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* EagleLand: Type 2. One could be forgiven for thinking that the author has a scathing, undying loathing of the United States. In the original story, the US is controlled by Rozenman, from the shadows, until his organization's complete collapse at the end of '''Memories of a Sledgehammer''', but by the time of '''Dance in the Vampire Bund ASO (After Scarlet Order)''', the pendulum has swung way, way too far in the other direction, with the US being openly controlled by an extremist anti-vampire group, so extreme that it was ''thrown out'' of Christianity, thousands of years ago, happily indulges in terrorist acts, like setting off V-X gas in a stadium attending the opening of the Olympics, and routinely holds purges of people for the "crime" of being vampires, even if they're fangless, and if you dare complain? Well, you're just a heretic who needs to be purged too. That said, the "Type 2" aspect is mitigated by the manga depicting many helpful or heroic Americans of all walks of life, including average citizens, police officers, and even the CIA (whose intel assists the heroes on multiple occassions). Sometimes its even clarified that its not the American government that is most at fault, but the cult of anti-vampire extremists that have managed to infiltrate parts of it using the threat vampires can potentially pose as justification, and that other countries are not necessarily any better (including Japan, whose society gets is own damning condemnation near the end of the original series). Average U.S. citizens are depicted at points as being against the cult, referring to them openly as "nazis", and the cult's supporters tend to be either the hateful zealots or well-meaning but ignorant/misinformed and frightened people.

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* EagleLand: Type 2. One could be forgiven for thinking that the author has a scathing, undying loathing of the United States. In the original story, the US is controlled by Rozenman, from the shadows, until his organization's complete collapse at the end of '''Memories of a Sledgehammer''', but by the time of '''Dance in the Vampire Bund ASO (After (Age of Scarlet Order)''', the pendulum has swung way, way too far in the other direction, with the US being openly controlled by an extremist anti-vampire group, so extreme that it was ''thrown out'' of Christianity, Christianity thousands of years ago, happily indulges in terrorist acts, like setting off V-X gas in a stadium attending the opening of the Olympics, and routinely holds purges of people for the "crime" of being vampires, even if they're fangless, and if you dare complain? Well, you're just a heretic who needs to be purged too. That said, the "Type 2" aspect is mitigated by the manga depicting many helpful or heroic Americans of all walks of life, including average citizens, police officers, and even the CIA (whose intel assists the heroes on multiple occassions). Sometimes its even clarified that its not the American government that is most at fault, but the cult of anti-vampire extremists that have managed to infiltrate parts of it using the threat vampires can potentially pose as justification, and that other countries are not necessarily any better (including Japan, whose society gets is own damning condemnation near the end of the original series). Average U.S. citizens are depicted at points as being against the cult, referring to them openly as "nazis", and the cult's supporters tend to be either the hateful zealots or well-meaning but ignorant/misinformed and frightened people.



** [[spoiler:Angie. This could also count as a IKnewIt since he shows up a bit antagonistic to Mina when they first meet. Over what exactly? Akira]].

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** [[spoiler:Angie. This could also count as a IKnewIt since he shows up a bit antagonistic to Mina when they first meet. Over what what, exactly? Akira]].Akira.]]
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* DropTheHammer: Compared to Beowulf's swords, the Lords of the Earth Clan Senate on the whole prefer hammers, maces and other bludgeoning weapons. They make perfect tools to take on [[spoiler:the few werewolves still loyal to Ivanovic, who have been reduced to mindless and ravening but extremely powerful beasts]].
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* BloodstainedDefloration: Mina Tepes, the on-paper Queen of the Vampires, is being fought over as a bride by the three vampire lords Rozenmann, Li, and Ivanovic, who are {{Jailbait Wait}}ing for the {{Vampire Lolita|Archetype}} actually to become pubescent so one of them can make her their consort. In the chapter where they're introduced, Mina is subjected to a humiliating virginity test at their behest (it's treated much like a sexual assault), implied to be a check to see if she still has her hymen.
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* WidgetSeries: Whether it applies to the manga or not, just keep in mind that ''Shaft is doing the anime''.
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* NotSafeForWork: Lots of nudity, and there are some *ahem* questionable scenes involving a naked Mina in this work, [[BleachedUnderpants but overall this is far from the major point of the work]].

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* BoobsOfSteel: Vera can kick all kinds of ass while still being one of, if not the bustiest woman in the manga. And then there's [[spoiler:Mina's true form]].



** Vampires are capable of assuming a "true form" which is the ultimate expression of their power and usually involves turning into a monstrous form. In Mina's case, [[spoiler:she turns into a [[BoobsOfSteel buxom]] adult blonde who looks a lot like her mother, with a Comicbook/{{Witchblade}}-esque carapace (with optional wings) that partially cover her arms and legs, [[{{Stripperific}} and, usually, little else]]. It's also the form that she will do anything to avoid revealing to her political rivals.]]

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** Vampires are capable of assuming a "true form" which is the ultimate expression of their power and usually involves turning into a monstrous form. In Mina's case, [[spoiler:she turns into a [[BoobsOfSteel buxom]] buxom adult blonde who looks a lot like her mother, with a Comicbook/{{Witchblade}}-esque carapace (with optional wings) that partially cover her arms and legs, [[{{Stripperific}} and, usually, little else]]. It's also the form that she will do anything to avoid revealing to her political rivals.]]

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* TooDumbToLive: The students who barricade themselves in a chapel only to open the door when someone they are largely convinced had been kidnapped several days ago ''by the vampires they were hiding from'' [[GenreBlind asks to be let in]]. This is ''after'' Akira told them that vampires would play such tricks and Yuki reminding them when they were about to do it.



* TooDumbToLive: The students who barricade themselves in a chapel only to open the door when someone they are largely convinced had been kidnapped several days ago ''by the vampires they were hiding from'' [[GenreBlind asks to be let in]]. This is ''after'' Akira told them that vampires would play such tricks and Yuki reminding them when they were about to do it.

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* TooDumbToLive: The students who barricade themselves in a chapel only to open the door when someone they are largely convinced had been kidnapped several days ago ''by the vampires they were hiding from'' [[GenreBlind asks to be let in]]. This ToughLeaderFacade: Mina is ''after'' Akira told them that vampires would play such tricks a particularly blood-soaked and Yuki reminding them when they were about to do it.[[ManipulativeBastard Machiavellian]] variant.
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* TheWomanWearingTheQueenlyMask: Mina is a particularly blood-soaked and [[ManipulativeBastard Machiavellian]] variant.
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* VampireWerewolfLoveTriangle:
** First we have Akira/Mina/Yuki, which is somewhat unusual for this trope in that the [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent relatable teenage girl]] is one of the rivals drooling over the studly teenage werewolf alongside the cradle-robbing vampire queen ([[spoiler:who winds up becoming her best friend]]).
** Then there is Mina/Akira/the Royal Three; and in this case there is no love between the Royal Three and Mina, it's more of a power grab than anything else.
** Then of course there's Mina/Akira/Angie, which, unlike Mina/Akira/Yuki's [[TriangRelations Type 11]], is very much a Type 4.

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** %%** First we have Akira/Mina/Yuki, which is somewhat unusual for this trope in that the [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent relatable teenage girl]] is one of the rivals drooling over the studly teenage werewolf alongside the cradle-robbing vampire queen ([[spoiler:who winds up becoming her best friend]]).
** %%** Then there is Mina/Akira/the Royal Three; and in this case there is no love between the Royal Three and Mina, it's more of a power grab than anything else.
** %%** Then of course there's Mina/Akira/Angie, which, unlike Mina/Akira/Yuki's [[TriangRelations Type 11]], is very much a Type 4.Mina/Akira/Angie.

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* BodyguardLegacy: The Werewolves, known collectively as the Earth Clan, traditionally serve the vampire royal families. They have pledged their eternal loyalty to the ruling [[VampireMonarch vampire queen]] particularly heroine Mina Tepes and have been in her service for entire generations. They act as her bodyguards and special forces.



* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Lower class vampires can be "reprogrammed" to serve a different master and be controlled by them like slaves; usually when this is seen they're no better then rabid animals. Mina, of course, is against such a practice, but two antagonists in the second and third volumes have no such qualms. Volume seven has at least two of them. Volume nine shows us a third, and a particularly tragic one at that.

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* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Lower class Lower-class vampires can be "reprogrammed" to serve a different master and be controlled by them like slaves; usually when this is seen they're no better then rabid animals. Mina, of course, is against such a practice, but two antagonists in the second and third volumes have no such qualms. Volume seven has at least two of them. Volume nine shows us a third, and a particularly tragic one at that.
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** Vampirism in this story is transmitted simply through feeding rather than a blood exchange. The change takes seventy-two hours to complete and can be stopped if a vaccine is taken within forty-eight hours of being bitten. Vampires either drink blood or a synthetic substitute for blood called Stigma; vampires without blood or a substitute become weak and ravenous for blood over time and will eventually die if thy continue to lack nourishment.

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** Vampirism in this story is transmitted simply through feeding rather than a blood exchange. The change takes seventy-two hours to complete and can be stopped if a vaccine is taken within forty-eight hours of being bitten. Vampires either drink blood or a synthetic substitute for blood called Stigma; vampires without blood or a substitute become weak and ravenous for blood over time and will eventually die if thy they continue to lack nourishment.
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* VampiricWerewolf: A vampire's bite is normally lethal for werewolves, making hybrids exceedingly rare. The handful of werewolves who do survive being bitten become known as "Fenrir", exceptionally strong werewolves with the agelessness of vampires and none of the downsides. [[spoiler: Akira becomes one such werewolf after he makes Mina drink his blood to save her life.]]

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* StarCrossedLovers: A distinct undertone in the whole plot.

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* TechnicallyLivingVampire: The vampire species is treated as a mutation that can be passed through viral infection with a bite. Most of the vampires in the setting are humans who were bitten, but there's several natural-born vampires who are directly descended from the first vampires created by the True Ancestor. The vampire queen Mina, her predecessors and the heads of the Three Clans are all examples.

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* DistantSequel: The sequel ''Scarlet Order'' starts seven years after the end of the first series. Subsequently, ''A.S.O.'' begins half a year after the cliffhanger of ''Scarlet Order''.


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* TimeSkip: There's some points where the story jumps some months in time. Notably, the sequel ''Scarlet Order'' starts seven years after the end of the first series. Subsequently, ''A.S.O.'' begins half a year after the {{cliffhanger}} of ''Scarlet Order''.
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* HeadbuttOfLove: Mina and Akira share a loving headbutt at the end of Chapter 50.
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** This was not a unique occurence. Some of the biggest strains on Mina's and Akira's relationship are caused by one of them either hiding something from the other for their own good or putting their foot in their mouth. It's not that they don't have valid reasons for any of this, but they end up exaggerating it almost every time. To be fair, sometimes excrement hits the fan before either could say anything, but that hardly accounts for the other eighty percent.

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** This was not a unique occurence.occurrence. Some of the biggest strains on Mina's and Akira's relationship are caused by one of them either hiding something from the other for their own good or putting their foot in their mouth. It's not that they don't have valid reasons for any of this, but they end up exaggerating it almost every time.[[ConflictBall aggrivating their conflicts with embarrasing frequency]]. To be fair, sometimes excrement hits the fan before either could say anything, but that hardly accounts for the other eighty percent.
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** [[spoiler:Alphonse takes this UpToEleven. The only part of Mina's affection he wants in the end is just to be reborn as a flower she can wear in her hair for only a few hours]].

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** [[spoiler:Alphonse takes this UpToEleven.[[spoiler:Alphonse. The only part of Mina's affection he wants in the end is just to be reborn as a flower she can wear in her hair for only a few hours]].



** This was not a unique occurence. Some of the biggest strains on Mina's and Akira's relationship are caused by one of them either hiding something from the other for their own good or putting their foot in their mouth. It's not that they don't have valid reasons for any of this, but they end up taking it UpToEleven almost every time. To be fair, sometimes excrement hits the fan before either could say anything, but that hardly accounts for the other eighty percent.

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** This was not a unique occurence. Some of the biggest strains on Mina's and Akira's relationship are caused by one of them either hiding something from the other for their own good or putting their foot in their mouth. It's not that they don't have valid reasons for any of this, but they end up taking exaggerating it UpToEleven almost every time. To be fair, sometimes excrement hits the fan before either could say anything, but that hardly accounts for the other eighty percent.



* SinkOrSwimMentor: Wolfgang intentionally comes off as this where his son is concerned. The fact that this [[ToughLove makes him appear to be]] [[AbusiveParents a less-than-wonderful father]] does '''not''' go unmentioned. In chapter twenty-two and the ensuing arc, this attitude is taken UpToEleven to CruelToBeKind proportions.

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* SinkOrSwimMentor: Wolfgang intentionally comes off as this where his son is concerned. The fact that this [[ToughLove makes him appear to be]] [[AbusiveParents a less-than-wonderful father]] does '''not''' go unmentioned. In chapter twenty-two and the ensuing arc, this attitude is taken UpToEleven to CruelToBeKind proportions.

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* PantyShot: Mina tends to wear skirts and dresses that are ''very'' short, so these happen quite frequently.
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** [[spoiler:Inspector Hama]], who, despite being one of the assassins sent after Akira in volumes four and five, seemed genuinely friendly to him and actually lets him go at least once in order to not harm a bunch of children, and later does a full HeelFaceTurn. In "The Memories of Sledgehammer," it is revealed that [[spoiler:Rozenmann was threatening Hama to force the same to work for him]], meaning that Hama was never truly a villain to begin with, anti- or otherwise.

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** [[spoiler:Inspector Hama]], who, despite being one of the assassins sent after Akira in volumes four and five, seemed genuinely friendly to him and actually lets him go at least once in order to not harm a bunch of children, and later does a full HeelFaceTurn. In "The Memories of Sledgehammer," it is revealed that [[spoiler:Rozenmann [[spoiler: [[ForcedIntoVillainy Rozenmann was threatening Hama to force the same to work for him]], him]]]], meaning that Hama was never truly a villain to begin with, anti- or otherwise.



* BattleCouple: Akira may be Mina's bodyguard, but it doesn't in any way suggest that [[LadyOfWar she can't look after herself]], [[WaifFu thank you very much]].

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* BattleCouple: Akira may be Mina's bodyguard, [[BodyguardingABadass but it doesn't in any way suggest that that]] [[LadyOfWar she can't look after herself]], [[WaifFu thank you very much]].
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* ObligatoryWarcrimeScene: Several
** In '''Memories Of A Sledgehammer''', [[{{Eagleland}} Blackwater]] responds to a failed car-bomb attack by panicking and gunning down all the nearby traffic when the locals are unable to get out of the way due to a traffic jam, and they have to be stopped by force.
** '''Dance In The Vampire Bund (A.S.O.)''' begins with the U.S. attacking Mina and Akira with a ''cruise missile'' while the two are touring a lighthouse. What makes this a war-crime is that Mina is the sovereign leader of a country officially recognized by the U.N..
** When the anti-vampire cult tries this again on a ship of refugees that Mina and Akira just rescued from a death chamber, Akira uses his super-senses and an extreme-long-range sniper rifle to shoot down said cruise missile, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard which then lands on and explodes right atop of the cultists involved, sending the corpses flying, in pieces.]]
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* TooDumbToLive: The students who barricade themselves in a chapel only to open the door when someone they are largely convinced had been kidnapped several days ago ''by the vampires they were hiding from'' [[GenreBlind asks to be let in]]. This is ''after'' Akira told them that vampires would play such tricks and Yuki reminding them when they were about to do it.

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