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{{quote| ''________ Union!''<br />
'''''GO!''' Aquarion!'' }}
 
The sequel to [[Shoji Kawamori]]'s [[Deus Sex Machina|orgasm-powered]] [[Humongous Mecha|mecha]] series ''[[Genesis of Aquarion (Anime)|Genesis of Aquarion]]'', which started airing on 8 January 2012 as part of the [[Winter 2012 Anime]] lineup.
 
'''Please note that if you have not seen the preceding series, ''[[Genesis of Aquarion]]'', then huge spoilers follow.'''
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** Andy and Amata dig their way through the barrier and into the female side of the Academy, only to get an upskirt of Mikono. Amata's powers go haywire and starts flying around with Mikono's ass on his face. Andy [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] on the implausibility of the situation.
** {{spoiler|Jin}} somehow wound up in the girls' locker room in Episode 10.
* [[Adaptation Distillation]]: Done in-series with "Skies of Aquaria," a supposedly trashy B-movie Amata kept playing on the movie theater he works in about the events of [[Genesis of Aquarion (Anime)|12,000 years past]], which is justifiable, considering the massive time gap. To summarize how much peoples' perception of those events have changed: Apollo is now known as "Apollon" and has become a [[Long -Haired Pretty Boy]] (probably alluding to his original incarnation, Apollonius), Sylvia as "Sylvie," and the Aquarion as the "Aquar'''ia'''" (revealed to be a deliberate move by DEAVA to hide its true name), with no word yet as to modern perceptions on all the other players in the previous war. What they got right: Apollo's [[X Marks the Hero|cross-shaped]] [[Good Scars, Evil Scars|scar]], [[Redheaded Hero|red hair]], his [[Heroic Sacrifice]], and his parting promise with Silvia to meet her again after 12,000 years.
* [[Alien Abduction]]: Apparently the modus operandi of the [[Exactly What It Says Onon the Tin|Abductors]].
* [[All of the Other Reindeer]]: Avoiding a major case of this is a reason Amata keeps his levitation powers secret by wearing boots inlaid with pockets with which he can place weights.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Majority of Altair's [[Human Aliens]] has noble reasons for the abductions, {{spoiler|namely a method to regenerate their dying race with "Rare Igunas," women with the potential to become the "True Eve."}} Unfortunately for them {{spoiler|Mykage [[Hidden Agenda Villain|has his own agenda]], and that doesn't include their scramble for survival.}}
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* [[Beach Episode]]: Episode 17, though of the lakeside variety.
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Andy and Mix in Episode 9.
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]: Cayenne's relationship to Mikono. At his most extreme, he does whatever he can to keep her self-esteem so low [[Stay in Thethe Kitchen|she stays at home where it's safe]]. For this reason he immediately disliked Amata for apparently bringing her outside, not realizing (until she tells him in Episode 4) that she's willing to get hurt alongside her brother and Amata.
* [[Birds of a Feather]]:
** Amata and Mikono. They both share [[All of the Other Reindeer|similar]] [[Muggle Born of Mages|backgrounds]], causing them both to become shy and withdrawn. They even bond over their self-proclaimed uselessness. Though they are both [[Nice Guy|nice]] [[Nice Girl|people]] and genuinely want to change for the better.
{{quote| '''Mikono:''' See, we're a useless pair!}}
** {{spoiler|Jin}} reminds Yunoha how she was when she first transfers and tries to befriend him.
* [[Bishonen]]:
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* [[Brown Note]]: Shrade's element power allows him to manipulate people's emotions or physically disable them with his music.
* [[Buried Alive]]: {{spoiler|Zen actually uses this AS TRAINING!!!!!}}
* [[Call a Smeerp Aa Rabbit]]: Apparently, [[Running Gag|nearly every cute animal in that world]] is a cat. Including Mikono's [[Head Pet]] Shu-Shu, Yunoha (or at least the frog doll carried by the actual girl), and even what's obviously a pig with a mustache. Amata has [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] this twice.
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]
* [[Cerebus Syndrome]]: Hits HARD in episode 14.
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** Vector-'''{{color|yellow|Y}}''': Mikono, Cayenne, Zessica, Yunoha, Shrade
* [[Continuity Nod]]: Episode 16 has the main characters looking through a window the past, where they see {{spoiler|the events from the first series, such as Apollo and Silvia's love, and the original Aquarion sacrificing itself to save the world.}}
* [[Cypher Language]]: There are two [http://yggdrasilradio.net/evolalphabet.png alien alphabets]{{Dead link}}, one for Neo-DEAVA and one for Altair, that are substitution codes for English with glyphs that strongly resemble their corresponding English letters; you can pretty much squint your eyes and read them without too much difficulty.
* [[Dark and Troubled Past]]:
** There's a reason Donar Dantes, the [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]] instructor of the male side of Neo DEAVA, is initially reluctant to allow mixed Unions for fear of a repeat of the "Aquarion Disaster" nine years ago. {{spoiler|He ''was'' the main pilot of the Aquarion on that day (with two females, one of which is his lover, in tow) during its first sortie against the Abductors, when Donar and his lover's feelings went so high [[Love Makes You Crazy|Aquarion went berserk]] and Mykage appeared to take his lover away, costing Donar both his arms (now replaced with metal prosthetics) in the process.}}
** Same goes for Shrade, whose Element powers {{spoiler|[[Self -Made Orphan|accidentally made his parents kill each other]].}} Word of his powers quickly spread, and {{spoiler|important figures were often conned into attending his concerts so they would kill each other.}} He didn't learn how to fully control his abilities until Crea personally recruited him.
* [[Double Entendre]]: The Anime.
** [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Anime again.
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* [[Dying Declaration of Love]]: In episode 21 Zessica grabs Amata and kisses him to activate his powers, letting him escape right as Mikage seemingly kills her with a Cherubim Soldier.
* [[Dysfunction Junction]]: Neo DEAVA pretty much became this after Amata punches a hole through the Berlin, allowing boys and girls to mingle. This is lampshaded by Suomi in Episode 10, complaining that student discipline has been tanking.
* [[Eccentric Mentor]]: High Chairman Zen Fudou is seemingly channeling the spirit of [[Genesis of Aquarion (Anime)|Gen Fudou]], complete with strange lessons for the boys and girls of Neo DEAVA. Placing rings on their left forearms which literally shock them whenever their romantic feelings go too high will certainty not be the last of his many weird ideas.
** {{spoiler|Not so much as channeling GEN Fudou as he [[Really 700 Years Old|IS GEN Fudou. Who as of ep 20 has been confirmed to be alive for at 24000 years.]]}}
* [[Empathy Pet]]: Mikono has Shu-Shu, her [[Head Pet]]. She talks to it like she would to another human, and it even makes heart shapes with its wings in Episode 3, showing that Mikono has indeed accepted Amata's apology.
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** Kagura, the first major enemy, looks and acts a lot like Apollo.
** Sazanka is a tanned [[Macross Frontier|Ranka Lee]] (straight off another Kawamori anime) with braids and dark hair, down to sharing [[Megumi Nakajima|the same voice actress]]. She even makes Ranka's famous hand gesture at the end of the opening.
** Zessica has a passing resemblance with Nanael from ''[[QueensQueen's Blade]]'', except with green hair and without wings.
** Alicia resembles [[Gundam Seed|Lacus]] [[Gundam Seed Destiny|Clyne]] and has the [[Rie Tanaka|same voice actress]].
* [[First Church of Mecha]]: Within the next 12,000 years since the original Aquarion saved the world, this godlike [[Humongous Mecha]] has since apparently inspired a religion devoted to its veneration as [[The Messiah]], as evidenced by Neo DEAVA's training regimen for its female cadets.
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* [[Green-Eyed Monster]]:
** Mikono is ''not'' pleased about how Zessica can also make Amata float.
{{quote| '''Mikono:''' I thought that I was the only one...}}
** Later in the series, Zessica starts to show shades of this when Amata gives Mikono a lot more attention, particularly when she {{spoiler|bends a large metal structure well out of shape with her powers.}}
* [[The Good, the Bad, Andand The Evil]]: Neo DEAVA, Altair (Izumo/Jin) and Mykage. Kagura was {{spoiler|initially on Altair's side, but Mykage used his new obsession with Mikono to turn him into his pawn.}}
* [[Head Pet]]: See that thing in Mikono's hair that looks like a [[Hair Decorations|cute hair accessory?]] It is actually Mikono's "cat," Shu-Shu. When it's not too busy being a cute hair accessory, it usually resides on her [[Parrot Pet Position|shoulder]].
* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Jin in Episode 13. Unfortunately, Mykage saw to it that [[Redemption Equals Death|he will have to pay for his defection with his life]].}}
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* [[Love Makes You Crazy|Love Makes the Aquarion Go Berserk]]: The "Aquarion Disaster" nine years ago supposedly happened due to {{spoiler|Donar's affections for a female copilot. For whatever reason this caused Aquarion to run wild and Mykage taking the girl away. She held onto him so tight ''both Donar's arms were ripped off''.}}
** {{spoiler|Episode 16 has Aquarion going berserk after Zessica confesses to Amata her unrequited love for him, causing it to go berserk and do a dimensional mugen punch. }}
* [[Magic Music]]: Shrade's Element ability is manipulating brainwaves with music from his piano, as well as sensing the "music" in people and surroundings. He can use it to [[Brown Note|mentally stun people]] or {{spoiler|[[Musical Assassin|drive its listeners into a genocidal frenzy]]--including [[Self -Made Orphan|(unintentionally) his own parents]].}}
* [[Manipulative Bastard]]: Mykage, who pulls the strings behind friends and foes alike for the sake of his true objective {{spoiler|locate and seize the original Aquarion}}.
** {{spoiler|[[Manipulative Bastard]]? He's been [[Troll|Trolling]] everything and everyone ever since Episode 5.}}
* [[Mars Needs Women]]: {{spoiler|Altair's true purpose for the "abductions." Altair itself is even a red planet like Mars.}}
* [[Meaningful Name]]: The massive wall that separates the male and female sections of the Academy is called the "[[Berlin Wall|Berlin]]."
* [[Mecha -Mooks]]: Abductors' mechas are remote-controlled, unless it's personal and/or the pilot is Kagura.
* [[Meteor Move]]: The "Flying Love Attack" is a variation of Type B, with the Aquarion ramming Kagura's Mithra Gnis into an asteroid.
* [[Mid-Season Upgrade]]: Episode 14 for the students and 17 for the Aquarion.
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* [[Nice Guy]]: Amata, although he is the main character.
* [[Nice Girl]]: Mikono.
* [[No Communities Were Harmed]]: Neo Kowloon, the city near Neo DEAVA's headquarters, is pretty much a dead ringer for [[Useful Notes/Hong Kong|Hong Kong]].
** Neo DEAVA itself has a design that resembles cultures from Middle East. Some character designs are even influenced by this.
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Kagura can and ''will'' walk up to any woman just to stiff her.
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* [[One-Gender School]]: Played with--Neo DEAVA Academy is definitely a co-ed school, but has separate facilities for its male and female student bodies, down to having their own Aquaria units. [[Serious Business|They are even separated by a giant wall called the "Berlin."]] This is ultimately subverted at the end of Episode 4, when Zen changes Neo-DEAVA's educational system to co-ed after Amata punches a hole through the "Berlin"... except romantic relationships are strictly forbidden.
* [[Opposites Attract]]: Andy is a [[Lovable Sex Maniac]] who can find weak spots in structures. MIX is a [[Straw Feminist]] who can cover weak spots in structures. Clearly these two have nothing in common, but for some reason they make an oddly effective pair.
* [[Parental Abandonment]]: {{spoiler|Amata's Parents. Alicia was abducted to Vega and seems to be stuck in some sort of stasis. Izumo is implied to be to his father or at least knew Alicia while she was alive. Shrade is this as well, only with shades of [[Self -Made Orphan]].}}
* [[Personality Powers]]:
** Yunoha [[Shrinking Violet|very shy]]: [[Invisibility]]
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* [[Redheaded Hero]]: Amata.
* [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]]:
** Cayenne and Shrade. The former is a [[Hot -Blooded]] [[The Empath|empath]] with a [[Big Brother Instinct|sometimes overprotective streak]] towards Mikono. The latter is a cool-headed [[Bishonen]] with a streak of [[Dissonant Serenity]] and an ability to [[Magic Music|manipulate brainwaves with music]]. This is further emphasized through their interactions with Amata: Cayenne immediately disliked him for [[Falling Into the Cockpit]] with Mikono without realizing that he risked his life protecting her, while Shrade immediately had a pleasant conversation with him, noting how he [[Nice Guy|exudes a beautiful, honest melody]]. This dynamic did not go unnoticed by [[Yaoi Fangirl|Sazanka]].
** On the side of Altair, Kagura is a [[Hot -Blooded|feisty]] [[Blood Knight]] who loves running headlong into battle, while Jin is a calculating strategist who prefers tactical combat and manipulating his [[Mook|Mooks]] from high up the orbit.
* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]: For refusing to go along with Mykage's schemes, Jin is [[Killed Off for Real]] at the end of Episode 13.}}
* [[Running Gag]]
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** Zessica teasing Amata to the point when he floats, and Shu-Shu biting Amata if he gets too close to Mikono.
* [[Scarily Competent Tracker]]: Kagura.
* [[Self -Made Orphan]]: {{spoiler|Shrade, though unintentional, having accidentally made his parents kill each other while he was playing his piano.}}
* [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man]]:
** Amata and Andy. The former is a shy, reasonable boy who can show courage when fighting or protecting Mikono. The latter is an energetic young man who takes his digging career seriously.
** Shrade and Cayenne. The former is a mysterious piano player who's calm even when he's [[Dissonant Serenity|mentally torturing someone]]. The latter is a [[Hot -Blooded]], [[Knight Templar Big Brother]] who will do anything to keep his sister out of harm's way.
* [[Shout -Out]]
** The anime likes reusing music from the first series, such as various background pieces. In Episode 8, they replaced the regular [[Theme Music Power-Up]] with "Go Tight!".
** The scenes in Episode 8 where Amata, Mikono, and Zessica are tearing their flight suits apart are reminiscent of the climactic scene of ''[[Gun BusterGunbuster]]'s'' finale.
** Sazanka is shown performing [[Macross Frontier (Anime)|Ranka's]] trademark Kira pose in the opening credits. Also doubles as an [[Actor Allusion]], as both are voiced by [[Megumi Nakajima]].
** There's even a shoutout to ''[[Macross]]'' with the {{spoiler|1=[http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?p=4073721 pineapple pizza] appearing the episode before the one where Jin is [[Killed Off for Real]]}}
*** Considering the fact that the series is directed by the same man responsible for ''[[Macross Frontier]]'', the ''Macross'' references shouldn't be surprising.
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* [[Super Robot]]
* [[Surprisingly Good English]]: Once you get past the incredibly distorted font used, most of the text on written materials is in English, and not half bad at that. See [http://i.imgur.com/3b79A.png here] for an example.
* [[Teeth -Clenched Teamwork]]: Izumo and Mykage's alliance boils down to this, with the former becoming increasingly wary of the latter's manipulations, particularly of the feral Kagura. {{spoiler|It comes to a head at Episode 11, after Mykage frees Kagura, now fully under his thrall, to retake Mithra Gnis and continue chasing after Mikono.}}
* [[Telescoping Robot]]: {{spoiler|The ''Mugen Punch'' returns as the ''Mugen Attack''.}}
* [[Testosterone Poisoning]]: {{spoiler|a very [[Incredibly Lame Pun|literal]] example. All Rare Iguras (WOMEN) abducted to Altair suffers this. Those that are powerful enough to ACTUALLY survive get mentally and physically transformed into MEN. Yunoha's turning was particularly funny. Due to the testosterone flooding her system, she couldn't stop talking in a stereotypical macho way.}}
* [[Theme Music Power-Up]]: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpd0rN0d_Lc&feature=related The new OP serves as this.] It's even sung by the same group as the last one.
* [[Theme Tune Cameo]]: The lyrics of [[Genesis of Aquarion (Anime)|Genesis of Aquarion]] are usually quoted here. Jin is a repeat offender, quoting the lyrics of the second OP in the fourth episode, and of the first OP in episode 14 {{spoiler|just after his funeral}}. Mykage also quoted the first verse of the first OP in ep 15.
* [[Twice Shy]]: Amata and Mikono.
* [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]]: Amata and Mikono. They obviously like each other. But repeated [[Moment Killer|Moment Killers]], and Neo Deava's ban on love keeps them from having a [[Relationship Upgrade]]. Even when Amata tries to evade this in Episode 11 by asking her if they could go out ''after'' the Abductors are defeated, he is interrupted by {{spoiler|Mikono seeing Kagura in Amata's reflection.}}
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* [[Visual Pun]]: On Neo-DEAVA's very first first co-ed class ({{spoiler|after Amata punches a hole through the "Berlin" with a "Mugen Attack"}}), nascent sexual tension between several males and females were so steamy, so to speak, Mix's glasses got mist.
* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: {{spoiler|As said in the [[Mars Needs Women]], Altair isn't looking invade Vega. Rather, they are looking for their new "Eve."}}
* [[Wham! Episode]]: {{spoiler|Episode 13... full stop. Just when Jin finally discovered [[The Power of Love|The Powers of Love]], [[The Power of Friendship|Friendship]] [[The Power of Trust|and Trust]] (courtesy of Yunoha and the rest of her friends), Mykage kills him off for daring to defy him and Kagura, now his [[Unwitting Pawn]]. Even the unflappable Zen Fudo was shocked. And [[It Got Worse]] -- as the next episode preview shows, Jin isn't the only casualty.}}
** {{spoiler|Episode 23, just, [[Mind Screw|Episode 23]]}}
* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: Literally everything Zen says, such as equating donuts to the shape of the universe and the meaning of life.
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