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3''Jesus'' is a 1990s {{Shonen|Demographic}} manga, that later came to include a 2000-2004 {{crossover}} with ''Manga/YamiNoAegis'', and a 2009-present crossover with ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart'', as well as its own sequel.
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5Jesus is a world-renowned assassin, feared by many a {{Mook}} and wanted by almost every government organization out there. One day, he gets the bright idea to steal one ton of heroin from a {{Yakuza}} group, fake his own death, skip town and then profit from the stolen drugs. However, he soon hits a snag in his plan, and things go from bad to worse. His fake visa isn’t ready for him to leave the country yet, the body double they used is a high school history teacher, and to top it all off, the drugs get sealed inside a reinforced blackboard, and hung up in the very school his body double worked at.
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7And so begins the tale of how Jesus became an assassin-turned-history teacher. The manga, crossovers and sequel all follow Jesus as he adapts to a "normal" life, all whilst keeping his real identity a secret, and protecting numerous innocents from all of the enemies after him.
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9[[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]]... [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} well, you know]].
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12!!This series provides examples of:
13* AntiHero: Jesus, most definitely. Sure, he may do bad things (to even worse people) for the greater good, but he’s still not willing to go out of his way to help people.
14** Proven when he raids the Shibayamagumi HQ, and [[spoiler:sees them dragging a drugged Mizutani into a car.]] He has a few moments where he tries to justify ''saving'' her, and insists to himself he's not doing it to be a nice guy.
15** Also, earlier when the same Yakuza group launched a driver-less logging truck at the school, his first thought was to protect the heroin housed inside, not the students and faculty.
16* AppropriatedAppellation: Jesus earned his moniker due to that name supposedly being invoked by his targets & cannon fodder right before they die.
17* BadGuyBar: The Nest Of Geese is Jesus’s hang out in the original manga, when he's not teaching. It's later revealed to be a central hub for all sorts of mercenaries and guns-for-hire.
18* BadassLongcoat: Jesus wears one when he's "on the job".
19* CatchPhrase: How Jesus' AppropriatedAppellation caught on. After he does something appropriately badass and has his enemy at his mercy, this exchange nearly always occurs...
20-->'''Bad Guy:''' "Jesus!" (Using it as a swear word)
21-->'''Jesus:''' "That's what they call me. Remember it when you get to Hell."
22* CoolShades: Jesus sports a pair of these on a mission in Brazil.
23* CoolOldGuy: Kashihara, the owner of Nest of Geese.
24* {{Crossover}}: Jesus shows up later in ''Manga/UntilDeathDoUsPart'' and ''Manga/YaminoAegis'', and in the sequel characters from those two series also show up.
25* ImprovisedWeapon: At one point, Jesus shoots out the tires on a truck with ''screws''.
26* IronicName: The world-renowned hitman is named Jesus, a name more commonly associated with [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} a harbinger of mercy and forgiveness]].
27* JerkAss: Good god, Togawa. He didn't start out one as it is implied he was a friendly art student in the past before a nasty incident made him unable to paint. Also a JerkWithAHeartOfGold since Togawa would protect people he truly cares about.
28* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Jesus shows a bit of this, when he’s even nice enough to take [[spoiler:Mizutani]] home after he saves her.
29** [[spoiler:He also does his best to keep his high school class alive on their overseas trip gone bad, and later makes sure they get back to Japan safely]].
30** [[spoiler:Let's not forget how Jesus tried to make sure Togawa, who he considers to be his younger self, does not get involved in the underworld.]]
31** Togawa, like Jesus is also this. He's a delinquent, but he's never been shown actually bullying anyone. His status as one is more because he fights a lot.
32* NotSoDifferentRemark: Jesus admits he was exactly like Togawa when he was young. Possibly counts as {{Foreshadowing}} of Togawa's potential future self, especially with Jesus as a teacher.
33* RevolversAreJustBetter: Jesus’s main weapon is a .357 Colt Python.
34* TookALevelInBadass: Thanks to TrainingFromHell, [[spoiler:Jesus' class goes from normal high school kids to skilled mercs, due to circumstances.]]
35* TrainingFromHell: Jesus [[spoiler:puts his class through this to impart to them the skills necessary to survive a war-torn country and make it back to Japan.]]
36* {{Yakuza}}: Jesus has had dealings with them.

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