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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Yaimao wants to find out what happened to the kids who disappeared in the city. Hikkora wants to find his sister. They find out in the worst way possible, [[spoiler:by suffering the same fates. [[spoiler:Yaimao and the others are turned into batteries to power the city, while the fifth demon possesses Hikkora]].

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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Yaimao wants to find out what happened to the kids who disappeared in the city. Hikkora wants to find his sister. They find out in the worst way possible, [[spoiler:by suffering the same fates. [[spoiler:Yaimao Yaimao and the others are turned into batteries to power the city, while the fifth demon possesses Hikkora]].
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* {{Youkai}}: The demons' designs are based on traditional youkai, for instance the Fifth is meant to be a {{Kitsune}}.

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* {{Youkai}}: The demons' designs are based on traditional youkai, for instance the Fifth is meant to be a {{Kitsune}}.[[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]].
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* KillEmAll: Or rather, kill all but [[spoiler: Hikkora. He just gets possessed by the main demon]] - which is arguably a FateWorseThanDeath.
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* AsianLionDogs: The poster naming the demons depicts the Blood-Taker as one of these. In actuality, it only vaguely resembles one, being mostly covered in cloth and lanterns and having a uncannily human-like face despite its animalistic features.


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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Yaimao wants to find out what happened to the kids who disappeared in the city. Hikkora wants to find his sister. They find out in the worst way possible, [[spoiler:by suffering the same fates. [[spoiler:Yaimao and the others are turned into batteries to power the city, while the fifth demon possesses Hikkora]].


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* EvilMask: [[spoiler:The fifth demon]] is a mask that possesses the SoleSurvivor of each game. [[spoiler:Sorincha was actually the last "lucky" winner.]]

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* TheFairFolk: The demons have shades of this in their reason for the game: it's to keep the city lit, because it doesn't last for long without it.



* THeFairFolk: The demons have shades of this in their reason for the game: it's to keep the city lit, because it doesn't last for long without it.
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* THeFairFolk: The demons have shades of this in their reason for the game: it's to keep the city lit, because it doesn't last for long without it.
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* BecomingTheMask: A [[UnderStatement slightly]] [[FateWorseThanDeath more literal case here]]; when [[spoiler: the host]] of the fifth demon takes off its mask (which it only does when it reveals its true nature to its victim), you see that there's nothing remotely human underneath anymore.

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* BecomingTheMask: A [[UnderStatement slightly]] slightly [[FateWorseThanDeath more literal case here]]; when [[spoiler: the host]] of the fifth demon takes off its mask (which it only does when it reveals its true nature to its victim), you see that there's nothing remotely human underneath anymore.

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* BigBad: [[spoiler:The fifth demon, the Nine-Tailed Fox.]]



** [[spoiler: Also KilledOffForReal since he's the only one explicitly shown drained of his LifeEnergy]].

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** [[spoiler: Also KilledOffForReal since he's the only one explicitly shown drained of his LifeEnergy]].LifeEnergy.]]



* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Not only does (nearly) everyone die, but THeBadGuyWins and the cycle continues.]]

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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Not only does (nearly) everyone die, but THeBadGuyWins TheBadGuyWins and the cycle continues.]]
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* SceneryPorn: To the point where [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakurenbo the other wiki's article]] postulates that the theme of the work has something to do with the urbanization of Tokyo.

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* SceneryPorn: To the point where [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakurenbo the other wiki's article]] postulates that the theme of the work has something to do with the urbanization of Tokyo. Also, the city seems to be based off Kowloon Walled city that used to be in Hong Kong.
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Not only does (nearly) everyone die, but THeBadGuyWins and the cycle continues.]]
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* AllThereInTheManual: The official website is the only place where you'll learn ''everyone's'' names-- only four (Hikora, Yaimao, Sorincha and Noshiga) are revealed in-movie.

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* AllThereInTheManual: The official website is the only place where you'll learn ''everyone's'' names-- only four (Hikora, Yaimao, Sorincha and Noshiga) Suku) are revealed in-movie.

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* AllThereInTheManual: The official website is the only place where you'll learn ''everyone's'' names--only four are revealed in-movie.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Hikkora becomes the host of the Nine-Tailed Fox and starts the next game of Hide and Seek.]]
* BackToBackBadasses: The twins [[spoiler:during their LastStand.]]

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* AllThereInTheManual: The official website is the only place where you'll learn ''everyone's'' names--only names-- only four (Hikora, Yaimao, Sorincha and Noshiga) are revealed in-movie.
* AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Hikkora [[spoiler:Hikkora]] becomes the [[spoiler: host of the Nine-Tailed Fox Fox]] and starts the next game of Hide and Seek.]]
Seek.
* BackToBackBadasses: The twins grab improvised weapons and stand back-to-back when they're about to throw down [[spoiler:during their LastStand.LastStand against the demons.]]



* BecomingTheMask: A [[UnderStatement slightly]] [[FateWorseThanDeath more literal case here]]; when the host of the fifth demon takes off its mask (which it only does when it reveals its true nature to its victim), you see that there's nothing remotely human underneath anymore.

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* BecomingTheMask: A [[UnderStatement slightly]] [[FateWorseThanDeath more literal case here]]; when [[spoiler: the host host]] of the fifth demon takes off its mask (which it only does when it reveals its true nature to its victim), you see that there's nothing remotely human underneath anymore. anymore.



* CoolMask: The fox masks count, to some extent.

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* CoolMask: The fox masks that the kids need to wear to play count, to some extent.as well as the complex (though frightening) masks worn by the demons.



* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:What the Fifth Demon is doing to the player who survived the longest.]]
* DirtyCoward: Noshiga, full stop.
* EvilIsNotWellLit: In [[GhostCity the city]], the darkness is a constant backdrop to the events that take place. Of course, [[LightIsNotGood light isn't exactly any better...]]

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* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:What the What [[spoiler:the Fifth Demon Demon]] is doing to the player who survived the longest.]]
longest. Which happens to have been [[spoiler: Sorincha]].
* DirtyCoward: Noshiga, full stop.
who abandons his friends to certain death in order to try and save his own skin when the Blood-Taker demon attacks them.
* EvilIsNotWellLit: In [[GhostCity the city]], city]] the game is played in, the darkness is a constant backdrop to the events that take place. Of course, [[LightIsNotGood light isn't exactly any better...]]



* ExactWords: Yaimao told Hikkora to find Sorincha. [[FromBadToWorse Hoo Boy]].
* GhostCity: Where the game takes place.

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* ExactWords: Yaimao told Hikkora to find Sorincha. Well, he did end up finding her. [[FromBadToWorse Hoo Boy]].
Just not the way he expected to]].
* GhostCity: Where the game takes place.place; despite being well maintained (even the electric signs work!), there are no human inhabitants.



* IronicNurseryTune: Well, it's not a nursery rhyme, but it's said in a creepy sing-song voice.

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* IronicNurseryTune: Well, it's not a nursery rhyme, but it's a common children's phrase said in a creepy sing-song voice.



* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: Or rather, kill all but Hikkora. He just gets possessed by the main demon - arguably a FateWorseThanDeath.]]

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* KillEmAll: [[spoiler: Or rather, kill all but [[spoiler: Hikkora. He just gets possessed by the main demon demon]] - which is arguably a FateWorseThanDeath.]]



* LivingBattery: [[spoiler:The machines use the children they captured for this.]]

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* LivingBattery: [[spoiler:The The machines use the children [[spoiler:the children]] that they captured for this.]]



* SchmuckBait: [[spoiler:The Nine-Tailed Fox tells the children exactly how to reach the arena and about how the demons kill the children who go in there.]] [[CassandraTruth The kids naturally don't listen]].

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* SchmuckBait: [[spoiler:The Nine-Tailed Fox tells the The children at the start of the movie are told exactly how to reach the arena and all about how the demons kill the children who go in there.]] there. [[CassandraTruth The kids naturally don't listen]].listen]] and go there to play the game anyway.



* ViciousCycle: [[spoiler:The losing children are used to light up the city. The light is used to attract ''new'' children to the town to play the game.]]
** [[spoiler: The "winner" - basically, the last one standing - is possessed by the final demon, is made "it", and is used to lure in more children, as we see with Hikkora in the end.]]
* VoiceOfTheLegion: What [[DemonicPossession the Fifth]] sounds like.

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* ViciousCycle: [[spoiler:The ViciousCycle:
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losing children are used [[spoiler:used to light up the city. The light is used to attract ''new'' children to the town to play the game.]]
** [[spoiler: The "winner" of the game [[spoiler: - basically, the last one standing - is possessed by the final demon, is made "it", and and]] is used to lure in more children, as we see with Hikkora [[spoiler: Hikkora]] in the end.]]
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* VoiceOfTheLegion: What [[DemonicPossession the Fifth]] Fifth Demon]] sounds like.
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** She [[CassandraTruth speaks plenty]] (though only in the opening voiceover), its just not with [[spoiler: the VoiceOfTheLegion]] until the endgame.

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** She [[CassandraTruth speaks plenty]] (though only in the opening voiceover), its voiceover); it's just not with [[spoiler: the VoiceOfTheLegion]] until the endgame.



* TooDumbToLive: All the kids, but especially Noshiga and co. for not listening when [[spoiler: the Nine-Tailed fox tells them explicitly about all the dangers that they promptly disregard as fairy tales until its too late.]]

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* TooDumbToLive: All the kids, but especially Noshiga and co. for not listening when [[spoiler: the Nine-Tailed fox tells them explicitly about all the dangers that dangers, which they promptly disregard as fairy tales until its it's too late.]]
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* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:What the Fifth Demon is doing to the play who survived the longest.]]

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* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:What the Fifth Demon is doing to the play player who survived the longest.]]
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* BeastInTheMaze: The five demons hunt the group of children through a maze-like GhostCity until only one child is left. Four are straightforwardly monsterous in appearance and methods of hunting; their leader, the fifth, is far more subtle and horrifying.

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* BeastInTheMaze: The five demons hunt the group of children through a maze-like GhostCity in a twisted game of Hide and Seek until only one child is left. Four are straightforwardly monsterous in appearance and methods of hunting; their leader, the fifth, is far more subtle and horrifying.

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