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* BlandNameProduct: With inverted McDonalds arches and ''Burger Queens''.

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* BlandNameProduct: With inverted McDonalds UsefulNotes/McDonalds arches and ''Burger Queens''.

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* ActionGirl: Ran, Miyu, Mami...quite a few gals, really.

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* ActionGirl: Ran, A number of Gals are very good fighters, and could easily beat up men. Ran is probably the best, but Miyu, Mami...quite a few gals, really.Mami and Harue aren't bad either.



* AllegedLookalikes: When the group visits Taiwan for a study tour, Ran was frequently mistaken by the locals for artist Vivian Lin. However, due to their different hairstyle and perpetual expressions, they look [[OnlySixFaces no more alike than the rest of the main cast]].



* AmusingInjuries

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* BalloonBelly: Towa in episode 31.

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* %%* BalloonBelly: Towa in episode 31.



* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The blonde and red hair come from bottles, but still.

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* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Miyu is blonde, Aya has brown hair, while Ran has her signature red highlight. The blonde and red hair come from bottles, but still.still.
* BrainyBrunette: Aya, who has brown hair, is the smartest of the gang, being an honour student, and is trying to get into Tokyo University.



* CasanovaWannabe: Tatsuki's younger brother, Naoki, is very quick to fall in love with someone and declare them his "soulmate". Unfortunately, he tends to go after girls who are already taken (first Ran, then Miyu, Sayo, and finally Aya), so none of his pursuits ever work out for him.



* DancingTheme: A bit of it in the opening.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Can you say [[spoiler:"gang connections"]]?

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Can you say [[spoiler:"gang connections"]]?
opening.



* EnjoKosai: Aya, before Ran knocked some sense into her.

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* %%* EnjoKosai: Aya, before Ran knocked some sense into her.



* FireBreathingDiner

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* GratuitousFrench
* HappilyMarried: Taizo and Kiyako Kotobuki.
* HelloNurse

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* %%* HappilyMarried: Taizo and Kiyako Kotobuki.
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* JapaneseDelinquents

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* RetiredOutlaw: [[spoiler: Miyu]]

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* RetiredOutlaw: [[spoiler: Miyu]]Miyu]] used to be a violent gang leader, whose behaviour is far worse than Ran's. Now, she's one of the nicest, most modest, and hardworking of the main characters.



* SadistTeacher: Gunjou.

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* RomanticFalseLead: After Aya's relationship with Otohata begins to fall apart in volume 6, we are introduced to Katase. He's Aya's classmate in the special class, who also leads the student council, and seems very kind, caring and supportive towards Aya. However, Aya still loves Otohata (even though the latter is still very cold towards her), and is reluctant to return Katase's feelings. Later, Katase turns out to be rather controlling (he tries to get Aya leave her friends, whom he deems are bad influence to her), and [[spoiler:revealed to be a cheat who steals exam questions to achieve high grades]].
* SadistTeacher: Gunjou. He pushes his students to achieve in sports, antagonizes Ran when she defeated his class in the sports festival, and was eventually fired for actually hitting Ran during an argument.
* SatelliteCharacter: Mami's {{sidekick}} Harue doesn't seem to have any other personality other than being, well, Mami's sidekick. She briefly gets more focus when it was revealed [[spoiler:that she used to be a member of Miyu's rival gang -- the eagles]], but the issue gets quickly resolved [[spoiler:by Mami reminding her that she is now an Ikebukuro gal]], and she reverts to being Mami's friend, with no visible change in her overall behaviour.



** [[spoiler: Rei dating Aya at the end of the series after agreeing with Ran that no relationship would work out]].



* ShowWithinAShow: Type 2 - Odaiba Shark and to some extent Type 3 as they meet the main actor from the television show on a number of occasions. Sayo, Naoki and Masato are completely mad fans (able to quote lines and episode numbers and names from memory; Sayo also believes the show is real) and have gone around re-inacting scenes at the locations.

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* ShowWithinAShow: Type 2 - Odaiba Shark and to some extent Type 3 as they meet the main actor from the television show on a number of occasions. Sayo, Naoki and Masato are completely mad fans (able to quote lines and episode numbers and names from memory; Sayo also believes the show is real) and have gone around re-inacting scenes at the locations.



* SixStudentClique: Namely when three of the boys are involved.

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* %%* SixStudentClique: Namely when three of the boys are involved.



* [[ThoseTwoGirls Those Three Girls]]: The tan trio.
** Ran's comparatively normal school friends, Rie and Satsuki, also qualify as Those Two Girls.
*** Except Rie gets her own episode in season two centering on her relationship with a childhood friend. So Satauki is really the most forgotten.

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* [[ThoseTwoGirls Those Three Girls]]: The tan trio.
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ThoseTwoGirls: Ran's comparatively normal school childhood friends, Rie and Satsuki, also qualify as Those Two Girls.
*** Except Rie gets her own episode
is rarely given any focus or significant character development. Only appearing very occasionally to join in season two centering on her relationship with a childhood friend. So Satauki is really the most forgotten.Ran's weirder antics, complain about their lack of boyfriends, and swooning over Otohata.



* WelcomeEpisode: For Aya.

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* WelcomeEpisode: For Aya.Aya wasn't initially a part of Ran's group, but finally becomes one of her best friends in the second chapter, and is now closer to her than her two old friends -- Rie and Satsuki.

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* AbusiveParent: Miyu's mother blames Miyu for her divorce and barely [[ParentalNeglect acknowledges Miyu's presence]]. She gives Miyu enough to live on until the second series where she outright [[ParentalAbandonment abandons Miyu]].



* AbusiveParent: Miyu's mother blames Miyu for her divorce and barely [[ParentalNeglect acknowledges Miyu's presence]]. She gives Miyu enough to live on until the second series where she outright [[ParentalAbandonment abandons Miyu]].



* ArtEvolution: The way Ran's face was drawn was different in the first chapter, giving her more TsurimeEyes. Subsequent chapters improved until about the fourth chapter, where the iconic OnlySixFaces began to regulate itself.



* {{Ojou}} - Mami Honda. Ran also gets turned into one for an episode.

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* {{Ojou}} - {{Ojou}}: Mami Honda. Ran also gets turned into one for an episode.episode.
* OnlySixFaces: When it comes down to it, the girls all have two faces, with the difference being that some have TsurimeEyes and others don't.

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* NoDubForYou: The first series did get a dub by ADVFilms but when Nozomi Entertainment picked up the second series they didn't give it one.


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* ThePasswordIsAlwaysSwordfish: In Volume 6 of the manga, a student is busted for copying answer keys for exams. Said student flat out calls the teachers of the Honan Highschool "stupid" because the password for the computers? Honan2.
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* CallingOutYourAttacks: Ran does this on a number of occasions

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* CallingOutYourAttacks: CallingYourAttacks: Ran does this on a number of occasions
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* CallingOutYourAttacks: Ran does this on a number of occasions
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* NoDubForYou: The first series did get a dub by ADVFilms but when Nozomi Entertainment picked up the second series they didn't give it one.
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* BlandNameProductBlandNameProduct: With inverted McDonalds arches and ''Burger Queens''.
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* TheRival: Mami Honda.

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* TheRival: Mami Honda. Kasumi in the second series.
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* AbusiveParent: Miyu's mother blames Miyu for her divorce and barely [[ParentalNegelct acknowledges Miyu's presence]]. She gives Miyu enough to live on until the second series where she outright [[ParentalAbandonment abandons Miyu]].

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* AbusiveParent: Miyu's mother blames Miyu for her divorce and barely [[ParentalNegelct [[ParentalNeglect acknowledges Miyu's presence]]. She gives Miyu enough to live on until the second series where she outright [[ParentalAbandonment abandons Miyu]].
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* AbusiveParent: Miyu's mother blames Miyu for her divorce and barely [[ParentalNegelct acknowledges Miyu's presence]]. She gives Miyu enough to live on until the second series where she outright [[ParentalAbandonment abandons Miyu]].
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* BrokenBird: Miyu was this in her gang years, a tough trouble maker due to her parent's divorce and her mom's [[AbusiveParent lack of affection]] to her.
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* ActionGirl: Ran, Miyu, Mami...quite a few gals, really.
* ActionMom: Ran's mother is a police officer.
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* VerbalTic: Sayo peppers her sentences with "datchu".

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* VerbalTic: Sayo peppers her sentences with "datchu"."datchu" ("you bet").
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Hachiko is now an Useful Notes page. Removing entries that treat it as a trope; if it fits as Undying Loyalty feel free to readd it as such.


* {{Hachiko}}

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first chapters, one member of the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tan Trio]] wasn't tan, and they mocked Ran on the fact [[ChasteHero she was still a virgin]].

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first chapters, one member of the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tan Trio]] wasn't tan, and they mocked Ran on the fact [[ChasteHero she was still a virgin]].virgin]] instead for not being tan.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first chapters, one member of the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tan Trio]] wasn't tan.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first chapters, one member of the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tan Trio]] wasn't tan.tan, and they mocked Ran on the fact [[ChasteHero she was still a virgin]].
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** Also, the action show Pink Panther X, of which Ran is a great fan... And has taken the place of the main actor in two different occasions (and cosplayed the main character once). The fact it's a kid show doesn't matter anything to her.
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*WelcomeEpisode: For Aya.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the first chapters, one member of the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tan Trio]] wasn't tan.
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* ButtMonkey: The Tan Trio appear only to be humiliated by Ran. Even more notable because Ran would normally ignore them, but they always try to compete with her...
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It mainly revolves around three high school "kogals": [[GenkiGirl Ran Kotobuki]], [[DarkAndTroubledPast Miyu Yamazaki]] and [[YamatoNadeshiko Aya Hoshino]], and their "adventures" around Shibuya, Japan.

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It mainly revolves around three high school "kogals": [[GenkiGirl Ran Kotobuki]], [[DarkAndTroubledPast Miyu Yamazaki]] and [[YamatoNadeshiko [[NiceGirl Aya Hoshino]], and their "adventures" around Shibuya, Japan.
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* UnCancelled: The North American DVD release went through this. After ADVFilms released the first 26 episodes over six volumes in 2003-04, they didn't release any more due to lackluster sales. A few years later, Right Stuf licensed the second season and released it as a single boxed set, although without English audio.

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* UnCancelled: The North American DVD release went through this. After ADVFilms Creator/ADVFilms released the first 26 episodes over six volumes in 2003-04, they didn't release any more due to lackluster sales. A few years later, Right Stuf licensed the second season and released it as a single boxed set, although without English audio.
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* {{Moe}}: This isn't a trope typically used in shoujo anime, but in some ways, Aya could be considered this. As well as a maybe few other characters if taken this way.

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* {{Moe}}: This isn't a trope typically used in shoujo anime, but in some ways, Aya could be considered this. As well as a maybe few other characters if taken this way.



* RetiredOutlaw

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* RetiredOutlawRetiredOutlaw: [[spoiler: Miyu]]
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* GenkiGirl

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* GenkiGirlGenkiGirl: Ran and Miyu.
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''Super Gals'' is a 52-episode shoujo anime series, based on the manga ''Gals!'' by Mihona Fuji, serialzed in ''Ribbon'' magazine that eventually collected into 10 ''tankoubon'' volumes.

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''Super Gals'' (2001-2002) is a 52-episode shoujo anime series, based on the manga ''Gals!'' (1999-2002) by Mihona Fuji, serialzed in ''Ribbon'' magazine that eventually collected into 10 ''tankoubon'' volumes.

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* HiddenDepths: Despite it's bright and shiny exterior, the show talked about seriously heavy issues like crime, broken families, gang violence and sexual harassment in the workplace.

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* HiddenDepths: Despite it's bright and shiny exterior, the show talked about seriously heavy issues like crime, broken families, gang violence and sexual harassment in the workplace. workplace.
* JapaneseDelinquents
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* FemmeFatalons: All the girls wear long fake nails.
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* SecondLove: Yuya fell for Ran at first sight but [[spoiler: he ends up with Mami in season two]].
** [[spoiler: Rei dating Aya at the end of the series after agreeing with Ran that no relationship would work out]].

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