History Characters / EPICOretachi

* CoolLoser: Despite hanging out with the popular crowd, Tsugumu rates Hector as one of the most ''underrated guys in Hikariyama's 7th Grade.'' This pretty much stems from not many people hanging out with Hector but Andou himself, and some of the girls view this as some sort of HoYay phenomenon.

One of Tsugumu's best friends and his twin sister. Tsukiyo likes watching ''Anime/LuckyStar'', ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' reruns, and she's also a ''Series/HowIMetYourMother'' fangirl. And she glomps everybody. She means everybody.

One of Tsugumu's ''other'' best friends. Ryouji is also a Haruhi fan, and is pretty much ambiguously religious, yet he is a [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhiist]]. He has a growing relationship with Renako, the latter of which is Tsugumu's enemy.

* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: Subverted. After Ryouji finished watching [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] and reading all of its related novels, Ryouji realized one thing. [[spoiler:Not all HumansAreGood and not all HumansAreBastards--its just that humans are capable of doing anything, with possible ways.]]

* {{Bishounen}}: Andou has brown-chestnut hair, on the verge of becoming blonde, while his [[BishieSparkle sparkling smile]] just makes people call him...

%%* {{Expy}}: Tsukiyo TOO can be considered a SpiritualSuccessor to Kona-chan.

* AccidentalPervert: JUST. DON'T. [[DrivenToSuicide ASK.]]

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: The absolute epitome of this trope.
* DrivenToSuicide:

* NightmareFetishist: One man's {{Squick}} is Tsugumu's {{Squee}}.
* TheSmartGuy: Well, Tsugumu can't analyze things. He's much better with presenting explicit info.
* WifeHusbandry
* Yandere: Towards his family members.

One of Tsugumu's best friends and his twin sister. Tsukiyo likes watching Anime/LuckyStar, ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' reruns, and she's also a Series/HowIMetYourMother fangirl. And she glomps everybody. She means everybody.

* CloudCuckoolander (Tsukiyo also believes that reality is unnecessary, yet she believes it is recommended for those who need to get a grip on life and everything else.)
** Which is probably why the twins both have over-the-top emotional states and vocal chords that can even withstand cold weather.
* CuteBruiser (Tsukiyo is actually good at sports and martial arts.)
** This is a subversion, really, Tsukiyo is a very optimistic person who's a little more down-to-earth than twin brother WideEyedIdealist Tsugumu.
* EnemyMine (Tsukiyo is best friends with Tsugumu's mortal enemy, Renako.)
** If Tsukiyo shares a growing friendship with one of Tsugumu's enemies, she tries to educate the enemy about Tsugumu's reasons for being a WideEyedIdealist.
* {{Expy}} (The calmer, more down-to-earth side of [[EPIC the author]], especially due to the author's self-controllable and reality-accepting state during sixth grade.)
** Tsukiyo TOO can be considered a SpiritualSuccessor to Kona-chan.
* PintsizedPowerhouse (She too is like Tsugumu, when it comes to her strength.)
** Yes, she can high five someone pretty hard, at times, even maintaining the redness of the victim's hands.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood (Mostly like Tsugumu, except for her ice cream dish.)

* [[{{Yandere}} Yangire]] (Tsukiyo is more of a yangire, her anger having more face faults and less trauma that Tsugumu.)
** The Yangire-ness of Tsukiyo often comes from a very bad sister complex, or Tsukiyo's recurring perfectionism.

* ClassRepresentative (Ryouji is representative of Class A of the 7th Grade.)
* DeadpanSnarker (Ryouji is one of the most down to earth people you can meet.)
** Like Kyon, Ryouji is pretty much able to point out flaws, but Ryouji create a plan that can be within certain limits, provided there is no budget.
* {{Expy}} (Subverted, however, as Ryouji is only partially based off the author's best friend.)
* GeniusBruiser (Ryouji is a former hockey player and current track runner who likes reading up on current issues, and historical facts, which explains his good grades.)
** Ryouji is also good at martial arts, particularly aikido.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold (Tsugumu gets pissed off by Ryouji due to his sarcastic statements about idealism.)
** Ryouji is pretty much aloof to ideals in general, but Tsugumu's over-reacting just makes Tsugumu who he is.
* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity (Subverted. After Ryouji finished watching [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Haruhi]] and reading all of its related novels, Ryouji realized one thing.)
** [[spoiler:Not all HumansAreGood and not all HumansAreBastards--its just that humans are capable of doing anything, with possible ways.]]
*** Ryouji's answer to ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler:Increase in poverty, gov't corruption, destruction of the environment.]]
* ShirtlessScene (Ryouji pretty much has appeared in a BeachEpisode the makings of a six-pack at this age, even when he's TheNapoleon.)
* TheNapoleon (Taken to extremes, as his mom's side has a bit of [[TheNapoleon vertically-challenged]] relatives.)
** Yet oddly, Ryouji's a GeniusBruiser with a six-pack, who likes milk.
* PuppyLove (Ryouji told Tsugumu one time over a Y!M conversation that [[spoiler:he had been fantasizing about a romance between himself and Renako.)]]
** Yet strangely, Ryouji and Renako have [[spoiler:premature BelligerentSexualTension.]]

* ClassRepresentative (Renako is class rep for Tsugumu's class, 7-B.)
** There is a subversion, however. Nobody calls her ''iincho''.
* DeadpanSnarker (Renako can even point out the flaws of basically anything.)
** Well, Renako IS observant after all.
*** She's so observant that she expands on the flaws on certain plans pre-pointed out by Ryouji!
* {{Expy}} (Renako is a revised yet author-biased rendition of the class representative of his section, who always goes from girl scout to the tiny dangerous one.)
** Her position in the student council and her [[{{Tsundere}} Tsundere-ness]] can reflect that of Kagami Hiiragi, with her cooking skill akin to that of Tsukasa Hiiragi.
* LethalChef (Subversion, however, Renako makes the best food that rivals that of Tsukiyo--)
** Its just that people will want more and Renako only gives firsts to anyone but her family and Ryouji.
*** Simply put, Renako's food is a literal one-time chance every month.
* MasterOfTheMixedMessage (Ryouji doesn't know if the feeling between Renako and him is mutual, yet...)
** Renako's messages come in the form of sitting with him during lunch, and writing poetry centric towards two people who are like Ryou and Rena in terms of personality.
* PuppyLove (Ryouji and Renako are starting to realize the things that make them a possible target for shipping.)
* SlapSlapKiss (At first, Ryouji is thrown a drink, but guess what Renako does when he holds Ryouji by both cheeks?)
** [[spoiler:Premature make-out due to Renako's dress and Ryouji's missing shirt, anyone?]]
*** Well, they ''are'' going to have some sort of recognition of their feelings, people.
* ThouShaltNotKill (Renako is pro-animal, especially towards endangered species, yet someone else owes Renako a steak.)
** A bit of a subversion, however, Renako despises PETA for their over-reaction against the murder of animals. She'd prefer that animals are only killed for practical purposes.
*** Simply put, meat to Renako isn't murder.
* {{Tsundere}} (Renako is initially Type A, but when [[spoiler:Tsugumu kicks into {{Yandere}} mode and traumatizes her during a debate about [[SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism idealism and cynicism]], she becomes so scared of Tsugumu as a {{Yandere}}]] to the point of becoming Type B.
** As a Type B {{Tsundere}}, Renako accepts the jokes Tsugumu makes and tries to get them, and sometimes has a laugh with him. Simply put, Renako will never let a debate like that provoke Tsugumu ''ever again.''
*** Getting along with Tsugumu also needs assistance. Tsukiyo also helps out bring Tsugumu's brighter side to Renako.

* {{Bishounen}} (Andou has brown-chestnut hair, on the verge of becoming blonde, while his [[BishieSparkle sparkling smile]] just makes people call him...)
** [[strike:ZettaiRyouiki]] Bishie Grade A, with the light brown hair!
* BoisterousBruiser (Andou's pretty much a guy who likes having fun and can send a guy flying with his high-fives.)
** The only guy who stays stable post high-fiving: '''Tsugumu.''' And sometimes, the two act like drinking buddies.
* {{Expy}} (Mostly an Expy of the author's classmate who was good at sports, mainly baseball and track.)
** The original character's jerkitude was downplayed.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold (Especially around Tsugumu. Sometimes, he just makes Tsugumu fall for jokes. The good news is, ''Andou hugs the guy right after.'')
** But Andou ''sharply contrasts'' in terms of "jerkitude" with Ryouji's. Ryouji prefers to [[DeadpanSnarker snark his day through,]] while Andou likes insulting random people just because of their flaws in character.
*** Especially the women. '''''Somebody save the women.'''''

* ButNotTooForeign (Hector is 1/8 Brazilian, 2/8 Spanish, 7/8 Japanese.)
** Brazilian could come from the fact that soccer is VERY popular in Brazil.
*** Spanish--Real Madrid and Barcelona FC.
*** And Hector even shows those two soccer leagues off two.
* CoolLoser (Despite hanging out with the popular crowd, Tsugumu rates Hector as one of the most ''underrated guys in Hikariyama's 7th Grade.)''
** This pretty much stems from not many people hanging out with Hector but Andou himself, and some of the girls view this as some sort of HoYay phenomenon.
* {{Expy}} (Arguably an Expy of the author's classmate who was very good at soccer and had a very deep connection to it.)
* ThemeNaming (Kyumono, Kyuno = Of the ball, Mono = person. Person of the ball.)
** Perhaps this has to do with Hector's affinity with soccer in general, and his talent in the sport.

* BoisterousBruiser (Tanner and Tsugumu are often caught playing rough and jerking around with each other.)
* Eagleland (Tanner falls in between, however.)

* {{Expy}} (Tanner is an Expy of the author's classmate who has an affinity for go-kart racing.)
** The skill is also pretty much identical to that of the source person.
* PhenotypeStereotype (Tanner is pretty much a green-eyed blonde guy.)
** Yet his intelligence contradicts jokes revolving around his hair color.

* CloudCuckoolander (Mitsuko's connection to reality is very vague at that.)
* {{Expy}} (Since this is a semi-autobiography, Mitsuko is a toned-down Expy of the author's mother.)
* TheDitz (Even when handling food, Mitsuko is pretty accident prone.)
** The good news is, no one is ever injured, except for the food.
* WideEyedIdealist (Mitsuko believes that ideals can even become realities, as long there are realistic limitations.)
** She doesn't want a saccharine world! If Mitsuko wanted saccharine, then the whole world will never suffer of hunger as people are [[SugarBowl literally eating the world itself!]]

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil (The student council is actually capable of interrogating those who have been stealing air-con knobs with assisstance from the teachers. The same council members are capable of [[ItsACostumePartyISwear holding parties for certain purposes: one to commemorate the entrance of the 6th Grade, and another to commemorate the graduation of the 8th Grade.]])

* [[TrademarkFavoriteFood Trademark Favorite Band AND Anime AND Food]] (Tsugumu is partial to steaks, Tsukiyo's diet is chicken karaage-centric, Ryouji's favorite side is french fries, and Renako ''adores'' curry.)
** Each member of the EPIC!-tachi even has their own favorite J-pop group or J-rock group. Even extends into Trademark Favorite Song!
*** Tsugumu = Perfume (Chocolate Disco, One Room Disco)
*** Tsukiyo = TWO-MIX (True Navigation, White Reflection)
*** Ryouji = [=UVERworld=] (Colors of the Heart, Prime)
*** Renako = Creator/NanaMizuki (Astrogation, Massive Wonders)
** Even all four members of the group have their own favorite anime, or TV show.
*** Tsugumu AND Tsukiyo = Sitcom: Series/HowIMetYourMother, Anime: Manga/LuckyStar
*** Ryouji = Sitcom: Series/{{Friends}}, Anime: LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya
*** Renako = Sitcom: Series/ThirtyRock, Anime: Franchise/LyricalNanoha

* CloudCuckoolander (Tsukiyo also believes that reality is unecessary, yet she believes it is recommended for those who need to get a grip on life and everything else.)

-->''"Female rapists? '''THAT SOUNDS [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome AWESOME!]]"'''''

* GenreSavvy (Tsukiyo believes that every sitcom that's centered around a 20's to 30-year old guy involves falling in love with someone and ultimately marrying them.)

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One of Tsugumu's best friends and his twin sister. Tsukiyo likes watching Anime/LuckyStar, TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya reruns, and she's also a Series/HowIMetYourMother fangirl. And she glomps everybody. She means everybody.

One of Tsugumu's ''other'' best friends. Ryouji is also a Haruhi fan, and is pretty much ambiguously religious, yet he is a [[SuzumiyaHaruhi Haruhiist]]. He has a growing relationship with Renako, the latter of which is Tsugumu's enemy.

* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity (Subverted. After Ryouji finished watching [[SuzumiyaHaruhi Haruhi]] and reading all of its related novels, Ryouji realized one thing.)

*** Ryouji = Sitcom: Series/{{Friends}}, Anime: SuzumiyaHaruhi

** Strange thing is, Ryou and Rena are a [[spoiler:premature TakahashiCouple.]]

*** Renako = NanaMizuki (Astrogation, Massive Wonders)

* HotShounenMom (Subverted. Unlike many mothers of this type, Mitsuko actually learns how to maintain her hotness.)
** She still reads Cosmopolitan, she uses anti-aging cream, facial moisturizers, and not that much make-up.

Get to know the characters from the junior high SliceOfLife light novel [[{{Literature/EPICOretachi}} EPIC! Oretachi.]]

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: The absolute epitome of this trope.

One of Tsugumu's best friends and his twin sister. Tsukiyo likes watching Anime/LuckyStar, TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya reruns, and she's also a HowIMetYourMother fangirl. And she glomps everybody. She means everybody.

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]] (The calmer, more down-to-earth side of [[EPIC the author]], especially due to the author's self-controllable and reality-accepting state during sixth grade.)

One of Tsugumu's ''other'' best friends. Ryouji is also a Haruhi fan, and is pretty much ambiguously religious, yet he is a [[{{SuzumiyaHaruhi}} Haruhiist]]. He has a growing relationship with Renako, the latter of which is Tsugumu's enemy.

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]] (Subverted, however, as Ryouji is only partially based off the author's best friend.)

* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity (Subverted. After Ryouji finished watching [[{{SuzumiyaHaruhi}} Haruhi]] and reading all of its related novels, Ryouji realized one thing.)

* TheNapoleon (Taken to extremes, as his mom's side has a bit of [[{{TheNapoleon}} vertically-challenged]] relatives.)

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]] (Renako is a revised yet author-biased rendition of the class representative of his section, who always goes from girl scout to the tiny dangerous one.)

** A bit of a subversion, however, Renako despises PETA for their over-reaction against the murder of animals. She'd prefer that animals are only killed for practical purposes.

* [[{{Tsundere}} Tsundere]] (Renako is initially Type A, but when [[spoiler:Tsugumu kicks into [[{{Yandere}} Yandere]] mode and traumatizes her during a debate about [[{{SlidingScaleOfIdealismVersusCynicism}} idealism and cynicism]], she becomes so scared of Tsugumu as a [[{{Yandere}} Yandere]]]] to the point of becoming Type B.
** As a Type B [[{{Tsundere}} Tsundere]], Renako accepts the jokes Tsugumu makes and tries to get them, and sometimes has a laugh with him. Simply put, Renako will never let a debate like that provoke Tsugumu ''ever again.''

* [[{{Bishounen}} Bishounen]] (Andou has brown-chestnut hair, on the verge of becoming blonde, while his [[{{BishieSparkle}} sparkling smile]] just makes people call him...)

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]] (Mostly an Expy of the author's classmate who was good at sports, mainly baseball and track.)

** But Andou ''sharply contrasts'' in terms of "jerkitude" with Ryouji's. Ryouji prefers to [[{{DeadpanSnarker}} snark his day through,]] while Andou likes insulting random people just because of their flaws in character.

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]] (Arguably an Expy of the author's classmate who was very good at soccer and had a very deep connection to it.)

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]] (Tanner is an Expy of the author's classmate who has an affinity for go-kart racing.)

The beautiful, prim and proper matriarch of the Minagawa family, she is a restauranteur owning 5 restaurants, 3 of which are in the Yokohama Red Brick Warehouse, the other two opened in other buildings.

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]] (Since this is a semi-autobiography, Mitsuko is a toned-down Expy of the author's mother.)

** She doesn't want a saccharine world! If Mitsuko wanted saccharine, then the whole world will never suffer of hunger as people are [[{{SugarBowl}} literally eating the world itself!]]

* [[{{TrademarkFavoriteFood}} Trademark Favorite Band AND Anime AND Food]] (Tsugumu is partial to steaks, Tsukiyo's diet is chicken karaage-centric, Ryouji's favorite side is french fries, and Renako ''adores'' curry.)

*** Tsugumu AND Tsukiyo = Sitcom: HowIMetYourMother, Anime: Manga/LuckyStar

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* WifeHusbandry: Ask a certain Troper about what happened to him over at the CuteShotaroBoy TroperTales page.

One of Tsugumu's enemies and Tsukiyo's best friends. Renako is pretty much aloof to Tsugumu and is good at every other subject where he isn't. Renako also ''loves'' watching [[{{MahouShoujoLyricalNanoha}} Nanoha.]]

*** Tsugumu AND Tsukiyo = Sitcom: HowIMetYourMother, Anime: Anime/LuckyStar
*** Ryouji = Sitcom: [[{{Friends}} Friends]], Anime: SuzumiyaHaruhi
*** Renako = Sitcom: 30 Rock, Anime: MahouShoujoLyricalNanoha

* ToyShip (Ryouji told Tsugumu one time over a Y!M conversation that [[spoiler:he had been fantasizing about a romance between himself and Renako.)]]

* ToyShip (Ryouji and Renako are starting to realize the things that make them a possible target for shipping.)
** Strange thing is, Ryou and Rena are a [[spoiler:premature TakahashiCouple.]]

* CuteShotaroBoy: So cute that even one Troper attempted to marry him!

* {{EPIC}}: One of four users.

* [[{{Expy}} Expy]] (The calmer, more down-to-earth side of [[{{EPIC}} the author]], especially due to the author's self-controllable and reality-accepting state during sixth grade.)

* LoserGuy (Despite hanging out with the popular crowd, Tsugumu rates Hector as one of the most ''underrated guys in Hikariyama's 7th Grade.)''
** This pretty much stems from not many people hanging out with Hector but Andou himself, and some of the girls view this as some sort of HoYay phenomenon.

One of Tsugumu's best friends and his twin sister. Tsukiyo likes watching LuckyStar, TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya reruns, and she's also a HowIMetYourMother fangirl. And she glomps everybody. She means everybody.

*** Tsugumu AND Tsukiyo = Sitcom: HowIMetYourMother, Anime: LuckyStar

* AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil (The student council is actually capable of interrogating those who have been stealing air-con knobs with assisstance from the teachers. The same council members are capable of [[{{ptitleknqpqs1j}}holding parties for certain purposes: one to commemorate the entrance of the 6th Grade, and another to commemorate the graduation of the 8th Grade.]])

Get to know the characters from the junior high SliceOfLife light novel, [[{{TroperWorks/EPICOretachi}} EPIC! Oretachi.]]