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''Black Bird'' is a {{shoujo}} manga by Kanoko Sakuraouji, which was serialized in ''Betsucomi'' from 2006 to 2012. It tells the story of Misao Harada, an ordinary girl who can see ghosts, spirits and demons, and her relationship with Kyo, the head of a [[{{Youkai}} Tengu]] (bird demon) clan, who she befriended as a little child. Thanks to her DangerousSixteenthBirthday, if a demon makes Misao his bride (which is implied to have more to do with sex than it does with nuptials), their clan would become prosperous; on the other hand, if a demon eats her flesh, it will gain immortality. Poor Misao is therefore caught between Kyo, who wants to marry her (against her will, if necessary), and various other badnasties who want to ''eat'' her. Romance, uh, ensues.
JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith Music/TheBeatles song of the same name from the White Album.
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!!Tropes used in this work include:
* AllMenArePerverts: Especially including Kyo, who thinks erotic ukiyo-e artwork, a book of 48 hot sex tips, and a laid-out futon is the best way to celebrate.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: "I, Misao Harada, can see spirits. When I was younger, people hated me because of it."
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Kyo's entire reason for everything he's done for the last ten years, all the destruction, death and rebellion to take over his clan, was quite simply so he could marry Misao, he doesn't really care about anything else. He will ''always'' save Misao.
* AmnesiacLover: Most of Misao's childhood memories of Kyo were sealed away by Sho before the story began. She still had enough to remember Kyo and be ''completely disappointed'' when he didn't meet her expectations and turned out to be a dirty pervert.
* AntiHero: Kyo is ''not'' a good guy. He will kill, steal, lie and destroy his way through anyone if he has to for Misao.
%%* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Taro. He ''tries'', poor thing.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Misao and Kyo can bicker and fight to no end, but [[EveryoneCanSeeIt nobody is fooled by it]].
%%* AxCrazy: Sojo
%%* BarrierMaiden: Misao
* BastardBoyfriend: Zig-zagged with Kyo. While a lot of his behavior early on falls into the category of sexual harassment, he turns out to be far gentler to and protective of Misao than this trope would usually suggest. The relationship gets a bit better as the series goes on.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Invoked in Chapter 27. Kyo calls Misao a Tsundere, and claims that he likes that. Then Misao reflects on their relationship, thinking about how "We argue over the littlest things" and "He does mean things to me" but they "laugh together and fall in love all over again."
* {{Bishonen}}: Pretty much every male character, but especially Kyo, whom Misao mistakes for a pretty girl upon seeing him as an adult.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shuuhei and Shojo seem like really nice people at first... [[spoiler: of course, they're both complete and utter bastards]]. Inverted with Kyo who can act like a real JerkAss, but is in fact incredibly caring and gentle (... not that this makes up [[BastardBoyfriend for some of the things he does]]).
%%%%* BlackMagic
* BoundAndGagged: Misao is tied up when captured by [[spoiler: Sojo]].
* ButtMonkey: Misao comes up as this, and it's NOT PlayedForLaughs. She can see spirits, which is already scary enough, and used to be harrassed or hated because of that. Then, she gets caught in the wars of the Tengu and is under attack ''many'' times. While some Tengus ''are'' sympathetic to her plight, the most powerful ally she has among them is... a BastardBoyfriend.
* ChekhovsGun: Kensuke gives [[spoiler:Misao]] a bottle of Whitesnakes' poison which comes in handy when [[spoiler:she's later trapped alone with Soujou.]]
%%* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Kyo is determined to collect on.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: While discussing what would be a proper punishment if [[spoiler: Sojo]] rebelled again, Misao suggested keeping him away from women so he wouldn't have a family. The men expressed horror at this, as it would also deprive him of other carnal pleasures, [[AllMenArePerverts something men in this series value]].
** In some translations she suggests to [[spoiler:castrate him]] - which would be way OOC, but would explain utter horror on their faces better.
* TheChewToy: the entire supernatural realm is gunning for Misao's flesh and blood, and they're not shy about it.
* CrazyJealousGuy: As protective as Kyo is, he can also get territorial when Misao is concerned.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Misao becomes the 'bride of prophecy' on her 16th birthday. [[TheChewToy Poor girl.]]
* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Kyo has a nightmare of Misao getting eaten by her own unborn child.]]
* DisappearedDad: Kyo's father disappeared from the village after he unintentionally drove his wife, Kyo's mother, to suicide.
%%%* DuelToTheDeath: Kyo and [[spoiler: Sho]].
* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: Kyo has a nightmare of walking in on his yet unborn son ''eating Misao's corpse''. Actually averted once he's born for real.]]
* EroticEating: When Kyo buys an ice-cream cone for Misao he ends up getting some on his finger, and holds it up for her to lick. Ironically, the ladies watching the pair seem more interested.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Hoki, though he does open them on occasion.
* FantasticMedicinalBodilyProduct:
** Kyo, a bird demon, licks Misao to heal her wounds.
** Misao's blood can heal demons, which can be [[spoiler:sexually transmitted]] as well.
* ForcedToWatch: Kyo is threatened more than once with watching someone eat or ravish his girlfriend.
* FriendToAllChildren: Kyou, surprisingly. There's a ''reason'' why he and Tarou get along really well.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[spoiler: Averted. Misao's reason for not aborting her fetus is because doing so would likely set off events that would cause Kyo's death and her either rape at the hand of another clan, or being eaten alive.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Kyo can be an incredible Jerkass but he's the only thing standing between Misao and a messy death.
* HairReboot: Justified in this case, as Misao gets hair extensions after [[TraumaticHaircut her close shave]] with [[spoiler: Sojo.]] Although she doesn't tell him, she does it because she notices Kyo looks sad everytime he sees her short hair.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Misao is tied up and encased behind a magic barrier while an evil Tengu gloats about being able to ravish her.
%%%* IllGirl: Ayame.
* InterspeciesRomance: Demons and humans in love!
* IntimateHealing: Poor Misao keeps getting attacked by other demons, and Kyo heals her wounds by licking them erotically. She's not wild about this. On the other hand, Misao can recharge the energies of [[KissOfLife the person she kisses]], so she also gives this to Kyo more than once.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: The orphans in the Tengu village absolutely love Misao.
* HotForStudent: Kyo gets a job as a teacher at Misao's school, the better to [[strike:harass]] protect her.
* {{Jerkass}}: Pretty much every male character in the series is rude, overly aggressive, and/or petty.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kyo can be a complete and utter JerkAss.... However, he ''does'' loves Misao, is willing to [[HeroicSacrifice die for her]] and do anything to make her happy, [[PetTheDog and can be incredibly sweet and gentle to anyone smaller or weaker than himself]] (particularly [[FriendToAllChildren children]], which is why Tarou is so devoted to him).
* KickTheDog: A literal example: in his youth Sho beats a puppy to near death. In fact, Sho does a ''lot'' of [[KickTheDog dog kicking]]. First off, Misao when she was a little girl, then Tarou and his brothers, then Misao ''again''...
* TheKlutz: Subverted. Misao's classmates ''think'' she's one, but in reality she's always being tripped or bruised by invisible demons.
* MeaningfulName: Kiyo, a snake demon. She is named after a a character from a folktale who turned into a serpent to murder her lover [[IfICantHaveYou after being jilted]].
* NiceGuy: Dojouji Kensuke. Despite being a snake demon, Kensuke is quite possibly the only gentleman in a cast full of misogynist assholes in that he never lets his physical attraction to Misao override his concern for her feelings. Ironically, this is the very reason why he has no chance in hell of becoming her primary suitor.
* NiceGuysFinishLast: Alas, poor Kensuke.
* PerpetualMolt: Lampshaded: ''"Kyo's secret problem... He worries about losing his feathers..."''
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Kyo wears glasses when in disguise as a teacher.
* RealMenHateSugar: Kyo hates sweets to the point that he almost becomes nauseous from a taste of ice cream, but he still forces himself to eat the cake that Misao made.
* SiblingTriangle: Kyo, Misao and Sho. Kyo and Sho are brothers.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Kyo is a Misaosexual.
* SchmuckBait: Misao, they might as well be holding up a sign saying "THIS IS A TRAP" and you ''still'' [[TooDumbToLive fall for it!]]
%%%%* ShrinkingViolet: Misao. Not without reason.
* SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious: Misao's blood and flesh are superfoods to demons, granting them long life and endless youth, respectively.
* TeenPregnancy: Misao gets pregnant at sixteen and gives birth at seventeen.
* TooDumbToLive: Misao, you're the target of an entire realm of supernatural monsters and deities. So ''[[ObviousTrap stop blindly following powerful demons into isolated places just because you think they'll tell you something more about Kyo!]]''
* WifeHusbandry: This is the backstory of Kyo's parents, with her being an orphaned seven-year-old and he being eighteen when they met. It is heavily implied that he only really fell in love with her after they were wed and had a couple of children, so when she was well into adulthood.
* WingedHumanoid: Kyo and the rest of his Tengu entourage.
* VillainousCrush:
** Misao is a magnet for these.
*** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'.
*** Later in the series, [[BigBad Sho]] develops one of these. Also leads to a SiblingTriangle.
*** Kensuke is arguably the [[MinionWithAnFInEvil nicest character in the series]], but he is still technically on the side of the villains. He has an extremely innocent crush on Misao.
** Kyo gets a fair few as well.
*** Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]], falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
*** Kaede, a [[AffablyEvil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-flipped. Don't touch Misao in front of Kyo. And only try to hurt her if you have a pretty sincere death wish which includes some fairly painful methods of dying.
* YouTasteDelicious: Several times, when Kyo kisses Misao or drinks her SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious blood. Also implied but not said when he licks a bit of ice cream from her mouth.
* {{Youkai}}: Demon clans featured so far include Tengu (crow), Kitsune (fox), and Shirohebi (snake). Naturally, they're all packed to the gills with ''{{Bishonen}}''.
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[[caption-width-right:288:Our heroine and, uh, "hero"]]
''Black Bird'' is a {{shoujo}} manga by Kanoko Sakuraouji, which was serialized in ''Betsucomi'' from 2006 to 2012. It tells the story of Misao Harada, an ordinary girl who can see ghosts, spirits and demons, and her relationship with Kyo, the head of a [[{{Youkai}} Tengu]] (bird demon) clan, who she befriended as a little child. Thanks to her DangerousSixteenthBirthday, if a demon makes Misao his bride (which is implied to have more to do with sex than it does with nuptials), their clan would become prosperous; on the other hand, if a demon eats her flesh, it will gain immortality. Poor Misao is therefore caught between Kyo, who wants to marry her (against her will, if necessary), and various other badnasties who want to ''eat'' her. Romance, uh, ensues.
JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith Music/TheBeatles song of the same name from the White Album.
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!!Tropes used in this work include:
* AllMenArePerverts: Especially including Kyo, who thinks erotic ukiyo-e artwork, a book of 48 hot sex tips, and a laid-out futon is the best way to celebrate.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: "I, Misao Harada, can see spirits. When I was younger, people hated me because of it."
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Kyo's entire reason for everything he's done for the last ten years, all the destruction, death and rebellion to take over his clan, was quite simply so he could marry Misao, he doesn't really care about anything else. He will ''always'' save Misao.
* AmnesiacLover: Most of Misao's childhood memories of Kyo were sealed away by Sho before the story began. She still had enough to remember Kyo and be ''completely disappointed'' when he didn't meet her expectations and turned out to be a dirty pervert.
* AntiHero: Kyo is ''not'' a good guy. He will kill, steal, lie and destroy his way through anyone if he has to for Misao.
%%* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Taro. He ''tries'', poor thing.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Misao and Kyo can bicker and fight to no end, but [[EveryoneCanSeeIt nobody is fooled by it]].
%%* AxCrazy: Sojo
%%* BarrierMaiden: Misao
* BastardBoyfriend: Zig-zagged with Kyo. While a lot of his behavior early on falls into the category of sexual harassment, he turns out to be far gentler to and protective of Misao than this trope would usually suggest. The relationship gets a bit better as the series goes on.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Invoked in Chapter 27. Kyo calls Misao a Tsundere, and claims that he likes that. Then Misao reflects on their relationship, thinking about how "We argue over the littlest things" and "He does mean things to me" but they "laugh together and fall in love all over again."
* {{Bishonen}}: Pretty much every male character, but especially Kyo, whom Misao mistakes for a pretty girl upon seeing him as an adult.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shuuhei and Shojo seem like really nice people at first... [[spoiler: of course, they're both complete and utter bastards]]. Inverted with Kyo who can act like a real JerkAss, but is in fact incredibly caring and gentle (... not that this makes up [[BastardBoyfriend for some of the things he does]]).
%%%%* BlackMagic
* BoundAndGagged: Misao is tied up when captured by [[spoiler: Sojo]].
* ButtMonkey: Misao comes up as this, and it's NOT PlayedForLaughs. She can see spirits, which is already scary enough, and used to be harrassed or hated because of that. Then, she gets caught in the wars of the Tengu and is under attack ''many'' times. While some Tengus ''are'' sympathetic to her plight, the most powerful ally she has among them is... a BastardBoyfriend.
* ChekhovsGun: Kensuke gives [[spoiler:Misao]] a bottle of Whitesnakes' poison which comes in handy when [[spoiler:she's later trapped alone with Soujou.]]
%%* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Kyo is determined to collect on.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: While discussing what would be a proper punishment if [[spoiler: Sojo]] rebelled again, Misao suggested keeping him away from women so he wouldn't have a family. The men expressed horror at this, as it would also deprive him of other carnal pleasures, [[AllMenArePerverts something men in this series value]].
** In some translations she suggests to [[spoiler:castrate him]] - which would be way OOC, but would explain utter horror on their faces better.
* TheChewToy: the entire supernatural realm is gunning for Misao's flesh and blood, and they're not shy about it.
* CrazyJealousGuy: As protective as Kyo is, he can also get territorial when Misao is concerned.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Misao becomes the 'bride of prophecy' on her 16th birthday. [[TheChewToy Poor girl.]]
* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Kyo has a nightmare of Misao getting eaten by her own unborn child.]]
* DisappearedDad: Kyo's father disappeared from the village after he unintentionally drove his wife, Kyo's mother, to suicide.
%%%* DuelToTheDeath: Kyo and [[spoiler: Sho]].
* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: Kyo has a nightmare of walking in on his yet unborn son ''eating Misao's corpse''. Actually averted once he's born for real.]]
* EroticEating: When Kyo buys an ice-cream cone for Misao he ends up getting some on his finger, and holds it up for her to lick. Ironically, the ladies watching the pair seem more interested.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Hoki, though he does open them on occasion.
* FantasticMedicinalBodilyProduct:
** Kyo, a bird demon, licks Misao to heal her wounds.
** Misao's blood can heal demons, which can be [[spoiler:sexually transmitted]] as well.
* ForcedToWatch: Kyo is threatened more than once with watching someone eat or ravish his girlfriend.
* FriendToAllChildren: Kyou, surprisingly. There's a ''reason'' why he and Tarou get along really well.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[spoiler: Averted. Misao's reason for not aborting her fetus is because doing so would likely set off events that would cause Kyo's death and her either rape at the hand of another clan, or being eaten alive.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Kyo can be an incredible Jerkass but he's the only thing standing between Misao and a messy death.
* HairReboot: Justified in this case, as Misao gets hair extensions after [[TraumaticHaircut her close shave]] with [[spoiler: Sojo.]] Although she doesn't tell him, she does it because she notices Kyo looks sad everytime he sees her short hair.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Misao is tied up and encased behind a magic barrier while an evil Tengu gloats about being able to ravish her.
%%%* IllGirl: Ayame.
* InterspeciesRomance: Demons and humans in love!
* IntimateHealing: Poor Misao keeps getting attacked by other demons, and Kyo heals her wounds by licking them erotically. She's not wild about this. On the other hand, Misao can recharge the energies of [[KissOfLife the person she kisses]], so she also gives this to Kyo more than once.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: The orphans in the Tengu village absolutely love Misao.
* HotForStudent: Kyo gets a job as a teacher at Misao's school, the better to [[strike:harass]] protect her.
* {{Jerkass}}: Pretty much every male character in the series is rude, overly aggressive, and/or petty.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kyo can be a complete and utter JerkAss.... However, he ''does'' loves Misao, is willing to [[HeroicSacrifice die for her]] and do anything to make her happy, [[PetTheDog and can be incredibly sweet and gentle to anyone smaller or weaker than himself]] (particularly [[FriendToAllChildren children]], which is why Tarou is so devoted to him).
* KickTheDog: A literal example: in his youth Sho beats a puppy to near death. In fact, Sho does a ''lot'' of [[KickTheDog dog kicking]]. First off, Misao when she was a little girl, then Tarou and his brothers, then Misao ''again''...
* TheKlutz: Subverted. Misao's classmates ''think'' she's one, but in reality she's always being tripped or bruised by invisible demons.
* MeaningfulName: Kiyo, a snake demon. She is named after a a character from a folktale who turned into a serpent to murder her lover [[IfICantHaveYou after being jilted]].
* NiceGuy: Dojouji Kensuke. Despite being a snake demon, Kensuke is quite possibly the only gentleman in a cast full of misogynist assholes in that he never lets his physical attraction to Misao override his concern for her feelings. Ironically, this is the very reason why he has no chance in hell of becoming her primary suitor.
* NiceGuysFinishLast: Alas, poor Kensuke.
* PerpetualMolt: Lampshaded: ''"Kyo's secret problem... He worries about losing his feathers..."''
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Kyo wears glasses when in disguise as a teacher.
* RealMenHateSugar: Kyo hates sweets to the point that he almost becomes nauseous from a taste of ice cream, but he still forces himself to eat the cake that Misao made.
* SiblingTriangle: Kyo, Misao and Sho. Kyo and Sho are brothers.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Kyo is a Misaosexual.
* SchmuckBait: Misao, they might as well be holding up a sign saying "THIS IS A TRAP" and you ''still'' [[TooDumbToLive fall for it!]]
%%%%* ShrinkingViolet: Misao. Not without reason.
* SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious: Misao's blood and flesh are superfoods to demons, granting them long life and endless youth, respectively.
* TeenPregnancy: Misao gets pregnant at sixteen and gives birth at seventeen.
* TooDumbToLive: Misao, you're the target of an entire realm of supernatural monsters and deities. So ''[[ObviousTrap stop blindly following powerful demons into isolated places just because you think they'll tell you something more about Kyo!]]''
* WifeHusbandry: This is the backstory of Kyo's parents, with her being an orphaned seven-year-old and he being eighteen when they met. It is heavily implied that he only really fell in love with her after they were wed and had a couple of children, so when she was well into adulthood.
* WingedHumanoid: Kyo and the rest of his Tengu entourage.
* VillainousCrush:
** Misao is a magnet for these.
*** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'.
*** Later in the series, [[BigBad Sho]] develops one of these. Also leads to a SiblingTriangle.
*** Kensuke is arguably the [[MinionWithAnFInEvil nicest character in the series]], but he is still technically on the side of the villains. He has an extremely innocent crush on Misao.
** Kyo gets a fair few as well.
*** Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]], falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
*** Kaede, a [[AffablyEvil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-flipped. Don't touch Misao in front of Kyo. And only try to hurt her if you have a pretty sincere death wish which includes some fairly painful methods of dying.
* YouTasteDelicious: Several times, when Kyo kisses Misao or drinks her SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious blood. Also implied but not said when he licks a bit of ice cream from her mouth.
* {{Youkai}}: Demon clans featured so far include Tengu (crow), Kitsune (fox), and Shirohebi (snake). Naturally, they're all packed to the gills with ''{{Bishonen}}''.
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[[caption-width-right:288:Our heroine and, uh, "hero"]]
''Black Bird'' is a {{shoujo}} manga by Kanoko Sakuraouji, which was serialized in ''Betsucomi'' from 2006 to 2012. It tells the story of Misao Harada, an ordinary girl who can see ghosts, spirits and demons, and her relationship with Kyo, the head of a [[{{Youkai}} Tengu]] (bird demon) clan, who she befriended as a little child. Thanks to her DangerousSixteenthBirthday, if a demon makes Misao his bride (which is implied to have more to do with sex than it does with nuptials), their clan would become prosperous; on the other hand, if a demon eats her flesh, it will gain immortality. Poor Misao is therefore caught between Kyo, who wants to marry her (against her will, if necessary), and various other badnasties who want to ''eat'' her. Romance, uh, ensues.
JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith Music/TheBeatles song of the same name from the White Album.
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!!Tropes used in this work include:
* AllMenArePerverts: Especially including Kyo, who thinks erotic ukiyo-e artwork, a book of 48 hot sex tips, and a laid-out futon is the best way to celebrate.
* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: "I, Misao Harada, can see spirits. When I was younger, people hated me because of it."
* AlwaysSaveTheGirl: Kyo's entire reason for everything he's done for the last ten years, all the destruction, death and rebellion to take over his clan, was quite simply so he could marry Misao, he doesn't really care about anything else. He will ''always'' save Misao.
* AmnesiacLover: Most of Misao's childhood memories of Kyo were sealed away by Sho before the story began. She still had enough to remember Kyo and be ''completely disappointed'' when he didn't meet her expectations and turned out to be a dirty pervert.
* AntiHero: Kyo is ''not'' a good guy. He will kill, steal, lie and destroy his way through anyone if he has to for Misao.
%%* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Taro. He ''tries'', poor thing.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: Misao and Kyo can bicker and fight to no end, but [[EveryoneCanSeeIt nobody is fooled by it]].
%%* AxCrazy: Sojo
%%* BarrierMaiden: Misao
* BastardBoyfriend: Zig-zagged with Kyo. While a lot of his behavior early on falls into the category of sexual harassment, he turns out to be far gentler to and protective of Misao than this trope would usually suggest. The relationship gets a bit better as the series goes on.
* BelligerentSexualTension: Invoked in Chapter 27. Kyo calls Misao a Tsundere, and claims that he likes that. Then Misao reflects on their relationship, thinking about how "We argue over the littlest things" and "He does mean things to me" but they "laugh together and fall in love all over again."
* {{Bishonen}}: Pretty much every male character, but especially Kyo, whom Misao mistakes for a pretty girl upon seeing him as an adult.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shuuhei and Shojo seem like really nice people at first... [[spoiler: of course, they're both complete and utter bastards]]. Inverted with Kyo who can act like a real JerkAss, but is in fact incredibly caring and gentle (... not that this makes up [[BastardBoyfriend for some of the things he does]]).
%%%%* BlackMagic
* BoundAndGagged: Misao is tied up when captured by [[spoiler: Sojo]].
* ButtMonkey: Misao comes up as this, and it's NOT PlayedForLaughs. She can see spirits, which is already scary enough, and used to be harrassed or hated because of that. Then, she gets caught in the wars of the Tengu and is under attack ''many'' times. While some Tengus ''are'' sympathetic to her plight, the most powerful ally she has among them is... a BastardBoyfriend.
* ChekhovsGun: Kensuke gives [[spoiler:Misao]] a bottle of Whitesnakes' poison which comes in handy when [[spoiler:she's later trapped alone with Soujou.]]
%%* ChildhoodMarriagePromise: Kyo is determined to collect on.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: While discussing what would be a proper punishment if [[spoiler: Sojo]] rebelled again, Misao suggested keeping him away from women so he wouldn't have a family. The men expressed horror at this, as it would also deprive him of other carnal pleasures, [[AllMenArePerverts something men in this series value]].
** In some translations she suggests to [[spoiler:castrate him]] - which would be way OOC, but would explain utter horror on their faces better.
* TheChewToy: the entire supernatural realm is gunning for Misao's flesh and blood, and they're not shy about it.
* CrazyJealousGuy: As protective as Kyo is, he can also get territorial when Misao is concerned.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Misao becomes the 'bride of prophecy' on her 16th birthday. [[TheChewToy Poor girl.]]
* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Kyo has a nightmare of Misao getting eaten by her own unborn child.]]
* DisappearedDad: Kyo's father disappeared from the village after he unintentionally drove his wife, Kyo's mother, to suicide.
%%%* DuelToTheDeath: Kyo and [[spoiler: Sho]].
* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: Kyo has a nightmare of walking in on his yet unborn son ''eating Misao's corpse''. Actually averted once he's born for real.]]
* EroticEating: When Kyo buys an ice-cream cone for Misao he ends up getting some on his finger, and holds it up for her to lick. Ironically, the ladies watching the pair seem more interested.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Hoki, though he does open them on occasion.
* FantasticMedicinalBodilyProduct:
** Kyo, a bird demon, licks Misao to heal her wounds.
** Misao's blood can heal demons, which can be [[spoiler:sexually transmitted]] as well.
* ForcedToWatch: Kyo is threatened more than once with watching someone eat or ravish his girlfriend.
* FriendToAllChildren: Kyou, surprisingly. There's a ''reason'' why he and Tarou get along really well.
* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: [[spoiler: Averted. Misao's reason for not aborting her fetus is because doing so would likely set off events that would cause Kyo's death and her either rape at the hand of another clan, or being eaten alive.]]
* GoodIsNotNice: Kyo can be an incredible Jerkass but he's the only thing standing between Misao and a messy death.
* HairReboot: Justified in this case, as Misao gets hair extensions after [[TraumaticHaircut her close shave]] with [[spoiler: Sojo.]] Although she doesn't tell him, she does it because she notices Kyo looks sad everytime he sees her short hair.
* IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Misao is tied up and encased behind a magic barrier while an evil Tengu gloats about being able to ravish her.
%%%* IllGirl: Ayame.
* InterspeciesRomance: Demons and humans in love!
* IntimateHealing: Poor Misao keeps getting attacked by other demons, and Kyo heals her wounds by licking them erotically. She's not wild about this. On the other hand, Misao can recharge the energies of [[KissOfLife the person she kisses]], so she also gives this to Kyo more than once.
* HeartwarmingOrphan: The orphans in the Tengu village absolutely love Misao.
* HotForStudent: Kyo gets a job as a teacher at Misao's school, the better to [[strike:harass]] protect her.
* {{Jerkass}}: Pretty much every male character in the series is rude, overly aggressive, and/or petty.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kyo can be a complete and utter JerkAss.... However, he ''does'' loves Misao, is willing to [[HeroicSacrifice die for her]] and do anything to make her happy, [[PetTheDog and can be incredibly sweet and gentle to anyone smaller or weaker than himself]] (particularly [[FriendToAllChildren children]], which is why Tarou is so devoted to him).
* KickTheDog: A literal example: in his youth Sho beats a puppy to near death. In fact, Sho does a ''lot'' of [[KickTheDog dog kicking]]. First off, Misao when she was a little girl, then Tarou and his brothers, then Misao ''again''...
* TheKlutz: Subverted. Misao's classmates ''think'' she's one, but in reality she's always being tripped or bruised by invisible demons.
* MeaningfulName: Kiyo, a snake demon. She is named after a a character from a folktale who turned into a serpent to murder her lover [[IfICantHaveYou after being jilted]].
* NiceGuy: Dojouji Kensuke. Despite being a snake demon, Kensuke is quite possibly the only gentleman in a cast full of misogynist assholes in that he never lets his physical attraction to Misao override his concern for her feelings. Ironically, this is the very reason why he has no chance in hell of becoming her primary suitor.
* NiceGuysFinishLast: Alas, poor Kensuke.
* PerpetualMolt: Lampshaded: ''"Kyo's secret problem... He worries about losing his feathers..."''
* PurelyAestheticGlasses: Kyo wears glasses when in disguise as a teacher.
* RealMenHateSugar: Kyo hates sweets to the point that he almost becomes nauseous from a taste of ice cream, but he still forces himself to eat the cake that Misao made.
* SiblingTriangle: Kyo, Misao and Sho. Kyo and Sho are brothers.
* SingleTargetSexuality: Kyo is a Misaosexual.
* SchmuckBait: Misao, they might as well be holding up a sign saying "THIS IS A TRAP" and you ''still'' [[TooDumbToLive fall for it!]]
%%%%* ShrinkingViolet: Misao. Not without reason.
* SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious: Misao's blood and flesh are superfoods to demons, granting them long life and endless youth, respectively.
* TeenPregnancy: Misao gets pregnant at sixteen and gives birth at seventeen.
* TooDumbToLive: Misao, you're the target of an entire realm of supernatural monsters and deities. So ''[[ObviousTrap stop blindly following powerful demons into isolated places just because you think they'll tell you something more about Kyo!]]''
* WifeHusbandry: This is the backstory of Kyo's parents, with her being an orphaned seven-year-old and he being eighteen when they met. It is heavily implied that he only really fell in love with her after they were wed and had a couple of children, so when she was well into adulthood.
* WingedHumanoid: Kyo and the rest of his Tengu entourage.
* VillainousCrush:
** Misao is a magnet for these.
*** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'.
*** Later in the series, [[BigBad Sho]] develops one of these. Also leads to a SiblingTriangle.
*** Kensuke is arguably the [[MinionWithAnFInEvil nicest character in the series]], but he is still technically on the side of the villains. He has an extremely innocent crush on Misao.
** Kyo gets a fair few as well.
*** Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]], falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
*** Kaede, a [[AffablyEvil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
* ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend: Gender-flipped. Don't touch Misao in front of Kyo. And only try to hurt her if you have a pretty sincere death wish which includes some fairly painful methods of dying.
* YouTasteDelicious: Several times, when Kyo kisses Misao or drinks her SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious blood. Also implied but not said when he licks a bit of ice cream from her mouth.
* {{Youkai}}: Demon clans featured so far include Tengu (crow), Kitsune (fox), and Shirohebi (snake). Naturally, they're all packed to the gills with ''{{Bishonen}}''.
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''Black Bird'' is a {{shoujo}} manga by Kanoko Sakuraouji. It tells the story of Misao Harada, an ordinary girl who can see ghosts, spirits and demons, and her relationship with Kyo, the head of a [[{{Youkai}} Tengu]] (bird demon) clan, who she befriended as a little child. Thanks to her DangerousSixteenthBirthday, if a demon makes Misao his bride (which is implied to have more to do with sex than it does with nuptials), their clan would become prosperous; on the other hand, if a demon eats her flesh, it will gain immortality. Poor Misao is therefore caught between Kyo, who wants to marry her (against her will, if necessary), and various other badnasties who want to ''eat'' her. Romance, uh, ensues.
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''Black Bird'' is a {{shoujo}} manga by Kanoko Sakuraouji.Sakuraouji, which was serialized in ''Betsucomi'' from 2006 to 2012. It tells the story of Misao Harada, an ordinary girl who can see ghosts, spirits and demons, and her relationship with Kyo, the head of a [[{{Youkai}} Tengu]] (bird demon) clan, who she befriended as a little child. Thanks to her DangerousSixteenthBirthday, if a demon makes Misao his bride (which is implied to have more to do with sex than it does with nuptials), their clan would become prosperous; on the other hand, if a demon eats her flesh, it will gain immortality. Poor Misao is therefore caught between Kyo, who wants to marry her (against her will, if necessary), and various other badnasties who want to ''eat'' her. Romance, uh, ensues.
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*** Kensuke is arguably the [[MinionWithAnFInEvil nicest character in the series]], but he is still technically on the side of the villains. He has an extremely cute innocent crush on Misao.
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* TeenPregnancy: Misao gets pregnant at sixteen and gives birth at seventeen.
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* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Apparently the fate of Misao if she gives birth to her unborn child is to be eaten by it.]]
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* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: Kyo has a nightmare of walking in on his yet unborn son ''eating Misao's corpse''.]]
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* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: Kyo has a nightmare of walking in on his yet unborn son ''eating Misao's corpse''. Actually averted once he's born for real.]]
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* FantasticMedicinalBodilyProduct:
** Kyo, a bird demon, licks Misao to heal her wounds.
** Misao's blood can heal demons, which can be [[spoiler:sexually transmitted]] as well.
** Kyo, a bird demon, licks Misao to heal her wounds.
** Misao's blood can heal demons, which can be [[spoiler:sexually transmitted]] as well.
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* {{Antihero}}: Kyo is ''not'' a good guy. He will kill, steal, lie and destroy his way through anyone if he has to for Misao.
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* {{Antihero}}: AntiHero: Kyo is ''not'' a good guy. He will kill, steal, lie and destroy his way through anyone if he has to for Misao.
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: While discussing what would be a proper punishment if [[spoiler: Sojo]] rebelled again, Misao suggested keeping him away from women so he wouldn't have a family. The men expressed horror at this, as it would also deprive him of other carnal pleasures, [[AllMenArePerverts something men in this series value.]]
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* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: While discussing what would be a proper punishment if [[spoiler: Sojo]] rebelled again, Misao suggested keeping him away from women so he wouldn't have a family. The men expressed horror at this, as it would also deprive him of other carnal pleasures, [[AllMenArePerverts something men in this series value.]]value]].
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* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: Kyo has a nightmare of walking in on his yet unborn son ''eating Misao's corpse.'']]
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* EnfantTerrible: [[spoiler: Kyo has a nightmare of walking in on his yet unborn son ''eating Misao's corpse.'']]corpse''.]]
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* BoundAndGagged: Misao, when captured by [[spoiler: Sojo]].
* ButtMonkey: Misao comes up as this, and it's NOT PlayedForLaughs. She can see spirits, which is already scary enough, and used to be harrassed or hated because of that. Then, she gets caught in the wars of the Tengu and is under attack ''many'' times. And while some Tengus ''are'' sympathetic to her plight, the most powerful ally she has among them is... a BastardBoyfriend.
* BoundAndGagged: Misao, when captured by [[spoiler: Sojo]].
* ButtMonkey: Misao comes up as this, and it's NOT PlayedForLaughs. She can see spirits, which is already scary enough, and used to be harrassed or hated because of that. Then, she gets caught in the wars of the Tengu and is under attack ''many'' times. And while some Tengus ''are'' sympathetic to her plight, the most powerful ally she has among them is... a BastardBoyfriend.
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* BoundAndGagged:
* ButtMonkey: Misao comes up as this, and it's NOT PlayedForLaughs. She can see spirits, which is already scary enough, and used to be harrassed or hated because of that. Then, she gets caught in the wars of the Tengu and is under attack ''many'' times.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Kyo can slip into this at times.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Misao becomes the 'bride of prophecy' on this date. [[TheChewToy Poor girl.]]
* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Apparently the fate of Misao if she gives birth to her unborn child.]]
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Misao becomes the 'bride of prophecy' on this date. [[TheChewToy Poor girl.]]
* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Apparently the fate of Misao if she gives birth to her unborn child.]]
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* CrazyJealousGuy: As protective as Kyo is, he can slip into this at times.
also get territorial when Misao is concerned.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Misao becomes the 'bride of prophecy' onthis date.her 16th birthday. [[TheChewToy Poor girl.]]
* DeathByChildbirth: [[spoiler:Apparently the fate of Misao if she gives birth to her unbornchild.child is to be eaten by it.]]
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* KickTheDog: A literal example: in his youth Sho beats a puppy to near death. In fact, Sho does a ''lot'' of [[KickTheDog Kicking The Dog]]. First off, Misao when she was a little girl, then Tarou and his brothers, then Misao ''again''...
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* KickTheDog: A literal example: in his youth Sho beats a puppy to near death. In fact, Sho does a ''lot'' of [[KickTheDog Kicking The Dog]].dog kicking]]. First off, Misao when she was a little girl, then Tarou and his brothers, then Misao ''again''...
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* ShrinkingViolet: Misao. Not without reason.
* SupernaturallyDeliciousAndNutritious: Misao's blood and flesh, to demons.
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*** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].
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*** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].
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* VillainousCrush: Misao is a magnet for these.
** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].
** Later in the series, [[BigBad Sho]] develops one of these. Also leads to a SiblingTriangle.
** Kensuke is arguably the [[MinionWithAnFInEvil nicest character in the series]], but he is still technically on the side of the villains. He has an extremely cute crush on Misao.
* Kyo gets a fair few as well.
** Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]], falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
** Kaede, a [[AffablyEvil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].
** Later in the series, [[BigBad Sho]] develops one of these. Also leads to a SiblingTriangle.
** Kensuke is arguably the [[MinionWithAnFInEvil nicest character in the series]], but he is still technically on the side of the villains. He has an extremely cute crush on Misao.
* Kyo gets a fair few as well.
** Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]], falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
** Kaede, a [[AffablyEvil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
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* VillainousCrush: VillainousCrush:
** Misao is a magnet for these.
** *** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].
** *** Later in the series, [[BigBad Sho]] develops one of these. Also leads to a SiblingTriangle.
** *** Kensuke is arguably the [[MinionWithAnFInEvil nicest character in the series]], but he is still technically on the side of the villains. He has an extremely cute crush on Misao.
* ** Kyo gets a fair few as well.
** *** Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]], falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
** *** Kaede, a [[AffablyEvil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
** Misao is a magnet for these.
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* {{Dojikko}}: Subverted. Misao's classmates ''think'' she's one, but in reality she's always being tripped or bruised by invisible demons.
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* MeaningfulName: Kiyo, a snake demon. She is named after a a character from a folktale who turned into a serpent to murder her lover [[IfICan'tHaveYou after being jilted]].
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* DisappearedDad: Kyo's father disappeared from the village after he unintentionally drove his wife, Kyo's mother to suicide.
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* DisappearedDad: Kyo's father disappeared from the village after he unintentionally drove his wife, Kyo's mother mother, to suicide.
* MeaningfulName: Kiyo, a snake demon. She is named after a a character from a folktale who turned into a serpent to murder her lover [[IfICan'tHaveYou after being jilted]].
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* WifeHusbandry: This is the backstory of Kyo's parents. She was an orphaned seven-year-old and he was an eighteen-year-old when they met and it is implied that he spent time with her every day until she was old enough to wed him. It was an arranged marriage, but they did truly love each other until she betrayed him.
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* WifeHusbandry: This is the backstory of Kyo's parents. She was parents, with her being an orphaned seven-year-old and he was an eighteen-year-old being eighteen when they met and it met. It is heavily implied that he spent time only really fell in love with her every day until after they were wed and had a couple of children, so when she was old enough to wed him. It was an arranged marriage, but they did truly love each other until she betrayed him.well into adulthood.
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* WifeHusbandry: This is the backstory of Kyo's parents. She was an orphaned seven-year-old and he was an eighteen-year-old when they met and it is implied that he spent time with her every day until she was old enough to wed him. It was an arranged marriage, but they did truly love each other until she betrayed him.
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** Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]] falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
** Kaede, a [[Affably Evil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
** Kaede, a [[Affably Evil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
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** Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]] demon]], falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
** Kaede, a[[Affably Evil [[AffablyEvil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
** Kaede, a
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*Kyo gets a fair few as well.
**Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]] falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
**Kaede, a [[Affably Evil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
**Kiyo, the [[SnakesAreSinister snake demon]] falls for him and tries to [[MurderTheHypotenuse kill Misao to have him]].
**Kaede, a [[Affably Evil stoic yet friendly young woman]] who works for the orphanage, is revealed to have had one on Kyo when they were both teenagers. When she realises that he will always love Misao, she [[LoveMakesYouEvil joins up with Sho]], describing it as 'finding someone else to play with'.
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* VillainousCrush: Misao is a magnet for these.
** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].
** Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].
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* Villainous Crush: VillainousCrush: Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].Extremist]].
** Later in the series, [[Sibling Triangle Sho develops one of these]].
** Later in the series, [[Sibling Triangle Sho develops one of these]].
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* Villainous Crush: Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist]].
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* Villainous Crush: Raikou has one on Misao. Lampshaded by Kyo, who points out that his desire to kill Kyo out of a hatred for demons has become 'illicit'. It's debatable whether Raikoh is actually a villain, or a [[WellIntentionedExtremist]].[[WellIntentionedExtremist Well Intentioned Extremist]].
