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* {{Keigo}}: One of Masa's charming points. He refers to himself as "sessha" or "soregashi" and ends his sentences with "de gozaru". He also addresses everyone with the suffix "-dono", whatever their social standing.

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''House of Five Leaves'' is a manga by Natsume Ono (''Manga/NotSimple'', and ''Manga/RistoranteParadiso'') about a washed-up {{ronin}} named Akitsu Masanosuke (nicknamed Masa), who possesses great skill with a blade but also a timid personality that often causes him problems. After continually failing to find work in Edo, he meets a mysterious man named Yaichi (nicknamed Ichi) who takes a liking to Masa and offers him employment as his bodyguard. Yaichi is leader of a group called the "Five Leaves", which kidnaps the heirs of wealthy businesses and holds them to ransom. Though initially reluctant to participate in their shady activities, Masa finds himself becoming more and more involved with the other members, all of whom have their own secrets to hide.

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''House of Five Leaves'' is a manga by Natsume Ono (''Manga/NotSimple'', (creator of ''Manga/NotSimple'', ''Manga/RistoranteParadiso'' and ''Manga/RistoranteParadiso'') about ''Manga/Acca13TerritoryInspectionDept'') which ran from 2005 to 2010 in the {{Seinen}} magazine ''Monthly Ikki''.

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a washed-up {{ronin}} named Akitsu Masanosuke (nicknamed Masa), who possesses great skill with a blade but also a timid personality that often causes him problems. After continually failing to find work in Edo, he meets a mysterious man named Yaichi (nicknamed Ichi) who takes a liking to Masa and offers him employment as his bodyguard. Yaichi is leader of a group called the "Five Leaves", which kidnaps the heirs of wealthy businesses and holds them to ransom. Though initially reluctant to participate in their shady activities, Masa finds himself becoming more and more involved with the other members, all of whom have their own secrets to hide.

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* GratuitousEnglish: Both the OpeningTheme (sign of love/ show me your soul) and the EndingTheme (everytime I breath/ I wanna hold you in my arms/ every word you whisper/ makes my heart beat up and down).
* HeroicBSOD: Yaichi does not take it well when [[spoiler:Jin tells him that he lied about the original Yaichi betraying him.]].

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* GratuitousEnglish: Both the OpeningTheme (sign of love/ show me your soul) and the EndingTheme (everytime I breath/ breathe/ I wanna hold you in my arms/ every word you whisper/ makes my heart beat up and down).
* HandicappedBadass: After eating nothing but white rice for most of his stay in Edo, Masa becomes so malnourished he can barely walk, but that's not enough to stop him from protecting the Saint from an armed robber.
* HeroicBSOD: Yaichi does not take it well when [[spoiler:Jin tells him that he lied about the original Yaichi betraying him.]].]]



* ILied: Jin lies about [[spoiler:the identity of the servant who sold Yaichi in order to demoralize Yaichi into not returning home, where his family would have killed him. [[GoneHorriblyRight It works]].]]

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* ILied: Jin lies about [[spoiler:the identity of the servant who sold Yaichi in order to demoralize Yaichi into not returning home, where his family would have killed him. [[GoneHorriblyRight It works]].]]works.]]]]
* ImNotHungry: Matsu refuses food for three days during his imprisonment.


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* LocalHangout: The main cast is well-known in-universe for spending half their waking hours at Ume's bar.


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* ThroughHisStomach: A poverty-stricken Masa has a hard time turning down Yaichi's free meals while Yaichi is recruiting him.

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* BlackAndGrayMorality: The "heroes" are not exactly what you'd call nice but the "bad guys" are far worse.

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* BetrayalByInaction: [[spoiler:Yaichi didn't sell out his old gang, but he did choose not to warn them that the police were on their trail.]]
* BlackAndGrayMorality: The "heroes" are not exactly what you'd call nice nice, but the "bad guys" are far worse. worse.



* BrutalHonesty: Masa, as part of his NoSocialSkills. His habit of always speaking the truth as he sees it drives much of the character development within the Five Leaves by forcing the other members to confront problems none of them are willing to voice.
* CaperCrew: Each of the Five Leaves has a specific role during kidnappings. Yaichi directs them, Matsu provides intel and casing, Otake can lure out male targets, Ume holds onto the hostage until the ransom is paid, Ginta plays double agent in order to help with ransom negotations, and Masa provides combat ability if they need it.



* DarkAndTroubledPast: Everyone, particularly Ume and Yaichi.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Everyone except Yaichi.
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%%* GoryDiscretionShot: In the last episode.

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Everyone, Everyone in the Five Leaves, particularly Ume and Yaichi.
* DeathByAdaptation: [[spoiler:Jin]] lives in the manga, but in the anime [[spoiler:Yaichi stabs him.]]
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EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Everyone Due to the art style, everyone except Yaichi.Yaichi and Ginta.
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with. Jin, a former member of a gang known for committing especially brutal crimes, has a prominent facial scar that he's easily identifiable by, but [[spoiler:despite entering the story as an antagonist, he turns out to be a principled person who deeply regrets pulling his sworn brothers, including Yaichi, into the Bakuro gang, and he goes out of his way to help keep the Saint safe from other former Bakuro members.]]
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GoryDiscretionShot: In the last episode. Ryu isn't shown after [[spoiler:Yaichi beheads him]].



* HeroicBSOD: Yaichi does not take it well when [[spoiler:Jin tells him that he lied about the original Yaichi betraying him]].

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* HeroicBSOD: Yaichi does not take it well when [[spoiler:Jin tells him that he lied about the original Yaichi betraying him]].him.]].



* ILied: Jin lies about [[spoiler:the identity of the servant who sold Yaichi in order to demoralize Yaichi into not returning home, where his family would have killed him. [[GoneHorriblyRight It works]].]]



* {{Keigo}}: One of Masa's charming points. He refers to himself as "sessha" or "soregashi" and ends his sentences with "de gozaru". He also adresses everyone with the suffix "-dono", whatever their social standing.
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* KarmicThief: Okinu tells Masa that the Five Leaves choose targets who deserve to lose money in a ransom. While this sometimes seems to be true, the Five Leaves members themselves tend to deny it.
* {{Keigo}}: One of Masa's charming points. He refers to himself as "sessha" or "soregashi" and ends his sentences with "de gozaru". He also adresses addresses everyone with the suffix "-dono", whatever their social standing.
%%* * ManlyTears: [[spoiler: Yaichi]], in In the last episode.episode of the anime, [[spoiler:Yaichi breaks down in front of his namesake's grave after finding out that the original Yaichi wasn't involved in his kidnapping.]]
* MeaningfulRename: When Yagi asks Yaichi which of his three names to call him by, Yaichi uses his current one because the other two aren't associated with [[TrueCompanions the Five Leaves]].



* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes looks like is some kind of [[HomoeroticSubtext happy love story between two samurai]] (one of them, [[RealMenWearPink dressed in pink]]). Don't believe it? [[http://www.animekon.com/trailer-3047-House-of-Five-Leaves-trailer.html Check for yourself]].

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* MyGreatestFailure: Sei the Drifter for Jin.
* NeverGetsDrunk: A lot of characters have high alcohol tolerances, with Otake in particular being famed for hers.
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes looks the show look like it is some kind of [[HomoeroticSubtext happy love story between two samurai]] (one of them, them [[RealMenWearPink dressed in pink]]). Don't believe it? [[http://www.animekon.com/trailer-3047-House-of-Five-Leaves-trailer.html [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdyiHmINg1s Check for yourself]]. yourself]].
* NoHonorAmongThieves: Heavily averted by [[TrueCompanions the Five Leaves]] and Jin's brothers.



* PurelyAestheticEra: Just as a few examples, Yaichi has white hair, and there is a French tango in the soundtrack.
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* PurelyAestheticEra: Just as a few examples, Yaichi has white hair, and there is a French tango in OOCIsSeriousBusiness: [[spoiler:Masa, who's terrified of being watched by crowds, kowtows to Yagi on an open street to beg for Yaichi's life.]]
* ParentalBetrayal: [[spoiler:Yaichi's adopted mother paid for his death so her biological son could become heir instead.]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Yagi to an often unreasonable extent.
* {{Samurai}}: Part of
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%%* SliceOfLife* SixthRanger: Ginta, the sixth member of the Five Leaves.
* SociallyAwkwardHero: Masa in spades. Unusually for the trope, rather than being simply a character quirk Masa's social awkwardness and anxiety have drastically impacted the course of his entire life, [[TruthInTelevision as it often can for people who suffer from it to his extent]]. Despite being by far the most skilled swordsman in the setting, he shamed his family name, can't hold a steady job, and was all but exiled from his birthplace for being too timid as a samurai. He originally joins the Five Leaves because he wants to learn from Yaichi's charisma in order to "fix" his own personality.
* SliceOfLife: When the gang aren't running jobs, the story is often just about their day-to-day interactions with each other.


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* ThroughTheCeilingStealthily: Matsu sneaks into the candle-maker's shop through the roof.


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* TrueCompanions: Despite their differences, the Five Leaves are emphatically this to each other. At the end of the manga, [[spoiler:the six of them leave Edo for good to find a place where they can be together.]]


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* VillainousBreakdown: While Yaichi isn't a ''villain'', per say, he's certainly a kidnapper, [[spoiler:mass murderer, and former gang member]], and over the course of the story the laid-back composure that initially drew the Five Leaves to him crumbles as more and more of his past catches up.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: [[spoiler:Yaichi during his years as Sei the Drifter became a favorite of his gang leader for his brutality.]]
* WouldHurtAChild: [[spoiler:Sei the Drifter]] went out of his way to murder women and children during burglaries.


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* YouCantGoHomeAgain: [[spoiler:What Jin tells Yaichi after his adopted mother pays to have him killed.]]
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes looks like is some kind of [[HomoeroticSubtext happy love story between two samurai]] (one of them, [[Film/PrettyInPink pretty in pink]]). Don't believe it? [[http://www.animekon.com/trailer-3047-House-of-Five-Leaves-trailer.html Check for yourself]].

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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes looks like is some kind of [[HomoeroticSubtext happy love story between two samurai]] (one of them, [[Film/PrettyInPink pretty [[RealMenWearPink dressed in pink]]). Don't believe it? [[http://www.animekon.com/trailer-3047-House-of-Five-Leaves-trailer.html Check for yourself]].

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* BookEnds: When Yaichi and Masa first meet in episode one, Yaichi offers a dango to him while saying the page quote. In the last scene of the last episode, [[spoiler: [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Masa offers a dango to Yaichi repeating the same line]]]].
* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Masa constantly misunderstands what is really happening around him and other people's intentions, especially Yaichi's. [[spoiler: But in the end, he often ''does'' get it right, and he has a way of speaking out uncomfortable truths out loud.]]

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* BookEnds: When Yaichi and Masa first meet in episode one, Yaichi offers a dango to him while saying the page quote. In the last scene of the last episode, [[spoiler: [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Masa offers a dango to Yaichi repeating the same line]]]].line]].
* CompletelyMissingThePoint: BreakingTheFourthWall: The [[TalkingAnimal preview voice]] in episode eleven. Nyao.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint:
Masa constantly misunderstands what is really happening around him and other people's intentions, especially Yaichi's. [[spoiler: But in the end, he often ''does'' get it right, and he has a way of speaking out uncomfortable truths out loud.]]



* FourthWall TalkingAnimal: The preview voice in episode eleven. Nyao.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Played with.
* GoryDiscretionShot: In the last episode.

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* FourthWall TalkingAnimal: The preview voice in episode eleven. Nyao.
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* ManlyTears: [[spoiler: Yaichi]], in the last episode.

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* %%* ManlyTears: [[spoiler: Yaichi]], in the last episode.



* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: It's heavily implied that [[spoiler:Yaichi/Seinoshin killed the original Yaichi for his involvement in his kidnapping/attempted murder]]. Thus, when Jin reveals that [[spoiler:the servant involved in the incident probably ''wasn't'' Yaichi]], Yaichi [[HeroicBSOD snaps.]]
** Not precisely accurate. In one of the later episodes, it is revealed in a flashback that [[spoiler: Yaichi/Sei went to someone's house to inquire about the original Yaichi. When he was told Yaichi fell down a well and died, he became distraught and left. Jin sees him shortly after and remarks that his eyes are red.]]
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes looks like is some kind of [[HoYay happy love story between two samurai]] (one of them, [[Film/PrettyInPink pretty in pink]]). Don't believe it? [[http://www.animekon.com/trailer-3047-House-of-Five-Leaves-trailer.html Check for yourself]].

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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: It's heavily implied that [[spoiler:Yaichi/Seinoshin killed the original Yaichi for his involvement in his kidnapping/attempted murder]]. Thus, when Jin reveals that [[spoiler:the servant involved in the incident probably ''wasn't'' Yaichi]], Yaichi [[HeroicBSOD snaps.]]
** Not precisely accurate. In one of the later episodes, it is revealed in a flashback that [[spoiler: Yaichi/Sei went to someone's house to inquire about the original Yaichi. When he was told Yaichi fell down a well and died, he became distraught and left. Jin sees him shortly after and remarks that his eyes are red.]]
* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes looks like is some kind of [[HoYay [[HomoeroticSubtext happy love story between two samurai]] (one of them, [[Film/PrettyInPink pretty in pink]]). Don't believe it? [[http://www.animekon.com/trailer-3047-House-of-Five-Leaves-trailer.html Check for yourself]].



* PurelyAestheticEra: Just as a few examples, Yaichi has white hair and there is a French tango in the [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome soundtrack]].
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* {{Samurai}}

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* SceneryPorn
* SliceOfLife
* SnowMeansDeath: In the last episode.
* SoundtrackDissonance: And how?! In the most intense and troubled moments you can nearly always hear some happy song.
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* TroubledFetalPosition: [[spoiler: Yaichi]], in the last episode.

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* {{Yakuza}}
* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:In the last episode, Masa appears when Yaichi is on the verge of despair to offer an umbrella and his support. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Yaichi finally drops his tough face and cries leaning on his lap.]]]]

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* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:In the last episode, Masa appears when Yaichi is on the verge of despair to offer an umbrella and his support. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Yaichi finally drops his tough face and cries leaning on his lap.]]]]]]
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''House of Five Leaves'' is a manga by Natsume Ono (''Manga/NotSimple'', and ''RistoranteParadiso'') about a washed-up {{ronin}} named Akitsu Masanosuke (nicknamed Masa), who possesses great skill with a blade but also a timid personality that often causes him problems. After continually failing to find work in Edo, he meets a mysterious man named Yaichi (nicknamed Ichi) who takes a liking to Masa and offers him employment as his bodyguard. Yaichi is leader of a group called the "Five Leaves", which kidnaps the heirs of wealthy businesses and holds them to ransom. Though initially reluctant to participate in their shady activities, Masa finds himself becoming more and more involved with the other members, all of whom have their own secrets to hide.

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''House of Five Leaves'' is a manga by Natsume Ono (''Manga/NotSimple'', and ''RistoranteParadiso'') ''Manga/RistoranteParadiso'') about a washed-up {{ronin}} named Akitsu Masanosuke (nicknamed Masa), who possesses great skill with a blade but also a timid personality that often causes him problems. After continually failing to find work in Edo, he meets a mysterious man named Yaichi (nicknamed Ichi) who takes a liking to Masa and offers him employment as his bodyguard. Yaichi is leader of a group called the "Five Leaves", which kidnaps the heirs of wealthy businesses and holds them to ransom. Though initially reluctant to participate in their shady activities, Masa finds himself becoming more and more involved with the other members, all of whom have their own secrets to hide.


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* FiveManBand: The Five Leaves
** TheHero: Yaichi, though he's more of an AntiHero.
** TheLancer: Matsu, TheQuietOne.
** TheSmartGuy: Masa, savvy and {{Adorkable}}.
** TheBigGuy: Ume
** TheChick: Otake
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Not to be confused with ''HouseOfLeaves''.

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Not to be confused with ''HouseOfLeaves''.''Literature/HouseOfLeaves''.



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* NamesToKnowInAnime
** Creator/DaisukeNamikawa as Masanosuke
** TakahiroSakurai as Yaichi
** FuyukaOoura as Otake
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**Not precisely accurate. In one of the later episodes, it is revealed in a flashback that [[spoiler: Yaichi/Sei went to someone's house to inquire about the original Yaichi. When he was told Yaichi fell down a well and died, he became distraught and left. Jin sees him shortly after and remarks that his eyes are red.]]
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White-Haired Pretty Boy was renamed to White Hair Black Heart. Zero Context Examples or poorly-written examples are being deleted.


* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Yaichi, which is strange, as everyone else has dark hair and Yaichi is by no means old.
** Considering the story happens in a PurelyAestheticEra, maybe he bleaches his hair to helps him in his disguise.
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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold

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* HookerWithAHeartOfGold HonorBeforeReason: Masa refuses to accept any work he deems beneath a samurai, like manual labour, even though he's too poor to even afford a decent meal at the beginning.
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->-- '''Yaichi'''
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** DaisukeNamikawa as Masanosuke

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** DaisukeNamikawa Creator/DaisukeNamikawa as Masanosuke
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It was later adapted into a TwelveEpisodeAnime by {{Manglobe}} in April 2010.

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It was later adapted into a TwelveEpisodeAnime by {{Manglobe}} Creator/{{Manglobe}} in April 2010.
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* BookEnds: When Yaichi and Masa first meet in episode one, Yaichi offers a dango to him while saying the page quote. In the last scene of the last episode, [[spoiler: [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Masa offers a dango to Yaichi repeating the same line]]]]. It's BetterThanItSounds.

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* BookEnds: When Yaichi and Masa first meet in episode one, Yaichi offers a dango to him while saying the page quote. In the last scene of the last episode, [[spoiler: [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Masa offers a dango to Yaichi repeating the same line]]]]. It's BetterThanItSounds.

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** In the manga, [[http://i53.tinypic.com/111rukh.jpg Yaichi]] is more of a {{Bishonen}} type.

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** In the manga, [[http://i53.tinypic.com/111rukh.jpg Yaichi]] is more of a {{Bishonen}} type.* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Everyone except Yaichi.



* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Everyone except Yaichi.
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* PaleSkinnedBrunette: Everyone except Yaichi.

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* PaleSkinnedBrunette: EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Everyone except Yaichi.
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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes looks like is some kind of [[HoYay happy love story between two samurai]] (one of them, [[PrettyInPink pretty in pink]]). Don't believe it? [[http://www.animekon.com/trailer-3047-House-of-Five-Leaves-trailer.html Check for yourself]].

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* NeverTrustATrailer: The trailer makes looks like is some kind of [[HoYay happy love story between two samurai]] (one of them, [[PrettyInPink [[Film/PrettyInPink pretty in pink]]). Don't believe it? [[http://www.animekon.com/trailer-3047-House-of-Five-Leaves-trailer.html Check for yourself]].
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* FridgeBrilliance: Sometimes it's hard to follow the slow plot, mixed in occasionally with dis-jointed flashbacks and with some episode that seem to have absolutely no meaning. Then all of sudden, the pieces of the plot fall into place, [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome and it hits you]].
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* HoYay: Yaichi & Masanosuke; in the beginning of the story you never know if Yaichi is going to kill Masa... or kiss him. The ending and opening are also very much love songs, and considering that they don't have other love interests and that their relationship is the driving force of the plot... well. Masanosuke is also constantly trying to find more about Yaichis past, and he's the only one to really gets Yaichi [[BeneathTheMask to drop]] his StepfordSmiler facade at points, [[spoiler: which dropped completly in the last episode of the anime in a very sweet moment between these two.]] See YouAreNotAlone for more.
** The way Matsu warmed up to Masanosuke [[spoiler: after being saved by him]] and showed his gratitude was also very sweet. Another example where we get a [[NotSoStoic glimpse of someones emotions]] [[TheStoic hidden under a mask]]. Masanosuke really seems to have a talent to get under people's skins.
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* HoYay: Yaichi & Masanosuke; in the beginning of the story you never know if Yaichi is going to kill Masa... or kiss him. Masanosuke is also constantly trying to find more about Yaichis past, and he's the only one to really gets Yaichi [[BeneathTheMask to drop]] his StepfordSmiler facade at points, [[spoiler: which dropped completly in the last episode of the anime in a very sweet moment between these two.]] See YouAreNotAlone for more.

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* HoYay: Yaichi & Masanosuke; in the beginning of the story you never know if Yaichi is going to kill Masa... or kiss him. The ending and opening are also very much love songs, and considering that they don't have other love interests and that their relationship is the driving force of the plot... well. Masanosuke is also constantly trying to find more about Yaichis past, and he's the only one to really gets Yaichi [[BeneathTheMask to drop]] his StepfordSmiler facade at points, [[spoiler: which dropped completly in the last episode of the anime in a very sweet moment between these two.]] See YouAreNotAlone for more.

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* BaldOfAwesome: Ume
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Masa's a very competent swordsman, but his timid personality keeps him from holding bodyguard positions.
* BlackEyes: Masanosuke, leading to DullEyesOfUnhappiness.



* BottleFairy: Otake
* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Masa constantly misunderstands what is really happening around him and other people's intentions, especially Yaichi's.
* CoolBigSis: Otake to Sachi.

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* BottleFairy: Otake
* CompletelyMissingThePoint: Masa constantly misunderstands what is really happening around him and other people's intentions, especially Yaichi's. \n* CoolBigSis: Otake to Sachi. [[spoiler: But in the end, he often ''does'' get it right, and he has a way of speaking out uncomfortable truths out loud.]]



* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Yaichi, a WhiteHairedPrettyBoy with HazelEyes and a sexy voice dressed in a [[RealMenWearPink pink kimono]]. One of the Red Light District's girls says that they are always arguing over who gets to sleep with him.



* HoYay: Yaichi & Masanosuke; in the beginning of the story you never know if Yaichi is going to kill Masa... or kiss him.

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* HoYay: Yaichi & Masanosuke; in the beginning of the story you never know if Yaichi is going to kill Masa... or kiss him. Masanosuke is also constantly trying to find more about Yaichis past, and he's the only one to really gets Yaichi [[BeneathTheMask to drop]] his StepfordSmiler facade at points, [[spoiler: which dropped completly in the last episode of the anime in a very sweet moment between these two.]] See YouAreNotAlone for more.
** The way Matsu warmed up to Masanosuke [[spoiler: after being saved by him]] and showed his gratitude was also very sweet. Another example where we get a [[NotSoStoic glimpse of someones emotions]] [[TheStoic hidden under a mask]]. Masanosuke really seems to have a talent to get under people's skins.



* OverprotectiveDad: Ume to Okinu. The reason the Five Leaves was started in the first place was because he wanted to kill someone who had harassed her at work, but was convinced kidnapping was the better option.



* SmokingIsCool: Yaichi smokes a pipe.



* StepfordSmiler: Yaichi



* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:In the last episode, Masa appears when Yaichi is on the verge of despair to offer an umbrella and his support. Yaichi finally drops his tough face and cries leaning on his lap.]]

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* YouAreNotAlone: [[spoiler:In the last episode, Masa appears when Yaichi is on the verge of despair to offer an umbrella and his support. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Yaichi finally drops his tough face and cries leaning on his lap.]]]]]]
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Masa's a very competent swordsman, but his timid personality keeps him from holding bodyguard positions.

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* NeedsMoreLove



* UncannyValley: Just look at those faces. Yes, they follow the manga.

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