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* CallBack: Too many to name. As a general rule in this story, ''anything'' that happens is going to get brought up again at some point.
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* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:''Tamaokuri no Nari'']]
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* ChekhovsSkill: ChekhovsBoomerang: [[spoiler:''Tamaokuri no Nari'']]Nari'']]. TWICE.
* ChekhovsSkill: Inu-papa learning to use Yachouon's bells.
* ChekhovsSkill: Inu-papa learning to use Yachouon's bells.
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* ChekhovsSkill: [[spoiler:''Tamaokuri no Nari'']]
** Yachouon's voice-projection ability also applies. It first appears in Chapter 6, but [[spoiler:Inu-papa doesn't realize he's inherited the ability until Chapter 79, when he discovers it can allow him to speak to people while in dog form]].
** Yachouon's voice-projection ability also applies. It first appears in Chapter 6, but [[spoiler:Inu-papa doesn't realize he's inherited the ability until Chapter 79, when he discovers it can allow him to speak to people while in dog form]].
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* BreakingTheFourthWall: As this is meant to be a chronicling of past events, the narrator occasionally breaks prose and addresses the audience to provide reasoning or clarification.
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* BishieSparkle: Parodied with Akagane after he gets dunked in ''sake''.
-->Though it might just have been the residual moisture clinging to his skin-tight black bodysuit, reflecting in the sun as he crouched there on all fours, but he almost seemed to... sparkle. His face, however, was hardly alight when he flatly wondered, "Why are you looking at me like that?" ''--Chapter 67''
-->Though it might just have been the residual moisture clinging to his skin-tight black bodysuit, reflecting in the sun as he crouched there on all fours, but he almost seemed to... sparkle. His face, however, was hardly alight when he flatly wondered, "Why are you looking at me like that?" ''--Chapter 67''
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** Chapter 66: Inu-papa wonders if Akagane chooses all red clothing because he has "red" in his name. While Akagane's name means "copper", the word is a compound word of "red" and "metal".
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* SickEpisode: Chapters 62-64 deal with Akagane knocked out by a stress-induced cold.
* SuckOutThePoison: Myouga to both Inu-papa and Ryakki when they're exposed to miasma for too long.
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-->'''Yakurou Dokusen:''' "[W]hile there's nothing wrong with having hope, there comes a time when you have to just man up and face reality, and deal with what's actually there in front of you instead of what you wish was there. You aren't always going to have the luxury of dilly-dallying about waiting for something better to happen." ''--Chapter 69''
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-->'''Yakurou Dokusen:''' "[W]hile there's nothing wrong with having hope, there comes a time when you have to just man up and face reality, and deal with what's actually there in front of you instead of what you wish was there. You aren't always going to have the luxury of dilly-dallying about waiting for something better to happen." ''--Chapter 69''69''
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Inu-papa and Akagane have a lot of conversation time while fighting the giant serpent in front of the shrine.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Oniuma and Onishika.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Inu-papa releases the rest of his suppressed youkai power when Onishika shoots him a dozen times.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Inu-papa and Akagane.
* TalkingIsAFreeAction: Inu-papa and Akagane have a lot of conversation time while fighting the giant serpent in front of the shrine.
* ThoseTwoBadGuys: Oniuma and Onishika.
* TraumaticSuperpowerAwakening: Inu-papa releases the rest of his suppressed youkai power when Onishika shoots him a dozen times.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Inu-papa and Akagane.
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* FakingTheDead: Wakage.
* MissingMom: The main driving plot, plus a running theme with other characters.
* MistakenForGranite: The koma-inu statues that guard the sealed shrine in the Killing Field.
* MistakenForGranite: The koma-inu statues that guard the sealed shrine in the Killing Field.
* PoisonIsCorrosive: The spider venom dissolves Akagane's armor and bodysuit and severely burns his skin, but he's able to get an antidote salve on it before it can spread further.
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* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvilRapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: And that's why Souzou Tennou loves it.
* RedOniBlueOni: Oniuma (red) and Onishika (blue). Bonus for actually being oni.
* RedOniBlueOni: Oniuma (red) and Onishika (blue). Bonus for actually being oni.
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* ShrinesAndTemples: Both show up.
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* HowDoIShotWeb: Eika [[spoiler:steals Yachouon's bell]], but after 10 years still can't use it very well.
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* IKnowYouAreInThereSomewhereFight: Akagane vs. Inu-papa when Inu-papa has his [[BroughtDownToNormal youkai power-suppressing rosary]] removed.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Souzou Tennou's preferred method of execution, especially through the back.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: Souzou Tennou's preferred method of execution, especially through the back.
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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Akagane's reasoning for not doing anything to prevent Hisui's arranged marriage.
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* KryptoniteIsEverywhere: Hard to avoid when your weakness is [[spoiler:human blood]].
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Yakorou Dokusen forces Inu-papa and Akagane to fight each other to the death as part of his trials.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Yakorou Dokusen forces Inu-papa and Akagane to fight each other to the death as part of his trials.
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* LovedOnesMontage: Inu-papa gets one in Chapter 75 when arguing with his corrupted half that his keepsakes from his friends, which the corrupted half had discarded, had protected his memories.
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* EverythingsWorseWithBees: Queen Amahari's castle.
** Inverted later when [[spoiler:Inu-papa brings the surviving bees back to the Artisan Village to help rebuild, making it better with bees]].
* ExponentialPlotDelay: The introductory arc lasted 3 chapters. The Yachouon arc lasted 10 chapters. The first Akagane arc lasted 27 chapters. The second Akagane arc is currently at 48 chapters and still going.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Akagane and Kogane are named after precious metals, copper and gold, respectively. Hisui maintains the naming theme of [[spoiler:[[TheUnreveal Sango's family]], named after semi-precious stones]], with a name meaning "jade".
** Inverted later when [[spoiler:Inu-papa brings the surviving bees back to the Artisan Village to help rebuild, making it better with bees]].
* ExponentialPlotDelay: The introductory arc lasted 3 chapters. The Yachouon arc lasted 10 chapters. The first Akagane arc lasted 27 chapters. The second Akagane arc is currently at 48 chapters and still going.
* FamilyThemeNaming: Akagane and Kogane are named after precious metals, copper and gold, respectively. Hisui maintains the naming theme of [[spoiler:[[TheUnreveal Sango's family]], named after semi-precious stones]], with a name meaning "jade".
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* ChastityCouple: [[spoiler:Akagane and Hisui don't get around to consummating their marriage until four years after the fact]]
* CoolClearWater: Justified with the purified river.
* CooldownHug: Hisui to Akagane when he freaks out after [[spoiler:Kogane is possessed by the Shikon no Tama and flies away]].
* DatePeepers: Inu-papa and [[spoiler:Kogane]] when they sneak into the house to spy on Akagane to see if [[spoiler:he'll be able to get Hisui out of an arranged marriage and propose to her instead]].
* CooldownHug: Hisui to Akagane when he freaks out after [[spoiler:Kogane is possessed by the Shikon no Tama and flies away]].
* DatePeepers: Inu-papa and [[spoiler:Kogane]] when they sneak into the house to spy on Akagane to see if [[spoiler:he'll be able to get Hisui out of an arranged marriage and propose to her instead]].
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Inu-papa confides in Kogane that he's glad Akagane can "relieve his frustrations" with Hisui now instead of him. He, of course, means by talking.
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* OneDialogueTwoConversations: Inu-papa confides in Kogane [[spoiler:Kogane]] that he's glad Akagane can "relieve his frustrations" with Hisui now instead of him. He, of course, means by talking.
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Akagane originally considered attempting to [[WhatTheHellHero revive his sister with the Shikon no Tama]], but after [[AscendedFanon readers thought that was a terrible idea]], he [[SureLetsGoWithThat amazingly decides against it in the next chapter]].
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* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Akagane originally considered attempting to [[WhatTheHellHero revive his sister with the Shikon no Tama]], but after [[AscendedFanon readers thought that was a terrible idea]], he [[SureLetsGoWithThat [[DefiedTrope amazingly decides against it in the next chapter]].
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* [[BathtubBonding Bathtub Bickering]]: Inu-papa and Akagane squabble with each other while purifying themselves in the river.
* BattleAura: Auras play a large role in the story, and are represented as free-floating energy connected to the body, which can be drawn on or manipulated for attacks.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Akagane originally considered attempting to [[WhatTheHellHero revive his sister with the Shikon no Tama]], but after [[AscendedFanon readers thought that was a terrible idea]], he [[SureLetsGoWithThat amazingly decides against it in the next chapter]].
* BattleAura: Auras play a large role in the story, and are represented as free-floating energy connected to the body, which can be drawn on or manipulated for attacks.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Akagane originally considered attempting to [[WhatTheHellHero revive his sister with the Shikon no Tama]], but after [[AscendedFanon readers thought that was a terrible idea]], he [[SureLetsGoWithThat amazingly decides against it in the next chapter]].
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* BroughtDownToNormal: Inu-papa has to wear a rosary for a while that inhibits all his youkai abilities.
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* AllPartOfTheShow: When Inu-papa barges in on Omosaki in his oni costume, thinking he's attacking some children when he's really putting on a play. They ad-lib from there.
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* AnatomyOfTheSoul: [[spoiler: A soul can only pass into the next world in a complete state. Kogane's body was left "alive", but functionless, due to her soul being split and unable to pass on.]]
* ArtEvolution: Sansazume was so manageable-looking when it first showed up.
* ArtEvolution: Sansazume was so manageable-looking when it first showed up.
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* AwfulTruth: [[spoiler:The fate of Inu-papa's mother. Eika knows, but tells Inu-papa he's better off not knowing and runs away before he can prod her further. [[HeroicBSOD He ends up finding out later, anyway]]]].
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** Chapter 77: When Inu-papa is learning to read numbers and money-related words, he points to the character for "copper" and asks Akagane if that's how he writes his name.
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** Chapter 77: When Inu-papa is learning to read numbers and money-related words, he points to the character for "copper" and asks Akagane if that's how he writes his name. Akagane's name means "copper", however it's written differently from the term for the coin.
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* LostInTranslation: Invoked. Despite the story being originally written in English, it is written as though it were translated from Japanese, including retaining "untranslatable" bits of dialogue.
** Chapter 8: Inu-papa asks Eika "Do you have ''kane''?", which can either mean "Do you have the bell?" or "Do you have any money?" He meant the former, she interpreted it as the latter.
** Chapter 27: When Akagane jokingly(?) switches to [[BladeOnAStick Sansazume]] to threaten Inu-papa, Hisui comments "''Yarisugi''". This means "overkill", but "''yari''" also means "spear".
** Chapter 77: When Inu-papa is learning to read numbers and money-related words, he points to the character for "copper" and asks Akagane if that's how he writes his name.
** Chapter 8: Inu-papa asks Eika "Do you have ''kane''?", which can either mean "Do you have the bell?" or "Do you have any money?" He meant the former, she interpreted it as the latter.
** Chapter 27: When Akagane jokingly(?) switches to [[BladeOnAStick Sansazume]] to threaten Inu-papa, Hisui comments "''Yarisugi''". This means "overkill", but "''yari''" also means "spear".
** Chapter 77: When Inu-papa is learning to read numbers and money-related words, he points to the character for "copper" and asks Akagane if that's how he writes his name.
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* KissOfLife: [[spoiler:Kogane gets revived with a mouth-to-mouth soul transfer]].
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* OfficialKiss: [[spoiler:Akagane and Hisui get theirs in Chapter 78]].
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* HeroicBSOD: Inu-papa when he discovers [[spoiler:what happened to his mother]].
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* RestrainingBolt: Inu-papa was forced to wear a rosary for a while that suppressed all his youkai abilities.
** He also gained a self-imposed weakness to human blood to prevent himself from committing massacres when his SuperpoweredEvilSide took over.
** He also gained a self-imposed weakness to human blood to prevent himself from committing massacres when his SuperpoweredEvilSide took over.
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''"Memoirs"'' is a [[WebSerialNovel long-running]] {{Backstory}} [[FanFic fanfic]] for the ''{{Manga/InuYasha}}'' manga series, following the pre-series life of Inuyasha's father. The first chapter was published in June of 2008 on its home site of [[http://www.inu-papa.com/memoirs/memoirs.html Inu-papa.com]], and has since then racked up over 100 chapters.
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''"Memoirs"'' is a [[WebSerialNovel long-running]] {{Backstory}} [[FanFic fanfic]] for the ''{{Manga/InuYasha}}'' manga series, following the pre-series life of Inuyasha's father. The first chapter was published in June of 2008 on its home site of [[http://www.inu-papa.com/memoirs/memoirs.html Inu-papa.com]], and has since then racked up over surpassed 100 chapters.
chapters, with new chapters being posted approximately once per month. Each individual chapter also has an accompanying illustration.
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[[caption-width-right:233:Every generation blames the one before]]
[[caption-width-right:233:Every generation blames the one before]]
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* DoubleAesop: Several cases.After Inu-papa helps Akagane, he finds himself in almost the exact same situation Akagane was in originally.
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* SadisticChoiceSadisticChoice: Inu-papa can either kill a bunch of potentially-brainwashed children or let those children kill everyone in the village.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Inu-papa when he [[spoiler:realizes he killed a lot of innocent people after escaping from the mountain in a mindless rage]]
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--> Present in the first story arc to in which Akagane acts as Inu-papa's mentor; Akagane undergoes a personal subplot in which he resigns himself to being unable to gain anything of importance with out losing something of importance. This plot is resolved in Chapter 42 when Akagane is faced with choosing between carrying either[[spoiler: Sansazume]] or [[spoiler: Kogane]], and Inu-papa solves the problem by [[spoiler: offering to carry one of the two.]] This comes up again later in the same chapter when Akagane feels like he can't save [[spoiler: Hisui from an arranged marriage]] because it isn't in his power to do so. Inu-papa draws a parallel from the earlier example, telling Akagane "But you shouldn't just resign yourself to losing one without considering you might have other options. Don't act like if you can't carry something yourself, it can't be carried at all.", which is sufficient enough for Akagane to experience some CharacterDevelopment.
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* ContemplateOurNavels: Inu-papa and Akagane's favorite pastime.
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* ChildrenAreInnocent: Played with to various degrees.
** Played straight with Inu-papa and Kogane
** Zig-zagged with Ryakki. Her attitude is innocent, but she willfully kills and steals due to being raised with BlueAndOrangeMorality.
** Discussed with the baby spider oni, but ultimately subverted.
** Played straight with Inu-papa and Kogane
** Zig-zagged with Ryakki. Her attitude is innocent, but she willfully kills and steals due to being raised with BlueAndOrangeMorality.
** Discussed with the baby spider oni, but ultimately subverted.
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* BreakTheCutie: Pretty much the entire theme of the story, for pretty much every character at some point.
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* BreakTheCutie: Pretty much the entire theme of the story, for pretty much every character experiences this at some point.point
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* InactionSequence: Entire chapters devoted to them at times.
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in Chapter 79: "I really would like to do something with you. Something that, for once, ''doesn't'' involve us just sitting on our butts having a deep, [[UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}} existential]] discussion on the meaning of life."
** [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] in Chapter 79: "I really would like to do something with you. Something that, for once, ''doesn't'' involve us just sitting on our butts having a deep, [[UsefulNotes/{{Existentialism}} existential]] discussion on the meaning of life."
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* ConverseWithTheUnconscious: Akagane and Hisui have been doing this with Kogane for five years.
