| 1 | A list of characters for ''Manga/AkumaNoRiddle''. Class Black is listed according to their attendance numbers, except for Haru. |
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| 3 | '''WARNING: Spoilers ahead!''' |
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| 5 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 6 | |
| 7 | !!Class Black |
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| 9 | [[folder:General tropes for the whole class]] |
| 10 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akuma_no_riddle_grupa_assasins_mega_kakoiiii_killers_hd_render.png]] |
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| 12 | Myojo Academy's secret DeadlyGame disguised as a high school class of thirteen girls. In reality, this is an assassination game where twelve assassins compete to be the first to kill the target within the class. In a twist, one of them decides to protect the target and despite this, the game is on. |
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| 14 | [[spoiler:The true nature of Class Black is revealed to Tokaku and Haru (who already knows) by the Myojo Academy chairwoman Meichi Yuri. It is a trial to test Haru and her "Queen Bee" ability and see if she can survive from other assassins targeting her. If Haru succeeds, she will be the new "Primer" for her and Meichi's clan.]] |
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| 16 | * AmbiguouslyGay: All of the girls with possible exception to Suzu, who is more AmbiguouslyBi. In the anime, none of the pairings go beyond subtext, and some are even left out; the manga, however, is more forward and includes more pairings between the girls. |
| 17 | * ActionGirl: Even Haru gets her moments. |
| 18 | * BetaCouple: Roommate assassins are essentially this. Except Nio, who doesn't have a roommate. Confirmed in the manga. |
| 19 | * TheBusCameBack: |
| 20 | ** [[spoiler:Sort of in Episode 10, all of the expelled assassins return for Sumireko's tea party... as robots. However, this is played straight for Otoya, who is the only one to return as herself in the tea party.]] |
| 21 | ** [[spoiler:Everyone reappears in episode 12 for the epilogue.]] |
| 22 | * DarkActionGirl: All of the assassins to varying degrees. They're all rather morally ambiguous and the best of them can still be considered anti-heroic. |
| 23 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: |
| 24 | ** Tokaku's [[spoiler:aunt Mako and mother Sorami were killed by her grandmother for opposing the Azuma's way of life. In the case of her aunt, Tokaku was there to witness it.]] |
| 25 | ** Haru has been an assassination target for her entire life. Several members of her family have sacrificed themselves to save her, and being hospitalized after the attacks meant she was never really able to go to school like a regular person. |
| 26 | ** Isuke's [[spoiler:biological parents nearly let her die while raising her, and later were killed by her current father Eisuke, who trained her to be an assassin since childhood so that she could succeed him.]] |
| 27 | ** Kouko [[spoiler:was known as an incompetent assassin for most of her life and was responsible for the death of her mentor.]] |
| 28 | ** As a child, Mahiru [[spoiler:was imprisoned and forced to be photographed continuously, and is heavily implied to have been sexually abused as well. It put her under so much stress that she developed the split personality Shinya and killed her captor.]] Her backstory is slightly different in the manga: [[spoiler:she was still imprisoned and photographed and implied to be sexually abused, but by her uncle instead of some unknown person/people. Mahiru was also starved by him, and it's implied he was grooming her as well, before she snapped and killed him]]. All of this has made her notably unstable, as both Sumireko and Shinya comment on. |
| 29 | ** Sumireko [[spoiler:was targeted by assassins for most her her life, similar to Haru. The difference is that while Haru gained several scars from the attacks, Sumireko lost all of her limbs, which she had [[ArtificialLimbs replaced]] so that she could fight against her attackers herself, and had to relearn how to do things like walk.]] |
| 30 | ** In the manga, Shiena [[spoiler:was constantly bullied and joined an assassination group in order to get revenge on those who bullied her.]] |
| 31 | * DeadlyGame: Class Black is an assassination competition. Several hired killers compete with one another to see who can kill the target first while following specific rules: |
| 32 | ** Assassination must be announced first via special notice, and then carried out within forty-eight hours. Failure means expulsion. |
| 33 | ** No one outside the class can be involved in these attempts, including their homeroom teacher Mizorogi. Breaking this rule also means expulsion. |
| 34 | ** The victor gets whatever they want as a prize. |
| 35 | ** [[spoiler:In Episode 7, Suzu sets up one of her own with RiddleMeThis as her plan to take down Haru. The other assassins (except Isuke) even see this as a nice change of pace.]] |
| 36 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:All of the deaths by the ending. Explanation is only given for one of them: Haru's, who only survived because her ribs were replaced with ones made of titanium.]] |
| 37 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:The WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue shows that several of the assassins are doing better now, but special mention goes to Kouko who is last seen forcibly quitting her organization.]] |
| 38 | * EverybodyLives: [[spoiler:Though only Haru is given an explanation on how she survived. Haru is shown being taken away in an ambulance, so it can be assumed everyone was given quick and highly professional medical attention. Which is confirmed in the manga.]] |
| 39 | * FlowerMotifs: Every expelled assassin gets a flower on their desk once they leave. The flowers have meanings in ''Hanakotoba'' that are relevant to the assassin in some way. |
| 40 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Some of the later assassins give out many hints about them before their episodes. |
| 41 | ** Before her episode, Suzu gave hints [[spoiler:regarding her age]], like how she got a stiff shoulder during one of the tests in Episode 4. |
| 42 | ** Notice that Nio doesn't bathe with other girls, is always fully-clothed, and has no roommate? [[spoiler:That's because she has tattoos signifying she's from the Kuzunoha clan all over her body.]] |
| 43 | ** In episode 3, Otoya, [[spoiler:who is later revealed to be an AxCrazy serial killer]], tells Mahiru that they have more things in common during the day. [[spoiler:Sure enough, it turns out that it's Mahiru, not Shinya, who actually wants to kill people.]] |
| 44 | ** When the class is taking pictures in episode 6, Mahiru hides from the camera, and during episode 8, Shinya is noticeably bothered by the brightness of the lamp behind Sumireko, and makes it a point to adjust the shade. [[spoiler:It turns out later that exposure to bright lights can reduce her to a sobbing wreck because her past involved imprisonment and a ''lot'' of unwilling flash photography.]] |
| 45 | ** Sumireko herself is riddled with this. First, she claims to have a frail health and is only comfortable on her own furniture that she brought to school. And then in the school's pool facility, she wears a small dress instead of a swimsuit. Lastly, Shinya tells Tokaku and Haru that she (and Nio) doesn't like bathing with the others. What do they all lead to? [[spoiler:Sumireko reveals herself to be a cyborg in her episode.]] |
| 46 | * FriendlyEnemy: Class Black is a competition and nearly everyone participating is an experienced killer, but this doesn't stop them from chatting about mundane topics like food and even taking baths together. |
| 47 | ** Further proven in the final episode, [[spoiler:when despite having spent the majority of the series fighting for their lives against the deadly attacks from the others, Haru and Tokaku plan on visiting everyone to give them their graduation diplomas.]] |
| 48 | * FuroScene |
| 49 | * GenderBlenderName: |
| 50 | ** Quite a few of the assassins have names typically used for males, most notably Isuke and Shinya. |
| 51 | ** In-universe, when Haru first reads the class list before meeting her classmates, she uses the -kun honorific on the names of Tokaku, Isuke, Hitsugi, Haruki, Otoya, and Nio. |
| 52 | * IconicItem: Most notably Tokaku's cellphone and Haru's cellphone straps. |
| 53 | * ImageSong: Each of the assassins has one of these, except for Shiena and with Hitsugi and Chitaru sharing one, which are used for [[EvolvingCredits their episode's credits]]. |
| 54 | * LivingWithTheVillain: The two protagonists, Tokaku and Haru, live in the same dormitory as the assassins. |
| 55 | * MaleGaze: Which is not surprising. |
| 56 | * {{Masquerade}}: Class Black is a rumor to most of the student body and a regular class to their teacher. |
| 57 | * MonsterOfTheWeek: From Episode 3 onwards, one or more assassins give their notice to Haru and try to kill her. |
| 58 | * MsFanservice: A lot of them but Isuke is clearly the most prominent. |
| 59 | * MurderInc: Myojo Academy might fine with "employing" assassins, but it isn't exactly this. The ones listed below fit this trope much better: |
| 60 | ** According to the manga, Angel's Trumpet works for and is the ace of the Datura organization, which specializes in the use of the poison of its namesake. |
| 61 | ** [[spoiler:Kouko]] is from an organization called Clover Home, which is an international assassin training facility disguised as a orphanage. |
| 62 | ** [[spoiler:Shiena]] works for Collective Dismissal, which is composed of bullying victims and operates by having them exact revenge on someone in exchange for avenging someone else. |
| 63 | * NewTransferStudent: Everyone except Nio. |
| 64 | * NumerologicalMotif: Some of the number assignments happen to be significant for their characters: |
| 65 | ** [[RuleOfSeven 7]] is thrown around everywhere with Suzu, as can be seen in her section below. |
| 66 | ** While not as prominent, [[ThirteenIsUnlucky Haru's number]] also gets a trope for itself. |
| 67 | ** Otoya, no. 8, is associated with the spider. |
| 68 | ** Hitsugi and Chitaru's numbers, 4 and 9, [[spoiler:both have unlucky connotations in Japan (FourIsDeath happens to be more well-known than nine, which can be read as "suffering"). It's an early hint to what happens to them.]] |
| 69 | *** While possibly a coincidence, Shiena's number, 5, is the difference between Hitsugi's and Chitaru's, as in 9-4=5 or 4+5=9. [[spoiler:In the manga, Hitsugi eliminates her because she didn't want Shiena to get between herself and Chitaru.]] |
| 70 | ** Out of all the number assignments in the class, Tokaku's and Haru's are the only ones that can't be rolled with a pair of dice. 1 cannot be rolled, and 12 is the maximum number, so 13 can't either. |
| 71 | * ProfessionalKiller: Most of the assassins. Some of them are born into the job, while others do it for the money, whether they want to or not. [[spoiler:Otoya]] is the only one explicitly stated not to fall into this category. |
| 72 | * PsychoticSmirk: The class sure loves this. |
| 73 | * ShipTease: In the anime there is a bit between roommates, but in the manga there's a lot more. |
| 74 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Practically all of the roomed assassins, to different degrees. |
| 75 | * TheUnfought: In the anime, Tokaku never fights [[spoiler:Shiena]] (as she is poisoned by Hitsugi before she could send her notice), [[spoiler:Hitsugi]] (because of the events of the school play), and [[spoiler:Suzu]] (who traps Haru with a ExplosiveLeash seconds after the latter receives the former's notice). |
| 76 | * WalkingSpoiler: Expect to see a handful of assassins having this in this page. |
| 77 | * WeaponSpecialization: Except Haru and Shiena [[spoiler:because she's TheUnfought]], all of the student/assassins in the Black Class have their own signature weapon: |
| 78 | ** Tokaku and Isuke: ​[[BladeEnthusiast knives]], with Isuke's having a finger guard on them. |
| 79 | ** Kouko: [[DemolitionsExpert explosives]]. |
| 80 | ** Hitsugi: PoisonedWeapons. |
| 81 | ** Haruki: [[PowerFist gauntlets]] with garrote wires inside. |
| 82 | ** Suzu: [[RiddleMeThis riddles]], by way of the password to an ExplosiveLeash. |
| 83 | ** Otoya: [[ShearMenace scissors and dual swords]]. |
| 84 | ** Chitaru: A RoyalRapier. |
| 85 | ** Nio: [[MasterOfIllusion illusions]]. |
| 86 | ** Sumireko: [[TheGunslinger guns of all varieties]]. |
| 87 | ** Mahiru/Shinya: A warhammer. |
| 88 | [[/folder]] |
| 89 | |
| 90 | [[folder:No. 1: Tokaku Azuma]] |
| 91 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/94472754ff218d885faa8738c7aafb6e1392062965_full.png]] |
| 92 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AyakaSuwa (Japanese), Creator/MorganBerry (English) |
| 93 | |
| 94 | An assassin from Academy 17 and the protagonist of the series. Right before Class Black is activated, she changes her role in the game from one of Haru's assassins to her protector. Apparently, she has some sort of reputation as an assassin, but Isuke quickly discovers that she has never killed anyone before. Tokaku attributes her inability to kill to a curse in her past. |
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| 96 | Her reputation comes from being from a family of assassins. |
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| 98 | * AnimalMotifs: It's seldom brought up, but Tokaku is associated with rabbits due to her name. |
| 99 | * AssassinOutclassin: Routinely bests the other assassins of Class Black. |
| 100 | * ArsenalAttire: Her boots have holsters for knives and tasers hidden in the heel. |
| 101 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: With her boyish looks, she could easily pass off as an androgynous boy. |
| 102 | * BladeEnthusiast: Her primary weapon. |
| 103 | * BoyishShortHair: Her short hair fits her tomboy personality. |
| 104 | * BrutalHonesty: She can be rather blunt with her opinions, and she's not afraid to call out Haru for being foolish. |
| 105 | * CradlingYourKill: She holds [[spoiler:Haru [[PietaPlagiarism Pietà ]] style after "fatally" stabbing her.]] |
| 106 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Both blue, which are shared traits in the Azuma family. |
| 107 | * DeadpanSnarker: More so in the manga than the anime. |
| 108 | * DeclarationOfProtection: She mentions her intention to switch to Haru's side twice: first to Haru, and then the rest of the assassins. |
| 109 | * DulcineaEffect: She's pretty quick to risk death and openly declare her intentions to a room full of killers for a girl she's only recently met. [[spoiler: It appears justified when she is implied to be influenced by Haru's Queen Bee power, but the final chapters show that it wasn't the case and she did just fall in love with Haru.]] |
| 110 | * IconicItem: Her classic cellphone which is a flip cellphone with physical keypads. Interestingly, its OS appears to be as good as modern smartphones. [[spoiler:Isuke destroys it in Episode 9; Tokaku appears to have bought the same phone the next episode.]] |
| 111 | * IcyBlueEyes: Tokaku's pretty cold to everyone but Haru. |
| 112 | * ImprobableAimingSkills: With her knives. Best exhibited in episode 9, when she hits [[spoiler:Isuke's wrist]] from a long way down a hallway, while running. |
| 113 | * InLoveWithTheMark: One of the most important parts of the plot. |
| 114 | * MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:She could still stand up after having a chandelier thrown at her.]] |
| 115 | * ManlyTears: [[spoiler: In the final episode of the anime after she thinks she killed Haru.]] |
| 116 | * MeaningfulName: "Azuma" means "east" (which makes "Azuma of the East" seem [[ShapedLikeItself redundant]]). The way Tokaku's name is written makes it mean "rabbit horn", which is used to refer to impossible or imaginary things. Her grandmother meant for it to make her intimidating. |
| 117 | * TheNoseKnows: She has a very sharp sense of smell, which she shares with some of the other assassins. |
| 118 | * OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Haru, in the manga, once class black has ended]]. |
| 119 | * PunchCatch: Against Haruki, [[spoiler:who had the upper hand until that point in the fight, when Tokaku completely turns it around.]] |
| 120 | * ReiAyanamiExpy: A distant and cold girl with short blue hair, IcyBlueEyes and pale skin. |
| 121 | * ReverseGrip: She tends to hold her knives like this. |
| 122 | * TheStoic: Very cold, reserved, and distant. |
| 123 | ** NotSoStoic: [[spoiler:By episode 7 of the anime, Tokaku becomes so worried that she can't save Haru that she yells at Isuke after she wastes one of the tries to deactivate the bomb. In the final episode, [[ManlyTears she's even in tears]] after she thinks she killed Haru.]] |
| 124 | *** [[spoiler:In the manga's Chapter 46, after shooting Haru in the chest in the same attempt as in the anime to prove her free will, Tokaku contemplates on [[TogetherInDeath committing suicide]] when she decides that she doesn't want to live in "a future without Haru". When a mortally-wounded Haru attempts to persuade Tokaku to live on, Tokaku bursts into tears with an AnguishedDeclarationOfLove.]] |
| 125 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: A carbon copy of her mother and aunt. |
| 126 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: While stoic most of the time she is shown to genuinely care about Haru, and even to a certain extent some of the other assassins. |
| 127 | * ThouShaltNotKill: [[spoiler: {{Enforced|Trope}} on her by her aunt to honor the wishes of Tokaku's mother. Later, becomes averted after Tokaku's mother "gives her daughter permission". Still kinda played straight since even after gaining the ability to kill, she only strangles Isuke unconscious and the two people she stabbed lived.]] |
| 128 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Haru's girly-girl. |
| 129 | * TomboyishPonytail: [[spoiler: In the manga's epilogue she grew out her hair and keeps it a ponytail, giving her a stronger resemblance to her aunt. Even with the longer hair, she still has a {{Bifauxnen}} appearance]]. |
| 130 | * TrademarkFavoriteFood: Curry. |
| 131 | * {{Tykebomb}}: Raised to be an assassin from birth. |
| 132 | [[/folder]] |
| 133 | |
| 134 | [[folder:No. 13: Haru Ichinose]] |
| 135 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ichinoseharufull1687350.jpg]] |
| 136 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/HisakoKanemoto (Japanese), Creator/AlexisTipton (English) |
| 137 | |
| 138 | Class Black's target. She comes from a very large family, who also seems to be out for her blood for reasons unexplained. Despite being a mark for assassins her entire life, Haru remains cheerful and, alongside Tokaku, tries to graduate from Class Black alive. |
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| 140 | * ThirteenIsUnlucky: Class Black's target and the thirteenth student on the roll. |
| 141 | * AcquiredPoisonImmunity: All the surgeries Haru has been through has made her somewhat resistant to sleep-inducing drugs. |
| 142 | * ActionSurvivor: Not much of a fighter, but she's good at taking advantage of her surroundings. |
| 143 | * AllLovingHero: She has something of a ThouShaltNotKill mentality and would rather become everyone's friend than enemy. |
| 144 | * AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Admits to [[https://i.imgur.com/kQuX7qw.gif loving Tokaku]] in Episode 12. It's via internal monologue rather than out loud, seeing as how they're attempting to stab each other.]] |
| 145 | * AssassinOutclassin: She ''lives'' this trope, though many others have died in her place. |
| 146 | * BadassAdorable: She is very sweet and lovable, but underestimating her ability to live will bite you in the ass. |
| 147 | * BewaretheNiceOnes: Haru will give anyone the benefit of the doubt, even people who are literally being paid to kill her, but the moment they betray that good faith, she shows them just why there were twelve of them against one of her. [[spoiler:As Otoya and Sumireko found out the hard way.]]Don't underestimate Haru |
| 148 | * BoundAndGagged: In episode 3, by [[spoiler:Otoya]]. |
| 149 | * CharmPerson: [[spoiler:It's revealed that she was born with a "Queen Bee" ability that gives off a constant aura of making those she spends long enough around feel compelled to love and protect her. This is entirely against her own will, and she is willing to let Tokaku attempt to kill her just to prove her love for her is real rather than a side-effect of her ability.]] |
| 150 | * CoveredWithScars: From a lifetime's worth of assassination attempts. |
| 151 | * DesignatedVictim: She's the class's target, so it's justified. This doesn't mean that she can't defend herself, of course. |
| 152 | * {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:After getting fatally shot by Tokaku in the manga's Chapter 46 (in the same attempt as in the anime to prove Tokaku's free will), she somehow still manages to gather enough presence of mind and strength to try preventing a heart-broken Tokaku from [[TogetherInDeath committing suicide]].]] |
| 153 | * {{Deuteragonist}}: She and Tokaku have roughly the same amount of focus in the story and she puts just as much effort into surviving as Tokaku puts into keeping her alive. |
| 154 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:In the anime, Tokaku fatally stabs Haru to prove she is not under Haru's "Queen Bee" powers; Haru survives only because she has metal ribs that deflected the blade.]] |
| 155 | ** [[spoiler:In the manga, Tokaku shoots Haru in Chapter 46 to the same end.]] |
| 156 | * TheDoorSlamsYou: Gets on the receiving end of this by Haruki in the first episode. [[spoiler:She gives one to Shinya in Episode 9.]] |
| 157 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:She graduates from Class Black just as she wanted.]] |
| 158 | * FlowerMotifs: White roses, which mean innocence and new beginnings. |
| 159 | * GirlishPigtails: To go with her peppy attitude. |
| 160 | * IJustWantToBeNormal: [[spoiler:Her reward for going through the twelve assassins. She wants to leave her clan and live a normal life.]] |
| 161 | ** It seems readily-apparent that she would much rather just forget about ever having the "Queen Bee" ability. [[spoiler:Until after Tokaku mortally wounds her in the manga Chapter 46, and even then it is because she wants to at least ensure that Tokaku can be saved even if herself might not.]] |
| 162 | * InSeriesNickname: "Harucchi", by Otoya. Doubles as TermsOfEndangerment. |
| 163 | * MeaningfulName: The kanji for her given name means sunny or clear weather. |
| 164 | * NeverGotToSayGoodbye: To her mother, though she's gotten over it. |
| 165 | * OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Tokaku in the manga's final chapter]]. |
| 166 | * ThePollyanna: She remains optimistic and even tries to befriend the students of Class Black, though there are signs that she isn't really this, but a StepfordSmiler. |
| 167 | * {{Protectorate}}: To Tokaku and formerly several of her family members. |
| 168 | * RoseHairedSweetie: She even believes that she can befriend the people who are trying to kill her. |
| 169 | * StepfordSmiler: Haru is determined to smile despite pretty much everyone being out to kill her. |
| 170 | * TechnicolorEyes: Pink in the anime, purple in the manga. |
| 171 | * ThirdPersonPerson: She uses her given name in place of pronouns. |
| 172 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly-girl to Tokaku's tomboy. |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:No. 2: Isuke Inukai]] |
| 176 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/4fb6b4e94268c3373d7dcb2acd4681c6f3399519_hq.jpg]] |
| 177 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/AzumiAsakura (Japanese), Creator/JamieMarchi (English) |
| 178 | |
| 179 | One of Class Black's more pragmatic assassins. Isuke is blunt and confident enough to attempt to kill Haru before Class Black is activated. Through this, she learns that Tokaku has never killed a person, but decides to keep it a secret. |
| 180 | ---- |
| 181 | * AlliterativeName: '''I'''suke '''I'''nukai. |
| 182 | * AlphaBitch: Has the haughty attitude of an alpha bitch, even if she lacks the GirlPosse. |
| 183 | * ApatheticStudent: She doesn't care about school work and is the least studious out of all the girls in Class Black. |
| 184 | * AsleepInClass: To the point where she'll even sleep through her ''midterms''. |
| 185 | * AwesomenessByAnalysis: She's very observant and analytical, being able to pinpoint weaknesses and vulnerabilities in people just by watching them, such as her deducing that Tokaku was a virgin assassin or noticing Banba has a weakness to light. |
| 186 | * BookDumb: She's not dumb, but gets zeroes on tests, though this is probably because she's an ApatheticStudent who just sleeps through them all. |
| 187 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: Has a well-endowed chest which is prominently displayed by her cleavage. Haruki refers to it as Isuke's "adult charm". Her stats sheet also [[BoobBasedGag humorously describe]] her cup size as "Biggest". |
| 188 | * CantHoldHerLiquor: As seen in an omake chapter of the second official art book, it doesn't take a lot to get her drunk. |
| 189 | * ChekhovsGun: During the school play, she acted as the lighting technician and, in the manga, she witnesses [[spoiler: Banba freaking out from the bright lights.]] She would later use the knowledge she gained to [[spoiler: neutralize Shinya during her assassination attempt.]] |
| 190 | * CombatStilettos: She fights in heeled boots. |
| 191 | * CommonalityConnection: She and Haruki and quite different people, but they first bond over their familial love and the idea they do anything for their family. |
| 192 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler:Her biological parents were neglectful and nearly let her die. Seems almost fair that her adoptive parents killed them and took her in. On the other hand, turning one's adoptive daughter into an assassin isn't good parenting either, but Isuke still loves him.]] |
| 193 | * DualWielding: Isuke usually uses two knuckle knives. |
| 194 | * EvenBadWomenLoveTheirMamas: [[spoiler:She's not a good person, but genuinely loves her parents. Probably her sole redeeming quality, that is, if she wasn't perfectly willing to kill people just to buy a private beach for her parents]]. |
| 195 | * FemmeFatale: She makes use of her sex appeal to get an edge in her assassin work. |
| 196 | * FlowerMotifs: Red carnations, which mean "believe in love". Unlike the others, her flowers were depicted as buds. |
| 197 | * GenderBlenderName: Her name is rather masculine, since she was named for her father Eisuke, though she thinks it sounds cool. |
| 198 | * HasAType: She has a thing for hardworking, blue-collar types. Fittingly, she ends up [[spoiler: dating Haruki in the manga, who is now working as a construction worker]]. |
| 199 | * ImpaledPalm: [[spoiler:Or below the wrist, anyway. Tokaku gives her one just before she is about to kill Haru.]] |
| 200 | * ItAmusedMe: Isuke tries to avoid boredom as much as possible. Her efforts to do so range from mild teasing to putting people in mortal danger. |
| 201 | * LikesOlderMen: Isuke only likes guys over forty, and she'll kill you for calling them old. |
| 202 | * LoopholeAbuse: [[spoiler:She sends Tokaku and Haru her notice with Banba's name on it, luring them that Banba is after Haru. The rules never mentioned anything about putting someone else's name on their notice. It also turns out that Banba ''is'' also after Haru.]] |
| 203 | * MsFanservice: Easily the character who shows off the most skin. She and Haruki also get the most risque official art out of all the pairings, usually with her on the receiving end. |
| 204 | * OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: With Haruki in the manga. Isuke outright says that she loves Haruki during the final chapter. The two even seem to be wearing engagement rings]]. |
| 205 | * {{Ojou}}: She has the demeanor, the appearance, and the wealth of one. |
| 206 | * OjouRinglets: As befitting of a rich young lady, she has two sidelocks that curl into ringlets. |
| 207 | * OppositesAttract: An evil, selfish, rich bitch, who actually enjoys her job shows attraction to the good, selfless, poor handworker, who hates her job. |
| 208 | * PantyShot: She has a FreezeFrameBonus one in Episode 2 in which she wear pink panties. [[spoiler:During her rematch with Tokaku in Episode 9]], she has a few ones, this time wearing black panties. |
| 209 | * PetTheDog: Despite her AlphaBitch tendencies, she does develop a genuine friendship with Haruki, in addition to the fact that she truly loves her adopted family. In the manga, she even ends up agreeing with Haruki's ArmorPiercingResponse for Isuke's question on "What could be possible more important than money?", Haruki's response was "family". |
| 210 | * PowerFist: Knuckle knives are her main weapon. |
| 211 | * PsychoLesbian: Isuke apparently gets turned on by a drugged Haru, after seeing that she's covered in scars. |
| 212 | * RagsToRiches: [[spoiler:As a result of being adopted into the Inukai family.]] |
| 213 | * RichBitch: Comes from a rich family and participates in Class Black in order to get more money. |
| 214 | * TheRival: She is easily Azuma's most personal adversary out of all the assassins. |
| 215 | * SayItWithHearts: Very often in the manga. Even her character song has it. |
| 216 | * ScarfOfAsskicking: Has a smaller one that acts more like a choker. She uses this against Tokaku in their pre-DeadlyGame fight. |
| 217 | * ShipTease: With Haruki. She is shown to actually be upset when Haruki is eliminated and states in the manga that her ideal type is the blue-collar hardworking type, [[spoiler:so Haruki is shown in the finale to be a construction worker.]] [[spoiler: They're confirmed to end up together in the manga. If one looks closely at their right hands in the final chapter, both Isuke and Haruki appear to be wearing engagement rings]]. |
| 218 | * SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Or woman. She [[HasAType has a thing]] for the hardworking type and she has the largest amount of ShipTease with Haruki, a generally NiceGirl who is only an assassin to support her family. In the manga, Isuke does [[spoiler: end up in a relationship with Haruki in the epilogue]]. |
| 219 | * ThirdPersonPerson: Refers to herself in the third person when she's being playful. |
| 220 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly-girl to Haruki's TomboyWithAGirlyStreak. |
| 221 | * {{Tsundere}}: Toward Haruki. Even though Isuke genuinely cares for Haruki, that doesn't mean that Haruki is spared from her verbal abuse and death threats. In many of the omake chapters featured in the official art books, Isuke acts more like a stereotypical tsundere. In the manga's epilogue, even after [[spoiler: the two started dating, Isuke still casually threatens Haruki if she didn't do what Isuke wanted]]. |
| 222 | * {{Tykebomb}}: Trained by her father to assassinate since childhood. |
| 223 | * UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:She's extremely loyal to her assassin adoptive parents, as they saved her from her abusive biological parents.]] |
| 224 | * UptownGirl: [[spoiler:She's a lazy, rich and talented assassin that ends up falling for the diligent, poor, hard-working Haruki.]] |
| 225 | * VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:After she got stabbed right below the wrist by Tokaku's throwing knife.]] |
| 226 | * WakeUpCallBoss: She is the first opponent Tokaku battles with and takes the latter down [[spoiler:when she realizes her problems with killing.]] |
| 227 | [[/folder]] |
| 228 | |
| 229 | [[folder:No. 3: Kouko Kaminaga]] |
| 230 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kaminagakoukofull1687354.jpg]] |
| 231 | -> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/HarukaYoshimura (Japanese), Creator/ClarineHarp (English) |
| 232 | |
| 233 | Class Black's representative until she leaves. |
| 234 | ---- |
| 235 | * AlliterativeName: '''K'''ouko '''K'''aminaga. |
| 236 | * BadassBookworm: A bomb expert who can always be found reading, further proven in the final, when she guns down to assassins from her organization when they object to her resignation. |
| 237 | * BespectacledCutie: A cute and smart girl with glasses, and she's even a little clumsy too. |
| 238 | * BoobsAndButtPose: Demonstrates some variation of this on one of the volume [[http://m.mhcdn.net/store/manga/13594/010.0/compressed/r000.jpg?v=11393381381 covers]]. |
| 239 | * DemolitionsExpert: She specializes in explosives. |
| 240 | * FlowerMotifs: Red spider lilies. In the manga, Suzu says they mean "I'm looking forward to meeting you again," though other sources say they mean "abandonment" or "lost memories." |
| 241 | * GirlishPigtails: She sports a cute pair. |
| 242 | * GodivaHair: During and after her shower. |
| 243 | * MeaningfulName: Her surname is spelt with the kanji for god and leader. |
| 244 | * MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:She accidentally caused the death of her mentor after she set up a bomb incorrectly.]] Afterwards, she became a lot more driven. |
| 245 | * ProperTightsWithSkirt: She wears dark gray stockings, [[spoiler:which she trades from black when she escapes from the Clover Home in the finale.]] |
| 246 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: The best in her class academically. [[spoiler:But the same can't be said of her assassination skills.]] |
| 247 | * StoicSpectacles: Wears glasses and is almost as stoic as Tokaku. |
| 248 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The GirlyGirl to Suzu's {{Tomboy}}. |
| 249 | * TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:In the end she decided to fight for her own freedom in honour of her mentor, and the finale shows her gunning down two agents of her former employer.]] |
| 250 | * TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:Her mentor's crucifix necklace. Unfortunately, it gets destroyed in her fight against Tokaku, but it is repaired in the finale.]] |
| 251 | * TragicVillain: [[spoiler:She killed her mentor by accident and wants to leave her organization, but death is the only resignation they accept.]] |
| 252 | * {{Tykebomb}}: Her skill with [[spoiler:explosives]] comes from a lifetime's worth of practice. |
| 253 | * TheUnfavorite: [[spoiler:Seems to have been this to the rest of her organization.]] |
| 254 | [[/folder]] |
| 255 | |
| 256 | [[folder:No. 4: Hitsugi Kirigaya]] |
| 257 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/image_421.jpg]] |
| 258 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Mami Uchida (Japanese), Creator/NatalieHoover (English) |
| 259 | |
| 260 | An assassin who looks like an elementary school student. She met Chitaru Namatame while trying to find her way to Myojo Academy, and the two seemed to become friends afterwards. |
| 261 | ---- |
| 262 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: Unlike her manga counterpart, Hitsugi isn't a {{yandere}} in the anime. |
| 263 | * AlasPoorVillain: [[spoiler:When Chitaru hesitates to kill her for the sake of her mentor, she stabs herself to save her the trouble while hugging her. Immediately afterwards, it's revealed that she was planning to quit Class Black and leave with Chitaru.]] |
| 264 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler: Despite being stabbed in the heart, the ending of the anime shows that she is actually in better health then Chitaru.]] |
| 265 | * EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: Subverted. Despite she and Chitaru surviving, the latter has not fully forgiven her for killing her mentor's daughter. Though it's somewhat played with as its still implied Chitaru still wants to be with Hitsugi.]] |
| 266 | * TheFakeCutie: [[spoiler:She only acts sweet and polite in front of Chitaru.]] |
| 267 | * FlowerMotifs: White roses. |
| 268 | * FourIsDeath: [[spoiler:She's No. 4 in her class, the fourth to attempt to kill Haru [[note]]If you don't count Shiena, as she was taken out before she could even make her attempt.[[/note]]and the first character to ([[NotQuiteDead seemingly]]) die.]] |
| 269 | * GirlishPigtails: She sports some of her hair in a cute pair of pigtails, which makes her look even more like a child. |
| 270 | * HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: [[spoiler:She doesn't seem to feel much remorse for her actions as an assassin, but she cares deeply about Chitaru and wants to give up her life as an assassin to be with her.]] |
| 271 | * HiddenDepths: [[spoiler:Hitsugi is actually "Angel's Trumpet", a ruthless assassin who killed the daughter of Chitaru's teacher. When Chitaru told Hitsugi of her goal to kill Angel's Trumpet, Hitsugi promises to help anyway she can, even if it means helping Chitaru plunge the knife into her own heart.]] |
| 272 | * MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler: With Chitaru in both the anime and manga]]. |
| 273 | * MeaningfulName: Her given name is spelt with the character for coffin. |
| 274 | * NiceGirl: Generally very sweet and polite. [[spoiler:Later on subverted when it's discovered that she's the ace of a notorious assassin organization, kills for her own amusement and only acts sweet in front of Chitaru. Possibly {{Zigzagged}} given how Hitsugi willingly allowed herself to be killed by Chitaru, so that the latter could fullfill her goal to kill Angel Trumpet]]. |
| 275 | * NoSenseOfDirection: She befriended Chitaru after the latter helped her find the academy. Later, they're shown holding hands often so Hitsugi doesn't get lost. |
| 276 | * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:The final episode reveals that both she and Chitaru survived.]] |
| 277 | * OlderThanSheLooks: Hitsugi is a high school student despite looking young enough to pass for elementary school. |
| 278 | * PoisonedWeapons: [[spoiler:Her weapon is the deadly Angel's Trumpet poison from which she got her nickname. She sometimes coats them on objects, or simply shoots her targets with poisoned needles.]] |
| 279 | * SickeninglySweethearts: [[spoiler: With Chitaru in the OVA. They spend the entire episode cuddling, sharing food, and generally acting like a lovey-dovey couple.]] |
| 280 | * TenderTears: [[spoiler:In the last episode she is trying to talk to Chitaru who is steadily ignoring her. When she finally gives up, Chitaru clasps her hands and implies that she has forgiven Hitsugi, which causes her to break into tears.]] |
| 281 | * TokenMiniMoe: She's the youngest-looking of all the cast, even being mistaken for an elementary school student. |
| 282 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The girly-girl to Chitaru's tomboy. |
| 283 | * {{Yandere}}: Only in the manga. [[spoiler:She's enraged that Shiena fell in love with Chitaru and this becomes her reason for poisoning the girl.]] |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | [[folder:No. 5: Shiena Kenmochi]] |
| 287 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/11498_909727623.png]] |
| 288 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Yuki Yamada (Japanese), Creator/AnastasiaMunoz (English) |
| 289 | |
| 290 | A slightly scatterbrained member of Class Black. The manga shows that she's highly against bullying, calling it unforgivable. |
| 291 | ---- |
| 292 | * AdaptationDistillation: Is practically a non-entity in the anime, with her backstory and hatred of bullying being completely left out. |
| 293 | * AmbiguouslyGay: In the manga, she blushes at Chitaru during the school play rehearsal. [[spoiler:It earns her the ire of Hitsugi.]] |
| 294 | * BespectacledCutie: Another cute and brainy girl with glasses. |
| 295 | * BrainyBrunette: WordOfGod says that she's more skilled at analysis than assassination. It's evident during her time as director; she's able to discern things like Hitsugi's and Chitaru's weapon types through subtle hints that she gets from watching them. |
| 296 | * BullyHunter: Some of her lines concerning Otoya suggest this. [[spoiler:In fact, she's later revealed to have joined an assassin organization specifically to get back at the people who bullied her in the past.]] |
| 297 | * ButtMonkey: Out of all the assassins, she tends to have the most bad luck out of all them. Her roommate love to endlessly troll her. There is the implication that said roommate also has feeling for her, which isn't a good thing considering that Otaya [[spoiler: is a serial killer that can only feel sexual pleasure when she is cutting into someones flesh]]. And to top it off, she was [[spoiler: poisoned just before Haru receives her assassination notice, which ending being bad timing for Shiena]]. |
| 298 | * CrazyPrepared: Has several spare glasses ready for when she breaks her current pair. |
| 299 | * CuteBookworm: Often depicted with a book and seems to have an interest in drama and theater. |
| 300 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: The manga covers her backstory about [[spoiler:being bullied.]] |
| 301 | * FlowerMotifs: Thistles, which are symbolic of revenge. |
| 302 | * {{Foil}}: The manga seems to be putting some emphasis on the motivational differences between her and [[spoiler:Chitaru.]] |
| 303 | * FriendlessBackground: [[spoiler:Her best friend is someone she's only ever met online, and that same person is the one responsible for her becoming an assassin.]] |
| 304 | * TheGenericGirl: Because of her AdaptationDistillation, she is this in the anime. |
| 305 | * GirlishPigtails: She keeps her hair in two braided pigtails. |
| 306 | * ICouldaBeenAContender: [[spoiler:If Hitsugi hadn't taken her out, anyway.]] |
| 307 | * MessyHair: More prominent in the manga. Her hair has a lot of uneven strands sticking out, and her bedhead is even worse. |
| 308 | * PlayfulHacker: [[spoiler:The finale shows her hacking into Myojo Academy's network in an effort to expose their secrets.]] The nature of her job suggests this overlaps with TheCracker. |
| 309 | * RapidFireTyping: [[spoiler:During her hacking scene in the finale.]] |
| 310 | * {{Revenge}}: [[spoiler:She and her entire organization apparently operates with this in mind.]] |
| 311 | * SlasherSmile: [[spoiler:Has one in chapter 22 of the manga, directed at Nio.]] |
| 312 | * SmartPeopleWearGlasses: She's an analysis specialist. |
| 313 | * TwinkleInTheEye: Combined with SnapToTheSide, AudibleGleam, ''and'' SpeedStripes before she calmly asks Mizorogi to shut up while she's directing the play. |
| 314 | [[/folder]] |
| 315 | |
| 316 | [[folder:No. 6: Haruki Sagae]] |
| 317 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/795166809307707205.jpg]] |
| 318 | -> '''Voiced by:''' Fumiko Uchimura (Japanese), Creator/CarliMosier (English) |
| 319 | |
| 320 | One of the friendlier assassins. She is noted by Tokaku to be very physically strong. Gets along with Isuke well, despite the latter's attitude. |
| 321 | ---- |
| 322 | * AffectionateNickname: In the manga, some of her younger siblings call her "Ha-chan". |
| 323 | * AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Her father isn't part of her family. Whether he died or abandoned them isn't specified. |
| 324 | * AsleepInClass: Episode 2 features her and Isuke sleeping through an audio lecture. She does it again in the manga [[spoiler:after Otoya's expulsion.]] |
| 325 | * BigSisterInstinct: She doesn't take it well when [[spoiler:Nio mentions her large family.]] |
| 326 | * CharacterCatchphrase: She says "Sorry, sorry" thrice in the first episode she appears in. |
| 327 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Haruki can shatter bottles of nail polish with her bare hands by accident and easily carry around several wooden posts at once. |
| 328 | * CommonalityConnection: She and Isuke and quite different people, but they first bond over their familial love and the idea they do anything for their family. |
| 329 | * CoolBigSis: She tries to be a mature, responsible older figure to her younger siblings. |
| 330 | * CovertPervert: This trait is only really shown in an omake chapter of the second official art book. When Isuke revealed that she just turned 20, Haruki is left surprised after finding out that Isuke is older than her. Comedically, Haruki goes on to comment on Isuke's "adult charm" while [[EatingTheEyeCandy staring at Isuke's breasts]], resulting in a MyEyesAreUpHere reaction from Isuke. |
| 331 | * TheDoorSlamsYou: Haruki reports in for roll call by slamming the door into Haru's face. |
| 332 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Possibly, as Tokaku notes that she carries herself as someone "[[LustObject used to being the object of others' desire]]". In manga's epilogue, she does [[spoiler: end up being [[MsFanservice Isuke's]] [[OfficialCouple girlfriend]].]] The final official art book also reveals Haruki's own younger sister, Fuyuka, wants her. |
| 333 | * FlowerMotifs: Verbena flowers, which symbolize familial love. |
| 334 | * GoodOldFisticuffs: Since she can't afford formal assassin training, Haruki makes do with a rough hand-to-hand combat style and some help from a lot of garrote wire. |
| 335 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:She takes the failure of her attack and Tokaku's subsequent survival by telling Tokaku that she needs to do her best while she's alive, and that she herself needs to do the same.]] |
| 336 | * HealthcareMotivation: [[spoiler:On top of her many siblings, she needs to provide for her sick mother.]] |
| 337 | * IJustWantToBeFree: Part of her motivation is that she wants to get rid of [[spoiler:the burden of having to kill to sustain her family. While she considers dying a viable method of escape from it, she isn't so selfish she'd leave her family to starve afterwards. In the finale she is shown still trying to sustain her family, but at least she doesn´t work as an assassin anymore.]] Her image song even includes the lyrics "Set me free" repeated throughout. |
| 338 | * {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:She, Tokaku and Haru are spared from her SuicideAttack by the set that she made for the play.]] |
| 339 | * MassiveNumberedSiblings: [[spoiler:About six in the manga, and ten in the anime (including herself).]] |
| 340 | * NiceGirl: Is rather friendly and easy-going most of the time. |
| 341 | * TheNoseKnows: In the manga, she's especially distrustful of Nio because of her scent. |
| 342 | * OfficialCouple: [[spoiler:With Isuke by the time of the manga's final chapter]]. |
| 343 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: She doesn't like working as an assassin, doing it purely because she needs the money to support her family. |
| 344 | * OppositesAttract: She's a good, selfless, poor handworker, who hates her job and her LoveInterest ends up being a mean, selfish, rich bitch, who loves working as an assassin. |
| 345 | * PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler:She's only being an assassin so she can provide for her large family.]] Besides that, she really is a nice, good girl. |
| 346 | * SuicideAttack: [[spoiler:She tries this while knowing that her family will get the reward whether she lives or not. It fails to kill anyone.]] |
| 347 | * SuperStrength: Strong enough to shatter a nail polish bottle with her bare hands. |
| 348 | * SweetTooth: Haruki is almost never without candy or [[BlandNameProduct Rocky]] sticks. |
| 349 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Isuke's girly-girl. |
| 350 | * TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: The first conversation she and Isuke have is about nail polish, but she acts and dresses like a tomboy would. |
| 351 | * UptownGirl: [[spoiler:She's diligent, poor and hark-working and ends up in a romance with a lazy, rich and talented assassin]]. |
| 352 | * WackyMarriageProposal: Implied in the final official art book. [[spoiler: It's revealed that the matching ring Haruki and Isuke are wearing in the manga's final chapter are actually cheap 180 yen rings that Haruki bought at a 100 yen store. Haruki does promise Isuke that she will one day buy her a better one, hinting that she tends to propose to Isuke once she saved up enough money to buy a proper engagement ring]]. |
| 353 | [[/folder]] |
| 354 | |
| 355 | [[folder:No. 7: Suzu Shuto]] |
| 356 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/2cedfbf30f9ffc56e7941c089ad6aecf.jpg]] |
| 357 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ChikaAnzai (Japanese), Creator/MichelleRojas (English) |
| 358 | |
| 359 | A calm, pleasant member of Class Black who happens to know about topics that the others may not know about. |
| 360 | ---- |
| 361 | * TheAgeless: [[spoiler:As a result of her Highlander Syndrome, her body doesn't visibly age.]] |
| 362 | * AlliterativeName: '''S'''uzu '''S'''huto. |
| 363 | * AmbiguouslyBi: She had a boyfriend in the past, but in the present, she has plenty of LesYay with Kouko. |
| 364 | * AntiquatedLinguistics: For some reason, she has a speaking pattern that's used mostly by the elderly. [[spoiler:It makes sense because she's actually from the Meiji Restoration Era.]] |
| 365 | * BirthdayEpisode: Her episode, which is also her turn to kill Haru. |
| 366 | * DeadlyGame: She sets up one of her own as her strategy to assassinate Haru. |
| 367 | * DoggedNiceGirl: Towards Kouko. |
| 368 | * ExplosiveLeash: She straps Haru in the neck with a breather variant that can only be diffused by a four-number password. |
| 369 | * FlowerMotifs: Red tulips, which symbolize declarations of love. |
| 370 | * FriendlyEnemy: In the Manga, after strapping Haru with a bomb she apologizes. While Haru and Tokaku look for clues to her game, Suzu actually cheers them on. |
| 371 | * GracefulLoser: [[spoiler:Despite having another day to kill Haru, she willingly surrenders.]] |
| 372 | * GranolaGirl: She refers to herself as a health nut and is shown exercising often. [[spoiler:This is to keep her body in good condition even with its age, which explains why she couldn't physically take down Haru.]] |
| 373 | * HerHeartWillGoOn: She still misses her boyfriend and in the finale [[spoiler:she is shown visiting his grave, but she is starting to get over it]]. |
| 374 | * ImmortalityBisexuality: [[spoiler:The immortality is there, and the bisexuality is heavily implied.]] |
| 375 | * MayflyDecemberRomance: |
| 376 | ** Is often ShipTease with Kouko, even though she is [[spoiler: TheAgeless and old enough to be Kouko's grandmother, maybe even great-grandmother]]. |
| 377 | ** [[spoiler:The reason [[WhoWantsToLiveForever she doesn't want to be immortal]] is because she fell in love with someone who aged without her, left her for someone who ''did'' age and eventually died.]] |
| 378 | * MeaningfulName: Her surname contains the kanji for neck and wisteria. Suzu plants a bomb [[spoiler:on Haru's neck]]. A wisteria is a type of flower; Suzu explains the meanings of the other students' flowers. |
| 379 | * MysticalWhiteHair: Her hair is whitish, and [[spoiler:she seems to be immortal.]] |
| 380 | * NoblewomansLaugh: A small one after she explains the bomb a bit. |
| 381 | * OlderThanSheLooks: [[spoiler:WordOfGod says she came from the Meiji Restoration Era, which means she's easily over 100, but not by much.]] |
| 382 | * RiddleMeThis: She gives Tokaku and Haru four riddles that lead to the locations of the password's each number, all of which are presented by playing cards. |
| 383 | * RuleOfSeven: She is Student No. 7, her birthday is 7/14, [[spoiler: she is the featured assassin in Episode 7, and the seventh student to be expelled.]] |
| 384 | * ShipperOnDeck: In the manga, she finds Tokaku and Haru cute together. [[spoiler:She also indirectly acknowledges the closeness of their relationship in her final riddle, where the "something valuable" they needed to give up for the last card was Tokaku's life.]] |
| 385 | * SmartPeoplePlayChess: Shogi is one of her hobbies, and she's knowledgeable in a variety of topics. [[spoiler:Both are results of her past. Shogi was her past boyfriend's favorite game when they were together, and being around for over a century is bound to teach you a few things.]] |
| 386 | * TheStoic: She's very quiet and calm. |
| 387 | * SupernaturalGoldEyes: Gold or yellowish eyes seem to be pretty normal in this series, but Suzu's hints at [[spoiler:her being TheAgeless]], so this trope is played straight in her case. |
| 388 | * TimeBomb: The ExplosiveLeash was set to explode at midnight. Removing it by force or entering three wrong passwords would make it explode as well. |
| 389 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The Tomboy to Kouko's GirlyGirl. |
| 390 | * TheTrickster: To an extent. Her methods of assassination alone are already unorthodox, and in the Drama CD, she tricks [[ClassRep Kouko]] into joining her for a bath just so she can get away with turning the bathhouse into a hot spring with 30 packets of salts. |
| 391 | * TheUnfought: [[spoiler:Because of her extreme age, she can't kill Haru or fight Tokaku through physical means.]] |
| 392 | * WhoWantsToLiveForever: [[spoiler:Her wish is to be able to age and die like a normal person (by being cured of her Highlander Syndrome). In the end, though, she comes to terms with it and [[LivingForeverIsAwesome decides to live her long life to the fullest]].]] |
| 393 | [[/folder]] |
| 394 | |
| 395 | [[folder:No. 8: Otoya Takechi]] |
| 396 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/otoya.jpg]] |
| 397 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/ManamiNumakura (Japanese), Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard (English) |
| 398 | |
| 399 | Class Black's most energetic student. |
| 400 | ---- |
| 401 | * AirplaneArms: In the manga, this is how she runs [[spoiler:while chasing Haru in the botanical garden.]] |
| 402 | * AnimalMotifs: Spiders. [[spoiler:Specifically, she kills like a spider would -- little by little.]] Even the start of her ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yLgjbH4YBQ freaking ending song]]'' has a guitar part that reminds one of a spider crawling up someone's leg. |
| 403 | * AscendedExtra: A rather unusual example due to a case of OvertookTheManga. In the anime, [[spoiler: Otaya makes a return during Sumireko's attempt on Haru's life]], however in manga this was taken out and [[spoiler: Sumireko's assassination attempt continue without her interruption]]. |
| 404 | * AxCrazy: [[spoiler:She likes killing and the only reason she joined class black was so that she could keep killing without having to worry about the law.]] |
| 405 | * BigDamnVillain: [[spoiler:She battles Sumireko with a kukri and even manages to disable one of her cybernetic arms. Sumireko easily knocks her down, though.]] |
| 406 | * BondVillainStupidity: [[spoiler: If she had just killed Haru when she had the chance, she would have won, but being the {{Sadist}} she is, she decides to draw out her suffering, which ultimately leads to her downfall.]] |
| 407 | * BoundAndGagged: [[spoiler:In episode 10, Sumireko restrains her and puts her in a straitjacket so she won't cause trouble at the tea party.]] |
| 408 | * TheBully: She really enjoys messing with her classmates, especially Mahiru and Shiena. |
| 409 | * TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:In episode 10. She escapes from her prison to kill Haru, only to be captured by Sumireko for her tea party.]] This is however subverted in the manga adaption. |
| 410 | * CuteAndPsycho: She's chipper, energetic and not that bad to be around until you learn [[spoiler:she's a serial killer.]] |
| 411 | * DualWielding: Otoya's good enough with scissors to use two at once. [[spoiler:She also uses a pair of saw-like blades (WordOfGod says they're actually giant scissors) after Tokaku interferes with her attempt at killing Haru.]] |
| 412 | * FingerTenting: In the manga, as she sees Haru receive her anonymous assassination notice. |
| 413 | * FlowerMotifs: Mountain lilies. Suzu explains that they symbolize the joy of life. |
| 414 | * GlowingEyesOfDoom: It's almost definitely just an artistic touch, but [[spoiler:Otoya's eyes take on a bit of a glow when she starts getting ''[[AxCrazy really]]'' violent]]. |
| 415 | * HoistByHerOwnPetard: [[spoiler:Haru incapacitates her using the same toxic flower she used to capture her]]. |
| 416 | * ILied: About a speech to Haru saying how she's been protecting her from Shiena, and [[spoiler:while she puts her to sleep with Gelsemium flowers.]] |
| 417 | * {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:In Episode 3, she strips Haru down to her underwear and puts her in a BoundAndGagged position. In Episode 10, Sumireko puts her into one, though with clothes on and with a straitjacket. Interesting enough, they escape from that position in almost the same manner, by cutting the rope holding their hands behind them with a sharp object.]] |
| 418 | * JerkassHasAPoint: A {{Foreshadowing}} one. In one lunch break, Otoya tells Mahiru how they are alike during the day, which prompts a reaction from the latter. [[spoiler:Several episodes later, Mahiru does have some AxCrazy attitude, which Otoya was referring to.]] |
| 419 | * KukrisAreKool: [[spoiler:Out of all the weapons available in the room to use against Sumireko (which include heavy firearms), Otoya chooses to use a kukri. It turns out to be a good choice, as the first thing to cause any real damage to Sumireko's body.]] |
| 420 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yLgjbH4YBQ "concentration"]], her ending song. It starts with a creepy guitar part that reminds one of a [[AnimalMotif spider]] crawling around, it suddenly turns into [[AwesomeMusic/AkumaNoRiddle a roaring powerhouse of a rock track]] with lyrics explaining that, if everything ages and dies eventually, she might as well give you her [[ColdBloodedTorture attention]] while you are still young and fresh. |
| 421 | * LickingTheBlade: Otoya does this with her scissors [[spoiler: before she starts cutting Haru.]] |
| 422 | * LoopholeAbuse: In the anime, she doesn't include her name in her assassination notice when she sends it to Haru, since the rules don't state anything against it. [[spoiler:She uses this to pin the notice on Shiena to lower Haru's guard.]] |
| 423 | * LovingBully: It's implied that Otoya loves to bully Mahiru and Shiena because she actually attracted to them, and bullying them is (in a twisted way) her attempt to be friends with them. Although considering she is [[spoiler:a psychotic serial killer that takes sexual pleasure in killing people]], it's likely that in her [[spoiler: wrapped]] mind, she believes that bullying someone is the same as flirting with them. |
| 424 | * MeaningfulName: Her given name contains the kanji for strange and "how?"/"what?"/question mark. Her surname contains the kanji for warrior and knowledge. |
| 425 | * MonsterMisogyny: [[spoiler:She mainly targets women, and she's killed enough times to warrant a nickname.]] |
| 426 | * NightmareFetishist: [[spoiler:She finds something about slow, painful deaths to be really hot.]] |
| 427 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: Black stockings under her skirt. |
| 428 | * PsychoLesbian: [[spoiler:AxCrazy serial-killer who kills for pleasure.]] |
| 429 | * PsychopathicWomanchild: She's very immature and tends to throw temper tantrums when things don't go her way. |
| 430 | * PurpleIsTheNewBlack: [[HairColorDissonance Her hair]]. |
| 431 | * {{Sadist}}: [[spoiler:She murders out of sheer pleasure.]] |
| 432 | * SerialKiller: [[spoiler:She's actually a notorious serial killer dubbed the 21st Century's Jack the Ripper, known for killing her victims brutally for pleasure.]] |
| 433 | * ShearMenace: Otoya just really likes cutting things... |
| 434 | * SlasherSmile: Sports one while [[spoiler:positioning the end of a saw blade at Tokaku's eye.]] |
| 435 | * SlipknotPonytail: [[spoiler:Tokaku shoots her hair tie off just before Otoya beings charging at her.]] |
| 436 | * TheSociopath: [[spoiler: She's a sadistic serial killer who joined class black for no other reason than to kill people without worrying about the law. She gets upset when she doesn't get her way and [[BondVillainStupidity makes impulsive decisions that lead to her getting screwed over]] simply based on how much sadistic pleasure she can get from it.]] |
| 437 | * TokenEvilTeammate: While all the girls are assassins (save for Haru) [[spoiler:Otoya is the only one who is a SerialKiller.]] |
| 438 | * VillainDecay: [[spoiler: In episode 3, she was a dangerous and cunning opponent who came very close to killing both Haru and Tokaku. Come episode 10, she's easily defeated by Sumireko and scared away by Nio (the former is justified however as Sumireko is a cyborg). Decays even ''further'' in episode 13 where literally the worst thing she does is shred Mahiru's swimsuit and she gets disqualified in a most embarrassing manner when she ends up caught in a trap and left hanging upside down from a tree. (Though given how lighthearted the 13th episode is and the fact that the girls are using non-lethal toy weapons, this was most likely intentional.)]] |
| 439 | * WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: She develops a fear of [[spoiler:Nio, after she witnessed the markings on her chest, to the point where she'd rather go ''back to prison'' then keep trying to kill Haru]]. |
| 440 | [[/folder]] |
| 441 | |
| 442 | [[folder:No. 9: Chitaru Namatame]] |
| 443 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/764204561869538226.jpg]] |
| 444 | -> '''Voiced by:''' Creator/SachikaMisawa (Japanese), Creator/MonicaRial (English) |
| 445 | |
| 446 | An assassin with a princely demeanor, who became friends with Hitsugi after helping her find the academy. Though she's a participant of Class Black, her real target isn't Haru, but an assassin called Angel's Trumpet. |
| 447 | ---- |
| 448 | * AdaptationalVillainy : A minor example. As opposed to the manga where Chitaru always knew that Haru wasn't the assassin, Angel's Trumpet, and acted entirely as Tokaku's ally, Chitaru in anime believed that Haru was Angel's Trumpet and tried to [[spoiler: kill her during the play, before she realized the truth]]. |
| 449 | * {{Bifauxnen}}: Isuke describes her as the princely type. |
| 450 | * BigSisterInstinct: Chitaru seems rather protective of Hitsugi and is almost never away from her side. [[spoiler:{{Subverted|Trope}} since Chitaru grows romantic feelings for Hitsugi later on.]] |
| 451 | * CurtainsMatchTheWindows: Her hair and eyes are both red. |
| 452 | * DarkIsNotEvil: Chitaru wears mostly black clothing and while she ''is'' an assassin, she doesn't do any jobs that go against her sense of morality and is the TokenGoodTeammate of the class. |
| 453 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:She survives her suicide attempt.]] |
| 454 | * DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:After Hitsugi's death and learning that her wish was to leave campus with her. Thankfully, it didn't work]]. [[spoiler: In the manga she doesn't learn what Hitsugi's wish is, but still tries to kill herself, this time with a knife.]] |
| 455 | * EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Thanks to her {{Bifauxnen}} appearance. She even had fangirls in-series during the "Romeo and Juliet" play. |
| 456 | * FieryRedhead: {{Inverted|Trope}}. She's the only one of the Black Class with red hair, but is one of the most level-headed. |
| 457 | * FlowerMotif: Red roses, which generally symbolize romance. |
| 458 | * {{Foil}}: In the manga, she seems to be one for [[spoiler:Shiena.]] |
| 459 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: [[spoiler:She believes Hitsugi to be a helpless little girl. Until she reveals that she is the ruthless assassin Angel's Trumpet.]] |
| 460 | * InLoveWithTheMark: [[spoiler:Chitaru falls in love with Hitsugi aka "Angel Trumpet", the assassin she wanted to murder in revenge for the murder of her master's daughter.]] |
| 461 | * MaybeEverAfter: [[spoiler: With Hitsugi in both the anime and the manga]]. |
| 462 | * MoralityPet: [[spoiler:Hitsugi is the only person in Class Black that she cares about. Heck, Hitsugi is in love with her]]. |
| 463 | * NiceGirl: And perhaps one of the most genuine of the bunch. |
| 464 | * NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:The final episode reveals that both she and Hitsugi survived. However she is bedridden and hasn't fully forgiven Hitsugi for killing her mentor's daughter.]] |
| 465 | * NotSoStoic: In the anime. During the school play practice, she is embarrassed of performing the role of Romeo. |
| 466 | * SadisticChoice: [[spoiler:Kill your new best friend, or let your mentor's daughter's murderer go free. The manga takes it further when Hitsugi gives Chitaru two knives after she learns that Hitsugi is Angel's Trumpet; one is fake and has "Love" written on it, the other is real and has "Justice" written on it. Hitsugi tells her to choose one during the play and use it on her.]] |
| 467 | * SickeninglySweethearts: [[spoiler:With Hitsugi in the OVA. They spend the entire episode cuddling, sharing food, and generally acting like a lovey-dovey couple.]] |
| 468 | * TheStoic: In the manga. |
| 469 | * TearsOfRemorse: [[spoiler:In the manga, she is crying a waterfall when she chooses [[SadisticChoice justice over love.]]]] |
| 470 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Makes it clear that she wants no part in assassinating Haru, and WordOfGod has it that she wouldn't accept jobs that violates her sense of justice. In manga, she was the only assassin to be an ally with Tokaku. |
| 471 | * TomboyAndGirlyGirl: The tomboy to Hitsugi's girly-girl. |
| 472 | * YoungerThanSheLooks: According to the wiki she's ''15''. Compared to Isuke and Haruki, who are 19 and 18, she looks older. |
| 473 | [[/folder]] |
| 474 | |
| 475 | [[folder:No. 10: Nio Hashiri]] |
| 476 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/akuma_no_riddle_anime_character_key_visuals_seventhstyle_003_614x599.png]] |
| 477 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshinoNanjo (Japanese), Creator/LaurenLanda (English) |
| 478 | |
| 479 | Class Black's arbitrator and a student affiliated with Myojo Academy. She's upbeat and playful, but treats the rules of Class Black very seriously. She also claims that Haru directly killed her family members, instead of them sacrificing themselves for her. |
| 480 | ---- |
| 481 | * AnimalMotifs: See MeaningfulName. |
| 482 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: Just ask [[spoiler:Otoya]]. |
| 483 | * BloodFromTheMouth: [[spoiler:After Tokaku stabs her.]] |
| 484 | * CheshireCatGrin: Very fond of this. |
| 485 | * CuteLittleFangs: They go well with her cat smile. |
| 486 | * DisneyDeath: [[spoiler:When Meichi brings this up, she laughs it off saying she's not that easy to kill. It's speculated she used to illusionary powers to fake her death to an extent.]] |
| 487 | * EvilSmellsBad: Tokaku thought that she had a "putrid ocean stench" in the first episode. |
| 488 | * TheDragon: For Meichi, and she relays all information about Class Black to her. |
| 489 | * EvilCounterpart: To [[spoiler:Tokaku, as they're both devoted to women with a "queen bee" ability.]] |
| 490 | * FinalBoss: The last assassin to take on Tokaku. |
| 491 | * FinalExamBoss: [[spoiler:Almost literally as she just wants to test Haru's Queen Bee abilities.]] |
| 492 | * FriendlessBackground: Implied to be the case in her backstory. |
| 493 | * TheGadfly: Seems to love talking to the members of Class Black, but is treated by the others with suspicion at best and complete disdain at worst, mostly due to the fact that she loves to drop casual hints about their personal lives. |
| 494 | * GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler:She survives though.]] |
| 495 | * LikesOlderWomen: Implied. Due to her ShipTease in the manga with the chairwoman, Meichi Yuri. Nio is clearly enamored with her, and adopted the surname "Hashiri" (fast, in a hurry) due to all the running around she was willing to do for Meichi. |
| 496 | * IdiotHair: A very prominent one. It's even waterproof. |
| 497 | * LethalJokeCharacter: [[spoiler:She is just as skilled and dangerous as the other assassins, if not more.]] |
| 498 | * InformedDeformity: The lyrics of her ending-credits song describe her as "ugly" or "unsightly." Aside from her sharp teeth, Nio doesn't look any different from the other girls. |
| 499 | * IShallTauntYou: Of the Secret Test of Character type. She seems to like seeing what kinds of personal information gets the strongest reaction from her opponents, and will casually drop reference to their family members and personal lives as something of a veiled threat. |
| 500 | * ManipulativeBitch: [[spoiler: It's actually her power. see below.]] |
| 501 | * MarkedChange: When she tries to [[spoiler: hypnotise and intimidate Otoya, her tattoos begin glowing.]] |
| 502 | * MasterOfIllusion: [[spoiler:As a member of the Kuzunoha clan, a line of shamanists, this is her power.]] |
| 503 | * MeaningfulName: |
| 504 | ** "Nio" is an old name for the grebes that lived in Lake Biwa. In the manga, Mizorogi guesses that Nio comes from Shiga based on this fact, which Nio never confirms. [[spoiler:Her full-body markings have wing patterns on the torso, likely evoking grebe imagery.]] |
| 505 | * MissExposition: Because she is a Myojo Academy student from the start, she knows a lot about the school, such as how it was constructed and its seven wonders. As the arbitrator, she sometimes explains things related to the game, such as what an assassin wished for. In the first episode, she mentions Tokaku about how the school was constructed over an underground graveyard. [[spoiler:In Episode 11, said graveyard was renovated into one for Haru's clan, where the people who died for the clan members have their names engraved in stone.]] |
| 506 | * NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Her surname quite literally means run. |
| 507 | * NewTransferStudent: Averted. She's the only one in Class Black who already is a student of Myojo Academy, and since uniforms aren't part of the Class Black package, she's the only one we ever see in a Myojo uniform (except on splash pages). |
| 508 | * TheNoseKnows: Agreed with Tokaku that Haru was the target because she smelled different. |
| 509 | * ObfuscatingStupidity: She constantly acts as if she's not a very big threat, though there are many hints suggesting she's one of the most dangerous students. |
| 510 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: When she arrives to Myoujo and meets Meichi for the first time, the only name she'd been given by the Kuzunoha clan was "Chibi," meaning short. |
| 511 | * OutOfFocus: She spends so much time being the arbitrator that she has to remind Meichi that she is a part of the game too. Even Tokaku and Haru seem to forget this fact, and instead believe that Nio has found a way around the rules when she comes to kill Haru. |
| 512 | * PerpetualSmiler: There isn't a point she isn't smiling, [[spoiler: even when dying of a knife to the heart, though she doesn't actually die.]] |
| 513 | * PintSizedPowerhouse: [[spoiler:She is the second shortest in the class behind Hitsugi and while she doesn't have much strength as Sumireko, she's not the kind of little girl to mess with.]] |
| 514 | * PlayfulCatSmile: She gets a cat smile on her face whenever she's being mischievous. |
| 515 | * ProperTightsWithASkirt: She wears black stockings [[spoiler:to hide her body markings.]] |
| 516 | * SirSwearsALot: In the Manga, during the flashback to her childhood. Due to her undisciplined upbringing, she uses vulgar language when addressing Meichi, which earns her a thrashing with a stick. |
| 517 | * ShapeShifter: For all intents and purposes, despite lacking the ability to physically transfigure herself into someone else, Nio can hypnotize people into perceiving her as a virtually identical copy of another person. |
| 518 | * SweetTooth: Nio is hinted to have a fondness for melon buns, the school's specialty. |
| 519 | * TattooedCrook: [[spoiler:Of the student variant. She has a full-body tattoo, which is the reason why she is always fully-clothed.]] |
| 520 | * TheTrickster: She enjoys pressing everyone's buttons and patronizing them. |
| 521 | * TwoFirstNames: Inverted; both Nio and Hashiri are last names. |
| 522 | * VerbalTic: Ends a lot of her sentences with "suu". |
| 523 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:She attempts to kill Haru in order to test her Queen Bee abilities.]] |
| 524 | [[/folder]] |
| 525 | |
| 526 | [[folder:No. 11: Sumireko Hanabusa]] |
| 527 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/img_0.png]] |
| 528 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MihoArakawa (Japanese), Creator/BrynApprill (English) |
| 529 | |
| 530 | The daughter of a conglomerate CEO, and the last student to transfer into Class Black. She's rich enough to bring her own furniture to the class, but she doesn't mean to cause anyone inconvenience. |
| 531 | ---- |
| 532 | * AdaptationalVillainy: She is noticeably a lot more antagonizing in the anime than her manga counterpart. Her anime counterpart shows a LackOfEmpathy towards most of the other students, including Banba, and is shown to be a lot more prideful, as opposed to the manga where is a NiceGirl. |
| 533 | * AffablyEvil: She's polite and always smiling, but she is also very, very dangerous. |
| 534 | * AppliedPhlebotinum: [[spoiler:Her strings in her limbs control her strength.]] |
| 535 | * ArmCannon: [[spoiler:Being a cyborg means she can swap the attachments of her arms. One of them is a machine gun with needle-like claws on the end.]] |
| 536 | * ArtificialLimbs: [[spoiler:Her arms and legs are all mechanical.]] |
| 537 | * BarbieDollAnatomy: [[spoiler:Her cyborg form has this, though it's possible they're just coverings.]] |
| 538 | * BullyHunter: Only in the manga. |
| 539 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: [[spoiler:Thank to being a cyborg.]] |
| 540 | * CoolBigSis: In the manga, she acts like this towards Banba. |
| 541 | * {{Cyborg}}: [[spoiler:As one, she has many abilities which include:]] |
| 542 | * DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:Or so it initially seemed. She survived. Of all the deaths survived, hers is [[WeCanRebuildHim the most easily handwaved]].]] |
| 543 | * EvilCounterpart: To [[spoiler:Haru. They've both lived their lives under constant attack.]] |
| 544 | * FlowerMotifs: Iceland poppies, which symbolize comfort. |
| 545 | * AGlassInTheHand: [[spoiler:She breaks Otoya's scissors and Tokaku's handgun with her mechanical hand.]] |
| 546 | * IcyBlueEyes: Notably, she has the same eyes as Tokaku. She's considerably warmer to people than Tokaku is, but she's hinted to be one of the more dangerous members of Class Black. |
| 547 | * ImplacableWoman: [[spoiler:Easily survives from a falling chandelier and a bundle of grenades.]] |
| 548 | * ImTakingHerHomeWithMe: [[spoiler:Does this literally with Banba after the latter fails her assassination attempt. Keep in mind Banba was unconscious when she made the decision...]] In the epilogue, [[spoiler: she did follow through on her intentions as Banba is now seen living with her as a maid]]. |
| 549 | * InLoveWithYourCarnage: In the manga, when asked by Shinya on what she love most about Mahiru, Sumireko response was Mahiru's "Madness". Although Sumireko does go on to admitting she loves everything else also about Banba, she just finds Mahiru's madness her most "beautiful" trait. |
| 550 | * LackOfEmpathy: She is considerably colder in the anime than in the manga, [[spoiler:especially when she gives Banba's unconscious body her FlowerMotif as a sign of her expulsion and leaves.]] |
| 551 | * LipstickLesbian: WordOfGod confirms that she does have a genuine crush on Banba. It really shows in the manga. |
| 552 | * MaleGaze: The anime has an obsession with zooming in on her assets after she strips to her combat gear [[spoiler:and then even more so when she strips to her cyborg form.]] |
| 553 | * MaybeEverAfter: In the manga, [[spoiler: with Banba. Even though the two are now living together, it's not outright confirmed if they are OfficialCouple, like Isuke and Haruki, or Ichinose and Tokaku.]] |
| 554 | * MeaningfulName: Her surname (which is spelled with the kanji for England) is read as "Hanabusa", which means the calyx of a flower. Her given name means "pure love child/child of pure love", but the "Sumire" part can also be read with the kanji for violets, a type of flower. |
| 555 | * NiceGirl: In manga, she is shown to be a much more genuinely kinder person. She is usually polite towards the other students and act as a CoolBigSis for Banba. For example, while she does [[spoiler:gives Banba's unconscious body her FlowerMotif as a sign of her expulsion (like in anime) but instead of leaving, Hanabusa actually stays with the unconscious Banba and asks Nio if it would be alright if she took Banba back home so she can take care of her.]] |
| 556 | * TheOjou: More so than Isuke. Her speech and mannerisms are much more formal. |
| 557 | * PerpetualSmiler: Smiles in nearly all of her appearances, and sometimes it's a little sinister. |
| 558 | * PunchedAcrossTheRoom: [[spoiler:Punches Otoya, kicks Tokaku, and sends them both flying to the walls that happen to be behind them.]] |
| 559 | * RetiredBadass: [[spoiler:Her epilogue implies that she has quit being an assassin for cooking.]] Averted in the manga continuation where the 6th art book reveals that [[spoiler: Sumireko plan to make another attempt on Haru's life in the future after she completes her new TrainingFromHell]]. |
| 560 | * RiddleMeThis: She introduces her knowledge of Haru's ability with a riddle: "[[spoiler:How is a rabbit like a worker bee]]?"[[note]]The first character in Tokaku's name means "rabbit".[[/note]] |
| 561 | * RoboticReveal: [[spoiler:Cyborg version.]] |
| 562 | * ShipTease: A lot between her and Banba in the Manga, with Sumireko helping Banba deal with her PTSD. |
| 563 | * {{Stripperific}}: [[spoiler:Her cyborg form.]] |
| 564 | * SuperNotDrowningSkills: In Episode 13, [[spoiler: she ''walks'' back to shore after Class Black's cruise ship sinks. Unfortunately the wires that move her limbs aren't rust-proof.]] |
| 565 | * WallCrawl: [[spoiler:The retractable claws in her fingers allow her to do this.]] |
| 566 | * WickedCultured: An ojou and an assassin with a penchant for firearms [[spoiler:and cybernetics.]] |
| 567 | * WorldsStrongestWoman: [[spoiler:Clearly the strongest person in the series.]] |
| 568 | * {{Yandere}}: The official art books reveal that Sumireko is this to Banba, and vice versa. The 6th art book expands on their WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue where its revealed that Sumireko [[spoiler: took the cellphone strap that Haru gave to Mahiru, the one Banda want to turn into a "relic", to ensure that Banba will not leave her side. Shinya would regularly attack Sumireko to try to get it back but would always fail. It is explained that Sumireko has been using Shinya's attacks for her TrainingFromHell regimen and will only return the strap once it is a proper "relic" via killing Haru]]. |
| 569 | ** PlayedForLaughs in the last omake of the final art book where it is revealed that if Sumireko and Banda were to ever get married, Banba will try to kill Sumireko to make their wedding dress into the "ultimate relic". Sumireko actually seems pretty happy with the idea having to spend the rest of her life defending herself against Banba. She just casually mention that she will just have to keep herself armed whenever Shinya tries to kill her. |
| 570 | [[/folder]] |
| 571 | |
| 572 | [[folder:No. 12: Mahiru/Shinya Banba]] |
| 573 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/banbamahirufull1687355.jpg]] |
| 574 | [[caption-width-right:350:[[labelnote:Click here to see her as Shinya]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/12_rubber_ducks_hooray_8975.png]] [[/labelnote]] |
| 575 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukaOotsubo (Japanese), Creator/MikaelaKrantz (English) |
| 576 | |
| 577 | During the day, Banba is Mahiru, an extremely shy and mild-mannered girl. Once the sun is down, she turns into Shinya (pronounced as Shin'ya), who is much more aggressive and direct. Mahiru seems to enjoy collecting objects from people she expects she will kill in the future. |
| 578 | ---- |
| 579 | * AxeBeforeEntering: How Shinya sent her notice to Haru. With a gigantic sledgehammer, of course. |
| 580 | * AxCrazy: Shinya. [[spoiler:Or so it would seem. In actuality, Shinya merely carries out the wishes of Mahiru. They started having this after killing their rapist. As shown in the finale, they got better.]] |
| 581 | * BrokenBird: As the result of her backstory. |
| 582 | * CharacterTic: Shinya sometimes holds her hand up like she's pretending to smoke. |
| 583 | * CreepySouvenir: Likes to collect her victim's "relics". Like Haru's strap. |
| 584 | * CuteAndPsycho: Cute while Mahiru and straight-up psycho when Shinya. [[spoiler:Or so it seems at first.]] |
| 585 | * DoesNotLikeMen: [[spoiler:In her backstory, she was severely abused by a man who confined her and constantly photographed her distress.]] |
| 586 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Banba wears a black stocking on one leg and a white sock on the other. |
| 587 | * FlippingTheBird: Shinya pulls a big one right in the face of poor Mizorogi, claiming that AllMenArePerverts. [[spoiler: She has a FreudianExcuse for it, though]]. |
| 588 | * FlowerMotifs: Moonflowers and Japanese bindweeds, which mean "bewitching" and "ties", respectively. More relevant are their Japanese names: "Yorugao" and "Hirugao", which literally mean "night face" and "day face". |
| 589 | * MaybeEverAfter: In the manga, [[spoiler: with Sumireko in the epilogue]]. |
| 590 | * MeaningfulName: Mahiru means "midday" and Shinya means "midnight". |
| 591 | * NervousWreck: Mahiru gets so nervous talking to ''anyone'' that she has a speech impediment. |
| 592 | * NinjaMaid: In epilogue, [[spoiler: she went from being an assassin to being Sumireko's maid]]. |
| 593 | * PsychopathicWomanchild: [[spoiler:Shinya is really dangerous with a hammer, but she is so incredibly dumb (or maybe just ''[[AxCrazy unstable]]'') that Haru manages to escape from her twice.]] |
| 594 | * PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler:What Shinya ''actually'' is. Her crimes are only done to make Mahiru happy.]] |
| 595 | * ScarsAreForever: Has a permanent stitched scar on the side of her face. |
| 596 | ** PhysicalScarsPsychologicalScars: She got them [[spoiler:when she snapped and made her first kill.]] |
| 597 | * SchoolSwimsuit: According to Shinya, Mahiru's always wanted to swim in one. Amusingly, the one she wears is equipped with a "Shinya" nametag under a "Mahiru" nametag for when they switch control. |
| 598 | ** The manga reveals Mahiru wanted to wear a school uniform because Sumireko said she would look cute wearing one. |
| 599 | * ShipTease: With Sumireko, Banba is often helped by Sumireko when she panics due to her PTSD. |
| 600 | * ShrinkingViolet: Mahiru, who keeps her head down at all times, hardly ever initiates conversation and never raises her voice. |
| 601 | * SplitPersonality: By day a ShrinkingViolet, by night an aggressive psycho. They seem to take turns controlling the body, and they're also aware of the other's thoughts even when the other has taken over. [[spoiler:This was caused by their traumatic childhood past and Mahiru depends on Shinya to murder people. As shown in the finale, Mahiru is not so dependent on Shinya anymore and can go outside without problems.]] |
| 602 | * SuperStrength: WordOfGod explains that Shinya has a "berserker" state that lets her use that sledgehammer she has. She can't stay it continuously, though, and needs to rest from time to time if she has to use it a lot. |
| 603 | %% * TraumaButton: See WeakenedByTheLight. |
| 604 | * WeakenedByTheLight: [[spoiler:Banba's weakness as a result of her DarkAndTroubledPast. Isuke uses this against her with a light projector as she is about to kill Haru. As shown at the finale, she has gotten over it.]] |
| 605 | * WhiteHairBlackHeart: Shinya is the rowdier of the two, [[spoiler:but it's Mahiru who wants people killed.]] |
| 606 | * {{Yandere}}: The official art books reveal that Banba is this to Sumireko, and vice versa. The 6th art book expands on their WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue where its revealed that Sumireko [[spoiler: took the cellphone strap that Haru gave to Mahiru, the one Banda want to turn into a "relic", to ensure that Banba will not leave her side. Shinya would regularly attack Sumireko to try to get it back but would always fail. It is explained that Sumireko has been using Shinya's attacks for her TrainingFromHell regimen, something Shinya is aware of and just warns Sumireko finish up her training as quickly as she can before Mahiru starts resenting Sumireko for "bullying her"]]. |
| 607 | ** PlayedForLaughs in the last omake of the final art book where it is revealed that if Sumireko and Banda were to ever get married, Banba will try to kill Sumireko to make their wedding dress into the "ultimate relic", not that [[WorldsStrongestWoman Sumireko]] is worried. |
| 608 | [[/folder]] |
| 609 | |
| 610 | !!Others |
| 611 | |
| 612 | [[folder:Kaiba]] |
| 613 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kaiba_5.jpg]] |
| 614 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TomokazuSugita (Japanese), Creator/RobertMcCollum (English) |
| 615 | |
| 616 | An instructor from Private Academy 17 who is responsible for Tokaku's participation in Class Black. He regularly sends Tokaku riddles through her phone. |
| 617 | ---- |
| 618 | * CoolShades: Wears them even during his lectures. |
| 619 | * IconicItem: Never seen without his black and white dice. |
| 620 | * IPhony: His laptop and smartphone. |
| 621 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: [[spoiler:In the end Kaiba's objective was to make Tokaku develop herself as both an assassin and a person. In the finale, after Tokaku answers his final riddle, he seems to be genuinely happy about her answer.]] |
| 622 | * PerpetualSmiler: Loves his sinister grin very much. |
| 623 | * RiddleMeThis: Regularly sends Tokaku riddles through her phone. He seems to use them to gather some kind of information about Tokaku's development, and claims that Tokaku might be punished if she doesn't answer them. [[spoiler:Turns out all of them have no "right" answers. He wants Tokaku to stop relying on others and find her own answers.]] |
| 624 | * {{Troll}}: His methods of teaching Tokaku come off as this, even after the reasons why are stated. |
| 625 | [[/folder]] |
| 626 | |
| 627 | [[folder:Ataru Mizorogi]] |
| 628 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/242713.jpg]] |
| 629 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakahiroSakurai (Japanese), Creator/RiccoFajardo (English) |
| 630 | |
| 631 | A biology teacher in charge of Class Black. He's very energetic, and has no idea about the class's DeadlyGame. |
| 632 | ---- |
| 633 | * BigNo: A comical one after seeing [[spoiler: the entire set for the class play destroyed]]. It's even in {{Engrish}}. |
| 634 | * ButtMonkey: None of the students of Class Black really take him seriously, and quite a few of them spend class time blatantly ignoring him. Fortunately, he's too enthusiastic about his job to notice. |
| 635 | * {{Determinator}}: [[spoiler:Despite genuinely feeling grief over losing almost all of his students and still unaware about the assassination game, he is willing to finish his job until the end. In the finale, he succeeds and he is back to his good ol' self.]] |
| 636 | * EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:The finale shows him personally giving Haru her diploma and playing the piano as she sings the school's anthem. This is enough to make him happy again.]] |
| 637 | * GoodIsDumb: Even after losing half of his homeroom class, he is still in high spirits. He doesn't seem to care about the flowers that are placed on the expelled students' desks, [[spoiler:how he loses three of his students within two days,]] or [[spoiler:how his expelled students are still in for graduation]]. [[spoiler:This is the very reason why Meichi chose him to be the homeroom teacher for Class Black.]] |
| 638 | * IdiotHair: A smaller, less obvious one. |
| 639 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: The students are absolutely ''not'' allowed to involve him in their assassination attempts or let him in on the purpose of their class. [[spoiler:In the end, he remains clueless about the class' secret game.]] |
| 640 | * NiceGuy: Only wants the best for his class and doesn't seem to take very badly the way they treat him. |
| 641 | * ThePianoPlayer: Plays a normal piano [[spoiler:during Haru's graduation]]. |
| 642 | * SkywardScream: His BigNo. |
| 643 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: After accidentally-winning a game where the winner is granted one wish of any kind in the OVA [[spoiler:, he reveals his wish to be for all of Class Black's students to be able to graduate. It apparently doesn't go unnoticed]]. |
| 644 | * StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:It's implied that he keeps himself happy and energized as his students are expelled one by one. When Sumireko is expelled, it's his last straw and shows real grief in front of his three remaining students (Tokaku, Haru, and Nio).]] |
| 645 | * TallDarkAndHandsome |
| 646 | [[/folder]] |
| 647 | |
| 648 | [[folder:Meichi Yuri]] |
| 649 | [[quoteright:225:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/249869.jpg]] |
| 650 | ->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YoshikoSakakibara (Japanese), Creator/RachelRobinson (English) |
| 651 | |
| 652 | The unknown chairwoman of Myojo Private School and responsible for the creation of Class Black. She monitors both the deadly game and the entire academy. Nio served as her mouthpiece during the assassins' meeting. |
| 653 | ---- |
| 654 | * AffablyEvil: Her emotions never go beyond mild interest. |
| 655 | * BigBad: [[spoiler:Or so it seems.]] |
| 656 | * CoolChair: Always seen on her comfy chair. |
| 657 | * TheFaceless: Downplayed. Her face is somewhat obscured in the opening, and other scenes only show her mouth or back. She is finally fully seen in episode 10. |
| 658 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Has one of her own. She is always seen in her surveillance room lit with many lights. It is hard to tell what hair and eye colors she has. [[spoiler:When she personally comes to the underground graveyard in the finale, she is revealed to have the same hair and eye colors (red and pink respectively) as Haru.]] |
| 659 | * HellishPupils: In the opening, as seen in her picture above. |
| 660 | * InterfaceSpoiler: The credits for episodes where she appears spoil her name before it is actually revealed. |
| 661 | * MeaningfulName: Her first name contains the kanji for eye; she's the overseeing chairman of the school who constantly surveillance Class Black. "Ichi" is also part of Haru's surname, [[spoiler:which implies that they are relations]]. Her surname is spelt with the kanji for lily; it can also refer to the Japanese girls' love genre. |
| 662 | * MrsRobinson: Implied. Her exact age is never state, although she is likely somewhere between her mid-to-late twenties to early thirties. Despite this, she has a fair amount of ShipTease with the teenaged Nio. |
| 663 | * MyNameIsNotShazam: A variant: her surname, Yuri, is often confused as her given name, since Yuri is much more commonly a given name and rarely used as a surname, though it is a valid surname. Another reason for this may be because her given name contains "ichi" in it, which is also part of Haru's surname, and they are [[spoiler:related]], thus leading to the mix-up. |
| 664 | * MysteriousEmployer: She formed Class Black without ever saying why, and only directs the class through Nio, who doesn't seem to know much more than the rest of the students. |
| 665 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Her name is never mentioned for the majority of both anime and manga, only referred as the "chairwoman". [[spoiler:In episode 11]], Nio introduces Tokaku and Haru to her and gives them out her full name. |
| 666 | * PetTheDog: |
| 667 | ** [[spoiler:She took care of Nio ever since she was young. The manga implies that she also took care of Haru in the hospital.]] |
| 668 | ** [[spoiler: The EverybodyLives ending can probably be attributed her, as the only way anyone would have survived is with quick and highly professional medical attention. She would have been the only one capable of providing it, as well as being the one to arrange Otoya heading toward prison after expulsion.]] |
| 669 | * ScrewTheRulesIMakeThem: Being the academy's chairwoman and all, she can do pretty much what she wants. [[spoiler:She can even make all of the expelled assassins graduates.]] |
| 670 | * SharpDressedWoman: Always seen in a nice suit. |
| 671 | * ShipTease: In the manga and promotional posters, she and Nio have a lot more subtext than in the anime. |
| 672 | * SinisterSurveillance: She (and sometimes Nio, through a tablet-like device) watches the entire academy through several hidden cameras. |
| 673 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: [[spoiler:She has pink hair and eyes like Haru as they are from the same clan.]] |
| 674 | * WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:The very purpose of Class Black is for her to test Haru's abilities as a "primer" to be the new heir of her clan.]] |
| 675 | [[/folder]] |
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