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* StayInTheKitchen: He has an old fashion view of gender roles and believes women shouldn't be working.

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* StayInTheKitchen: He has an old fashion old-fashioned view of gender roles and believes women shouldn't be working.

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* NoNameGiven: He's only called "Chief" by his subordinates, and is referred to as "Kobayashi's Boss" through official sources.



* StayInTheKitchen: He has a rather old fashion view of women being in the workforce, leading him to target Kobayashi for her gender in addition to power abuse.
* TakeThat: His BadBoss tendencies and StayInTheKitchen beliefs aren't that uncommon among older Japanese male bosses in RealLife. Moreover, he likely would've been a KarmaHoudini for his power abuse of his subordinates if it weren't for his workplace incompetence outweighing his attitude as well.

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* StayInTheKitchen: He has a rather an old fashion view of gender roles and believes women being in the workforce, leading him to target shouldn't be working.
* StrawMisogynist: He specifically targets
Kobayashi for her gender being a woman in addition to power abuse.
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* TakeThat: His BadBoss tendencies and StayInTheKitchen beliefs aren't that uncommon [[DeliberateValuesDissonance uncommon]] among older Japanese male bosses in RealLife. Moreover, he likely would've been a KarmaHoudini for his power abuse of his subordinates if it weren't for his workplace incompetence outweighing his attitude as well.incompetence, he would've been a KarmaHoudini.
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* LipstickLesbian: She's a girly girl who's very much in love with Kanna, and she also shows attraction towards Ilulu and Chloe in the second OVA.

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* LipstickLesbian: She's a girly girl who's very much in love with Kanna, and she also shows attraction towards Ilulu and Chloe (especially in the second OVA.OVA).

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* AmbiguouslyGay: While it's unknown whether her crush on Kanna is due to her having a SingleTargetSexuality for Dragons, it really starts to get muddle with Chloe in the 2nd OVA, as the latter can also cause Riko to have a CutenessOverload.



* BrattyHalfPint: She can be this on some occasions, tending to be haughty and a little rude to some people just because such as the the teens playing on a blacktop she wanted to use or claiming that boys are gross and what not.

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* BrattyHalfPint: She can be this on some occasions, tending to be haughty and a little rude to some people just because such as the the teens playing on a blacktop she wanted to use or claiming that boys are gross and what not.whatnot.



** Her impulsiveness leads her to challenging some adult men to a game of dodge ball, only to immediately realize that she's in way over her head. The hilarious part is that it's only thanks to actual dragons that she makes it out unscathed.

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** Her impulsiveness leads her to challenging challenge some adult men to a game of dodge ball, only to immediately realize that she's in way over her head. The hilarious part is that it's only thanks to actual dragons that she makes it out unscathed.



** Tends to act this way when other people that are around her age (be it fellow classmates, Shouta, or Chloe) whenever they have a moment with Kanna. In the case of Shouta, she does it even when she fully knows that Shouta would never approach Kanna in that manner, making it an irrational response of hers.

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** Tends to act this way when other people that are around her age (be it fellow classmates, Shouta, or Chloe) whenever they have a moment with Kanna. In the case of Shouta, she does it even when she fully knows that Shouta would never approach Kanna in that manner, making it an irrational response of hers.



* CommonalityConnection: When hearing from Ilulu about how insecure the latter feels about being a "violent person", Saikawa [[NotSoDifferentRemark admits that she herself isn't much different]], being prone to lashing out when things don't work out for her, and even having trouble getting along with Kanna at first. This helps the two strike up a friendship with each other.

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* CommonalityConnection: When hearing from Ilulu about how insecure the latter feels about being a "violent person", Saikawa [[NotSoDifferentRemark admits that she herself isn't much different]], being is prone to lashing out when things don't work out for her, and even having trouble getting along with Kanna at first. This helps the two strike up a friendship with each other.



* DirtyKid: Her lovestruck overloads to Kanna's physical beauty are made to resemble orgasms, with its appropriate subtexts.

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* DirtyKid: Her lovestruck overloads to of Kanna's physical beauty are made to resemble orgasms, with its appropriate subtexts.subtexts.
* DoesNotLikeMen: Downplayed. While she doesn't hate the opposite gender, Riko doesn't find them appealing and thinks boys are gross in general. May be justified due to her sexual orientation.



* InterclassFriendship: With Chloe, who's the daughter of a wealthy CEO.

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* InterclassFriendship: Riko comes from an upper-middle class background and it varies among her age group.
** With Kanna, who's the adopted daughter of a middle-class office worker.
** With Shouta, who's the son of a manager of a trade company.
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With Chloe, who's the daughter of a wealthy CEO.



* LipstickLesbian: She's a girly girl who's very much in love with Kanna.

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* LipstickLesbian: She's a girly girl who's very much in love with Kanna.Kanna, and she also shows attraction towards Ilulu and Chloe in the second OVA.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: While it's unknown whether her crush on Kanna is due to her having a SingleTargetSexuality for Dragons, it really starts to get muddle with Chloe in the 2nd OVA, as the latter can also cause Riko to have a CutenessOverload.

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* AdaptationalExpansion: Her re-appearance in second OVA extends her stay in Japan for a few days compared to ''Kanna's Daily Life'', along with her getting acquainted with the other cast other than Kanna and Riko.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. Chloe's still a NiceGirl, but some of her InnocentlyInsensitive moments in ''Kanna's Daily Life'', such as her "comment" on the size of Riko's house, are AdaptedOut in the 2nd OVA.



* CoolShades: She wears a pair of sunglasses in her re-appearance.



* FreeRangeChildren: In the anime, her father allowed her to take a multi-day international trip to stay with people he'd never met only a few weeks after she had been kidnapped by the mafia. The manga version of the events are a lot more sensible, as she was accompanied by two bodyguards and there was a much larger gap of time since the kidnapping.

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* FreeRangeChildren: In the anime, her father allowed her to take a multi-day international trip to stay with people he'd never met only a few weeks after she had been kidnapped by the mafia. The manga version of the events are is a lot more sensible, as she was accompanied by two bodyguards and there was a much larger gap of time since the kidnapping.



* PhenotypeStereotype: She's the only human with blonde hair and blue eyes in the cast.

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* PhenotypeStereotype: She's the only human a Caucasian with blonde hair and blue eyes in the cast.eyes, and hails from Minnesota, USA.

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* {{Irony}}: She's a Caucasian young girl with OdangoHair, a hairstyle that's usually associated with the AnimeChineseGirl stereotype.



* {{Ojou}}: While she's an American from Minnesota, Chloe still fits the bill since she's the daughter of a very wealthy CEO.

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* {{Ojou}}: While she's an American from Minnesota, Chloe still fits the bill since she's the daughter of a very wealthy CEO.CEO with some implications of being from OldMoney.


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* SpoiledSweet: She may have her moments of brattiness, but Chloe is nonetheless a sweet girl who values her friendship with Kanna and later Riko.
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* Fiction500: Being in the possession of a ''black credit card'' does not only indicate Chloe is ultrawealthy, but in ''Kanna's Daily Life'', it's possible that she comes from OldMoney due to the large acres of land her family owns in Minnesota.

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* LaserGuidedKarma: He makes the mistake of harassing Kobayashi in front of an invisible Tohru, who proceeds to trip him non-stop, humiliating him in front of the whole work staff.


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* LaserGuidedKarma: He makes the mistake of harassing Kobayashi in front of an invisible Tohru, who proceeds to trip him non-stop, humiliating him in front of the whole work staff.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: His choice insults to Kobayashi is calling her a useless slacker if she doesn't meet the quota he expects of her while warning her to get her act together. So says the LazyBum who rarely does his own work and not only force said workload onto Kobayashi, but is rather a bit clueless on how to do it himself.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: His choice insults to for Kobayashi is calling her a useless slacker if she doesn't meet the quota he expects of her while warning her to get her act together. So says the LazyBum who rarely does his own work and not only force said workload onto Kobayashi, but is rather a bit clueless on how to do it himself.himself.
* {{Irony}}: His go-to target of power abuse is a competent woman due to his old fashion views of gender roles. Yet the president and founder of the company he (now formerly) works for is a woman herself.


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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: After spending years as a BadBoss, especially to Kobayashi, he not only gets constantly tripped by an invisible Tohru but also gets fired at the end of his debut in chapter 14 due to an "anonymous" report of his power abuse.


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* SmallRoleBigImpact: He only appears in one chapter[=/=]episode (technically two if you count his off-panel flashback appearance in chapter 32, but on-screen in episode 12), but if it wasn't for his power abuse of Kobayashi, it wouldn't led to her drinking her stress away and later (drunk) stumbling upon and rescuing a fatally injured Tohru.


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* TakeThat: His BadBoss tendencies and StayInTheKitchen beliefs aren't that uncommon among older Japanese male bosses in RealLife. Moreover, he likely would've been a KarmaHoudini for his power abuse of his subordinates if it weren't for his workplace incompetence outweighing his attitude as well.

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* AdaptationalExpansion: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. In the episode 12 of the first season, he makes an on-screen appearance compare to only be a voice in chapter 32.



* {{Jerkass}}: Pretty much an example of the typical boss in found in any black company.

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* {{Hypocrite}}: His choice insults to Kobayashi is calling her a useless slacker if she doesn't meet the quota he expects of her while warning her to get her act together. So says the LazyBum who rarely does his own work and not only force said workload onto Kobayashi, but is rather a bit clueless on how to do it himself.
* {{Jerkass}}: Pretty much an example of the typical boss in is found in any black company.


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* LazyBum: He rarely does any of his work as the chief, and usually forces his own workload onto Kobayashi.
* NotSoAboveItAll: While he hates the idea of women being in the workforce, he usually forces his workload onto Kobayashi despite her gender. Indicating that he might somewhat acknowledge her competence.
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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The main reason he targets Kobayashi specifically is that she's a woman in the workforce, regardless of her masculine personality.

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* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The main reason he targets Kobayashi specifically is that she's a woman in the workforce, regardless of her masculine personality.actual work quality.
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* BadBoss: He mainly verbally abuses Kobayashi and forces her to do his work. He's also not seen in a good light by his other subordinates either.


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* {{Jerkass}}: Pretty much an example of the typical boss in found in any black company.
* JerkassToOne: He's a BadBoss to everyone in the company, but he especially has it out for Kobayashi.
* PerpetualFrowner: He's always seen with an agitated frown. If he does smile (to himself), it's full of [[SmugSmiler smugness]] from being able to throw his weight around, especially to Kobayashi.
* StayInTheKitchen: He has a rather old fashion view of women being in the workforce, leading him to target Kobayashi for her gender in addition to power abuse.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: The main reason he targets Kobayashi specifically is that she's a woman in the workforce, regardless of her masculine personality.
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[[folder:Kobayashi's Boss]]
!!Kobayashi's Boss
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Shinya Takahashi (Japanese), Creator/ChristopherSabat (English)
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Kobayashi's (former) boss and chief of programming at Jigokumeguri System Engineering Inc.
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* BaldOfEvil: He has male pattern baldness, and is an abusive boss to his employees, [[JerkassToOne especially to Kobayashi]].
* BeardOfEvil: In addition to his bald head, he also has stubble on his lips and chin.
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* {{Ojou}}: While she's an American from Minnesota, Chloe still fits the bill since she's the daughter of a very wealthy CEO.



* TheRunaway: She had run away from home for unspecified reasons when Kanna first met her. She also threated to do so again in order to get her father to allow her to visit Kanna in ''Kanna's Daily Life''.

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* TheRunaway: She had run away from home for unspecified reasons when Kanna first met her. She also threated threatened to do so again in order to get her father to allow her to visit Kanna in ''Kanna's Daily Life''.
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* CleavageWindow: She wears a tunic that's neckline went halfway down her chest. Justified, since — being a poor bandit in a medieval setting — she wouldn't have access to properly-fitting clothing.

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* CoolBigSis: While they aren't seen to interact with each other much, Georgie does care a lot for Riko's wellbeing.



* NamedByTheAdaptation: The official page of the anime reveals her real name (Nae Saikawa) in her character profile. It's later shown in Episode 4 of the second season of the anime. Meanwhile, other spinoff material like Kanna's Daily Life indicate that her full name is Sanae.

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* NamedByTheAdaptation: The official page of the anime reveals her real name (Nae Saikawa) in her character profile. It's later shown in Episode 4 of the second season of the anime. Meanwhile, other spinoff material materials like Kanna's Daily Life indicate that her full name is Sanae.



* ShipperOnDeck: She spends episode 4 of ''S'' trying to get her sister closer to Kanna. For example she shoves the two closer when Riko is freaked out by a haunted house.

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* ShipperOnDeck: She spends episode 4 of ''S'' trying to get her sister closer to Kanna. For example example, she shoves the two closer when Riko is freaked out by a haunted house.


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* StrongFamilyResemblance: In the anime where she's shown without her pigtails, Georgie is shown to be a good example of what Saikawa would look like as a teenager.

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* FirstFriend: {{Downplayed|Trope}} since Tohru doesn't technically see her as a "friend". However, the Bandit is the first human who doesn't approach her with fear or malice and had a meaningful conversation with Tohru that made her rethink her entire life up to that point. If anything, Tohru even tells Kobayashi that she hopes to meet the bandit again someday.
* GoodIsDumb: She may have a few screws loose in the head, but her kindness towards Tohru and conversation played a big part of questioning her worldview of freedom and humans.



* IsThatAThreat: She tells Tohru that her order to leave or be killed, is the most uncovincing death threat she's ever heard. Tohru responds with a GiantFootOfStomping, while telling her that it was not a threat (though the fact that Tohru deliberately missed kind of proved her point).
* {{Meido}}: At the end of her chapter it's revealed that she managed to accomplish her dream of becoming a maid.
* MessyHair: As an outlaw in a medieval society, she doesn't have access to hair-care products.

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* IsThatAThreat: She tells Tohru that her order to leave or be killed, is the most uncovincing unconvincing death threat she's ever heard. Tohru responds with a GiantFootOfStomping, while telling her that it was not a threat (though the fact that Tohru deliberately missed kind of proved her point).
* {{Meido}}: At the end of her chapter chapter, it's revealed that she managed to accomplish her dream of becoming a maid.
* MessyHair: As an outlaw in a medieval society, she doesn't have access to hair-care products.



* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only shows up in a single chapter as part of a flashback (plus a one panel cameo later on in the manga), but meeting her changed Tohru's entire world view and is a big part of the reason why she became Kobayashi's maid.

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* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only shows up in a single chapter as part of a flashback (plus a one panel one-panel cameo later on in the manga), but meeting her changed Tohru's entire world view worldview of her goals and humans and is a big part of the reason why she became Kobayashi's maid.
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* RapunzelHair: Her hair reaches to her waist, and is as messy as it is long, suggesting that she doesn't have the means or the inclination to cut it to a more manageable length.
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* SignificantBirthDate: Her birthday is on May 10, which is known in Japan as "Maid Day".
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* AmbiguousSituation: Whether or not he has feelings for Kobayashi is brought up a couple times. For 99% of the time they do seem to be JustFriends who happen to share a common kink, but every so often there is a small hint he might be in love with her, though even then its quickly brushed aside and could even be considered that he maybe just cares a lot about her and has no ulterior motives. All and all, even after a lot of character development and getting over her initial jealousy, Tohru still considered him a love rival to look out for.
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* GivenNameReveal: His first name, Simon, is revealed in Chapter 117, when Lucoa, explaining how he pays her a tribute, accidentally refers to him by that name before correcting herself and and calls him Shouta's dad.

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* GivenNameReveal: His first name, Simon, is revealed in Chapter 117, when Lucoa, explaining how he pays her a tribute, accidentally refers to him by that name before correcting herself and and calls calling him Shouta's dad.



* UnnamedParent: Unlike his wife Sagiri, his first name has never been revealed. In fact, he takes this further because he doesn't even go by LastNameBasis as Mr. Magatsuchi, with all indirect references to him only calling him "Shouta's father". Chapter 117 has Lucoa acidentally refer to him as [[spoiler:Simon]] briefly.

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* UnnamedParent: Unlike his wife Sagiri, his first name has he almost never been revealed.gets refered to by his name even from close associates. In fact, he takes this further because he doesn't even go by LastNameBasis as Mr. Magatsuchi, with all indirect references to him only calling him "Shouta's father". Chapter 117 has The only reason his name ''ever'' [[GivenNameReveal gets revealed, it being Simon]], is from Lucoa acidentally refer accidentally referring to him as [[spoiler:Simon]] briefly.such briefly in Chapter 117.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Light purple, in this case.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is dark blue.



* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Her hair appears to be maroon in the anime.
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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Haruka Chisuga (Japanese), Creator/BrynApprill (English), Karen Vallejo (Latin American Spanish)

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!!!'''Voiced by:''' Haruka Chisuga Creator/HarukaChisuga (Japanese), Creator/BrynApprill (English), Karen Vallejo (Latin American Spanish)

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* CharacterTic: Going into CutenessOverload mode every time Kanna makes physical contact with her or does something cute.

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* CharacterTic: Going into CutenessOverload mode mode, yelling out a laugh written like "bohehehe", every time Kanna makes physical contact with her or does something cute.her. To a lesser degree, later happens with Ilulu and Chloe as well.



* DirtyKid: Her lovestruck overloads to Kanna's physical beauty (as well as Ilulu's, and later Chloe's) are made to resemble orgasms, with its appropriate subtexts.

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* DirtyKid: Her lovestruck overloads to Kanna's physical beauty (as well as Ilulu's, and later Chloe's) are made to resemble orgasms, with its appropriate subtexts.


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* EmbarrassingNickname: In her spinoff manga, Lucoa nicknames Saikawa "Boheko-chan" due to her CharacterTic.
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* TheBusCameBack: In the main manga, she only shows up in a single chapter and then is never mentioned again. ''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the anime both give her a bit more focus, with each focusing on her coming to Japan for a visit. A later chapter of ''Kanna's Daily Life'' also features her having a video chat with Kanna and Saikawa.

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* TheBusCameBack: In the main manga, she only shows up in a single chapter and then is never mentioned again. ''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the anime both give her a bit more focus, with each focusing on her coming to Japan for a visit. A later chapter of ''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the anime also features her having a video chat with Kanna and Saikawa.



* GratuitousEnglish: Being a young American child who isn't completely fluent in Japanese, Chloe's dialogue is peppered with English during her appearance in ''Kanna's Daily Life'' (the main series used TranslationConvention instead since the only chapter she appeared in took place in New York City).

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* GratuitousEnglish: Being a young American child who isn't completely fluent in Japanese, Chloe's dialogue is peppered with English during her appearance in ''Kanna's Daily Life'' (the main series used TranslationConvention instead since the only chapter she appeared in took place in New York City). Downplayed in the OVA, where [[TranslatorMicrobes a spell is placed on her allowing her to speak and understand Japanese.]]
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!!Nae "Georgie" Saikawa

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!!Nae !!Sanae "Georgie" Saikawa



* NamedByTheAdaptation: The official page of the anime reveals her real name (Nae Saikawa) in her character profile. It's later shown in Episode 4 of the second season of the anime.

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* NamedByTheAdaptation: The official page of the anime reveals her real name (Nae Saikawa) in her character profile. It's later shown in Episode 4 of the second season of the anime. Meanwhile, other spinoff material like Kanna's Daily Life indicate that her full name is Sanae.
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* SitcomArchnemesis: Is unknowingly considered one by Tohru, due to his friendship with Kobayashi and Tohru's ClingyJealousGirl tendencies. Though it gets {{ZigZag|s}}ged a bit when Tohru can kill him easily, and resolves to on a few occasions, but something always prevents her from taking action. It seems to fade over time, but she still gives him the MyFriendsAndZoidberg treatment.

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* SitcomArchnemesis: SitcomArchNemesis: Is unknowingly considered one by Tohru, due to his friendship with Kobayashi and Tohru's ClingyJealousGirl tendencies. Though it gets {{ZigZag|s}}ged a bit when Tohru can kill him easily, and resolves to on a few occasions, but something always prevents her from taking action. It seems to fade over time, but she still gives him the MyFriendsAndZoidberg treatment.

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!!Shouta's Father

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!!Shouta's FatherFather (Simon Magatsuchi)


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* GivenNameReveal: His first name, Simon, is revealed in Chapter 117, when Lucoa, explaining how he pays her a tribute, accidentally refers to him by that name before correcting herself and and calls him Shouta's dad.

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