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* GratuitousEnglish: The ''entire'' lyrics of the opening and ending themes!
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* CrapsackWorld: Britain is divided and locked in a cold war which threatens to explode into a world war at any moment. Meanwhile, London is depicted as showing elements of the Victorian Age and Industrial Revolution, especially the dark sides such as rampant pollution, widespread poverty, and child labor.


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* GreyAndGrayMorality: Despite the protagonists working for the Commonwealth, it's not clear if either the Commonwealth or the Kingdom are the "good" faction. Episode 2 shows that the Commonwealth in fact possesses secret airship blueprints that violate international treaties, and tasks the Principal Team with preventing the existence of said blueprints from going public.
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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season. It's musical score is composed by YukiKajiura of LightNovel/SwordArtOnline and Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, who this time integrates elements of Swing and Jazz into her signature epic rock-opera style.

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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season. It's musical score is composed by YukiKajiura of LightNovel/SwordArtOnline and Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica fame, who this time integrates elements of Swing and Jazz into her signature epic rock-opera style.
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** Similarly, [[spoiler:Morgan is only defecting to the Kingdom so that he can spend his last days with his wife, who is living in the Kingdom.]]

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* AnachronicOrder: The first episode is titled "case13" and takes place significantly further in the show's timeline than the next episode does.



* WhamLine: [[spoiler:At the end of Episode 2, the Princess refers to Ange as "Charlotte"--which is the Princess's name.]]
* XMeetsY: ''Literature/JokerGame'' meets ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica.''

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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:At the end of Episode 2, the Princess refers to Ange as "Charlotte"--which is the Princess's name.]]
* XMeetsY: ''Literature/JokerGame'' meets ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica.''
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:At the end of Episode 2, the Princess refers to Ange as "Charlotte"--which is the Princess's name.]]

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* WhamLine: [[spoiler:At the end of Episode 2, the Princess refers to Ange as "Charlotte"--which is the Princess's name.]]]]
* XMeetsY: ''Literature/JokerGame'' meets ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica.''
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** Possibly with the help of a device hidden under her scarf.

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** Possibly with the help of a device hidden under her scarf.scarf.
* WhamLine: [[spoiler:At the end of Episode 2, the Princess refers to Ange as "Charlotte"--which is the Princess's name.]]
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* PrinceAndPauper: [[spoiler]]From the end of episode 2, it appears than several years ago, Ange and Princess Charlotte switched places, each imitating the other. This may be part of Princess's motivation to be a spy for the Commonwealth.[[/spoiler]]

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* PrinceAndPauper: [[spoiler]]From [[spoiler:From the end of episode 2, it appears than several years ago, Ange and Princess Charlotte switched places, each imitating the other. This may be part of Princess's motivation to be a spy for the Commonwealth.[[/spoiler]]]]
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* PrinceAndPauper: [[spoiler]]From the end of episode 2, it appears than several years ago, Ange and Princess Charlotte switched places, each imitating the other. This may be part of Princess's motivation to be a spy for the Commonwealth.[[/spoiler]]
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* OlderThanTheyLook: Dorothy is actually twenty.
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* VoiceChangeling: Beatrice, despite being the team's TokenMiniMoe, can easily mimic a man's voice.

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* VoiceChangeling: Beatrice, despite being the team's TokenMiniMoe, can easily mimic a man's voice.voice.
** Possibly with the help of a device hidden under her scarf.
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* PublicDomainArtifact: ''Cavorite''. First described as an anti-gravity material in Creator/HGWells' ''Literature/FirstMenOnTheMoon''.

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* PublicDomainArtifact: ''Cavorite''. First described as an anti-gravity material in Creator/HGWells' ''Literature/FirstMenOnTheMoon''.''Literature/TheFirstMenInTheMoon''.
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* DartboardOfHate: The ashtray in the office of Princess Principal's bosses sports a heraldry of The Albion Empire onto which the smoker can smother his or her cigar onto in contempt.
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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season. It's musical score is composed by YukiKajiura of LightNovel/SwordArtOnline and Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, who this time integrates elements of Jazz into her signature epic rock-opera style.

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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season. It's musical score is composed by YukiKajiura of LightNovel/SwordArtOnline and Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, who this time integrates elements of Swing and Jazz into her signature epic rock-opera style.
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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season.

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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz and Actas, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season.
season. It's musical score is composed by YukiKajiura of LightNovel/SwordArtOnline and Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica, who this time integrates elements of Jazz into her signature epic rock-opera style.
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* RareGuns: Ange's weapon of choice is a Webley-Fosbery Automatic Revolver.
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* SpaceColdWar: Steampunk Cold War, to be precise.

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* SpaceColdWar: Steampunk Cold War, to be precise.precise, with London serving as a clear analogue to Berlin.
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* RefugeInAudacity: Dorothy forges some documents in one of the Academy halls, in plain sight of her fellow students. When two classmates ask her waht she's doing, she replies that she's writing an essay and invites them to join her, knowing they'll refuse.

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** The Princess herself, leading a spyring for the Commonwealth.
* ElegantGothicLolita: all five girls' outfits fit this trope.

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** The Princess herself, leading a spyring spy ring for the Commonwealth.
* ElegantGothicLolita: all All five girls' outfits fit this trope.trope. Given that they're upper-class girls in a Victorian setting, it's hardly surprising.



* {{Ninja}}: With the half-mask, wide-brimmed hat and the short katana she uses on missions, Chise fits the image of "ninja" quite nicely. The Duke's men even refer to her as such.

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* {{Ninja}}: With the half-mask, wide-brimmed hat and the short katana she uses on missions, as well as her Japanese name, Chise fits the image of "ninja" quite nicely. The Duke's men even refer to her as such.



* PublicDomainArtifact: ''Cavorite''. First described as an anti-gravity material in Creator/HGWells' ''Literature/FirstMenOnTheMoon''

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* PublicDomainArtifact: ''Cavorite''. First described as an anti-gravity material in Creator/HGWells' ''Literature/FirstMenOnTheMoon''''Literature/FirstMenOnTheMoon''.
* RealityEnsues: The show makes quite clear that teenage spies who have to lie and kill on a regular basis would be more than a little emotionally messed up. The girls don't even entirely trust each other.
* SpaceColdWar: Steampunk Cold War, to be precise.
* SpyFiction: Of the Dirty Martini variety. The Principal Team's adventures are outwardly glamorous, with car chases, fancy gadgets and a ''very'' stylish wardrobe. On the other hand, they're teenage killers who ''will'' ShootTheDog if the mission requires it, and there are quite a few hints at the psychological issues their life brings with it.
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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season.

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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz, 3Hz and Actas, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season.
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* PublicDomainArtifact: ''Cavorite''. First described as an anti-gravity material in Creator/HGWells' ''Literature/FirstMenOnTheMoon''
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** The Princess herself, leading a spyring for the Commonwealth.
* ElegantGothicLolita: all five girls' outfits fit this trope.
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* McNinja: With the half-mask, wide-brimmed hat and single-edged sword she uses on missions, Chise fits the image of "ninja" quite nicely. The Duke's men even refer to her as such.

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* McNinja: {{Ninja}}: With the half-mask, wide-brimmed hat and single-edged sword the short katana she uses on missions, Chise fits the image of "ninja" quite nicely. The Duke's men even refer to her as such.
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* BadassDriver: Dorothy's role.
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* McNinja: With the half-mask, wide-brimmed hat and single-edged sword she uses on missions, Chise fits the image of "ninja" quite nicely. The Duke's men even refer to her as such.
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[[caption-width-right:350: From front to back: Ange, Dorothy, Beatrice, Chise, and Princess]]
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In an alternate universe set in the 19th century, the mighty Kingdom of Albion, the greatest power in the world, has been split in two. West lies the Commonwealth of Albion; east, the old Kingdom. The two nations are separated by a great wall that runs just west of the royal capital of London. In this shady world of espionage, violence and intrigue, a team of five teenage Commonwealth spies operate together, embedded undercover in the prestigious Queen's Mayfair Academy. One of them is none other than a royal princess.

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In an alternate universe set in the 19th century, the mighty Kingdom of Albion, the greatest power in the world, has been split in two. West lies the Commonwealth of Albion; east, the old Kingdom. The two nations are separated by [[TheGreatWall a great wall wall]] that runs just west of the royal capital of London. In this shady world of espionage, violence and intrigue, a team of five teenage Commonwealth spies operate together, embedded undercover in the prestigious Queen's Mayfair Academy. One of them is none other than a royal princess.
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* ConsummateeLiar: Ange lies frequently and unflinchingly, making it very hard to tell whether she's being serious or not.

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* ConsummateeLiar: ConsummateLiar: Ange lies frequently and unflinchingly, making it very hard to tell whether she's being serious or not.
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* AppliedPhlebotinum: Cavorite, a [[GlowingGreenRocks green-glowing mineral]] with AntiGravity properties. Albion's Cavorite monopoly, and the fleet of airships built using the stuff, allowed the Kingdom to establish itself as the dominant world power.
** ToxicPhlebotinum: Victims of Cavorite poisoning are left bedridden with their eyes [[SicklyGreenGlow glowing a sickly green]].
* CompulsiveLiar: Ange lies frequently and unflinchingly, making it very hard to tell whether she's being serious or not.

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* AppliedPhlebotinum: Cavorite, a [[GlowingGreenRocks [[GreenRocks green-glowing mineral]] with AntiGravity properties. Albion's Cavorite monopoly, and the fleet of airships built using the stuff, allowed the Kingdom to establish itself as the dominant world power.
** ToxicPhlebotinum: Victims of Cavorite poisoning are left bedridden with their eyes [[SicklyGreenGlow glowing a sickly green]].
green]]. They may or may not also gain some powers of clairvoyance.
* CompulsiveLiar: ConsummateeLiar: Ange lies frequently and unflinchingly, making it very hard to tell whether she's being serious or not.
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''Princess Principal'' is an original anime series produced by Studio 3Hz, released as part of the Summer 2017 anime season.

In an alternate universe set in the 19th century, the mighty Kingdom of Albion, the greatest power in the world, has been split in two. West lies the Commonwealth of Albion; east, the old Kingdom. The two nations are separated by a great wall that runs just west of the royal capital of London. In this shady world of espionage, violence and intrigue, a team of five teenage Commonwealth spies operate together, embedded undercover in the prestigious Queen's Mayfair Academy. One of them is none other than a royal princess.

!!Princess Principal contains examples of the following tropes:

* AppliedPhlebotinum: Cavorite, a [[GlowingGreenRocks green-glowing mineral]] with AntiGravity properties. Albion's Cavorite monopoly, and the fleet of airships built using the stuff, allowed the Kingdom to establish itself as the dominant world power.
** ToxicPhlebotinum: Victims of Cavorite poisoning are left bedridden with their eyes [[SicklyGreenGlow glowing a sickly green]].
* CompulsiveLiar: Ange lies frequently and unflinchingly, making it very hard to tell whether she's being serious or not.
* DefectorFromDecadence: The first episode focuses on Eric, a researcher whom the Principal Team is helping defect to the Commonwealth. He isn't defecting for moral reasons, though; he just wants to be able to pay for his sister's treatment. [[spoiler:In fact, he's a FakeDefector, set up by the Duke of Normandy to lure the Principal Team out of hiding.]]
* LittleMissBadass: The main cast are schoolgirls who can easily go toe-to-toe with law enforcement and enemy agents alike.
* PetTheDog: A somewhat twisted version of the trope is used at the end of the first episode. [[spoiler:Ange executes Eric for being a FakeDefector. Before she shoots him, however, she has him sign a life insurance form, thus ensuring that he'll be able to pay for his sister's cure in death.]]
* VoiceChangeling: Beatrice, despite being the team's TokenMiniMoe, can easily mimic a man's voice.

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