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* HeroesWantRedheads: PlayedWith. Nanaka is a redhead and Keima makes her develop a crush on him to drive away her Runaway Spirit, but like other capture targets, he doesn't actually see her as a love interest.



* PlayingDrunk: After winning against Diana, Nanaka pretends to get drunk off of ginger ale.

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* PlayingDrunk: After winning against Diana, Nanaka pretends to [[DrunkOnMilk get drunk off of ginger ale.ale]].



* SoreLoser: Diana (while possessing Tenri) beat Nanaka in a shogi match, causing the gap in Nanaka's heart because she had ''never'' lost in shogi before and hates how it feels like. After Keima helps her win in her rematch, Nanaka can accept that it isn't bad to lose once in a while because she got even better at shogi thanks to it.



* ATasteOfDefeat: Diana (while possessing Tenri) beat Nanaka in a shogi match, causing the gap in the latter's heart because she had ''never'' lost at shogi before. After Keima helps her win in her rematch, Nanaka realizes that it isn't bad to lose once in a while because she got even better at shogi thanks to it.






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[[center:[[WMG:''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' '''[[Characters/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Main Character Index]]'''\\
[-[[Characters/TheWorldGodOnlyKnowsProtagonists Protagonists]] | '''Capture Targets''' | [[Characters/TheWorldGodOnlyKnowsGodsAndDevils Gods and Devils]] | [[Characters/TheWorldGodOnlyKnowsSupporting Supporting]]]]-]]]



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* AmnesiacLover: After Keima succeeds in becoming the girl's lover, her Runaway Spirit gets out and Hell erases her memories of her love for Keima, to a greater or less extent depending on Keima's level of involvement during a capture. Some of the girls still know who Keima is even if they don't remember kissing him, but others don't seem to recognize him at all since Keima isn't part of their everyday life.

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* AmnesiacLover: After Keima succeeds in becoming the girl's lover, her Runaway Spirit gets out and Hell erases her memories of her love for Keima, to a greater or less extent depending on Keima's level of involvement during a capture. Some of the girls still know who Keima is even if though they don't remember kissing him, but others don't seem to recognize him at all since Keima isn't part of their everyday life.
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* {{Bokukko}}: During her FreakyFridayFlip with Keima, Yui picks up the habit of calling herself with the boyish pronoun ''boku''. She keeps doing it after the capture and even starts wearing the boy's uniform.

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* LeadSingerPlaysLeadGuitar: Chihiro is the lead vocalist and lead guitarist of her band, the 2-B Pencils.



* BuxomBeautyStandard: She has the biggest bosom out of Keima's capture targets, which is the main reason the men of the dojo find her hot.
* CoolBigSis: She enjoys being Kusonoki's teasing big sister [[spoiler:though it turns out she's feeling crushed by Kusonoki's expectations]].
* EccentricFashionDesigner: Fashion designer is one of her professions and in her introduction, she takes away Elsie's magic hagoromo to turn it into a dress with NavelDeepNeckline and then a scarf.

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* BuxomBeautyStandard: She has the biggest bosom out of Keima's capture targets, which is the main reason the targets. The men of the dojo find her hot.
hot mainly because of her impressive bust size.
* CoolBigSis: She enjoys being Kusonoki's teasing big sister [[spoiler:though sister, though it turns out she's feeling crushed by Kusonoki's expectations]].
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* EccentricFashionDesigner: Fashion She shows off her skill as a fashion designer is one of her professions and in her introduction, when she takes away Elsie's magic hagoromo and uses it to turn it into make a dress with a NavelDeepNeckline and then a scarf.to entice Keima.


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* NonconformistDyedHair: Flashbacks show her natural hair color is darker and closer to Kusunoki's. Bleaching her hair was likely one of the many things she did to rebel against her family and make an identity for herself in USA.
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* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Whenever Keima gets to thinking she's really boyish during her recapture, she displays some feminine traits such as blushing at his charming moments, liking romantic stuff, [[RealMenHateSugar taking Keima for sweets]] or [[GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies getting scared at a horror house.]]

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* TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: Whenever Keima gets to thinking she's really boyish during her recapture, she displays some feminine traits such as blushing at his charming moments, liking romantic stuff, [[RealMenHateSugar taking Keima for sweets]] or [[GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies getting scared at a horror house.]]
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* MartialArtsUniform: Other than her school uniform, she is mostly seen wearing this.
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* BoobsOfSteel: The strongest normal character in the series, she also has a bust surpassed only by Nora and possibly Hinoki, and the latter is no slouch herself.



* BoobsOfSteel: She's even more well-endowed than her younger sister and just as proficient in martial arts.

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* SenpaiKohai: She went to highschool with Nikaido and was apparently a first year right before Nikaido graduated. Keima uses this connection to get some critical information from her.



* SenpaiKohai: Keima conceptualizes this relationship between him and Minami, and lets Minami's imagination fill in the rest.
--> '''Keima:''' Being a sempai is like a love potion you get for free!
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* NonUniformUniform: Her uniform's inner shirt is a darker color, her skirt has a dark frill, and she wears a gem around her neck. Since her mother is a FashionDesigner, she probably made these modifications to Tsukiyo's uniform.

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* NonUniformUniform: Her uniform's inner shirt is a darker color, her skirt has a dark frill, and she wears a gem around her neck. Since her mother is a FashionDesigner, fashion designer, she probably made these modifications to Tsukiyo's uniform.
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* FormalCharactersUseKeigo: When she's first introduced, Yui's Japanese is more polite and formal than most other characters because her family's rich status and traditional customs caused her mother to try and mould her into becoming a YamatoNadeshiko. After spending some time [[FreakyFridayFlip in Keima's body]], however, Yui ends up picking up masculine speech patterns and drops the keigo altogether to signify her newfound freedom. She keeps talking like a boy, even after she returns to her own body, out of habit.
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* KansaiRegionalAccent: She speaks in a strong Kansai accent. She's mildly self conscious of the way she speaks.
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* BladeOnAStick: One image shows her wielding a su yari.
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* ContraltoOfDanger: She's ''the'' ActionGirl of the series and has the deep voice to show it.

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* BrainyBrunette: She's a member of the Biology Club, with the goal of creating an ArtificialHuman, and has dark purple hair.



* CelibateEccentricGenius: No matter what Keima tried, he couldn't spark any romantic attraction in Akari. She even kisses him repeatedly like it's nothing. Keima then realized that he could never fill her "heart's gap" with love because all Akari cares about creating a perfect ArtificialHuman.

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* CelibateEccentricGenius: No matter what Keima tried, he couldn't spark any romantic attraction in Akari. She even kisses him repeatedly like it's nothing. Keima then realized that he could never fill her "heart's gap" with love because all Akari cares about is creating a perfect ArtificialHuman.

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Member[=/=]Head of the Biology Club. Older than Keima, but smaller. Has a frail appearance. Wants to create a "Perfect Human" (using a robot). In truth, she was acting as bait to draw out an enemy target, but the one who responded was Keima. Though he concludes that it was a failed capture, he actually has more success than he assumed: He caught her interest enough for her to actually remember his name. Elsie failed to meet her throughout the entire capture operation.

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Member[=/=]Head Head of the Biology Club. Older than Keima, but smaller. Has a frail appearance. Wants to create a "Perfect Human" (using a robot). In truth, she was acting as bait to draw out an enemy target, but the one who responded was Keima. Though he concludes that it was a failed capture, he actually has more success than he assumed: He caught her interest enough for her to actually remember his name. Elsie failed to meet her throughout the entire capture operation.



* AbsentMindedProfessor: She appears to have trouble remembering people, since she forgets about Keima at least twice.

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* AbsentMindedProfessor: She Since she focuses completely on her experiments, she appears to have trouble remembering people, since she forgets about Keima at least twice.



* HidingBehindYourBangs: Her hair often covers half her face. Out of Keima's capture targets, Akari is the most closed off and antisocial, as she has no interest in anything but her own research to create a "perfect human".



* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Wears one being a member of the Biology Club. It reeks of oil.

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* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Wears one being She wears a labcoat because she's a member of the Biology Club. It reeks of oil.



* PeekABangs: Her hair often covers her face that at least one eye is seen.
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* WhipItGood: She once threatens to attack Keima with a horsewhip, but she was most likely messing with him. After the capture, Morita sees her blush on seeing him and is touched... until she wonders aloud why she has the urge to start whipping him.

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* WhipItGood: She once WhipOfDominance: Keima is too tired to pull the literal train that Elsie prepared as Mio's transport, so Mio threatens to attack Keima with a horsewhip, but she horsewhip to get him motivated to take her to school. She was most likely messing with him. After him, but after the capture, Morita she still can't help to think about how much she wants to whip Keima when she sees her blush on seeing him and is touched... until she wonders aloud why she has the urge to start whipping him.

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* LonelyRichKid: Her parents are rich, but very strict and don't allow her to do anything that might distract her from her training to become a "refined lady". Tooru feels lonely from not having a social life because of it.



* EnergeticAndSoftSpokenDuo: Asami talks quietly and mostly keeps to herself, as opposed to her more talkative and energetic sister Ikumi.



* HatesBeingAlone: Despite her social anxiety, Asami is afraid of being left all alone and tries forcing herself to be more sociable [[spoiler:because she fears her sister might leave her]].



* PolarOppositeTwins: Asami is a reserved introvert. [[spoiler:On the other hand, her twin sister Ikumi is a cheerful extrovert, the polar opposite of her.]]

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* PolarOppositeTwins: Asami is a reserved introvert. [[spoiler:On On the other hand, her twin sister Ikumi is a cheerful extrovert, the polar opposite of her.]]



* ThemeTwinNaming: [[spoiler:Asami has a twin sister named Ikumi.]]

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* ThemeTwinNaming: [[spoiler:Asami Asami has a twin sister named Ikumi.]]



A miko from from Toyoboshi Shrine on Mt. Uryu.

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A miko from from Toyoboshi Shrine on Mt. Uryu. She arrives at the Katsuragi household to protect Keima and Elsie from the evil spirit that came out of the game "Favor of the Western Lantern".



* CuteClumsyGirl: She has a habit of tripping.

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* CuteClumsyGirl: She has a habit of tripping.tripping and dropping things. Funnily enough, her clumsiness makes her quite popular with the customers of the café Grandpa.
* DeclarationOfProtection: She promises to Elsie that she'll protect Keima from the evil spirit that's haunting him, even if she has to risk her life for it.


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* RavenHairIvorySkin: She's described as a voluptuous beauty with dark purple hair and white skin.

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* BuxomBeautyStandard: Her ample bosom is one of the reasons why she attracts a lot of male attention in public.



* TheCloudcuckoolanderWasRight: She calls herself and angel and hearing Keima is a "god", she says Elsie must be a devil. While it was just part of her "daydreamer" act, but she was right on the money.



* CoyGirlishFlirtPose: When interacting with Keima, she tends to hold her arms behind her back and slightly lean forward.



* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has long golden hair and Keima initially makes her for an angel when she saves him from a fire.
* HeadTurningBeauty: Her good looks and curvy figure attract the attention of men as she walks down the street.
* IconicItem: She always wears a necklace with a cross.
* ObfuscatingInsanity: Tooru acts like an eccentric and erratic person with dialogues that Keima can't make sense of at all, but Keima realizes she's a lot more observant and intuitive than a typical "daydreamer" should be. [[spoiler:This is because the personality she shows to Keima is an act.]]



* StepfordSmiler: [[spoiler:She puts on a cheerful and outgoing facade to cope with a stressful and restrictive lifestyle at home.]]



* TheGenericGirl: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Keima's first impression of her is similar to the one he has of Chihiro: moderately attractive, doesn't stand out much and overall rather plain. Then when he sees her ten minutes later, she's much more energetic and cute, completely shattering the first impression.
* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler:Her sister is the polar opposite of her and a cheerful extrovert]].

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* TheGenericGirl: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Keima's first impression of her is similar to the one he has of Chihiro: a girl who is ordinary in every way; moderately attractive, doesn't stand out much and overall rather plain. Then when he sees It turns out to be a deliberate act on her ten minutes later, she's much part. Asami doesn't know how to interact with people, so she puts on an "ordinary" mask to not act in a way that might upset anyone.
* NoSocialSkills: She gets anxious during social activities and has a hard time just holding a conversation. [[spoiler:The gap in her heart originates from her desire to be
more energetic and cute, completely shattering the first impression.
sociable like her twin sister.]]
* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler:Her Asami is a reserved introvert. [[spoiler:On the other hand, her twin sister Ikumi is a cheerful extrovert, the polar opposite of her.]]
* TheQuietOne: Not as much as Shiori, but Asami also has the problem of not knowing the right words to say to others, so she avoids saying much and keeps
her and a cheerful extrovert]].answers as simple as possible.


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* SplitPersonalitySwitchTrigger: Whenever Keima sees her wearing casual clothes, she's a lot more cheerful and talkative in contrast to her meek and reserved self from school. Keima deduces Asami has a dual personality, with the change being triggered when she changes out of her school uniform. [[spoiler:Subverted when it turns out Asami doesn't have another personality and Keima had been seeing Asami's twin sister.]]
* ThemeTwinNaming: [[spoiler:Asami has a twin sister named Ikumi.]]

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* OlderThanSheLooks: She looks like a twelve year old, but she's actually a high school student. It's one of her ShanaClone characteristics.

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* OlderThanSheLooks: She looks like a twelve year old, but she's actually a high school student. It's one of her ShanaClone characteristics.



* ShanaClone: Mio is a blonde, twin-tailed {{Tsundere}} of short stature. Her rich upbringing causes her to act superior towards those around her, until she grows out of it thanks to Keima making her fall in love with him. At one point, she threatens to hit Keima with a horsewhip in the same way Louise does with Saito in ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero''. Keima immediately identifying her as the archetype makes Mio into a deliberate homage to the trend.



* ShanaClone: Not as blatant as Mio, but Tsukiyo still exhibits several traits of the archetype. She's a childlike high school student with long orange-blond hair, dresses in ElegantGothicLolita fashion and is a highly aloof {{Tsundere}} to the main character.
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* BareYourMidriff: After her OvernightAgeUp, her pajamas are small for her older form, leaving her midriff bare.
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* {{Expy}}: Of Shinku from ''Manga/RozenMaiden''. Like Shinku, Tsukiyo is an aloof, snobbish TinyTyrannicalGirl who has long, curly blonde hair, wears a frilly dress and likes to drink tea. During her arc, Tsukiyo gets shrunk to the size of a doll, making the similarities to Shinku even more obvious.

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* {{Expy}}: Of Shinku from ''Manga/RozenMaiden''. Like Shinku, Tsukiyo is an aloof, snobbish TinyTyrannicalGirl who has long, curly blonde hair, wears a frilly dress and likes to drink tea. During her arc, Tsukiyo gets shrunk to the size of a doll, doll and Keima makes her wear a dress nearly identical to Shinku's, making the similarities to Shinku even more obvious.



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* CanonImmigrant: She appears in the manga and anime.
* TheGenericGirl: Keima's first impression of her is similar to the one he has of Chihiro: moderately attractive, doesn't stand out much and overall rather plain. Then when he sees her ten minutes later, she's much more energetic and cute, completely shattering the first impression.

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* CanonImmigrant: She Asami was originally created for the first light novel, but she appears in the manga and anime.
* TheGenericGirl: {{Subverted|Trope}}. Keima's first impression of her is similar to the one he has of Chihiro: moderately attractive, doesn't stand out much and overall rather plain. Then when he sees her ten minutes later, she's much more energetic and cute, completely shattering the first impression.



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* FriendToAllChildren: Likes children. Too bad she sometimes scares them.

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* FriendToAllChildren: Likes She likes children. Too bad she sometimes scares them.



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* BitchSlap: She gives a powerful slap to Keima in the face after [[spoiler:Chihiro reveals Keima has been trying to reconquest her as part of a "game".]]



* BitchSlap: Chihiro slaps Keima after he nonchalantly approaches her [[spoiler:and asks her to help him with Ayumi's reconquest even though he harshly dumped Chihiro ''just the night before'']].



* {{Expy}}: Of Shinku from ''Manga/RozenMaiden''. Like Shinku, Tsukiyo is an aloof, snobbish TinyTyrannicalGirl who has long, curly blonde hair, wears a frilly dress and likes to drink tea. During her arc, Tsukiyo gets shrunk to the size of a doll, making the similarities to Shinku even more obvious.



* NoSocialSkills: Tsukiyo really doesn't like to interact with people and mostly only talks to her doll Luna or Keima. When she and Shiori meet each other, both girls want to start a conversation, but they're very awkward about it and make clumsy attempts at getting the other to speak first.



* ShanaClone: Not as blatant as Mio, but Tsukiyo still exhibits several traits of the archetype. She's a childlike high school student with very long orange-blond hair, dresses in ElegantGothicLolita fashion and is a highly aloof {{Tsundere}} to the main character. She's more inspired by types like [[LightNovel/{{Gosick}} Victorique]] than Shana, though.

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* SkippingSchool: She's often absent from class and spends most of her time observing the moon at the school roof.

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* SkippingSchool: She's often absent from class and spends most of her time observing as she prefers to go observe the moon at the school roof.



* BreatherEpisode: The official reason for her arc. It's why it's so straightforward and with nothing in the way of real twists.



* KansaiRegionalAccent: She's mildly self conscious of the way she speaks.

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* {{Joshikousei}}: She goes to the same high school as Tenri and wears a traditional SailorFuku uniform.
* KansaiRegionalAccent: She speaks in a strong Kansai accent. She's mildly self conscious of the way she speaks.



* SailorFuku: Her school uniform is a traditional sailor fuku.



* CelibateEccentricGenius: No matter what Keima tried, he couldn't spark any romantic attraction in Akari. She even kisses him repeatedly like it's nothing. Keima then realized that he could never fill her "heart's gap" with love because all Akari cares about creating a perfect ArtificialHuman.



* {{Foil}}: To Keima. As stated in the author's notes, Keima looks for perfection in the game world, while Akari wants to create perfection in the real world. In the end, Keima convinces her that imperfection is needed in the real world for people to create bonds.



* ThePigPen: Defining trait? Reeks of oil. Her [[{{omake}} after chapter]] is mostly focused on this rather than any actual work she does. Apparently, it wasn't just something she was doing to keep people away. Nope, she's entirely unaware that she reeks.

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* ThePigPen: Defining trait? Reeks Her defining trait is that she reeks of oil. Her [[{{omake}} after chapter]] is mostly focused on this rather than any actual work she does. Apparently, it wasn't just something she was doing to keep people away. Nope, she's entirely unaware that she reeks.

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