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* Squick: [[spoiler: The Duke of Orleans giving Lord Louis Auguste a ''dildo in the shape of his own penis'' as a gesture of petty spite during the latter's first night in bed with Marie Antoinette, inviting him to use it and see which one satisfies her more.]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: Charles goes from a meek, sensitive and fragile young man to a much more assertive, confident and masculine individual as he matures into his role as the head of the Sanson family.
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* CharacterDevelopment: Charles goes from a meek, sensitive and fragile young man to a much more assertive, confident and masculine individual as he matures into his role as the head of the Sanson family. Marie Antoinette, thanks to Marie's influence, also grows from a meek girl who feels powerless to a strong young woman determined to become the most powerful woman in the king's court, even if it means incurring the spite of the king's favorite concubine, Marie Jéanne Becu.
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* BreakTheCutie: What the first few volumes are for Charles, as he's forced to accept the heavy burden of his responsibilities as an executioner.
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* DelinquentHair: Marie has part of her hair cut off to symbolize her giving up being a woman in the pursuit of the Sanson family trade, and as symbol of her rebellion against the rigid gender roles of her society.
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* PutOnABus: After being a prominent figure in the story for a few volumes, Anne Marthe marries a servant in the manor and moves away, following an incident where Marie scarred her face, making her lose most of her vigor.
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* ComingofAgeStory: The story follows both Charles and Marie as they grow up and face the heavy burden of being a family of executioners.
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* KangarooCourt: The Duke of Orléans tries to set Charles up in one at the Palace of Versailles, in a plot to remove Lord Louis Auguste as the heir to the throne so he can become king. [[spoiler: It fails due to Charles' charisma turning the tide in his favor, causing the Duke to kill his lawyer to cut his losses.]]
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* HandicappedBadass: Jean-Baptiste has ''not'' lost his touch despite his stroke, and manages a spinning one-handed decapitation on a standing, shaking and bleeding General Griffin while simultaneously stepping in the nails covering the boards of the execution platform.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Charles' uncle, Nicolas, is driven by his desire to be acknowledged by his mother, as he was the second-born and thusly did not receive as much attention, due to Anne Marthe devoting herself to preparing Baptiste to be the successor of the Sanson line.
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* WellDoneSonGuy: Charles' uncle, Nicolas, is driven by his desire to be acknowledged by his mother, as he was the second-born and thusly did not receive as much attention, due to Anne Marthe devoting herself to preparing Baptiste to be the successor focusing most of the Sanson line.her attention on Baptiste.
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Innocent is a historical drama seinen manga created by Shinichi Sakamoto, the author behind the acclaimed {{Manga/Kokou no Hito}}.
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Innocent is a historical drama seinen manga created by Shinichi Sakamoto, Creator/ShinichiSakamoto, the author behind the acclaimed {{Manga/Kokou no Hito}}.
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Innocent is a historical drama manga created by Shinichi Sakamoto, the author behind the acclaimed {{Manga/Kokou no Hito}}.
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Innocent is a historical drama seinen manga created by Shinichi Sakamoto, the author behind the acclaimed {{Manga/Kokou no Hito}}.
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* CastofSnowflakes: Pretty much every major character and even minor one-off people in crowds have unique designs.
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* CastofSnowflakes: Pretty much every major character and even minor one-off people in crowds have unique designs.Though some of the characters end up looking similar due to the author's preference for beauty, it's also just as often averted, especially with "uglier" characters.
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Charles start slicking back his hair [[spoiler: after his sexual encounter with Marie-Jeanne Becú]], as a symbol of his ascension into manhood and the patriarch of the Sanson family.
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Charles start slicking back his hair [[spoiler: after his sexual encounter with Marie-Jeanne Becú]], as a symbol of his ascension newfound confidence and shift into manhood and a more patriarchal, masculine attitude as the patriarch head of the Sanson family.
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* ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Charles start slicking back his hair [[spoiler: after his sexual encounter with Marie-Jeanne Becú]], as a symbol of his ascension into manhood and the patriarch of the Sanson family.
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* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Marie has to perform sexual favors for an official in order to secure her position as Prevote De L'Hotel. He is eventually branded as a criminal, and Marie relishes her execution of him a bit ''too'' much, forcing her father to step in.]]
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* RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Marie has to perform sexual favors for an official in order to secure her position as Prevote De L'Hotel. He is eventually branded as a criminal, and Marie relishes her execution of him a bit ''too'' much, forcing her father to step in. Marie Jeanne was also raped by a haidresser she was apprenticed to.]]
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* BiTheWay: Charles has a homosexual experience with the son of a noble, but later shows that he is interested in women as well, as per [[spoiler: his sexual experience with the nun]].
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* BiTheWay: Charles has a homosexual experience with the son of a noble, but later shows that he is interested in women as well, as per [[spoiler: his sexual experience with the nun]].Marie Jeanne]].
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* BigOlEyebrows: Marie Antoinette has some pretty distinctive ones, though they don't diminish her femininity and grace in any way.
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* AbusiveParents: Charles' father, Baptiste, tortures Charles in order to get him to accept his role as an executioner.
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* AbusiveParents: Charles' father, Baptiste, tortures Charles in order to get him to accept his role as an executioner. Later, Marie and Charles' grandmother, Anne Marthe, tortures Marie as punishment for her helping Charles in his execution and thusly defying the societal role of women at the time.
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* PimpedOutDress: Marie Antoinette is seldom seen out of one, and basically any other women in the nobility are guaranteed to be dressed in one as well, as one might expect.
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* FanDisservice: Baptiste and his wife having sex while Charles watches.
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* FanDisservice: Baptiste and Charles walks into his wife parents having sex while Charles watches.at one point. It's...not really titillating at all, given the context and the way Baptiste acts.
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* FanDisservice: Baptiste and his wife having sex while Charles watches.
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* FragileFlower: Charles, at the beginning of the story. He eventually grows out of it thanks to character development.
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* CatchPhrase: Marie Joseph's "this sucks", whenever she's faced with a particularly annoying or unfortunate situation.
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* BasedOnATrueStory: Though dramatized, the manga is based on real historical events, including the memoirs of Charles Henri's grandson.
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* Bishonen: Charles, Jean, Louis XVI, and many others.
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* TortureTechnician: Subyss, who is called in to extract information from DamiensDamiens, but fails.
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* FemaleMisogynist: Charles' grandmother, Anne Marthe, initially portrayed as a resourceful, confident IronLady, is eventually revealed to also be this, who is furious at Marie going up to the execution platform to aid Charles
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* FemaleMisogynist: Charles' grandmother, Anne Marthe, initially portrayed as a resourceful, confident IronLady, is eventually revealed to also be this, who is this when she gets furious at Marie going for climbing up to on the execution platform to aid CharlesCharles, saying that men and women aren't equal and that she should know her place.
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Innocent is a historical drama manga created by Shinichi Sakamoto, the author behind the acclaimed {{Manga/Kokou no Hito}}.
In 18th century France, during the last days of the french monarchy in the reign of Louis XVI, the Sanson family, appointed as the royal executioners by the king himself, are struggling with the reluctance of the eldest son, Charles-Henri Sanson, to succeed his father. The story centers around Charles' struggle as a kind, sensitive young man, as he faces his harsh fate as the "Monsieur de Paris", and is changed radically in the process. Over time, the series also begins to focus on his sister, the cold, morbid and rebellious Marie Joseph as she struggles to navigate the patriarchal society of the time to become an executioner herself, and her eventual entanglement with Marie Antoinette.
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!!This series provides examples of:
*AbusiveParents: Charles' father, Baptiste, tortures Charles in order to get him to accept his role as an executioner.
*Bishonen: Charles, Jean, Louis XVI, and many others.
*BiTheWay: Charles has a homosexual experience with the son of a noble, but later shows that he is interested in women as well, as per [[spoiler: his sexual experience with the nun]].
*CastofSnowflakes: Pretty much every major character and even minor one-off people in crowds have unique designs.
*CharacterDevelopment: Charles goes from a meek, sensitive and fragile young man to a much more assertive, confident and masculine individual as he matures into his role as the head of the Sanson family.
*CostumePorn: The series is very lavish in its portrayal of the extravagance of french aristocracy, with all the frills and excesses it entails.
*CreepyChild: Marie is ''profoundly'' chilling even as a little girl, with a penchant for torture and execution that far trumps Charles'.
*DancesandBalls: It's 18th century France, so this is more or less a given.
*FemaleMisogynist: Charles' grandmother, Anne Marthe, initially portrayed as a resourceful, confident IronLady, is eventually revealed to also be this, who is furious at Marie going up to the execution platform to aid Charles
*ForegoneConclusion: Given that this is a historical manga, there's not much room for deviation.
*HiddenDepths: A number of characters have more to them than meets the eye, such as Charles' father Baptiste, and his grandmother, Anne Marthe.
*LipstickLesbian: Marie Antoinette and Marie.
*MiseryBuildsCharacter: Losing his friend due to the spite of a noble, and his father losing faith in him to the point that he tries to impregnate his wife with another heir, is what eventually motivates Charles to grow a spine and accept his fate as executioner.
*RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Marie has to perform sexual favors for an official in order to secure her position as Prevote De L'Hotel. He is eventually branded as a criminal, and Marie relishes her execution of him a bit ''too'' much, forcing her father to step in.]]
*WellDoneSonGuy: Charles' uncle, Nicolas, is driven by his desire to be acknowledged by his mother, as he was the second-born and thusly did not receive as much attention, due to Anne Marthe devoting herself to preparing Baptiste to be the successor of the Sanson line.
In 18th century France, during the last days of the french monarchy in the reign of Louis XVI, the Sanson family, appointed as the royal executioners by the king himself, are struggling with the reluctance of the eldest son, Charles-Henri Sanson, to succeed his father. The story centers around Charles' struggle as a kind, sensitive young man, as he faces his harsh fate as the "Monsieur de Paris", and is changed radically in the process. Over time, the series also begins to focus on his sister, the cold, morbid and rebellious Marie Joseph as she struggles to navigate the patriarchal society of the time to become an executioner herself, and her eventual entanglement with Marie Antoinette.
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!!This series provides examples of:
*AbusiveParents: Charles' father, Baptiste, tortures Charles in order to get him to accept his role as an executioner.
*Bishonen: Charles, Jean, Louis XVI, and many others.
*BiTheWay: Charles has a homosexual experience with the son of a noble, but later shows that he is interested in women as well, as per [[spoiler: his sexual experience with the nun]].
*CastofSnowflakes: Pretty much every major character and even minor one-off people in crowds have unique designs.
*CharacterDevelopment: Charles goes from a meek, sensitive and fragile young man to a much more assertive, confident and masculine individual as he matures into his role as the head of the Sanson family.
*CostumePorn: The series is very lavish in its portrayal of the extravagance of french aristocracy, with all the frills and excesses it entails.
*CreepyChild: Marie is ''profoundly'' chilling even as a little girl, with a penchant for torture and execution that far trumps Charles'.
*DancesandBalls: It's 18th century France, so this is more or less a given.
*FemaleMisogynist: Charles' grandmother, Anne Marthe, initially portrayed as a resourceful, confident IronLady, is eventually revealed to also be this, who is furious at Marie going up to the execution platform to aid Charles
*ForegoneConclusion: Given that this is a historical manga, there's not much room for deviation.
*HiddenDepths: A number of characters have more to them than meets the eye, such as Charles' father Baptiste, and his grandmother, Anne Marthe.
*LipstickLesbian: Marie Antoinette and Marie.
*MiseryBuildsCharacter: Losing his friend due to the spite of a noble, and his father losing faith in him to the point that he tries to impregnate his wife with another heir, is what eventually motivates Charles to grow a spine and accept his fate as executioner.
*RapeAsDrama: [[spoiler: Marie has to perform sexual favors for an official in order to secure her position as Prevote De L'Hotel. He is eventually branded as a criminal, and Marie relishes her execution of him a bit ''too'' much, forcing her father to step in.]]
*WellDoneSonGuy: Charles' uncle, Nicolas, is driven by his desire to be acknowledged by his mother, as he was the second-born and thusly did not receive as much attention, due to Anne Marthe devoting herself to preparing Baptiste to be the successor of the Sanson line.
