Line #15 Manga/ManyuHikencho


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3	''Manyu Hikencho'' (literally "Magic Breast Secret Sword Scroll") is a manga by Hideki Yamada that ran in ''Tech Gian'' from 2007 to 2012. A 12-episode anime adaptation premiered in 2011.
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5	In an alternate feudal Japan (specifically set in an alternate Edo era), breasts mean everything. Literally.
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7	In this strange time, the social status of a woman is entirely dependent on the [[BuxomBeautyStandard size of her mammaries]]. The more favorably endowed tend to live the life of aristocracy and wealth. The less-than-ample are treated like trash. Of course, a system such as this would lead to a very erratic society, with wealth shifting hands haphazardly every generation. That's where the Manyu Clan comes in.
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9	[[TheGovernment The Shogunate]] employs the Manyu Clan, a group of samurai who know the endless intricacies and knowledge of the human breast, to keep the rich and poor in their place. Using knowledge and techniques passed down through the generations, the Manyu Clan nurtures the future aristocracy to reach their buxom potential. They also dispatch of the poor who develop [[BiggerIsBetter massive]], [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal magnificent]] [[UnusualEuphemism mounds]] through the use of their [[SecretArt secret slashing technique]], which [[SoulCuttingBlade rips the "soul" of the breast out of the target's flesh]]. [[RuleOfSexy Without harming their supple body, of course.]]
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11	[[TheHeroine Chifusa]], [[HeirToTheDojo the future successor of the Manyu Clan]], becomes disillusioned of the crazy society in which she lives, and flees with the [[AncientArtifact sacred scroll of the clan]], which explains all of their breast-growing secrets, as well as the technique to destroy the breast. Chifusa gained her status as successor not because she was the eldest of the aristocracy (although being one of the previous successor's children helps a bit), but because of a technique she and she alone possesses: the ability to not destroy, but [[BreastExpansion absorb]] breasts. While remarkable, this is mostly a hindrance to Chifusa. Despite this, she goes on a Myth/RobinHood-esque quest to right the wrongs of society and to punish the unjust who flaunt their wealth, mainly her [[ArchnemesisDad father]] who [[EvilOverlord runs the society]], [[BigBad Munenori Manyuu]].
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13	In January 2024 the series was officially licensed by {{Website/Crunchyroll}}, with all [[https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/G0XHWM1VK/manyu-scroll 12 episodes available uncensored on their streaming service.]]
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15	'''Now has a [[Characters/ManyuHikencho character sheet]] in progress. Please add all character specific examples there.'''
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18	!!'''Contains examples of the following tropes:'''
19	* ACupAngst: [[InvokedTrope Enforced]] on all flat and small breasted women by the mandate of the Manyuu Shogunate.
20	** Kaede has been treated as an outcast ever since she was stripped of her breasts for choosing to remain at Chifusa's side. She hopes that by helping Chifusa find a way to master the Chichinagashi sword art, that she'll be able to regain her former cup size. [[spoiler: She doesn't]].
21	** Kagefusa is also traumatized by the loss of her bust. The fourth OVA special, which is set prior to episode 1, shows how much pride Kagefusa had in her breasts and [[BigBreastPride flaunts them]] in front of Kaede and Ouka.
22	* AloofDarkHairedGirl:
23	** [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in Chifusa's case. She looks the part and tries to portray an air of stoicism, but it quickly becomes plain to see that she's [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak a girlish tomboy.]]
24	** Ouka plays the trope straight, having long dark hair and a stern [[IceQueen ice-cold demeanor]] towards everyone except Muneyuki, whom she's secretly in love with. The OVA specials subvert it, by portraying Ouka as Kagefusa's hapless ChewToy.
25	* AndTheAdventureContinues: The 12th episode ends with Chifusa reconciling with her sister, Kagefusa, after promising that she'll [[spoiler: restore her breasts once she finally masters Chichinagare]]. Then she and Kaede continue on their journey.
26	* ArtEvolution: There's a noticeable art shift beginning in the manga's third volume, with much cleaner lines and character modelling.
27	* AscendedExtra:
28	** In the manga version, Chifusa abandons Kaede at the end of chapter 1 to keep her from becoming a fugitive. Kaede's only other appearance is limited to a single flashback panel at the beginning of chapter 2. The anime differs by having Kaede join Chifusa as her travelling companion and her handmaiden. She's also given [[ADayInTheLimelight her own spotlight episode]] (7) where she meets a young painter, named Sakuji, who falls in love with her.
29	** Likewise, Chichi only has [[BitCharacter a brief scene]] in chapter 2. But she's featured in the anime's OP (as an example that large breasts = status), as well as the animated version of her aforementioned scene.
30	* AuthorAppeal: Not the author of the manga, but the director of the anime adaption, Hiraku Kaneko. He has a blatant love for oversized breasts. A lot of elements from the manga are exaggerated in the anime. This is par for the course when it comes to the other adaptations he has worked on, either as a director or an animator (''Anime/WitchBlade'', ''Anime/QueensBlade'', etc). The anime adaption has added nipple sucking in many episodes, a holdover from ''Seikon No Qwaser'' ...where there was actually a reason for it, however contrived.[[note]]The main character essentially got his powers from breast milk.[[/note]]
31	* BaldMystic: Kenkyou is bald because she's a buddhist nun.[[spoiler: Kagefusa]] shaves her head to become a nun as well.
32	* BeachEpisode: Featuring a very [[TentacleRope perverted octopus]]. The episode also proves that large breasts aren't very hydrodynamic.
33	* BigBreastPride: A lot of women, more specifically noblewomen, like to flaunt their breasts or walk around with an air of superiority.
34	* BeautyEqualsGoodness: Usually averted, but played straight sometimes, especially with Chifusa.
35	* {{BFS}}: Ouka wields a katana almost as big as her, and she's fast with it too.
36	* BigBad: Munenori Manyuu, [[TheHeroine Chifusa]]'s ArchnemesisDad and [[EvilOverlord leader of the Manyuu clan]] who enforces the oppressive BuxomBeautyStandard. He's also one of the, if not ''the'', most serious character in the show. He's also OrcusOnHisThrone, since he never takes the matter of Chifusa's escape in his own hands.
37	* BloodFromTheMouth: Played for drama in episode 7, as it's the first sign that [[MauveShirt Momoha's]] death is imminent.
38	* BloodlessCarnage: Hitomune's rampage at his traitorous vassal and his men, many were slashed and yet not a single drop of blood was spilled. From the way he held his sword, it appears that the was using the blunt edge. There was plenty of slashing, but little to no stabbing, so the only bleeding going on would be internal.
39	* BoobBasedGag: It takes a while for Chifusa to get used to her steadily growing anatomy, resulting in some goofy blunders and getting stuck a few times. Exaggerated after [[CurbStompBattle devastating]] a very large group of buxom ninja, Chifusa finds herself with breasts so big she can't even stand due to their sheer weight. Cue a Rocky-esque montage of her training at a nearby temple to learn how to reduce her size while wearing what is essentially the biggest sports-bra ever.
40	* BreakTheHaughty: Kagefusa, in the first chapter or episode, as the first victim of Chifusa's ability to absorb breasts; she goes from extremely well endowed to flat or nearly so in seconds, and Chifusa's breasts jump in size to even bigger than Kagefusa had, just to rub salt in the wound.
41	* BreastExpansion: It's a pretty big part of the series as a whole given Chifusa's whole goal is to both help women grow their own breasts to take down the aristocracy and increase her own bust size to gain more influence to use for good. Eventually Chifusa has to try and [[InvertedTrope Invert]] this trope on herself due to her breasts getting so insanely huge she can't even stand, let alone fight. After a lot of unusual training she succeeds.
42	* BullyingADragon: In one episode, several well-endowed Manyuu assassins proceed to taunt and insult Ouka for her lack of breasts, even though Ouka is actually much more formidable than them combined. Still, aware of her status, Ouka has to let them get away with it.
43	* ButtMonkey:
44	** Kaede who's the butt of many jokes pertaining to her flat chest.
45	** Chifusa also serves as one. Like Kaede she's [[BoobBasedGag the butt of many jokes mainly because of her chest]]. Though, unlike Kaede it's because her chest is insanely large. They also been heavily fondled and sucked on by many characters, including her ''own'' sister Kagefusa.
46	* BuxomBeautyStandard:
47	** The opening openly states that women with small breasts aren't even considered human.
48	** Averted InUniverse by Muneyuki: years and years of dealing with large breasts to evaluate them has left him with an utter disgust of large breasts, which is quite ironical given the setting. [[spoiler: In the end, Ouka, with whom he has a ShipTease, regains her breasts, which are of modest size and do not make him sick.]]
49	** Kaede's only male love interest is a painter who becomes enamored with her slim breasts and actually refuses to take a commission from a much more buxom Manyuu assassin pestering him.
50	* CainAndAbel: Chifusa and Kagefusa. This is mainly due to Kagefusa's jealousy over Chifusa being chosen to become successor to the clan [[BuxomBeautyStandard despite Kagefusa having bigger breasts]].
51	* CheatersNeverProsper: The rival clan from episode 3 secretly employ a hitman with Manyuu skills to steal the breasts of rival girls in order to assure their victory. While they ultimately lose the competition due to Hatamune's... [[InnocentFanserviceGirl unique philosophies on Fanservice]], their plot is uncovered and they're last seen as they're been taken away.
52	* ChivalrousPervert: Pretty much any sympathetic male character, but ''especially'' Lord Mie Hatamune.
53	* ClingyJealousGirl: Kaede towards Chifusa, especially when other characters show lecherous attraction to her. Notable examples include episode 3 (where she breaks a wooden tile over a customer's head for trying to peek up Chifusa's skirt during the show) and episode 4 (where she repeatedly lashes at Oiso when she fondles Chifusa).
54	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: Kagefusa punishes Kaede for choosing to defect from the Manyu clan by [[InvoluntaryOrgasm gratifying Kaede against her will]].
55	* CutShort: The anime does not end on a cliffhanger, but neither does it conclude the manga’s whole story.
56	* {{Deconstruction}}: The whole show takes the idea that a woman's breast size equals status and authority and shows in unequivocal terms that it's a terrible way to judge a woman's worth as opposed to their actual talents and ability to contribute to their society.
57	* DCupDistress:
58	** Oiso from is notable for being one of the few large breasted women in the series to hate her breasts. In a fishing village dependent on skilled divers, she was formerly the best, but her breasts grew so large that they got in the way of her diving. [[spoiler: When Chifusa ends up having to use the breast-absorbing technique on her, shrinking Oiso's breasts, Oiso is ''grateful''.]] Kaede looked furious at the idea of hating breasts.
59	** Chifusa initially isn't this due to her bust being fairly modest, but as they grow bigger and bigger Chifusa begins to truly despise her breasts for the unwanted attention they bring her and especially due to how they interfere with her fighting. [[ZigzaggedTrope Though on occasion she seems to think having big breasts isn't so bad after all.]]
60	* DistractedByTheSexy: In episode/chapter 2, a very buxom woman/Ame prevents a fight between Chifusa and Chichi by showing her breasts to everyone and jiggling them around to distract everyone. If you look, you can see that [[StupidSexyFlanders even Chichi is glaring at them blushing like the men behind her]]. In episode 3, Hatomune's long and serious dialogue about the involvement of a Manyuu hitman in the competition has him staring at Chifusa's breasts the whole time.
61	* DoubleStandardRapeFemaleOnFemale:
62	** Kagefusa molests Kaede during the opening scene of episode 1, to [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment punish her]] for choosing to defect from the Manyuu Clan with Chifusa. The scene ends with Kaede briefly [[ForcedOrgasm passing out]], as the camera zooms in [[PoseOfSupplication on her raised hindquarters]] and the damp spot on the ground between her legs.
63	** In the second OVA special, Kagefusa and Kaede have Ouka restrain Chifusa, while they suck on her breasts against Chifusa's will, and yes, it's portrayed as [[GirlOnGirlIsHot female on female fan service.]]
64	** Kaede often uses her duties as Chifusa's handmaiden as chances to grope and suckle Chisufa's breasts, usually whenever she's bathing her. Most of her attempts fail, since Chifusa is all ''too aware'' of Kaede's infatuation with her body. But Kaede has better luck during the [=OVAs=], which show Chifusa ''[[NotSoAboveItAll isn't always]]'' unwilling.
65	* EarlyBirdCameo: The buxom woman from the intro and opening, Chichi, is introduced properly in the story in the second episode, even though she appears in the first episode's opening, as well in all others.
66	* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: Chifusa, and it's not just Kaede who goes after her.
67	* {{Fanservice}}: Considering the type of magazine it is published in, as well as the very concept of the work itself, this shouldn't come as a shock. However, as the series has progressed, fanservice has become less and less frequent. The anime is exactly the opposite: it took the fanservicey nature of the first volume and cranked it up to eleven.
68	* ExoticEyeDesigns: [[FanserviceExtra Popular dancer Sakura-chan]] from episode 3 has heart-shaped pupils when first introduced. While dancing, she sports star-shaped pupils instead.
69	* FakeBoobs: Kagefusa dons an inflating bra, after Chifusa steals her breasts.
70	* FanserviceWithASmile: More than once Chifusa and Kaede have had to get part time jobs in maid outfits to keep their funds up.
71	* FanDisservice: Unfortunately, in a couple of episode the big breasts come with a proportionately fat older woman rather than the usual hottie.
72	* ForcedOrgasm: This is how Kagefusa [[CoolAndUnusualPunishment punishes]] Kaede for choosing to defect from the Manyuu clan using [[DoubleEntendre hands-on approach]].
73	* GracefulLadiesLikePurple: Chichi, the noblewoman from the opening and episode 2, is quite buxom and wears a lavish, dark purple kimono adorned with a flower pattern, the better to show off her wealth and status along with her rouge, ParasolOfPrettiness and hairstyle. The graceful part though is mostly a façade, as seen when she loses her temper.
74	* GratuitousEnglish: A few times in the anime.
75	--> '''Kaede:''' COME BACK, MY OPPAI!
76	* HiddenDepths: In spite of the Breasts = Prestige equation in this world, Chifusa's other sister Kyouka Manyuu doesn't have a massive chest in spite of being a high-ranked member of the Manyuu family. Sadly, this is never explored.
77	* HitMeDammit: When Chifusa discovers that Kagefusa has to use fake breasts because she couldn't deal with the loss of her real breasts, which Chifusa stole, Chifusa proposes that Kagefusa shrink her breasts as payment.
78	* IHaveBoobsYouMustObey: Played with. Boobs are the source of social standing in this world, after all, so it's not all that crazy when a chick can just pull them out and turn a potential fight into a frenzy of cheering and general happiness.
79	* HumanShield: Manga-only villain Tomi, upon witnessing Chifusa single-handedly defeat her hitmen, uses her own husband as a shield to protect herself from Chifusa's wrath. Too bad this is useless against a Chichigiri sword, which phases harmlessly through the man and severs her boobs.
80	* TheImmodestOrgasm:
81	** The side effect of Chichinagashi is increased breast volume and sensitivity, especially to stimulation applied directly to the nipples. So, due to having used Chichinagashi several times, Chifusa's breasts are extremely sensitive, which causes her to climax easily and fervently.
82	** Kagefusa gropes Kaede's breast while fingering her, in the aforementioned scene in episode 1. The resulting orgasm is so intense that Kaede squirts during a brief cutaway shot. Afterward, the camera pans down to show she's fainted from it.
83	** In a special (apparently set before Episode 1), Kagefusa has one when Ouka vigorously massages her breasts, for the same reasons as Chifusa above, presumably.
84	** NaughtyNun Kenkyou has one while scrubbing Chifusa's back with her own breasts, right as she says how she likes performing this duty.
85	** In the final episode, it's shown that a properly-performed Chichinagashi causes pleasure, not pain, as the Manyu assassin hit by Tsuyuha's naginata screams in pleasure as she faints from the attack.
86	* InTheBlood: Chifusa's bloodline happens to be that of the enemy of the Manyu clan. The leader decided to make her the heiress due to her incredible potential. It didn't work out.
87	* IncorruptiblePurePureness: Despite being born and raised in a society where breasts mean everything, being raised as the heir of the clan that basically controls the country, and being taught that women without breasts are trash, Chifusa still sees the good qualities in the flat and the bad qualities in the busty. She doesn't see either side as necessarily better or worse, the system just isn't fair. Although, it could be that her [[InTheBlood rebel blood]] is what makes her fight.
88	* InterruptedIntimacy: In episode 5 [[KidsWalkInAtTheWorstTime Yasuke's kids walk in on him and their soon to be stepmother]] just as the couple was about to get passionate with each other. Fortunately, they were too young to understand what was going on.
89	** PlayedForLaughs in episode 6 when Junichi pops out to interrupt Kenkyou's back-cleaning session with Chifusa before it gets... weirder...
90	* {{Jerkass}}: Chichi tries to beat a kid with her umbrella when he refuses to apologize and insults her.
91	** The teahouse owner from episode 3 is very rude and abrasive to both Chifusa and Kaede, and is actually angry at them when Chifusa refuses to put up with a lecherous client's advances and kicks them both out because of this.
92	* {{Kiai}}: Parodied when Hatomune Mie goes on a rampage and proceeds to curbstomp anyone in his way, he yells "OPPAI!!!" with each strike.
93	* KnightOfCerebus: Ouka, who uses her blade to actually kill someone instead of just shrink their breasts. In the manga, Tomi's scheme is darker and much more serious than the zanier schemes of previous chapters.
94	* LaserGuidedKarma: The four assassins in the final battle patronize Ouka for her flat chest, but after the battle they all have lost their boobs to Tsuyuha and Kagefusa.
95	* LensFlareCensor: The anime's censored broadcast goes crazy with this. Shots of characters holding large flabs of "light", entire bodies glowing, and lasers covering the majority of the screen are not uncommon. Inevitable ''Franchise/DragonBall'' jokes followed.
96	* LighterAndSofter: The anime adaptation tones down much of the sex and violence seen in the manga.
97	** The first chapter begins with Kagefusa raping local village girl Oume, simply because she was a commoner with large breasts. Several pages later, the reader learns that Kagefusa's squad also raped the girl's mother to death and killed her father afterward. The ordeal left her so grief-stricken, that she tries to take revenge on Chifusa because she recognized her as being part of the Manyuu Family. In the anime version, Kagefusa [[SparedByTheAdaptation spares Oume's family]] and only takes her breasts (though its still shown obliquely that they raped her mother).
98	** Kaede's rape scene is censored in the anime version, by keeping the camera above her waist once Kagefusa slips her hand down the front of her fundoshi. All the viewer sees is the implied hand motion and the effect it has on Kaede. The scene immediately cuts to a shot of the night sky just as [[TheImmodestOrgasm Kaede screams.]] The manga differs by having Kagefusa [[spoiler: pull Kaede's fundoshi aside so the readers can see that her fingers were inside her]].
99	** Episode/chapter 2's villain. In the manga, Ame was a girl whose breasts could secrete poison in lieu of milk, but she [[BlessedWithSuck couldn't lactate or have children.]] In the anime, the assassin is a different woman whose breasts were large enough to spin around to generate boob-related illusions. The downside being, that the technique gradually causes her breasts to sag. Both cases are rectified by Chifusa's Chichinagashi, which restores their breasts to normal by relieving them of their afflictions.
100	* LovableSexManiac:
101	** Kaede has an obsession with Chifusa ...and large breasts ...and just hot chicks in general. Even more so in the anime, where she attempts to molest Chifusa at least four times an episode, instead of just once every other chapter. It actually works in Chifusa's favor in episode 2: when the assassin is about to attack an hypnotized Chifusa, Kaede jumps her to suckle her nipples, breaking the mirage and giving Chifusa enough time to counter.
102	** Lord Mie, especially when he's [[KingIncognito masquerading as a commoner]].
103	* MakeUpIsEvil: Downplayed with both Chichi (the bossy noblewoman from episode 2) and Toyo (Chifusa's rival in the breast-shaking festival from episode 3), who wears noticeable lipstick. While not terribly evil, they're still haughty snobs. Played straight by Tomi from a manga-only story, who's not only proud of her large breasts, but also a scheming bitch who's secretly poisoning her father-in-law, plans to murder her spouse on their wedding night and [[KickTheDog has her bethroded's love interest exiled and attacked by assassins]].
104	* MarshmallowHell: More like marshmallow heaven in most cases. In episode 5, one of the things Yasuke's kids miss about their mother is how she'd smother them with her breasts.
105	* MeaningfulName:
106	** Much of the cast has names with ''Mune'' on them [[note]]'''Mune'''yuki, '''Mune'''nori, Hato'''mune''' and other minor characters[[/note]], yet another word for breasts, although the kanji for them actually has other readings, so it won't blatantly mean just breasts.
107	** Chifusa's name is one ''dakuten'' (voiced accent mark) away from ''chibusa'' ("udders").
108	** ''Manyu'' literally means ''Breast/Tit Spirit'' and that's a ''family clan'' name of a feared group of ninjas, the title of the series itself means ''Breast/Tit Spirit Scroll''.
109	* MoodWhiplash: Episode 6, a light-hearted[=/=]fanservicey moment between Chifusa and Kenkyou suddenly turns serious and odd when Chifusa has a flashback on her mother. It snaps right back to funny when the superior nun calls them out [[RunningGag on their apparent lesbianism]].
110	* MsFanservice:
111	** Applies equally to both of the Manyuu sisters, due to the size of their breasts and both being [[AmazonianBeauty Amazonian Beauties.]] They're both also capable of lactating when they're aroused, though Chifusa's breasts only trickle. Kagefusa's literally ejaculate large volumes of breast milk during orgasm.
112	** Kaede is subject to frequent upskirt shots to place emphasis on her thong and camel toe. At other times, the [[MaleGaze camera will focus]] on the width of her hips, [[LegFocus her legs]], and the plumpness of her glutes. She's also the series' main source of [[GirlOnGirlIsHot lesbianism]], frequently molesting Chifusa.
113	* NaughtyNuns: Buddhist Nuns in this case, minor character Kenkyou from episode 6, under the pretense of washing Chifusa's back, proceeds to unrobe and do so with her breasts, showing [[TheImmodestOrgasm a great deal of pleasure in doing so]].
114	* NoSell: When Chifusa is struck by Ouka's Chichigiri Sword, her massive rack allows her to take the hit without losing too much of her breasts, though it's still painful.
115	* NonindicativeFirstEpisode: Episode one features betrayal and excessive fanservice. The next few episodes are mostly goofy misadventures with lighter fanservice. Then the KnightOfCerebus appears.
116	* [[OnlySaneMan Only Sane Woman]]: Chifusa sees the distinction of judging a woman's place in society by her cleavage level to be ridiculous, and her goal is to spread this fact to everyone else.
117	* OrcusOnHisThrone: Most of the higher members of the Manyuu clan, up to Munenori, don't actually move directly to stop Chifusa. They just keep sending more assassins, and eventually Ouka. Muneyuki was the one who went closest to the battlefield, comparatively-speaking.
118	* PhraseCatcher: "They're so lesbian!" Usually said in deadpan, directed at Chifusa and whichever [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer girl]] happens to be groping her at the moment (usually Kaede).
119	* PsychoLesbian: Kagefusa earlier on, as seen when she molests a victim and later Kaede. Thankfully the psycho part is dropped later on, but that didn't stop her from molesting her ''younger'' sister Chisufa.
120	* ReformedButNotTamed: Kagefusa seemed to genuinely change for the better becoming more easygoing and carefree. However, she seems to harbor some PsychoLesbian tendencies, such when she actually enjoyed suckling her sister's breasts.
121	* ReluctantFanserviceGirl: Chifusa. She's a broke runaway samurai in a world that favors huge breasts. She's doesn't have any choice but to use her huge breasts to make money.
122	** Invoked in episode 3 by Lord Mie: at the climax of the breast-bouncing competition, the excessive movement causes Chifusa's {{sarashi}} to fall, exposing her nipples and causing her to cover herself in shame, only for Mie to declare her the winner. When Toyo tries to bare her breasts for him, he angrily yells at her that's much more exciting if this happens by mistake.
123	* TheReveal: [[spoiler: In truth, Kagefusa wasn't Chifusa's first victim of stolen breasts: she managed to perform the Chichinagashi on a young Ouka, stunting her growth and leaving her with a flat chest, which meant ostracism and a grudge.]]
124	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Lord Mie is actually [[CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass rather terrifying]] when he finds out that someone's harmed Chifusa('s breasts).
125	* {{Samurai}}: Although they are much more like {{ninja}}.
126	* ScarfOfAsskicking: Only worn in the early chapters of the manga, but featured heavily in advertising and the anime.
127	* ScarsAreForever: In episode 4, an old guy is asked about his old scar, prompting a flashback of how he got it from a girl he was trying to grope.
128	* SchizoTech: Somehow, AU!Edo-era Japan has Western-style disco pole-dancing clubs, complete with electrical lights, long before ''the Western world'' would have invented them.
129	* ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight: The OP of each episode explains that Chifusa defected from the Manyuu Clan in order to put an end to the corrupted [[BuxomBeautyStandard social hierarchy]] they've enforced. She intends to divulge the secrets of her family's scroll to those who need it, to restore equality among the social classes. Also, Lord Hatomune in episode 3, even after learning that Chifusa is a wanted criminal, still opts for letting her go... [[LovableSexManiac because he's in love with her breasts]].
130	* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: In episode 2, a street urchin bumps into a busty noblewoman named Chichi. She takes it as an affront, regardless of being an accident, and threatens to beat "proper respect" into him and Chifusa for coming to his defense. But when the landlady flashes her ''much larger'' breasts, it causes the crowd to completely forget about Chichi, who becomes further insulted by their inattention and leaves [[GreenEyedMonster in a huff.]]
131	* SeriousBusiness: Breasts equal everything. ''Everything''.
132	** Best seen in episode 3/chapter 3: the breast-bouncing festival sounds idiotic, but it's so important and its benefits are so valuable that the villains go as far as hire a Manyuu assassin to remove any competition.
133	* SuperDrowningSkills: Chifusa and Oiso share difficulty in diving. Oiso was the best diver in her village until her breasts developed, making her too buoyant to dive properly. After Chifusa is forced to absorb her size, Oiso's diving skill returns, while Chifusa becomes even more inept.
134	* ShownTheirWork: The cries of the citiziens in episode 2 in reaction to the Landlady's huge breasts are a nod to an actually real [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ee_ja_nai_ka popular carnevalesque song]], which resurfaced in a darker period of Japan during the turbulent Bakumatsu.
135	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Anime-only Toyo, design wise, shares several characteristic (basically being a very buxom woman with long hair and lipstick) with Chichi from the previous episode/chapter 2, and both are haughty antagonists, though Toyo is also a ShamelessFanserviceGirl. Also averted in the original manga, where the two women look more different.
136	* TentacleRope: The perverted octopus in the beach episode, who likes to put his victims in some very comprising positions. Chifusa lampshades the appeal of this trope when she point out that there [[TakeThatAudience some weird people who find this appealing.]] Thankfully, the only victims who are dragged underwater and then spit out are both men (and one of them is Lord Mie).
137	* TimeSkip: By episode 10, Kaede has been charting the expansion rate of Chifusa's breasts for two years, beginning from the moment they left the Manyuu Clan.
138	* TitleDrop: The Scroll Chifusa carries with her, the Manyu Clan's treasure: Manyu Scroll --> Manyu Hikenchou.
139	* TooHotForTV: As expected, the initial version has been called a "Broadcast Wreck" due to excessive use of LensFlareCensor that renders it mostly unwatchable. The AT-X broadcasts, meanwhile, are partially uncensored, and the fully uncensored DirectorsCut is available as a streamed webcast. DVD and UsefulNotes/BluRay versions are (as usual) uncut.
140	* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Where Chifusa keeps the scroll. Parodied in an OVA, where a swimming Chifusa can be seen with a couple of fish stuck in her cleavage.
141	* WeaponOfXSlaying: Parodied with the Chichigiri (Breast-slaying) swords employed by the Manyuu, which can deflate breasts without harming the victim, nor they can harm men apparently (in the manga, at least).
142	* WorkOffTheDebt: Chifusa and Kaede seem rather used to having to work at the places they rest and eat. In the beginning of episode 4, when they realize they don't have enough money to pay for the food they just ate, they immediately put on their waitress uniforms from a previous episode.
143	* YankTheDogsChain: Chifusa manages to use Breast Flow to give breasts back. But she only ever manages it on Ouka, who doesn't want them to begin with. Kagefusa and Kaede are left flat and frustrated.
144	* YouHaveFailedMe: After Kagefusa's squad fails to capture Chifusa, she punishes them by shrinking all of their breasts. Considering how important breasts are in this show it's a hefty loss.

Context Manga / ManyuHikencho