* CrackPairing: On fanfiction, one of the strongest of these is ''[[{{Delinquent}} Toyama]] x [[CoolBigSis Kirino.]]''
* FanNickname
** Lion-tan: Kirino, for her general appearance and demeanour.
** [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]]-sensei: Coach Kojirou, for his voice.
* LesYay: Depending on how you interpret Saya and Kirino's PseudoRomanticFriendship. The scene late in the anime when Saya, [[spoiler: after interrupting Kirino drafting her resignation from the ''kendo'' team]], pushes Kirino down onto her bed is especially fraught.
* {{Moe}}: [[BadassAdorable Tam]][[CuteBruiser aki]], ''Tamaki'', '''Tamaki'''. To a smaller extent, Kirino also certainly qualifies. In fact, Tamaki and Kirino both made it to the Top 8 (quarterfinals) during Saimoe 2008.
* TheScrappy: [[JerkAss Toyama]] for his bullying and [[KarmaHoudini lack of punishment for it]].
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls: It's about a group of high school girls who are in their school's kendo club. And the manga is serialized in a...seinen manga magazine.
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