Otome Youkai Zakuro is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lily Hoshino. It started running monthly in the seinen manga magazine Comic Birz in November 2006.Spirits and humans have long had a grudge against each other, but that's about to change. During the Meiji Era, Japan has now established the Department of Spirit Affairs to handle relations between humans and youkai. Three new recruits - Kei Agemaki, Hanakiri Ganryu and Riken Yoshinokazura, are going to team up with three half-spirit girls - Zakuro, Susukihotaru and the twins, Bonbori and Houzuki. The relationships are tense, but relations between humans and spirits - and, perhaps, romance? - are about to begin.Otome Youkai Zakuro was adapted into an anime in the fall of 2010 by JC Staff.
Cool and Unusual Punishment: When Zakuro is upset with Kei she gets her own back on him by taking advantage of his fear of Youkai and telling Sakura and Kiri he wants to play with them.
In episode 8 Kushimatsu uses the more usual Standing In The Hall punishment on Houzuki, Bonbori and Hanakiri with the addition of a third bucket on their heads as well as in each hand,
Happiness in Slavery: Byakuroku decides that there is no point to finally having freedom, since her only purpose in life was to protect her sister and her sister already died, so she offers herself to Omodaka as his Property of Love. He accepts and they survive together in the end.
Hellish Pupils: The girls gain them when they use their powers.
Idiosyncratic Episode Naming: In Japanese the second word of each chapter/episode title is made of a single syllable repeated twice followed by "to". The first part is "Iza yoyo to" the second is "Aka koko to.
Mukokuseki: For something about Japanese in Meiji Japan, this series is full of foreign-looking characters. Even the other characters lampshade how Kei is "blond". Tsukuhane, Zakuro's mother is also blond.
Non-Lethal K.O.: In episode one, despite the fact Raiju is stabbed in the top of it's head it's seen moments later apparently unharmed.
Non-Malicious Monster: The little shadow that Zakuro and the crew dealt with in Episode 2. Driving it out of its home is a justifiable cause for retaliation.
Skinship Grope: Not quite a straight example of the trope, but Houzuki and Bonbori love to cling to Hanakiri, and personally wipe the sweat off his body after his training.
Spoiler Opening: It's fairly easy to tell that Hanadate is the masked man in the OP and ED long before the official reveal in episode 9. Having the same hairstyle aside, when was the last time you trusted the seemingly perfect bishie that was a rival to the Official Couple?
Tsundere: Zakuro. She alternates between a Luminescent Blush and yelling at Kei. Apparently, she got it from her mother.
Twin Threesome Fantasy: Houzuki and Bonbori's entire existence seems to be teasing this for Hanakiri. Whether or not they're serious is another matter.
They are.
Unusual Ears: Remove these and you wouldn't even know they're half-spirit.
Wham Episode: One could think it's a nice and fluffy romance series... until the end of episode 10.
Why Did It Have To Be Spirits — Kei is supposed to be a fearless military man. But deep inside, he's deathly afraid of spirits. And now he is on a mission to bridge the people and the spirits...
Yamato Nadeshiko: Susukihotaru, and the landlady Kushimatsu. Well, women in this era are supposed to be Yamato Nadeshiko, so Zakuro is the one who stands out.
Otome Youkai Zakuro is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Lily Hoshino. It started running monthly in the seinen manga magazine Comic Birz in November 2006.Spirits and humans have long had a grudge against each other, but that's about to change. During the Meiji Era, Japan has now established the Department of Spirit Affairs to handle relations between humans and youkai. Three new recruits - Kei Agemaki, Hanakiri Ganryu and Riken Yoshinokazura, are going to team up with three half-spirit girls - Zakuro, Susukihotaru and the twins, Bonbori and Houzuki. The relationships are tense, but relations between humans and spirits - and, perhaps, romance? - are about to begin.Otome Youkai Zakuro was adapted into an anime in the fall of 2010 by JC Staff.
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