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Cat Smile was renamed to Playful Cat Smile. Moving wicks with enough context to the new trope.


* CatchPhrase: She'll always say "Sorry I'm late, everyone!" whenever she enters the club room.
* CatSmile: Her mouth looks like this on occasion.
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* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Despite not looking like a conventional smart character, Hanako fits as the "Brains" of the trio. After all, she's smart enough to rank second in the class.


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* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Despite looking like the conventional smart character, Kasumi is suprisingly BookDumb when it comes to English. In fact, she fits the "Brawn" of the trio the most as she's strong enough to beat the other two in physical games.


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* BeautyBrainsAndBrawn: Due to her foreign descent, Olivia's natural [[PhenotypeStereotype blonde hair and blue eyes]] stood out in a classroom full of brown eyes brunette (with the exception of Tsugumi). Olivia have no problem filling the "Beauty" trope for the trio, she have the self-confidence enough to pull off a simple tee-shirt and shorts look and still make it fashionable.
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* TheComicallySerious: Her dialogue is delivered in a very stiff monotone, yet is about as wacky and outrageously hilarious as you can expect from this series that's further accentuated by her liberal use of GratuitousEnglish. She also [[DullSurprise hardly ever emotes at all]], and the fact that her face resembles a Noh mask doesn't help.



* DullSurprise: She hardly ever emotes at all, and the fact that her face resembles a Noh mask doesn't help.

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The Student Council President's NumberTwo, first seen in a flashback in Episode 2 and fully introduced in Episode 11. However, she is hardly ever at the office.

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The Student Council President's NumberTwo, first seen in a flashback in Episode 2 and fully introduced in Episode 11.NumberTwo. However, she is hardly ever at the office.



Olivia's {{Otaku}} older brother who dropped by during Episode 9 to resolve the issue of his sister's confiscated manga.

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Olivia's {{Otaku}} older brother who dropped drops by during Episode 9 to resolve the issue of his sister's confiscated manga.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Olivia likes him for being a good brother to her, especially given that, unbeknownst to her, [[spoiler:he sacrificed his good looks (and was quite willing to sacrifice his own life for her sake) to a high vampire to save her from a death curse he believes was inflicted on her by his latest vampire victim whose true name he uncovered]].

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Olivia likes him for being a good brother to her, especially given that, unbeknownst to her, [[spoiler:he willingly sacrificed his good looks (and was quite willing to sacrifice his own life for her sake) to a high vampire to save her from a death curse he believes was inflicted on her by his latest vampire victim whose true name he uncovered]].



* FatSlob: Given how stereotypical his {{Otaku}} getup is, being this is practically a given.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Chapter 55, he claims to have already seen worse things than a horrifyingly squick-tastic doujin game starring a goblin sexually assaulting dwarves. [[spoiler:22 chapters later, he is ultimately revealed to be a seasoned vampire hunter.]]

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* FatSlob: Given how stereotypical his {{Otaku}} otaku getup is, being this is practically a given.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Chapter 55, he claims to have already seen worse things than a horrifyingly squick-tastic doujin game starring a goblin sexually assaulting dwarves. [[spoiler:22 [[spoiler:Twenty-two chapters later, he is ultimately revealed to be a seasoned vampire hunter.]]



** [[spoiler: Chapter 77 reveals that he's a ''vampire hunter'']].
* IWasQuiteALooker: [[spoiler:Chapter 77 reveals that he used to be a very handsome guy who sacrificed his good looks to a high vampire in order to save Olivia from dying of an illness he believes is the curse of a vampire whose true name he uncovered before he defeated her]].
* NiceGuy: Is actually quite friendly and charming despite his overtly perverted tendencies. He also adores his littlesister as much as she does.
* NoNameGiven: Is only ever referred to as "Olivia's brother", unlike his little sister who gets an actual first name. Even their parents refer to him as Onii-chan.

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** [[spoiler: Chapter 77 reveals that he's a ''vampire hunter'']].
hunter''.]]
* IWasQuiteALooker: [[spoiler:Chapter 77 reveals that he used to be a very handsome guy who sacrificed his good looks to a high vampire in order to save Olivia from dying of an illness he believes is the curse of a vampire whose true name he uncovered before he defeated her]].
her.]]
* NiceGuy: Is actually quite friendly and charming despite his overtly perverted tendencies. He also adores his littlesister as much as she does.
younger sister.
* NoNameGiven: Is only ever referred to as "Olivia's brother", unlike his little younger sister who gets an actual first name. Even their parents refer to him as Onii-chan.



* PhenotypeStereotype: Greatly downplayed in comparison to his sister; unlike Olivia, his hair is black (which adds to his overall image as a stereotypical Japanese {{Otaku}}), but he does have blue eyes like she does.

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* PhenotypeStereotype: Greatly downplayed in comparison to his sister; unlike Olivia, his hair is black (which black, which adds to his overall image as a stereotypical Japanese {{Otaku}}), otaku, but he does have blue eyes like she does.
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* ExpositoryPronoun: Tsugumi frequently addresses themselves in masculine pronouns, though it wasn't until Olivia brought up suspicions that Tsumugi may be a boy that it became noticeable.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Olivia likes him for being a good brother to her, especially given that, unbeknownst to her, [[spoiler:he sacrificed his good looks (and was quite willing to give his life for her sake) to a high vampire to save her from a death curse he believes was inflicted on her by his latest vampire victim whose true name he uncovered]].

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Olivia likes him for being a good brother to her, especially given that, unbeknownst to her, [[spoiler:he sacrificed his good looks (and was quite willing to give sacrifice his own life for her sake) to a high vampire to save her from a death curse he believes was inflicted on her by his latest vampire victim whose true name he uncovered]].



* NiceGuy: Is actually quite friendly and charming despite his overtly perverted tendencies.

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* NiceGuy: Is actually quite friendly and charming despite his overtly perverted tendencies. He also adores his littlesister as much as she does.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: Olivia likes him for being a good brother to her, especially given that, unbeknownst to her, [[spoiler:he sacrificed his good looks to a high vampire to save her from a death curse he believes was inflicted on her by his latest vampire victim whose true name he uncovered]].

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* BigBrotherInstinct: Olivia likes him for being a good brother to her, especially given that, unbeknownst to her, [[spoiler:he sacrificed his good looks (and was quite willing to give his life for her sake) to a high vampire to save her from a death curse he believes was inflicted on her by his latest vampire victim whose true name he uncovered]].
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* {{Bokukko}}: Tsugumi frequently addresses themselves in masculine pronouns, though it wasn't until Olivia brought up suspicions that Tsumugi may be a boy that it became noticeable.
* ManipulativeBastard: They can easily outmaneuver the Pastimers Club when they try and confirm their gender. Later on, they bribe them into stealing the Banana Papers containing records of the Club's (specifically, Hanako's) shenanigans. Once Tsugumi gets their hands on it, they decide to use the information as future leverage over the Club.


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* ManipulativeBastard: They can easily outmaneuver the Pastimers Club when they try and confirm their gender. Later on, they bribe them into stealing the Banana Papers containing records of the Club's (specifically, Hanako's) shenanigans. Once Tsugumi gets their hands on it, they decide to use the information as future leverage over the Club.
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* DumbBlonde: She isn't studious like Hanako and Kasumi, who is only bad in English, and is consistently the most scatterbrained member of the Pastimers Club.

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* DumbBlonde: She isn't studious like Hanako and Kasumi, who is only bad in English, and is consistently the most scatterbrained member of the Pastimers Club. She's also blonde-haired.



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Her long, blonde locks is one of her many unique features amongst the cast.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Her long, blonde locks is one of her many unique features amongst the cast.cast and she's TheHeart among the girls.



* InnocentBlueEyes: Another one of her many distinctive features and her baby blue eyes match her cute and childish personality.

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* InnocentBlueEyes: Another one of her many distinctive features and her baby blue eyes match her cute kind and childish personality.

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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Her long, blonde locks is one of her many unique features amongst the cast.



* InnocentBlueEyes: Another one of her many distinctive features and her baby blue eyes match her cute and childish personality.



* OnlySaneMan: Despite being the [[BookDumb least studious]] of the three main characters, Olivia is often the only one with her head screwed on properly, and is more often than not completely flabbergasted by whatever antics Hanako and Kasumi get into. Apart from her [[{{Fauxreigner}} trying to be a foreigner]], she also doesn't have any major "issue", unlike her two friends.

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* OnlySaneMan: Despite being the [[BookDumb least studious]] of the three main characters, Olivia is often the only one with her head screwed on properly, and is more often than not completely flabbergasted by whatever antics Hanako and Kasumi get into. Apart from her [[{{Fauxreigner}} trying to be a foreigner]], she also doesn't have any major "issue", unlike Kasumi who has [[DoesNotLikeMen a fear of men]], and Hanako with her two friends.obssession on being "popular" and having terrible fashion sense.
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* SituationalSociability: Olivia is actually incredibly shy and awkward, but is able to express herself better by speaking in broken accents. She eventually becomes perfectly comfortable with Hanako and Kasumi, but still regularly falls back on her fake dialects with strangers, both consciously and unconsciously.

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* SituationalSociability: Olivia is actually [[ShrinkingViolet incredibly shy and awkward, awkward]], but is able to express herself better by speaking in broken accents. She eventually becomes perfectly comfortable with Hanako and Kasumi, but still regularly falls back on her fake dialects with strangers, both consciously and unconsciously.

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* BigBrotherWorship: Olivia has a glowing opinion of her older brother despite him being an overweight, amazingly embarrassing and shameless {{Otaku}}. It does help that he ''was'' academically excellent and is quite the charmer on the phone, [[spoiler: plus saved her from a vampire curse when she was younger]]. Her love for him is so strong that [[spoiler: she was able to recognize him despite [[IWasQuiteALooker having sacrificed his good looks]] and their parents unable to recognize him]].

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* BigBrotherWorship: Olivia has a glowing opinion of her older brother despite him being an overweight, amazingly embarrassing and shameless {{Otaku}}. It does help that he ''was'' academically excellent and is quite the charmer on the phone, [[spoiler: plus saved her from a vampire curse when she was younger]]. Her love for him is so strong that [[spoiler: she was able to recognize him despite [[IWasQuiteALooker having sacrificed his good looks]] and their parents unable to recognize him]].''their own parents'' mistaking him for someone else]].
-->'''Olivia''': You'll always be my super cool Onii-chan, no matter what you look like!



** [[spoiler: Chapter 77 reveals that he's a vampire hunter]].

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** [[spoiler: Chapter 77 reveals that he's a vampire hunter]].''vampire hunter'']].



* NoNameGiven: Is only ever referred to as "Olivia's brother", unlike his little sister who gets an actual first name.

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* BigBrotherWorship: Olivia has a glowing opinion of her older brother despite him being an overweight, amazingly embarrassing and shameless {{Otaku}}. It does help that he ''was'' academically excellent and is quite the charmer on the phone.

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* BigBrotherWorship: Olivia has a glowing opinion of her older brother despite him being an overweight, amazingly embarrassing and shameless {{Otaku}}. It does help that he ''was'' academically excellent and is quite the charmer on the phone.phone, [[spoiler: plus saved her from a vampire curse when she was younger]]. Her love for him is so strong that [[spoiler: she was able to recognize him despite [[IWasQuiteALooker having sacrificed his good looks]] and their parents unable to recognize him]].



* HiddenDepths: Despite his stereotypical otaku tendencies, he graduated with honors from academy, uses very eloquent vocabulary bordering on PurpleProse, and actually holds two [=PhDs=], despite only being in his early thirties.

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Despite his stereotypical otaku tendencies, he graduated with honors from academy, uses very eloquent vocabulary bordering on PurpleProse, and actually holds two [=PhDs=], despite only being in his early thirties.thirties.
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* GratuitousEnglish: Fujiwara peppers her (predominantly) Japanese speech with occasional English words, sometimes multiple times per sentence. That said, her pronunciation of English words is quite good thanks to her voice actress being fluent in the language.

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* GratuitousEnglish: Fujiwara peppers her (predominantly) Japanese speech with occasional English words, sometimes multiple times per sentence. That said, her pronunciation of English words is quite actually very good thanks for a Japanese speaker, though it's always spoken in a [[CreepyMonotone dull monotone]] with [[EmphasisOnTheWrongSyllable emphasis sometimes being placed on the wrong syllable]]. Notably, she's the only character to refer to English as such instead of the common ''eigo'' that everyone else uses. This is justified in that her voice actress being fluent actress, Creator/ShuuUchida, was raised in the language.Australia.

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* GratuitousEnglish: Fujiwara peppers her (predominantly) Japanese speech with occasional English words, sometimes multiple times per sentence. That said, [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish her pronunciation of English words is quite good]] thanks to her voice actress being fluent in the language.

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* GratuitousEnglish: Fujiwara peppers her (predominantly) Japanese speech with occasional English words, sometimes multiple times per sentence. That said, [[SurprisinglyGoodEnglish her pronunciation of English words is quite good]] good thanks to her voice actress being fluent in the language.



* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish: Fujiwara tends to [[GratuitousEnglish insert English words into her speech and inner monologue]]. That being said, hers is actually very good for a Japanese speaker, though always spoken in a [[CreepyMonotone dull monotone]] with [[EmphasisOnTheWrongSyllable emphasis sometimes being placed on the wrong syllable]]. Notably, she's the only character to refer to English as such instead of the common ''eigo'' that everyone else uses. This is justified in that her voice actress, Shuu Uchida, was raised in Australia.
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* DoesNotLikeMen: Kasumi is an extreme androphobe, having the assumption that men would fire [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] from their groin when turned on. When she meets Maeda for the first time, she reacts to him suddenly appearing behind Hanako by slashing at him with an umbrella. Given that she's not fazed by Hanako's younger brother Kentarou and (possibly) Tsugumi, however, it may have also have to do with being distrustful around sketchy men, such as Maeda and Olivia's otaku brother.

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* DoesNotLikeMen: Kasumi is an extreme androphobe, having the assumption that men would fire [[EnergyWeapon Frickin' Laser Beams]] from their groin when turned on. When she meets Maeda for the first time, she reacts to him suddenly appearing behind Hanako by slashing at him with an umbrella. Given that she's not fazed by Hanako's younger brother Kentarou Kentaro and (possibly) Tsugumi, however, it may have also have to do with being distrustful around sketchy men, such as Maeda and Olivia's otaku brother.
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* BookSmart: Despite her various quirks, she does very well in school and gets high grades.
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* ButNotTooForeign: Being Olivia's older brother, this is a given. Since he looks and acts so much like a stereotypical Japanese otaku, it's easy to forget that like his sister, he's not actually of Japanese descent at all.
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* BadassBaritone: A nice bonus by virtue of him being voiced by Toshiyuki Morikawa.
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* BoobBasedGag: Played with. While Kasumi undoubtedly has the largest breasts among the Pastimers Club, they aren't all ''that'' huge normally, let alone the subject of much discussion, unless they are brought up in conjunction with Hanako's ACupAngst, whereupon they seem to quadruple in size.

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Gag Boobs has been renamed to Boob Based Gag. Changing to the proper trope where appropriate and cutting misuse.


* ACupAngst: Hanako is ''really'' flat, which is passed down from her mother. When measured in Episode 12, Hanako's measurements add up to a AA cup size, which is ''even smaller than A''. Not helping matters is how it is vastly overshadowed by Kasumi's GagBoobs, who adds fuel to the fire by her constant DCupDistress.

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* ACupAngst: Hanako is ''really'' flat, which is passed down from her mother. When measured in Episode 12, Hanako's measurements add up to a AA cup size, which is ''even smaller than A''. Not helping matters is how it is vastly overshadowed by Kasumi's GagBoobs, boobs, who adds fuel to the fire by her constant DCupDistress.



* GagBoobs: Played with. While Kasumi undoubtedly has the largest breasts among the Pastimers Club, they aren't all ''that'' huge normally, let alone the subject of much discussion, unless they are brought up in conjunction with Hanako's ACupAngst, whereupon they seem to quadruple in size.
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* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Despite being the most outwardly feminine of the Pastimers Club, she has a passionate love of sumo wresting and is distraught when she learns that only men can become sumo wrestlers.

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* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Despite being the most outwardly feminine of the Pastimers Club, she has a passionate love of sumo wresting wrestling and is distraught when she learns that only men can become sumo wrestlers.
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* SenseiChan: She's a sweet, kind teacher who's also a pushover, has a huge ChristmasCake complex, and still hasn't grown out of her love for romantic shoujo manga. The Pastimers Club like her a lot, but at the same time they don't have much respect for her as a teacher since they're quick to bring up that she's still single.

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* SenseiChan: She's a sweet, kind teacher who's also a pushover, has [[OldMaid a huge ChristmasCake complex, complex about being unmarried]], and still hasn't grown out of her love for romantic shoujo manga. The Pastimers Club like her a lot, but at the same time they don't have much respect for her as a teacher since they're quick to bring up that she's still single.

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Christmas Cake now redirects to Old Maid.


* ChristmasCake: She has a huge complex over not being married yet (especially considering three-fifths of her female friends during high school are already married), and at one point notes that she's older than her mom was when she gave birth to her. A RunningGag consists on her having Music/FelixMendelssohn's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_March_(Mendelssohn) Wedding March]] as her phone ring tone, further showing how fixated she is on the issue.


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* OldMaid: While she's not that old, she still has a huge complex over not being married yet (especially considering three-fifths of her female friends during high school are already married), and at one point notes that she's older than her mom was when she gave birth to her. A RunningGag consists on her having Music/FelixMendelssohn's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding_March_(Mendelssohn) Wedding March]] as her phone ring tone, further showing how fixated she is on the issue.

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