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'''''Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!''''' ("''Please Love Me Seriously!''" in English, [[Portmanteau Series Nickname|abbreviated ''MajiKoi'']]) is a [[Visual Novel]] [[H-game]], and [[They Are My Noble Masters|Minato Soft's]] second work. Released in 2009, ''MajiKoi'' tells the rather light-hearted tale of the adventures of seven [[Childhood Friends]], the self-styled [[True Companions|Kazama Family]], and the group's two newest additions as they run amok in their [[School of Hard Knocks]]. A [[Slice of Life]] work chock full of comedic tropes, ''MajiKoi'' nevertheless manages to drop a [[Drama Bomb]] here and there, and tackles some somewhat serious subjects like [[Tragic Dream|life goals]], [[Conflicting Loyalty|the meaning of friendship]], and [[The Atoner|redemption]].

 

 

US residents can view the anime legally at [http://www.crunchyroll.com/majikoi-oh-samurai-girls Crunchyroll.]

* [[Action Girl]]

** [[World of Action Girls]]

* [[Actor Allusion]]: Numerous, what with its all-star voice cast. A notable one has [[Kappei Yamaguchi|the pervert Ikurou]] suddenly speaking in a monotone, turning serious, developing an incredible intellect, and introducing himself thus:

{{quote|'''Ikurou''': ''[[Death Note|I am...]] [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Ero]].''<ref> "L" and "ero" ("pervert") are pronounced identically.</ref>}}

* [[Battle Harem]]: More true for the anime with [[World of Action Girls|Miyako, Wanko, Yukie & Chris]] already in Yamato's harem from the start, and the [[Action Girl|Momoyo]] (and others) in play. In the game, each girl has her own route, though in the Ryuuzetseran route, you get {{spoiler|Momo, Miyako, [[Dark Action Girl|Tasuko & Angel]]}}.

* [[Berserk Button]]: {{spoiler|Do NOT play around with Yamato's pet hermit crabs.}}

* [[Big Damn Heroes]]: Usually Momoyo thanks to her in-universe status as the [[World's Strongest Man|World's Strongest Woman]], though occasionally invoked to lesser degrees by other members of the family, as well as {{spoiler|Hideo}} in the Ryuuzetsuran storyline.

* [[Bishounen]]: Cap and Touma have their own fan clubs at school.

* [[One-Man Army]]

* [[One Steve Limit]]: Very much in effect, even with the sequel's 70+ character count.

* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: Pretty much all the male leads. Gakuto in particular is shown to be able to hold off 70 people attacking him at once with a broken leg, but is hopelessly outclassed against almost all the characters.

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: [[Mobile Suit Gundam 00|Ms. Kishido]]. The only different thing she's wearing is the mask. This might have worked had she not been [[Phenotype Stereotype|a blonde-haired, blue-eyed foreigner in Japan]].

* [[Ship Tease]]: Barring the main heroines who of course each got their own ending, many hints were also dropped for a number of side characters such as Kokoro in Mayucchi's path, leading to their [[Promotion to Love Interest|promotion to heroine in the sequel]].

* [[Shout-Out]]: Numerous ones to other series, such as Gundam or Dragonball. Cap also has a habit of announcing how many [[Experience Points]] he's earned after any given fight.

** EVERY SINGLE quit-game skit in the [[Visual Novel]] is a shout out to something, including other roles played by each character's voice actor/actress. One such simple gag goes as follows

{{quote|Momoyo: ''"I'm gonna play the little sister character today!"'' ''"Hey brother! Where are you?"''

** Numerous references to other galge and makers, including Giga, who lent their game engine to the [[Maji Koi]] series.

** In a scene in Wanko's route, Wanko mention that her heart skipped when [[Koihime Musou|Kaku]] is mentioned. This is extended further by [[Hyo-sei|Miyako]] saying she sounds like [[Koihime Musou|Teiiku]] and Chika saying she sounds like [[Koihime Musou|Chouhi]].

** [[Touch|"Tacchan, take me to Koshien."]]

* [[Single-Target Sexuality]]: Miyako in the [[Visual Novel]], to the point that in all of the endings where she doesn't end up with Yamato, she's still shown to be waiting for him even decades later.

* [[Spam Attack]]: All the heroines, at some point - even Miyako gets in on the action with her pachinko balls.

* [[Standing Between the Enemies]]: During Miyako's storyline, in order to atone for having let things get so far out of hand while {{spoiler|Cap was away}}, Yamato stops a four-way fight between {{spoiler|Wanko, Miyako, Mayucchi, and Chris}} - with his body. {{spoiler|Mayucchi}} reacts fast enough to pull back at the last moment, but between the other three, Yamato is very much Not OK.

* [[Student Council President]]: Though there is an official one, they don't seem to do much. {{spoiler|In the Ryuuzetsuran path Hideo usurps this role, though not without good reason.}}

* [[Taking You with Me]]: Cookie, the robot, gets ensnared in several ropes against class S in episode 1. As a last ditch move, he releases his remaining energy to shock the students holding the ropes, then shuts down.

** Miyako also attempts this on a regular basis, but unfortunately for her, her [[Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce|usual choice of fare]] is not exactly [[Fire-Breathing Diner|popular with Yamato]].

* [[Title Drop]]: Done [[Hilarity Ensues|hilariously]] at the end of the series by {{spoiler|all the girls, when Yamato tells them that his most important ones are... his hermit crabs}}.

* [[Tournament Arc]]: Yes, they go there in S, in Tsubame's route. Paired team battle, where the 1st fighter to lose, loses for the whole team. The prize? A chance to fight Momoyo, who isn't participating, because that'd be unfair. But Yamato is!

* [[Tragic Dream]]: {{spoiler|Wanko}}, in her path, when she finds out that she {{spoiler|[[Overshadowed by Awesome|lacks the talent]] to become an assistant instructor of the Kawakami style}}. Despite having {{spoiler|maintained a grueling daily training schedule for the last 10 years}}, [[Hard Work Hardly Works]] is invoked, and {{spoiler|[[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero|untimely interference from Chris]]}} leads to this trope. Fortunately, it leads to [[Character Development]] and not one but ''three'' [[Love Confession|Love Confessions]], so [[Earn Your Happy Ending|it gets better]].

 

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