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| 4 | Quite a few colorful characters populate Kamome Academy. |
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| 6 | [[foldercontrol]] |
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| 8 | !!Main Characters |
| 9 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 10 | * BettyAndVeronica: Both Hanako and Kou have obvious feelings for Nene. Hanako is the Veronica because he's a ghost who loves teasing Nene and intrigues her with his mysterious past. Kou is the Betty because he's a living human like Nene and has a much nicer personality that makes Nene think of him as a good friend. |
| 11 | * FireForgedFriends: The three become good friends and build trust as they deal with supernatural incidents caused by the Seven Mysteries. |
| 12 | * TwoGuysAndAGirl: Hanako and Kou are the guys, Nene is the girl often acting as their mediator. |
| 13 | [[/folder]] |
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| 15 | [[folder:Nene Yashiro]] |
| 16 | !!Nene Yashiro (八尋寧々) |
| 17 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AkariKitou (Japanese), Creator/TiaBallard (English), María José Moreno (Latin American Spanish) |
| 18 | [[quoteright:290:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/neneyashiro_4.png]] |
| 19 | The heroine of the series. She is a first-year high school student at Kamome Academy's High School Division. |
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| 21 | * AccidentalDeclarationOfLove: In Chapter 109, [[spoiler:while defending her innocence in front of the Clock Keepers, Nene whispers her plans to give a LoveConfession to Hanako into a mechanical owl, which proceeds to repeat what she said for everyone in the room to hear, including Hanako, leaving Nene mortified.]] |
| 22 | * ACupAngst: Besides her ankles, her small chest size is another body part that she's insecure about. |
| 23 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler:In the Picture Perfect arc, Nene asks Hanako to grant her wish of extending her short lifespan and find a way to let her live up to when she's an old woman. The next arc, Hanako tells Nene her wish was granted... because her friend Aoi was thrown into the Far Shore and "died" in her stead. Nene is horrified at this because she never wanted a longer lifespan if someone else needed to die for it.]] |
| 24 | * BookDumb: She's rather worried when final exams come up, though she does manage to pass. |
| 25 | * BrutalHonesty: She tells Hanako that she has doubts about staying friends with him because he's more trouble than he's worth, making him collapse from the HarshWordImpact. |
| 26 | * CaringGardener: She got into gardening because a guy she liked said he liked feminine girls. She grows flowers and vegetables in the school's farm. |
| 27 | * ChangingYourselfForLove: She taught herself cooking, sewing, and gardening to get the attention of the guy she liked in middle school. It failed since she never tried getting to know him before confessing. |
| 28 | * DefiantCaptive: In the School Festival arc, Nene gets kidnapped by Tsukasa, who plans to force her to destroy the Clock Keepers' Yorishiro. As Tsukasa drags her to the Clock Keepers' barrier, Nene tries to fight off her captor, punching him and biting him, and refuses to do as he says [[spoiler:because she now knows that she'll die after all the Yorishiro are destroyed.]] |
| 29 | * ElegantGothicLolita: Temporarily during Tsukasa's tea party, her uniform is changed into a black dress with spiky collars. The skull adds to the style, though she always had it on her. |
| 30 | * EmbarrassingNickname: Mitsuba knows her only as Radish-senpai, to mock her "radish legs". |
| 31 | * FailedASpotCheck: |
| 32 | ** When she gets TrappedInThePast during the Summer Light arc, she [[spoiler:couldn't recognize young Amane until he told her his name despite seeing him before after taking Tsuchigomori's Yorishiro and him looking exactly like Hanako.]] |
| 33 | ** During the Picture Perfect arc, it never occurred to her she's not in the same world, despite already experiencing stuff like that many times, [[spoiler:present Hanako clearly being human despite her many attempts to prove otherwise, everyone knowing him, similar situation happening with Kou and Mitsuba]], and there being a {{Bizarrchitecture}} tower next to the school that she doesn't recognize. |
| 34 | * FakeBoobs: She tries putting on an ultra padded bra she finds in the Boundary of the Misaki Stairs. She only embarrasses herself in front of Hanako and Kou when the bra falls off. |
| 35 | * FirstNameBasis: She does this once she gets to know people better, from addressing Hanako as "Hanako-san" to "Hanako-kun", and Kou as "Minamoto-kun" to "Kou-kun". |
| 36 | * FountainOfYouth: In the School Festival arc, Nene gets dragged to the Clock Keepers' barrier, where mechanical owls deage her into a preschooler. |
| 37 | * GirlInTheTower: During the Picture Perfect arc [[spoiler:Hanako imprisons Nene at the top Shijima's tower so she wouldn't escape the painting.]] |
| 38 | * GiverOfLameNames: She has had hamsters named Black Canyon and White Inferno. When asked for dog names in a Volume 19 bonus, she suggests "Charcoal Heaven" and "Velvet Statue". |
| 39 | * HasAType: She prefers PrinceCharming-like good-looking guys. |
| 40 | * HeIsNotMyBoyfriend: When Sumire asks her if Hanako is her boyfriend, Nene denies it. Not that she's being convincing. |
| 41 | * HeroicBSOD: Nene was absolutely horrified to see her best friend, Aoi, turned into a doll in the Misaki Stairs. She can only pull herself together because Hanako lets her know they can still save Aoi if they destroy Mystery No.2's Yorishiro. |
| 42 | * IJustWantToBeSpecial: More than a boyfriend, Nene wants to be popular. She almost accepted to be transformed into a fish forever just because her fellow fish servants promised her they would pamper her like a princess. |
| 43 | * IconicItem: Nene has a skull brooch attached above the front bow of her school uniform. She admits to not feeling like herself unless she's wearing it and the skull stays in place even when she's transformed into a fish or Mokke. |
| 44 | * InformedDeformity: She's frequently called ugly, even though her design is [[GenericCuteness just as cute as everyone else's]]. The Hell of Mirror's Mystery even [[SexinessScore gives her an attractiveness rating of four]], compared to the PrettyBoy Mitsuba who's rated an eight. |
| 45 | * InLoveWithLove: As Hanako points out in the first chapter, Nene really wishes for a relationship with anyone, no matter who. She often crushes on guys she barely knows because of this. This is not the case with Hanako as he's the first boy she has become interested in for his personality instead of his looks. |
| 46 | * InstantCostumeChange: On the receiving end by both Tsukasa and Hanako. |
| 47 | * ItsAllMyFault: [[spoiler:After Sakura shows Nene what Hakubo [[EatenAlive did to Sumire]], Nene blames herself for Sumire meeting such a gruesome end since that wouldn't have happened if she had made Sumire disappear as other Yorishiro.]] |
| 48 | * LikeBrotherAndSister: With Kou. They're good friends who care about each other, but their bond is purely platonic once Kou grows out of his crush on Nene. |
| 49 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: [[spoiler:For quite a while after the Clock Keepers arc, Nene is the only one in the main cast who doesn't know she's fated to die within a year. She finds out in the Picture Perfect arc when Hanako speaks the truth in front of her, not knowing she was awake at the time.]] |
| 50 | * LoveHungry: Early-manga Nene is so desperate for a boyfriend that she willingly cursed herself and was almost willing to make Teru ingest the mermaid scale. |
| 51 | * MagicContractRomance: With Hanako. At the start of the story, Nene accidentally gets herself cursed when she eats a mermaid's scale. In return for Hanako turning her back into a human, she promises to become his assistant and they share a supernatural bond because both of them ate mermaid's scales. As they spend time together, the two fall in love with each other. |
| 52 | * MermanityEnsues: She swallows a mermaid's scale, inflicting a curse on herself which [[ForcedTransformation turns her into a fish]]. Hanako swallows the other half of the scale to lessen the curse's effects, so from that point on she only develops scales or turns into a fish [[WaterTriggeredChange when coming into contact with water]]. |
| 53 | * MiseryTrigger: She gets easily depressed or shocked when anyone mentions her "radish legs". |
| 54 | * NaiveEverygirl: Nene starts off as the typical high school girl who has a crush on the most popular guy, wants a hot boyfriend, and is insecure about her fat ankles. |
| 55 | * NaiveNewcomer: She needs Hanako to tell her everything she should know about the world of the supernatural because she just found out everything she hears in rumors about ghosts and fairies is real. |
| 56 | * NiceGirl: Nene is a sweet and gentle girl. |
| 57 | * NightmareFetishist: Subverted. Aoi tells her about the scary rumors around the school because she knows Nene likes them, and she ''did''... before she discovered that they're all real. |
| 58 | * NonActionProtagonist: Nene deals with dangerous supernaturals regularly, but she doesn't have any combat abilities or superpowers of her own. Her main use is destroying the Mysteries' Yorishiro while the knife-wielding ghost Hanako and the exorcist Kou protect her and handle the fighting. |
| 59 | * ObliviousToLove: For a long time, it didn't even cross Nene's mind that Hanako is so desperate to protect her [[spoiler:and extend her lifespan]] because he's in love with her. It's also somewhat {{justified|trope}}; Nene ''did'' suspect Hanako might like her early on, but was disappointed at finding out it was a misunderstanding. She didn't want to get her hopes up again until Hanako gave her a clear hint that he does like her. |
| 60 | * OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: She was a first-year high school student like any other until she ate the scale of a mermaid and was forced to become the assistant of the ghost boy in the girls' restroom. |
| 61 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: [[spoiler:She says this to Hanako in the Study Camp arc as he slowly shatters in front of her.]] |
| 62 | * PluckyGirl: ''Nothing'' can keep this girl down for long. Especially apparent in the Picture Perfect arc. [[spoiler:Though learning about her limited lifespan briefly crushes her, Nene returns to being optimistic soon after, believing that she can convince Hanako to let them return to the real world just by talking to him.]] |
| 63 | * ProneToTears: It's not hard to get her to tear up, partly due to her sensitivity and partly due to the terrifying spooks she fights every week. |
| 64 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: She wears tights with her regular uniform, and even gym uniform. It makes her different from other female students who wears knee-high socks (or ZettaiRyouiki in Sakura's case), and to make her ankles appear smaller, as she is insecure about them. |
| 65 | * RageBreakingPoint: She really gets angry for the first time during Picture Perfect arc [[spoiler:after Hanako stops her from getting out of the painting and lying to her about her [[YourDaysAreNumbered limited lifespan]], and even attacks Shijima with her own tools.]] |
| 66 | * RescueRomance: Hanako always coming to her rescue is the main reason behind her developing feelings for him. |
| 67 | * RunningGag: Almost every character she meets comments on her fat ankles, some repeatedly after that, much to her misery. |
| 68 | * SamaritanRelationshipStarter: At first, she only thinks of Hanako as a friend since he isn't even the type of guy she'd normally be interested in. That's until the Kodama Tree incident where Hanako unintentionally makes her cry because of his fake love confession. Hanako gives Nene a heartfelt apology for hurting her feelings and comforts her until she stops crying. This moment is the first time Nene wants to learn more about Hanako and the two start to fall in love. |
| 69 | * SexyFlaw: Nene's thick ankles are frequently compared to radishes. She's very insecure about this part of herself and wishes she had slender legs, but there's quite a few hints that Hanako finds her "radish legs" attractive despite him teasing her about them. |
| 70 | * SignatureHeadgear: She wears two dark brown magatama hair accessories on the side of her head. They stay even when she's transformed into a fish and a Mokke. |
| 71 | * SingleGirlSeeksMostPopularGuy: At the beginning of the series, Nene wants to get Teru, the most handsome, smart, and popular guy at Kamome Academy. After she hears Teru has someone he likes, however, Nene realizes Hanako was right and she only thought she wanted Teru to get back at the guy who rejected her before. |
| 72 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: She feels attracted to Hanako's protective and sensitive side. |
| 73 | * SmittenTeenageGirl: She thinks Teru is dreamy and likes to pretend they're a secret couple in her mind. Although, she admits her feelings for Teru are closer to a {{fangirl}}-like admiration for a celebrity. |
| 74 | * ThinksLikeARomanceNovel: She dreams of a fairy tale-esque romance, but her romantic scenarios with Hanako rarely turn out as in her fantasies. |
| 75 | * TookALevelInKindness: She becomes less self-centered and attention-seeking as time goes on, mainly thanks to her relationship with Hanako teaching her to be more empathetic and caring. |
| 76 | * TouchTheIntangible: She gains the ability to touch the ghost Hanako after both of them eat a mermaid scale, creating a supernatural bond between them. |
| 77 | * TrueLoveIsExceptional: Nene always wanted a dreamy PrettyBoy for a boyfriend. She states several times that Hanako isn't her type, yet she does end up falling in love with him as they become closer. |
| 78 | * {{Tsundere}}: Sweet type. She's a sweetie and a hopeless romantic. Hanako being TheGadfly is what makes her annoyed. She also has to remind herself that Hanako isn't her type whenever he's being cute. |
| 79 | * WaterTriggeredChange: Nene ate the scale of a mermaid. As a result, she's cursed to transform into a fish whenever she's submerged in water. An omake confirms she has to take baths as a fish. If she only gets a little wet, however, she just grows scales. |
| 80 | * YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:The reason why Nene was able to summon Hanako in the first place is because she has approximately only one year left to live. Hanako and everyone else in the know believes nothing can be done to save Nene, but Kou is the only one who won't give up on find a way to prevent her death.]] |
| 81 | [[/folder]] |
| 82 | |
| 83 | [[folder:Hanako]] |
| 84 | !!No. 7: Hanako-san of the Girls' Toilet (トイレの花子さん) / [[spoiler:Amane Yugi (柚木普)]] |
| 85 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiOgata (Japanese), Creator/JustinBriner (English), José Luis Piedra (Latin American Spanish) |
| 86 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hanako_3.png]] |
| 87 | A ghost haunting Kamome Academy's old building's third-floor female toilet, third stall. He is also the 7th of the Seven School Wonders. |
| 88 | ---- |
| 89 | * AlwaysSaveTheGirl: As the series progresses, it becomes clear Hanako's top priority is Nene and he'll do whatever it takes to keep her safe. He has done morally questionable things more than once while claiming it's all for Nene's sake [[spoiler:since he doesn't know what else he can do to prevent her death]]. In the Study Camp arc, [[spoiler:he deliberately lets Nene's best friend Aoi be sacrificed in her place]]. |
| 90 | * AntiHero: He frequently makes inappropriate jokes at Nene's expense and isn't above using her or Aoi as [[TheBait baits]] to lure out the supernaturals. He's also quick to jump to MurderIsTheBestSolution to solve school's problems until someone has another suggestion. |
| 91 | * AntiMagic: Hanako's Tsueshiro dispels all anti-spirit magic according to him. |
| 92 | * ArcVillain: [[spoiler:Instead of Shijima, Hanako plays the role of main antagonist in the Picture Perfect arc as he tries stopping Nene and Kou from escaping to the real world where Nene is going to die within a year.]] |
| 93 | * TheAtoner: His main motivation for protecting the balance between the Near and Far Shores is atoning for his past crime [[spoiler:of killing his twin brother]]. |
| 94 | * AttractiveBentGender: He looks cute when transformed into a girl for a day. |
| 95 | * BadassAdorable: He looks like a little kid, but is also a powerful supernatural. |
| 96 | * BadassCape: When Hanako is wearing his cape made from his [[HitodamaLight hakujoudai]], he's not playing around anymore. |
| 97 | * BaitAndSwitchCharacterIntro: Nene's expectation for Hanako in the first chapter; Hanako is typically a young girl with a bob cut and red dress. Here, Hanako is a young boy wearing a black gakuran. |
| 98 | * BaitAndSwitchSentiment: In the Confession Tree chapter, Nene thinks that Hanako is going to confess to her and he does... But it's all an act to lure out the apparition that's forcing students to fall in love. Afterwards, realizing that he hurt Nene's feelings, Hanako genuinely apologizes to Nene for leading her on. |
| 99 | * BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: As a child, [[spoiler:he developed a crush on a time-traveling Nene]] because she hung out with him at the Tanabata festival and kept him from feeling lonely when his brother left him alone. He was so thankful that he wanted to give her the paper slip that he wanted to use to make his wish to become an astronaut [[spoiler:and when Nene gave him all her paper slips instead, he made the wish to see her again someday]]. |
| 100 | * BecomingTheMask: Chapters 27 and 57 imply this towards Nene, as in spite of his StepfordSmiler status, he grew to care for her so much that he couldn't bear the idea of [[spoiler:her dying when early-manga Hanako wouldn't have cared.]] |
| 101 | * BigGood: Seven School Wonders have natural authority over other Kamome Academy's supernaturals, and Mystery Number 7 has the authority to punish even other Numbers for threatening the living. |
| 102 | * BookSmart: When he was alive, he was known for having excellent grades in science subjects. |
| 103 | * BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: [[spoiler:At the Severance, Hanako tries to make his disappearance less painful for Nene by callously telling her Aoi has died in her place, but she won't have to worry because she'll eventually forget everything about supernaturals. Nene is shocked, but can't bring herself to hit Hanako and instead begs him to not go in tears. This makes the separation even more painful for both of them.]] |
| 104 | * BrokenTears: He cries these in the Picture Perfect arc after [[spoiler:he reveals his deepest wish to Nene –- for her to keep on living.]] |
| 105 | * ByronicHero: He's a charismatic, yet clever, cunning and mysterious AntiHero. Behind his cheerful facade, he's [[spoiler:tormented by guilt and self-loathing because of his DarkAndTroubledPast where he killed his own brother.]] Despite being good at heart, he doesn't personally care much for anyone aside of his love interest Nene and in order to protect her, he'll resort to amoral methods. |
| 106 | * CainAndAbel: [[spoiler:He is Abel to Tsukasa's Cain, though Tsukasa is the ''younger'' twin.]] |
| 107 | * CannotSpitItOut: He has a hard time spelling out his feelings for Nene, often trying to change the subject or tease her when having a romantic moment with her. It's justified because he sees no point in confessing his love when a ghost logically can't have a fulfilling relationship with a living human. [[spoiler:In Chapter 86, however, Hanako can't hold back his feelings anymore no matter how hard he tried and indirectly admits his feelings before kissing Nene.]] |
| 108 | * CommissarCap: He wears a military cap as part of his old-fashioned school uniform. |
| 109 | * CrazyJealousGuy: While he tries to be subtle about it, Hanako gets especially clingy with Nene whenever she's paying more attention to Kou than him. He really hates the mere idea of another guy kissing Nene, so much so that he has an emotional breakdown when [[spoiler:Tsukasa]] steals a kiss from Nene. |
| 110 | * CuddleBug: He can often be seen hugging or otherwise clinging on to Nene even in the background. |
| 111 | * CutenessProximity: He nearly passes out from CutenessOverload when a magically de-aged Nene tells him she loves him. |
| 112 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:He is still deeply affected by his murder of his younger brother. We still don't know the full details, but it's clear that it's a major part of his motivation to stay as a supernatural. It's also implied that he was abused in his childhood, most likely by Tsukasa, which is a feasible motive for [[KillingInSelfDefense why he might have killed him]].]] |
| 113 | * DarkSecret: [[spoiler:Him murdering his younger twin brother, Tsukasa]] |
| 114 | * DeathIsTheOnlyOption: Hanako says [[spoiler:in his flashback that he has made up his mind "not to go anywhere ever again", meaning the school. This implies that he has accepted his death.]] |
| 115 | * DemonicPossession: "Owning her body" part of the contract is literal, as Hanako can take Nene's soul out of her body and use it himself whenever he wants. |
| 116 | * DesperatelyCravesAffection: Hanako hasn't had a real friend in 50+ years, so he's a bit clingy with Nene. |
| 117 | * DirtyBusiness: [[spoiler:Him letting the fake world form and keeping Yashiro in it. With the intention of preventing her from dying. ]] |
| 118 | * DirtyKid: Hanako often makes inappropriate comments, and turns innocent comments into perverted ones. He tells Nene she can "pay him back with her body" in chapter 1. Much to Nene's relief, he meant labor. First thing he asked the Clock Keepers when he found out their power is if they did perverted things with it. It left a bad first impression... |
| 119 | * DullEyesOfUnhappiness: Most of the time, when Hanako does something questionably moral, his pupils become dilated and centered, mimicking his brother Tsukasa. |
| 120 | * EveryoneHasStandards: He pokes fun at Nene quite often just to get a reaction out of her. That being said, he's mortified when he makes her cry after making a false declaration of love for her. |
| 121 | * FakingAmnesia: For the first half of the [[spoiler:Perfect Picture arc, Hanako goes along with the act of the fake world where he's Nene's classmate and pretends to not remember his true identity. He does this because he wants Nene live inside the fake world as she's fated to die in the real world.]] |
| 122 | * FriendlessBackground: It is implied to be part of his backstory from his time as a human. It is another reason why he became so attached to Yashiro, as it's implied her calling him "Hanako-kun" was one of the first acts of friendship he ever experienced. |
| 123 | * FriendlyGhost: While he's prone to making dirty jokes, can occasionally be threatening and [[spoiler:had killed his own twin brother in the past]], he's otherwise very friendly and playful. |
| 124 | * TheGadfly: Hanako ''really'' likes messing with people. A lot of his interactions with Nene tend to boil down to either making fun of her legs or teasing her romantically. |
| 125 | * GenderBender: In the spin-off manga of Chapter 7, he turns into a young girl after defeating a summer demon, but thankfully, it only lasts for a day. |
| 126 | * GenderBlenderName: Nene is rather surprised to find out that the rumored "Hanako-san" (which is a very feminine name) is actually a boy. [[spoiler:His real name, Amane, is more gender-neutral.]] |
| 127 | * GenderFlip: He's based on the real life Japanese urban legend of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanako-san Hanako-san]], who's typically portrayed as a young girl. However, this Hanako is actually male. |
| 128 | * GoalInLife: Emphasis on "in life", as he dreamed of becoming an astronaut before dying. |
| 129 | * HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:Hanako becomes this when he traps Nene in the fake world to extend her lifespan. Luckily, Nene persuades him otherwise.]] |
| 130 | * HitodamaLight: His hakujoudais that float around him, which are a clear indication that he's a ghost. They're sometimes referred to as hitodama by Nene. |
| 131 | * IdenticalTwinIDTag: He and [[spoiler:his twin brother Tsukasa Yugi]] look almost exactly alike. However, Hanako has a white talisman on his left cheek, wears a gakuran, lacks fangs, and the hakujoudais that follow him are white. |
| 132 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: He pretends to confess his love to Nene as a ruse to expose the Kodama Tree that was forcing students to become couples. He jokingly asks Nene if she was disappointed that it wasn't a real confession, but then is shocked when he sees she's so sad that she's crying. Hanako immediately realizes he crossed a line and gives a heartfelt apology to Nene, hugging her until she stops crying. |
| 133 | * InsecureLoveInterest: He doesn't believe he deserves Nene's love because he's a ghost ''and'' a murderer. He knows he can't have a future with Nene as much as he wishes for it so he tries to content himself with spending time with her [[spoiler:and trying to expand her lifespan in order for her to have a long, happy life without him]]. |
| 134 | * InvisibleToNormals: Aoi thinks Yashiro's going insane when she interacts with Hanako in class. This extends to everyone without ties to the supernatural [[spoiler:as most of them aren't close enough to the Far Shore. Discussed by Hanako when he reveals the truth about Yashiro's lifespan - only she could summon him because her ties to the living world were exceptionally weak.]] |
| 135 | * LoveMakesYouEvil: Played with. [[spoiler:Hanako is not exactly evil but more of a WellIntentionedExtremist, as his desire for Nene to keep on living drives him to become the ultimate antagonist in the Picture Perfect arc, refusing to let Nene and the others return to the real world until Nene persuades him otherwise.]] |
| 136 | * LoveMartyr: Despite how cruel and abusive Tsukasa is to him and others, Hanako does care about his younger brother deep down. [[spoiler:The fact that Tsukasa is his Yorishiro is proof of it. In fact, Hanako is trying to stop Tsukasa from destroying all the Yorishiro, himself included, because he doesn't want to lose him forever and he's very hurt by Tsukasa's indifference to his conflicted fraternal love.]] |
| 137 | * MagicContractRomance: With Nene. Their relationship begins with Hanako eating a mermaid's scale to fix the curse that turned Nene into a fish, making them magically bonded. In return for helping her, Hanako makes Nene into his assistant. They slowly fall in love with each other as they spend time together. |
| 138 | * MasterOfTheMixedMessage: In the beginning, Hanako often flirts and makes suggestive comments towards Nene, even kissing her on the cheek as a "reward" for destroying a Yorishiro. He tones it down as he starts to really fall in love with Nene, but for a long while, Nene still can't tell when Hanako really has serious feelings for her or is just joking around. |
| 139 | * MatchmakerCrush: His relationship with Nene starts when she asks his help in confessing to Teru. After he and Nene end up bound to each other, they start falling in love. |
| 140 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: |
| 141 | ** Hanako looks shocked and guilty when he realizes he pinned Nene down during his HeroicBSOD [[spoiler:after his unpleasant reunion with Tsukasa]]. |
| 142 | ** [[spoiler:When Nene cries on him for keeping her in the false world during the Picture Perfect arc. It's enough for him to break the cold mask he kept until the moment.]] |
| 143 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: He takes No.2's, 4's, and 5's Yorishiros to stop them from being affected by their rumors, but by doing so he makes them unable to protect the school from ghosts from outside the Academy. |
| 144 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: Hanako is frequently seen clinging to Nene. |
| 145 | * OlderThanHeLooks: He's over 60 years old, but looks like an eternal 13-year-old because he died at that age. |
| 146 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The School Mysteries only address him as Honourable Number Seven, and rarely No.7 by itself, which is his seat number within the school mysteries. Mitsuba calls him Crazy Knife. Everyone else [[spoiler:except his brother]] calls him Hanako. [[spoiler:His real name from when he was alive is Amane Yugi.]] Interestingly, this seems to be simply a title, alike to how the rest of the mysteries have names separate from their title (Yako and Tsuchigomori, for example, aren't mentioned in the Misaki Stairs or The 4 PM Bookstacks. Kako and Mirai subvert this, as they were named by [[spoiler:Akane]]) but unlike Shijima, the only other mystery other than Hanako who has a name in her title, as that is in fact her given name. Also, Sumire calls him Gon because he doesn't give her a name when she asks. |
| 147 | * PowerNullifier: He seals off Kou's staff to prevent the latter from harming him. |
| 148 | * PragmaticHero: Hanako is a good boy at heart and his job is keeping the balance between the human side and supernatural side of the school. However, he's all too willing to do morally questionable things to accomplish his goals. Also, since he's already dead, he doesn't personally care much for anyone other than his love interest Nene. |
| 149 | * PrecociousCrush: As a 7-year-old, he already had a crush on [[spoiler:Nene who he met briefly at the Tanabata festival when she accidentally traveled to the past. He even told her she was his type and made a wish to see her again.]] |
| 150 | * RidiculouslyAliveUndead: Hanako is a ghost, yet he can eat human food and catch a cold. |
| 151 | * ScrewDestiny: He defies the future written in Tsuchigomori's books. [[spoiler:It wasn't a good thing. Tsuchigomori stated he was supposed to have grown up to be an astronomy teacher who would work in the same school, but instead he died as a teenager.]] |
| 152 | * SecretlySelfish: Hanako genuinely wants to help Nene [[spoiler:and give her a longer lifespan]] because he loves her. However, after [[spoiler:his attempt to sacrifice Aoi in Nene's place]] only results in Nene getting mad at him and crying, Hanako finally admits that he let himself be blinded by his own selfish desire to save Nene without anyone's help. Hanako knows that he can't ever be truly together with Nene because he's dead so he wanted to at least [[spoiler:make sure she lived with the lifespan he gave her]] in order for Nene to be grateful to him for life. |
| 153 | * SiblingMurder: [[spoiler:He murdered his own twin brother.]] |
| 154 | * SicklyChildGrewUpStrong: He was very ill when he was a little child and wasn't expected to live past three years old, having only survived thanks to [[spoiler:a "miracle". In actuality, his brother made a deal with the Red House to save Amane's life]]. Now, he's one of the most powerful supernaturals. |
| 155 | * SingleTargetSexuality: It's very obvious that he doesn't have attraction to anyone other than Nene. [[spoiler:It's later revealed she was his only love both in life and death due to TimeTravel.]] |
| 156 | * SmarterThanYouLook: He puts up a cheeky and carefree act around people, but he's really clever and cunning. He's also an astronomy buff. |
| 157 | * StepfordSmiler: His cheerful and playful persona is more than implied to be a mask hiding his extreme guilt and self-loathing over [[spoiler:killing his brother in the past]]. It seems to be a coping mechanism to not let others worry or see him vulnerable. Further [[LampshadedTrope lampshaded]] in chapter 27 when Kou asks him how he can keep on smiling despite having known the AwfulTruth about [[spoiler:Nene's lifespan]] the whole time, Hanako says this: |
| 158 | -->'''Hanako:''' What? Okay, then. ''How am I supposed to act''? |
| 159 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: He's a quite powerful ghost boy with amber eyes. |
| 160 | * SympatheticMurderBackstory: [[spoiler:His actions in murdering Tsukasa have burdened him with a ''lot'' of guilt.]] |
| 161 | * TheTease: He enjoys flirting with Nene early on. He quits it after he realizes Nene does take his teasing seriously and he starts growing feelings for her, becoming clingy and possessive instead. |
| 162 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Hanako loves donuts. |
| 163 | * TragicDream: [[spoiler:As a human, his dream was becoming an astronaut and going to space. Sadly, he gave up on that dream after deciding "he wasn't going anywhere". Now that he's a ghost, he really can't ever leave the school.]] |
| 164 | * TraumaButton: His twin brother Tsukasa appearing before him turns Hanako into a defenseless crying mess since [[spoiler:he regrets killing him]]. |
| 165 | * TwoFirstNames: His full name as a human was [[spoiler:Amane Yugi. It's more common to find people with Yugi as a given name instead of a surname.]] |
| 166 | * UndeadChild: Hanako died and became a ghost at 13 years old. He doesn't look a day older than the day he died 50 years later. |
| 167 | * TheUnfettered: As [[spoiler:Nene's lifespan nears its end]], Hanako gets increasingly desperate to [[spoiler:find a way to keep her alive]], eventually resorting to ruthless methods without taking Nene's own feelings into consideration. [[spoiler:First, he tries to force Nene to stay trapped inside Shijima's painting where she live safely in a fake world. After Nene tells him she wants to live out her life in the real world, Hanako lets Nene's best friend Aoi be sacrificed to the Far Shore as Aoi's death will expand Nene's lifespan in exchange. Nene is horrified at this as she doesn't want someone else to die in her stead, but Hanako doesn't care what happens to anyone else as long as Nene lives.]] |
| 168 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: [[spoiler:He was once a young student of Tsuchigomori and dreamed of flying to the moon in the past, but ever since the incident involving his brother Tsukasa and becoming the 7th Wonder, he's drastically changed his personality.]] |
| 169 | * YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:He had an unknown terminal illness as a child, and was proclaimed to only have a month to live. He was only saved from this due to Tsukasa's DealWithTheDevil.]] |
| 170 | [[/folder]] |
| 171 | |
| 172 | [[folder:Kou Minamoto]] |
| 173 | !!Kou Minamoto (源光) |
| 174 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShoyaChiba (Japanese), Creator/TysonRinehart (English), Ricardo Mendoza Jr. (Latin American Spanish) |
| 175 | [[quoteright:326:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kouminamoto.png]] |
| 176 | A student at Kamome Academy's Middle School Division, and a member of a renowned family of exorcists, the Minamoto Clan. |
| 177 | ---- |
| 178 | * AmbiguouslyBi: He has an obvious crush on Nene, but his interactions with Mitsuba repeatedly show Kou has some very strong feelings for him — although it's ambiguous whether those feelings can be viewed as romantic. It's notable that in an omake, Kou states his type is someone with a cute smile, without specifying preference in either gender. |
| 179 | * AngerBornOfWorry: [[spoiler:After he learns Mitsuba's supernatural body will fall apart if he doesn't keep eating other supernaturals, Kou angrily tries to [[ForceFeeding force feed]] him a monster fish's heart. Mitsuba resists and is confused about why Kou is so angry, not realizing that Kou is ''terrified'' of having to watch Mitsuba die for a third time.]] |
| 180 | * AntiMagic: Having blood of an exorcist, when Mirai touched him hoping to turn him old, he instead ages only a couple of years, looking just like his older brother. |
| 181 | * BashBrothers: With Mitsuba in Chapter 100. They team up to destroy fish monsters together. |
| 182 | * BeingGoodSucks: He's supposed to be an exorcist, but after befriending the ghost Hanako, he decides to not be prejudiced against supernaturals, much to the dismay of his big brother. |
| 183 | * BigBrotherWorship: He has always looked up to his older brother Teru and wants to become an exorcist as great as him. |
| 184 | * BookDumb: Like Nene, he admits to being in danger when exams come along. |
| 185 | * BrokenTears: In Chapter 99, Kou breaks down crying [[spoiler:as he can't handle to see Mitsuba's body decomposing and not be able to do anything to really help him other than forcing him to eat other supernaturals.]] |
| 186 | * BrutalHonesty: He tells [[spoiler:the real Tsukasa]], right to his face, the terribly sad truth that [[spoiler:him sacrificing himself to the Red House in order to save his twin brother's life was basically for nothing because Amane died at thirteen years old anyway]]. |
| 187 | * ChildrenDoTheHousework: Kou does all the housework at the Minamoto household because his mother died when he was very young, his father and older brother work as exorcists 24/7 and his little sister is only five years old. |
| 188 | * CrazyJealousGuy: He gets pissed off with Mitsuba when the latter claims to have gone out on a date with Nene. It's deliberately left vague if Kou is angry because he's still attracted to Nene or because he doesn't like Mitsuba is hanging out with someone else. |
| 189 | * CuteLittleFangs: Kou is drawn with little fangs. |
| 190 | * {{Determinator}}: He vows on separate occasions to [[spoiler:save Nene from her short lifespan]] and to [[spoiler:save the supernatural Mitsuba]]. Others call him out on this, pointing out that he has nothing in the way of a ''plan'', but he doesn't let it bring him down. |
| 191 | * EarlyBirdCameo: He's briefly seen in Chapter 1 when he's walking with Teru and Nene accidentally pushes him down the stairs off-panel by crashing into him. His proper introduction is in Chapter 3. |
| 192 | * ElementalHairColors: Kou has blond hair and he uses his raiteijou to turn his spirit energy into lightning. |
| 193 | * FirstFriend: Mitsuba's biggest regret is that he couldn't make a single friend when alive. Kou then becomes his first friend to give him some happiness in death, [[spoiler:but Tsukasa screws it up]]. |
| 194 | * ForgottenFirstMeeting: He doesn't remember his first meeting with Mitsuba when he was in first year of middle schooler until one of his friends remind him. |
| 195 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: He has light blonde hair, a trait he shares with Teru, and is one of the most goodhearted people in the cast. |
| 196 | * HeIsAllGrownUp: When he's temporarily aged up thanks to Mirai, Nene is thrown off the realization that in a few years, Kou is ''hot'' (i.e. a [[StrongFamilyResemblance mirror image]] of Teru). |
| 197 | * HeelFaceTurn: Kou starts out trying to exorcise Hanako right off the bat upon his introduction in Chapter 3. By Chapter 9, he's actively looking for evidence to convince Teru that Hanako is a good supernatural, and finally takes a stand to defend Hanako against Teru in Chapter 10. However, he still hasn’t ruled out the eventual possibility of needing to exorcise Hanako. |
| 198 | * HeroWorshipper: He starts calling Natsuhiko "Master" after hearing about his amazing "heroic tales". Of course, all Natsuhiko told him were just lies. |
| 199 | * HeroicSacrifice: [[InterruptedSuicide Nearly]] happened when [[spoiler:Kou resolved to die for Mitsuba in the Picture Perfect arc.]] |
| 200 | * HopelessSuitor: He has a crush on Nene, but she doesn't feel the same way and she only sees him as a friend. Kou appears to eventually understand Nene and Hanako belong together, but isn't bothered by it because Mitsuba is becoming someone more special to him. |
| 201 | * IconicItem: He always wears a red traffic-safety omamori as an earring on his right ear. |
| 202 | * InterruptedSuicide: [[spoiler:When Mitsuba tells him he can never understand the hopelessness of being a ghost, Kou grabs Mitsuba and throws both of them off a building so they can be friends as ghosts and be together forever. Mitsuba saves him since he doesn't want Kou to throw his life away for him.]] |
| 203 | * KidHero: He's only fourteen, but he's already striving to be a heroic exorcist. |
| 204 | * LikeBrotherAndSister: Kou's relationship with Nene grows into a platonic sibling-like friendship as he slowly grows out of his initial crush on her and Mitsuba becomes his priority. |
| 205 | * LivingEmotionalCrutch: To Mitsuba. [[spoiler:Mitsuba hates being a supernatural and comes to think he would be better off dead than living as a "monster", but he still clings on to the Near Shore because he wants to be close to Kou. After Mitsuba is overcome by the urge to devour supernaturals and humans to survive, Mitsuba can stay sane thanks to Kou.]] |
| 206 | * LoveAtFirstSight: He had a CrushBlush the first time he saw Nene's face. |
| 207 | * LovesTheSoundOfScreaming: When Akane asks him what he likes about Nene besides her cuteness, Kou says he thinks her screams are adorable. |
| 208 | * MaliciousMisnaming: Calls Tsuchigomori "Spiderface" and Yako "Fox" despite knowing their names since he doesn't like them. |
| 209 | * MoralityChain: Kou is pretty much the main reason why his brother Teru doesn't go around exorcising every single supernatural at the school. If it wasn't for Kou, Hanako would have been exorcised by Teru very early on. |
| 210 | * MyGreatestFailure: Kou's guilt over letting [[spoiler:Mitsuba be manipulated by Tsukasa.]] |
| 211 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: [[spoiler:Kou tells the younger Tsukasa at the Red House about how Hanako/Amane from the future died at 13 years old after killing his younger brother. Assuming that the past can be changed, Kou convinces Tsukasa to go back to his own time so Hanako can live a happier and longer life. However, Kou doing this ends up creating a StableTimeLoop as the child Tsukasa was already possessed by the "God" of the Red House and the boy is so disturbed that he's ''thrilled'' to know that his brother will kill him, now being determined to make it happen.]] |
| 212 | * RealMenCook: He's in charge of many house chores, including cooking. Played with when he pretends to be bad at making donuts to help Nene with Hanako. |
| 213 | * SecondEpisodeIntroduction: Although mentioned in the first episode, he's properly introduced in the second episode of the anime. |
| 214 | * ShockAndAwe: His anti-spirit attacks are electric. This is shared with his brother Teru and might be characteristic of the Minamoto clan. |
| 215 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Kou and his older brother Teru look almost exactly alike with a small height difference. |
| 216 | * SuperGullible: He falls for all the lies Natsuhiko tells him about his "heroic tales". |
| 217 | * TragicKeepsake: He kept Mitsuba's camera and his photo he had taken as a memento [[spoiler:of him after he was [[MercyKill killed by Hanako]].]] |
| 218 | * {{Tsundere}}: Sweet type. Kou is a very nice and friendly guy, but Mitsuba's obnoxious personality gets on his bad side often. However, no matter how annoyed he gets at Mitsuba, Kou still cares very deeply for him. |
| 219 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Mitsuba. Even though they bicker and make fun of each other all the time, they do care a lot about each other. |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | !!Broadcasting Club |
| 223 | |
| 224 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 225 | * BondVillainStupidity: They leave Nene sinking into the PortalCrossroadWorld to make her disappear and leave her be. Natsuhiko happens to get trapped as well and tries to help her out, and Hanako has no difficulty giving her instructions to find the exit through a radio. Tsukasa isn't really bothered seeing that Nene has escaped though. |
| 226 | * EvilIsOneBigHappyFamily: They are villains who create most problems in the series. But when they aren't causing trouble, they get along perfectly fine. They even make a welcome party for [[spoiler:Mitsuba]] so he'd feel more comfortable with them. |
| 227 | * MaliciousSlander: Their M.O. is spreading rumors about Kamome Academy's supernaturals being more aggressive or dangerous than they really are by the school's radio. Because a [[ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve supernatural's being is linked to their reputation]], school's ghosts get hit with an IdentityAmnesia and really do become dangerous, until purified and calmed down with a new counter-rumor. |
| 228 | * MyMasterRightOrWrong: Tsukasa's minions aren't really interested in his motives and find him rather bothersome. They just follow along since they can't disobey him. |
| 229 | * NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine: They kidnap Nene and feed her sweets and tea to make her talk. She drops her guard in just 30 minutes to vent about Hanako's abuses. |
| 230 | * VillainsOutShopping: The ''After-school'' spin-off often shows them in their free time when they aren't causing trouble for Hanako's group. |
| 231 | [[/folder]] |
| 232 | |
| 233 | [[folder:Tsukasa Yugi '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 234 | '''This folder contains major unmarked spoilers!''' |
| 235 | !!Tsukasa Yugi (柚木つかさ) |
| 236 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MegumiOgata (Japanese), Creator/AustinTindle (English), José Luis Piedra (Latin American Spanish) |
| 237 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsukasas_anime_design.png]] |
| 238 | A ghost haunting Kamome Academy. He is the younger twin brother of Amane Yugi, currently known as Hanako. He currently resides in the school's broadcasting club room, with its members Sakura and Natsuhiko. |
| 239 | ---- |
| 240 | * AnimalMotifs: Sakura compares him to a cat. |
| 241 | * BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: He slices open a living and sentient fish just to see how its insides look. |
| 242 | * BigBad: The one behind the corruption of most Kamome Academy's supernaturals and personally killed some of them. |
| 243 | * BigBrotherBully: {{Inverted|Trope}}. It's very implied Tsukasa was the one who beat Hanako up every day when they were alive. |
| 244 | * BigBrotherInstinct: Inverted and Subverted. When he was a young child, Tsukasa cared so much for his sickly older twin brother that he was ready to sacrifice his life to let Amane live longer. That changed after he merged with an evil god and decided to make sure the future where Amane killed him and became Hanako would happen. |
| 245 | * BoyishShorts: The Red House arc has a four-year-old Tsukasa wearing a pair of shorts. |
| 246 | * CainAndAbel: Cain to Hanako's Abel. Tsukasa is the evil and sadistic brother who is the main enemy of his heroic brother. |
| 247 | * CameBackWrong: In his fourth birthday, he sacrificed himself to the Red House and suddenly was found half a year later. But his mother could sense something evil inside him and by that point, he was already a JackassGenie. |
| 248 | * ChangelingTale: Subverted. Tsukasa disappeared on his fourth birthday after he threw himself into the hole that transported him to the Red House's supernatural dimension. Six months after his disappearance in the real world, the police found Tsukasa, but his mother sensed something evil in him. However, contrary to what Nene and Kou thought, the Tsukasa that returned was indeed the real one, but he became corrupted after being possessed by the "god" of the Red House and learning from Kou that Amane will kill him. |
| 249 | * CheerfulChild: His four-year-old self is almost always happy and smiling. But after jumping into the hole below his house, he became a CreepyChild. |
| 250 | * CommissarCap: Like his brother, Tsukasa wears a military cap. |
| 251 | * CreepyChild: He looks like a child, but also has no concern for other people's emotions or souls. |
| 252 | * CuteAndPsycho: One moment, he's playful and fun-loving in a way not too dissimilar from Hanako, but he can turn psychotic and murderous at the drop of a hat. |
| 253 | * DealWithTheDevil: He made a deal with the entity sealed at the Red House in order to save his brother from his terminal illness when he was four years old. Amane was indeed cured, but in exchange, Tsukasa became the vessel of the evil entity. |
| 254 | * DemonicPossession: To cure Amane of his illness, Tsukasa made a DealWithTheDevil with an evil godlike entity, who possessed his body. Some of Tsukasa's original personality seems intact, but it's heavily implied that the influence of the demonic god inside him is what turned him evil. |
| 255 | * DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Tsukasa naively thought that by sacrificing himself to save Amane from his illness, his twin brother and parents would live happily without him as he thought Amane hated him and wouldn't even miss him after he was gone. Kou, who knows the pain the losing a family member due to his mother's death, calls Tsukasa out on thinking that he would be making anyone in his family happy with his sacrifice. |
| 256 | * EnfantTerrible: He appears as a kid because he died at a young age. As a ghost, he's the main villain as he's corrupting and killing supernaturals. |
| 257 | * EvilCounterpart: To Hanako. They're both ghosts granting wishes to the school’s population, but for opposite reasons. Hanako wishes to atone for his sins, while Tsukasa wants nothing more then to make everyone's life a [[AndIMustScream living hell]] for his own amusement. |
| 258 | * EvilTwin: He's Hanako's twin brother, and considerably lacking in morals. |
| 259 | * EvilWearsBlack: He's the main villain and wears a black haori. |
| 260 | * FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Nene and Kou try to get him outside the House and also tell him about [[SiblingMurder his and Amane's fate]] hoping it would change the past. Tsukasa then returns to his time as soon as they get out, now ''very'' interested in Amane. |
| 261 | * FangsAreEvil: He has two small fangs, but unlike Kou and Tiara's fangs which are meant to make them look [[CuteLittleFangs cuter]], his fangs signify how he's the EvilCounterpart to Hanako. |
| 262 | * ForceFeeding: He forces Mitsuba to eat the heart of the No.3 Mystery. |
| 263 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: The seal on Tsukasa's cheek looks exactly like a Yorishiro's seal and Amane has the deepest emotional connection to him. Mystery No.6's Yorishiro being Sumire proves that a person can be a Yorishiro. It's later confirmed that Tsukasa is Hanako's Yorishiro. |
| 264 | * ForTheEvulz: |
| 265 | ** Corrupting and killing supernaturals is fun and games to him. |
| 266 | ** He created a MixAndMatchMan from different spirits, including Mystery No.3 and whatever was left from Mitsuba, simply to see if it's even possible. |
| 267 | * FriendlyEnemy: He has a very childish personality and likes to play with people even if he has other plans for them. |
| 268 | * TheGadfly: Even a bigger {{Troll}} than Hanako, as Tsukasa likes to make people uncomfortable or angry because they make amusing reactions. |
| 269 | * GoMadFromTheRevelation: In a StableTimeLoop created by the Red House, Kou tells a younger Tsukasa that his brother will murder him and then die himself at thirteen years old. Now knowing that Amane will throw away the longer lifespan he gave him, Tsukasa realizes that he wants to be with Amane again to see how he will kill him. Tsukasa then decides to "not hold back anymore" and immediately transforms into the destructive CreepyChild he is in the present. |
| 270 | * HitodamaLight: Like Hanako, he has a pair of floating, ghostly kokujoudais. His, though, are black instead of white. |
| 271 | * IdenticalTwinIDTag: He and Hanako look almost exactly alike. However, Tsukasa has [[FangsAreEvil fangs]], has a black talisman on his right cheek, wears traditional Japanese clothing, and his kokujoudais are black. |
| 272 | * ImmortalBreaker: Normally, you can't really "kill" one of the Mysteries, you have to unseal their Yorishiro and let their rumors be forgotten. Even minor supernaturals have ResurrectiveImmortality to some extent. But when Tsukasa kills a supernatural, they are KilledOffForReal. |
| 273 | * ItWasAGift: During the Red House arc, younger Tsukasa carries around a teddy bear that his parents gave him for his and Amane's fourth birthday together. |
| 274 | * JackassGenie: Just as Hanako grants the wishes of the living, Tsukasa grants the wishes of the dead - in the cruelest and most horrific ways imaginable. |
| 275 | * KarmicDeath: It's implied Tsukasa was always an evil kid who beat up his brother all the time until Amane finally broke down and killed him. |
| 276 | * KickTheDog: When Tsukasa cuts open a fish for no reason aside from being curious about its insides. |
| 277 | * NoSell: At the end of the Clock Keepers' trial, Mirai tries to use her RapidAging magic to turn Tsukasa into dust, but it has no effect on him and only his shackles disintegrate. |
| 278 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He has a habit of getting close to either his brother or Sakura's personal space. |
| 279 | * NotHimself: After four-year-old Tsukasa suddenly reappeared after being missing for months, his mother and twin brother Amane almost immediately noticed there was something ''wrong'' with him because of the malevolent aura they sensed from him. They even convinced themselves that Tsukasa had been swapped with a demon child, unaware that Tsukasa was still himself but corrupted by an evil entity that possessed his body. |
| 280 | * PityTheKidnapper: In the School Festival arc, Tsukasa kidnaps Nene and forcefully brings her to the Clock Keepers' barrier, where she gets deaged into a little child by mechanical owls. While Tsukasa needs to force Nene to destroy the Yorishiro, he quickly gets annoyed as hell by the little Nene's temper tantrums and he has no idea of how to make her shut up. |
| 281 | * SaneBossPsychoHenchmen: {{Inverted|Trope}}. Tsukasa is the only one in his group who is unquestionably evil and willing to kill for fun. His minions act like neutral and sane people who just happen to work for a psycho. |
| 282 | * SelfFulfillingProphecy: Combined with StableTimeLoop. At the time displaced Red House, Kou tells a younger Tsukasa that Amane kills him when they will be 13 years old and later dies as well, hoping Tsukasa would somehow prevent it from happening. Tsukasa after hearing this instead decides to make it happen. |
| 283 | * TheSociopath: Shows several of the classic symptoms: LackOfEmpathy towards both humans and animals, a knack for manipulation, and a tendency towards sadism. |
| 284 | * StepfordSmiler: The insane type. His childish smile is a mask for his completely psychotic personality. |
| 285 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: He shares his brother's amber eyes and is also a ghost. |
| 286 | * TagalongKid: For the Red House arc, the younger Tsukasa is just a normal child who's mostly there to provide a flashback about the Yugi family, but the House traps Nene and Kou in [[{{Bizarrchitecture}} a maze]] tries to crush them when they try to get him out. |
| 287 | * TerribleArtist: He isn't very good at drawing if the elephant he draws in Shijima's sketchbook is an indication. |
| 288 | * ThanatosGambit: Turns out that his real goal is destroying all the School Mysteries' yorishiro to grant Sakura's wish to be free and let Hanako ask a wish from a god. Since Tsukasa is Hanako's yorishiro, his plan requires himself to be destroyed at the end, but he doesn't care about giving up his own life if it makes things interesting. |
| 289 | * TimeFreezeTrollingSpree: In Chapter 105, Tsukasa takes advantage of Hanako and Nene being [[TimeStandsStill frozen in time]] to [[ForcefulKiss force a kiss on Nene]] right in front of Hanako. To make it even worse, Hanako and Nene are fully conscious in their frozen state, and not being able to stop Tsukasa from kissing Nene leaves poor Hanako in tears. |
| 290 | * TwoFirstNames: His surname Yugi is more commonly used as a given name in Japan. |
| 291 | * UndeadChild: Same as his twin brother, Tsukasa died at 13 years old and appears the age he died as a ghost. |
| 292 | * UsedToBeASweetKid: Tsukasa used to be a sweet-natured and caring child who only wanted to cure his twin brother of his illness. To have his wish granted, he made a DealWithTheDevil and became the host of an evil godlike entity, turning him into the malevolent CreepyChild of today. |
| 293 | * VileVillainSaccharineShow: The center of the story is the high school girl Nene's ParanormalRomance with the ghost boy Hanako. Most supernaturals are harmless unless their rumors are corrupted and many are actually friendly. Tsukasa, however, is Hanako's EvilTwin who grants wishes to supernaturals in the worst possible way just for the sake of causing chaos and suffering for his own amusement. Soon after he's introduced, he triggers Hanako's TraumaButton by reminding him that [[spoiler:he's his murderer]], tries to get rid of Nene by abandoning her in the Boundary, and turns Kou's ghost friend Mitsuba into a monster by corrupting his rumor. His actions throughout the rest of the series just keep showing how evil and sadistic he is. |
| 294 | * VillainsLoveEntertainment: He's a massive and violent {{Sadist}} who grants wishes to the dead [[JackassGenie in the most utterly horrific ways imaginable]], just because he finds it fun. He turns [[spoiler:Mitsuba]] into a grotesque monster, forcing Kou to kill his friend, for really no reason other than to amuse himself. |
| 295 | * WalkingSpoiler: Not only is he very obviously related to Hanako just by looking at him, it's also hard to talk about him without mentioning that he is the person Hanako killed. |
| 296 | * WouldntHitAGirl: He's a violent psycho, but he does remember guys mustn't hit girls, so he knocks Nene out using PressurePoint instead. |
| 297 | [[/folder]] |
| 298 | |
| 299 | [[folder:Sakura Nanamine]] |
| 300 | !!Sakura Nanamine (七峰桜) |
| 301 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChikaAnzai (Japanese), Creator/KaraEdwards (English), Lupita Leal (Latin American Spanish) |
| 302 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sakuras_anime_design.png]] |
| 303 | A 3rd-year student at Kamome Academy's High School division. She made a contract with Tsukasa and is now bound to him. She is a member of the school's broadcasting club. |
| 304 | ---- |
| 305 | * CompulsorySchoolAge: She seems to go to school normally, but [[spoiler:is ''way'' older than any other student]]. |
| 306 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her hair and eyes are lime green. |
| 307 | * ElegantGothicLolita: She wears a lacy headdress and a puffy-skirted black dress in the Ghost Hotel extras. |
| 308 | * EvilCounterpart: To Nene. Both are bound by a contract to [[spoiler:one of the Yugi twins]], but while Nene assists the relatively moral Hanako in keeping peace in the school, Sakura assists Tsukasa in stirring up trouble. |
| 309 | * GenderBender: In the spin-off manga of Chapter 8, she is turned into an attractive guy for a day by a summer demon. |
| 310 | * IconicItem: As a contrast to Nene's skull brooch, Sakura wears a red gem brooch above the front bow of her school uniform. |
| 311 | * LegFocus: Nene admires Sakura's long and slender legs. |
| 312 | * MyMasterRightOrWrong: Because she's bound to Tsukasa, Sakura must do whatever he wants whether she likes it or not. |
| 313 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: She discusses with Nene how they both have made DealWithTheDevil with the childish [[spoiler:Yugi twins]] and have to do their bidding. |
| 314 | * OnlySaneWoman: She's the only completely rational and levelheaded person in Tsukasa's group. She was the only one who could have a nice talk with Nene until Tsukasa forced her to abandon her in the Boundary. |
| 315 | * TheStoic: She rarely shows any emotions outside of vague disappointment. |
| 316 | * VagueAge: Sakura is supposedly still in high school, and while it's revealed in Chapter 93 that [[spoiler:she's more than a hundred years old]], her age is never explicitly stated. |
| 317 | * TheWomanBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:She's revealed to be the one who made Hakubo the School Mystery No.6 and he had been acting according to her orders during his arc.]] |
| 318 | * WomenAreWiser: As the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple only female]] in the group, she's much more intellectual and reserved compared to the three eccentric males in her group and can beat them up if they annoy her too much. |
| 319 | [[/folder]] |
| 320 | |
| 321 | [[folder:Natsuhiko Hyuuga]] |
| 322 | !!Natsuhiko Hyuuga (日向夏彦) |
| 323 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakahiroMizushima (Japanese), Creator/AaronDismuke (English), Creator/ArturoCastaneda (Latin American Spanish) |
| 324 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/natsuhikos_anime_design.png]] |
| 325 | A 2nd year at Kamome Academy's High School division. He is a member of the school's broadcasting club. |
| 326 | ---- |
| 327 | * AbhorrentAdmirer: He has the hots for Sakura who only ignores him and finds him annoying. |
| 328 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: He seems like a carefree guy who constantly is playing the ButtMonkey and is a HopelessSuitor to Sakura. Later on, it's revealed that [[spoiler:he's a really dangerous immortal supernatural who can poison other supernaturals with his blood.]] |
| 329 | * BlatantLies: Makes Kou listen to all of his "[[FakeUltimateHero achievements]]" while waiting for [[spoiler:No.6 to arrive.]] Kou completely buys them. |
| 330 | * BloodyMurder: [[spoiler:His blood is poisonous to supernaturals.]] |
| 331 | * ButtMonkey: Regularly gets himself hurt in comedic ways. |
| 332 | * CasanovaWannabe: He flirts with Sakura at any opportunity, which only frustrates her. He's also very cheery with Nene, who doesn't have a good opinion about him since he abducted her. |
| 333 | * HopelessSuitor: He has a major crush on Sakura, but she's not into him. |
| 334 | * IfItsYouItsOkay: Subverted. In the spin-off manga of Chapter 8, he wasn't okay with Sakura after she was turned into a guy by a summer demon. |
| 335 | * IronButtmonkey: He gets exposed to slapstick and lethal situations several times, but he always comes out unharmed. [[spoiler:This is meant to foreshadow the revelation that he's immortal.]] |
| 336 | * MadLove: He's in a lot of denial about Sakura not liking him, no matter how much she makes clear she doesn't want him around. |
| 337 | * ObliviousToHatred: Natsuhiko is oblivious that Sakura doesn't care about his wellbeing and doesn't find it strange that she tried to get rid of him along with Nene. He says she does that often and considers it a love trial. |
| 338 | * PlayfulCatSmile: His default expression is a cat-like smile, as suits his laidback personality. |
| 339 | * SingleTargetSexuality: He does flirt with Nene when they first meet face to face, but he only has eyes for Sakura. According to the Volume 5 bonus, his "type" is Sakura. In the spin-off manga of Chapter 8, he has a hard time accepting Sakura as a man. He tries to make their relationship work by cross-dressing as a woman. |
| 340 | [[/folder]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | [[folder:New School Mystery No. 3 '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 343 | !!Mitsuba (ミツバ) |
| 344 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaikiKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/KyleIgneczi (English), Creator/EnzoFortuny (Latin American Spanish) |
| 345 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mitsuba2.png]] |
| 346 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as a School Mystery]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mystery_mitsuba_cover.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 347 | A supernatural that was created from the piece of Sousuke Mitsuba's soul that Tsukasa stole and mixed with several lesser supernaturals. His personality and behavior are basically the same as that of Sousuke, but it's clearly stated he should be considered a separate existence. Tsukasa forces him to eat the remains of the School Mystery No.3, thus turning him into the new representative of the 3rd School Mystery. |
| 348 | ---- |
| 349 | * AgentPeacock: He has a girly face, has pink hair and eyes, and wears a pink sweater and shoes. Despite looking so weak and feminine, he's quite strong after devouring No.3 and stealing the Mystery's powers. |
| 350 | * AntiVillain: From Mitsuba's point of view, he just came to be and has desires of his own, while Hanako is trying to erase him for reasons he doesn't understand. But Mitsuba doesn't want to hurt anyone despite the power he has, even if Tsukasa tells him to. |
| 351 | * ArtificialHuman: Or artificial supernatural, rather. Mitsuba is a new supernatural being Tsukasa created from mixing Sousuke's SoulFragment with other minor supernaturals. |
| 352 | * BadassAdorable: He's cute, slender, has pink hair and wears pink clothes, but he also has the power of a School Mystery and is decently powerful when he does have the courage to fight. |
| 353 | * BashBrothers: With Kou in Chapter 100. They team up to destroy fish monsters together. |
| 354 | * BecomeARealBoy: Becoming human is his greatest dream. To the point that he'll accept living in Shijima's fake world so he can pretend to live as a normal human. |
| 355 | * BoisterousWeakling: He likes to talk lots of trash, but shrinks at even the slightest physical threat. Subverted after he eats No.3 and steals its powers. |
| 356 | * BroughtDownToBadass: Due to the aftereffects of the Severance, Mitsuba is left in a weakened state, but this does ''not'' mean he's defenseless because he still has access to his powers as School Mystery No. 3. However, he can only fight for five minutes before he runs out of energy and his form gets unstable again. |
| 357 | * CannibalismSuperpower: After Tsukasa forces Mitsuba to eat Number 3's heart, he gains his powers and takes over his spot as School Mystery. Even he has to admit that the cloak and the weaponized bone-tentacles are pretty cool. |
| 358 | * CloneAngst: He's essentially a supernatural clone of Sousuke and is jealous of his deceased original, wishing he could have the kind of normal life Sousuke had before death. |
| 359 | * CompetingWithACorpse: Ironically, he feels jealous of Sousuke, the ghost that Tsukasa killed and based Mitsuba on, because he believes Kou cared more about Sousuke than about him. He changes his mind when Kou proves he ''does'' care for Mitsuba enough to try to join him in death, something he never did for Sousuke. |
| 360 | * CopiedTheMoralsToo: Using a piece of Sousuke Mitsuba's soul, Tsukasa made Mitsuba to force him into devouring and supplanting Mystery No. 3. What Tsukasa didn't foresee is this Mitsuba doesn't only have the original's soul and appearance, but his personality too. Mitsuba hates hurting people and avoids fighting Hanako and Kou whenever he can. He also shares Sousuke's attachment to Kou, which motivates him to go against Tsukasa's orders to help Kou several times. |
| 361 | * CowardlyLion: After devouring the Hell of Mirrors and stealing his place in the Seven Mysteries, Mitsuba is pretty much unbeatable in his boundary, but he's still the same coward who doesn't dare to risk being stabbed by Hanako's knife. |
| 362 | * CuteMonsterBoy: After he becomes a School Mystery, he develops birdlike features and has long, bony appendages that he can use as weapons. Fortunately, he gets to keep the cute face. |
| 363 | * CuteOversizedSleeves: Like Sousuke, he's a cute, pink-haired boy wearing a pink sweater that covers his right hand with its overly long sleeve. |
| 364 | * DeathSeeker: After the Severance, Mitsuba can't maintain his form for long unless he keeps devouring other supernaturals. Fearing that he'll turn into a monster if this goes on, Mitsuba becomes so desperate that he begs Kou to put him out of his misery, but Kou refuses ''very'' strongly. |
| 365 | * DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Since he ReallyWasBornYesterday and has no memories, everything is new to him and he's trying to find his place as a supernatural. |
| 366 | * DoppelgangerGetsSameSentiment: He's basically a new supernatural being based on Sousuke Mitsuba's image. However, Kou still treats him as if he was the same Sousuke he knew and wants to help him after failing to save him once. Mitsuba is conflicted about this because he does want to be friends with Kou, but he's afraid Kou only really cares about Sousuke and would have been happier if Tsukasa had never made him. After Kou meets Sousuke's mother, he accepts that Sousuke is gone and Mitsuba isn't a ReplacementGoldfish of Sousuke even though he looks just like him, but Kou realizes he cares for Mitsuba all the same. |
| 367 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: Kou calls out him for having a woman's face, much like he did with Sousuke. |
| 368 | * EffeminateVoice: He has Sousuke's girly face and high-pitched voice. |
| 369 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: His first appearance has him insulting Yashiro, reflecting Sousuke's first appearance in which he insults Kou. |
| 370 | -->'''Mitsuba:''' You have pretty fat ankles, huh? |
| 371 | * FakingAmnesia: In the Perfect Picture arc, like Hanako, Mitsuba knows who he is and that the world where he's alive is fake, but he pretends otherwise because he wants to enjoy a world where he can be a normal student with friends even if it's an illusion. |
| 372 | * TheGadfly: One of the traits he keeps from his previous self is taking joy out of annoying people, especially Kou. |
| 373 | * GrewASpine: When he uses his new powers for the first time, he's still scared of Hanako and Kou and just lets them leave. In the Perfect Picture arc, he is more willing to attack Kou, though he wants to prevent him from getting out and not hurt him. |
| 374 | * HatesBeingAlone: More than anything, Mitsuba hates being lonely. He desperately wants a place where to belong and have friends by his side. |
| 375 | * HopeSpot: It's presented like Sousuke has managed to come back after being DeaderThanDead, he has the same personality and is only missing his memories, and Kou is already on his way to No.3's Boundary where he's at. Then Tsukasa confirms that no, Mitsuba is an amalgamation he made from minor supernaturals using Sousuke's fragment as a base, and Mitsuba is technically unrelated to Sousuke. |
| 376 | * HorrorHunger: Due to the Severance causing his body to destabilize, Mitsuba needs to constantly eat the hearts of other supernaturals to keep his body from falling apart. While he's still in control of his hunger, he's terrified that he'll eventually lose himself and try to devour humans as well. |
| 377 | * IdenticalTwinIDTag: While a supernatural clone rather than a twin, what sets him apart from Sousuke is that his scarf is red instead of yellow. |
| 378 | * LossOfIdentity: He's the small fragment left of Sousuke's soul merged with several lesser supernaturals. Even after he witnesses Sousuke's memories, Mitsuba can't see himself as the same person, but he's so desperate to be ''someone'' that he tries taking up Sousuke's identity as Kou's classmate in the Picture Perfect arc. However, he realizes he can't be satisfied with that because he wants Kou to care about him for being himself and not just Sousuke's replacement. |
| 379 | * LovableCoward: Though he talks big, he tends to immediately cower at any physical threat. |
| 380 | * MagicMirror: As Mystery No.3, he can use mirrors to go through them, spy the entire school and even see past versions of it. This is how he learns the life and both deaths of the original Mitsuba. |
| 381 | * MasterOfThreads: After becoming the Mystery No.3, Mitsuba wears an exoskeleton-like scarf that resembles an extra pair of arms. He uses said scarf as an extension of himself and a weapon in battle. |
| 382 | * MinionWithAnFInEvil: He's technically Tsukasa's minion, but isn't evil nor brave enough to do anything villainous without Tsukasa threatening him into it. |
| 383 | * MixAndMatchCritter: He's composed of various other supernaturals, with Sousuke's soul implanted. |
| 384 | * TheNicknamer: He calls people by rude nicknames, like "Hella-Lame, Traffic-Safety-Earring Boy" for Kou, "Radish-senpai" for Nene, and "Crazy Knife" for Hanako. |
| 385 | * NightmareFace: Complete with dark, blown eyes and a dissonant smile. First pulled off by an illusion of him in Chapter 77, then the real one in Chapter 98. |
| 386 | * OnlyOneName: Officially, his only name is Mitsuba. |
| 387 | * ThePrankster: He likes to play childish pranks on Kou and Nene, much to their annoyance. While he clearly gets a kick out of it, Nene thinks Mitsuba might be trying to make them dislike him intentionally, so they give up on being friends with a supernatural. |
| 388 | * PrefersTheIllusion: During the Picture Perfect arc, he slips that he's not Shijima's illusion and was FakingAmnesia since in this world he's a normal human just like he wanted. Kou convinces him to help him and Nene escape. |
| 389 | * PrettyBoy: He looks the same as Sousuke, who was known for having a very girly face. |
| 390 | * ReallyWasBornYesterday: Since he was created in the image of Sousuke Mitsuba, he looks and acts like a teenager, but he's at most a few weeks old when he first appears. |
| 391 | * {{Reincarnation}}: Invoked. Tsukasa takes a part of Sousuke Mitsuba's soul and makes a new supernatural with it, which is the present Mitsuba. |
| 392 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: He wears a scarf like Sousuke, but this Mitsuba steals the power of a school mystery and becomes more powerful as a result. The scarf can transform into two spines with ribs, giving Mitsuba an extra pair of arms. |
| 393 | * ShipperOnDeck: Despite believing a relationship between a ghost and a human can't work out, Mitsuba is genuinely curious about Nene's relationship progress with Hanako and encourages her to go for a RelationshipUpgrade. Oddly enough, he also tries to push Kou towards Nene even though Nene is in love with Hanako and Kou seems to have moved on from his initial crush on Nene. |
| 394 | * SoulFragment: He was created from the small essence of Sousuke Mitsuba's soul that Tsukasa stole. As a result, he has Sousuke's appearance and personality, despite technically being a different person. |
| 395 | * StepfordSmiler: When he meets Kou again after the Severance, Mitsuba keeps smiling as he pretends nothing is wrong with him and merely asks Kou to hang out with him to have fun together. When his body starts decomposing, however, Mitsuba reveals that he's desperate and suicidal as he can't stand to keep living like a "monster" any longer. Even when begging Kou to exorcise him, Mitsuba laughs and tries to brush it off as a joke. |
| 396 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Mitsuba is by far the best person in Tsukasa's team. Even though he's too scared of Tsukasa to oppose him, he never really antagonizes the main characters and is quite friendly to them, especially to Kou. The only reason why Hanako considers him a problem is because Mitsuba wishes to become human, which would break the laws of the natural order. |
| 397 | * TookALevelInBadass: He's introduced as a weak and cowardly supernatural, but after stealing the powers of Mystery No.3, he's as powerful as any other School Mystery. |
| 398 | * {{Tsundere}}: Harsh type. He never gets tired of insulting and teasing Kou. Deep down, he knows Kou is the only person he can call a true friend and he does enjoy Kou's company when they hang out. |
| 399 | * VitriolicBestBuds: With Kou. Even though they bicker and make fun of each other all the time, they do care a lot about each other. |
| 400 | * WalkingSpoiler: The fact that another Mitsuba appears in the series after Sousuke Mitsuba dies is an spoiler by itself. |
| 401 | * WhenHeSmiles: In Chapter 98, Kou looks dazed and somewhat flustered when Mitsuba shows him a true happy smile, instead of the usual smug and annoying one, because both are having fun together. |
| 402 | * YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: When Tsukasa gets his hands on the Clock Keepers' yorishiro, Natsuhiko is sent to poison Mitsuba with his blood because Tsukasa's plan needs all the School Mysteries to be removed from their positions and Mitsuba is the only one without a yorishiro, meaning that the only way to make him lose his status as a School Mystery is killing him. |
| 403 | [[/folder]] |
| 404 | |
| 405 | !!Secondary Characters |
| 406 | [[folder:Aoi Akane]] |
| 407 | !!Aoi Akane (赤根葵) |
| 408 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Minako Sato (Japanese), Creator/EmilyNeves (English), Monserrat Mendoza (Latin American Spanish) |
| 409 | [[quoteright:264:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoiakane.png]] |
| 410 | A first year student at Kamome Academy's High School Division and Nene's friend. |
| 411 | ---- |
| 412 | * AffectionateNickname: Ao-chan, from Nene and Akane. |
| 413 | * BeautifulTears: Aoi normally doesn't cry no matter what happens to her, but Akane claiming to hate her causes her to burst into tears. It happened for the first time during a heated argument when they were kids and Akane thought Aoi's crying face was the cutest he had ever seen from her. |
| 414 | * BetaCouple: With Akane. Their relationship doesn't start as very functional because of their personality flaws, but they work through it. In contrast, Hanako and Nene's romance is nearly impossible to end well, since Hanako is a ghost while Nene is alive [[spoiler:and fated to die young]]. |
| 415 | * BookSmart: Aoi is shown to be rather diligent academically and scored the highest of the first years in their end of term exams. |
| 416 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: [[spoiler:As the result of No.6's potion twisting her mind and personality, she is willing to let her best friend, Nene and Hanako get disposed of in No.6's garbage pit without any regrets. She didn't even care when Akane gets gravely wounded by a centipede demon. Though No.6 minions told him the potion wasn't in full effect and she [[MoreThanMindControl later tells that]] she always [[HiddenDisdainReveal resented everyone]] for being dishonest and wouldn't mind dying.]] |
| 417 | * BrokenAce: She's beautiful, popular, and the top student in her grade. Chapter 69 reveals she's hiding quite low self-esteem behind that mask of perfection, doesn't like the special treatment she gets from others, and is scared that Nene and Akane tell her nothing but lies as she notices they keep secrets from her. |
| 418 | * CannotSpitItOut: She does return Akane's romantic feelings, but is afraid of telling him [[spoiler:because she thinks he doesn't know her real self. When she's left trapped in the Far Shore, Aoi's biggest regret is that she never said "I like you too" to Akane up to the end.]] |
| 419 | * CaringGardener: She takes care of the plants in her classroom and the gardening club. |
| 420 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: She has known Akane since they were little kids. Even though she always declines when he asks her to be his girlfriend, she does have feelings for him. |
| 421 | * ClassPrincess: Aoi is part of a respected family, gets good grades, and is loved by everyone at school. She's also a very charming girl who is always polite even when turning her childhood friend down and is a good friend to Nene who admires her for her beauty and popularity. However, it's {{deconstructed|trope}} later on when Aoi admits that she isn't really happy with people at school treating her like she's some perfect idol and finds all the praise they give her to be shallow because they never try to get to know her. |
| 422 | * CoupleThemeNaming: Although the kanji are different, Aoi's and Akane's full names are read as Aoi Akane and Akane Aoi respectively. While Aoi clearly likes Akane back, she's worried about becoming "Aoi Aoi" if they ever get married. |
| 423 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Her hair and eyes are violet. |
| 424 | * DamselInDistress: |
| 425 | ** She gets abducted by Yako and turned into a doll, requiring Nene and the others to save her and the other captured victims in the Misaki Stair arc. |
| 426 | ** She later gets [[spoiler:kidnapped by the 6th School Mystery to be a sacrifice for being a woman of the Akane bloodline. She tried to escape No.6's boundary on her own, but failed and had her memories and personality erased completely to become a obedient vessel for No.6.]] |
| 427 | * DudeMagnet: Chapter 24 shows she's very popular with the boy population of Kamome. |
| 428 | * EquivalentExchange: [[spoiler:Akane throws himself and Aoi into the Far Shore. Teru appears to guide them back to the human world, but Aoi can't go with them because when a normal human being goes to the Far Shore, they're already considered "dead". Aoi's lifespan ends up being transferred to Nene, effectively saving Nene at cost of Aoi.]] |
| 429 | * ExpositoryHairstyleChange: Starts wearing her hair down after [[spoiler:returning from the Far Shore]]. |
| 430 | * TheFakeCutie: [[spoiler:She reveals to Akane that she has severe trust issues, so she has been nice to everyone only to test if others would be able to see her for who she really is. Akane knew the entire time and calls her out that [[{{Hypocrite}} she's never been open to everyone yet hates others for keeping secrets from her]].]] |
| 431 | * HidingTheHandicap: [[spoiler:After nearly dying in the Far Shore, Aoi loses her sensation in her right hand. Only Akane notices it since Aoi doesn't want to worry her friends, especially Nene, about her not being able to move her hand anymore.]] |
| 432 | * IdenticalGranddaughter: She resembles her ancestor Sumire in both looks and personality. |
| 433 | * InsecureLoveInterest: It's revealed later on that Aoi keeps rejecting Akane because she doesn't have a high opinion of herself and she's afraid Akane will be disappointed when he learns she isn't perfect. [[spoiler:Akane eventually reveals he does know Aoi is a flawed person, but still wants her for who she is. After they start being more honest with each other, Aoi starts reciprocating Akane's advances.]] |
| 434 | * ISeeDeadPeople: [[spoiler:After spending some time trapped in the Far Shore, Aoi gains the ability to see supernaturals.]] |
| 435 | * JustFriends: Akane is in love with Aoi, but Aoi insists they're just childhood friends and turns him down whenever he asks her to date him. However, she doesn't want Akane to fall in love with anyone else either. [[spoiler:She does love him back, but doesn't believe he can keep loving her if he were to know her true self. That is until Akane reveals he has always loved Aoi for who she really is instead of who she pretends to be.]] |
| 436 | * KissOfDistraction: [[spoiler:She kissed Akane in order to distract him from the centipede demon's attack.]] |
| 437 | * LettingHerHairDown: After the Mystery No. 6 arc, Aoi starts wearing her hair down as she can finally loosen up around her friends and be more honest with Akane. |
| 438 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: She has no idea that the school mysteries are real nor that Nene and [[spoiler:Akane]] are involved with the supernaturals. [[spoiler:She learns of the world of supernaturals after No.6 kidnaps her.]] |
| 439 | * TheMaidenNameDebate: One of the excuses she uses for rejecting Akane Aoi is that if she were to marry him, she would become "[[RepetitiveName Aoi Aoi]]". |
| 440 | * NiceGirl: Aoi is polite, sweet, and gentle. It's later PlayedWith; Aoi isn't a bad person, but her kindness is very influenced by her pretending to be perfect so others don't notice her flaws and reject her. Her interactions with Akane as she starts being more honest show her not so nice side. |
| 441 | * NightmareFetishist: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Nene always hears the rumors about the school mysteries and other supernaturals from Aoi. However, Aoi says she doesn't like scary stories, but she still tells Nene the rumors she hears around school because she knows Nene likes to hear them. |
| 442 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: In chapter 84, Aoi admits to [[spoiler:Hanako]] that they're alike because they can't bring themselves to tell their love interests how they truly feel about them [[spoiler:and now they probably never will after getting trapped in the Far Shore]]. |
| 443 | * OOCIsSeriousBusiness: |
| 444 | ** [[spoiler:After having her memories and personality erased, the first thing Aoi does is set the No.6's paperwork on fire with a candle just for fun.]] |
| 445 | ** [[spoiler:According to Akane, she's fairly cool-headed most of the time but once when they were kids she had burst into tears when he inadvertently yelled out that he hated her. He does it again and proves to her that while she claims to not reciprocate his feelings, she definitely feels something for him to react so viscerally.]] |
| 446 | * PlayingHardToGet: She always says no when Akane asks her to date him and/or marry him, but she told him she'll give him a chance if he keeps trying until his confession makes her heart flutter. Chapter 69 makes this a little bit more dramatic; [[spoiler:Aoi keeps rejecting Akane because she believes he's only chasing after her fake perfect persona like every other guy who confesses to her. When Akane reveals he does know Aoi has unpleasant flaws and wants her nonetheless, Aoi finally starts giving into his advances.]] |
| 447 | * {{Protectorate}}: Akane made it his personal mission to protect Aoi, mainly from the guys who make unwanted advances at her. [[spoiler:He even became a Clock Keeper with the sole purpose of protecting Aoi.]] |
| 448 | * RedHerring: Hanako believed her to be the Clock Keeper of the Present as she's the only one not affected by the aging curse. [[spoiler:It's because Akane, the actual Clock Keeper, protected her.]] |
| 449 | * RetGone: Both times she gets kidnapped by a School Mystery and taken into their boundary, Aoi is forgotten by every human with no connection to the supernatural side. |
| 450 | * SchoolIdol: As Nene says, if Teru is the king of the Kamome Academy, then Aoi is its queen. |
| 451 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Even though she keeps rejecting him, Aoi does harbor feelings for her childhood friend Akane who has always been there to protect her from pushy guys who wouldn't take "no" for an answer. Aoi later admits to Hanako that Akane is a good person who is hardworking and dedicated, which are the qualities that made her fall in love with him. |
| 452 | * SoBeautifulItsACurse: Aoi is considered the most beautiful girl at the school, but she actually hates how guys keep giving her shallow love confessions based only on how pretty she is since they don't even care to learn about her personality. Akane is the only guy who likes her while also knowing both her good and bad sides. |
| 453 | * StepfordSmiler: Aoi's seemingly perfect smile hides a lot of insecurities. She feels alienated by everyone who treats her as a "special" person and doesn't think she's anywhere as great as everyone makes her out to be. |
| 454 | * SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious: [[spoiler:According to Hanako, the souls of a Kannagi are irresistible to supernaturals. Due to descending from a long line of Kannagi, Aoi is almost torn into pieces and eaten by supernaturals at the AfterlifeExpress.]] |
| 455 | * TargetedHumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:The 6th School Mystery plans to throw Aoi into the Far Shore as a sacrifice to stop the supernaturals from attacking humans. He chose Aoi because the women of the Akane family were killed in similar rituals long ago.]] |
| 456 | * TrappedInAnotherWorld: [[spoiler:She's left trapped in the Far Shore because Aoi can't escape alongside Akane and Teru since unlike them, she's a human with no supernatural abilities and being dragged into the Far Shore is the same as "dying" for her.]] |
| 457 | * TwoFirstNames: Aoi's surname can be a given name as seen with her childhood friend Akane. |
| 458 | * UnwittingMuggleFriend: To Nene and [[spoiler:Akane]]. Aoi is a normal high school student who doesn't know about supernaturals and tells Nene about the school mysteries thinking they're just amusing stories, not knowing Nene and [[spoiler:Akane]] have to deal with the supernaturals of the rumors all the time. This gets PlayedForDrama later; [[spoiler:Nene and Akane hiding things from Aoi feeds into her trust issues and suspicions that Akane must not be serious about liking her if he keeps lying to her.]] |
| 459 | * UnwittingPawn: Aoi loves discussing any rumors without knowing that she makes it very easy for the Broadcasting Club to influence the supernaturals throughout the school. Conversely, Nene can use her to make the supernaturals harmless again with a rumor of her own. |
| 460 | [[/folder]] |
| 461 | |
| 462 | [[folder:Akane Aoi '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 463 | !!Akane Aoi (蒼井茜) |
| 464 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ShunichiToki (Japanese), Alex Mai (English), Jaime Alberto Carrillo (Latin American Spanish) |
| 465 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akane_aoi_chap69.jpg]] |
| 466 | [[caption-width-right:250:[[labelnote:Click here to see him as a Clock Keeper]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/aoi_akane_school_mystery.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 467 | |
| 468 | A first year student at Kamome Academy's High School division as one of Nene's classmates, and the student council's vice president. |
| 469 | :: |
| 470 | Akane's true identity is the Clock Keeper who represents the present and has the power to stop time. Unlike Kako and Mirai, he's human, but the other Clock Keepers set up a trap that put his childhood crush in mortal danger and left him no choice but to enter a magic contract to save her life. His contract will last until he graduates from high school. |
| 471 | ---- |
| 472 | * AcademicAthlete: He excels both academically and in terms of athletics, as Aoi expressed at different points that these were attractive qualities. |
| 473 | * BadassBookworm: Akane is usually the model class president and top student, but is secretly one of the Clock Keepers and capable of holding his own in a fight. |
| 474 | * BadassInANiceSuit: When transformed, his school uniform changes into a suit that makes him look way cooler. |
| 475 | * BetaCouple: With Aoi. Their relationship doesn't start as very functional because of their personality flaws, but they work through it. In contrast, Hanako and Nene's romance is nearly impossible to end well, since Hanako is a ghost while Nene is alive and fated to die young. |
| 476 | * BookSmart: He studies hard to get high scores in the school exams because Aoi said she liked studious guys. In fact, he scored the second highest of his year, only surpassed by Aoi. |
| 477 | * BoomerangBigot: Despite being effectively part-supernatural while his contract with the Clock Keepers is in effect, Akane vocally detests supernaturals, believing that they don’t know the value of human lives, and questions why Nene is alright with them. |
| 478 | * BrutalHonesty: He doesn't hold back when expressing what he doesn't like about people. He harshly calls out Hanako on being a murderer who won't ever truly atone for his sin. Later on, he's just as harsh when pointing out the big flaws in Aoi's personality to show her that he doesn't put her on a pedestal like she thinks. |
| 479 | * ButtMonkey: Teru lashes his frustrations out by punishing Akane in different ways. |
| 480 | * TheChampion: He will do anything to protect his childhood friend and crush, Aoi. He made the contract with the Clock Keepers to save Aoi's life and he rarely gets involved in the supernatural incidents unless Aoi's safety is at risk. |
| 481 | * ChangingYourselfForLove: When Aoi had a crush on a smart guy, Akane studied like mad until he became one of the best students at their school. When Aoi admired the school council, Akane became the student council vice-president. When Aoi was attracted to athletes, Akane trained himself in sports until he vomited blood. Despite Akane constantly remodeling himself to impress her, Aoi still refuses to be his girlfriend. |
| 482 | * ChildhoodFriendRomance: He has been trying to make Aoi agree to marry him since they were little kids. |
| 483 | * CoupleThemeNaming: Akane's full name becomes Aoi's full name when their first and last names switch. A gag points out that if Aoi were to marry him, her name would become [[RepetitiveName "Aoi Aoi"]]. |
| 484 | * CrazyJealousGuy: He doesn't want Aoi dating other guys and whenever someone tries flirting with her or catches her interest, he sends them flying with a [[BatterUp baseball bat]]. |
| 485 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: His hair and eyes are reddish-brown. |
| 486 | * DealWithTheDevil: When Aoi was about to die in an accident, the Clock Keepers offered Akane the ability to stop time and save her, turning him into one of them. He was rather peeved afterwards to realize that they set the entire thing up to begin with. |
| 487 | * {{Determinator}}: When it comes to Aoi, Akane will ''never'' give up for her sake. Be it winning her heart or protecting her. |
| 488 | * DoggedNiceGuy: He confesses his love to Aoi every day and doesn't give up no matter how many times she turns him down. It later gets {{deconstructed|trope}} as Aoi keeps rejecting Akane in part because he's ''too'' nice, showering her with praise like any other guy who only focuses on her looks. Aoi starts to reciprocate when Akane finally stops playing nice and gives Aoi a harsh speech about why she's just as flawed as anyone else. |
| 489 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: While his Clock Keeper form gives him a physical boost and the ability to stop time, he can fend off supernaturals to some extent even in human form via mundane combat skill. |
| 490 | * FiveSecondForeshadowing: He walks out of the class cursed by Mirai with Aoi completely unaffected and later he manages to unwittingly exorcise Hanako from Nene's body with a slap. This clues Hanako in that he must be another Clock Keeper and sets a trap to prove it. |
| 491 | * GenderBlenderName: Both Akane and Aoi are feminine names, which he ironically shares with his love interest. |
| 492 | * TheGlassesComeOff: Akane is first seen without his glasses at the same time that he's revealed to be part of school mystery No.1. Prior to this, he had been presented as a studious and scholarly, if unstable class president. Justified in universe when it's revealed that his glasses aren't prescription, and in fact prevent him from seeing or hearing the supernatural so he can live like a normal human. |
| 493 | * TheGlassesGottaGo: He suddenly becomes handsome after supernatural transformation, where he takes off his glasses. |
| 494 | * HenshinHero: He can switch into his form as a Clock Keeper, complete with an outfit change. |
| 495 | * ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: In Chapter 64, a BrainwashedAndCrazy Aoi [[KissOfDistraction distracts him with a kiss]] so a centipede demon impales him from behind. |
| 496 | * LiterallyLovingThyNeighbor: He has a big crush on Aoi who is his childhood friend and next-door neighbor. |
| 497 | * LovingAShadow: Discussed during his argument with Aoi in Chapter 69. Aoi tells Akane that she has never once believed he ever loved her for real because all he has ever done is praise how cute and kind she is, making her think he has the same shallow mental image of her as everyone else. This is subverted when Akane makes it clear this isn't the case and that he sees Aoi for who she is, including all the flaws that she tries to hide, and that doesn't change the fact that he loves her. |
| 498 | * MistakenForGay: A running gag in the series is Akane failing to confess to Aoi, and ending up making it sound like he's in love with Lemon instead. |
| 499 | * MuggleInMageCustody: He's a normal human who got tricked into forming a 6-year-long contract with the Clock Keepers, but his job mainly seems to be acting like their servant by cleaning their clock and other chores. While he gets a few powers from the contract like using a clock to stop time, Akane is still a human who can be affected by spells. |
| 500 | * MundaneUtility: He sometimes stops time just so he can stare at Aoi for 15 minutes straight. |
| 501 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: He thought falling into No.6's garbage pit with Aoi would prevent her from becoming a sacrifice, without realizing the pit breaks down living bodies and leaves only souls behind. He unintentionally helps No.6's plan to make Aoi a sacrifice. |
| 502 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: When he and Aoi are lost in the Far Shore, Aoi tries to leave him, but Akane grabs her hand and the look in his eyes appeals her to stay. |
| 503 | * PowerLimiter: His glasses are a magic tool given to him by Teru to seal his spiritual power and keep him from seeing supernaturals. |
| 504 | * PowerMakesYourHairGrow: As a Clock Keeper, Akane gains a long and thin ponytail near the nape of his neck. |
| 505 | * RejectionAffection: Aoi has turned him down over ''3,000'' times and he's still trying to win her heart. |
| 506 | * ScaryShinyGlasses: His glasses shine in a menacing way whenever he's protecting Aoi from someone dangerous. |
| 507 | * SignificantBirthDate: His and Amane's 4th birthday happened on November 25, 1960, and according to the visible calendar it falls on Butsumetsu, which in Rokuyo's 6-day-week calendar is considered unluckies. |
| 508 | * SingleTargetSexuality: He's not into anyone who isn't Aoi and has wanted to marry her since they were kids, never even considering other options. |
| 509 | * StalkerWithACrush: He has been closely observing Aoi since childhood, in order to drive away any other guys who want to ask her out. |
| 510 | * StoppingTheBlameGame: In Chapter 69, Aoi goes on a rant about how she can't trust people because everyone treats her like "a different species" and now even Nene and Akane, who are supposed to be her closest friends, are lying to her. Just as Aoi tries to leave him, Akane pins her down and retorts everything she just said by criticizing how Aoi has no right to complain about people not being honest with her and not knowing her true self when she's always hiding herself behind a mask of perfection in fear of being rejected. |
| 511 | * TakingYouWithMe: After failing to reason with Aoi and getting impaled from behind, he decides to take her with him by throwing themselves into No.6's garbage pit to die together. This comes back to bite him because Teru can bring him back from the Far Shore, but Aoi stays trapped there because she doesn't have supernatural powers unlike them. |
| 512 | * TearsOfJoy: He can't hold back the tears when he finally finds Aoi on her way to the Far Shore and tightly hugs her. |
| 513 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Chapter 69 has him giving a harsh, but spot-on one to Aoi. |
| 514 | -->'''Akane:''' You can't trust anyone unless you think you have the advantage. You're smart, but you're always looking down on people in some way or another. The reason why nobody cares to be involved with you is because you have never tried to be involved with others either, right? Aren't you also putting on an act with Yashiro-san? You not having anyone that you're able to confide with on your real thoughts is your own fault. You're a people pleaser, a self-righteous coward, and despite all of that, you're highly prideful. That's why you wanna disappear before anyone can get the chance to know and come to hate the real you. |
| 515 | * TimeStandsStill: He has the ability to stop time, but it only lasts for five minutes and he can only use it three times a day. He can alternatively use all charges at once to get 15 minutes. |
| 516 | * TokenHuman: While all the other Seven Mysteries are supernaturals, Akane is a normal human who got tricked into making a magic contract with the Clock Keepers and gained a magic clock that causes a TimeStandsStill effect. Lampshaded in universe when he says that aside from his stopwatch, all that he gets from being a mystery is a change in appearance. |
| 517 | * TwoFirstNames: Akane's surname can be a given name as seen with his crush Aoi. |
| 518 | * WeakToMagic: Though Akane is technically a powerful supernatural through his contract with the Clock Keepers, the glasses Teru made for him essentially make him a normal human most of the time and he's also vulnerable to the supernaturals' effects (as with the Confession Tree causing him to fall in love with Lemon for a while). |
| 519 | * WouldHitAGirl: He has no qualms with slapping Nene (who is possessed by Hanako at the moment) when he thinks she was hitting on Aoi. |
| 520 | [[/folder]] |
| 521 | |
| 522 | [[folder:Lemon Yamabuki]] |
| 523 | !!Lemon Yamabuki (山吹檸檬) |
| 524 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Genki Okawa (Japanese), Creator/AaronCampbell (English), Alan Bravo (Latin American Spanish) |
| 525 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yamabuki_lemon_anime.jpg]] |
| 526 | A first year student at Kamome Academy's High School division and Nene and Akane's classmate. |
| 527 | ---- |
| 528 | * BookDumb: He's in the bottom percentage of his year, though he's not particularly worried about it either. |
| 529 | * DelinquentHair: He has spiky, bleach-blonde hair. |
| 530 | * EdibleThemeNaming: His name is Lemon and his shirt is decorated with lemon patterns and "LEMON" writing. Even his hair is yellow. |
| 531 | * FaceOfAThug: Pointed out by Akane in one of the spin-offs. |
| 532 | * FlatCharacter: He appears only in a couple of chapters and besides being friends with Akane nothing is known about him. |
| 533 | * MeaningfulName: "Yamabuki" and "Lemon" are different shades of yellow color. |
| 534 | * PhoneaholicTeenager: He is often seen playing with his phone and not caring too much about his surroundings. He takes pictures of interesting things with his phone. |
| 535 | [[/folder]] |
| 536 | |
| 537 | [[folder:Teru Minamoto]] |
| 538 | !!Teru Minamoto (源輝) |
| 539 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YuumaUchida (Japanese), Creator/DavidMatranga (English), Brandon Santini (Latin American Spanish) |
| 540 | [[quoteright:223:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/teruminamoto.png]] |
| 541 | A 2nd year student at Kamome Academy's High School Division and the school's Student Council President. He is also a member of a renowned family of exorcists, the Minamoto Clan and is Kou's older brother. |
| 542 | ---- |
| 543 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He would do anything for the sake of his two younger siblings. |
| 544 | * BookSmart: He's at the top of his year in grades. |
| 545 | * BrokenAce: [[BadassBookworm He's a honors student and a powerful exorcist]], [[ChickMagnet loved by girls]] and [[EvenTheGuysWantHim boys alike]], and [[PrincelyYoungMan generally charming]] as long as [[TheDreaded the supernatural isn't involved]]. Eventually, however, it becomes apparent that his lifestyle as an exorcist gives him little to no time to rest and constantly fighting supernaturals has left him with a deep-rooted case of FantasticRacism. At one point, he admits to Kou that he would like to be weak if that took some pressure off his shoulders. |
| 546 | * BrokenPedestal: Kou idolized Teru and wanted to be an exorcist like him. After he sees how ruthless Teru is when trying to exorcise Hanako, Kou starts to question if he really wants to do things like Teru and seeks less violent ways to deal with supernaturals. |
| 547 | * ChickMagnet: He's the most popular guy at school. In the first chapter alone, both Nene and another unnamed girl try to confess to him. |
| 548 | * DissonantSerenity: He doesn't break his gentle smile as he brutally insults supernaturals in front of [[spoiler:Akane]]. |
| 549 | * TheDreaded: To the supernaturals. Hanako might not take Kou seriously, but Teru is another story. When Natsuhiko finds a [[spoiler:newly turned No.3 Mitsuba by him]], he immediately pulls him out of the scene. |
| 550 | * ElementalHairColors: Same as Kou, Teru has blond hair and can generate spirit lightning. |
| 551 | * EvenTheGuysWantHim: During Nene's attempts to secretly woo him, boys are revealed to be among his suitors, and he's noted to be adored by both genders. |
| 552 | * FantasticRacism: He clearly hates the supernaturals and treats them coldly. In the spin-off manga of Chapter 6, he thinks of them as cockroaches. This explains why he treats [[spoiler:Akane so poorly -- Akane's one of the Seven School Mysteries, and a "half-cockroach" since he’s still human.]] |
| 553 | * ForgottenFirstMeeting: He doesn't remember his first meeting with Nene when he returned her dropped pencil case to her. |
| 554 | * KatanasAreBetter: Teru wields a katana to signify his experience as an exorcist. He's very powerful with it too. |
| 555 | * LethalChef: He's good at everything, except cooking. Teru leaves a mess in the kitchen whenever he tries to help Kou. One time, he nearly sets the house on fire while making rice balls. |
| 556 | * MurderIsTheBestSolution: He makes his point very clear that ghosts have no place among the living and threatens to exorcise every supernatural at school whenever there's a new incident, which he doesn't do since he wants to give Kou a chance. |
| 557 | * NotSoAboveItAll: Despite his usual collected and serious personality, he practically turns into an excitable kid when he can finally go to play at the arcade and karaoke [[spoiler:after the supernaturals disappear]]. |
| 558 | * PrincelyYoungMan: Typically polite and charming, hence why [[HasAType Nene]] has a massive crush on him. |
| 559 | * SchoolIdol: While Aoi is the most popular girl in the school, Teru is the most popular boy. |
| 560 | * ShockAndAwe: His anti-spirit attacks are all electric-based: electric cage, electrocution etc. This is shared with Kou and might be characteristic of the Minamoto clan. |
| 561 | * StayInTheKitchen: Even though Kou is a guy, Teru has always insisted that fighting supernaturals is too dangerous for him and he should stay looking after the house while he and their father are out. Kou doesn't hate doing the house chores, but he's frustrated at Teru treating him in such belittling way. |
| 562 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Kou and Teru look almost exactly alike with minor height differences. |
| 563 | * StudentCouncilPresident: He holds the position of the head of the student council. |
| 564 | * TriggerHappy: Whenever he comes across a supernatural, his first reaction is trying to exorcise them. |
| 565 | * TripleShifter: His duties as the StudentCouncilPresident and an exorcist take up all of his time. He never had a day off until [[spoiler:all the supernaturals disappear with Aoi's sacrifice]], so he takes the opportunity to go to the arcade and karaoke for the first time. |
| 566 | [[/folder]] |
| 567 | |
| 568 | [[folder:The Mokke]] |
| 569 | !!Mokke (勿怪, usually written もっけ) |
| 570 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Yuuri Yoshida, Creator/ChitoseMorinaga, and Mai Kanazawa (Japanese) |
| 571 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cv236_0usaazk4h_7.jpg]] |
| 572 | A species of supernaturals haunting Kamome Academy. |
| 573 | ---- |
| 574 | * AffablyEvil: They dream of murdering Hanako and destroying the school, but they're very nice and friendly otherwise. |
| 575 | * BlackBeadEyes: They have a pair of black dots for eyes. |
| 576 | * BunniesForCuteness: They're small pink creatures that resemble rabbits, which only adds to their cuteness. |
| 577 | * CuteAndPsycho: They're pink, cute, and obsessed with murdering Hanako to take his place. |
| 578 | * CuteIsEvil: They're adorable bunny-like creatures who dream of becoming a school mystery so they can destroy the school and enslave humans at a field of candy. |
| 579 | * TheFairFolk: They're normally harmless fairy creatures, but they can turn into a malicious monster if their rumor is corrupted. |
| 580 | * FairyTrickster: They're called fairies and cause mischief around the school by stealing from the students. |
| 581 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: Occasionally, the Mokke like to mess around or play games in the back while the main characters are having a discussion. |
| 582 | * HiveMind: They act as a collective supernatural and appear to share a consciousness. |
| 583 | * KillerRabbit: They are little rabbit blobs and the weakest of the supernaturals at school, but when they start causing trouble even Hanako can have trouble with them. |
| 584 | * NoBiologicalSex: They don't have a gender and are referred to with gender-neutral pronouns. |
| 585 | * NoMouth: They don't have a visible mouth, but they can still eat candy somehow. |
| 586 | * OurFairiesAreDifferent: Their rumor refers to them as fairies, but they look nothing like the traditional depiction of small humans with wings. Instead, the Mokke are pink blobs with rabbit ears. |
| 587 | * RidiculouslyCuteCritter: The Mokke are small pink creatures that have rabbit-like ears and beady eyes. Of course they are adorable! |
| 588 | * TheRuntAtTheEnd: Most of the Mokke are pink creatures are idential to each other, but there's one is dark purple with one eye. |
| 589 | * SlaveRace: Pretty much every other supernatural or human who can see them treats them like props, assistants, test subjects, food, or the delivery service. |
| 590 | * StickyFingers: Even after Nene changes their rumor, they continue stealing the students' things because they have so much fun doing it. |
| 591 | * SweetTooth: The Mokke love to eat candies and sweets, thanks to Nene updating their rumor with a WeaksauceWeakness that would make them less aggressive. |
| 592 | * TerseTalker: They usually speak in short, simple sentences. |
| 593 | [[/folder]] |
| 594 | |
| 595 | [[folder:Tiara Minamoto]] |
| 596 | !!Tiara Minamoto (源てぃあら) |
| 597 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MisakiKuno (Japanese), Creator/MacyAnneJohnson (English) |
| 598 | [[quoteright:349:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tiara_minamoto.png]] |
| 599 | The younger sister of Teru and Kou Minamoto, and the only daughter of the Minamoto clan. |
| 600 | ---- |
| 601 | * BadassAdorable: She's an incredibly cute five-year-old little girl and also the most powerful of the Minamoto siblings, despite being much younger than her brothers. |
| 602 | * BigBrotherWorship: She adores her older brother, Teru. |
| 603 | * BunniesForCuteness: She adopts a Mokke as her pet because hanging out with a little bunny-like blob makes her even more of a [[TheCutie cutie]]. |
| 604 | * CheerfulChild: She's a very cheerful little girl, and isn't even fazed by supernatural beings due to her family's line of work. |
| 605 | * CuteLittleFangs: Like her brother Kou, she has two small fangs. |
| 606 | * TheCutie: She's the adorable little sister of the Minamoto brothers who both care for her as if she was the princess of the house. |
| 607 | * DamselOutOfDistress: PlayedForLaughs. Teru and Kou pull out their weapons as they step in to protect Tiara from bullies during her first errand, only for Tiara to tell off the bullies and show her brothers that she can perfectly defend herself. |
| 608 | * ElementalHairColors: Like her brothers, she has blonde hair and can summon lightning. |
| 609 | * FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother: She says she wants to marry Teru someday, but since she's only five years old, it's really just a case of extreme BigBrotherWorship. |
| 610 | * GirlishPigtails: She has some of her hair tied into two twin tail tuffs, making her look even more adorable. |
| 611 | * HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's a happy, innocent little girl and a blonde like her brothers. |
| 612 | * InnocentBlueEyes: She has light blue eyes like her brothers and is the most innocent of the siblings due to her young age. |
| 613 | * LittleMissBadass: At five years old, her spiritual power far surpasses that of her older brothers and she's able to destroy a big supernatural monsters with ease. |
| 614 | * PickyEater: She doesn't like bell peppers, which is a StockYuck for Japanese children. After beating a supernatural made from the anger of the bell peppers that children refuse to eat, she starts eating them. |
| 615 | * PracticallyDifferentGenerations: She's only five years old and has two older brothers, one in high school and the other in middle school. |
| 616 | * ShockAndAwe: Like her older brothers, Tiara can produce lightning that purifies supernaturals. She stands out by being able to fire lightning with her bare hands at her young age. |
| 617 | * TokenMiniMoe: She's the youngest member of the cast by far, being only five years old. |
| 618 | [[/folder]] |
| 619 | |
| 620 | [[folder:Sousuke Mitsuba]] |
| 621 | !!Sousuke Mitsuba (三葉惣助) |
| 622 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/DaikiKobayashi (Japanese), Creator/KyleIgneczi (English), Creator/EnzoFortuny (Latin American Spanish) |
| 623 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mitsubas_anime_design.png]] |
| 624 | A ghost haunting Kamome Academy Middle School's lockers. He was a student at Kamome Academy's Middle School division and a member of the photography club before his death. |
| 625 | ---- |
| 626 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Mitsuba claims he was never interested in girls because he's cuter than them. He becomes very fond of Kou after the latter agrees to become friends with him, but this can still be interpreted as platonic since Mitsuba was happy to finally have a friend. |
| 627 | * AnimalMotifs: Often surrounded by pigeons. [[spoiler:This trait is inherited by his copy.]] |
| 628 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Due to him barely being remembered by anyone, he wished for others to notice him. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, Tsukasa grants his wish by altering his rumor, which turns him into a monster.]] |
| 629 | * BullyMagnet: He was bullied in elementary school, which is why he craves friendship even after becoming a ghost. |
| 630 | * CameraFiend: When he was alive, he was a member of the camera club and enjoyed taking pictures of nature and animals. |
| 631 | * CuteGhostGirl: Male example. While he's a ghost, he looks like a very pretty boy with a girly face. |
| 632 | * CuteOversizedSleeves: He wears a pink sweater, with the right sleeve always covering his right hand. This adds to his cute looks. |
| 633 | * DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:The ghost Mitsuba who Kou initially befriended and who Hanako [[MercyKill mercy-killed]] is effectively gone. Though Tsukasa creates a new Mitsuba using the piece of his soul he took, this Mitsuba acknowledges himself as a "fake", treats the memories of his former self as something separate from him, and doesn't see himself as the same person.]] |
| 634 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:After he's turned into a monster because of Tsukasa corrupting his rumor, Hanako delivers the final blow to Mitsuba while Kou holds him in his arms.]] |
| 635 | * DudeLooksLikeALady: He's repeatedly stated to look like a girl and he's even proud of his feminine face. |
| 636 | * EffeminateVoice: Mitsuba has a girl's face and a high-pitched voice for a guy. |
| 637 | * EstablishingCharacterMoment: Upon being ungagged, Mitsuba immediately yells ridiculous insults at Kou while praising his own appearance. |
| 638 | -->'''Mitsuba:''' Shut it, you hella-lame, traffic-safety earring boy. |
| 639 | * FaceMonsterTurn: [[spoiler:Tsukasa makes Sakura corrupt Mitsuba's rumor, causing him to transform into a monster.]] |
| 640 | * ForgottenFirstMeeting: Kou couldn't remember that Mitsuba was his classmate at first because he was wearing a different uniform and didn't stand out much when he was alive. |
| 641 | * FriendlessBackground: He could never make friends when alive, no matter what he tried. It was a combination of his classmates bullying him or disliking his arrogant attitude. |
| 642 | * FriendlyGhost: Despite his rude attitute, Mitsuba doesn't want to scare anyone; he only would like other students to remember him. All he really wants is making a friend because he never had that in his life. |
| 643 | * HisQuirkLivesOn: According to his mother, photography was a hobby he picked up from his deceased father. |
| 644 | * IJustWantToHaveFriends: Even though he died, he just wanted to have friends. [[spoiler:Unfortunately for him, Tsukasa took his wish a little too far.]] |
| 645 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He's very smug and harsh to Kou, but Kou doesn't mind his cocky attitude because he can tell Mitsuba isn't a bad guy at heart. |
| 646 | * KillTheCutie: [[spoiler:He's just a cute ghost boy who feels joy in starting to make friends with Kou. Then Tsukasa comes and turns him into a monster, forcing Hanako to eliminate him.]] |
| 647 | * LastNameBasis: He's only referred to by his last name and never his first name. |
| 648 | * TheNicknamer: He nicknames Kou "Hella-Lame, Traffic-Safety-Earring Boy". |
| 649 | * TheNondescript: He acted mild-mannered at middle school to avoid being bullied, but this only made him fade into the background and his classmates barely noticed him. It took Kou a while to recognize Mitsuba as his former classmate, even though Mitsuba sat ''right in front of him''. |
| 650 | * NotEvilJustMisunderstood: He scares the hell out of students by grabbing their arms when they're at the shoe lockers. The truth is that he's merely trying to make other students remember him because he hates that everyone seems to have forgotten him after his death. |
| 651 | * PainfulPersona: When he was younger, others found his personality annoying. To try and get along with his classmates, he took on the persona of a NiceGuy, but it didn't work out because his classmates just ignored him and he ended up friendless anyway. |
| 652 | * PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler:He's killed off early on. Most information about him and how was his life before death comes from flashbacks of his mother and Kou.]] |
| 653 | * PrettyBoy: He has a very androgynous face and big eyes, making him way more girly-looking compared to other guys in the cast. |
| 654 | * ProudBeauty: He takes pride in how cute he is. |
| 655 | * ScarsAreForever: He has a scar on the back of his neck. It's presumably a mark from the accident that caused his death. |
| 656 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Mitsuba technically only appears in three chapters of the manga, but [[spoiler:his tragic fate after being turned into a monster by Tsukasa and killed by Hanako has a very big impact on Kou for the rest of the series and heavily influences his interactions with the copy of Mitsuba created by Tsukasa.]] |
| 657 | * SourOutsideSadInside: He's very rude and annoying when interacting with Kou, but inside he's really sad and lonely from dying at a young age without making a single friend. |
| 658 | * StepfordSnarker: He may act snarky and insensitive, but he's also quite sad and lonely, having died as a young teenager without any friends. |
| 659 | * TragicOneShotCharacter: Mitsuba is a lonely ghost boy and Hanako asks Kou for his help in clearing Mitsuba's regrets so he can pass on. Over the course of three chapters (episode and a half in the anime), Kou and Mitsuba start becoming friends [[spoiler:only for Tsukasa to ruin it by corrupting Mitsuba's rumor and transforming him into a monster. Hanako then needs to kill Mitsuba and Kou can only watch as he regrets not being able to do anything for his new friend.]] |
| 660 | * {{Tsundere}}: Harsh type. He starts as abrasive and hostile to Kou, but opens up to him once Kou is willing to grant his wish of becoming his friend. |
| 661 | * TwoFirstNames: Mitsuba can be a Japanese given name for girls. |
| 662 | * UnprovokedPervertPayback: Kou merely tells Mitsuba he's going to help him clear his regrets so Mitsuba can go to the afterlife. In response, Mitsuba freaks out at him and starts calling him a disgusting pervert who must want to do dirty stuff to him "like in a porn video". |
| 663 | [[/folder]] |
| 664 | |
| 665 | [[folder:Mei Shijima '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 666 | !!Mei Shijima |
| 667 | [[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mei_colored.png]] |
| 668 | |
| 669 | A student from the art club who died some time ago. The rumors about her death are what gave birth to a school mystery. |
| 670 | ---- |
| 671 | * MistakenForSuicidal: Rumours say Shijima [[DrivenToSuicide killed herself]] because [[FantasyForbiddingParent her parents forbade her to continue her art]]. The truth is her parents supported her artistic dreams, but she died from an illness. |
| 672 | * ThePollyanna: She was an optimistic and cheerful girl despite knowing her illness would kill her before she could achieve her artistic dreams. |
| 673 | * PosthumousCharacter: She has been dead for quite a while by the time the story takes place. |
| 674 | * WalkingSpoiler: Learning Mei Shijima is actually a different person from Mystery Number 4, who was originally her ImaginaryFriend, gives away a good part of Number 4's past and motivation. |
| 675 | [[/folder]] |
| 676 | |
| 677 | [[folder:Sumire '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']] |
| 678 | !!Sumire Akane (赤根スミレ) |
| 679 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sumire_color.jpg]] |
| 680 | |
| 681 | A member of the Akane family who lived very long ago. |
| 682 | ---- |
| 683 | * AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Hakubo is cold, ruthless and dangerous, but Sumire still loves him because he was the only one who kept her company during her life. It's ultimately {{deconstructed|trope}} when Hakubo admits he does have strong feelings for Sumire... And then eats her alive to free himself from his attachment to her. |
| 684 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The villagers shunned her and blamed her for the attacks of the supernaturals since they didn't feel safe until she was sacrificed to the Far Shore. |
| 685 | * AnimalLover: In her life, she frequently adopted injured animals and nursed them even though most of them died. There's a dark and depressing reason behind it; Sumire wished someone would be sad and suffer because of her inevitable death. |
| 686 | * BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Sumire always wished Hakubo would "take her as his (bride)". When they reunite after a hundred years, Hakubo says he'll finally grant her wish to make her his... But he means meal instead of bride. |
| 687 | * BodyguardCrush: Hakubo was assigned the job to guard and watch over Sumire until she was old enough to be sacrificed. Since no one else in her village got close to her, Sumire fell in love with Hakubo. |
| 688 | * ChildrenDoTheHousework: From the time she was six years old, Sumire already knew how to cook, do laundry and clean the house. She had to be self-sufficient because her caretaker was a supernatural who knew nothing about housework. |
| 689 | * DeathSeeker: She has spent over a hundred years trapped inside a barrier where she has to repeat her own death endlessly. When Nene is sent to destroy Sumire as a Yorishiro, Sumire is alright with it. Hakubo then decides to take up the job of killing her himself and Sumire has no complaints. |
| 690 | * TheDefroster: Hakubo was originally emotionless and apathetic, only acting to follow orders. Sumire's love and influence gave him emotions and a will of his own. |
| 691 | * DissonantSerenity: She smiled serenely as she told Hakubo she wished her death would cause people to become mad with grief and go to hell. |
| 692 | * DyingCurse: Just as she's being EatenAlive by Hakubo, Sumire says he has fallen to the bottom of his own hell because of her. |
| 693 | * EatenAlive: Not wanting someone else to kill her again, Hakubo eats Sumire alive. |
| 694 | * FaceDeathWithDignity: She calmly accepted her fate to be her village's HumanSacrifice and at the time of her death, she just sadly smiled as she wished Hakubo would at least pretend to be sad. Tragically, if Sumire haven't been resigned to her own death, Hakubo would have tried to save her. |
| 695 | * FloralThemeNaming: Combined with FamilyThemeNaming. Sumire's name is the Japanese word for "violet". Similarly, her descendant Aoi (meaning "hollyhock") is also named after a flower. |
| 696 | * FriendlessBackground: The villagers forced her into nearly complete isolation because they never saw her as anything but a HumanSacrifice. Hakubo was the only one who would speak to her. |
| 697 | * HumanSacrifice: The people of her village made her jump from a cliff that lead to the Far Shore to prevent the supernaturals from coming out and devouring the villagers. |
| 698 | * IJustWantToBeLoved: All she has ever wanted is to be loved back by Hakubo. Even though he didn't look saddened during the ritual that killed her, she has hope that he does feel something special for her because she became his Yorishiro after death. |
| 699 | * InLoveWithLove: A very sad case. Sumire was chosen as a HumanSacrifice at six years old, her parents abandoned her, and all the villagers wanted her dead as soon as possible. Starved for affection, she pretended her guard Hakubo was her husband even though he was completely unfamiliar with emotions and human relationships. Having seen Sumire's memories, Nene is appalled at Hakubo's cold treatment of Sumire and [[LampshadeHanging points out]] Sumire only likes him because she spent her entire life in a village where everyone else hated her. |
| 700 | * InterspeciesRomance: She's been in love with the supernatural who became Hakubo since childhood and wants to marry him someday. |
| 701 | * LivingMacGuffin: She's a human who became a School Mystery's Yorishiro after her death. |
| 702 | * MarriageToAGod: The village she lived in turned her into a bride for a God who would become Hakubo for their protection. She's actually already in love with him, but the villagers assumed she has to be killed as an offering. |
| 703 | * MayflyDecemberRomance: She's a human girl who has been in love with an immortal supernatural since she was a child. |
| 704 | * MoralityPet: While their past together is complicated, she's the only person Hakubo became attached to and her death is the only one that has pained him even after a hundred years. |
| 705 | * MustNotDieAVirgin: {{Subverted|Trope}}. On the night before she was sacrificed, Sumire asked Hakubo to sleep with her. Unfortunately for her, he didn't get what she meant so all she got from him was an innocent headbutt and she died a virgin. |
| 706 | * ParentalAbandonment: Her parents gave her away to the Minamoto clan because they didn't want to raise the next HumanSacrifice after all of previous ones tried to escape. |
| 707 | * PoorCommunicationKills: Turns out Hakubo did want to save Sumire, but didn't because she never asked for his help or said she wanted to live with him. |
| 708 | * PrecociousCrush: She has wanted to be Hakubo's bride since she was only six years old. By the time they first met, Hakubo was already several decades older than her. |
| 709 | * ResurrectionDeathLoop: She's stuck in one of these within Hakubo's Boundary, forced to relive over and over the day of her death, as it resets as soon as she hits the water. |
| 710 | * SelfProclaimedLoveInterest: From childhood, Sumire has called herself Hakubo's wife. Actually, he was just her guard and caretaker. |
| 711 | * SingleTargetSexuality: Hakubo is the only man she has ever loved. It's {{justified|trope}} because the people of her village shunned her as a sacrifice and Hakubo is the only one who talked to her. |
| 712 | * StarCrossedLovers: With Hakubo. She loves him and he has feelings for her too, but her fate as a sacrifice didn't allow them to stay together when she was alive. She later became his Yorishiro, but he has never come to see her even though she resides in his barrier. When they finally reunite after a hundred years, Hakubo has to devour her so that no one else can kill her again. |
| 713 | * UncannyFamilyResemblance: She's a distant relative of Aoi and looks like an older version of her. |
| 714 | * WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Nene doesn't understand why Sumire is in love with Hakubo, having seen how distant he was to her in her memories. |
| 715 | [[/folder]] |
| 716 | |
| 717 | [[folder:Mrs. Mitsuba]] |
| 718 | !!Mrs. Mitsuba |
| 719 | |
| 720 | Sousuke Mitsuba's mother. |
| 721 | ---- |
| 722 | * ABirthdayNotABreak: Her son died at the night of her birthday. |
| 723 | * GoodParents: Flashbacks show she and her son got along very well and she loved him very much. |
| 724 | * MsExposition: She gives Nene and Kou information about how Mitsuba's life was before his untimely death. |
| 725 | * NiceGirl: She's a very sweet and gentle woman. |
| 726 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: She lost her teenage son in a tragic accident, on her birthday no less. |
| 727 | [[/folder]] |
| 728 | |
| 729 | [[folder:Mrs. Minamoto]] |
| 730 | |
| 731 | The deceased mother of the Minamoto siblings. |
| 732 | ---- |
| 733 | * MissingMom: She became ill and passed away when Kou was 9 years old. |
| 734 | [[/folder]] |
| 735 | |
| 736 | !!The Seven Mysteries of Kamome Academy |
| 737 | [[folder:No. 1: The Clock Keepers]] |
| 738 | The first of the 7 mysteries. Unlike the other school mysteries, they are composed of three members who represent the three aspects of time: past, present, and future. |
| 739 | ---- |
| 740 | !!In General |
| 741 | * ClockworkCreature: In Chapters 109 and 110, Kako and Mirai are [[RoboticReveal revealed]] to be MechanicalLifeforms made of metallic parts and gears like a clock [[spoiler:when Tsukasa punches a hole through his chest]]. |
| 742 | * DealWithTheDevil: [[spoiler:Kako and Mirai endangered Aoi to force Akane into a magic contract with them because the Clock Keeper of the present needs to be a human.]] |
| 743 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: The Clock Keepers of the past and future haven't given their names. [[spoiler:Akane]] calls them "Kako" (Past) and "Mirai" (Future) respectively for convenience. |
| 744 | * TimeMaster: The Clock Keepers are able to control time. Kako and Mirai have the ability to turn back and move time forward respectively. As a contractor, Akane can [[TimeStandsStill stop time]] for five minutes up to three times a day. |
| 745 | |
| 746 | !!Kako |
| 747 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kako_hanako_kun.png]] |
| 748 | |
| 749 | The supernatural who controls the past. |
| 750 | ---- |
| 751 | * ADogNamedDog: His name literally means "past" in Japanese. [[spoiler:Because Akane doesn't know if he has a name of his own.]] |
| 752 | * DominoMask: The upper half of his face is covered by an asymmetrical owl-like mask with a long hooked nose, without which he is never seen. |
| 753 | * ElderlyImmortal: He's the only known supernatural who looks like an old man. |
| 754 | * EyesOutOfSight: He always wears a owl-like mask that covers his eyes. |
| 755 | * FatherTime: He's the Clock Keeper with the power to turn back time and appears as a bearded, elderly man dressed in a robe. |
| 756 | * GoodThingYouCanHeal: Thanks to his TimeRewindMechanic, he can repair himself after being pierced through the chest [[spoiler:by Tsukasa]]. |
| 757 | * LargeAndInCharge: He's the tallest of the Clock Keepers and acts as their leader. |
| 758 | * TheLeader: By being the eldest of the three and being able to cancel the abilities of the other two. He can also call other Numbers for an emergency meeting, though he acknowledges No.7 as the leader of the Numbers. |
| 759 | * MaskingTheDeformity: Underneath his mask, the skin around his eyes looks like it has been carved out and he's missing his left eye. |
| 760 | * MrFixit: He repairs Mirai after [[spoiler:Tsukasa]] breaks her mechanical body. |
| 761 | * TimeRewindMechanic: Kako is able to turn back time on both small and large scales, reversing the entire school's time by almost an entire day. |
| 762 | |
| 763 | !!Mirai |
| 764 | [[quoteright:243:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mirai_hanako_kun_color.png]] |
| 765 | The supernatural who controls the future. She has the ability to turn time forward for anything (or anyone) she touches. |
| 766 | ---- |
| 767 | * ArcVillainess: Of the Three Clock Keepers arc, as she ages everyone in school because she LikesOlderMen and has to be caught. |
| 768 | * BigEater: According to Akane, she likes to eat a lot. |
| 769 | * CheerfulChild: She has the appearance of a small child and can be mischievous, cheerful, and energetic. |
| 770 | * CoolCrown: She wears a crown-like ornament atop her head. |
| 771 | * ADogNamedDog: Her name literally means "future" in Japanese. [[spoiler:Because Akane doesn't know if she has a name of her own.]] |
| 772 | * EyesAlwaysShut: Mirai's eyes are only ever open [[LetsGetDangerous when she gets serious]]. |
| 773 | * FunSize: She's a CheerfulChild of height smaller than someone's head. |
| 774 | * GirlishPigtails: She appears as a little girl with long brown hair tied in twin tails, which are each as long as she is tall and tied with hair ornaments (resembling the hands of a clock) at the ends. |
| 775 | * ImmortalImmaturity: She's by far the most childish of the Mysteries, but as a supernatural, she's likely a lot older than she appears. |
| 776 | * PersonOfHolding: [[spoiler:The Clock Keepers' yorishiro is hidden inside her body.]] |
| 777 | * PintSizedKid: She looks like a cute girl so small that she could be carried in the palm of a hand. |
| 778 | * PowerLimiter: Kako and Akane normally force her to wear gloves to stop her from moving the time forward for everything she touches. |
| 779 | * RapidAging: She can turn students into elderly and decay objects by touching them or cursing the room they are in. |
| 780 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female Clock Keeper. |
| 781 | * SuperSpeed: She's very quick and hard to catch. |
| 782 | * SweetTooth: She enjoys eating sweets and candies. |
| 783 | * TakingTheBullet: In Chapter 110, [[spoiler:she protects Akane from Tsukasa, who punches a hole through Mirai to get the yorishiro out of her body.]] |
| 784 | * TokenMiniMoe: She's the only Mystery to look like a small child. |
| 785 | * TheTransmogrifier: She has the ability to make the humans she touches become older. |
| 786 | ---- |
| 787 | !!The Clock Keeper of the Present |
| 788 | ->For the third Clock Keeper, please refer to [[spoiler:Akane Aoi's]] section above. |
| 789 | [[/folder]] |
| 790 | |
| 791 | [[folder:No. 2: The Misaki Stairs]] |
| 792 | !!Yako |
| 793 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/{{Yukana}} (Japanese), Creator/AlexisTipton (English), Creator/IsabelMartinon (Latin American Spanish) |
| 794 | [[quoteright:246:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yako.png]] |
| 795 | [[caption-width-right:246:Click [[labelnote:here]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yakofox_9.png[[/labelnote]] to see her fox form]] |
| 796 | A supernatural haunting a set of stairs at Kamome Academy. She is the current representative of the 2nd School Mystery, The Misaki Stairs. |
| 797 | ---- |
| 798 | * ArcVillainess: She's the villain of The Misaki Stairs arc where the twisted rumors about the stairs made her go berserk and start kidnapping students. |
| 799 | * AsianFoxSpirit: Her true form is a small white fox, which alludes to the fact that she was originally a fox statue that guarded a shrine gate. |
| 800 | * BaitAndSwitch: And not just once, too. When the Second School Mystery is first introduced, Nene and Kou assume that Misaki is the supernatural's name. It is later revealed, however, that [[spoiler:Misaki was actually the name of a teacher that the supernatural deeply admired. Later on, Nene finds a journal written by a student who she assumes to be No.2. At the very end of the Misaki Stairs arc, it is revealed that No.2 was neither a teacher nor a student - instead, she was the Inari stone statuette at the shrine atop of the stairs.]] |
| 801 | * BrainwashedAndCrazy: Because the rumor about the Misaki Stairs got corrupted, she forgot her responsibility as one of the Seven Mysteries until Nene unsealed her Yorishiro. |
| 802 | * HellishPupils: She has slitted pupils like a feline. |
| 803 | * InterspeciesRomance: She's a [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] who was in love with a human teacher. |
| 804 | * LovingAShadow: In the spin-off manga of Chapter 14, she fell in love with Nagisa, who looks exactly like [[spoiler:Misaki]], and thought that Nagisa might be his reincarnation. |
| 805 | * MeaningfulAppearance: The red and white ribbon she wears in her human form greatly resembles her ears in her fox form. |
| 806 | * TheMourningAfter: She still loves [[spoiler:Misaki]] even though it's been so long since he died in an accident. |
| 807 | * {{Necromantic}}: When the rumors made her go evil for a while, Yako kidnapped students so she could force them to make a new body for [[spoiler:Misaki, the human teacher she loved]]. The students who failed got [[ToyTransmutation turned into dolls]] by her. |
| 808 | * PetTheDog: She gives Kou some comfort when she learns he's dealing with the loss of [[spoiler:Mitsuba]]. |
| 809 | * PortalCrossroadWorld: No.2's Boundary has space-related properties, meaning that from the inside of it if you go far enough, you can get to the Boundaries of other Mysteries if they become inaccessible otherwise. |
| 810 | * ShearMenace: She wields a giant pair of scissors that can turn humans into dolls. |
| 811 | * SignatureHeadgear: Her human form wears a hair ornament that looks like the ears of her fox form. |
| 812 | * SitcomArchNemesis: She and Tsuchigomori don't get along very well and they often bicker with each other. |
| 813 | * TragicKeepsake: |
| 814 | ** Yako's Yorishiro is [[spoiler:a pair of scissors given by Misaki before his death]]. |
| 815 | ** [[spoiler:Misaki]] included her in his last class photo, which she kept in a box near her scissors. |
| 816 | * TheTransmogrifier: She has the power to turn the humans she traps inside her domain into dolls. |
| 817 | * YouAreACreditToYourRace: [[spoiler:Misaki]] was the only human being worth anything to her. Every other human is the same as an insect for all she cares. |
| 818 | [[/folder]] |
| 819 | |
| 820 | [[folder:No. 3: Hell of Mirrors]] |
| 821 | !!Unnamed |
| 822 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MitsuakiMadono (Japanese), Creator/DavidWald (English) |
| 823 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mystery_no3_mirror.png]] |
| 824 | |
| 825 | An unnamed supernatural who represented Kamome Gakuen's 3rd School Mystery, the Hell of Mirrors. |
| 826 | ---- |
| 827 | * AmbiguousGender: Due to their limited appearance as a crow BeastMan and the ability to appear themselves as Aoi, it's unclear if they're supposed to be male. |
| 828 | * BeatStillMyHeart: [[spoiler:Tsukasa rips their heart open and force-feeds it to Mitsuba. He comments about supernaturals even having one.]] |
| 829 | * FeatheredFiend: They look like a giant crow and acted as a malicious supernatural for what little we knew them. |
| 830 | * GoodScarsEvilScars: They have a visible scar on their right eye. |
| 831 | * IKnowWhatYouFear: The mirrors make the person see and hear something they would want the least. |
| 832 | * {{Jerkass}}: No.3 has a lot of fun insulting Nene as Aoi even without using the mirrors, before attacking her directly "for being ugly". |
| 833 | * MagicMirror: The power of the Hell of Mirrors is to make people see their worst fears come true in their reflection. |
| 834 | * TheMinionMaster: He attacks Nene with a lot of glass puppets [[spoiler:with Tsukasa performing a VillainousRescue]]. |
| 835 | * NoNameGiven: Their real name was never revealed as they were [[spoiler:killed by Tsukasa.]] |
| 836 | * WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:Right after No.3's introduction, they're brutally killed by Tsukasa and fed to Mitsuba.]] |
| 837 | [[/folder]] |
| 838 | |
| 839 | [[folder:No. 4: Shijima-san of the Art Room]] |
| 840 | !!Mei Shijima |
| 841 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shijima_color.jpg]] |
| 842 | |
| 843 | The supernatural who is currently representative of the 4th School Mystery, herself. |
| 844 | ---- |
| 845 | * ArtAttacker: She uses paint to bind Kou, though he breaks out from it. |
| 846 | * ArtInitiatesLife: Anything she draws becomes real. She's even able to create a fake reality from her painting. |
| 847 | * BigBadDuumvirate: She traps Nene and Kou during the Picture Perfect arc, but it is shown earlier that Tsukasa dragged her into the Broadcasting room for some reason, and in the painting, it's the real Tsukasa and not his copy, who Nene rightfully suspects to be behind the incident. [[spoiler:Then it turns out the Hanako in the painting is the real Hanako who later ''also'' conspired with Shijima to keep Nene trapped forever because she would [[YourDaysAreNumbered die soon]] if she returns to the real world. After No.4 does a HeelFaceTurn, Nene has to deal with Hanako.]] |
| 848 | * CloneByConversion: She can remotely turn any of her painted humans into versions of herself. |
| 849 | * FourIsDeath: She's the 4th Mystery and her name contains "四". [[spoiler:She's also suicidal as a Mystery, while her human self is falsely rumored to be DrivenToSuicide.]] |
| 850 | * GirlishPigtails: She wears her hair in a pair of low braids. [[spoiler:This sets her apart from the real Shijima.]] |
| 851 | * ICannotSelfTerminate: Because of the rumors, she can't stop drawing paintings and grew to hate it. She also can't release her victims herself since it contradicts her rumor. [[spoiler:Which is why the painting version of her accepts Tsukasa's offer to be able to perform MurderSuicide on her human self.]] |
| 852 | * KillingYourAlternateSelf: [[spoiler:She wishes to kill the original Shijima who created her, as becoming a school mystery because of the rumors about Shijima's suicide has caused Shijima to see her own existence as a disrespect to her creator. Considering she can't actually TimeTravel, it's likely her wishes went into a clone who tries to kill another clone of her.]] |
| 853 | * LiteralSplitPersonality: [[spoiler:Each Shijima in the painting represents different aspects of the original No.4, who is outside the painting. The one that looks like the current one is used by No.4 as her proxy. Then there's a Shijima that is a copy of her creator while she was still alive. And one paintbrush is another version of her that wants to help Nene to get out.]] |
| 854 | * LotusEaterMachine: Her ability creates a happier alternative reality inside the painting where [[spoiler:Amane and Mitsuba have never died and have befriended everyone]]. Nene and Kou still have their original memories, but they'll gradually lose them if they don't get out. |
| 855 | * RealityBleed: As Nene and [[spoiler:Amane]] attempt to [[spoiler:leave the fake world by running faster than Shijima can (presumably) paint, she begins to manifest everywhere around them to stop them from leaving.]] |
| 856 | * TragicKeepsake: Her Yorishiro is [[spoiler:the sketchbook of the original Shijima]]. |
| 857 | * {{Tulpa}}: [[spoiler:The supernatural Shijima was originally an ImaginaryFriend to the real Shijima who wished for another her to paint at the tower of her last picture even after she died. The rumors that spread after Shijima's death turned the imaginary Shijima into a school mystery.]] |
| 858 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: She doesn't see the paintings she brings to life as people, to the point where other paintings already got used to their friends being killed and recreated for adjustments. She also doesn't see why Nene and Kou would have a problem [[spoiler:killing Hanako and Mitsuba to get out considering in the real world they are already ghosts]]. |
| 859 | * YourHeartsDesire: She can grant deepest wishes by trapping people inside her paintings, and the only way to escape is by destroying their materialized wishes. [[spoiler:According to her, Nene has to kill Hanako and Kou has to kill Mitsuba, who also turned up not being her creations. Or alternatively, finding the door out will get you outside.]] |
| 860 | [[/folder]] |
| 861 | |
| 862 | [[folder:No. 5: The 4PM Bookstacks]] |
| 863 | !!Ryūjirou Tsuchigomori |
| 864 | !!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenjiroTsuda (Japanese), Creator/IanSinclair (English), Creator/LuisFernandoOrozco (Latin American Spanish) |
| 865 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tsuchigomori_3.png]] |
| 866 | |
| 867 | The supernatural who curates the 4PM Bookstacks, a supernatural collection of books that contain everyone's past, present, and future. Also spends most of his time pretending to be a human teacher. He is currently the representative of the 5th School Mystery, the aforementioned 4PM Bookstacks. |
| 868 | ---- |
| 869 | * ChildHater: He openly admits this in his first appearance. |
| 870 | * CoolTeacher: |
| 871 | ** Tsuchigomori was Hanako's teacher back when the former was still alive and tried to support him in any way he could despite not being human. Even 50 years later they are still on good terms, though Hanako [[ForgottenFirstMeeting doesn't have a good memory]] of their first meeting. |
| 872 | ** In the present he still lives up to his role as a teacher and helps Nene and Kou with their investigation. |
| 873 | * ItWasAGift: His Yorishiro is the "moon rock" that Hanako gave him when he was still alive. |
| 874 | * KnowWhenToFoldEm: He pretty much gives up his Yorishiro since he's no match to Hanako. |
| 875 | * LivingADoubleLife: Besides being a supernatural with a seat in the Seven Mysteries, he has a human identity to work as a teacher in Kamome Academy. |
| 876 | * ALizardNamedLiz: His name is Tsuchigomori and he's a supernatural inspired by the spider youkai Tsuchigumo. |
| 877 | * MagicLibrarian: He's a supernatural who serves as the curator of a MagicalLibrary that keeps books revealing the entire lives of the students at the school. |
| 878 | * MistakenForGay: When he told Nene his Yorishiro was a rock given by a guy, she thought he was interested in men. |
| 879 | * MultiArmedAndDangerous: He can sprout extra arms to suit his spider motif. |
| 880 | * NonActionGuy: He admits to not being good at fighting. |
| 881 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: He normally disguises himself a bumbling, meek human teacher. |
| 882 | * OpaqueLenses: When he first appears. Subverted when his true identity is revealed in the 4PM Bookstacks arc. |
| 883 | * PointyEars: He has noticeably long, pointed ears in his true appearance. |
| 884 | * SacrificialRevivalSpell: A variation. Tsuchigomori is capable of changing the future written in the books, but doing so will kill him, and the primary reason anyone would want him to change the future is to prevent someone's death. |
| 885 | * ScaryTeeth: He has razor sharp teeth. |
| 886 | * SecretKeeper: One of few beings to know Hanako's human origins, which he shares with Nene. |
| 887 | * SitcomArchNemesis: Towards Yako. He and Yako don't get along that much and they often bicker with each other most of the time. |
| 888 | * TsuchigumoAndJorogumo: While not explicitly stated, he is entirely based off of the youkai Tsuchigumo, extra spider limbs and all. |
| 889 | * TheUnfought: He's the only Mystery who the main characters don't need to fight to destroy his Yorishiro because Tsuchigomori knew he would lose even if he tried, though he still asks the gang for any personal info that isn't already in his books as a price. |
| 890 | [[/folder]] |
| 891 | |
| 892 | [[folder:No. 6: God of Death]] |
| 893 | !![[labelnote:Click here to see his name (spoiler warning)]]Hakubo[[/labelnote]] |
| 894 | [[quoteright:230:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/n6_shinigami.jpg]] |
| 895 | The supernatural who is currently representative of the 6th School Mystery and the last one to be introduced in the series. He is also known as "The God of Death". |
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| 897 | * ArcVillain: Of the Study Camp, as he kidnaps Aoi for HumanSacrifice and brainwashes her to be his assistant. |
| 898 | * TheBadGuyWins: He's not so evil as trying to do his job without consulting with anyone, but [[spoiler:trying to escape No.6's Boundary Aoi and Akane went through the Far Shore, which killed Aoi for being a normal human Kannagi without Akane realizing and completed [[SealTheBreach the Severance ritual]]]]. |
| 899 | * BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: Nene refuses to make Sumire vanish because she's still a person despite having been turned into a Yorishiro after death. [[spoiler:Since Hakubo wished for some closure regarding his regrets with Sumire, he kills her himself as he didn't want to let someone else do it again.]] |
| 900 | * BecomeARealBoy: He wishes he was born as a human so he could have grown up with Sumire and fallen in love with her normally. Since he's an {{Oni}}, he can't understand and express emotions like humans do. |
| 901 | * BelatedLoveEpiphany: [[spoiler:He only realized that he had feelings for Sumire until after she was sacrificed.]] |
| 902 | * BloodbathVillainOrigin: [[spoiler:His origin story has him massacring the adults of Sumire's village, enraged at seeing them celebrating her death as if it was something to rejoice about.]] |
| 903 | * BrutalHonesty: Sumire calls him out on him never mincing his words, which often ruins her attempts at having a sweet conversation with him. |
| 904 | * DefrostingIceKing: He wasn't good at expressing his emotions and cared little about the humans until he spent time with Sumire and he developed feelings for her. |
| 905 | * EmotionallyTongueTied: Due to his inexperience with emotion, he can't put his feelings for Sumire into words. [[spoiler:On their last night together, he didn't say anything to her and just wondered why Sumire wouldn't ask him to help her. Since then, his biggest regret is never telling Sumire how he felt about her.]] |
| 906 | * EmotionlessBoy: Ever since he was a kid, he lacked any kind of emotional reaction to whatever happened around him. Even when the Minamoto exorcists killed his oni master and Sumire was sacrificed, he showed no emotion. |
| 907 | * EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In most of his appearances, he's only identified as "Mystery No.6" or "Shinigami/God of Death". [[spoiler:When Sumire finally reunites with him, his name is revealed to be Hakubo.]] |
| 908 | * ExtremeDoormat: In his backstory, he never had a will or desires of his own. For a long time, he only did whatever his human masters asked of him without question. |
| 909 | * FaunsAndSatyrs: He has fur hands and goat horns. He also wears a goat mask. |
| 910 | * {{Hellgate}}: [[spoiler:His Boundary is directly connected to the Far Shore, as the village, the Kamome Academy is built upon had to regularly perform HumanSacrifice to appeal to the dead.]] |
| 911 | * HornedHumanoid: He has a pair of horns attached to his head. |
| 912 | * HumanSacrifice: He kidnaps Aoi to [[spoiler:restore the barrier between two Shores by using her bloodline connections.]] |
| 913 | * ImAHumanitarian: He ate humans until he was made the shikigami servant of the Minamoto clan. [[spoiler:He ends up eating Sumire alive.]] |
| 914 | * InterspeciesRomance: He's a supernatural who has feelings for Sumire, a human woman. |
| 915 | * KickTheMoralityPet: [[spoiler:He grew attached to Sumire in the time they lived together and was driven mad by grief after her death, but it's the same fact that he can't let go of his feelings for her what leads to him eating her alive.]] |
| 916 | * KillTheOnesYouLove: [[spoiler:With Sakura having given him the final order to have his Yorishiro destroyed, Hakubo chooses to kill and eat Sumire himself rather than letting someone else kill her in front of him again.]] |
| 917 | * KissOfDeath: [[spoiler:He declares he will finally take Sumire as his and kisses her... Right before he starts devouring her alive.]] |
| 918 | * MadeASlave: After the Minamoto exorcists killed his fellow oni, one of them turned him into a slave shikigami because of his lack of murderous instincts. He continued to be a slave to the Minamoto for generations. |
| 919 | * MasterOfTheMixedMessage: At first, it's hard to tell how he felt about Sumire because of his cold personality. In one flashback, he easily says he would take Sumire as his wife only to immediately tell her it was a lie. [[spoiler:Once his point of view is finally revealed, it's confirmed he does have feelings for Sumire.]] |
| 920 | * MayflyDecemberRomance: Being a supernatural, he has a longer lifespan than humans. When he met the six-year-old Sumire, he was already several times her age, yet didn't physically age in all the years they lived together. |
| 921 | * MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:He regrets not doing anything to save Sumire from her tragic fate as a sacrifice and never expressing his feelings for her before her death.]] |
| 922 | * MysteriousStranger: Despite living in the school for over 50 years, Hanako doesn't know much about him and isn't sure what is he planning, since he appears only once a year at Urabon and didn't do much until the present. |
| 923 | * {{Necromancer}}: According to Hyuuga, he has the power to bring the dead back to life. |
| 924 | * {{Oni}}: He's an oni who looks like a man with goat horns. |
| 925 | * PointyEars: He has long and pointed ears. |
| 926 | * PoorCommunicationKills: Unlike other Numbers who went BrainwashedAndCrazy because of the Broadcasting Club, he's just TheStoic who treats his job as NecessarilyEvil and doesn't bother explaining himself to other Mysteries when No.1's everyone. |
| 927 | * PredatorTurnedProtector: As an {{Oni}}, he originally ate humans. After he became a servant for the Minamoto exorcists, he eventually was ordered to act as the human girl Sumire's guardian until she was sacrificed by her village. Although he couldn't bring himself to save her from her fate, Sumire did become the only person he ever defended willingly and she became his Yorishiro because she was the one he wanted to protect the most. [[spoiler:However, this ends up subverted when Hakubo decides to get closure by ''eating Sumire alive'' before someone else can kill her again.]] |
| 928 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:After the villagers sacrificed Sumire, he brutally killed all the adults in the village, only sparing the children.]] |
| 929 | * {{Shinigami}}: It's in his [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin name]] and also his job description. |
| 930 | * StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler:He grew to have feelings for Sumire over the years they lived together. Tragically, he couldn't change Sumire's fate of being sacrificed by the villagers. After her death, he slaughtered the villagers and the Minamoto clan punished him.]] |
| 931 | * TheStoic: His facial expression is permanently cold and distant. |
| 932 | * TallDarkAndHandsome: When he removes his cattle skull mask, he appears be a good-looking, dark-skinned, and very tall young man. |
| 933 | * TouchOfDeath: When he touches living things, he kills them instantly. |
| 934 | * TranquilFury: He kept his usual emotionless expression as he slaughtered [[spoiler:the villagers that killed Sumire]]. |
| 935 | * WhatIsThisFeeling: [[spoiler:He's unable to recognize his feelings of grief and regret over Sumire's death. Even when Sumire herself realizes Hakubo does lament not saving her, he's still confused by his own feelings.]] |
| 936 | * WifeHusbandry: A tragic example. Sumire was placed in his care when she was six years old, in order for him to keep her from escaping the village that selected her as a HumanSacrifice. Since Sumire was told she would become the [[MarriageToAGod "bride of a god"]], she decided he was her husband and basically groomed herself to be his wife. After she grew older, he would have married Sumire for real [[spoiler:if she had asked him to save her, but since she didn't, she was sacrificed and he has regretted her death ever since.]] |
| 937 | * WouldHitAGirl: When the Akane family's maidens tried to escape from being sacrificed, he would break their legs or [[EyeScream crush their eyes]] before capturing them. He also punched a woman in the face for throwing a rock at Sumire. |
| 938 | * WouldntHurtAChild: After [[spoiler:Sumire's death]], he killed all the adults in a room, but spared the children. |
| 939 | [[/folder]] |
| 940 | |
| 941 | !!The Red House |
| 942 | [[folder:Katakuri]] |
| 943 | !!Katakuri |
| 944 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/katakuri_color.jpg]] |
| 945 | |
| 946 | An older guy Nene finds after being swallowed by the Red House. Once an apprentice pharmacist, he was sacrificed by his village in a time when there were no more girls left. |
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| 948 | * DraggedIntoDrag: The villagers put him in ceremonial women's clothing, right down to the make up, when they sacrificed him. The sacrifice was traditionally a young woman from the Akane bloodline, but Katakuri was the only one from the bloodline available for the sacrifice at the time. |
| 949 | * FateWorseThanDeath: After being made a HumanSacrifice by his fellow villagers, Katakuri is now forever stuck in some sort of limbo dimension where all the Kannagi end up in. There, he watches how the Kannagi before him decay, lose their human mind, and become zombies. All while knowing the same is going to happen to him sooner or later. |
| 950 | * PleaseDontLeaveMe: When Nene asks him if she can do something for him, Katakuri practically begs her to stay with him as long he's still himself because he's terrified that he's going to become a mindless undead like the Kannagi before him. Once he sees he's scaring Nene, Katakuri passes it off as a joke and lets Nene leave the cave. |
| 951 | * TargetedHumanSacrifice: An odd example -- despite being picked out of desperation, he was still the only viable choice due to his family's history of producing sacrifices. |
| 952 | [[/folder]] |
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