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* ShoutOut: Going through the games, you'll run into [[Franchise/OnePiece a rubbery boy in a straw hat,]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda a martial-artist panda,]] [[Manga/DragonBallZ a boy who gets really strong when his hair turns gold,]] and even [[Manga/SukebanDeka a tough-looking schoolgirl wielding a yo-yo.]] And ''Moon Princess'' ends with [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings a ring being thrown into a volcano.]]

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* ShoutOut: Going through the games, you'll run into [[Franchise/OnePiece a rubbery boy in a straw hat,]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda [[Franchise/KungFuPanda a martial-artist panda,]] [[Manga/DragonBallZ a boy who gets really strong when his hair turns gold,]] and even [[Manga/SukebanDeka a tough-looking schoolgirl wielding a yo-yo.]] And ''Moon Princess'' ends with [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings a ring being thrown into a volcano.]]
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* [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Everything's Better With Monkeys]]: A mantra Minoto holds dear. Nearly every game has a monkey in it somewhere.
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* FilkSong: Almost every time a new game comes out, one of the [=EG24=] users (usually Zoz) will write a "song-through" for it.
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* ShoutOut: Going through the games, you'll run into [[Franchise/OnePiece a rubbery boy in a straw hat,]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda a martial-artist panda,]] [[DragonBallZ a boy who gets really strong when his hair turns gold,]] and even [[Manga/SukebanDeka a tough-looking schoolgirl wielding a yo-yo.]] And ''Moon Princess'' ends with [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings a ring being thrown into a volcano.]]

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* ShoutOut: Going through the games, you'll run into [[Franchise/OnePiece a rubbery boy in a straw hat,]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda a martial-artist panda,]] [[DragonBallZ [[Manga/DragonBallZ a boy who gets really strong when his hair turns gold,]] and even [[Manga/SukebanDeka a tough-looking schoolgirl wielding a yo-yo.]] And ''Moon Princess'' ends with [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings a ring being thrown into a volcano.]]



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* ShoutOut: Going through the games, you'll run into [[Franchise/OnePiece a rubbery boy in a straw hat,]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda a martial-artist panda,]] [[DragonBallZ a boy who gets really strong when his hair turns gold,]] and even [[SukebanDeka a tough-looking schoolgirl wielding a yo-yo.]] And ''Moon Princess'' ends with [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings a ring being thrown into a volcano.]]

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* ShoutOut: Going through the games, you'll run into [[Franchise/OnePiece a rubbery boy in a straw hat,]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda a martial-artist panda,]] [[DragonBallZ a boy who gets really strong when his hair turns gold,]] and even [[SukebanDeka [[Manga/SukebanDeka a tough-looking schoolgirl wielding a yo-yo.]] And ''Moon Princess'' ends with [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings a ring being thrown into a volcano.]]
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Minoto is a Japanese artist who makes web-based point-and-click adventure games and animations in Flash. He began in 2007 with ''Reader's Escape,'' and has gone on to make more than 140. The games are seldom very difficult, but what they lack in difficulty, they make up for with their unique art style and amusing animations. In February 2008, ''Cupid of the Mouse'' was featured on the [[http://www.escapegames24.com/ Escape Games 24]] blog, bringing Minoto a cult following that has grown ever since.

Minoto's web site is [[http://mac.rash.jp/games/dasyutu/ here.]] The [=EG24=] section for Minoto's games is [[http://www.escapegames24.com/search?q=Minoto here.]]
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* ArtisticLicense: The games based on folk tales.
* BagOfHolding: You only have ten inventory slots per game, but you'll be carrying around some things you wouldn't expect to be able to carry. This includes 100-ton weights, sumo wrestlers, life-size lion statues, and even farts!
* BearsAreBadNews: Completely subverted. Minoto's bears are as friendly as can be.
* BigEater: The panda. The only games where it's not eating are the ones where you have to give it something to eat. There are even [[http://mac.rash.jp/games/dasyutu/a105/en/index.html two]] [[http://mac.rash.jp/games/dasyutu/a110/en/index.html games]] and [[http://kisekae.180r.com/a001/en/index.html a mini-game]] in which this is your ultimate objective.
* BlindIdiotTranslation: But most of the [=EG24=] users agree, that's half the fun of these games.
** WordOfGod [[http://bartbonte.com/interviews/minoto.html has confirmed]] that Minoto uses [[Website/{{Google}} Google Translate]].
* DisproportionateRetribution: The BigBad of the ''Monkey and Secret Army'' series is [[spoiler:a turtle who never got a chance to play on the park's playground equipment because he's so much slower than everyone else.]] The solution to [[spoiler:his]] problem? '''[[NoKillLikeOverkill SEND A MIND-CONTROLLED GIANT CRAB TO TAKE THE PARK BY FORCE WHICH TAKES THE COMBINED EFFORTS OF THE SWAT TEAM AND A SUPERHERO MONKEY TO STOP!]]'''
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Minoto's first few games were more traditional room escape games. It wasn't until ''Cupid of the Mouse'' that they began to look like they do today.
* EnfantTerrible: A pistol-packing baby with CoolShades who gets into shootouts with police and government agents.
* [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Everything's Better With Monkeys]]: A mantra Minoto holds dear. Nearly every game has a monkey in it somewhere.
* FilkSong: Almost every time a new game comes out, one of the [=EG24=] users (usually Zoz) will write a "song-through" for it.
* GiantEnemyCrab: A BrainwashedAndCrazy version appears in ''Monkey and Secret Army.''
* GuideDangIt: In ''Box of Sparrow,'' most people didn't think to look inside the matchbox for the bow. Later, ''Halloween 2'' has an important item hidden behind a brick wall, but most players thought it was just part of the scenery.
* LighterAndSofter: Folk tales get this treatment frequently. For instance, the Minoto version of the Three Little Pigs ends with the wolf becoming friends with the pigs, and the Little Matchstick Girl not only lives, she becomes a successful businesswoman!
* LimitedAnimation: Most games only have one frame per character. That's about as limited as animation can get.
* NoticeThis: More recent games begin with picking up a key being indicated with a circle and arrow.
* PokeThePoodle: Once released, the demon in ''Halo Flower'' doesn't do anything except cut grass.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Take your pick!
* RousseauWasRight: There are rarely any truly villainous characters. The finale to the ''Monkey and Secret Army'' series is a shining example. Even characters who were villainous in the original folk tales are depicted as having a softer side.
** Except the Wicked witch of the west, who isn't the resident CuteWitch but rather a [[BuffySpeak demony witch thing]].
* ShoutOut: Going through the games, you'll run into [[Franchise/OnePiece a rubbery boy in a straw hat,]] [[WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda a martial-artist panda,]] [[DragonBallZ a boy who gets really strong when his hair turns gold,]] and even [[SukebanDeka a tough-looking schoolgirl wielding a yo-yo.]] And ''Moon Princess'' ends with [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings a ring being thrown into a volcano.]]
* SolveTheSoupCans: The nest puzzle in ''Cherry Blossoms.''
* SuperZeroes: ''Birds Egg 2'' has Uncle using a transformation belt to become...CANDLE MAN!
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: [=EG24=] user Prid made a beta for ''Minoto Quest,'' a side-scrolling platformer about the Minoto series, but nothing ever came of it.
* WidgetSeries
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