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* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: This is basically Hikaru's life after Horizon shows up. The "Save the World" part goes a little slowly until Maelstrom finally makes himself known.
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* TearfulSmile: Hikaru, near the end of the second book. [[WhenSheSmiles It is beautiful.]]
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Hikaru.
* SuperSpeed: Horizon can do this while controlling Hikaru's body.
* TearfulSmile: Hikaru, near the end of the second book. [[WhenSheSmiles It is beautiful.]]
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* HumanityIsInfectious: At the start of the manga, Horizon is generally a nice guy but doesn't quite "get" a lot of human quirks or the reason why Hikaru does she does sometimes. Over the course of the story he starts to learn more about being human and thus becomes more "human" himself. [[spoiler:This is also the case for Maelstrom after he gets trapped inside Hikaru]]
* HumanoidAbomination: Hikaru herself is this after Horizon enters her body, though it becomes a lot more blatant after [[spoiler:Maelstrom]] follows suit. [[spoiler:After the Moderator starts the macroevolutio, many people become these, notably Chika and Hikaru's aunt & uncle.]]
* HumanoidAbomination: Hikaru herself is this after Horizon enters her body, though it becomes a lot more blatant after [[spoiler:Maelstrom]] follows suit. [[spoiler:After the Moderator starts the macroevolutio, many people become these, notably Chika and Hikaru's aunt & uncle.]]
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Horizon manages to find a way to permanently end Maelstrom's extinction spree by containing him within himself (and, by extension, Hikaru). Unfortunately, Horizon and Maelstrom's little cat and mouse game existed to keep the evolution and mutation of life in check, and now that they've both "abandoned their positions"...]]
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* MeatMoss: After [[spoiler:the Moderator triggers the macroevolution]] this starts to crop up, as a sort of mixture of soft tissue and primordial goop.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Horizon manages to find a way to permanently end Maelstrom's extinction spree by containing him within himself (and, by extension, Hikaru). Unfortunately, Horizon and Maelstrom's little cat and mouse game existed to keep the evolution and mutation of life in check, and now that they've both "abandoned theirpositions"...positions", the Moderator has to step in to bring about an ApocalypseHow instead.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Horizon manages to find a way to permanently end Maelstrom's extinction spree by containing him within himself (and, by extension, Hikaru). Unfortunately, Horizon and Maelstrom's little cat and mouse game existed to keep the evolution and mutation of life in check, and now that they've both "abandoned their
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* TookALevelInKindness: While she never entirely ditches her snark, Hikaru becomes gradually nicer and more altruistic as the manga goes on. This also applies to [[spoiler:Maelstrom]] who becomes far less creepy and villainous after [[spoiler:being trapped in Hikaru's body]].
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* SugarAndIcePersonality: Hikaru.
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* WhatTheHellTownspeople: [[spoiler:Hikaru's father was a geologist who moved to the island where they used to live because there were rumors that the island was abundant in a valuable, mineral-rich ore. The other islanders saw this as an opportunity to develop the island into a new community, and put all of their faith and support in Hikaru's father to make it possible. When it turned out that there ''was'' no ore, which he himself didn't know until his superiors told him, everyone on the island blamed him ''personally'' for it. This led to harassment, death threats, assaults on the Takabe house, and ultimately Hikaru's father died while still trying to find the ore even though it was hopeless. It's been years since that happened and people on the island ''still'' blame Hikaru for it.]]
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* StrangeGirl: Hikaru.
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* WhatTheHellTownspeople: [[spoiler:Hikaru's father was a geologist who moved to the island where they used to live because there were rumors that the island was abundant in a valuable, mineral-rich ore. The other islanders saw this as an opportunity to develop the island into a new community, and put all of their faith and support in Hikaru's father to make it possible. When it turned out that there ''was'' no ore, which he himself didn't know until his superiors told him, everyone on the island blamed him ''personally'' for it. This led to harassment, death threats, assaults on the Takabe house, and ultimately Hikaru's father died while still trying to find the ore even though it was hopeless. It's been years since that happened and people on the island ''still'' blame Hikaru for it.]]
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* AlienInvasion: The alien Maelstrom takes a host and then goes on a killing spree. Horizon follows him an attempt to stop him.
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* AlienInvasion: The alien Maelstrom takes a host and then goes on a killing spree. Horizon follows him an attempt to stop him. [[spoiler:Repeat ad infinitum.]]
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* ButNowIMustGo: [[spoiler:Horizon and Maelstrom leave the Earth in the end, albeit having come to terms with each other.]]
* {{Gorn}}: Again, '''''yes'''''. To put it into perspective, we see Hikaru(again, the (the '''main character''') get vaporized layer-by-layer in at the beginning of the ''very first chapter''. And that's just the beginning...beginning...
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Maelstrom, surprisingly.]] And again, later on with Chika.
* {{Gorn}}: Again, '''''yes'''''. To put it into perspective, we see Hikaru
* DefeatMeansFriendship: [[spoiler:Maelstrom, surprisingly.]] And again, later on with Chika.
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* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Hikaru. [[spoiler:She abandons them after her CharacterDevelopment.]]]] In the epilogue, she runs into a boy who seems to embody this as well. [[spoiler:He even appears to be "talking to himself" in the same way that Hikaru did with Horizon.]]
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Chika wants to find companions who won't judge her so harshly.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Chika wants to find companions who won't judge her so harshly.
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* SecretKeeper: Saya, though she doesn't know exactly what's up with Hikaru, knows that she's involved with some sort of craziness.
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* YouAreNotAlone: Said to Hikaru several times. It slowly becomes true of her as the story progresses and she opens up to other people. [[spoiler:While outright not said, she pulls a similar ploy on Chika in the climax.]]
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* {{Gorn}} - Again, '''''yes'''''. To put it into perspective, we see Hikaru (again, the '''main character''') get vaporized layer-by-layer in the ''very first chapter''. And that's just the beginning...
* HeelFaceTurn - [[spoiler:Maelstrom.]]
* {{Gorn}} - Again, '''''yes'''''. To put it into perspective, we see Hikaru (again, the '''main character''') get vaporized layer-by-layer in the ''very first chapter''. And that's just the beginning...
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* BodyHorror - BodyHorror: Oh, ''yes''. Expect things to get messy whenever Maelstrom is around. And it gets even worse later.
*{{Gorn}} - {{Gorn}}: Again, '''''yes'''''. To put it into perspective, we see Hikaru (again, the '''main character''') get vaporized layer-by-layer in the ''very first chapter''. And that's just the beginning...
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* {{Kuudere}} - Hikaru.
* LovecraftianSuperpower - Hikaru's symbiosis with Horizon borders on this, but the trope really comes into play when [[spoiler:Horizon manages to take Maelstrom prisoner... inside of Hikaru.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero - [[spoiler:Horizon manages to find a way to permanently end Maelstrom's extinction spree by containing him within himself (and, by extension, Hikaru). Unfortunately, Horizon and Maelstrom's little cat and mouse game existed to keep the evolution and mutation of life in check, and now that they've both "abandoned their positions"...]]
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent - Hikaru, until she ended up sharing her body with a super-powered alien.
* ThePowerOfFriendship / ThePowerOfLove - Or, as Horizon calls it, the "heart bonds of lifeforms" are what save Hikaru from Maelstrom's nightmare world.
* SecretKeeper - Saya, though she doesn't know exactly what's up with Hikaru, knows that she's involved with some sort of craziness.
* StrangeGirl - Hikaru.
* TearfulSmile - Hikaru, near the end of the second book. [[WhenSheSmiles It is beautiful.]]
* ViciousCycle - Maelstrom attempts to wipe out all life on a planet, Horizon chases him and attempts to stop him. They move onto another planet, Maelstrom wipes out all life, Horizon chases him, they move onto another planet...
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld - This is basically Hikaru's life after Horizon shows up. The "Save the World" part goes a little slowly until Maelstrom finally makes himself known.
* YouAreNotAlone - Said to Hikaru several times.
* LovecraftianSuperpower - Hikaru's symbiosis with Horizon borders on this, but the trope really comes into play when [[spoiler:Horizon manages to take Maelstrom prisoner... inside of Hikaru.]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero - [[spoiler:Horizon manages to find a way to permanently end Maelstrom's extinction spree by containing him within himself (and, by extension, Hikaru). Unfortunately, Horizon and Maelstrom's little cat and mouse game existed to keep the evolution and mutation of life in check, and now that they've both "abandoned their positions"...]]
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent - Hikaru, until she ended up sharing her body with a super-powered alien.
* ThePowerOfFriendship / ThePowerOfLove - Or, as Horizon calls it, the "heart bonds of lifeforms" are what save Hikaru from Maelstrom's nightmare world.
* SecretKeeper - Saya, though she doesn't know exactly what's up with Hikaru, knows that she's involved with some sort of craziness.
* StrangeGirl - Hikaru.
* TearfulSmile - Hikaru, near the end of the second book. [[WhenSheSmiles It is beautiful.]]
* ViciousCycle - Maelstrom attempts to wipe out all life on a planet, Horizon chases him and attempts to stop him. They move onto another planet, Maelstrom wipes out all life, Horizon chases him, they move onto another planet...
* WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld - This is basically Hikaru's life after Horizon shows up. The "Save the World" part goes a little slowly until Maelstrom finally makes himself known.
* YouAreNotAlone - Said to Hikaru several times.
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* {{Kuudere}} - KidsAreCruel: When Shunsuke's class has to dissect frogs, the other students in his group know good and well that he shouldn't be around sharp objects, but they do nothing about it. And then he suffers a nervous breakdown that allows Maelstrom to take over his body. [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Nice Job Breaking It, Students]].
* {{Kuudere}}: Hikaru.
*LovecraftianSuperpower - LovecraftianSuperpower: Hikaru's symbiosis with Horizon borders on this, but the trope really comes into play when [[spoiler:Horizon manages to take Maelstrom prisoner... inside of Hikaru.]]
*NiceJobBreakingItHero - NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Horizon manages to find a way to permanently end Maelstrom's extinction spree by containing him within himself (and, by extension, Hikaru). Unfortunately, Horizon and Maelstrom's little cat and mouse game existed to keep the evolution and mutation of life in check, and now that they've both "abandoned their positions"...]]
*OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent - OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Hikaru, until she ended up sharing her body with a super-powered alien.
* ThePowerOfFriendship /ThePowerOfLove - ThePowerOfLove: Or, as Horizon calls it, the "heart bonds of lifeforms" are what save Hikaru from Maelstrom's nightmare world.
*SecretKeeper - SecretKeeper: Saya, though she doesn't know exactly what's up with Hikaru, knows that she's involved with some sort of craziness.
*StrangeGirl - Hikaru.
StrangeGirl: Hikaru. Nao gets in on some of it later on.
*TearfulSmile - TearfulSmile: Hikaru, near the end of the second book. [[WhenSheSmiles It is beautiful.]]
*ViciousCycle - ViciousCycle: Maelstrom attempts to wipe out all life on a planet, Horizon chases him and attempts to stop him. They move onto another planet, Maelstrom wipes out all life, Horizon chases him, they move onto another planet...
*WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld - WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld: This is basically Hikaru's life after Horizon shows up. The "Save the World" part goes a little slowly until Maelstrom finally makes himself known.
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* ApocalypseHow: According to Horizon, Maelstrom is trying to bring about a Universal Class 4 (and it's implied that he ''already'' did this to Earth once, per the extinction of the dinosaurs). [[spoiler:Later on, the Moderator plans to initiate a Planetary Class 4, by pushing the ResetButton on evolution and returning all life on Earth to primordial ooze.]]
* BodyHorror - Oh, ''yes''. Expect things to get messy whenever Maelstrom is around. And it gets even worse later.
* {{Gorn}} - Again, '''''yes'''''. To put it into perspective, we see Hikaru (again, the '''main character''') get vaporized layer-by-layer in the ''very first chapter''. And that's just the beginning...
* HeelFaceTurn -[[spoiler:Maelstrom]]
[[spoiler:Maelstrom.]]
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Hikaru. [[spoiler:She abandons them after her CharacterDevelopment.]]
* BodyHorror - Oh, ''yes''. Expect things to get messy whenever Maelstrom is around. And it gets even worse later.
* {{Gorn}} - Again, '''''yes'''''. To put it into perspective, we see Hikaru (again, the '''main character''') get vaporized layer-by-layer in the ''very first chapter''. And that's just the beginning...
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Inspired by ''Needle'', the Golden Age hard sci-fi classic by the late Hal Clement, Nobuaki Tadano's debut work brings a unique take on alien invasion up to date and into the maelstrom that is the Japanese high school girl.
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Inspired by ''Needle'', the Golden Age hard sci-fi classic by the late Hal Clement, Creator/HalClement, Nobuaki Tadano's debut work brings a unique take on alien invasion up to date and into the maelstrom that is the Japanese high school girl.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero - [[spoiler:Horizon manages to find a way to permanently end Maelstrom's extinction spree by containing him within himself (and, by extension, Hikaru). Unfortunately, Horizon and Maelstrom's little cat and mouse game existed to keep the evolution and mutation of life in check, and now that they've both "abandoned their positions"...]]
* NiceJobBreakingItHero - [[spoiler:Horizon manages to find a way to permanently end Maelstrom's extinction spree by containing him within himself (and, by extension, Hikaru). Unfortunately, Horizon and Maelstrom's little cat and mouse game existed to keep the evolution and mutation of life in check, and now that they've both "abandoned their positions"...]]