History Manga / Kannagi

* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: One episode may be a very roundabout reference to Amaterasu hiding herself in a cage in indignation.

''Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens'' or ''Kannagi'' for short, is an ongoing (currently on hiatus, due to the author's health) manga by Eri Takenashi that began in 2005. There is also a series of light novels that began in 2008 written by Toka Takei and an anime series/OVA that was made in 2008.

* CreatorBreakdown: As of late 2008, the author has been forced into temporary retirement due to an unspecified surgical procedure, though some speculate it has more to do with the borderline death-threat FanDumb of a guy online who can't accept the concept of Nagi ''not'' being a virgin but also being a nice girl at the same time. Whatever the case, she has thankfully recovered, and it was stated the she would resume work on the manga in Spring 2010. The new release, at least on the Net, didn't come out until mid 2011.
** It wasn't even that Nagi wasn't a virgin, it was that she had had a boyfriend before. No mention of sex or anything, just that she had a boyfriend once upon a time. And she was declared used goods by her so-called fans.

** HoYay: But Jin brings it on himself, really.

** The event mentioned in FanDumb resulted in both those that took it seriously and those making fun of those who took it seriously referring to Nagi as a slut and "used goods".

** The latest WhamEpisode is chapter 40, and it's probably the most significant. [[Zange succeeds in exorcising Nagi, though she seems to not remember why she was so ruthlessly compelled to do so in the first place. Jin becomes furious at Zange for her actions, and refuses to speak to her after that. As a result, Hakua expels Zange from her body and forcefully reclaims it. In the morning, an unnamed character arrives in Kannagi, and notes that it's the last known location of Ozuma.]]

* ConspicuousCG: A trio of spiders in episode 1 are animated by this. As are Nagi's wand and several background elements.

* ConspicuousCG: A trio of spiders in episode 1 are animated by this.

''Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens'' or ''Kannagi'' for short, is an ongoing (currently on hiatus, due to the author's health) manga by Eri Takenashi that began in 2005. There is also a series of light novels that began in 2008 written by Tōka Takei and an anime series/OVA that was made in 2008.

* AccidentalPervert -- Jin of course.

* ACupAngst / PetitePride -- Nagi knows what Jin prefers, and a little information card on her in the middle of episode five says that her dislike is "people who like big breasts".
* AlwaysFemale -- Jin receives a number of tropes usually reserved for girls. For example, his most distinguishing trait is his "pureness", his most distinguishing physical feature is his very young, childish appearance, he's the victim of [[AccidentalPervert Accidental Perversion]] one time, and apparently was very dependent on Tsugumi when he was younger in a slightly klutzy way. The strength of AlwaysFemale means these tropes aren't quite played quite straight: for example, although he was needy and a crybaby in the past, he was also short-tempered and not exactly TheDitz.

* AuthorAvatar -- Yamakan, the director, appears as a member of Nagi's fan club, thanking her for letting him become qualified as a director. This is a direct reference to how he had deal with ExecutiveMeddling while he was the director of ''LuckyStar'''s first four episodes.

* BaitAndSwitchCredits -- The OP depicts Nagi as an IdolSinger with the rest of the supporting cast as her managers and trainers. Not in the least like the show.
* BarbieDollAnatomy -- In an episode of the anime and some chapter in the manga they joked about Jin's penis, but in chapter 20, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kannagi/v04/c020/16.html he looks like a Ken doll]], and also the [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kannagi/v04/c020/18.html next]] [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kannagi/v04/c020/19.html two pages]], apparently Jin has a "hydraulic" penis
* {{Beach Episode}} -- In chapter 21 of the manga.
* BitchInSheepsClothing -- Zange. Although Hakua, the sheep, is still in there somewhere.
* BlessedWithSuck -- Before Nagi came along, Jin's ability to see the impurities was terrifying because he thought they were ghosts. [[spoiler: Hakua]] has it much worse though. Also Daitetsu, because he has the FaceOfAThug and a very intimidating physique.
* BrotherSisterIncest -- After spending a night at Jin's house because he forgot his house key, and seeing the way they act towards each other, Daisetsu thinks that Jin and Nagi have this kind of secret relationship. Doesn't help that Jin won't give him a straight answer (well, he did, but Daisetsu took it the wrong way, thinking that Nagi was the model for Jin's wood sculpture, rather than Nagi being the wood sculpture come to life).
* ClingyJealousGirl -- Nagi and Tsugumi whenever Zange is around Jin.
* CookingDuel -- Nagi vs. Tsugumi vs. Zange to see who cooks for Jin the best. The winner is Nagi. She can actually be a great cook, but she prefers to let Jin do it because it's too bothersome.

* CreepyCoolCrosses -- Zange. She's the daughter of a priest, so it makes its way into her wardrobe. She's also going for a nun-like image. ([[NunsAreMikos or the like]]), so it works.
** NaughtyNuns -- This especially. Zange specifically alters a standard nun outfit to have a much shorter hemline.
** NunsAreSpooky -- Sometimes she's creepy too.

* DancingTheme -- Again, the OP. Nagi's little stage show.
* {{Delinquents}} -- In middle school, Jin was ("No, not like that"). Meaning, he wasn't really a hell-raiser, but acted up a lot because of his troubled past.
** Manga -- Apparently, he went to Daitetsu for advice, making the same mistake everyone else made about him.
* DidISayThatOutLoud -- A feverish Jin muses about asking Nagi to lay down beside him when she asks as to what she could do to help. Unfortunately for him, he thought out loud.

* DreadfulMusician -- Suprisingly for an aspiring idol, Zange couldn't carry a tune in a bucket.

* DynamicEntry -- [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljhlAU-8eE0 Nagi in episode eight:]]

* EyesAlwaysShut -- Shino. It was even mentioned in episode 10 that when she sings, her eyes will open.

* FanserviceWithASmile -- All three main girls in the show end up working at a MaidCafe at one point. Zange beomes a replacement for her sister, much to her surprise.
* {{Fetish}} -- Besides being an all-around {{yaoi fangirl}}, Takako is turned on by things like... an innocent-looking Jin, a tone-deaf Tsugumi and a panty-flashing Zange.

* GeniusLoci -- Nagi.
* GenreSavvy -- Meguru Akiba, Jin to some extent.
* GentleGiant -- Daitetsu. He gets into trouble easily because he can't explain why he really skipped lessons because the reasons are too embarrassingly girlish that he just lets people assume he's a delinquent.
* GodsNeedPrayerBadly -- With Zange's tree being inside a church, weakening it, and Nagi's being cut down, both of them are fighting it out over this.
* GrandTheftMe -- Zange has taken over the body of Hakua Suzushiro. Her father questions it, but he knows Zange means no harm. Nagi at least thinks that he wants Zange gone, and it's heavily hinted that he'd be much happier if he got Hakua back, but he seems to acknowledge that Hakua is actually ''happier'' with Zange around.

* HugeGuyTinyGirl -- Daitetsu x Jin, if it were true. [[OneHeadTaller Surprisingly]] it doesn't settle which is the {{Seme}}.
* HairAntennae -- Jin, although they're referred to as double IdiotHair / {{Ahoge}}. When he's shocked they stand up like tv antennae in the manga.

* HeroicBSOD -- Jin suffers from one in episode 12 [[spoiler: after Nagi runs away.]]
* [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey I Flash My Panties, You Must Obey!]] -- It's enough to make Takako change her film-making decisions. Courtesy of [[NaughtyNuns Zange]], natch.
* IdolSinger -- Zange and Nagi, at least in the OP.
* ImagineSpot -- Believing that Jin and Nagi are siblings, Daitetsu goes into an elaborate one showing what he [[BrotherSisterIncest thinks is going on]].
* InstantFanclub -- Nagi gets one (complete with webpage) almost immediately before the school allows her in as a NewTransferStudent.
* InnocentCohabitation -- Nagi decides to live in the house where Jin's living by himself. They quickly come up with the story that she's his sister to keep down the rumors. Naturally, Jin's hormones later end up throwing his mind into turmoil and Tsugumi ends up extremely concerned and a bit jealous.
* InnocentInnuendo -- Invoked by Zange. She makes it sound like something illicit is happening between her and Jin. Doesn't work for a second on Nagi, but Tsugumi falls for it completely. Though it's up in the air how much of it was acting.
* KaraokeBox -- Episode ten, "Karaoke Senshi Mic Takako". Includes a {{cameo}} by the ''LuckyStar'' girls when Jin walks in on their karaoke session from the ED.

* LegalJailbait -- Centuries old deliciously flat chested cutie Nagi. To a lesser extent Zange-chan.
* LimitedWardrobe -- [[LampshadeHanging Pointed out]]. Nagi goes around in only the clothes she materialized in before Tsugumi takes her shopping to get more.
* LittleMissBadAss -- Zange takes out 3 guys with little effort when they try to hit on her in episode 12.
* LittleMissSnarker -- Jin. He takes himself fairly seriously despite looking much younger then the rest of the cast.
* LoverTugOfWar -- Happens to poor Jin between Tsumugi and Zange in episode 9 when both girls are trying to feed him lunch.
* MagicalGirl -- After seeing one on TV, Nagi gets a toy wand and modifies it as her weapon against the impurities.
* MagicalGirlfriend -- Nagi, though she doesn't appear to be romantically interested. Yet.
* MistakenForGay -- Both Jin and Daitetsu are subject to this after Daitetsu stays the night at his house on a rainy night and the events of episode eight go down. Attempts by Tsugumi and Zange to fix this are futile. Instead, Jin ends up getting mistaken for someone who goes for AnythingThatMoves.
** HoYay -- But Jin brings it on himself, really.

* MoodWhiplash -- Lighthearted fanservicey harem rom com, right? Then [[spoiler: Hakua's]] backstory. Including summoning Zange by [[spoiler: trying to commit suicide!]].
* MundaneUtility -- Once Nagi gets enough power, her wand also makes a useful flashlight.
* MyGirlIsNotASlut -- RealLife example: After a chapter of the manga made it look like Nagi may not be a virgin, [[FanDumb the fan reaction was crazy]], to say the least.

* NoseBleed -- Takako, and Jin did it once when Zange was doing things to him in an attempt to get Nagi out of the closet.
* NunsAreMikos -- It seems like fake-nun Zange has built her public image on this assumption.

* NunTooHoly -- Zange
** NaughtyNun -- She has absolutely no qualms whatsoever [[IHaveBoobsYouMustObey to flash her panties at Takako]] if the situation calls for it.
* OneNoteCook -- Tsugumi can actually prepare three things: greens, eggs and [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment vegetable omlette]].
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent -- Jin fits by being able to touch the impurities without harm. Takako labels his plainness as him being a [[GratuitousEnglish "too-pure-pure-boy"]].
* {{Otaku}} -- [[MeaningfulName Akiba]], who's GenreSavvy, but occasionally WrongGenreSavvy. For example, once he sees Nagi, he tells Jin that "if this world is a manga, you are the main character." Which, of course, he is. Though he thinks of Nagi as a rich girl with an interest in ghosts because he saw it in an eroge.

* PornStash -- Briefly mentioned. After Nagi went searching for a bag to carry her wand in, she came across the stash. Jin's a breast man. Upon hearing this information, Tsugumi immediately looks down at her own bust (and promptly punches the air in triumph after glancing over at Nagi's lack-of-bust). Episode seven has Jin being worried when Nagi locks herself in his closet, because that's where he keeps the stash.

* PrettyFreeloaders -- Nagi
* ProductPlacement -- "It's a Sony!" Also BitingTheHandHumor, since Akiba brings a Blu-Ray ''and'' a Betamax. The show is produced by Aniplex, and therefore sponsored by Sony.

* PungeonMaster -- Nagi, who gets off a pun at any opportunity.
* PunnyName -- Daitetsu - "Big Metal".
* RPGElements -- Takako imagines a VisualNovel scene with Nagi, Zange, and Tsugumi.
* ShowWithinAShow -- ''Lolikko Cutie'', the show that inspired Nagi and that she mimics in her purification.
* ShoutOut -- In the karaoke episode, Jin gets the wrong room and walks in on the ''LuckyStar'' cast (shown [[LawyerFriendlyCameo only from behind]]).
* ShrinesAndTemples -- Kinda obvious.
* SmokingIsCool -- Manga -- Naturally, this is how Jin thought you get started being a delinquent.
* SplitPersonality -- Subverted. Nagi claims to have one to explain her behavior and sudden appearance to Tsugumi. Even Jin falls for it until Nagi slips up.

* StealthHiBye -- Zange seems to be particularly good at this.
* StereotypeReactionGag -- Akiba [[IResembleThatRemark resents the insinuation]]. [[CharacterFilibuster Anyway, maid cafes, while popular among-]]
* TakeAThirdOption -- In episode 9, when Zange is forcing Jin to choose between her or Tsumugi to date in order to shake off rumors of him being gay, he's starts to say Tsumugi's name until Nagi mentions that he should simply hang out with both girls. Which ends up making things worse for him, as now the students suspect him of AnythingThatMoves.

* ThemeTuneCameo -- Nagi can be heard humming the OP theme in the bath in the first episode. It can also be overheard during conversations in ''both'' men's and ladies' room in the tenth episode.
* TokenMiniMoe -- Shino's cousin Miyuu. Introduced in chapter 21 of the manga.
* {{Trickster}} -- There is a very strong (and amusing) streak of the {{Trickster}} in Nagi. Note the way she concocts the story that she is Jin's sister, her lie about having a split personality to "explain" her super-gluing her magic wand to Jin's table, and the way she sneaks herself into Jin's school initially.
* {{Tsundere}} -- Nagi, Tsumugi does this occasionally as well.
* {{Tsurime Eyes}} -- Nagi has a marvellous Tsurime Eyes.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend -- Tsugumi. One episode/chapter showcases how many of the embarrassing secrets of Jin's youth she remembers.

* VerbalTic -- Miyuu ends most of her sentences with "suno".
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic - One episode may be a very roundabout reference to Amaterasu hiding herself in a cage in indignation.
* WishfulProjection -- Kannagi will often berate Jin for not being her stereotypical vision of a loyal vassal who doesn't think for himself, just as the goddess expects of him. This often leads to powerful arguments between the two.
* XMeetsY -- Nagi is something like [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Belldandy]] meets [[SpiceAndWolf Holo]].
* YaoiFangirl -- Takako of the Art Club is, behind her exterior of a tough critic, prone to examining the boys in the club, and when she sees [[HoYay friendly interaction]] between Daitetsu and Jin, gets a {{nosebleed}}.

* ZigzagPaperTassel -- Nagi has an ''ōnusa'' that [[strike:resembles]] is attached to a cheap MagicalGirl wand. There's also a ''shide'' in the series logo (see the picture at the top of the page), which has four segments, each of which has one of four hiragana characters from the title on it.

* AlwaysFemale -- Jin receives a number of tropes usually reserved for girls. For example, his most distinguishing trait is his 'pureness', his most distinguishing physical feature is his very young, childish appearance, he's the victim of [[AccidentalPervert Accidental Perversion]] one time, and apparently was very dependent on Tsugumi when he was younger in a slightly klutzy way. The strength of AlwaysFemale means these tropes aren't quite played quite straight: for example, although he was needy and a crybaby in the past, he was also short-tempered and not exactly TheDitz.

* ShoutOut -- [[LuckyStar Episode 10]]. Nuff said.

* UnluckyChildhoodFriend -- Tsugumi. One episode/chapter showcases how many of the embarrassing secret of Jin's youth she remembers.

* CreepyCoolCrosses -- Zange. She's the daughter of a [[DidNotDoTheResearch priest]], so it makes its way into her wardrobe. She's also going for a nun-like image. ([[NunsAreMikos or the like]]), so it works.

* CreatorBreakdown: As of late 2008, the author has been forced into temporary retirement due to an unspecified surgical procedure, though some speculate it has more to do with the borderline death-threat FanDumb of a guy online who can't accept the concept of Nagi ''not'' being a virgin but also being a nice girl at the same time. Whatever the case, she has thankfully recovered, [[AndTheFandomRejoiced and it was stated the she would resume work on the manga in Spring 2010]]. The new release, at least on the Net, didn't come out until mid 2011.

* AbuseIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale -- Nagi towards Jin.

* AnimeAnatomy -- In an episode of the anime and some chapter in the manga they joked about Jin's penis, but in chapter 20, [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kannagi/v04/c020/16.html he looks like a Ken doll]], and also the [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kannagi/v04/c020/18.html next]] [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kannagi/v04/c020/19.html two pages]], apparently Jin has a "hydraulic" penis

* XMeetsY -- Nagi is something like [[AhMyGoddess Belldandy]] meets [[SpiceAndWolf Holo]].

* FanserviceWithASmile -- All three main girls in the show end up working at a maid cafe at one point. Zange beomes a replacement for her sister, much to her surprise.

* {{Token Loli}} -- Shino's cousin Miyuu. Introduced in chapter 21 of the manga.

* PornStash -- Briefly mentioned. After Nagi went searching for a bag to carry her wand in, she came across the stash. Jin's a breast man. Upon hearing this information, Tsugumi immediately looks down at her own bust. Episode seven has Jin being worried when Nagi locks herself in his closet, because that's where he keeps the stash.

** HollywoodToneDeaf: Karaoke episode is very amusing when you realize voice actresses for [[{{MiyukiSawashiro}} Tsugumi]], [[{{KanaHanazawa}} Zange]], and ''especially'' [[{{HarukaTomatsu}} Nagi]] have all sang title songs.

** HollywoodToneDeaf: Karaoke episode is very amusing when you realize voice actresses for Tsugumi, Zange, and ''especially'' Nagi all have sang anime title songs.

** HollywoodToneDeaf: Karaoke episode is very amusing when you realize voice actresses for [[{{Tsugumi,}}MiyukiSawashiro]] [[{{Zange,}}KanaHanazawa]] and ''especially'' [[{{Nagi}} HarukaTomatsu]] all have sang anime title songs.

* ThemeTuneCameo -- Nagi can be heard humming the OP theme in the bath in the first episode. It can also be heard in the ladies room in the tenth episode.

* ThemeTuneCameo -- Nagi can be heard humming the OP theme in the bath in the first episode.