History Manga / Togari

** The homeless old man who helps Tobei out and gives him some life-changing advice. His [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes are nearly always shut]] and he has a semi-permanent CatSmile.

* RestrainingBolt: If Tobei sins while on earth, he will lose his head all over again. Whenever Tobei thinks about or tries to commit a sin (murder, theft, etc), the scar on his neck from when he was beheaded starts bleeding, mostly as a warning. Varies from [[HighPressureBlood gushing]] to only dripping, depending on how badly he wants to commit said sin.

* PietaPlagiarism: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pietatogari_8861.jpg In chapter 4.]]

* DarkSkinnedBlonde: One of Itsuki's unnamed school friends seems to be a follower of the ganguro fashion subculture.

''Togari'' was released with only 68 chapters in 8 volumes, and had no solid ending, but a sequel series, ''Togari Shiro,'' will change all that.

* RedemptionDemotion: [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] in an interesting way.Tobei's weapon, Togari, gains strength from the inner darkness of its wielder. If Tobei protects an innocent or otherwise acts virtuously, Togari weakens as Tobei's inner darkness lessens--also making Tobei more vulnerable to Togari taking control of him. At the same time, Tobei's RestrainingBolt ensures that if he sins too much, he'll be returned to hell. Dramatic tension arises from Tobei struggling for balance between "too evil to live" and "too nice to be effective." This can lead to widely varying power levels for him in a single fight, depending on his actions.

* InfantImmortality: By now Tobei's practically rescuing babies by ''accident.''

* OneHundredAndEight: 108 days to collect 108 sins.

* OneHundredAndEight - 108 days to collect 108 sins.
* AssholeVictim - The first people Tobei killed were a group of nobles who were going to test a new blade on him, simply because he was there. [[WouldHurtAChild He was probably six or seven years old at the time.]]
* TheAtoner - Tobei eventually decides that he actually ''wants'' redemption.
* AttemptedRape - Occurred a couple times throughout the series. The first time, Itsuki was rescued by Tobei's arrival. The second [[spoiler: is a part of Wish's backstory]].
* BadassGrandpa - Itsuki's grandfather is able to knock Tobei on his ass. Though we only see this badassery once, unfortunately.
* BlackEyesOfCrazy - [[spoiler: The physical manifestation of Tobei's inner darkness has these]].
* BlatantLies - "[Itsuki's] nothing to me... [[UnstoppableRage so get your filthy hands off of her YOU PIECE OF CRAP!]]" Notable because it seems he really does believe that Itsuki means nothing to him, even he flies into a murderous rage towards her kidnapper.
* CatapultNightmare - Tobei has a nightmare in which [[spoiler: he sees Itsuki at the mercy of a vicious stranger with a knife to her throat. Tobei runs to save her, but is held back by his many victims. The stranger begins to slit Itsuki's throat, taunting Tobei with his own opinion that the weak deserve to die. It's then revealed that the stranger ''is'' Tobei. Suddenly Tobei finds himself crouched on the ground, a bloodied knife in his hand, and a dead Itsuki leaning on him]]. He wakes up screaming in horror.
* ContinuityNod - Itsuki, angry at Tobei's disregard for human life, punches him in the face. She later apologizes, saying she just meant to slap him[[note]] she isn't sorry about hitting him[[/note]]. Later, as she's searching for him after he's run away, she thinks "When I find him, I'm going to sock him one. I mean slap him. With an open hand."
* CoolOldGuy - The homeless old man who helps Tobei out and gives him some life-changing advice. His [[EyesAlwaysShut eyes are nearly always shut]] and he has a semi-permanent CatSmile.

* DarkSkinnedBlonde - One of Itsuki's unnamed school friends seems to be a follower of the ganguro fashion subculture.
* TheDeterminator - Tobei is the poster boy, definitely. 300 years in Hell couldn't break him.
* DeusExMachina - {{Invoked}} by Ami, when he covertly lends a helping hand [[spoiler: by snapping the ropes binding Itsuki]]. He even name-drops the trope.
* DissonantSerenity - This is ''exactly'' what makes Sena so pants-crappingly terrifying. He's always got a calm smile on his face.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood - Tobei doesn't even know what "thank you" means.
* GottaCatchEmAll - Tobei must collect 108 Toga in order to be released from Hell.
* HalfHumanHybrid - Implied to be the case for [[spoiler: Lady Ema]].
* HarmfulToMinors - Tobei's childhood consisted of eating garbage, passing out from hunger, and getting beat up by adults who didn't want him around.
* HeelRealization: Tobei didn't care about being a bad guy and a killer, even after befriending [[ThePowerOfFriendship Itsuki]]. Only when [[spoiler: Itsuki is kidnapped and nearly killed]] does Tobei realize that [[spoiler: the many people he'd murdered had all been as terrified and in pain as Itsuki was, and it's too late for Tobei to take it back or make it right]]. Cue VomitDiscretionShot and HeroicBSOD.
* IdenticalStranger - Sena looks almost exactly like Tobei, though this has yet to be brought up after the initial reveal.
* [[IHaveYourWife I Have Your]] [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend Girl Who Has Nothing To Do With You]]
* InTheBlood - Many people comment on how Itsuki is a "chip off the old block" and got her courage and toughness from her father.
* IronicEcho - Tobei says several times in the first couple of volumes that the weak deserve to die. [[spoiler: Then he has a nightmare in which he watches his past self slit Itsuki's throat while taunting him with that phrase]].
* LightIsNotGood
* MeaningfulRename - Tobei got his name from the first person he ever killed as a child. Later, after a young boy that Tobei saves learns that he has no family name, he tells Tobei that he can have ''his'' name, Ogata.
* MrFanservice: Oh dear ''Lord'', Tobei. 16 years old and totally ripped.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone - After Tobei rescues Itsuki in volume 6, he has visions of his victims crying out for help or for mercy, equating them with Itsuki. He nearly becomes physically ill, and then is assaulted by nightmares and voices reminding him of what a monster he is.
* NakedFirstImpression / NakedOnArrival - Tobei had no clothes in Hell, thus he had no clothes after being resurrected. Poor Itsuki had to deal with naked first ''and second'' impressions.
* NoSocialSkills - Tobei, by virtue of not having any sort of guardian growing up.
* ParentalAbandonment - Tobei.
* PluckyGirl - Itsuki, despite her TearsOfFear during the most dire of situations, stays strong, even [[spoiler: punching her kidnapper in volume 6, though it turns out he [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom hits a lot harder]].]]
* PosthumousCharacter - Itsuki's father was murdered ten years before the series takes place.
* ThePowerOfHate - The Toga feed on the hate and malice of their human hosts. Togari itself turns the inner darkness of its wielder to become stronger.

* RedemptionEqualsDeath - An interesting variant: [[spoiler: If Tobei succeeds, he will not continue living with Itsuki. Instead, he will be reincarnated and live a new life that way.]]
* RedemptionQuest - The reason Tobei is trying to collect the Toga is so he can be redeemed and completely released from Hell.
* RestrainingBolt - If Tobei sins while on earth, he will lose his head all over again. Whenever Tobei thinks about or tries to commit a sin (murder, theft, etc), the scar on his neck from when he was beheaded starts bleeding, mostly as a warning. Varies from [[HighPressureBlood gushing]] to only dripping, depending on how badly he wants to commit said sin.

* SlasherSmile - Tobei, Tobei, Tobei.
* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior - Tobei began killing people when he was, at ''most'', eight years old.
* WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove - Tobei has never experienced kindness or friendship, and it makes him uncomfortable enough to leave Itsuki and her family and live on the streets throughout volume 5.
* WillTheyOrWontThey - It's hard to tell if Tobei and Itsuki's feelings for each other are [[PlatonicLifePartners platonic]], [[LikeBrotherAndSister familial]], or [[UnresolvedSexualTension romantic]]. Equally hard to tell if it's a RelationshipWritingFumble or a [[FridgeBrilliance direct result of Tobei's unfamiliarity with caring about others and with being cared about]].
* WouldHurtAChild - Plenty of the sinners Tobei fights don't mind threatening children with harm. At least one of them not only had killed several children, but was about to kill a pregnant woman when Detective Sawazaki intervened.

* CrucifiedHeroShot

In feudal Japan, a ruthless young punk named Tobei committed innumerable crimes. He was put to death after only 16 years of life. He spent the next 300 years in Hell, refusing to repent and trying to escape. One day, Lady Ema, the regent of Hell, offers Tobei a way out. Using a magical wooden sword named Togari, he must collect sins (called "Toga") in the world of the living, enough so that his own may be pardoned. Tobei readily accepts. When he is released, he inadvertently rescues a girl named Itsuki, who also becomes the first person to show him kindness.

!''Togari'' provides examples of:

* OneHundredAndEight: Tobei has to collect 108 sins, a transparent reference to this trope.

* OneHundredAndEight - 108 days to collect 108 sins.

* {{108}}: Tobei has to collect 108 sins, a transparent reference to this trope.

* WouldHurtAGirl - No one in the story has any hang-ups about their victims' gender.

* MrFanservice: Oh dear ''Lord'', Tobei. 16 years old and totally ripped.

* ContinuityNod - Itsuki, angry at Tobei's disregard for human life, punches him in the face. She later apologizes, saying she just meant to slap him[[hottip:*: Note: she isn't sorry about hitting him]]. Later, as she's searching for him after he's run away, she thinks "When I find him, I'm going to sock him one. I mean slap him. With an open hand."

* SlasherSmile - Tobei, Tobei, [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel Tobei]].

* {{Anti-Hero}} - Tobei starts off as a Type V, (if not a full-blown VillainProtagonist) softens to Type III eventually.

* EstrogenBrigadeBait - Oh dear ''Lord'', Tobei. 16 years old and totally ripped.