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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kyutta/Ren decides to leave the magical realm for good. Kumatetsu willingly turned himself into a sword to save Kyuuta/Ren. Even so, the two will be together even if it's not quite the same, plus Kyuuta/Ren now has the relationships with his father and Kaede. Ichirouhiko is reunited with his adoptive family, and will presumably make peace with his origins.]]

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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kyutta/Ren decides to leave the magical realm for good. Kumatetsu willingly turned himself into a sword to save Kyuuta/Ren. Even so, the two will be together even if it's not quite the same, plus Kyuuta/Ren now has the relationships with his father and Kaede. Ichirouhiko [[spoiler:Ichirouhiko is reunited with his adoptive family, and will presumably make peace with his origins.origins. Kyuta/Ren decides to leave the magical realm for good and Kumatetsu willingly turned himself into a sword to save his surrogate sons. Even so, the two will be together even if it's not quite the same, plus Kyuta/Ren now has his relationships with his father and Kaede, so he won't be alone.]]



* ChildrenRaiseYou: Kyuuta learns as much from Kumatetsu, and the learning goes both ways.
* CurbStompBattle: Kyuuta easily defeats the delinquent boys who were ridiculing Kaede in the human world.

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* ChildrenRaiseYou: Kyuuta Kyuta learns as much from Kumatetsu, and the learning goes both ways.
* CurbStompBattle: Kyuuta Kyuta easily defeats the delinquent boys who were ridiculing Kaede in the human world.
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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Kyuta one-shots the delinquent boys who insult Kaede offscreen as their girlfriends watch on in shock.

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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Kyuta one-shots the delinquent boys who insult the former and Kaede offscreen as their girlfriends watch on in shock.



* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede make a quick break for it when Kyuta effortlessly beats up their boyfriends.

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* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede and Kyuta make a quick break for it when Kyuta the latter effortlessly beats up their boyfriends.
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* BattleDiscretionShot: The scene where Kyuta beats up the delinquents to rescue Kaede happens offscreen.
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''The Boy and the Beast'' is a Japanese animated film directed by Creator/MamoruHosoda, who also directed ''Anime/SummerWars'' and ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki ''that was released July 11, 2015 in Japan and was released on January 13, 2016 in France. The film has also been licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} and Creator/MadmanEntertainment for release in the US and Australia respectively.

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''The Boy and the Beast'' (Japanese: バケモノの子; "Bakemono no ko") is a Japanese animated film directed by Creator/MamoruHosoda, who also directed ''Anime/SummerWars'' and ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki ''that was released July 11, 2015 in Japan and was released on January 13, 2016 in France. The film has also been licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} and Creator/MadmanEntertainment for release in the US and Australia respectively.


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* PunnyName: As the word for boy in Japanese is "男の子" ("Otoko no ko", lit. "Male child"), the title of the film can be read as either the translated ''The Boy and the Beast'', or as ''Beast Child''.

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''The Boy and the Beast'' is a Japanese animated film directed by Creator/MamoruHosoda, who also directed ''Anime/SummerWars'' and ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki ''that was released July 11, 2015 in Japan and is expected to release on January 13, 2016 in France. The film has also been licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} and Creator/MadmanEntertainment for release in the US and Australia respectively.

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''The Boy and the Beast'' is a Japanese animated film directed by Creator/MamoruHosoda, who also directed ''Anime/SummerWars'' and ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki ''that was released July 11, 2015 in Japan and is expected to release was released on January 13, 2016 in France. The film has also been licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} and Creator/MadmanEntertainment for release in the US and Australia respectively.



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* BeastManBittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Kyutta/Ren decides to leave the magical realm for good. Kumatetsu willingly turned himself into a sword to save Kyuuta/Ren. Even so, the two will be together even if it's not quite the same, plus Kyuuta/Ren now has the relationships with his father and Kaede. Ichirouhiko is reunited with his adoptive family, and will presumably make peace with his origins.]]
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* OhCrap: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede and Kyuta are utterly shocked when the latter gives a CurbStompBattle on their boyfriends.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Kyuta one-shots the delinquent boys who insult Kaede offscreen as their girlfriends watch in shock.

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* OhCrap: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede and Kyuta are utterly shocked when the latter gives a CurbStompBattle on their boyfriends.
boyfriends and they quickly get the hell out of Dodge.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Kyuta one-shots the delinquent boys who insult Kaede offscreen as their girlfriends watch on in shock.
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* OhCrap: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede have one when Kyuta beats up their boyfriends.

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* OhCrap: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede have one when and Kyuta beats up are utterly shocked when the latter gives a CurbStompBattle on their boyfriends.
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* YouAreNotAlone: When Kyuta is [[spoiler: almost overwhelmed by the void after rejecting both his biological father and Kumatetsu]], Kaede gives him a CooldownHug and reassures him that other people (including her) share his feelings of rage, loss, and resentment. Ultimately, this is a major difference between Kyuta and [[spoile: Ichirouhiko, as the latter never had anyone to share his feelings with]].

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* YouAreNotAlone: When Kyuta is [[spoiler: almost overwhelmed by the void after rejecting both his biological father and Kumatetsu]], Kaede gives him a CooldownHug and reassures him that other people (including her) share his feelings of rage, loss, and resentment. Ultimately, this is a major difference between Kyuta and [[spoile: [[spoiler: Ichirouhiko, as the latter never had anyone to share his feelings with]].

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquent boys taunt Kyuta for his supposedly low fighting abilities, Kyuta one-shots them and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]], and Kyuta rescues Kaede.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: It's about a boy and a beast.
* FantasticRacism: The beasts look down on humans because they can easily be corrupted by
the delinquent boys taunt Kyuta for his supposedly low fighting abilities, Kyuta one-shots them and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere darkness in their girlfriends run off]], and Kyuta rescues Kaede.
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* YouAreNotAlone: When Kyuta is [[spoiler: almost overwhelmed by the void after rejecting both his biological father and Kumatetsu]], Kaede gives him a CooldownHug and reassures him that other people (including her) share his feelings of rage, loss, and resentment. Ultimately, this is a major difference between Kyuta and [[spoile: Ichirouhiko, as the latter never had anyone to share his feelings with]].
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''The Boy and the Beast'' is a Japanese animated film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, who also directed ''Anime/SummerWars'' and ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki ''that was released July 11, 2015 in Japan and is expected to release on January 13, 2016 in France. The film has also been licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} and Creator/MadmanEntertainment for release in the US and Australia respectively.

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''The Boy and the Beast'' is a Japanese animated film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, Creator/MamoruHosoda, who also directed ''Anime/SummerWars'' and ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki ''that was released July 11, 2015 in Japan and is expected to release on January 13, 2016 in France. The film has also been licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} and Creator/MadmanEntertainment for release in the US and Australia respectively.
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* {{Forsehadowing}}: In the beginning, Tatara jokingly states that if Kumatetsu was chosen as the next Grandmaster, he would become a "God of a tool". [[spoiler:Come the climax, Kumatetsu decides to become a sword so Kyuuta/Ren can use to defend himself against Ichirouhiko.]]

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* {{Forsehadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}: In the beginning, Tatara jokingly states that if Kumatetsu was chosen as the next Grandmaster, he would become a "God of a tool". [[spoiler:Come the climax, Kumatetsu decides to become a sword so Kyuuta/Ren can use to defend himself against Ichirouhiko.]]
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Misuse of trope(s). See its' laconic tab.


* FreudianExcuse: Towards the end of the film, [[spoiler:Kyuta reunites with his biological father but has a hard time choosing between him and Kumatetsu. Instead he deserts both of them, but only to be comforted by Kaede]].
* HeroicSacrifice: Attempted by [[spoiler:Kyuta]] at the end of the film. [[spoiler:His final option to fight a berserk Ichirouhiko was to open his own void, absorbing Ichirouhiko in the process. He would then stab himself, thus taking both of their lives.]] However...

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* FreudianExcuse: Towards the end of the film, [[spoiler:Kyuta reunites with his biological father but has a hard time choosing between him and Kumatetsu. Instead he deserts both of them, but only to be comforted by Kaede]].
* HeroicSacrifice:
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Attempted by [[spoiler:Kyuta]] at the end of the film. [[spoiler:His final option to fight a berserk Ichirouhiko was to open his own void, absorbing Ichirouhiko in the process. He would then stab himself, thus taking both of their lives.]] However...

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* FourTemperamentEnsemble: [[BearsAreBadNews Kumatetsu]] (Choleric), [[TheHero Ren/Kyuta]] (Melancholic), [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Tatara]] (Sanguine), and [[PigMan Hyakshubou]] (Phlegmatic)

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* {{Forsehadowing}}: In the beginning, Tatara jokingly states that if Kumatetsu was chosen as the next Grandmaster, he would become a "God of a tool". [[spoiler:Come the climax, Kumatetsu decides to become a sword so Kyuuta/Ren can use to defend himself against Ichirouhiko.]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble: [[BearsAreBadNews Kumatetsu]] (Choleric), [[TheHero Ren/Kyuta]] (Melancholic), [[EverythingsBetterWithMonkeys Tatara]] (Sanguine), and [[PigMan Hyakshubou]] (Phlegmatic)(Phlegmatic).

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* DefrostingIceKing: Kumatetsu

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* DefrostingIceKing: KumatetsuKumatetsu to Kyuuta/Ren.



* JustForFun/XMeetsY: Creator/{{Disney}}'s ''Disney/TheJungleBook'' (with some elements of the original book) meets ''Film/TheKarateKid''

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''The Boy and the Beast'' is a Japanese animated film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, who also directed ''Anime/SummerWars'' and ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki ''that was released July 11, 2015 in Japan and is expected to release on January 13, 2016 in France. The film has also been licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} and Creator/MadmanEntertainment for release in the US and Australia respectively.

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''The Boy and the Beast'' is a Japanese animated film directed by Mamoru Hosoda, who also directed ''Anime/SummerWars'' and ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki ''that was released July 11, 2015 in Japan and is expected to release on January 13, 2016 in France. The film has also been licensed by Creator/{{Funimation}} and Creator/MadmanEntertainment for release in the US and and Australia respectively.



* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Chico, an unidentified fuzzy rodent-like thing Ren picks up at the beginning of the movie. [[spoiler: The credits imply it may have been the reincarnated form of his mother]]

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* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Chico, an unidentified fuzzy rodent-like thing Ren picks up at the beginning of the movie. [[spoiler: The credits imply it may have been the reincarnated form of his mother]]mother.]]


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* SpiritualSuccessor: Like Hosoda's previous film ''Anime/WolfChildrenAmeAndYuki'', it has a main character who has contact with both the human world and a non-human one and feels conflicted between both. Ren even resembles Ame in appearance when he grows older and, interestingly, Yuki too in the sense that [[spoiler:he initially prefers the non-human world as a child but ultimately chooses to stay in the human world and attend school after maturing and befriending someone there]].
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* HeroicSacrifice: Attempted by [[spoiler:Kyuta. His final option to fight a berserk Ichirouhiko was to open his own void, absorbing Ichirouhiko in the process. He would then stab himself, thus taking both of their lives.]] However...

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* HeroicSacrifice: Attempted by [[spoiler:Kyuta. His [[spoiler:Kyuta]] at the end of the film. [[spoiler:His final option to fight a berserk Ichirouhiko was to open his own void, absorbing Ichirouhiko in the process. He would then stab himself, thus taking both of their lives.]] However...
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquent boys taunt Kyuta for supposedly being a loser, Kyuta one-shots them and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]], and Kyuta rescues Kaede.

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquent boys taunt Kyuta for his supposedly being a loser, low fighting abilities, Kyuta one-shots them and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]], and Kyuta rescues Kaede.



* MuggingTheMonster: The delinquents probably shouldn't have picked a fight with Kyuta like that and get [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]].

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* MuggingTheMonster: The delinquents probably shouldn't have picked a fight with Kyuta like that and get [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]].curb-stomped]] for it.



* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Kyuta beats up the delinquent boys who insult Kaede offscreen as their girlfriends watch in shock.

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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Kyuta beats up one-shots the delinquent boys who insult Kaede offscreen as their girlfriends watch in shock.

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* MuggingTheMonster: The delinquents probably shouldn't have picked a fight with Kyuta like that while the latter rescues Kaede.

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* MuggingTheMonster: The delinquents probably shouldn't have picked a fight with Kyuta like that while the latter rescues Kaede.and get [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomped]].


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* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Kyuta beats up the delinquent boys who insult Kaede offscreen as their girlfriends watch in shock.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Kyuta beats up the delinquents, their girlfriends realize that insulting and laughing at Kyuta isn't worth it and they [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere make a break for it]] as Kyuta rescues Kaede.

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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Kyuta beats up the delinquents, delinquents in order to rescue Kaede, their girlfriends realize that insulting and laughing at Kyuta isn't worth it and they [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere make a break for it]] as Kyuta rescues Kaede.it]].
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: After Kyuta beats up the delinquents, their girlfriends realize that insulting and laughing at Kyuta isn't worth it and they [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere make a break for it]] as Kyuta rescues Kaede.

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquent boys taunt Kyuta for supposedly being a loser, Kyuta one-shots them and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquent boys taunt Kyuta for supposedly being a loser, Kyuta one-shots them and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].off]], and Kyuta rescues Kaede.



* FreudianExcuse: Towards the end of the film, [[spoiler:Kyuta reunites with his biological father but has a hard time choosing between him and Kumatetsu. Instead he deserts both of them, but only to be comforted by Kaede.]]

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* FreudianExcuse: Towards the end of the film, [[spoiler:Kyuta reunites with his biological father but has a hard time choosing between him and Kumatetsu. Instead he deserts both of them, but only to be comforted by Kaede.]]Kaede]].



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kumatetsu may be a jerk, but he cares about Kyuta.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: JerkWithAHeartOfGold:
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* MuggingTheMonster: The delinquents ''really'' shouldn't have picked a fight with Kyuta and [[UnderestimatingBadassery underestimate his badassery]] like that.

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* MuggingTheMonster: The delinquents ''really'' probably shouldn't have picked a fight with Kyuta and [[UnderestimatingBadassery underestimate his badassery]] like that.that while the latter rescues Kaede.
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* MuggingTheMonster: When a couple of delinquent girls are insulting Kaede, their boyfriends see Kyuta eavesdropping on them and, given that they outnumber Kyuta three to one, taunt and beat him up, only for Kyuta to effortlessly [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome beat the crap]] [[CurbStompBattle out of]] ''them''. The girls realize they [[UnderestimatingBadassery underestimated Kyuta's fighting abilities]] and make a quick [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere run for it]].

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* MuggingTheMonster: When The delinquents ''really'' shouldn't have picked a couple of delinquent girls are insulting Kaede, their boyfriends see fight with Kyuta eavesdropping on them and, given that they outnumber Kyuta three to one, taunt and beat him up, only for Kyuta to effortlessly [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome beat the crap]] [[CurbStompBattle out of]] ''them''. The girls realize they [[UnderestimatingBadassery underestimated Kyuta's fighting abilities]] and make a quick [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere run for it]].underestimate his badassery]] like that.



* UnderestimatingBadassery: The delinquents who insult Kaede make the mistake of underestimating Kyuta's fighting abilities and taunting him. Three guesses [[CurbStompBattle what happens next]].

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* UnderestimatingBadassery: The delinquents who insult ridicule Kaede make the mistake of underestimating Kyuta's fighting abilities and taunting him. Three guesses [[CurbStompBattle what happens next]].
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquents taunt Kyuta for supposedly being a loser, Kyuta one-shots them while they are beating him up and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquents delinquent boys taunt Kyuta for supposedly being a loser, Kyuta one-shots them while they are beating him up and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquents taunt Kyuta and call him a loser, Kyuta one-shots them while they are beating him up and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquents taunt Kyuta and call him for supposedly being a loser, Kyuta one-shots them while they are beating him up and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].



* UnderestimatingBadassery: The delinquents make the mistake of underestimating Kyuta's fighting abilities and taunting him. Three guesses [[CurbStompBattle what happens next]].

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* UnderestimatingBadassery: The delinquents who insult Kaede make the mistake of underestimating Kyuta's fighting abilities and taunting him. Three guesses [[CurbStompBattle what happens next]].
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquents taunt Kyuta for his low fighting skills, Kyuta one-shots them while they are beating him up and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquents taunt Kyuta for his low fighting skills, and call him a loser, Kyuta one-shots them while they are beating him up and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].



* OhCrap: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede are utterly shocked when Kyuta beats up their boyfriends.

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* OhCrap: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede are utterly shocked have one when Kyuta beats up their boyfriends.
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* OhCrap: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede get this look when Kyuta beats up their boyfriends.

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* OhCrap: The delinquent girls who insult Kaede get this look are utterly shocked when Kyuta beats up their boyfriends.
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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquents taunt Kyuta for his low fighting skills, Kyuta [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps them]] and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].

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* DoNotTauntCthulhu: After the delinquents taunt Kyuta for his low fighting skills, Kyuta [[CurbStompBattle curb-stomps them]] one-shots them while they are beating him up and [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere their girlfriends run off]].

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