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* NeverTrustATitle: Half-averted. Asaemon ''is'' an executioner. However, he ''isn't'' a samurai.
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* HighConcept: Much like the series that spawned it, ''Samurai Executioner'' serves as an exploration of Buddhist concepts and how they are practiced by the samurai and warrior class of Japan. It especially focuses on the concepts of compassion, as well as crime, punishment, and repentance. It also focuses on the purpose that justice and the law serve in the Edo era.
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* JapaneseHonorifics: Justified, given the setting.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Readers of LoneWolfAndCub know that, unfortunately, Asaemon is ultimately destined to perish in his duel against Ogami Itto.
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* {{Ronin}}: Asaemon himself. His depiction is especially unusual for that of a ronin, given that he holds a government post and is very well off as a result. Indeed, his lot is quite a bit better than a few actual samurai vassals that he meets.
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* {{Ronin}}: Asaemon himself. His depiction is especially unusual for that of a ronin, given that he holds a government post and is very well off as a result. Indeed, his lot is quite a bit better than a few actual samurai vassals that he meets.meets, most notably master swordsman Tsukuba Bakushu, who wants Asaemon's post.
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The series follows the progress of Asaemon's career as the Shogun's O-Tameshi and an official executioner. There are several important arcs throughout the series, interspersed with vignettes focusing on individual executions that Asaemon carries out. The series also follows the development of Sakane Kasajiro, the Edo-era equivalent of a beat cop who greatly respects Asaemon and views him as a mentor figure.
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* ActionGirl: Shinko the Kappa starts out as a criminal successfully stealing jitte and swords from officers in an attempt to get the government to revoke her father's execution, though she ultimately fails. Even after she ultimately ends up HappilyMarried with Kasajiro, she's still a force to be reckoned with, to the point she actually joins him on the police.
* BerserkButton: For Asaemon, finding out that he executed an innocent man who was framed by the men who arrested him is a pretty big one. Miscarriages of justice in general are things that Asaemon takes ''very'' seriously.
* BerserkButton: For Asaemon, finding out that he executed an innocent man who was framed by the men who arrested him is a pretty big one. Miscarriages of justice in general are things that Asaemon takes ''very'' seriously.
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* HappilyAdopted: Subverted somewhat as Asaemon officially adopts Shinko in order to to make it easier for Kasajiro to marry her.
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* WeaponOfChoice: For Kasajiro, there's his hook and rope. Asaemon has his personal sword, Onibocho, which he uses for his executions (as well as fighting in general). Finally, all police rely primarily upon their jitte, which makes sense, as jitte are designed for disarming and subduing criminals and are pretty much a policeman's badge of office.
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* ForegoneConclusion: Readers of LoneWolfAndCub know that, unfortunately, Asaemon is ultimately destined to perish in his duel against Ogami Itto.
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* ImplacableMan: If Asaemon is ordered to execute someone, it doesn't matter how well-connected or influential or what their station might be. He ''will'' carry out the execution no matter who or what might get in his way.
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* SlapSlapKiss: Kasajiro and Shinko have a serious case of this, to the point that they get into legitimate fistfights before reaffirming their love for one another.
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* TheDreaded: Asaemon full stop. A group of rioting prisoners aren't worried about a small army of police surrounding the prison because of the hostages they have. But the moment Asaemon shows up is a mass OhCrap moment for the lot of them.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Asaemon, at least in so far as his position will allow. Asaemon's compassion for the condemned is a major fixture of the series and he will go to great lengths to fulfill their last requests, at one point going so far as to spend a year nurturing and growing a chrysanthemum at the request of one of the people he executed in order to understand the mindset that led the man to commit his crime.
* {{Ronin}}: Asaemon himself. His depiction is especially unusual for that of a ronin, given that he holds a government post and is very well off as a result. Indeed, his lot is quite a bit better than a few actual samurai vassals that he meets.
* {{Ronin}}: Asaemon himself. His depiction is especially unusual for that of a ronin, given that he holds a government post and is very well off as a result. Indeed, his lot is quite a bit better than a few actual samurai vassals that he meets.
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* GoOutWithASmile: Many of the condemned, if Asaemon fulfiled their LastRequest or otherwise made them feel comfortable before he brings down the sword.
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* ActuallyPrettyFunny: When Kasajiro [[spoiler: pretended to have died from a wound sustained during an investigation]] to pull his wife's leg, even Asaemon found it funny.
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* ZenSurvivor: Asaemon again.
* ZenSurvivor: Asaemon again.
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* ConsummateProfessional: Asaemon often does research on the condemned whom he's scheduled to execute.
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* HeelRealization: To Asaemon, it is most important that the condemned be truly repentant of their crimes before he executes them.
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* ConsummateProfessional: Asaemon often does research on the condemned whom he's scheduled to execute.
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* GoodIsNotSoft: Asaemon. He will tear you a new one if you deserve it. At the same time, he is totally capable of making the condemned feel comfortable before he chops off their heads.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Quite a number of the condemned do this. Some require help from Asaemon (usually by way of the LastRequest).
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* OneManArmy: Asaemon during the prison riot chapter.
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* ValuesDissonance: A given, since what was acceptable to the authorities in Edo Japan included allowing prisoners to be killed in prison, so that they save on the expenses incurred during executions.
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* EndOfAnEra: As is the case in LWaC, ''Samurai'' takes place at the end of the Edo era, with the rise of the merchant class and the downfall of the samurai.
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* JapaneseHonorifics: Justified, given the setting.
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* LastRequest: Asaemon encounters many such requests. Whether he grants them depends on circumstances.
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* CrapsackWorld: To the underclasses of Edo Japan, life sucks.
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* FootnoteFever: Due to the ShownTheirWork below, the translators at Dark Horse Comics had to do this.
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