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* Deliberate Values Dissonance : A charitable interpretation of how the anime decides to treats it's female characters, particularly in the second half of the OVA. The heroine of the second episode being a FauxActionGirl could be seen as a product of the era for example and even the main protagonist himself displays some casual sexism towards her at a few points:
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* Deliberate Values Dissonance DeliberateValuesDissonance : A charitable interpretation of how the anime decides to treats it's female characters, particularly in the second half of the OVA. The heroine of the second episode being a FauxActionGirl could be seen as a product of the era for example and even the main protagonist ''main protagonist'' himself displays some casual sexism towards her at a few points:
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* TheDulcineaEffect: A weird sort of gender inversion of the trope happens in the second episode of the OVA. Despite only having met Hikage about a day ago and generally being treated coldly by him Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is completely willing to die for him and straight up tells him to kill her if he plans on leaving as she can't bear to live without him.
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* TheAlcoholic: One of the villagers is eager to guzzle down sake whenever he gets a chance and can barely seem to go five minutes without offing Hikage some. Once the truth of the village is uncovered it might also count as an example of him DrowningHisSorrows as well.
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-->'''Hikage:''' Just like a woman... stop crying.
-->'''Aya:''' I'm not just a woman... I'm a ninja!
-->'''Hikage:''' Just like a woman... stop crying.
-->'''Aya:''' I'm not just a woman... I'm a ninja!
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* StockNinjaWeaponry: Hikage likes to throw...not shurikens, but explosive nageteppo. These grenades are unusually powerful and Hikage once easily blew up a possessed tree using this weapon.
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The manga was later adapted into a two-episode O[=V=]A, which was aired on Encore's short-lived anime block in the states.
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states. It was also the first anime to be dubbed at Creator/ADVFilms' Austin-based recording studio Monster Island.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Marou, despite having been born a demon, was raised lovingly by the Takeda clan beside Hikage and the two grew to be like brothers. Eventually, his true nature as Kikuga no Miko came to the forefront and caused him to attack his friend and eventually lost control after slaying the woman he loved. When he finally regains some of his humanity after losing the final battle, he falls into hell before his hand can reach Hikage. Thankfully, Kotone, his dead lover, sacrifices her existence so he can be reborn as a human, giving him a second chance.
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** Or perhaps [[MagnificentBastard he did lie deliberately]], since at the same time he said that the yōma feed off the hatred of humans, and that is plenty abound in war.
* KillTheCutie: Aya; [[spoiler: the first one]].
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** Most likely, [[OffWithHisHead it didn't have one]].
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* TheDogBitesBack: Kotone and her entire village were wiped out by Marou and the Yoma. [[spoiler:Kotone's spirit comes back and ''possesses the Yoma Shiratsuyu'' when it attacks Hikage and Aya.]]
* RaiseHimRightThisTime: [[spoiler:After Hikage defeats Marou/Kikuga, Kotone's spirit enables Marou to be reborn as an ordinary human baby, which is found by Hikage and Aya.]]
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* AlienBlood: Most of the Yomas bleed red, but some of them have bright green blood.
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* TheReveal: After the final battle, it is revealed that Kotone's lover was Marou, who killed her after losing control of himself, similar to how he without warning did to Hikage in the opening scene.
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A lesser known manga by Kei Kusunoki, the author of Manga/BitterVirgin and Manga/OgreSlayer. It takes place in Feudal Japan and revolves around two fellow ninja from the Takeda clan, who have also been best friends since childhood. One of the two, Marou, begins acting strangely and just ups and disappears one night. That same night, the clan's leader is brutally murdered by demon from Hell; a yōma. Fearing the worst, Marou's friend, Hikage, is ordered to track down the former and kill him before he can spread word about the death of their leader to the clan's enemies.
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A lesser known lesser-known manga by Kei Kusunoki, the author of Manga/BitterVirgin and Manga/OgreSlayer. It takes place in Feudal Japan and revolves around two fellow ninja ninjas from the Takeda clan, who have also been best friends since childhood. One of the two, Marou, begins acting strangely and just ups and disappears one night. That same night, the clan's leader is brutally murdered by a demon from Hell; a yōma. Fearing the worst, Marou's friend, Hikage, is ordered to track down the former and kill him before he can spread the word about the death of their leader to the clan's enemies.
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* DontLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, is perfectly accepting. It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
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* DontLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, is perfectly accepting.accepting of her. It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
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* EvilOldFolks: The old bonze [[spoiler: who's really a spider yōma]].
* FauxActionGirl: [[spoiler: The second]] Aya. The girl tries so hard, but is easily outmatched by her fellow Kõga, gets captured by an [[WhenTreesAttack evil tree]], and has her face stomped on by giant demon horse, leaving Hikage to bail her out most of the time.
* FauxActionGirl: [[spoiler: The second]] Aya. The girl tries so hard, but is easily outmatched by her fellow Kõga, gets captured by an [[WhenTreesAttack evil tree]], and has her face stomped on by giant demon horse, leaving Hikage to bail her out most of the time.
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* EvilOldFolks: The old bonze priest [[spoiler: who's really a spider yōma]].
* EvilRedHead: Marou
* FauxActionGirl: [[spoiler: The second]] Aya. The girl tries so hard, but is easily outmatched by her fellow Kõga, gets captured by an [[WhenTreesAttack eviltree]], tree]] and has her face stomped on by giant demon horse, leaving Hikage to bail her out most of the time.
* EvilRedHead: Marou
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* ILetYouWin: [[spoiler: Kazami allows Hikage to kill him since he can't bring himself to kill his friend overr his master's crazy idea to borrow power from the yōma]].
* ILied: Marou to Katsuyori, promising the latter to lend him the yōma's power to win against the Oda clan. To be fair, it may be that the reason he didn't help was because [[spoiler: Kazami failed in killing Hikage]].
** Or perhaps [[MagnificentBastard he did lie deliberately]], since at the same time he said that yōma feed off of the hatred of humans, and that is plenty abound in war.
* ILied: Marou to Katsuyori, promising the latter to lend him the yōma's power to win against the Oda clan. To be fair, it may be that the reason he didn't help was because [[spoiler: Kazami failed in killing Hikage]].
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* ILetYouWin: [[spoiler: Kazami allows Hikage to kill him since he can't bring himself to kill his friend overr over his master's crazy idea to borrow power from the yōma]].
* ILied: Marou to Katsuyori, promising the latter to lend him the yōma's power to win against the Oda clan. To be fair, it may be that the reason he didn't help wasbecause that [[spoiler: Kazami failed in killing Hikage]].
** Or perhaps [[MagnificentBastard he did lie deliberately]], since at the same time he said that the yōma feed offof the hatred of humans, and that is plenty abound in war.
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--> '''Bonze:''' '''Spider Priest:''' People who are guilty, weak, and at the bottom of their sadness…those who despair and cannot survive the pain in their lives…those who cannot go back to their former lives and are unworthy of continuing their life…What is wrong with eating them?
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* ObviouslyEvil: Look at the bonze and Ito [[SarcasmMode and tell yourself that there's no way they're bad guys]].
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* ObviouslyEvil: Look at the bonze monk and Ito [[SarcasmMode and tell yourself that there's no way they're bad guys]].
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* TragicMonster: [[spoiler: Marou, besides betraying his good friend Hikage (who like a brother to him, also killed his lover, Kotone. He told her to run away after he lost control of himself, but ended up slashing her heart, killing her instantly]].
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* TragicMonster: [[spoiler: Marou, besides betraying his good friend Hikage (who Hikage, who was like a brother to him, also killed his lover, Kotone. He told her to run away after he lost control of himself, but ended up slashing her heart, killing her instantly]].
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* DontLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is perfectly accepting.]] It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
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* DontLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is perfectly accepting.]] accepting. It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
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* [[spoiler: DisneyDeath / DeathEqualsRedemption: After his death, Kotone reincarnates Marou as an infant.]]
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* {{Badass}}: Hikage, as well as Marou/Kikuga and Majuumi.
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* GrandTheftMe: Kotone pulls one on Shiratsuyu by possessing him, effectively destroying his conscious and personality [[spoiler: in order to reincarnate her lover, Marou]].
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* GrandTheftMe: Kotone pulls one on Shiratsuyu by possessing him, effectively destroying his conscious consciousness and personality [[spoiler: in order to reincarnate her lover, Marou]].
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* DontLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is perfectly excepting.]] It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
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* DontLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is perfectly excepting.accepting.]] It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
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** In the first episode, Hikage tries to get Aya [[spoiler: #1]] to know that Taichi was killed by the yōma. She laughs it off and states that the man probably just left [[WalkingTheEarth to go travel again]].
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** In the first episode, Hikage tries to get Aya [[spoiler: #1]] to know that Taichi was killed by the yōma. She laughs it off and states that the man probably just left [[WalkingTheEarth to go travel again]].again]].
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* MrFanservice: Both [[TallDarkAndHandsome Hikage]] and [[EvilIsSexy Marou]] are pretty good looking, but the latter averts this ''hard'' upon his transformation into Kikuga no Miko.
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* MrFanservice: Both [[TallDarkAndHandsome Hikage]] and [[EvilIsSexy Marou]] are pretty good looking, but the latter averts this ''hard'' upon his transformation into Kikuga no Miko.
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** BigBadassWolf: Marou and Majuumi merge into a variation of this, namely a giant wolf centaur.
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* BigBad: Marou/Kikuga no Miko
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: The old man uses his powers to erase the villagers' memories in order to lure them in so that he and Ito can bring enough sacrifices to have Marou fully become Kikuga. What's worse, the old demon actually thought that the villagers were grateful to him for erasing their bad past]].
** [[spoiler: Considering they all kill themselves in the end, [[VillainHasAPoint he may not have been too far off]]]].
--> '''Bonze:''' People who are guilty, weak, and at the bottom of their sadness…those who despair and cannot survive the pain in their lives…those who cannot go back to their former lives and are unworthy of continuing their life…What is wrong with eating them?
** [[spoiler: Considering they all kill themselves in the end, [[VillainHasAPoint he may not have been too far off]]]].
--> '''Bonze:''' People who are guilty, weak, and at the bottom of their sadness…those who despair and cannot survive the pain in their lives…those who cannot go back to their former lives and are unworthy of continuing their life…What is wrong with eating them?
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* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: According to Aya, all the villagers are these, herself included. No one knows where they came from or what they were doing before they came to live there. [[spoiler: Later it's revealed that the old bonze was [[LaserGuidedAmnesia erasing their memories]] in order to bring in enough prey for Kikuga no Miko to fully awaken. Upon the yōma's death, Aya and the others regain their memories and all of them die]].
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Aya [[spoiler: the second one]] to Shiranui, saying that she didn't kill their clan leader. He didn't believe her.
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** In the first episode, Hikage tries to get Aya [[spoiler: #1]] to know that Taichi was killed by the yōma. She laughs it off and states that the man probably just left [[WalkingTheEarth to go travel again]].
** In the first episode, Hikage tries to get Aya [[spoiler: #1]] to know that Taichi was killed by the yōma. She laughs it off and states that the man probably just left [[WalkingTheEarth to go travel again]].
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* Don'tLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is perfectly excepting.]] It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
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* Don'tLookAtMe: DontLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is perfectly excepting.]] It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
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* [[spoiler: DisneyDeath: After death, Kotone reincarnates Marou as an infant.]]
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* Don'tLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is perfectly excepting.]] It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
* Don'tLookAtMe: At first, Aya [[spoiler: #2]] is ashamed to let Hikage [[spoiler: see her scar]]. Hikage, however, [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming is perfectly excepting.]] It may help that he was also in love with [[spoiler: the original Aya, who had a similar looking scar]].
* {{Gorn}}: Plenty, especially seeing Taichi and one of the hunters dis-embowled.
* MindScrew: [[spoiler: Perhaps at the ending, given Marou's final words to his old friend]].
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--> [[spoiler: '''Marou:''' Being a human is so boring, Hikage.
* NothingIsScarier: What was wrong with the baby's head that had Aya so freaked out?
** Most likely, [[OffWithHisHead it didn't have one]].
** Most likely, [[OffWithHisHead it didn't have one]].
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---> '''Hikage:''' I will stand aloof from destiny, and live life by my own beliefs! beliefs!
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* EyeScream: Hikage wears a bandage over his right eye for most of the first episode, due to Marou almost gorging it with a poisoned shuriken.
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* MakingASplash: Majuumi no Miko, as he is the demon lord of the sea.
* MrFanservice: Both [[TallDarkAndHandsome Hikage]] and [[EvilIsSexy Marou]] are pretty good looking, but the latter averts this ''hard'' upon his transformation into Kikuga no Miko.
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* BackFromTheDead / BackForTheFinale: Majuumi is killed by Hikage at the start of the second O[=V=]A, and is brought back during the final confrontation in order to fuse with Kikuga; see FusionDance.
* EyeScream: Hikage wears a bandage over his right eye for most of the first episode, due to Marou almost gorging it with a poisoned shuriken.
* GrandTheftMe: Kotone pulls one on Shiratsuyu by possessing him, effectively destroying his conscious and personality [[spoiler: in order to reincarnate her lover, Marou]].
* ILied: Marou to Katsuyori, promising the latter to lend him the yōma's power to win against the Oda clan. To be fair, it may be that the reason he didn't help was because [[spoiler: Kazami failed in killing Hikage]].
** Or perhaps [[MagnificentBastard he did lie deliberately]], since at the same time he said that yōma feed off of the hatred of humans, and that is plenty abound in war.
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* NamesTheSame: In-Universe example; Hikage is surprised to find out that the Kōga girl shares her name with the village woman from the first episode, Aya.
* SecondLove: The second Aya to Hikage after [[spoiler: the first one drowned]].
* SecondLove: The second Aya to Hikage after [[spoiler: the first one drowned]].
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* NamesTheSame: In-Universe example; Hikage is surprised to find out that the Kōga girl shares her name with the village woman from the first episode, episode; Aya.
* ScarsAreForever: Both Hikage and [[spoiler: the first]] Aya play this trope straight. [[spoiler: Same thing with the second Aya, who sports a similar looking scar that the first had, courtesy of Majuumi]].
* ScrewDestiny: Said outright by Hikage during the final battle.
---> '''Hikage:''' I will stand aloof from destiny, and live life by my own beliefs! SecondLove: The second Aya to Hikage after [[spoiler: the first one drowned]].
* ScarsAreForever: Both Hikage and [[spoiler: the first]] Aya play this trope straight. [[spoiler: Same thing with the second Aya, who sports a similar looking scar that the first had, courtesy of Majuumi]].
* ScrewDestiny: Said outright by Hikage during the final battle.
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** BigBadassWolf: Marou and Majuumi merge into a variation of this, namely a giant wolf centaur.
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* FusionDance: Kikuga and Majuumi wish to perform one to revive all the world's monsters. They combine into a wolf centaur, [[spoiler: but Hikage kills them, of course]].
* ILetYouWin: [[spoiler: Kazami allows Hikage to kill him since he can't bring himself to kill his friend overr his master's crazy idea to borrow power from the yōma]].
* KillTheCutie: Aya; [[spoiler: the first one]].
** A more tragic example happens [[spoiler: as part of Marou and Kotone's backstory]].
* ObviouslyEvil: Look at the bonze and Ito [[SarcasmMode and tell yourself that there's no way they're bad guys]].
* {{Orochi}}: Shiratsuyu
* NamesTheSame: In-Universe example; Hikage is surprised to find out that the Kōga girl shares her name with the village woman from the firstepisode.episode, Aya.
* ILetYouWin: [[spoiler: Kazami allows Hikage to kill him since he can't bring himself to kill his friend overr his master's crazy idea to borrow power from the yōma]].
* KillTheCutie: Aya; [[spoiler: the first one]].
** A more tragic example happens [[spoiler: as part of Marou and Kotone's backstory]].
* ObviouslyEvil: Look at the bonze and Ito [[SarcasmMode and tell yourself that there's no way they're bad guys]].
* {{Orochi}}: Shiratsuyu
* NamesTheSame: In-Universe example; Hikage is surprised to find out that the Kōga girl shares her name with the village woman from the first
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* SmugSnake: Literally, in Shiratsuyu's case.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Marou wishes this with Hikage, but of course he refuses.
* WeCanRuleTogether: Marou wishes this with Hikage, but of course he refuses.
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The manga was later adapted into a two episode O[=V=]A, which was aired on Encore's short-lived anime block in the states.
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!!It also provides examples of:
* {{Badass}}: Hikage, as well as Marou/Kikuga and Majuumi.
* BigBad: Marou/Kikuga no Miko
** May be a BigBadEnsemble since Kikuga and Majuumi are both demon lords.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Ito]]
* [[spoiler: DisneyDeath: After death, Kotone reincarnates Marou as an infant.]]
* EvilOldFolks: The old bonze [[spoiler: who's really a spider yōma]].
* NamesTheSame: In-Universe example; Hikage is surprised to find out that the Kōga girl shares her name with the village woman from the first episode.
* SecondLove: The second Aya to Hikage after [[spoiler: the first one drowned]].
* WolverineClaws: Hikage has a gauntlet with these, and it's awesome.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Aya [[spoiler: the second one]] to Shiranui, saying that she didn't kill their clan leader. He didn't believe her.
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!!It also provides examples of:
* {{Badass}}: Hikage, as well as Marou/Kikuga and Majuumi.
* BigBad: Marou/Kikuga no Miko
** May be a BigBadEnsemble since Kikuga and Majuumi are both demon lords.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: Ito]]
* [[spoiler: DisneyDeath: After death, Kotone reincarnates Marou as an infant.]]
* EvilOldFolks: The old bonze [[spoiler: who's really a spider yōma]].
* NamesTheSame: In-Universe example; Hikage is surprised to find out that the Kōga girl shares her name with the village woman from the first episode.
* SecondLove: The second Aya to Hikage after [[spoiler: the first one drowned]].
* WolverineClaws: Hikage has a gauntlet with these, and it's awesome.
* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Aya [[spoiler: the second one]] to Shiranui, saying that she didn't kill their clan leader. He didn't believe her.
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A lesser known manga by Kei Kusunoki, the author of Manga/BitterVirgin and Manga/OgreSlayer. It takes place in Feudal Japan and revolves around two fellow ninja from the Takeda clan, who have also been best friends since childhood. One of the two, Marou, begins acting strangely and just ups and disappears one night. That same night, the clan's leader is brutally murdered by demon from Hell; a yōma. Fearing the worst, Marou's friend, Hikage, is ordered to track down the former and kill him before he can spread word about the death of their leader to the clan's enemies.
It seems like a simple enough mission, but Hikage worries more for Marou than he lets on, and sinister forces from Hell are about to make themselves known to the blood-soaked land that is Japan.
The manga was later adapted into a two episode O[=V=]A, which was aired on Encore's short-lived anime block in the states.
It seems like a simple enough mission, but Hikage worries more for Marou than he lets on, and sinister forces from Hell are about to make themselves known to the blood-soaked land that is Japan.
The manga was later adapted into a two episode O[=V=]A, which was aired on Encore's short-lived anime block in the states.
