![]() ![]() Miyagi splitting the wooden beam crushing Sato in The Karate Kid Part II. When the kids are trapped by a steel girder, which is too heavy to lift, Nicole's answer is to split it in half instead, similar to Mr.The developers originally requested that Hiroyuki Imaishi and Studio TRIGGER themselves animate it, but they didn't have the time, so they asked Studio 4☌ instead. The entire anime fight sequence was intended to mimic Kill la Kill, namely with the rainbow flashes that explode out every time Nicole and Yuki trade blows much the same as Ryuko and Satsuki.The contestants for the Elmore Kumite include Spike Bulldog, Master Onion, a Rock Golem, a Peckish Aristocrab, and what looks to be Rookie.Said flashback even ends with the Elmore Kumite, which is just as outlandish as the aforementioned tournament. The manga-style flashback to Nicole and Yuki's training is a direct reference to Son Goku and Krillin training under Master Roshi for the Tenkaichi Budōkai."Which school taught you? Was it Hokuto? Was it Konoha? Or was it.Yuki even has the same choppy animations as Ryu and Ken. A brief flashback of Yuki wrecking Nicole's car is a direct reference to the car-wrecking bonus stage of Street Fighter II.Senpai/Kōhai: While Yuki and Nicole were martial arts students, Yuki was the sempai, and Nicole was the kohai (Masami even uses and translates the latter term).After that fails, Nicole acquiesces under the threat of being fired and having her house foreclosed on. Screw the Rules, I Have Connections!: Since Yuki's husband owns Nicole's workplace, she's able to harass her with impunity for refusing to fight.Pass the Popcorn: Masami pulls out a bucket of popcorn and offers it to Gumball, Anais, and Darwin after admitting she realized she'd "get annihilated trying" to stop the fight between Nichole and Yuki.Is Serious Business: Nicole puts up with Yuki's harassment, which her kids find so baffling they spend the next school day wondering why until Masami explains their past. Kamehame Hadoken: Yuki reveals she's able to do this after years of training during her fight against Nicole.One of the first things Yuki does after she and Nicole cross paths is comment on how Nicole's butt has grown quite big. Hartman Hips: Lampshaded in this episode. ![]() Freeze-Frame Bonus: When Nicole is jumping off one car to another with her kids, her skirt flies up exposing her panties for exactly one frame (right before landing on Hot Dog Guy's car).Face Fault: Gumball, Darwin, and Anais do it when Masami recommended letting the fight go out of fear of being annihilated in the way.It's taken up to eleven when she threatens to have her fired for refusing a rematch. Disproportionate Retribution: Yuki's constant harassment to Nicole over a childhood rivalry qualifies as this.It seems like a standard part of a training montage, until the kids are trapped by rubble and the rivals team up to split a girder in half. Chekhov's Skill: During Masami's narration of Yuki and Nicole's training, we see them karate-chop a wooden board together.In order to cheer her up, Nicole's husband, Richard, puts vegetables on his head to look silly and make her laugh. She's so insistent that, amongst other things, she destroys Nicole's card. Cheer Them Up with Laughter: Yuki harasses Nicole to accept a rematch fight with her. ![]()
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