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* ActionSurvivor: He’s an ordinary human, yet he still manages to get out of trouble with enough thinking.

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* ActionSurvivor: He’s an ordinary human, yet he still manages to get out of trouble with enough thinking.thinking and his allies.



* SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:While it does end with the Ongyo presumably dead, he’s still able to save the day by stopping what’s going on.]]



* WritersSuck: He’s ''everyone’s'' ButtMonkey.

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* WritersSuck: He’s ''everyone’s'' ButtMonkey. He barely goes without dealing with some sort of trouble.
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* IWillWaitForYou: The ending has him believing that the Ongyo are still alive and he hopes to see them again.

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* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: The ending has him believing that the Ongyo are still alive and he hopes to see them again.]]
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* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Actually the very first thing you see in the opening.

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* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Happens quite often. Actually the very first thing you see in the opening.opening is his right eye shrunken in fear.
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* WeirdnessMagnet: Well, he has to be if he wants to write facts about monsters.
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* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: Actually the very first thing you see in the opening.
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* TheKlutz: Prone to all sorts of injuries. In fact, ''the very first scene of the show'' has him slipping and nearly falling to his death.
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* BoyMeetsGhoul: He’s just human and had clearly something for Ogin, who’s undead.

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* BoyMeetsGhoul: He’s just human and had clearly has something for Ogin, who’s undead.



* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Momosuke given how she’s the girl he’s been closest to.

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* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Momosuke given how she’s the girl he’s been the closest to.

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* SoleSurvivor: The only one who got out of the FinalBattle alive. [[spoiler:Perhaps an AvertedTrope with the possibility of the Ongyo being alive.]]

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* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Wants to outright be a part of the Ongyo. [[spoiler:Never happens.]]
* IWillWaitForYou: The ending has him believing that the Ongyo are still alive and he hopes to see them again.
* SoleSurvivor: The [[spoiler:The only one who got out of the FinalBattle alive. [[spoiler:Perhaps Perhaps an AvertedTrope with the possibility of the Ongyo being alive.]]



* WideEyedIdealist: At least at first. It slowly ends with him losing this.



* ShorterMeansSmarter: He’s the shortest of the main protagonists and is undoubtedly a genius.



* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Momosuke given how she’s essentially the girl he’s been closest to.

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* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Momosuke given how she’s essentially the girl he’s been closest to.



* MsFanservice: Oh, yes. In fact, the ending has her naked.

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* MsFanservice: Oh, yes. In fact, the ending has song features her naked.
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* VoicesAreMental: Has the same voice even in disguise, though the first episode has him able to change his voice.

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* VoicesAreMental: Has the same voice even in disguise, though the first episode has him able to change his voice. This is potentially EarlyInstallmentWeirdness.
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* MorphicResonance: The only part that doesn’t disguise with the rest of him fully is the ears.


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* VoicesAreMental: Has the same voice even in disguise, though the first episode has him able to change his voice.
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* NakedFirstImpression: Momosuke meets her practically nude.
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* AffablyEvil: While he’s not outright evil, he’s a generally jovial person and takes a genuine liking to Momosuke.


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* TheBigGuy: He’s the tallest of the group. It makes dealing with heavier stuff relatively easier.


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* NeverBareheaded: Never seen without that hat of his.
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-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese) and Creator/MichaelMcConnohie

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-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese) and Creator/MichaelMcConnohie
Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (English)

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A beautiful woman Momosuke meets when looking for the bathroom after finding shelter.

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A beautiful woman Momosuke meets when looking for the bathroom after finding shelter. She’s the group’s main way of luring the VillainOfTheWeek.



* HeyYou: Calls him “Author”, but she eventually averts it in the end.

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* HeyYou: Calls him Momosuke “Author”, but she eventually averts it in the end.


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* TheTease: Shows shades of this.


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[[folder:Nagamimi]]
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/NorioWakamoto (Japanese) and Creator/MichaelMcConnohie

A tall man who is able to disguise himself. He meets Momosuke disguised as a motel owner.
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* ButtMonkey: He’s prone to all kinds of attacks. When he disguises as a monk, he gets mauled by dogs and is drowned by the hermits later on.
* DeadpanSnarker: While Mataichi and Ogin show shades of this, it’s especially prominent with him. Their last scene in the first episode has him snark about the pair’s current argument.
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: Typically disguises himself to get close to whomever.
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* ImpossiblyLowNeckline: Nothing is holding up that dress.


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* VaporWear: She doesn’t wear any undergarments.

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An unusual creature Momosuke meets one day. As it turns out, he’s the leader of a supernatural group named the Ongyo.

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An unusual creature A short man Momosuke meets one day. As it turns out, he’s the leader of a supernatural group named the Ongyo.


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* {{Catchphrase}}: “To the next world, we commit thee!”
* CreepyGood: He’s a little disturbing, but in the end is one of Momosuke’s allies.


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[[folder:Ogin]]
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/SanaeKobayashi (Japanese) and Creator/KarenStrassman (English)

A beautiful woman Momosuke meets when looking for the bathroom after finding shelter.
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* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: Shows shades of this. It turns out that she was murdered by a man posing as her father.]]
* CreepyDoll: Uses one to dupe her foes.
* HeyYou: Calls him “Author”, but she eventually averts it in the end.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: To Momosuke given how she’s essentially the girl he’s been closest to.
* MarshmallowHell: Gives one to Momosuke in her second scene.
* MsFanservice: Oh, yes. In fact, the ending has her naked.

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* BoyMeetsGhoul: He’s just human and had clearly something for Ogin, who’s undead.



* InterspeciesRomance: He’s just human and had clearly something for Ogin, who’s undead.


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* WritersSuck: He’s ''everyone’s'' ButtMonkey.
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[[folder:Mataichi]]
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/RyuseiNakao (Japanese) and Creator/SteveKramer (English)

An unusual creature Momosuke meets one day. As it turns out, he’s the leader of a supernatural group named the Ongyo.
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* HeyYou: Calls Momosuke “Mr. Author” rather than his name.
* TheLeader: Heads the Ongyo and Ogin and Nagamimi follow his word.
* MrExposition: He’s usually the one who gives Momosuke a rundown of what’s been going on in the episode.
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* InterspeciesRomance: He’s just human and had clearly something for Ogin, who’s undead.

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-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Japanese) and Creator/GrantGeorge

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-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Japanese) and Creator/GrantGeorge
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* ActionSurvivor: He’s an ordinary human, yet he still manages to get out of trouble with enough thinking.
* BreakTheCutie: Oh, boy. This show is dedicated to ruining his view of life.
* CharacterNarrator: He’s the viewpoint character.
* SoleSurvivor: The only one who got out of the FinalBattle alive. [[spoiler:Perhaps an AvertedTrope with the possibility of the Ongyo being alive.]]
* TookALevelInCynic: By the end of the series, he’s become far less idealistic after everything he’s dealt with.
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[[folder:Momosuke Yamaoka]]
-> '''Voiced by''': Creator/ToshihikoSeki (Japanese) and Creator/GrantGeorge

The protagonist. A young author who gets tired of creating riddles for children and now wants to make material for his story. Along the way he finds things that he shouldn’t have…
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