Line #11 Series/SamuraiGirl


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Samurai_Girl_9483.jpg]]
2	Samurai Girl is an Creator/ABCFamily MiniSeries, that aired in September 2008, about a girl named [[MeaningfulName Heaven]] and her journey as a {{Samurai}}. It is based off of the book series of the same name by Carrie Asai.
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4	The series consists of six episodes that aired over the course of three days, with Friday airing the ''Book of the Sword'' two-parter, Saturday airing ''Book of the Heart'' parts one and two, and Sunday finishing with the final two episodes, ''Book of the Shadow''.
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6	!!This miniseries provides examples of:
7	%% * AllLoveIsUnrequited: [[spoiler:Everyone still ends up single in the end]].
8	* AndTheAdventureContinues: The series ends with [[spoiler:Heaven bumping into Sato and a bunch of ninja, ready to take them out]].
9	%% * ArrangedMarriage: Heaven Kogo and Teddy Yukemura.
10	%% * BadassBiker: Jake.
11	%% * BoundAndGagged: [[spoiler:Karen does this to Cheryl when kidnapping her]].
12	%% * CoolSword: ''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast The Whisper of Death]]''.
13	%% * DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler:Karen]].
14	%% * DeadManWriting: The video version is included in a bag that Heaven's brother had given Jake the night he died.
15	%% * DeepCoverAgent: [[spoiler:Karen is really Kylie Devlin]].
16	%% * DesignatedGirlFight: The final battle between Heaven and [[spoiler:Karen]].
17	* FeedTheMole: Heaven gives a fake location of where to take the artifacts so that [[spoiler:Karen]] will relay the wrong location.
18	%% * GagEcho: "Be my shining knight on a dark, dark day."
19	%% * GroinAttack: Heaven used this a lot before getting actual training.
20	%% * HollywoodHacking: Otto's specialty.
21	* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Karen]] throws a knife at [[spoiler:Jake]] right after [[spoiler:he]] finds out that [[spoiler:she's TheMole]].
22	* InterchangeableAsianCultures: You'd think something with ''{{Samurai}}'' in the title would be heavy in Japanese people. Instead, it's just heavy in [[FakeNationality Asians in general]].[[invoked]]
23	* InterruptedSuicide: Sato ordered Noriyuki to kill himself, but Heaven and Jake thankfully arrive just in time.
24	%% * LostInACrowd: Good thing that Japanese wedding happened within walking distance of a costume party.
25	* LoveDodecahedron: Heaven is engaged to Teddy who actually liked her, but Heaven has a crush on Jake. Then Heaven meets Otto who has a major crush on her, but so does Jake. Then Jake's (ex-)fiance, Karen arrives back in town with much approval from Otto.
26	* MeaningfulName: She's called Heaven because it seemed as if she fell from the sky as the sole survivor of a plane crash.
27	%% * MiniSeries
28	%% * TheMole: [[spoiler:Karen]].
29	* NakedFirstImpression: When Heaven and Otto "officially" meet, Otto is [[PantsFree not wearing pants]].
30	* NotTheFallThatKillsYou: [[spoiler:Heaven]] is forced to [[spoiler:cut Jake's rope]] while rock climbing and [[spoiler:he falls to his supposed death]].
31	%% * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:Jake]].
32	%% * TheOnlyOneITrust: The reason that Heaven finds Jake to begin with.
33	* PrecisionFStrike: In the ''first episode'' no less!
34	--> '''Heaven:''' "Shh. Keep your voice down. Can you help me get outta here?"
35	--> '''Woman:''' "She's in here!"
36	--> '''Heaven:''' "Bitch!"
37	* RaceLift: Jake was Asian in the books.
38	%% * RebelliousPrincess: Heaven.
39	%% * {{Rotoscoping}}: Used for the {{Eyecatch}}es.
40	* RunawayBride: Heaven. Although, it's not like she had much of a choice.
41	* SamuraiInNinjaTown: Ninja are frequently used as the antagonists.
42	%% * ThoseTwoGuys: Cheryl and Otto.
43	%% * TrainingMontage: Naturally.
44	* WeddingsInJapan: Inverted. Heaven has an Eastern-style wedding, but travels to California to have it.
45	%% * WeddingSmashers: Heaven's wedding is attacked by ninjas.

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