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* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to the titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disappear if removed from its influence, and its purpose (if any) is totally incomprehensible.

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* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to the titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disappear if removed from its influence, and its purpose (if any) is totally incomprehensible. Creator/StanislawLem is also referenced for a gag when Aoyama makes up a fake disease named after him to scare Suzuki at the dentist.
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* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to the titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disappear if removed from its influence, and its purpose is totally incomprehensible.

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* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to the titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disappear if removed from its influence, and its purpose (if any) is totally incomprehensible.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Aoyama certainly thinks so.

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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Aoyama certainly thinks so.bigger breasts are more attractive.
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* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: The penguins aren't just a curiosity, they're [[spoiler:somethine Onee-san is able to create out of other objects]]. Later, [[spoiler:they play a big role in repairing the Ocean, which is actually a big hole in the space-time continuum]].

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* AdaptationalAlternateEnding: Downplayed, the novel leaves it very deliberately unclear [[spoiler:whether Onee-san would ever return.]] The anime adds an extra scene for its very end [[spoiler:where Aoyama's Lego Penguin plane was returned to him by a penguin after an unknown amount of time, suggesting that she's still capable of interacting with Earth, wherever she is.]]
* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: Uchida brings up the fact that he finished surveying the river and discovered that it's an inexplicable loop with no source in the anime, but it's just brought up as another weird thing on their plates and given little thought after. The novel explains that it was a side effect of the Ocean's presence and [[spoiler:after it's fixed by the penguins, the river reverts to being normal with parts of the loop just completely drying up.]]



* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disappear if removed from its influence, and its purpose is totally incomprehensible.

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* RealityBleed: It's revealed in the end that the Ocean's mere presence edited reality to make the clearing behind the forest for it to be present in and the looping river around town. [[spoiler:Once the penguins fix it, both disappear from reality.]]
* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to the titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disappear if removed from its influence, and its purpose is totally incomprehensible.


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* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's deliberately vague where the story takes place, with the only major identifiers being that it's landlocked as Aoyama makes a promise with Onee-san to see the coast for the first time with her and there's a local university with a meteorology lab.
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* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disapear if removed from its influence, and its purpose is totally incomprehensible.

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* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disapear disappear if removed from its influence, and its purpose is totally incomprehensible.
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* YouWereTryingTooHard: Despite EurekaMoment being [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] by Aoyama and his father and even writing it down, the boy fails to take his father's advice and ends up working to the point of sickness. It wasn't until after he's recovered and stopped concentrating on his work that all the pieces started to click together.

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* YouWereTryingTooHard: Despite EurekaMoment being [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] {{discussed|Trope}} by Aoyama and his father and him even writing it down, the boy Aoyama fails to take his father's advice and ends up working to the point of sickness. It wasn't isn't until after he's recovered and stopped concentrating on his work that all the pieces started start to click together.
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* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disapear if removed from its influence, and its purpose is totally inconprehensible.

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* ShoutOut: The function and appearance of the Ocean is similar to titular alien ocean in ''Literature/{{Solaris}}''. Like Solaris, it can alter physical laws and create living things with false memories that disapear if removed from its influence, and its purpose is totally inconprehensible.incomprehensible.
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* YouWereTryingTooHard: Despite EurekaMoment being [[DiscussedTrope discussed]] by Aoyama and his father and even writing it down, the boy fails to take his father's advice and ends up working to the point of sickness. It wasn't until after he's recovered and stopped concentrating on his work that all the pieces started to click together.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Aoyama and Hamamoto. Aoyama observes and catalogs everything that catches his interest, making notes and drawing charts of his experiments. This ranges from the penguins, the Ocean, his baby tooth that fell out and Onee-san's ''breasts''. Meanwhile, Hamamoto is introduced holding a book on the theory of relativity and is very good at chess. They both seem to get it from their fathers, both of which are prominent researchers in their respective fields.

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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Aoyama and Hamamoto. Aoyama observes and catalogs everything that catches his interest, making notes and drawing charts of his experiments. This ranges from the penguins, the Ocean, his baby tooth that fell out and Onee-san's ''breasts''. Meanwhile, Hamamoto is introduced holding a book on the theory of relativity and is very good at chess. They both seem to get it from their fathers, both of which whom are prominent researchers in their respective fields.



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''Penguin Highway'' is a Japanese science fiction [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] novel written by Creator/TomihikoMorimi (''Literature/TheTatamiGalaxy'', ''Literature/TheEccentricFamily'', ''Anime/TheNightIsShortWalkOnGirl'') published in 2010. In 2018, it received a manga adaptation in ''Monthly Comic Alive'' and an anime film adaptation by Studio Colorido (''Typhoon Noruda''). Creator/YenPress released an English translation of the novel in 2019.

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''Penguin Highway'' is a Japanese science fiction [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] novel written by Creator/TomihikoMorimi (''Literature/TheTatamiGalaxy'', ''Literature/TheEccentricFamily'', ''Anime/TheNightIsShortWalkOnGirl'') published in 2010. In 2018, it received a manga adaptation in ''Monthly Comic Alive'' and an anime film adaptation by Studio Colorido (''Typhoon Noruda''). Creator/YenPress released an English translation of the novel in 2019.
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* DIYDentistry: Zigzagged. [Onee-san] is a dental assistant but offers a home remedy for Aoyama's loose tooth. Played for laughs in that every time she moves, Aoyama follows her, defeating the whole purpose.

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* DIYDentistry: Zigzagged. [Onee-san] Onee-san is a dental assistant but offers a home remedy for Aoyama's loose tooth. Played for laughs in that every time she moves, Aoyama follows her, defeating the whole purpose.
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*DIYDentistry: Zigzagged. [Onee-san] is a dental assistant but offers a home remedy for Aoyama's loose tooth. Played for laughs in that every time she moves, Aoyama follows her, defeating the whole purpose.
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''Penguin Highway'' is a Japanese science fiction [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] novel written by Tomihiko Morimi (''Literature/TheTatamiGalaxy'', ''Literature/TheEccentricFamily'', ''Anime/TheNightIsShortWalkOnGirl'') published in 2010. In 2018, it received a manga adaptation in ''Monthly Comic Alive'' and an anime film adaptation by Studio Colorido (''Typhoon Noruda''). Creator/YenPress released an English translation of the novel in 2019.

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''Penguin Highway'' is a Japanese science fiction [[ComingOfAgeStory coming-of-age]] novel written by Tomihiko Morimi Creator/TomihikoMorimi (''Literature/TheTatamiGalaxy'', ''Literature/TheEccentricFamily'', ''Anime/TheNightIsShortWalkOnGirl'') published in 2010. In 2018, it received a manga adaptation in ''Monthly Comic Alive'' and an anime film adaptation by Studio Colorido (''Typhoon Noruda''). Creator/YenPress released an English translation of the novel in 2019.
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* TheBully: Suzuki, with his two cronies parroting almost everything he says. They torment several kids in the class, although they seem to focus on Aoyama and Uchida. Uchida, being rather shy and nervous, is afraid of them; Aoyama, on the other hand, barely reacts to their taunts and doesn't hesitate to confront Suzuki.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Suzuki is an arrogant bully who takes pleasure in picking on Aoyama. [[spoiler:He shows his good side during climax when he helps Aoyama escape the school to find Onee-San.]]

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Suzuki is an arrogant bully who takes pleasure in picking on Aoyama. [[spoiler:He shows his good side during the climax when he helps Aoyama escape the school to find Onee-San.]]
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* KryptoniteFactor: Aoyama and Uchida, while trying to transport a penguin, are distressed when it begins to show signs of sickness, [[spoiler:eventually turning back into the soda can it started out as. Onee-san shows the same signs as she and Aoyama are trying to take a trip to the beach, hinting that the further she gets from the Ocean, the worse she feels.]]
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Many of the romantic interests in the story are one-sided such as Suzuki's for Hamamato and Hamamato's for Aoyoma. Zig-zagged with Aoyoma and Onee-san's case; doesn't have the same romantic feelings for Aoyama that he has for her, she cares for him deeply.

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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Many of the romantic interests in the story are one-sided such as Suzuki's for Hamamato and Hamamato's for Aoyoma. Zig-zagged with Aoyoma and Onee-san's case; while she doesn't have the same romantic feelings for Aoyama that he has for her, she cares for him deeply.
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* ModestyTowel: [[PlayingWithATrope Played with.]] After Onee-san and Aoyama eat in her apartment, she flops over and falls asleep. He draws her in his research notebook, then sees that her shirt has pulled up some and drapes a towel over her belly.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Aoyama and Hamamoto. Aoyama observes and catalogs everything that catches his interest, making notes and drawing charts of his experiments. This ranges from the penguins, the Ocean, his baby tooth that fell out and Onee-san's ''breasts''. Meanwhile, Hamamoto is introduced holding a book on the theory of relativity. They both seem to get it from their fathers, both of which are prominent researchers in their respective fields.
* AliceAllusion: Literature/{{Jabberwocky}} is mentioned by Onee-san, who says that the Trope Image gave her nightmares. It relates to the seemingly-nonsensical nature of the penguins and Ocean. [[spoiler:During the climax, when inside the Ocean, buildings and landscapes warp and connect together in bizarre ways, much like falling down the rabbit hole.]]
-->'''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Alice:]]''' "It seems very pretty, but it's rather hard to understand! Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas - only I don't exactly know what they are!"
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Many of the romantic interests in the story are one-sided such as Suzuki's for Hamamato and Hamamato's for Aoyoma. Zig-zagged with Aoyoma and Onee-san's case, while Onee-San dosen't have the same romantic feelings for Aoyama that he has for her, she cares for him deeply.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:The dental assistant can turn objects into penguins, doesn't need to eat, and sickens if she gets too far from the Ocean. She has memories of living a normal life, but wonders near the end if they really happened.]]
* ArtisticLicenseOrnithology: Not in Japanese or English, but in French due to a gross mistranslation. The French word "pingouin" normally means "razorbill", a sea bird living in the Northern Atlantic − but the translation treats it as an equivalent of "penguin", whose actual French translation is "manchot". Thus during the whole movie you get gems like "razorbills live in Antartica" or "the Adélie razorbill". It is likely that since the confusion is frequent among French speakers anyway, the marketing department opted for the cuter word rather than an accurate translation.
* BitchSlap: [[spoiler: Hamamoto delivers an impressive one for a nine-year-old girl to Suzuki, when he coughs up the secret about the Ocean to the researchers.]]

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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Aoyama and Hamamoto. Aoyama observes and catalogs everything that catches his interest, making notes and drawing charts of his experiments. This ranges from the penguins, the Ocean, his baby tooth that fell out and Onee-san's ''breasts''. Meanwhile, Hamamoto is introduced holding a book on the theory of relativity.relativity and is very good at chess. They both seem to get it from their fathers, both of which are prominent researchers in their respective fields.
* AliceAllusion: Literature/{{Jabberwocky}} ''Literature/{{Jabberwocky}}'' is mentioned by Onee-san, who says that the Trope Image illustration of the Jabberwock gave her nightmares. It relates to the seemingly-nonsensical nature of the penguins and Ocean. [[spoiler:During the climax, when inside the Ocean, buildings and landscapes warp and connect together in bizarre ways, much like falling down the rabbit hole.]]
-->'''[[Literature/AlicesAdventuresInWonderland Alice:]]''' "It It seems very pretty, but it's rather hard to understand! Somehow it seems to fill my head with ideas - only I don't exactly know what they are!"
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Many of the romantic interests in the story are one-sided such as Suzuki's for Hamamato and Hamamato's for Aoyoma. Zig-zagged with Aoyoma and Onee-san's case, while Onee-San dosen't case; doesn't have the same romantic feelings for Aoyama that he has for her, she cares for him deeply.
* AmbiguouslyHuman: [[spoiler:The dental assistant [[spoiler:Onee-San can turn objects into penguins, doesn't need to eat, and sickens if she gets too far from the Ocean. She has memories of living a normal life, but wonders near the end if they really happened.]]
* ArtisticLicenseOrnithology: Not in Japanese or English, but in French due to a gross mistranslation. The French word "pingouin" normally means "razorbill", a sea bird living in the Northern Atlantic − but Atlantic. However, the translation treats it as an equivalent of "penguin", whose actual French translation is "manchot". Thus during the whole movie you get gems like "razorbills live in Antartica" or "the Adélie razorbill". It is likely that since the confusion is frequent among French speakers anyway, the marketing department opted for the cuter word rather than an accurate translation.
* BitchSlap: [[spoiler: Hamamoto [[spoiler:Hamamoto]] delivers an impressive one for a nine-year-old girl to Suzuki, [[spoiler:Suzuki]], when he [[spoiler:he coughs up the secret about the Ocean to the researchers.]]researchers]].



* BrutalHonesty: Aoyama admitting that he knows Suzuki is bullying him due to the latter's crush on Hamamoto and denies any "lovey-dovey" is going on. While the other two are ''right there''. He then advises Suzuki to be more logical in admitting his feelings.

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* BrutalHonesty: Aoyama admitting that he knows Suzuki is bullying him due to the latter's crush on Hamamoto and denies any "lovey-dovey" is going on. While on...while the other two are ''right there''. He then advises Suzuki to be more logical in admitting his feelings.



-->'''Hamamoto:''' "You only like her [Onee-san] because she has boobs!"
-->'''Aoyama:''' "Yes, but the way I like her is separate from that."
-->'''Hamamoto:''' "But you still like boobs!"
-->'''Aoyama:''' [[ComicallySerious "Yes. Large ones."]]
* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler:It's left ambiguous exactly what happens to Onee-san once the Ocean is destroyed. It's true that she no longer exists in the "real world" but whether or not she and the penguins still exist in some capacity on the other side of the Ocean is unclear.]]

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'''Aoyama:''' Yes,
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* CessationOfExistence: [[spoiler:It's left ambiguous exactly what happens to Onee-san once the Ocean is destroyed. It's true that she no longer exists in the "real world" but whether or not she and the penguins still exist in some capacity on the other side of the Ocean is unclear.unclear, although the penguin that appears at the very end to return the Lego plane suggests she is alive.]]



* EatingOptional: The penguins don't need to eat. [[spoiler:Neither does the dental assistant.]]
* EurekaMoment: Discussed by Aoyama's father then later played straight.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: And as it turns out, [[spoiler: they play a big role in repairing the "sea" which is actually a big hole in the space-time continuum.]]

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* EatingOptional: The penguins don't need to eat. [[spoiler:Neither does the dental assistant.Onee-san.]]
* EurekaMoment: Discussed by Aoyama's {{Discussed|Trope}} between Aoyama and his father then later played straight.
when Aoyama is talking about the difficulties he's having putting everything together in his research. Later, Aoyama has one when the connection clicks.
* EverythingsBetterWithPenguins: And as it turns out, [[spoiler: they The penguins aren't just a curiosity, they're [[spoiler:somethine Onee-san is able to create out of other objects]]. Later, [[spoiler:they play a big role in repairing the "sea" Ocean, which is actually a big hole in the space-time continuum.]]continuum]].



* GroinAttack: When ambushed by Suzuki and cohorts, Aoyama more or less grabs/slaps Suzuki between the legs to make a getaway. Suzuki returns the favor when he catches Aoyama. Near the end of the film, Suzuki does the same move on one of the evacuation crew so that Aoyama can run to find Onee-san.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:The dental assistant destroys the Ocean even though she may not be able to survive at the end. She disappears after, her ultimate fate unknown.]]
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Aoyama and the dental assistant.

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* GroinAttack: When ambushed by Suzuki and cohorts, Aoyama more or less grabs/slaps squeezes Suzuki between the legs to make a getaway. Suzuki returns the favor when he catches Aoyama. Near the end of the film, Suzuki does the same move on one of the evacuation crew so that Aoyama can run to find Onee-san.
* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler:The dental assistant [[spoiler:Onee-san destroys the Ocean even though she may not be able to survive at the end. She disappears after, her ultimate fate unknown.]]
* IntergenerationalFriendship: Aoyama and the dental assistant.Onee-san; he's a fourth-grader and she appears to be in her 20s.



* MindScrew: [[spoiler: During the climax, where reality is unraveling due to the Ocean expanding. Geography makes no sense, buildings and objects float in the sky, the world wraps around itself, paths lead to where they logically shouldn't and so on. And that's not getting into the whole symbolism around the theory of UsefulNotes/{{Relativity}} and what Onee-san, the penguins and the Ocean are.]]

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* MindScrew: [[spoiler: During the climax, where reality when [[spoiler:reality is unraveling due to the Ocean expanding. Geography makes no sense, buildings and objects float in the sky, the world wraps around itself, paths lead to where they logically shouldn't and so on. ]] And that's not getting into the [[spoiler:the whole symbolism around the theory of UsefulNotes/{{Relativity}} and what Onee-san, the penguins and the Ocean are.]]are]].



* NiceGirl: Onee-San a is very cheerful and friendly-natured lady and pampers Aoyama almost like he were her son.
* NoNameGiven: Everyone outside the research team [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Suzuki]]. Even the dental assistant is only named Onee-san all throughout (Lady in the novel).
* NotSoStoic: Aoyama has his moments. Besides being somewhat obsessed with large breasts, he's also occasionally dropped his facade, especially when under stress.

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* NiceGirl: Onee-San a is very cheerful and friendly-natured lady friendly, and pampers treats Aoyama almost like he were her son.
* NoNameGiven: Everyone outside the research team [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg and Suzuki]]. Even the The dental assistant is only named Onee-san all throughout (Lady in the novel).
* NotSoStoic: Aoyama has his moments. Besides being somewhat obsessed with large breasts, he's also he occasionally dropped drops his facade, especially when under stress.stress.
* PantsPullingPrank: Suzuki and his lackeys pull Aoyama's swim trunks off while the class is in the pool. Aoyama, without missing a beat, calmly gets out of the pool in front of all his classmates and walks up to Suzuki as everyone else recoils.



* PowerIncontinence: Onee-san doesn't know how or why she makes the penguins, it just happens. Aoyama's research is to explain her powers better. [[spoiler:Though she might have just been pretending to not know to give Aoyama a mystery to solve. Alternatively, her memories were locked away until TheReveal. She also unconsciously creates monsters based on the Jabberwocky illustration, out of her desire to continue existing.]]

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* PowerIncontinence: Onee-san doesn't know how or why she makes the penguins, it just happens. Aoyama's research is to explain her powers better. [[spoiler:Though she might have just been pretending to not know to give Aoyama a mystery to solve. Alternatively, her memories were locked away until TheReveal. She also unconsciously creates monsters based on the Jabberwocky ''Jabberwocky'' illustration, out of her desire to continue existing.]]



* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Played straight by Hamamoto. Somewhat downplayed by Aoyama who has a chess teacher. Said chess teacher is Onee-san, who seems to be more of an average person than a genius like either of the two kids.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Aoyama is largely stoic and emotionless, however he is shown ti deeply care for his loved ones, he's protective of Onee-San and comforts his sister when she learns about death.
* TheStoic: Aoyama is pretty unflappable and straightforward. Though there are times when [[NotSoStoic he's obviously holding himself back from emoting]]. He's probably emulating his dad, who's pretty polite and staid.
* TheyWouldCutYouUp: Aoyama's major concern on keeping the origin of the penguins a secret is to protect Onee-san from becoming a test subject. He's very firm about that, whether or not that would actually happen.

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* SmartPeoplePlayChess: Played straight by Hamamoto. Hamamoto; she's the best in the class by far. Somewhat downplayed by Aoyama who has a chess teacher. Said chess teacher is pretty good but is being taught by Onee-san, who seems to be more of an average person than a genius like either of the two kids.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Aoyama is largely stoic and emotionless, however he is shown ti deeply care for his loved ones, he's protective of Onee-San and comforts his sister when she learns about death.
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TheStoic: Aoyama is pretty unflappable and straightforward. Though straightforward, even in times when other kids would be horribly embarrassed or angry, although there are times when [[NotSoStoic he's obviously holding himself back from emoting]]. emoting]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Aoyama is largely stoic and emotionless, but is shown to deeply care for his loved ones.
He's probably emulating protective of Onee-San and comforts his dad, who's pretty polite and staid.
sister when she learns about death.
* TheyWouldCutYouUp: Aoyama's major concern on keeping the origin of the penguins a secret is to protect Onee-san from becoming a test subject. He's very firm about that, whether or not that would actually happen.happen.
* WeAllDieSomeday: Aoyama's sister comes into his room freaking out because she's realized that their mother is going to die. Aoyama calmly explains that death comes to everyone, and comforts her as she cries.

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