History Manga / GakuenAlice

* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Yuri, though justified with the ([[IncompatibleOrientation to her]]) unfortunate Alice she was graced with.

''GakuenAlice'' is an anime and manga centering around 10-year-old Mikan Sakura, who is dismayed when her best friend Hotaru is transferred away to a boarding school for genius students. When she learns that Hotaru is not allowed to visit or write back home, Mikan becomes suspicious, and travels alone to the school to investigate. She discovers that Hotaru is attending Alice Academy, a school specifically for children with special powers called Alices. Mikan meets a teacher named Narumi who says that Mikan herself has an Alice, and he requests to have her enrolled.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Male and female trios in the picture above (they even match left to right). [[hottip:*: For the males, Luca [Beauty], Yuu [Brains], and Natsume [Braw]. For the females, Mikan [Beauty], Hotaru [Brains], and Sumire [Brawn].]]

* XMeetsY: [[http://www.heartofmanga.com/gakuen-alice-tachibana-higuchi-series-review/ This review]] described it as "''FruitsBasket'' meets ''HarryPotter'' meets ''Franchise/{{X-Men}}''."

* AntiMagic: Mikan's nullification Alice. [[spoiler: Her dead father has nullification Alice as well]]

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: [[spoiler: Natsume and Mikan]]. Also Yuka and Yukihira way back when.

** Ironically enough, while Mikan's feelings are played down- Hotaru's are played up- while distant at the beginning, Hotaru shows real differences at [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/gakuen_alice/v22/c132/7.html these]] [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/gakuen_alice/v22/c132/8.html pages.]] *Clicking the links may give some spoilers- so be warned.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Male and female trios in the picture above. (They even match left to right.) [[hottip:*: For the males, Ruka, (Beauty) Yuu, (Brains) and Natsume (Brawn). For the females, Mikan, (Beauty) Hotaru, (Brains) and Sumire (Brawn).]]
* BettyAndVeronica: Luca (the Betty) and Natsume (the Veronica) have feelings for Mikan (the Archie). She eventually [[spoiler: falls in love with the Veronica]].

* BlitheSpirit: Mikan. She doesn't quite agree with the ideology of most other students. Though at first she is bullied for this, her cheerfulness becomes indispensable to the other characters, later described as 'the light' for many characters. This personality of hers also makes darker characters' lives better, even helping them revert to the good side (e.g. [[spoiler: Natsume, Nobara, eventually Persona,]]).
** Also [[spoiler: Mikan's father Yukihira-sensei,]] (''CoolTeacher'' variant) who played the role in the previous generation.

* ChekhovsGun: The Healing Alice stone Natsume always wears was originally given to [[spoiler: Yuka by Hotaru's brother, Subaru, during her years at Gakuen Alice. Yuka later gave it to Kaoru, Natsume's mother, as temporary protection, and after Natsume's birth the stone passed to his hands, effectively connecting his fate with Mikan's (As Yuka is Mikan's mother)... and arguably Hotaru's as well]].

* ChillyReception: The way Mikan is treated by the other Academy kids upon arrival is brutal, including violence, invasion of privacy (the mind rider forcibly reads her thoughts) and ManipulativeBastard behavior on Natsume's part.

* CompellingVoice: This is basically Reo's Alice. Also Narumi and anyone with a pheromone. Shizune has a sound pheromone that is similar.

* CrystalBall: Serina-sensei.
* CruelMercy: [[spoiler: Yuka gives this to the ESP. She inserts two Alice stones: Yukihira-sensei's (Nullification), for letting him die, and Rei/Persona's (Mark of Death) for manipulating and using him. Persona's stone slowly injures him, while the Nullification stone keeps it from killing him, from using his cloning Alice and also keeps him in a child's form. The only reason that she did not do anything worse is because Yukihira-sensei and Persona wouldn't have wanted it]].

** [[spoiler: And now Mikan's mother as well (and not through just [[TimeTravel a flashback]], either)... Mikan is NOT having a good year.]]

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Izumi Yukihira changes his hairstyle from his bangs parted at the side, giving him a messy look (arguably the most preferred by fans), to then being parted in the middle, making it clean. Done because his older brother criticized it and he took it seriously. But this was to show a certain maturity or change within him when it came to his job.

* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner: [[spoiler: Yukihira-sensei to Kuonji(ESP) with a defiant expression directed at him - "You... won't have your own way... definitely..."]].

* [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend He Is Not My Boyfriend]]: With some variations here and there, this is typically Misaki's response every time someone mentions her and Tsubasa as something else.
* GreenEyedEpiphany:
** Natsume ends up partners with Luna, which was her intention, as well as to make it appear as if they are being paired off romantically (the complete opposite in reality: Natsume hates her guts, and she does too). Despite that the reason for doing so is to protect her, this causes a slight distance between him and Mikan, who certainly feels the sting. Shocked the first time, asking him to be here on the Red Team with her on the Sports Festival later on, to even the "I don't care about them" denial in [[http://www.onemanga.com/Gakuen_Alice/85/10/ Chapter]] [[http://www.onemanga.com/Gakuen_Alice/85/11/ 85]]. Of course, no feelings are admitted or said... on Mikan's side.

* LightIsGood: Thrown around when referring to Mikan, who is often described as a light within the darkness, or a light found. Bright, with a strong heart, and helps bring happiness to those around her. More so when it comes to Natsume, who she "will save" - which was the sole reason why Narumi even partnered them up in the first place. [[spoiler: The light virtues were more or less "inherited" through her father, who was thought of the same way to aid in changing the academy]]. Also the children's light, that can't be muttered by the darkness, which is why there's a need to protect them so they won't pass through the pain that being under the ESP does. Light themes are used for other things as well.

* LongLostSibling: [[spoiler: Hotaru and Subaru, with the latter being sent to Alice Academy when he was five years old. However, they knew they existed beforehand]]. The audience... didn't.

* MythologyGag: At some point late in it, [[spoiler: Reo Mouri hijacks the school's broadcasting room]] in the manga, like he did in episode 25 of the anime. However, [[spoiler: instead of using his Alice to brainwash students into destroying the academy, he uses it to snap everyone else out of Luna's trance.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: Most of the story is about this, found in different variations:

** Some kids agree to leave their families and go to the academy for various reasons, e.g. Hotaru (her parents were paid money which they used to save her village school on her request), Mikan (who unwittingly followed Hotaru to the school, leaving her grandfather behind).
** Some kids were actually abandoned by their parents, e.g. Yuka, Persona (because of his dangerous Alice).

* PutOnABus: Amanatsu,in the anime.
* ThePowerOfLove: Applies to Natsume's various sacrifices for Mikan. [[spoiler: Also the reason that Yukihira and Yuka's spirits reunited in the afterlife.]]
* PowerNullifier: Leading to a FridgeLogic explanation for [[spoiler: the seemingly nice teacher helping Mikan get in: He really just wanted her there to help control the other kids.]]

* SayItWithHearts: Narumi in the manga. ''Oh'' God, Narumi ♥. Rui is another one, only with [[SayItWithHearts Say It With Stars]] ★.

* ShipperOnDeck: For a while, it seemed as though the whole "guardian angel" following liked pushing [[spoiler: Ruka and Mikan]] together... or maybe it was just because they supported the former because he CannotSpitItOut and felt sorry for him.

* WizardingSchool: Tis one.

* HoYay: Mostly concentrated around Narumi and his pheromone Alice. The highlight was kissing Misaki-sensei (though there were other motives for that).
** Rui to Tsubasa like wow, or any guy who might be pretty. That is, if you ''don't'' think he's rather vague in his preferences, if at all.
** Yuri and her girls.

* AcademyOfAdventure: Of course.

* AliceAllusion`

* BattleAura

* BlueWithShock

* BoardingSchool

* ChildrenAreInnocent

* ColorFailure

* CrossPoppingVeins

* ElevatorSchool

* EyeTake
* FaceFault

* FestivalEpisode

* HiddenEyes
* HoldingHands

* KansaiRegionalAccent
* {{Kimodameshi}}

* MagicSkirt

* MoodWhiplash

* OddShapedPanel

* {{Omake}}

* ThePowerOfFriendship

* PuppyDogEyes

* RelaxOVision

* TheReveal

* SchoolFestival
* SchoolPlay
* SchoolSwimsuit
* {{Shojo}}

* {{Slapstick}}

* UnspokenPlan

* WizardingSchool

Spoilers abound, so tread carefully.

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil - The good type.
* AcademyOfAdventure - Of course.
* AccidentalKiss - [[spoiler:Natsume and Mikan in the Christmas Ball when a dancing pair bumps into them, resulting in a crash. Or rather, "her teeth hit his". Doesn't matter. Natsume [[ForcefulKiss makes it permanent and undeniable later on the same night]]]]. Consider this also a FirstKiss.

* AllOfTheOtherReindeer - Mikan, especially in the beginning.
* AmbiguouslyGay - Rui.
* AmplifierArtifact - The Alice stone Tonouchi gave Mikan before they went into the wormhole to chase after Z, as amplification is his power.
* AntiMagic - Mikan's nullification Alice. [[spoiler: Her dead father has nullification Alice as well]]
* TheAtoner - [[spoiler: Persona is looking to start as one.]]
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther - [[spoiler: Natsume and Mikan]]. Also Yuka and Yukihira way back when.
* BaitAndSwitchLesbians - In a way, in that Mikan's feelings for Hotaru get downplayed immensely in the course of the series, which is ironic, considering they were her motivation for entering Alice Academy in the first place.

* BareYourMidriff - Mikan (10 years old) has a midriff-baring cheerleader's costume in the OP, and bared it again in a IDreamOfJeannie-style [[http://c2.sankakustatic.com/data/sample/59/2d/preview592d72fad78941712b23b69803a6c93d.jpg costume]] for the SchoolFestival.

* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn - Male and female trios in the picture above. (They even match left to right.) [[hottip:*: For the males, Ruka, (Beauty) Yuu, (Brains) and Natsume (Brawn). For the females, Mikan, (Beauty) Hotaru, (Brains) and Sumire (Brawn).]]
* BettyAndVeronica - Luca (the Betty) and Natsume (the Veronica) have feelings for Mikan (the Archie). She eventually [[spoiler:falls in love with the Veronica]].
* BigBrotherInstinct - Natsume to Aoi. Also to Youichi, for that matter.

* {{Bishonen}}- This is a {{shojo}} series after all.
* BlitheSpirit - Mikan. She doesn't quite agree with the ideology of most other students. Though at first she is bullied for this, her cheerfulness becomes indispensable to the other characters, later described as 'the light' for many characters. This personality of hers also makes darker characters' lives better, even helping them revert to the good side (e.g. [[spoiler: Natsume, Nobara, eventually Persona,]]).

* BookDumb - Mikan, who is quite clever and resourceful outside of class. Sometimes.

* BreakHisHeartToSaveHim - Yes, this Trope seems to plague these two. Let's see:

* ButtMonkey - Mikan and Tsubasa. Tsubasa gets it a little worse since most of the kids bullying him are ''four to eleven years younger than him''. Later, most of the bullying goes to Tonouchi, who is again bullied by his juniors, though he is the oldest in the Special Class.
* CampStraight - Narumiiiiiii.
* CarryingTheAntidote - Yuka carried the cure for Hotaru in the Z arc.
* {{Catgirl}}- Sumire's Alice, with some dog thrown in for good measure.
* CaughtInTheRain - [[spoiler: Yuka and Izumi]].
* ChekhovsGun - The Healing Alice stone Natsume always wears was originally given to [[spoiler:Yuka by Hotaru's brother, Subaru, during her years at Gakuen Alice. Yuka later gave it to Kaoru, Natsume's mother, as temporary protection, and after Natsume's birth the stone passed to his hands, effectively connecting his fate with Mikan's (As Yuka is Mikan's mother)...and arguably Hotaru's as well]].
* CerebusSyndrome - The manga, which takes a nosedive into ''serious'' angst around chapter 90.

* ChillyReception - The way Mikan is treated by the other Academy kids upon arrival is brutal, including violence, invasion of privacy (the mind rider forcibly reads her thoughts) and ManipulativeBastard behavior on Natsume's part.
* ClassRepresentative - Tobita

* CollapsingLair - The Z Arc.

* CommLinks - Hotaru's panda earmuffs and much later, mushroom earplugs.
* CompellingVoice - This is basically Reo's Alice. Also Narumi and anyone with a pheromone. Shizune has a sound pheromone that is similar.
* ContrivedCoincidence - The circumstances of Mikan getting into Alice Academy are a rather [[ExaggeratedTrope extreme example]]. Had the sequence of events all the way up to and including arriving at the gates of the school gone even slightly differently, the main plot would never have happened. Since Mikan's Alice is hard to detect, she wouldn't have ended up at the school at all unless she walked straight into it, which is exactly what she did.
* CoolTeacher - Yukihira-sensei. Narumi-sensei fills the role for Mikan, but is more feared/suspected/ridiculed than loved by the other students.

* CrystalBall - Serina-sensei.
* CruelMercy - [[spoiler: Yuka gives this to the ESP. She inserts two Alice stones: Yukihira-sensei's (Nullification), for letting him die, and Rei/Persona's (Mark of Death) for manipulating and using him. Persona's stone slowly injures him, while the Nullification stone keeps it from killing him, from using his cloning Alice and also keeps him in a child's form. The only reason that she did not do anything worse is because Yukihira-sensei and Persona wouldn't have wanted it]].
* {{Curse}} - Rui's Alice. Also the reason why Tsubasa has the star-shaped mark under his eye as punishment for his misbehavior, called the "Mark of Obedience".
* DeathBySex - [[spoiler: Yukihira-sensei after his first time with Yuka]], and immediately afterwards.
* DeathIsASadThing - Mikan and others [[spoiler: had to watch not only Penguin die (with Mikan in denial for a bit), but Mikan's father and Natsume's mother]].
** [[spoiler:And now Mikan's mother as well (and not through just [[TimeTravel a flashback]], either)...Mikan is NOT having a good year.]]
* DeclarationOfProtection - Natsume [[LoveConfession openly declares this about Mikan]]. Also applied to [[spoiler: his sister for when she was held hostage]].
* {{Delinquents}} - A lot of students, to their own classmates, were like this before Mikan came in. It's even said they didn't get along.
* {{Determinator}} - Mikan, boy howdy!
* DidNotGetTheGirl - Oy, where to begin? [[spoiler: Narumi, Luca, Shiki, Narumi (AGAIN, poor guy)]]...
* DoAnythingRobot - Penguin did this only when needed. For example, he vacuumed up the classroom and perhaps did other work. On the Z arc, the penguin pin Mikan got from Penguin in his handy-dandy pouch had served as a radar to find the others in the lair. Then his body was able to be flatten so he can get through the barricaded rocks and grab the fallen antidote successfully. Subverted only slightly because he causes more trouble than it's worth.
* DoggedNiceGuy - Or girl: Mikan with regard to Hotaru.
* DopeSlap - A more violent equivalent, and looking less lighthearted. Can happen to other characters rarely, and used as part of the comedy. Comes with a rare side of PaperFanOfDoom. But Mikan gets this SO much for her behavior, you have to wonder why she hasn't suffered severe head trauma. But that's MadeOfIron for you.
* ElectricTorture - Jinno-sensei can do this. Good thing [[spoiler: he's a good guy]].
* ElementalPowers - Some Alices fill this Trope. Few examples being:

* EmbarrassingNickname - Luu-chan for Luca in his home town.
* EmotionlessGirl - Hotaru
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer - Yuri, though justified with the ([[IncompatibleOrientation to her]]) unfortunate Alice she was graced with.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt - Misaki and Tsubasa can get this.
* EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether - Considering that all people who have Alices will eventually go here unless the parents manage to escape it that long, this is more of an expected Trope. Since this is the only type of family they'll have for awhile, and the only kids they'll be spending their following years with until they're 20, minus the teachers, they're bound to know other Alices only. It is stated that because of this, most Alice children come from Alice parents who met in Alice Academy, and became a couple. Or had gotten married.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins - In the manga, it was a caring robot penguin simply named Penguin, who, despite being a machine, showed a plethora of emotions. Noted to be one of Hotaru's inventions made in the summer before Mikan came to the academy. The reason for its creation stems from one of Hotaru's many request letters, where a lonely 64 year old man whose daughter and son-in-law died asked for it, according to one of the fanbooks, with instructions to make it adorable, and able to give him strength (figuratively). However, it was returned because it pitifully missed her and kept crying, which made Hotaru bully it a lot. It appeared many times with the characters, and even joined (or rather, snuck in) Natsume, Mikan, Tsubasa, and Luca in their quest to retrieve Hotaru's medicine and Tobita's alice. But...[[spoiler: bring your tissues with you. It died bravely to save Mikan in Chapter 43, giving us one of the early TearJerker moments of the story. OH, Penguin.]]

* ExpositoryHairstyleChange - Izumi Yukihira changes his hairstyle from his bangs parted at the side, giving him a messy look (arguably the most preferred by fans), to then being parted in the middle, making it clean. Done because his older brother criticized it and he took it seriously. But this was to show a certain maturity or change within him when it came to his job.
* {{Expy}} - Arguably, Hotaru, who looks a lot like the Hotaru from ''SailorMoon'' (though ''Sailor Moon'''s [[IllGirl Hotaru]] has a completely different personality).
* EyesAlwaysShut - Nodachi-sensei and the flying Alice guy. And random one time character Hoshino.

* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner - [[spoiler: Yukihira-sensei to Kuonji(ESP) with a defiant expression directed at him - "You...won't have your own way...definitely..."]].
* FanNickname - The Elementary School Principal is referred to by fans as the ESP or PSP (Primary School Principal) for short.
* {{Fearless Fool}} - Yukihira-sensei. Twice. Second time...

* [[spoiler: [[FirstGirlWins First Guy Wins]] - With Luca's IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy, which was more or less the only thing preventing it from happening in the ever love triangle, Natsume has become this. Unless you count Hotaru...]]
* FirstNameBasis - Something Natsume has a hard time with.
* FreakyFridayFlip - This happens to Mikan, Hotaru, Natsume, Ruka, Sumire, Yuu, Mr. Bear, and Kokoroyomi.
* FriendToAllChildren - Yukihira-sensei, and Narumi-sensei.
* FriendToAllLivingThings - This is more or less Luca's Alice.
* GadgeteerGenius - Hotaru.
* GenderBlenderName - In the manga, Narumi's first name is revealed to be Anju, which probably explains why he's never used it.
* [[GiveHimANormalLife Give Her A Normal Life]] - [[spoiler: Yuka to Mikan. It was accidental, as she didn't really want to leave her, but she was being hunted down. Because of this, she ended up thinking it was the right thing to do]]. Unfortunately, or as predicted, didn't turn out as planned.
* GlowingEyesOfDoom - Goes with the BattleAura.
* [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend He Is Not My Boyfriend]]- With some variations here and there, this is typically Misaki's response every time someone mentions her and Tsubasa as something else.
* GreenEyedEpiphany
** Natsume ends up partners with Luna, which was her intention, as well as to make it appear as if they are being paired off romantically (the complete opposite in reality: Natsume hates her guts, and she does too). Despite that the reason for doing so is to protect her, this causes a slight distance between him and Mikan, who certainly feels the sting. Shocked the first time, asking him to be here on the Red Team with her on the Sports Festival later on, to even the "I don't care about them" denial in [[http://www.onemanga.com/Gakuen_Alice/85/10/ Chapter]] [[http://www.onemanga.com/Gakuen_Alice/85/11/ 85]]. Of course, no feelings are admitted or said...on Mikan's side.

* HealingHands - Subaru.
* HerHeartWillGoOn - Oh, and ''how''. [[spoiler: Poor Yuka]].
* HeroicSacrifice - Happens a few times, most recently [[spoiler:when Yuka protects Narumi from the blast that would eventually kill her.]]
* HeterosexualLifePartners - Narumi and Misaki. Sakurano and Subaru.

* HonestJohnsDealership - Hotaru, to some extent.
* HotDad - [[spoiler: Izumi Yukihira]].
* HotMom - Luca's mother AND Kaoru Hyuuga, who is Natsume's. And gee, [[{{Bishonen}} would you look at their sons]].
* HotForStudent - [[spoiler: Yuka and Yukihira-sensei. Resulted in a certain little bundle of love we know.]]
* HotTeacher - Yukihira- sensei, Misaki-sensei, Narumi-sensei...and if principals count too, most ''definitely'' and ''infinitely'' the high school one [[spoiler:(not surprising, considering he's related to the HotDad, after all]]).
* HoYay - Mostly concentrated around Narumi and his pheromone Alice. The highlight was kissing Misaki-sensei (though there were other motives for that).

* IllGirl - [[spoiler: Hotaru]] becomes one in the sixth volume of the manga, when she uses herself as a human shield for Mikan.
* {{Important Haircut}} - [[spoiler: Yuka. After Kaoru dies, she promises herself she won't cry anymore and fulfill Izumi's and Kaoru's wishes]].

* InnocentCohabitation - Natsume and Mikan do this once. Well, more like Natsume FORCES her to, despite that the effects of being stuck from the mochi Tsubasa spoiled wore off, much to her depression. Comes with 1/2 ThereIsOnlyOneBed and 1/2 BeautifulDreamer (Natsume is the one sleeping), at that.

* InstantFanClub - Natsume has one.

* [[spoiler: IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy - Poor Luca has finally given in the towel. With a six paged speech about it, too.]]
* JerkassHasAPoint - Go Sumire!
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold - Natsume.

* KilledOffForReal - [[spoiler: Kaoru, Natsume's mother and Izumi, Mikan's father. And Penguin]].
** ...*sigh* [[spoiler:Yuka]].
* KillerRabbit - Bear. Just. Bear.
* LastKiss - [[spoiler: Izumi gives Yuka this before the TearJerker incident that's coming soon after it]].
* LethalChef - [[RoseHairedGirl Anna]]. The weird part is that it is her [[BlessedWithSuck alice]].
* LightIsGood - Thrown around when referring to Mikan, who is often described as a light within the darkness, or a light found. Bright, with a strong heart, and helps bring happiness to those around her. More so when it comes to Natsume, who she "will save" - which was the sole reason why Narumi even partnered them up in the first place. [[spoiler: The light virtues were more or less "inherited" through her father, who was thought of the same way to aid in changing the academy]]. Also the children's light, that can't be muttered by the darkness, which is why there's a need to protect them so they won't pass through the pain that being under the ESP does. Light themes are used for other things as well.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple - Misaki and Tsubasa. Not surprisingly.
* LittleMissSnarker - Hotaru.
* LockedInARoom - Mikan and Natsume, at the haunted house.
* LongLostSibling - [[spoiler: Hotaru and Subaru, with the latter being sent to Alice Academy when he was five years old. However, they knew they existed beforehand]]. The audience...didn't.

* LoveConfession - The first time, Natsume accidentally brought it upon himself. He took another student's - Kusami's - white punishment mask from the bench so he could hide, but naturally, this caused others to mistake him ''for'' said student. He had to take his place in the next Sports Festival challenge, which consists of getting a piece of paper, and randomly grabbing the person they truly feel fits the description personally to them that's written down on it (for example, "annoying co-worker"). Natsume was graced with the "person that I love". Forward to the fireworks that BRIGHTLY lit up what the paper said when he reached the finish line with Mikan on tow. He runs away after in an attempt not to be found out. Mikan suspects it was him due to the similarities regardless (and later on Natsume does something that confirms it to her), even after Luna covers it up.

* LoveTriangle - Guess which. ''Just'' guess. They fell under Type 3. As of recent chapters, however, Luca/Mikan/Natsume went up to Type 4 once [[spoiler:Mikan reciprocated Natsume's feelings]]. There's also the much smaller [[spoiler: Izumi/Yuka/Narumi]], which is Type 4 <-- even with DeathOfTheHypotenuse and Shiki added. In the present, there's another Type 3 with Shiki/Yuka/Narumi, [[spoiler: with Narumi in the lead, as Yuka appeared willing to try and move on after Izumi's death when she realized her feelings for Narumi could possibly be more than platonic. Then she died]].
** The Luca/Mikan/Natsume triangle can become a Love Dodecahedron if you put Sumire and Hotaru into the mix.
* LuminescentBlush
* MadeOfIron - Mikan, who can take amazing amounts of physical abuse.

* ManipulativeBastard - ESP, or for once to say his real name, Principal Kuonji.
* MaskPower - Persona, and Natsume when he's destroying things.
* MeaningfulName - Yuri. She has a female pheromone Alice. [[GirlsLove Do the math]].
* {{Meganekko}} - Yuu Tobita is a 11 year old, male version of this trope.
* MegaManning - Using the Steal Alice to great effect.
* TheMessiah - Mikan.
* MindControlDevice - Hotaru used this on Narumi once when he caught her and Mikan sneaking around.
* MindControlEyes - Usually anyone under [[spoiler: Luna's]] Alice.

* TheMourningAfter - [[GenderFlip Gender Flipped]]. [[spoiler: Yuka]].
* MundaneUtility - The students have no problems to use their Alices for amusement, like at the {{school festival}}.

* NerdGlasses - Hayami, to enhance his already incredible eyesight.
* NoodleIncident - Whatever it was that happened when Yuka was exposed to a full blast of Narumi's pheromones upon their first meeting.
* NoRespectGuy- Yuu Tobita.
* NoSenseOfPersonalSpace - Sawajiri-sensei to Yukihira. For real.
* NotWhatItLooksLike - Mikan and Natsume in the haunted mansion, when he lifted up her skirt and saw her panties, calling her "Strawberry". Naturally, she went over to attack him, but it turned rather unfortunate, and it left them in compromising positions. Cue the others appearing to watch it in time and Mikan panicking afterward.
* ObliviousToLove - Mikan. Sometimes Misaki as well when it comes to Tsubasa...[[SelectiveObliviousness or is she really? Hmm]].
* OddFriendship - Mikan and Hotaru. Even mentioned by some in the actual canon as well.

* OlderThanTheyLook - Kazu Yukihira and Hii-sama. And not to mention the ESP, whose age is a complete mystery.

* OvertookTheManga - Which resulted in a GeckoEnding for the anime.
* ParentalAbandonment - Most of the story is about this, found in different variations:

* PleaseWakeup - [[spoiler: Rei Serio (Persona) when he accidentally lost control and used his Alice too strongly on Yukihira-sensei, inevitably killing him. Most of the denial came from the fact that Izumi helped him train his Alice, and always used his Nullification to cure the minor marks and to prevent harm, which led Rei to thinking he would survive his attack]].
* PutOnABus - Amanatsu,in the anime.

* ThePowerOfLove - Applies to Natsume's various sacrifices for Mikan. [[spoiler:Also the reason that Yukihira and Yuka's spirits reunited in the afterlife.]]
* PowerNullifier - Leading to a FridgeLogic explanation for [[spoiler:the seemingly nice teacher helping Mikan get in: He really just wanted her there to help control the other kids.]]

*** He also had the valid reasoning that [[spoiler:he got a demonstration of her powers. When he first meets her, he tries to use his pheromone on her to manipulate her into returning home, which fails.]]

* RaisedByGrandparents - Or can be seen as such to Mikan.
* RedStringOfFate - In the omake after Chapter 139 of the manga, baby Mikan and Natsume are briefly seen holding two ends of a (presumably) red string.

* RememberTheNewGuy - Hoshino from Chapter 76, who left that very same chapter.

* RidiculouslyCuteCritter - Penguin.
* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship - Mikan and Hotaru, though it is somewhat one-sided.

* SadistTeacher - Jinno. [[spoiler:Subverted in the last episode, when he turns out to [[PetTheDog be a decent guy]].]]

* SayItWithHearts - Narumi in the manga. ''Oh'' God, Narumi ♥. Rui is another one, only with [[SayItWithHearts Say It With Stars]] ★.
* SiblingRivalry - A very odd, sort of tension going on with [[spoiler: Subaru and Hotaru]] all the time. Though they really do care. In their special way.

* ShapeShifting - Goshima, concerning his ''face''. More or less his Alice. Along with a ShapeshifterDefaultForm.
* ShipperOnDeck - For a while, it seemed as though the whole "guardian angel" following liked pushing [[spoiler:Ruka and Mikan]] together... or maybe it was just because they supported the former because he CannotSpitItOut and felt sorry for him.
* ShyBlueHairedGirl - Nobara.
* SittingOnTheRoof - Done by Mikan in the end.
* {{Slapstick}} - And how!
* SomeoneToRememberHimBy - And after the tribulations, [[spoiler: Mikan was born into the world]].
* SpiritualSuccessor - The anime has a great deal in common with another shoujo from ten years prior, {{Kodocha}}, including but not limited to Mikan being practically a clone of that series' lead, Sana.
* SplitPersonality - Nobara, in some form or another.

* SproutingEars - Very common in the manga.
* StudentCouncilPresident - Shuichi Sakurano. Succeeded by Hijiri Goshima.
* SugarAndIcePersonality - Hotaru, with regard to Mikan's affection. And to Luca, for that matter (though it's debatable).
* {{Super Senses}} - Hayami's Alices are Sight and Hearing.
* TallDarkAndSnarky - Eliminating the "tall", Natsume in the first half, but he changes slowly as he gets CharacterDevelopment.
* {{Tareme Eyes}} - Luca, Nobara, amd Hotaru.
* TearsOfRemorse - Little Rei (Persona) certainly spilled a lot of them in the Flashback arc after [[spoiler: accidentally killing the only person who first accepted, loved, cared, and raised him]].
* [[TellMeAboutMyFather Tell Me About My Mother]] - [[spoiler: And father, for that matter]]. It was for [[spoiler: Mikan]] to choose the path for her future.
* ThisIsUnforgivable - Mikan says this a lot, but it ends up misunderstandings save one or two. However, [[spoiler: Yuka used this ''seriously'' on the ESP when she inserts the two Alices stones in him. She also served it with an oath that she will destroy his plans ''one by one'' (that includes his clones). Let's just say she made good on that promise - Yuka, Kaoru (who passed away), and Shiki were working on it, and still are, at least to the point of cornering him and making his high positions and status critical]].
* TheCutie - Mikan, Luca, and Youichi.
* ThoseTwoGuys - [[MindReading Koko]] and Kitsuneme, as well as Nonoko and Anna for Mikan.
* TimeMaster - Nodachi-sensei's Alice, basically.
* TimeTravel - A whole manga arc was based off this to learn of what happened in the past.
* TogetherInDeath - [[spoiler: Yuka]] reunites with her most beloved, [[spoiler: Izumi]].
* TogetherUmbrella - In a chapter where the Special Abilities class find old photo albums when cleaning, they also find graffiti done by past students in a wall behind a cupboard. [[spoiler: One of them had written "Yuka" and "Sensei" under a drawn umbrella symbol. Mikan, unaware at that point of what it meant for her (it's her parents), drew a line downwards where she wrote her name. Even before that, on one of Yuka's flashbacks, Izumi found her on a rainy day sitting on a stool-step, upset with people shunning her for her Alice. He, of course, had an umbrella opened.]]
** And then [[spoiler:[[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming the students all draw themselves in a family tree under the umbrella]].]]
* TookALevelInBadass - [[spoiler: Yuka, when she finally had enough of the ESP and his ways]]. And Mikan, when her friends are in any fatal danger.
* TragicMistake - [[spoiler:Everyone assuming that the key to the outside brought over by "Tsubasa" (who was actually High School Representative Goshima in disguise, on orders of the ESP) was authentic. The explosion caused by it kills Yuka and severely wounds Narumi.]]
* TroubledButCute - Natsume.
* {{Tsurime Eyes}} - Natsume and Sumire.

* WatchingTroyBurn - [[spoiler: Coming from Aoi. Without it being her fault, of course, as Persona placed a faulty and artificially made amplification alice stone by the windowsill with an attempt for Natsume to get it. Unfortunately, Aoi saw it, and kept it because it was the color of her brother's eyes and a sign of his protection. It soon gets inserted into her body, and well, the trope explains itself. Both Natsume and Luca (and some onlookers) watch as they find their town completely obliterated in smoke by the fire, and it's what sets off them going to Alice Gakuen]].
* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway - Mikan gets teased for her Alice, which is not particularly flashy compared to other students'. It does, however, turn out to be extremely useful in the right situations.

* UsedToBeASweetKid - Luna and Persona, before their StartOfDarkness.

* XMeetsY: [[http://www.heartofmanga.com/gakuen-alice-tachibana-higuchi-series-review/ This review]] described it as "''FruitsBasket'' meets ''HarryPotter'' meets ''XMen''."

* IWillProtectHer - Natsume [[LoveConfession openly declares this about Mikan]]. Also applied to [[spoiler: his sister for when she was held hostage]].

* {{Baka}} - Mikan shouts this a lot, especially at Natsume (though more for his jerkass-y attitude than being an actual idiot). Hotaru does it to a lot of people (with inventions made for that purpose), especially Mikan. Others do it to others. In fact, many characters get called this at some point except those who are just not fit for the word.

* NaiveNewcomer

* {{Tareme Eyes}} - Luca, Nobara, amd Hotaru. For the girls, it represents their {{Bishoujo}} status.

* TragicMistake - [[spoiler:Everyone assuming that the key to the outside brought over by "Tsubasa" (who was actually the Elementary School Principal in disguise) was authentic. The explosion caused by it soon after ends up killing Yuka and severely wounding Narumi.]]

* OlderThanTheyLook - Kazu Yukihira and Hii-sama.

* ParentalAbandonment - ''Forced'' abandonment. The main reason as to why you'd want to avoid sending your Alice gifted kids there as much as possible. Unless you wish to not see or hear from them ever until they get out (or until a student wins a one week vacation as a prize for being exceptional), or you want the government's money for them. Mikan follows the [[spoiler: MissingMom]] (as well as Natsume), and [[spoiler: DisappearedDad]].
* PleaseWakeup - [[spoiler: Rei Serio (Persona) when he accidentally lost control and used his Alice too strongly on Yukihira-sensei, inevitably killing him. Most of the denial came from the fact that Izumi helped him train his Alice, and always used his Nullification to cure the minor marks and to prevent harm]].

*** He also had the valid reasoning that [[spoiler:he got a demonstration of her powers. When he first meets her, he rescues her from a group of bullies with his pheromone powers. He then starts talking to Mikan and gets confused as to why she doesn't seem dizzy or about to pass out (children, usually not used to extreme romantic emotions, almost always pass out when he directs his Alice towards them).]]

* MindControlEyes

* DeathBySex - Tragically.

* ElectricTorture - Jinno-sensei can do this. Though, thankfully, not intense.

* EmbarrassingNickname - Lu-chan for Luca in his home town.

* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins - In the manga, it was a caring robot penguin simply named Penguin, who, despite being a machine, showed a plethora of emotions. Noted to be one of Hotaru's inventions made in the summer before Mikan came to the academy. The reason for its creation stems from one of Hotaru's many request letters, where a lonely 64 year old man whose daughter and son-in-law died asked for it, according to one of the fanbooks, with instructions to make it adorable, and able to give him strength (figuratively). However, it was returned because it pitifully missed her and kept crying. It appeared many times with the characters, and even joined (or rather, snuck in) Natsume, Mikan, Tsubasa, and Luca in their quest to retrieve Hotaru's medicine and Tobita's alice. But...[[spoiler: bring your tissues with you. It died bravely to save Mikan in Chapter 43, giving us one of the early TearJerker moments of the story. OH, Penguin.]]

* EyesAlwaysShut - Nodachi-sensei. And random one time character Hoshino.

* CompellingVoice - This is basically Shizune's Alice.
* ContrivedCoincidence - The circumstances of Mikan getting into Alice Academy are a rather [[ExaggeratedTrope extreme example]]. Had the sequence of events all the way up to and including arriving at the gates of the school gone even slightly differently, the main plot would never have happened.
** The manga and anime have slightly different paths for Mikan into the school. In both versions Miss Imai seemed to be deliberately baiting Mikan into coming to pay her a piece of her mind, and there's always that giant government backed conspiracy that would induct Mikan the moment she was spotted. Mikan's Alice seemed to be working overtime to keep itself from being noticed, and this is the only reason she didn't join by age three.
* CoolTeacher - Narumi-sensei. Yukihira-sensei before that.

* CruelMercy - [[spoiler: Yuka gives this to the ESP once her patience crossed the line, and with good reason. She inserts two Alice stones, one being Yukihira-sensei's (Nullification), for letting him die, and the other being Rei's (Persona, who has the Mark of Death) for manipulating and using him. In retribution, he would contain their sorrow. Rei/Persona's stone leaves him in a critical state at first, before the cloning process lessens and he slowly regresses back into a child due to the Nullification inside him. The only reason that she did not do anything worse is because Yukihira-sensei and Rei/Persona wouldn't have wanted that because they are "kind people"]].

* CommLinks - Hotaru uses the panda earmuffs commonly for this.

** Mikan does it to Natsume in Chapter 81 once she tells Natsume that him worrying about her was troublesome when he asked what was wrong. This was because [spoiler: Luna warned her to distance herself from the other students.]
** Natsume does it again in the Sports Festival by coldly telling everyone that Mikan wasn't his concern and it wasn't theirs either after she almost dropped to her death in the Cheer competition. Though somewhat unintentionally as Mikan overheard him. This was because [spoiler: Luna warned him that the best thing he could do for the girl is to turn people away from her.] He makes up for this later when he [spoiler: hugs Mikan while disguised, so that initially she doesn't realise it's him.]

** Mikan becomes a culprit of this herself in Chapter 81 once she tells Natsume that him worrying about her was troublesome when he asked what was wrong, and she was avoiding answering. ''This'' time the warning was dropped by Luna, who basically told her that if she wanted as less casualties as possible, to keep her mouth shut about what she's doing. Which is more or less endangering Mikan's life and causing accidents - only to make it look like it's Mikan's fault as a way for her to garner attention to herself. In other words, just leading the student body to hate her. There's a higher reason for this ([[spoiler: to bait the MissingMom at first, yet once Mikan's Stealing Alice was revealed...]]), but that's the gist.
** Natsume does it a ''second'' time in the Sports Festival by coldly telling everyone that Mikan wasn't his concern and it wasn't theirs either after she almost dropped to her death in the Cheer competition. Though somewhat unintentionally as Mikan overheard him. The threat given was by Luna again in that the best thing he could do for the girl is to turn people away from her.
* ButtMonkey - Mikan and Tsubasa. Tsubasa gets it a little worse since most of the kids bullying him are ''four to eleven years younger than him''.

** Also [[Mikan's father Yukihira-sensei,]] (''CoolTeacher'' variant) who played the role in the previous generation.

** Also, [[spoiler: Subaru begins to show this later in the series to Hotaru. We also find out that he had always loved his family but had to act indifferent to them because of the events at the academy.]]

* BlitheSpirit - Mikan. She doesn't quite agree with the ideology of most other students.

* AlphaBitch: Sumire, AKA Permy. Though she gets better.