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1* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: Because the pre-recorded message that Ajimu left for Kumagawa was both realistic and moveable, it's easy for the reader to assume that [[BatmanGambit because she wanted to see how he'd react, she simply lied about it being a pre-recorded message]].
2* ArcFatigue: The Successor arc, while providing nice deconstructions to shounen manga, still wasn't as eventful as the other arcs despite its length, and much of its content felt random and disorganized. Medaka's [[TookALevelInJerkass characterization]] didn't help its reception.
3* AssPull: ''Lots''. Especially with combat -- [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools not that it was handled badly.]] That is, until [[spoiler: Naze Youka being Medaka's never-mentioned-before older sister Kujira]]. There are hints (her eyes being the same as [[spoiler:Medaka's and Maguro's ]] being the main one) but only subtle ones, and it still feels like a huge stretch.
4* BaseBreakingCharacter: Medaka is either a deconstruction of TheAce or played overly too straight despite the many attempts to show her faults. She became more controversial when she TookALevelInJerkass toward Zenkichi during the Successor Arc. [[spoiler:Losing her position to Zenkichi and becoming a "regular" student]] brought her down a peg and made her more likable and entertaining.
5* BrokenBase: Regarding the various Genre-Shifts; some people preferred the slice-of-life elements of the first arcs, some preferred the straight up battle manga, and some prefer the Deconstruction manga.
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7* CompleteMonster: In series filled with antagonists who scale from unbearably smug to murderously violent, [[spoiler:Fukurou Tsurubami]] stands out as the most vile of the bunch. VillainousIncest incarnate, he was in love with his older sister Hato but found himself unable to keep up with her workaholic nature. In response, he decided to "compromise" by [[spoiler:setting his sister up with Kaijiki Kurokami, hoping that his AllLovingHero attitude would balance out Hato's passion and that the child they sired would become his his ideal bride, i.e. Medaka]]. After essentially grooming his niece for most of her life, he found that her personality was still much for him to handle, so he decided to give up on her to settle for the next best thing. He then proceeds to fake his death, traumatizing her in the process, in order to kick off a convoluted, three year long gambit that would end with her developing as a person so much that her double, [[spoiler: Hansode Shiranui]], would no longer be necessary. This was all so he could kidnap and forcefully marry [[spoiler:Shiranui]] since her time spent shadowing essentially made her an easy-to-handle "diet" version as far as he's concerned. And if all of that wasn't somehow bad enough, he ensured that his final trump card, Testament, would cause [[spoiler:the ''Moon'' to collide with Earth]] should he die before he completes his goals for no other reason beyond sheer spite. Him abandoning his son actually ends up being the least horrible thing he does, as he states he would've just settled for marrying [[spoiler:Kamome]] had he been born a girl. The fact that he's is the only villain the series to be definitively KilledOffForReal without any redemption speaks volumes over just how despicable he is.
8* CrossoverShip: Kumagawa would find a kindred spirit in Nagito Komeda from ''{{Franchise/Danganronpa}}'' due to their similar views on life and [[BornUnlucky self loathing]]. Thanks to Kumagawa's power, he is one of the only people Nagito needn't worry about accidentally killing with his [[BlessedWithSuck luck]].
9%%%%* DracoInLeatherPants: Kumagawa
10* EnsembleDarkhorse:
11** Aka Aoki. She's been in three chapters, has barely moved from one spot, and didn't even fight. There is already a whole bunch of fanart of her on pixiv. Probably because she's a [[HospitalHottie nurse]] though...
12** Youka Naze and Kei Munakata also count as they consistently place in the top 10 on popularity polls despite not being main characters.
13** Surprisingly, there is Nienami Namanie, who has had a ridiculously little effect on the plot compared to her overwhelming popularity in the fandom.
14** Nekomi is popular for her CombatPragmatist ideology while being perky at the same time. Nekomi is this in-universe as well. As a Special she ranks relatively low on the power scale but is very popular with the student body for her David versus Goliath victories using CombatPragmatism.
15* EvilIsCool: Kumagawa. He starts out as the third BigBad, and Medaka's Arch Enemy and complete opposite. His dissonant serenity and overall humor arguably make his character more interesting than Medaka's. And having a [[spoiler: [[HeelFaceTurn status change]]]] doesn't deter his status in the slightest. In the second ''Magazine/ShonenJump'' popularity poll contest, Kumagawa won with almost four thousand votes. The second place holder (Medaka) did not even reach one thousand votes. And for a while he was either played as TheDreaded or the BigBad. His popularity became much higher than even the ''main character'', he's got his own one shot story, and became somewhat of a flagship character for the series. Just compare the amount of fanarts he gets to the rest of the crew on pixiv! Maybe even some people who aren't into ''Medaka Box'' know him by now. Much of his success must be related to his LovableSexManiac traits, also. Gets a [[LampshadeHanging lampshade hung on it]] in chapter 128.
16--> '''[[FourthWallObserver Ajimu]]''': If, for example, this world was a manga where you guys were the main characters, if there was a vote for the favorite character, someone like Kumagawa-kun might unexpectedly come out and take first place.
17* FanPreferredCouple: Zenkichi/Emukae, as well as Medaka/Kumagawa definitely seem to be fairly popular, compared to the canonical affection Zenkichi has for Medaka [[spoiler:which seems to be reciprocated as of Chapter 140]].
18* GrowingTheBeard: The Unzen fight is where the series kicked into high gear, unveiling a DBZ style SuperpoweredEvilSide for Medaka -- War God Mode, where the manga dropped the SliceOfLife element completely for {{Shonen}} style storytelling packed with awesome powers and many SerialEscalation upon Escalation that build up on each other.
19* HilariousInHindsight: The "Parasite Seeing" abnormality is implied to allow the user to see through the eyes of the reader. However, this plan would fail if the reader just happened to close their eyes at the wrong moment or skipped over a few pages.
20* JerkassWoobie: The true nature of the Minus class. To quote one Minus: "Do you know the taste of gas that your parent makes you swallow? How about the taste of licking a perverted teacher's shoe? The taste of sand that your classmates make you swallow? At least you know the taste of a newspaper that was the only food you could obtain? Of course you don't know, because you guys are the happy ones. But those kinds of tastes are just how it is for us, Class Minus 13's members. We have experienced the worst, that's why we can do the worst."
21* JustHereForGodzilla: You will see many fans saying that the manga is only worth reading for seeing [[EvilIsCool Kumagawa]] in action.
22* LauncherOfAThousandShips:
23** Hitoyoshi has Medaka, Shiranui, Kikaijima, Mukae, Ajimu, Naze, Akune, Kumagawa, Maguro, Munakata, and now Tsugiha.
24** Kumagawa is also shaping up to be this, sharing pretty much all of the above characters, but replacing himself with Hitoyoshi, Maguro with Gagamaru, Munakata with Shibushi, and Tsugiha with Ima. And for some reason there was a picture of him and Shiranui with Hinokage...
25* MagnificentBastard ("Kumagawa Incident Arc"): Kumagawa Misogi, the ArcVillain, is DissonantSerenity incarnate and the dark-tongued leader of the Minuses. On a quest to bring the elites down to his level, Kumagawa introduces himself thrashing the members of the Flask Plan with an impenetrable smile on his face, revealing himself to be the one person Medaka Kurokami could not save and the one who manipulated Secretary Akune into indulging his former violent impulses. Unusually good at reading people, Kumagawa worms his way into the student body and creates Class -13 in an attempt to usurp the current Student Council. All throughout the subsequent battles, Kumagawa constructs scenarios that end up neutral at worst or outright benefiting him no matter the outcome. Charmingly enigmatic and ever-equipped at bouncing back, Kumagawa leaves little wonder why the fandom enjoyed his character.
26* {{Moe}}: Medaka's brother contends it'd be better (for her [[RolePlayingGames "charisma"]]?) if she was a bit cuter.
27* QuestionableCasting: Creator/AndrewLove as Zenkichi in the English dub falls under this easy, specially when compared to Creator/YukiOno's performance.
28* RonTheDeathEater: Medaka seems to be intensely hated by certain segments of the fan-base, people going so far to say that she is far more evil that Kumagawa or Anshin'in and deserves to die/be raped/be mindraped/treated like garbage/etc. for her crimes of wanting to help people [[note]] in a matter of duty rather than true empathy and treat her enemies more like friends, thus isolating herself from those who are her real friends.[[/note]] and not showing Zenkichi favoritism.
29* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: Zenkichi and his family. Earlier on, it's implied that Zenkichi himself has abnormal potential, and this is only given more fire when it's revealed his mother is an abnormal. Yet these points (as well as his overall upbringing) are neglected in favor of making him a SatelliteCharacter to Medaka.
30* {{Wangst}}: Kujira complaining about her extremely privileged life can be a bit hard to take seriously.

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