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* ShoutOut: The painting on the boat in the Umi-Bozu arc is reminiscent of the 1907 artwork "The Kiss" by Klimt. There is also a Matisse "Blue Dancers" reference in the Nue arc and a Picasso in Bakeneko.
* ShownTheirWork: The Nue arc delves deeply into the extremely antiquated and complex traditions surrounding Japanese incense, and is more or less 100% accurate. The incense parlor games portrayed by the episode actually existed, with more or less the exact rules portrayed in the show. The Rannatai and the Todai-ji also have basis in reality, albeit with cause and effect reversed: [[spoiler: Todai-ji is, in real life, the place where the true Rannatai, actually called Ranjatai, is stored. The Ranjatai was a single seemingly inexhaustibly aromatic log that only ever graced the parlors of emperors and generals due to its value. It was used for centuries in incense ceremonies and never ran out of fragrance. InUniverse, it was the reason those people became emperors and generals in the first place.]]
* ShownTheirWork: The Nue arc delves deeply into the extremely antiquated and complex traditions surrounding Japanese incense, and is more or less 100% accurate. The incense parlor games portrayed by the episode actually existed, with more or less the exact rules portrayed in the show. The Rannatai and the Todai-ji also have basis in reality, albeit with cause and effect reversed: [[spoiler: Todai-ji is, in real life, the place where the true Rannatai, actually called Ranjatai, is stored. The Ranjatai was a single seemingly inexhaustibly aromatic log that only ever graced the parlors of emperors and generals due to its value. It was used for centuries in incense ceremonies and never ran out of fragrance. InUniverse, it was the reason those people became emperors and generals in the first place.]]
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* ShoutOut: The painting on the boat in the Umi-Bozu arc is reminiscent of the 1907 artwork "The Kiss" ''The Kiss'' by Klimt. There is also a Matisse "Blue Dancers" ''Blue Dancers'' reference in the Nue arc and a Picasso in Bakeneko.
* ShownTheirWork: The Nue arcdelves deeply into features a fairly accurate depiction of the extremely antiquated and complex traditions surrounding Japanese incense, and is more or less 100% accurate. incense. The incense parlor games portrayed by the episode episode, for instance, actually existed, with more or less the exact rules portrayed in the show. existed. The Rannatai and the Todai-ji also have basis in reality, albeit with cause and effect reversed: [[spoiler: reality. Todai-ji is, in real life, the place where temple housing the true Rannatai, actually called Ranjatai, is stored. Ranjatai (the basis of ''Mononoke''[='s=] Rannatai). The Ranjatai is a piece of agarwood that was a single seemingly inexhaustibly aromatic log that only ever graced diplomatic gift from China to Emperor Shomu in the parlors of emperors sixth century. Its aroma somehow lasted for centuries, and fragments would be given to high-profile generals due to its value. It was used for centuries in incense ceremonies and never ran out of fragrance. InUniverse, it was nobles. In ''Mononoke'', the Rannatai [[spoiler:is the reason those people became emperors and generals ''became'' powerful in the first place.]]
* ShownTheirWork: The Nue arc
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* ShownTheirWork: The Nue arc delves deeply into the extremely antiquated and complex traditions surrounding Japanese incense, and is more or less 100% accurate. The incense parlor games portrayed by the episode actually existed, with more or less the exact rules portrayed in the show. The Rannanatai and the Todai-ji also have basis in reality, albeit with cause and effect reversed: [[spoiler: Todai-ji is, in real life, the place where the true Rannanatai, actually called Ranajyatai, is stored. The Ranajyatai was a single seemingly inexhaustibly aromatic log that only ever graced the parlors of emperors and generals due to its value. It was used for centuries in incense ceremonies and never ran out of fragrance. InUniverse, it was the reason those people became emperors and generals in the first place.]]
* SillyMeGesture: The Medicine Man in the ninth episode with plenty of sarcasm, when he 'realizes' that he's given poisonous oleander to one of the characters.
* SillyMeGesture: The Medicine Man in the ninth episode with plenty of sarcasm, when he 'realizes' that he's given poisonous oleander to one of the characters.
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* ShownTheirWork: The Nue arc delves deeply into the extremely antiquated and complex traditions surrounding Japanese incense, and is more or less 100% accurate. The incense parlor games portrayed by the episode actually existed, with more or less the exact rules portrayed in the show. The Rannanatai Rannatai and the Todai-ji also have basis in reality, albeit with cause and effect reversed: [[spoiler: Todai-ji is, in real life, the place where the true Rannanatai, Rannatai, actually called Ranajyatai, Ranjatai, is stored. The Ranajyatai Ranjatai was a single seemingly inexhaustibly aromatic log that only ever graced the parlors of emperors and generals due to its value. It was used for centuries in incense ceremonies and never ran out of fragrance. InUniverse, it was the reason those people became emperors and generals in the first place.]]
* SillyMeGesture: The Medicine Man in the ninth episode with plenty of sarcasm, when he'realizes' "realizes" that he's given poisonous oleander to one of the characters.
* SillyMeGesture: The Medicine Man in the ninth episode with plenty of sarcasm, when he
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** The Zashiki-Warashi arc [[spoiler:ends with Shino sympathizing with the spirits of the aborted babies and volunteers to give birth to them, but miscarriages her own child in the process. On the other hand, the innkeeper and her assistant get their comeuppance as well]].
** The Umebōzu arc [[spoiler:has Genki accepting his darker feelings, such as his incestuous feelings towards his sister and the fact that he was happy she sacrificed herself in his place. Though his sister is long-dead, he has achieved inner peace as a reward for atoning]].
** The Umebōzu arc [[spoiler:has Genki accepting his darker feelings, such as his incestuous feelings towards his sister and the fact that he was happy she sacrificed herself in his place. Though his sister is long-dead, he has achieved inner peace as a reward for atoning]].
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** The Zashiki-Warashi arc [[spoiler:ends with Shino sympathizing with the spirits of the aborted babies and volunteers to give birth to them, but miscarriages miscarries her own child in the process. On the other hand, the innkeeper and her assistant get their comeuppance as well]].
** TheUmebōzu Umibōzu arc [[spoiler:has Genki accepting his darker feelings, such as his incestuous feelings towards his sister and the fact that he was happy she sacrificed herself in his place. Though his sister is long-dead, he has achieved inner peace as a reward for atoning]].
** The
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* AlienGeometries: In multiple arcs; in Zashiki-Warashi, a single room extends to infinite copies of itself in both directions, and Bakeneko features a train car that can be entered from the previous car, but exiting it from the same door just leads into open air.
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* AlienGeometries: In multiple arcs; in Zashiki-Warashi, the Zashiki-Warashi arc, a single room extends to infinite copies of itself in both directions, and the Bakeneko arc features a train car that can be entered from the previous car, but exiting it from the same door just leads into open air.
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** The Medicine Seller's alternate form.
** The masked man from the Noppera-Bo arc.
** The masked man from the Noppera-Bo arc.
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** The Medicine Seller's alternate form.form, first seen in ''Anime/AyakashiSamuraiHorrorTales'', is white-haired and brown-skinned.
** The masked man from the Noppera-Bo arc. [[spoiler:It's implied that he and the Medicine Seller are one and the same, and that he was derived for the purpose of getting Cho to reveal herself as a Mononoke]].
** The masked man from the Noppera-Bo arc. [[spoiler:It's implied that he and the Medicine Seller are one and the same, and that he was derived for the purpose of getting Cho to reveal herself as a Mononoke]].
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* AnimalisticAbomination: The Bakeneko resembles a vast, [[SlasherSmile grinning]] cat.
* AnimalMotif: Thanks to his face paint, ears, and fangs, the Medicine Man is the spitting image of a traditional Japanese representation of a fox spirit.
** CunningLikeAFox
** The manga is absolutely bursting with cats.
* AnimalMotif: Thanks to his face paint, ears, and fangs, the Medicine Man is the spitting image of a traditional Japanese representation of a fox spirit.
** CunningLikeAFox
** The manga is absolutely bursting with cats.
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* AnimalisticAbomination: AnimalisticAbomination:
** The Bakeneko resembles a vast, [[SlasherSmile grinning]] cat.
** The mysterious fish bard, voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto, is a fish-human Mononoke that reveals people's fears.
*AnimalMotif: AnimalMotif:
** Thanks to his face paint, ears, and fangs, the Medicine Man is the spitting image of a traditional Japanese representation of a foxspirit.
** CunningLikeAFox
spirit. It fits, since he's CunningLikeAFox.
** The manga adaptation of the Bakeneko arc from ''Anime/AyakashiSamuraiHorrorTales'', also titled ''Mononoke'', is absolutely bursting withcats.cats.
** In the Noppera-Bo arc, there's a pair of sparrows [[ArtInitiatesLife that come to life in a painting and spread their wings to fly away]], [[spoiler:representing Cho's deeply-suppressed desire to be free]].
** The Bakeneko resembles a vast, [[SlasherSmile grinning]] cat.
** The mysterious fish bard, voiced by Creator/NorioWakamoto, is a fish-human Mononoke that reveals people's fears.
*
** Thanks to his face paint, ears, and fangs, the Medicine Man is the spitting image of a traditional Japanese representation of a fox
** CunningLikeAFox
** The manga adaptation of the Bakeneko arc from ''Anime/AyakashiSamuraiHorrorTales'', also titled ''Mononoke'', is absolutely bursting with
** In the Noppera-Bo arc, there's a pair of sparrows [[ArtInitiatesLife that come to life in a painting and spread their wings to fly away]], [[spoiler:representing Cho's deeply-suppressed desire to be free]].
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* AssholeVictim: Cho's husband and in-laws.
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* AssholeVictim: Cho's AssholeVictim:
** Cho confesses to murdering her abusive husband andin-laws.in-laws in the Noppera-Bo arc. [[spoiler:It's not true, as they're later revealed to be still alive; Cho secretly hates them so much that she wished they were dead. However, she eventually leaves them behind in the end, thanks to the Medicine Seller]].
** In the Bakeneko arc, [[spoiler:Setsuko's newspaper boss. He was in cahoots with the corrupt mayor and he killed Setsuko to silence her instead of merely burning her papers as the mayor ordered. Thus, he ends up murdered by Setsuko's vengeful spirit in the end]].
** Cho confesses to murdering her abusive husband and
** In the Bakeneko arc, [[spoiler:Setsuko's newspaper boss. He was in cahoots with the corrupt mayor and he killed Setsuko to silence her instead of merely burning her papers as the mayor ordered. Thus, he ends up murdered by Setsuko's vengeful spirit in the end]].
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* BagOfHolding: How many scales can he fit into one of that backpack's single, small compartments?
* BatmanGambit: The Medicine Man is implied to be behind the events of both the [[spoiler:Noppera-Bo arc]] and to some extent the [[spoiler:Nue arc]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: If someone is initially presented as wise, patient, or kind, odds are they're actually behind the whole thing.
* BatmanGambit: The Medicine Man is implied to be behind the events of both the [[spoiler:Noppera-Bo arc]] and to some extent the [[spoiler:Nue arc]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: If someone is initially presented as wise, patient, or kind, odds are they're actually behind the whole thing.
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* BagOfHolding: How many scales can he fit into one Despite the small size of that the Medicine Seller's backpack's single, small compartments?
compartments, he can fit ''hundreds'' of Mononoke-detecting scales, and possibly more inside.
* BatmanGambit:The Planned by the Medicine Seller in two arcs.
** The Noppera-Bo arc [[spoiler:has the Medicine Seller disguises himself as the Masked Manis implied (or at least has his alter-ego act on his behalf) to bring Cho out of her self-imposed shell, and exploit her long-suppressed desire to be behind free in order to reveal the events of both Mononoke]].
** The Nue arc [[spoiler:has the[[spoiler:Noppera-Bo arc]] Medicine Seller reenact the incense ceremonies with long-dead spirits in order to determine what happened to the people who died in that place, and to some extent reveal the [[spoiler:Nue arc]].
Mononoke responsible]].
* BewareTheNiceOnes: If someone is initially presented as wise, patient, or kind, oddsare are, [[BitchInSheepsClothing they're actually behind the whole thing.thing]].
* BatmanGambit:
** The Noppera-Bo arc [[spoiler:has the Medicine Seller disguises himself as the Masked Man
** The Nue arc [[spoiler:has the
* BewareTheNiceOnes: If someone is initially presented as wise, patient, or kind, odds
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* BittersweetEnding: To almost every arc. Especially the Nue arc where [[spoiler:although thousands of people died seeking the Todaiji, the Medicine Man manages to exorcise the Nue and destroy the Todaiji, which is actually a rotting ordinary piece of wood, allowing the spirits of the deceased to pass on to the afterlife while preventing anyone from becoming future victims]].
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* BittersweetEnding: To almost every arc. Especially arc.
** The Zashiki-Warashi arc [[spoiler:ends with Shino sympathizing with the spirits of the aborted babies and volunteers to give birth to them, but miscarriages her own child in the process. On the other hand, the innkeeper and her assistant get their comeuppance as well]].
** The Umebōzu arc [[spoiler:has Genki accepting his darker feelings, such as his incestuous feelings towards his sister and the fact that he was happy she sacrificed herself in his place. Though his sister is long-dead, he has achieved inner peace as a reward for atoning]].
** The Nue arcwhere [[spoiler:although thousands of people died seeking the Todaiji, [[spoiler:ends with the Medicine Man manages to exorcise Seller destroying both the Nue and destroy the Todaiji, which is actually a rotting ordinary piece of wood, allowing the wood. Although thousands of people have died, their spirits of the deceased are able to pass on to the afterlife with the death of their killer, while preventing anyone from becoming future victims]].
** The Zashiki-Warashi arc [[spoiler:ends with Shino sympathizing with the spirits of the aborted babies and volunteers to give birth to them, but miscarriages her own child in the process. On the other hand, the innkeeper and her assistant get their comeuppance as well]].
** The Umebōzu arc [[spoiler:has Genki accepting his darker feelings, such as his incestuous feelings towards his sister and the fact that he was happy she sacrificed herself in his place. Though his sister is long-dead, he has achieved inner peace as a reward for atoning]].
** The Nue arc
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* BlatantLies: Just look at the page caption.
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* BlatantLies: Just look at Despite what the Medicine Seller calls himself in the page caption.caption, he's ''far'' from a ''simple medicine seller''.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: A major motivation for [[spoiler:Genkei]], and was the reason for the creation of the mononoke in the Umi-Bozu arc.
* CallBack: Kayo, the girl who worked for the family haunted by the Bakeneko in ''Ayakashi'', is a main character in the Umi-Bozu arc. What seem to be reincarnations of her and that entire family also show up in the last arc, [[GainaxEnding mainly for the purpose of planting]] EpilepticTrees.
* CatchPhrase: "Tada no kusuriuri desu yo," or "I'm just a simple medicine seller."
* CatsAreMean: Very much averted. Cats are sweet, innocent creatures who only want to help, and even ''Bakeneko'' only become what they are because of human cruelty.
* ClosedCircle: About once an episode, often due to the Medicine Man closing off all the exits to prevent the mononoke attacking and/or escaping. Additionally, the Umi-Bozu arc is set on a boat and the Bakeneko arc in a train carriage.
* CallBack: Kayo, the girl who worked for the family haunted by the Bakeneko in ''Ayakashi'', is a main character in the Umi-Bozu arc. What seem to be reincarnations of her and that entire family also show up in the last arc, [[GainaxEnding mainly for the purpose of planting]] EpilepticTrees.
* CatchPhrase: "Tada no kusuriuri desu yo," or "I'm just a simple medicine seller."
* CatsAreMean: Very much averted. Cats are sweet, innocent creatures who only want to help, and even ''Bakeneko'' only become what they are because of human cruelty.
* ClosedCircle: About once an episode, often due to the Medicine Man closing off all the exits to prevent the mononoke attacking and/or escaping. Additionally, the Umi-Bozu arc is set on a boat and the Bakeneko arc in a train carriage.
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* BrotherSisterIncest: A major motivation for [[spoiler:Genkei]], and was the reason for the creation of the mononoke in the Umi-Bozu arc.
arc. [[spoiler:Genkei was implied to have been chosen as a sacrifice for the ayakashi because of this, only for his sister to take his place because she too, couldn't bear to marry any man that wasn't her brother. Genkei's refusal to accept this trope was what caused him to become a Mononoke]].
* CallBack: Kayo, the servant girl who worked for the family haunted by the Bakeneko in ''Ayakashi'', is a main character in the Umi-Bozu arc. What seem to be reincarnations of her and that entire family also show up in the last arc, [[GainaxEnding mainly for the purpose of planting]] EpilepticTrees.
* CatchPhrase: "Tada no kusuriuri desu yo," or in English, "I'm just a simple medicine seller."
*CatsAreMean: Very much averted. Cats are sweet, innocent creatures who only want to help, CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''Ayakashi'''s Bakeneko arc, the Medicine Seller is less stoic and even ''Bakeneko'' only become what they are because more overtly snarky than he is in this series, where he is eternally unruffled and limits his snark to the slightest of knowing smirks regarding events surrounding him. Possibly justified, as it has been some time since then, and the Medicine Seller has been largely desensitized to [[HumansAreBastards human cruelty.
cruelty]].
* ClosedCircle:About Happens about once an episode, often though it's justified due to the Medicine Man closing off all the exits to prevent the mononoke attacking and/or escaping. Additionally, the Umi-Bozu arc is set on a boat and the Bakeneko arc in a train carriage.
* CallBack: Kayo, the servant girl who worked for the family haunted by the Bakeneko in ''Ayakashi'', is a main character in the Umi-Bozu arc. What seem to be reincarnations of her and that entire family also show up in the last arc, [[GainaxEnding mainly for the purpose of planting]] EpilepticTrees.
* CatchPhrase: "Tada no kusuriuri desu yo," or in English, "I'm just a simple medicine seller."
*
* ClosedCircle:
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* DarkSkinnedBlond: The Medicine Man turns into this after unsheathing his sword.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Every human exclusive to the Nue arc]].
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Every human exclusive to the Nue arc]].
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* DarkSkinnedBlond: The Medicine Man turns into this a pale-haired, dark-skinned being after unsheathing his sword.
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Every human exclusive to the Nuearc]].arc. Their spirits were kept in an eternal GroundhogDayLoop by the Todaiji so they could continue looking for it, satisfying the Todaiji's ego. As a side-effect, they are unaware that they're dead, so they're reliving the day they died over and over again. The Medicine Seller eventually brought these spirits closure by destroying the Todaiji]].
* DeadAllAlong: [[spoiler:Every human exclusive to the Nue
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Much of the Nue arc; the backgrounds are all like this and only certain important aspects of characters are coloured. However the Medicine Man is in full colour, and after he takes down the mononoke the rest of the colour returns, though it's [[MindScrew a little hard to tell if that's real or not.]]
* DerangedAnimation: Oh ''yes''. Keeps things interesting whenever a Character Filibuster occurs. Notable examples being the reveal of the Umi-Bozu, and the Bakeneko's finale in Episode 12, among numerous others.
* DerangedAnimation: Oh ''yes''. Keeps things interesting whenever a Character Filibuster occurs. Notable examples being the reveal of the Umi-Bozu, and the Bakeneko's finale in Episode 12, among numerous others.
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* DeliberatelyMonochrome: Much of the Nue arc; the backgrounds are all like this and only certain important aspects of characters are coloured. However the Medicine Man is in full colour, and after he takes down the mononoke the rest of the colour returns, though it's [[MindScrew a little hard to tell if that's real or not.]]
not]]. It's implied towards the end that this trope was deliberately invoked to show [[spoiler:unlike the Medicine Seller, every person in the Nue arc is long dead, and he's just appeasing their spirits]].
* DerangedAnimation: Oh ''yes''. Keeps things interesting whenever a Character Filibuster occurs. Notable examples being the reveal of the Umi-Bozu, and the Bakeneko's finale in Episode 12, among numerousothers. others.
* DetectEvil: As in the first Bakeneko arc, the Medicine Seller's scales tip to point wherever the Mononoke is.
* DerangedAnimation: Oh ''yes''. Keeps things interesting whenever a Character Filibuster occurs. Notable examples being the reveal of the Umi-Bozu, and the Bakeneko's finale in Episode 12, among numerous
* DetectEvil: As in the first Bakeneko arc, the Medicine Seller's scales tip to point wherever the Mononoke is.
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* DroneOfDread: Generally when something creepy is about to happen.
* DueToTheDead: At the end of the Bakeneko arc, the train's passengers are seen placing flowers and praying at the spot where Setsuko died.
* DullSurprise: The unflappable Medicine Man. If he's wearing this expression, expect all the other characters to be completely freaking out.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness[=/=]CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''Ayakashi'''s Bakeneko arc, the Medicine Man is less stoic and more overtly snarky than he is in this series, where he is eternally unruffled and limits his snark to the slightest of knowing smirks regarding events surrounding him.
* DueToTheDead: At the end of the Bakeneko arc, the train's passengers are seen placing flowers and praying at the spot where Setsuko died.
* DullSurprise: The unflappable Medicine Man. If he's wearing this expression, expect all the other characters to be completely freaking out.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness[=/=]CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''Ayakashi'''s Bakeneko arc, the Medicine Man is less stoic and more overtly snarky than he is in this series, where he is eternally unruffled and limits his snark to the slightest of knowing smirks regarding events surrounding him.
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* DroneOfDread: Generally Whenever the Medicine Seller detects a Mononoke and/or when something creepy is about to happen.
happen, an ominous violin melody starts playing.
* DueToTheDead: At the end of theBakeneko ''Bakeneko'' arc, the [[spoiler:the train's passengers are seen placing flowers and praying at the spot where Setsuko died.
died]], echoing the first Bakeneko arc in ''Ayakashi'' [[spoiler:where Kayo and Odajima erect a small shrine at a well that Tamaki's body was dumped into by one of the culprits]].
*DullSurprise: DullSurprise:
** The unflappable Medicine Man. If he's wearing this expression, expect all the other characters to be completely freaking out.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness[=/=]CharacterizationMarchesOn: In ''Ayakashi'''s Bakeneko arc, ** Cho from the Noppera-Bo arc barely reacts to the bizarre occurrences around her, even the strangely-dressed Medicine Man is less stoic Seller. [[spoiler:Justified, as she has erased or deeply suppressed a large part of her own personality. When her defenses are finally broken and more overtly snarky than he her condition as a Mononoke is in this series, where he is eternally unruffled and limits his snark to the slightest of knowing smirks regarding events surrounding him.revealed, she freaks out for real]].
* DueToTheDead: At the end of the
*
** The unflappable Medicine Man. If he's wearing this expression, expect all the other characters to be completely freaking out.
* EmotionlessGirl: Played realistically in the Noppera-Bo arc with Cho. [[spoiler:She suppressed almost everything about herself to appease her domineering mother and become the ideal wife for her obnoxious husband, even though it hurts her to do so. This erasure of personality caused her to turn into a Mononoke. When the truth is revealed to her, she ''freaks out'']].
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* FateWorseThanDeath: In ''Bakeneko'' [[spoiler: The titular Mononoke subjects anyone who steps outside the train car (or simply waiting until they give an important clue) to offing them with invisible cats and leaving them in a perpetual state of rot in its illusion. However, once her killer (her boss) - and therefore her Regret - is revealed, she lets everyone aside from him go.]]
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* FateWorseThanDeath: In ''Bakeneko'' [[spoiler: The [[spoiler:the titular Mononoke subjects anyone who steps outside the train car (or simply waiting until they give an important clue) to offing them with invisible cats and leaving them in a perpetual state of rot in its illusion. However, once her killer (her boss) - and therefore her Regret - is revealed, she lets everyone aside from him go.]]go unharmed]].
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** A whole army of them in the Zashiki-Warashi arc.
** And an illusionary one in the Umi-Bozu arc.
* FlyingDutchman[=/=]WalkingTheEarth: The Medicine Man's purpose is to wander the earth eternally, exorcising mononoke; but it's quite difficult to figure out whether he does this out of choice or whether he has been forced to do so and is taking it ''really'' well.
** And an illusionary one in the Umi-Bozu arc.
* FlyingDutchman[=/=]WalkingTheEarth: The Medicine Man's purpose is to wander the earth eternally, exorcising mononoke; but it's quite difficult to figure out whether he does this out of choice or whether he has been forced to do so and is taking it ''really'' well.
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** A whole army of them in the Zashiki-Warashi arc.
arc. [[spoiler:They're the spirits of many aborted babies, who were killed against their mothers' will so they could continue working as prostitutes]].
** And an illusionary one in the Umi-Bozuarc.
arc. [[spoiler:It represents Kayo's fear of miscarriaging, or at least, giving birth to a deformed child]].
*FlyingDutchman[=/=]WalkingTheEarth: FlyingDutchman: The Medicine Man's purpose is to [[WalkingTheEarth wander the earth eternally, eternally]], exorcising mononoke; but it's quite difficult to figure out whether he does this out of choice or whether he has been forced to do so and is taking it ''really'' well.
** And an illusionary one in the Umi-Bozu
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* TheGadfly: The Medicine Seller seems to enjoy messing with people. Especially obvious in the manga.
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* TheGadfly: The Medicine Seller seems to enjoy messing with people. Especially obvious in the manga.manga adaptation.
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** The Umi-Bozu [[spoiler: was the darker half of Genkei who, unable to accept the fact that he harbored incestuous feelings towards his beloved sister and that he felt happy when she became the ayakashi's sacrifice in his place, had discarded those darker feelings which gave birth to a mononoke. Remember that fish person who was revealing everyone's worst fear? It was Genkei's mononoke, trying to make him acknowledge and accept his feelings regarding his deceased sister.]]
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** The Umi-Bozu [[spoiler: was [[spoiler:was the darker half of Genkei who, unable to accept the fact that he harbored incestuous feelings towards his beloved sister and that he felt happy when she became the ayakashi's sacrifice in his place, had discarded those darker feelings which gave birth to a mononoke. Remember that fish person who was revealing everyone's worst fear? It was Genkei's mononoke, trying to make him acknowledge and accept his feelings regarding his deceased sister.]]
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* GreyAndGreyMorality: The entire series has this as its basis.
* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:The Nue arc.]]
* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:The Nue arc.]]
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* GreyAndGreyMorality: The entire series has this as its basis.
basis. The Mononoke are vicious eldritch beings, but most of them ultimately originated from human cruelty. The humans themselves are ultimately flawed beings, with good and bad people.
* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:The Nue arc.]] The titular Nue was created because the Todaiji is actually a rotting piece of wood that derived pleasure from being regarded highly by others, so it did everything in its power to make people look for it for eternity. It was eventually stopped thanks to the Medicine Seller's intervention]].
* GroundhogDayLoop: [[spoiler:The Nue arc.
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* HeelFaceTurn:[[spoiler: In the finale of ''Bakeneko'' on both sides with different levels (though [[GainaxEnding it's a little unclear in motivations and plot; and it can be interpreted in many ways]]) the Bakeneko might have realized that even if the people were not entirely good They weren't ''entirely'' to blame and were really just bystanders who didn't really deserve a punishment (that honor goes to her boss, who directly caused her death; and the Mayor, who is put on trial for his dubious actions) and lets them all go back to reality. On the other side, almost everyone becomes a better person, either helping the testimony, or paying their respects. The mayor is let go because he simply thought the boss was going to convince her not to run the article that would ruin him.]]
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* HeelFaceTurn:[[spoiler: In HeelFaceTurn:[[spoiler:In the finale of ''Bakeneko'' on both sides with different levels (though [[GainaxEnding it's a little unclear in motivations and plot; and it can be interpreted in many ways]]) the Bakeneko might have realized that even if the people were not entirely good They weren't ''entirely'' to blame and were really just bystanders who didn't really deserve a punishment (that honor goes to her boss, who directly caused her death; and the Mayor, who is put on trial for his dubious actions) and lets them all go back to reality. On the other side, almost everyone becomes a better person, either helping the testimony, or paying their respects. The mayor is let go because he simply thought the boss was going to convince her not to run the article that would ruin him.]]
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* ItCantBeHelped: In the first episode, the elderly innkeeper gets tired of arguing with the pregnant foreigner over how there's no room in the inn. She just gives up, says it can't be helped, and lets her sleep in the abandoned room in the attic.
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* {{Irony}}: In Japanese folklore, Zashiki-Warashi are child-like spirits that bring good luck. Here, [[spoiler:they're the spirits of forcibly aborted babies that haunt the inn of two former brothel owners responsible for the abortions]].
* ItCantBeHelped: In the first episode, the elderly innkeeper gets tired of arguing with the pregnant foreigner over how there's no room in the inn. She just gives up, says it can't be helped, and lets her sleep in the abandoned room in theattic. attic.
* IWasQuiteALooker: In the Zashiki-Warashi arc, the elderly innkeeper [[spoiler:was revealed to be a very attractive young woman during the time when the abortions took place]].
* ItCantBeHelped: In the first episode, the elderly innkeeper gets tired of arguing with the pregnant foreigner over how there's no room in the inn. She just gives up, says it can't be helped, and lets her sleep in the abandoned room in the
* IWasQuiteALooker: In the Zashiki-Warashi arc, the elderly innkeeper [[spoiler:was revealed to be a very attractive young woman during the time when the abortions took place]].
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* KarmicDeath: It's either this or nothing! [[spoiler:Genkei from the Umi-Bozu arc manages to escape, though narrowly, by repenting for his sins.]]
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* KarmicDeath: It's either this or nothing! [[spoiler:Genkei from the Umi-Bozu arc manages to escape, though narrowly, by repenting for his sins.]] The least he got was being physically reverted to the age of a young man, around the time his sister died, so he could relive his life]].
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* LetsGetDangerous: What happens whenever the Medicine Man appears on the scene, as by this point the mononoke has made its move.
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* LettingHerHairDown: Played tragically in the Noppera-Bo arc. [[spoiler:Cho's hair coming loose completely represents her mental and emotional breakdown as the Medicine Seller slowly breaks through her defenses]].
* LetsGetDangerous:What happens whenever Though the Medicine Man appears on Seller is far from incompetent, he keeps up the scene, as by this point facade of a "simple medicine seller"... until he starts suspecting a Mononoke is near, which is when he starts turning into a detective of sorts. By the mononoke time the Mononoke has made its move.move, the Medicine Seller unleashes his true power in the form of his alter-ego, who obliterates the Mononoke completely.
* LetsGetDangerous:
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* LivingMemory: The mononoke can manifest as this.
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* LivingMemory: The mononoke can manifest as this. Justified, as they are spawned from the acts of human cruelty.
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* MarkedChange: When the Medicine Man switches into mononoke-slayer mode.
* MaskPower: The Fox Man in the Noppera-Bo arc, though his physical resemblance to the Medicine Man causes a MindScrew. Masks also play an important symbolic role throughout the arc.
* MaskPower: The Fox Man in the Noppera-Bo arc, though his physical resemblance to the Medicine Man causes a MindScrew. Masks also play an important symbolic role throughout the arc.
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* MarkedChange: When the Medicine Man switches into mononoke-slayer mode, he starts getting elaborate facial markings that weren't there in his normal mode.
* MaskPower: Masks play an important symbolic role throughout the Noppera-Bo arc.
** The Fox Man in the Noppera-Bo arc, though his physical resemblance to the Medicine Man causes a MindScrew.Masks also play an important symbolic role throughout [[spoiler:It's implied to be his alter-ego secretly acting on the arc.Medicine's behalf in order to make Cho lower her guard]].
** The faces of Cho's abusive in-laws are covered with demonic masks, depicting them antagonistic forces [[spoiler:and Cho's true feelings regarding them; they're so abusive cruel to her that Cho secretly likens them to ''demons'']].
** Cho often has a serene face that's likened to a mask. [[spoiler:Because she suppressed everything about herself to appease her mother and in-laws, she essentially became something that no longer resembles Cho as a human, hence her transformation into a Mononoke]].
* MaskPower: Masks play an important symbolic role throughout the Noppera-Bo arc.
** The Fox Man in the Noppera-Bo arc, though his physical resemblance to the Medicine Man causes a MindScrew.
** The faces of Cho's abusive in-laws are covered with demonic masks, depicting them antagonistic forces [[spoiler:and Cho's true feelings regarding them; they're so abusive cruel to her that Cho secretly likens them to ''demons'']].
** Cho often has a serene face that's likened to a mask. [[spoiler:Because she suppressed everything about herself to appease her mother and in-laws, she essentially became something that no longer resembles Cho as a human, hence her transformation into a Mononoke]].
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* MuggingTheMonster: In the Nue arc, the mononoke attempted to torture the Medicine Seller via an [[spoiler: eternal GroundhogDayLoop.]] Needless to say, the mononoke very soon came to [[OhCrap regret]] it.
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* MonsterOfTheWeek: The four arcs are named after, and focuses on, the Mononoke that the Medicine Seller hunts down.
* MuggingTheMonster: In the Nue arc, the mononoke attempted to torture the Medicine Seller via an[[spoiler: eternal GroundhogDayLoop.]] [[spoiler:eternal GroundhogDayLoop]]. Needless to say, the mononoke very soon came to [[OhCrap regret]] it.
* MuggingTheMonster: In the Nue arc, the mononoke attempted to torture the Medicine Seller via an
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* MusicalAssassin: With a biwa!
* MyBelovedSmother: Cho's mother from the Noppera-Bo arc.
* MyBelovedSmother: Cho's mother from the Noppera-Bo arc.
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* MusicalAssassin: With The fish-headed Umebozu from the titular arc, who carries a biwa!
biwa. Though he doesn't harm his targets, his music makes people relive their worst fears.
* MyBelovedSmother: Cho's mother from the Noppera-Bo arc. [[spoiler:She groomed Cho to be the bride of a high-ranking family from a young age, while forbidding her daughter from doing things she liked such as playing with other children. It's all but confirmed later on that she only wanted Cho to marry whoever was rich enough so that she can feel like she appeased her ancestors. It's no wonder Cho became so messed up in adulthood]].
* MyBelovedSmother: Cho's mother from the Noppera-Bo arc. [[spoiler:She groomed Cho to be the bride of a high-ranking family from a young age, while forbidding her daughter from doing things she liked such as playing with other children. It's all but confirmed later on that she only wanted Cho to marry whoever was rich enough so that she can feel like she appeased her ancestors. It's no wonder Cho became so messed up in adulthood]].
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* NoNameGiven: Well, no one bothers to ask for it either...
* NotSoStoic: Sasaki Hyouei in the Umi-Bozu arc normally speaks in a quiet CreepyMonotone, but completely loses his shit when trying to attack something [[spoiler: or being attacked by his greatest fear.]]
* {{Obake}}[=/=]{{Youkai}}: Rather than being interchangeable, mononoke are defined as a specific kind of being.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Taken UpToEleven in the Noppera-Bo arc. You almost don't blame Cho for wanting them gone.
* OhCrap: In the Nue arc, the mononoke reacts with pants-crapping terror the very moment the [[HorrifyingTheHorror Medicine Seller transforms]].
* NotSoStoic: Sasaki Hyouei in the Umi-Bozu arc normally speaks in a quiet CreepyMonotone, but completely loses his shit when trying to attack something [[spoiler: or being attacked by his greatest fear.]]
* {{Obake}}[=/=]{{Youkai}}: Rather than being interchangeable, mononoke are defined as a specific kind of being.
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Taken UpToEleven in the Noppera-Bo arc. You almost don't blame Cho for wanting them gone.
* OhCrap: In the Nue arc, the mononoke reacts with pants-crapping terror the very moment the [[HorrifyingTheHorror Medicine Seller transforms]].
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* NoNameGiven: Well, The Medicine Seller. To be fair, no one bothers to ask for it either...
* NotSoStoic: Played for drama.
** Sasaki Hyouei in the Umi-Bozu arc normally speaks in a quiet CreepyMonotone, but completely loses his shit when trying to attack something[[spoiler: or [[spoiler:or being attacked by his greatest fear.]]
* {{Obake}}[=/=]{{Youkai}}: Rather than ** Cho in the Noppera-Bo arc resembles the ideal wife of the period, being interchangeable, mononoke are defined emotionally passive and serene. [[spoiler:The truth is that she does have feelings, but they're suppressed to appease her domineering mother and the abusive family she married into. Over time, she emotionally breaks down thanks to the Medicine Seller bypassing her defenses, and once she realizes she became a Mononoke as a specific kind of being.
result, she screams in horror]].
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Taken UpToEleven in the Noppera-Boarc.arc; [[AwfulWeddedLife Her husband treats his wives almost like slaves]], and his family is just as abusive and cruel. You almost don't blame Cho for wanting them gone.
*OhCrap: OhCrap:
** Played dramatically in the Noppera-Bo arc. [[spoiler:As Cho gradually reveals her long-suppressed emotions, the kicker was [[TomatoInTheMirror learning that she became the Mononoke the Medicine Seller was looking for]]. That was when she completely breaks down and screams]].
** In the Nue arc, the mononoke reacts with pants-crapping terror the very moment the [[HorrifyingTheHorror Medicine Seller transforms]].
* NotSoStoic: Played for drama.
** Sasaki Hyouei in the Umi-Bozu arc normally speaks in a quiet CreepyMonotone, but completely loses his shit when trying to attack something
* ObnoxiousInLaws: Taken UpToEleven in the Noppera-Bo
*
** Played dramatically in the Noppera-Bo arc. [[spoiler:As Cho gradually reveals her long-suppressed emotions, the kicker was [[TomatoInTheMirror learning that she became the Mononoke the Medicine Seller was looking for]]. That was when she completely breaks down and screams]].
** In the Nue arc, the mononoke reacts with pants-crapping terror the very moment the [[HorrifyingTheHorror Medicine Seller transforms]].
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* MonsterOfTheWeek
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* PsychologicalHorror
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* PsychologicalHorrorPsychologicalHorror: Though some of the scare factor comes from the [[EldritchAbomination Mononoke]] themselves, a lot of it comes from the process of learning about people, the cruelties they committed to create the Mononoke in question, and why they did it.
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* StepfordSmiler: Cho refusing to escape her abusive mother and husband and insisting she loves them [[spoiler:eventually turns her into a mononoke.]]
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* StepfordSmiler: Deconstructed in the Noppera-Bo arc. Cho refusing grew up with an emotionally abusive, domineering mother, and later married into a wealthy yet equally unpleasant family, but she refuses to escape her abusive mother horrible situation and husband and insisting insists she loves them [[spoiler:eventually them. [[spoiler:This eventually turns her into a mononoke.]]Mononoke]].
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* SurrealHorror
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* SurrealHorrorSurrealHorror: Due to the show's unorthodox yet colorful art designs, and the setting deriving itself from the more supernatural side of Japan, some of its more nightmarish sequences appear like very nasty drug trips.
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* TransformationSequence: The most ''AWESOME'' one ever animated. And it gets mixed up a ton, too. Never, ever boring; always super pretty.
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* TwelveEpisodeAnime
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* TransformationSequence: The most ''AWESOME'' ''awesome'' one ever animated. And it Unlike most anime transformations, the Medicine Seller's transitions into his alter-ego gets mixed up a ton, too. Never, ever boring; always too, ensuring that it'll never get boring while remaining super pretty.
*TwelveEpisodeAnimeTwelveEpisodeAnime: ''Mononoke'' is rather short for an anime, with only twelve episodes under its belt, but it's packed with action, mystery, and horror.
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* UnreliableNarrator: ''Everyone''.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The Medicine Man, who amongst other things is blond and blue-eyed. Particularly in the Bakeneko arc, when in addition to being a guy with pointy ears and red markings all over his face in the middle of a Japanese cast, he's also dressed a good 100 years out of date. (Even in the other arcs, his manner of dress is pretty bizarre, mixing male/female styles and gaudy aristocratic fabrics despite his humble profession, as well as allusions to Ainu culture.) At least he explains that people who seek folk remedies expect their seller to look exotic.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Cho and her [[MyBelovedSmother domineering mother]] have this kind of relationship.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The "regret" of some of the mononoke could make them this, especially the [[spoiler:Bakeneko in both ''Ayakashi'' and the final arc of Mononoke, as well as the Noppera-Bo.]] The Medicine Man even ends up ''apologizing'' to the mononoke before slaying it in [[spoiler:the manga]].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The Medicine Man, who amongst other things is blond and blue-eyed. Particularly in the Bakeneko arc, when in addition to being a guy with pointy ears and red markings all over his face in the middle of a Japanese cast, he's also dressed a good 100 years out of date. (Even in the other arcs, his manner of dress is pretty bizarre, mixing male/female styles and gaudy aristocratic fabrics despite his humble profession, as well as allusions to Ainu culture.) At least he explains that people who seek folk remedies expect their seller to look exotic.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Cho and her [[MyBelovedSmother domineering mother]] have this kind of relationship.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The "regret" of some of the mononoke could make them this, especially the [[spoiler:Bakeneko in both ''Ayakashi'' and the final arc of Mononoke, as well as the Noppera-Bo.]] The Medicine Man even ends up ''apologizing'' to the mononoke before slaying it in [[spoiler:the manga]].
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* UnreliableNarrator: ''Everyone''.
''Everyone'' that the Medicine Seller encounters, due to either having faulty memory, or lying about their misdeeds. The Medicine Seller also counts, as he's repeatedly shown to be far more than the "simple medicine seller" he usually is.
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The Medicine Man, who amongst other things is blond and blue-eyed. Particularly in the Bakeneko arc, when in addition to being a guy with pointy ears and red markings all over his face in the middle of a Japanese cast, he's also dressed a good 100 years out of date.(Even Even in the other arcs, his manner of dress is pretty bizarre, mixing male/female styles and gaudy aristocratic fabrics despite his humble profession, as well as allusions to Ainu culture.) At least culture. It's possibly justified as he explains at one point that people who seek folk remedies expect their seller to look exotic.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Gender-inverted; Cho and her [[MyBelovedSmother domineering mother]] have this kind ofrelationship.
relationship. [[spoiler:In an effort to please her mother, who only wanted her to marry so she could appease her ancestors, Cho almost completely suppressed a large part of her own personality to the point of becoming a Mononoke]].
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The "regret" of some of the mononoke could make them this, especially the[[spoiler:Bakeneko in both ''Ayakashi'' [[spoiler:titular Mononoke from the Noppera-Bo and the final arc of Mononoke, as well as the Noppera-Bo.]] The Medicine Man even ends up ''apologizing'' to the mononoke before slaying it in [[spoiler:the manga]].Bakeneko arcs, respectively]].
* UnusuallyUninterestingSight: The Medicine Man, who amongst other things is blond and blue-eyed. Particularly in the Bakeneko arc, when in addition to being a guy with pointy ears and red markings all over his face in the middle of a Japanese cast, he's also dressed a good 100 years out of date.
* WellDoneSonGuy: Gender-inverted; Cho and her [[MyBelovedSmother domineering mother]] have this kind of
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The "regret" of some of the mononoke could make them this, especially the
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* {{Youkai}}: The Mononoke are based on traditional Japanese monsters, with a modern twist added to play with the mystery/horror genre. Rather than being interchangeable, mononoke are defined as a specific kind of being.
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* {{Henohenomoheji}}: In a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for the Medicine Man in the Noppera-Bo arc.
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* {{Henohenomoheji}}: In a CrowningMomentOfAwesome for For the Medicine Man in the Noppera-Bo arc.
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* AlienGeometries: In the Zashiki-Warashi arc.
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* AlienGeometries: In multiple arcs; in Zashiki-Warashi, a single room extends to infinite copies of itself in both directions, and Bakeneko features a train car that can be entered from the Zashiki-Warashi arc.previous car, but exiting it from the same door just leads into open air.
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%%* GenreSavvy: The Medicine Man -- ''incredibly'' so.
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* {{Crossover}}: With ''VideoGame/{{Onmyoji}}'' for the anime's 10-year anniversary. The Medicine Man is released as a [[TemporaryOnlineContent limited-offer]] SSR ''shikigami''.
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* AffablyEvil: The Mayor in ''Bakeneko''. True, he [[spoiler:WAS extremely shady in building the railway]], outside of that and his ''time'' with [[spoiler:the Café Worker]], he seemed like a halfway-decent guy, even expecting [[spoiler:Setsuko's boss to just talk to her, not mug and murder her.]]
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* AffablyEvil: The Mayor in ''Bakeneko''. True, he [[spoiler:WAS extremely ''was'' [[spoiler:extremely shady in building the railway]], outside of but other than that and his ''time'' with "patronage" of [[spoiler:the Café Worker]], he seemed like a halfway-decent guy, even expecting didn't seem particularly bad--and he had expected [[spoiler:Setsuko's boss to just talk to her, ''tell her not mug and murder to run the article'', not ''kill'' her.]]
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** The Bakeneko (no, [[Anime/AyakashiSamuraiHorrorTales not that one]]) [[spoiler: was the vengeful spirit of a young female news reporter who merged herself with a cat that happened to be there at the time of her death. She discovered that the mayor was involved with some dubious dealings regarding the funds for the construction of the new train station, and she wanted to publish her findings. The mayor requested that her boss persuade her from publishing it as it will result in a huge scandal and possibly put the trains out of business. However the news reporter's boss went and burned her findings, strangled her, and dropped her on the train tracks where he left her to be run over by a oncoming train. She has been looking for her killer ever since, venting her anger, grief and hatred on those people who may have been connected to the man who killed her.]]
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** The Bakeneko (no, [[Anime/AyakashiSamuraiHorrorTales not that one]]) [[spoiler: was [[spoiler:was the vengeful spirit of a young female news reporter journalist who merged herself had combined with a cat that happened to be there was present at the time of her death. murder. She discovered that had uncovered corruption involving the mayor was involved with some dubious dealings regarding the funds for the construction of and the new train station, and she wanted to publish her findings. station's construction. The mayor requested that asked her boss persuade chief to keep this quiet, and he ended up burning her from publishing it as it will result in a huge scandal and possibly put the trains out of business. However the news reporter's boss went and burned her findings, strangled notes, strangling her, and dropped dropping her on the off a bridge to be killed by a train tracks where he left her to be run over by in a oncoming train. fake suicide. She has been looking for her killer ever since, venting her anger, grief and hatred on those people anyone who may have been might be connected to the man who killed her.him.]]
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* {{Mukokuseki}}: Mostly averted, with the obvious exception of the Medicine Man. However, Shino and Genkei both have blond hair and blue eyes; Genkei's pass without comment, but the innkeeper's servant seems shocked to see Shino's hair color after she removes her head scarf, suggesting that she might really be a foreigner. There's also the fact that said inn is run by two black people...
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* {{Mukokuseki}}: Mostly averted, with the obvious exception of the Medicine Man. However, Shino and Genkei both have blond hair and blue eyes; Genkei's pass without comment, but the innkeeper's servant seems shocked to see Shino's hair color after she removes her head scarf, suggesting that she might really be a foreigner. There's also the fact foreigner ([[AmbiguouslyBrown that said inn is run by two said, the innkeeper and the aforementioned servant appear to be black people...to no in-universe reaction...]]).
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** The masked man from the Noppera-bo arc.
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** The masked man from the Noppera-bo Noppera-Bo arc.
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** ''Noppera-bo'': The abusive in-laws' faces are never shown on camera; if one of their heads is shown, the face is covered with a demonic mask.
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** ''Noppera-bo'': ''Noppera-Bo'': The abusive in-laws' faces are never shown on camera; if one of their heads is shown, the face is covered with a demonic mask.
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* FetusTerrible: A whole army of them in the Zashiki-Warashi arc.
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* FetusTerrible: A FetusTerrible:
**A whole army of them in the Zashiki-Warashi arc.
**A whole army of them in the Zashiki-Warashi arc.
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** The Umibōzu [[spoiler: was the darker half of Genkei who, unable to accept the fact that he harbored incestuous feelings towards his beloved sister and that he felt happy when she became the ayakashi's sacrifice in his place, had discarded those darker feelings which gave birth to a mononoke. Remember that fish person who was revealing everyone's worst fear? It was Genkei's mononoke, trying to make him acknowledge and accept his feelings regarding his deceased sister.]]
** The Noppera-bō [[spoiler:was born from Cho's long-suppressed wish to be free and live her life as she wanted. For years she had to put up with her abusive mother, husband, and in-laws, and in order to please them she erased everything, including her own personality, to fit their high expectations, unwittingly turning herself into a mononoke in the process.]]
** The Noppera-bō [[spoiler:was born from Cho's long-suppressed wish to be free and live her life as she wanted. For years she had to put up with her abusive mother, husband, and in-laws, and in order to please them she erased everything, including her own personality, to fit their high expectations, unwittingly turning herself into a mononoke in the process.]]
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** The Umibōzu Umi-Bozu [[spoiler: was the darker half of Genkei who, unable to accept the fact that he harbored incestuous feelings towards his beloved sister and that he felt happy when she became the ayakashi's sacrifice in his place, had discarded those darker feelings which gave birth to a mononoke. Remember that fish person who was revealing everyone's worst fear? It was Genkei's mononoke, trying to make him acknowledge and accept his feelings regarding his deceased sister.]]
** TheNoppera-bō Noppera-Bo [[spoiler:was born from Cho's long-suppressed wish to be free and live her life as she wanted. For years she had to put up with her abusive mother, husband, and in-laws, and in order to please them she erased everything, including her own personality, to fit their high expectations, unwittingly turning herself into a mononoke in the process.]]
** The
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* GirlishPigtails: Despite being in her twenties, Chiyo wears her hair in braids.
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* HairDecorations: Chiyo wears a single red flower in her hair.
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* HairDecorations: As was the fashion, women like Kayo, Shino, and Cho all wear decorative combs and hair pins. Chiyo also wears a single red flower in her hair.
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* DerangedAnimation: Oh ''yes''. Keeps things interesting whenever a Character Filibuster occurs. Notable examples being the reveal of the Umi-Bozu, and the Bakeneko's finale in episode 12, among numerous others.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The Medicine Seller does this in every arc. Despite being [[AmbiguouslyHuman human]], he's somehow able to kill mononoke. Hell, he not only kills them, but by his own [[BadassBoast admission]], he [[HorrifyingTheHorror absolutely terrifies them]]!!
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The Medicine Seller does this in every arc. Despite being [[AmbiguouslyHuman human]], he's somehow able to kill mononoke. Hell, he not only kills them, but by his own [[BadassBoast admission]], he [[HorrifyingTheHorror absolutely terrifies them]]!!
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* DerangedAnimation: Oh ''yes''. Keeps things interesting whenever a Character Filibuster occurs. Notable examples being the reveal of the Umi-Bozu, and the Bakeneko's finale in episode Episode 12, among numerous others.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The Medicine Seller does this in every arc. Despite being [[AmbiguouslyHuman human]], he's somehow able to kill mononoke. Hell, he not only kills them, but by his own [[BadassBoast admission]], he [[HorrifyingTheHorror absolutely terrifiesthem]]!!them]]!
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The Medicine Seller does this in every arc. Despite being [[AmbiguouslyHuman human]], he's somehow able to kill mononoke. Hell, he not only kills them, but by his own [[BadassBoast admission]], he [[HorrifyingTheHorror absolutely terrifies
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* {{Reincarnation}}: Implied. The mononoke in the final arc (episodes 10-12) is a Bakeneko, and the characters seem to be reincarnations of the people from the original ''Ayakashi'' arc (where the enemy was also a Bakeneko). [[ContrivedCoincidence Funny the little coincidences, eh?]]
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* {{Reincarnation}}: Implied. The mononoke in the final arc (episodes (Episodes 10-12) is a Bakeneko, and the characters seem to be reincarnations of the people from the original ''Ayakashi'' arc (where the enemy was also a Bakeneko). [[ContrivedCoincidence Funny the little coincidences, eh?]]
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* {{Workaholic}}: It's even implied in episode 4 that should the Medicine Man be unable to exorcise a mononoke (or conversely, should all mononoke cease to exist) he'd ''disappear from this world''. So it's quite difficult to figure out whether he's truly devoted to his duty or whether he has no other choice -- though going by his frequent displays of enthusiasm and interest in the mononoke and their histories, he seems to be genuinely fond of 'work'.
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* {{Workaholic}}: It's even implied in episode Episode 4 that should the Medicine Man be unable to exorcise a mononoke (or conversely, should all mononoke cease to exist) he'd ''disappear ''disappear'' from this world''. world. So it's quite difficult to figure out whether he's truly devoted to his duty or whether he has no other choice -- though going by his frequent displays of enthusiasm and interest in the mononoke and their histories, he seems to be genuinely fond of 'work'."work".
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: While the Medicine Man claims to be human, his FacialMarkings, PointyEars, CuteLittleFangs, demonic sword, supernatural powers, long lifespan and alter-ego suggest otherwise.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman: While the Medicine Man claims to be human, his FacialMarkings, PointyEars, CuteLittleFangs, fangs, demonic sword, supernatural powers, long lifespan and alter-ego suggest otherwise.
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--> "Ayakashi, Mononoke, Umi Bozu. As long as darkness exists within the hearts of men, there will always be more. Let them come, for my invitation is what they fear most."
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--> "Ayakashi, Mononoke, Umi Bozu.Umi-Bozu. As long as darkness exists within the hearts of men, there will always be more. Let them come, for my invitation is what they fear most."
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* {{Bishonen}}: You can see why ladies ''love'' the cool and graceful good looks of the Medicine Man.
* BittersweetEnding: To almost every arc. Especially the Nue arc where [[spoiler:although thousands of people died seeking the Toudaiji, the Medicine Man manages to exorcise the Nue and destroy the Toudaiji, which is actually a rotting ordinary piece of wood, allowing the spirits of the deceased to pass on to the afterlife while preventing anyone from becoming future victims]].
* BittersweetEnding: To almost every arc. Especially the Nue arc where [[spoiler:although thousands of people died seeking the Toudaiji, the Medicine Man manages to exorcise the Nue and destroy the Toudaiji, which is actually a rotting ordinary piece of wood, allowing the spirits of the deceased to pass on to the afterlife while preventing anyone from becoming future victims]].
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* {{Bishonen}}: You can see why ladies ''love'' the cool and graceful good looks of the Medicine Man.
* BittersweetEnding: To almost every arc. Especially the Nue arc where [[spoiler:although thousands of people died seeking theToudaiji, Todaiji, the Medicine Man manages to exorcise the Nue and destroy the Toudaiji, Todaiji, which is actually a rotting ordinary piece of wood, allowing the spirits of the deceased to pass on to the afterlife while preventing anyone from becoming future victims]].
* BittersweetEnding: To almost every arc. Especially the Nue arc where [[spoiler:although thousands of people died seeking the
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* CuteLittleFangs: The Medicine Man. [[https://67.media.tumblr.com/bf70cb440fd88c81068cda821fe2f3ed/tumblr_nmcn0kXBu91qgkqrjo1_1280.png]]
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* LittleBitBeastly: The Medicine Man has abnormally long canine teeth.
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* InfantImmortality: Downplayed. [[spoiler:Though the Zashiki-warashi is technically a conglomeration of dead children and could be considered not really alive, it does get destroyed. This trope comes into play when one considers how this is shown to the audience: the Medicine Seller's sword stops just short of colliding with one of the children's [[GoOutWithASmile smiling faces]] and then, suddenly, Shino realizes they're not there anymore.]]
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* AgentPeacock: The eponymous Medicine Seller himself. He crossdresses in an obi, paints his nails, and speaks with a traditionally feminine politeness. That doesn't stop him from [[BadAss absolutely]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu demolishing]] [[HorrifyingTheHorror mononoke]].
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* AgentPeacock: The eponymous Medicine Seller himself. He crossdresses in an obi, paints his nails, and speaks with a traditionally feminine politeness. That doesn't stop him from [[BadAss absolutely]] absolutely [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu demolishing]] [[HorrifyingTheHorror mononoke]].
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* {{Badass}}: The Medicine Seller, oh so very much. How else can we describe a man who not only confronts mononoke--with a calm smirk, no less--but has also slayed them for [[spoiler: centuries?]]
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The [[BadAss Medicine Seller]] does this in every arc. Despite being [[AmbiguouslyHuman human]], he's somehow able to kill mononoke. Hell, he not only kills them, but by his own [[BadassBoast admission]], he [[HorrifyingTheHorror absolutely terrifies them]]!!
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* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: The [[BadAss Medicine Seller]] Seller does this in every arc. Despite being [[AmbiguouslyHuman human]], he's somehow able to kill mononoke. Hell, he not only kills them, but by his own [[BadassBoast admission]], he [[HorrifyingTheHorror absolutely terrifies them]]!!
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* ShownTheirWork: The Nue arc delves deeply into the extremely antiquated and complex traditions surrounding Japanese incense, and is more or less 100% accurate. The incense parlor games portrayed by the episode actually existed, with more or less the exact rules portrayed in the show. The Rannanatai and the Todai-ji also have basis in reality, albeit with cause and effect reversed: [[spoiler: Todai-ji is, in real life, the place where the true Rannanatai, actually called Ranajyatai, is stored. The Ranajyatai was a single seemingly inexhaustibly aromatic log that only ever graced the parlors of emperors and generals due to its value. It was used for centuries in incense ceremonies and never ran out of fragrance. InUniverse, it was the reason those people became emperors and generals in the first place.]]
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: The Medicine Seller's alternate form.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: AmbiguouslyBrown:
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** The Medicine Seller's alternate form.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman[=/=]NotQuiteHuman: While the Medicine Man claims to be human, his FacialMarkings, PointyEars, CuteLittleFangs, demonic sword, supernatural powers, long lifespan and alter-ego suggest otherwise.
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* AmbiguouslyHuman[=/=]NotQuiteHuman: AmbiguouslyHuman: While the Medicine Man claims to be human, his FacialMarkings, PointyEars, CuteLittleFangs, demonic sword, supernatural powers, long lifespan and alter-ego suggest otherwise.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: The Medicine Seller's alternate form. Also, the masked man from the Noppera-bo arc.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: The Medicine Seller's alternate form. Also, the
** The masked man from the Noppera-bo arc.
** The masked man from the Noppera-bo arc.
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: The Medicine Seller's alternate form. Also, the masked man from the Noppera-bo arc. [[spoiler:It's implied that they're the same guy.]]
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* AmbiguouslyBrown: The Medicine Seller's alternate form. Also, the masked man from the Noppera-bo arc. [[spoiler:It's implied that they're the same guy.]]
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* WholesomeCrossdresser: The Medicine Seller wears an obi, traditional women's wear, and paints his nails. Doesn't stop him from being any less Badass though.
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We can't go so far as to say Kusuriuri is celibate seeing as how he's getting more ship teases with Kayo.
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* CelibateHero: For all intents and purposes, the Medicine Man appears to be happily married... to his 'job'.
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* ShipTease: The Medicine Man and Kayo
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* CuteLittleFangs: The Medicine Man, very subtly.
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* CuteLittleFangs: The Medicine Man, very subtly.Man. [[https://67.media.tumblr.com/bf70cb440fd88c81068cda821fe2f3ed/tumblr_nmcn0kXBu91qgkqrjo1_1280.png]]
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* AnachronismStew: The series freely mixes Art Nouveau inspired decor into the Edo setting.
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* AnachronismStew: The series freely mixes Art Nouveau inspired Nouveau-inspired decor into with the Edo setting.
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* AnachronismStew AnachronismStew: The series freely mixes Art Nouveau inspired decor into the Edo setting.
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** Kayo (and later, Chiyo), too. She also dresses in a rather bright and lavish way for a servant, and her behaviour and overall style are quite modern and animesque compared to other characters. It's possible her look is a play on modern teenagers and fashion subcultures such as gyaru, which stereotypically features a tan, but there's no indication of where she's from or any comment on her looks.
** The innkeeper and her assistant from the Zashiki-warashi arc are also dark-skinned; it can be assumed it's meant to be a sign of age in the innkeeper, but her assistant's appearance has no apparent explanation.
** The innkeeper and her assistant from the Zashiki-warashi arc are also dark-skinned; it can be assumed it's meant to be a sign of age in the innkeeper, but her assistant's appearance has no apparent explanation.
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* Badass: The Medicine Seller, oh so very much. How else can we describe a man who not only confronts mononoke--with a calm smirk, no less--but has also slayed them for [[spoiler: centuries?]]
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* Badass: {{Badass}}: The Medicine Seller, oh so very much. How else can we describe a man who not only confronts mononoke--with a calm smirk, no less--but has also slayed them for [[spoiler: centuries?]]
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* BlackEyesOfEvil[=/=]RedEyesTakeWarning: Played with. The Medicine Man's other form has red irises and black sclera; while he isn't "evil" per se, if you're a mononoke you had better stay well clear.
** [[spoiler:The Bakeneko in the last episode, made particularly scary by the fact that the eyes are seemingly sketched-in and ''swirling around her eye sockets''.]]
** [[spoiler:The Bakeneko in the last episode, made particularly scary by the fact that the eyes are seemingly sketched-in and ''swirling around her eye sockets''.]]
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* BlackEyesOfEvil[=/=]RedEyesTakeWarning: BlackEyesOfEvil: Played with. The Medicine Man's other form has red irises and black sclera; while he isn't "evil" per se, if you're a mononoke you had better stay well clear. \n** [[spoiler:The Bakeneko in the last episode, made particularly scary by the fact that the eyes are seemingly sketched-in and ''swirling around her eye sockets''.]]
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* BloodFromTheMouth: In the manga, the Medicine Seller [[http://mangafox.me/manga/mononoke/v02/c015/11.html coughs blood]] after the Bakeneko socks him in the chest.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: In the manga, the Medicine Seller [[http://mangafox.me/manga/mononoke/v02/c015/11.html coughs blood]] blood after the Bakeneko socks him in the chest.
* TheDreaded: Apparently, the [[HorrifyingTheHorror Medicine Seller]] is this to mononoke and ayakashi. It's implied that one of the only reasons why mononoke attack him is because they can't resist their own compulsions. And Nue, one of the few mononoke who doesn't recognize him? As soon as it figures out who the Medicine Seller really is, it becomes [[OhCrap absolutely terrified.]]
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* OlderThanTheyLook[=/=]ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: It's implied the main character has been around a ''long'' time. Even in the Bakeneko arc, set about 200 years later than the others, he still retains his youthful looks.
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* PointyEars[=/=]UnusualEars: The Medicine Man, which make him look vaguely elf-like.
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* PointyEars[=/=]UnusualEars: PointyEars: The Medicine Man, which make him look vaguely elf-like.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld: It's implied the main character has been around a ''long'' time. Even in the Bakeneko arc, set about 200 years later than the others, he still retains his youthful looks.
* RedEyesTakeWarning:
** The Medicine Man's other form has red irises and black sclera, and he usually emerges when it's time to get rid of malevolent mononoke or slice something up.
** The Bakeneko in the last episode, made particularly scary by the fact that the eyes are seemingly sketched-in and ''swirling around her eye sockets''.
* RedEyesTakeWarning:
** The Medicine Man's other form has red irises and black sclera, and he usually emerges when it's time to get rid of malevolent mononoke or slice something up.
** The Bakeneko in the last episode, made particularly scary by the fact that the eyes are seemingly sketched-in and ''swirling around her eye sockets''.
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* TheDreaded: Apparently, the [[HorrifyingTheHorror Medicine Seller]] is this to mononoke and ayakashi. It's implied that one of the only reasons why mononoke attack him is because they can't resist their own compulsions. And Nue, one of the few mononoke who doesn't recognize him? As soon as it figures out who the Medicine Seller really is, it becomes [[OhCrap absolutely terrified.]]
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* TheDreaded: Apparently, the [[HorrifyingTheHorror Medicine Seller]] is this to mononoke and ayakashi. It's implied that one of the only reasons why mononoke attack him is because they can't resist their own compulsions. And Nue, one of the few mononoke who doesn't recognize him? As soon as it figures out who the Medicine Seller really is, it becomes [[OhCrap absolutely terrified.]]
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* AgentPeacock: The eponymous Medicine Seller himself. He crossdresses in an obi, paints his nails, and speaks with a traditionally feminine politeness. That doesn't stop him from [[BadAss absolutely]] [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu demolishing]] [[HorrifyingTheHorror mononoke]].
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* OhCrap: In the Nue arc, the mononoke reacts with pants-crapping terror the very moment the [[HorrifyingTheHorror Medicine Seller transforms]].
