History Manga / PlusAnima

* StepfordSmiler: Cooro. Much like his [[ExtremeDoormat Extreme Doormatism]], Cooro uses his smile and cheer to hide how positively unhappy he is, '''especially''' when someone even '''hints''' at [[spoiler:Fly's]] person.

* TheMindIsAPlaythingOfTheBody: An early chapter mentions how Anima who are unlucky enough to have a monstrous transformation have a chance of losing their humanity if they are not careful.

* CatGirl: Rose, though she only has the claws, slitted eyes, Naruto-like FacialMarkings - no ears or tail. She also has fangs; [[BerserkButton they come out if you mess with her brother.]]

%%* {{Animorphism}}: The main characters of the story are all children who can partially transform into animals, called +Anima.

** [[spoiler: Blanca.]] She is created from dreams.
** Subverted with [[spoiler: Cooro]], as Aaron's story negates what Fly tells [[spoiler: Cooro]] about his birth.

%%* BigBrotherIsWatching: Fly to Cooro. ''Dear God.''

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Husky's family. [[spoiler:His father, the King of Sailland, [[RoyalHarem has many wives]], who compete among themselves to win his favor so that their own childern could rise higher in status. When Husky's father [[ParentalFavoratism picks him as his favorite]], (mainly because his mother Marien is implied to be the king's favorite wife), Husky's siblings start bullying him out of jealousy, making fun of his feminine appearance and gravelly voice. The competition and backstabbing escalates to the point that Husky's stepmother tries to drown him in a pond so her own son could become Crown Prince]].
%%* BishieSparkle: Cooro [[DeliberatelyCuteChild can summon these at will]]. Husky sometimes gets them too, though in his case it's more like [[DudeLooksLikeALady Bishojo Sparkles]]...

** Magdala, who acts like a friendly and likable girl before who gives her friends all the food and material comfort they could want. It's revealed that said "friends" are actually forced to stay with and work for her, and she punishes them terribly if they try to escape and even tries to have them killed.

%%* BloodBrothers: Cooro and Husky, for the most part.

* CatGirl: Rose, though she only has the claws, slitted eyes, Naruto-like FacialMarkings - no ears. She also has fangs; [[BerserkButton they come out if you mess with her brother.]]

%%* TheChick: Nana, although she does fight occasionally.

%%* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: Chapter 8.3, ''Shines in the Darkness''.

%%** The same applies to Nana and her bat +Anima, though it isn't mentioned as often.

* {{Bishonen}}: Husky has a very pretty appearance, to the point of often [[DudeLooksLikeALady being mistaken for a girl]], even by his close friends.

%%* ParentalAbandonment: Happens quite a lot, actually.
* ParentalFavoritism: A ''very'' large part of [[spoiler: Sailand's Royal Family. The King's children were ranked from Most Favorite to Least Favorite. This is why Husky was named Crown Prince out of birth order. It's also why Dylana then tried to kill him, so her own son could be Crown Prince]].

* ArrangedMarriage: Igneous' cousin is in one. This comes across as a bit...strange, since his cousin is a very young girl and her fiancé is significantly older than her (closer to Senri's age if not older), though at least for now their relationship is more about him protecting her and trying to make her happy than anything else.

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Husky's family. [[spoiler:His father, the King of Sailland, has many wives, who compete among themselves to win his favor so that their own childern could rise higher in status. When Husky's father picks him as his favorite, (mainly because his mother Marien is implied to be the king's favorite wife), Husky's siblings start bullying him out of jealousy, making fun of his feminine appearance and gravelly voice. The competition and backstabbing escalates to the point that Husky's stepmother tries to drown him in a pond so her own son could become Crown Prince]].

* DrivenToSuicide: Volume 10: [[spoiler:Cooro has a fight with his friends about whether they should give up their Anima or not, with Husky and Nana feeling angry that he couldn't see why they'd want to give up their powers (since unlike them, Cooro has had his Anima since birth and doesn't have traumatic memories associated with it). Before they can reconcile, Fly steps in, deliberately driving a wedge between them and isolating Cooro, then emotionally manipulating him to make it easier to convince him to give up his Anima. When Cooro tries to resist, Fly lies to him about being an experiment that Fly himself created, and finally surgically removes his Anima. The combination of losing his best friends, his Anima and the lie of thinking he's not even a real person drives Cooro to a suicidal depression, and only his friends last-minute arrival, where they apologize about their fight and urge him to think about himself for once, stops him from killing himself]].

* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Husky]] and Nana. Both can technically be considered Type 2. Nana ran away from home when her alcoholic father tries to kill her after she accidentally stabs him with a pair of scissors, and [[spoiler:Husky was forced to leave his home when his jealous stepmother tries to drown him and he becomes a +Anima, knowing that staying in Sailand would only endanger him more]].

* UnstoppableRage: [[spoiler: Senri]], if he loses control of his +Anima power and lets his animal instincts take over. This would happen every time [[spoiler:he loses his EyepatchOfPower]]

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Husky's family. His father, [[spoiler:the King of Sailland]], has many wives, who compete among themselves to win his favor so that their own childern could rise higher in status. When Husky's father picks him as his favorite, (mainly because his mother Marien is implied to be [[spoiler:the king's]] favorite wife), Husky's siblings start bullying him out of jealousy, making fun of his feminine appearance and gravelly voice. The competition and backstabbing escalates to the point that Husky's stepmother tries to [[spoiler:drown him in a pond]] so her own son could become [[spoiler:Crown Prince]].

* AdultsAreUseless: In Sailand, Nana, Cooro and Senri go off on their own to 'save' Husky when they thought that he was sold as a slave against his will. The adult, who was supposedly looking after them, had refused to break into the mansion.

%%* {{Animorphism}}: And how... [[HumanityEnsues most of the time.]]

%%* ArrangedMarriage: Igneous' cousin is in one.

%%* BigScrewedUpFamily: Husky's family.

%%* {{Bishonen}}: Husky, to the point of often being mistaken for a girl.
%%* BitchInSheepsClothing: Magdala. [[spoiler:Also Fly]].

* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler:Having his Anima taken from him by Fly was pretty much what finally sent Cooro mindlessly spiraling. See Driven to Suicide for the outcome.]]

%%* CoolBigSis: Rose acts like this both to her younger brother and, to some extent, to our gang.
* CrossingTheDesert: For some reason, most of Sailand just ''is'' a desert. [[spoiler:And with help from Crystala, Cooro and Nana cross one to try and save Husky and Senri.]]

* CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Cooro (brown eyes and hair), Husky (blue eyes and hair) and Senri (gray eyes and hair).
* DarkAndTroubledPast: All of the main characters have one of these [[spoiler:because childhood trauma causes children to become Anima]].

* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu:
** When they sit around and talk with Fly, [[spoiler:who tries to sweet talk them into giving up their Animas.]] For some reason, only Cooro is the one catching on, albeit silently.
** Cooro may be the only one catching on because [[spoiler:he had already promised to give up his Anima to Fly as a very young child.]]

%%* DrivenToSuicide: Volume 10: [[spoiler:Cooro.]]

* EyepatchOfPower: Senri wears one [[spoiler:to keep his rabid, man-eating Anima contained. When it comes off, you have but seconds to run far, far away. His +Anima is also why he doesn't express any emotion.]]
* ExtremeDoormat: Cooro. He has emotions and opinions, but smiles through it all and never goes against another's choice, even if he wants to.

%%* FamilyOfChoice: Our four main heroes end up this way.

* FantasticRacism: In some chapters, the group come across people who hate +Anima. Taken UpToEleven in Sailand.

* GenderBlenderName: Husky's real name is [[spoiler: Myrrha, which is most commonly used for girls.]] He was nicknamed "Husky" because of the 'husky' sound of his voice.

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler: Fly smiles as he's falling to his death in the ocean. His last words are an expression of how happy he is that he got to fly with Blanca.]]

* HappinessInSlavery: Crystala acts as more of a protector than a master; her slaves, including Daisy [[spoiler: and Senri, in his backstory]], are clearly loyal to her and seem quite happy.
* HeManWomanHater[=/=]GirlsHaveCooties: Husky's technically prepubescent, but since he doesn't actually think girls are 'icky', and has actual legitimate reasons for hating them, it's safe to assume it's unlikely for him to really warm up to women in the future. [[spoiler:[[ShipTease He warms up to Nana just fine.]] He just doesn't show it well.]]
%%* HitchHikerHeroes: Especially in the first couple chapters.

* IBelieveICanFly: There sure are a lot of winged +Anima; of the 15 named ones, 8 are birds or other flying critters of some sort, [[spoiler:including Blanca, though [[OurAngelsAreDifferent she's all sorts of things at once]]]]. There's even Shadow, who can't fly, but he wishes he could. Justified as [[spoiler: children gain their +anima when they are about to die and see the animal in question. You're a lot more likely to see a bird than anything else just because they're always around and the power of flight in most cases will save the child's life.]]

%%* IdiotHero: Cooro, though he subverts it often.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Nana often feels like this, and at one point [[spoiler:she is offered a chance to give up her Anima]], though she decides against it.

* InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler:Husky manages to convince Cooro not to kill himself at the last minute.]]

* KidsAreCruel: None of Husky's siblings treated him well.

* ParentalFavoritism: A ''very'' large part of [[spoiler: Sailand's Royal Family. The King's children were ranked from Most Favorite to Least Favorite. This is why Husky was named Crown Prince out of birth order. It's also why Dylana then tried to kill him.]]
%%* PerpetualMolt: ''All'' the bird +Anima.
* PingPongNaivete: Cooro's usually pretty ignorant to the world, but he has his moments of knowledge.

%%* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Husky and Nana.]] Both can technically be considered Type 2.

%%* ShipTease: Senri/Rose gets teased somewhat, although it never goes anywhere. Husky/Nana and Husky/Cooro as well.
* ShootYourMate: Subverted. Cooro attacks Husky because he thinks it'd be fun, and less because they're in opposing gangs who like to kill each other.
* SuperPowerfulGenetics: People with Anima power are believed to have Kim-un-Kur blood in their veins. [[spoiler: In reality, children gain Anima powers from the first animal they see during a NearDeathExperience.]]
* StepfordSmiler: Cooro. Much like his [[ExtremeDoormat Extreme Doormatism]], Cooro uses his smile and cheer to hide how positively unhappy he is, '''especially''' when someone even '''hints''' at Fly's person.

* SuperHumanTrafficking: In Sailand all +Anima are slaves. If they don’t have a master, they will be arrested and sold on the slave market anyway. It’s the law. They are mostly sold to people, who can make use of their powers (swimming +Anima for fishman ect.), but more attractive ones may be bought to just stand around and look pretty.

%%* {{Tsundere}}: Husky.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: ** Played with - straight, sometimes averted, and lampshaded with Husky, whose Anima powers are only any use [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman when water is involved... which happens a lot.]] However, Nana once remarks that hey, Husky [[PlotTailoredToTheParty was the only one who didn't use his Anima in this chapter]], to which he answers that duh, there was no water. Cooro then suggests they try to find a lake for their next destination, just because.

%%* WholesomeCrossdresser: Husky, again. In Chapter 1 and Chapter 39/40.
%%** Plus that time in chapter 13, though to be fair Nana did it while he was unconscious.

* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be A Forest At Night?]]: Nana has a [[AbusiveParents damn good excuse.]]

* YoungestChildWins: [[spoiler:Unfortunately for hostile step-brother Kean, Husky isn't hostile back, is younger, and most definitely wins.]]

* {{Animorphism}}: And how... [[HumanityEnsues most of the time.]]

* ArrangedMarriage: Igneous' cousin is in one.

* BigBrotherIsWatching: Fly to Cooro. ''Dear God.''

* BigScrewedUpFamily: Husky's family.
* BishieSparkle: Cooro [[DeliberatelyCuteChild can summon these at will]]. Husky sometimes gets them too, though in his case it's more like [[DudeLooksLikeALady Bishojo Sparkles]]...
* {{Bishonen}}: Husky, to the point of often being mistaken for a girl.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Magdala. [[spoiler:Also Fly]].

* BloodBrothers: Cooro and Husky, for the most part.

* TheChick: Nana, although she does fight occasionally.
* CoolBigSis: Rose acts like this both to her younger brother and, to some extent, to our gang.

* CuriosityIsACrapshoot: Chapter 8.3, ''Shines in the Darkness''.

** The same applies to Nana and her bat +Anima, though it isn't mentioned as often.

* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: When they sit around and talk with Fly, [[spoiler:who tries to sweet talk them into giving up their Animas.]] For some reason, only Cooro is the one catching on, albeit silently.

* DrivenToSuicide: Volume 10: [[spoiler:Cooro.]]
** TalkingDownTheSuicidal: [[spoiler:"Tell us what ''you'' want for once!"]]

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: That being said, not many girls have actually been interested in Husky anyway.

* ExtremeDoormat: Cooro. He has emotions and opinions, but smiles through it all and never goes against another's choice, even if he wants to. He fits the trope to a 'T' when near Fly.

* FamilyOfChoice: Our four main heroes end up this way.
* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Senri's backstory can get... bloody.

* ForgotICouldntSwim: Cooro, Cooro, Cooro... *sigh*

* HitchHikerHeroes: Especially in the first couple chapters.

* IBelieveICanFly: There sure are a lot of winged +Anima; of the 15 named ones, 8 are birds or other flying critters of some sort, [[spoiler:including Blanca, though [[OurAngelsAreDifferent she's all sorts of things at once]]]]. There's even Shadow, who can't fly, but he wishes he could.
** Justified as [[spoiler: children gain their +anima when they are about to die and see the animal in question. You're a lot more likely to see a bird than anything else just because they're always around and the power of flight in most cases will save the child's life.]]

* IdiotHero: Cooro, though he subverts it often.

** KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler: On the other hand, he'd gotten his chance to fly with Blanca like he wanted, and so he dies happy. It seems like a pretty light punishment after what he did to Cooro.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: Happens quite a lot, actually.

* PerpetualMolt: ''All'' the bird +Anima.

* PornStache: The Ringmaster has one. Oh yes.

* TheRunaway: [[spoiler:Husky and Nana.]] Both can technically be considered Type 2.

* ShipTease: Senri/Rose gets teased somewhat, although it never goes anywhere. Husky/Nana and Husky/Cooro as well.

* {{Tsundere}}: Husky.

* WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway: Played with - straight, sometimes averted, and lampshaded with Husky, whose Anima powers are only any use [[ThisLooksLikeAJobForAquaman when water is involved... which happens a lot.]] However, Nana once remarks that hey, Husky [[PlotTailoredToTheParty was the only one who didn't use his Anima in this chapter]], to which he answers that duh, there was no water. Cooro then suggests they try to find a lake for their next destination, just because.

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Husky, again. In Chapter 1 and Chapter 39/40.
** Plus that time in chapter 13, though to be fair Nana did it while he was unconscious.

* DoesThatSoundLikeFunToYou: After Sinon becomes a +Anima to escape from her pet lions, Magdala tries to [[NeverMyFault rationalize why this is a good thing that he should thank her for]] by saying that she's the reason he can fly now. Husky, who had just lectured her on how +Anima are usually childhood trauma victims, is understandably furious, but Cooro jumps in to give a slightly more passive-aggressive version of this trope by cheerfully asking Magdala if ''she'' would enjoy becoming a +Anima. Tellingly, she can't come up with an answer.

* CatGirl: Rose, though as a sort of subversion she only has the claws, slitted eyes and Naruto-like FacialMarkings - no ears or even CuteLittleFangs.
** [[http://www.mangareader.net/224-16173-33/anima/chapter-15.html Oh she's got fangs all right]]; [[BerserkButton they come out if you mess with her brother.]]

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* {{Bishonen}}: Husky.

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''+Anima'' is a manga series written and drawn by Natsumi Mukai. It was serialized in ''Dengeki Comic Gao'' from 2001 to 2005, and was licensed in North America by {{Creator/Tokyopop}}.

* HeManWomanHater[=/=]GirlsHaveCooties: Husky's technically prepubescent, but since he doesn't actually think girls are 'icky', and has actual legitimate reasons for hating them, it's safe to assume it's unlikely for him to really warm up to women in the future[[spoiler: [[ShipTease He warms up to Nana just fine.]] He just doesn't show it well.]]

%%* ManipulativeBastard: [[spoiler:Fly.]]

''+Anima'' is a manga series written by Natsumi Mukai. It was serialized in ''Dengeki Comic Gao'' from 2001 to 2005, and was licensed in America by {{Creator/Tokyopop}}.

''+Anima'' is a manga series written by Natsumi Mukai, and licensed in America by {{Creator/Tokyopop}}. Beings who possess animal-like powers walk among humans in this alternate universe. These mysterious mutants, the +Anima, are shunned by society. Four outcasts in particular - Cooro, a boy with crow-like powers; Husky, a fish-boy; Senri, a bear +Anima; and a girl named Nana, who wields the power of the bat - search for others like themselves while trying to gain acceptance in a world cruel to anyone or anything that is different.

* FlowerInHerHair: Rose.

* DoesThatSoundLikeFunToYou: After Sinon becomes a +Anima to escape from her pet lions, Magdala tries to [[NeverMyFault rationalize why this is a good thing that he should thank her for]] by saying that she's the reason he can fly now. Husky, who had just lectured her on how +Anima are usually childhood trauma victims, is understandably furious, but Cooro jumps in to give a slightly more passive-aggressive version of this trope by cheerfully asking Magdala if ''she'' would enjoy becoming a +Anima.

** Don't call Husky a girl.
** Also, don't hurt Senri's friends. Or take his book.