History Manga / RomanticKiller

* RelaxOVision: When Anzu sees a roach in her kitchen, it's only shown for a few seconds before a voice-over declares that the "unsightly" thing is being replaced with a piece of cake, which the insect is rendered as from then on.

* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: Anzu constantly avoiding Tsukasa somehow made Tsukasa more attracted to her - something that she was trying ''not'' to do. [[spoiler:This eventually MakesSenseInContext.]]

* InconvenientAttraction: {{Subverted}}. Anzu (nearly) falls in love with the Ikemen when she's trying to avoid doing so but swiftly tries to [[{{averted}} avert]] this.

* IDidntMeanToTurnYouOn: Anzu constantly avoiding Tsukasa somehow made Tsukasa more attracted to her - something that she was trying ''not'' to do.

* HoldingHands: Anzu often tries to {{avert}} holding hands with one of the Ikemen, but occasionally fails.

* DissmisingaCompliment: Purposely {{Invoked}} by Anzu, as she's trying to avoid falling in love with the Ikemen.

* DissmisingACompliment: Purposely {{Invoked}} by Anzu, as she's trying to avoid falling in love with the Ikemen.
* DumpThemAll: {{Deconstructed}}. This was initially shown to be what Tsukasa was doing, but the real reason why he does this is that [[spoiler he has deep-seated [[TraumaButton trauma from his stalker; Yukana Kishi.]] Who traumatized him so badly that a girl approaching him makes him have terrifying hallucinations.]]

* CrushFilter: The three Ikemen are often placed in an ethereal light and a vividly-colored background. Ironically, Rio is the only guy who [[{{Averted}} ''doesn't'']] get this from Anzu's perspective.

* NoEnding: The Manga ends with [[spoiler:Riri/Rio being included as one of the additional Ikemen that Anzu has to fall in love with. And the new rule is that if Anzu doesn't fall in love with them within her high school years, she'll lose her 3 desires forever.]] The Anime ends similarly, albeit with a few differences: [[spoiler:Kate is now Yukana's wizard, and the Anime ends with the more open "To Be Continued...?" Meaning that there's more of a possibility for a second season.]]

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The Anime ends with [[spoiler:Kate becoming the now mind-erased Yukana Kishi's wizard,]] and a much more open {{Cliffhanger}}.

* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: The Anime ends with [[spoiler:Kate becoming the now mind-erased Yukana Kishi's wizard,]] and a much more open {{Cliffhanger.}}

Anzu Hoshino - a GamerChick whose three desires are chocolate, games, and her cat Momohiki, has no desire for romance unless it's a video game character. One day, she buys a new game disguised as an action game and inserts the game. The game turns out to be a {{Shoujo}} VisualNovel that focuses on a girl meeting several hot "Ikemen". Anzu - slightly bewildered by being scammed - still presses "start" and attempts to play the game. Suddenly, a small, {{Mon}} SquishyWizard that goes by the name of Riri comes out of the screen and introduces himself. He then forces her to try and fall in love with three Ikemen that he will provide to her. When she declines this and says she has no interest in real-life romance, he confiscates her three desires until she does. However, Anzu states she won't go down easily, and that she'll force Riri to surrender her desires back without falling for one of the Ikemen.

An original net animation adaptation by DOMERICA was released on Creator/Netflix in October 2022. Unlike the Manga, it ended on a [[{{Cliffhanger}} very open ending]] and is yet to be renewed.

An original net animation adaptation by DOMERICA was released on Netflix in October 2022. Unlike the Manga, it ended on a [[{{Cliffhanger}} very open ending]] and is yet to be renewed.

Anzu Hoshino, a GamerChick whose three desires are chocolate, games, and her cat Momohiki, has no desire for romance unless it's a video game character. One day, she buys a new game disguised as an action game and inserts the game. The game turns out to be a {{Shoujo}} VisualNovel that focuses on a girl meeting several hot "Ikemen". Anzu - slightly bewildered by being scammed - still presses "start" and attempts to play the game. Suddenly, a small, {{Mon}} SquishyWizard that goes by the name of Riri comes out of the screen and introduces himself. He then forces her to try and fall in love with three Ikemen that he will provide to her. When she declines this and says she has no interest in real-life romance, he confiscates her three desires until she does. However, Anzu states she won't go down easily, and that she'll force Riri to surrender her desires back without falling for one of the Ikemen.

''Romantic Killer'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Momose. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Shōnen Jump+]]'' website from July 2019 to June 2020, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes.

* AccidentalHandHold: This often happens when Anzu is walking with one of the other guys. She then tries to [[{{Subverted}} subvert]] this by (usually) putting on a FaceOfAThug.

One day, a wizard claimed as "love cupid" named Riri appears before Anzu Hoshino, a high school girl who has no interest in romance outside of video game characters. The world where Riri comes from is founded on giving dreams and hopes to children, and collecting their pure hearts as energy in return. Due to the declining birthrate assumed by the decrease in romance opportunities between men and women, Riri is sent to assist Anzu in experiencing real-life romance with a pool of "ikemen" for her to choose from. Despite Anzu's rejection due to her zero interest in pursuing real-life romance, Riri confiscated her "three greatest desires", video games, chocolate, and her cat, Momohiki, and conspired a series of events to make Anzu encounter otome game-like situations, leaving her with no choice. Anzu decided to play along with Riri's "game", but hopes to make Riri give up and release his "hostages" by avoiding all the romance-possible situations with all of her might so she can go back to her normal life. Along the way, Anzu establishes genuine connections with the romantic candidates and has to navigate their feelings - and her desire to protect them from Riri's schemes - with increased difficulty.

''Romantic Killer'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Momose. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' website from July 2019 to June 2020, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes.