History Manga / Gleipnir

''Gleipnir'' (グレイプニル) is an ongoing 2015 manga written and illustrated by Sun Takeda and published by Kodansha under its ''Young Magazine the 3rd'' imprint.

* BarbieDollAnatomy: In the anime, both male and female characters are shown naked and without any attributes.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Much of Shuichi's past is inexplicably missing from him, and it's a major reason why he's working with Clair in her search for her sister. [[spoiler: Said sister may have wished Shuichi's memories to be sealed to spare him the aftermath of Honoka and Kaito.]]

* TookALevelInBadass: Shuichi gaining more and more will and independence to do what ''he'' wants to do is a major crux of his character. It gets to the point around 40 chapters in, when faced with a massive torching of the entire area he occupies, he calmly wades through the fire and [[AnArmAndALeg rips off the offender's arm]] himself off of pure determination. [[spoiler: Though in some ways, [[ToxicFriendInfluence Clair's willingness to do whatever it takes]] gradually corrupts his own sense of justice and morality, so it's certainly not an entirely good thing.]]

* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Chihiro decided to investigate Kaito and Honoka herself after getting Shuichi's sealed memories from their FusionDance -- and ended up targeted and haunted by Honoka's distorted presence, meaning that if Shuichi and the gang fail to find some way to save her, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath death is inevitable.]]]]

* ClingyJealousGirl: When Chihiro happens to get close to Shuichi, Clair gets more than a bit openly pissy about it. [[spoiler:Consequently, Chihiro hides the depths of her accidental FusionDance with Shuichi because she knows Clair would likely be extremely upset about it.]] Incidentally, a boy of the same group, Ikuechi, is this for Chihiro, and a real {{Jerkass}} about it.

* LoveTriangle: Shuichi and Clair are the main couple, albeit quite dysfunctional and hardly romantic, but Clair refuses to let anyone else have him. Chihiro is implied to have feelings for him, [[spoiler: and achieved a FusionDance where Clair cannot.]] Ikuechi ''[[ClingyJealousGirl hates]]'' Shuichi for this despite the former's feelings for her only being one-sided, and Clair definitely doesn't like Chihiro getting close to Shuichi. And to top it all off, it's heavily implied that before his memories were wiped, [[spoiler: Shuichi was in love with Elena, who presumably wiped his memories somehow for reasons unknown, and thanks to looking into his memories by accident Chihiro is full aware of this.]]

** When the mountain Collectors force Sayaka's group to decide who gets sacrificed, Ikuechi loudly proclaims it's their only option with cold logic for the rest to survive given that the only person he cares about there was Chihiro. Then Shuichi makes it clear [[TheFriendNobodyLikes he would be one everyone picks.]] In the ensuing chaos of [[spoiler: the oleander bush burning]], he disappears and no one knows where he went afterwards.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The alien is focused on gathering the coins that are his species, and doesn't ask too many questions on what said humans use the powers they gives in exchange. [[spoiler:Although it's implied they feel guilt over the wish they granted for Honoka and what happened because of it.]]

* YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Chihiro decided to investigate Kaito and Honoka herself after getting Shuichi's sealed memories from their FusionDance - and ended up targeted and haunted by Honoka's distorted presence, meaning that if Shuichi and the gang fail to find some way to save her, [[CruelAndUnusualDeath death is inevitable.]]]]

''Gleipnir'' (グレイプニル) is an ongoing 2015 manga written and illustrated by Sun Takeda and published by Kodansha under its ''Young Magazine the 3rd'' imprint.

* RealityEnsues: Clair considers herself the only one fit for using Shuichi's power, dragging him through hell and trauma to find out what happened to Elena, and Shuichi comes to want to protect her from any harm and going with her plans without much thought for himself thanks to his lack of self-identity. This turns out to be an incredibly unhealthy and one-sided relationship, as Chihiro realizes [[spoiler: from her own full FusionDance]] that the two are simply incompatible currently for unleashing Shuichi's true potential.

Shuichi Kagaya is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent living in a small rural town...almost. For a reason unknown to him, he has the ability to transform into a cartoon dog mascot suit. He manages to keep this hidden until one faithful day where he discovers a girl named Clair Aoki trying to commit suicide through fire. In desperation, he saves her with this power, only to find himself dragged into something far greater...

** FanDisservice: Some of this comes amidst violent combat scenes, has an unnerving context behind it, or involves [[spoiler: Honoka, who is really a walking corpse.]]

* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Clair initially thinks Elena is talking to her, even apologizing to her when in reality Elena is talking to Shuichi. As soon as all three realize what's actually going on, Elena's demeanor changes completely and becomes hostile towards both of them.

* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: When the mountain Collectors force Sayaka's group to decide who gets sacrificed, Ikuechi loudly proclaims it's their only option with cold logic for the rest to survive given that the only person he cares about there was Chihiro. Then Shuichi makes it clear [[TheFriendNobodyLikes he would be one everyone picks.]] In the ensuing chaos of [[spoiler: the oleander bush burning]], he disappears and no one knows where he went afterwards.

* GeniusBonus: The series title "Gleipnir" comes from Norse mythology, and is the name of an enchanted chain tied to a monstrous wolf. This refers to the connection Clair has with Shuichi, who turns into a dog monster.

* BodyHorror: A common trait of a number of Collector's powers, but [[spoiler: Kaito's "Rebirth" takes the cake, filling corpses with centipedes that reanimate and regenerate the bodies into his control to the point that ICannotSelfTerminate. At one point he even manipulates an entire gathering of corpses into one massive gory abomination.]]
* CameBackWrong: [[spoiler:Honoka after Kaito revived her became...something Naoto describes as a monster.]]
* CatGirl: Chihiro has a pair of cat ears involved with her powers, [[spoiler: and becomes a GunsAkimbo one when in a true FusionDance with Shuichi.]]
* ClingyJealousGirl: When Chihiro happens to get close to Shuichi, Clair gets more than a bit openly pissy about it. [[spoiler: Consequently, Chihiro hides the depths of her accidental FusionDance with Shuichi because she knows Clair would likely be extremely upset about it.]] Incidentally, a boy of the same group, Ikuechi, is this for Chihiro, and a real {{Jerkass}} about it.
* DecoyProtagonist: In-universe, Shuichi believes he's this. His LaserGuidedAmnesia and lack of sense of self firmly makes him believe he's just a tool and incidental character to everyone around him, particularly Clair, even though the reader knows just how integral he is to the on-going plot. [[spoiler: Kaito in turn believes ''he's'' the tragic protagonist of this story, despite himself being a BigBad that wants to end the world out of despair.]]
* {{Fanservice}}: There's a lot of nudity with uncensored breasts, panty shots, and [[MsFanservice Sayaka and Clair in general]], nevermind whenever the latter has to fuse with Shuichi. However..
** {{Fandisservice}}: Some of this comes amidst violent combat scenes, has an unnerving context behind it, or involves [[spoiler: Honoka, who is really a walking corpse.]]

** The rest of the group sans Shuichi and Clair do this as well after the arc concludes. Any of the mountain Collectors that saw their faces might come back for vengeance, they're incredibly outnumbered and weaker than they expected, and trying to gather the 100 coins for a wish was just too dangerous for them at that point. So they voluntarily [[PutOnABus go into hiding]] afterwards, though Sayaka's ritual curse on Shuichi and Clair remains.

* BadassNormal: Clair may not be able to fight on her own without Shuichi's help, but she's leader of the pair and is willing to face life or death situations despite how vulnerable she would be without him. It's this and the occasional IndyPloy that keeps her alive, at least until Shuichi starts pulling his own weight.

''Gleipnir'' is an ongoing shonen manga published in 2015 by Kodansha.

An [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdrYtiEPr7w anime adaptation]] began airing in April 5 2020.

Shuichi Kagaya is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent living in a small rural town...almost. For a reason unknown to him, he has the ability to transform into a cartoon dog mascot suit. He manages to keep this hidden until one faithful day where he discovers a girl named Claire Aoki trying to commit suicide through fire. In desperation, he saves her with this power, only to find himself dragged into something far greater...

* AmbiguousGender: While the alien uses a human male form, it's also capable of mimicking Claire's form.

* BadassNormal: Claire may not be able to fight on her own without Shuichi's help, but she's leader of the pair and is willing to face life or death situations despite how vulnerable she would be without him. It's this and the occasional IndyPloy that keeps her alive, at least until Shuichi starts pulling his own weight.

* BloodKnight: Sanbe Tadanori is a university student and expert kendo practitioner who revels in his newfound Collector power to be able to fight battles no human could ever achieve. It's only because he's defeated by Shuichi and Claire that he becomes an ally, and even that's an incredibly loose definition as it just means more likely fights for him.

* ClingyJealousGirl: When Chihiro happens to get close to Shuichi, Claire gets more than a bit openly pissy about it. [[spoiler: Consequently, Chihiro hides the depths of her accidental FusionDance with Shuichi because she knows Claire would likely be extremely upset about it.]] Incidentally, a boy of the same group, Ikuechi, is this for Chihiro, and a real {{Jerkass}} about it.
* DecoyProtagonist: In-universe, Shuichi believes he's this. His LaserGuidedAmnesia and lack of sense of self firmly makes him believe he's just a tool and incidental character to everyone around him, particularly Claire, even though the reader knows just how integral he is to the on-going plot. [[spoiler: Kaito in turn believes ''he's'' the tragic protagonist of this story, despite himself being a BigBad that wants to end the world out of despair.]]
* {{Fanservice}}: There's a lot of nudity with uncensored breasts, panty shots, and [[MsFanservice Sayaka and Claire in general]], nevermind whenever the latter has to fuse with Shuichi. However..

* GeniusBonus: The series title "Gleipnir" comes from Norse mythology, and is the name of an enchanted chain tied to a monstrous wolf. This refers to the connection Claire has with Shuichi, who turns into a dog monster.
* GoofySuit: Shuichi's monster form looks like a mascot dog costume, and is able to have a person enter from the back to control him, which Claire often does. [[spoiler:Naoto's monster form also resembles Shuichi's.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Much of Shuichi's past is inexplicably missing from him, and it's a major reason why he's working with Claire in her search for her sister. [[spoiler: Said sister may have wished Shuichi's memories to be sealed to spare him the aftermath of Honoka and Kaito.]]
* LethalHarmlessPowers: Isao's power is being able to manipulate soil and grow plants. [[spoiler:Claire uses his power to grow many poisonous oleander bushes and set them on fire, burning and poisoning many Collectors.]]
* LoveTriangle: Shuichi and Claire are the main couple, albeit quite dysfunctional and hardly romantic, but Claire refuses to let anyone else have him. Chihiro is implied to have feelings for him, [[spoiler: and achieved a FusionDance where Claire cannot.]] Ikuechi ''[[ClingyJealousGirl hates]]'' Shuichi for this despite the former's feelings for her only being one-sided, and Claire definitely doesn't like Chihiro getting close to Shuichi. And to top it all off, it's heavily implied that before his memories were wiped, [[spoiler: Shuichi was in love with Elena, who presumably wiped his memories somehow for reasons unknown, and thanks to looking into his memories by accident Chihiro is full aware of this.]]

** When dealing with a group of powerful and hostile Collectors [[spoiler: by trying to burn them to death through poisonous flowers]], Shuichi actually openly admits to Claire that he was getting a rising readiness to fight and kill if it came down to it, to bare some of the sin. [[spoiler: Then he finds out a classmate and seemingly-normal friend of his was among the group they killed.]] Perhaps tragically, this only reaffirms Shuichi's motivations to protect those he cares about, enough to [[spoiler: murder a survivor of the incident out for Claire's blood.]]

* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Claire initially thinks Elena is talking to her, even apologizing to her when in reality Elena is talking to Shuichi. As soon as all three realize what's actually going on, Elena's demeanor changes completely and becomes hostile towards both of them.

* PhenotypeStereotype: Claire is blonde with blue eyes and is half-Japanese.

* RealityEnsues: Claire considers herself the only one fit for using Shuichi's power, dragging him through hell and trauma to find out what happened to Elena, and Shuichi comes to want to protect her from any harm and going with her plans without much thought for himself thanks to his lack of self-identity. This turns out to be an incredibly unhealthy and one-sided relationship, as Chihiro realizes [[spoiler: from her own full FusionDance]] that the two are simply incompatible currently for unleashing Shuichi's true potential.

** The rest of the group sans Shuichi and Claire do this as well after the arc concludes. Any of the mountain Collectors that saw their faces might come back for vengeance, they're incredibly outnumbered and weaker than they expected, and trying to gather the 100 coins for a wish was just too dangerous for them at that point. So they voluntarily [[PutOnABus go into hiding]] afterwards, though Sayaka's ritual curse on Shuichi and Claire remains.

* TookALevelInBadass: Shuichi gaining more and more will and independence to do what ''he'' wants to do is a major crux of his character. It gets to the point around 40 chapters in, when faced with a massive torching of the entire area he occupies, he calmly wades through the fire and [[AnArmAndALeg rips off the offender's arm]] himself off of pure determination. [[spoiler: Though in some ways, [[ToxicFriendInfluence Claire's willingness to do whatever it takes]] gradually corrupts his own sense of justice and morality, so it's certainly not an entirely good thing.]]

** [[spoiler: Elena is implied to have done ''something'' to wipe the memories of Shuichi, and seemingly killed her parents which traumatized her sister Claire. The result was a pair of close people left broken to the point that Claire attempts suicide, losing their senses of self until they meet eachother to hunt for Elena. If she was hoping for the best, now they've unintentionally become a massive SpannerInTheWorks for everything Elena was planning against Kaito, and are arguably in an incredibly unhealthy relationship that's only breaking the two down even further because of her actions.]]

An [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdrYtiEPr7w anime adaptation]] will air in 2020.