History Anime / MischievousTwinsTheTalesOfStClares

%%* ApronMatron: The dorm mother.

* BirthdayEpisode: Twice actually. One focuses on Janet's birthday, and another one on the twin's.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: While all girls have varying hair colours, in the episode focusing on the [[PreciousPuppies Precious Puppy]] Hillary (blonde), Pat (bruntette) and Catherine (redhead) discover a stray puppy and decide to take it in.

* CircusBrat: Subverted with anime exclusive Jimmy, a [[MrFanservice handsome boy]] from a nearby circus that Janet has a crush on.

* GoodParents: The O'Sullivan twin's parents, from what little we see of them. In the twin's flashback, they're both shown to be very doting and close to their children, and they sent them to the titular school with their best interests in mind.

* PhenotypeStereotype: Since this is set in Britain, most characters have blue eyes and reddish-brown hair. Madeleine and Hillary have blonde hair.

* ABirthdayNotABreak: Tne twins get into a fight on their BirthdayEpisode and refuse to speak to each other, to their classmates' shock. They later get over it and become friends again.

%%* ClassClown: Doris Elwood%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope

%%* DumbBlonde: Subverted with [[AcademicAlphaBitch Hillary]] [[LovableAlphaBitch Wentworth]] and [[StudentCouncilPresident Winifred James]]. Played straight with [[TheDitz Allison O'Sullivan]]%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope, only lists a few characters.
%%* TheFashionista: Fifth-former Madeline and her admirer Allison O'Sullivan%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope, only names a couple of characters

%%* GenkiGirl: Janet Robins teeter between this and {{Tsundere}}.%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope. How is she a GenkiGirl?

* OneGenderSchool: St. Clare's is exclusive to female students.
* PassionateSportsGirl:
** Belinda Towers is the captain of the school lacrosse team and loves lacrosse so much that she's always imploting other girls to join as well. She even asks Pat to join, despite Pat's bratty behaviour and the prank she pulled on her earlier.
** Patricia was TheAce at lacrosse at her old school, and loves playing in Belinda's team. [[spoiler: Belinda even asks Pat to take over as the Team Captain when she leaves]].

%%* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
%%** Most of the teachers are either this or a CoolTeacher.%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope
%%** Also Hillary Wentworth.%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope
%%** Headmistress Dr. Leopold%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope

* RealWomenHaveCurves: An anime-only character named Joan is definitely on the heavy side. Fortunately, unlike Alma Pudden from the original books, Joan avoids many of the negative stereotypes and is portrayed as a good student with a bit of a SweetTooth. She does hate P.E. and is pretty bad at lacross, however, but grows to at least be more competent at it after getting special training from [[SternTeacher Ms. Roberts]].
%%** [[PassionateSportsGirl Belinda Towers]] and her best friend [[ShrinkingViolet Margot]] in the fifth forum%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope. How are these two charactrers an example?
* RichBitch: Rita Jones, framing poor Catherine for stealing and bullying Allison into keeping quiet.

** Jimmy, Rita, Madeleine and Colin, who are more or less {{Composite Character}}s of existing characters from the books.

* NiceGirl: Catherine Gregory, a calm gentle girl who wants to become a veterinarian. She's the one who teaches Isabel how to clean shoes and make tea for the older students without judgment.

* SettingUpdate: The original books were written in 1940, so they presumably take place there. However, the anime is explicitly stated to take place in the 1920s.
* ShrinkingViolet: Ms. Kennedy, a young teacher often the victim of pranks that frazzle her nerves, and is [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes afraid of cats]]. At one point she's so frustrated by the pranks she leaves the class.

* TheAce: The O'Sullivan twins were [[AcademicAthlete both the best athletes and the top students]] at their old school. [[BrokenAce They don't take to St. Clare's well at first.]] The first episode is literally called ''I Hate St. Claire's''.
* AdaptationalDyeJob: The O' Sullivan twins had blonde hair in the books. In the anime, their hair is dark brown.

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Patricia and Isabel look so similar that they successfully pull {{Twin Switch}}es to prank their fellow classmates. Though personality wise, Patricia is more outspoken and brash, while Isabel is more of a ShrinkingViolet.

* ABirthdayNotABreak:

* CharacterDevelopment: The twins start off as bratty and snobbish, but they mellow out over the first few episodes as they grow to like St. Clare's.

* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The only difference between Pat and Isabel is the way they wear their hair, with Isabel wearing her hair down with a headband and Pat wearing hers in a ponytail.

* RedOniBlueOni: Pat is more hot-headed and brash, while Isabelle is more calm and studious, adjusting to St. Clare's slightly faster than her sister.

* ShrinkingViolet: Ms. Kennedy, a young teacher often the victim of pranks that frazzle her nerves, and is [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes afraid of cats]]. At one point she's so frustrated by the pranks she leaves the class.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl:
** Allison is a PassionateSportsGirl, while Patricia and Isabelle are more feminine and interested in "girly" things.
** Between the twins, Patricia is more tomboyish while Isabel is the girly-girl. Isabel is quieter, demure and assimilates to St. Clare's quicker, but Patricia is rebellious and rejects it's rules. She also loves sports.
* TwinSwitch: In the second episode, Patricia, not wanting to do the cleaning for Belinda, sends Isabelle in her place while she goes shopping. Belinda finds out, but is quite amused.

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Patricia and Isabel look so similar that they're often confused for one another, and pull {{Twin Switch}}es to prank their fellow classmates. Though personality wise, Patricia is more outspoken and brash, while Isabel is more of a ShrinkingViolet.
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: The original book was called ''St. Clare's'', while the anime adaptation is called ''Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's''. While the title is true to an extent (both Pat and Isabel are eager {{Troll}}s, Pat is the more hot-headed one while Isabel is the quiter, better behaved one.

* BritainIsOnlyEngland: St. Clare's takes place in Britain, but no exact location is specified. In the final episode, it's confirmed the series takes place in England because the girls go to London.

* EveryoneHasStandards: The girls love playing pranks, but when Ms. Kennedy is startled by a firecraker and leaves the class in tears, the girls feel horrified, go to comfort her and ask her to stay.

%%* PassionateSportsGirl:
%%** Belinda Towers, captain of the school lacrosse team.%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope
%%** Pat herself, which lead Belinda to ask her to be captain after she left the school.%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope
%%* PluckyGirl: Both Pat and Isabel.%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope. How are these characters plucky girls?
* PhenotypeStereotype: Since this is set in Britain, most characters have blue eyes and dark brown hair.

* PreciousPuppies: Blinky, a puppy Catherine finds shot and takes care of him.

''Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's'' (おちゃめなふたご ―クレア学院物語― ''Ochame na Futago: Kurea Gakuin Monogatari'') is a 1991 Japanese anime created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now known as Creator/TMSEntertainment) and originally broadcast on Creator/NipponTelevision from January to November 1991. The anime is based on the Literature/StClares books by UK children's author Creator/EnidBlyton.

The anime has 26 episodes, and directed by Masaharu Okuwaki.

Based primarily on the first two books of the series, it follows much the same plot. Patricia and Isabel O'Sullivan are [[TheAce two of the best students at their school]], but receive a shock when their father announces that they'll be attending school at St. Clare's.

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Patricia and Isabel look so similar that they're often confused for one another, and pull {{Twin Switch}}es to prank their fellow classmates.
Though personality wise, Patricia is more outspoken and brash, while Isabel is more of a ShrinkingViolet.

* CulturallySensetiveAdaptation: In the book, many characters repeatedly made fun of Alma Pudden for being fat (even justifying it in-universe by saying it was "not malicious"). In the anime, not only is Alma AdaptedOut, but one episode focuses on a dieting craze taking over the school, which Patricia and Isabel are horrifed at and reject. The diet is so severe that when an important swimming match comes up, most of the girls can barely function.

* FoodPorn: In one episode, the girls throw a party for Janet's birthday, and we get a lot of beautiful shots of her birthday cake, jam, pie, mini-biscuits and all sorts of sugary sweet items. [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/foodponr.png See here]].

* TheAce: The O'Sullivan twins were [[AcademicAthlete both the best athletes and the top students]] at their old school. [[BrokenAce They don't take to St. Clare's well at first.]] The first episode is literally called.
* AdaptedOut: To be expected, as it's an adaptation of a six-book series with loads and loads of characters. Notable missing characters are Carlotta, Prudence and Erica.

* BoardingSchool: St. Clare's is a boarding school for British girls, and as expected of most British schools it teaches French and has a large populace of {{Passionate Sports Girl}}s.
* CanonForeigner: Jimmy, Rita, Madeleine and Colin, who are more or less {{Composite Character}}s of existing characters from the books.

* ShrinkingViolet: Ms. Kennedy, a young teacher often the victim of pranks that frazzle her nerves, and is [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes afraid of cats]].

** Between the twins, Patricia is more tomboyish while Isabel is the girly-girl

* TheAce: The O'Sullivan twins were [[AcademicAthlete both the best athletes and the top students]] at their old school. [[BrokenAce They don't take to St. Clare's well at first.]]
%%* ApronMatron: The dorm mother%%Doesn't explain the trope. How is the dorm mother an example? The trope could be replaced by a different one and a reader would not be able to tell
%%* BoardingSchool%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope

%%* GoodParents: The O'Sullivan twin's parents, from what little we see of them.%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope. How are they good parents?

%%* OneGenderSchool%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope

%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl:
%%** Allison (the girl's cousin) and the twins.%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope
%%** Between the twins, Pat is the tomboy while Isabel is the girly-girl%%Zero-context example that does not explain the trope, only says that the characters are an example

''Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's'' (おちゃめなふたご ―クレア学院物語― ''Ochame na Futago: Kurea Gakuin Monogatari'') is a 1991 Japanese anime created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now known as Creator/TMSEntertainment) and originally broadcast on Nippon TV from January to November 1991. The anime is based on the Literature/StClares books by UK children's author Creator/EnidBlyton.

''Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's'' (おちゃめなふたご ―クレア学院物語― ''Ochame na Futago: Kurea Gakuin Monogatari'') is a 1991 Japanese anime created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now known as Creator/TMSEntertainment) and originally broadcast on Nippon TV from January to November 1991. The anime is based on the Literature/StClares books by UK children's author Enid Blyton.

* TheAce: The O'Sullivan twins were both this at their old school, both the [[AcademicAthlete being both the best athletes and the top students]]. [[BrokenAce They don't take to St. Clare's well at first.]]
* ApronMatron: The dorm mother
* BoardingSchool

* ClassClown: Doris Elwood
* DumbBlonde: Subverted with [[AcademicAlphaBitch Hillary]] [[LovableAlphaBitch Wentworth]] and [[StudentCouncilPresident Winifred James]]. Played straight with [[TheDitz Allison O'Sullivan]]
* TheFashionista: Fifth-former Madeline and her admirer Allison O'Sullivan
* GenkiGirl: Janet Robins teeter between this and {{Tsundere}}.
* GoodParents: The O'Sullivan twin's parents, from what little we see of them.

* NiceGirl: Catherine Gregory. A calm gentle girl who wants to become a veterinarian. She's the one who teaches Isabel how to clean shoes and make tea for the older students without judgment.
* OneGenderSchool
* PassionateSportsGirl: Belinda Towers, captain of the school lacrosse team.
** Pat herself, which lead Belinda to ask her to be captain after she left the school.
* PluckyGirl: Both Pat and Isabel.
* PreciousPuppies: Blinky, a puppy Catherine finds shot and takes care of him
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Most of the teachers are either this or a CoolTeacher.
** Also Hillary Wentworth.
** Headmistress Dr. Leopold

** [[PassionateSportsGirl Belinda Towers]] and her best friend [[ShrinkingViolet Margot]] in the fifth forum

* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Allison (the girl's cousin) and the twins.
** Between the twins, Pat is the tomboy while Isabel is the girly-girl

''Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's'' (おちゃめなふたご ―クレア学院物語― Ochame na Futago: Kurea Gakuin Monogatari) is a 1991 Japanese anime created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now known as Creator/TMSEntertainment) and originally broadcast on Nippon TV from January to November 1991. The anime is based on the Literature/StClares books by UK children's author Enid Blyton.

* FatGirl: An anime-only character named Joan. Fortunately, unlike Alma Pudden from the original books, Joan avoids many of the negative stereotypes and is portrayed as a good student with a bit of a SweetTooth. She does hate P.E. and is pretty bad at lacross, however, but grows to at least be more competent at it after getting special training from [[SternTeacher Ms. Roberts]].

* FatGirl: An anime-only character named Joan. Fortunately, unlike Alma Pudden from the original books, Joan avoids many of the negative stereotypes and is portrayed as a good student with a bit of a SweetTooth. She does hate P.E., however, but grows to like it after getting special training from [[CoolTeacher Ms. Roberts]].

Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's (おちゃめなふたご ―クレア学院物語― Ochame na Futago: Kurea Gakuin Monogatari) is a 1991 Japanese anime created by Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now known as Creator/TMSEntertainment) and originally broadcast on Nippon TV from January to November 1991. The anime is based on the Literature/StClares books by UK children's author Enid Blyton.

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Most of the teachers are either this or a CoolTeacher

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* DumbBlonde: Subverted with [[AcademicAlphaBitch Hillary]] [[LovableAlphaBitch Wentworth]] and [[StudentCouncilPresident Winifred James]]. Played straight with Allison O'Sullivan

* FatGirl: An anime-only character named Joan. Fortunately, unlike Alma Pudden from the original books, Joan avoids many of the negative stereotypes and is portrayed as a good student with a bit of a SweetTooth. She does hate P.E., however, but grows to like it after getting special training from Ms. Roberts.

* RedOniBlueOni: Pat is more hot-headed and brash, while Isabelle is more calm and studious.
* ShrinkingViolet: Ms. Kennedy, a young teacher often the victim of pranks that frazzle her nerves.

* TomboyAndGilyGirl: Allison (the girl's cousin) and the twins.

* TheAce: The O'Sullivan twins were both this at their old school, both the best athletes ''and'' the top students. [[BrokenAce They don't take to St. Clare's well at first.]]
* CharacterDevelopment: The twins start off as bratty and snobbish, but they mellow out over the first few episodes as they grow to like St. Clares.
* FatGirl: An anime-only character named Joan. Fortunately, she avoids many of the stereotypes, and is portrayed as a good student with a bit of a SweetTooth. She does hate P.E., however, but grows to like it after getting special training from Ms. Roberts.
* IdenticalTwinIDTag: The only difference between Pat and Isabelle is the way they wear their hair, with Isabelle wearing her hair down and Pat wearing her's in a ponytail.
* NiceGirl: Catherine Gregory. A calm gentle girl who wants to become a veterinarian. She's the one who teaches Isabelle how to clean shoes and make tea for the older students without judgement.

* PluckyGirl: Both Pat and Isabelle.

* ShrinkingViolet: Ms. Kennedy, a young teacher often the victim of pranks that frazzle her nerves.

* FatGirl: Joan. Fortunately, she avoids many of the stereotypes, and is portrayed as a good student with a SweetTooth. She does hate P.E., however, but grows to like it after getting special training from Ms. Roberts.

* RedOniBlueOni: Pat is more hot-headed and brash, while Isabelle is more calm and studious

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* NiceGirl: Catherine Gregory. A calm gentle girl who wants to become a veterinarian. She's the one who teaches Isabelle how to clean shoes and make tea for the older students without judgement like her roommates.

* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: The only difference between Pat and Isabelle is the way they wear their hair, with Isabelle wearing her hair down and Pat wearing her's in a ponytail.

* NiceGirl: Catherine Gregory. A calm gentle girl who wants to become a veterinarian. She's the one who teaches Isabelle
* PassionateSportsGirl: Belinda Towers, captain of the school lacross team