History Manga / Takeru

* WhipItGood: Ogyokura dual wields beam whips.

* CoolPet: Takeru's sidekick is a tanuki named Bunbuku who wears a teapot shell that contains a pocket space for the hero to store his equipment and that can be used for flight.

* HeelFaceTurn: Right as Kaganju orders captain Yuri to capture Hien, her body glows from the moonlight and he realizes Hien is the kindgdom's true princess. He immediately drops to his knee and pledges his loyalty along with his soldiers.

** HealThyself: By combining the kanji for "grass" and "relief", Takeru can shoot a healing beam.

The manga was first published in America as ''Takeru - The Bad Boy of Yamato'' in 1993. In 1994 it received an "interactive comic" adaptation for PC, Mac and the 3DO console as ''VideoGame/BuichiTerasawasTakeruLetterOfTheLaw'' and in 1996 it was digitally published in America on CD format. There was also talk of a live-action film adaptation by Takashi Miike in 2009, but nothing came out of it.

BigBad: Queen Himiko, who wants to possess Princess Wind's body to come back to life and wage war.

* BalefulPolymorph: Kaganju transforms several people into monsters, including the priestess Koryu whose identity she then stole.
* BigBad: Queen Himiko, who wants to possess Princess Wind's body to come back to life and wage war.

* HealThyself: By combining the kanji for "grass" and "relief", Takeru can shoot a healing beam.

* DistressedDamsel: Takeru saves an unnamed woman from the criminal was was chasing at the start of the story, and then dates her for a while. Amusingly enough, once Takeru catches sight of Princess Wind, the girlfriend quite literally disappears from the story.

* SexAsReward: Weirded out by Takeru's advances, Princess Wind orders him to expose whoever is sending assassins to kill her in exchange for anything he'd like.

* CementShoes: Takeru plants a kanji on Genyosai that makes him heavy. The villain then falls into a lake and drowns.

* TheRival: Ryuoin Shozanpu is the only ninja in the story who rivals Takeru's skills, and his sword Rahyomaruhe can nuliffy Takeru's soul words.

* UnconsciousObjector: Takeru is still able to fight even as his body is unconscious and onbrink of death.

The manga was first published in America as ''Takeru - The Bad Boy of Yamato'' in 1992. In 1994 it received an "interactive comic" adaptation for PC, Mac and the 3DO console as ''VideoGame/BuichiTerasawasTakeruLetterOfTheLaw'' and in 1996 it was digitally published in America on CD format. There was also talk of a live-action film adaptation by Takashi Miike in 2009, but nothing came out of it.

* ChivalrousPervert: Takeru flirts with about every pretty woman he meets, and he can come off as a very blunt creep sometimes despite meaning no harm.

* DeusExMachina: Midway through the story Takeru is gravely poisoned and in the end he runs out of power. In both instances the sky suddenly clears up to let the full moon restore his body to form.

* BalefulPolymorph: Kaganju transforms several people into monsters, including the priestess Koryu who identity she then stole.
* BigBad: Queen Himiko, who wants to possess Princess Wind's body to come back to life.

* DeadHatShot: Takeru kills Ogyokura between panels, and only her sliced mask is seen afterwards.

* TheDragon: The demoness Kaganju, who seeks to fulfill a dark prophecy and bring Himiko to life.
* DrivenToSuicide: After telling Takeru about Kaganju's evil plans, the real Koryu, who has been turned into a bat-like creature, abruptly flies into a furnace.

''Takeru: The Queen of Twin Eyes'' is a 1993 seinen action manga written and illustrated by Buichi Terasawa, who also created ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra''.

* HeelFaceTurn: Right as Kaganju orders captain Yuri to capture Hien, her body glows from the moonlight and he realizes she's the kindgdom's true princess. He immediately drops to his knee and pledges his loyalty along with his soldiers.

In 1994 it received an "interactive comic" adaptation for PC, Mac and the 3DO console as ''VideoGame/BuichiTerasawasTakeruLetterOfTheLaw'' and in 1996 it was digitally published in America on CD format. There was also talk of a live-action film adaptation by Takashi Miike in 2009, but nothing came out of it.

* WeWillMeetAgain: After Takeru's duel with Ryuoin ends in something of a draw, the villain expresses his respect and leaves. He doesn't appear again for the rest of the story.

* NowThatsUsingYourTeeth: In the story's opening act, Takeru is shot in the face but bits and spits the bullet.

* KilledOffscreen: When Hien goes after her clan's help to take on Kaganju, she finds her hometown razed to the ground by Yamato Castle's soldiers.

* YouTasteDelicious: Takeru has a habit on licking people to get a taste of their personality.

In 1994 it was adapted as an "interactive comic" for PC, Mac and the 3DO console as ''VideoGame/BuichiTerasawasTakeruLetterOfTheLaw'' and in 1996 it was digitally published in America on CD format. There was also talk of a live-action film adaptation by Takashi Miike in 2009, but nothing came out of it.

In 1994 it was adapted as an "interactive comic" for the 3DO console as ''VideoGame/BuichiTerasawasTakeruLetterOfTheLaw'' and in 1996 it was digitally published in America on CD format. There was also talk of a live-action film adaptation by Takashi Miike in 2009, but nothing came out of it.

''Takeru: The Queen of Twin Eyes'' is a 1993 seinen action manga written and illustrated by Buichi Terasawa, who also created ''Manga/SpaceAdventureCobra''. In 1996 it was digitally published in America on CD format.

There was talk of a live-action film adaptation by Takashi Miike in 2009, but nothing came out of it.

* BodyDouble: The presumed Princess Wind is really a decoy for the real one who been raised in secret and without knowledge of her heritage.