Line #84 Anime/HumanoidMonsterBem


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2	[[caption-width-right:260:No one truly knows when the darkness came into the world. In that vast black, a single cell divided itself into three separate entities. These three creatures are not human, but each one of them possesses a strong sense of justice deep within their soul. And though they are monsters, hideous monsters, they believe that by doing good deeds, they will one day become human.]]
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6	A remake of the 1968 series ''Yōkai Ningen Bem'', ''Humanoid Monster Bem'' is the story of three monsters trying to right the wrongs of other monsters. Along the way they hope to gain the approval of humans who fear and despise them, and to one day become humans themselves.
7	They are:
8	* Bem: TeamDad, and oldest looking of the three. Uses a cane in human form. Looks like a tall guy in a suit, with pointed ears and blank eyes.
9	* Bera: TeamMom, and the only female. Uses a whip in human form. The most normal looking of the three, she's still dresses bizarrely, has pale skin, and wears heavy make up.
10	* Bero: The youngest looking of the three and most childlike. Doesn't use any weapons in human form. With olive Green Skin, pointed ears and fingernails, and an outfit that looks like it's right out of a circus act, he's the least normal looking of the three.
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12	Another remake simply titled ''BEM'', was produced by Creator/ProductionIG with [=LandQ=] Studios in 2019, with a movie followup, ''BECOME HUMAN'', in 2020.
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16	!!Tropes:
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18	* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The 2019 version made the trio look more attractive then what they originally look like.
19	** Bera's human form looks less creepy and more easy on the eyes.
20	** Bem looks less vampiric and has hair.
21	** Bero looks like an adorable emo kid.
22	* AdaptationalSkimpiness: The 2019 version has the trio end up naked every time they revert to human form for the sake of realism, though this does leave a PlotHole as to where they get their extra clothes in contrast to the original versions where they transform with their clothes intact.
23	* AdaptationDyeJob: In the 2019 version Bera's human form has hair that matched her monster form, while Bero is given white hair in his human form.
24	%%* AdjectiveNounFred
25	* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: The whole point of the Trios transformations.
26	%%* AgentMulder: Detective Mikami
27	* AlienBlood: The trio bleed green.
28	* AndTheAdventureContinues: The "''2019 anime''" ends with Bem, Bera and Bero alive and continue to search for a way to turn themselves into humans. However while the main [[BigBad Big Bads]] are dead, the remaining minor ones are still active and the Humanoid Monsters are forced to leave behind their friends so that they won't be actively hunted down.
29	* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Subverted. Big time.
30	* BigBad: Darna Osia (O'sea?)
31	** The ''Become Human'' movie introduces Manstoll, an old colleague of Bem's [[FaceHeelTurn turned completely and utterly evil]] since the last time they met.
32	* BreathWeapon: Bera has freezing breath in monster form.
33	%%* BrownNote: The Portrait of Death.
34	%%* CaneFu: Bem's weapon of choice as a human.
35	* CantGrowUp: Bero is the same age as Bera and Bem, but is a perpetual child. He doesn't seem to mind though.
36	* CircusBrat: Bero is certainly dressed for the part, and was told by Bem to live on [[{{Squick}}a diet of Raw Meat and Live Chickens.]]
37	%%* CostumeCopycat: {{Doppelganger}} uses his powers to frame the Trio.
38	%%* CramSchool: Mamoru is seen at one towards the end of the fifteenth episode.
39	%%* CreepyTwins: ''Voyage of the Damned'' gives us Nekutsu and Nekushi.
40	%%* CuteLittleFangs: Bero
41	%%* DarkIsNotEvil: Basically the whole premise of the show.%%Is?
42	%%* EldritchAbomination: The most likely origins of the Portrait of Death.
43	* EmotionEater: The Harpy survives off of the hatred abused animals have for humanity.
44	* EvilCounterpart: Vega to the trio in general as the only [[spoiler:malevolent Humanoid Monster]].
45	%%* FacialCompositeFailure
46	%%* FairCop: Sonia Summers in the 2019 series.
47	%%* FantasticNoir: The 2019 anime can qualify as this, its jazzy opening theme even gives off this effect.%%Examples aren't ambiguous. Either it qualifies or it doesn't.
48	* FantasticRacism: The overall opinion of any human aware of monsters is that they're all bad.
49	* FantasyKitchenSink: Everything from [[OurMinotaursAreDifferent Minotaurs]], [[TheFairFolk Dullahan]], [[ArtifactOfDeath and an Evil Guitar that]] [[VampiricDraining sucks the life out of it's user]].
50	* FireIceLightning: The 2019 series revised the trio's powerset to fit this trope, applied to Bero, Bera, and Bem respectively.
51	%%* FreakyIsCool: What Kira thinks of Bero.
52	* FriendlyNeighborhoodVampire: Not exactly what the three are, but they certainly look more like this than human.
53	%%* FromASingleCell: Where Bem, Bera and Bero came from.
54	%%* GameFace: A rare heroic version of this.
55	%%* {{Gonk}}: The FacialCompositeFailure.
56	%%* GreenAesop
57	%%* GripingAboutGremlins: Impu, the Hospital Gremlin.
58	%%* HarpingOnAboutHarpies: The monster of episode 4.
59	* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: A CentralTheme across multiple adaptations of the franchise. Bem, Bella and Bero see themselves being born monsters as a curse and [[IJustWantToBeNormal sought to become ordinary humans]], but along the way they meet many morally corrupt humans who act more like monsters than they do, sometimes bringing themselves to question if their quest [[WasItReallyWorthIt is really all that it's worth]] if it means being susceptible to moral corruption themselves.
60	* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Bero's motivation, besides wanting to become human. [[spoiler:Also The Gremlin.]]
61	* ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty: Contrasting with Bero, Bem and Bera look to be in their thirties or late twenties respectively.
62	%%* ImmortalityImmorality: Rose
63	%%* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Bera
64	* KarmicTransformation:
65	** In an inverse of how this usually goes, the three heroes are doing good deeds in the hopes that they may one day become human.
66	** Rose is a straighter example, having a more [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment Monstrous monster form]] than Bera.
67	* KangarooCourt: Happens in the 2019 series when Bem and his allies get put on trial for their supposed crimes against humanity. Despite Sonia's best efforts, which almost lands her in equally as much hot water just by defending them while being suspended from the force, the trio are sentenced to be executed as [[MakeAnExampleOfYou an example]] to all monsterkind. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to everyone, this this gives the monsters an in for an all-out invasion to wipe out humanity.]]
68	%%* {{Keet}}: Bero
69	* LooksLikeOrlok: Bem has no hair, pointed ears, fangs and claws.
70	* {{Masquerade}}: Bem tells Bero not to show his transformation to any humans. Guess how long that lasts.
71	* MasterOfIllusion: Bem has used illusions several times. In the 1968 series Bera used illusions as well.
72	* MeaningfulName:
73	** Bem is short for Bug-eyed Monster, which is what both he and Bero are supposed to look like, though their eyes are pretty normal sized (Even though their "head lobes" do resemble a fly's eyes a bit).
74	** ''BECOME HUMAN'' takes this by the end, [[spoiler:With Bem finally getting his wish granted by giving up his own life to save a dying Sonia after the collapse of the BigBad's secret base.]]]
75	%%* MindControl: Several monsters manipulate humans to do their evil deeds.%%"Manipulate" can mean several things, only some of which are this trope. Explain.
76	%%* MixAndMatchCritter: The Harpy. Also the Chimera.
77	* OlderThanTheyLook: Given the nature of their origins, Bem, Bera and Bero are all the same age. Also, monsters are effectively immortal, so the Trio has been around for a long time.
78	* OpeningNarration: Gives us the basic premise of the show and the origins of the Trio.
79	* OurHomunculiAreDifferent:
80	** A Brother/Sister pair shows up in "The Tears of the Homunculus."
81	** Same can be said of the humanoid monsters being created by alchemy.
82	%%* OurMinotaursAreDifferent: The Minotaur from episode thirteen.
83	* OurMonstersAreWeird: A Chimera with [[{{Narm}} Goats for eyes.]] Not Goat eyes, but full goat torsos coming out of the lions head. It makes the fact that it's body is [[{{Cephalothorax}} only the lion's head and two legs]] seem trivial in comparison. Oh, and it has bat wings.
84	%%* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent
85	* OutOfFocus: In the 2019 series, despite being the title character, Bem seems to be the main focus of fewer episodes than the other members of the trio. Even [[FairCop Sonia]] seems to get more screen-time in some episodes.
86	* PaperThinDisguise: Sure their Human forms are less monstrous, but they'd never come close to passing for human.
87	* PointyEars: Yep, Bero's got 'em. So does Bem.
88	* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: The Trio seems to be created back when alchemy was still in vogue. But then again, they do run into a pair of homunculi created about five years ago, so it's hard to tell.
89	%%* ReluctantMonster: Pretty good description of our heroes.
90	* ReplacementGoldfish: [[spoiler:Bera and Bero are this for the Alchemist, trying to replace his wife and son.]]
91	* SadlyMythtaken: Where to begin. The most JustForFun/{{Egregious}} example would have to be The Banshee.
92	%%* SpectacularSpinning: The Goblins.
93	* TokenEvilTeammate: While certainly not evil, Bera is less forgiving of humans who have wronged monsters and is the quickest to lose her temper.
94	* TheLittleShopThatWasntThereYesterday: Where the monster from the first episode comes from.
95	* UglyHeroGoodLookingVillain: Compared to the heroes, the Werewolf from episode three could easily pass for human. In fact, this is true of any of the humanoid monsters. Anything that can pass for human will do a better job than the trio.
96	%%* UncannyValleyMakeUp: Seems to be the case with Bera.
97	%%* VoluntaryShapeshifter: What Bem, Bera, and Bero are.
98	* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue: The movie ends on this as narrated by Sonia, [[spoiler:Bera spends her days as a waitress in a diner, Bero goes around saving humanity as a vigilante, and Bem himself fulfilled his own wishes by [[HeroicSacrifice sacrificing himself to save the one person he truly cared for from the brink of death]] and became human.]]
99	%%* YoungerThanTheyLook: The Homunculi.

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