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* {{Bowlderization}}: 7 episodes were cut from the Korean dub.

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* {{Bowlderization}}: {{Bowdlerization}}: 7 episodes were cut from the Korean dub.
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* BlackComedy: The show's preferred type of humour. You'll

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* BlackComedy: The show's preferred type of humour. You'llDepending on the episode, either Persia, Riki, Gaku, Dr. Moroi and Sayo will go through a HumiliationConga and get laughed at by everyone else.


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**In the manga, the professor's grandsons are called Akira and Fudo, after the ''Franchise/{{Devilman}}'' character. ''Devilman'' premiered in 1972, 12 years before the manga was written in 1984.



** Persia's lion is called [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing Simba]].

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** Persia's lion is called [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing [[Franchise/TheLionKing Simba]].
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*The80s: Hinted as the hairstyles and fashion trends are reminiscient of urban Japanese 80's pop culture, and eventually confirmed when Yuyuko (a teenager) mentions that she was born in the 1970s.


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*BestFriendsInLaw: [[spoiler:In the end, Persia gets with Gaku and Sayo gets with Gaku's brother Riki. They're seen going to the beach together.]]
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*MerchandiseDriven: Like most Studio Pierrot shows, this was made to sell toys to young girls, particularly Persia's magical wand and hairband.



* PityTheKidnapper: An escaped fugitive tries to take Persia hostage after breaking into her house. He ends up in tears, begging to be taken back to jail just to get away from her.

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* PityTheKidnapper: An In an early episode, an escaped fugitive tries to take Persia hostage after breaking into her house. He ends up in tears, begging to be taken back to jail just to get away from her.her.
*SceneryPorn: Do you like sunsets, beaches, skies, stars, ice, flowers and vivid colours? Then this anime won't disappoint, the scenery can even become distracting to the main plot.



** Persia's lion is called Simba.

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** Persia's lion is called Simba.[[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing Simba]].



* ThematicNaming: The kappas are called Gera Gera, Puri Puri and Meso Meso. All of their names are 2-syllables each and repeat their name twice.

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* ThematicNaming: ThemeNaming: The kappas are called Gera Gera, Puri Puri and Meso Meso. All of their names are 2-syllables each and repeat their name twice.
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* 80sHair: Persia's wild blue mane and the Muroi twins' mullets.

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* 80sHair: EightiesHair: Persia's wild blue mane and the Muroi twins' mullets.
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* 80sHair: Persia's wild blue mane and the Muroi twins' mullets.
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** In the manga, Persia was raised by a zoologist named Dr. Yasogami. In the anime, he was a scientist named Dr. Goken.

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** In the manga, Persia was raised by a zoologist named Dr. Yasogami. In the anime, he was a scientist named Dr. Goken.Goken Muroi.
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** Dr. Yasogami had two sons named Akira and Fudo (''[[Franchise/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]]?''). In the anime this was changed to the grandsons Riki and Gaku.

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** Dr. Yasogami had two sons named Akira and Fudo (''[[Franchise/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]]?'').Fudo]]''?). In the anime this was changed to the grandsons Riki and Gaku.


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*WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: Persia follows this formula to the T, but being the WildChild she is, being in school and battle actually isn't that different for her.
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** Dr. Yasogami had two sons named Akira and Fudo. In the anime this was changed to the grandsons Riki and Gaku.

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** Dr. Yasogami had two sons named Akira and Fudo.Fudo (''[[Franchise/{{Devilman}} Akira Fudo]]?''). In the anime this was changed to the grandsons Riki and Gaku.
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* AlternateForeignThemeSong: The Italian OP is sung by, you guessed it, Music/CristinaDAvena.

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* AlternateForeignThemeSong: AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Italian OP is sung by, you guessed it, Music/CristinaDAvena.
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* ArtisticLicense: Africa (or at least the part where Persa lived in) is portrayed as a place where people dress in lioncloth (think like the cavepeople from ''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'').

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*AlternateForeignThemeSong: The Italian OP is sung by, you guessed it, Music/CristinaDAvena.
* ArtisticLicense: Africa (or at least the part where Persa Persia lived in) is portrayed as a place where people dress in lioncloth (think like the cavepeople from ''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'').
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* AfricaIsACountry: According to the anime, Persia was born and raised "in Africa" hence her WildChild behaviour. Okay, so she's from the Serenegti Plains, which is East Africa, but that can mean a whole load of countries. The anime also states that Persia is more inclined to "African culture" instead of her Japanese culture.

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* AfricaIsACountry: According to the anime, Persia was born and raised "in Africa" Africa", hence her WildChild behaviour. Okay, so she's from It does specify that she was brought up in the Serenegti Plains, which Serengeti plains (which is East Africa, Africa), but that can mean a whole load of multiple different countries. The anime It is also states said that Persia is more inclined to "African culture" instead of her parents' Japanese culture.

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* AnimeHair: Persia's blue hair sticks up, is spiky, and looks like a rag compared to the rest of the characters.
* ArtisticLicense: Africa (or at least the part where Persia lived in) is portrayed as a place where people dress in lioncloth (think like the cavepeople from ''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'').

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* AnimeHair: Persia's blue hair sticks up, is spiky, and looks like a rag compared to the rest of the characters.
* ArtisticLicense: Africa (or at least the part where Persia Persa lived in) is portrayed as a place where people dress in lioncloth (think like the cavepeople from ''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'').''Anime/RyuTheCaveBoy'').
*BettyAndVeronica:
**Persia falls for both of the Muroi brothers - the sensetive kuudere Gaku, and the loud and confident Riki.
**To Gaku, Persia is the Veronica (a WildChild raised by African animals) while Yuyuko is the Betty (an average schoolgirl who's hyperfeminine by nature). In a twist of this trope, the Betty is the bitchy one.
*BirthdayEpisode: Episode 42 focuses on Yuyuko's birthday, where it's revealed that she was born on March 3, 1971.



* ByThePowerOfGreyskull: "Perukko Raburin Kurukuru Rinkuru!"



* CultureEqualsCostume: Whatever "culture" of Africa Persia grew up in involves her dressing like a caveman.



* EarthyBarefootCharacter: Invoked since this is the pre-historic era - many characters are close to nature and live in mud huts, and don't wear shoes.



* GratuitousEnglish:

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* GratuitousEnglish: The land of the fairies is called "Lovely Dream", in spite of the fact that they all speak Japanese.



* LovesMyAlterEgo: Kenji, a famous pianist, falls for Persia's older self.



* LovingAShadow: [[spoiler: It turns out that Kenji loves Persia's alter ego because she resembles his former love.]]
* MagicalGirl: The titular Persia becomes a MagicalGirl with a wave of her MagicWand and TransformationTrinket.



* NonHumanSidekick: From the fairy world, there are the three kappa (who resemble frogs). In the human world, there's Persia's pet lion, Simba, who she brought from Africa and turned into a TalkingAnimal with her own magic.
* OlderAlterEgo: Persia is an 11 year old girl, but her alter ego is much taller and mature-looking, and is presumably a 16 year old.



* PolarOppositeTwins: The Muroi twins. Gaku is sensitive and intellectual, while Riki is stubborn and athletic.
* PrecociousCrush: 11-year-old Persia has a crush on ''both'' of the Muroi twins, who are 14. In the manga, all three of them were high schoolers, averting this.
* RaisedByWolves: Persia grew up in the Serengeti plains of Africa, befriending many of the wild animals, including a lion that eventually becomes her sidekick.



* TransformationSequence: As expected for a MagicalGirl series, Persia has one that includes
* TransformationTrinket: Persia's baton, which doubles as a MagicWand and is the first step of transforming her into her OlderAlterEgo.
* TwinThreesomeFantasy: The G-rated version — Persia has a dream about marrying both of the Muroi twins.

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* TransformationSequence: As expected for a MagicalGirl series, In the opening, we see Persia has one that includes
* TransformationTrinket: Persia's baton, which doubles as a MagicWand
using her magic baton to activate the star on her headband and is the first step of transforming her into her OlderAlterEgo.
* TwinThreesomeFantasy: The G-rated version — Persia has
become a dream about marrying both of the Muroi twins.fairy.
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* MagicalGirl: The titular Persia becomes a MagicalMarket with a wave of her MagicWand and TransformationTrinket.

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* MagicalGirl: The titular Persia becomes a MagicalMarket MagicalGirl with a wave of her MagicWand and TransformationTrinket.



* ThemeaticNaming: The kappas are called Gera Gera, Puri Puri and Meso Meso. All of their names are 2-syllables each and repeat their name twice.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the first episode, after the plane crash, Persia ends up in Lovely Dream, the land of the fairies.

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* ThemeaticNaming: ThematicNaming: The kappas are called Gera Gera, Puri Puri and Meso Meso. All of their names are 2-syllables each and repeat their name twice.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: In the first episode, after the plane crash, Persia ends up in Lovely Dream, the land of the fairies. She is then given the Fairy Queen's favour as TheChosenOne and asked to save their world from freezing over.

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