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** Shira may be a horrifically sadistic monster, but he does admite guts. During the massacre on the Koshu Highway, he's genuinely impressed when the first ''Itto-ryu'' doesn't even whimper when Shira slices both of his legs off, and while he has a horrible ball of a time torturing the other one to make him scream, after slicing off his head he gives the man posthumous props for [[DefiantToTheEnd never begging for his life]].

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** Shira may be a horrifically sadistic monster, but he does admite admire guts. During the massacre on the Koshu Highway, he's genuinely impressed when the first ''Itto-ryu'' doesn't even whimper when Shira slices both of his legs off, and while he has a horrible ball of a time torturing the other one to make him scream, after slicing off his head he gives the man posthumous props for [[DefiantToTheEnd never begging for his life]].

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* NoodleIncident: Whatever he did to get into the ''Mugai-ryu.'' It's implied he turned to crime to [[spoiler:support his ill son]] but we never hear a single solid word about it, although he does clarify that he's never killed anyone before he started hunting the ''Itto-ryu.''



* KarmicDeath: His character introduction has him kill a dog Rin befriended. He meets his end [[spoiler: being eaten alive by dogs.]]

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* KarmicDeath: His character introduction has him kill and eat a dog Rin befriended. He meets his end [[spoiler: being eaten alive by dogs.]]



* WorthyOpponent: He wants Manji to be this to him, embracing what he can be and cast off the shackles of morality and restraint. Everyone really hates Shira way too much to view him this way.

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* WorthyOpponent: He wants Manji to be this to him, embracing what he can be and cast off the shackles of morality and restraint. Everyone really hates Shira way too much to view him this way.way, although Manji just can't help but admire Shira's persistance to a small degree.
** Shira may be a horrifically sadistic monster, but he does admite guts. During the massacre on the Koshu Highway, he's genuinely impressed when the first ''Itto-ryu'' doesn't even whimper when Shira slices both of his legs off, and while he has a horrible ball of a time torturing the other one to make him scream, after slicing off his head he gives the man posthumous props for [[DefiantToTheEnd never begging for his life]].

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Gonna have to get around to adding all the Rokki-dan eventually. THAT'S going to be a lot of work...


* FanGirl: She practically worships the ground Anotsu walks on.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first time we see Isaku (at the Itto-ryu meeting after [[spoiler: the shogunate turns on them]]) he's almost unrecognisable from his later appearances. He's ''much'' smaller and ganglier, wears his armoured apron even outside of combat but with only one gauntlet on his left arm, and rather than merely coming across as awkward he seems incredibly dim, possibly even mentally handicapped. By his next appearance he's a giant of a man and while he talks awkwardly he doesn't seem especially unintelligent, being the sensible one who keeps Doa out of trouble. Doa was slightly different during that first appearance as well (acting more mature and dressed more provocatively), but nothing like as much as Isaku.



* MissingMom: Hyakurin's blonde hair reminds him of his mother.

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* MissingMom: His mother died about a year before he joined Mugai-ryu. Hyakurin's blonde hair reminds him of his mother.
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* ILied: Giichi usually has no use for honour, despite the occasional spot of HonorBeforeReason. On more than one occassion he traps Itto-ryu fighters in his guillotine and questions them by threatening to kill them unless they talk... then [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness once they invariably talk, he kills them]] because killing Itto-ryu is his job. He did keep his word when he held a young prostitute hostage to interrogate her Itto-ryu lover, though, letting them both walk free.


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* TheNoseKnows: He's able to identify one of the Itto-ryu who was part of the group [[spoiler:that killed Shinriji and captured, tortured and raped Hyakurin]] by smelling faint traces of [[spoiler:Hyakurin's hair bleach]] on him.
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* WouldHitAGirl: His establishing character moment is murdering a HookerWithAHeartOfGold because she wouldn't give him information on Magatsu's whereabouts. Knowing Shira, he'd probably have done it even if she'd given him the info.

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* WouldHitAGirl: His establishing character moment is murdering a HookerWithAHeartOfGold because she wouldn't give him information on Magatsu's whereabouts. Knowing Shira, he'd probably have done it even if she'd given him the info. He also manhandles Rin, throws her down, and punches her.
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* EarCleaning: Rin starts doing this to him while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap and talk. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.

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* EarCleaning: Rin starts doing this to him while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap and they talk. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.



* EarCleaning: She starts doing this to Manji while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap and talk. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.

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* EarCleaning: She starts doing this to Manji while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap and they talk. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.
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* EarCleaning: Rin starts doing this to him while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.

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* EarCleaning: Rin starts doing this to him while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap.lap and talk. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.



* EarCleaning: She starts doing this to Manji while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.

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* EarCleaning: She starts doing this to Manji while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap.lap and talk. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.
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* IdenticalGranddaughter: [[spoiler: According to official art included with the final volume, Rin's granddaughter, Fuyu, is the spitting image of Rin when she's grown up.]]

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* IdenticalGranddaughter: [[spoiler: According to official art included with the final volume, Rin's granddaughter, great-great-granddaughter, Fuyu, is the spitting image of Rin when she's grown up.]]
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* EarCleaning: Rin starts doing this to him while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.


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* EarCleaning: She starts doing this to Manji while he's sleeping because she wants to talk; after unhappily waking up, he lays his head in her lap. They're both embarrassed when Shira walks in.
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* AnchoredShip: [[spoiler: With Manji.]]
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* AnchoredShip: [[spoiler: With Rin.]]
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He doesn't always show it, but he has quite an emotional depth to him and can be very empathetic and soft-hearted, particularly toward Rin.
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* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Shira gets very tired of Rin trying to talk him out of raping and slicing up a prostitute, so he punches Rin in the face and sends her flying.

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* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Shira gets very tired of Rin trying to talk him out of raping and slicing up a prostitute, so he punches Rin her in the face and sends her flying.
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: She beats the absolute shit out of [[spoilers:Anotsu Kagehisa and Ayame Burando.]]

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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: She beats the absolute shit out of [[spoilers:Anotsu [[spoiler:Anotsu Kagehisa and Ayame Burando.]]
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* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: She beats the absolute shit out of [[spoilers:Anotsu Kagehisa and Ayame Burando.]]
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* ReallyFondOfSleeping: He can fall asleep anywhere.
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* MoralDissonance: For someone who has promised to protect Rin, he actively leaves her alone with Shira twice. This is after Shira has already thrown her to the ground and called her a bitch, and neither Manji nor Rin trust him at all. The first time, he grabs her, uses sexual innuendo, and feeds her a dog she has befriended. The second time, she ends up witnessing a gruesome crime, is punched in the face, and then nearly killed.

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* MoralDissonance: For someone who has promised to protect Rin, he actively leaves her alone with Shira twice. This is after Shira has already violently thrown her to the ground and called her a bitch, and neither Manji nor Rin trust him at all. The first time, he grabs her, uses sexual innuendo, and feeds her a dog she has befriended. The second time, she ends up witnessing a gruesome crime, is punched in the face, and then nearly killed.



* ScarsAreForever: When you get them before you become immortal anyways.

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* ScarsAreForever: When you get them before you become immortal anyways.immortal, anyway.
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* MoralDissonance: For someone who has promised to protect Rin, he actively leaves her alone with Shira twice. This is after Shira has already thrown her to the ground and called her a bitch, and neither Manji nor Rin trust him at all. The first time, he grabs her, uses sexual innuendo take make her uncomfortable, and feeds her a dog she has befriended. The second time, she ends up witnessing a gruesome crime, is punched in the face, and then nearly killed.

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* MoralDissonance: For someone who has promised to protect Rin, he actively leaves her alone with Shira twice. This is after Shira has already thrown her to the ground and called her a bitch, and neither Manji nor Rin trust him at all. The first time, he grabs her, uses sexual innuendo take make her uncomfortable, innuendo, and feeds her a dog she has befriended. The second time, she ends up witnessing a gruesome crime, is punched in the face, and then nearly killed.
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* MoralDissonance: For someone who has promised to protect Rin, he actively leaves her alone with Shira twice. This is after Shira has already thrown her to the ground and called her a bitch, and neither Manji nor Rin trust him at all. The first time, he grabs her, uses innuendo take make her uncomfortable, and feeds her a dog she had befriend. The second time, she ends up witnessing a gruesome crime, is punched in the face, and nearly killed. (He seems to get better about this sort of thing as he become much more protective of her over time.)

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* MoralDissonance: For someone who has promised to protect Rin, he actively leaves her alone with Shira twice. This is after Shira has already thrown her to the ground and called her a bitch, and neither Manji nor Rin trust him at all. The first time, he grabs her, uses sexual innuendo take make her uncomfortable, and feeds her a dog she had befriend. has befriended. The second time, she ends up witnessing a gruesome crime, is punched in the face, and then nearly killed. (He seems to get better about this sort of thing as he become much more protective of her over time.)killed.
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* MoralDissonance: For someone who has promised to protect Rin, he actively leaves her alone with Shira twice. This is after Shira has already thrown her to the ground and called her a bitch, and neither Manji nor Rin trust him at all. The first time, he grabs her, uses innuendo take make her uncomfortable, and feeds her a dog she had befriend. The second time, she ends up witnessing a gruesome crime, is punched in the face, and nearly killed. (He seems to get better about this sort of thing as he become much more protective of her over time.)


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* GoThroughMe: During times when Manji is incapacitated and facing certain death, she always covers him with her own body, shielding him from his foes.
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* DoubleEntendre: While Rin is practicing her sword technique, he comes up behind her and grabs hold of her upper arm, saying, “Come on. Squeeze it.” Rightfully unnerved, she asks if he means the hilt and his reply is thus: “Yeah. Right. I mean the hilt."
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* FireForgedFriends: With Doa. when they first meet, Doa is ready to slaughter her casually. After their adventures together, Doa would walk through the gates of hell for her.

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* FireForgedFriends: With Doa. when When they first meet, Doa is ready to casually slaughter her casually.her. After their adventures together, Doa would walk through the gates of hell for her.
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* LetsGetDangerous: Don't be [[spoiler:Anotsu, especially if you're patronizing.]] And don't ever, ever, [[spoiler:lock Manji away from her.]]

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* LetsGetDangerous: Don't be [[spoiler:Anotsu, especially if you're patronizing.]] And don't ever, ever, ever [[spoiler:lock Manji away from her.]]
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* GrowlingGut: She wonders if she has bigger stomach than other girls.


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* LetsGetDangerous: Don't be [[spoiler:Anotsu, especially if you're patronizing.]] And don't ever, ever, [[spoiler:lock Manji away from her.]]

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* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Shira gets very tired of Rin trying to talk him out of raping and slicing up a prostitute, so he punches Rin in the face and sends her flying.



* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: He gets very tired of Rin trying to talk him out of raping and slicing up a prostitute, so he punches Rin in the face and sends her flying.
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* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: He gets very tired of Rin trying to talk him out of raping and slicing up a prostitute, so he punches Rin in the face and sends her flying.
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* PostRapeTaunt: He asks Manji and Magatsu why they think they should be able to keep living after they "let" him rape and murder their women.
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* RageBreakingPoint: He also really loses his temper when Shira hires a pack of dumbass {{mooks}} to slow him down. His fury is so terrifying it drives them to drop to their knees and beg pathetically for their lives.

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* RageBreakingPoint: He also really loses his temper when Shira hires a pack of dumbass {{mooks}} to slow him down. His fury is so terrifying it drives them to drop to their knees and beg pathetically for their lives.

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* RageBreakingPoint: Though he has several such moments, Manji completely loses it when Shira tells him he raped and cut up Rin for fun. He also really loses his temper when Shira hires a pack of dumbass {{mooks}} to slow him down. His fury is so terrifying it drives them to drop to their knees and beg pathetically for their lives.

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* RageBreakingPoint: Though he has several such moments, Manji completely loses it when Shira tells him he raped and cut up Rin for fun. He also really loses his temper when Shira hires a pack of dumbass {{mooks}} to slow him down. His fury is so terrifying it drives them to drop to their knees and beg pathetically for their lives.


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* UnstoppableRage: Manji completely loses it when Shira tells him he raped and cut up Rin for fun.
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* RageBreakingPoint: Though he has several such moments, Manji completely loses it when Shira tells him he raped and cut up Rin for fun. He also ''really'' loses his temper when Shira hires a pack of dumbass {{mooks}} to slow him down. His fury is so terrifying it drives them to drop to their knees and beg pathetically for their lives.

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* RageBreakingPoint: Though he has several such moments, Manji completely loses it when Shira tells him he raped and cut up Rin for fun. He also ''really'' really loses his temper when Shira hires a pack of dumbass {{mooks}} to slow him down. His fury is so terrifying it drives them to drop to their knees and beg pathetically for their lives.



* KissingDiscretionShot: She plants one on [[spoiler:Manji after she rescues him from prison. He’s shocked, but doesn’t seem to really mind.]]

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* KissingDiscretionShot: She plants one on [[spoiler:Manji after she rescues him from prison. He’s shocked, surprised, but doesn’t seem to really mind.]]
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* RageBreakingPoint: Manji ''really'' loses his temper when Shira hires a pack of dumbass {{mooks}} to slow him down. His fury is so terrifying it drives them to drop to their knees and beg pathetically for their lives.

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* RageBreakingPoint: Though he has several such moments, Manji completely loses it when Shira tells him he raped and cut up Rin for fun. He also ''really'' loses his temper when Shira hires a pack of dumbass {{mooks}} to slow him down. His fury is so terrifying it drives them to drop to their knees and beg pathetically for their lives.

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