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%%* {{Bishounen}}: Night. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when he cross dresses to get work at a bar and the manager gushes about how convincing he looks.


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%%* PrettyBoy: Night. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when he cross dresses to get work at a bar and the manager gushes about how convincing he looks.
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%%* KansaiRegionalAccent: Spunky salesman Gaku Namikiri.
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%%* OverprotectiveDad: Riiko's father.

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* DeathBySex: [[spoiler:After Riiko and Night have sex, Night starts to get tired fast and constantly sleeps. Gaku mentions once to Riiko that she was making him do more than he was programmed to do, so sex on top of his experience as a boyfriend before that moment probably made him wear out faster than usual.]]


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* HeroicRRoD: [[spoiler:After Riiko and Night have sex, Night starts to get tired fast and constantly sleeps. Gaku mentions once to Riiko that she was making him do more than he was programmed to do, so sex on top of his experience as a boyfriend before that moment probably made him wear out faster than usual.]]
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* {{Bishounen}}: Night. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when he cross dresses to get work at a bar and the manager gushes about how convincing he looks.

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* %%* {{Bishounen}}: Night. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] when he cross dresses to get work at a bar and the manager gushes about how convincing he looks.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Mika.]]

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* ChildhoodFriendRomance: The boy next door, Soushi.

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* FalseFriend: [[spoiler: Mika.]]

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* GenderFlip: Get used to it.

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* %%* GenderFlip: Get used to it.



* HadakaApron: Night once.

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* KansaiRegionalAccent: Spunky salesman Gaku Namikiri.
* MagicalGirlfriend: Inverted, with Night as the Magical Boyfriend.

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* %%* KansaiRegionalAccent: Spunky salesman Gaku Namikiri.
* %%* MagicalGirlfriend: Inverted, with Night as the Magical Boyfriend.



* ObliviousToLove: Riiko to Soushi's.
* OverprotectiveDad: Riiko's father.

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* %%* ObliviousToLove: Riiko to Soushi's.
* %%* OverprotectiveDad: Riiko's father.



* TheSnarkKnight: Miyabe.

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* UnluckyEverydude: Gender-flipped with Riiko.

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* %%* UnluckyEverydude: Gender-flipped with Riiko.
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Though there is no anime for the series, it has been adapted into an 11-episode Japanese tv drama and 1 special movie, as well as a Taiwanese drama. A 36-episode KoreanDrama adaptation was finished in 2019.

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The manga originally ran from 2003 to 2005 in ''Shoujo Comic''. Though there is no anime for the series, it has been adapted into an 11-episode Japanese tv TV drama and 1 in 2008 that was followed by a special movie, in 2009, as well as a Taiwanese drama. drama adaptation in 2012. A 36-episode KoreanDrama adaptation was finished aired in 2019.

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* {{Transgender}}: Gaku pretends to be one in order to get into a host club Night is working at along with Riiko.

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* RobotGirl: Night is the SpearCounterpart of this trope, it being more obvious he's robotic in the Drama.



* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Riiko eventually grows to see Night as a human, or at least equilavent. But Kronos Heaven Company does not.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Riiko eventually grows to see Night as a human, or at least equilavent.equivalent. But Kronos Heaven Company does not.
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Riiko is a fairly average girl, a sort of female UnluckyEverydude (Everydame?). She has had all of her professions of love rejected, and is completely oblivious to the fact that she is loved by [[ChildhoodFriendRomance the boy next door]], who always teases her. One day, after lamenting yet another rejection, she finds a cellphone which she returns to its owner, who is a salesman and offers to sell her all sorts of things. When he asks her what she really wants, she tells him all she wants is a boyfriend.

So the salesman gives Riiko a Web address for site from which she can order a free trial of a "figure" which she assumes to be some sort of sex doll. She goes ahead and orders one, but when it shows up, it is freakishly realistic and good looking... and naked. When she kisses it, it awakens and is clearly besotted with her. She's freaked out about this at first (it, or he, thinks she wants to have sex with him... but fully respects it when she says "no"), but soon realizes he is the perfect guy. She names him Night, because he's part of the Nightly Series of figures.

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Riiko is a fairly average girl, a sort of female UnluckyEverydude (Everydame?). She has had all of her professions of love rejected, and is completely oblivious to the fact that she is loved by [[ChildhoodFriendRomance the boy next door]], who always teases her. One day, after lamenting yet another rejection, she finds a cellphone which she returns to its owner, who is a owner - salesman and who offers to sell her all sorts of things. When he asks her what she really wants, she tells him all she wants is a boyfriend.

So the salesman gives Riiko a Web web address for a site from which she can order offers a free trial of a "figure" which she assumes to be some sort of sex doll. She goes ahead and orders one, but when it shows up, it is freakishly realistic and good looking... and naked. When she kisses it, it awakens and is clearly besotted with her. She's freaked out about this at first (it, or he, thinks she wants to have sex with him... but fully respects it when she says "no"), but soon realizes he is the perfect guy. She names him Night, because he's part of the Nightly Series of figures.
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Though there is no anime for the series, it has been adapted into an 11-episode Japanese tv drama and 1 special movie, as well as a Taiwanese drama. A 36-episode Korean adaptation was finished in 2019.

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Though there is no anime for the series, it has been adapted into an 11-episode Japanese tv drama and 1 special movie, as well as a Taiwanese drama. A 36-episode Korean KoreanDrama adaptation was finished in 2019.
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Though there is no anime for the series, it has been adapted into an 11-episode Japanese tv drama and 1 special movie, as well as a Taiwanese drama. Rumor has it a Korean adaptation is in the works.

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Though there is no anime for the series, it has been adapted into an 11-episode Japanese tv drama and 1 special movie, as well as a Taiwanese drama. Rumor has it a A 36-episode Korean adaptation is was finished in the works.2019.
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* GenkiGirl: Riiko: she has a lot of energy, and often uses it up on big reactions. Soushi even says that one of her most endearing traits is her cheerfulness.
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* NeverGivenAName: Night initially didn't have a name, because he's a [[ArtificialHuman synthetic "human"]]. So Riiko called him Night, by shortening the "Nightly series" printed on his box.

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He's only a free trial though, and she was supposed to give him back after three days; however, time runs out, and she is told she owes Night's creators $1,000,000! Luckily for her, she is able to persuade the salesman she met in the first place to let her repay them by teaching Night "everything about girls" instead (he's a prototype) and by forking over what money she does have. Thus, Night joins Riiko's class as Night Tenjo, and ''Absolute Boyfriend'' begins!

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He's only a free trial though, and she was supposed to give him back after three days; however, time runs out, and she is told she owes Night's creators $1,000,000! Luckily for her, she is able to persuade the salesman she met in the first place to let her repay them by teaching Night "everything about girls" instead (he's a prototype) and by forking over what money she does have. Thus, Night joins Riiko's class as Night Tenjo, Tenjou, and ''Absolute Boyfriend'' begins!



* ACupAngst: Riiko complains much about her flat chest in the beginning, which is, she's convinced, why boys aren't interested. Of course, she's oblivious to how Soshi feels, and it's later revealed that [[spoiler: Mika was sabotaging all of Riiko's previous confessions from behind the scenes.]]

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* ACupAngst: Riiko complains much about her flat chest in the beginning, which is, she's convinced, why boys aren't interested. Of course, she's oblivious to how Soshi Soushi feels, and it's later revealed that [[spoiler: Mika was sabotaging all of Riiko's previous confessions from behind the scenes.]]]]
* AdaptationalHeroism: In the Japanese TV adaptation, [[spoiler: Mika eventually has a HeelRealization and mends her friendship with Riiko. It helps that Riiko never realizes the full extent of what Mika did to her and thus is merely confused, rather than upset, after her true colors are revealed]].
* AdaptationPersonalityChange: Soushi and his brother's personalities are reversed in the Japanese TV series, with Soushi as the careless and playful one, and his brother as the serious and responsible one. To help highlight their change, Soushi is now light-haired, while his brother is black-haired (and bespectacled).
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the Japanese TV adaptation, Riiko and Soushi are not childhood friends, instead being coworkers who meet at an important excursion. This conveniently removes the original manga's WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief of Riiko being totally oblivious to Soushi's advances until his confession, since in the adaptation, both of them fall in love at roughly the same time.
* AgeLift: In both live-action TV adaptations, the setting was changed from high school to office, and the cast was upgraded from being teenagers to young adults. In the case of Miyabe, her counterpart went further and became a middle-aged woman.



* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Soshi, after [[spoiler: learning the truth about Night]], gives one to Riiko.

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* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: Soshi, Soushi, after [[spoiler: learning the truth about Night]], gives one to Riiko.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Mika]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Night dies, but not before he and Riiko finally consummate their love.]]

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* BettyAndVeronica: An unusual example in that although Soushi is Riiko's childhood friend, he is undoubtedly more standoffish and a {{Tsundere}} than Night, who is the sweet and reliable love interest. Plus, Night has blond hair, while Soushi has black hair. [[spoiler:In the end, although Riiko chooses Night, the latter's death implies that Soushi is going to be the winner at the end.]]
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler:Mika]]
[[spoiler:Mika.]]
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Night dies, but not before he and Riiko finally consummate their love. A few months later, Soushi also returns and it is implied that he is going to end up with Riiko after all.]]



* ChildhoodFriendRomance: The boy next door, Soshi.

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* CelebrityParadox: PlayedForLaughs. In one of the earlier episodes of the Taiwanese series, Xiaofei dreams of becoming as gorgeous as Korean actress Ku Hye-sun. Said Ku Hye-sun is the actress playing Xiaofei.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: The boy next door, Soshi.Soushi.
* ClarkKenting: For whatever reason, Riiko does not recognize Soushi when he isn't wearing glasses and has to be pointed out. Yes, the same Soushi with whom she is best friends since childhood.



* DistantFinale: [[spoiler:The last half of the final chapter is set several months after Night's death. The TV special of the Japanese adaptation, which serves as the true finale, is set a few years after Riiko and Soushi's transfer to France to begin internship as pastry chefs.]]



* [[FirstGirlWins First Guy Wins]]: Soshi is the first guy introduced with feelings for Riiko. It ends up being [[spoiler: a subversion when Riiko chooses Night]], but then when [[spoiler: Night 'dies', Soshi comes back into the picture and will most likely end up with Riiko after all]].

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* [[FirstGirlWins First Guy Wins]]: Soshi Soushi is the first guy introduced with feelings for Riiko. It ends up being [[spoiler: a subversion when Riiko chooses Night]], but then when [[spoiler: Night 'dies', Soshi Soushi comes back into the picture and will most likely end up with Riiko after all]].



* FreudianExcuse: In the original manga and the Japanese adaptation, [[spoiler: Mika sabotaging Riiko's chance to have a boyfriend]] is mostly driven by petty jealousy. The Taiwanese adaptation gives a stronger reason: [[spoiler: in the past, Xiaofei once inadvertently humiliated Meijia in the workplace, which costed her a promotion.]]



* TheGlassesGottaGo: When Riiko meets a Shouji without his glasses she ''doesn't recognize him'', but proceeds to think "Who's the hunk?" He only wears contacts when working however.

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* TheGlassesGottaGo: When Riiko meets a Shouji Soushi without his glasses she ''doesn't recognize him'', but proceeds to think "Who's the hunk?" He only wears contacts when working however.



* HypocriticalHumor: When Night enters school and is introduced as Tenjou Night, Riiko thinks what an [[SarcasmMode imaginative name]] the Kronos Heaven company came up with ([[DontExplainTheJoke Ten being written with the kanji for heaven]]). This coming from ''Riiko'' who called him Night because he's part of the ''night''ly series.

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* HypocriticalHumor: When Night enters school and is introduced as Tenjou Night, Night Tenjou, Riiko thinks what an [[SarcasmMode imaginative name]] the Kronos Heaven company came up with ([[DontExplainTheJoke Ten being written with the kanji for heaven]]). This coming from ''Riiko'' who called him Night because he's part of the ''night''ly series.



* IJustWantToBeLoved: At one point, Riiko agrees with Soushi that maybe she never really wanted a boyfriend, just someone to be there for her when she felt lonely since her parents are barely ever at home.



* IJustWantToBeLoved: At one point, Riiko agrees with Soushi that maybe she never really wanted a boyfriend, just someone to be there for her when she felt lonely since her parents are barely ever at home.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the 2009 special movie, [[spoiler:the reactivated Night and the Nanase Jun robot both pull this. The Nanase robot lets his own main chip burn out over his creator's (who built him to replace her dead boyfriend) protests, because he realizes that an unchanging robot could never truly make her happy. When Night sees this, he realizes that the other robot is right and asks Namikiri to scrap him.]]

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* IJustWantToBeLoved: At one point, Riiko agrees with Soushi that maybe she never really wanted a boyfriend, just someone to be there for her when she felt lonely since her parents are barely ever at home.
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In the 2009 special movie, [[spoiler:the reactivated Night and the Jun Nanase Jun robot both pull this. The Nanase robot lets his own main chip burn out over his creator's (who built him to replace her dead boyfriend) protests, because he realizes that an unchanging robot could never truly make her happy. When Night sees this, he realizes that the other robot is right and asks Namikiri to scrap him.]]



* ObliviousToLove: Riiko to Soshi's.

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* ObliviousToLove: Riiko to Soshi's.Soushi's.



* PutOnABus: Soushi is eventually carted off with his brother to live with his father abroad.
** TheBusCameBack: Soushi returns [[spoiler: in the final chapter after Night dies]].

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* PutOnABus: Soushi PragmaticAdaptation: The Japanese adaptation considerably tones down the more unrealistic aspects of the original, although it no doubt still has its own wackiness. Notably, it shows what would happen if someone/thing like Night exists in real life: a total annoyance who hinders Riiko's life more than he helps her. At times, Riiko actually feels relieved whenever Night is eventually carted off with his brother to live with his father abroad.
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away. [[spoiler: in In fact, a plot point is that Riiko realizes how important Night is to her only near the final chapter end, just when he is about to shut down, and overall isn't very affected by his death. Compare the manga, where Riiko nearly becomes an EmptyShell after Night dies]].shuts down.]]
* {{Redubbing}}: All of Xiaofei's lines in the Taiwanese series were redubbed by a Chinese voice actress. This is because Ku Hye-sun mimed all her lines, as she doesn't speak Mandarin.



* ShipperOnDeck: Riiko's father and Soushi's little brother want Riiko to be with Soushi.



* ShipperOnDeck: Riiko's father wants her to be with Soshi.



* TheSnarkKnight: Miyabe

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* TheSnarkKnight: MiyabeMiyabe.



* {{Transgender}}: Gaku pretends to be one in order to get into a host club [[spoiler:Night is working at]] along with Riiko.

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* {{Transgender}}: Gaku pretends to be one in order to get into a host club [[spoiler:Night Night is working at]] at along with Riiko.



* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Riiko eventually grows to see Night as a human, or at least equilavent. Then Kronos Heaven Company does not.

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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Riiko eventually grows to see Night as a human, or at least equilavent. Then But Kronos Heaven Company does not.
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* {{Transsexual}}: Gaku pretends to be one in order to get into a host club [[spoiler:Night is working at]] along with Riiko.

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* {{Transsexual}}: {{Transgender}}: Gaku pretends to be one in order to get into a host club [[spoiler:Night is working at]] along with Riiko.

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* ACupAngst: Riiko complains much about her flat chest in the beginning, which is, she's convinced, why boys aren't interested. Of course, boys ''are'' interested?

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* ACupAngst: Riiko complains much about her flat chest in the beginning, which is, she's convinced, why boys aren't interested. Of course, boys ''are'' interested?she's oblivious to how Soshi feels, and it's later revealed that [[spoiler: Mika was sabotaging all of Riiko's previous confessions from behind the scenes.]]


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* [[spoiler: DeathBySex: After Riiko and Night have sex, Night starts to get tired fast and constantly sleeps. Gaku mentions once to Riiko that she was making him do more than he was programmed to do, so sex on top of his experience as a boyfriend before that moment probably made him wear out faster than usual.]]
* [[spoiler: DeathOfTheHypotenuse: Night dies and Riiko is implied to end up together with Soushi.]]

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* [[spoiler: DeathBySex: After [[spoiler:After Riiko and Night have sex, Night starts to get tired fast and constantly sleeps. Gaku mentions once to Riiko that she was making him do more than he was programmed to do, so sex on top of his experience as a boyfriend before that moment probably made him wear out faster than usual.]]
* [[spoiler: DeathOfTheHypotenuse: Night [[spoiler:Night dies and Riiko is implied to end up together with Soushi.]]

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* {{Expy}}: Gaku Namikiri shares the spunky attitude, KansaiRegionalAccent, and LovableRogue tendencies with his predecessor from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', Tasuki.
** [[SarcasmMode No, Soushi is not basically]] [[Manga/FushigiYuugi Tamahome]] [[SarcasmMode with glasses. And Night is not]] [[Manga/FushigiYuugiGenbuKaiden Limdo]] [[SarcasmMode with short hair]].
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* {{Expy}}: Gaku Namikiri shares the spunky attitude, KansaiRegionalAccent, and LoveableRogue tendencies with his predecessor from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', Tasuki.

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* {{Expy}}: Gaku Namikiri shares the spunky attitude, KansaiRegionalAccent, and LoveableRogue LovableRogue tendencies with his predecessor from ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', Tasuki.
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* {{Expy}}: Gaku Namikiri shares the spunky attitude, KansaiRegionalAccent, and LoveableRogue tendencies with his predecessor from ''FushigiYuugi'', Tasuki.

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* {{Expy}}: Gaku Namikiri shares the spunky attitude, KansaiRegionalAccent, and LoveableRogue tendencies with his predecessor from ''FushigiYuugi'', ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', Tasuki.
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For a same basic story with a gender-swap, see Yuria100Shiki. For a not quite similar plot, but genderswapped, see ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''.

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For a same basic story with a gender-swap, see Yuria100Shiki.''Manga/Yuria100Shiki''. For a not quite similar plot, but genderswapped, see ''Manga/{{Chobits}}''.

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