History Manga / MedakaBox

''Medaka Box'' is a manga series by author Nisio Isin (of ''{{Bakemonogatari}}'' fame), and artist Akatsuki Akira (of his "fame" as the ero-artist "RIROLAND"), about the [[TheParagon paragon]] and all-around perfect student Medaka Kurokami, who is elected as the President of Hakoniwa Academy's student council by 98% of the student body. Possessed of a forceful personality, charisma, and incredible ability, she is accompanied by her loyal and [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] childhood friend Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, who has been at her side for over thirteen years.

** The first thing this troper thought when Kumagawa insulted Gagamaru to make him get serious... was YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries cause, well, he said, "Children's Card Game." This Troper knows of no one else (though that could be simple arrogance) besides Little Kuribo to use that phrase in such a dramatically awesome manner. Or at all, except as a reference to Little Kuriboh. So this troper believes it was a shoutout.

Making use of [[CoolLoser Misogi's]] ground breaking popularity, Nisio and Akira announced a SpinOff short with the aforementioned character, entitled ''Good Loser Kumagawa'', published in ''Jump NEXT Magazine'' on December 26th, 2011.

Making use of [[CoolLoser Misogi's]] ground breaking popularity, Nisio and Akira announced a SpinOff manga with the aforementioned character, entitled ''Good Loser Kumagawa'', begining serialization in ''Jump NEXT Magazine'' on December 26th, 2011.

''MedakaBox'' has gone from a quirky SliceOfLife high school comedy to a fighting manga, then BeyondTheImpossible as each BigBad's defeat brings a newer, more dangerous one onto the scene. Whatever the author's original intentions, the series has become more and more popular with each GenreShift, and an anime adaptation has been announced for the Spring 2012 season.

* YoungerThanTheyLook: Hitomi Hitoyoshi, who is actually 42 years of age but looks 12. [[spoiler: Also Medaka when she was two, due to her accelerated growth.]]
** [[spoiler: Ajimu claims to be two hundred years old.]]

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: Comes up in chapter [[spoiler: 121, along with bits of YouFailBiologyForever. Not only is the CPR unable to revive Kumagawa, but the fact that Kikaijima even considered performing CPR on a person with a hole in their throat is baffling. This is given a LampshadeHanging by Munakata, who points out how it wouldn't help in this case..]]

* CPRCleanPrettyReliable: Comes up in chapter [[spoiler: 121, along with bits of YouFailBiologyForever. Not only is the CPR unable to revive Kumagawa, but the fact that Kikaijima even considered performing CPR on a person with a hole in their throat is baffling. On top of that, given that her main means of fighting relies on her truly ridiculous lung capacity, it's nothing short of miraculous that her breath didn't obliterate Kumagawa's mouth, throat, and chest cavity.]]

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall / ThisIsReality: Kumagawa does this a lot, referring to the fact that "this isn't a manga" or "If we were published in ''Shounen Jump''...", plus making fun of ''Shounen Jump's'' mottoes.
* Lightning Can Do Anything: Brainwashing people, stealing peoples' abilities, controlling 131,313 super computers all at once, magnetism, controlling the opponent's motor skills, and mind reading to name a few.

* DidYouJustPunchOutCthullu: Despite some suffering from TheWorfEffect, Zenkichi has held his own against [[spoiler: Medaka II and Kumagawa]].

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: In chapter 70, after being blinded by Kumagawa, Zenkichi rejects Kumagawa's WeCanRuleTogether offer and takes the opportunity to tell Medaka that he enjoyed the good and bad times they had together. An anxious Medaka tells him to stop talking as if he's about to die [[spoiler:right before he [[TakingYouWithMe drops himself and Kumagawa into a snake-filled pit.]] .

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: In chapter 70, after being blinded by Kumagawa, Zenkichi rejects Kumagawa's WeCanRuleTogether offer and takes the opportunity to tell Medaka that he enjoyed the good and bad times they had together. An anxious Medaka tells him to stop talking as if he's about to die [[spoiler: right before he [[TakingYouWithMe drops himself and Kumagawa into a snake-filled pit]].

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: In chapter 70, after being blinded by Kumagawa, Zenkichi rejects Kumagawa's WeCanRuleTogether offer and takes the opportunity to tell Medaka that he enjoyed the good and bad times they had together. An anxious Medaka tells him to stop talking as if he's about to die [[spoiler:right before he [[TakingYouWithMe drops himself and Kumagawa into a snake-filled pit]].

* HoYay/LesYay: Invoked a few times between Zenkichi and Meguro Kurakami, or with Koga's devotion to Naze.