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* {{Biseinen}}:
** Enokizu Reijirou, who resembles [[Characters/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Fai D. Fluorite]] in the anime and who, in the novels, is often compared to a European porcelain doll; however, he's over 35, [[OlderThanTheyLook much closer in age to the other main male characters than he looks]].
** All the significant male characters in the anime are this to some extent. (Creator/{{CLAMP}} did the character designs, after all, which naturally translates to beautiful guys and girls all-round.) In the novels, Chuuzenji, Sekiguchi and Kiba's appearances are not precisely described, but the implication is that none of them are good-looking at all.


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* PrettyBoy: Enokizu Reijirou, who, in the novels, is often favourably compared to a European porcelain doll.
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Despite gorgeous animation courtesy of {{Madhouse}}, and a plot adapted from one of the finest supernatural mystery novels in recent years, this series is still sadly below many people's radars.

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Despite gorgeous animation courtesy of {{Madhouse}}, Creator/{{Madhouse}}, and a plot adapted from one of the finest supernatural mystery novels in recent years, this series is still sadly below many people's radars.

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%%* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Poor, helpless Kanako.]]

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%%* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Poor, helpless Kanako.* AndIMustScream:
** The fate of [[spoiler:Yuzuki Kanako. She would have been better off had she died the night she was run over by that train. Instead of that happening, however, her [[ParentChildIncest mother/sister]] took her to an experimental 'hospital', where her [[UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan ex-Unit 731]] dad/grandpa proceeded to cut off all four of her shattered limbs and keep her hooked up to a warehouse-sized room full of life support machines. Then she's stuffed into a box by a man who loves her, and dies one hour later. ''All while being aware and awake.'']]
** There's also [[spoiler:Kubo Shunkou, the disturbed perpetrator of the severed-limb murders. Almost religiously obsessed with boxes and closed spaces since childhood, he ends up offering himself to Kanako's dad/grandpa as another guinea pig. When Mimasaka and Youko decide to escape with him (now nothing more than an upper torso and head) in a box, he somehow ''escapes'' from the box and kills Mimasaka by chewing his neck. Kubo seemed happier in the box than outside of it. He was still insane, though.
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* AllMythsAreTrue: [[spoiler:[[ZigZaggedTrope Maybe.]]]]

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* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Poor, helpless Kanako.]]
* AnachronismStew
* ArcSymbol: Boxes.
* [[spoiler:ATragedyOfImpulsiveness]]: This is what kick-starts the plot.

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* %%* AndIMustScream: [[spoiler: Poor, helpless Kanako.]]
* %%* AnachronismStew
* %%* ArcSymbol: Boxes.
* [[spoiler:ATragedyOfImpulsiveness]]: %%* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: This is what kick-starts the plot.



* CherryBlossoms: ''Lots.'' Especially in the first episode.

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* %%* CherryBlossoms: ''Lots.'' Especially in the first episode.



* TheFourGods: Referenced in several instances by Chuuzenji.

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* %%* TheFourGods: Referenced in several instances by Chuuzenji.



* MrExposition: Chuuzenji, whose primary function in the plot is this.

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* %%* MrExposition: Chuuzenji, whose primary function in the plot is this.



* [[spoiler:ParentChildIncest]]: An important part of [[TheReveal the shocking truth]] revealed near the story's end.

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* ReligionOfEvil: The Cult of Onbako-sama.

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* ShrinesAndTemples: A couple are shown, most notably that of the Onbako-sama cult.
* StoicSpectacles: Sekiguchi in front of other people (even his own wife), though his monologues reveal otherwise.

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* %%* ShrinesAndTemples: A couple are shown, most notably that of the Onbako-sama cult.
* %%* StoicSpectacles: Sekiguchi in front of other people (even his own wife), though his monologues reveal otherwise.



* UnreliableNarrator: [[spoiler:Yoriko.]]
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Yoriko.]]

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* %%* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:Yoriko.]]
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* {{Bishoujo}}: Minami Kinuko deserves special mention, along with Chuuzenji's wife.
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''Mouryou no Hako'' (''Box of Goblins'') is a relatively obscure anime revolving around boxes, based on the second novel in Natsuhiko Kyogoku's ''Kyogokudou'' series.

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''Mouryou no Hako'' (''Box of Goblins'') is a relatively obscure anime revolving around boxes, [[ArcSymbol boxes]], based on the second novel in Natsuhiko Kyogoku's ''Kyogokudou'' series.



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* ContinuityNod: Sekiguchi's novel seems at first glance to be a metaphor for what's happening with the Kanako/Kubo case. However, [[spoiler:the girl in the book is meant to be Kuonji Ryoko, the tragic figure from the novel before Mouryou, ''Ubume no Natsu'' (''Summer of the Ubume''). But most Western viewers will not have read the previous novel, despite it being available in English.]]
* CuteKitten: The Chuuzenjis have a cat (named Pomegranite!) that shows up whenever a scene takes place at their house and is often shown playing with Enokizu, despite having no relevance whatsoever to the story.

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* ContinuityNod: Sekiguchi's novel seems at first glance to be a metaphor for what's happening with the Kanako/Kubo case. However, In truth, [[spoiler:the girl in the book is meant to be Kuonji Ryoko, the [[{{Tragedy}} tragic figure figure]] from the novel before Mouryou, ''Ubume no Natsu'' (''Summer of the Ubume'').Ubume''), the first ''Kyougokudou'' novel (with ''Mouryou'' being the second). But most Western viewers will not have read the previous novel, despite it being available in English.]]
* CuteKitten: The Chuuzenjis have a cat (named Pomegranite!) that shows up whenever a scene takes place at their house house, and is often shown playing with Enokizu, despite having no relevance whatsoever to the story.story whatsoever.
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* ReligionIsMagic: Averted somewhat. [[spoiler:Despite a large amount of attention paid to Shinto, Buddhism and folklore, the mysteries are shown to be psychological or scientific in nature. The series is probably one of the more truthful representations of ''{{Onmyodo}}'' in anime.]]

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* ReligionIsMagic: Averted somewhat. [[spoiler:Despite a large amount of attention paid to Shinto, Buddhism and folklore, the mysteries are shown to be psychological or scientific in nature. The series is probably one of the more truthful representations of ''{{Onmyodo}}'' ''UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}}'' in anime.]]



** It's extremely important for understanding things later on. It also helps if you know a bit about {{Onmyodo}} and kanji, to say the least.

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** It's extremely important for understanding things later on. It also helps if you know a bit about {{Onmyodo}} UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} and kanji, to say the least.
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The year is 1952. Japan is still struggling to get back on its feet after its crushing defeat in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The old folk beliefs are slowly being overshadowed by emerging modernization. And amidst the lonely hills and fields on the outskirts of Tokyo, boxes containing the severed arms and legs of unknown female victims keep turning up. A small private detective agency gets involved in the investigation, and along with them, a very different sort of detective: the coldly skeptical ''[[{{Onmyodo}} onmyouji]]'', Chuuzenji Akihiko.

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The year is 1952. Japan is still struggling to get back on its feet after its crushing defeat in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The old folk beliefs are slowly being overshadowed by emerging modernization. And amidst the lonely hills and fields on the outskirts of Tokyo, boxes containing the severed arms and legs of unknown female victims keep turning up. A small private detective agency gets involved in the investigation, and along with them, a very different sort of detective: the coldly skeptical ''[[{{Onmyodo}} ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Onmyodo}} onmyouji]]'', Chuuzenji Akihiko.
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* RefugeInAudacity: To Sekiguchi's shock, Enokizu has the balls to force his way into Yoriko's house, ''after'' talking to a departing Yoriko. [[spoiler:Lucky that he did, elsewise her mother would have brought down the house [[DrivenToSuicide trying to hang herself]].]]

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* RefugeInAudacity: To Sekiguchi's shock, Enokizu has the balls to force forces his way into Yoriko's house, ''after'' talking to a departing Yoriko. [[spoiler:Lucky that [[spoiler:Good thing he did, elsewise though, or else her mother would have brought down the house during her attempt to [[DrivenToSuicide trying to hang herself]].]]
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** All the significant male characters in the anime are this to some extent. (Creator/{{CLAMP}} ''did'' the character designs, after all, which naturally translates to beautiful guys and girls all-round.) In the novels, Chuuzenji, Sekiguchi and Kiba's appearances are not precisely described, but the implication is that none of them are good-looking at all.

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** All the significant male characters in the anime are this to some extent. (Creator/{{CLAMP}} ''did'' did the character designs, after all, which naturally translates to beautiful guys and girls all-round.) In the novels, Chuuzenji, Sekiguchi and Kiba's appearances are not precisely described, but the implication is that none of them are good-looking at all.
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[[caption-width-right:378: "...''hou''..."]]

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[[caption-width-right:378: "...''hou''..."]]
''"...hou..."'']]



* ContinuityNod: Sekiguchi's novel seems at first glance to be a metaphor for what's happening with the Kanako/Kubo case. However, [[spoiler:the girl in the book is meant to be Kuonji Ryoko, the tragic figure from the novel before Mouryou, ''Ubume no Natsu''. But most Western viewers will not have read the previous novel, despite it being available in English.]]

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* ContinuityNod: Sekiguchi's novel seems at first glance to be a metaphor for what's happening with the Kanako/Kubo case. However, [[spoiler:the girl in the book is meant to be Kuonji Ryoko, the tragic figure from the novel before Mouryou, ''Ubume no Natsu''.Natsu'' (''Summer of the Ubume''). But most Western viewers will not have read the previous novel, despite it being available in English.]]



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* {{Buddhism}}: Early in the story, Kanako tells Yoriko about the concept of ''Tennin Gosui'' ("The Five Death Omens of an Angel" or "The Decay of an Angel"), which is found in Mahayana Buddhist writings. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Yoriko takes the concept a bit too seriously, with disastrous results.]]
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The year is 1952. Japan is still struggling to get back on its feet after its crushing defeat in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The old folk beliefs are slowly being overshadowed by emerging modernization. And amidst the lonely hills and fields on the outskirts of Tokyo, boxes containing the severed arms and legs of unknown female victims keep turning up. A small private detective agency gets involved in the investigation, and along with them, a very different sort of detective: the coldly sceptical ''[[{{Onmyodo}} onmyouji]]'', Chuuzenji Akihiko.

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The year is 1952. Japan is still struggling to get back on its feet after its crushing defeat in UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The old folk beliefs are slowly being overshadowed by emerging modernization. And amidst the lonely hills and fields on the outskirts of Tokyo, boxes containing the severed arms and legs of unknown female victims keep turning up. A small private detective agency gets involved in the investigation, and along with them, a very different sort of detective: the coldly sceptical skeptical ''[[{{Onmyodo}} onmyouji]]'', Chuuzenji Akihiko.



And in the pages of an up-and-coming novelist's newest work, a man on a train encounters a gloved passenger carrying a box with a human head inside of it. A head that is, beyond all reason, alive.

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And in the pages of an up-and-coming novelist's newest work, a man on a train encounters a gloved passenger carrying a box with a human head inside of it. A head that is, beyond all reason, alive.
''alive.''



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* [[spoiler:ATragedyOfImpulsiveness]]: How this story starts.
* TheBeautifulElite: Yuzuki Kanako and her "sister" Minami Kinuko appear to be this at first. Very much [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] later on in the story.

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* [[spoiler:ATragedyOfImpulsiveness]]: How this story starts.
This is what kick-starts the plot.
* TheBeautifulElite: Yuzuki Kanako and her "sister" sister Minami Kinuko appear to be this at first. Very much [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] later on in the story.story: [[spoiler:Yuzuki and Minami aren't sisters, for starters. They're ''daughter and mother'']].
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'''''Mouryou no Hako''''' (''Box of Goblins'') is a relatively obscure anime revolving around boxes, based on the second novel in Natsuhiko Kyogoku's ''Kyogokudou'' series.

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'''''Mouryou ''Mouryou no Hako''''' Hako'' (''Box of Goblins'') is a relatively obscure anime revolving around boxes, based on the second novel in Natsuhiko Kyogoku's ''Kyogokudou'' series.
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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:Kubo Shunkou. If the [[Series/{{Dexter}} Ice Truck Killer]] had lived in the same era, he'd probably be looking up to ''this"" nutcase in admiration. Seriously, Kubo's THAT friggin' messed-up.]]

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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler:Kubo Shunkou. If the [[Series/{{Dexter}} Ice Truck Killer]] had lived in the same era, he'd probably be looking up to ''this"" ''this'' nutcase in admiration. Seriously, Kubo's THAT friggin' messed-up.]]
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The year is 1952. Japan is still struggling to get back on its feet after its crushing defeat in World War II. The old folk beliefs are slowly being overshadowed by emerging modernization. And amidst the lonely hills and fields on the outskirts of Tokyo, boxes containing the severed arms and legs of unknown female victims keep turning up. A small private detective agency gets involved in the investigation, and along with them, a very different sort of detective, the coldly sceptical [[{{Onmyodo}} onmyouji]], Chuuzenji Akihiko.

Meanwhile, a young girl named Yuzuki Kanako has gone missing. Her troubled schoolyard friend Yoriko witnessed her disappear beneath a moving train late at night, pushed onto the tracks by a mysterious gloved assailant. Kanako was taken to a strange box-shaped hospital deep in the nearby hills, only to disappear from her hospital bed as if transformed into air. Her washed-up actress sister has employed haunted ex-soldier Detective Kiba to find the severely crippled girl before it's too late.

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The year is 1952. Japan is still struggling to get back on its feet after its crushing defeat in World War II.UsefulNotes/WorldWarII. The old folk beliefs are slowly being overshadowed by emerging modernization. And amidst the lonely hills and fields on the outskirts of Tokyo, boxes containing the severed arms and legs of unknown female victims keep turning up. A small private detective agency gets involved in the investigation, and along with them, a very different sort of detective, detective: the coldly sceptical [[{{Onmyodo}} onmyouji]], ''[[{{Onmyodo}} onmyouji]]'', Chuuzenji Akihiko.

Meanwhile, a young girl named Yuzuki Kanako has gone missing. Her troubled schoolyard friend Yoriko witnessed her disappear beneath falling into a moving train late at night, pushed onto the tracks by a mysterious gloved assailant. Kanako was taken to a strange box-shaped hospital deep in the nearby hills, only to disappear from her hospital bed as if transformed into air. Her washed-up actress sister has employed haunted ex-soldier Detective Kiba to find the severely crippled girl before it's too late.



* AnArmAndALeg: The killer places the limbs of the girls he butchers into boxes.

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* AnArmAndALeg: The killer places the limbs of the girls he butchers into boxes.boxes, which he leaves strewn about in various locations.



* TheBeautifulElite: Yuzuki Kanako and her "sister" Minami Kinuko appear to be this at first. Very much subverted later on in the story.

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* TheBeautifulElite: Yuzuki Kanako and her "sister" Minami Kinuko appear to be this at first. Very much subverted [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] later on in the story.



** All the significant male characters in the anime are this to some extent. (Creator/{{CLAMP}} ''did'' the character designs, after all, which naturally translates to beautiful guys and girls all-round.) In the novels, Chuuzenji, Sekiguchi and Kiba's looks are not precisely described, but the implication is that none of them are good-looking at all.

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** All the significant male characters in the anime are this to some extent. (Creator/{{CLAMP}} ''did'' the character designs, after all, which naturally translates to beautiful guys and girls all-round.) In the novels, Chuuzenji, Sekiguchi and Kiba's looks appearances are not precisely described, but the implication is that none of them are good-looking at all.



* {{Buddhism}}: Early in the story, Kanako tells Yoriko about the concept of Tennin Gosui ("The Five Death Omens of an Angel" or "The Decay of an Angel"), which is found in Mahayana Buddhist writings. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Yoriko takes the concept a bit too seriously, with disastrous results.]]

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* {{Buddhism}}: Early in the story, Kanako tells Yoriko about the concept of Tennin Gosui ''Tennin Gosui'' ("The Five Death Omens of an Angel" or "The Decay of an Angel"), which is found in Mahayana Buddhist writings. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Yoriko takes the concept a bit too seriously, with disastrous results.]]



* MundaneMadeAwesome: Talking scenes are underlined with [[DramaticWind gusts of wind]], dancing is punctuated with torrential cherry blossoms, and Enokizu's driving is always as maniacal and erratic as possible.

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* MundaneMadeAwesome: Talking scenes are underlined with [[DramaticWind gusts of wind]], dancing is punctuated with torrential amounts of cherry blossoms, and Enokizu's driving is always as maniacal and erratic as possible.



* RefugeInAudacity: To Sekiguchi's shock, Enokizu has the balls to force his way into Yuriko's house, ''after'' talking to a departing Yuriko. [[spoiler:Lucky that he did, elsewise Yuriko's mother would have brought down the house [[DrivenToSuicide trying to hang herself]].]]
* ReligionIsMagic: Averted somewhat. [[spoiler: Despite a large amount of attention paid to Shinto, Buddhism and folklore, the mysteries are shown to be psychological or scientific in nature. The series is probably one of the more truthful representations of {{Onmyodo}} in anime.]]

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* RefugeInAudacity: To Sekiguchi's shock, Enokizu has the balls to force his way into Yuriko's Yoriko's house, ''after'' talking to a departing Yuriko. Yoriko. [[spoiler:Lucky that he did, elsewise Yuriko's her mother would have brought down the house [[DrivenToSuicide trying to hang herself]].]]
* ReligionIsMagic: Averted somewhat. [[spoiler: Despite [[spoiler:Despite a large amount of attention paid to Shinto, Buddhism and folklore, the mysteries are shown to be psychological or scientific in nature. The series is probably one of the more truthful representations of {{Onmyodo}} ''{{Onmyodo}}'' in anime.]]



* TheReveal: The last two episodes are entirely devoted to this, with exposition galore courtesy of [[MrExposition Chuuzenji]], plus contributions from the culprits.

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* TheReveal: The last two episodes are entirely devoted to this, the denouement, with exposition galore courtesy of [[MrExposition Chuuzenji]], plus contributions from the culprits.



* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Kubo Shunkou. If the [[Series/{{Dexter}} Ice Truck Killer]] had lived in the same era, he'd probably be looking up to this nutcase in admiration. Seriously, Kubo's THAT friggin' messed-up.]]

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* SerialKiller: [[spoiler: Kubo [[spoiler:Kubo Shunkou. If the [[Series/{{Dexter}} Ice Truck Killer]] had lived in the same era, he'd probably be looking up to this ''this"" nutcase in admiration. Seriously, Kubo's THAT friggin' messed-up.]]

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''Mouryou no Hako'' (''Box of Goblins'') is a relatively obscure anime revolving around boxes, based on the second novel in Natsuhiko Kyogoku's ''Kyogokudou'' series.

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''Mouryou '''''Mouryou no Hako'' Hako''''' (''Box of Goblins'') is a relatively obscure anime revolving around boxes, based on the second novel in Natsuhiko Kyogoku's ''Kyogokudou'' series.



* AnArmAndALeg: The killer places the limbs of the girls he butchers into boxes.



* ArcSymbol: Boxes.



** Enokizu Reijirou, who resembles [[Characters/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Fai D. Fluorite]] in the anime and who, in the novels, is often compared to a European porcelain doll; however, he's over 35, much closer in age to the other main male characters than he looks.
** All the significant male characters in the anime are this to some extent. (CLAMP did the character designs, after all, which naturally translates to beautiful guys and girls all-round.) In the novels, Chuuzenji, Sekiguchi and Kiba's looks are not precisely described, but the implication is that none of them are good-looking at all.

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** Enokizu Reijirou, who resembles [[Characters/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Fai D. Fluorite]] in the anime and who, in the novels, is often compared to a European porcelain doll; however, he's over 35, [[OlderThanTheyLook much closer in age to the other main male characters than he looks.
looks]].
** All the significant male characters in the anime are this to some extent. (CLAMP did (Creator/{{CLAMP}} ''did'' the character designs, after all, which naturally translates to beautiful guys and girls all-round.) In the novels, Chuuzenji, Sekiguchi and Kiba's looks are not precisely described, but the implication is that none of them are good-looking at all.



* BodyHorror: On the most profound, deep-in-your-soul level possible. [[spoiler: For example, how would a head and shoulders kept alive by wires inside a box be able to breathe enough to say "Hou"?]]
* {{Buddhism}}: Early in the story, Kanako tells Yoriko about the concept of Tennin Gosui ("The Five Death Omens of an Angel" or "The Decay of an Angel"), which is found in Mahayana Buddhist writings. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, Yoriko takes the concept a bit too seriously, with disastrous results.]]

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* BodyHorror: On the most profound, deep-in-your-soul level possible. [[spoiler: For example, [[spoiler:For example: how would a head and shoulders shoulders, kept alive by wires inside a box box, be able to breathe enough to say "Hou"?]]
"...''hou''..."?]]
* {{Buddhism}}: Early in the story, Kanako tells Yoriko about the concept of Tennin Gosui ("The Five Death Omens of an Angel" or "The Decay of an Angel"), which is found in Mahayana Buddhist writings. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Unfortunately, Yoriko takes the concept a bit too seriously, with disastrous results.]]



* ContinuityNod: Sekiguchi's novel seems at first glance to be a metaphor for what's happening with the Kanako/Kubo case. However, [[spoiler: the girl in the book is meant to be Kuonji Ryoko, the tragic figure from the novel before Mouryou, 'Ubume no Natsu.' But most Western viewers will not have read the previous novel, despite it being available in English.]]

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* ContinuityNod: Sekiguchi's novel seems at first glance to be a metaphor for what's happening with the Kanako/Kubo case. However, [[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the girl in the book is meant to be Kuonji Ryoko, the tragic figure from the novel before Mouryou, 'Ubume ''Ubume no Natsu.' Natsu''. But most Western viewers will not have read the previous novel, despite it being available in English.]]



* RefugeInAudacity: To Sekiguchi's shock, Enokizu has the balls to force his way into Yuriko's house, ''after'' talking to a departing Yuriko. [[spoiler:Lucky that he did, elsewise Yuriko's mother would have brought down the house [[DrivenToSuicide trying to hang herself]].]]



* {{Telepathy}}: The entire first half of an episode chronicles the real-life story of Mifune Chizuko, the Meiji-era psychic whose misfortune also inspired TheRing.

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* {{Telepathy}}: The entire first half of an episode chronicles the real-life story of Mifune Chizuko, the Meiji-era psychic whose misfortune also inspired TheRing.''Film/TheRing''.
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* ImperialJapan: Most of the main cast fought in World War II (which ended only 7-odd years prior to the start of the story), and Chuuzenji himself was recruited by the infamous [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unit_731 Unit 731]] (although he didn't get involved in the Unit's more monstrous activities). [[spoiler: Mimasaka was also with Unit 731. It's not like the end of the war meant he had to stop his "research", right?]]

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* CuteKitten: The Chuuzenjis have a cat (named Pomegranite!) that shows up whenever a scene takes place at their house and is often shown playing with Enokizu, despite having no relevance whatsoever to the story.



* CuteKitten: The Chuuzenjis have a cat (named Pomegranite!) that shows up whenever a scene takes place at their house and is often shown playing with Enokizu, despite having no relevance whatsoever to the story.

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* CuteKitten: The Chuuzenjis have DrivesLikeCrazy: Enokizu. Unfortunately for the others, he's also one of the few characters in the series who owns a cat (named Pomegranite!) that shows up whenever a scene takes place at their house car and is actually knows how to drive. And his complete disregard for road rules comes in ''very'' handy when they're in a rush to get somewhere, which happens often shown playing with Enokizu, despite having no relevance whatsoever to the story.enough in a story where crimes occur left and right.
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* MusclesAreMeaningless: The lanky and delicate-looking biseinen, Enokizu, who can [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punch WWII Veteran Kiba across a room]]. It's even more obvious in the manga series, where we see him simultaneously taking down multiple opponents who're much bigger than him using just physical strength.

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* MusclesAreMeaningless: The lanky and delicate-looking biseinen, Enokizu, who can [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom punch WWII Veteran veteran Kiba across a room]]. It's even more obvious in the manga series, where we see him simultaneously taking down multiple opponents who're much bigger than him using just physical strength.

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