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* StudentDebtPlot: One of the ways that Reika shows herself to be morally better than her employers is that she disagrees with advertising debt to students, who are vulnerable as they can't borrow from anywhere else.
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* {{Expy}}: The sisters took much inspiration from ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2000 Charlie's Angels]]'', especially the 2000 one with their all-leather work uniform, and their employer is also an older man. The OpeningNarration even describes them as the dark angels of Tokyo's nightlife.

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* {{Expy}}: The sisters took much inspiration from ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2000 Charlie's Angels]]'', especially the 2000 one with their all-leather all-black work uniform, and their employer is also an older man. The OpeningNarration even describes them as the dark angels of Tokyo's nightlife.



* HellBentForLeather: The sisters' collecting outfit.

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* HellBentForLeather: The sisters' collecting outfit.sisters wear leather jackets when on the job.
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* ActorAllusion: In episode 7, after Shizuka described the hardships of an idol's life, Chako and Ririka, both portrayed by real-life idols, look into the camera and confirm what she said.

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* ActorAllusion: In episode 7, after Shizuka described the hardships of an idol's life, Chako and Ririka, both portrayed by real-life idols, look into the camera and confirm what she said.[[labelnote:*]]However, unlike the group depicted in the episode, their group Music/Nogizaka46 is one of Japan's best-selling artists.[[/labelnote]]
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* HollywoodHacking: Ririka can get into any computer network with seemingly no effort. She sometimes also makes gadgets for approaching debtors.

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* HollywoodHacking: Ririka can get into any computer network with seemingly no effort. She sometimes She's also makes gadgets a GadgeteerGenius and prepares the equipment for approaching debtors.their various schemes.
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* CruelToBeKind: Ririka and Chako throw hundreds of paper planes around Ririka's college with a picture [[spoiler:exposing Michiru's debt problem to snap her out of it]].

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* CruelToBeKind: Ririka and Chako throw hundreds of paper planes around Ririka's college with a picture [[spoiler:exposing Michiru's debt problem to snap force her out of it]].to seek help. It also helps that her rich friends abandon her after learning the truth]].



* ItRunsInTheFamily: [[spoiler:The sisters' mother also worked as a debt collector for Gondo to provide for them, and even shared their catchphrase]].

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* ItRunsInTheFamily: [[spoiler:The sisters' mother also worked as a debt collector for Gondo to provide for them, and even shared their catchphrase]].catchphrase. She was also the one who suggested the name Honey for the office to make it seem friendlier to potential customers]].



* ParentalSubstitute: Gondo is the sisters' father figure in many ways, while diner owner Kiyoko, who's their late mother's old friend, is their mother figure.
* RealMenTakeItBlack: Ririka tries this to look more mature, but can't take it yet.

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* ParentalSubstitute: Gondo is the sisters' father figure in many ways, while diner owner Kiyoko, who's their late mother's old friend, is their mother figure.
figure. Ririka is particularly attached to them as the youngest [[spoiler:and is also the first to forgive Kiyoko after the sisters learned of her involvement in their mother's death]].
* RealMenTakeItBlack: Ririka tries this to look more mature, but can't take it yet.yet, and returns to her favorite strawberry pancakes.
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* AntiHero: Their priority is always collecting the debt, but in order to do that, they often help the debtors with their problems to put them in a situation where they can manage to pay up.
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[[caption-width-right:350:"Can you pay with your body?"]]
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''Debt Collector Honeys'' (取り立て屋ハニーズ), or ''Honeys'' for short, is a 2021 Japanese television series aired on Hikari TV Channel, about the three Niwa sisters (Reika, Shizuka, and Ririka) who work as debt collectors for Honeys Loan under LoanShark Gondo.

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''Debt Collector ''Toritateya Honeys'' (取り立て屋ハニーズ), (取り立て屋ハニーズ, "Debt Collector Honeys"), or ''Honeys'' for short, is a 2021 Japanese television series aired on Hikari TV Channel, about the three Niwa sisters (Reika, Shizuka, and Ririka) who work as debt collectors for Honeys Loan under LoanShark Gondo.
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* AffectionateNickname: Ririka calls Gondo "Gongon".
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** The sisters' mother put them as collateral for her debt, so they're stuck working for Gondo to pay it off. [[spoiler:In the climax, it's revealed that Gondo knew all along on whose behalf their mother borrowed the money and could've collected at his leisure, but wrote the collateral part himself so that he can look after her daughters.]]

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** The sisters' mother put them as collateral for her debt, so they're stuck working for Gondo to pay it off. [[spoiler:In the climax, it's revealed that Gondo knew all along on whose behalf their mother borrowed the money and could've collected at his leisure, but wrote the collateral part afterwards to give himself so that he can an excuse to look after her daughters.]]
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Chako might be a GenkiGirl, but she [[spoiler:grew up with an AbusiveDad, her mother joined a cult to escape him, and she finally ran away from home after two guys, having paid her father for her body, attempted to rape her in her own house (to add insult to injury, she later realized that the payment was only 30,000 yen... about $300)]].

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Chako might be a GenkiGirl, but she [[spoiler:grew up with an AbusiveDad, her mother joined a cult to escape him, and she finally ran away from home after two guys, having paid her father for her body, attempted to rape her in her own house (to add insult to injury, she later realized that the payment was only 30,000 yen... about $300)]].$300). She collapsed right in front of the Honey Loan office, and Reika took her in]].
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* CruelToBeKind: Ririka and Chako throw hundreds of paper planes around Ririka's college with a picture [[spoiler:exposing Michiru's debt problem to snap her out of it]].
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* RealMenTakeItBlack

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* RealMenTakeItBlackRealMenTakeItBlack: Ririka tries this to look more mature, but can't take it yet.
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* ItRunsInTheFamily: [[spoiler:The sisters' mother also worked as a debt collector for Gondo to provide for them, and even shares their catchphrase]].

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* ItRunsInTheFamily: [[spoiler:The sisters' mother also worked as a debt collector for Gondo to provide for them, and even shares shared their catchphrase]].
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Chako [[grew up with an AbusiveFather, her mother joined a cult to escape him, and she finally ran away from home after two guys, having paid her father for her body, attempted to rape her in her own house (to add insult to injury, she later realized that the payment was only 30,000 yen... about $300)]].

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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Chako [[grew might be a GenkiGirl, but she [[spoiler:grew up with an AbusiveFather, AbusiveDad, her mother joined a cult to escape him, and she finally ran away from home after two guys, having paid her father for her body, attempted to rape her in her own house (to add insult to injury, she later realized that the payment was only 30,000 yen... about $300)]].
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: Chako [[grew up with an AbusiveFather, her mother joined a cult to escape him, and she finally ran away from home after two guys, having paid her father for her body, attempted to rape her in her own house (to add insult to injury, she later realized that the payment was only 30,000 yen... about $300)]].
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* IllTakeThatAsACompliment: Gondo considers being called "trash" for his boundless greed a compliment.

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''Debt Collector Honeys'' (取り立て屋ハニーズ), or ''Honeys'' for short, is a 2021 Japanese television series aired on Hikari TV Channel, about the three Niwa sisters who work as debt collectors for Honeys Loan under LoanShark Gondo.

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''Debt Collector Honeys'' (取り立て屋ハニーズ), or ''Honeys'' for short, is a 2021 Japanese television series aired on Hikari TV Channel, about the three Niwa sisters (Reika, Shizuka, and Ririka) who work as debt collectors for Honeys Loan under LoanShark Gondo.



* GetRichQuickScheme: An episode features a B-list actor Takuro who's drawn into a "Healing Water" scheme, which product is $100 bottled water with claimed healing properties.

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* GetRichQuickScheme: An episode features a B-list actor Takuro who's drawn into a "Healing Water" scheme, which product is $100 bottled water with claimed healing properties.



* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Michiru, who goes to college with Ririka, is overwhelmed with debt as she wants to stay InWithTheInCrowd in order to find a rich spouse to get out of poverty.



* ParentalSubstitute: Gondo is the sisters' father figure in many ways, while diner owner Kiyoko, who's their late mother's old friend, is their mother figure.

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* ParentalSubstitute: Gondo is the sisters' father figure in many ways, while diner owner Kiyoko, who's their late mother's old friend, is their mother figure.figure.
* RealMenTakeItBlack
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* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Chako often helps the sisters in their work. Reika offers her to become their honorary sister [[spoiler:after her mother refused to leave a cult to be with her]], but she declines, wishing to just be Choko.

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* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Chako often helps the sisters in their work. Reika offers her to become their honorary the fourth sister [[spoiler:after her mother refused to leave a cult to be with her]], but she declines, wishing to just be Choko.Chako.
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* {{Expy}}: The sisters took much inspiration from ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2000 Charlie's Angels]]'', especially the 2000 one with their all-leather work uniform. The OpeningNarration even describes them as the dark angels of Tokyo's nightlife.

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* {{Expy}}: The sisters took much inspiration from ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2000 Charlie's Angels]]'', especially the 2000 one with their all-leather work uniform.uniform, and their employer is also an older man. The OpeningNarration even describes them as the dark angels of Tokyo's nightlife.
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* GetRichQuickScheme: An episode features a B-list actor who's drawn into a "Healing Water" scheme, which product is $100 bottled water.

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* GetRichQuickScheme: An episode features a B-list actor Takuro who's drawn into a "Healing Water" scheme, which product is $100 bottled water.water with claimed healing properties.
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** The sisters' mother put them as collateral for her debt, so they're stuck working for Gondo to pay it off. [[spoiler:In the climax, it's revealed that Gondo knew all along one whose behalf their mother borrowed the money, but wrote the collateral part himself so that he can look after her daughters.]]

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** The sisters' mother put them as collateral for her debt, so they're stuck working for Gondo to pay it off. [[spoiler:In the climax, it's revealed that Gondo knew all along one on whose behalf their mother borrowed the money, money and could've collected at his leisure, but wrote the collateral part himself so that he can look after her daughters.]]
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* EvilDebtCollector: Downplayed. While they're not above using violence to collect, more often they create situations to help the debtors earn money to pay their debts.

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* EvilDebtCollector: Downplayed. While they're not above using violence to collect, more often they create situations to help the debtors earn money to pay their debts.debts on time. Reika also disapproves of Gondo advertising his services to vulnerable groups such as students, who can't borrow money from anywhere else.

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* {{Cult}}: The Freya Garden cult, [[spoiler:of which Chako's mother is a member]], claims to provide protection for abused women.



* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Chako often helps the sisters in their work. Reika offers her to become their honorary sister [[spoiler:after her mother refused to leave a cult to be with her]], but she declines, wishing to just be Choko.



** People who can't pay their debts are made to pay "[[DoubleEntendre with their bodies]]", [[which usually meant working on the loan shark's fishing boat and catch fishes or helping the sisters do their jobs to eventually pay it off]].

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** People who can't pay their debts are made to pay "[[DoubleEntendre with their bodies]]", [[which [[spoiler:which usually meant working on the loan shark's fishing boat and catch fishes or helping the sisters do their jobs to eventually pay it off]].

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''Debt Collector Honeys'' (取り立て屋ハニーズ), or ''Honeys'' for short, is a 2021 Japanese television series aired on Hikari TV Channel, about the three Niwa sisters who work as debt collectors for Honeys Loan under [[LoanShark]] Gondo.

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''Debt Collector Honeys'' (取り立て屋ハニーズ), or ''Honeys'' for short, is a 2021 Japanese television series aired on Hikari TV Channel, about the three Niwa sisters who work as debt collectors for Honeys Loan under [[LoanShark]] LoanShark Gondo.


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* ActorAllusion: In episode 7, after Shizuka described the hardships of an idol's life, Chako and Ririka, both portrayed by real-life idols, look into the camera and confirm what she said.


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* CatchPhrase: "There is no debt we can't collect".


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* IdolSinger: Episodes 7-8 are about an idol trio stuck with 10 million yen ($100,000) debt after signing an [[ReadTheFinePrint exploitative contract]] with their producer.


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* ItRunsInTheFamily: [[spoiler:The sisters' mother also worked as a debt collector for Gondo to provide for them, and even shares their catchphrase]].
* MasterOfDisguise: Chako is good at infiltrating and gathering intel.

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* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:After their debt was paid and they left Honey Loan, Reika comes back there to look for employment for her and her sisters, this time of their own accord and with better pay]].
* EvilDebtCollector: Downplayed. While they're not above using violence to collect, more often they create situations to help the debtors earn money to pay their debts.



* HollywoodHacker: Ririka

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* HollywoodHacker: RirikaGetRichQuickScheme: An episode features a B-list actor who's drawn into a "Healing Water" scheme, which product is $100 bottled water.
* HellBentForLeather: The sisters' collecting outfit.
* HollywoodHacking: Ririka can get into any computer network with seemingly no effort. She sometimes also makes gadgets for approaching debtors.



** The sisters' mother put them as collateral for her debt, so they're stuck working for Gondo to pay it off. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that Gondo knew all along one whose behalf their mother borrowed the money, but wrote the collateral part himself so that he can look after her daughters.]]
** People who can't pay their debts are made to pay "[[DoubleEntendre with their bodies]]", [[which usually meant working on the loan shark's fishing boat and catch fishes or helping the sisters do their jobs to eventually pay it off]].

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** The sisters' mother put them as collateral for her debt, so they're stuck working for Gondo to pay it off. [[spoiler:It's later [[spoiler:In the climax, it's revealed that Gondo knew all along one whose behalf their mother borrowed the money, but wrote the collateral part himself so that he can look after her daughters.]]
** People who can't pay their debts are made to pay "[[DoubleEntendre with their bodies]]", [[which usually meant working on the loan shark's fishing boat and catch fishes or helping the sisters do their jobs to eventually pay it off]].off]].
* ParentalSubstitute: Gondo is the sisters' father figure in many ways, while diner owner Kiyoko, who's their late mother's old friend, is their mother figure.
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''Debt Collector Honeys'' (取り立て屋ハニーズ), or ''Honeys'' for short, is a 2021 Japanese television series aired on Hikari TV Channel, about the three Niwa sisters who work as debt collectors for Honeys Loan under [[LoanShark]] Gondo.

!! There is no trope we can't collect:

* ActionGirl: Middle sister Shizuka is the martial artist of the trio.
* {{Expy}}: The sisters took much inspiration from ''[[Film/CharliesAngels2000 Charlie's Angels]]'', especially the 2000 one with their all-leather work uniform. The OpeningNarration even describes them as the dark angels of Tokyo's nightlife.
* HollywoodHacker: Ririka
* IndenturedServitude:
** The sisters' mother put them as collateral for her debt, so they're stuck working for Gondo to pay it off. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that Gondo knew all along one whose behalf their mother borrowed the money, but wrote the collateral part himself so that he can look after her daughters.]]
** People who can't pay their debts are made to pay "[[DoubleEntendre with their bodies]]", [[which usually meant working on the loan shark's fishing boat and catch fishes or helping the sisters do their jobs to eventually pay it off]].

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