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3''Lock On!'' is a short-lived shonen manga by Kenta Tsuchida. Originally starting as a one-shot, it was later serialized in ''[[Magazine/ShonenJump Weekly Shonen Jump]]'' from February to June 2010 for 18 chapters.
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5The story follows Kurihara Niko, who DoesNotLikeMen, as she becomes friends with Sanada Utsuru, a ChivalrousPervert who is a professional photographer at the age of 17. After transferring into Niko's class, Sanada decides to start a photography club with Niko's friend, [[TheDitz Yuki]]. Sanada also has a special power called "Shutter Eye," which he can use to remember everything he sees perfectly.
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8!!''Lock On!'' provides examples of:
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10* AllMenArePerverts: Zig-zagged: Most of the guys who show up for a chapter or two end up sexually harassing someone, while Sanada is a ChivalrousPervert, Yamato is only interested in Yuki, and everyone else is fine.
11* BerserkButton: Yamato is very protective of Yuki. Sanada doesn't like to see someone make a girl cry. When he ends up doing it himself, he jumps out a window...
12%% * BlessedWithSuck: The day after Sanada uses his eye too much, he goes crazy.
13%% * ChivalrousPervert: Sanada
14* CutShort: The manga was cancelled after only four months of serialization due to low popularity rankings.
15%% * TheDitz: Yuki
16%% * DoesNotLikeMen: Niko (This is changing)
17* EyepatchOfPower: Sanada uses one to cover his Shutter Eye.
18%% * FaceOfAThug:
19%% * Yamato and his father.
20%% * Niko also cultivates one intentionally, in order to keep men from hitting on her.
21* TheFightingNarcissist: Ryuichi Kamiyama is a former boxer who stopped because he reeked of sweat and now works as a model.
22%% * GenkiGirl: [[ShrinkingViolet Matsuri]] whenever she takes off her glasses.
23* HandWave: In-universe: Sanada's explanation for all of his abilities is: "I'm a photographer."
24%% * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Yamato and Ueno
25* LivingLieDetector: Deconstructed with Sanada. His master tells him that his eye [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove prevents him from understanding love]].
26* LoveEpiphany: [[spoiler: Niko's last line:]] "...because even I was able to fall in love with you."
27%% * LoveTriangle: Niko/Sanada/Matsuri
28* MagicalEye: Sanada's Shutter Eye is darker than his other one. He uses it to remember anything he sees perfectly and instantly.
29%% * OlderThanTheyLook: Machiko
30* PsychicNosebleed: Sanada gets it when he uses his Shutter Eye. And whenever he takes pictures of girls.
31* ShipperOnDeck: Invoked: When Sanada decides he needs to take more pictures of guys, he tries to get Yamato and Yuki together so he'll enjoy getting a picture of Yamato.
32%% * ShrinkingViolet: Matsuri
33* TeacherStudentRomance: One of Ueno's students has a crush on him. But then he tells her he's not interested. [[spoiler: It turns out he was lying, and he decides to wait until she graduates to do anything with her.]]
34%% * {{Tsundere}}: Niko and Yamato
35%% * VitriolicBestBuds: Sanada and Yamato
36%% * WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove: Sanada
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