Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
AC: In General
* BackFromTheBrink: For all intents and purposes, the house was ''dead'' just a year before the start of the series. That's how unexpected it is for loners to survive Forest's Edge.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Unconventional but diligent, and better at what they do than anyone else.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Consists of an orphaned hunt[[DeliberateValuesDissonance ress]], a crazy foreigner weakling, %%and a handful of malnourished criminals out on parole%%.
* BackFromTheBrink: For all intents and purposes, the house was ''dead'' just a year before the start of the series. That's how unexpected it is for loners to survive Forest's Edge.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Unconventional but diligent, and better at what they do than anyone else.
* RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Consists of an orphaned hunt[[DeliberateValuesDissonance ress]], a crazy foreigner weakling, %%and a handful of malnourished criminals out on parole%%.
Added DiffLines:
AC: In General
* HotBlooded: Boisterous and assertive, even the women.
* NobleBigot: Conservative to a disrespectful degree, but they prioritize the village's wellbeing above all else and participate in projects to make it more prosperous.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: They chose to share power after the events of Volume 6, because doing so will make them less prone to corruption in the future.
* TheStarscream: A rare heroic example. They don't attack the Tsun because of the deaths an outright war would cause, but it's no secret they want them gone.
* HotBlooded: Boisterous and assertive, even the women.
* NobleBigot: Conservative to a disrespectful degree, but they prioritize the village's wellbeing above all else and participate in projects to make it more prosperous.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: They chose to share power after the events of Volume 6, because doing so will make them less prone to corruption in the future.
* TheStarscream: A rare heroic example. They don't attack the Tsun because of the deaths an outright war would cause, but it's no secret they want them gone.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Deleted line(s) 199 (click to see context) :
* IHaveComeTooFar: She refuses to change because she feels her clan is doomed anyway: [[spoiler:they have committed a capital crime]], so nothing she can do will make a difference.
Added DiffLines:
* IveComeTooFar: She refuses to change because she feels her clan is doomed anyway: [[spoiler:they have committed a capital crime]], so nothing she can do will make a difference.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DidNotThinkThisThrough: After his (smoky) first attempts at grilling kiba, he is told very definitively to do his cooking experiments ''outside the house''.
Added DiffLines:
* BookDumb: Naturally, given her village's technology level. She is illiterate, but has a comprehensive memory of everything from politics to migration cycles.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* {{Adorkable}}: He is easily engrossed by cooking details and {{Squee}}s upon seeing the array of strange ingredients in the Wu clan's pantry. Ai Fa actually likes to watch him while he's 'in the zone'.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Due to her [[AttemptedRape past]]. She likes physical contact, but she prefers to initiate it. Things like surprise hugs are usually met with [[AmusingInjuries violence]].
* RantInducingSlight: After Asuta comments (hypothetically) that he would be honoured to marry her, she ''tackles him to the ground'' and accuses him of disgracing her pride as a hunter. This is one reason he doesn't bring up the subject again.
%%* SandInMyEyes:
%%* SandInMyEyes:
%%* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan
Changed line(s) 158 (click to see context) from:
to:
%%* WomanScorned: A male example;
Added DiffLines:
%%* TakingTheBullet:
Added DiffLines:
%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,3 (click to see context) from:
Characters for the lightnovel "Cooking with Wild Game."
to:
Characters for the lightnovel "Cooking light novel series ''Cooking with Wild Game."
Game''.
Changed line(s) 128 (click to see context) from:
! Reina Wu:
to:
! Reina Reina/Vena Wu:
Added DiffLines:
! Yamiel Tsun
The eldest daughter of the clan.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: In Volume 6, [[spoiler:she kidnaps Asuta and tells him that if he doesn't marry her, she'll kill him]]. Asuta is in the middle of refusing when TheCavalry arrive to save him.
* BeneathTheMask: She is far more confident in public than she is in private.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: She talks casually about the physical abuse common in her family, and the fact that Mida is usually kept in chains.
%%* BloodBath:
* FemmeFatale: [[spoiler:Pre-CharacterDevelopment]], she is both incredibly beautiful and ObviouslyEvil.
-->''Her slightly dark eyes had a strong gleam in them.\\
It was a cruel, cold, and merciless light as if belonging to a venomous snake.\\
The smile on her face had a hint of poison too.''
* IHaveComeTooFar: She refuses to change because she feels her clan is doomed anyway: [[spoiler:they have committed a capital crime]], so nothing she can do will make a difference.
%%* IJustWantToBeFree:
%%* JustFollowingOrders:
%%* LaughingMad:
* TragicMonster: She may not listen to her conscience, but she still has one. The village's impending civil war is only averted because she tips off Asuta as to her clan's sins, and she submits peacefully to justice.
The eldest daughter of the clan.
* AnOfferYouCantRefuse: In Volume 6, [[spoiler:she kidnaps Asuta and tells him that if he doesn't marry her, she'll kill him]]. Asuta is in the middle of refusing when TheCavalry arrive to save him.
* BeneathTheMask: She is far more confident in public than she is in private.
* ConditionedToAcceptHorror: She talks casually about the physical abuse common in her family, and the fact that Mida is usually kept in chains.
%%* BloodBath:
* FemmeFatale: [[spoiler:Pre-CharacterDevelopment]], she is both incredibly beautiful and ObviouslyEvil.
-->''Her slightly dark eyes had a strong gleam in them.\\
It was a cruel, cold, and merciless light as if belonging to a venomous snake.\\
The smile on her face had a hint of poison too.''
* IHaveComeTooFar: She refuses to change because she feels her clan is doomed anyway: [[spoiler:they have committed a capital crime]], so nothing she can do will make a difference.
%%* IJustWantToBeFree:
%%* JustFollowingOrders:
%%* LaughingMad:
* TragicMonster: She may not listen to her conscience, but she still has one. The village's impending civil war is only averted because she tips off Asuta as to her clan's sins, and she submits peacefully to justice.
Added DiffLines:
! Shumimaru
Leader of the Silver Vase trading caravan.
* TheStoic: In accordance with the Semu people's [[PlanetOfHats hat]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 21,22 (click to see context) from:
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified. The only clothing he has to his name is his chef's outfit. Ai Fa later gets him a traditional male tribal vest belonging to her deceased father. Needless to say, this only serves to draw the wrong kind of attention to himself.
* LoveAtFirstPunch: He falls for Ai Fa, hard, because she forcefully brought him into line with the customs of Forest Edge by threatening him with her hunting knife, repeatedly. He does not comprehend this. He just knows he's smitten with her, but doesn't understand why.
* LoveAtFirstPunch: He falls for Ai Fa, hard, because she forcefully brought him into line with the customs of Forest Edge by threatening him with her hunting knife, repeatedly. He does not comprehend this. He just knows he's smitten with her, but doesn't understand why.
to:
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified. The only clothing he has to his name is his chef's outfit. Ai Fa later gets gives him a traditional male tribal vest belonging to her deceased father. Needless to say, this only serves to draw the wrong kind of attention to himself.
* LoveAtFirstPunch: He falls for Ai Fa, hard, because she forcefully brought him into line with the customs of Forest Edge by threatening him with her huntingknife, repeatedly.knife. He does not comprehend this. He just knows he's smitten with her, but doesn't understand why.
* LoveAtFirstPunch: He falls for Ai Fa, hard, because she forcefully brought him into line with the customs of Forest Edge by threatening him with her hunting
* MotorMouth: When talking about cooking, or his worries, or his worries ''about'' cooking.
* StepfordSmiler: He prefers not to think about the world he came from.
Changed line(s) 33,34 (click to see context) from:
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to ''everyone'' in Forest Edge, he's a hopeless weakling, yet not only is he legendary in the kitchen, but his knowledge of anatomy was instrumental in driving off a Moba, in single combat, which is something not many people in Forest Edge can boast of.
to:
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to ''everyone'' in Forest Edge, he's a hopeless weakling, yet not only is he legendary in the kitchen, but his knowledge of anatomy was instrumental in driving off a Moba, in single combat, which is something not many people in Forest Edge can boast of.
boast.
* YamatoNadeshiko: A rare male example. His courage and diligence means he adapts quickly to village life, although socially he is quite humble.
* YamatoNadeshiko: A rare male example. His courage and diligence means he adapts quickly to village life, although socially he is quite humble.
Changed line(s) 38,40 (click to see context) from:
The first denizen of Forest Edge Asuta meets. She rescues him from the pit trap he fell into.. to threaten him with her hunting knife for ruining the trap and letting the Kiba she was hunting get away. He's been head over heels for her ever since.
* BattleCouple: Amazingly enough. Immediately after Asuta drove off the Moba that was trying to smother and eat her, she flawlessly takes out the Kiba that managed to sneak up [[RightBehindMe right behind Asuta.]]
* BattleCouple: Amazingly enough. Immediately after Asuta drove off the Moba that was trying to smother and eat her, she flawlessly takes out the Kiba that managed to sneak up [[RightBehindMe right behind Asuta.]]
to:
The first denizen of Forest Edge Asuta meets. She rescues him from the pit trap he fell into..into... to threaten him with her hunting knife for ruining the trap and letting the Kiba she was hunting get away. He's been head over heels for her ever since.
* AnimalMotifs: When in...altered...states of mind she acts rather like a cat, speaking in feline onomatopoeias and [[SentimentalDrunk rubbing her face over things she likes]]. Her hunting ability and "jaguar-like" grace contribute to this theme.
* BattleCouple:Amazingly enough.On occasion. Immediately after Asuta drove off the Moba that was trying to smother and eat her, she flawlessly takes out the Kiba that managed to sneak up [[RightBehindMe right behind Asuta.]]
* AnimalMotifs: When in...altered...states of mind she acts rather like a cat, speaking in feline onomatopoeias and [[SentimentalDrunk rubbing her face over things she likes]]. Her hunting ability and "jaguar-like" grace contribute to this theme.
* BattleCouple:
* IJustWantToBeLoved: Inviting foreigners into Forest's Edge is frowned upon, but Ai Fa brought Asuta in anyway because a), [[SacredHospitality he would've died if she didn't]], and b), she was really, really lonely.
%%* InVinoVeritas:
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: She self-enforces her ostracization, because the Tsun might lash out at anyone who supports or protects her. For this reason she tells Asuta that he should move to the Wu Clan, even though she wants him to stay with her.
* LoopholeAbuse: She is vehemently against the idea of getting married [[note]]because village rules state that a woman must join her husband's house and leave her own family behind[[/note]], but not of sharing her life and bed with a man. [[spoiler:Also, Ai Fa's chosen spouse doesn't ''have'' a family for her to be subsumed into, so it all works out in the end.]]
%%* InVinoVeritas:
* ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies: She self-enforces her ostracization, because the Tsun might lash out at anyone who supports or protects her. For this reason she tells Asuta that he should move to the Wu Clan, even though she wants him to stay with her.
* LoopholeAbuse: She is vehemently against the idea of getting married [[note]]because village rules state that a woman must join her husband's house and leave her own family behind[[/note]], but not of sharing her life and bed with a man. [[spoiler:Also, Ai Fa's chosen spouse doesn't ''have'' a family for her to be subsumed into, so it all works out in the end.]]
* SecurityCling: After she and Asuta are forcibly separated in Volume 6, she pulls him into a long hug after they reunite.
-->'''Ai Fa:''' You are not permitted to leave me.
* SleepCute: She is gradually coaxing Asuta into being comfortable sleeping (platonically) with her. Both of them quite like it.
-->'''Ai Fa:''' You are not permitted to leave me.
* SleepCute: She is gradually coaxing Asuta into being comfortable sleeping (platonically) with her. Both of them quite like it.
* WhatYouAreInTheDark: She remains unflinchingly honourable and respectful of the village, even though they seem to have forgotten she exists.
-->'''Celice:''' My house, which is the Fou house, didn’t have many men, and can’t hunt enough kiba. But ever since the Fa house gifted us with these hides, this child finally has enough to eat...
-->'''Celice:''' My house, which is the Fou house, didn’t have many men, and can’t hunt enough kiba. But ever since the Fa house gifted us with these hides, this child finally has enough to eat...
%%* CrocodileTears:
Changed line(s) 71 (click to see context) from:
* TheCutie: Oh she is just so adorable.
to:
* TheCutie: Oh Oh, she is just so adorable.
Changed line(s) 102,103 (click to see context) from:
The revered 85-year-old elder of the Wu clan. It is for her sake that Rimee Wu pleaded for Asuta to cook.
to:
The revered 85-year-old elder of the Wu clan. It is for her sake that Rimee Wu pleaded for Asuta to cook.
Changed line(s) 139,141 (click to see context) from:
who is always trying to make her food taste better...unfortunately, her people are so desperate, and their resources so limited, that no-one really appreciates her effort.
to:
The clan's second eldest son, who
* LovingBully: He publicly mocks Ai Fa and calls her
* NobleBigot: He offered to marry Ai Fa, partly to save her
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 96,98 (click to see context) from:
---> '''Donda Wu:''': "Even the esteemed elder can't go against this rule of Forest Edge. You don't eat Kiba, you die."
---> '''Jiba Wu:''' "I know I have angered the god of the Forest..."
---> '''Jiba Wu:''' "I know I have angered the god of the Forest..."
to:
'''Jiba Wu:''' "I know I have angered the god of the Forest..."
Changed line(s) 128 (click to see context) from:
* IndifferentBeauty: As can be seen in the page image, she's ''gorgeous'', and she apparently knows it, but simply does not care. In fact, Asuta's AccidentalProposal, at most, gets a tiny bit of amusement, but no more.
to:
* IndifferentBeauty: As can be seen in the page image, she's ''gorgeous'', and she apparently knows it, but simply does not care. In fact, Asuta's AccidentalProposal, at most, AccidentalProposal gets a tiny bit of amusement, amusement at most, but no more.
Added DiffLines:
! Shela Wu
%%* BirdsOfAFeather:
* BornInTheWrongCentury: She is an enthusiastic (if physically frail) chef born into a tough hunter-gatherer society where no-one has the [[FantasticRacism freedom]] or spare resources to specialize in anything. Just having food to eat is enough of a blessing that no one cares about how it tastes.
-->''And obviously, her family didn’t realize the effort she had put in. No matter what she served up, her family would eat that all gratefully. This was a responsibility of the denizens of the Forest's Edge in the first place. The Forest's Edge did not permit anyone to be picky about the taste of the food.''
%%* ShrinkingViolet:
who is always trying to make her food taste better...unfortunately, her people are so desperate, and their resources so limited, that no-one really appreciates her effort.
%%* BirdsOfAFeather:
* BornInTheWrongCentury: She is an enthusiastic (if physically frail) chef born into a tough hunter-gatherer society where no-one has the [[FantasticRacism freedom]] or spare resources to specialize in anything. Just having food to eat is enough of a blessing that no one cares about how it tastes.
-->''And obviously, her family didn’t realize the effort she had put in. No matter what she served up, her family would eat that all gratefully. This was a responsibility of the denizens of the Forest's Edge in the first place. The Forest's Edge did not permit anyone to be picky about the taste of the food.''
%%* ShrinkingViolet:
who is always trying to make her food taste better...unfortunately, her people are so desperate, and their resources so limited, that no-one really appreciates her effort.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 4,6 (click to see context) from:
[[folder: Main Characters]]
! Tsurumi Asuta:
! Tsurumi Asuta:
to:
[[folder: Main Characters]]
The Fa House]]
! TsurumiAsuta:Asuta
! Tsurumi
Changed line(s) 9,10 (click to see context) from:
The protagonist. He rushes into his father's burning restaurant to attempt rescuing the family paring knife, an ancient heirloom passed down for generations, and the one thing his father would mourn losing more than the restaurant itself. He wakes up in the jungle just next to the village "Forest Edge" with no idea how he got there, how to get back, or what's going on, until he's chased by a Kiba into a pit-trap set for said Kiba by Ai Fa.
to:
The protagonist. He rushes into his father's burning restaurant to attempt rescuing the family paring knife, an ancient heirloom passed down for generations, and the one thing his father would mourn losing more than the restaurant itself. He wakes up in the jungle just next to the village "Forest of "Forest's Edge" with no idea how he got there, how to get back, or what's going on, until he's chased by a Kiba into a pit-trap set for said Kiba by Ai Fa.
Changed line(s) 15,16 (click to see context) from:
* ChekhovsSkill: His experience in the family farm butchering pigs helps immensely when he gets to work drawing and quartering a Kiba before preparing to cook it for Ai Fa.
* ChickMagnet: A justified example. Since he's, to the people of Forest Edge, a foreigner from a very distant land, and is gentle and kind to them, as opposed to the loud, rambunctious, and in some cases, destructive, testosterone-poisoned macho-men they're used to, not to mention great in the kitchen, he's a curiosity and highly desirable to the women of Forest Edge. [[ClingyJealousGirl Ai Fa really does not like it.]]
* ChickMagnet: A justified example. Since he's, to the people of Forest Edge, a foreigner from a very distant land, and is gentle and kind to them, as opposed to the loud, rambunctious, and in some cases, destructive, testosterone-poisoned macho-men they're used to, not to mention great in the kitchen, he's a curiosity and highly desirable to the women of Forest Edge. [[ClingyJealousGirl Ai Fa really does not like it.]]
to:
* ChekhovsSkill: His experience in on the family farm butchering pigs helps immensely when he gets to work drawing and quartering a Kiba before preparing to cook it for Ai Fa.
* ChickMagnet: A justified example. Sincehe's, he's- to the people of Forest Edge, Edge- a foreigner from a very distant land, and is gentle and kind to them, as opposed to the loud, rambunctious, and in some cases, destructive, testosterone-poisoned macho-men they're used to, not to mention great in the kitchen, he's a curiosity and highly desirable to the women of Forest Edge. [[ClingyJealousGirl Ai Fa really does not like it.]]
* ChickMagnet: A justified example. Since
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 150 (click to see context) from:
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Ai Fa didn't just literally throw him out of her house, he landed in the nearest river when she did.
to:
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Ai Fa didn't just literally throw him out of her house, he landed in the nearest river when she did.
Added DiffLines:
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Outsiders]]
! Kamyua Yost
A gregarious "guardian" of travellers; his job is to keep the peace. For reasons he has not disclosed, he is deeply interested in Forest's Edge.
* ActingUnnatural: He never does anything ''wrong'', technically, but his attempts at persuasion are so obvious and persistent that everyone distrusts him anyway.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: He asks who would take control ''if'' the Tsun clan lost their rank.
* {{Warhawk}}: He seems to be trying to manipulate Forest's Edge into overthrowing the Tsun clan.
! Tara
A young girl who lives in the Post Station Town.
[[folder:Outsiders]]
! Kamyua Yost
A gregarious "guardian" of travellers; his job is to keep the peace. For reasons he has not disclosed, he is deeply interested in Forest's Edge.
* ActingUnnatural: He never does anything ''wrong'', technically, but his attempts at persuasion are so obvious and persistent that everyone distrusts him anyway.
* ShameIfSomethingHappened: He asks who would take control ''if'' the Tsun clan lost their rank.
* {{Warhawk}}: He seems to be trying to manipulate Forest's Edge into overthrowing the Tsun clan.
! Tara
A young girl who lives in the Post Station Town.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* BirdsOfAFeather: With Ai Fa, because they both know how it feels to be threatened by honourless brutes. He's as defiant to the Tsun Clan as he was to the yakuza hurting his family.
* PropertyOfLove: He refers to Ai Fa as "milady", and many of his culinary accomplishments are motivated by giving her the happiness she deserves.
* SecurityCling: When the protagonists need to cross a primitive [[note]]vine-woven[[/note]] bridge, he takes comfort in clinging to Ai Fa's cape.
* SeriousBusiness: He considers cooking an ~art~ and begs strangers like Donda to give him another chance when his food fails to please them.
* SecurityCling: When the protagonists need to cross a primitive [[note]]vine-woven[[/note]] bridge, he takes comfort in clinging to Ai Fa's cape.
* SeriousBusiness: He considers cooking an ~art~ and begs strangers like Donda to give him another chance when his food fails to please them.
Changed line(s) 29,30 (click to see context) from:
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to ''everyone'' in Forest Edge, he's a hopeless weakling, yet not only is he legendary in the kitchen, but his knowledge of anatomy was instrumental in driving of a Moba, in single combat, which is something not many people in Forest Edge can boast of.
to:
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to ''everyone'' in Forest Edge, he's a hopeless weakling, yet not only is he legendary in the kitchen, but his knowledge of anatomy was instrumental in driving of off a Moba, in single combat, which is something not many people in Forest Edge can boast of.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BigEater: When she cooks, she eats two bowls of "stew" and Asuta had to choke down three, to fill his stomach due to the horrific taste. When Asuta cooks, and she learns what "delicious" means, she happily scarfs down ''five'' bowls of the same size before she's satisfied. She lets him do the cooking from that point on.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 72 (click to see context) from:
to:
** Furthermore, it was her idea to have Asuta's cooking for Jiba Wu, so the latter could find her happiness again. Rimee was 100% correct.
Changed line(s) 94,95 (click to see context) from:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0302.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Jiba Wu is in the background. The one in front is Reina Wu.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Jiba Wu is in the background. The one in front is Reina Wu.]]
to:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0302.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0302_6.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Jiba Wu is in thebackground. The one in front is Reina Wu.]]background, [[TearsOfJoy after having tasted Asuta's cooking.]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Jiba Wu is in the
Changed line(s) 114 (click to see context) from:
to:
* TearsOfJoy: While she does indeed enjoy Asuta's cooking, and is proud of her role in helping him in the Wu kitchen, what ''really'' makes her happy is Jiba Wu's sudden enjoyment of the meal, and returning to her true vigor and force of personality. Something that hasn't been seen in decades.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* BattleCouple: Amazingly enough. Immediately after Asuta drove off the Moba that was trying to smother and eat her, she flawlessly takes out the Kiba that managed to sneak up [[RightBehindMe right behind Asuta.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 88 (click to see context) from:
to:
* VictimBlaming: In universe. He specifically blames Jiba Wu for the loss of her teeth and her failing health. Sad thing is, she believes him.
---> '''Donda Wu:''': "Even the esteemed elder can't go against this rule of Forest Edge. You don't eat Kiba, you die."
---> '''Jiba Wu:''' "I know I have angered the god of the Forest..."
---> '''Donda Wu:''': "Even the esteemed elder can't go against this rule of Forest Edge. You don't eat Kiba, you die."
---> '''Jiba Wu:''' "I know I have angered the god of the Forest..."
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* InsaneTrollLogic: He calls Ai Fa "a weirdo" because she didn't like the idea of him trying to rape her ''on the night her father died.''
Added DiffLines:
* MuggingTheMonster: He figured Ai Fa would be easy prey for him when he broke into her home to rape her, especially since she was mourning her father, who died that very day. He never dreamed she'd take enough offense to literally throw him out of her home and into the nearest river.
Added DiffLines:
* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Ai Fa didn't just literally throw him out of her house, he landed in the nearest river when she did.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* MilesGloriosus: Simply because he's the heir of the Tsun clan, he prances around like he's the mightiest warrior in Forest Edge, constantly provoking Ai Fa, but he dares not challenge her directly because he knows she can beat him.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Tsun Clan]]
Physically the strongest clan in Forest Edge, as such, they get to prance around the place as if they own it, because they do. They are universally loathed, for many reasons.
! Diga Tsun
The second "human" Asuta encounters, and the first of the villagers he encounters in Forest Edge.
* AttemptedRape: He once broke into Ai Fa's home through the window so he could rape her, purely to make her his wife, for his own greed. He was openly shocked that she was both strong and skilled enough to both defeat him and ''literally throw him out.''
* HateAtFirstSight: Asuta takes an immediate dislike to him upon their meeting, though Ai Fa keeps Asuta from acting on it.
* IfICantHaveYou: Since Ai Fa "rejected" him, he's been trying to provoke her into doing something that allows her to be executed.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: He is humiliated that Ai Fa was able to beat him in single combat, when the odds were greatly and unfairly in his favor. In return, he had Ai Fa exiled and has been harassing her ever since, hoping to provoke her into some law-breaking he can use to have her executed.
* JapaneseDelinquents: The immediate impression Asuta gleans from their encounter. Asuta's instinct happens to be right. (The delinquents not Japanese part.)
* MaritalRapeLicense: As with all the men of the Tsun clan, it's "preemptive" in nature. If a male Tsun-clansman rapes a woman, she's going to be his wife, or the Tsun clan gets to execute her as "an adulteress."
* NeverMyFault: As is the case with all of the Tsun clan males, if Ai Fa's testimony is correct, he honestly believes that if he desires a woman, she's the one that somehow "invited" him (despite the women of Forest Edge all dressing and acting in near identical manners), and if she somehow manages to fight him off, she's the one who shamed him. The fact that he tried to rape her first is something she should have taken ''as an honor,'' and should have been happy to "marry" him.
* TooSoon: In universe. He breaks into Asuta's home, to rape her, ''on the night Ai Fa's father died!''
[[folder: The Tsun Clan]]
Physically the strongest clan in Forest Edge, as such, they get to prance around the place as if they own it, because they do. They are universally loathed, for many reasons.
! Diga Tsun
The second "human" Asuta encounters, and the first of the villagers he encounters in Forest Edge.
* AttemptedRape: He once broke into Ai Fa's home through the window so he could rape her, purely to make her his wife, for his own greed. He was openly shocked that she was both strong and skilled enough to both defeat him and ''literally throw him out.''
* HateAtFirstSight: Asuta takes an immediate dislike to him upon their meeting, though Ai Fa keeps Asuta from acting on it.
* IfICantHaveYou: Since Ai Fa "rejected" him, he's been trying to provoke her into doing something that allows her to be executed.
* IWasBeatenByAGirl: He is humiliated that Ai Fa was able to beat him in single combat, when the odds were greatly and unfairly in his favor. In return, he had Ai Fa exiled and has been harassing her ever since, hoping to provoke her into some law-breaking he can use to have her executed.
* JapaneseDelinquents: The immediate impression Asuta gleans from their encounter. Asuta's instinct happens to be right. (The delinquents not Japanese part.)
* MaritalRapeLicense: As with all the men of the Tsun clan, it's "preemptive" in nature. If a male Tsun-clansman rapes a woman, she's going to be his wife, or the Tsun clan gets to execute her as "an adulteress."
* NeverMyFault: As is the case with all of the Tsun clan males, if Ai Fa's testimony is correct, he honestly believes that if he desires a woman, she's the one that somehow "invited" him (despite the women of Forest Edge all dressing and acting in near identical manners), and if she somehow manages to fight him off, she's the one who shamed him. The fact that he tried to rape her first is something she should have taken ''as an honor,'' and should have been happy to "marry" him.
* TooSoon: In universe. He breaks into Asuta's home, to rape her, ''on the night Ai Fa's father died!''
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AmazonChaser: While he ''started'' feeling drawn to Ai Fa after she threatened him with a knife for ruining her pit-trap, he notes "her attack strength doubled" when she removed her traditional BadassCape and he saw just how well-toned her muscles are.
* IcyBlueEyes: As fits a DefrostingIceQueen, her eyes are cold and hard as ice most of the time, but as she grows more and more fond of Asuta, or whenever she's genuinely happy, they thaw and become far more affectionate. When she's really battle-ready, on the other hand, Asuta notes that they burn with a blue fire, and he's ''really'' [[LoveAtFirstPunch drawn to her then.]]
* IndifferentBeauty: As can be seen in the page image, she's ''gorgeous'', and she apparently knows it, but simply does not care. In fact, Asuta's AccidentalProposal, at most, gets a tiny bit of amusement, but no more.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While all the other women of the Wu clan show Asuta and Ai Fa a warm welcome, she remains aloof and indifferent, not to mention her radiant vermilion hair.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While all the other women of the Wu clan show Asuta and Ai Fa a warm welcome, she remains aloof and indifferent, not to mention her radiant vermilion hair.
Changed line(s) 116,117 (click to see context) from:
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While all the other women of the Wu clan show Asuta and Ai Fa a warm welcome, she remains aloof and indifferent, not to mention her radiant vermilion hair.
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AccidentalProposal: He calls Lala Wu "charming." Among the people of Forest Edge, this is universally considered an open declaration of pursuing a woman as a bridal candidate. Asuta was not aware of this at the time, and Ai Fa was clearly not pleased upon finding out either. Fortunately, the ladies of the Wu clan let the slip pass and accepted his words as a genuine compliment, nothing more.
Changed line(s) 106,108 (click to see context) from:
* IdenticalStranger: She looks very, very much like Asuta's friend from Japan, and has the same name, but doesn't know anything about him or Japan.
to:
* IdenticalStranger: She looks has a personality that's very, very much like Asuta's friend from Japan, and has the same name, but doesn't know anything about him or Japan.
! Lala Wu:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0239.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Lala can be seen peeking between women in the back.]]
Also unique among the people of Forest Edge as she sports ''vermilion'' hair, and is completely taciturn.
* EmotionlessGirl: She rarely shows emotion.
* TheStoic: All her lines are delivered in a matter-of-fact way, and show no emotion.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While all the other women of the Wu clan show Asuta and Ai Fa a warm welcome, she remains aloof and indifferent, not to mention her radiant vermilion hair.
! Lala Wu:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0239.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Lala can be seen peeking between women in the back.]]
Also unique among the people of Forest Edge as she sports ''vermilion'' hair, and is completely taciturn.
* EmotionlessGirl: She rarely shows emotion.
* TheStoic: All her lines are delivered in a matter-of-fact way, and show no emotion.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: While all the other women of the Wu clan show Asuta and Ai Fa a warm welcome, she remains aloof and indifferent, not to mention her radiant vermilion hair.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 91 (click to see context) from:
* DespairEventHorizon: She had been teetering on it for generations, due to the horrific taste of the "meals" in Forest Edge, the great loss of life learning about the jungle's dangers, and the sheer inability to go home then passed it, on the loss of her teeth, wasting away and waiting to die... until she tasted Asuta's cooking, and it brought her back to her full vigor, shutting down her hot-headed grandson, hard, through sheer force of personality.
to:
* DespairEventHorizon: She had been teetering on it for generations, due to the horrific taste of the "meals" in Forest Edge, the great loss of life learning about the jungle's dangers, and the sheer inability to go home home, then passed it, on the loss of her teeth, wasting away and waiting to die... until she tasted Asuta's cooking, and it brought her back to her full vigor, shutting down her hot-headed grandson, hard, through sheer force of personality.
Added DiffLines:
! Reina Wu:
One of the women who helps Asuta in the Wu kitchen. Asuta is immediately struck by the fact that she doesn't just share the appearance of a friend of his from Japan, but her name.
* CordonBleughChef: To the people of Forest Edge. Unlike most of the women of the Wu clan, who cook by rote, due to both the "peculiar" taste of the men, and the very real danger of illness or death in deviating from the recipe, she prefers to "experiment" in the kitchen. She ''almost'' came to the same realization that Asuta did, [[spoiler: that Poitan is actually a cereal and should be cooked like flour, not simply thrown into the stewpot]], all by herself. Asuta had a bit of inspiration when he got lectured by Ai Fa. In fact, when she saw Asuta prepare poitan, she immediately recognized what he was doing.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Unique among the people of the Wu clan, or Forest Edge in general, as she avoids it. She's actually raven-haired, as can be seen in the picture featuring Jiba Wu above.
* IdenticalStranger: She looks very, very much like Asuta's friend from Japan, and has the same name, but doesn't know anything about him or Japan.
One of the women who helps Asuta in the Wu kitchen. Asuta is immediately struck by the fact that she doesn't just share the appearance of a friend of his from Japan, but her name.
* CordonBleughChef: To the people of Forest Edge. Unlike most of the women of the Wu clan, who cook by rote, due to both the "peculiar" taste of the men, and the very real danger of illness or death in deviating from the recipe, she prefers to "experiment" in the kitchen. She ''almost'' came to the same realization that Asuta did, [[spoiler: that Poitan is actually a cereal and should be cooked like flour, not simply thrown into the stewpot]], all by herself. Asuta had a bit of inspiration when he got lectured by Ai Fa. In fact, when she saw Asuta prepare poitan, she immediately recognized what he was doing.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde: Unique among the people of the Wu clan, or Forest Edge in general, as she avoids it. She's actually raven-haired, as can be seen in the picture featuring Jiba Wu above.
* IdenticalStranger: She looks very, very much like Asuta's friend from Japan, and has the same name, but doesn't know anything about him or Japan.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 83 (click to see context) from:
* MightMakesRight: He believes that physical strength is the greatest virtue a man has. As such, he's utterly disgusted by Asuta, who being an average Japanese citizen, is pathetically weak even compared to middle-school aged child in Forest Edge.
to:
* MightMakesRight: He believes that physical strength is the greatest virtue a man has. As such, he's utterly disgusted by Asuta, who being an average Japanese citizen, is pathetically weak even compared to middle-school aged child children in Forest Edge.
Added DiffLines:
! Jiba Wu:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0302.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Jiba Wu is in the background. The one in front is Reina Wu.]]
The revered 85-year-old elder of the Wu clan. It is for her sake that Rimee Wu pleaded for Asuta to cook.
* DespairEventHorizon: She had been teetering on it for generations, due to the horrific taste of the "meals" in Forest Edge, the great loss of life learning about the jungle's dangers, and the sheer inability to go home then passed it, on the loss of her teeth, wasting away and waiting to die... until she tasted Asuta's cooking, and it brought her back to her full vigor, shutting down her hot-headed grandson, hard, through sheer force of personality.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: She's ''tiny'' compared to her grandson, Donda Wu. She's also quite short compared to the rest of the adult clans-members, and she's 85-years-old.
* NiceToTheWaiter: She had nothing but good things to say towards Asuta's meals and his efforts in preparing it.
* RapunzelHair: As shown in the page image, her hair reaches her waist.
* SoleSurvivor: She's the last of the people in Forest Edge to remember the fruit forest that was their previous home. All others are long dead.
* StealthInsult: Her response to Donda Wu's angry tirade, calling Asuta's meal "Monta Fodder" is nothing but this.
---> '''Jiba Wu:'''"If this is the food of Monta, then Monta are more high-class than humans. It's alright for you to think that way."
* TearsOfJoy: Her immediate response to being served Kiba meat "hamburger," soft enough for her to chew without teeth, and tasty enough to ''utterly dwarf'' the sweet taste of fruit from her native fruit forest, that only she remembers, and sorely misses, but can't return to because it was burned to the ground, long, long ago.
* WomenAreWiser: By far the most mature and level-headed member of the Wu clan.
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0302.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Jiba Wu is in the background. The one in front is Reina Wu.]]
The revered 85-year-old elder of the Wu clan. It is for her sake that Rimee Wu pleaded for Asuta to cook.
* DespairEventHorizon: She had been teetering on it for generations, due to the horrific taste of the "meals" in Forest Edge, the great loss of life learning about the jungle's dangers, and the sheer inability to go home then passed it, on the loss of her teeth, wasting away and waiting to die... until she tasted Asuta's cooking, and it brought her back to her full vigor, shutting down her hot-headed grandson, hard, through sheer force of personality.
* MiniatureSeniorCitizens: She's ''tiny'' compared to her grandson, Donda Wu. She's also quite short compared to the rest of the adult clans-members, and she's 85-years-old.
* NiceToTheWaiter: She had nothing but good things to say towards Asuta's meals and his efforts in preparing it.
* RapunzelHair: As shown in the page image, her hair reaches her waist.
* SoleSurvivor: She's the last of the people in Forest Edge to remember the fruit forest that was their previous home. All others are long dead.
* StealthInsult: Her response to Donda Wu's angry tirade, calling Asuta's meal "Monta Fodder" is nothing but this.
---> '''Jiba Wu:'''"If this is the food of Monta, then Monta are more high-class than humans. It's alright for you to think that way."
* TearsOfJoy: Her immediate response to being served Kiba meat "hamburger," soft enough for her to chew without teeth, and tasty enough to ''utterly dwarf'' the sweet taste of fruit from her native fruit forest, that only she remembers, and sorely misses, but can't return to because it was burned to the ground, long, long ago.
* WomenAreWiser: By far the most mature and level-headed member of the Wu clan.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 71 (click to see context) from:
[[caption-width-right:350:Behold, the might of my muscles, you white worm!]]
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0269.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Behold, the might of my muscles, you white worm!]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Behold, the might of my muscles, you white worm!]]
Added DiffLines:
* BrutalHonesty: The man does not mince words, period. He tells you how weak and pathetic you are to your face, and if he doesn't like your cooking, he will smash the dish it's sitting on to the floor while verbally chewing you out about it.
Added DiffLines:
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: He's enraged because the food Asuta prepared is "disgustingly sweet and soft as if rotten" yet fails to realize that Asuta was asked to prepare said meal for his ''grandmother'', an 85-year-old woman who had lost her teeth and needs food made very soft so she can eat it.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0180.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A moment where Asuta catches Ai Fa off guard.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A moment where Asuta catches Ai Fa off guard.]]
Changed line(s) 29 (click to see context) from:
[[caption-width-right:350:A rare moment where she's not to ashamed to be happy.]]
to:
[[caption-width-right:350:A rare moment where she's not to too ashamed to be happy.]]
Added DiffLines:
! Donda Wu:
The clan head of the Wu clan and Rimee's father. While he's the most ''vocal'' about suspicions and disdain surrounding Asuta, he's not the most worrisome offender, by far.
* TheAlcoholic: He is well-known to quaff numerous bottles of Fruit-wine a day, and when he saw Rimee Wu bringing the Fruit wine to the kitchen for Asuta's cooking, he tried to take it, thinking it was for himself.
* AnimalMotif: A boar. He takes the phrase "you are what you eat" a bit too literally. Not only does he ''look'' like a half-man, half-kiba, which Asuta lampshades, but he's got a very boar-like personality, including a notorious HairTriggerTemper, and penchant for smashing things he doesn't like.
* BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: Not for himself, but for his son and Ai Fa. He once tried to hook up Ai Fa with one of his grown sons, after Ai Fa beat the Tsun clan head in open combat. While he was indeed concerned about Ai Fa's and his son's happiness, he did it primarily to boost his own clan's strength, and to rightly spite the Tsun clan who wanted to exile her. It didn't work out because neither his son nor Ai Fa had any interest in each other.
* GoodParents: Surprisingly enough. Whatever other flaws he may have, he is a good father to his four children, one of whom is Rimee Wu.
* HotBlooded: He is quick to anger and prone to loud outbursts when enraged. He also tends to smash things he doesn't like.
* KnightTemplar: He is very rigid in following clan laws and customs, but not as much as his eldest son, who makes him seem open-minded by comparison.
* MightMakesRight: He believes that physical strength is the greatest virtue a man has. As such, he's utterly disgusted by Asuta, who being an average Japanese citizen, is pathetically weak even compared to middle-school aged child in Forest Edge.
* TestosteronePoisoning: He is so fixated on proving how "tough" he is, that he is enraged when he actually tastes good cooking because he completely believes food is supposed to be near-inedible, in both taste and texture.
The clan head of the Wu clan and Rimee's father. While he's the most ''vocal'' about suspicions and disdain surrounding Asuta, he's not the most worrisome offender, by far.
* TheAlcoholic: He is well-known to quaff numerous bottles of Fruit-wine a day, and when he saw Rimee Wu bringing the Fruit wine to the kitchen for Asuta's cooking, he tried to take it, thinking it was for himself.
* AnimalMotif: A boar. He takes the phrase "you are what you eat" a bit too literally. Not only does he ''look'' like a half-man, half-kiba, which Asuta lampshades, but he's got a very boar-like personality, including a notorious HairTriggerTemper, and penchant for smashing things he doesn't like.
* BureaucraticallyArrangedMarriage: Not for himself, but for his son and Ai Fa. He once tried to hook up Ai Fa with one of his grown sons, after Ai Fa beat the Tsun clan head in open combat. While he was indeed concerned about Ai Fa's and his son's happiness, he did it primarily to boost his own clan's strength, and to rightly spite the Tsun clan who wanted to exile her. It didn't work out because neither his son nor Ai Fa had any interest in each other.
* GoodParents: Surprisingly enough. Whatever other flaws he may have, he is a good father to his four children, one of whom is Rimee Wu.
* HotBlooded: He is quick to anger and prone to loud outbursts when enraged. He also tends to smash things he doesn't like.
* KnightTemplar: He is very rigid in following clan laws and customs, but not as much as his eldest son, who makes him seem open-minded by comparison.
* MightMakesRight: He believes that physical strength is the greatest virtue a man has. As such, he's utterly disgusted by Asuta, who being an average Japanese citizen, is pathetically weak even compared to middle-school aged child in Forest Edge.
* TestosteronePoisoning: He is so fixated on proving how "tough" he is, that he is enraged when he actually tastes good cooking because he completely believes food is supposed to be near-inedible, in both taste and texture.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: How Ai Fa sees her. While Rimee is adorable, she has a habit of innocently poking at old wounds best left alone, like Ai Fa's exile.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs: As can be seen in the page image, she wears flowers in her hair and it just makes her more adorable.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Even more so than Ai Fa. She's blonde and she's a very sweet child who will bend over backwards to make her friends and family happy.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Even more so than Ai Fa. She's blonde and she's a very sweet child who will bend over backwards to make her friends and family happy.
Changed line(s) 62 (click to see context) from:
to:
* WiseBeyondHerYears: While the rest of Forest Edge was being horribly xenophobic, expecting Asuta's very existence to bring disaster, she snuck up to Ai Fa's window and spied on them, scouting out his character. She was rewarded for her wisdom by being the first Wu clansman to taste Asuta's cooking.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[/folder]]
[[folder: The Wu Clan]]
The second most powerful clan in Forest Edge.
! Rimee Wu:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0210_0.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Look at that face!]]
The first of the Wu clan introduced to the audience. A sweet young girl that's been Ai Fa's friend for years, and clearly does not take Ai Fa's exile well.
* CheerfulChild: She is very happy and upbeat. Even more so when she actually gets to play with Ai Fa, whom she adores.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Sweet, gentle, kind, well-behaved, and completely adorable.
* CuriousAsAMonkey: She just can't resist poking her head into the window of Ai Fa's home and her nose into Ai Fa's business.
* TheCutie: Oh she is just so adorable.
* PleaseIWillDoAnything: As she's recruiting Asuta to cook for the Wu clan's elder, Jiba Wu, her great-grandmother.
* ShipperOnDeck: She ''really'' wants Ai Fa and Asuta to get married.
[[folder: The Wu Clan]]
The second most powerful clan in Forest Edge.
! Rimee Wu:
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0210_0.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Look at that face!]]
The first of the Wu clan introduced to the audience. A sweet young girl that's been Ai Fa's friend for years, and clearly does not take Ai Fa's exile well.
* CheerfulChild: She is very happy and upbeat. Even more so when she actually gets to play with Ai Fa, whom she adores.
* ChildrenAreInnocent: Sweet, gentle, kind, well-behaved, and completely adorable.
* CuriousAsAMonkey: She just can't resist poking her head into the window of Ai Fa's home and her nose into Ai Fa's business.
* TheCutie: Oh she is just so adorable.
* PleaseIWillDoAnything: As she's recruiting Asuta to cook for the Wu clan's elder, Jiba Wu, her great-grandmother.
* ShipperOnDeck: She ''really'' wants Ai Fa and Asuta to get married.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 15 (click to see context) from:
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: To everyone who sees them interact, particularly Remi Wu, they look like they've been married for years.
to:
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: To everyone who sees them interact, particularly Remi Rimee Wu, they look like they've been married for years.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/0006_2.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A rare moment where she's not to ashamed to be happy.]]
[[caption-width-right:350:A rare moment where she's not to ashamed to be happy.]]
Changed line(s) 42 (click to see context) from:
to:
* WhenSheSmiles: Just look at the page image. Small wonder Asuta loves to cook for her.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect: While the women, and most of the children, greatly appreciate his cooking skills, especially the revered elder Jiba Wu, the men of Forest Edge hold him in contempt, not only for his lack of physical strength, but because they're all so testosterone-poisoned that they believe their food ''has to be bitter and hard to eat'' so they can show the world how tough they are by being able to eat it. In fact, Donda Wu specifically calls the meal that was so delicious it gave Jiba Wu TearsOfJoy rubbish, nearly shattering his plate to the ground, because it was actually tender and delicious.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
Characters for the lightnovel "Cooking with Wild Game."
[[folder: Main Characters]]
! Tsurumi Asuta:
The protagonist. He rushes into his father's burning restaurant to attempt rescuing the family paring knife, an ancient heirloom passed down for generations, and the one thing his father would mourn losing more than the restaurant itself. He wakes up in the jungle just next to the village "Forest Edge" with no idea how he got there, how to get back, or what's going on, until he's chased by a Kiba into a pit-trap set for said Kiba by Ai Fa.
* AccidentalPervert: Highly justified. He sees Ai Fa naked while she's bathing in a river, but only because he's coming to her aid, after she cries out for help when she was set upon by a Moba, a giant snake, which she could not fight off by herself. He makes a point of narrating that he has never violated that particular taboo again. (Only a woman's husband can see her naked in the village of Forest Edge.)
* ChekhovsSkill: His experience in the family farm butchering pigs helps immensely when he gets to work drawing and quartering a Kiba before preparing to cook it for Ai Fa.
* ChickMagnet: A justified example. Since he's, to the people of Forest Edge, a foreigner from a very distant land, and is gentle and kind to them, as opposed to the loud, rambunctious, and in some cases, destructive, testosterone-poisoned macho-men they're used to, not to mention great in the kitchen, he's a curiosity and highly desirable to the women of Forest Edge. [[ClingyJealousGirl Ai Fa really does not like it.]]
* FishOutOfWater: A major aspect of the story is him getting accustomed to the vastly different way of life in Forest Edge.
* InnocentCohabitation: He lives in Ai Fa's home, and has yet to make any overt romantic overtures, not because he's uninterested, but because he doesn't know nor grasp the norms and taboos of Forest Edge.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: To everyone who sees them interact, particularly Remi Wu, they look like they've been married for years.
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified. The only clothing he has to his name is his chef's outfit. Ai Fa later gets him a traditional male tribal vest belonging to her deceased father. Needless to say, this only serves to draw the wrong kind of attention to himself.
* LoveAtFirstPunch: He falls for Ai Fa, hard, because she forcefully brought him into line with the customs of Forest Edge by threatening him with her hunting knife, repeatedly. He does not comprehend this. He just knows he's smitten with her, but doesn't understand why.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine boy to Ai Fa's masculine girl. The elders of the Wu clan go on to lampshade it.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Where it concerns cooking, and only then. His skill is considered legendary among the people of Forest Edge because they've long ago foregone experimenting with learning how to cook, as dealing with the dangers of Forest Edge takes up most of their time and efforts.
* SupremeChef: Even in his native Japan, his talents in the kitchen were highly praised.
* ThroughHisStomach: He wins Ai Fa's heart by showing her what "delicious" means through his cooking. Since she's a full-blown type-a Tsundere, and he's all but clueless concerning the norms of Forest Edge, he fails to pick up on this.
* TragicKeepsake: His father's paring knife is this to him.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: He ran into his father's burning restaurant in Japan. Woke up in the jungle of Forest Edge with no idea how he got there, or how to get back.
* TranslatorMicrobes: He lampshades this when he first meets Ai Fa. Since Forest Edge has never heard of Japan, and Asuta hasn't even heard of the ''continent'' where he winds up, let alone the nearest country or village, he wonders how the heck he and the people of Forest Edge can perfectly understand each other when a common root language would have to be the most profound ContrivedCoincidence on record.
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to ''everyone'' in Forest Edge, he's a hopeless weakling, yet not only is he legendary in the kitchen, but his knowledge of anatomy was instrumental in driving of a Moba, in single combat, which is something not many people in Forest Edge can boast of.
! Ai Fa:
The first denizen of Forest Edge Asuta meets. She rescues him from the pit trap he fell into.. to threaten him with her hunting knife for ruining the trap and letting the Kiba she was hunting get away. He's been head over heels for her ever since.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She clearly ''does not'' like it when other girls get close to Asuta, or when he unknowingly flirts with them.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her mother died of illness, her father died hunting Kiba, she was nearly raped by the heir of the Tsun clan, and she was exiled for the "crime" of fighting him off and literally throwing him out of her home, that he broke into, with the intention of raping her. Eesh. No wonder she's ... [[{{Understatement}} shy.]]
* DarkskinnedBlonde: She's very tan, and has golden-blonde hair, like most of the people of Forest Edge.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She's very, very slowly warming up to Asuta. His skill in the kitchen helps.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: She is hopelessly smitten with Asuta, and loves watching him work in the kitchen, but he's the only one who fails to pick up on it... because she's too embarrassed to let him see it.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's golden haired blonde and is actually a very sweet and kind woman, [[{{Tsundere}} once you can get past her rough edges.]]
* HiddenHeartOfGold: She's very rough and tumble because she has to be, but anybody who can get past her rough edges will find that she's actually very sweet and kind.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The masculine girl to Asuta's feminine boy.
* SoleSurvivor: She's the last of the Fa clan.
* TragicKeepsake: Whatever remains of her father's belongings. The fact that she shares her father's vest with Asuta is a huge honor that he both understands, and graciously accepts.
* {{Tsundere}}: A full-blown type-A.
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to the testosterone poisoned macho-men of Forest Edge, but she's one of the village's best hunters, ''and defeated the Tsun heir in single combat when he was trying to rape her.'' Literally throwing him out of her home in the process.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Main Characters]]
! Tsurumi Asuta:
The protagonist. He rushes into his father's burning restaurant to attempt rescuing the family paring knife, an ancient heirloom passed down for generations, and the one thing his father would mourn losing more than the restaurant itself. He wakes up in the jungle just next to the village "Forest Edge" with no idea how he got there, how to get back, or what's going on, until he's chased by a Kiba into a pit-trap set for said Kiba by Ai Fa.
* AccidentalPervert: Highly justified. He sees Ai Fa naked while she's bathing in a river, but only because he's coming to her aid, after she cries out for help when she was set upon by a Moba, a giant snake, which she could not fight off by herself. He makes a point of narrating that he has never violated that particular taboo again. (Only a woman's husband can see her naked in the village of Forest Edge.)
* ChekhovsSkill: His experience in the family farm butchering pigs helps immensely when he gets to work drawing and quartering a Kiba before preparing to cook it for Ai Fa.
* ChickMagnet: A justified example. Since he's, to the people of Forest Edge, a foreigner from a very distant land, and is gentle and kind to them, as opposed to the loud, rambunctious, and in some cases, destructive, testosterone-poisoned macho-men they're used to, not to mention great in the kitchen, he's a curiosity and highly desirable to the women of Forest Edge. [[ClingyJealousGirl Ai Fa really does not like it.]]
* FishOutOfWater: A major aspect of the story is him getting accustomed to the vastly different way of life in Forest Edge.
* InnocentCohabitation: He lives in Ai Fa's home, and has yet to make any overt romantic overtures, not because he's uninterested, but because he doesn't know nor grasp the norms and taboos of Forest Edge.
* LikeAnOldMarriedCouple: To everyone who sees them interact, particularly Remi Wu, they look like they've been married for years.
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified. The only clothing he has to his name is his chef's outfit. Ai Fa later gets him a traditional male tribal vest belonging to her deceased father. Needless to say, this only serves to draw the wrong kind of attention to himself.
* LoveAtFirstPunch: He falls for Ai Fa, hard, because she forcefully brought him into line with the customs of Forest Edge by threatening him with her hunting knife, repeatedly. He does not comprehend this. He just knows he's smitten with her, but doesn't understand why.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The Feminine boy to Ai Fa's masculine girl. The elders of the Wu clan go on to lampshade it.
* NormalFishInATinyPond: Where it concerns cooking, and only then. His skill is considered legendary among the people of Forest Edge because they've long ago foregone experimenting with learning how to cook, as dealing with the dangers of Forest Edge takes up most of their time and efforts.
* SupremeChef: Even in his native Japan, his talents in the kitchen were highly praised.
* ThroughHisStomach: He wins Ai Fa's heart by showing her what "delicious" means through his cooking. Since she's a full-blown type-a Tsundere, and he's all but clueless concerning the norms of Forest Edge, he fails to pick up on this.
* TragicKeepsake: His father's paring knife is this to him.
* TrappedInAnotherWorld: He ran into his father's burning restaurant in Japan. Woke up in the jungle of Forest Edge with no idea how he got there, or how to get back.
* TranslatorMicrobes: He lampshades this when he first meets Ai Fa. Since Forest Edge has never heard of Japan, and Asuta hasn't even heard of the ''continent'' where he winds up, let alone the nearest country or village, he wonders how the heck he and the people of Forest Edge can perfectly understand each other when a common root language would have to be the most profound ContrivedCoincidence on record.
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to ''everyone'' in Forest Edge, he's a hopeless weakling, yet not only is he legendary in the kitchen, but his knowledge of anatomy was instrumental in driving of a Moba, in single combat, which is something not many people in Forest Edge can boast of.
! Ai Fa:
The first denizen of Forest Edge Asuta meets. She rescues him from the pit trap he fell into.. to threaten him with her hunting knife for ruining the trap and letting the Kiba she was hunting get away. He's been head over heels for her ever since.
* ClingyJealousGirl: She clearly ''does not'' like it when other girls get close to Asuta, or when he unknowingly flirts with them.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Her mother died of illness, her father died hunting Kiba, she was nearly raped by the heir of the Tsun clan, and she was exiled for the "crime" of fighting him off and literally throwing him out of her home, that he broke into, with the intention of raping her. Eesh. No wonder she's ... [[{{Understatement}} shy.]]
* DarkskinnedBlonde: She's very tan, and has golden-blonde hair, like most of the people of Forest Edge.
* DefrostingIceQueen: She's very, very slowly warming up to Asuta. His skill in the kitchen helps.
* EveryoneCanSeeIt: She is hopelessly smitten with Asuta, and loves watching him work in the kitchen, but he's the only one who fails to pick up on it... because she's too embarrassed to let him see it.
* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She's golden haired blonde and is actually a very sweet and kind woman, [[{{Tsundere}} once you can get past her rough edges.]]
* HiddenHeartOfGold: She's very rough and tumble because she has to be, but anybody who can get past her rough edges will find that she's actually very sweet and kind.
* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The masculine girl to Asuta's feminine boy.
* SoleSurvivor: She's the last of the Fa clan.
* TragicKeepsake: Whatever remains of her father's belongings. The fact that she shares her father's vest with Asuta is a huge honor that he both understands, and graciously accepts.
* {{Tsundere}}: A full-blown type-A.
* WeakButSkilled: Compared to the testosterone poisoned macho-men of Forest Edge, but she's one of the village's best hunters, ''and defeated the Tsun heir in single combat when he was trying to rape her.'' Literally throwing him out of her home in the process.
[[/folder]]
