History Anime / VaticanMiracleExaminer

* CreepyCoolCrosses: The main representative being the one shown on the last seconds of the anime's opening.

Based on Rin Fujiki's homonymous light novel series, Vatican Miracle Examiner (''Vatican Kiseki Chousakan'' in Japanese) is an anime produced by J.C.Staff for the summer 2017 season. Originally published by Kadokawa Shoten, the series has 13 compiled volumes to date, with two manga adaptations by Eiji Kaneda and Anjue Hino. The story follows Fathers Josef Kou Hiraga and Roberto Nicholas, who, under the Vatican's orders, work to unravel mysteries involving so-called 'miracles'. Despite being ordained priests, they use scientific method and logical reasoning to disclose the truth about the alleged holy events that they investigate.

Based on Rin Fujiki's homonymous light novel series, Vatican Miracle Examiner (''Vatican Kiseki Chousakan'' in Japanese) is an anime produced by J.C.Staff for the summer 2017 season. Originally published by Kadokawa Shoten, the series has 13 compiled volumes to date, with two manga adaptations by Eiji Kaneda and Anjue Hino. The story follows Fathers Josef Kou Hiraga and Roberto Nicholas, who, under the Vatican's orders, work to unravel mysteries involving so-called 'miracles'. Despite being ordered priests, they use scientific method and logic reasoning to disclose the truth about the alleged holy events that they investigate.

* Wangst: [[spoiler: Roberto]]'s tears at the end of episode 8 looked ''forced'', at best. He had all the reasons on the previous episode to shed a good ammount of tears, and instead he coped with the fact of almost being killed bursting into a [[DissonantLaughter maniac laugh]]. So, after all that happened, he caring for what [[spoiler:Hiraga]] would think of his past seemed really disproportionate to the whole situation, even more when compared to his behaviour just some days before.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: There is no such a thing as a virus that turns your blood into a rubber-like material. But, even if it were, its effect would be a increased risk of thrombosis due to blood hyperviscosity, and not a non-decaying body. Also, being sun-deprived can never make one ''turn'' albino. Albinism is a genetic, inherited condition, not an acquired disease. You either is ''born'' with it or is not.

* TheBible: While exorcising a seemingly [[DemonicPossession possessed]] Carlos, Father Nicholas smacked the boy with The Bible he was holding. Justified as [[spoiler: the exorcism didn't work because Carlos was not possessed but drugged and he was trying to kill father Hiraga]].

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: There is no such a thing as a virus that turns your blood into a rubber-like material. But, even if it were, its effect would be a increased risk of thrombosis due to blood hyperviscosity, and not a non-decaying body. Also, being sun-deprived can never make one ‘’turn’’ albino. Albinism is a genetic, inherited condition, not an acquired disease. You either is ‘’born’’ with it or is not.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Several people can not see the same hallucination, especially at the same time, since hallucinations are a unique product of the psyche of every single person.

* WholeEpisodeFlashback: never before in a series the FlashbackWithinAFlashback trope was so abused as in VME episode 5.

* EightDeadlyWords: applies to pretty much all but the main characters. We already know that a new character introduced on the current episode will subsequently [[spoiler:be found dead in the most outrageous way on the next]], so why even bother?

* BodyDouble: [[spoiler: Father Julia]] has (or better said, ''had'', since the poor thing died in his place) one. The true identity of his double wasn't revealed, and it was only hinted that he probably lived locked in a room full of toys.

* AbusiveParents: John Bricket's parents.
* AnimeCatholicism: Downplayed, however, is still felt due to the excessive femininity of many male characters and the and overly stylish Christian symbolism in the series.

* BigRedDevil: A recurrent trope on the furst arc, along with its inseparable partner, the NumberOfTheBeast.

* {{Ghostapo}}: [[spoiler: The main TheReveal of the first arc of the anime is that the priests turn out to be Nazi occultists who believe in Hitler as the Messiah and worship Satan under the influence of drugs.]]

* Ghostapo: [[spoiler: The main TheReveal of the first arc of the anime is that the priests turn out to be Nazi occultists who believe in Hitler as the Messiah and worship Satan under the influence of drugs.]]

* BadassIsraeli: [[The organization of the Zion Code in episode 4 is almost a direct reference to Jewish secret organizations of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_hunter Nazi hunters]], whose goal was to track down Nazi criminals after the war.]]

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: Although the action takes place in one of the countries of Latin America, the cadres of the war in the flashback are excessively reminiscent of the SecondWorldWar in the climate corresponding to the early winter in Europe.

* [[Wangst Wangst]]: [[spoiler: Roberto]]'s tears at the end of episode 8 looked ''forced'', at best. He had all the reasons on the previous episode to shed a good ammount of tears, and instead he coped with the fact of almost being killed bursting into a [[DissonantLaughter maniac laugh]]. So, after all that happened, he caring for what [[spoiler:Hiraga]] would think of his past seemed really disproportionate to the whole situation, even more when compared to his behaviour just some days before.

* Wangst: [[spoiler: Roberto]]'s tears at the end of episode 8 looked ''forced'', at best. He had all the reasons on the previous episode to shed a good ammount of tears, and instead he coped with the fact of almost being killed bursting into a [[DissonantLaughter maniac laugh]]. So, after all that happened, he caring for what [[spoiler:Hiraga]] would think of his past seemed really disproportionate to the whole situation, even more when compared to his behaviour just some days before.

* BadSanta: On the Christmas day (and the day of his thirteenth birthday) [[spoiler:John Brickett]] lost his neighbour friends, killed by a man dressed as Santa Claus.

* Wangst: [[spoiler: Roberto]]'s tears at the end of episode 8 looked ''forced'', at best. He had all the reasons on the previous episode to shed a good ammount of tears, and instead he just bursted into a [[DissonantLaughter maniac laugh]] - this, moments after almost being killed. So, after all that happened, he caring for what [[spoiler:Hiraga]] would think of his past seemed really disproportionate to the whole situation, even more when compared to his behaviour just some days before.

* AbusiveParents: [[spoiler:John Bricket]]'s parents

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: [[spoiler: John Bricket learns this the hard way. First he wishes he wouldn't have to see his abusive mother ever again and his mother dies seconds later. After he wishes his mother would be alive again, she miraculously comes back to life but as a completely different person.]]
* BigRedDevil: A recurrent trope, along with its inseparable partner, the NumberOfTheBeast.

* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: [[spoiler:Azazel]] gave to his only son [[spoiler: 1000 wishes which wouldbe immediately granted]], as a way of testing humanity. Depending on [[spoiler:John]]'s choices, humanity either would be wiped out or spared.

* BookcasePassage: Below the glass case where the [[spoiler: Holy Lance]] is displayed in [[spoiler: St. Rosario's Church]], there is a staircase that leads to some sort of chemistry industry [[spoiler: intended for producing illegal drugs]]. On another episode, behind [[spoiler: Father Julia]]'s painting, there was a secret chamber leading to a child's room, a corridor with shelves full of jars containing human hearts inside, and an operating room with a pentagram drawed on the operating table - yes, this series never stops trying to overcome itself when it comes to macabre things.

* BodyOfTheWeek: Bod''ies'', in this case - during the first arc, there is more than one gruesome death per episode.
* BookcasePassage: Below the glass case where the [[spoiler: Holy Lance]] is displayed in [[spoiler: St. Rosario's Church]], there is a staircase that leads to some sort of chemistry industry [[spoiler: intended for producing illegal drugs]].

* EvilParentsWantGoodKids: [[spoiler:Azazel]] gives to his only son [[spoiler: 1000 wishes which will be immediately granted]], as a way of testing humanity. Depending on John's choices, humanity either will be wiped out or spared.

* FetusTerrible: Both of [[spoiler: Mary Brown]]'s children. [[spoiler: Averted with Sister Dolores' child, at least for now.]]

* PedophilePriest: The reason for [[spoiler: Carlos]]' odd behaviour upon hearing about Father [[spoiler: Klaus]]' death was that Carlos was being [[spoiler: sexually abused by Father Klaus and few other priests. When Hiraga and Nicholas came to St.Rosario, Klaus feared he would be exposed and threatened Carlos with death had he dare to tell anyone.]]
* ReligionOfEvil: The students of St. Rosario Academy are constantly being caught performing some obscure rite in the middle of night, and rumours are that there are devil worshippers among them. [[spoiler: This trope magnified to a even larger level as it was revealed that the whole Academy was run by by former Nazis whose sole purpose was brainwash the students into creating a second Nazi empire.]]
* ReligionIsMagic: Surprisingly enough, averted, since the investigated 'miracles' are explained by grounded (if far-fetched) scientific explanation. One of the early examples, a weeping state of the Virgin Mary, turns out to be caused by [[spoiler:condensation - the stone statue was chilled from being washed in an ice-cold fountain]].

* [[Bulungi Bulungi]]: the FictionalCountry of Sofuma.

* Bulungi: the FictionalCountry of Sofuma.