History Manga / OtomeYoukaiZakuro

* FreudianExcuse: [[OedipusComplex one of the classics]] [[spoiler: Omodaka was isolated from his mother for years so he ran away from home to find her. When he does, he sees her in the arms of a human so he tells his father (her husband) who orders the human killed.]]

* {{Bishonen}}: Humans knowledgeable in Spirit hunting within the military exist, but the candidates chosen by the Department of Spirit Affairs were selected for their appearance to help "break the ice" with their supernatural partners. The goal was proving peaceful cooperation with the government, rather than demonstrating human are just as good at DemonSlaying.

* OjouRinglets: Houzuki and Bonbori have really elaborate hair curls on par with [[LightNovel/LadiesVersusButlers Sernia Flameheart]], but they are not TheOjou.

* {{Kitsune}}: Kushimatsu is a fox spirit that can take a humanoid form but she never looks human aside from that. The four heroines are too human to count because they only have ears.

''Otome Youkai Zakuro'' is a manga series written and illustrated by Lily Hoshino. It started running monthly in the seinen manga magazine ''Comic Birz'' in November 2006.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: For all the horrible, horrible things he does, the heroes leave Omodaka unharmed in his palace. This because the palace is burning and he's in the midst of a VillainousBSOD becaue of a FreudianExcuse. They think he died in the fire because he refused to leave but the ending reveals that he's going somewhere with Byakuroku.]]

* {{Odango Hair}}: Zakuro used this to bind her ears so Kei's racist father wouldn't see them.

* TheTease: Houzuki and Bonbori love teasing Hanakiri, to the extent they could be seen as being {{Loveable Sex Maniac}}s, too.

* TwinThreesomeFantasy: Houzuki and Bonbori's favorite pastime is teasing this for Hanakiri. It's later revealed the twins felt an "emptiness" in their souls, despite having each other. They see Hanakiri as that missing part. Therefore the twins consider him as much apart of them, as they are with each other.

* {{Bishonen}}: Many of the males are beautiful.

* HappinessInSlavery: [[spoiler: At the end of the final episode, Byakuroku decides that there is no point to freedom since her only purpose in life was to protect her sister who by that point was dead. So she ''offers herself'' to Omodaka as his PropertyOfLove. ''He accepts'' and the ending shows they survive the fire.]]
* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Empathy and petal power doesn't seem impressive but the girls find good uses for them.

* HellishPupils: The girls gain them when they use their powers.

* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: For all horrible, horrible things he does, the heroes leave Omodaka unharmed in his palace. This because the palace is burning and he's in the midst of a VillainousBSOD becaue of a FreudianExcuse. They think he died in the fire because he refused to leave but the ending reveals that he's going somewhere with Byakuroku.]]

* {{Odango Hair}}: Zakuro used this to bind her ears so Kei's racists father wouldn't see them.

* SingleMindedTwins: Played straight and a deconstruction. Houzuki and Bonbori have many single minded twin traits, such as speaking in unison and sharing the same interests, but they become evermore devoted to Ganryu because he can identify their differences when no one else can. The fact few creatures can tell Houzuki and Bonbori apart, is a huge source of unhappiness. In a strange conundrum: they want to be seen as separate entities, but also acknowledged as identical.

* {{Tsundere}}: Zakuro alternates between a LuminescentBlush and yelling at Kei because while he's a NiceGuy he's also a jesuit wuss and she doesn't want to admit that she likes him. Apparently, she got it from her mother.

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** [[spoiler:Between Riken and Susukihotaru in episode 4. The fact that the feelings were telepathically communicated [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming makes the moment even sweeter]]]].

* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: The female side of each Spirit Affairs team possess supernatural powers, are physically stronger, have a greater range of senses, possess greater knowledge about mythical creatures, and are more agile than their male partners. The reason it counts as this trope is because all these traits come from the demon half of their heritage [[spoiler: and only female half-demons are in any condition to make use of them.]]

* LovableCoward: Kei, as Zakuro likes to point out, is a wuss. However, he is also a NiceGuy and tries to fight his fear

* MoreDeadlyThanTheMale: The female side of each Spirit Affairs team possess supernatural powers, are physically stronger, have a greater range of senses, possess greater knowledge about mythical creatures, and are more agile than their male partners.

* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler: Rangui tries this on Zakuro and inadverently frees her in the process.]]

* SelfMadeOrphan: [[spoiler: Hanadate ''claims'' to have done so. Eventually it is revealed he didn't.]]

* TheTease: Houzuki and Bonbori, to the extent they could be seen as being {{Loveable Sex Maniac}}s, too.

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