History Webcomic / ApricotCookies

* DarkMagicalGirl: [[spoiler: What Apricot can really transform into, minus the DarkAndTroubledPast. It's just that she dislikes it and wants to be the opposite.]]

* DarkMagicalGirl: [[spoiler: What Apricot can really transform into, it's just that she dislikes it and wants to be the opposite.]]

* EarlyBirdCameo: Both Moonlight Spritzer (introduced in chapter 3) and Princess Almond (introduced in chapter 5) can be seen in chapter 1 as figurines/keychains on Apricot's nightstand.

* DarkMagicalGirl: [[spoiler: What Apricot really can transform into, it's just that she dislikes it and wants to be the opposite.]]

* EveryoneIsASuper: All of the girls in Japan have MagicalGirl powers, except Apricot.

* GagBoobs: On Jacques's human form. Even funnier given that Apricot (and Jaques herself) thought that she was male the whole time.

* BlandNameProduct: Apricot buys her bread from the 11-Eleven convenience store (as opposed to 7-Eleven).

''[[https://apricotcookies.net Apricot Cookie(s)!]]'' is an OELManga written by Louistrations. It's a parody of MagicalGirl anime, set in an AlternateReality Japan where every girl can transform into a MagicalGirlWarrior—that is, [[UnSorcerer except for the titular Apricot]], [[FantasticAbleism who is bullied at school because she can't]].

''[[https://apricotcookies.net Apricot Cookie(s)!]]'' is an OELManga written by Louistrations. It's a parody of MagicalGirl anime, set in an AlternateReality Japan where every girl can transform into a MagicalGirlWarrior—that is, [[UnSorcerer except for the titular Apricot]], who is bullied at school because she can't.

** Segments from Starlet's manga are drawn in black and white, with the art style becoming slightly cutsier.

* CastOfSnowflakes: Played straight. Almost every minor or background character will give you the impression that they could be important to the story, or are the stars of their own 100% genuinely authentic fake mangas.

* FauxToGuide: A [[https://apricotcookies.net/specials/2 bonus comic]] preportedly teaches how to make actual apricot cookies. It starts with Apricot making the batter, then quickly goes off track as she tries to buy a 3D printer to make on-brand cookie cutters, commit buyer fraud, fail to assemble a cheaper model while crying at her failure, and burns her cookies in the oven.

* FiveSecondForeshadowing: Chapter 5 begins with the Director of Darkness noticeably missing from the usual chapter introduction, while one of his minions informs the viewer of a family emergency he had to attend. When the chapter proper starts, it opens with [[spoiler:Apricot's dad]] putting on his Director garb as he tells [[spoiler:Apricot]] where he has to go.

** [[spoiler:Starlet Pony has no bird and no prefecture ranking, because she's not actually a MagicalGirl.]]

* HurricaneOfPuns: Cream Tea make 4 successive puns when fighting the giant enemy crab in chapter 3, which the others see as bad etiquette.

** Apricot's grandma claimed she was cute "by 90s standards" during a flashback drawn in a 90s style.
* MagicalGirlGenreDeconstruction: A more [[DeconstructiveParody lighthearted]] take than most. The comic aggressively parodies common tropes to the genre by making them commonplace; for example, every girl in Japan has a tragic backstory [[DeathByOriginStory where their parents died]], leaving one to wonder who raises those girls as kids. Due to the many magical girls fighting on a daily basis, both the forces of light and darkness are run like businesses.

* SelfDeprecation: Starts right on the home page, with an apology to anyone who was looking for a recipe (for literal apricot cookies, presumably), and advises you not to miss out on [[DamnedByFaintPraise "what critics are unanimously calling a web comic."]]

''[[https://apricotcookies.net Apricot Cookie(s)!]]'' is an OELManga written by Louistrations. It's a parody of MagicalGirl anime, set in an AlternateReality Japan where every girl can transform into a MagicalGirlWarrior—that is, except for the titular protagonist, Apricot, who is bullied at school because she can't.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Butter Punch has blue hair with a yellow stripe, and the Princess of Darkness has red and black hair.
* YourMagicsNoGoodHere: Cream Tea can't transform outside of Japan because it's a violation of policy.

* {{Mecha}}: Sunshine Jubilee's transformation, perhaps related to her confinement to a wheelchair.

* {{Transgender}}: [[spoiler:Starlet Pony]] is biologically a boy, and transforms using a rare card in her deck.

* {{Animesque}}: This is a webcomic by non-Japanese creator, but it covers a predominantly Japanese genre Magical Girl. There is some Japanese text present and it reads from right to left. It has anime-style artwork and Creator/{{Tokyopop}}-style "100% Authentic Fake Manga" stamp.

* BeachEpisode: chapter 3, which lampshades this in the title, "Fan Servicing", and intro with the Director of Darkness.

'''Princess:''' my birth certificate so I'll never have to be associated with such a sycophantic monstrosity.

* ElementalHair: Jammy's red hair to go with her powers of fire.

* {{Animesque}}: Covers a predominantly Japanese genre? Check. Japanese text present? Check. Reads from right to left? Check. Japanese-style art? Check. Creator/{{Tokyopop}}-style "100% Authentic Fake Manga" stamp? Check, check, and check.

** Flashbacks to the 90's are drawn in an art style reminiscent of those times, complete with a VHS DecadeThemedFilter.

** Apricot's grandma claimed she was cute "by 90's standards" during a flashback drawn in a 90's style.

* FiveFiveFive: Apricot's phone number is 324-555-1297.