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The '''Gylian breakthrough''' ({{wpl|French language|French}} [[Gylian languages reform of 1958–1959#French|reformed]]: ''L'percée gylienne'') is an ironic phrase used to describe [[Tyran]]ian acts and works that achieve notable success in [[Gylias]].

==Usage==
The term emerged in the 1970s, and its first use was attested in [[Delkora]]. Cheap Trick were said to have achieved ''det gylske gennembrud'' with their 1978 live album ''At Budokan''. The term spread in popularity on the internet in the 1990s, particularly among [[Common Sphere]] members, and is usually used in a jocular context.

Gylian cultural commentator [[Keie Nanei]] describes the phrase as a foreign response to the [[Gylian Invasion]]. Gylias' notable pop culture success in Tyran is contrasted with its "seemingly impenetrable" domestic market, due to [[Culture of Gylias|divergent tastes]] (shaped by historical isolation of the [[Free Territories (Gylias)|Free Territories]] and [[Liberation War (Gylias)|Liberation War]]), robust {{wpl|cultural exception|cultural protectionism}}, and its unconventional [[Cultural economic practices of Gylias|economic practices]]. Due to the profound impact of the Gylian Invasion, managing to become successful in Gylias is a strongly appealing prospect.

Due to this aspect, the term specifically excludes instances of the "Gylian Magnet" — artists and performers who moved to Gylias to develop, continue, or reinvent their careers. However, it is possible for a Gylian breakthrough to later become an instance of the "Gylian Magnet" — the most prominent example being the creators of ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' moving to Gylias to escape censorship and harassment in [[Æsthurlavaj]].

Delkoran music journalist [[Nora Gunnarsen]] writes that the "Gylian breakthrough" carries particular weight in the context of [[Gylias-Delkora relations]]. The impact of the Gylian Invasion and the disparity in population between Gylias and Delkora have fueled a phenomenon of good-natured ribbing and competitiveness when it comes to culture. Former culture minister [[Chantal Beaumont]] — herself an example of the phenomenon, predating the term itself — summed up the spirit with her famous quip, "They have woken a sleeping giant of 80 million people, and now it's our turn to kindly show them how it's done."

''[[The Havomar Report]]''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> numerous sketches satirising Gylian culture and Gylias-Delkora relations helped cement the concept as a facetious aspiration in Delkoran culture. Its recurring sketches of harried board meetings with an executive angrily demanding, "How are we getting our asses kicked ''again'' by a country barely the size of [[Norenstal]]?!", which became another famous quote related to the phenomenon. 

The creators of ''The New Adventures of Lotte Lang'' jokingly admitted in a documentary that one of their ambitions with the series was "giving the [[Gylianime|Gylian animation industry]] a kick up the arse", and were elated by its success in Gylias, especially since Gylian fans embraced their ''[[rezy]]''-like positioning. Similarly, [[Marlene Amberg]] was immensely proud of [[Marlene Amberg AmbA|her clothing brand]] becoming the most popular foreign brand in Gylias, considering the country's [[Clothing in Gylias|unique sensibilities regarding clothing]].

==Notable breakthroughs==
'''Music'''

* [[Chantal Beaumont]] ({{flag|Delkora}})
* [[The Dalby Sisters]] ({{flag|Delkora}})
* Cheap Trick ({{flag|Delkora}})
* Deee-Lite ({{flag|Delkora}})
* Annecy ({{flag|Delkora}})
* Urge Overkill ({{flag|Delkora}})
* [[Faye Vương]] ({{flag|Delkora}})
* [[Shonen Knife]] ({{flag|Akashi}})
* [[Scandal]] ({{flag|Akashi}})
* Ossoloids ({{flag|Ossoria}})

'''Cinema'''

* Madhubala ({{flag|Tennai}})
* Certain films made by the ''[[banda italiana]]'' ({{flag|Megelan}})
* "Spaghetti spy" films ({{flag|Megelan}})

'''Television'''

* ''K-On!'' ({{flag|Cacerta}})
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' ({{flag|Æsthurlavaj}})
* ''The New Adventures of Lotte Lang'' ({{flag|Delkora}})
* Various ''{{wpl|iyashikei}}'' anime ({{flag|Akashi}} and {{flag|Kirisaki}})

'''Comics'''

* [[Lotte Lang]] ({{flag|Delkora}})
* [[Jucika]] ({{flag|Ruvelka}})
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'''Video games'''

* Carmen Silva ({{flag|Delkora}})
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'''Products'''

* [[Marlene Amberg AmbA]] ({{flag|Delkora}})
* Amul milk ({{flag|Tennai}})

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