History Manga / BirdMen

* BullyTurnedBuddy: Kamoda used to be a part of a gang that bullied Karasuma when they were in elementary school. But after Karasuma set up a big BatmanGambit to stop the bullying, Kamoda got so impressed he became his friend. Afterwards, the other bullies then turned their attention to Kamoda, but Karasuma pulled another gambit to stop it, and they've been best friends ever since.

** Takayama attracts the attention of many girls, including his fellow birdman Tsubame , Karasuma and [[spoiler:enemy agent Irene, after he saves her life with his blood.]] He doesn't have any interest in any of them except Karasuma though due to his general detachment.

* DecoyProtagonist: Arthur seems like he will be the center piece of a subplot of the manga focused on the North-American Seraphim. [[spoiler:He gets killed, however, and that subplot's protagonists shifts to Robin, his LoveInterest, who becomes awakens as a bellwether and tkes the remnants of the American Seraphim.]]
* DefeatMeansFriendship: Kamoda use to be one of the bullies that pestered Karasuma in 3rd Grade. After Karasuma fooled them into locking themselves in a room, Kamoda accepted defeat and decided to become friends with Karasuma instead.

* EvilutionaryBiologist: Eden, a city state completely dedicated to science is created the [=BirdMen=] and numerous other experiments.

* JustWokeUpThatWay: Had a near-fatal bus crash, fainted, woke up to super powers.

* LifeDrinker: Kamoda gains this ability as part of his [=BirdMen=] powers.
%% * LuminescentBlush: Eishi gets these on occasion, usually as a reaction to realizing he likes someone. Essepecially towards Takayama.

* MultinationalTeam: The 7 of the Beginning are scattered through the world. As Karasuma's group starts to go around gathering team, his group becomes more and more multi-ethnic. Some of the include the Middle-Eastern Saqr, German Barbara (and her healer companion Pierre), African Malaika, Brazilian Ende, as well as the Japanese main characters.

* MultiEthnicTeam: The 7 of the Beginning are scattered through the world. As Karasuma's group starts to go around gathering team, his group becomes more and more multi-ethnic. Some of the include the Middle-Eastern Saqr, German Barbara (and her healer companion Pierre), African Malaika, Brazilian Ende, as well as the Japanese main characters.

* TheEmpath: Bridmen can feel when something is dying or in pain.

** The Seraphims are later confirmed by Barbara Novak as not caring about gender or race,making all of them pansexuals and later confirming Eishi and Takayama relationship is deeper than bromance or close friendship,or fanservice.

NOT to be confused with 60's ''WesternAnimation/Birdman1967'' from Creator/HannaBarbera or the film ''Film/{{Birdman}}''.

NOT to be confused with 60's ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}}'' from Creator/HannaBarbera or the film ''Film/{{Birdman}}''.

[=''BirdMen''=] is a manga from the author of Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}, Tanabe Yellow.

%% * FiveManBand: The BirdMen team consists of five members:
%% ** TheLeader: Takayama.
%% ** TheLancer: Sagisawa.
%% ** TheSmartGuy: Karasuma. In a twist, he, not TheLeader, is TheProtagonist of the story.
%% ** TheBigGuy: Kamoda.
%% ** TheChick: Tsubame.

[=''BirdMen''=] is a new monthly Manga from the author of Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}, Tanabe Yellow.

Eishi Karasuma is a loner with a monotone life and his only friend is Mikisada Kamoda. One day they venture together while skipping class and they meet Tsubame Umino , a very energetic girl, and Rei Sagisawa, a pretty boy that attends the same middle school. On their way back to school a sudden event happens. A mysterious boy with wings will come to help.

NOT to be confused with 60's ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}}'' from Creator/HannaBarbera or the film ''Film/{{Birdman}}''

* AmbiguouslyBi: Eishi, who gets a sudden crush on a female classmate, but then tells Takayama there's "something" he's always been afraid to confirm when they accidentally hold hands for just a bit too long, and seems absolutely mortified that Takayama might know about these hidden thoughts through their telepathic link.

** Takayama attracts the attention of many girls, including his fellow birdman Tsubame , Karasuma and [[spoiler:enemy agent Irene, after he saves her life with his blood.]] He doesn't have any interest in any of them though due to his general detachment.

%% * LuminescentBlush: Eishi gets these on occasion, usually as a reaction to realizing he likes someone.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Eishi, who gets a sudden crush on a female classmate, but then tells Takayama there's "something" he's always been afraid to confirm when they accidentally hold hands for just a bit too long, and seems absolutely mortified that Takayama might know about these hidden thoughts through their telepathic link.The Seraphims are later confirmed by Barbara Novak as not caring about gender or race,making all of them pansexuals and later confirming Eishi and Takayama relationship is deeper than bromance or close friendship.

** Takayama attracts the attention of many girls, including his fellow birdman Tsubame and [[spoiler:enemy agent Irene, after he saves her life with his blood.]] He doesn't have any interest in any of them though due to his general detachment.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Eishi, who gets a sudden crush on a female classmate, but then tells Takayama there's "something" he's always been afraid to confirm when they accidentally hold hands for just a bit too long, and seems absolutely mortified that Takayama might know about these hidden thoughts through their telepathic link.
The Seraphims are later confirmed by Barbara Novak as not caring about gender or race,making all of them pansexuals and later confirming Eishi and Takayama relationship is deeper than bromance or close friendship.