History Anime / TousouchuuGreatMission

* OffModel: Being a LongRunner, the show often suffers from this.

* ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Chronos Inc. shows no ill will towards the Tomura siblings after Sawyer forces his way into the competition, and tacitly let him reenter as many times as he wants. Of course, since Sawyer a PinballProtagonist yet also beloved by audiences, [[PragmaticVillainy he is actually pretty useful]] for maintaining the BreadAndCircus status quo.

*** [[spoiler:A terrorist group highjacked Chronos Incorporated, halting the current game of RFM in the process. Makoto Rozuki, the gamemaster of Colony A-3's own brand of RFM and leader of the terrorist group "Kairos", demands Satoshi and Harvest to surrender Enigma to them, ultimately endangering everyone on Colony A-7 when they denied his request and forced them to disable the entire colony's air petrification system. With everyone in the colony in great danger and Satoshi abducted by Kairos for their own nefarious plans, Sawyer, Haru, Luna (as well as her butler), Morris, Sigma and Gustin resolves to save the entire colony and Satoshi from Kairos' control by competing in a special variation of RFM against Colony A-3's own Runners. Then, Raccoon Dog Man reveals itself to everyone as Rabbi, a runaway Runner from Colony A-3 who offers the group of a way to her colony...]]

In the far future, humanity has migrate to the moon due to the Earth suffering from climate change and the depletion of its natural resources, living in a FantasticCasteSystem where the wealthy lavish in a luxurious lifestyle on the upper layers while the poor struggle to survive in the bottom slums of the colony. Keeping the colony's happiness intact is [[MegaCorp Chronos Incorporated]]'s long-running [[GameShow reality game show]] known as "Run For Money" (or "RFM", for short), where "Runners" must literally outrun the competition by navigating through the vast WideOpenSandbox, completing various tasks and make it to the end as the cash prize increases by the second, all while avoiding the Hunters - nigh-unstoppable robotic chasers marked by their CoolShades and [[SharpDressedMan classy outfits]] - whose mere touch can eliminate a Runner from the game and robbed them of the chance for the coveted prize pool.

** [[spoiler:Episode 48 reveals the full scope of Rabbi and her relation with Kairos and Colony A-3: she is the GameMaster of her colony's RFM until Makoto and his followers stage a coup d'etat that leads to her being stripped of her role as its Game Master, barely able to escape and went into incognito in Colony A-7 as Racoon Dog Man.]]

Of course, between the various obstacles, deadly chases, and an ever-changing line-up of participants, including the [[BornLucky absurdly lucky]] Luna Nishinotoin and the [[WorldsBestWarrior undefeated]] Morris Shoemaker, Sawyer will have to push his LeParkour skills and [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower his unusual instincts]] to its absolute limits if he ever wanted to claim the prize...

** [[spoiler:Episode 46 and 47 provides quite of a bombshell one after another.]]

*** [[spoiler:A terrorist group highjacked Chronos Incorporated, halting the current game of RFM in the process. Makoto Rozuki, the gamemaster of Colony A-3's own brand of RFM and leader of the terrorist group "Kairos", demands Satoshi and Harvest to surrender Enigma to them, ultimately endangering everyone on Colony A-7 when they denied his request and forced them to disable the entire colony's air petrification system. With everyone in the colony in great danger and Satoshi abducted by Kairos for their own nefarious plans, Sawyer, Haru, Luna (as well as her butler), Morris, Sigma and Gustin resolves to save the entire colony and Satoshi from Kairos' control by competing in a special variation of RFM against Colony A-3's own Runners. Then, Raccoon Dog Man reveals itself to everyone as Rabbi, a Runner from Colony A-3 who offers the group of a way to her colony...]]

* TheMostDangerousVideoGame: Run For Money in the anime is basically this. In each game, the Runners are inserted into a {{Cyberspace}} that is themed after some period in Earth's past and need to avoid the Hunters, while also surviving the battle against the ArcVillain of each era before the time limit reaches zero.

* TimedMission: The whole game is technically one. On top of avoiding the Hunters, the Runners are often abruptly given the titular "Great Mission", additional mid-game timed missions that are absurdly difficult. Thus, it was necessary for various Runners to work together to accomplish each game's Great Mission as much as possible, lest a Hunter came in and eliminate them right and there...

*** [[spoiler:A terrorist group highjacked Chronos Incorporated, halting the current game of RFM in the process. Makoto Rozuki, the gamemaster of RFM from Colony A-3 and leader of the terrorist group "Kairos", demands Satoshi and Harvest to surrender Enigma to them, ultimately endangering everyone on Colony A-7 when they denied his request and forced them to disable the entire colony's air petrification system. With everyone in the colony in great danger and Satoshi abducted by Kairos for their own nefarious plans, Sawyer, Haru, Luna (as well as her butler), Morris, Sigma and Gustin resolves to save the entire colony and Satoshi from Kairos' control by competing in a special variation of RFM against Colony A-3's own Runners. Then, Raccoon Dog Man reveals itself to everyone as Rabbi, a Runner from Colony A-3 who offers the group of a way to her colony...]]

* DarkerAndEdgier: [[spoiler:The London arc introduces the Warcry mechanic, making every subsequent RFM more than a HighStakesGame as this also tires out the Runners on top of attracting Hunters much easily, and it wasn't until Episode 46 and 47 [[SerialEscalation where the stakes has been escalated]] to that of saving the entire colony from a terrorist group having taken Chronos Incorporated hostage over a forbidden RFM game.]]

* FightingSpirit: [[spoiler: The London Arc introduces a new gameplay power for the players in the form of Warcries: USB drives called Cry Triggers that plug into their Chrono Wristbands that allow them to spirit powers depending on the card they have. This only works if they have the determination, leaves them exhausted afterwards, and alerts Hunters to their location. That, and having a ''slight'' probability of making its user going completely berserk...]]

** The [[spoiler: Warcry mechanic]] is been foreshadowed by the opening theme since the first episode, long before the third game. [[spoiler:To say nothing of his berserk state under said power]].

* DarkerAndEdgier: [[spoiler:The London arc introduces the Warcry mechanic, making every subsequent RFM more than a HighStakesGame, and it wasn't until Episode 46 and 47 [[SerialEscalation where the stakes has been escalated]] to that of saving the entire colony from a terrorist group having taken Chronos Incorporated hostage over a forbidden RFM game.]]

* DeclarationOfProtection: Sawyer vows to protect his younger brother Haru at all costs, as well as to provide him with a better place to live in so Haru's health can finally improve. [[spoiler:This also serves as Sawyer's BerserkButton that unleashes his Warcry's tru potential.

* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: None of the {{NPC}} ever acknowledge the presence of the Hunters in the first game. In later games they are relatively aware of them, but do not prioritize dealing with them over their world's ArcVillain.

** [[spoiler:Episode 46 and 47 provides quite of a bombshell one after another.

*** [[spoiler:A terrorist group highjacked Chronos Incorporated, halting the current game of RFM in the process. Makoto Rozuki, the gamemaster of RFM from Moon Colony A-3 and leader of the terrorist group "Kairos", demands Satoshi and Harvest to surrender Enigma to them, ultimately endangering everyone on Colony A-7 when they denied his request and forced them to disable the entire colony's air petrification system. With everyone in the colony in great danger and Satoshi abducted by Kairos for their own nefarious plans, Sawyer, Haru, Luna (as well as her butler), Morris, Sigma and Gustin resolves to save the entire colony and Satoshi from Kairos' control by competing in a special variation of RFM against Colony A-3's own Runners. Then, Raccoon Dog Man reveals itself to everyone as Rabbi, a Runner from Colony A-3 who offers the group of a way to her colony...]]

In the far future, humanity has migrate to the moon due to the Earth suffering from climate change and the depletion of its natural resources, living in a FantasticCasteSystem where the wealthy lavish in a luxurious lifestyle on the upper layers while the poor struggle to survive in the bottom slums of the colony. Keeping the colony's happiness is [[MegaCorp Chrono Incorporated]]'s long-running [[GameShow reality game show]] known as "Run For Money"(or "RFM", for short), where "Runners" must literally outrun the competition by navigating through the vast WideOpenSandbox, completing various tasks and make it to the end as the cash prize increases by the second, all while avoiding the Hunters - nigh-unstoppable robotic chasers marked by their CoolShades and [[SharpDressedMan classy outfits]] - whose mere touch can eliminate a Runner from the game and robbed them of the chance for the coveted prize pool.

* CombatParkour: Touya and Sigma specialize in these, showing more prowess in acrobatics than any of the other competitors. They even end up forming a rivalry over who is better at it.

* DarkerAndEdgier: [[spoiler:The London Arc introduces the Warcry mechanic, making every subsequent RFM more than a HighStakesGame, and it wasn't until Episode 46 and 47 [[SerialEscalation where the stakes has been escalated]] to that saving the entire colony from a terrorist group having taken Chronos Incorporated hostage over a forbidden RFM game.]]

* DeclarationOfProtection: Sawyer vows to protect his younger brother Haru at all costs, as well as to provide him with a better place to live in so Haru's health can finally improve.
** The lyrics of the opening theme can be interpret as a more emotional version of the same vow.

* DifficultySpike: InUniverse. The London Arc is the longest yet, and is acknowledged by a veteran player to have been the hardest installment of the game show in a long while.

* FightingSpirit: [[spoiler: The London Arc introduces a new gameplay power for the players in the form of Warcries: USB drives called Cry Triggers that plug into their Chrono Wristbands that allow them to spirit powers depending on the card they have. This only works if they have the determination, leaves them exhausted afterwards, and alerts Hunters to their location.]]

** The [[spoiler: Warcry mechanic]] is been foreshadowed by the opening theme since the first episode, long before the third game.

* JustLikeRobinHood: Phantom Thief Appolon steals from the wealthy in the White Area and anonymously donates to the needy in the Gray Area.

In the far future, humanity has migrate to the moon due to the Earth suffering from climate change and the depletion of its natural resources, living in a FantasticCasteSystem where the wealthy lavish in a luxurious lifestyle on the upper layers while the poor struggle to survive in the bottom slums of the colony. Keeping the colony's happiness is [[MegaCorp Chrono Incorporated]]'s long-running [[GameShow reality game show]] known as "Run For Money"(or "RFM", for short), where "Runners" must literally outrun the competition by navigating through the vast OpenWorld, completing various tasks and make it to the exit as their cash prize increases by the second, all while avoiding the Hunters - nigh-unstoppable robotic chasers marked by their CoolShades and [[SharpDressedMan classy outfits]] - whose mere touch can eliminate a Runner from the game and robbed them of the chance for the coveted prize pool.

In the far future, humanity has migrate to the moon due to the Earth suffering from climate change and the depletion of its natural resources, living in a FantasticCasteSystem where the wealthy lavish in a luxurious lifestyle on the upper layers while the poor struggle to survive in the bottom slums of the colony. Keeping the colony's happiness is [[MegaCorp Chrono Incorporated]]'s long-running [[GameShow reality game show]] known as "Tousouchuu"[[note]]Literally ''Run for Money''[[/note]], where "Runners" must literally outrun the competition by completing various tasks and make it to the exit as their cash prize increases by the second, all while avoiding the Hunters - nigh-unstoppable robotic chasers marked by their CoolShades and [[SharpDressedMan classy outfits]] - whose mere touch can eliminate a Runner from the game and robbed them of the coveted prize pool.

* ActorAllusion: Sigma/Appolon is not only an allusion to his [[Creator/KazuyaNakai voice actor's]] role as [[Manga/OnePiece Zoro]] being a charismatic {{hunk}} with great physical abilities and swordsmanship skills, but also goes the extra mile of even mimicking Zoro's original inspiration ''Franchise/{{Zorro}}'' by being a LovableRogue hiding his identity behind a masked alter ego. His title of '[[RedBaron Masked Duke]]' also references the original Zorro's status of a nobleman.

** The Egypt Arc is this, even in-universe. [[spoiler: For the first time, the concept of having two simultaneous rounds of Run For Money is introduced, with Sawyer and co. even briefly clashing with an opposing team of players from the previous games, who are lead by ''Morris''.]]