History Anime / PapillonRose

* BleachedUnderpants: A mild example: the OVA was a lot more explicit than the relatively tame TV series.

* LampshadeHanging: In the OVA, after Tsubomi tries to transform with Cutie Honey's phrase, Rama asks her how can she even do that without the Air Element Fixation device. After telling her to stop joking around, Tsubomi agrees, noting they could get in trouble for copyright infringement. [[BreakingTheFourthWall Rama sighs while looking at the camera disappointed]].

* OperaGloves: A standard part of the Papillons' wardrobe.

* {{Catchphrase}}: "Tonight I will drink...you...up..." Used everywhere in promotional images and videos including variants like "DVD sale on Spring 2003, it will drink...you...up..."

* Catchphrase: "Tonight I will drink...you...up..." Used everywhere in promotional images and videos including variants like "DVD sale on Spring 2003, it will drink...you...up..."

* InTheNameOfTheMoon: "Clad in sensual lingerie, I am the crimson butterfly of the night!"

* {{Gainaxing}}: Even though the girls' uniform clearly features a bra, they still manage quite a lot of bouncing.

* HeteronormativeCrusader: The main Papillon Trio, upon realizing Adonis and Lupinus are lesbians. Funnily enough, this happens minutes before they die and it is implied that [[WhatAnIdiot the trio completely ignored all the blatant hints of them being a couple throughout the season]].

%%* {{Meganekko}}: Shizuku

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Dahlia's is green. Tsubomi/Papillon Rose's is pink.

** The main cast is consisted of {{color coded|Characters}} expies of the Franchise/SailorMoon cast. WordOfGod confirmed that the character designs were based on the art of ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'', so both the main cast and some of the villains are expies from that series' cast as well. The [[PowerTrio three]] main heroines are also expies of the ''Manga/WeddingPeach'' main trio, with [[VideoGame/SakuraWars a villain joining them]] [[Manga/WeddingPeach later]].

* ActionGirl: Rose in ''New Season''.
* AloofAlly: Papillon V, Adonis, and Lupinus.
* ApocalypseMaiden: Cosmos

* ButchLesbian: Futanari/ Papillon Adonis.

* CoolBigSis: Mio /Papillon Violet has this personality, at first.
* CovertPervert: Shizuku.
* CrashIntoHello: How Tsubomi and Hikaru meet.

* LipstickLesbian: Mitsuzuki/ Papillon Lupinus.
* MagicalGirlWarrior: A parody.

* {{Meganekko}}: Shizuku

* MysteriousWaif: Rubi/Cosmos

* [[NakedFirstImpression Pantyshot First Impression]]: When Hikaru and Tsubomi first meet, she crashes into him, falls over, and consequently flashes her panties at him.

** In-universe example: Starting from the R season, Shizuku's character profiles mention her love for an S&M erotica author, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Dan Onihachi]]. Her attacks in the New Season consist of shibari techniques and are always named "Sacred Onihachi-styled ___ shibari". In a meta sense, a person named Dan Onihachi is credited in the ONA for screenwriting. Doubles as [[MythologyGag Mythology Gag]].

* SuprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Papillon Rose's vibrator doesn't work against Gel Dynasty's troops in Papillon Rose R. Why? Because their reproductive organs are male. Averted when she gets a power upgrade and receives an anally driven attack.
* TakingTheBullet: Dahlia for Rose, in the backstory of "New Season."

* TokenMiniMoe: Petite Rose.

* TransformationSequence
** Averted with Dandy Lion. His character profile mentions he is just a cosplayer, so he doesn't need one.

** The author of the R animation archives hilariously tries to get past the censors in some of the character profiles, as they are meant to be for a TV anime series.(ex.cencoring the word "lesbian" in Papillon Adonis's character profile only to immediately change his mind and decencor it, while thinking outloud if it will bring him trouble).

* {{Transvestite}}: The villain organization in the R season consists of transvestites and pre-op transsexual women.

* RealityEnsues: Papillon Rose's vibrator doesn't work against Gel Dynasty's troops in Papillon Rose R. Why? Because their reproductive organs are male. Averted when she gets a power upgrade and receives an anally driven attack.

* Transvestite: The villain organization in the R season consists of transvestites and pre-op transsexual women.

* TokenMiniMoe: Petite Rose

* ZettaiRyouiki: Another standard part of the Papillons' wardrobe.

* HeteronormativeCrusader: The main Papillon Trio, upon realizing Adonis and Lupinus are lesbians. Funnily enough, this happens minutes before they die and it is implied that [[WhatAnIdiot they completely ignored all the blatant hints of them being a couple throughout the season]].

** In-universe example: Starting from the R season, Shizuku's character profiles mention her love for an S&M erotica author, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Dan Onihachi]]. Her attacks in the New Season consist of shibari techniques and are always named "Sacred Onihachi-styled ___ shibari". In a meta sense, a person named Dan Onihachi is credited in the ONA for screenwriting.

** The author of the R animation archives hilariously tries to get past the censors in some of the character profiles, as they are meant to be for a TV anime series.

** In-universe example: All of Shizuku's character profiles mention her love for an S&M erotica author, [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Dan Onihachi]]. Her attacks in the New Season consist of shibari techniques and are always named "Sacred Onihachi-styled ___ shibari". In a meta sense, a person named Dan Onihachi is credited in the ONA for screenwriting.