History Manga / Gamma

* YuriGenre: With a lot more action than you will see in most.

* HurtingHero: Hikari, even after her friendship with Miyuki inspires her to return to hero duty, still suffers from PTSD that tends to lead her to place Miyuki's life before anything else.

* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: A very odd case: [[spoiler:for all their fawning, touching, and rather sensual interactions, the Kitajishi sisters are not a couple and end up paired with other female characters at the series end.]]

* SpiderManSendUp: Hornetman's costume is a clear reference to Spider-Man,[[note]]And possibly to his one-time disguise as "The Hornet", though it's unclear if this was intentional.[[/note]] and by WordOfGod his relationship with the speedster Blue Train was written as a {{Homage}} to Peter's friendship with Harry Osborn in ''Film/SpiderMan3''. His actual powers are very different though, consisting of a "Hornet Sting" that lets him punch incredibly hard with his left arm. ''

* HotScientist: Nina Goto/Night Diver.

In the year 2075, two [[IncestSubtext very affectionate]] sisters, Miyuki and Yuri Kitajishi, run the EDF Counseling Service in the Japanese town of Kataoka, helping superheroes and EDF employees alike deal with the psychological strain of their line of work. In-between that, they help EDF in their battles against monsters and supervillains, which seem to be getting more and more frequent in the region. And on top of everything, Yuri is actually the ex-MagicalGirl Lily Cure -- the greatest hero the world has ever seen, who has lost most of her powers but can use them briefly in time of dire need, at a [[CastFromHitpoints heavy cost to her health]].

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:For Yuri, at least. She helps defeat the BigBad and save Earth one final time, but her overuse of Lily Cure powers finally catches up with her, leaving her unable to use her legs and forcing her to quit EDF. Still, she thinks it's all WorthIt, and considers it a happy ending herself.]]

* ChronicHeroSyndrome: Discussed and partly deconstructed in the very first chapter, which concerns the mentality and difficulties of a ''former'' superhero trying to adjust back to a civilian life. Both Presidentman and Yuri/Lily have the CHS bad, so after losing their powers, they can't help but enlist in EDF.

** Nina Goto/Night Diver for [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark/Iron Man]], between owning a high tech tower complex larger than the government, and actually lacking any superpowers except AwesomenessByAnalysis and a suit of PowerArmor she built for herself. While her initial armors look more like the Iron Man suits and hide her gender, Night Driver's suit in the final arc looks a lot like ComicBook/TheWasp.
** Light Bright finds some [[ComicBook/GreenLantern alien jewelry that gives her light based powers.]]
* ExtremityExtremist: Most of Hornetman's power is focused in his left arm, so he uses it almost exclusively to attack. Blue Train fights entirely with kicks.

** [[spoiler:Miyuki doesn't actually remember Midori, she knows she misses someone and knows who it is thanks to Yuri. But the entire rest of planet has been forced to forget that Midori ever existed, as a cost of overusing her powers. Miyuki is afraid the same thing will happen to Yuri.]]

* ImportantHaircut: While it happens off screen, during the time-skip before the finale, Hikari chops off her HimeCut in favor of a shorter style, symbolizing her resolve and training.

* LampshadeHanging: Happens frequently, but especially notable in the chapter featuring Synth Silver and the Rock Rangers. ''All'' of the sources of Synth Silver's insecurities are traits very common to [[SixthRanger sixth rangers]] in general (joining the team after the others have already been working together for a significant amount of time, having a different costume style than the rest of the team, piloting a GiantMecha that works separately from the other, etc...).

* MsFanservice: Hard to choose any one girl as they all get a chance to show off their bodies, but Hikari, a.k.a. Light Bright, with her form fitting VaporWear outfit probably takes the most amount of {{Fanservice}}.

* PoweredArmor: Nina Goto, known as the hero Night Diver, uses a very [[Comicbook/IronMan Iron Man]] like powered suit. She is one of the few hero's whose abilities don't come from Lambda Energy, but from her own intelligence.

* RetiredBadass: Half a year ago, Yuri was the mightiest superhero in history. Now she is a struggling high school student part-timing for the EDF, because she can't let go of the saving-people shtick. And she's got the grumpy KnightInSourArmor part down to the T.

** The end of Chapter 7, when it's revealed that [[spoiler:the mysterious man responsible for the both the recent string of monster attacks and Discharge's death is Kyosuke Sakaki, a highly-respected captain in the EDF.]]

* YuriGenre: With a lot more action then you will see in most.

* BondageIsBad: {{Inverted}}. If the author's Pixiv account is to be taken as canon, the physical aspect of [[spoiler: Yuri]] and Captain Marina's relationship involves ''a lot'' of hardcore BDSM play, making this a case of GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex.

** Bulldramo is a walking ShoutOut to the [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Hulk]]. Chapter 17 even has a scene that copies Cap and Hulk's scene in the [[Film/TheAvengers2012 2012 Avengers movie]], right down to the gestures. The 'Cap' in this instance is Captain Japan, who is essentially Captain America recolored white with a red disk on his chest, with a huge boomerang instead of a shield.

''Gamma'' is an ActionAdventure manga by Ogino Jun that borrows heavily from all manner of SuperHero and YuriGenre stories.

** Lily Cure's name is one syllable away from ''[[Franchise/PrettyCure Precure]]''. Unusually, she's based on the RetiredBadass solo warrior [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Cure Moonlight]] (whose civilian name was also Yuri) rather than one of the more iconic two-girl teams. [[spoiler:This turns out to be {{Foreshadowing}} for the reveal that "Lily Cure" ''was'' in fact a duo, but [[RetGone its other member was erased from existence and Yuri is the only one who remembers her]].]]

* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: A very odd case: [[spoiler:for all their fawning, touching, and rather sensual interactions the Kitajishi sister's are not a couple and end up paired with other female characters at the series end.]]

* BadassGrandpa: Mr. Lostman. [[spoiler:Literally to Marina.]]

* SixthRanger: InUniverse, Synth Silver is this to the Rock Rangers.

On August 10, 2014, Earth was visited by not one but two warring alien races, who turned our planet into a [[AlienInvasion giant battlefield]]. Humanity emerged victorious, but huge quantities of the alien "[[GreenRocks Lambda energy]]" were released onto Earth in the conflict, [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent giving some humans superpowers]] and turning animals into [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters]]. To combat the emerging monsters and [[{{Supervillain}} humans who use their superpowers for evil]], humanity created the Earth Defense Force, which unites the precious few {{superhero}}es and scores of {{muggle}} support personnel to defend the planet against all manner of threats.

** Nana Goto/Night Diver for [[ComicBook/IronMan Tony Stark/Iron Man]], between owning a high tech tower complex larger than the government, and actually lacking any superpowers except AwesomenessByAnalysis and a suit of PowerArmor she built for herself. While her initial armors look more like the Iron Man suits and hide her gender, Night Driver's suit in the final arc looks a lot like ComicBook/TheWasp.

* HotScientist: Nana Goto/Night Diver.

On August 10, 2014, Earth was visited by not one but two warring alien races, who turned our planet into a [[AlienInvasion giant battlefield]]. Humanity emerged victorious, but huge quantities of alien "[[GreenRocks Lambda energy]]" were released onto Earth in the conflict, [[MassSuperEmpoweringEvent giving some humans superpowers]] and turning animals into [[{{Kaiju}} giant monsters]]. To combat the emerging monsters and [[{{Supervillain}} humans who use their superpowers for evil]], humanity created the Earth Defense Force, which unites the precious few {{superhero}}es and scores of {{muggle}} support personnel to defend the planet against all manner of threats.

In the year 2075, two [[IncestSubtext very affectionate]] sisters, Miyuki and Yuri Kitajishi, run the EDF Counseling Service in the Japanese town of Kataoka, helping superheroes and EDF employees alike deal with psychological strain of their line of work. In-between that, they help EDF in their battles against monsters and supervillains, which seem to be getting more and more frequent in the region. And on top of everything, Yuri is actually the ex-MagicalGirl Lily Cure--the greatest hero the world has ever seen, who lost most of her powers but can use them briefly in time of dire need, at a [[CastFromHitpoints heavy cost to her health]].

''Gamma'' is an ActionAdventure manga by Ogino Jun that borrows heavily from all manner of SuperHero and YuriGenre stories. Its closest Western counterpart would probably be ''ComicBook/{{Watchmen}}''.

* BondageIsBad: {{Inverted}}. If the author's Pixiv account is to be taken as canon [[spoiler Yuri]] and the Captain's physical aspect of their relationship involves ''alot'' of hardcore BDSM play, making this a case of GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex.

* BondageIsBad: {{Inverted}}. If the author's Pixiv account is to be taken as canon [[spoiler Miyuki]] and the Captain's physical aspect of their relationship involves ''alot'' of hardcore BDSM play, making this a case of GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex.