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Sadly he finds that life isn't as great as it's cracked up to be when he's forced to join his college's diving club, Peek-A-Boo who are more interested in drinking and being naked than actual diving. With his new best friend, Imamura Kouhei and cousin, Kotegawa Chisa he might just survive.

''Grand Blue'' is a monthly manga by Inoue Kenji, writer of ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'' light novels and Yoshioka Kimitake, artist of the ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'' manga adaptation.

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finds that life near the ocean isn't as great as it's cracked up to be when he's forced to join his college's diving club, Peek-A-Boo Peek-A-Boo. Said club who are more interested in [[ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything drinking and being naked than actual diving. actually diving]] and often rope Iori into their booze-fueled escapades. With his new best friend, the {{Otaku}} [[BrotherSisterIncest Sis-con Imamura Kouhei Kouhei]] and cousin, Kotegawa his diving obsessed cousin Chisa he might just survive.

''Grand Blue'' is a monthly manga by Inoue Kenji, writer of ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'' light novels and Yoshioka Kimitake, artist of the ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'' manga adaptation. \n What sets it apart from most SliceOfLife manga is it's cast and setting. College is very different from highschool, and topics that wouldn't usually show up in a highschool setting like sex, booze, and the quest to lose one's own virginity are rampant. Despite this the series is lighthearted and tells an always hilarious, sometimes moving story of [[ComingOfAgeStory one young mans journey into the adult world.]]



* AmbiguouslyBrown: Iori's uncle has rather dark skin and no one else, not even his daughters share his skin tone.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Iori's uncle has rather dark skin and no one else, not even his daughters share his skin tone. This is most likely because he spends more time in the sun than the rest of the cast.



* ComedicSociopathy: The manga is literally filled with it.

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* ComedicSociopathy: The manga is literally filled with it. To wit, chapter 37 has Iori and his friends looking for a solution to help their friend lose his virginity. They come up with two solutions at first: 1) Getting a prostitute and 2) [[BlackComedyRape "brute force"]].
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* OldShame: Iori wrote several original songs in middle school and is absolutely embarrassed by them. Of course Shiori not only found them but also recorded them and gave them to Chisa due to him refusing to come home for Summer.

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* OldShame: [[invoked]]OldShame: Iori wrote several original songs in middle school and is absolutely embarrassed by them. Of course Shiori not only found them but also recorded them and gave them to Chisa due to him refusing to come home for Summer.

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* BeneathTheMask: Whenever Aina has make up on she's bold and fearless, but without it she's an adorkable ShrinkingViolet

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* AttractiveBentGender: Iori during the maid cafe chapters. He can pull off a maid outfit and ponytail surprisingly well, at least enough for his friends to not immediately recognize him.
* BeneathTheMask: Whenever Aina has make up on she's bold and fearless, but without it she's an adorkable ShrinkingViolet ShrinkingViolet.



** Kouhei has nothing on Otoya. The boy is so pretty that he's considered to be Hideyoshi's successor out of universe.



* ClingyJealousGirl: Aina doesn't really like having anyone getting close to Iori.

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* ClingyJealousGirl: Aina doesn't really like having anyone getting close to Iori. Likewise, Busujima is very insecure about other girls approaching Otoya.


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* TheDogBitesBack: When Iori, Kouhei, Yamamoto, and Nojima were stuck in a lab with a particularly smarmy assistant professor, they tried everything in their power to annoy the crap out of him. This backfires almost immediately, as seen in GroinAttack below.


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* GroinAttack: Chapter 32 is lovingly dedicated to the boys smashing each other's genitals in a science lab. Somehow, their assistant professor got the permission to have his students tied to a rig with the possibility of a hammer bashing their nuts in at the wrong angle. Don't worry, [[LaserGuidedKarma he gets what's coming to him, too]].
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* TestOfCourage: One chapter concerns the diving club being taken to an abandoned school building for one of these. The test is also separated by gender; the girls get a traditional test, while the boys get a more perverse version.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Kouhei. When he thinks someone is interested in Shiori, his first thought is murder.
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''Grand Blue'' is a monthly manga by Inoue Kenji, writer of ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'' light novels and Yoshioka Kimitake, artist of the ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'''s manga adaptation.

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''Grand Blue'' is a monthly manga by Inoue Kenji, writer of ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'' light novels and Yoshioka Kimitake, artist of the ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'''s ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'' manga adaptation.
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* MortonsFork: [[spoiler: Chisa's boob question on Iori is practically this.]]
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* HypocriticalHeartwarming: Iori and his college friends in Chapter 25.
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* {{Kimodameshi}}: Iori, Chisa, Kouhei and Aina go through one set up by the rest of Peek-A-Boo. Though same sex pairs go tighter in specialized courses. While Aina and Chisa's course was more textbook, Iori and Kouhei's was much more {{Squick}} filled.

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* {{Kimodameshi}}: Iori, Chisa, Kouhei and Aina go through one set up by the rest of Peek-A-Boo. Though same sex pairs go tighter together in specialized courses. While Aina and Chisa's course was more textbook, Iori and Kouhei's was much more {{Squick}} filled.
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* ClingyJealousGirl: Aina doesn't really like having anyone getting close to Iori.
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In Chapter 33 the Seniors set up an Elementary School as a Haunted Site for Iori and the others. The Juniors didn't take it seriously at first until they discovered they have sworn off all alcohol until the end of the event.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shiori Kitahara, Iori's little sister pretends to be a YamatoNadeshiko [[spoiler:when she actually much more manipulative and vicious than she appears. But of course that means she fits in with the cast.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Kouhei. Nearly every girl has shown at least some attraction to his looks, while plenty of guys are willing to kill him because of jealousy.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shiori Kitahara, Iori's little sister pretends to be a YamatoNadeshiko [[spoiler:when she actually much more manipulative and vicious than she appears. But of course that means she fits in with the cast.]]
cast and by the end she becomes nicer to Iori. Notably she's only vicious to Iori and has never physically hurt him]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Kouhei. Nearly every girl has shown at least some attraction to his looks, while plenty of guys are willing to kill him because of jealousy. The former lasts till they see what shirt he's wearing.



* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Kotobuki Ryuujirou was much slimmer, but still muscular, in the first chapter. Afterwords he's about as wide as Tokita.

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* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Kotobuki Ryuujirou was much slimmer, but still muscular, in the first chapter. Afterwords Afterwards he's about as wide as Tokita.



* TheGenericGuy: Fujiwara Kenta. It's a running gag that he's so bland that no one pays any attention to him.

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* TheGenericGuy: Fujiwara Kenta. It's a running gag that he's so bland that no one pays any attention to him. Especially prominent in the maid cafe chapter.



* HaremSeeker: Kouhei originally wanted to join a club that was filled with beautiful women and he was the only man, hoping to get a harem.

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** Iori and Kouhei themselves can also be quite jealous when another member of their group is dating someone or tries to date someone.
* HaremSeeker: Kouhei originally wanted to join a club that was filled with beautiful women and he was the only man, hoping to get a harem. Needless to say, he couldn't find one.



* OldShame: Iori written a bunch of songs in middle school and is absolutely embarrassed by them. Of course Shiori not only found them but also recorded them and gave them to Chisa.
* {{Otaku}}: Kouhei openly shows his love for anime and manga everywhere he goes.

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** It doesn't last long till she starts drinking herself.
* OldShame: Iori written a bunch of wrote several original songs in middle school and is absolutely embarrassed by them. Of course Shiori not only found them but also recorded them and gave them to Chisa.
Chisa due to him refusing to come home for Summer.
* {{Otaku}}: Kouhei openly shows his love for anime and manga everywhere he goes. It's easy to see considering his attire however he seemed to believe that no one could really perceive him as one till he explains himself. Partly true whenever a girl doesn' see him wearing his parell.


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** Anyone getting naked. Bonus points if it's a group of the PAB.


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** This is further accomplished by Iori and Kohei during her desire to drive under a starry night in Okinawa and witnessing classy scenes in bars.
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* WhamLine: [[spoiler: Iori's uncle reveals his daughters are not related to Iori by blood]]
--> [[spoiler: '''Iori's uncle''': That's crazy. Even if they (Chisa & Iori) aren't blood-related]]
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* IncestIsRelative: Nanaka is literally in love with her sister Chisa. Of course due to differences in culture, Iori is attracted to both Nanaka and Chisa, his cousins. [[spoiler:Though a later chapter revealed that they're not related by blood.]]

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* IncestIsRelative: Nanaka is literally in love with her sister Chisa. Of course course, due to differences in culture, Iori is attracted to both Nanaka and Chisa, his cousins. [[spoiler:Though [[spoiler:Becomes subverted when a later chapter revealed reveals that they're not related by blood.]]
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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Iori and Kouhei somehow always arrive at the same conclusions when trying to solve problems. The "solution" almost always involves something bizarre or outright insane, with varying levels of success.

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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Iori and Kouhei somehow always arrive at the same conclusions when trying to solve problems. The "solution" Their "solutions" almost always involves involve something bizarre or outright downright insane, with varying levels of success.

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Sadly he finds that life isn't as great as it's cracked up to be when he's forced to join his college's diving club, Peek-A-Boo who are more interested in drinking and being naked than actual diving. With his new best friend Imamura Kouhei and cousin, Kotegawa Chisa he might just survive.

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Sadly he finds that life isn't as great as it's cracked up to be when he's forced to join his college's diving club, Peek-A-Boo who are more interested in drinking and being naked than actual diving. With his new best friend friend, Imamura Kouhei and cousin, Kotegawa Chisa he might just survive.



* BiTheWay: Azusa. She states that she's attracted to both Nanaka and Tokita.

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* BiTheWay: Azusa. She states to Iori that she's attracted to both Nanaka and Tokita.Tokita. And of course, Iori himself.



* FireForgedFriends: Part of the reason for Iori and Kouhei getting along so well is they both only had each other to depend on when faced with Peek-A-Boo's near fatal drinking habits.

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* FireForgedFriends: Part of the reason for Iori and Kouhei getting along so well is they both only had have each other to depend on when whenever faced with Peek-A-Boo's near fatal drinking habits.



* SheCleansUpNicely: Inverted. Aina's make up skills are stated to kill any natural beauty due to how heavy the make up is.

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* SheCleansUpNicely: Inverted. Aina's make up makeup skills are stated to kill any natural beauty due to how garishly heavy the make up end result is.


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* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Iori and Kouhei somehow always arrive at the same conclusions when trying to solve problems. The "solution" almost always involves something bizarre or outright insane, with varying levels of success.
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* {{Kimodameshi}}: Iori, Chisa, Kouhei and Aina go through one set up by the rest of Peek-A-Boo. Though same sex pairs go tighter in specialized courses. While Aina and Chisa's course was more textbook, Iori and Kouhei's was much more {{Squick}} filled.
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* CovertPervert: Chapter 21 reveals that while Aina tells off Iori and Kouhei for stripping, she does actually like looking at their bodies.


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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: While the entire club knows about Nanaka's abnormal love for her sister, no one is willing to tell Chisa.


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* ObliviousToLove: Chisa doesn't seem to realize that Nanaka loves her more than just sister.

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* CameraFiend: Whenever Chisa is going to be cute, expect to see Nanaka have a camera to take pictures of it.



* IJustWantFriends: Aina just wants a normal college experience.

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* IJustWantFriends: IJustWantToHaveFriends: Aina just wants a normal college experience.

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* HaremSeeker: Kouhei originally wanted to join a club that was filled with beautiful women and he was the only man, hoping to get a harem.



* IJustWantFirends: Aina just wants a normal college experience.

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* IJustWantFirends: IJustWantFriends: Aina just wants a normal college experience.

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* {{Adorkable}}: Both Aina and Chisa show signs of this. For Aina, its whenever one of her fantasies are coming true while for Chisa it's whenever someone shows interest in diving.



* AllMenArePerverts: The majority of the male characters are perverts. Only the Peek-A-Boo members aren't openly perverted but they do share porn dvds.



* BeneathTheMask: Whenever Aina has make up on she's bold and fearless, but without it she's an adorkable ShrinkingViolet



* TheCorruption: A PlayedForLaughs example, but Peek-A-Boo has this effect on Iori and Kouhei who at first were weirded out by the member's tendencies only for them to not only show the same tendencies later but not bat an eye at them anymore.



* EnragedByIdiocy: Both Chisa and Aina react with scorn whenever Peek-A-Boo starts their usual antics.



* EveryoneHasStandards: Everyone is disturbed by Nanaka's love for Chisa.



* FireForgedFriends: Part of the reason for Iori and Kouhei getting along so well is they both only had each other to depend on when faced with Peek-A-Boo's near fatal drinking habits.



* IJustWantFirends: Aina just wants a normal college experience.



* LikesOlderWomen: Iori, he even states it's part of the reason he finds both Azusa and Nanaka attractive.



* TranquilFury: Apparently Chisa has problem to express her anger, beside death glare. Her method of retaliate is this, be it towards the girls in TinkerBell in their tennis match, or Iori (in her defense against the love interest from the male college's citizens).

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* ThoseTwoGuys: Kotobuki and Tokita are nearly always with each other.
* TranquilFury: Apparently Chisa has problem to express her anger, beside death glare. Her method of retaliate is this, be it towards the girls in TinkerBell Tinker Bell in their tennis match, or Iori (in her defense against the love interest from the male college's citizens).
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* RunningGag: Whenever a character checks their drink by putting a lighting next to it, each time the drink will catch on fire.

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* AmbiguouslyBrown: Iori's uncle has rather dark skin and no one else, not even his daughters share his skin tone.



* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shiori Kitahara, Iori's little sister pretends to be a YamatoNadeshiko [[spoiler:when she actually much more manipulative and vicious than she appears. But of course that means she fits in with the cast too well.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Kouhei. Every girl has shown at least some attraction to his looks, while plenty of guys are willing to kill him because of jealousy.
* GreenEyedMonster: Iori's college's male population. Anytime someone has a girlfriend, their first idea is gloriously murder due pure jealousy.

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* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shiori Kitahara, Iori's little sister pretends to be a YamatoNadeshiko [[spoiler:when she actually much more manipulative and vicious than she appears. But of course that means she fits in with the cast too well.cast.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Kouhei. Every Nearly every girl has shown at least some attraction to his looks, while plenty of guys are willing to kill him because of jealousy.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Azusa ''LOVES'' the chaos of Peek-A-Boo and spends most of her time in various states of undress.
* ComedicSociopathy: The manga is literally filled with it.
* CoolBigSis: Azusa and Nanaka generally act like this to the main cast.
* DeathGlare: Chisa is the absolute master of these, mostly towards Iori.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: Kotobuki Ryuujirou was much slimmer, but still muscular, in the first chapter. Afterwords he's about as wide as Tokita.
* EstablishingSeriesMoment: At first seems to be a generic love story of Iori following in love with a girl he just met and then he opens the door to his uncle's diving shop which shows a bunch of nude muscular men with demonic faces.
* {{Fanservice}}: The series is filled with it for both genders. Most chapters have muscular men naked for most of the chapter or beautiful women in some state of undress as well.
* TheGenericGuy: Fujiwara Kenta. It's a running gag that he's so bland that no one pays any attention to him.
* GreenEyedMonster: Iori's college's male population. Anytime someone has a girlfriend, their first idea is gloriously grisly murder due pure jealousy.jealousy.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Kotobuki and Tokita are always together and get along well. Iori and Kouhei are a more vitriolic variation.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Pretty much the entire main cast except Aina.
* LittleSisterHeroine: Kouhei is a major fan of these characters.



* MistakenForGay: Due to Iori's attempt to appeal to Nanaka in chapter3, Azusa thinks Iori is not only bi but also in love with Kouhei. He doesn't have the heart to tell her that's she wrong when she tells him how nice it is to talk to someone about this.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Probably why nearly every male character is naked most of the time.

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* LovableSexManiac: Azusa loves to talk about sex and has openly said she would be ok with sleeping with Iori at least once because she likes him.
* MistakenForGay: Due to Iori's attempt to appeal to Nanaka in chapter3, chapter 3, Azusa thinks Iori is not only bi but also in love with Kouhei. He doesn't have the heart to tell her that's she wrong when she tells him how nice it is to talk to someone about this.
* MissFanservice: Nanaka and Azusa. They are shapely and the manga loves to show it.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Probably why nearly every male character is naked most of the time. time.
* NightmareFace: PlayedForLaughs examples when the male members of Peek-A-Boo regularly show these faces when drinking.
* NotBloodSiblings: [[spoiler:It's actually revealed that Chisa and Nanaka aren't actually related to Iori and Shiori because Iori and Shiori's father was adopted.]]
* OnlySaneMan: Aina sadly realizes she's this to Peek-A-Boo when she joins the club.
* OldShame: Iori written a bunch of songs in middle school and is absolutely embarrassed by them. Of course Shiori not only found them but also recorded them and gave them to Chisa.
* {{Otaku}}: Kouhei openly shows his love for anime and manga everywhere he goes.



* WalkingShirtlessScene: Pretty much the entire male part of Peek-A-Boo in nearly every single scene that they're in.

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* WalkingShirtlessScene: Pretty much ProudToBeAGeek: Kouhei is incredibly open about his interests. To the entire male part of Peek-A-Boo in nearly point that every single scene piece of clothing that they're in.he wears has a fictional character on it.
* RunningGag: Whenever a character checks their drink by putting a lighting next to it, each time the drink will catch on fire.



* SlasherSmile: A near constant of the manga. Every chapter has at least one character showing one.

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* SchoolIdol: Chisa is considered one for her and Iori's school due to the lack of girls in their college.
* ShipperOnDeck: Azusa ships both [=IoriXKouhei=] and [=IoriXChisa=].
* SheCleansUpNicely: Inverted. Aina's make up skills are stated to kill any natural beauty due to how heavy the make up is.
* ShoutOut: Chapter 15 has swimsuits that look like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Asuka and Rei's plug suits]] to Kouhei's pleasure.
* SlasherSmile: A near constant of the manga. Every chapter has at least one character showing one.one.
* TheTease: Azusa happily joke flirts with everyone.
* VitriolicBestBuds: Iori and Kouhei fight about everything but they have similar personalities and spend most of their time together.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Pretty much the entire male part of Peek-A-Boo in nearly every single scene that they're in. Azusa also regularly walks around without a shirt.
* WideEyedIdealist: Aina is a played for laughs example. She wants a college experience that she's imagined only to sadly realize the kind of club that she joined.
* WithFriendsLikeThese: Iori's friends in a nutshell. They're perfectly willing to murder each other for any real slight, that being said not like Iori's that much better.
* {{Yandere}}: Nanaka loves her sister to the point that she would kill anyone that tries to date Chisa with [[spoiler:Iori being the only exception.]]
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* {{Lolicon}]: Kouhei more or less admits to being attracted to 2D elementary school girls in chapter 33.

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Sadly he finds that life isn't as great as it's cracked up to be when he's forced to join his college's diving club, Peek-A-Boo who are more interested in drinking and being naked than actual diving. With his new best friend Imamura Kouhei and cousin, Kotegawa Chisa he might just survive.

''Grand Blue'' is a monthly manga by Inoue Kenji, writer of ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'' light novels and Yoshioka Kimitake, artist of the ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'''s manga adaptation.



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* ACupAngst: Aina shows this trait the most, but Chisa has shown to be shocked whenever someone points out her smaller cup.
* TheAlcoholic: The entire male portion of Peek-A-Boo! They spent nearly everyday drinking a huge amount of alcohol.
* BiTheWay: Azusa. She states that she's attracted to both Nanaka and Tokita.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Shiori Kitahara, Iori's little sister pretends to be a YamatoNadeshiko [[spoiler:when she actually much more manipulative and vicious than she appears. But of course that means she fits in with the cast too well.]]
* {{Bishonen}}: Kouhei. Every girl has shown at least some attraction to his looks, while plenty of guys are willing to kill him because of jealousy.
* GreenEyedMonster: Iori's college's male population. Anytime someone has a girlfriend, their first idea is gloriously murder due pure jealousy.
* IncestIsRelative: Nanaka is literally in love with her sister Chisa. Of course due to differences in culture, Iori is attracted to both Nanaka and Chisa, his cousins. [[spoiler:Though a later chapter revealed that they're not related by blood.]]
* {{Lolicon}]: Kouhei more or less admits to being attracted to 2D elementary school girls in chapter 33.
* MistakenForGay: Due to Iori's attempt to appeal to Nanaka in chapter3, Azusa thinks Iori is not only bi but also in love with Kouhei. He doesn't have the heart to tell her that's she wrong when she tells him how nice it is to talk to someone about this.
* NakedPeopleAreFunny: Probably why nearly every male character is naked most of the time.
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: Despite Peek-A-Boo being a diving club, the members spend most of their time drinking. Iori and Kouhei actually show great shock when the club does anything diving related.
* WalkingShirtlessScene: Pretty much the entire male part of Peek-A-Boo in nearly every single scene that they're in.
* SadistShow: A good part of the comedy is the cast messing with each other.
* SlasherSmile: A near constant of the manga. Every chapter has at least one character showing one.
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A new life begins for Kitahara Iori as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his Uncle’s diving store “Grand Blue.” There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

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