History Anime / LesMiserablesShojoCosette

* Barefoot Poverty: As soon as Cosette is left by the Thénardiers she is forced to wear rags and in addition to remain barefoot and remains so until Jean Valjean takes her away. In the various episodes this "handicap" is noticed only twice. The first when Gavroche asks "you are not cold in your feet" and the second time when after a long time wearing shoes he gets a blister. In addition to Cosette, other barefoot people are seen in the work, mostly because of poverty. Among which even Fantine.

* AdaptationalHeroism: Gillenormand, Marius' grandfather, is a complete {{Jerkass}} who fails to show Marius his affection in the book, even if he does secretly care a great deal for them, and while the two eventually reconcile after Marius barely escapes the barricade with his life, he never really changes. Here, he starts that way, but has a HeelRealization that leaves him acting much more kind and friendly after Marius's brush with death.

* TheAtoner: Jean Valjean.

** Sister Simplice becomes a sister of sorts to Alain.

* PutOnABus: Toron, a classmate of Eponine, had moved away. [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse It's unknown what happened to him after that.]]

* TruerToTheText: LighterAndSofter aside, this is one of the most faithful adaptations of the book.

** Not to mention Cosette herself, who is given a much more central role in this anime than she has in the book, or in just about any other adaptation for that matter.

* AbusiveParents: The Thenardiers, full stop. They effectively abandon their sons and both heavily mistreat Cosette in the years she's in their care. [[MoralityPet Mme Thenardier isn't like this towards her daughters]], but no so luck from her husband.

* AdaptationDyeJob: In the book, Marius has curly black hair and Cosette is brown-haired. In the anime, Marius has straight golden brown hair and Cosette has blonde hair.

* BetaBitch: Azelma to Eponine, though she does outgrow this attitude.

* DomesticAbuser: Monsieur Thénardier is implied to be one towards his wife.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played straight for Cosette during her stay with the Thenardiers in which we're told by Jean Valjean that she's actually malnourished, but averted for Fantine, who looks progressively worser for the wear once she's out on the streets.

* BadassGrandpa: Valjean, Javert, and Mabeuf. We never see him in action, but Gillenormand certainly has the build of one.

* LighterAndSofter: It has more people survive than other adaptations and quite a few added cutesy scenes, especially involving Chou Chou the dog, a character whom Cosette and Gavroche adopt as a puppy. He ends up saving [[spoiler:Gavroche]] from the barricade. However, just because the anime looks like this doesn't mean that the anime itself is entirely light and cutesy. Indeed, one scene involves Cossete being beaten by Madame Thenardier with a broom while shielding Chou Chou with her body. [[DramaticIrony This is accompanied by a voiceover by Fantine saying she's glad the Thenardiers are taking such good care of her daughter.]]

* ParentalSubsitute: Valjean becomes a father figure for Alain before being one for Cosette.

* LikeBrotherAndSister: Cosette and Gavroche. In fact, among the Thenardiers, Gavroche is the closest thing Cosette has to family.

* TearsOfJoy: [[spoiler: Javert, after taking Valjean's words to heart, and realizing people can change after all.]]

* AdaptedOut: Brujon is one of only two noteworthy characters to play this straight, and even then he's not particularly important. The other, Felix Tholomyes, Cosette's biological father, is a good deal more important to the backstory, and he doesn't receive so much as a passing allusion in the anime.

* TheBusCameBack: Alain, Sister Simplice and Gavroche's former boss reappear in a chapter to have a visit.

* LanternJawOfJustice: Valjean has a wide jaw, is strong and the hero of the story.

* MythologyGag: [[http://gallery.animeinfo.ru/img/Thenardier-127185-58373-1.jpg Thenardier wears the exact same soldier's uniform]] that he wears in the [[Theatre/LesMiserables musical adaptation]].

* ShoutOut: Possible coincidence for Alain/Alan, but he shares the same name as Alain Boubil, lyricist of the Les Miserables Musical.

* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Thenardier tries squeeze more money out Valjean by claiming he needs written proof from Cosette's mother that she is allowed to leave with whoever has that proof, even saying he would let Cosette go for free. Valjean hands him a letter from Fantine, proving that Cosette can leave, and that Valjean doesn't need to pay him to take her.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Played straight for Cosette during her stay with the Thenardiers in which we're told by Jean Valjean that she's actually malnourished, but [[spoiler:averted for Fantine, who looks progressively worser for the wear once she's out on the streets]].

* AntagonistInMourning: [[spoiler: After Valjean's death, Javert attends his funeral.]]

* BadassMustache: Jean Valjean and Monsieur Thenardier. The latter changed its style three times: as an innkeeper, as M. Jondrette and [[PaperThinDisguise Baron Thenard]].

* DoomedMoralVictor: Les Amis, of course.[[spoiler: Gavroche and Marius are the only ones to survive: Gavroche because he was saved by Chou Chou before his wound could kill him, Marius because Valjean saved him during the LastStand.]]

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: We first meet Gavroche as a baby. Cut to three years later and we see him put a mouse in Eponine's hair, when she's bullying Cosette. This establishes him as the kind of kid who will stand up for those who can't do so for themselves, and Foreshadows his joining Les Amis later.

* [[spoiler:TheHeroDies: Jean Valjean dies as he does in the books, his daughter beside him.]]

* InspectorJavert: The TropeNamer, of course.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After letting Valjean go free, Javert feels remorse for how his heartless words and actions caused Fantine's death.

* ArchnemesisDad: In the past, Javert had to arrest his parents, because they didn't redeem themselves.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After leaving Valjean, Javert feels remorse for accidentally killing Fantine.

* ForWantOfANail: The series doesn't overlook the consequences of the presence of a major CanonForeigner, having someone be SparedByTheAdaptation, or creating new subplots. Two examples of this are that [[spoiler:Chou Chou existing means he is able to save Gavroche from the barricade, and Gavroche's friendship with Cosette means that said dog has somewhere to bring him to. Thus, Gavroche is SparedByTheAdaptation,]] and [[spoiler:Valjean taking the time to tell Javert his life's story leads to Javert reconsidering suicide at the last minute, sparing him [[DrivenToSuicide his canonical fate]]. He later arrests Thenardier, a KarmaHoudini in the source material.]]
** [[CanonForeigner Alain]], the kid Valjean-as-Madeleine took under his wing and provided for the siblings of, was able to use his knowledge to prevent Montreuil Sur-Mer's economic decline (as shown in the book) by stepping in for them.

* CompressedAdaptation: Even with 52 episodes to tell the story, this is still a children's adaptation and some parts are omitted because they're not appropriate - Fantine is never explicitly shown to be a prostitute, for example.

* EarnYourHappyEnding

* UnkemptBeauty: Eponine as an adult looks very well although she is disheveled.

* LastStand: [[TearJerker You know the scene, if you've read the book or even seen at least one of the other adaptations.]]

* BadassMoustache: Jean Valjean and Monsieur Thenardier. latter changed its style three times: as an innkeeper, as M. Jondrette and [[PaperThinDisguise Baron Thenard]].