Line #24 YMMV/GetBackers


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2	* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: It is very obvious that Sakura loves Makubex very much, but is it romantic or motherly?
3	* AntiClimaxBoss:
4	** Der Kaiser after provoking Ban into a SuperPoweredEvilSide goes down in one hit after his son manages to hit him, and after a long curb-stomp battle on his part.
5	** Ban loves doing this. He tends to have these victories.
6	** [[spoiler: Also the Voodoo King appears in one volume after all the build-up to him and he's not even the main focus]]
7	** [[spoiler:Ginji vs Ban. Their fight was just a dream.]]
8	* AssPull:
9	** Just how many powers does Akabane have?
10	** [[spoiler:Himiko is Ban's sister? How does that make sense? Why didn't Der Kaiser mention her? Why doesn't Ban share the same curse as Himiko?]]
11	* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: It turns out that Himiko is actually [[spoiler:Ban's sister but not Yamato's. How is that important? How does that make sense with the flashbacks? In fact nobody ever mentions it again. Sounds like an AssPull.]]
12	* CultClassic: A good read, but not as nearly as mainstream as others series such as ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'', ''Manga/OnePiece'' or ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''.
13	* EnsembleDarkhorse:
14	** Kuroudo Akabane, who's arguably the most popular and admired character in the series. He tends to fluctuate in polls as being ranked #1 and #2 (with Ban or Ginji occasionally overtaking him depending on which one was getting more character development during that particular time period in the manga's serialization).
15	** And to a certain degree, Juubei Kakei. If only for the trickle-down effect: Ayamine Rando notes that as soon as Toshiki's past was linked to Juubei's, his popularity shot right up.
16	** Yukihiko Miroku despite appearing in one arc, is very popular.
17	* FoeYayShipping:
18	** Akabane and Ban/Ginji, no wonder Ginji gets so nervous when he's around. And taken up to eleven, there's the one-sided Takuma Fudou and Ban.
19	** Fudou's the human incarnation of it, being almost as bad as [[Manga/BlackCat Creed]].
20	* {{Narm}}: Akabane lectures Himiko in the Voodoo Child arc for trying to kill her enemies, [[{{Hypocrite}} says the man who prefers killing]].
21	* NightmareFuel: The manga definitely is this, starting with Ban's illusions which are much DarkerAndEdgier than the anime, graphic violence, etc.
22	* RetroactiveRecognition: Creator/ShannonMcCormick, Akabane's voice actor in the dub, is more commonly known these days for his roles on Creator/RoosterTeeth's [[WebAnimation/RedVsBlue flagship]] [[{{WebAnimation/RWBY}} shows]]
23	* TheScrappy: Even without a name, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarKeep High School Girl]] was a {{Filler}} character was a demanding and dislikable character.
24	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Professor Makube. For having such a significant name, this character is barely explored. The anime completely excised her.
25	* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot:
26	** In the last arc, it brings up a unique element in [[spoiler: ExoticEyeDesigns with a single cross stigmata eye with a great deal of the major characters including Masaki, Ban's dad and Kazuki]], but all that is brought up on it is that those who bare it, have set up "an important destiny".
27	** Also the final arc would have been a great way to resolve all the individual conflicts of the characters [[spoiler: but soon becomes a dragged out brawl with a great deal of anti-climatic fights and the revelation of the world being virtual reality]]
28	* UnpopularPopularCharacter: In-verse, Akabane is treated like the plague considering the policy of ThouShallNotKill, but is constantly one of the most popular characters for being so AffablyEvil and generally enjoying his work.

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