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1-> ''"Who is The Impossible Man?"''
2-->-- '''Yuki Shimizu'''
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4''The Impossible Man'', written by H-M Brown, is a ScienceFiction {{Comedy}}, WebOriginal Novel.
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6It follows the story of Michael Garcia, who is nicknamed The Impossible Man, and owns a store called The Impossible Man's Anime and Manga Shop, set in the fictional Denfair City, New Jersey. He has a special ability that no one can truly explain nor comprehend. By using that power in his store one day, he attracted many new customers around the world, and a set of unwanted problems.
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8The story starts off with Michael Garcia's store already established and finds himself receiving a new employee hired by his mother, without his knowledge. From there on, new problems fall on Michael's lap, on top of the problems he already had since his store's rise to popularity.
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10The Impossible Man has self contained Chapters, or Episodes as the author labels it, that explores a specific aspect of PopCulture from the United States, Japan, and Latin America, and turns it on its head, from a {{Comedy}} {{Anime}} perspective.
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12As the story warns, The Impossible Man is not for the logic minded and the common sense.
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14Not to be confused with this [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Superhero]] team's ArchEnemy of the same name.
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16Story available via [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578516500 this link]].
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19"'''Here there be spoilers!'''"
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21!!''The Impossible Man'' contains examples of:
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23* ATwinkleInTheSky: Happens to Wolfgang and a brainwashed Kaori, when Yuki used her most powerful attack on them, and sent them into the sky "until a pair of stars flashed in the distance."
24%%* AccidentalPervert: Happens from time to time to The Impossible Man.
25* ArbitrarySkepticism: Jamal Jones, despite being friends with The Impossible Man for so many years, and seen so many weird things unimaginable, chooses to be a skeptic to maintain his sense of sanity.
26%%* BeyondTheImpossible: [[AchievementsInIgnorance He doesn't think about it. He just does it]].
27%%* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Happens to Kaori when she and Yuki fought Wolfgang.
28* CallingYourAttacks: Yuki calls her attacks.
29* CherryBlossoms: The entire Episode 17 titled Cherry Blossom Festival.
30%%* CityOfAdventure: Welcome to Denfair City, New Jersey.
31%%* {{Chupacabra}}: Angela's pet, named Ely.
32* CoolSword: Kaori's wooden sword was said to have been carved by Miyamoto Musashi before it was discarded in favor for the famous oar he used in one of his fights. It is said that the sword is so powerful it could literally cut existence itself.
33%%* FluffyTamer: Angela Salinas
34* FunnyAnimal: Dom Coqui, a four-foot tall frog that can speak three different languages, in one single sentence.
35* HumongousMecha: The Clipperstein Mark 100 Version Beta II X Turbo
36* PokemonSpeak: Ely says "Chupa. Chupa"
37* MagicalGirl: Yuki Shimizu is the Scarlet Sorceress.
38* MindControlEyes: Characters under mind control have red, pupil-less eyes.
39%%* {{Samurai}}: Kaori Shimizu
40%%* SerialEscalation: How impossible is The Impossible Man?
41* StockWeaponNames: Kaori's wooden sword is called Seizon, which means existence. Yuki Shimizu's staff is called Tsubasa.
42%%* SweatDrop
43* TransformationTrinket: Yuki has a brooch that turns her into the Magical Girl Scarlet Sorceress.
44* TransformationSequence: Subverted. Yuki has a tranformation sequence, but she hides behind the scenes, and you only get the sound effects and flashy lights.
45%%* UnwantedHarem
46* VillainTeamUp: The Amalgamated Union of Malicious Malcontents: Wolfgang, Sam Stone, Mr. Tanaka, Barry, and Al.

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