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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He's Watanuki's SS agent because Watanuki once dedicated one life to becoming a doctor and save Zange from his [[IllBoy illness]], going as far as to [[MarriedToTheJob neglect his friends and love interest]] to search for a treatment. It was all in vain because Zange still died from his illness. In their current lives, Zange wants to be the one who protects Watanuki and hides his sickly condition to make sure Watanuki can be happy this time around. In his ending "one way", Zange is singing about Watanuki and how he should forget about him and live for himself.]]

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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He's Watanuki's SS agent because Watanuki once dedicated one life to becoming a doctor and save Zange from his [[IllBoy illness]], illness, going as far as to [[MarriedToTheJob neglect his friends and love interest]] to search for a treatment. It was all in vain because Zange still died from his illness. In their current lives, Zange wants to be the one who protects Watanuki and hides his sickly condition to make sure Watanuki can be happy this time around. In his ending "one way", Zange is singing about Watanuki and how he should forget about him and live for himself.]]



* IllBoy: He doesn't have the healthiest disposition. Apparently it's connected to his power.
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* SexySpectacles: He's seen wearing glasses is when he's relaxing and sure looks good with them.



* SexySpectacles: She's an attractive and well-endowed young woman with glasses.

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* DelinquentHair: He dyes his brown hair blond because in Japan young delinquents tend to bleach their hair.



* NonconformistDyedHair: He dyes his brown hair blond because he wants to be seen as a delinquent. Not that he's very good at it.



* ItAmusedMe: [[spoiler:She founded the Maison de Ayakashi to lure atavists out of their households and makes Inugami start the Hyakkiyakou so she can amuse herself by reading the deceased atavists' minds.]]



* VillainsLoveEntertainment: [[spoiler:She founded the Maison de Ayakashi to lure atavists out of their households and makes Inugami start the Hyakkiyakou so she can amuse herself by reading the deceased atavists' minds.]]



* ItAmusedMe: He likes to bully [[spoiler:Watanuki's reincarnated self]] for amusement's sake, as a requirement for their "friendship". He even punishes [[spoiler:Watanuki]] when he fails to entertain him.



* KnightOfCerebus: For most of Part I, the manga is a light-hearted shoujo SliceOfLife and romance with fantastical elements. Then Mikoto shows up to place a curse on the atavists that leaves them trapped in youkai form and slowly makes them go berserk. From then on, the story quickly turns into a tragedy and nothing is quite the same from that point on.


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* VileVillainSaccharineShow: The manga is a sweet shoujo romance with fantastical elements and cute characters. Then the plot takes a quite dark turn when Mikoto shows up to place a curse on the atavists which leaves them trapped in youkai form and slowly turns them into mindless monsters. [[spoiler:He succeeds in killing almost the entire main cast and it's later revealed he has trapped them in an endless cycle of time loops that only stop with his death at the end of the story.]]


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* VillainsLoveEntertainment: He likes to bully [[spoiler:Watanuki's reincarnated self]] for amusement's sake, as a requirement for their "friendship". He even punishes [[spoiler:Watanuki]] when he fails to entertain him.
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* HandHidingSleeves: Sneaky Sleeves type. His hands are usually hidden by his kimono sleeves and he's the most mysterious, menacing character in the series.
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* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: With Karuta.



* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: She hugs Ririchiyo, openly telling her she likes her and has wanted to be her friend from their first meeting.
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->'''Voiced by:''' Katsuki Murase (Japanese), Rob Mungle (English)

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* NotSoDifferent: He frequently insists that he and Soushi are "the same", which Ririchiyo vehemently denies. In certain respects though, he's actually not completely wrong.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Zange shamelessly hits on Soushi and openly states he'd like to sleep with him. However, it seems like it's more a part of his goofy facade than an actual crush, given that he doesn't show any kind of problem with Soushi being with Ririchiyo and is actually very happy for them.* TheAntiNihilist: Zange shows shades of this. He seems to believe things won't end well for him and the other atavists no matter what he does, but Zange still insists on enjoying his life and making his friends happy as long as he can.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Zange shamelessly hits on Soushi and openly states he'd like to sleep with him. However, it seems like it's more a part of his goofy facade than an actual crush, given that he doesn't show any kind of problem with Soushi being with Ririchiyo and is actually very happy for them.* TheAntiNihilist: Zange shows shades of this. He seems to believe things won't end well for him and the other atavists no matter what he does, but Zange still insists on enjoying his life and making his friends happy as long as he can.


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* TheAntiNihilist: Zange shows shades of this. He seems to believe things won't end well for him and the other atavists no matter what he does, but Zange still insists on enjoying his life and making his friends happy as long as he can.

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* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:In the original timeline, Shimon got the idea that she and Mikoto could use the Thousand Year Sakura Tree to go back in time just for fun. Things went wrong and Mikoto got badly injured from wandering between space and time for several days, along with making him TheAgeless.]]



* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:In the original timeline, Shimon got the idea that she and Mikoto could use the Thousand Year Sakura Tree to go back in time just for fun. Things went wrong and Mikoto got badly injured from wandering between space and time for several days, along with making him TheAgeless.]]



* MoralityPet: He seems to be this to [[spoiler:Shimon. He's the only person she appears to genuinely care about besides herself. Once he dies, Shimon for the first time ever comes to feel grief over someone's death instead of excitement to know their story.]]

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* MoralityPet: He seems to be this to [[spoiler:Shimon. He's Mikoto is the only person she appears to [[spoiler:Shimon]] genuinely care cares about besides herself. Once [[spoiler:Once he dies, Shimon for the first time ever comes to feel grief over someone's death instead of excitement to know their story.]]

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* ElementalEyeColors: She has ice powers and fittingly, has pale eyes.



* IcyBlueEyes: She has ice powers and fittingly, has blue eyes. Also, unless you're a cute girl, you can expect Nobara to give you the cold shoulder.

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* IcyBlueEyes: She has ice powers and fittingly, has blue eyes. Also, unless Unless you're a cute girl, you can expect the blue-eyed Nobara to give you the cold shoulder.



* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He's the only one that never regains his past life's memories.

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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He's the only one that never regains his past life's memories.memories and none of his friends want to tell him about the Hyakkiyakou. Surprisingly, this works to everyone's advantage as [[spoiler:Watanuki befriended and ultimately redeemed Inugami because he didn't know Inugami was responsible for the deaths of most of his friends in their previous lives]].
* MoralityPet: He ends up becoming this for [[spoiler:Mikoto. After they became friends, Mikoto found himself enjoying a world in which the Shimon he loved died and started considering living a normal life in that world. Mikoto then tried to get rid of those feelings by resetting everything all over again, but he realized even then he still considered Watanuki his friend and this ultimately lead to his defeat.]]



* MoralityPet: He ends up becoming this for [[spoiler:Mikoto. After they became friends, Mikoto found himself enjoying a world in which the Shimon he loved died and started considering living a normal life in that world. Mikoto then tried to get rid of those feelings by resetting everything all over again, but he realized even then he still considered Watanuki his friend and this ultimately lead to his defeat.]]
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* {{Seer}}: His youkai powers let him see symbolic visions of the future from time to time.

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* {{Seer}}: {{Seers}}: His youkai powers let him see symbolic visions of the future from time to time.
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* {{Adorkable}}: His constant attempts to look and act like a delinquent, only to fail each time because of how much of a genuinely sweet kid he is, makes him very endearing.
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* HopeIsScary: [[spoiler:After the Watanuki from the "If" timeline befriended him, Inugami found himself starting to hope that it was possible for him to have a happy life where he didn't need to keep repeating the same hellish loop just to be with Shimon for eternity. That made him so scared that he went back in time again so he could pretend the "If" timeline didn't happen, but his attachment to Watanuki doesn't disappear.]]
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* ZettaiRyouiki: Many of her outfits include thigh-high stockings.



* ZettaiRyouiki: Grade B.



* ZettaiRyouiki: He usually wears a kimono with ModestyShorts and thigh-high socks.

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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With Nobara.

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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With Nobara. Their overall dynamic is similar to a sluggish husband and his short-tempered wife.



* BuxomIsBetter: He openly admits he prefers the bosomy version of Nobara over her new incarnation who is still in middle school and is even more flat-chested than Ririchiyo.

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* BuxomIsBetter: He openly admits he prefers the bosomy version of Nobara over her new incarnation reincarnation who is still in middle school and is even more flat-chested than Ririchiyo.



* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With Renshou.

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* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: With Renshou.She gets annoyed at Renshou for his slacky habits, but they're generally very comfortable around each other as if they have been married for a long time even though Nobara hates that comparison.



* FaceOfAThug: He has the face of a scary thug, but the personality of a shy schoolgirl.

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* FaceOfAThug: He has the face of a scary thug, {{Yakuza}}, but the personality of a shy schoolgirl.



* ScaryBlackMan: He gets mistaken for one, often.

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* ScaryBlackMan: He gets mistaken Subverted. He's a large dark-skinned man who anyone would mistake for one, often.a deadly {{Yakuza}} at first glance, but he's completely harmless.


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* SinisterShades: Subverted. He always wears shades and looks like a {{Yakuza}}, making others think he's scary. Despite his appearance, his personality is anything but sinister.
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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:The manga ends with Zange having a vision of Ririchiyo and Soushi getting married and having a son together. It's implied that their son will be reincarnated!Soushi, who wished to be born as Ririchiyo's son in the reset timeline.]]

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* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:The manga ends with Zange having a vision of Ririchiyo and Soushi getting married and having a son together. It's implied that their son will be reincarnated!Soushi, who wished to be born as Ririchiyo's son in the reset rebooted timeline.]]



* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Even though he hates like he hates Zange and Kagerou for all the bullying they put him through, Watanuki still worries about them and will be relieved when they turn out to be safe.

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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Even though he hates acts like he hates Zange and Kagerou for all the bullying they put him through, Watanuki still worries about them and will be relieved when they turn out to be safe.

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* BattleCouple: With Soushi.

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* BattleCouple: With Soushi. Both are descended from powerful youkai and although Soushi wants to keep Ririchiyo out of danger, she isn't defenseless and won't let her boyfriend do all the fighting alone.



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* CryCuteCryCute: She often tries to keep an aloof front to protect herself. The moments where she cries reveal her hidden fragility and it's always tender.



* ImportantHaircut: In the final chapter, she has cut her RapunzelHair to shoulder-length [[spoiler:as she and her friends broke free of Mikoto's tragic time loop, leaving her free to start a new happy life with Soushi]].



* LadyAndKnight: She's the lady, Soushi is her knight.

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* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: In Part III, [[spoiler:Ririchiyo has doubts about becoming lovers with Soushi as she knows he died protecting her from Mikoto in the previous timeline and is afraid they could meet the same tragic end if they start dating. Watanuki is the one who convinces her to get over her fears and be true to her feelings.]]
* LadyAndKnight: She's Ririchiyo is the lady, Bright Lady, as she's a pretty {{Ojou}} with a good heart hidden behind her social awkwardness. Soushi is has sworn devotion to her knight. because of the purity of her soul, driving him to be her White Knight.



* BattleCouple: With Ririchiyo.

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* BattleCouple: With Ririchiyo. He's her bodyguard and wants to handle all of the fighting for her, but Ririchiyo is the descendant of an oni and wants to help out her kitsune boyfriend in battle.



* CrazyJealousGuy: A calm variant.

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* CrazyJealousGuy: A calm variant.Downplayed. He's never happy about Ririchiyo spending time with other men like Kagerou, but he doesn't lose his cool and stays passive-aggressive at worst because he knows his limits as Ririchiyo's bodyguard and won't make a claim of her since he isn't really expecting she reciprocates his feelings anyway.



* LadyAndKnight: He's the knight, Ririchiyo is the lady.

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* LadyAndKnight: He's Soushi became a SS agent because he wants to be Ririchiyo's loyal bodyguard who devotes himself to her. He plays the knight, role of a White Knight because Ririchiyo is the lady. a good person, but his personality has elements of a Black Knight.



* StalkingIsLove: Downplayed. Ririchiyo ''does'' find Soushi's stalker behavior disturbing, but she loves him nonetheless. Even after she finds his creepy StalkerShrine in his apartment, she's only somewhat shocked and doesn't break up with him.

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* StalkingIsLove: Downplayed. Ririchiyo ''does'' find Soushi's stalker behavior disturbing, but she loves him nonetheless. Even after she finds his creepy StalkerShrine in his apartment, she's only somewhat mildly shocked and doesn't break up with him.



* IOweYouMyLife: Before she died, Ririchiyo asked Kagerou's mother to release Soushi from his house arrest once he reincarnated. This is the reason why reincarnated Soushi decided to repay her by trying to replace the previous Soushi. As they spent time together and he tried to understand her better, Soushi gained emotions that he never new before and made him feel alive, leading him to fall in love with Ririchiyo.

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* IOweYouMyLife: Before she died, Ririchiyo asked Kagerou's mother to release Soushi from his house arrest once he reincarnated. This is the reason why reincarnated Soushi decided to repay her by trying to replace the previous Soushi. As they spent time together and he tried to understand her better, Soushi gained emotions that he never new knew before and made him feel alive, leading him to fall in love with Ririchiyo.



* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: He lends his jacket to Nobara when she strips naked to remove a youkai-power sealing kimono.

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* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: He lends his jacket to Nobara when she strips naked to remove a youkai-power sealing youkai power-sealing kimono.



* DefiantStrip: The servants of her family put her in a youkai power-sealing kimono to keep her from running away from her ArrangedMarriage. Nobara doesn't hesitate to take off the kimono in front of the servants and her arranged fiancé, proclaiming she doesn't care if she must go back to Maison de Ayakashi naked in order to return to Ririchiyo and Karuta.



* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She doesn't really care about people seeing her undressed because she doesn't give a damn about what men think of her body. She doesn't hesitate to strip naked in front of a bunch of people to take off a power restricting kimono.

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* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She doesn't really care about people seeing her undressed because she doesn't give a damn about what men think of her body. She doesn't hesitate to strip naked in front of a bunch of people to take off a power restricting kimono.



* DraggedIntoDrag: He's forced to dress like a cheerleader at Nobara's cosplay party.



* MeaningfulName: Mikoto's name is written with the kanji for "fate". [[spoiler:He's the one who has created the tragic fate of the atavists being cursed and killed. The main characters must break free of the loop.]]

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* MeaningfulName: Mikoto's name is written with the kanji for "fate". [[spoiler:He's the one who has created the tragic fate of the atavists being cursed and killed. The main characters must defy that fate in order to break free of the loop.]]
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* FlowerInHerHair: In her youkai form, she wears a flower on one of her horns.

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* AccompliceByInaction: He never actively bullied Watanuki, but he still never did anything to stop Kagerou and Zange from doing so as he would never intervene with his master's "games".

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* AccompliceByInaction: He never actively directly bullied Watanuki, but he still never did anything to stop Kagerou and Zange from doing so as he would never to not intervene with his master's "games". "games," so he only watched as the two tormented the poor tanuki.



* AntiHero



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* PoisonousFriend: He is astoundingly loyal to Ririchiyo, but has no qualms about hurting others if they're in his way, not even his own friends.

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* PoisonousFriend: He is astoundingly loyal to Ririchiyo, but has no qualms about hurting others if they're in his way, others, not even his own friends.friends, if he perceives them as a threat to his master's physical and emotional well-being.



* PragmaticHero



* SatelliteLoveInterest: A rare main protagonist example. He has little to no personality outside of his devotion to Ririchiyo. He even declares he would have no reason to live if he can't serve her. Justified since he basically was an EmptyShell before he met Ririchiyo.

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* SatelliteLoveInterest: A rare main protagonist example. Soushi only lives to love Ririchiyo and be her loyal "dog". He has little to no personality outside of his devotion to Ririchiyo. He even openly declares he would have no reason to live readily kill himself if he can't serve her and he has no interest in anything that has nothing to do with her. Justified It's also a unique case where it's fairly justified since he basically was an EmptyShell before because of his isolated childhood and only developed some form of personality as he met Ririchiyo.exchanged letters with Ririchiyo, so his entire identity ended up built around her.



* StalkerWithACrush: People are quick to notice Soushi's obsession with Ririchiyo and the way he's always following her around make him a prime stalker. [[InsistentTerminology Soushi prefers to call himself her dog, though.]] He even comes with a StalkerShrine!

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* StalkerWithACrush: People are quick He wants to notice Soushi's obsession with be by Ririchiyo's side 24/7 and there's also his habit of standing in front of Ririchiyo's apartment door for hours as he waits for her. Ririchiyo and the way he's always following her around make calls him a prime stalker. stalker, but [[InsistentTerminology Soushi prefers to call himself her dog, though.]] He even comes ]]
* StalkingIsLove: Downplayed. Ririchiyo ''does'' find Soushi's stalker behavior disturbing, but she loves him nonetheless. Even after she finds his creepy StalkerShrine in his apartment, she's only somewhat shocked and doesn't break up
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* SuperpowerLottery: Soushi gets [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]], [[MesACrowd shadow clones]], [[SuperReflexes super reflexes]], [[SuperStrength super strength]], and a CoolSword, which is a lot more than most other atavists get.

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* SuperpowerLottery: Soushi gets [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting]], [[MesACrowd [[SelfDuplication shadow clones]], [[SuperReflexes super reflexes]], SuperReflexes, [[SuperStrength super strength]], and a CoolSword, which is a lot more than most other atavists get.



* {{Yandere}}: He's arguably got more self control than most examples, but his obsession with Ririchiyo and desire to protect her can go to very extreme and disproportionate levels very fast. Renshou even calls him this once.



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* LackOfEmpathy: He himself admits he doesn't understand nor empathize with other people's feelings and struggles. The only person he cares about is Ririchiyo because she's the only one capable of making him feel ''any'' emotion at all.

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* LackOfEmpathy: He himself admits he doesn't understand nor empathize with other people's feelings and struggles. The only person he cares about is Ririchiyo because she's the only one capable of making him feel ''any'' emotion at all.



* OedipusComplex: [[spoiler:Reincarnated Soushi is implied to eventually be reborn as Soushi and Ririchiyo's child in the reset timeline, and Zange warns Ririchiyo he'll be quite attached to his mother.]]

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* OedipusComplex: [[spoiler:Reincarnated Soushi is implied to [[spoiler:The ending implies he'll eventually be reborn born as Soushi and Ririchiyo's child son in the reset timeline, and rebooted timeline. Zange warns tells Ririchiyo he'll her son will be quite attached to his mother.her.]]



* SingleTargetSexuality: He himself has stated that it wouldn't matter if Ririchiyo were an old woman, a boy, or even an ''animal'', he'd still be equally attracted to her.

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* SingleTargetSexuality: He himself has stated that it wouldn't matter if Ririchiyo were was an old woman, a boy, or even an ''animal'', he'd still be equally attracted to her.



* CelibateHero: He has had many girls confess their love for him, but he always rejects them, because he feels he will have to separate from them anyway, because while he can reincarnate into basically the exact same person again, humans will not.
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* CelibateHero: ChickMagnet: He has had many girls confess their love for him, but he always rejects them, because he feels he will have to separate from them anyway, because while he can reincarnate into basically the exact same person again, humans will not.
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* HandBehindHead: Often.
* IncompatibleOrientation: Appears to have an attraction to Nobara, who spends her time drooling over the girls. However, later in the manga it's hinted he may have a chance after all.

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* HandBehindHead: Often.
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* IncompatibleOrientation: Appears to have He has an attraction to Nobara, who spends her time drooling over the girls. However, later in The last parts of the manga it's hinted imply he may have a chance after all.chance, though.



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* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Even though he hates like he hates Zange and Kagerou for all the bullying they put him through, Watanuki still worries about them and will be relieved when they turn out to be safe.



* TameHisAnger: Early in the series, Watanuki is a short-tempered and reckless guy who wants to defeat Soushi because the latter hurt his pride once and tries to fight youkai even though his tanuki form is too weak for that. In the final act of the series, Watanaki has become much more mature, levelheaded, and rational as he accepts others must handle the fighting and he must focus on what he can do to protect his friends and stop Mikoto.



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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Being the yongest, he often gets babied by the other residents, especially by Karuta, much to his dismay.

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* TheBabyOfTheBunch: Being the yongest, youngest, he often gets babied by the other residents, especially by Karuta, much to his dismay.



* PrecociousCrush: Reincarnated!Watanuki is at least six years younger than the reincarnation of Karuta. Watanuki is annoyed that his crush is now not only much older than him, but she's technically his babysitter.

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* PrecociousCrush: Reincarnated!Watanuki He's still in middle school while Karuta is at least six years younger than the reincarnation of Karuta. a twenty-year-old woman. Watanuki is annoyed that his crush is now not only much older than him, but she's technically she behaves like his babysitter.



* AmbiguouslyGay: Zange shamelessly hits on Soushi and openly states he'd like to sleep with him. However, it seems like it's more a part of his goofy facade than an actual crush, given that he doesn't show any kind of problem with Soushi being with Ririchiyo and is actually very happy for them.

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* AmbiguouslyGay: Zange shamelessly hits on Soushi and openly states he'd like to sleep with him. However, it seems like it's more a part of his goofy facade than an actual crush, given that he doesn't show any kind of problem with Soushi being with Ririchiyo and is actually very happy for them.* TheAntiNihilist: Zange shows shades of this. He seems to believe things won't end well for him and the other atavists no matter what he does, but Zange still insists on enjoying his life and making his friends happy as long as he can.



* TheAntiNihilist: Zange shows shades of this. He seems to believe things won't end well for him and the other atavists no matter what he does, but Zange still insists on enjoying his life and making his friends happy as long as he can.

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* TheAntiNihilist: TheAtoner: [[spoiler:He's Watanuki's SS agent because Watanuki once dedicated one life to becoming a doctor and save Zange shows shades of this. He seems from his [[IllBoy illness]], going as far as to believe things won't end well [[MarriedToTheJob neglect his friends and love interest]] to search for him and the other atavists no matter what he does, but a treatment. It was all in vain because Zange still insists on enjoying died from his life illness. In their current lives, Zange wants to be the one who protects Watanuki and making hides his friends sickly condition to make sure Watanuki can be happy as long as this time around. In his ending "one way", Zange is singing about Watanuki and how he can.should forget about him and live for himself.]]



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* DarkAndTroubledPastDarkAndTroubledPast: From a young age, Zange has been able to recall his previous lives, how they ended, and how his sickly body caused sadness for him and his friends [[spoiler:such as Watanuki]] so many times.



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* FingerWagFingerWag: He's often depicted with his index finger in front of his mouth.



* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: A non-romantic version. [[spoiler:Watanuki]] once dedicated one life to becoming a doctor and save Zange from his [[IllBoy illness]], going as far as to [[MarriedToTheJob neglect his friends and love interest]] to search for a treatment. After that, Zange wants [[spoiler:Watanuki]] to be happy, regardless of the price to himself. In his ending "one way", Zange is singing about [[spoiler:Watanuki]] and [[TearJerker how he should forget about him and live for himself]].



* SadClown: He tends to distract people with jokes when he's overworked himself or isn't feeling his best because he doesn't want his friends to "waste themselves" trying to look after him [[spoiler:like what happened with Watanuki in a previous life]].



* StepfordSmiler: His constantly cheerful behavior is a coping mechanism, due to him having to deal with the fact he's got the memories of all his past lives and the horrors and/or tragedies that came along with them. He also tends to distract people with jokes, and/or play things down when he's overworked himself or isn't feeling his best.

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* StepfordSmiler: His constantly cheerful behavior is a coping mechanism, due to him having to deal with the fact He's always laughing and smiling, but deep down he's got the memories of all his past lives and the horrors and/or tragedies that came along dealing with them. He also tends to distract people with jokes, and/or play things down when the sadness and loneliness of his powers making him sickly and feeling like he's overworked himself or isn't feeling his best. destined to reincarnate forever to meet with the same friends who can rarely remember the past.



* UnhappyMedium: Inheriting the clairvoyant powers of the Hyakume is a great burden for his body, resulting in his poor health. It's also implied he has to carry over all the painful memories of his past lives every incarnation.

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* UnhappyMedium: Inheriting the clairvoyant powers of the Hyakume is a great burden for his body, resulting in his poor health. It's He can also implied he has to carry over remember all the painful memories of his past lives every incarnation.and the tragedies that came along with them much more clearly than any other atavist can.



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* OfficialCouple: In the epilogue, she mentions she's now dating a guy named Kage who was her SS agent in the If timeline.



* AmbiguousInnocence: [[spoiler:Shimon doesn't seem to realize the horrible implications that come with causing the Hyakkiyakou so she can read the deceased atavists' "stories". She sees it no different from watching a movie to entertain herself and she thinks there's really nothing wrong with having the atavists killed because they can be reborn anyway.]]

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* AmbiguousInnocence: [[spoiler:Shimon doesn't seem to realize the horrible implications that come with understand what an evil thing she's doing by causing the Hyakkiyakou so she can read the deceased atavists' "stories". She sees it no different from reading a book or watching a movie to entertain herself and she thinks there's really nothing wrong with having the atavists killed because they can be reborn anyway.]]



* BlessedWithSuck: Due to her overwhelming power, she has to stay secluded from other people or she'd be overwhelmed by information. Her only constant companion appears to be her part-tengu servant.

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* BlessedWithSuck: Due to her overwhelming power, she has to stay secluded from other people or she'd be overwhelmed by information. Her only constant companion appears to be her part-tengu servant.servant [[spoiler:and Mikoto]].



* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler:Mikoto's flashback shows Shimon was originally an innocent if mischievous young girl who only wanted a friend who would keep her company in her house. Since she could only know the outside world by reading the atavists' memories, Shimon became twisted and obsessed with the life stories she got to read from the atavists' corpses. Wanting to learn as many life stories before her death, Shimon sends Mikoto to kill the atavists.]]

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* UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler:Mikoto's flashback shows Shimon was originally an innocent if mischievous young girl who only wanted a friend who would keep her company in her house. Since she could only know the outside world by reading the atavists' memories, Shimon became twisted and obsessed with the life stories she got to read from the atavists' corpses. Wanting to learn as many life stories before her death, Shimon sends Mikoto to kill the atavists.]]



* TheHeavy: He's actually working for [[spoiler:Shimon who wants the residents of the Maison to be killed so she can see their life stories]], but Mikoto is the one playing the role of the active villain driving the story and causing the main conflict for the main characters.

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* TheHeavy: He's actually working for [[spoiler:Shimon who wants the residents of the Maison to be killed so she can see their life stories]], but Mikoto is the one playing the role of the active villain driving the story and causing threatening the main conflict for lives of the main characters.



* InTheBack: [[spoiler:Soushi kills him by using one of his clones to stab Mikoto through the back.]]



* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Because he loves Shimon and wants to keep her happy, Inugami created a horrible GroundhogDayLoop in which he starts the Hyakkiyakou to kill the atavists over and over again just to let Shimon get some entertainment from reading their minds.]]

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* LoveMakesYouEvil: [[spoiler:Because he loves Shimon and wants to keep her happy, Inugami created a horrible hellish GroundhogDayLoop in which he starts the Hyakkiyakou to kill the atavists over and over again just to let Shimon get some entertainment from reading their minds.]]
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* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: He lends his jacket to Nobara when she strips naked to remove a youkai-power sealing kimono.


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* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:In every single of his lives, Zange dies young because his body can't handle the strain of the Hyakume's power.]]


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* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler:The atavists thought of Shimon as a benevolent and respectable person who was helping them adapt to human society. The final act of the series reveals Shimon is the one who sends Mikoto to kill the atavists, all so she can read their life stories from their dead bodies.]]
* FreudianExcuse: Shimon has never left the Satorigahara household because her telepathic youkai powers are too strong, so she gets excited when she can read the minds and memories of atavists from the outside world. [[spoiler:Since dead atavists won't show any resistance to Shimon reading their life stories, Shimon sends Mikoto to kill them for her own amusement.]]


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* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:She seems like a kind old lady, but she actually only sees her fellow atavists as sources of good stories. To keep their stories from turning out "boring," Shimon manipulates them so they go out of their households and gain more interesting experiences. She doesn't care how much the atavists suffer when she sends Mikoto to kill them because the thrill of learning their life stories is all Shimon lives for.]]


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* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:The final chapters reveal she's going to die soon. Hyakkiyakou is Mikoto's last "gift" to her before she passes away.]]


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* MesACrowd: He's been seen using his duplication abilities to help with chores or as part of battle strategy.



* MundaneUtility: He's been seen using his duplication abilities to help with chores.



* SelfDuplication: Has the ability to form clones of himself.

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* SelfDuplication: Has He has the ability to form clones of himself.



* SingleTargetSexuality: Ririchiyo-sexual. He says he doesn't understand other men's interest in porn because the only one who can get him aroused is Ririchiyo. He himself has stated that it wouldn't matter if she were an old woman, a boy, or even an ''animal'', he'd still be equally attracted to her.

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* SingleTargetSexuality: Ririchiyo-sexual. He says he doesn't understand other men's interest in porn because the only one who can get him aroused is Ririchiyo. He himself has stated that it wouldn't matter if she were an old woman, a boy, or even an ''animal'', he'd still be equally attracted to her. Ririchiyo.


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* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:Subverted. He tries following Mikoto to the past to stop him and change the tragic future even though he knows the price for going back in time is becoming immortal. Karuta stops him right on time.]]


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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In chapter 25, he calls Ririchiyo a lonely and pitiful woman who plays the tragic princess and doesn't open up to others in fear of being hurt. He also calls her out on suppressing her PastLifeMemories and refusing to face the fact that the Soushi from her previous life is dead in order to get her to stop reenacting her past life's romance with Soushi's reincarnation.

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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The dark to Karuta's light.

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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The dark to Karuta's light. Ririchiyo is a BrokenBird [[SourOutsideSadInside hiding her loneliness and sadness behind an arrogant act]], while Karuta is an innocent {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.



* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: This happens when she first meets Soushi's reincarnation, triggering Ririchiyo's repressed PastLifeMemories.

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* ImCryingButIDontKnowWhy: This happens She starts crying when she first meets Soushi's reincarnation, triggering Ririchiyo's repressed PastLifeMemories.PastLifeMemories. Ririchiyo still doesn't understand what's happening to her and apologizes to Soushi.



* ChangingYourselfForLove: He has modeled his personality and behavior after his previous incarnation to be the Soushi Ririchiyo loves. He also stops wearing glasses to resemble the past Soushi even more after Ririchiyo notices there's something different about him.



* IOweYouMyLife: Before she died, Ririchiyo asked Kagerou's mother to release Soushi from his house arrest once he reincarnated. This is the reason why reincarnated Soushi decided to repay her by trying to replace the previous Soushi.

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* IOweYouMyLife: Before she died, Ririchiyo asked Kagerou's mother to release Soushi from his house arrest once he reincarnated. This is the reason why reincarnated Soushi decided to repay her by trying to replace the previous Soushi. As they spent time together and he tried to understand her better, Soushi gained emotions that he never new before and made him feel alive, leading him to fall in love with Ririchiyo.
* LackOfEmpathy: He himself admits he doesn't understand nor empathize with other people's feelings and struggles. The only person he cares about is Ririchiyo because she's the only one capable of making him feel ''any'' emotion at all.



* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Qualifies better than his past self. This Soushi ''really'' does not care about anyone but Ririchiyo.



* BuxomIsBetter: He openly admits he prefers the bosomy version of Nobara over her new incarnation who is still in middle school and is even more flat-chested than Ririchiyo.



* TheMourningAfter: He heavily implies that he never could, or perhaps never wanted to, get over Nobara's death.

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* TheMourningAfter: He heavily implies that he never could, or perhaps never wanted to, get over Nobara's death.death as he never really tried to get married in all the years he lived on his own.



* TheGlassesComeOff: In her youkai form.

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* TheGlassesComeOff: In Her glasses disappear when she goes into her youkai form.



* LovableSexManiac: She keeps ogling at cute girls, outright tells Ririchiyo she wants to have a sexual relationship with her ''during their first meeting'' and one of her hobbies is to read dirty magazines. All which is PlayedForLaughs.

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* LovableSexManiac: She keeps ogling at loves sexually harassing cute girls, outright tells Ririchiyo she wants to have a sexual relationship with her ''during their first meeting'' and one of her hobbies is to read reading dirty magazines. All which is PlayedForLaughs.



* ACupAngst: Her breasts are smaller than Ririchiyo's. [[HilarityEnsues Zange and Renshou do not fail to take notice.]]



* TokenMiniMoe: She was reborn a year later than Ririchiyo, making her fourteen years old by the time we see her again 23 years after her death and replaces Karuta as the young girl of the SS agents this time around.

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* TokenMiniMoe: She was reborn a year later than Ririchiyo, making her fourteen years old by the time we see her again 23 years after her death and replaces Karuta as the young girl of the SS agents Agents this time around.



* TheHedonist



* DramaticUnmask: We finally get to see what his face actually looks like when Ririchiyo knocks off his DominoMask in chapter 25.



* JerkassHasAPoint: He's ultimately right about Ririchiyo needing to move on from Soushi's death, something the others were alright with letting continue.

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* JerkassHasAPoint: He's ultimately right about Ririchiyo needing to move on from Soushi's death, death instead of projecting her feelings for the previous Soushi onto the current one, something the others were alright with letting continue.



* TheReveal: We finally get to see what his face actually looks like under the mask in chapter 25.
* ShirtlessScene: Reincarnated!Kagerou shows up once wearing only his cape as a top and very much showing off his bare front.

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* TheReveal: We finally get to see what his face actually looks like under the mask in chapter 25.
* ShirtlessScene: Reincarnated!Kagerou He shows up once a couple of times wearing only his cape as a top and very much showing off his bare front.



* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The light to Ririchiyo's dark.

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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The light to Ririchiyo's dark. Karuta is the innocent and pure-hearted {{Cloudcuckoolander}} in contrast to the brooding, SourOutsideSadInside Ririchiyo.



* TearsOfJoy: She cries out of happiness and relief when Watanuki affirms they're friends, just like his past incarnation said they would be.



* FunTShirt

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* FunTShirtFunTShirt: He almost always wears slogan shirts.



* LeeroyJenkins



* UnknownRival: To Soushi.

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* UnknownRival: To Soushi.He calls Soushi his ultimate rival that he wants to beat to make up for the hit to his pride Soushi gave him by calling him cute. Soushi, on the other hand, has no interest in anything that doesn't involve Ririchiyo.



* DontYouDarePityMe: He hates how his fellow atavists, especially Karuta, look down on him for being a kid as he was the last to reincarnate.



* MoralityPet: Reincarnated!Watanuki ends up becoming this for [[spoiler:Inugami. After they became friends, Inugami found himself enjoying a world in which the Shimon he loved died and even started considering living a normal life in that world. Inugami then tried to get rid of those feelings by resetting everything all over again, but he realized even then he still considered Watanuki his friend and this ultimately lead to his defeat.]]

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* MoralityPet: Reincarnated!Watanuki He ends up becoming this for [[spoiler:Inugami. [[spoiler:Mikoto. After they became friends, Inugami Mikoto found himself enjoying a world in which the Shimon he loved died and even started considering living a normal life in that world. Inugami Mikoto then tried to get rid of those feelings by resetting everything all over again, but he realized even then he still considered Watanuki his friend and this ultimately lead to his defeat.]]



* PantyThief: He steals Ririchiyo's panties to place them as an offering to the past Soushi's grave. Poor Ririchiyo is mortified.



* BrutalHonesty: When Watanuki wants to look for Karuta out of fear delinquents might have done something to her, Chino tells him he can't do anything if Karuta is in trouble because he's a kid and a small tanuki. Watanuki doesn't deny that's true even if it hurts him.



* ContrastingReplacementCharacter: In Part II, Chino's reincarnation replaces Karuta as the other young female resident of Maison de Ayakashi and Ririchiyo's classmate. Her being a GenkiGirl who isn't that close to Ririchiyo directly contrasts Karuta who's a {{stoic}} {{Cloudcuckoolander}} and one of Ririchiyo's best friends.



* PluckyComicRelief: As a GenkiGirl who is always happy and carefree, Chino's only purpose is to bring in light-hearted humor to the scenes where she shows up.



* BaldOfAwesome

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* BaldOfAwesomeBaldOfAwesome: {{Subverted|Trope}}. His bald head makes him look like someone you shouldn't mess with, but he's actually shy and harmless.



* ShrinkingViolet: He's so shy that he hits his face into a wall to hide himself when meeting new people.

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* ShrinkingViolet: He's so shy that he hits shoves his face into a wall to hide himself when meeting new people.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shimon is introduced as a kind and friendly old woman who has being the main representative of the atavists, having helped them blend in better with society and created the Maison de Ayakashi so they don't have to live confided in their households. [[spoiler:Part III reveals Shimon's real intention for giving atavists more freedom is creating more interesting life stories that she will read when they die and she makes records from their memories. She orders Inugami to create the Hyakkiyakou to kill as many atavists as possible so Shimon reads their memories.]]
* BlessedWithSuck: Due to her overwhelming power, she has to stay secluded from other people or she'd be overwhelmed by information. Her only constant companion appears to be her part-tengu servant.



* MysticalWhiteHair: Her hair has always been white, as a hint of her great spiritual power.
* PowerIncontinence: Due to her overwhelming power, she has to stay secluded from other people or she'd be overwhelmed by information. Her only constant companion appears to be her part-tengu servant.

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* {{Telepathy}}: As the atavist of the mind-reading youkai satori, Shimon can read people's minds.minds and memories.



* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Her hair is naturally white and the fact that [[spoiler:she's revealed to be TheWomanBehindTheMan and she doesn't care about having the atavists killed so she can get a good story from it]] definitely makes her qualify for the trope.

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* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Her hair is naturally white silver and the fact that [[spoiler:she's revealed to be TheWomanBehindTheMan and she doesn't care about having the atavists killed so she can get a good story from it]] definitely makes her qualify for the trope.


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* HandHidingSleeves: Sneaky Sleeves type. His hands are usually hidden by his kimono sleeves and he's the most mysterious, menacing character in the series.


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* PintSizedPowerhouse: While he has a small body, he can take on a gang of big thugs like they're small fry.


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* VillainousRescue: He inadvertently saves [[spoiler:Watanuki]] from some thugs that were trying to mug him because they were on his way and this made Mikoto pick a fight with them. Although he had no real intention of helping [[spoiler:Watanuki]], the latter wants to become his friend after seeing Mikoto beat up the thugs.

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* MarshmallowHell: She likes hugging Watanuki, not realizing she's shoving her breasts into his face because she's taller than him this time.
* OneHeadTaller: Because of the 6-year age gap, Karuta is taller than Watanuki by a head in this incarnation. Hence, lots of MarshmallowHell for the boy.



* SheIsAllGrownUp: The reincarnated Karuta is already 20 years old -- the oldest female in the household -- and has let her hair loose (in addition to being bustier) by the time she is seen again, 23 years after she died at the tender age of sixteen.

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* SheIsAllGrownUp: The reincarnated Karuta is already 20 years old -- the oldest female in the household -- and has let her hair loose (in addition to being bustier) by the time she is seen again, 23 years after she died at the tender age of sixteen. The first thing Nobara does when they reunite is admiring how beautiful Karuta looks as a young woman.
* ThroughHisStomach: She makes dinner for Watanuki every day and always makes his favorite foods.



* MarshmallowHell: From Karuta's reincarnated self.

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* InterruptedSuicide: In Chapter 18, [[spoiler:Soushi gets cursed by Mikoto and tries to kill himself before he turns into a mindless monster. Ririchiyo stops him, but Soushi dies anyway because Inugami decapitates one of his clones.]]

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* InterruptedSuicide: In Chapter 18, [[spoiler:Soushi gets cursed by Mikoto and tries to kill himself before he turns into a mindless monster. Ririchiyo stops him, but Soushi dies anyway because Inugami Mikoto decapitates one of his clones.]]



* {{Megane}}: Sometimes. The only times he's really seen wearing glasses is when he's relaxing.



* SexySpectacles: He's seen wearing glasses is when he's relaxing and sure looks good with them.



* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The signature power of Kitsune like himself. He can even turn into a [[AttractiveBentGender girl]]!

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* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The signature power of Kitsune like himself. He can even turn into a child or a [[AttractiveBentGender girl]]!girl]].



* {{Yandere}}: Oh definitely. He's arguably got more self control than most examples, but his obsession with Ririchiyo and desire to protect her can go to very extreme and disproportionate levels very fast. Renshou even calls him this once.

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* {{Yandere}}: Oh definitely. He's arguably got more self control than most examples, but his obsession with Ririchiyo and desire to protect her can go to very extreme and disproportionate levels very fast. Renshou even calls him this once.



* TheGlassesComeOff: Unlike his previous self, this Soushi wears glasses unless he is in his youkai form.



* {{Megane}}: Unlike his previous self, this Soushi wears glasses all the time, except when he is in his youkai form and when trying to emulate past Soushi even more.



* HeroOfAnotherStory: He has many adventures in his travels ouside the Maison, although we never see what he's doing. In the final battle, Kagerou assembles all the people from the Ayakashi mansions throughout the country who have been saved by him once to fight against Inugami's army of rogue atavists.



* OpaqueLenses: When he was younger, his eyes were hidden by his glasses instead of his current domino mask.
* TheParagon: Kagerou assembles all the people from the Ayakashi mansions throughout the country who have been saved by him once to fight against Inugami's army of rogue atavists in the final battle.

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* OpaqueLenses: When he was younger, his eyes were hidden by his glasses instead of his current domino mask.
* TheParagon: Kagerou assembles all the people from the Ayakashi mansions throughout the country who have been saved by him once to fight against Inugami's army of rogue atavists in the final battle.
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* AccompliceByInaction: He never actively bullied Watanuki, but he still never did anything to stop Kagerou and Zange from doing so as he would never intervene with his master's "games".



* BigBrotherInstinct



* CoolBigBro: He calls himself Ririchiyo's 'older brother' and he looks after her in his own laid-back way.

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* CoolBigBro: He calls himself He's Ririchiyo's 'older brother' and he looks after her in his own laid-back way.older brother in all but blood.



* LazyBum: According to Nobara.



* ButtMonkey: He tries to be a bona fide delinquent and earn some respect, but it never works out for him.

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* ButtMonkey: He tries to be a bona fide delinquent and earn some respect, but it never works out for him. Kagerou and Zange also take any opportunity to mock him.



* DraggedIntoDrag: At the end of Episode 12 by his [[ChildhoodFriends bullies]].

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* DraggedIntoDrag: At He's forced to dress like a {{Meido}} for the end of Episode 12 by SchoolFestival. To his [[ChildhoodFriends bullies]].horror, Kagerou, Zange and Soushi take a video of him crossdressing to embarrass him.



* HilariouslyAbusiveChildhood: The horrible bullying he suffered from Zange and Kagerou throughout their childhood is entirely PlayedForLaughs.

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* {{Bifauxnen}}: Her BoyishShortHair and the suit she wears as Watanuki's SS Agent make her look somewhat masculine in an attractive sense.



* BoyishShortHair: In contrast to the GirlishPigtails she used to sport.

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* BoyishShortHair: In contrast to the GirlishPigtails she used to sport.sport, Karuta now keeps her hair short which combined with her SS Agent uniform gives her a more professional look fitting for a bodyguard.



* ReincarnationRomance: With Reicarnated!Watanuki.

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* ReincarnationRomance: With Reicarnated!Watanuki.She still has feelings for Watanuki in their new incarnation and she doesn't care that he doesn't remember their past lives nor that now he's now six years younger than her.



* AmnesiacLover: Like Soushi, Banri's reincarnated self doesn't remember the past, including his former relationship with Karuta.

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* AmnesiacLover: Like Soushi, Banri's reincarnated self doesn't remember the past, including his former relationship with Karuta. Unlike Ririchiyo, Karuta doesn't mind this and is trying to rebuild her relationship with the current Watanuki, although he's annoyed that she still treats him like a kid often.

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* BetaCouple: With Banri.

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* BetaCouple: With Banri.Her romantic relationship with Watanuki receives nearly as much focus and development as Ririchiyo and Soushi's.



* BodyguardingABadass: She's supposed to protect Kagerou as his SS Agent, but she never really needs to do that because Kagerou can perfectly take care of himself and often joins the SS Agents in battle.



* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Gentle Girl to Watanuki's Brooding Boy.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Her childhood friend Watanuki has a crush on her and while it's sometimes hard to tell how she feels, Karuta does seem to love him in the same way.

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* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Gentle Girl to Watanuki's Brooding Boy.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Her childhood friend Watanuki has a crush on her and while it's sometimes hard to tell how she feels, Karuta does seem to love loves him in the same way.



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* TheComicallySeriousTheComicallySerious: She always does her {{Cloudcuckoolander}} antics with the same spaced-out facial expression.



* DarkIsNotEvil: Being a {{Gashadokuro}}, Karuta has the most monstrous and scary-looking youkai form out of any atavist in the series. Despite this, Karuta is very gentle and good-hearted like all the other main heroes.



* EffortlessAmazonianLift: Karuta pulls this off with Watanuki and Ririchiyo in Episode 6.



* LoveYouAndEverybody: In the bonus chapter of the SchoolFestival, Karuta has to pick out someone she likes as part of a game. She immediately chooses Watanuki, making him blush... Then, Karuta picks the rest of their friends from Maison de Ayakashi.

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* LoveYouAndEverybody: In the bonus chapter of the SchoolFestival, Karuta has to pick out someone she likes as part of a game. She immediately chooses Watanuki, making him blush... Then, Karuta picks the rest of their friends from Maison de Ayakashi.



* OppositesAttract: Karuta is a calm and soft-spoken {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Watanuki is a brash and HotBlooded delinquent wannabe. Somehow, they form an adorable couple together.



* TheQuietOne: She doesn't talk much.
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* TheQuietOne: She doesn't talk much.
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* RedEyesTakeWarningRedEyesTakeWarning: In the anime, her eyes glow red when she transforms into her youkai form.



* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her calm and spacey personality can make her come off a little distant, but Karuta is a really sweet girl who cares a lot about others, especially Watanuki.

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* SugarAndIcePersonality: Her calm and spacey personality can make her come off as a little distant, but Karuta is a really sweet girl who cares a lot about others, especially Watanuki.



* TaremeEyes: Her big and droopy eyes are perfect for a sweet {{Cloudcuckoolander}} like her.



* VoiceOfTheLegion: In her demon form.

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* VoiceOfTheLegion: In her demon form.Her youkai form has an echoing, distorted voice.



* BetaCouple: With Karuta.

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* BetaCouple: With Karuta. The manga is centered around Ririchiyo's romance with Soushi, but Watanuki and Karuta's romance has a lot of focus too. Their dynamic as childhood friends contrasts the mistress-servant one of the main couple. They even have a chapter focused on them named "The Other Couple".



* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Brooding Boy to Karuta's Gentle Girl.



* ChildhoodFriendRomance: He has been crushing on Karuta since childhood. The feeling is mutual.

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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: He has been crushing hard on Karuta since childhood. The feeling is mutual.



* DistressedDude



* ALizardNamedLiz: His family name is Wa''tanuki'' and he turns into a tiny {{tanuki}}.



* OppositesAttract: Whereas Watanuki is loud and HotBlooded, Karuta is soft-spoken and spacey. Despite their polar opposite attitudes, they're very much in love.



* PunnyName: His family name is Wa''tanuki'' and he turns into a tiny {{tanuki}}.



* TsurimeEyes

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* TsurimeEyesTsurimeEyes: He's a {{Tsundere}} boy with narrow and sharp eyes. They also contrast his love interest Karuta's TaremeEyes.



* UtilityPartyMember: His clairvoyant powers are definitely useful, but since their primary use is for information gathering and they've proven to put a strain on his health in the process.

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* UtilityPartyMember: His clairvoyant powers are definitely useful, but since their primary use is for information gathering and they've proven to put a strain on his health in the process. process.

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%%* BadassAdorable

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%%* BadassAdorable* BadassAdorable: She's short, looks incredibly cute, has beautiful long black hair, and the blood of {{Oni}} running through her veins makes her much stronger than regular humans.



* AdaptationDyeJob: While the anime gives her aquamarine eyes, Nobara has sky blue eyes in the manga.



* {{Tsundere}}: She treats Renshou with the same disdain she treats all men and constantly abuses him physically, but she does care about him and later it's implied she may have feelings for him.

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* {{Tsundere}}: She treats Renshou with the same disdain she treats all men and constantly abuses him physically, but she does care about him and later appear to tolerate his company more than that of any other man. Later in the manga, it's implied hinted she may have feelings might reciprocate his feelings, but hides it with general annoyance at him. [[spoiler:Most notably, she couldn't stop herself from blushing when he stated he would make her fall for him.him and didn't say no to his casual marriage proposal.]]



* YuriFan



* TokenMiniMoe: At 13, he is now the youngest resident in the mansion.



* TokenMiniMoe: At 13, he is now the youngest resident in the mansion.

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* TokenMiniMoe: At 13, he is now the youngest resident in the mansion.



The assigned SS agent to Banri, Zange is a half-human, half-hundred-eyed monster who wears a set of black rabbit ears on his head. He is a very cheerful and eccentric individual. He's best friends with Kagerou. He also has a fondness for Soushi and has a tendency to flirt with him and call him "Sou-tan" because of this, though he has given pet names to most of the other characters as well. His youkai blood gives him the power of limited omniscience, and he has a penchant for meddling in the lives of his peers, usually with positive ulterior motives.

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The assigned SS agent to Banri, Zange is a half-human, half-hundred-eyed monster who wears a set of black rabbit ears on his head.monster. He is a very cheerful and eccentric individual. He's best friends with Kagerou. He also has a fondness for Soushi and has a tendency to flirt with him and call him "Sou-tan" because of this, though he has given pet names to most of the other characters as well.Soushi. His youkai blood gives him the power of limited omniscience, and he has a penchant for meddling in the lives of his peers, usually with positive ulterior motives.



* AgentPeacock: He's quite the fabulous chap.



* AnimalEaredHeadband: Of the bunny variety.

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* AnimalEaredHeadband: Of the bunny variety.He wears a set of black rabbit ears on his head.



* BewareTheSillyOnes
* {{Bishounen}}
* BlindfoldedVision: Half-blindfolded.



* CampGay: He's quite the fabulous chap and has a tendency to flirt with Soushi. Might be subverted as it's implied this is part of his silly facade.



* DoItYourselfThemeTune: "one way", ending theme for Episode 4 with Banri (or at least the latter keeps butting in)
* DramaQueen

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* DoItYourselfThemeTune: "one way", ending theme for Episode 4 with Banri (or at least the latter keeps butting in)
* DramaQueen
in).



* EyesAlwaysShut: Unless he's being serious and/or using his power.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: His entire body is covered in eyes, presumably a hundred of them, considering that his ancestry is that of a Hyakume, or Hundred-Eyes monster. Understandably, they're usually covered up under layers of clothes.

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* EyesAlwaysShut: Unless he's being serious and/or using his power.power, his visible eye is almost always closed.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: His entire body is covered in eyes, presumably a hundred of them, considering that his ancestry is that of a Hyakume, or Hundred-Eyes monster. Understandably, they're usually covered up under layers of clothes.



* FunPersonified: He likes playing pranks or making people laugh, and he often gathers everyone to participate in games and activities together. He's also one of the only characters who genuinely enjoys Kagerou's crazy hijinks. Okay, so he's a StepfordSmiler, but he should really get points for trying.

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* FunPersonified: He likes playing pranks or making people laugh, and he often gathers everyone to participate in games and activities together. He's also one of the only characters who genuinely enjoys Kagerou's crazy hijinks. Okay, so he's a StepfordSmiler, but he should really get points for trying.



* HideYourOtherness: The hundred eyes all over his body are usually covered up under layers of clothes.



* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide

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* InTouchWithHisFeminineSideInTouchWithHisFeminineSide: He displays some feminine mannerisms, especially sround Soushi. Although this is mostly part of his goofy act.



* {{Keet}}

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* {{Keet}}{{Keet}}: He's almost always cheerful and happy-go-lucky.



* MrExposition: His powers probably have something to do with it.
* TheNicknamer: Chiyo-tan for Ririchiyo, Sou-tan for Soushi, Kage-tan for Kagerou, Ren-Ren for Renshou and [[EmbarrassingNickname Rascal]] for Watanuki.
* NonActionGuy: His powers are definitely useful, but since their primary use is for information gathering and they've proven to put a strain on his health in the process, you have to wonder how he ended up with a job that's supposed to involve being a bodyguard.

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* MrExposition: His powers probably have something He makes an exposition to do with it.
Ririchiyo (and the audience) about what the atavists are and the sort of experiences they live because of inheriting youkai powers.
* TheNicknamer: He has given pet names to most of the other main characters. Chiyo-tan for Ririchiyo, Sou-tan for Soushi, Kage-tan for Kagerou, Ren-Ren for Renshou and [[EmbarrassingNickname Rascal]] for Watanuki.
* NonActionGuy: His powers are definitely useful, but since their primary use is for information gathering and they've proven to put a strain on his health in the process, you You have to wonder how he ended up with a job that's supposed to involve being a bodyguard. bodyguard considering his body is weak and his youkai powers aren't suited for battle unlike the other SS Agents.



* NotSoOmniscientAfterAll

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* NotSoOmniscientAfterAllNotSoOmniscientAfterAll: His clairvoyance lets him see premonitions of things to come, but he doesn't have control of when he sees them and the visions are usually symbolic imagery that don't let him know what exactly will happen.



* ThePrankster

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* ThePranksterThePrankster: He likes playing pranks.
* {{Psychometry}}: One of his powers is feeling emotions and seeing memories from objects. [[spoiler:This is why he passes out when he and his friends find the letters from their future selves.]]



* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RepetitiveName: Zange and Natsume mean the same thing (summer) in Japanese.
* {{Seer}}

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* RedEyesTakeWarning
* RepetitiveName: Zange and Natsume mean are both written with the same thing (summer) kanji for summer in Japanese.
* {{Seer}}RoseHairedSweetie: He has rose-colored hair and is almost permanently happy and fun-loving.
* {{Seer}}: His youkai powers let him see symbolic visions of the future from time to time.



* SharpDressedMan: If you ignore the bunny ears.

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* SharpDressedMan: If you ignore He usually wears the bunny ears.standard SS uniform; a black suit with a gray undershirt and red tie.



* UtilityPartyMember: His clairvoyant powers are definitely useful, but since their primary use is for information gathering and they've proven to put a strain on his health in the process.



* MeaningfulName: Kotomura translates to "Village of Small People".



* ALizardNamedLiz: His surname Warashibe refers to him being a ZashikiWarashi.



* EyesAlwaysShut: His real eyes are always closed. His eyelids have eyes drawn in them instead.

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* EyesAlwaysShut: His real eyes are always closed. His eyelids have eyes drawn in on them instead.



* FaceOfAThug: He has the face of a dangerous thug, but the personality of a shy schoolgirl.
* GentleGiant
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSide

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* FaceOfAThug: He has the face of a dangerous scary thug, but the personality of a shy schoolgirl.
* GentleGiant
GentleGiant: Although he's tall and scary-looking, he would never hurt a fly.
* InTouchWithHisFeminineSideInTouchWithHisFeminineSide: The letter he makes for the time capsule looks like a love letter from a teenage girl and according to Karuta, Nekozuki is a firm believer of ThePowerOfLove.
* LoveFreak: He teaches Karuta the philosophy of ThePowerOfLove, telling her the strongest people in the word are married couples and couples in love.
* MeaningfulName: Nekozuki translates to "moon cat".



* CoolOldLady: [[spoiler:Until after the timeskip]].
* GenkiGirl: An old lady version.

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* CoolOldLady: [[spoiler:Until after Despite being an elderly woman, Shimon is peppy and jovial like a teenage girl. [[spoiler:After the timeskip]].
* GenkiGirl: An old lady version.
timeskip, her new incarnation is a very young girl.]]



* MeaningfulName: Shimon can translate to "Thinking Family Crest" and Satorigahara translates to "Field of Enlightenment".



* {{Telepathy}}: As the atavist of the satori, Shimon can read people's minds.

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* {{Telepathy}}: As the atavist of the mind-reading youkai satori, Shimon can read people's minds.



* MeaningfulName: The "Karasu" in her surname means crow and she's descended from the crow-like youkai {{Tengu}}.



* {{Tengu}}: She's a half-tengu and the clothes she wears in her youkai form resemble those of a traditional tengu.

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* {{Tengu}}: She's a half-tengu descended from tengu and the clothes she wears in her youkai form resemble those of a traditional tengu.



* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He directly kills Soushi in front of Ririchiyo at the end of Part I.]]
* ItAmusedMe: He likes to bully [[spoiler:Watanuki's reincarnated self]] for amusement's sake, as a requirement for their "friendship". He even punishes [[spoiler:Watanuki]] when he fails to amuse him.

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* HeroKiller: [[spoiler:He directly kills Soushi in front of Ririchiyo at the end of Part I. He has also killed the main cast several times over in previous time loops.]]
* ImmortalImmaturity: [[spoiler:Mikoto has probably lived for over a hundred years worth of time loops, but his interactions with Watanuki have him acting like a bossy and easily bored brat who only demands good entertainment from his friend.
]]
* ItAmusedMe: He likes to bully [[spoiler:Watanuki's reincarnated self]] for amusement's sake, as a requirement for their "friendship". He even punishes [[spoiler:Watanuki]] when he fails to amuse entertain him.


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* MeaningfulName: Mikoto's name is written with the kanji for "fate". [[spoiler:He's the one who has created the tragic fate of the atavists being cursed and killed. The main characters must break free of the loop.]]


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* SpeciesSurname: He's the only known atavist whose surname is the name of his youkai species.

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* ThePerfectionist: Whenever she cooks, she's meticulously careful to get every single detail right.

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* ThePerfectionist: Whenever she cooks, cooks or cleans, she's meticulously careful to get every single detail right.right. Warashibe outright calls her a perfectionist.
* PleaseDontLeaveMe: In Chapter 18, she begs Soushi to not leave her alone [[spoiler:after she stops him from killing himself because of Inugami's curse]].



* BadassInANiceSuit

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* BadassInANiceSuitBadassInANiceSuit: As a SS Agent, Soushi is usually dressed in a nice suit and has very strong powers for battle thanks to his kitsune blood.



* InterruptedSuicide: In Chapter 18, [[spoiler:Soushi gets cursed by Mikoto and tries to kill himself before he turns into a mindless monster. Ririchiyo stops him, but Soushi dies anyway because Inugami decapitates one of his clones.]]



* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Inugami kills him by cutting off his head at the end of Part I.]]

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* OffWithHisHead: [[spoiler:Inugami [[spoiler:At the end of Part I, Inugami kills him by cutting off his head at the end of Part I.clone's head, a damage that's instantly transmitted to Soushi.]]



* SharpDressedMan


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* {{Synchronization}}: Any physical damage his clones receive is transmitted to the real Soushi.


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* SatelliteCharacter: She has no real role other than serving as Shimon's assistant and following her orders. [[spoiler:At the end of the series, Kuroe has no idea of what to do now that Shimon died as she always believed she would die in the Hyakkiyakou. Kagerou invites her to join him in his journey around the world and Kuroe gladly accepts to be his follower for the rest of her life.]]

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* StepfordSnarker: She gained a "bad habit" of talking down to people as a way to cope with a lonely family environment and bullying. She's gradually growing out of this.

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* StepfordSnarker: She gained developed a "bad habit" of talking down to people as a way to cope with a lonely family environment and bullying. She's gradually growing out of this.this.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: She presents herself as an aloof and sharp-tongued person out of a bad habit to push people away before they can hurt her. After Soushi and her friends aren't put off by that act, Ririchiyo can show the sensitive, good-hearted, and caring girl she really is.



* {{Tsundere}}: An interesting variation, along with {{deconstructed|trope}}. Ririchiyo says she picked up a bad habit of putting up an arrogant front and talking down to others as a coping mechanism for the bullying she suffered in the past. She actually feels bad about lashing out at others all the time and tries her best to grow out of it. She also treats her love interest quite nicely even though he explicitly wouldn't mind to be mistreated by her.

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* {{Tsundere}}: An interesting variation, along with {{deconstructed|trope}}. Ririchiyo says she picked up a bad habit of putting up an arrogant front and talking down to verbally abusing others as a coping mechanism for the bullying she suffered in the past. She actually feels bad about lashing out at others all the time and tries her best to grow out of it. She also treats her love interest quite nicely even though he explicitly wouldn't mind to be mistreated by her.



* InnocentlyInsensitive: Watanuki holds a grudge against him because Soushi once called his tanuki form cute and that crushed Watanuki's pride. Soushi tries apologizing for not choosing the right word in his attempt to comfort Watanuki, but Watanuki is still mad at him.



* SingleTargetSexuality: Ririchiyo-sexual. He himself has stated that it wouldn't matter if she were an old woman, a boy, or even an ''animal'', he'd still be equally attracted to her.

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* SingleTargetSexuality: Ririchiyo-sexual. He says he doesn't understand other men's interest in porn because the only one who can get him aroused is Ririchiyo. He himself has stated that it wouldn't matter if she were an old woman, a boy, or even an ''animal'', he'd still be equally attracted to her.



* MsFanservice

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* MsFanserviceMsFanservice: She has the biggest bust and hips of the female main characters. Her youkai form also expose much of her breasts.



* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She doesn't hesitate to strip naked in front of a bunch of people to take off a power restricting kimono.

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* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: She doesn't really care about people seeing her undressed because she doesn't give a damn about what men think of her body. She doesn't hesitate to strip naked in front of a bunch of people to take off a power restricting kimono.



* SugarAndIcePersonality: To men, Nobara is cold, indifferent and no-nonsense. To women, she's an excitable LovableSexManiac.

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* SugarAndIcePersonality: To Around men, Nobara is cold, indifferent indifferent, and no-nonsense. To Around women, she's an excitable LovableSexManiac.excitable, affectionate, and quite pervy.



* AttentionWhore

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* AttentionWhoreAttentionWhore: Whenever he's on the scene, he does everything he can to be the center of attention.



* TheBully: To Banri.

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* TheBully: To Banri.He put poor Banri through a lot when they were younger, including forcing him to fight with a snake while in small tanuki form.



* CuteLittleFangs: His canine teeth are pronounced, which adds to his vampiric appearance.



* FangsAreEvil: His canine teeth are pronounced, which adds to his vampiric appearance. They turn into CuteLittleFangs when he's drawn as a [[SuperDeformed chibi]].



* HornedHumanoid: In his youkai form.
* TheIllegible: His handwriting is terrible and barely legible. This is why he had Soushi write letters for Ririchiyo instead of doing it himself.

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* HornedHumanoid: In Due to being a type of {{Oni}} like Ririchiyo, Kagerou gains horns in his youkai form.
* TheIllegible: His handwriting is terrible and barely legible.looks like that of a preschooler. This is why he had Soushi write letters for Ririchiyo instead of doing it himself.



* LongHairedPrettyBoy

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* LongHairedPrettyBoyLongHairedPrettyBoy: He has pretty long hair tied at the back and is very handsome.



* NoIndoorVoice



* OminousOperaCape
* {{Oni}}: Like Ririchiyo, he's a half-oni, but of a different kind than Ririchiyo.

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* OminousOperaCape
OminousOperaCape: He wears European-style clothes with a flashy cape that one would only expect to see in a theatre actor.
* {{Oni}}: Like Ririchiyo, he's a half-oni, descended from oni, but of a different kind than Ririchiyo.



* RapunzelHair: He has waist-length hair.
* ScaryShinyGlasses: In his younger days.



* SugarAndIcePersonality: She may be quiet and seemingly unfeeling, but still a really sweet girl who cares a lot about others, especially Watanuki.
* SupremeChef

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* SugarAndIcePersonality: She may be quiet Her calm and seemingly unfeeling, spacey personality can make her come off a little distant, but still Karuta is a really sweet girl who cares a lot about others, especially Watanuki.
* SupremeChefSupremeChef: Given how much she loves food, Karuta has a lot of skill and knowledge to prepare a delicious meal.



* TokenMiniMoe: For the agent side.

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* TokenMiniMoe: For Karuta is the only young girl in the agent side.



* ButtMonkey: Tries to be a bona fide delinquent and earn some respect, but it never works out for him.

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* BullyMagnet: He spent a big part of his childhood being mocked and bullied by Kagerou and Zange because his tanuki form is so small and weak.
* ButtMonkey: Tries He tries to be a bona fide delinquent and earn some respect, but it never works out for him.



* DelinquentHair: He dyes his hair blond because in Japan young delinquents tend to bleach their hair.

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* DelinquentHair: He dyes his brown hair blond because in Japan young delinquents tend to bleach their hair.



* HotBlooded

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* HotBloodedHotBlooded: He might be terrible at being a delinquent, but he's sure really passionate when challenging Soushi and training to protect Karuta.



* PerpetualFrowner

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* PerpetualFrownerPerpetualFrowner: He almost always has an angry look on his face because he wants others to think he's a tough guy. He only drops it when he's with Karuta and her cuteness melts his heart.



* UnderstandingBoyfriend: Near the end of Part I, Karuta [[spoiler:is left stuck in her youkai form because of a curse]] and she asks Watanuki to give up on her. In return, Watanuki tells Karuta he doesn't care what she looks like, he only wants to be there for her.

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* UnderstandingBoyfriend: He knows Karuta can act weird, but he loves her a lot and thinks of her as some sort of jungle hero. Near the end of Part I, Karuta [[spoiler:is left stuck in her youkai form because of a curse]] and she asks Watanuki to give up on her. In return, Watanuki tells Karuta he doesn't care what she looks like, he only wants to be there for her.



* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Very much so, and his constant attempts to be treated like an adult just make seem cuter.
* {{Adorkable}}: Even moreso now since he's younger.

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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Very much so, and his His constant attempts to be treated like an adult just make seem cuter.
* {{Adorkable}}: Even moreso now since he's younger.
cuter.



* EyeSpy: One of his powers as the atavist of the Hyakume is projecting tons of {{Faceless Eye}}s around the city. He uses this to find the missing Karuta after she runs away from the hospital.



* LongHairedPrettyBoy

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* LongHairedPrettyBoyLongHairedPrettyBoy: He's a very good-looking young man with upper back length hair.



* PerpetualSmiler



* StepfordSmiler: Is one in general, due to him having to deal with the fact he's got the memories of all his past lives and the horrors and/or tragedies that came along with them. He also tends to distract people with jokes, and/or play things down when he's overworked himself or isn't feeling his best.

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* StepfordSmiler: Is one in general, His constantly cheerful behavior is a coping mechanism, due to him having to deal with the fact he's got the memories of all his past lives and the horrors and/or tragedies that came along with them. He also tends to distract people with jokes, and/or play things down when he's overworked himself or isn't feeling his best.



* PsychopathicWomanchild: Because she has never been allowed to go outside her family's estate, Shimon still acts very curious and cheery as she did in her youth. While this makes her come off as funny at first, it later takes a dark turn when it becomes clear Shimon doesn't have the ability to feel empathy for others and doesn't care what terrible thing happens to them if those experiences can create a good story that she can read with her telepathic powers. [[spoiler:She created the system of Maison de Ayakashi to lure atavists out of their homes so they could have more interesting lives and then make Mikoto kill them so she could read their memories after they were dead.]]



* {{Seer}}
* UnhappyMedium: Her PsychicPowers are so great that she has to be confined in her household without ever being allowed to go outside, otherwise she would get overwhelmed by information.

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* {{Seer}}
{{Telepathy}}: As the atavist of the satori, Shimon can read people's minds.
* UnhappyMedium: Her PsychicPowers are so great that she has She can't turn off her powerful {{telepathy}}, forcing her to be stay confined in her household without ever being allowed to go outside, otherwise she would get overwhelmed by information.outside as hearing the thoughts of many people at the same time can be too much for her.



* {{Animorphism}}: As the atavist of the inugami, he has the ability to transform into a white wolf-like dog.



* PerpetualSmiler



* UnusualEyebrows: He has dot-shaped eyebrows. [[spoiler:In the final chapter, we see Watanuki and Karuta's child has Inugami's eyebrows, implying it's Inugami reincarnated.]]

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* UnusualEyebrows: He has dot-shaped eyebrows.eyebrows that resemble those of old Japanese nobility. [[spoiler:In the final chapter, we see Watanuki and Karuta's child has Inugami's eyebrows, implying it's Inugami reincarnated.]]

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