History Anime / UtaKata

* FootFocus: Episode 4. The girls find themselves at an old summer camp, and as soon as Manatsu runs inside one of the cabins without shoes, she finds her socks covered in a thin film of dirt. Moments later, all girls bunking in the cabin have stripped off their shoes and socks to clean it barefoot.

In August 2010, six years after its original Japanese broadcast, Section23Films announced a North American release of the series.

* LethalHarmlessPowers: Ichika nearly kills someone with flowers, as [[spoiler: they're deathly allergic to them]].

* GlowingEyesOfDoom: [[spoiler:Ichika]]

* {{Fanservice}}

* AttemptedRape: Ryou tries this on Ichika, but his ex stops him.

* MysteriousWatcher: Saya

* BreakTheCutie: And how. [[spoiler:Happens to Ichika over the course of the series, but many of the supporting characters arguably qualify.]]
* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Manatsu and Kai, in the OVA]]

* IHaveTheHighGround: Saya.

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler: Ichika]]

* TallDarkAndBishoujo: Saya

* BaitAndSwitchCredits: The opening suggest the series is a fluffy shoujo story. It's a seinen series, and things get ''very'' dark later as mature issues are explored in detail. It culminates in the heroine having to choose between [[spoiler: killing herself or killing ''the entire rest of humanity''

* ElementalPowers, especially:

Tropes:

This thrills her immensely at first, but the more she uses this power the more she finds that it comes with a high cost, since she starts seeing herself and the world in an increasingly negative light. Ichika also appears to have had dreams about Manatsu for most of her life, but [[{{Plot-Based Voice Cancellation}} she can't quite remember what she tried to say to her]].

* {{Plot-Based Voice Cancellation}}

In August 2010, six years after its original Japanese broadcast, Section23Films announced a North American release of the series. [[AndTheFandomRejoiced And the fandom rejoiced]].

* BetweenMyLegs: Manatsu's legs frame Ichika during several of her transformations.

* ProperTightsWithASkirt: Michiru in her school uniform.

* {{Bishoujo}}: Practically every female character on the show.

* HoYay: Sei and Kai.

* LesYay: Ichika & Manatsu. It's rather subtle, until [[spoiler:Manatsu kisses Ichika]]. In the manga, Michiru obviously has a thing for Ichika. Keiko and Satsuki get their moments as well, which even survives them quarreling over the same guy.

In the following weeks strange things happen related to the yin-yang shaped charm that Ichika received from Sei, one of her homework tutors. Through this charm she can summon ghosts that represent various earth elements (called Djinn), so she can see the world through their eyes – which, incidentally, is the "homework" that Manatsu is supposed to do.

* Foot Focus: Episode 4. The girls find themselves at an old summer camp, and as soon as Manatsu runs inside one of the cabins without shoes, she finds her socks covered in a thin film of dirt. Moments later, all girls bunking in the cabin have stripped off their shoes and socks to clean it barefoot.

* EveryoneIsBi: Based purely on subtext, so YourMileageMayVary. Of course, only three members of the main cast (Ichika, Keiko, and Satsuki) ever have any explicit romantic interest in other people.

''UtaKata'' starts out as a seemingly ordinary MagicalGirl show, but fairly quickly [[MoodWhiplash shifts toward a much more serious tone]], when Ichika faces some big issues regarding the use of her powers and how they affect her and her surroundings. The 12-episode anime, broadcasted in 2004, had quite an [[GainaxEnding ambigious ending]] that left some questions unanswered. The DVD-release contained an extra {{OVA}} episode in an attempt to bring some more closure to the story. The character designs and animation style are hallmarks of gímik, a creative threesome consisting of director Keiji Gotoh, character designer Megumi Kadonosono and screenwriter Hidefumi Kimura, who are perhaps better known for their work on ''KiddyGrade'' and ''{{Kiddy Girl-and}}''.