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* LawyerFriendlyCameo: In episode 5, Yoshida of the manga club cosplays as [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]]... with a few lawyer-friendly alterations.



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** [[LampshadeHanging The last line of the last first episode is "Yuri? Oh, yes!" by Ero-Neko.]]
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** A non-blood-related example. Narumi shares some traits with Hibiki's father such as fear of ghosts, which makes this another ShipTease sign between her and Hibiki.

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** A non-blood-related example. Narumi It is implied that Hibiki shares some traits with Hibiki's father such as fear of ghosts, her mother's taste in a partner, which makes this another is used to ShipTease sign between her Hibiki and Hibiki.Narumi similar to the former's father and mother.
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Re-Kan is a Japanese {{yonkoma}} manga series by Hinako Seta, serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Jumbo magazine. Re-Kan! was first published as a one-shot in Manga Time Jumbo '​s December 2009 issue, and it later began serialization with the February 2010 issue. It has been collected into four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot+ began airing April 2, 2015.

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Re-Kan ''Re-Kan'' is a Japanese {{yonkoma}} manga series by Hinako Seta, serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Jumbo magazine. Re-Kan! was first published as a one-shot in Manga Time Jumbo '​s December 2009 issue, and it later began serialization with the February 2010 issue. It has been collected into four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot+ began airing April 2, 2015.
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** Despite being a cop, Misaki often gets beaten by Kyouko.
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* {{Tanabata}}: Episode 11 revolves around Hibiki's wish [[spoiler: to meet her mother, which is granted at the expense of losing her powers.]]
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Re-Kan is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Hinako Seta, serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Jumbo magazine. Re-Kan! was first published as a one-shot in Manga Time Jumbo '​s December 2009 issue, and it later began serialization with the February 2010 issue. It has been collected into four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot+ began airing April 2, 2015.

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Re-Kan is a Japanese four-panel {{yonkoma}} manga series by Hinako Seta, serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Jumbo magazine. Re-Kan! was first published as a one-shot in Manga Time Jumbo '​s December 2009 issue, and it later began serialization with the February 2010 issue. It has been collected into four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot+ began airing April 2, 2015.



Crunchyroll is streaming the anime, which can be [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/re-kan viewed here]] for people in the US and Canada.

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The show is available on Crunchyroll is streaming the anime, which can be [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/re-kan viewed here]] and on Hulu [[http://www.hulu.com/rekan here]] for people in the US and Canada.
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** Yamada attempts to call Narumi "{{Tsundere}}-[[JapaneseHonorifics chan]] in episode 10, something she doesn't like. A couple of her friends jokingly call her that later as well.

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** Yamada attempts to call Narumi "{{Tsundere}}-[[JapaneseHonorifics "{{Tsundere}}-[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics chan]] in episode 10, something she doesn't like. A couple of her friends jokingly call her that later as well.
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** [[LampshadeHanging The last line of the last episode is "Yuri? Oh, yes!" by Ero-Neko.]]
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* HeroicBSOD: Hibiki suffers one in episode 12 after losing her ability to sense ghosts.


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* WeWantOurJerkBack: After Hibiki loses her ability to see/talk to ghosts in episode 12, she suffers a massive HeroicBSOD. It gets so bad that even Narumi, who's terrified of ghosts, does what she can to help her friend to regain her powers again.
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* CarFu: PlayedForLaughs when Ero-Neko gets hit by a car driven by a ghost in episode 10 after it's shown he was drawn into a zombie manga which was created when Makoto's father attended the school. He gets tossed into the sky from the impact.

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* CarFu: An ImagineSpot in episode 10 has Maktoto, among other bad things, getting hit by a ghostly car. It's then PlayedForLaughs when Ero-Neko gets ''Ero-Neko'' really does get hit by a car driven by a ghost in episode 10 after it's shown he was drawn into a zombie manga which was created when Makoto's father attended the school.that car. He gets tossed into the sky from the impact.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Though some of them are creepy, most of them are actually rather friendly, and help out Hibiki quite a bit. They can also "talk" to the other characters via a phone call or text messaging. However, as episode 12 shows, they need the presence of a medium to manifest: [[spoiler:when Hibiki loses her powers, there's no supernatural activity around her whatsoever.]]

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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Though some of them are creepy, most of them are actually rather friendly, and help out Hibiki quite a bit. They can also show up on camera images, which lets {{Muggle}}s see them, and they can "talk" to the other characters via a phone call or text messaging. However, as episode 12 shows, they need the presence of a medium to manifest: [[spoiler:when Hibiki loses her powers, there's no supernatural activity around her whatsoever.]]

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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Though some of them are creepy, most of them are actually rather friendly, and help out Hibiki quite a bit. They can also "talk" to the other characters via a phone call or text messaging.

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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: When [[spoiler:Hibiki is plunged into a depression by the loss of her powers]] in episode 12, Kana and Kyouko are so subdued that they don't even bother punching Kenta.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Though some of them are creepy, most of them are actually rather friendly, and help out Hibiki quite a bit. They can also "talk" to the other characters via a phone call or text messaging. However, as episode 12 shows, they need the presence of a medium to manifest: [[spoiler:when Hibiki loses her powers, there's no supernatural activity around her whatsoever.]]

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: It's revealed that the ghosts are quite friendly to Hibiki because not only can she see them, but she often tries to help them out, such as getting candy for the ghost children, or creating a scarf for a samurai ghost and offering him food.

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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: It's revealed that the ghosts are quite friendly to Hibiki because not only can she see them, but she often tries to help them out, such as getting candy for the ghost children, or creating a scarf for a samurai ghost and offering him food. [[spoiler:They try to return the favor to her in episode 11 by watching over Yuuhi's room so she can visit Hibiki at least once, something the latter has desired for a long time.]]


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* GondorCallsForAid: Ko-gal spirit and Roll call samurai offer to watch the flowers in Yuuhi's room in episode 11, but she warns them that the two of them alone won't be enough to keep the flowers from wilting. Ero-Neko then shows up, and says he contacted a lot of spirits that Hibiki has helped throughout the series, and virtually all of them show up to help Yuuhi to see her daughter at least once.


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* ImprobablyFemaleCast: There are quite a lot of female characters compared to the male ones. Kenta Yamada and Roll call samurai are the only ones that regularly sticks around, while the other male characters are only seen a few times at best, such as Hibiki's father.


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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Ko-gal spirit and Roll-call samurai enter Hibiki's mind in episode 11 to visit her mother. Yuuhi warns them that she has to stay in the room or else the flowers in there would wilt and bad things may happen. However, a lot of ghosts show up to watch over them so that Yuuhi can visit her daughter at least one time. [[spoiler:Though Hibiki clearly remembers seeing her mother, in the morning she's unable to see or hear the ghosts, implying that the ghosts failed to keep the flowers alive.]]


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* PetTheDog: In episode 11, Ero-Neko calls other spirits to help Ko-gal spirit and Roll-call samurai watch over Yuuhi's room so she can visit Hibiki. He claims it's because sneaking a PantyShot at Hibiki isn't as fun if she's too sad to react to his attempts.


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* SitcomArchnemesis: A few examples:
** Ero-Neko and virtually all of the ghosts, due to his habit of peeking at panties, particularly Hibiki's. As a result, they often try to protect her against his antics.
** Ko-gal spirit and roll-call samurai are often like this, constantly arguing with each other about what's going on in the human world.
** Kana and Kyoko have a relationship like this, but it's downplayed and not seen too often in favor of other things going on.
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* {{Tanabata}}: Episode 11 revolves around Hibiki's wish [[spoiler: to meet her mother, which is granted at the expense of losing her powers.]]
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* WhamEpisode: In Episode 11, [[spoiler: Hibiki gets her Tanabata wish to meet her mother, but loses her sixth sense at the end.]]

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* ADayInTheLimelight:
** Several of the ghosts get one or half an episode that focuses on them and the main characters helping them out.
** After Kenta asks about it, Makoto finally reveals more about her obsession with zombies in the second half of episode 10 stemming from a zombie manga some students drew when her father attended school there. Though Hibiki is touched by the zombie's curse, the others are more skeptical of it, and still don't see why Makoto obsesses about zombies so much.



* CarFu: PlayedForLaughs when Ero-Neko gets hit by a car driven by a ghost in episode 10 after it's shown he was drawn into a zombie manga which was created when Makoto's father attended the school. He gets tossed into the sky from the impact.



* ClingyJealousGirl: Narumi shows shades of this at the end of episode 10, when she overhears that Hibiki might end up spending more time with the new students than them. Though she won't admit it, she doesn't seem comfortable when she hears it.



* HeroWithBadPublicity: Hibiki in the first half of episode 10. She tries to make a good impression on the younger students, but they're always frightened away by the ghosts around her. At least two girls at the end do find out more about her and how she tends to help the ghosts however, and aren't as scared by that point.



** Yamada is introduced as "Doofus Yamada" to the little ghost girl, due to his ButtMonkey status. She ends up calling him that every time.

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** Yamada is introduced as "Doofus Yamada" to the little ghost girl, due to his ButtMonkey status. She ends up calling him that every time. Younger students end up calling him that as well in episode 10.
** Yamada attempts to call Narumi "{{Tsundere}}-[[JapaneseHonorifics chan]] in episode 10, something she doesn't like. A couple of her friends jokingly call her that later as well.



* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: Several of Hibiki's classmates have already gotten used to see Hibiki acting weirdly and talking to air after only a week of school. Narumi is still insistent on being skeptical however.

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Several of Hibiki's classmates have already gotten used to see Hibiki acting weirdly and talking to air after only a week of school. Narumi is still insistent on being skeptical however.however.
** Averted in episode 10 when Hibiki and the others become second years. The younger first years are freaked out by all the supernatural happenings much like Narumi is.


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* WhoWantsToLiveForever: The zombie in the manga in episode 10 is afflicted by this, and tries to make his way into heaven after suffering from an immortality curse, while also suffering from a decaying body.


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* YouAreNotAlone: Narumi tries to say this in episode 10 after Hibiki's attempts at befriending the younger students fails due to them being scared of the ghosts. However, she's unable to do it, and Kenta ends up saying it instead, and getting smacked for ruining the mood.

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* DelayedReaction: In episode 9, Kenta yells out that Hibiki was making some homemade chocolates. It takes a moment before they all suddenly have a realization at what he just said.
* DoubleStandardAbuseFemaleOnMale:
** Kenta Yamada's beatings are all PlayedForLaughs when he's hit by the girls. While he does deserve some of them, other times it could easily be seen as abuse were the genders reversed.
** Even Roll-call samurai isn't immune to this, as Kogal spirit girl beats him up from time to time. Like with Kenta, this is PlayedForLaughs.



* FreudianExcuse: Kyouko claims that she's afraid of ghosts in episode 2. She then states that with a human, at least you can hurt them, while making a fist and punching into her other hand with it. This is shown some more in her FlashBack during episode 4, when she did in fact go around beating up thugs a few years earlier.

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Kyouko claims that she's afraid of ghosts in episode 2. She then states that with a human, at least you can hurt them, while making a fist and punching into her other hand with it. This is shown some more in her FlashBack during episode 4, when she did in fact go around beating up thugs a few years earlier.earlier.
** In episode 9, a GrumpyOldMan appears at the park, yelling at people, especially couples. The man's wife apologizes to Hibiki for his behavior, while teaching her a red bean paste recipe. [[spoiler:It's revealed later that the woman was actually a ghost, and she passed away sometime in the last few months. As a result, this was the man's first Valentine's Day without her.]]


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* GrumpyOldMan: One shows up in episode 9, yelling at people at the park, especially couples.


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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Kenta yelling out that Hibiki was making homemade chocolate in episode 9 in a dramatic fashion.


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* SeriousBusiness: All of Hibiki's friends, especially Narumi, seem a little too interested in the fact that she's making sweets for someone for Valentine's Day.


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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: Roll call samurai in episode 9 says he's following Hibiki out of concern for her, and not because he wants to find out who she's giving some chocolates to for Valentine's Day.


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* ValentinesDayEpisode: Episode 9. Hibiki's friends are also way too obsessed with finding out about who she's making sweets for, thinking she might be interested in a guy they don't know about.
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* BaitAndSwitch: Episode 9 starts on Hibiki's friends freaking out over finding out that Hibiki is making Valentine Chocolate for someone. Assuming it's for a guy she might have a crush on her friends stalk Hibiki in hopes of finding out who it is. Of course, much to Narumi's relief, it all turns out to be just another ghost problem Hibiki was helping with.
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** Kana's love of photography and blogging, as well as her investigating tendencies, seem to be related to her heritage, as both of her parents are journalists.
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* IllGirl: One is shown in episode 8.

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* IllGirl: One The ghost of one is shown in episode 8.
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** When the girl possessing Hibiki says she's meeting somebody for Christmas, Hibiki's friends come to the conclusion that she - and therefore Hibiki - will be going on a date. Kenta lets out a Big No, but gets shoved aside by Narumi - [[ShipTease who lets out a bigger one]].

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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: Zigzagged. Several of the ghosts do this after they get helped with whatever was keeping them bound to Earth. But some of them stick around anyway, such as roll call samurai, because they like spending time with Hibiki, and in many cases, protecting her against Ero-Neko.



** Kenta tends to get beat up by the girls a lot. Even for stuff he didn't do, but just happened to be around for.

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** Kenta tends to get beat up by the girls a lot. Even for stuff he didn't do, but just happened to be around for. And in episode 8, they hit him despite his somewhat positive dialogue such as creating new memories for a little ghost girl who didn't get to create too many while alive.



* CryCute: Narumi in episode 8 after regretting accidentally teaching the ghost girl "Sayanora", or "good-bye" in Japanese. Said ghost girl makes use of it when she waves goodbye and makes her way into the sky.



* HighPressureEmotion: Done from time to time, especially in episode 8 when the girls are discussing brides.



* InseriesNickname: Kyouko was nicknamed "Flame Haired Messiah" due to her tendency to beat up delinquents back in middle school. She's not too fond of it.

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Kyouko was nicknamed "Flame Haired Messiah" due to her tendency to beat up delinquents back in middle school. She's not too fond of it. Kana teaches this to the little ghost girl in episode 8, and gets hit for it later.
** Yamada is introduced as "Doofus Yamada" to the little ghost girl, due to his ButtMonkey status. She ends up calling him that every time.



* PosthumousCharacter: Hibiki's mother.

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* PinkySwear: One was made in episode 8, between Moriya, one of the teachers and a little girl ghost. [[spoiler:When he was younger, he spent a lot of time in a hospital. There he met a little girl and befriended her. They made a promise to see each other when they were bigger. Unfortunately she died shortly afterwards while he grew up, though they still manage to keep their promise.]]
* PosthumousCharacter: Hibiki's mother. And pretty much every ghost in the series.
* PowerLimiter: The glasses Hibiki wears in episode 7 shuts off her ability to see and hear ghosts. Unfortunately this also causes a problem when she's unable to ask the supernatural for help finding a young girl that got separated from her brother and grandmother.


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* SickEpisode: Episode 7. While Hibiki technically wasn't sick, her constant requests from the ghosts makes her very exhausted, to the point her friends make her wear a PowerLimiter pair of glasses so she could get some rest.
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* YamatoNadeshiko: Hibiki has quite a few points: she is polite and soft-spoken, lives in a [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseArchitecture traditional japanese house]], is a good cook, and as a HimeCut as well as TaremeEyes. Her mother was one as well, as seen in the flashbacks in Episode 5.

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* YamatoNadeshiko: Hibiki has quite a few points: she is polite and soft-spoken, lives in a [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseArchitecture traditional japanese house]], is a good cook, and as a HimeCut as well as TaremeEyes. Her mother was one as well, as seen in the flashbacks in Episode 5.5, wearing a kimono.
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Not to be confused with ''Manga/RinNe'', another show about seeing ghosts whose anime adaptation aired in the same season.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: Hibiki and Narumi, they get a lot of legit ShipTease and the way they act around each other makes them practically the series OfficialCouple, but nothing goes beyond RomanticTwoGirlFriendship subtext...heavy, heavy subtext.

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* GenerationXerox: Hibiki's mother also had the ability to talk to ghosts, as well as make predictions about the future.

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* GenerationXerox: Hibiki's mother GenerationXerox:
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** A non-blood-related example. Narumi shares some traits with Hibiki's father such as fear of ghosts, which makes this another ShipTease sign between her and Hibiki.


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* ShipTease: The show is very blatant about this for [[LesYay Hibiki and Narumi]]. With the not-so-subtle OP credits, ghosts shipping them together, Hibiki's shyness over Narumi, Narumi's tsundereness over Hibiki, and Hibiki's parents sharing some traits with them, it gets to the point that one can assume that they are the OfficialCouple of the show.
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: In Episode 4, Hibiki addresses the camera with the words, "Summer means the beach," the title of the episode.

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