Line #20 Anime/Wasurenagumo


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3	Long ago, a [[TsuchigumoAndJorogumo Spider Yokai]] once killed a lot of people; but a brave monk challenged her.
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5	In modern day; a young used bookseller, Suzuri, and his landlord's granddaughter, Mizuki, crack a [[SealedEvilInACan sealed book]] that had an offspring of that spider. The spider takes the form of a young innocent child; and they agree to take care of her.
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7	But what seems like a heartwarming tale turns into one of horror...
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9	A 2012 TV film by Creator/ProductionIG, released as part of Anime Mirai project.
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11	!!Tropes:
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13	* CuteLittleFangs: The little ''jorogumo'' has them as a child, which are still sharp enough to draw blood.
14	* CuteMonsterGirl: [[spoiler:Horribly subverted; the cute appearance is an act; and she ultimately sacrifices Mizuki to her mother and shapeshifts into her.]]
15	* CutenessProximity: Suzuri can't help but fawn over the little yokai.
16	* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Mizuki is eaten by the spider's mother, and the spider-child masquerades as Mizuki without anyone being the wiser.]]
17	* EvilDetectingDog: Dogs and cats aren't very fond of the spider girl.
18	* TheFarmerAndTheViper: Although their relationship is vitriolic at best, Mizuki allows the spider girl to stay in the shop and helps look after her. [[spoiler:She gets killed for it.]]
19	* GiantSpider: The mother who attacked the village all those years ago.
20	* HistoryRepeats: The same events happened to the monk. The current day cast even read about it.
21	* HopeSpot: [[spoiler:Just as they're about to fall into the mother's clutches, Suzuri and Mizuki both land on top of a web overlooking the lake. The spider girl lands beside them and points to her mother below, showing how beautiful she really is... just before severing the web keeping Mizuki suspended.]]
22	%%* ImTakingHerHomeWithMe
23	* LuredIntoATrap: Pay close attention to the old bookkeeper's wording. [[spoiler:Furthermore he seems nonchalant about the existence of yokai... probably because he seems to have gone though something similar that Suzuri went through with a different kind of monstergirl.]]
24	* NatureVersusNurture: [[spoiler:Nature wins... Not that there was even a fight to ''begin'' with.]]
25	* PlotRelevantAgeUp: [[spoiler:The spider girl appears in an adolescent form when summoning her mother, using this form to impersonate Mizuki at the end of the short.]]
26	* RedEyesTakeWarning: The spider girl's eyes are red, and it's usually pretty cute. [[spoiler:Not so much when they start glowing.]]
27	* TsuchigumoAndJorogumo: An ancient legend that Suzuri and Mizuki read about describes a massive ''jorogumo'' attacking the capital of Japan during the Heian Period and being vanquished by an ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} onmyoji]]'' exorcist -- who takes pity on one of the ''jorogumo''[='=]s children and adopts her... before sealing her into a book when he realizes she's as much a predatory monster as her mother. Suzuri and Mizuki end up accidentally breaking the seal, and try to raise the little ''jorogumo'' themselves.
28	* {{Yokai}}: The titular character is a ''jorogumo''.

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