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* CatchPhrase: "I'm an awkward fellow," a famous line from a commercial Ken Takakura (the actor) starred in. Ayase always gets flustered when he says it.



* DomainHolder: She borrows her spiritual powers from the local god of her city, meaning she can't use them outside of that area.



* IgnoredExpert: Ayase refuses to listen to her advice until Ayase comes face to face with undeniable proof that the supernatural world exists.

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* IgnoredExpert: Ayase refuses to listen to her advice until Ayase she comes face to face with undeniable proof that the supernatural world exists.



* AlphaBitch: Shiratori is proud of her own beauty, treats being nice to people as ''noblesse oblige'', and spreads a bunch of nasty rumors about Ayase after she telekinetically clobbers her with a pan. She's not particularly good at being effectively mean, though she is still very popular among the students.

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* AlphaBitch: Shiratori is proud of her own beauty, treats being nice to people as ''noblesse oblige'', and spreads a bunch of nasty rumors about Ayase after she telekinetically clobbers her with a pan. She's not particularly good at being effectively mean, though she is still very popular among the students.though.



* {{Chuunibyou}}: Shiratori acts like she's the heroine of a typical magical girl story, making speeches about how she's been chosen to save the world from the "demon" Ayase, and twists everything that happens around her as if it confirms her position as the beautiful and pure heroine.




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* WrongGenreSavvy: Shiratori acts like she's the heroine of a typical magical girl story, making speeches about how she's been chosen to save the world from the "demon" Ayase, and twists everything that happens around her as if it confirms her position as the beautiful and pure heroine.


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* CallingYourAttacks: Serpoians frequently shout "Serpo Serpogrammetry!" when activating their telekinetic powers, though they don't have to and will use the catchphrase as a bluff.
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* {{Chuunibyou}}: Fully believes she’s been chosen to save the world and preserve the peace from threats like the “demon” Ayase.

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* {{Chuunibyou}}: Fully believes she’s Shiratori acts like she's the heroine of a typical magical girl story, making speeches about how she's been chosen to save the world and preserve the peace from threats like the “demon” Ayase."demon" Ayase, and twists everything that happens around her as if it confirms her position as the beautiful and pure heroine.
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A student at Ayase and Okarun's high school. A vain, popular girl who thinks that Ayase's secretly a demon.

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A student at Ayase and Okarun's high school. A vain, popular girl who thinks that Ayase's secretly a demon.demon and she’s been chosen to protect the world from her.
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* PhallicWeapon: One of them harvests organs and modifies other lifeforms with a [[UnusualWeaponMounting crotch-mounted]] mechanical tentacle--or possible its [[ExoticEquipment actual penis]].

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* PhallicWeapon: One of them harvests organs and modifies other lifeforms with a [[UnusualWeaponMounting crotch-mounted]] mechanical tentacle--or possible possibly its [[ExoticEquipment actual penis]].
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* PhallicWeapon: One of them harvests organs and modifies other lifeforms with a [[UnusualWeaponMounting crotch-mounted]] mechanical tentacle--assuming that's not just it's [[ExoticEquipment actual penis]].

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* PhallicWeapon: One of them harvests organs and modifies other lifeforms with a [[UnusualWeaponMounting crotch-mounted]] mechanical tentacle--assuming that's not just it's tentacle--or possible its [[ExoticEquipment actual penis]].
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* PhallicWeapon: One of them harvests organs and modifies other lifeforms with a [[UnusualWeaponMounting crotch-mounted]] mechanical tentacle--assuming that's not just it's [[ExoticEquipment actual penis]].

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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Santa Dodoria mentions that [[spoiler:Turbo Granny always appears near the death sites of girls who died horribly in what seems to be a display of protectiveness, though she would never admit it.]]


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* HiddenDepths: Santa Dodoria mentions that [[spoiler:Turbo Granny always appears near the death sites of girls who died horribly in what seems to be a display of protectiveness, though she would never admit it.]]
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* BeCareful
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* DirtyOldWoman: She is very interested in male genitalia, offering to suck off Okarun when she meets him.

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* HughMann: Their human "disguises" are horrifying, perpetually smiling masks shaped vaguely like a Lego minifigure's head.



* PaperThinDisguise: Their human "disguises" are horrifying, perpetually smiling masks shaped vaguely like a Lego minifigure's head.
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All Your Powers Combined it when one character has the combined abilities of several others.


* AllYourPowersCombined: All three aliens can use their psychic powers at once to create an area of powerful energy they call '''THE AWESOME ZONE'''.

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* AllYourPowersCombined: CombinationAttack: All three aliens can use their psychic powers at once to create an area of powerful energy they call '''THE AWESOME ZONE'''.
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* {{Expy}}: Of the Dada from ''{{Series/Ultraman}}''.

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* {{Expy}}: Of the Dada from ''{{Series/Ultraman}}''.''{{Series/Ultraman}}'', sharing their black-and-white zig-zagging skin, telekinesis, and surreal behavior.

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* RapunzelHair: [[spoiler:Gains very long prehensile hair when she uses the Acrobatic Silky’s powers.]]




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* WeakButSkilled: [[spoiler:Using the Acrobatic Silky’s powers gives her insane acrobatic skill and prehensile hair but she lacks the power to finish off her enemies, giving the Serpoians a chance to recover and use their psychic powers on her.]]

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Supernatural Sealing is about the power TO seal others, not a trope about the one who is sealed.


* CassandraTruth: She uses her psychic powers to guess that an idol is 27 ,is married with children, and that his favorite food is curry. He tells her that he's 20, single, and his favorite food is ramen and everyone in the studio laughs at her. Come the end of the chapter and we see that she was right all along.



* NotSoPhonyPsychic: She uses her psychic powers to guess that an idol is 27, is married with children, and that his favorite food is curry. He tells her that he's 20, single, and his favorite food is ramen and everyone in the studio laughs at her. Come the end of the chapter and we see that she was right all along.



* DiscardAndDraw: [[spoiler:Her sealing made her lose her original powers, but being put into a {{Maneki Neko}} gave her some ability to [[WindsOfDestinyChange manipulate luck]].]]
* DomainHolder: She's unfathomably powerful so long as she stays within the bound spirit’s territory.
* DubNameChange: Her name in Japanese is "[[GratuitousEnglish Turbo]] Babaa (ターボババア)", with the English version using the closest equivalent to the latter half. (This translation is shared for the character of the same name in ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei''.)



* ExactWords: Ayase says she must count to ten minutes before she can chase after her and Okarun. So Turbo Granny “counts” to ten minutes, skipping whole minutes, in a few seconds since Ayase didn’t specify she had to actually count to ten minutes.
* FusionDance: Has fused with a bound spirit, making her unfathomably powerful so long as she stays within the bound spirit’s territory. If separated from the bound spirit for any reason, said bound spirit will do whatever it can to re-fuse with Turbo Granny.

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* ExactWords: Ayase says she must count to ten minutes before she can chase after her and Okarun. So Turbo Granny “counts” to ten minutes, skipping whole minutes, in a few seconds since Ayase didn’t specify she had ''how'' to actually count to ten minutes.
* FusionDance: Has fused with a bound spirit, making her unfathomably powerful so long as she stays within the bound spirit’s territory. If and if separated from the bound spirit for any reason, said bound spirit it will do whatever it can to re-fuse with Turbo Granny.



* SealedEvilInATeddyBear: [[spoiler:She barely manages to escape being destroyed alongside the crab spirit and possesses Okarun, but Ayase's grandma slaps her spirit out of Okarun and into a {{maneki neko}} figurine. She isn't able to grab her powers on the way, so now she's inhabiting a five-inch-tall doll until Ayase's grandma gives her back her powers.]]



* SupernaturalSealing: [[spoiler:She barely manages to escape being destroyed alongside the crab spirit and possesses Okarun, but Ayase's grandma slaps her spirit out of Okarun and into a maneki neko figurine. She isn't able to grab her powers on the way, so now she's a helpless conscience inhabiting a five-inch-tall doll until Ayase's grandma gives her back her powers.]]

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* SupernaturalSealing: [[spoiler:She barely manages to escape being destroyed alongside the crab spirit and possesses Okarun, {{Youkai}}: Described by Santa as a youkai. In real life, "Turbo Babaa" is a somewhat well-known but Ayase's grandma slaps definitely newer addition to Japanese mythology (as indicated by her spirit out of Okarun and into a maneki neko figurine. She isn't able to grab her powers on the way, so now she's a helpless conscience inhabiting a five-inch-tall doll until Ayase's grandma gives her back her powers.]]
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* LogicalWeakness: Since most of her power comes from being fused with a spirit bound to a location, leaving said location causes her power to drastically lower.



* RapunzelHair: Where the "Silky" party of her name comes from. She can use it to throw objects and grab people.

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Has a moment of clarity after being beaten and seeing that she [[spoiler:killed Shiratori, the one she believed was her daughter.]]
* RapunzelHair: Where the "Silky" party part of her name comes from. She can use it to throw objects and grab people. Ayase takes advantage of this and her acrobatics to make her hair too tangled around surrounding beams and such, giving them time to defeat her.
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* FusionDance: Has fused with a bound spirit, making her unfathomably powerful so long as she stays within the bound spirit’s territory. If separated from the bound spirit for any reason, said bound spirit will do whatever it can to re-fuse with Turbo Granny.

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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Shiratori fully buys into the idea that her popularity and cuteness is what objectively makes her pure.

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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Shiratori fully buys into the idea that her popularity and cuteness is what objectively makes her pure.pure and the one chosen to save the world from the “demon” Ayase.
* {{Chuunibyou}}: Fully believes she’s been chosen to save the world and preserve the peace from threats like the “demon” Ayase.
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* ExactWords: Ayase says she must count to ten minutes before she can chase after her and Okarun. So Turbo Granny “counts” to ten minutes, skipping whole minutes, in a few seconds since Ayase didn’t specify she had to actually count to ten minutes.
* NobodyCallsMeChicken: One way to stop her from immediately killing you is to challenge her to a race or a game that involves speed. She takes great pride in her speed and won’t turn down any challenge.
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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: After Ken Takakura, natch. Ayase refuses to call him by his real name.

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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: After Ken Takakura, natch. Ayase refuses to call him by his real name.name because of her crush on the other Ken Takakura.

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\n* TouchedByVorlons: The Serpo aliens accidentally unlock her psychic powers after they abducted her.




* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: After Ken Takakura, natch.

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* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: After Ken Takakura, natch. Ayase refuses to call him by his real name.



* CassandraTruth: She uses her psychic powers to guess that an idol is 27 and is married with children. He tells her that he's 20 and single and everyone in the studio laughs at her. Come the end of the chapter and we see that she was right all along.

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* CassandraTruth: She uses her psychic powers to guess that an idol is 27 and is ,is married with children. children, and that his favorite food is curry. He tells her that he's 20 20, single, and single his favorite food is ramen and everyone in the studio laughs at her. Come the end of the chapter and we see that she was right all along.
* DramaticIrony: Doesn’t believe aliens exist even when Ayase tells her she was abducted by them.
* IgnoredExpert: Ayase refuses to listen to her advice until Ayase comes face to face with undeniable proof that the supernatural world exists.
* OlderThanTheyLook: She’s Ayase’s grandmother and yet has such a youthful appearance, Aira believes she’s actually Ayase’s older sister and not her grandmother.
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* SuperSpeed: But of course. She outruns a train at one point.

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* SuperSpeed: But of course. She outruns She’s capable of running at 100 km/h and doesn’t even slow down when turning, which allows her to catch up to a train that’s going at one point.120 km/h but has to slow down when it turns.
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* Expy: Of the Dada from ''{{Series/Ultraman}}''.

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* Expy: {{Expy}}: Of the Dada from ''{{Series/Ultraman}}''.
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* ExorcistMonk: She lives next to a shrine and uses her powers to exorcise evil spirits.

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* ExorcistMonk: She lives next to a shrine and uses her powers to exorcise evil spirits.

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* TouchedByVorlons: He gains a fraction of Turbo Granny's spiritual power while she possesses him. [[spoiler:Her power remains in him after her consciousness is relocated to a maneki neko figurine, allowing him to keep it.]]




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* ExorcistMonk: She lives next to a shrine and uses her powers to exorcise evil spirits.




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* TouchedByVorlons: [[spoiler:She gains Acrobatic Silky's powers after she transfers her soul to her.]]



* SuperSpeed: But of course. She actually manages to outrun a train at one point.

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* SuperSpeed: But of course. She actually manages to outrun outruns a train at one point.


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* Expy: Of the Dada from ''{{Series/Ultraman}}''.

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* ClingyJealousGirl: She becomes very insecure about Shiratori's obvious crush on Okarun and the possibility of him reciprocating. She becomes very upset when she catches the two in a compromising position.



* IJustWantToHaveFriends: The reason why he's so obsessed with aliens is due to him coming to the conclusion that he's such an outcast that only extraterrestrials will be willing to give him a chance. He's proven wrong by Ayase's companionship and is so ecstatic about having a FirstFriend that it's only later that he begins to see her in a romantic light.




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* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Shiratori fully buys into the idea that her popularity and cuteness is what objectively makes her pure.
* SmittenTeenageGirl: She becomes this for Okarun, seemingly unable to be rational when around him.


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* MamaBear: Her intense love for Shiratori makes her extremely protective of her, [[spoiler:and she sacrifices herself to bring her back to life.]]
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!!The Serpoids

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!!The Serpoids
Serpoians



* MindOverMatter: Serpoids have strong telekinetic abilities.
* OneGenderRace: All Serpoids are male and require [[MarsNeedsWomen females of other species]] to provide needed genetic diversity.

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* MindOverMatter: Serpoids Serpoians have strong telekinetic abilities.
* OneGenderRace: All Serpoids Serpoians are male and require [[MarsNeedsWomen females of other species]] to provide needed genetic diversity.

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[She sacrifices her soul to return Shiratori back to life, though she manages to ascend to Heaven after Shiratori calls her "Mommy" like she wanted.]]

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[She [[spoiler:She sacrifices her soul to return Shiratori back to life, though she manages to ascend to Heaven after Shiratori calls her "Mommy" like she wanted.]]



* OneGenderRace: All Serpoids are male.
* PaperThinDisguise: Their human "disguises" are horrifying, perpetually smiling masks shaped vaguely like a Lego minifigure.

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* MindOverMatter: Serpoids have strong telekinetic abilities.
* OneGenderRace: All Serpoids are male.
male and require [[MarsNeedsWomen females of other species]] to provide needed genetic diversity.
* PaperThinDisguise: Their human "disguises" are horrifying, perpetually smiling masks shaped vaguely like a Lego minifigure.minifigure's head.

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A nerdy boy who loves aliens and wishes to meet one someday. He's possessed by the spirit of Turbo Granny, which gives him part of her power.

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A nerdy boy who loves aliens and wishes to meet one someday. He's possessed by the spirit of Turbo Granny, which gives him part of her power.power in exchange for stealing his genitalia.



A local TV psychic and Ayase's grandma, whom she lives with.

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A local TV psychic and Ayase's grandma, whom she lives with. An expert on the supernatural who borrows power from a local god to perform exorcisms.



* CassandraTruth: She uses her psychic powers

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* CassandraTruth: She uses her psychic powers
powers to guess that an idol is 27 and is married with children. He tells her that he's 20 and single and everyone in the studio laughs at her. Come the end of the chapter and we see that she was right all along.



* JapaneseChristian: Possibly. Her method of fighting the "demon" Ayase is to get a cross and Bible and try to exorcise her.

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* JapaneseChristian: Possibly. Her method of fighting the "demon" Ayase is to get a cross and Bible and try to exorcise her.



* PaperThinDisguise: Their human "disguises" are horrifying, perpetually smiling masks shaped vaguely like a Lego minifigure.

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* OneGenderRace: All Serpoids are male.
* PaperThinDisguise: Their human "disguises" are horrifying, perpetually smiling masks shaped vaguely like a Lego minifigure.minifigure.
* UnusualEuphemism: They refer to human genitals (of any variety) as "banana organs".

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* JapaneseChristians: Possibly. Her method of fighting the "demon" Ayase is to get a cross and Bible and try to exorcise her.

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* JapaneseChristians: AlphaBitch: Shiratori is proud of her own beauty, treats being nice to people as ''noblesse oblige'', and spreads a bunch of nasty rumors about Ayase after she telekinetically clobbers her with a pan. She's not particularly good at being effectively mean, though she is still very popular among the students.
* JapaneseChristian:
Possibly. Her method of fighting the "demon" Ayase is to get a cross and Bible and try to exorcise her.




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* SupernaturalSealing: [[spoiler:She barely manages to escape being destroyed alongside the crab spirit and possesses Okarun, but Ayase's grandma slaps her spirit out of Okarun and into a maneki neko figurine. She isn't able to grab her powers on the way, so now she's a helpless conscience inhabiting a five-inch-tall doll until Ayase's grandma gives her back her powers.]]



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* AllYourPowersCombined: All three aliens can use their psychic powers at once to create an area of powerful energy they call '''THE AWESOME ZONE'''.
* PaperThinDisguise: Their human "disguises" are horrifying, perpetually smiling masks shaped vaguely like a Lego minifigure.
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Notable characters in ''{{Manga/DanDaDan}}''.

!!Momo Ayase

A high school girl who believes in ghosts from living with her grandma, a famous psychic. After being abducted by aliens, her chakras unlock and she gains telekinetic powers.
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* HasAType: She has a crush on the actor Ken Takakura and tends to date people with similar facial features or personalities.
* MindOverMatter: Momo's psychic ability manifests as a giant hand of faintly glowing energy, which she can use to make things levitate by interacting with their "soul".
* RaisedByGrandparents: Was raised by her single grandmother.


!!Ken Takakura AKA Okarun

A nerdy boy who loves aliens and wishes to meet one someday. He's possessed by the spirit of Turbo Granny, which gives him part of her power.
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* ConspiracyTheorist: The first thing he talks to Momo Ayase about is the theory that President Obama went to Mars and met aliens there. He's also a font of information on other alien-type enemies who show up.
* TheEeyore: Turning on his ghost powers makes him a real downer.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: After Ken Takakura, natch.
* NerdGlasses: Wears enormous round glasses at all times.
* SuperSpeed: Being possessed by Turbo Granny makes him equally fast.
* UseYourHead: Okarun's signature move is an [[VideoGame/StreetFighter E. Honda-style]] headbutt.

!!Santa Dodoria

A local TV psychic and Ayase's grandma, whom she lives with.
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* AbsurdlyYouthfulParents: Shiratori mistakes her for Ayase's ''sister''.
* AnimeHair: Her hair is in a huge vertical braid that looks like a broom.
* BatterUp: Prefers to fight with a baseball bat. The end of it is actually a cap for a big paintbrush that she can use to create magic circles.
* CassandraTruth: She uses her psychic powers

!!Aira Shiratori

A student at Ayase and Okarun's high school. A vain, popular girl who thinks that Ayase's secretly a demon.
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*JapaneseChristians: Possibly. Her method of fighting the "demon" Ayase is to get a cross and Bible and try to exorcise her.

!!Turbo Granny

A fearsome spirit who looks like an old woman and who can run at 100 kilometers per hour.
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*EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Santa Dodoria mentions that [[spoiler:Turbo Granny always appears near the death sites of girls who died horribly in what seems to be a display of protectiveness, though she would never admit it.]]
*EvilOldFolks: A cruel and vindictive spirit who looks like an old woman wearing traditional clothing.
*SuperSpeed: But of course. She actually manages to outrun a train at one point.

!!Acrobatic Silky

A ghost resembling a tall woman in a red dress with floor-length hair. Obsessed with getting Shiratori to call her "Mommy".
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*DanceBattler: Uses dance moves in combination with her hair to fight.
*DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: She's the ghost of a ballet dancer who sold her body to provide for herself and her young daughter. Human traffickers eventually kidnapped her daughter, causing her to throw herself off a roof in despair.]]
*RapunzelHair: Where the "Silky" party of her name comes from. She can use it to throw objects and grab people.
*RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[She sacrifices her soul to return Shiratori back to life, though she manages to ascend to Heaven after Shiratori calls her "Mommy" like she wanted.]]

!!The Serpoids

Three aliens from the planet Serpo who have come to Earth to harvest humans' [[UnusualEuphemism banana organs.]]
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