History Manga / NurarihyonNoMago

** [[YuiHorie Charle]] is not longer a [[FairyTail cat]] but a [[AnIcePerson Yuki-Onna]], who is ng with [[AyaHirano Lucy]]'s rival and has captured [[TetsuyaKakihara Natsu's]] heart. With [[HirokiYasumoto Elfman]] as Charle's fellow bodyguard.

** RelationshipVoiceActor: YuiHorie and HirokiYasumoto get to voice together again (as Rikuo's loyal bodyguards) in years since SchoolRumble, where Horie was {{Tsundere}} {{Ojou}} Eri Sawachika and Yasumoto was HotBlooded LargeHam Masakazu Tougou.

** In chapter 158, Rihan explains how the Matoi works and makes an...interesting observation on Kurotabou. May overlap with FoeYay

* FoeYay: [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nurarihyon_no_mago/c115/3.html Just look at the color spread of chapter 115]].

** How could [[strike:Lelouch]] [[JunFukuyama Rikuo]] run [[CodeGeass his organization]] without highly intelligent and freethinking servant [[strike:Diethard]] [[JojiNakata Gyuuki?]]
*** And [[strike:Suzaku]] [[TakahiroSakurai Kubinashi]] is joining him.
** Same cast is applied to the anime. You can see [[MagnificentBastard where]] [[TheChessmaster this]] is [[ManipulativeBastard going]] for Rikuo. Those group of demons and invisibility skill got to be put into good use.
** [[strike:Gaara]] [[AkiraIshida Tamazuki]] is the leader of the Seven Phantom Travelers of the Shikoku Youkai and is also [[ActorAllusion a Tanuki]].

* IdiotHero: Averted, Rikuo is something of a proto MagnificentBastard. He uses his cunning as his main weapon while in human form. The conference to [[spoiler:determine the Nura clan successor, where Rikuo manipulates his main opponent into embarrassing himself, is a particularly good example]].

* TheJimmyHartVersion: Portions of the background music seem directly ripped from the Film/HarryPotter theme...

* BullyingADragon: In the latest chapters, the people are really pushing [[spoiler: Rikuo]] despite knowing the fact that [[spoiler: he could easily kill them all (if he was evil, instead of trying to save them).]]

** But then in the latest chapter, she seemed kinda surprised when Rikuo confronts her about killing his father. And then [[http://www.mangareader.net/456-58003-9/nurarihyon-no-mago/chapter-126.html this page]] shows up.

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Abe no Seimei AKA the Nue; Harogomo Gitsune's current form was Rihan's resurected first wife, an ayakashi who couldn't bear him children. She's dead now, but her nakama is confidant that they'll be able to revive her. She's back as of chapter 200.]]

* {{Nakama}}: The Kiyo Cross Squad and Rikuo's bodyguards make up Rikuo's. [[spoiler: Some of the Tanuki's underling thought they were this to the Tanuki, [[CompleteMonster they were wrong]]]].

* YouCantThwartStageOne: [[spoiler:Rikuo and his {{Nakama}} arrive too late to prevent Nue's birth]].

* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler: Abe no Seimei AKA the Nue; Harogomo Gitsune's current form was Rihan's resurected first wife, an ayakashi who couldn't bear him children. She's dead now, but her nakama is confidant that they'll be able to revive her.]]

Shortly, however, the series [[GrowingTheBeard Grows The Beard]], as [[spoiler:Rikuo admits to knowing about his demon side, quits trying to be normal, and [[TookALevelInBadass decides to work at becoming the successor]]. From this point on the plot gets much more interesting and the action far better as he and his followers deal with various threats to the Nura clan]].

* SacredHospitality: The capacity in which sworn enemies visit your home is important to the {{Yakuza}}-esque yokai clans.
-->"'''Wait.''' This time...[[{{Badass}} they are guests]]."

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: [[spoiler: After Rikuo uses his new Matoi ability with Tsurara, allowing them to combine their attacks, other characters talk about using it with him, and the conversation makes it seem like they all want to sleep with him. This comes complete with Tsurara becoming angry that Rikuo has already used Matoi with other people and refusing to do it with him again when he asks.]] Also see the HoYay entry.

* FridgeBrilliance: It doesn't seem to make sense that a yokai group would be so fervent about defending humans. But then: [[spoiler: a large number of the major Nura clan characters used to be human. Kurotabou was created from a collection of children's stories about a protector of children.]] and [[spoiler: the AllYourPowersCombined special ability of Rikuo and Rihan requires the user to be part human. When it comes down on it, the Nura family needs a good mix of yokai and human blood to have the sort of power it did under Rihan.]]

* HoYay: Just chapter 113, that is all...
--> [[spoiler:Rikuo: Itaku... Be my sword.]]
** Rikuo jumps him from behined, promoting Itaku to reply that he himself wants to rough him (rikuo) a bit, too.
** [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nurarihyon_no_mago/c077/4.html (referring to Rikuo and Itaku) "You two are so cute together~"]]
** Chapter 114: Itaku is [[spoiler: riding alonside Rikuo's fear]].
** Tamazuki and Inugami, especially in the anime adaptation.
** Hagoromo Gitsune eats hearts by kissing. She is partial to girls' hearts. Crosses a bit over into Squick and PsychoLesbian.
** And now in chapter 122 [[{{Bishonen}} Kurotabou]] gives us [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nurarihyon_no_mago/c122/13.html this jewel.]]
** Rikuo and Zen
** Also in Ch 114: [[spoiler: [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nurarihyon_no_mago/c114/9.html shirtless Rikuo is getting real cosy with Itaku....and they're both panting.]] Oh my.]]
** Jami and his Lord to the point that his Lord's wife was jealous.
** Tall, dark, handsome, long-haired opponents Rihan and Kurotabou during the Edo period oh, ho so much.

* BigDamnHeroes: Kurotabou is, quite literally, ''made'' for this trope, having saved not a few human, onmyouji, and youkai asses just when they needed help most.

** Although his saves arguably aren't as dramatic as Kurotabou's, Kubinashi has some fine moments as well.

** Youhime was renowned as the most beautiful woman in all of Kyoto and Yamabuki Otome is quite beautiful as well.
** Basically '''''all''''' the women in the Nurarihyon family.

* BodyHorror: Anything to do with Sanmoto Gorōzaemon [[spoiler:, who is freaking huge and ugly and fat even as a normal human, and when he transform into a yokai, his flesh MELTED AND SPLITTED INTO HUNDRED PARTS, which in turn become grotesque Yokai themselves.]]

** And now in chapter 122 [[{{Bishonen}} Kurotabou]] give us [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nurarihyon_no_mago/c122/13.html this jewel.]]

-->[[spoiler:Rihan: Exchange sakazuki with me... and then, I will "wear" you.]]
-->[[spoiler:Kurotabou: Wear... me?]]

* PrehensileHair:This seems to be Kejouro main power.

* TallDarkAndHandsome: Nura Rihan and Kurotabou

* WhyDontYouJustShootHim: [[spoiler: Rikuo's ''mother'' unexpectedly shoots the Noh play youkai, to the surprise of the other Nura clan members. When they ask why she even has a gun, she responds that she's a yakuza's wife, after all.]]