokyo.]]
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** [[UsefulNotes/{{Kawaisa}} Japan's obsession with cuteness]] is getting in the way of actually ''doing'' things.
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** [[UsefulNotes/{{Kawaisa}} Japan's obsession with cuteness]] (or in a broader sense, escapism) is getting in the way of actually ''doing'' things.
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* TakeThat: The episode with the Mellow Maromi staff takes not so subtle potshots at the anime industry.
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* ContemplateOurNavels: Interesting case with [[spoiler:Mrs. Ikari. Her telling Lil' Slugger her life story]] could be symbolic of meditation and mindfulness, which are a huge part of Buddhism. The fact that [[spoiler:she's the only character to reveal a great deal of her backstory is a contrast to how virtually no one else ever discusses their past and how they became as messed up as they are]], and it's implied this happens because Japan is losing the ability to make peace with the suffering that comes with being alive. [[spoiler:And as per the theme of the series, this causes Tokyo to suffer - you ''can't'' take someone else's troubles for them, knowingly or not, and expect everything to be all right.]]
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* ContemplateOurNavels: Interesting case with [[spoiler:Mrs. Ikari. Her telling Lil' Slugger her life story]] could be symbolic of meditation and mindfulness, which are a huge part of Buddhism. The fact that [[spoiler:she's the only character to reveal a great deal of her backstory is a contrast to how virtually no one else ever discusses their past and how they became as messed up as they are]], and it's implied this happens because Japan is losing the ability to make peace with the suffering that comes with being alive. [[spoiler:And as per the theme of the series, this causes Tokyo to suffer - you ''can't'' take someone else's troubles for them, knowingly or not, and expect everything to be all right.]]
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* DelicateAndSickly:
** The girl from the one of the stories the housewives tell.
** Misae Ikari, an ill middle-aged housewife with traces of PluckyGirl.
** The girl from the one of the stories the housewives tell.
** Misae Ikari, an ill middle-aged housewife with traces of PluckyGirl.
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Restored since Tsukiko's father acknowledged that he should've talked to her when he discovered the truth.
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* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Tsukiko [[spoiler:created Lil' Slugger]] as a way to avoid her strict father's scolding for losing Maromi. However, Maniwa reveals that [[spoiler:her father always knew the truth. He only went to search for Lil' Slugger to avoid the fact that he was so strict that his own daughter feared him, so he lied to the police and took a bat and pretended to search for Lil' Slugger to show Tsukiko that he cared about her]].
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* BareMidriffsAreFeminine:
** A standard feature of one of Maria's outfits.
** The outfit the evil princess wears in "The Holy Warrior", who appears to be "played" by Harumi.
** A standard feature of one of Maria's outfits.
** The outfit the evil princess wears in "The Holy Warrior", who appears to be "played" by Harumi.
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* BareYourMidriff:
** A standard feature of one of Maria's outfits.
** The outfit the evil princess wears in "The Holy Warrior", who appears to be "played" by Harumi.
** A standard feature of one of Maria's outfits.
** The outfit the evil princess wears in "The Holy Warrior", who appears to be "played" by Harumi.
