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* LyingToProtectYourFeelings: [[spoiler: Monkey doesn't reveal that she's actually Kubo's Mother inhabiting a different form because the magic that's keeping her alive is slowly fading, and she doesn't want Kubo to experience the tragedy of losing his mother twice.]]
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** [[spoiler: Although, thematically, it veers into JustifiedTitle, especially when it's revealed that Beetle is actually Kubo's father... thw two strings representing his two parents, and he makes the third string out of his own hair... made very obvious in the credits sequence, where the three strings morph into Kubo and his two parents.]]
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The movie is set to come out premiered on August 19, 2016. The first trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vex0gPFnBvM here.]] Second trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfApAsZKKcg here.]] Third trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWMyKZyIFnA here.]] Fourth trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oAxrNEt5I4 here.]]
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler: What actually ended up happening to Hanzo, as a result of his relationship with Kubo's mother making her turn against her family. As we can see from the paper recreation, it looked ''very'' painful.]]
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* PaperMaster: Kubo, through his shamisen.
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** It's implied that his mother was also this, given that she made the paper move in her sleep.
** It's implied that his mother was also this, given that she made the paper move in her sleep.
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* BadassFamily: Kubo's mother and father both were very powerful badasses.
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* DisappearedDad: Kubo never knew his father.father, as he died when he was a baby. His mother tells stories about him from time to time about his exploits against the Moon King. [[spoiler: Kubo does get to know his father a bit better as Beetle.]]
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* SamusIsAGirl: The charm that Kubo always called ''Mr.'' Monkey? When the charm comes to life, it reveals that it's actually a ''Miss''. Though it does have to do with the fact that [[spoiler: Kubo's mother has what's left of her soul inside of it.]]
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* AllThereInTheScript: Kubo's mother isn't named in the film proper, but interviews with the film's animators and character designers have revealed it to be Sariatu.
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* {{Yokai}}: A [[DemBones Gashadokuro]] appears in the film. It is the largest puppet ever built for a stop-motion production, standing around ''25 feet'' tall.
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* {{Yokai}}: A [[DemBones Gashadokuro]] appears in the film. It is the largest puppet ever built for a stop-motion production, standing around ''25 ''18 feet'' tall.
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* TrivialTitle: There is only a brief moment where Kubo is in possession of two strings; near the climax, he takes off his two bracelets--one made from a strand of his mother's hair, the other made from Beetle's bowstring--and uses them to re-string his shamisen... which he then adds a third string to.
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* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler:After Kubo defeats the Moon King, the villain doesn't remember a single detail about himself, his life, or anything. The villagers quickly take advantage of this by telling him he's the nicest man in the village and that everyone loves him dearly.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After Kubo defeats the Moon King, the villain doesn't remember a single detail about himself, his life, or anything. The villagers quickly take advantage of this by telling him he's the nicest man in the village and that everyone loves him dearly. The king is taken aback, but accepts that it must be true.]]
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--> Beetle: Wait; if you're Monkey and I'm Beetle, then why isn't he [Kubo] Boy?
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: A Gashadokuro (giant skeleton demon) set to appear in the movie is not only the biggest character in terms of in universe scale, its actually one of - if not ''the'' - largest stopmotion puppets ever made, standing taller than a regular man.
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: A The Gashadokuro (giant skeleton demon) set to appear in that guards the movie Sword Unbreakable is not only the biggest character in terms of in universe scale, its actually one of - if not ''the'' - largest stopmotion puppets ever made, standing taller than a regular man.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Beetle was cursed so that he can't remember anything about himself prior to his transformation.
** [[spoiler: Kubo does the same to the Moon King after turning him human.]]
** [[spoiler: Kubo does the same to the Moon King after turning him human.]]
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* MacGuffin: The armor set that Kubo is questing after.
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** Monkey is similarly determined to protect him. [[spoiler: Which makes sense, given she is his mother in a new form.]]
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* RealityEnsues: Kubo's mother suffers a blow to the head at the start of the movie, hard enough to draw blood. Flash forward to the present, and this has caused serious medical problems, as she now spends most of every day catatonic, and even when she's conscious, she suffers from constant holes in her memory.
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* AmnesiacDissonance: [[spoiler:After Kubo defeats the Moon King, the villain doesn't remember a single detail about himself, his life, or anything. The villagers quickly take advantage of this by telling him he's the nicest man in the village and that everyone loves him dearly.]]
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* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler:Kubo eventually realizes that Monkey is actually his mother. Later, one of the Sisters reveals that Beetle is his father, which ''no one'' knew, not even Beetle himself.]]
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* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; Kubo's quest is to find his father's armor as it is the only thing that can protect him from his enemies.
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* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; Kubo's quest is to find his father's armor as it is the only thing that can protect him from his enemies. [[spoiler:But ultimately played straight when it is not the armor that ends up protecting Kubo but using his shamisen to weaponise ThePowerOfLove]]
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* EyepatchOfPower: Kubo has one, though how he got it is unknown as of yet.
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* EyepatchOfPower: Kubo has one, though how he got it is unknown as courtesy of yet.[[spoiler: his grandfather stealing his eye while Kubo was a baby.]]
*SceneryPorn: From the opening shot of Kubo's mother plowing through a violent sea, to the frozen tundra of the Far Lands, to the forests and mountains the group travels through to get to Kubo's old home, this movie is a delight to just look at.
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* TeamMom: Monkey, since she was created by Kubo's mother to help him. [[spoiler: And actually ends up being his mother.]]
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* ADogNamedDog: Played straight with Monkey the monkey and Beetle the beetle. The latter lampshades the subversion of this trope in regards to Kubo.
--> Beetle: Wait; if you're Monkey and I'm Beetle, then why isn't he [Kubo] Boy?
--> Monkey: Oh boy...
--> Beetle: Wait; if you're Monkey and I'm Beetle, then why isn't he [Kubo] Boy?
--> Monkey: Oh boy...
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* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: A Gashadokuro (giant skeleton demon) set to appear in the movie is not only the biggets biggest character in terms of in universe scale, its actually one of - if not ''the'' - largest stopmotion puppets ever made, standing taller than a regular man.
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* AnimalMotifs: Beetles. A beetle is Kubo's family crest, the character of Beetle is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin self-explanatory]], and the band TheBeatles as mentioned above.
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* AnimalMotifs: Beetles. A beetle is Kubo's family crest, the character of Beetle is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin self-explanatory]], and the band TheBeatles and, as mentioned above.above, Music/TheBeatles originally performed the song that is used in the trailers.
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* EyepatchOfPower: The main character has one, though how Kubo got it is unknown as of yet.
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* AnimalMotifs: Beetles. A beetle is Kubo's family crest, and the character of Beetle is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin self-explanatory]].self-explanatory]], and the band TheBeatles as mentioned above.
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Big Guy is about a character who is the muscles of the heroes; it does NOT mean someone who is the tallest and biggest of the heroes.
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* TheBigGuy: Beetle, a student of Kubo's father who helps Kubo on his journey.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: All trailers so far show Kubo claiming his father's samurai armor, which is what the film's centric quest is for.
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* TrailersAlwaysSpoil: The first trailer shows Kubo wearing his father's samurai armor and fighting the Gashadokuro mentioned below in it.
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''Kubo and the Two Strings'' is a StopMotion animated movie produced by {{Creator/Laika}}. It is about a young boy named Kubo who must go on a quest to find a suit of armor that once belonged to his father. Along the way, he must learn to develop and control his own magic, which he can utilize through playing his shaminsen.
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''Kubo and the Two Strings'' is a StopMotion animated movie produced by {{Creator/Laika}}. It is about a young boy named Kubo who must go on a quest to find a suit of armor that once belonged to his father. Along the way, he must learn to develop and control his own magic, which he can utilize through playing his shaminsen.
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''Kubo and the Two Strings'' is a StopMotion animated movie produced by {{Creator/Laika}}. It is about a young boy named Kubo who must go on a quest to find a suit of armor that once belonged to his father. Along the way, he must learn to develop and control his own magic, which he can utilize through playing his shamisen.
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* DivineParentage: Kubo's mother is a goddess, which is why his magic is so powerful.
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I started this page and put up the NWML disclaimer, and now we have plenty of tropes, considering that the movie hasn't even come out yet! I'll take down the disclaimer. Thanks for your help, everyone.
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The movie is set to come out on August 19, 2016. The first trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vex0gPFnBvM here.]] Second trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfApAsZKKcg here.]] Third trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWMyKZyIFnA here.]] Fourth trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7oAxrNEt5I4 here.]]
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* AnachronismStew: A symphonic cover version of [[Music/TheBeatles "While My Guitar Gently Weeps"]] serves as the musical backdrop to the trailer.
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* TeamMom: Monkey, since she was created by Kubo's mother to help him.
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* {{Yokai}}: A [[DemBones Gashadokuro]] appears in the film. It is the largest puppet ever built for a stop-motion production, standing around ''25 feet'' tall.
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* FlippingHelpless: Beetle needs help to get up when he falls on his back.
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* ArmorIsUseless: Averted; Kubo's quest is to find his father's armor as it is the only thing that can protect him from his enemies.
* BadassFamily: Kubo's mother and father both were very powerful badasses.
* TheBigGuy: Beetle, a student of Kubo's father who helps Kubo on his journey.
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* MamaBear: Kubo's mother, who fights off the bad guys to buy him time to escape.
* PaperMaster: Kubo, through his shamisen.
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* MamaBear: Kubo's mother, who fights off the bad guys to buy him time to escape.
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->''"If you must blink, do it now."''
''Kubo and the Two Strings'' is a StopMotion animated movie produced by {{Creator/Laika}}. It is about a young boy named Kubo who must go on a quest to find a suit of armor that once belonged to his father. Along the way, he must learn to develop and control his own magic, which he can utilize through playing his shamisen.
The movie is set to come out on August 19, 2016. The first trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vex0gPFnBvM here.]]
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!Tropes found in ''Kubo and the Two Strings'' include:
* DisappearedDad: Kubo never knew his father.
* EyepatchOfPower: The main character has one, though how Kubo got it is unknown as of yet.
* MagicMusic: A magical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamisen shamisen]] that controls objects when it is played.
[[caption-width-right:350:[[TagLine The Quest Begins]]]]
->''"If you must blink, do it now."''
''Kubo and the Two Strings'' is a StopMotion animated movie produced by {{Creator/Laika}}. It is about a young boy named Kubo who must go on a quest to find a suit of armor that once belonged to his father. Along the way, he must learn to develop and control his own magic, which he can utilize through playing his shamisen.
The movie is set to come out on August 19, 2016. The first trailer is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vex0gPFnBvM here.]]
This page currently NeedsWikiMagicLove.
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!Tropes found in ''Kubo and the Two Strings'' include:
* DisappearedDad: Kubo never knew his father.
* EyepatchOfPower: The main character has one, though how Kubo got it is unknown as of yet.
* MagicMusic: A magical [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shamisen shamisen]] that controls objects when it is played.
