History Manga / Adekan

* IWasQuiteALooker: 20 years prior to the main story, Saotome was a beauty of a man compared to the wrinkled geezer he is now. He used to be so beautiful that he could convincingly crossdress for undercover missions

''Adekan'' is especially notable for its impossibly detailed art, as well as the sheer quantity of {{Fanservice}} and innuendo. It's so blatant that the series could almost be considered [[BoysLoveGenre BL]], but it never really crosses the line and both main characters are canonically heterosexual.

However, ''Adekan'' is especially notable for its impossibly detailed art, as well as the sheer quantity of steaming {{Fanservice}} and innuendo. It's so blatant that the series could almost be considered as a [[BoysLoveGenre BL]] on its own, though it never crosses that line.

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Shiro is normally a surprisingly kind and decent person who is fiercely willing to help the helpless despite his awkwardness, but if you do anything to [[BerserkButton piss him off]]...

* DeclarationOfProtection:
** While not exactly declared or even said aloud, Kojiro wishes for nothing more than to protect Shiro.
** [[HoYay "I wish I could support Shiro-kun and protect him... If only..."]]

* EvenTheGuysWantHim:
** Proven when a man blatantly hits on Shiro, touching his face and comparing his eyes to ”dewdrops”. To be fair, Shiro was turning up the sex appeal in order to manipulate him. Turns out that [[spoiler: the man intended to capture Shiro for his beauty, planning to sell his services in prostitution.]]

** Anri [[DepravedBisexual wants him back]]

** The HoYay is rampant, and there are plenty of half-naked men prancing about in suggestive positions. And that's nothing to the incredibly suggestive, elabourate, and fanservice-y CostumePorn and {{Cosplay}} that's rampant in every episode.

* YaoiFangirl:
** Kojiro's little sister Aguri is implied to be one, frequently catching Kojiro and Shiro in compromising positions and laughing when Kojiro stutters in embarrassment and denies it.
** While Aguri mainly seems amused by her big brother's antics. Wakabayashi's older sister, on the other hand, is a full-blown fujoshi who disguises herself as a fortune teller and recommends ''lotion sumo'' as a solution to the main male characters' personal problems in a side story.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: The characters are drawn with very mature appearances and already have full time jobs, making readers assume they're in their twenties, but most are still in their teens; such as Shiro is only 16, Kojiro is 17, and Anri is 18.

There are currently nine volumes released in Japan.

* BerserkButton:
** For Kojiro, ''don't'' even think about harming Shiro, and vice versa.
** Kill any of [[spoiler: Shiro's girlfriends]], especially the ones he actually cares for, and he will utterly lose it, and you will die.

* {{Badass}}: Kojiro and Shiro, in action and both kicking ass.

* ApparentlyPowerlessPuppetmaster: [[spoiler:Anri]] was a Type 2 before he was discovered as an inventor and moved up to middle class. The people that [[sexslave bought]] [[RapeAsBackstory his]] [[RedLightDistrict services]] let a whole lot of their secrets slip around him, thinking him to be a harmless prostitute. They were in for a rude awakening when he graduated to {{Manipulative Bastard}} and started blackmailing them.

** [[spoiler: Anri's hair grows to this length]] after he [[spoiler: de-ages]] himself. It doesn't last long since he deems it to be 'in the way' and chops it all off again.

* One-ManArmy: Both Anri and Shiro fall under this [[spoiler: since both are capable of defeating, or in Anri's case murdering, entire groups of people with little to no effort]]

* BadassAbnormal: [[spoiler: Anri and Shiro, on the other hand, ''especially'' Shiro, are not.]]
* BadassNormal: Kojiro [[spoiler: to all appearances]] is one of these.

* AnythingThatMoves: Anri, and he makes no secret of it. An extra chapter has him trying to seduce a [[spoiler: panda.]] [[FlatWhat Yeah.]]

** BadassAbnormal: [[spoiler: Anri and Shiro, on the other hand, ''especially'' Shiro, are not.]]
* BerserkButton: For Kojiro, ''don't'' even think about harming Shiro, and vice versa.

* {{Bishounen}}: Anri and Shiro, beautiful and effeminate. Enough said.

* BreakTheCutie: Kojiro's naive friend Ippei, formerly a one-shot character, is slowly being turned into emotional mincemeat over the course of the latest chapters...

* {{Crossdresser}}: [[NaughtyNurseOutfit Poor Shiro]].

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Shiro and Anri have a long shared history, and not much of it was happy, judging by the flashbacks.

* DeclarationOfProtection: While not exactly declared or even said aloud, Kojiro wishes for nothing more than to protect Shiro.

* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Proven when a man blatantly hits on Shiro, touching his face and comparing his eyes to ”dewdrops”. To be fair, Shiro was turning up the sex appeal in order to manipulate him. Turns out that [[spoiler: the man intended to capture Shiro for his beauty, planning to sell his services in prostitution.]]

* {{Fanservice}}: The HoYay is rampant, and there are plenty of half-naked men prancing about in suggestive positions. And that's nothing to the incredibly suggestive, elabourate, and fanservice-y CostumePorn and {{Cosplay}} that's rampant in every episode.

* GirlInABox: Quite literally.

* HotBlooded: Kojiro.
* HiddenWeapons: Shiro has knives, collapsible swords and a collection of assorted weaponry strapped on his person.
** So does Anri, and other members of their gang.

** Also LoveMakesYouCrazy.

* RunningGag: Kojiro trying to wrestle Shiro into some damn underwear (and, half the time, trying to feed him at well).

* YaoiFangirl: Kojiro's little sister Aguri is implied to be one, frequently catching Kojiro and Shiro in compromising positions and laughing when Kojiro stutters in embarrassment and denies it.

There are currently NINE volumes released in Japan.

There are currently seven volumes released in Japan.

* ShoutOut: Saburouta's distinctive hairstyle is a homage to Goku from DragonBallZ.

* CuteAndPsycho: It's hard to predict what Anri will do when he appears, but the odds are usually good that there'll either be bloodshed, or Anri cozying up to Shiro and toying with the oblivious Kojiro.

* AnythingThatMoves: Anri! An extra chapter has him falling for/proposing to a [[spoiler: panda.]] [[FlatWhat Yeah.]]

** BadassAbonormal: [[spoiler: Anri and Shiro, on the other hand, ''especially'' Shiro, are not.]]

* BewareTheNiceOnes: Shiro is normally a very friendly person, but if you do anything to [[BerserkButton piss him off]]...

* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: Kojiro to Shiro, pertaining to loincloths. Also a RunningGag.
* SceneryPorn: Tsukiji Nao, like Shiro, loves to add a ''ridiculous'' amount of detail to her chapters.

* {{Yandere:}} Anri flip-flops between this and CuteButPsycho. [[spoiler: Sakura, on the other hand, turns out to be a cut-glass example to his "big brother".]]

** Aguri just seems amused by her big brother's antics. Wakabayashi's older sister, on the other hand, is a full-blown fujoshi who disguises herself as a fortune teller and recommends ''lotion sumo'' as a solution to the main male characters' personal problems in a side story.

* DudeLooksLikeALady: Shiro can hardly be defined as a man, with those heavy-lidded eyes, that long black hair, and that feminine face shape and body. He's often been mistaken for a woman, especially when decked out in full costume.

** Anri [[DepravedBisexual wants them back]]
* {{Fanservice}}: The HoYay is rampant, and there are plenty of half-naked men prancing about in suggestive positions.

* OverprotectiveDad: Kusuko's father would do anything for her. He would even lock her inside a box for the entirety of her life, just to shield her from outside influences.

* SceneryPorn

* DarkAndTroubledPast: Shiro and Anri have a long shared history, and not much of it was happy, judging by the flashbacks.

However, ''Adekan'' is especially notable for its impossibly detailed art, as well as the sheer quantity of steaming {{Fanservice}} and innuendo. It's so blatant that the series could almost be considered as a [[BoysLoveGenre BL]] on its own.

There are currently six volumes released in Japan.

There are currently six volumes released in Japan; the first two are legally available in English from Jmanga (online only).

* {{Fanservice}}

* NotWhatItLooksLike: In the very first chapter, Kojiro walks in to Shiro's house to see a woman bending over him whilst he is ''stark naked''. Turns out that she was just covering him up.