History Manga / Narutaru

* ShownTheirWork: MohiroKito is a big aviation nut and his knowlege of aircraft shines through with his depictions of Shiina's dad's work and the JASDF. Also, interesting to note is how he nails down some lesser known characteristics of Down's Syndrome during a brief appearance by a minor character with the condition. Said character is a florist who has managed to earn several minor government contracts for state funerals and such because of his meticulousness. People with Down's often become almost superhumanly good at certain tasks because the fact they ''know'' they're mentally challenged makes them more careful about things and work harder than a "normal" person would think they need to.

* DownerEnding: In the manga and how.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: And HOW!

* AlphaBitch: Aki Honda has to be one of the nastiest Alpha Bitches ''ever'' created. Akira also has her own personal Alpha Bitch in Hibiki Shimura, although her taunts seem tame in comparison to what Honda does.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Aki Honda's]] death. She was an extremely cruel and nasty AlphaBitch without any redeeming qualities, but her death is so horrible that it could be hard to feel any satisfaction over it.

''Naru Taru'' was created by MohiroKitoh, who also created the HumongousMecha series ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'', while the anime was penned by ChiakiKonaka, writer of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' and ''Anime/DigimonTamers''.

* AGodAmI: Sudo certainly thinks he is.

* ActorAllusion: Junji's CV had done Camille in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'', they all believe in RammingAlwaysWorks.

* CaptainEthnic: The only Russian Shadow Dragon we see is based on BabaYaga's Chicken Leg House and flies through space. The American boy who appears later is a less obvious example. His Dragon resembles the Spinosaur from ''Film/JurassicParkIII'' (sans sail, making it look more like a Baryonyx) with a painful-looking life-support machine in the center, invoking two of the biggest things America is known for in Japan (and worldwide): blockbuster movies and substandard healthcare.

* {{Lolicon}}: Can't really get away from it. Two pregnant young girls are [[spoiler:all that's left of humanity]] in the end of the manga. And [[{{Squick}} let's not]] explore the {{Shotacon}} territory of this series.

** Shiina's parents. Good thing that their daughter[[spoiler:s and granddaughter]] took the looks after Misono rather than her husband.

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: It is revealed that Aki Sato's boyfriend is not some millionaire or politician, but a humble, ugly (and possibly mildly retarded) florist.

* AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler: Aki Honda's]] death. She was an extremely cruel and nasty AlphaBitch without any redeeming qualities, but her death is so horrible that it could be hard to feel any satisfaction over it.

* CaptainEthnic: The only Russian Shadow Dragon we see is based on BabaYaga's Chicken Leg House and flies through space. The American boy who appears later is a less obvious example. His Dragon resembles the Spinosaur from ''JurassicPark3'' (sans sail, making it look more like a Baryonyx) with a painful-looking life-support machine in the center, invoking two of the biggest things America is known for in Japan (and worldwide): blockbuster movies and substandard healthcare.

* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy: Komori.

''[[NightmareFuel Definitely]] [[IReadThatAs not to be confused with]] [[Manga/{{Naruto}} another manga/anime series with a vaguely similar name]].''

''Naru Taru'' was created by MohiroKitoh, who also created the HumongousMecha series ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'', while the anime was penned by ChiakiKonaka, writer of ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'' and ''Anime/DigimonTamers''. [[MindScrew This]] [[{{Deconstruction}} should]] [[HarmfulToMinors tell]] [[SchmuckBait you]] [[FromBadToWorse something]].

''[[NightmareFuel Definitely]] [[IReadThatAs not to be confused with]] [[{{Naruto}} another manga/anime series with a vaguely similar name]].''

* SmugSnake: Tatsumi Miyako.

* GainaxEnding: In the manga. [[spoiler:It can be compared to ''[[NeonGenesisEvangelion End of Evangelion]]'', but it's really ''much'' more bleak and nihilistic. Confusing, too.]]

* DeadLittleSister: [[spoiler: Or better said, dead ''older'' sister - Misho, Shiina's older sister who died right after Shiina was born and became one of the Virgin Princesses. She's basically the reason Misono is the way she is.]]