History Anime / RuneSoldierLouie

-->'''Ila: (smiling innocently)''' "Yup! Sure do."

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: There's only one among the main female cast: [[spoiler: it's Ila]].
** IWillWaitForYou: She doesn't say it aloud, but she expresses in her heart at the end of [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKpm5Wu-pZ4 the final episode.]]

* AbuseIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale: Very much played straight... until episode 12. See the WouldHitAGirl entry at the bottom. Which differs from the manga version, where Louie [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/001.005/11/ decks her in their first meeting]] and [[OneHitKO knocks her out cold!]]

* AdaptationalBadass: As noted in the preceding entry, Louie drops Jeanie with one punch in the manga version. In the anime, Jeanie is [[TookALevelInBadass a much better fighter]] and not only outlasts Louie when they fight in the 12th episode, ''she'' knocks ''him'' out.

** Seen near the end of episode 12 when she and Louie duke it out after growing fed up with his reckless behavior [[spoiler: which happened to reopen [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality an old emotional scar]]]] (seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh5Ex0SOf0E at 13:23-16:57, here).]]
** The manga version doesn't wait that long. Louie [[OneHitKO floors her]] [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/001.005/11/ in the very first chapter]], after Genie takes a swing at him when they first meet. And [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_by_Valdimir/001.005/31/ decks her again]], during a sparring session in the following chapter.

* WouldHitAGirl: At least, when it comes to Jeanie. Seen near the end of episode 12 when she and Louie duke it out after growing fed up with his reckless behavior [[spoiler: which happened to reopen [[SlidingScaleOfGenderInequality an old emotional scar]]]] (seen [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh5Ex0SOf0E at 13:23-16:57, here).]]

-->'''[[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/001.005/86/ Guess who meets them outside of town?]]'''

** Ila's manga incarnation also qualifies, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Such as when she goads Genie's group into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartious by offhandedly sayng that her magical artifacts were more useful than ''[[StealthInsult "some people".]]'' Adding that she and Louie could probably handle it themselves.

** Ila's manga incarnation also qualifies, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Such as when she goads Genie's group into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartious by offhandedly sayng that her magical artifacts were more useful than ''[[StealthInsult "some people"]]'' and said she and Louie could probably handle it themselves.

** Ila's manga incarnation also qualifies, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Such as when she goads Genie and the others into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartarius by offhandedly sayng that her magical artifacts were more useful than ''[[StealthInsult "some people"]]'' and said she and Louie could probably handle it themselves.

** The 5th chapter of the manga introduces Ila. Suffice to say, Genie and co. aren't thrilled when they lay eyes on her and see [[NerdsAreSexy what a bombshell she is]], especially while she was on Louie's arm. There's even a healthy dose of MaleGaze in [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/001.005/81/ the lower-right three panels]] to emphasize it.

* GreenEyedMonster: In episode 8, [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie Merrill and the others become jealous]] when Louie repeatedly fawns over [[{{elfeminate}} Celecia.]]

* NerdsAreSexy: Ila is a looker and [[HelloNurse has a body most women would die for.]] Yet...

* [[TheSmartGuy The Smart Girl]]: Though she's only a novice spellcaster, as a member of the Magician's Guild, Ila's very knowledgeable of magical artifacts and ancient tomes, which she uses to help Louie and his friends.

** Ila's manga incarnation also qualifies, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Such as when she goads Genie and the others into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartarius by offhandedly sayng that her magical artifacts were more useful than ''[[StealthInsult "some people"]]'' and said she and Louie could probably handle it themselves. [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/001.005/86/ Guess who meets them outside of town?]]
-->'''Louie: ([[DeadpanSnarker deadpan, at Ila]])''' "Have you ''always'' been this manipulative?"
-->'''*Ila smiles innocently*'''

** Ila's manga incarnation also qualifies, as she's portrayed as outwardly cheerful and friendly, but is actually snarky and manipulative. Such as when she goads Genie and the others into going with Louie to the Forest of Tartarius by offhandedly sayng that her magical artifacts were more useful than than ''[[StealthInsult "some people"]]'' and said she and Louie could probably handle it themselves. [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/001.005/86/ Guess who meets them outside of town?]]

* ActionGirl: In the anime, Jeanie is the most action oriented member of the female cast. Merrill also knows how to handle herself in a fight, but to the same extent since she's more of a FragileSpeedster.

* ActionGirl: Jeanie.
* AdaptationalBadass: As noted in the preceding entry, Louie drops Jeanie with one punch in the manga version. In the anime, Jeanie is [[TookALevelInBadass a much better fighter]] and not only outlasts Louie when they fight in the 12th episode, ''she'' knocks ''him'' out!

* AdaptationExpansion: In the manga version, Melissa and her group simply appear after Louie is released from jail and [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/001.005/21/ tell him that Mylee has decreed him as the hero they must serve.]] Whereas the anime has them turn him down when Ila suggests they hire him, and only accept Louie as part of their group after Melissa has performed the revelation ceremony. During which, she receives word from Mylee that her champion would be the very next person she saw. Moments later, Louie falls through the roof of the Mylee shrine and lands facedown in the holy spring, directly in front of Melissa.

* AdaptationExpansion: In the manga version, Melissa and her group simply appear after Louie is released from jail and [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/001.005/21/ tell him Mylee has decreed him as the hero they must serve.]] Whereas the anime has them turn him down when Ila suggests they hire him, and only accept Louie as part of their group after Melissa has performed the revelation ceremony. During which, she receives word from Mylee that her champion would be the very next person she saw. Moments later, Louie falls through the roof of the Mylee shrine and lands facedown in the holy spring, directly in front of Melissa.

* AdaptationExpansion: In the manga version, Melissa and her group simply appear after Louie is released from jail and tell him Mylee has decreed him as the hero they must serve. Whereas the anime has them turn him down when Ila suggests they hire him, and only accept Louie as part of their group after Melissa has performed the revelation ceremony. During which, she receives word from Mylee that her champion would be the very next person she saw. Moments later, Louie falls through the roof of the Mylee shrine and lands facedown in the holy spring, directly in front of Melissa.

* AdaptationalBadass: As noted in the preceding entry, Louie drops Jeanie with one punch in the manga version. In the anime, Jeanie is [[TookALevelInBadass a much better fighter]] and not only outlasts Louie when they fight in the 12th episode, ''she'' knocks ''him'' out!
* AdapatationExpansion: In the manga version, Melissa and her group simply appear after Louie is released from jail and tell him Mylee has decreed him as the hero they must serve. Whereas the anime has them turn him down when Ila suggests they hire him, and only accept Louie as part of their group after Melissa has performed the revelation ceremony. During which, she receives word from Mylee that her champion would be the very next person she saw. Moments later, Louie falls through the roof of the Mylee shrine and lands facedown in the holy spring, directly in front of Melissa.

* AbuseIsOkayWhenItIsFemaleOnMale: Very much played straight... until episode 12. See the WouldHitAGirl entry at the bottom.

* YouDontLookLikeYou: In the manga version, Merrill is fair skinned, while the anime makes her AmbiguouslyBrown. This applies to Jeanie as well, who appears much more feminine in the manga (including wearing lipstick) and with less muscle tone; though she still has a very solid frame. In the anime, she borders on being outright butch and has far more muscle.

* {{Shorttank}}: Merrill is short and usually wears a shirt with a vest and a jean skirt. Though in episode 6, she somehow fashions a bedsheet into a halter top and a sarong; which was fetching enough to actually make a golem [[PervertedDrooling drool over her.]]

* WaterfallPuke: Let's just say the golem didn't think much [[ShowSomeLeg of Merrill's display]], [[Funny/RuneSoldierLouie in episode 6.]] And you guess how well she ''[[CrossPoppingVeins didn't]]'' take it.

* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Jeanie get [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/017.022/3/ a color page image]] in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.

* [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Spell My Name with an "S"]]: The manga uses "Genie" while the subtitles in the anime version uses "Jeanie" instead.

* BackToBackBadasses: Louie and Jeanie get [[http://www.kivmanga.com/Rune_Soldier_Louie_-_Req_by_Valdimir/017.022/3/ a color page image]] in the manga version, that has them surrounded by spirits.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The manga uses "Genie" while the subtitles in the anime version uses "Jeanie" instead.

* GoodOldFisticuffs: Louie prefers this to magic a lot of the time.

* HaremAnime: {{Averted}}. It's got the trappings of a harem comedy but the emphasis is on parodying fantasy tropes. All three of the main females dislike him at the beginning, but by the end, they [[spoiler: have a fair amount of respect for him with no romantic feelings involved]]. And he always thinks of them as his friends.

* HaremAnime: Subverted, it's got the trappings of a harem comedy but the emphasis is on parodying fantasy tropes. All three of the main females dislike him at the beginning, but by the end, they [[spoiler: have a fair amount of respect for him with no romantic feelings involved]]. And he always thinks of them as his friends.