History Webcomic / LittleNuns

* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: The convent's location remains a mystery. Fanon places it somewhere in Australia based on a few strips involving kangaroos, but there is zero hard evidence in any direction.

* DeathByChildbirth: The comic showing [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1574790980619804673 a baby Froggy Nun visiting the convent]] implies that this happened to her mother (her father has tear stains on his shirt, Grumpy Nun looks sorrowful, and Froggy Nun's stroller has her mother's frog puppet in it).
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Clumsy Nun [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1287750596020170752/photo/1 does not like broccoli]], and is forced to eat it by the older and more mature Grumpy Nun, presumably because she did something wrong while her friends go out to play baseball. Later gets referenced in [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1303000089678422016 this panel]] where the Grumpy Nun is put in the same situation with tomatoes.

* OnlySaneMan: Father. He usually doesn't get involved with whatever the nuns are up to, but whenever he does, he tends to be the ButtMonkey in their antics. Grumpy Nun ''tries'' to be this, but sometimes her anger will get the best of her.

* TheRival: The Grumpy Nun and the Smug Nun have had it in for each other [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1445780902756315136 since they were children]].

* TerribleArtist: The Grumpy Nun can't paint, sculpt, draw, or generally do ''any'' artistic talent well.

* LastSupperSteal: [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1427299124567703553/photo/1 The August 16, 2021 drawing]] shows the nuns as the Last Supper, with Clumsy Nun as Jesus. The positions don't have any special meaning... except that, of course, Froggy Nun is Judas.

When it launched, the comic was updated on Monday-Saturday (and for the first year, also on Sunday), but a SpinOff called ''{{Webcomic/Zookeepers}}'' launched on Patreon and Fanbox on January 3, 2023, featuring the titular zookeepers from the two-week zoo storyline in November 2022. It is updated every other day, alternating with new ''Little Nuns'' illustrations.

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Two nuns from when Artist was in convent (and also when current adult nuns started joining), have apparently disappeared from the convent with no explanation. On boorus, one of them is nicknamed Brunette Bangs Nun, while the other is nicknamed Parted Grey Nun. The former has not appeared in any present images (as in, images that acknowledge the existence of any of the youngest nun generation) and can only be seen in flashback pictures or background photographs. The latter made some appearances in present time early on, but has not been seen (flashbacks to way deep past excluded) since [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1347936180143226882 these]] [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1349748118590394369 two]] strips.

** SistineSteal, namely Creation of Adam ([[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1525506305481273344 here]])

When it launched, the comic was updated on Monday-Saturday (and for the first year, also on Sunday), but a SpinOff called ''{{Webcomic/Zookeepers}}'' launched on Patreon and Fanbox on January 3, 2023, featuring the titular zookeepers from the two-week zoo storyline in November 2022. It is updated on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

When it launched, the comic was updated on Monday-Saturday (and for the first year, also on Sunday), but a SpinOff called {{Webcomic/Zookeepers}} launched on Patreon and Fanbox on January 3, 2023, featuring the titular zookeepers from the two-week zoo storyline in November 2022. It is updated on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

When it launched, the comic was updated on Monday-Saturday (and for the first year, also on Sunday), but a {{Spin-Off}} called {{Webcomic/Zookeepers}} launched on Patreon and Fanbox on January 3, 2023, featuring the titular zookeepers from the two-week zoo storyline in November 2022. It is updated on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday.

Originally starting as a series of small sketches on May 12, 2020, it has since grown into Diva's favorite passion project that has developed a devout following, now consisting of over 400+ images uploaded each day except (appropriately enough) Sunday. It was originally unnamed until December 19, 2020, when [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1340341165648797697 Diva announced in a tweet of a possible artbook in the works,]] thus solidifying its current and official name. On April 28, 2022, artbooks containing comics [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/LITTLE-NUNS-DUCKS-ART-BOOK/dp/4049142945 1-100]] and [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Diva/dp/4049142953/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_1/356-5231125-5615559 101-200]] were released, and gave official nicknames for the nuns. The comic is a NamelessNarrative with no spoken dialogue, so before the nicknames were printed the characters were all referred to by {{Fan Nickname}}s.

* TalkingWithSigns: As a nature of this being a silent comic, any messages, that can't be conveyed through image itself, are represented by characters holding up written signs, or as poster notes on wall (with a scribble of the face of nun, who wrote said message).

** [[TheBusCameBack They make a guest reappearance]] in 2022 Christmas arc, with [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1603057236464410624 one strip revealing]] that they had previously departed for city monastery.

Originally starting as a series of small sketches on May 12, 2020, it has since grown into Diva's favorite passion project that has developed a devout following, now consisting of over 400+ images uploaded each day except (appropriately enough) Sunday. It was originally unnamed until December 19, 2020, when [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1340341165648797697 Diva announced in a tweet of a possible artbook in the works,]] thus solidifying its current and official name. On April 28, 2022, artbooks containing comics [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/LITTLE-NUNS-DUCKS-ART-BOOK/dp/4049142945 1-100]] and [[https://www.amazon.co.jp/-/en/Diva/dp/4049142953/ref=pd_bxgy_sccl_1/356-5231125-5615559 101-200]] were released, and gave official nicknames for the nuns.

Originally starting as a series of small sketches on May 12, 2020, it has since grown into Diva's favorite passion project that has developed a devout following, now consisting of over 400+ images uploaded each day except (appropriately enough) Sunday. It was originally unnamed until December 19, 2020, when [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1340341165648797697 Diva announced in a tweet of a possible artbook in the works,]] thus solidifying its current and official name.

* NamelessNarrative: As the use of nicknames might imply, the characters in this series have no official names. In-universe, whenever a character would be identified by name in writing, they're instead singled out by a drawing of their face.

* QuackingUp: [[OnceAnEpisode Every image has at least one duck]], usually either participating in the nuns’ shenanigans or just generally being [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Ridiculously Cute Critters]].

* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Two nuns from when Artist was in convent (and also when current adult nuns started joining), have apparently dissapeared from the convent with no explanation. On boorus, one of them is nicknamed Brunette Bangs Nun, while the other is nicknamed Parted Grey Nun. The former has not appeared in any present images (as in, images that acknowledge the existence of any of the youngest nun generation) and can only be seen in flashback pictures or background photographs. The latter made some appearances in present time early on, but has not been seen (flashbacks to way deep past excluded) since [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1347936180143226882 these]] [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1349748118590394369 two]] strips.

''Little Nuns'' is a small art/webcomic series hosted on Website/{{Twitter}} by [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk Diva]]. It chronicles the lives of young nuns who go about their daily hijinks with each other, forming bonds along the way.

** Froggy Nun has two: an ostrich she raised from an egg and a large frog.
** The Mother Superior had a pair of dogs, which were adopted by Spicy's mother and left the convent with her.

* {{Flashback}}: A number of the drawings jump back to when the characters were younger. There are effectively three timeframes: the present, the Clumsy Nun's early childhood, and fifty years before the present when the convent was just getting started.

* LastSupperSteal: [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1427299124567703553/photo/1 The August 16, 2021 drawing]] shows the nuns as the Last Supper, with the Lead Nun as Jesus. The positions don't have any special meaning... except that, of course, Froggy Nun is Judas.

* AmbiguousTimePeriod: It's not clear when, exactly, the series takes place. The lack of most modern conveniences indicates it's at some point in the past, at least; Half-Bang Nun's camera is extremely antique-looking yet [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1520070415137214464 this comic]] reveals that they have a Volkswagen-like van.
* AnimalMotif: Curly-Top Nun has frogs, while her closest friend Sheep Nun has... guess. The lesser-seen Bunny Nun is also self-explanatory. Also, ducks. Lots and lots of ducks.

* ArtisticLicenseReligion: In real life, a woman must be 18 or older before she can take the vows and become a nun. While young girls living with the church (perhaps as orphans) isn't unheard of, they wouldn't wear the habits until they take those vows. Also, nuns don't show hair under their habits, but this is likely [[AcceptableBreaksFromReality to help differentiate the characters]] (only two of the nuns, the Mother Superior and the nun with the star accessories, wear their habits correctly).

* BigEater: The aptly-nicknamed Gluttonous Nun is ''always'' eating. She's rather thin despite this, though a number of pictures show she's ''extremely'' good at sports, implying she exercises enough to make up for the calories.
* ButtMonkey: The Grey Bangs Nun is ''constantly'' getting hurt or into other trouble. She's never seen without at least one bandage.

** Lead Nun receives a chili pepper stuffed toy for her birthday, just as she gave one to the Half-Bang Nun for hers earlier in the year.
** The Gluttonous Nun is shown facing the Elderly Nun's humongous stack of pancakes. As you'd expect from her, she is more than satisfied and asks for seconds, contrast to the rest who still can't finish one stack.

* DoesNotLikeSpam: The Lead Nun [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1287750596020170752/photo/1 does not like broccoli]], and is forced to eat it by the older and more mature Grumpy Nun, presumably because she did something wrong while her friends go out to play baseball. Later gets referenced in [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1303000089678422016 this panel]] where the Grumpy Nun is put in the same situation with tomatoes.
* DoorstopBaby: [[spoiler:One of the flashback illustrations reveals that the Lead Nun was left at the monastery this way.]]

* ExtremeOmnivore: Curly-Top Nun will eat practically ''anything''. Raw pumpkins, paper cookies... at one point she's seen biting into an ''unpeeled'' banana.

* {{Flashback}}: A number of the drawings jump back to when the characters were younger. There are effectively three timeframes: the present, the Lead Nun's early childhood, and fifty years before the present when the convent was just getting started.
* AFriendInNeed: The Lead Nun gets her gown stained with tea hours before her Christmas recital. Her fellow nuns decide to help her through it by staining their own gowns, then staining the gowns of their ducks for good measure.
* GenerationXerox: The Half-Bang Nun is a miniature copy of her mother, just with her bangs on the opposite side. Both are amazing artists.
** Curly-Top Nun looks like a miniature version of both her mother ''and'' grandmother, and [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1443606575864696838?s=21 all three of them have had a love for green and amphibians at some point in their lives]].

* HeterosexualLifePartners: The nuns all at least generally like each other, but some are closer than others. The most notable pairing is Curly-Top Nun and Sheep Nun, who go back a ''very'' long way.
* HorseOfADifferentColor: Curly-Top Nun frequently rides on the back of her pet ostrich.
* LastSupperSteal: [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1427299124567703553/photo/1 The August 16, 2021 drawing]] shows the nuns as the Last Supper, with the Lead Nun as Jesus. The positions don't have any special meaning... except that, of course, Curly-Top Nun is Judas.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Series milestones are often marked by a celebration in-universe. #100 celebrated a duck themed anniversary, #200 celebrated Half-Bangs' birthday, #300 celebrated the arrival of Curly-Top Nun into the monastery, and [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1433459720954597381 #400]] had Glasses Nun hold a concert on a real guitar.
* MissingMom: There are three graves on Curly-Top Nun's family's farm, her mother never appears during the mini-arc set on said farm, and Curly-Top Nun leaves a stuffed animal she made on one of the graves. All the evidence points to her mother having passed on.

* TheOneGuy: Given that [[JustifiedTrope the series is set in a convent]], the only recurring male character is the Priest.
* OnlySaneMan: The Priest. He usually doesn't get involved with whatever the nuns are up to, but whenever he does, he tends to be the ButtMonkey in their antics. The Stern Nun ''tries'' to be this, but sometimes her anger will get the best of her.
* PerpetualFrowner: The Curly-Top Nun is always seen with a triangle shape frown. Her father also has this trait, if you can see under his mustache.

* QuittingToGetMarried: Half-Bang's mother used to be a nun for a long time. For some unstated reasons she left the convent, but given that she returned some odd years later with Half-Bangs, it's implied that she left because she'd fallen in love.
* ReadTheFinePrint: The August 28, 2021 picture shows the Lead Nun trying to run a scam with a big banner that says "I'll Trade You A Cookie For Many Cookie"... with the word "toys" in much smaller print. (The "cookies" she's giving away are made of cardboard.)

* ShoutOut: The Half-Bang Nun's caramel popcorn scheme illustration has her and the Lead Nun in the poses of the ''VideoGame/FarCry4'' box art.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Curly-Top Nun and her father both have a pouty-looking triangular frown (similar to [[Manga/NonNonBiyori Renge]]) as their default expression and a hook-shaped bang on their foreheads. The flashback to the beginning of the convent shows that Curly Top Nun's grandmother also possessed both traits, and [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1443606575864696838?s=21 Curly-Top’s mother]] had the same froggy puppet and general love of frogs as her daughter (though she understandably lacks the family’s signature pout).

** Curly-Top Nun has two: an ostrich she raised from an egg and a large frog.
** The Mother Superior had a pair of dogs, which were adopted by Half-Bang's mother and left the convent with her.

* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Half-Bang Nun has chili peppers, Curly-Top Nun has broccoli, and ''all'' the nuns adore cookies.
* TrashOfTheTitans: Downplayed, but Curly-Top Nun's living spaces are not in any sort of order.
* UnaffectedBySpice: The Half-Bang Nun loves spicy peppers. When she's in charge of dinner, [[https://twitter.com/hyxpk/status/1356633491476123650 she makes a stew so hot]] the others can't even finish a bowl, while she calmly eats hers. She also puts chili peppers into things nobody expects to spice up, like desserts and tea. Even her birthday cake is decorated in chili peppers, which no one else in the monastery can handle.