History Manga / OtogiMatsuri

** Detective Todoroki laments being in a situation like {{The X-Files}}

* TheDragon: Kago Shusaku, the evil onmyoji priest who serves as the main antagonist.

* TheArcher: Yousuke

* TheMasquerade: Set up to be played straight, with the invisible jingi and youkai, only to be subverted on a grand scale as awareness of the supernatural threats spreads from a small group of students to the whole school and local police department, to the national government.

''Otogi Matsuri'' is a [[HorrorAnimeAndManga horror manga]] written and illustrated by "Joker" JunyaInoue. Originally serialized by Wani Books in 2002, the series was later picked up for release in English (under the title ''Otogi Matsuri: Dark Offering'') by Central Park Media, and in French by Doki-Doki.

** The first youkai, Kenzo-sama, is [[{{Guwange}} Nekogumi]], complete with luring in its prey and then biting off the top half of their bodies.

** The phoenix bow summons its own arrows, similar to [[{{Guwange}} Hiiragi Kosame's Hamaya Arrow]].

** Mu the raccoon can transform into something resembling [[{{Guwange}} Rikiou, a.k.a. the One who Comes and Takes]].

* PoliceAreUseless: Surprisingly for the genre, {{averted}}.

* {{Kaiju}}: The gigantic fireball-breathing creature, Hidora, is the closest to one.

* MythologyGag: The first youkai, Kenzo-sama, is [[{{Guwange}} Nekogumi]], complete with luring in its prey and then biting off the top half of their bodies.
** Yousuke Suruga has a few physical traits in common with [[VideoGame/EspRaDe Yusuke Sagami]], and has the power of a phoenix much like how Yusuke went to Phoenix High School. Later on he even starts wearing similar clothes.
** The phoenix bow summons its own arrows, similar to [[{{Guwange}} Hiiragi Kosame's Hamaya Arrow]].
** Ezo Ryuichi looks a lot like [[{{Progear}} Bolt]].
** Irori Mikawa is based on [[VideoGame/EspRaDe a very similarly-dressed girl with the same first name]], except in this manga her power is based on TurtlePower rather than the green bird. During Christmas season she dresses almost ''exactly'' the same.
** Mu the raccoon can transform into something resembling [[{{Guwange}} Rikiou, a.k.a. the One who Comes and Takes]].

* ShoutOut: Detective Todoroki laments being in a situation like {{The X-Files}}

* [[spoiler: LoveDodecahedron: Yousuke likes Yomogi, Yomogi has a boyfriend, Junko likes Yousuke, Ringo wants Yousuke to be her boyfriend, Yomogi has feelings for Yousuke despite having a boyfriend...]]

** TheChick: Yomogi

* [[spoiler: LoveDodecahedron: Yousuke likes Yomogi, Yomogi has a boyfriend, Junko likes Yousuke.]]

** Yousuke Suruga has a few physical traits in common with [[{{Ptitley0wgs70k}} Yusuke Sagami]], and has the power of a phoenix much like how Yusuke went to Phoenix High School. Later on he even starts wearing similar clothes.

** Irori Mikawa is based on [[{{Ptitley0wgs70k}} a very similarly-dressed girl with the same first name]], except in this manga her power is based on TurtlePower rather than the green bird. During Christmas season she dresses almost ''exactly'' the same.

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