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* AffablyEvil: Although the mastermind behind most of the attacks on the Kindergarten, Leo is almost always upbeat and in high spirits.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Rita's Abel.
* CainAndAbel: The Cain to Rita's Abel.
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* BadassAdorable: Ashley is very cute, being a shy bespectacled young woman who is head-over-heels for Leo. She's also an extremly competent bodyguard with superhuman levels of strength.
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* CainAndAbel: The Abel to Leo's Cain.
* EnemyCompassion: As someone who was forced into a life as an assassin at a young age, Rita's able to empathize with assassins who were forced into a life of killing from an early age.
* EnemyCompassion: As someone who was forced into a life as an assassin at a young age, Rita's able to empathize with assassins who were forced into a life of killing from an early age.
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* [[My Brother is Off-Limits MySisterIsOffLimits]]: Harou visibly doesn't take it too well once he realizes that Natusuki develops a crush on Hana, telling him that he's [[WhatIsThisFeeling just experiencing a cold]].
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* TheAloner: Doug spent his childhood alone on the streets, and as such was never able to really rely on anyone throughout most of his life. It's for this reason that he ends up falling for Rita when she saves his life.
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* ForcedIntoEvil: The five of them were coerced into a life of killing as children by their parents' killers under the threat of destroying their childhood home.
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* IJustWantToBeNormal: When she sees her classmates leave the kindergarten with their parents, Lyla pleads with Doug to take her outside, but the Principal forbids her.
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* TheQuietOne: She mostly communicates through blowing her whistle, and it's not known if she can even talk.
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* GenkiGirl: She surprisingly becomes this upon realizing that she's Natsuki's senpai.
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* WhenSheSmiles: Natsuki is extremely smitten when Hana happily smiles at being referred to with honorifics.
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* Alas, Poor VillainVillain: The sympathetic death of four of the maids since they never wanted to be assassins to begin with when reading about their backstory.
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* WouldntHurtAChild: Unlike most of the assassins, he refuses to kill children. He is hired to kill the teachers and, when he sees that [[spoiler: they have Lyla with them]], he asks them to put her down first. [[spoiler: This ends up saving his and his brother's lives, since the teachers of Kindergarten Noir only need to kill those who threaten the children. While this results in him and his brother getting attacked and left for dead by Leo and Ashley, this refusal to harm Lyla at all is implied to be why Erina chooses to save his life and make him the janitor.]]
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* WouldntHurtAChild: Unlike most of the assassins, he refuses to kill children. He is hired to kill the teachers and, when he sees that [[spoiler: they have Lyla with them]], he asks them to put her down first. [[spoiler: This ends up saving his and his brother's lives, since the teachers of Kindergarten Noir only need to kill those who threaten the children. While this results in him and his brother getting attacked and left for dead by Leo and Ashley, this refusal to harm Lyla at all is implied to be why Erina chooses to even save his life them both at all and make him them serve as the janitor.school janitors.]]
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Doug mistake him for a girl and it's only when another assassin refers to him as the "younger brother" that he realises his mistake.
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:He was seemingly fatally injured by Leo and Ashley with his older brother, but he turns out to have actually barely survived long enough for Erina to pick both of them up.]]
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* TheTease: Used to make fun of Rita's desperation for a boyfriend by teasingly flirting with her. He doesn't do this anymore upon developing actual feelings for her.
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* {{Irony}}: He's the only teacher so far to be a former cop, and yet is the most violent and possibly unhinged out of the staff.
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* ObliviousToLove: If he's privy to Sylvia or Rita's attraction to him, he doesn't show it beyond a single HeldGaze between him and the latter. The fact that it's implied he's very much not over his dead girlfriend yet might also have something to do with it.
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* AlmightyJanitor: [[spoiler:When he returns in chapter 52, it turns out that he has been introduced to Kindergarten Noir as the janitor, and Erina implies his recruitment is kept secret from the state. Just like the other members of the group, he is an incredibly powerful assassin.]]
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* AlmightyJanitor: [[spoiler:When [[spoiler:Quite literally. When he returns in chapter 52, it turns out that he has been introduced to Kindergarten Noir as the janitor, and Erina implies his recruitment is kept secret from the state.janitor who also doubles for combat support. Just like the other members of the group, he is an incredibly powerful assassin.]]
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The only reason he works as an assassin is to get enough for money to pay for rent.
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* NotQuiteDead: [[spoiler:He's seemingly killed by Leo and Ashley when he and Haruo try to leave the assassin lifestyle behind for good, but it turns out Erina saved him and made him the school janitor to serve as extra support.]]
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The only reason he works as an assassin is to get enough for money to pay for rent.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: The only reason he works as an assassin is to get enough for money to pay for rent.
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* AlmightyJanitor: [[spoiler:When he returns in chapter 52, it turns out that he has been introduced to Kindergarten Noir as the janitor. Just like the other members of the group, he is an incredibly powerful assassin.]]
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* AlmightyJanitor: [[spoiler:When he returns in chapter 52, it turns out that he has been introduced to Kindergarten Noir as the janitor.janitor, and Erina implies his recruitment is kept secret from the state. Just like the other members of the group, he is an incredibly powerful assassin.]]
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* WouldntHurtAChild: Unlike most of the assassins, he refuses to kill children. He is hired to kill the teachers and, when he sees that [[spoiler: they have Lyla with them]], he asks them to put her down first. [[spoiler: This ends up saving his and his brother's lives, since the teachers of Kindergarten Noir only need to kill those who threaten the children. While this results in him and his brother getting attacked and left for dead by Leo and Ashley, this refusal to harm Lyla at all is implied to be why Erina chooses to save his life and make him the janitor.]]
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* AlmightyJanitor: [[spoiler:When he returns in chapter 52, it turns out that he has been introduced to Kindergarten Noir as the janitor. Just like the other members of the group, he is an incredibly powerful assassin.]]
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as he and Haruo decide to turn their lives around and leave the assassin lifestyle behind them, they're killed by Leo and Ashley.]]
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as he and Haruo decide to turn their lives around and leave the assassin lifestyle behind them, they're killed by Leo and Ashley.Ashley... [[NotQuiteDead or at least it seemed that way]].]]
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as he and Natsuki decide to turn their lives around and leave the assassin lifestyle behind them, they're killed by Leo and Ashley.]]
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: [[spoiler:Just as he and Natsuki decide to turn their lives around and leave the assassin lifestyle behind them, they're killed by Leo and Ashley.Ashley... [[NotQuiteDead or at least it seemed that way]].]]
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite her literal life-or-death expectations concerning movie watching etiquette, it's shown that Rita finds film snobbery to be annoying and kills an assassin who expresses a dislike for eating popcorn and bringing kids in the theater.
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Rita might just want a hot boyfriend nowadays, but she's still trained to be a deadly assassin and resorts to just shooting a guy in the head to solve her problems. Thankfully, those she kills are all assassins after innocent children. Also thankfully, earlier on she ''really'' wanted to kill Doug for messing with her but she's not allowed to kill fellow teacher.
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* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Rita might just want a hot boyfriend nowadays, but she's still trained to be a deadly assassin and resorts to just shooting a guy in the head to solve her problems. Thankfully, those she kills are all assassins after innocent children. Also thankfully, earlier on she ''really'' wanted to kill Doug for messing with her but she's not allowed to kill fellow teacher.teachers.
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: PlayedForLaughs. Along with someone with good looks, Rita wishes for a boyfriend with a solid personality and tastes... unfortunately (or fortunately) many of the assassins she falls in love with all have habits and standards that annoy her so much that she kills them on the spot when they admit to them. Amusingly enough, Rita being forbidden from killing Doug for similar transgressions means she is forced to tolerate his flaws long enough to see his good side and feel attracted to him.
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: PlayedForLaughs. Along with someone with good looks, Rita wishes for a boyfriend with a solid personality and tastes... unfortunately (or fortunately) many of the assassins she falls in love with all have habits and standards that annoy her so much that she kills them on the spot when they admit to them. Amusingly enough, Rita being forbidden from killing Doug for similar transgressions means she is forced to tolerate endure his flaws long enough to see his good side and feel attracted to him.qualities.
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* ChickMagnet: Back when he was a criminal, Doug's swindling included seducing wealthy women, and the loot he is shown pulling shows how successful he was. While at Kindergarten Noir, Rita often begrudgingly admits to finding him attractive, Hana has feelings for him, and it's implied that Lyla has a PrecociousCrush on him. The Silver Family Sisters also go nuts over his looks along with Luke.
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* FreudianExcuse: Doug became a swindler in order to survive as a homeless orphan that society ignored or outright rejected.on the streets.
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A former cop with a big love for Shoujo manga. After he was arrested for killing his boss, he took the Kindergarten job.
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* PapaWolf: Luke's protectiveness over the children can get rather gruesome, as he's considered to possibly be the most violent out of the teachers.
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: The teachers that have had focus are shown to be haunted by or tired of their criminal pasts, and see Kindergarten Noir as their [[MyGreatestSecondChance best opportunity]] to start over and contribute to society.
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* CatharticCrying: A flashback shows that a kindergartener hugging him out of unconditional love made him burst into tears, having long thought himself as a heinous monster after the crimes he committed.
* ChickMagnet: Noted to be a stud, with both Sylvia and Rita wanting a piece of him. The Silver Family Sisters all also displayed attraction towards him.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He's a former cop who lost his girlfriend and took his revenge out on his former boss. The murder weighed on him heavily afterwards and it took joining Kindergarten Noir to give him a sense of purpose and belonging again.
* IChooseToStay: Out of the other teachers, Luke is the only one who wishes to remain at Kindergarten Noir even after his sentence is done, as he feels it's the only place where he's accepted despite his past.
* ChickMagnet: Noted to be a stud, with both Sylvia and Rita wanting a piece of him. The Silver Family Sisters all also displayed attraction towards him.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: He's a former cop who lost his girlfriend and took his revenge out on his former boss. The murder weighed on him heavily afterwards and it took joining Kindergarten Noir to give him a sense of purpose and belonging again.
* IChooseToStay: Out of the other teachers, Luke is the only one who wishes to remain at Kindergarten Noir even after his sentence is done, as he feels it's the only place where he's accepted despite his past.
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* {{Hunk}}: He is fairly muscular oth Haruo and Rita comments on his handsome looks in spite of his scars.
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The vice-principal and the school doctor. A former soldier whp hates fighting.
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The vice-principal and the school doctor. A former soldier whp who hates fighting.
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A conman who accepted the job of working in the kindergarten a while before Rita. Albeit he teased Rita, he ends up falling for her after being rescued.
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* {{Meido}}: They're a team of maid assassins, down to using explosive roombas in combat.
* {{Netorare}}: Cathy, one of the sisters, enjoys reading Shoujo manga stories about infidelity. You can imagine how well that goes with [[SeriousBusiness Luke]].
* {{Netorare}}: Cathy, one of the sisters, enjoys reading Shoujo manga stories about infidelity. You can imagine how well that goes with [[SeriousBusiness Luke]].
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A rather eccentric member of Violet Class. Said to be Kindergarten's strongest recruit.
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* TheUnintelligible: She speaks exclusively in bizarre short phrases. Her fellow teacher's phone is capable of translating her, revealing that she actually has quite the foul mouth.
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* TheUnintelligible: She speaks exclusively in bizarre short phrases. Her fellow teacher's phone is capable of translating her, revealing that she actually has quite the foul mouth.
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A team of maid assassins who infiltrate the kindergarten on Parents' Day.
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* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Just like Rita, all of them are looking to find a hot boyfriend.
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!! Shaw Bradley
Hana's beloved older brother. He's kidnapped by his and Hana's father and turns himself in once he's set free.
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* BigBrotherInstinct: He was the only person who really showed Hana kindness growing up.
* DistressedDude: He's kidnapped by his father, Harry Bradley. Rita tries to start a RescueRomance with him, but it doesn't quite pan out.
* PrettyBoy: Rita seems to consider him attractive, which is why she tries (and fails) to start a relationship with him.
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!! Harry Bradley
Hana's and Shaw's father.
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* AssholeVictim: He's blown sky-high by Rita and Doug, and he definitely had it coming. Even his own daughter tells him off right before he dies.
* DirtyCoward: He refused to ever go to Japan due to being so scared of confronting Rita, and later on when Rita has him at her mercy, he begs her to let him go.
* JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: While he was clearly an asshole from the get-go, he at least came off as a ConsummateProfessional who keeps his word on matters of business. Turns out [[ILied he's not even that]].
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