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%%* CatapultNightmare: If a DreamSequence turns up in this show

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%%* * CatapultNightmare: If a DreamSequence turns up in this showshow. The midway point of the very first episode starts with this as the MonsterOfTheWeek wakes up from a nightmare.



%%* CrapsackWorld: And how.

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%%* * CrapsackWorld: And how.how! Momosuke finds how gruesome his world is as he fails to uphold his idealism in others. From dealing with [[WouldHurtAChild child murderers]] to AbusiveParents, it didn't take long before he snapped.



%%* GigglingVillain: Tatsuta. It’s rare to see her not laugh.

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%%* * GigglingVillain: Tatsuta. It’s rare to see her not laugh.[[FauxAffablyEvil She's often in a very happy mood, even as she's committing terrorism,]] and laughs at it.



%%* {{Pyromaniac}}: Shiragiku [[spoiler:(actually Tatsuta impersonating her)]]

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%%* * {{Pyromaniac}}: Shiragiku [[spoiler:(actually Tatsuta impersonating her)]]Shiragiku. [[spoiler:(Or so it seems. It's actually her childhood friend Tatsuta, whom is lashing out at the world for her misfortune.)]].



%%* WritersSuck: Poor Momosuke is ''everyone's'' ButtMonkey.

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%%* * WritersSuck: Poor Momosuke is ''everyone's'' ButtMonkey.ButtMonkey. Episodes always have him at death's door in some shape or form.

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* CatapultNightmare: If a DreamSequence turns up in this show

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* %%* CatapultNightmare: If a DreamSequence turns up in this show



* CrapsackWorld: And how.

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* %%* CrapsackWorld: And how.



* GigglingVillain: Tatsuta. It’s rare to see her not laugh.

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* %%* GigglingVillain: Tatsuta. It’s rare to see her not laugh.



* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Men, women, children... the AbsurdlySharpBlade makes no distinction.
** [[spoiler:This is particularly prominent in "The Shibaemon Raccoon Dog", where the young samurai cuts people in half at the waist, as he killed his mother long ago. This happens to coincide with a legend where tanukis split people in half at the waist to eat their livers]].

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* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: Men, women, children... the AbsurdlySharpBlade makes no distinction.
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distinction. [[spoiler:This is particularly prominent in "The Shibaemon Raccoon Dog", where the young samurai cuts people in half at the waist, as he killed his mother long ago. This happens to coincide with a legend where tanukis split people in half at the waist to eat their livers]].



* ILoveTheDead: "Katabira Crossroads" revolves around a series of pornographic scrolls... the subject of which are corpses in varying states of decay.

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* ILoveTheDead: ILoveTheDead:
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"Katabira Crossroads" revolves around a series of pornographic scrolls... the subject of which are corpses in varying states of decay.



* {{Pyromaniac}}: Shiragiku [[spoiler:(actually Tatsuta impersonating her)]]

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* %%* {{Pyromaniac}}: Shiragiku [[spoiler:(actually Tatsuta impersonating her)]]



* WritersSuck: Poor Momosuke is ''everyone's'' ButtMonkey.

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* %%* WritersSuck: Poor Momosuke is ''everyone's'' ButtMonkey.
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* PrimalScene: [[spoiler:In "Floating Head", Otama sees the ParentalIncest she and Oyoshi's father is committing upon Oyoshi and is too young to understand it, thinking their heads are dancing. Wehen she talks to Oyoshi about it, Oyoshi kills her]].

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* PrimalScene: [[spoiler:In "Floating Head", Otama sees the ParentalIncest she and Oyoshi's father is committing upon Oyoshi and is too young to understand it, thinking their heads are dancing. Wehen When she talks to Oyoshi about it, Oyoshi kills her]].

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The first episode has Nagamimi able to shapeshift and sound exactly like the person he’s impersonating. This is dropped in later episodes where Nagamimi disguises and still sounds like himself.



* GigglingVillain: Tatsuta. It’s rare to see her not laugh a bit.

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* GigglingVillain: Tatsuta. It’s rare to see her not laugh a bit.laugh.

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* SurrealHorror:: Bizarre visuals, deranged characters and weird stories, all played to scare and shock.

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* SurrealHorror:: SurrealHorror: Bizarre visuals, deranged characters and weird stories, all played to scare and shock.shock.
* TakenForGranite: [[spoiler: Almost happens to the Ongyo in the final battle, but thanks to Momosuke, it doesn’t happen. It does happen to the hermits.]]



* {{Transvestite}}: [[spoiler: The titular villain of "The Willow Woman" is a insane man who dresses as a woman to commit murder.]]

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* {{Transvestite}}: [[spoiler: The titular villain of "The Willow Woman" is a an insane man who dresses as a woman to commit murder.]]
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%%* DarkWorld

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%%* DarkWorld* DarkWorld: This is not a kind world the show is in.



%%* TheDragon: Tatsuha

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%%* * TheDragon: TatsuhaTatsuha works as this, alongside the hermits for Kyogoku Tei.



%%* GigglingVillain: Tatsuta.

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%%* * GigglingVillain: Tatsuta.Tatsuta. It’s rare to see her not laugh a bit.



%%* OmnicidalManiac: Kyogoku Tei

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%%* * OmnicidalManiac: Kyogoku TeiTei. He’s gonna take everyone out for his own benefits.
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* OffModel: Used to [[Administrivia/TropesAreTools great effect]]. Some characters' proportions are drawn radically different from scene to scene, or even ''within'' a scene. This technique usually highlights the characters' mental instability.
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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: It’s clear Momosuke has some level of feelings for Ogin. Sadly, she dies in the final battle. There’s a open possibility this may be a SubvertedTrope as she may be alive.]]

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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: It’s clear Momosuke has some level of feelings for Ogin. Sadly, she dies in the final battle. There’s a open possibility possible chance this may be a SubvertedTrope as she and the rest of the Ongyo may still be alive.]]
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* BreakTheCutie: [[spoiler: Momosuke by the end of the series has had his worldview challenged long enough for him to break.]]


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* DidNotGetTheGirl: [[spoiler: It’s clear Momosuke has some level of feelings for Ogin. Sadly, she dies in the final battle. There’s a open possibility this may be a SubvertedTrope as she may be alive.]]
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* OnTheNext: Mataichi surmises what will be the issue in the next episode. Momosuke takes over in the final episode preview.

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* OnTheNext: Mataichi surmises what will be the issue in the next episode. Momosuke takes over in the final episode preview.preview, however Ogin still drops the episode title and Mataichi ends it with his {{Catchphrase}}.

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* OnTheNextEpisodeOf: Mataichi will surmise the next episode’s problem, with Ogin quipping “Next time, on Natsuhiko Kyougoku’s [[TitleDrop Requiem from the Darkness]], (Episode Title)”. Mataichi will end it with his {{Catchphrase}}. Momosuke takes over surmising in the last episode preview, though Ogin quips the next episode and Mataichi ends it with his Catchphrase.

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* OnTheNextEpisodeOf: OnTheNext: Mataichi surmises what will surmise be the issue in the next episode’s problem, with episode. Momosuke takes over in the final episode preview.
* OnTheNextEpisodeOfCatchphrase:
Ogin quipping will say “Next time, on Natsuhiko Kyougoku’s [[TitleDrop Requiem from the Darkness]], (Episode Title)”. Title)” with Mataichi will end ending it with his {{Catchphrase}}. Momosuke takes over surmising in the last episode preview, though Ogin quips the next episode and Mataichi ends it with his Catchphrase.{{Catchphrase}}.
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* OnTheNextEpisodeOf: Mataichi will surmise the next episode’s problem, with Ogin quipping “Next time, on Natsuhiko Kyougoku’s [[TitleDrop Requiem from the Darkness]], (Episode Title)”. Mataichi will end it with his {{Catchphrase}}. Momosuke takes over surmising in the last episode preview, though Ogin quips the next episode and Mataichi ends it with his Catchphrase.
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* ShipTease: Numerous between Momosuke and Ogin. [[spoiler: While they don’t get together at the end, there’s a chance they may reunite one day.]]

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* ShipTease: Numerous Quite a bit between Momosuke and Ogin. [[spoiler: While they don’t get together at the end, there’s a chance they may reunite one day.]]

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