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* CastingGag: Fittingly for a member of the Yakuza, he just so happens to be voiced by Creator/TakayaKuroda, most well known for voicing ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu. [[spoiler:To boot, this yakuza is also running an organisation helping out troubled children. Ironically, his human form rather closely resembles Shimano, one of Kiryu's enemies, and the back-to-front pattern of his tattoos is a dead ringer for that of Goro Majima]].

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* CastingGag: Fittingly for a member of the Yakuza, he just so happens to be voiced by Creator/TakayaKuroda, most well known for voicing ''VideoGame/{{Yakuza}}'' ''VideoGame/LikeADragon'' protagonist, Kazuma Kiryu. [[spoiler:To boot, this yakuza is also running an organisation helping out troubled children. Ironically, his human form rather closely resembles Shimano, one of Kiryu's enemies, and the back-to-front pattern of his tattoos is a dead ringer for that of Goro Majima]].
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[[caption-width-right:225:The [[GlorySeeker Vloger]]]]

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Moeka Koizumi (Japanese), Creator/JennyYokobori (English)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Moeka Koizumi Creator/MoekaKoizumi (Japanese), Creator/JennyYokobori (English)
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler:She wiretapped Odokawa because she believed he was involved in the Nerima Girl case. While she was wrong about the fact he had a direct hand in it, Odokawa was involved in the case indirectly as he was the one that ferried the culpirt of said case that night.]]

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* RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler:She wiretapped Odokawa because she believed he was involved in the Nerima Girl case. While she was wrong about the fact he had a direct hand in it, Odokawa was involved in the case indirectly as he was the one that ferried the culpirt culprit of said case that night.]]
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* ThePollyanna: She's remarkably chipper even off the clock for a girl who was asked to impersonate someone who vanished (i.e., was murdered) under mysterious circumstances. It turns out that's because she's TheSociopath.

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* ThePollyanna: She's remarkably chipper even off the clock for a girl who was asked to impersonate someone who vanished (i.e., was she murdered) under mysterious circumstances. It turns out that's because she's TheSociopath.
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!!!'''Voiced by''': Yusuke (Japanese), [[Creator/ProZD SungWon Cho]] (English)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Yusuke (Japanese), [[Creator/ProZD SungWon Cho]] Creator/SungWonCho (English)
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* GentleGorilla: He's large and boisterous, but a benevolent and friendly doctor who cares about Odokawa both as a patient and as a friend.
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!!!'''Voiced by''': Yusuke (Japanese), Creator/ProZD (English)

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!!!'''Voiced by''': Yusuke (Japanese), Creator/ProZD [[Creator/ProZD SungWon Cho]] (English)
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* KansaiRegionalDialect: They speak like this.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler:Downplayed. He doesn't want Dobu to die and he makes sure he's relatively stable after Tanaka shoots him, but he refuses to help him or even call an ambulance. He leaves him to his fate instead, bluntly telling him it's all Dobu's own fault]].


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* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler:Downplayed. He doesn't want Dobu to die and he makes sure he's relatively stable after Tanaka shoots him, but he refuses to help him or even call an ambulance. He leaves him to his fate instead, bluntly telling him it's all Dobu's own fault]].
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** Calls out Imai for posting online that he won the one billion yen lottery. Given the fact that Odokawa and the auidence learned not long before that two notoriously dangerous and ruthless gangsters - [[spoiler: Dobu AND Yano]] - are coming after him for the money, it indeed was a really idiotic thing to do.

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** Calls out Imai for posting online that he won the one billion yen lottery. Given the fact that Odokawa and the auidence audience learned not long before that two notoriously dangerous and ruthless gangsters - [[spoiler: Dobu AND Yano]] - are coming after him for the money, it indeed was a really idiotic thing to do.
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this was for the old definition of the trope that didn't stick. On second thought, it's best to delete the part based on what's actually shown in the series


* AmbiguousDisorder:
** He is suffering from ''something'', what exactly is left unclear by Goriki, though both he and Kakihana believe that, whatever it is, it may be worsening. [[spoiler:As the story goes on it becomes apparent that something may be wrong with his brain. Goriki suspects that it might be something related to synesthesia and he's proven right: Odokawa's near drowning caused brain damage that gave him visual agnosia, causing him to no longer understand what he sees - combined with his fondness for animals, it made him see everyone as animals.]]
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this part can be definitely reworked into a Diagnosed By The Audience entry, not sure about the rest


** Even before the major event that caused the possible disorder that is the most visible in the present day, [[spoiler:he was uneasy in his interactions with people on a pathological level all while being much more comfortable around animals. This primed him for the most visible effect the aforementioned major event had on him]].
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* ChristmasCake: Granted she's still a student so she's got time, but she expresses an interest in getting married as soon as possible. [[spoiler: At least it is what she claims to her marks.]]
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* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: [[spoiler:The entire plot of the series began because of Yamamoto's decision to hide Yuki's death via his Yakuza connections in a desperate attempt to protect Mystery Kiss's debut. This action ultimately not only completely ruins Mystery Kiss's debut, but causes him and Rui to be arrested for Yuki's murder, while leaving the real murderer to go free due to said hiding Yuki's death making it difficult for Odokawa to figure out the girl he actually ferried that night.]]
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* RightForTheWrongReasons: [[spoiler:She wiretapped Odokawa because she believed he was involved in the Nerima Girl case. While she was wrong about the fact he had a direct hand in it, Odokawa was involved in the case indirectly as he was the one that ferried the culpirt of said case that night.]]

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:Rui really wanted to stay the lead singer of Mystery Kiss to the point she attempted to threaten Yuki to get the position back. She got what she wanted, but it left her and the group stuck in the favor of a yakaza group and the knowledge she's an accessory in hiding a body.]]



* FromNobodyToNightmare: An also-ran as a Mystery Kiss member that ends up committing cold-blooded murder, putting the series' events in motion. And she potentially gets off scot-free.

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* FromNobodyToNightmare: An also-ran as a Mystery Kiss member that ends up committing cold-blooded murder, putting the series' events in motion. And she potentially gets off scot-free.scot-free [[spoiler:or least until she tried to kill Odokawa too]].



* SmallNameBigEgo: She's a mediocre performer unwilling to work hard and make even minor concessions for the job, like cutting down on fried chicken, but she's convinced she's destined for stardom. She's also clearly intoxicated by her murder of Yuki, judging by her subsequent assault on Taeko, the [[TroubleEntendre casual mention that she might take out Shiho and Odokawa]], and threatening Nagashima on livestream, even though she only got away with the killing due to incredible circumstances and dumb luck - and there's plenty of reasons to believe it's about to run out.

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* SmallNameBigEgo: She's a mediocre performer unwilling to work hard and make even minor concessions for the job, like cutting down on fried chicken, but she's convinced she's destined for stardom. She's also clearly intoxicated by her murder of Yuki, judging by her subsequent assault on Taeko, the [[TroubleEntendre casual mention that she might take out Shiho and Odokawa]], and threatening Nagashima on livestream, even though she only got away with the killing due to incredible circumstances and dumb luck - and there's plenty of reasons to believe it's about to run out.out, [[spoiler:which ultimately turns out to be the case in the movie when her attempt to murder Odokawa to clear up loose ends backfires when he overpowers her and promptly turns her in.]]



* TheSociopath: She matter-of-factly kills Yuki Mitsuya, then she pretends to be her for months without a care in the world and she cheerfully talks about this on the phone. She also attacks (and possibly kills) Taeko and tells Nagashima, through the wiretapped pen, that he's next and it's implied she wants to kill Odokawa in the final scene of the series. That being said, it seems like [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes she does legitimately care about her mother]] if the one flashback of the two of them is any indication; further muddled by the tone of their conversation and the fact that her mom tips her off about the wiretapped pen.

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* TheSociopath: She matter-of-factly kills Yuki Mitsuya, then she pretends to be her for months without a care in the world and she cheerfully talks about this on the phone. She also attacks (and possibly kills) Taeko and tells Nagashima, through the wiretapped pen, that he's next and it's implied she wants to kill Odokawa in the final scene of the series. That being said, it seems like [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes she does legitimately care about her mother]] if the one flashback of the two of them is any indication; further muddled by the tone of their conversation and the fact that her mom tips her off about the wiretapped pen.
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* CatsAreMean: He a puma and become a homicidal maniac who's willing to attempt a shooting at a club to try and get Odokawa, then later attack him on the road.

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* CatsAreMean: He He's a puma and become becomes a homicidal maniac who's willing to attempt a shooting at a club to try and get Odokawa, then later attack him on the road.



* StoppedCaring: By episode 12 he admits that even with his tenuous grasp on reality, [[spoiler:he's just so broken and tired by his repeated misfortunes that he just wants Odokawa to acknowledge what he inadvertedly done and apologize to him.]]

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* StoppedCaring: By episode 12 he admits that even with his tenuous grasp on reality, [[spoiler:he's just so broken and tired by his repeated misfortunes that he just wants Odokawa to acknowledge what he inadvertedly inadvertently done and apologize to him.]]
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* AmbiguousInnocence: Just how much he knows about or was involved in the case of the missing girl is itself a DrivingQuestion in the series. [[spoiler:Ultimately turns out to be completely innocent when it comes to the missing girl. She was killed by her replacement. The cat in his apartment was just a cat, though Odokawa himself wasn't 100% sure of it.]]

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* AmbiguousInnocence: Just how much he knows about or was involved in the case of the missing girl is itself a DrivingQuestion in the series. [[spoiler:Ultimately turns out to be completely innocent when it comes to the missing girl. She was killed by her replacement.replacement, Odokawa's involvement comes from the fact that he was the taxi she took to get to get the place where she committed the murder, which makes him an important witness, but not an accessory. The cat in his apartment was just a cat, though Odokawa himself wasn't 100% sure of it.]]
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* HateSink: She is an unrepentant sociopath who killed Yuki in cold blood just so that she could take her spot in Mystery Kiss in order to secure her ticket to fame and fortune. [[spoiler: The movie reveals she was planning to do the same to Odokawa in order to tie up any remaining loose ends and ensure that she gets away with her crime.]]

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* HateSink: She is an unrepentant sociopath who killed Yuki in cold blood just so that she could take her spot in Mystery Kiss in order to secure her ticket to fame and fortune. [[spoiler: The movie reveals she was planning to do the same to Odokawa in order to tie up any remaining loose ends and ensure that she gets away with her crime. Which makes it all the more satisfying for the audience when Odokawa overpowers and turns her in to the police.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: By the end of the movie, Odokawa is able to finally recover from the visual agnosia caused by his childhood trauma, have a circle of friends after being distant from people for so long, is implied to be in a relationship with Shirakawa, and managed to bring Yuki’s murderer to justice.]]

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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: By the end of the show and the movie, Odokawa is able to finally recover from the visual agnosia caused by his childhood trauma, have a circle of friends after being distant from people for so long, is implied to be in a relationship with Shirakawa, and managed to bring Yuki’s murderer to justice.]]
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* HateSink: She is an unrepentant sociopath who killed Yuki in cold blood just so that she could take her spot in Mystery Kiss in order to secure her ticket to fame and fortune. [[spoiler: The movie reveals she was planning to do the same to Odokawa in order to tie up any remaining loose ends and ensure that she gets away with her crime.]]
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler: By the end of the movie, Odokawa is able to finally recover from the visual agnosia caused by his childhood trauma, have a circle of friends after being distant from people for so long, is implied to be in a relationship with Shirakawa, and managed to bring Yuki’s murderer to justice.]]

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