History Anime / SkyGirls

* RedOniBlueOni: Played very straight with Ranko and Haruko.

* BarelyThereSwimwear: From Otoha's clothing of choice in the mentioned OVA to the pilot suits to... just about anything else the girls wear on and off duty.

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* {{Tsundere}}: Eika is a textbook type A; Otoha is a mild type B towards Ryohei.

* XMeetsY: Sky Girls is like ''StrikeWitches'' meets ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' meets [[SuperDimensionFortressMacross Variable Fighters]] (minus the GERWALK Mode).

To fight them, a special unit of MiniMecha has been devised: the Sonic Divers. Curiously, these can can only be piloted by young females. The first unit consists of three teenaged girls, one of which is Otoha Sakurano, an avid kendo practicioner. The story focuses primarily on her plight, although the other girls get plenty of attention as well. In the TV series, the team gets expanded by one more [[ButNotTooForeign girl of German origin]].

* MiniMecha: The Sonic Divers kinda [[AWorldwidePunomenon straddle]] the line between PowerArmor and MiniMecha. They're not much bigger than the girls, and the limbs respond as extensions of the pilots' limbs. But it's hard to call it armor, since the pilots are ''completely'' exposed at the front in the interest of {{Fanservice}}.

* BoobsOfSteel: Eika, befitting her "best pilot" status, has the largest bust of all the Sky Girls team, much to Otoha's {{Pettanko}} displeasure. Eika herself doesn't actually like it since "it gets in the way". Subverted when taken outside the team, as Nanae has the ''largest'' bust of all female characters, and she's part MissionControl, part TeamMom.

* {{Pettanko}}: Otoha. [[BerserkButton Don't point it out, though]].

---> '''Aisha''': Whatever happens, always put your trust in me, your {{Nakama}}, and [[ICallItVera Zero]]. If you do that, you can fly.

* {{Fanservice}}: Lots. The OVA sets the tone when it ''starts'' with a closeup of Otoha's butt (in a micro bikini) - then pans down her entire body swimming over and then in front of the camera, legs spread. It's not nearly as constant in the TV series version, but the Motion Slits still leave very little to the imagination.
** Can anyone explain Ranko's [[http://media.photobucket.com/image/sky%20girls%20ranko/crisuskeer/MyAnimeList/skyGirls25-04.jpg unusual]] position after falling over on deck?

* HairAntennae: Elise. Even if they are three, instead of the more common two.

* MaleGaze: The camera focuses on Eika's rather curvy behind for about one full second as she straddles her Sonic Diver in the opening.

* MrFixit: Tachibana Ryohei. He becomes very passionate about maintaining Otoha's Sonic Diver, which she affectionately call "Zero". His reason? He wants to make sure Otoha can fly, at any costs. Hinted to be Otoha's LoveInterest. Also Oto Seibi, maintenance chief who is a CoolOldGuy.

** And then there are twin mechanics [[http://media.photobucket.com/image/sky%20girls%20ranko/crisuskeer/MyAnimeList/skyGirls25-04.jpg Ranko]] and Haruko Mikagami, ''older'' than [[http://animewriter.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/ryohei-otoha.jpg Ryohei]]?

* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[spoiler: "I'm flying, together with Oto-nee."]]

* DidNotDoTheResearch: Look closely at the maps shown with the adjusted coastlines. Somehow the sea level rose in such a way that it submerged the Andes while sparing most of the Amazon Basin, and flooded most of the central United States while leaving all of Florida above water. Check out [[http://merkel.zoneo.net/Topo/Applet/ this page]] for a couple of neat applets showing what the map would really look like. Of course, this is probably more a matter of TheyJustDidntCare.

* {{Wangst}}: Hey, it has ''teenagers'', so what do you expect. Never very excessive however.

* HairDecorations: Somehow, the Motion Slit technology requires the pilots to wear some sort of a hair dec. Most of them look vaguely resembling a mechanical version of a droopy dog ears, while Elise's stand upright like rabbit ears. See petting zoo people below.

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* {{Applied Phlebotinum}}: Plenty of examples, but especially the nanoskin gel and Delta Lock / Quadra Formation.

---> '''Eika''': What about this fruit...?
---> '''Otoha''': If you serve that, you'll send us all straight to heaven... in a bad way.
---> '''Eika''': *pales*

* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler: Yuuki. Twice, actually]].

* {{Expy}}: Possible instance. The bratty German girl who joins partway into the series is a teen genius, an arrogant and hot-headed person on proving her skill, and has a rather traumatic past. Combined with the synch ratios, hairclips, inhuman enemy monsters with unknown motives, and post-apocalyptic setting, some fans see Evangelion in the series and Asuka in Elise. Thankfully, though, Elise learns to lose the arrogance before anything too bad happens to her, and this series is not the DysfunctionJunction that Evangelion is.

--->'''Otoha''': What kind of guy is he?
--->'''Eika''': *[[BlatantLies ahem]]* [[GratuitousEnglish No comment]].

---> '''Admiral''': *stomach growls* ...ahem. Sometimes, we must put our principles aside.

* RetiredBadass: [[spoiler: Soya Togo is one; he was an AcePilot retiring due to a nasty injury and instead becomes CoolTeacher to the girls.]]

* {{Shout Out}}: Obviously, [[spoiler: the appearance of [[{{Gradius}} Big Vipers]]]]. This IS an anime made by Konami after all...

* {{Techno Babble}}: Quite numerous, but legible. This is the reason why the girls have to go around in a latex swimsuit with a 20 minute time limit in every battle.

* {{Ten Minute Retirement}}: [[spoiler: Otoha]], although it takes much more than just 10 minutes for her to completely recover. To be fair, {{The Reveal}} was [[BreakTheCutie a little cruel]].

* XMeetsY: Sky Girls is like StrikeWitches meets NeonGenesisEvangelion meets [[SuperDimensionFortressMacross Variable Fighters]] (minus the GERWALK Mode).

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* GratuitousEnglish: The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IADVWJ8K-w opening theme]] lyrics. However, it's a MELL song, so would you expect anything else from her?

* GratuitousEnglish: Oh God, the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IADVWJ8K-w opening theme]] lyrics. Some of the better [[WildMassGuessing guesses]] include "Please call me maiden sky girls. Rising crazy? Don't worry we are the sky girls. Do want to do?" and "Oh, bravely lady sky-girls! Wait! Understood? Innocent red lost arms, aaaaaaah."
** It's a MELL song. What did you expect? The single release contains the actual lyrics.

The series started out with a {{Fanservice}}-laden episode, produced by Konami and released as an {{OVA}}. It later got adapted into a two-season series in which the service got somewhat toned down, although the girls still have to wear extremely skin-tight uniforms to make them [[JustifiedTrope "communicate" with their mecha]]. Despite the obvious appeal to adolescent males, the series still manages to have an engaging plot and a fair amount of character development.

For a show with a similar concept that began with an OVA and was later turned into an anime, see ''StrikeWitches''. Both shows share the same character designer, Humikane Shimada, which may further explain their similarities. See the entry below on CharacterDevelopment.

* MaleGaze: Is there [[strike:[[{{Fanservice}} any reason]]]] any logical reason to focus on Eika's [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean rather curvy behind]] for about one full second as she straddles her Sonic Diver in the ''opening''?

* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs: Somehow, the Motion Slit technology requires the pilots to wear some sort of a hair dec. Most of them look vaguely resembling a mechanical version of a droopy dog ears, while Elise's stand upright like rabbit ears. See petting zoo people below.

* Tsundere: Eika is a textbook type A; Otoha is a mild type B towards Ryohei.

* Tsundere: Eika is a textbook type A; Otoha is a mild type B towards Ryouhei.

* KansaiRegionalAccent: The resident mechanics Haruko and Ranko has them. While Ranko is a stereotypical GenkiGirl, Haruko is much more calm, in a true RedOniBlueOni fashion.

* PinkBishoujoGhetto: The entire Sonic Diver team is female. The rest of the crew and the Big Viper squadron are much more mixed however.