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** Yuzuriha from the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEaMmpvQg_o&ab_channel=Etrachansawit%21 this video]]. In this, she is portrayed as the ill daughter of a prostitute who was infected since birth by her mother's STD's, and was seen as quite creepy and dangerous for trying to enact a blood bond with Karin which could have gotten her sick too. Etra-Chan even wonders if she knew she was sick and was trying to infect others. However, the comments in the video saw her in a completely tragic light, as she was a terribly lonely girl who was isolated from society for the actions of her mother, could never go to school because of her illness, and just wanted a friend. In her last moments, all she could think of was Karin, who she still considered her friend. This also has the adverse effect of making Karin UnintentionallyUnsympathetic, as although it is understandable for child Karin to be afraid, the fact that when she gets the whole truth as an adult, she does not even spare her a sympathetic thought when Yuzuriha dies, even thinking how she was not her friend when her mother tells her that Yuzuriha called out for her in her deathbed.

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** Yuzuriha from the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEaMmpvQg_o&ab_channel=Etrachansawit%21 this video]]. In this, she is portrayed as the ill daughter of a prostitute who was infected since birth by her mother's STD's, and was seen as quite creepy and dangerous for [[ShareTheSickness trying to enact a blood bond with Karin which could have gotten her sick too.too]]. Etra-Chan even wonders if she knew she was sick and was trying to infect others. However, the comments in the video saw her in a completely tragic light, as she was a terribly lonely girl who was isolated from society for the actions of her mother, could never go to school because of her illness, and just wanted a friend. In her last moments, all she could think of was Karin, who she still considered her friend. This also has the adverse effect of making Karin UnintentionallyUnsympathetic, as although it is understandable for child Karin to be afraid, the fact that when she gets the whole truth as an adult, she does not even spare her a sympathetic thought when Yuzuriha dies, even thinking how she was not her friend when her mother tells her that Yuzuriha called out for her in her deathbed.
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOwHOCtPZZM In this episode]], Akane can be seen blushing when she describes tsutsuji's body as "pretty banging'' and seems just as excited as they guys in her class to see her cosplay Yuzuriha.

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* ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOwHOCtPZZM In this episode]], Akane can be seen blushing when she describes tsutsuji's Tsutsuji's body as "pretty banging'' and seems just as excited as they the guys in her their class to see her cosplay Yuzuriha. [[HotTeacher Yuzuriha.]]
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* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOwHOCtPZZM In this episode]], Akane can be seen blushing when she describes tsutsuji's body as "pretty banging'' and seems just as excited as they guys in her class to see her cosplay Yuzuriha.
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* {{Woolseyism}}: This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kONMvmOxlg story]] has one. In the original Japanese version Kuroki called his aunt and cousin the cross-dressing comedian Matsuko Deluxe and pro-wrestling comedian Koriki Choshu. In the English dub he just calls them [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Snorlax]] and [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Eric Cartman]] since the references wouldn't make sense to a non-Japanese audience.

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* {{Woolseyism}}: This [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kONMvmOxlg story]] has one. In the original Japanese version Kuroki called his aunt and cousin the cross-dressing comedian Matsuko Deluxe and pro-wrestling comedian pro-wrestler Koriki Choshu. In the English dub he just calls them [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Snorlax]] and [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Eric Cartman]] since the references wouldn't make sense to a non-Japanese audience.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmRbIITLQsM Another instance with Yuri]], but in this case she's the one being accused of having an affair. She agrees to a DNA test just to get her in-laws off her back, but is upset when Tachibana comes home with one, believing that even he's starting to doubt her. [[StrawmanHasAPoint As Tachibana points out]], she was the one who agreed to the test in the first place, so why is she mad at him for following through? Instead, [[UnintentionallySympathetic Tachibana is treated as the bad guy]] for "doubting" Yuri, when he was obviously just trying to appease his parents.
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Now that I think about it, this example fits under Homoerotic Subtext more as the writers probably intended it to be so i'm moving it.


* HoYay: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt1BplxPxCA In this episode,]] it's revealed that Akamatsu's crush Tsutsuji is actually a crossdressing Kuroki. After he finds out about this, he doesn't think any less of his coworker and in fact gets turned on whenever Kuroki talks to him using his Tsutsuji voice.

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* HoYay: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt1BplxPxCA In this episode,]] it's revealed that Akamatsu's crush Tsutsuji is actually a crossdressing Kuroki. After he finds out about this, he doesn't think any less of his coworker and in fact gets turned on whenever Kuroki talks to him using his Tsutsuji voice.



* MoralEventHorizon: If Azami and Hiiragi in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXjsDseDbgg this episode]] didn't already cross it when they abused their children or even when they confined Katsura to his room for not getting into medical school the first time, they crossed it after they find out that Katsura apparently committed suicide. Instead of having a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment where they realize they were too hard on him, they call him an embarrassment and useless.

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* MoralEventHorizon: If Azami and Hiiragi in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXjsDseDbgg this episode]] didn't already cross it when they abused their children or even when they confined Katsura to his room for not getting into medical school the first time, they crossed it after they find found out that Katsura apparently committed suicide. Instead of having a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment where they realize they were too hard on him, they call him an embarrassment and useless.

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* MemeticBadass: Yuzuriha is often seen as this due to how effective she can be when getting back at those who wronged her as well as being one of the more assertive characters. She also overlaps with MemeticPsychopath during her more unhinged moments.



* TheWoobie: On a nearly episodic basis. Kuroki, Tsutsuji, Yuri, and Tachibana (in his good roles) seem to have it especially rough.

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On a nearly episodic basis. Kuroki, Tsutsuji, Yuri, and Tachibana (in his good roles) seem to have it especially rough.rough.
** The child version of Hiiragi is this. There is a disturbing number of episodes where he has been abused, neglected and/or left for dead by at least one of his parents. To further twist the knife, in these episodes, he's usually one of the sweetest little kids.
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* TheWoobie: On a nearly episodic basis. Kuroki, Tsutsuji, Yuri, and Tachibana (in his good roles) seem to have it especially rough.
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* MoralEventHorizon: If Azami and Hiiragi in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXjsDseDbgg this episode]] didn't already cross it when they abused their children or even when they confined Katsura to his room for not getting into medical school the first time, they crossed it after they find out that Katsura apparently committed suicide. Instead of having a MyGodWhatHaveIDone moment where they realize they were too hard on him, they call him an embarrassment and useless.
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** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqfQmecHweU&t=188s In this episode,]] Yuzuriha considers pretending to be dead and showing up to the house of her obnoxious mother-in-law Azami as a ghost to scare her but decides to not go through with it as it probably wasn't worth the time and effort. Several episodes later, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms-jTkZOoTo&t=877s she ended up doing just that]], at least the pretending to be dead part.

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* LoveToHate: Hiiragi is a serviceable protagonist, but he just plays the villain so damn well that most fans wouldn't have him any other way.



* {{Narm}}: Serious moments in some episodes of the English dub can be undercut as a result of SoundtrackDissonance such as this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpy-I6habeo episode]] where the creepy music is played during the backstory of Hiiragi and his mother in the original [[https://youtu.be/WdR7zdD4RqQ Japanese episode]], though in the English dub, the upbeat music kept playing.

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Serious moments in some episodes of the English dub can be undercut as a result of SoundtrackDissonance such as this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpy-I6habeo episode]] where the creepy music is played during the backstory of Hiiragi and his mother in the original [[https://youtu.be/WdR7zdD4RqQ Japanese episode]], though in the English dub, the upbeat music kept playing.playing.
** The voice acting can be very hit-or-miss sometimes, leading to dramatic moments being ruined by DullSurprise. Karin is particularly bad about this.
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** Akane in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Fi0w8dngo episode]]. While what she said to her mother was harsh, this was when she was a young child, too young to even remember it as she grew up, and it was the result of her grandparents brainwashing her. Especially since throughout the video, we are shown that she repeatedly tried to get her mother's love and attention, but Yuzuriha refused to engage with her ''at all'', leading Akane down a path of self-destruction and self-loathing. The narrative tries to paint it as Akane's mistake (and the grandparents cruel manipulations), but all it did was paint Akane as a victim and Yuzuriha as a terrible parent who was EasilyForgiven.


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** [[ParentalNeglect Yuzuriha]] again in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1Fi0w8dngo episode]], as she neglected Akane for most of her life because Akane, as a small, brainwashed child, said some rather harsh things to her mother due to the manipulations of her grandparents Azami and Hiiragi. But rather than solely blame the grandparents for their terrible influence or repair her relationship with her daughter the minute they moved away and cut off contact with said grandparents, Yuzuriha instead takes it out on Akane and barely pays attention to her growing up. What's worse is that Akane is also show as a young child and teenager as having repeatedly done all she can to spend time with her mother or get her attention in some way, ''and didn't remember saying these words at all to her mother because of how young she was''. The results end up leading Akane to a self-destructive life-style because her self-esteem is so low, and its only after a violent, attempted assault that Yuzuriha ''finally'' shows some semblance of care. And even then, when Akane demands to know why her mother now cares and why she never did before, all she can do is tell Akane to go to Uncle Tachibana's house to see the tapes of her child-self insulting her, rather than explain anything herself. This leads the poor girl into blaming herself for everything when she sees the tapes, when the people who should be blamed are the adults who mistreated her.
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* CantUnhearIt: Trina Deuhart and Paul Hikari are the most iconic voice actors of the series owing to their acting and dynamic range. Commenters of other ''Creator/Lab316'' works also recognize them as actors from this series.

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* ArchivePanic: There are hundreds of videos, all averaging ten minutes in length, and there's a new one posted almost every day. Good luck watching every single one.
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** Many Western fans of the series expressed how upset they were in the comments for [[this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tzBk9C4W_g]], that Yuri's neighbors knew that she was being abused by her husband but did nothing about it. Unfortunately in Japan, especially for older generations, it's commonly believed that domestic issues are private matters and should be handled within the family and that others shouldn't interfere because it's none of their business.

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** Many Western fans of the series expressed how upset they were in the comments for [[this video https://www.[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tzBk9C4W_g]], com/watch?v=8tzBk9C4W_g this video]], that Yuri's neighbors knew that she was being abused by her husband [[BystanderSyndrome but did nothing about it. it.]] Unfortunately in Japan, especially for older generations, it's commonly believed (especially in older generations), that domestic issues are private matters and should be handled within the family and that others shouldn't interfere because it's none of their business.

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* ValuesDissonance: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjMdIUz00A In this story]], Azami is concerned about her granddaughter, Yuzuriha, being born on March 31 instead of waiting for April to be born. While Azami's reaction is over-the-top, and Azami ranting about her granddaughter's birthday every time Yuzuriha is mentioned is portrayed as wrong, much of the nuance is missing for the English-speaking audience. Azami is an elementary school teacher who has noticed problems kids born in March have. The school year in Japan starts in April, meaning Yuzuriha was born just before the enrollment cutoff date, and will be the youngest kid in her class, a genuine concern, though taken to ridiculous extremes with Azami. For much of the English-speaking audience, though, it comes off as Azami just randomly hating March for no reason.

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[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qGjMdIUz00A In this story]], Azami is concerned about her granddaughter, Yuzuriha, being born on March 31 instead of waiting for April to be born. While Azami's reaction is over-the-top, and Azami ranting about her granddaughter's birthday every time Yuzuriha is mentioned is portrayed as wrong, much of the nuance is missing for the English-speaking audience. Azami is an elementary school teacher who has noticed problems kids born in March have. The school year in Japan starts in April, meaning Yuzuriha was born just before the enrollment cutoff date, and will be the youngest kid in her class, a genuine concern, though taken to ridiculous extremes with Azami. For much of the English-speaking audience, though, it comes off as Azami just randomly hating March for no reason.reason.
** Many Western fans of the series expressed how upset they were in the comments for [[this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tzBk9C4W_g]], that Yuri's neighbors knew that she was being abused by her husband but did nothing about it. Unfortunately in Japan, especially for older generations, it's commonly believed that domestic issues are private matters and should be handled within the family and that others shouldn't interfere because it's none of their business.

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* {{Moe}}: The child versions of the characters. What helps is that the child versions of the antagonists are usually nicer and more innocent than their adult selves. For example, when Hiiragi has a good or neutral role as a child, he's usually either a ShrinkingViolet or an AdorablyPrecociousChild.

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** In terms of individual characters, [[RoseHairedSweetie Yuri]] is the standout example. Sweet, innocent, and typically given a soft, high-pitched voice, what's not to love?


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* {{Squick}}: The same twelve cast members being recycled for different roles can lead to scenarios such as Akamatsu and Karin being a married couple in one episode, then siblings in another, then mother and son in the next. [[IncestSubtext This can be unsettling for some.]]


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* VanillaProtagonist: Most of the time the protagonists are just normal people getting caught up in strange situations. [[TheGenericGuy Katsura]] in particular is prone to getting casted in roles where no particular character quirks are needed.

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* EvilIsCool: With their wider range of roles that allow them to show off both sides of themselves, name one fan who ''doesn't'' think the antagonists are more interesting than the protagonists.



* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Etra-chan's cast usually consists of characters who either strctly align as protagonists (Karin, Tsutsuji, Yuri, Tokusa, Kuroki and Katsura) or antagonists (Akane, Azami, Yuzuriha, Akamatsu, Hiiragi and Tachibana). Occasionally, she'll have her antagonistic characters take on protagonist or good roles... but rarely ever does the reverse. Only twice has she had her protag characters in antagonistic roles; once, when Katsura ended up obsessively stalking Yuri, and in another during an anniversary video when the protag characters treated their counterparts horribly, which shocked Etra-chan herself. However, Katsura's episode still had him treated with utmost sympathy (which is rarely ever offered to obsessive characters like Hiiragi and Yuzuriha), and the anniversary video ended up being a joke all the characters played on Etra-chan. There's a few other examples where the protagonist characters could arguably be said to have gotten antagonistic roles, but those instances are often misunderstandings where the protagonists are shown to be well meaning if misguided. Some fans feel like if bad characters get to play good roles every now and then, then the good characters should also get play bad roles too, as it would subvert expectations and spice up the status quo.

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* {{Shipping}}: But of course, given that relationships are probably the most common topic covered on the show. Basically every possible pairing between the male and female characters has been done, so each one has basis. [[PitbullDatesPuppy Tachibana/Yuri]] is particularly popular considering the former is one of the antagonist actors, and is thus just as likely to be abusing or cheating on Yuri as he is to be a genuinely loving partner to her.
* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: Etra-chan's cast usually consists of characters who either strctly strictly align as protagonists (Karin, Tsutsuji, Yuri, Tokusa, Kuroki and Katsura) or antagonists (Akane, Azami, Yuzuriha, Akamatsu, Hiiragi and Tachibana). Occasionally, she'll have her antagonistic characters take on protagonist or good roles... but rarely ever does the reverse. Only twice has she had her protag characters in antagonistic roles; once, when Katsura ended up obsessively stalking Yuri, and in another during an anniversary video when the protag characters treated their counterparts horribly, which shocked Etra-chan herself. However, Katsura's episode still had him treated with utmost sympathy (which is rarely ever offered to obsessive characters like Hiiragi and Yuzuriha), and the anniversary video ended up being a joke all the characters played on Etra-chan. There's a few other examples where the protagonist characters could arguably be said to have gotten antagonistic roles, but those instances are often misunderstandings where the protagonists are shown to be well meaning if misguided. Some fans feel like if bad characters get to play good roles every now and then, then the good characters should also get play bad roles too, as it would subvert expectations and spice up the status quo.[[note]]The first anniversary video showed that Tokusa in particular can play an effective bad guy when prompted to.[[/note]]
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Taking into account that the twelve main characters are all just actors playing the roles assigned to them in each story, why does Etra-chan cast the "Protagonist" characters as exclusively heroes while the "Antagonist" characters are usually villains and only occasionally the heroes? Is it simply for the sake of convenience, or are the "Antagonists" more experienced actors who can handle a larger variety of roles compared to the greener "Protagonists"?
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* {{Moe}}: The child versions of the characters. What helps is that the child versions of the antagonists are usually nicer and more innocent than their adult selves. For example, when Hiiragi has a good or neutral role as a child, he's usually either a ShrinkingViolet or an AdorablyPrecociousChild.
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* CantUnhearIt: Trina Deuhart and Paul Hikari are the most iconic voice actors of the series owing to their acting and range. Commenters of other ''Creator/Lab316'' works also recognize them as actors from this series.

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