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3 | ->''The ability to heal damage to both the "heart" and "body," and to rescue those who have lost their way.\ |
4 | This power is called "Soul Rescue."'' |
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6 | ''Soul Rescue'' is a two-volume action/adventure/drama {{shoujo}} {{manga}} starring angels, demons, and co-starring [[BunnyEarsLawyer God]]. Written and illustrated by Aya Kanno (who also created ''Manga/RequiemOfTheRoseKing'' and ''Manga/{{Otomen}}''), it was serialized in ''Magazine/HanaToYume'' from 2001 to 2002, only to be cancelled due to low volume sales. |
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8 | In another world and time, the angel Renji is infamous for his [[BloodKnight violent nature]]; though Heaven's most accomplished warrior, he has no interest in an angel's duty of tending to Mankind. To fix this glaring flaw in his personality, God Himself [[RedemptionQuest exiles Renji from Earth]] until Renji has 'rescued' ten thousand human souls. To facilitate this, Renji is given the Soul Rescue: An ability to negate the darkness in a person's soul that happens to be focused [[IntimateHealing through his lips]]. Renji's also given a babysitter, the Elite Angel Kaito, whose straitlaced demeanor clashes with Renji's personality. And with that the pair is sent to Earth to commence their journey. |
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10 | Among the way they meet [[GirlOfTheWeek various ladies in need]], battle [[EvilCounterpart a pair of demons]], and [[OddFriendship become friends]]. |
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12 | Both volumes were licensed and published in English by {{Creator/Tokyopop}}. |
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15 | !!This manga provides examples of: |
16 | * AFriendInNeed: Kaito shows up at [[JustInTime exactly the right time]] to fight alongside Renji in the final chapter. |
17 | * AloneInACrowd: All of Kaito's flashback make a visual point with one dark-haired angel amidst a sea of pale hair. |
18 | * BaddieFlattery: Whenever Renji fights Vinny, the latter won't [[FoeRomanceSubtext shut up]] about [[InLoveWithYourCarnage the former's impressive skills]]. |
19 | * BareHandedBladeBlock: Kaito catches a blade made of ''dark energy''. ''One-handed''. |
20 | * BattleAura: Use of powers seems to make both angelic and demonic wings visible. |
21 | * Being Personal Isn't Professional: Standard for angels, it seems: They don't need friends because they have their duty to God. God Himself, though, seems to want to change that. |
22 | * BigDamnHeroes: Standard M.O. for our heroes is to show up just in the nick of time to save everything. |
23 | * BodyguardBetrayal: A member of Princess Lucy's guard has been poisoning her on the Queen's order. |
24 | * CelibateHero: Renji and Kaito, with a dash of ObliviousToLove. Angels aren't allowed to love period and they don't seem to understand it at all. |
25 | * ConsummateProfessional: Kaito, recognized as such throughout Heaven; this is apparently the standard by which angels are measured. |
26 | -->''Family... Loved ones... Friends... An angel needs none of these things.'' |
27 | * CutShort: The entire series, due to {{Cancellation}}. There's only two volumes and the implied plot is absolutely not finished. |
28 | * DaysOfFuturePast: It's implied that the series takes place AfterTheEnd ("In the distant future, there is a world carving out a new history for itself..."), possibly accounting for Heaven's advanced technology compared to the rest of the world's tech-level. |
29 | * DefrostingIceQueen: Kaito is a male version; his [[TheStoic stoic]] attitude is a defense mechanism, but it [[NotSoStoic starts to melt]] once he's partnered with Renji. |
30 | * EmotionSuppression: Before the manga begins, Kaito spent his life valiantly pretending he didn't care how isolated he was. |
31 | -->'''Kaito:''' 'That's right... I don't care about those around me. That's how...' |
32 | -->'''Kaito:''' '... All I was doing was fooling them.' |
33 | * FarEast: The Asian-style country--heavily Japanese--visited in Volume 2. |
34 | * FeudEpisode: Interestingly, it's implied that Renji and Kaito ''have no real idea what friendship '''is'', as angels and demons don't form such bonds. When they [[AccidentalInnuendo get back together]], they're apparently the first angelic friends ''ever''. |
35 | * FireForgedFriends: Renji and Kaito warm up to each other by fighting alongside each other and becoming BashBrothers. |
36 | %% * FlashStep: Kaito seems to favor these. |
37 | * FriendToAllLivingThings: ''Everything'' loves Lulu, from bears and wolves to weird little fuzzy things. |
38 | * FriendlessBackground: Due to his [[FantasticRacism atypical coloring]] for an angel, [[StoicWoobie Kaito]] was [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized]] throughout his life. |
39 | %% * GenkiGirl: Sakura from Volume Two fits this nicely. |
40 | %% * GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Toi of the demon duo smokes near-constantly. |
41 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: It seems as if ''God Himself'' [[ShipperOnDeck expects Renji and Kaito to turn out this way]]. If they were, the series never got there thanks to the cancellation. |
42 | -->'''God:''' "Those two could never really separate. The time will come when he will understand..." |
43 | -->'''God:''' "Understand just how irreplaceable they are to each other." |
44 | * HighSchoolAU: An official one in the {{omake}} pages: Kaito is the StudentCouncilPresident (complete with glasses), Renji is the [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]], etc. |
45 | %% * HotBlooded: Renji, any time there's an excuse. Contrast Kaito maintaining his cool [[TranquilFury even in battle]]. |
46 | %% * IAmWhatIAm: Lulu's attitude, despite her blindness and the [[LonersAreFreaks prejudice]] of the townsfolk; Kaito ''tries'' to think this way, but [[InternalizedCategorism hasn't quite succeeded]]. |
47 | %% * KiManipulation: Standard for both demons and angels, particularly the EnergyBall. |
48 | * LightIsGood: All angels have fair hair and light-colored eyes... [[DarkIsNotEvil except Kaito]]. That doesn't make them not fantasy racist to Kaito. |
49 | %% * LooksLikeCesare: Vinny the demon, complete with [[ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow Excessively Evil]] {{Guyliner}}. |
50 | %% * [[LostLoveMontage Lost Friendship Montage]]: After they split up, Kaito has a panel of this. |
51 | * NotSoDifferentRemark: Renji's BloodKnight tendencies draw comparisons, sometimes explicit, with the demons he fights. |
52 | * OlderThanTheyLook: The author's notes indicate that despite their [[ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty late-teen good looks]], Renji and Kaito are "around a ''couple of thousand years old''." |
53 | * RedBaron: Renji [[IHaveManyNames has many names]], including the Sword of God and the Rogue/Wild/[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Rebellious]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Angel]]; Kaito is known as the Eye of God. |
54 | %% * RedOniBlueOni: Renji's the Red Oni, Kaito's the Blue Oni. Textbook case. |
55 | * SchizoTech: Most of the world is a StandardFantasySetting, but Heaven is high-tech with a hint of OrganicTechnology. |
56 | * SharpDressedMan: Kaito's crisp suit, compared to Renji's [[SleevesAreForWimps sleeveless vest]]. Both are examples of AwesomeAnachronisticApparel. |
57 | * TheConscience: Kaito's job, and the reason why he's chosen as Renji's escort, is to keep Renji and his BloodKnight tendencies in line. Well, that and to remind Renji that [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre he really can save people]]. |
58 | * {{Tsundere}}: Kaito blushes when Renji indirectly calls them friends, then recovers with a barrage of insults. |
59 | * VitriolicBestBuds: Our heroes are a relatively mild version, mostly due to their clashing personalities. |
60 | * WeaponSpecialization: Toi seems to have some kind of sword-slash-energy-bow that can also be an energy-whip. Notable because he's the only one who seems to use any kind of weapon; everyone else prefers KiManipulation or GoodOldFisticuffs. |
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