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2	''Karura Mau!'' (''Karura Dance!'') is an occult/horror manga series from TheEighties, penned and drawn by Kiichi Nagakubo. It was one of the main titles in its genre back at its day, as well as a notably long franchise, having started its publishing in 1986 and still running in the form of spinoffs and sequels.
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4	Twin sisters Shoko and Maiko Ohgi could not be more different: the former is dark-haired and brainy, while the latter is a redhead sports girl. However, they share the common fate of being the current heir of the Ohgi family, a clan of UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} exorcists that has protected Japan since generations. Secretly backed by the Japanese government and helped by a descendant of UsefulNotes/AbeNoSeimei, among other weird and varied allies, the sisters combine the powers conceded by their guardian deity Karura to banish evil.
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6	The first volume was adapted into a theatrical animated film with some input from Creator/ToeiAnimation, while the second received a less known six episode {{OVA}} series.
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8	!!This work provides examples of:
9	* BrainyBrunette: Shoko has black hair and is intellectual and studious, especially compared to Mai.
10	* DarkIsNotEvil: At least one exorcized ghost becomes part of the team.
11	* DeadlyDoctor: Kenmochi works as an acupuncturist, but he uses these same skills offensively with magical needles.
12	* FieryRedhead: Mai, who is red-haired and very extroverted, even boisterous.
13	* FiveManBand: Shoko and Mai are TheHero and TheLancer to each other; Kenmochi is TheSmartGuy, being the most knowledgeable in the supernatural; Nishikiori is TheBigGuy, who serves as the earthly muscle and can be a bit rude; and Chikae is TheHeart, who ties the group together by being a LoveInterest to Maiko and an apprentice to Kenmochi, as well as being the most emotional male. Later Hiroe joins as a SixthRanger.
14	* HeelFaceTurn: Wani becomes an ally after being exorcized.
15	* LongRunner: From the 80s and still running.
16	* OfficiallyShortenedTitle: The original title is ''Hengen Taima Yako Karura Mau!'' ("Phantasmagoric Exorcism Night Parade Karura Dance!"), but the franchise IS sometimes marketed as solely ''Karura Mau!''
17	* RedOniBlueOni: The classic pair, as Shoko is calm and intellectual, while Maiko is energetic and a bit dumb.
18	* SiblingYinYang: The show's premise entails the sisters playing this role, given the mystic theme.

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