History Manga / CryingFreeman

* TheOtherDarrin: Averted with the English dub of the sixth OVA installment; Steve Bulen and Edie Mirman, who voiced Yoh and Emu in the first five OVA installments (which were dubbed by Creator/StreamlinePictures), reprised their respective roles despite this one being dubbed in Texas by Creator/ADVFilms.

* ArtImitatesLife: Koike intriduced the 108 Dragons as an enemy faction in ''Duet'', only to find out there actually is a namesake gang in Hongkong later. Some gang members asked him if he could make a RootingForTheEmpire spinoff and gave him a designer watch, so he outright turned them into the VillainProtagonist s.
* BarbieDollAnatomy: Completely averted for females. Male "equipment" is usually subject to some sort of censoring, but few panels avert even that.

* BerserkerTears: Yoh cries whenever he commits a murder.

* AManIsNotAVirgin: Averted, when Emu reveals she's never been with a man, she's surprised to hear Yoh make a similar confession. He... quickly begins making up for his missed opportunities. Often several times per chapter.

* TheOtherDarrin: Averted with the English dub of the sixth OVA installment; Steve Bulen and Edie Mirman, who voiced Yoh and Emu in the first five OVA installments (which were dubbed by StreamlinePictures), reprised their respective roles despite this one being dubbed in Texas by ADV Films.

* CoitusUninterruptus: When Yoh and Emu make love, apparently anyone else in the clan is free to pull up a seat and PassThePopcorn. And in the case of Ivory Fan, ''join in''.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: Genitals only, as NippleAndDimed is completely averted.

-->''"I do not believe that a murderer could weep so piteously... He cried without making a sound. His tears fell like a soft, quiet rain..."''

* TigerVersusDragon: Averted because it's the possible motif of {{Battle Couple}}s in the 108 Dragons. Yoh has dragons tattooed on his body, and Emu gets tiger tattoos later on. Also, Hu Feng Ling has a full-splash of a tiger on the front part of her body and another on the back.

* TigerVersusDragon: Averted because it's the possible motif of {{Battle Couple}}s in the 108 Dragons. Yoh has dragons tattooed on his body, and Emu gets tiger tattoos later on. Also, Hu Feng Ling has a full-splash of a tiger on the front part of her body and another on the back.
* VaporWear: It would be faster to list examples of women actually ''wearing'' underwear.

* TallDarkAndBishoujo: Emu.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Baya San.

* DeathBySex: Subverted. Emu knew Yoh would kill her for witnessing one of his murders, [[YouDontWantToDieAVirginDoYou and she didn't want to die a virgin]]. She asked him to have sex with her as her last wish; however, Yoh couldn't bring himself to murder her -- so he made her his partner instead.

* TigerAndDragon: The possible motif of {{Battle Couple}}s in the 108 Dragons. Yoh has dragons tattooed on his body, and Emu gets tiger tattoos as the series goes on.

* DragonAndTiger: The possible motif of {{Battle Couple}}s in the 108 Dragons. Yoh has dragons tattooed on his body, and Emu gets tiger tattoos as the series goes on.

* VaporWear: It would be faster to list examples of women actually ''wearing'' underwear.

* TheAce: Yoh, played for drama.

'''''Crying Freeman''''' is a 1986 classic manga illustrated by Ryouichi Ikegami and written by Kazuo Koike; it was also adapted into an anime OVA. The story revolves around a young Japanese man, Yoh Hinomura; he was an internationally-renowned potter that a Chinese triad organization called "The 108 Dragons" turned into an unwilling assassin. After the Dragons stuck their acupuncture needles in him and implanted post-hypnotic suggestions, he became one of their best assassins, killing for the group whenever he is ordered to; he [[ManlyTears cries out of remorse for his victims]] while carrying out these acts, hence the name of the series. Yoh's love for solitary artist Emu Hino [[LoveRedeems might end up being his salvation]]...

!! This series contains examples of:

* FullFrontalAssault...and how.

* InLoveWithTheMark...and how.

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* AnimeAnatomy: Genitals only, as NippleAndDimed is completely averted.

-->''"I do not believe that a murderer could weep so piteously... He cried without making a sound. His tears fell like a soft, quiet rain..."''

'''''Crying Freeman''''' is a classic manga illustrated by Ryouichi Ikegami and written by Kazuo Koike; it was also adapted into an anime OVA. The story revolves around a young Japanese man, Yoh Hinomura; he was an internationally-renowned potter that a Chinese triad organization called "The 108 Dragons" turned into an unwilling assassin. After the Dragons stuck their acupuncture needles in him and implanted post-hypnotic suggestions, he became one of their best assassins, killing for the group whenever he is ordered to; he [[ManlyTears cries out of remorse for his victims]] while carrying out these acts, hence the name of the series. Yoh's love for solitary artist Emu Hino [[LoveRedeems might end up being his salvation]]...

'''''Crying Freeman''''' is a manga illustrated by Ryouichi Ikegami and written by Kazuo Koike; it was also adapted into an anime OVA. The story revolves around a young Japanese man, Yoh Hinomura; he was an internationally-renowned potter that a Chinese triad organization called "The 108 Dragons" turned into an unwilling assassin. After the Dragons stuck their acupuncture needles in him and implanted post-hypnotic suggestions, he became one of their best assassins, killing for the group whenever he is ordered to; he [[ManlyTears cries out of remorse for his victims]] while carrying out these acts, hence the name of the series. Yoh's love for solitary artist Emu Hino [[LoveRedeems might end up being his salvation]]...