Line #103 Creator/AkikoMorishima


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5	Akiko Morishima is a Yurigenre mangaka who specializes in realistic stories about romances between adult working women. Her works include ''Manga/HanjukuJoshi'', ''Manga/TwentyYearOldGirlXThirtyYearOldMaiden'', and ''Manga/TheConditionsForParadise.'' She also provided the character designs for ''Anime/YuriKumaArashi'', as well as the art for its manga adaptation.
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7	!!Akiko's works provide examples of:
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9	* BerserkButton: In "Angelic Girl", Nana does not like Kei mentioning she's been with men, or whatever knowledge she's gained from those experiences.
10	* DrowningOurRomanticSorrows: In ''Honey and Mustard'', Mitsuki and Kaori go get hammered at a bar after [[spoiler:they both get turned down by Mai]].
11	* GrayRainOfDepression: In "We're Aiming For Love Now", the trope is {{Inverted\|Trope}} because rain ''causes'' Shinobu to get depressed. The rain [[spoiler:reminds her of the day her mother deserted her]].
12	* IndirectKiss: Mitsuki kisses Mai's hand, and then kisses Kaori's hand to pass it along.
13	* MeaningfulName: Momoko's name, from "Peach Taste", means "peach girl".
14	* NoPeriodsPeriod: In one chapter of ''20-Year-Old Girl × 30-Year-Old Maiden'', Emi's period ends up foiling Keiko’s plans to deflower her. This [[AvertedTrope averts the trend]] of works not including the female menstrual cycle.
15	* NotWhatItLooksLike: In "Soft-Boiled Fujoshi", Chitose hears some rather suggestive noises coming from Chie and Yuria's room and bursts in to tell them to tone it down, only to discover that [[spoiler: the two of them were just working on a porny doujin together. In Chie's own words, "it's just the story that's dirty!"]].
16	* OldMaid: Most of Morishima's protagonists are women in their late 20s and 30s, adult women who are professionals when they encounter their love interests, despite [[YuriGenre Yuri]] authors usually having lesbians as protagonists. For example, Keiko from ''Manga/TwentyYearOldGirlXThirtyYearOldMaiden'' angsts about this, especially once she starts dating Emi, a cute girl ten years her junior, whose youthful beauty makes Keiko even more aware of her age. Fortunately, [[LikesOlderWomen Emi doesn't seem to mind]].
17	* OldShame: In "Soft-Boiled Fujoshi", Chie cringes when she finds out that Yuria has read ''all'' of her {{Doujinshi}} works, even the really old stuff.
18	* SexualEuphemism: In an omake for "Peach Taste", Yoshino recaps the story as "two girls doing this and that [[ItMakesSenseInContext with a lollipop]]". The term "this and that" is a common Japanese euphemism for sex.
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20	** In "Soft-Boiled Fujoshi", Chie reads ''Magazine/YuriHime Wildrose''.
21	** In "Peach Taste", one of Momoko's friends has a crush on a manga character named Chasuke (a parody of Sasuke from ''{{Manga/Naruto}}''). She also whips out a magazine called ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Shounen Chump]]'' which advertises a ''Prince of Table Tennis'' on the cover (parodying ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'').
22	* TimeSkip: 4 years pass between Parts 1 and 2 of the ''Honey and Mustard'' series.
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24	%%* AloofDarkHairedGirl: Negama, though she has a lot more self-esteem issues than most. %%"Angelic Girl" ZCE
25	%%* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: Chiho to Mai]] "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
26	%%* BetaCouple: Nana and Kei to Negama and Tsukimiya. %%"Angelic Girl" ZCE
27	%%* {{Bifauxnen}}: Kei. She's somewhat of a {{Deconstruction}} of [this archetype], as it's eventually revealed that most of her past girlfriends were using because they viewed her as less intimidating than sex with a real boy, or viewed her a "practice" before getting an actual boyfriend. %%"Angelic Girl" ZCE because this does not explain the trope
28	%%* {{Bifauxnen}}: Mitsuki"Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
29	%%* {{Bifauxnen}}: Tsumugi used to be one. "Princess of the Stars" ZCE
30	* BridalCarry: In "We're Aiming For Love Now", Lalah [does this] to Shinobu in their backstory. She also tries doing it in the present-day, but finds that grown-up Shinobu is [[OneHeadTaller a little too big.]] %%ZCE; does what?
31	%%* TheCasanova: Mitsuki is quite the charmer. Kaori even refers to her as “a regular Don Juan.”"Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
32	%%* ChickMagnet: Mai "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
33	%%* CosplayOtakuGirl: Yuria %%"Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" ZCE
34	%%* EmotionlessGirl: Yuria is quite deadpan.%%"Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" ZCE
35	%%* {{Fetish}}: Chie likes ZettaiRyouiki, and Yuria likes to watch Chie put on her [[{{Meganekko}} glasses]].%%"Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" ZCE
36	%%* {{Gayngst}}: "A Lapis-Lazuli Blue Dream" ZCE
37	%%* {{Gayngst}}: Negema worries that Tsukimiya is straight. Kei is revealed to be mostly a fling or passing fancy to most of the girls she's been with. %%"Angelic Girl" ZCE because this doesn't explain the trope
38	%%* GirlishPigtails: Mai "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
39	%%* GirlishPigtails: Yuria %%"Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" ZCE
40	%%* GirlishPigtails: Lalah "We're Aiming For Love Now" ZCE
41	%%* HeroicBSOD: [[spoiler: Shinobu]] "We're Aiming For Love Now" ZCE
42	%%* IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship: Mitsuki and Kaori both feel this way, [[spoiler: they eventually work past this by promising that even if they should break up again they will always be friends]] "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
43	%%* ImplausibleHairColor: Lalah dyes her hair blonde. "We're Aiming For Love Now" ZCE
44	%%* {{Joshikousei}}: Chie gets very fangirly when Yuria changes into her regular school uniform. %%"Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" ZCE
45	%%* LipstickLesbian: Kaori "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
46	%%* MasterOfTheMixedMessage: Mitsuki tends not to realize she is a spectacular flirt. [[spoiler: When tries to flirt on purpose she actually sound like she's rejecting Kaori]] "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
47	%%* {{Meganekko}}: Chie %%"Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" ZCE
48	%%* {{Meido}}: Yuria dresses up as one. %%"Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" ZCE
49	%%* {{Moe}}: Chie is a strong proponent of moe, and "Soft-Boiled Fujoshi" itself debates which is more important to a fujoshi: moe or love. %%InUniverse? Does not describe what moe is.
50	%%* OfficeLady: "A Lapis-Lazuli Blue Dream" ZCE
51	%%* OlderThanTheyLook: Lalah is 29, but doesn't look it at all. "We're Aiming For Love Now" ZCE
52	%%* OneHeadTaller: Although in this case, the shorter one is also the older one. "We're Aiming For Love Now" ZCE
53	%%* OtakuSurrogate: Chie
54	%%* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler: Shinobu suffered [this] when she was a kid.]] "We're Aiming For Love Now" ZCE
55	%%* PuniPlush: Everyone looks pretty squishy ZCE
56	%%* PerpetualFrowner: Chiho "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
57	%%* PlatonicLifePartners: Mitsuki and Kaori used to date and now they're best friends. "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
58	%%* RelationshipUpgrade: [[spoiler: The two become a couple by the end of Honey and Mustard 2]] "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
59	%%* SecondLove: "Nostalgia" ZCE
60	%%** "Peach Taste" ZCE
61	%%** Shinobu still calls Lalah “sempai.” "We're Aiming For Love Now" ZCE
62	%%* ShipTease: Mitsuki and Kaori, a lot. "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
63	%%* SliceOfLife: ZCE
64	%%* TeacherStudentRomance: ZCE
65	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: Mitsuki and Kaori "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
66	%%* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: In "Princess of the Stars", Tsumugi and Yui were the "prince" (why?) and "princess" (why?) of their [[OneGenderSchool One Gender High School]]. ZCE
67	%%* {{UST}}: Mitsuki and Kaori get a chapter in "Office Romance" exploring [this]. "Honey and Mustard 1&2" ZCE
68	%%* {{UST}}: Negama and Tsukimiya even after they become a couple. %%"Angelic Girl" ZCE
69	%%* VictoriousChildhoodFriend "We're Aiming For Love Now" ZCE
70	%%* WhatDidIDoLastNight: "A Lapis-Lazuli Blue Dream" ZCE

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