Line #27 VisualNovel/Ookamikakushi


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2	''Ookami Kakushi'', also translated as ''Wolfed Away'', is the story of a sixteen year old boy, Hiroshi Kuzumi, who has recently moved into a new town in the mountains. The town is separated into new and old streets by the river, and many mysterious local customs still remain. Although confused and enjoying his new life, one person keeps her distance from him: class committee member Nemuru Kushinada. In their few encounters she gives him a word of advice: "Stay away from the old streets."
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4	The title is a play on the words ''o-kami'' ("god"), ''ookami'' ("wolf"), and ''kamikakushi'' ("spirited away"). The original VisualNovel came out on PSP in 2009, and the twelve episode {{anime}} adaptation, produced by Creator/{{AIC}} began airing in Japan on January 8, 2010 on Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS).
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6	The character design is by the mangaka duo Creator/PeachPit and the original scenario is by Creator/Ryukishi07.
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8	Currently has a half-filled out [[Characters/OokamiKakushi Character Sheet.]]
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11	!!This series exhibits the following tropes:
12	* TwoDVisualsThreeDEffects: All over the place in the anime, but the ''most'' conspicuous is Mana in her wheelchair.
13	* The80s: When the visual novel and anime are set.
14	* AnimalMotifs: Wolves are featured prevalently in Jouga, which is fitting...
15	* TheAnimeOfTheGame: A 12-episode anime was produced in 2009.
16	* AttractiveBentGender: [[spoiler:Hiroshi]] in [[BizarroEpisode episode 12.]]
17	* BadMoonRising: Jouga seems to have a permanent blood-red moon overhead, and Nemuru even informs Isuzu that the "bad moon" is behind her lust for Hiroshi.
18	* BaitAndSwitchCredits: Nemuru and her wolf pack flying, like they do in the credits, never happens in the show proper.
19	* BetterByADifferentName: I liked it better when it was called ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''.
20	* ClingyJealousGirl: Isuzu is ''[[{{Yandere}} very]]'' possessive of Hiroshi.
21	* CompressedAdaptation: The main reason the anime is hard to follow is because it is essentially made up of ''all'' the different arcs from the original VN, and then each arc is compressed and tied together to create one, singular storyline. [[ContinuityLockout This leads to a bit of confusion.]]
22	* {{Cosplay}}: Usaeru Nemuru, and Isuzu and Kaname's maid/waitress uniforms in episode 12.
23	* DiabolusExMachina: More than a few of the Bad Ends in the Visual Novel are downright cruel. Some can be achieved by simply making the wrong choice, but even when you ''appear'' to make the right choice, or combination of choices, that will lead you to a good end, expect those hopes to be ruthlessly dashed the second you hear the music that plays over the "bad end" credits.
24	* DreamMelody: The Jouga Counting Song, first heard in each week's next episode trailer, gradually begins to enter the story for real. You'd better believe it's plot-important.
25	* DudeLooksLikeALady: Hiroshi, especially when crossdressed.
26	* EarnYourHappyEnding: In order to unlock the story's true end, you need to play through all the endings in the other arcs--including the bad ends.
27	* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: Mana Kuzumi. Nemuru comes off as aloof and sinister as well.
28	* ElegantGothicLolita: When we finally see Nemuru dressed in something other than her school uniform or Karibito outfit in episode 12, she's wearing in EGL fashion.
29	* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Hiroshi, of course. [[spoiler:His scent makes Godmen go insane, regardless of their gender.]]
30	* {{Expy}}:
31	** Sakaki wants to be [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch Lamperouge]] and [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]] so very badly.
32	** When he has his StoicSpectacles on, he more closely resembles [[Manga/DeathNote Teru Mikami.]]
33	* {{Facefault}}: Nemuru gets her turn around this trope in episode 12.
34	* {{Fanservice}}: Every time a female Kamibito tries to seduce Hiroshi.
35	* FanDisservice: The maid in the second half of episode 12 advances on Hiroshi while simultaneously unbuttoning her uniform top and flashing her best SlasherSmile.
36	* FantasticRacism: Half the town's residents, the "divine", against the "fallen" other half. Or, as the Visual Novel refers to them, the "Kamibito" and the "Ochibito". The anime doesn't make the distinction between them.
37	** This is expanded on further in the Visual Novel. The tension between them rises to the point where there's serious talk of ''eliminating'' the Ochibito, and, in the final arc, there's even a town war between the two groups. Also see FantasticSlurs below.
38	* FantasticSlurs: [[spoiler:Sakaki]] coins the term "Kyujin" in reference to the Kamibito, because of how they act like "dogs" towards certain smells. It doesn't take long for the FridgeHorror to set in as to ''why'' this is so horribly racist in that context.
39	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: After Nemuru's hooded assistants appear to change her into her Karibito garb in episode 12, we later see them sitting at booths in the cafe in the background. One is drinking a soda while watching Hiroshi being molested by the yakuza. They're also later seen randomly holding up Japanese-flag fans behind Nemuru's grandfather.
40	* GoryDiscretionShot: Used often whenever someone gets killed. Particularly surprising when you consider Ryukishi's [[VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry other]] [[VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry works.]]
41	* GratuitousEnglish: Yahoo! Barbecue paradise!
42	* KissOfTheVampire: [[spoiler: Getting kissed by a Godman apparently turns you into one. Weird, since they claim to be a different species.]]
43	* KudzuPlot: The anime suffers heavily from this, due to the aforementioned CompressedAdaptation.
44	* {{Meido}}: Hiroshi, Isuzu and Kaname in the last episode.
45	* {{Miko}}: Miko with frilly cloth cat - err, wolf ears, even.
46	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: TheReveal in the anime is that many of Jouga's residents are in fact the Jouga wolves in human form, referred to as "Kamibito". If a Kamibito succumbs to their instincts and kisses a human, that human will become a Kamibito themselves, but this is taboo and punishable via execution. They can suppress their instincts with the scent of Jouga's hassaku oranges, but certain humans called Temptations emit a scent they find irresistible.
47	* PutThemAllOutOfMyMisery: [[spoiler: Type 4 with Sakaki losing his girlfriend.]]
48	* RedEyesTakeWarning: All over the place. The wolf masks with glowing red eyes are bad enough, but when human eyes start turning red as well, you know bad things are about to go down.
49	* RiddleForTheAges: For the anime, at least: [[spoiler: Why and how does Nemuru's hair change color only when she's wearing her "hunting" gear? Made more inexplicable by having her change clothes on-camera, with no attention to her hair.]]
50	* SchoolSwimsuit: In episode 3, Isuzu and Kaname wear them.
51	* SinisterScythe: At night, Nemuru patrols the city hunting down fallen Kamibito and executing them with an ornate scythe.
52	* SneezeCut: Hiroshi's father and the creepy maid, both in episode 12.
53	* SpitTake: Hiroshi in episode 12 when he hears that the TV station is coming to town.
54	* StarCrossedLovers: Poor Hiroshi and Isuzu in their arc together in the Visual Novel. When the ''good end'' of that arc is [[spoiler:Isuzu committing suicide and dying in a grief-stricken Hiroshi's arms]] you ''know'' this trope has struck with a vengeance.
55	* StoicSpectacles: Sakaki.
56	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Nemuru Kushinada. [[spoiler:Aka the girl with the scythe]].
57	* SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious: [[spoiler: Hiroshi produces a scent that drives Kamibito berserk with lust.]]
58	* TownWithADarkSecret: Jouga's secret is [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent dark indeed]]...
59	* {{Tsundere}}: Mana Kuzumi, towards her brother in particular.
60	* TwelveEpisodeAnime: Well, the story is 11-episode long, the 12th being a [[BizarroEpisode nonsensical epilogue.]]

Context VisualNovel / Ookamikakushi