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''87 Clockers'' is a manga about overclocking by [[Manga/NodameCantabile Ninomiya Tomoko]].

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''87 Clockers'' is a manga about overclocking by [[Manga/NodameCantabile Ninomiya Tomoko]].
Tomoko Ninomiya, creator of ''Manga/NodameCantabile''. It was serialized from 2011 to 2016, starting out in ''Jump X'' and moving to ''Weekly Young Jump'' in 2014.
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* ShoutOut: One of the characters is named after and has an eyepatch like [[Manga/AshitaNoJoe Danpei Tenge]]

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* ShoutOut: One of the characters is named after and has an eyepatch like [[Manga/AshitaNoJoe [[Manga/TomorrowsJoe Danpei Tenge]]

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* ExplosiveInstrumentation: Kanade's first computer exploded once he started tinkering with it after Hana left.



* ExplosiveInstrumentation: Kanade's first computer exploded once he started tinkering with it after Hana left.
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* ExtremeOmnivore: Mike is know to eat cat food from time to time. That's how he pretty much met Kanade [[spoiler: and Hana]].
* ExplosiveInstrumentation: Kanade's first computer basically exploded once he started tinkering with it after Hana left.

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* ExtremeOmnivore: Mike is know to eat cat food from time to time. That's how he pretty much met Kanade [[spoiler: and Hana]].
* ExplosiveInstrumentation: Kanade's first computer basically exploded once he started tinkering with it after Hana left.



* GoodOldWays: Julia pretty much prefers air-cooled machines rather than water-cooled or even LN2 cooling. They almost won the first tournament with it.

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* GoodOldWays: Julia pretty much prefers air-cooled machines rather than water-cooled or even LN2 cooling. They almost won the first tournament with it.



** While in the farm trying to qualify for the 3D overclocking contest, he pretty much saved Murata from failure when he heard the insulation pot starting to separate from the rest of the machine. [[spoiler: They ended up setting a world record.]]
* Lovable Alpha Bitch: Though his feelings for her are genuine, [[spoiler: Hana]] may appear to be this while [[spoiler: Hikiri]] was telling his story of his rejection after rejection despite improving himself. He managed to solicit both Murata and Kanade's sympathy and [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe irritation]].

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** While in the farm trying to qualify for the 3D overclocking contest, he pretty much saved Murata from failure when he heard the insulation pot starting to separate from the rest of the machine. [[spoiler: They ended up setting a world record.]]
* Lovable Alpha Bitch: LovableAlphaBitch: Though his feelings for her are genuine, [[spoiler: Hana]] may appear to be this while [[spoiler: Hikiri]] was telling his story of his rejection after rejection despite improving himself. He managed to solicit both Murata and Kanade's sympathy and [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe irritation]].



* {{Noob}}: The manga is pretty much Kanade's journey in the world of computer overclocking from the very beginning.
** Mike, of all people, is pretty much this for FirstPersonShooter games, with hilarious results during the first tournament.
* OverclockingAttack: Pretty much refers to the literal and original version. The main theme of the manga is how far you can get away with it without destroying your machine.
* SelfMadeMan: Played with, as one of [[spoiler: Hana]]'s criticism of Hikiri was that he was mooching off his father. This pretty much drove him into founding his own gaming company with a college colleague without outside help, which ended up somewhat successful.

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* {{Noob}}: The manga is pretty much more or less Kanade's journey in the world of computer overclocking from the very beginning.
** Mike, of all people, is pretty much this one of these for FirstPersonShooter games, with hilarious results during the first tournament.
* OverclockingAttack: Pretty much refers Refers to both the literal and original version. The main theme of the manga is how far you can get away with it without destroying your machine.
* SelfMadeMan: Played with, as one of [[spoiler: Hana]]'s criticism of Hikiri was that he was mooching off his father. This pretty much drove him into founding his own gaming company with a college colleague without outside help, which ended up somewhat successful.
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* TrainingFromHell: Julia pretty much put Kanade through this in preparation for both tournaments.

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* TrainingFromHell: Julia pretty much put Kanade through this in preparation for both tournaments.tournaments.

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** [[spoiler: Hana]]'s fiancé even built [[StalkerShrine a theme park]] just [[RejectionAffection to show his affections]] for her!

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** [[spoiler: Hana]]'s fiancé fiancé, Hijiri, even built had [[StalkerShrine a theme park]] built just [[RejectionAffection to show his affections]] for her!


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* FreudianSlip: When Kanade was being woken by Hana do to some farm work for Murata, he thought it was his mom who was waking him up.


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* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Kanade's ear for music proved extremely useful in a few instances.
** During the first tournament as a player, he was able to locate enemies in a dark since he was able to hear the slightest of sounds.
** While in the farm trying to qualify for the 3D overclocking contest, he pretty much saved Murata from failure when he heard the insulation pot starting to separate from the rest of the machine. [[spoiler: They ended up setting a world record.]]
* Lovable Alpha Bitch: Though his feelings for her are genuine, [[spoiler: Hana]] may appear to be this while [[spoiler: Hikiri]] was telling his story of his rejection after rejection despite improving himself. He managed to solicit both Murata and Kanade's sympathy and [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe irritation]].


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* SelfMadeMan: Played with, as one of [[spoiler: Hana]]'s criticism of Hikiri was that he was mooching off his father. This pretty much drove him into founding his own gaming company with a college colleague without outside help, which ended up somewhat successful.
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Putting some more meat in this awesome manga! :>


* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Oh boy, this gets quite a workout in this manga!
** Hana and Julia towards Mike
** Kanade towards Hana
** [[spoiler: Hana]]'s fiancé even built [[StalkerShrine a theme park]] just [[RejectionAffection to show his affections]] for her!



* CharacterNameAlias: In the first tournament, Mike and Hana as Chestnut and Peach.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: Applies to Kanade, who despite being in music school, no longer competes in musical competitions and music having lost its glamour to him.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Mike is know to eat cat food from time to time. That's how he pretty much met Kanade [[spoiler: and Hana]].
* ExplosiveInstrumentation: Kanade's first computer basically exploded once he started tinkering with it after Hana left.
* GamerChick: Julia
* GrapesOfLuxury: Averted. Hana (who works at a pineapple processing factory) serves Mike pineapples for dinner so much that Mike has grown tired of it. To put things in context, Mike is more or less living in poverty, while fruits of any kind are considered luxury items in Japan.
* GoodOldWays: Julia pretty much prefers air-cooled machines rather than water-cooled or even LN2 cooling. They almost won the first tournament with it.
* MealTicket: The ulterior motive behind Mike's and Julia's 'friendship' with Kanade.
* {{Noob}}: The manga is pretty much Kanade's journey in the world of computer overclocking from the very beginning.
** Mike, of all people, is pretty much this for FirstPersonShooter games, with hilarious results during the first tournament.
* OverclockingAttack: Pretty much refers to the literal and original version. The main theme of the manga is how far you can get away with it without destroying your machine.
* ShipperOnDeck: [[spoiler: Hana's]] father and aunt towards her fiancé.



* ShownTheirWork: LN2 cooling, Super PI world records, the whole works.

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* ShownTheirWork: LN2 cooling, Super PI world records, the whole works.works.
* TheAce: Mike is pretty much competing to be this in the overclocking world.
* TheCasanova: To the horror of his mother and delight of his sister, they think Kanade is becoming one. Misleading evidence include Hana's and Julia's visits home, and Julia's call card to her workplace (a cabaret).
* TrainingFromHell: Julia pretty much put Kanade through this in preparation for both tournaments.
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''87 Clockers'' is a manga about overclocking by Ninomiya Tomoko.

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''87 Clockers'' is a manga about overclocking by [[Manga/NodameCantabile Ninomiya Tomoko.
Tomoko]].

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''87 Clockers'' is a manga about overclocking.

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''87 Clockers'' is a manga about overclocking.
overclocking by Ninomiya Tomoko.

Ichinose, a violin music student, is coming towards a crossroads in his life. He has to decide what to do with his future, but he doesn't feel pulled towards any one particular dream. In the absence of any ambition, he decides to work alongside his mother, who is a piano teacher, and teach violin. But one night, he sees a pretty, sad girl standing barefoot outside an apartment. A little investigation shows that she seems to share the apartment with a cat and a mysterious guy called Mike. Will meeting her be the trigger that can change his dull life?



* ShoutOut: One of the characters is named after and has an eyepatch like [[Manga/AshitaNoJoe Danpei Tenge]]

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* ShoutOut: One of the characters is named after and has an eyepatch like [[Manga/AshitaNoJoe Danpei Tenge]]Tenge]]
* ShownTheirWork: LN2 cooling, Super PI world records, the whole works.
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* BlandNameProduct: For example, a video card that looks a lot like a typical [=nVidia=] card but which is labeled "VT 600R"
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''87 Clockers'' is a manga about overclocking.

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* ShoutOut: One of the characters is named after and has an eyepatch like [[Manga/AshitaNoJoe Danpei Tenge]]

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