History Manga / BoardingSchoolJuliet

** Percia's mother reveals back during her days in the academy [[spoiler: a Black Dog and a White Cat couple were exposed and socially pressured to drop out of school. Consequently they returned to their home countries and never were able to see each other again.]]

Until Romeo Inudzuka and Juliet Percia [[StarCrossedLovers fall in love]]. Now, these teenagers must navigate politics and the usual romcom misunderstandings as they try to keep their relationship secret.

* FoeRomanceSubtext: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. Due to Inudzuka and Percia's web of lies to conceal their SecretRelationship, it is currently believed that 1), he sexually harassed her, and 2) he wants her dead. For [[FantasticRacism some reason]], nobody finds these two 'facts' contradictory.

->'''Char:''' There they go...\\

* FoeRomanceSubtext: [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]. Due to Inudzuka and Percia's web of lies to conceal their SecretRelationship, it is currently believed that 1), he sexually harrassed her, and 2) he wants her dead. For [[FantasticRacism some reason]], nobody finds these two 'facts' contradictory.

%%* NotWorthKilling: A downplayed version. The Black Dogs and White Cats fight because that's all they've done for generations, and it's the only way any of them know how to interact with someone from the opposing side. Cats can only be important to Dogs as rivals, and vice versa. So Percia interprets Inuzuka's going easy on her as a 'rejection' of her, a statement that she doesn't matter to him in ''any'' way. The {{Irony}} is that Inuzuka acts like that because [[StarCrossedLovers he is in love with her]], and by being ObliviousToLove Percia managed to mistake his feelings for this trope.

* FoeYay: [[Invoked]]. Due to Inudzuka and Percia's web of lies to conceal their SecretRelationship, it is currently believed that 1), he sexually harrassed her, and 2) he wants her dead. For [[FantasticRacism some reason]], nobody finds these two 'facts' contradictory.

* CondescendingCompassion: Discussed in the first chapter. The Black Dogs and White Cats fight because that's all they've done for generations, and it's the only way any of them know how to interact with someone from the opposing side. Cats can only be important to Dogs as rivals, and vice versa. So Percia interprets Inuzuka's going easy on her as a 'rejection' of her, a statement that she doesn't matter to him in ''any'' way. The {{Irony}} is that Inuzuka acts like that because [[StarCrossedLovers he is in love with her]], and by being ObliviousToLove Percia managed to mistake his feelings for this trope.

* GreatOffscreenWar: The war between Towa and the Principality of the West, which influences the entire plot of the manga. While for the most part the remaining hostilities are a source of comedy due to the NonLethalWarfare, it's occasionally portrayed seriously, as the fact that the two countries are still not in friendly terms years after the war ended means that there is real social repercussion for "siding with the enemy", putting the main characters in constant risk. [[spoiler:One couple between two countries in the past highlights this well]].

* PhenotypeStereotype: Every character of the White Cats. Justified, as the Principality of the West is supposed to be based out of England.

* YoungLoveVersusOldHate: Another thing the manga borrows from ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. The two countries have already signed a peace treaty, but there is still plenty of hostility between them. When Inuzuka and Percia fall in love in spite of being in opposite sides, they are hesitant because they would be shunned by the entire school, but ultimately they decide they want to be together even if they don’t know when or even if their relationship will be accepted.

* GreatOffscreenWar: The war between Towa and the Principality of the West, which influences the entire plot of the manga. While for the most part the remaining hostilities are a source of comedy due to the NonLethalWarfare, it's occasionally portrayed seriously, as the fact that the two countries are still not in friendly terms years after the war ended means that there is real social repercussion for "siding with the enemy", putting the main characters in constant risk.

* AllPowerfulStudentCouncil: The prefects decide anything that other students can't. [[spoiler:Hence the protagonists' goal to become prefects so they can end the 'war'.]]

* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: There ''may'' be actual schooling going on the school. We don't know. We certainly never see any.

* AndCallHimGeorge: Somali's hugs cause physical pain to whoever receive them. Unfortunately, she is a very huggy person.

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* NonlethalWarfare: Neither side fights to kill, despite the abundance of swords being waved around [[LighterAndSofter (it's that kind of story)]], and certain moral standards are strictly upheld. Even duels to prove loyalty [[spoiler:like the one fought in chapter 18)]] are more about showing you're willing to ''risk'' killing your opponent. The prefects step in to prevent lethal wounds...usually.

* LastNameBasis: Notable, everyone calls Juliet and Romeo by their last names. This includes the couple themselves when they address each other.

* YoungLoveVersusOldHate: Another thing the manga borrows from Shakespeare. The two countries have already signed a peace treaty, but there is still plenty of hostility between them. When Inuzuka and Percia fall in love in spite of being in opposite sides, they are hesitant because they would be shunned by the entire school, but ultimately they decide they want to be together even if they don’t know when or even if their relationship will be accepted.

* AndCallHimGeorge: Somali's hugs cause physical pain to whoever receive them. Unfortunately, she is a very huggy person.

* GilliganCut: In chapter 2, Percia explains to Inuzuka that disguising herself to go on a date with him would be [[SecretRelationship too risky]]:

%% * AsskickingEqualsAuthority:

* GilliganCut: In chapter 2, Percia explains to Inudzuka that disguising herself to go on a date with him would be [[SecretRelationship too risky]]:

''Boarding School Juliet'', known in the original Japanese as ''Kishuku Gakkou No Juliet'', is a romantic comedy manga by Yousuke Kaneda. The series started serialization in 2015 [[note]]after a similar oneshot by the author was positively received[[/note]] and was released in English by Kodansha.