Line #28 Manga/LoveTyrant


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3	One fateful day, Guri, a girl shrouded in mystery, appears before Seiji Aino, an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent. With a mysterious notebook in her possession, Guri reveals to Seiji that his name has been written in it. She explains that unless he kisses her, she will meet her demise, and he will forever remain a virgin! This peculiar cosmic occurrence completely upends Seiji's life, thrusting him into a realm of enchantment and utter madness that he never could have imagined. Not only does it entangle his [[LoveTriangle long-time crush]], but also her little sister, ''his'' little sister, and a significant portion of their high school population. The chaos has truly begun!
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6	''Love Tyrant'' (''Ren'ai Bokun'') is a RomanticComedy manga by Megane Mihoshi, which was serialized in the {{shonen\|Demographic}} magazine ''Comic Meteor'' from 2012 to 2018. It received an AnimatedAdaptation written by Natsuko Takahashi as part of the spring 2017 anime broadcasting season. It is available for legal streaming subbed on Website/{{Crunchyroll}} [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/love-tyrant here]], and dubbed on Creator/FUNimation [[https://www.funimation.com/shows/love-tyrant/ here]].
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8	!!This series features examples of:
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10	* AccidentalPervert: Akane ends up accidentally ends up walking on [[ShowerOfAwkward Seiji bathing]] when she hears him screaming.
11	* ActionGirl: Both Akane and Guri are capable fighters, in contrast to Seiji who's an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and NonActionGuy.
12	* ActorAllusion: Creator/KenshoOno is once again in a series where [[Anime/YuGiOhArcV he has a romantic relationship with a girl named Yuzu.]]
13	* ArcVillain
14	** Maoh's the BigBad of Guri's MythArc, manipulating events to cause her to become a FallenCupid and go to hell so she can be his heir.
15	** Suo is the BigBad of Akane's MythArc, disapproving of her turning soft due to her love for Seiji she keeps Akane locked up and sends assassins after him.
16	** Stolas's the antagonist for stories centered around Akua, constantly pursuing her and getting into fights with the rest of the cast.
17	* AffectionateParody: The series spoofs the HaremGenre.
18	* AlliterativeName: '''A'''kua '''A'''ino, '''Sh'''ikimi '''Sh'''iramine and '''T'''arou '''T'''suruoka.
19	* AmusingInjuries: Most of the time, thanks to the main cast's CompleteImmortality, they'll get stabbed and shot and come out of it with only a sense of extreme pain.
20	* BaitAndSwitch: Yuzu is initially touched Akane gives Yuzu her umbrella when they get caught in the rain... until she realizes Akane actually just wanted [[UmbrellaOfTogetherness to snuggle with Seiji under his umbrella]].
21	* BathtubScene: Seiji is the one to actually get one, instead of any of the girls. Naturally it gets {{Interrupted\|bath}} by Guri and he [[ShowerOfAwkward gets walked on by Akane]] and has a NakedFreakOut. He gets a particularly mortified when he finds out Shikimi was there all along and saw ''everything'' and thinks he has been DefiledForever.
22	* BeachEpisode: The cast goes to the beach for one segment, and have a volleyball match, ocean antics, and another battle with Stolas.
23	* BlankWhiteEyes: Guri has these in most of her goofy scenes, often accompanied by a PlayfulCatSmile.
24	* BornOfHeavenAndHell: Guri is the daughter to [[spoiler:God and a female demon]], which get her and the cast in all sorts of hijinks. Her appearance is a mixture of angel and demon with [[GoodWingsEvilWings black angel wings]] and CuteLittleFangs. [[spoiler:She also gets white and black stripe horns and black bat wings as a demon while as an angel she gets a halo and white angel wings]].
25	* BunnyEarsLawyer: God himself is shown to be a laid-back sort of person.
26	* ButtMonkey: Seiji. Poor guy has been through so much...
27	* CallBack: During chapter 6, when Akane and Guri appear in the school roof, it is still broken from Yuzu's shield from chapter 2.
28	* CastingGag:
29	** Creator/JadSaxton (Guri's English VA) previously played a MagicalGirl, except the last time [[Literature/IsThisAZombie she wielded a chainsaw]]. The same anime had Creator/AustinTindle as an immortal harem protagonist who acts as the OnlySaneMan in a group of crazy girls with supernatural abilities.
30	** Creator/SayakaOhara and Creator/ColleenClinkenbeard as a FieryRedhead. [[Manga/FairyTail Sound Familiar?]]
31	** Creator/FeleciaAngelle (Shikimi Shiramine's English VA) previously played another FemmeFatale character who uses HoneyTrap tactic on the protagonist in her character debut, only she's a [[Literature/HighSchoolDXD real fallen angel]].
32	* CensorSteam: It's even lampshaded in chapter 7. The audience can't see but Seiji can.
33	* CloudcuckoolandersMinder: Seiji acts as this for both Guri and Akane, since despite him being an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent, he's much more emotionally mature than either of them.
34	* CoincidentalBroadcast: Used by Guri to demonstrate to Seji how the "Kiss Note" works. She writes two politicians names in the note and turns on the TV, and the channel just happened to be broadcast them, showing them now kissing.
35	* CompleteImmortality: Guri is this due to being an angel, and Seiji and Akane gain it when they're stuck in a LoveTriangle with her. This combined to Akene being a {{Yandere}} leads to many AmusingInjuries as she tries to kill both Guri and Seiji. But although they're not harmed, [[BlessedWithSuck it doesn't stop it from hurting]].
36	* CosplayOtakuGirl: Guri soon reveals that her outfit is just a costume and not an official uniform or anything like that.
37	* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Akane is a deconstruction of {{Yandere}}s. She definitely acts like one and is perfectly willing to murder anyone who comes between her and Seiji. But then her character arc happens and we see how she became the way she is. Since she was young she was put into strict training by her mother to become an EmotionlessGirl and a [[FemmeFatale cold killer]]. The fact that she always stabs Seiji when angered or tries to kill any girl that comes close to him is due to the fact that she was taught that MurderIsTheBestSolution. The first time she met Seiji was also [[FirstTimeFeeling the first time she felt emotions]], hense why she's so dangerously in love with him.
38	* DefiledForever: After Guri, Akane, and Shikimi drop in on Seiji while he's taking a bath, he laments that he'll never become a groom.
39	* DiabolusExNihilo: PlayedForLaughs with Stolas. There's no explanation of who he is, where he came from or why he's obsessed with Akua. More amusingly, most characters act like he's a famous entity... ''except'' for Guri and Coraly, who despite being supernatural beings themselves, have no idea of what he is.
40	* DisappearedDad: Akane and Yuzu's father went missing when they were younger. [[spoiler: He makes an appearance at Chapter 41, where he is finally reunited with Akane, Yuzu and their mothers. Turns out he met with Guri's mom and has been in her imaginary world where time is MUCH slower than the real world (something he didn't know).]]
41	* DysfunctionJunction: Let's put it like this: despite starting off as so [[PsychoLesbian madly in love with]] [[IncestantAdmirer her half-sister]] that she pushed her way into already established LoveTriangle centered on a guy she doesn't even like just because it improves her chances with Akane, Yuzu is still the sanest, best-adjusted and least problematic of Seiji's LoveInterests, hands down.
42	* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Akane's {{yandere}} tendencies are revealed right in her debut scene.
43	* EveryoneHasStandards:
44	** The plot of episode 2 involves two robbers. The reaction one of them had when the other tried to shoot Yuzu can be summed up as "what in the everloving Hell?"
45	** As much of a {{Yandere}} she is, even Akane knows that Shikimi is a psychopath.
46	* FallenCupid: Guri is not quite there yet, as she's only a dangerously inept cupid who [[WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove has no understanding of love]] but the plot gets kicked off when she makes Seiji and Akane into temporary angels, and they all will get be condemned to hell if they don't do proper cupid work. [[spoiler:She ends up falling when Seiji tells her off for going missing for a week and not telling anyone.]]
47	* FateWorseThanDeath: Akane needs to die of a shock so she can [[spoiler:follow Seiji to Hell to get Guri back]], so she thinks of the worst possible thing that could ever happen to her: Seiji telling her he cannot love her because he is married to another woman. That kills her on the spot.
48	* FestivalEpisode: A festival serves as the backdrop for a segment, complete with a SchoolPlay.
49	* FeudingFamilies: The Hiyama and the Kichougasaki families are this. The Hiyama are a [[TheFamilyThatSlaysTogether family of killers]] while the Kichougasaki are [[BarrierWarrior protectors]]. It gets more complicated due to the current matriarchs being in love with and married to the same man.
50	* FieryRedhead: The redhead Akane is ''very'' aggressive when it comes to love.
51	* FirstTimeFeeling:
52	** Seiji trying to protect Guri from Akane awakened romantic feelings from her from the first time, so she decides to stick around so she can understand WhatIsThisThingYouCallLove.
53	** Akane's crush on Seiji grew to be so obsessive since he was the first person that actually saw something good in her that wasn't part of her FakeCutie persona.
54	* ForcedToWatch: Shikimi plans to torture and molest Seiji in front of a bound Akane in order to break her, but Guri ruins her plans.
55	* FormulaWithATwist: The series immediately distinguishes itself from other harem anime by throwing in as many absurd cliches as possible. The female lead uses a [[Manga/DeathNote "Kiss Note"]] to make couples fall in love, the object of the male lead's affection turns out to be a murderous {{Yandere}}, said Yandere has a [[BrotherSisterIncest sister]] who is also in love with her, as well as a cousin who is a [[InterplayOfSexAndViolence sado-masochist]]. The premise of the show is that the first four characters have all been unwillingly forced into a harem with each other by the aforementioned "Kiss Note".
56	* ForWantOfANail: If Guri didn't write Seiji Aino's name in her "Kiss Note", she would've never met him nor Akane.
57	* GenerationXerox: Akane and Yuzu both look like younger versions of their mothers and also have the same power sets. Akane is mentioned to be just as emotional as her mother in her youth. And both girls fall in love with a man who is mentioned to be very ordinary looking.
58	* GirlWithPsychoWeapon: Akane is a {{Yandere}} who wields Kukris and is very stab/slash-happy with them.
59	* GrayRainOfDepression: Seiji finds Yuzu crying in the rain after she gets a harsh rejection from Akane.
60	* GratuitousNinja: When Guri and Yuzu storm the Hiyama household, Yuzu switches to a ninja outfit while fighting. She changes back into her regular clothes when she reaches Akane.
61	* HairstyleInertia: During {{flashback}}s to character's childhoods, they're shown to have the same hairstyle they have in the present, with the notable exception of Akua, who used to have GirlishPigtails when she was younger.
62	* HairTriggerTemper: PlayedForLaughs with Akane draws knives on people, including her LoveInterest, Seiji, at the slightest provocation though she still maintains a TranquilFury facade.
63	* {{Hammerspace}}: Akane's never seen actually carrying all those kukris she's using. They appear just when she needs them. Subverted when fighting Shikimi. Shikimi manages to steal all of Akane's blades and Akane indicates that she keeps them up her back.
64	* HauntedHouse: In the sixth episode, the protagonists visit a school building at night. They are harassed by the local spirits, among which a [[LivingDrawing painting of Bach]] and a [[LivingStatue plaster bust that floats after them,]] but Guri and Akane beat them into a pulp.
65	* TheHeavy: While she's never the BigBad, Shikimi functions as the most prevalent recurring and dangerous antagonist to the main characters for a time.
66	* HiddenEyes: Frequently used when Akane becomes jealous or when Shikimi starts plotting something.
67	* IdiosyncraticEpisodeNaming: The anime's episode titles follow the format of "[Title] × [Another title]".
68	* ImmortalityHurts: The Divine protection keeps Seiji from dying, as any inflicted wounds heal quickly. Which helps when Akane goes Yandere on him, but he still feels all the pain…
69	* InLoveWithLove: Guri is infatuated with the idea of being in love but doesn't understand it, which is a problem since she's a cupid.
70	* InsaneTrollLogic: Seiji is baffled when Akane sees him as a {{Cuckold}} since he kissed another girl despite him and Akane not even being together at the time.
71	-->'''Akane:''' I really hate to do this, but this is what you get for cheating on me.\
72	'''Seiji:''' Huh? But how am I cheating on you? We're not even dating! Are... we?\
73	'''Akane:''' ''[pulling her kukris]'' No not right now, but that doesn't mean we won't end up together in the future. And [[ThisIsUnforgivable I don't know a future where I'll ever forgive you for what you've done]].\
74	'''Seiji:''' I'm a little freaked by your reasoning and the two giant knives you're holding!
75	* InterruptedIntimacy: An intimate moment between Seiji and Akane at his house gets interrupted by Guri coming out of the shower clad in a ModestyTowel, making Akane is livid at the implications.
76	* InUniverseSoundtrack: Guru plays Akane's sinister {{Leitmotif}} when Akane is talking in {{Yandere}} mode so that "everyone knows she's the villain".
77	* KillingIntent: Akane gets a red BattleAura whenever the {{Yandere}} side of her manifests.
78	* {{Kimodameshi}}: Chapter 17 has a test of courage with the twist that [[spoiler:it's a dare between two ghosts that fell in love and want to go to heaven together and the rest of the ghosts that are jealous.]]
79	* KukrisAreKool: Akane's weapon is a pair of kukris she always carries with her and [[DualWielding dual wields]] in combat. Guri starts gushing about how cool they when Akane first pulls them out, shortly before she gets stabbed by them.
80	* LustfulMelt: Yuzu melts into a puddle when Akane gives a platonic kiss on her forehead.
81	* LustObject: Akane is this for [[DudeMagnet most boys in school]] as well as [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer Yuzu and Shikimi]].
82	* MarryThemAll: [[spoiler:By the end of the manga, Seiji's confessed and accepted the feelings of nearly everybody in the harem. Nearly, meaning Shikimi escapes without coupling with him, but at the very least the main love interests are secured.]]
83	* MindControlDevice: Guri has a "Solve-It-Skillfully-Shark" device, which let's her brainwashed Seiji's family into not questioning her presence when she moved into his house.
84	* MistakenForCheating: Seiji is frequently accused of being a cheater for the most innocent situations, usually by Akane or Yuzu.
85	* MoodWhiplash: The series flips between serious and comedic without warning. One example is during a tense scene where Seiji is bound by Shikimi and being tortured, Guri walks into the scene wearing a ridiculous shrimp costume.
86	* MundaneMadeAwesome: The 1 on 1 volleyball match between Akane and Guri was so intense that it formed a twister in the middle of the beach in the anime.
87	* MurderTheHypotenuse: Akane ''tries'' (repeatedly), but Guri is [[CompleteImmortality immortal]].
88	* MsFanservice:
89	** Akane is this due to her [[HeadTurningBeauty good looks]], athletic body and sizable chest. She's often the character most played for {{Fanservice}}.
90	** Shikimi frequently wears provocative and {{Stripperiffic}} clothing and is the most sexually forward character in the cast and is even shown to [[SleepsInTheNude sleep in the buff]].
91	* MythArc: 2 main ones.
92	** Akane and Yuzu's backstories and family backgrounds.
93	** Guri's desire to learn about love.
94	* {{Netorare}}: Shikimi deliberately likes invoking this, as she enjoys "stealing" and breaking things others care about, [[TheVamp attempting to seduce]] both Seiji and Kusunoki just to get a rise out of Akane and Mari, and it's heavily implied this habit of hers is the reason why Akane has so many jealousy issues.
95	* TheOjou:
96	** Yuzu is a ProperLady and is the "princess" of the Kichougasaki family, having several attendants to dote on her.
97	** {{Downplayed\|trope}} with Akane, who's in the same position in the Hayame family, but is not a ProperLady and acts much more independently from them.
98	* OneeSama: Yuzu addresses her half-sister Akane as Onee-sama, as are both members of a fairly ancient family of assassins/guardians.
99	* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Upon writing Seiji and Akane's names in the Kiss Note pairing with her's, Guri inadvertently makes them angels.
100	* NoFourthWall: The show will constantly point out and make fun of whenever a HaremGenre cliche occurs, usually by Guri acting as the MetaGuy.
101	* PantsPullingPrank: Guri pulls down Akane's pants in the first episode, to prove to Seiji that she's InvisibleToNormals, thinking Akane will just assume a WardrobeMalfunction happened. But she's shocked when Akane can actually see her.
102	* ThePeepingTom: Yuzu peeks at Akane [[LingerieScene in her underwear]] at the school's female locker room. Guri joins her and ends up getting both of them caught.
103	* PlayingHardToGet: Akane tries to ignore Seiji to try and get his attention. Since this happens right after the Kiss Note gets burned, Seiji comes to the WrongAssumption that she was only in love with him due to their names being written on it.
104	* PlayingATree: Seiji plays as a tree during the SchoolPlay, as fitting for his [[TheChewToy chew toy]] status.
105	* PlotTriggeringBook: The series begins when Guri accidentally writes Seiji's name in the kiss note -- a notebook that makes any pairing who have their names written there immediately become a couple if they kiss each other. She then tells the protagonist that if he doesn't kiss someone she'll die and the rest is history.
106	* PsychoticLoveTriangle: Seiji gets stuck into a LoveTriangle between Akane, himself and Guri when their names get written together in the Kiss Note. Akane being a crazy {{Yandere}} who is in MadLove with him is ''[[ClingyJealousGirl very]]'' displeased with this and often causes her to be violent towards both him and Guri. It becomes more complicated as [[LoveDodecahedron Guri adds more names to the notebook]].
107	* RedEyesTakeWarning: Akane's [[CurtainsMatchTheWindow already red eyes]] shine even brighter when she becomes a murderous {{Yandere}}.
108	* ReplacementGoldfish: Maoh uses Demon Guri as a replacement for her mother, who he was in love with before she disappeared. He snaps out of it once Guri calls him out on it.
109	* RescueRomance:
110	** Guri started to developt feelings for Seiji when he tried to protect her from Akane.
111	** Yuzu crush on Akane started when Akane saved her from falling into a pool filled with {{Piranha\|Problem}}.
112	** Invoked by Guri when she tries pairing Mari and Mr. Kusunoki together. She wanted to disguise herself as a criminal and hold Mari hostage so Mr. Kusunoki would save her, but it backfires when a ''real'' criminal shows up and holds her hostage and [[NonActionGuy Mr. Kusunoki]] isn't of much help.
113	* SacredFirstKiss: When Seiji's first told by Guri about the "Kiss Note", he comes to the WrongAssumption that he must kiss her and does but is dismayed when she has no reaction to it, and just explains to him he must kiss ''other'' girls.
114	* SerialHomewrecker: Shikimi has a love of "stealing or tarnishing things other cherish", which includes [[TheVamp seducing]] the {{Love Interest}}s of other people just to make them feel like a {{Cuckold}}. She molests Seiji in front of Akane just to make her suffer and is later caught trying to seduce Mr. Kusunoki, just because she knows he and Mari have feelings for each other and wants to ruin it. It's heavily implied Akane turned into a {{Yandere}} ClingyJealousGirl due to trauma of having to grow up with Shikimi doing this to her throughout her life.
115	* ShamefulStrip: During their first confrontation, Shikimi gets Akane PinnedToTheWall and cuts her blouse to reveal her bra. She also [[SkinshipGrope gropes her]] to try to get a reaction, but Akane remains cold.
116	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl:
117	** Guri doesn't mind being seen naked by other people, walking out of the shower in the buff right in front of Akua. ZigZagged since she rationalizes she's covered by CensorSteam and LensFlareCensor.
118	** Akane doesn't mind being seen her in [[LingerieScene her underwear]] or in a BarelyThereSwimwear, since she ''likes'' when Seiji [[EatingTheEyeCandy ogles her]] and doesn't care when other people do.
119	* {{Shinigami}}: Guri is introduced as one but it's {{Subverted}} as she's revealed to be a Cupid angel and was merely cosplaying as a Shinigami to [[TheGadfly mess with Seiji]].
120	* SchoolFestival: [[spoiler: A sports festival between heaven, hell, and earth serves as the final chapter and event of the manga.]]
121	* ShoutOut: Plenty of them.
122	** The Kiss Note is a parody of the Manga/DeathNote. This is even {{lampshaded}} by Seiji.
123	** When the main cast needs a fast track to Hell, Coraly reveals a [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros green pipe while a sound effect very reminiscent of a mushroom powerup plays]].
124	** [[Franchise/{{Saw}} Jigsaw]] and [[Franchise/ChildsPlay Chucky]] appear as some of the ghosts that haunt the school. Guri is dressed up as a [[Franchise/{{Ghostbusters}} ghostbuster]] in the same episode and uses a device that looks like a Proton Pack (as well as [[VideoGame/FatalFrame a camera]]) to suck up spirits.
125	* TheSimpleGestureWins:
126	** Akane Hiyama is [[LovableAlphaBitch the most popular girl in her school]], whom protagonist Seiji Aino has a massive crush on. He finds out that she has an even ''bigger'' crush on him, which [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe completely takes him off-guard]]. It turns out that the reason she developed this crush on him is that while everyone (including Seiji) admires her [[HeadTurningBeauty for her looks]] and the [[FakeCutie fake personality she puts on]], Seiji once met her while blinded by a cat and when she helped him, he just called her a nice person. He was unable to see who she was at the time, [[WhatYouAreInTheDark which meant he wasn't lying]] to impress her and wasn't influenced by her beauty. He was the one and only person to see something good in her, when she [[SelfDeprecation saw herself as a monster]].
127	** Another example comes when she's trying to kill her sister Yuzu to prevent her from [[{{Yandere}} coming between her and Seiji]]. After all of the attempts to plead and reason with her fail, Seiji stops her [[FirstNameBasis by calling her by her first name]], which makes Akane too excited to be angry anymore.
128	* SkywardScream: Seiji commonly lets out these whenever Akane becomes violent.
129	* SlumberParty: When Seiji has the house to himself, Akane comes over because Seiji had a promise to fulfill. Yuzu comes over because she wanted to keep an eye on Seiji and Akane. Shikimi comes over because she wanted to.
130	* StealthParody: The author intentionally brings to the point of absurdity the majority of tropes HaremGenre, but sometimes it is very difficult to understand whether any trope is being played for parody or just for moe.
131	* StrongFamilyResemblance: Akane and Yuzu look very similar to their mothers.
132	* ThrivingExCrush: Akane's mother, Suo Hiyama. She has zero tolerance for love in general and attempts to force Akane to break up with Seiji. This is the result of her former husband having moved on from his previous life with her and getting remarried after she decided to prioritize her family's assassination business over what she really wanted, and she became bitter about that. She's later chastised about this by Ameisha, both her rival in business and love as she's the one her ex-husband is currently married to.
133	* TransformationSequence: When Guri first reveals she's an angel, it comes with a sequence where she changes into her angel outfit.
134	* UnwantedHarem: Seiji ''never'' wanted a harem and then he got stuck with some of the craziest girls in reality. [[spoiler:By the end of the manga, he totally gets over that feeling, having Guri, Akane, and Yuzu as his bonafide harem.]]
135	* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Akane. Hurt Seiji or his family and be prepared to face grave consequences.
136	* {{Yandere}}: Akane is a big one! She's [[ClingyJealousGirl extremely possessive]] and will go after anyone who even looks at Seiji funny. When she found out that the cupid's contract made them both unkillable, Akane proceeded to stab Seiji quite a bit for being a "homewrecker." She mellows out towards Seiji himself eventually, but morphs into a ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend instead, including beating up two robbers with her bare hands after they grazed Seiji's arm with a bullet.

Context Manga / LoveTyrant