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''A Brave Heart of Red Rose'' (''Bara no Maria'') is a LightNovel series written by Ao Jyumonji and illustrated by BUNBUN. The series follows Mariarose, a red-haired warrior who works as a "Cracker", a mercenary, in the city of Elden where their fellow companions try to earn money while they deal with weird and crazy people. One of the RunningGags of this series is Mariarose's gender. Despite the [[GenderBlenderName female name]], Mariarose's gender has never been confirmed in the series and it doesn't help Mariarose displays both typical boyish and girlish reactions and attitudes.
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''A Brave Heart of Red Rose'' (''Bara no Maria'') is a LightNovel series written by Ao Jyumonji and illustrated by BUNBUN.BUNBUN, which was published from 2004 to 2014 for 21 volumes. The series follows Mariarose, a red-haired warrior who works as a "Cracker", a mercenary, in the city of Elden where their fellow companions try to earn money while they deal with weird and crazy people. One of the RunningGags of this series is Mariarose's gender. Despite the [[GenderBlenderName female name]], Mariarose's gender has never been confirmed in the series and it doesn't help Mariarose displays both typical boyish and girlish reactions and attitudes.
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''A Brave Heart of Red Rose'' (''Bara no Maria'') is a LightNovel series written by Ao Jyumonji and illustrated by BUNBUN. The series follows Mariarose, a red-haired warrior who works as a "Cracker", a mercenary, in the city of Elden where their fellow companions try to earn money while they deal with weird and crazy people. One of the RunningGags of this series is Mariarose's gender. Despite the [[GenderBlenderName female name]], Mariarose's gender has never been confirmed in the series and it doesn't help Mariarose displays both typical boyish and girlish reactions and attitudes.
'''Important Note:''' Unless WordOfGod confirms it, Mariarose's gender should be left ambiguous so the singular "they" should be used in examples.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Yurika. She can kick Azian's, Pimpernel's, Jin Wang's, and Fei Yang's asses in less than ten seconds and have them apologizing seiza style.
%%** Beatrice. [[spoiler:Kicked SIX's ass ''pretty hard''.]]
* AmbiguousGender: Mariarose looks female but could be a pretty boy. When a punk harasses Mariarose in the manga by calling them a "little girl", they take offense and tell the punk, "I'm not a little girl". There has been no confirmation either way.
* ArtEvolution: The novel covers for the first three volumes look ''nothing like'' how the next volumes look, whilst the illustrations are already showing huge improvements. The cover format then changes after volume fourteen. What's more, characters start to look younger than they seem.
* BackFromTheDead: Resurrection is possible if the death of the person is within 48 hours with the brain and heart intact[[note]](technically, you can try for up to 120 hours after, but the succession rate is drastically reduced[[/note]]; and there are 12 monks around to perform the ritual with an altar. You also need plenty of money to pay for it.
%%* BadassCrew: Many Clans are kickass; you got Lunch Time, Moral Keepers, ZOO, and even the Pancaro family.
%%* BadassInANiceSuit: The Pancaro family. Even if you are in an RPG-like world, you can still wear suits.
%%* BadassLongcoat: It's one of the trends among Crackers.
%%* BareFistedMonk: Twaning all the way, man. Twaning all the way.
%%* {{Bishonen}}/[[BishoujoGenre Bishoujo]]:
%%** Mariarose.
%%** [[spoiler:Lucy]] is also considered one.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The battles against [=SmC=] and Moral Keepers+ZOO. It was the third battle against SIX and his dronies that Mariarose and the rest of them won, whilst along the way, many Moral Keepers (especially a couple high-ranking members) died.]]
%%%** [[spoiler:At the very end of the series, the world was saved, however, a ''huge'' sacrifice was made for that to happen...]]
* {{Bokukko}}: Mariarose's way of speaking which confuses fans on whether Mariarose's a guy or a girl.
%%* ButtMonkey: Katari fits in this category ''very well''.
* CatchPhrase:
** LOVE MAX!
** Maria, Maria Maria Maria. '''BOKU NO MARIA'''.
* CannotSpitItOut: Oh, Mariarose. We all know you have feelings for Azian. [[spoiler: [[NoRomanticResolution The most depressing part was that Mariarose was never able to say it nor finish to...]] ]]
%%* CharacterDevelopment: Besides fighting Freaks and defeating bad Clans, this series is all about character development.
%%*ChekhovsArmy: Jyumonji-sensei ''[[{{Foreshadowing}} painstakingly]]'' [[ChekhovsSkill planned]] this series, from [[ChekhovsGag the beginning]] to the end. [[spoiler: [[TheDogWastheMastermind Meow.]] ]]
* CluelessChickMagnet: Despite being madly in love himself, Azian doesn't realize his Lunch Time companions' feelings for him, ''especially'' the women.
* ColorCharacter: The idiot that he is, Azian dresses up and becomes "the Mysterious Mask Man, Blue Rose" in volume thirteen. He then changes to "Gold Mari", "Green Eyes", and "Red Roze". He even dons [[DominoMask different coloured masks]] for every alter ego.
* CoolSword:
** Mariarose's reason for joining ZOO was to find the [[FlamingSword Gouka]]. Its kanji is a Buddhist term that reads 'the fire that destroys the world'. Translated as 'Consuming Inferno'.
** Tomatokun [[{{BFS}} has a huge one]], and it is [[SwordBeam AWESOME]]. [[spoiler:He gets another one ''much'' later on]].
** [[SonicStunner Screaming Dagger]], Azian's weapon of choice. By saying 'Scream, baby', it lets out a supersonic scream on its enemies. [[spoiler:When it continuously absorbs blood on its blade, the Dagger transforms into its true form, [[WhipSword the Death's Cry Sword]]. Azian achieves this by stabbing his right hand palm.]] Manga's adaptation is ''completely'' different.
%%* CostumeEvolution: Volume eleven after a two-year timeskip.
%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Azian's the biggest loser you'll ever meet (if he's with Mariarose). But totally kicks ass.
%%* DarkAndTroubledPast: Many, many, ''MANY'' characters are under this catalogue.
* DeathFakedForYou: During the raid for the Four Lizard Siblings, [[spoiler:Yurika witnesses Louis Catharsis' death, only to find it strange that rather than red, his blood was white. Turns out, he faked his death and is still alive behind the scenes secretly planning who knows what with Judi and the others.]]
%%* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Rogan.]]
%%* DudeLooksLikeALady:
%%** [[spoiler:Lucy, who wears skirts, too, because he enjoys wearing them.]]
%%** Mariarose, who else?
%%* ElementalPowers:
* EmergencyTransformation:
** Happens first in volume four when The Chopper was about to kill Mariarose. Azian then shouts "Don't look!" [[spoiler:and uses Arcadeia]].
** [[spoiler:In volume ten during the 7G arc, Azian has no choice but to publicly use his [[BodyHorror 'inner Freaks']] to defend Mariarose and nearly gets eaten by them.]]
* FacialMarkings: Moral Keepers has a guy named Rasa who has battle scars all over his face.
* FieryRedhead: Mariarose's red hair colour is a distinguishing trait of theirs, and they have a nasty mouth, so it's best not to get on their bad side.
* FlashStep: Azian. At one point, he sexually harassed Mariarose full-on by abusing this skill. He also kills three Moral Keepers in the blink of an eye.
* FriendlyRivalry: Azian and Q'u make [[WorthyOpponent the best rivals when fighting with one another]]. They even do [[BashBrothers combination attacks during real battles]].
* GenderBlenderName:
** Mariarose's a girl's name [[AmbiguousGender but...]]
** [[spoiler:Lucy.]] Turns out this person's a boy.
* GratuitousEnglish:
** From time to time, Azian calls Mariarose "my sweetest" and other endearing words.
** [[CatchPhrase LOVE MAX!]]
** Tomatokun needs to take English class. Is it Hystery Man Blue Blues-kun? Mysterian Masked Melon? What about Bunnyberry?
* HealingHands:
** Medical magic is available. Not only can this type of magic heal your scars and broken bones, but it can also fix that arm of yours that got lopped off minutes ago, and mend that hole in your stomach. Skill differs for every user. Clans tend to have at least one member who have such abilities. It kind of falls under [[PsychicPowers Over List]].
** Yurika and Twaning of ZOO, and Natsuko and Victoria of Lunch Time are capable of using this magic.
** Molly Lips is known for running an Asylum for injured people at affordable costs. [[spoiler:With years of experience, Molly can even use this magic as a weapon]]. Beatrice becomes her apprentice, in which the training could take fifteen years to complete.
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Mariarose was like this prior to the beginning of the series, but [[TrueCompanions then joins ZOO]].
* HypocriticalHumor:
** Azian calls out on a magi who's obsessed with Mariarose despite he himself is also obsessed with Mariarose as well.
** Katari gives a speech on Mariarose over getting lost in another dimension despite the fact he was responsible for sending them into said dimension in the first place.
* IAmWhatIAm: [[spoiler:Just when Azian was about to be eaten by his [[BodyHorror inner Freaks]], Mariarose snaps Azian out of it by telling him that no matter what he is - [[MeaningfulEcho whether he is a cat or a dog, a Freak or even a Roach]], Maria would never hate him.]]
* IAmWho: There is something more [[spoiler: about Mariarose than anyone thinks]], though even they are oblivious as to exactly what. [[SecretSecretKeeper Lilly, Tomatokun, Louis Catharsis+Judi, and SIX]] (during their second encounter) know [[spoiler:what Mariarose really is]].
%%* IdiotHero: Azian. Azian, Azian, Azian.
%%-->Mariarose: "At the least, he's not an enemy. He's just an idiot. Always have been an idiot. I'm not even sure if he plans on being an idiot forever. He is an idiot anyway. He really, ''really'' is an idiot. It's just helpless. Idiot..."
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Whether Mariarose [[ChekhovsGag is a cat or a dog, a Freak or even a Roach]], Azian will still love them.
%%* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Every character rocks this. You're in an RPG world, might as well flaunt it.
* ImprobableAge:
** Fei Yang is a young boy yet is one of the leaders of the Serial*Killers Clan.
** Yurika. Looks like a ten-year old, but is in fact [[spoiler:23]].
* InSeriesNickname:
** Katari doesn't like being called "Fish Face".
** Azian: Ano yasai otoko!
** Twaning's nickname is Beard within ZOO.
** Idiot #1, Idiot #2, and Idiot #3: Azian, Jin Wang, and Fei Yang, respectively.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha: [[spoiler:King Gooder has a dreadnaught in a shape of a multi-headed dragon.]]
%%* KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:'''GOOOODEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRR BEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMM...!''']]
%%* {{Keigo}}: Twaning.
%%* KingIncognito: Surprisingly, [[spoiler:Katari is actually the third prince of Kingdom Izuruha]].
* LoyalAnimalCompanion: Alpha is fiercely loyal to Rom Four to the point of hating Tomatokun.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Viscount Gordon. [[spoiler:Killed every child who got close to Mariarose]]. Good thing [[spoiler:Azian killed him.]]
%%* MeaningfulName}}: Bara no Maria. Mariarose. At the ''very'' end, the meaning is explained.
* {{Necromancy}}: SIX had a creepy-looking guy who was able to use such abilities. Stated to be a new type of magic. Luckily, [[spoiler:Mariarose killed the guy because fighting zombies is really troublesome.]]
* NewsTravelsFast:
** [[spoiler:After Moral Keepers was defeated by SIX's trap, the guardian clan became a laughing stock to the public. It was later after the third battle when SmC was finally beaten that Moral Keepers regained their fame, and ZOO's Tomatokun became a celebrity for defeating SIX.]]
** [[spoiler:SIX's return spread like wildfire amongst his worshippers.]]
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: [[spoiler:Not only can Azian drink gallons of whiskey and still end up sober, but lopping his arm off or firing magic at him won't even kill him. Turns out, Azian's not entirely human.]]
%%* ObliviousToLove: Tomatokun is a dunce.
%%* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Ruvy Bloom can turn into a dragon.]]
%%* OurMonstersAreDifferent: They're called Freaks. Live underground because of King Gooder's 'Curse of the Nine-headed Dragon'.
%%* PalsWithJesus: Tomatokun [[spoiler:and Soal.]]
* ProfessionalKiller: [[spoiler:Pimpernel was an assassin before joining ZOO]]. Came from a country known for training assassins.
%%* PsychicPowers: People with said abilities are called Over Lists. ''Very'' rare.
%%* RainOfArrows: [[spoiler:Jay's doppelganger]] does this during the third battle.
* Really700YearsOld:
** [[TheAgeless King Gooder]]. He's been ruling Sunland Unreign Kingdom for how many years now?
** [[TheAgeless Tomatokun's]] age is unknown to the ZOO members. Not only was he present when the clan Moral Keepers was established (twenty years prior to the series), but he also has knowledgeable information on the world. [[spoiler:He is revealed to be centuries years old.]]
* RedBaron:
** Azian is infamously known as "Carnage Doll". [[spoiler:Hates the sobriquet, though.]]
** Rasa from Moral Keepers, nicknamed [[{{Shinigami}} Shinigami-kun]].
** Betty the Drooping Eyes, from Lunch Time.
** Safinia's, Betty's, and Tomoyo's teacher, [[OlderThanTheyLook Sparkle Witch Matilda]].
** A kid who does magic named "Dancing Sheep".
%%* RoseHairedSweetie: Korona. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:the hair colour is a side-effect from taking magic drugs.]]
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Twaning might actually know Mariarose's actual gender/secret.]] After waking up from being fatally injured by SIX in volume three, [[spoiler:Mariarose asks Twaning who changed their clothes, in which Twaning answers he did.]]
%%* SeeminglyProfoundFool: Funny Frank. ''Soo'' annoying.
%%* SlasherSmile: Both Azian and Tomatokun during the final battle against SmC.
* SleepCute: Happens all the time whenever Mariarose uses Q'u as a pillow; in volume 11, Lucy finds Mariarose sleeping on Q'u's fluffy fur, only to quickly wake up and straightening his/her (adorable) bed hair.
* StalkerWithACrush: Azian, who is madly in love with Mariarose, not only knows where they live, but he also knows all the places they would usually go and visit too.
%%* StalkingIsLove: What Azian believes much to Mariarose's chagrin. [[CatchPhrase LOVE MAX]]!!
* SummonMagic: Safinia and Betty are known to use this magic. Only very few people are capable of using magic, and, of those people, even fewer are able to use summoning magic.
%%* SupernaturalMartialArts: She might not look like one, but [[spoiler:Yurika]] can pack a punch. Twaning taught her the skills.
%%* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish:
* SurvivorGuilt:
** During the Jaderi arc (not Jadori), [[spoiler:Katari takes the blow that was meant for Mariarose.]]
** [[spoiler:This happens ''again'' when Lucy covers for Mariarose during the Calamitage.]]
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: [[spoiler:When Azian guards Mariarose outside his/her apartment in the ninth volume, Mariarose forcefully pulls him in from the cold and has him sleep on the couch.]]
%%* TheLegendOfChekhov: How Eldeinion came to be.
* TheSmartGuy:
** If you need to get out of a sticky situation, get Mariarose. If you need to make quick judgement, get Mariarose. If you need a temporary leader, get Mariarose. If you need to get rid of Azian, get Mariarose.
** Johann Sunrise. The new glasses aren't just for show.
* TheStoic: It is revealed in volume nine and in a prequel novel that [[spoiler:Azian]] is actually deadpan. He only becomes [[spoiler:an energetic idiot because of Love]]. Once Mariarose leaves, Azian reverts to his emotionless self. His change in Mariarose's presence shocks those who know him otherwise. [[spoiler:When Mariarose eventually sees this side of him, they are shocked to the point of feeling ignored.]]
* TournamentArc: The entire gist of the 7S Game arc.
* TrainingFromHell: After the 7S Game arc, Mariarose decides to become stronger by training with Tomatokun and Pimpernel. A year and a half later, [[TookALevelInBadass Mariarose is able to wield double swords.]]
%%* TrueCompanions: Every Clan in the series.
%%* {{Tsundere}}: Mariarose. Oh, Mariarose.
%%* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Mariarose. Happens ALL THE TIME.
%%* UnwantedHarem: Let's see, Azian, Mariarose's stalker; Jin Wang, the other leader of the Ryu-Su Alliance and has teeth fetish; Lucy, one of the newly recruited members of ZOO; and Beatrice, a former Moral Keepers member and medic in training.
%%* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Calamitage.]] [[NothingIstheSameAnymore If you think Elden was hellish enough, then...]].
%%* WhamLine:
%%** [[spoiler: Ruvy Bloom]]: [[LukeIAmYourFather You are my child]].
%%** [[spoiler:[[TheReveal You are the Key.]] ]]
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue:
** [[spoiler:The readers are shown what happens after the Key is sacrificed.]]
** [[spoiler: At the very end of the series, [[NoRomanticResolution Azian]] is shown to be looking for something (and he ''did'' find it), [[AmbiguousEnding unfortunately readers are never shown or told what]]. [[MeaningfulName Only speculation]]. ]]
* {{Yandere}}: Okay, so Azian ''does'' have tendencies of a yandere. Idiot #1 had erroneously believed that [[spoiler:Lucy]] was a girl, thus allowing him to sleep under the same roof as Mariarose. When he revealed that he was actually a boy, Azian nearly attacked him, if it wasn't for Q'u's interference.
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''A Brave Heart of Red Rose'' (''Bara no Maria'') is a LightNovel series written by Ao Jyumonji and illustrated by BUNBUN. The series follows Mariarose, a red-haired warrior who works as a "Cracker", a mercenary, in the city of Elden where their fellow companions try to earn money while they deal with weird and crazy people. One of the RunningGags of this series is Mariarose's gender. Despite the [[GenderBlenderName female name]], Mariarose's gender has never been confirmed in the series and it doesn't help Mariarose displays both typical boyish and girlish reactions and attitudes.
'''Important Note:''' Unless WordOfGod confirms it, Mariarose's gender should be left ambiguous so the singular "they" should be used in examples.
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!!This series provides examples of:
* ActionGirl: Yurika. She can kick Azian's, Pimpernel's, Jin Wang's, and Fei Yang's asses in less than ten seconds and have them apologizing seiza style.
%%** Beatrice. [[spoiler:Kicked SIX's ass ''pretty hard''.]]
* AmbiguousGender: Mariarose looks female but could be a pretty boy. When a punk harasses Mariarose in the manga by calling them a "little girl", they take offense and tell the punk, "I'm not a little girl". There has been no confirmation either way.
* ArtEvolution: The novel covers for the first three volumes look ''nothing like'' how the next volumes look, whilst the illustrations are already showing huge improvements. The cover format then changes after volume fourteen. What's more, characters start to look younger than they seem.
* BackFromTheDead: Resurrection is possible if the death of the person is within 48 hours with the brain and heart intact[[note]](technically, you can try for up to 120 hours after, but the succession rate is drastically reduced[[/note]]; and there are 12 monks around to perform the ritual with an altar. You also need plenty of money to pay for it.
%%* BadassCrew: Many Clans are kickass; you got Lunch Time, Moral Keepers, ZOO, and even the Pancaro family.
%%* BadassInANiceSuit: The Pancaro family. Even if you are in an RPG-like world, you can still wear suits.
%%* BadassLongcoat: It's one of the trends among Crackers.
%%* BareFistedMonk: Twaning all the way, man. Twaning all the way.
%%* {{Bishonen}}/[[BishoujoGenre Bishoujo]]:
%%** Mariarose.
%%** [[spoiler:Lucy]] is also considered one.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:The battles against [=SmC=] and Moral Keepers+ZOO. It was the third battle against SIX and his dronies that Mariarose and the rest of them won, whilst along the way, many Moral Keepers (especially a couple high-ranking members) died.]]
%%%** [[spoiler:At the very end of the series, the world was saved, however, a ''huge'' sacrifice was made for that to happen...]]
* {{Bokukko}}: Mariarose's way of speaking which confuses fans on whether Mariarose's a guy or a girl.
%%* ButtMonkey: Katari fits in this category ''very well''.
* CatchPhrase:
** LOVE MAX!
** Maria, Maria Maria Maria. '''BOKU NO MARIA'''.
* CannotSpitItOut: Oh, Mariarose. We all know you have feelings for Azian. [[spoiler: [[NoRomanticResolution The most depressing part was that Mariarose was never able to say it nor finish to...]] ]]
%%* CharacterDevelopment: Besides fighting Freaks and defeating bad Clans, this series is all about character development.
%%*ChekhovsArmy: Jyumonji-sensei ''[[{{Foreshadowing}} painstakingly]]'' [[ChekhovsSkill planned]] this series, from [[ChekhovsGag the beginning]] to the end. [[spoiler: [[TheDogWastheMastermind Meow.]] ]]
* CluelessChickMagnet: Despite being madly in love himself, Azian doesn't realize his Lunch Time companions' feelings for him, ''especially'' the women.
* ColorCharacter: The idiot that he is, Azian dresses up and becomes "the Mysterious Mask Man, Blue Rose" in volume thirteen. He then changes to "Gold Mari", "Green Eyes", and "Red Roze". He even dons [[DominoMask different coloured masks]] for every alter ego.
* CoolSword:
** Mariarose's reason for joining ZOO was to find the [[FlamingSword Gouka]]. Its kanji is a Buddhist term that reads 'the fire that destroys the world'. Translated as 'Consuming Inferno'.
** Tomatokun [[{{BFS}} has a huge one]], and it is [[SwordBeam AWESOME]]. [[spoiler:He gets another one ''much'' later on]].
** [[SonicStunner Screaming Dagger]], Azian's weapon of choice. By saying 'Scream, baby', it lets out a supersonic scream on its enemies. [[spoiler:When it continuously absorbs blood on its blade, the Dagger transforms into its true form, [[WhipSword the Death's Cry Sword]]. Azian achieves this by stabbing his right hand palm.]] Manga's adaptation is ''completely'' different.
%%* CostumeEvolution: Volume eleven after a two-year timeskip.
%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Azian's the biggest loser you'll ever meet (if he's with Mariarose). But totally kicks ass.
%%* DarkAndTroubledPast: Many, many, ''MANY'' characters are under this catalogue.
* DeathFakedForYou: During the raid for the Four Lizard Siblings, [[spoiler:Yurika witnesses Louis Catharsis' death, only to find it strange that rather than red, his blood was white. Turns out, he faked his death and is still alive behind the scenes secretly planning who knows what with Judi and the others.]]
%%* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:Rogan.]]
%%* DudeLooksLikeALady:
%%** [[spoiler:Lucy, who wears skirts, too, because he enjoys wearing them.]]
%%** Mariarose, who else?
%%* ElementalPowers:
* EmergencyTransformation:
** Happens first in volume four when The Chopper was about to kill Mariarose. Azian then shouts "Don't look!" [[spoiler:and uses Arcadeia]].
** [[spoiler:In volume ten during the 7G arc, Azian has no choice but to publicly use his [[BodyHorror 'inner Freaks']] to defend Mariarose and nearly gets eaten by them.]]
* FacialMarkings: Moral Keepers has a guy named Rasa who has battle scars all over his face.
* FieryRedhead: Mariarose's red hair colour is a distinguishing trait of theirs, and they have a nasty mouth, so it's best not to get on their bad side.
* FlashStep: Azian. At one point, he sexually harassed Mariarose full-on by abusing this skill. He also kills three Moral Keepers in the blink of an eye.
* FriendlyRivalry: Azian and Q'u make [[WorthyOpponent the best rivals when fighting with one another]]. They even do [[BashBrothers combination attacks during real battles]].
* GenderBlenderName:
** Mariarose's a girl's name [[AmbiguousGender but...]]
** [[spoiler:Lucy.]] Turns out this person's a boy.
* GratuitousEnglish:
** From time to time, Azian calls Mariarose "my sweetest" and other endearing words.
** [[CatchPhrase LOVE MAX!]]
** Tomatokun needs to take English class. Is it Hystery Man Blue Blues-kun? Mysterian Masked Melon? What about Bunnyberry?
* HealingHands:
** Medical magic is available. Not only can this type of magic heal your scars and broken bones, but it can also fix that arm of yours that got lopped off minutes ago, and mend that hole in your stomach. Skill differs for every user. Clans tend to have at least one member who have such abilities. It kind of falls under [[PsychicPowers Over List]].
** Yurika and Twaning of ZOO, and Natsuko and Victoria of Lunch Time are capable of using this magic.
** Molly Lips is known for running an Asylum for injured people at affordable costs. [[spoiler:With years of experience, Molly can even use this magic as a weapon]]. Beatrice becomes her apprentice, in which the training could take fifteen years to complete.
* HonoraryTrueCompanion: Mariarose was like this prior to the beginning of the series, but [[TrueCompanions then joins ZOO]].
* HypocriticalHumor:
** Azian calls out on a magi who's obsessed with Mariarose despite he himself is also obsessed with Mariarose as well.
** Katari gives a speech on Mariarose over getting lost in another dimension despite the fact he was responsible for sending them into said dimension in the first place.
* IAmWhatIAm: [[spoiler:Just when Azian was about to be eaten by his [[BodyHorror inner Freaks]], Mariarose snaps Azian out of it by telling him that no matter what he is - [[MeaningfulEcho whether he is a cat or a dog, a Freak or even a Roach]], Maria would never hate him.]]
* IAmWho: There is something more [[spoiler: about Mariarose than anyone thinks]], though even they are oblivious as to exactly what. [[SecretSecretKeeper Lilly, Tomatokun, Louis Catharsis+Judi, and SIX]] (during their second encounter) know [[spoiler:what Mariarose really is]].
%%* IdiotHero: Azian. Azian, Azian, Azian.
%%-->Mariarose: "At the least, he's not an enemy. He's just an idiot. Always have been an idiot. I'm not even sure if he plans on being an idiot forever. He is an idiot anyway. He really, ''really'' is an idiot. It's just helpless. Idiot..."
* IfItsYouItsOkay: Whether Mariarose [[ChekhovsGag is a cat or a dog, a Freak or even a Roach]], Azian will still love them.
%%* ImpossiblyCoolClothes: Every character rocks this. You're in an RPG world, might as well flaunt it.
* ImprobableAge:
** Fei Yang is a young boy yet is one of the leaders of the Serial*Killers Clan.
** Yurika. Looks like a ten-year old, but is in fact [[spoiler:23]].
* InSeriesNickname:
** Katari doesn't like being called "Fish Face".
** Azian: Ano yasai otoko!
** Twaning's nickname is Beard within ZOO.
** Idiot #1, Idiot #2, and Idiot #3: Azian, Jin Wang, and Fei Yang, respectively.
* InstantAwesomeJustAddMecha: [[spoiler:King Gooder has a dreadnaught in a shape of a multi-headed dragon.]]
%%* KamehameHadoken: [[spoiler:'''GOOOODEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRR BEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMM...!''']]
%%* {{Keigo}}: Twaning.
%%* KingIncognito: Surprisingly, [[spoiler:Katari is actually the third prince of Kingdom Izuruha]].
* LoyalAnimalCompanion: Alpha is fiercely loyal to Rom Four to the point of hating Tomatokun.
* LoveMakesYouEvil: Viscount Gordon. [[spoiler:Killed every child who got close to Mariarose]]. Good thing [[spoiler:Azian killed him.]]
%%* MeaningfulName}}: Bara no Maria. Mariarose. At the ''very'' end, the meaning is explained.
* {{Necromancy}}: SIX had a creepy-looking guy who was able to use such abilities. Stated to be a new type of magic. Luckily, [[spoiler:Mariarose killed the guy because fighting zombies is really troublesome.]]
* NewsTravelsFast:
** [[spoiler:After Moral Keepers was defeated by SIX's trap, the guardian clan became a laughing stock to the public. It was later after the third battle when SmC was finally beaten that Moral Keepers regained their fame, and ZOO's Tomatokun became a celebrity for defeating SIX.]]
** [[spoiler:SIX's return spread like wildfire amongst his worshippers.]]
* NormallyIWouldBeDeadNow: [[spoiler:Not only can Azian drink gallons of whiskey and still end up sober, but lopping his arm off or firing magic at him won't even kill him. Turns out, Azian's not entirely human.]]
%%* ObliviousToLove: Tomatokun is a dunce.
%%* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:Ruvy Bloom can turn into a dragon.]]
%%* OurMonstersAreDifferent: They're called Freaks. Live underground because of King Gooder's 'Curse of the Nine-headed Dragon'.
%%* PalsWithJesus: Tomatokun [[spoiler:and Soal.]]
* ProfessionalKiller: [[spoiler:Pimpernel was an assassin before joining ZOO]]. Came from a country known for training assassins.
%%* PsychicPowers: People with said abilities are called Over Lists. ''Very'' rare.
%%* RainOfArrows: [[spoiler:Jay's doppelganger]] does this during the third battle.
* Really700YearsOld:
** [[TheAgeless King Gooder]]. He's been ruling Sunland Unreign Kingdom for how many years now?
** [[TheAgeless Tomatokun's]] age is unknown to the ZOO members. Not only was he present when the clan Moral Keepers was established (twenty years prior to the series), but he also has knowledgeable information on the world. [[spoiler:He is revealed to be centuries years old.]]
* RedBaron:
** Azian is infamously known as "Carnage Doll". [[spoiler:Hates the sobriquet, though.]]
** Rasa from Moral Keepers, nicknamed [[{{Shinigami}} Shinigami-kun]].
** Betty the Drooping Eyes, from Lunch Time.
** Safinia's, Betty's, and Tomoyo's teacher, [[OlderThanTheyLook Sparkle Witch Matilda]].
** A kid who does magic named "Dancing Sheep".
%%* RoseHairedSweetie: Korona. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:the hair colour is a side-effect from taking magic drugs.]]
* SecretKeeper: [[spoiler:Twaning might actually know Mariarose's actual gender/secret.]] After waking up from being fatally injured by SIX in volume three, [[spoiler:Mariarose asks Twaning who changed their clothes, in which Twaning answers he did.]]
%%* SeeminglyProfoundFool: Funny Frank. ''Soo'' annoying.
%%* SlasherSmile: Both Azian and Tomatokun during the final battle against SmC.
* SleepCute: Happens all the time whenever Mariarose uses Q'u as a pillow; in volume 11, Lucy finds Mariarose sleeping on Q'u's fluffy fur, only to quickly wake up and straightening his/her (adorable) bed hair.
* StalkerWithACrush: Azian, who is madly in love with Mariarose, not only knows where they live, but he also knows all the places they would usually go and visit too.
%%* StalkingIsLove: What Azian believes much to Mariarose's chagrin. [[CatchPhrase LOVE MAX]]!!
* SummonMagic: Safinia and Betty are known to use this magic. Only very few people are capable of using magic, and, of those people, even fewer are able to use summoning magic.
%%* SupernaturalMartialArts: She might not look like one, but [[spoiler:Yurika]] can pack a punch. Twaning taught her the skills.
%%* SurprisinglyGoodEnglish:
* SurvivorGuilt:
** During the Jaderi arc (not Jadori), [[spoiler:Katari takes the blow that was meant for Mariarose.]]
** [[spoiler:This happens ''again'' when Lucy covers for Mariarose during the Calamitage.]]
* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: [[spoiler:When Azian guards Mariarose outside his/her apartment in the ninth volume, Mariarose forcefully pulls him in from the cold and has him sleep on the couch.]]
%%* TheLegendOfChekhov: How Eldeinion came to be.
* TheSmartGuy:
** If you need to get out of a sticky situation, get Mariarose. If you need to make quick judgement, get Mariarose. If you need a temporary leader, get Mariarose. If you need to get rid of Azian, get Mariarose.
** Johann Sunrise. The new glasses aren't just for show.
* TheStoic: It is revealed in volume nine and in a prequel novel that [[spoiler:Azian]] is actually deadpan. He only becomes [[spoiler:an energetic idiot because of Love]]. Once Mariarose leaves, Azian reverts to his emotionless self. His change in Mariarose's presence shocks those who know him otherwise. [[spoiler:When Mariarose eventually sees this side of him, they are shocked to the point of feeling ignored.]]
* TournamentArc: The entire gist of the 7S Game arc.
* TrainingFromHell: After the 7S Game arc, Mariarose decides to become stronger by training with Tomatokun and Pimpernel. A year and a half later, [[TookALevelInBadass Mariarose is able to wield double swords.]]
%%* TrueCompanions: Every Clan in the series.
%%* {{Tsundere}}: Mariarose. Oh, Mariarose.
%%* UnsettlingGenderReveal: Mariarose. Happens ALL THE TIME.
%%* UnwantedHarem: Let's see, Azian, Mariarose's stalker; Jin Wang, the other leader of the Ryu-Su Alliance and has teeth fetish; Lucy, one of the newly recruited members of ZOO; and Beatrice, a former Moral Keepers member and medic in training.
%%* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler:Calamitage.]] [[NothingIstheSameAnymore If you think Elden was hellish enough, then...]].
%%* WhamLine:
%%** [[spoiler: Ruvy Bloom]]: [[LukeIAmYourFather You are my child]].
%%** [[spoiler:[[TheReveal You are the Key.]] ]]
* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue:
** [[spoiler:The readers are shown what happens after the Key is sacrificed.]]
** [[spoiler: At the very end of the series, [[NoRomanticResolution Azian]] is shown to be looking for something (and he ''did'' find it), [[AmbiguousEnding unfortunately readers are never shown or told what]]. [[MeaningfulName Only speculation]]. ]]
* {{Yandere}}: Okay, so Azian ''does'' have tendencies of a yandere. Idiot #1 had erroneously believed that [[spoiler:Lucy]] was a girl, thus allowing him to sleep under the same roof as Mariarose. When he revealed that he was actually a boy, Azian nearly attacked him, if it wasn't for Q'u's interference.
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