History Anime / Supernatural

* BlondesAreEvil: [[spoiler:Meg after becoming possessed by a demon]].

* ClingyMacGuffin: In "The Spirit of Vegas" episode, Dean has bad luck due to an ancient Japanese coin and all his attempts to get rid of it end with coming back in some improbable manor. After he throws it out the window, some crows picking the coin up and drop it on his head. After he throws it in a lake, a fisherman catches it on his hook and flings it into Dean's pocket. Then he tries burying it, only to find a snake on his lap as they drive away that spits the coin out.

* EverybodyLives: [[spoiler:The episode "What Lives in the Lake", where the brothers figure out that the monster is actually a Kappa who is saving people's lives and convince the townspeople to let it be]].

* CutShort: A la ''Film/TheGoldenCompass'', the series ends after [[spoiler: YED]] is killed, and before the supernatural ramifications of this can be revealed, making the ending ''much'' happier. Sure, [[spoiler: John]] is dead, but the boys have gone through a ''lot'' less trouble, and far less people have been killed.

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Kurt, who stalks his ex-girlfriend [[TragicMonster Madison]], is viciously mauled to death by a werewolf (who just so happens to be said ex-girlfriend)]].

* CompositeCharacter: The Yellow-Eyed Demon, possibly, given that during his first appearance he is referred to explicitly and exclusively as "the Devil".
** Missouri Mosely not only serves the same role she did in the episode she appeared in from the show, but also takes Ellen Harvelle's place during the anime's take on the events of "All Hell Breaks Loose".
* ADayInTheLimelight: Human!Meg and Jake are the centers of their own episodes (Episode 7, "Temptation of the Demon" for Meg and Episode 19, "Loser" for Jake) while John and Lily share "Darkness Calling".

* DealWithTheDevil: "Temptation of the Demon" follows devout Christian Maria Masters struggling with the choice to make a pact with the yellow-eyed demon to save her [[IllGirl dying]] daughter, Meg. Out of options, she decides to go through with it and [[spoiler:becomes possessed by a minion of his as a result, resulting in her attacking Bobby and the Winchesters and dying from the subsequent exorcism]]. Want to know what puts an even crueler twist on the situation? It is revealed at the end of the episode that [[spoiler:her ''daughter'' has become possessed as well]] ([[FridgeHorror casting Meg's "recovery" in a more suspicious light in hindsight]]) and [[spoiler:is killed later on anyway, even after all her mother's desperate attempts to save her]].

* EverybodyLives: "What Lives in the Lake", where the brothers figure out the monster [[spoiler:is actually a Kappa who is saving people's lives and convince the townspeople to let it be]].

* EyeScream: In "3 Years Ago", Bloody Mary finds Sam's eyes sufficiently reflective to use as a portal. She doesn't damage them, though. He bleeds from them when she turns her power on him.

* GenderBender: The end of "Nightmare" reveals that [[spoiler:the yellow-eyed demon has possessed the woman at the drive-thru the Winchesters' orders are at in order to spy on them after the Max incident]].
* HideYourLesbians: Lily was established as having had a girlfriend in the TV series, but her sexuality appears to be either glossed over or outright erased in the anime series, which turns her girlfriend into strictly Lily's roommate/friend.
* IllGirl: Human!Meg has been sick since she was a child. Turns out that she is terminally ill.

* ParentalNeglect: John Winchester, natch. Also, Maria Masters (Meg's workaholic mom) and Gray Baker (Lily's dad, who abandoned her after witnessing her mother's fiery death).

* RealSongThemeTune: Naoki Takao's CoverVersion of "Carry On Wayward Son" by Music/{{Kansas}} is the credits theme.
** For the English DVD Release, the original version was used to replace the cover version, and ''all of the guitar solos are the [=DVDs=] menu music''. {{Justified|Trope}} because it was released through the same channels as the main series (Warner Bros, etc), and they had the licence from it that they could use.

* SilentAntagonist: [[spoiler:Demon!Meg]].

** Lily now has short brown hair instead of long blonde hair.

* BoyishShortHair: The other characters might look off, but, hey, at least Meg kept her fabulous blonde pixie cut!

** Likewise, Jess's hair color went from blonde to a reddish-brown.

* UglyCute: [[spoiler:The Kappa in "What Lives in the Lake," which looks like a scaly cross between a monkey and a frog. It helps that he does good turns for people who give him snacks.]]

* [[spoiler:EverybodyLives]]: "What Lives in the Lake", where the brothers figure out the monster [[spoiler:is actually a Kappa who is saving people's lives and convince the townspeople to let it be]].

* ContinuityLockOut: Given that little to no effort is made to explain what the hell's going on to any new viewers, it seems as though you're expected to have already watched the TV show and just know these things. God forbid someone decides to try ''Supernatural'' out through the anime first. Particularly bad in the first episode, which jumps right into a side hunt without laying out the main characters' backgrounds and why there are [[spoiler:flaming women on the ceilings]].

* TheAbridgedSeries: ''WebVideo/SupernaturalTheAnimationAbridged''

''Supernatural: The Animation'' retells the story of the main series' first two seasons, with some new stories thrown in for good measure for AdaptationExpansion. However, most of the series is at least ''somewhat'' based off episodes from the live action show.

** Dean has black hair. Fangirls have been known to argue over whether Live Action Dean's hair is brown or blond, but they can probably agree it's not black. For that matter, he has brown eyes instead of green.

** Mary Winchester now has brown hair, which makes Dean look more like their father and Sam look more like their mother, whereas in the live action show it's the other way around.
** Lily now has short brown hair instead of long and blonde.

* AscendedExtra: Missouri, who got only one episode in the original series, is a minor recurring character, taking over the roles of the Roadhouse crew (um, minus [[LoveInterest Jo's]]), who don't appear in this series.
* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Kurt, who stalks his ex-girlfriend [[TragicMonster Madison]], is viciously mauled to death by a werewolf (who just so happens to be said ex-girlfriend).]]
** [[spoiler:[[AbusiveParents Jim Miller]] was a horribly abusive father who constantly, and mercilessly, beat his son Max since he was a little boy. Much like the stalker-boyfriend Kurt in "Moonlight", [[TheDogBitesBack he met his end at the hands of his own son]] [[LaserGuidedKarma who took vengeance upon him for all his years of abuse]].]]

* [[BlackDudeDiesFirst Black Girl Dies First]]: Averted in "3 Years Ago". She dies second. The FinalGirl [[spoiler: [[DoomedByCanon bites it in an unrelated way]].]]
* BlondesAreEvil: [[spoiler:Meg after becoming possessed by a demon.]]
* BoyishShortHair: The other characters might look off, but hey, at least Meg kept her fabulous blonde pixie cut!
* CampGay: There's a deputy chief in one episode who fits the trope to a T. He lets Sam and Dean out of jail for the reason that they "are so yummy!" [[spoiler:Of course, this is thrown into doubt later in the episode, when we discover that he had other motives for freeing them.]]
* CompositeCharacter: The Yellow-Eyed Demon, possibly, given that during his first appearance he is referred to explicitly and exclusively as "The Devil".
** Missouri Mosely not only serves the same role she did in the episode she appeared in from the show, but also takes Ellen Harvelle's place during the anime's take on the events of "All Hell Breaks Loose."
* ContinuityLockOut: Given that little to no effort is made to explain what the hell's going on to any new viewers, it seems as though you're expected to have already watched the TV show and just know these things. God forbid someone decides to try ''Supernatural'' out through the anime first. Particularly bad in the first episode, which jumps right into a side-hunt without laying out the main characters' backgrounds and why there are [[spoiler:flaming women on the ceilings]].

* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler: Molly]]

* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:The reaper in "In My Time of Dying" assumes Mary's form to coax Dean's spirit into crossing over.]]

* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:The Meg Masters demon is shot dead with the Colt in Episode 15, "Devil's Trap". Not exactly eight seasons and [[LoveRedeems a redemption arc]], is it?]]

* EyeScream: In "3 Years Ago", Bloody Mary finds Sam's eyes sufficiently reflective to use as a portal. She doesn't damage them, though. He does bleed from them when she turns her power on him.
** Max in episode 11, to his stepmother. Almost.
* GenderBender: The end of "Nightmare" reveals that [[spoiler:the yellow-eyed demon has possessed the woman at the drive-thru the Winchesters' orders are at, in order to spy on them after the Max incident]].

* InkSuitActor: To varying degrees. Dean and Sam were modeled on their live action counterparts, though with more emphasis on capturing the character than the actor. Everyone else, no.

* LeftHanging: The show ends [[spoiler:where Season 2 of the original series did: the yellow-eyed demon dead, but with Dean {{Hell}}-bound, Sam coming back [[CameBackWrong "different"]], hundreds of demons let loose on the world... and that's all, folks. It might have been dealt with similarly to how it was in the next few seasons of the TV show, but then again, it's supposed to be an AlternateContinuity, so who knows what would've happened?]]

** The [[spoiler:yellow-eyed demon's female host]] in "Nightmare" and "Darkness Calling" bears such a striking resemblance to Katherine Boecher's Lilith in the original series, right down to the outfit in "The Monster at the End of This Book", that she ''must'' have been modeled after her.
** In "What Is and What Should Never Be", a photo shows that Dean is a fireman. He wasn't one in the live action version of that episode, but mentioned wanting to be one in the live action "Devil's Trap".
* OurVampiresAreDifferent: They even have one difference from the vampires in the original show, namely that they can have kids who become vampiric around puberty.

* PragmaticAdaptation: Most episodes that are taken whole cloth from the live action show, such as "The Alter Ego" ("Skin") and "Moonlight" ("Heart"), have at least one change to them to help maintain suspense and the plot twists.
* RealSongThemeTune: Naoki Takao's CoverVersion of "Carry On Wayward Son" by Kansas is the credits theme.
** For the English DVD Release, the original version was used to replace the cover version, and ''all of the guitar solos are the [=DVDs=] menu music.'' [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] because it was released through the same channels as the main series (Warner Bros, etc), and they had the licence from it that they could use.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Lial sacrifices herself to save the Winchesters.]]
* ReplacementGoldfish: Lial comes to see Sam as a surrogate son that will fill the void her own dead son has left, and wants to keep her with him. Dean and John object to this, rather strongly.

* SignificantGreenEyedRedhead: Both of Sam's {{Love Interest}}s, Jess and Madison. [[HasAType Hmm.]]
* SilentAntagonist: [[spoiler:Demon!Meg.]]
* TheStinger: One in each episode. Sometimes irrelevant (a funny moment or the scene where the townsfolk wave goodbye) and sometimes vital to the next episode (like the ends of "Devil's Trap" and "All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 1").
* SupernaturalGoldEyes: [[CaptainObvious The yellow-eyed demon's eye color.]]
* TragicMonster: [[spoiler:[[SexySecretary Madison]] of episode 10 "Moonlight", is very much this. She was turned into a werewolf and without even realizing it, murdered her own boss, killed her [[AssholeVictim stalker ex-boyfriend]] and sadly, in the end, she had to be killed by the Winchester brothers to prevent her from harming anyone else.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Max Miller of episode 11 "Nightmare"; he spent his entire childhood being beaten by his father. This left Max introverted and broken. When he finds out he has [[MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]] he takes [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge vengeance]] on his [[AbusiveParents father]] and seeks to do the same to his mother as well for sitting back and doing nothing to stop him.]]

* AscendedExtra: Missourim who got only one episode in the original series, is a minor recurring character, taking over the roles of the Roadhouse crew (um, minus [[LoveInterest Jo's]]), who don't appear in this series.

* AdaptationDyeJob: Anime Dean has black hair. Fangirls have been known to argue over whether Live Action Dean's hair is brown or blond, but they can probably agree it's not black. For that matter, he has brown eyes instead of green.

* AlternateContinuity: The series itself.

** [[spoiler:[[AbusiveParents Jim Miller]] was a horribly abusive father who constantly, and mercilessly, beat his son Max since he was a little boy. Much like the stalker-boyfriend Kurt in "Moonlight", [[TheDogBitesBack he met his end at the hands of his own son]] [[LaserGuidedKarma who took vengeance upon him for all his years of abuse]].]]

* EverybodyLives: "What Lives in the Lake", where the brothers figure out the monster is actually a Kappa who is saving people's lives and convince the townspeople to let it be.

* MythologyGag: In the anime version of "What Is and What Should Never Be", a photo shows that Dean is a fireman. He wasn't one in the live action version of that episode, but mentioned wanting to be one in the live action "Devil's Trap".

* RuleOfCool: Due to the nature of adapting a live-action show into an anime, a lot more moments that simply physically can't be done on-screen, either for budget or safety reasons, are added in.
** For example: Bobby rescuing the Winchesters with a helicopter(!) in "Devil's Trap".

* TragicMonster:[[spoiler: [[SexySecretary Madison]] of episode 10 "Moonlight", is very much this. She was turned into a werewolf; and without even realizing it murdered her own boss, killed her [[AssholeVictim stalker ex-boyfriend]] and sadly, in the end, she had to be killed by the Winchester brothers to prevent her from harming anyone else.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:[[spoiler: Max Miller of episode 11 "Nightmare;" he spent his entire childhood being beaten by his father. This left Max introverted and broken. When he finds out he has [[MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]] he takes [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge vengeance]] on his [[AbusiveParents father]] and seeks to do the same to his mother as well for sitting back and doing nothing to stop him.]]
* WholeEpisodeFlashback: "3 Years Ago".

* TheOtherDarrin: JensenAckles only dubs Dean in the final two episodes of the series (Jared Padalecki is Sam throughout). The change is barely noticeable, though.

* BizarroEpisode: "The Spirit of Las Vegas" has screwier and more {{Animesque}} humor than other episodes. Fitting, as the MonsterOfTheWeek is Japanese.

* TragicMonster:[[spoiler: [[SexySecretary Madison]] of episode 10 "Moonlight", is very much this. She was turned into a werewolf; and without even realizing it murdered her own boss, killed her [[AssholeVictim stalker ex-boyfriend]] and sadly, in the end, she had to be killed by the Winchester brother's to prevent her from harming anyone else.]]
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:[[spoiler: Max Miller of episode 11 "Nightmare;" ye spent his entire childhood being beaten by his father.This left Max introverted and broken.When he finds out he has [[MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]] he takes [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge vengeance]] on his [[AbusiveParents father]] and seeks to do the same to his mother as well for sitting back and doing nothing to stop him.]]

* AssholeVictim: [[spoiler:Kurt, who stalks his ex-girlfriend [[TragicMonster Madison]] is viciously mauled to death by a werewolf (who just so happens to be said ex-girlfriend).]]

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds:[[spoiler: Max Miller of episode 11 "Nightmare;" He spent his entire childhood being beaten by his father.This left Max introverted and broken; when he finds out he has [[MindOverMatter telekinetic powers]] he takes vengeance on his father and seeks to do the same to his mother as well for sitting back and doing nothing to stop him.]]

* TragicMonster:[[spoiler: [[SexySecretary Madison]] of episode 10 "Moonlight",is very much this. She was turned into a werewolf; and without even realizing it murdered her own boss, killed her [[AssholeVictim stalker ex-boyfriend]] and sadly, in the end, she had to be killed by the Winchester brother's to prevent her from harming anyone else.]]

* TragicMonster:[[spoiler: [[SexySecretary Madison]] of episode 10 "Moonlight,is very much this." She was turned into a werewolf; and without even realizing it murdered her own boss, killed her [[AssholeVictim stalker ex-boyfriend]] and sadly, in the end, she had to be killed by the Winchester brother's to prevent her from harming anyone else.]]

* CampGay: There's a deputy chief in one episode who fits the trope to a T. He lets Sam and Dean out of jail for the reason that they "are so yummy!"