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* {{Humans Are Bastards}}/{{Humans Are Special}}: 23 believes the latter while Zero believes the former, with this being the duality between their characters. 23 has mostly positive interactions with humans and prefers to be optimistic about them, while Zero seems naturally repulsed by humans and is only motivated further by being mistreated by the first ones he encounters. As the manga progresses 23 does develop a more nuanced view of humans when taking into account their capacity for cruelty, but never abandons his affinity for humanity even so. Meanwhile, Zero spends most of the story staunchly hating humans, but [[spoiler:lets up on it just slightly after Fumiki helps him]]. Eight starts off [[KillAllHumans even worse about the former]] than Zero, then verges just slightly towards the latter [[spoiler:right before being killed]].
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* {{Humans Are Bastards}}/{{Humans Are Special}}: 23 believes the latter while HumansAreBastards: Zero believes the former, with this being the duality between their characters. 23 has mostly positive interactions with humans and prefers to be optimistic about them, while Zero this, seems naturally repulsed by humans and is only motivated further by being mistreated by the first ones he encounters. As the manga progresses 23 does develop a more nuanced view of humans when taking into account their capacity for cruelty, but never abandons his affinity for humanity even so. Meanwhile, Zero spends most of the story staunchly hating humans, but [[spoiler:lets up on it just slightly after Fumiki helps him]]. Eight starts off [[KillAllHumans even worse about the former]] than Zero, then verges just slightly towards the latter [[spoiler:right before being killed]].killed]].
* HumansAreSpecial: 23 believes this. 23 has mostly positive interactions with humans and prefers to be optimistic about them. As the manga progresses 23 does develop a more nuanced view of humans when taking into account their capacity for cruelty, but never abandons his affinity for humanity even so.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: A main theme point in ''Manga/{{Inugami}}'', where inugami (wolves with amazing abilities) are sent by a mysterious voice in their heads that says "gaze upon man". An inugami named 23 makes friends with a kind human named Fumiki, and his subsequent encounters with humans influences him into seeing humans as friends. The other inugami, Zero, sees humans as an example of this trope, since most of his encounters with them have involved violence.
* HumansAreSpecial: 23 believes this. 23 has mostly positive interactions with humans and prefers to be optimistic about them. As the manga progresses 23 does develop a more nuanced view of humans when taking into account their capacity for cruelty, but never abandons his affinity for humanity even so.
* HumansAreTheRealMonsters: A main theme point in ''Manga/{{Inugami}}'', where inugami (wolves with amazing abilities) are sent by a mysterious voice in their heads that says "gaze upon man". An inugami named 23 makes friends with a kind human named Fumiki, and his subsequent encounters with humans influences him into seeing humans as friends. The other inugami, Zero, sees humans as an example of this trope, since most of his encounters with them have involved violence.
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* CreepyGood: 23 has a LovecraftianSuperpower just like all the other Inugami, and gives off a bit of the UncannyValley the way he's drawn at times, but he's a good boy through and through.
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* CreepyGood: 23 has a LovecraftianSuperpower just like all the other Inugami, and gives off a bit of the UncannyValley a creepy the way he's drawn at times, but he's a good boy through and through.
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''Inugami'' (犬神, "Dog God" or "Dog Spirit") is a horror/fantasy manga written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Gekkan Afternoon'' magazine from 1997 to 2002 and has been released several times over the years, most recently as ''Inugami Kai'' which has some redrawn art and bonus materials absent from previous releases. [[NoExportForYou It has never officially been released in English]], but [[{{Scanlation}} scanlations]] can be found online.
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''Inugami'' (犬神, "Dog God" or "Dog Spirit") is a horror/fantasy manga written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Gekkan Afternoon'' magazine from 1997 to 2002 and has been released several times over the years, most recently as ''Inugami Kai'' which has some redrawn art and bonus materials absent from previous releases. While it received translated releases in some countries in Europe, for the longest time [[NoExportForYou It has it had never officially been released in English]], but English]] and was only translated through [[{{Scanlation}} scanlations]] online. However, ''Kai'' has since been licensed to the online manga website Manga Planet and it can now be found online.
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''Inugami'' (犬神, "Dog God" or "Dog Spirit") is a horror/fantasy manga written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono. It was serialized in Kodansha's Gekkan Afternoon from 1996 to 2002 and has been released several times over the years, most recently as ''Inugami Kai'' which has some redrawn art and bonus materials absent from previous releases. [[NoExportForYou It has never officially been released in English]], but [[{{Scanlation}} scanlations]] can be found online.
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''Inugami'' (犬神, "Dog God" or "Dog Spirit") is a horror/fantasy manga written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono. It was serialized in Kodansha's Gekkan Afternoon ''Gekkan Afternoon'' magazine from 1996 1997 to 2002 and has been released several times over the years, most recently as ''Inugami Kai'' which has some redrawn art and bonus materials absent from previous releases. [[NoExportForYou It has never officially been released in English]], but [[{{Scanlation}} scanlations]] can be found online.
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* ABoyAndHisX: Fumiki and his eldritch mutant shapeshifting talking wolf companion.
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* GenreShift: The plot starts off as a sci fi horror mystery, then later progresses into [[spoiler:an apocalyptic survival story, and ends as a cerebral exploration of human nature]].
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* BigBad: Kiryu, a mysterious monk figure with lots of connections who seems to be suspiciously familiar with the Inugami phenomenon.
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* LovecraftianSuperpower: Most of the Inugami's abilities delve into BodyHorror by way of manipulating their own bodily structures. 23's blades are relatively tame, but things only get more unnerving from there.
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* RiddleForTheAges: Just what ''are'' the Inugami? Where did they really come from, and what is their purpose? Not even the Inugami themselves fully understand their true nature, and while some answers are suggested throughout the story, ultimately nothing is confirmed.
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* StealthPun: Lucky is the only named Inugami to not explicitly follow NumericalThemeNaming, but given that he comes before Eight in the series of Inugami appearances, it could be said that he is LuckySeven.
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''Inugami'' is a horror/fantasy manga written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono. It was serialized in Kodansha's Gekkan Afternoon from 1996 to 2002 and has been released several times over the years, most recently as ''Inugami Kai'' which has some redrawn art and bonus materials absent from previous releases. [[NoExportForYou It has never officially been released in English]], but [[{{Scanlation}} scanlations]] can be found online.
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''Inugami'' (犬神, "Dog God" or "Dog Spirit") is a horror/fantasy manga written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono. It was serialized in Kodansha's Gekkan Afternoon from 1996 to 2002 and has been released several times over the years, most recently as ''Inugami Kai'' which has some redrawn art and bonus materials absent from previous releases. [[NoExportForYou It has never officially been released in English]], but [[{{Scanlation}} scanlations]] can be found online.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Much of Japan is wiped out by the resurgence of Eight, and what's left is destroyed by the Tree of Life, which then spreads its spores all across the world and does quite a number of humanity as a whole. Quite a bit of the main cast and most everyone associated with them dies, while Fumiki himself is absorbed into the Tree of Life and 23 vanishes to be with him. At the same time, humanity is bouncing back from the catastrophe after only 10 years, Mika and a few others survive, the environment appears to be slowly hearing from years of pollution, and it's implied that Fumiki & 23 managed to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence and may even return some day.]]
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* AchillesHeel: The most potent counter to the Inugami's HealingFactor is electric shock.
* BeastWithAHumanFace: One of the forms Eight takes.
* BigFriendlyDog: Despite being a wolf, 23 has the disposition of one of these.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Much of Japan is wiped out by the resurgence of Eight, and what's left is destroyed by the Tree of Life, which then spreads its spores all across the world and does quite a number of humanity as a whole.Quite a bit Much of the main cast and most everyone associated with them dies, while Fumiki himself is absorbed into the Tree of Life and 23 vanishes to be with him. At the same time, humanity is bouncing back from the catastrophe after only 10 years, Mika and a few others survive, the environment appears to be slowly hearing healing from years of pollution, and it's implied that Fumiki & 23 managed to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence and may even return some day.]]
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:Zero pulls an EnemyMine for Fumiki after he frees Zero from Kiryu's mental influence and shows him kindness for the first time.]]
* BeastWithAHumanFace: One of the forms Eight takes.
* BigFriendlyDog: Despite being a wolf, 23 has the disposition of one of these.
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Much of Japan is wiped out by the resurgence of Eight, and what's left is destroyed by the Tree of Life, which then spreads its spores all across the world and does quite a number of humanity as a whole.
* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: [[spoiler:Zero pulls an EnemyMine for Fumiki after he frees Zero from Kiryu's mental influence and shows him kindness for the first time.]]
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* CombatTentacles: Zero's ability is to extrude these from his body. Not only are they tough & fast, they're also sharp and able to move around even when detached from him.
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* CombatTentacles: Zero's ability is to extrude these from his body. Not only are they tough & fast, they're also sharp and able to move around even when detached from him. Eight can use them as well.
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* {{Gorn}}: Between the BodyHorror and many of the fight scenes, there's no shortage of blood & guts.
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* {{Humans Are Bastards}}/{{Humans Are Special}}: 23 believes the latter while Zero believes the former, with this being the duality between their characters. 23 has mostly positive interactions with humans and prefers to be optimistic about them, while Zero seems naturally repulsed by humans and is only motivated further by being mistreated by the first ones he encounters. As the manga progresses 23 does develop a more nuanced view of humans when taking into account their capacity for cruelty, but never abandons his affinity for humanity even so. Meanwhile, Zero spends most of the story staunchly hating humans, but [[spoiler:lets up on it just slightly after Fumiki helps him]]. Eight starts off [[KillAllHumans even worse about the former]] than Zero, then verges just slightly towards the latter [[spoiler:right before being killed]].
* NumericalThemeNaming: Most of the Inugami are simply referred to by a number that has some significance to them or appears in their body in some way.
* PsychicLink: The Inugami seem to have a latent mental connection that works like this. At first it simply grants them {{Telepathy}} between each other within a certain distance, but later on it starts having other effects, such as implanting each others' memories or emotions into one another. [[spoiler:It's because of this that Eight wants to KillAllHumans, as he was specifically implanted with all the negativity towards humans that 23 and Zero had at the time.]]
* SignificantNameOverlap: 23, the main Inugami, and Twenty-Three, a normal husky pup [[spoiler:who is actually also an Inugami with implanted memories of 23 and Fumiki]].
* SpoilerCover: Several covers and splash pages depict [[spoiler:the puppy-Inugami long before they actually show up in the plot]].
* TouchedByVorlons: [[spoiler:This is where Kiryu's powers come from, after he accepted a deal from an Inugami in his youth that was intended to grant him eternal life. Fumiki also develops some powers due to his bond with 23 and possibly taking in cells from Eight, in particular the standard HealingFactor and later the ability to use {{Telepathy}} with the Inugami.]]
* TragicMonster: Lucky is a man-made Inugami who was originally a normal family dog before being stolen by Kurata Pharmaceuticals and experimented on, turning him into a malice-fueled beast with a failing body and a particularly grotesque form of the Inugami's LovecraftianSuperpower. Even after the transformation he still has an innate desire to return to his family, but at that point he's become too much of a danger to both himself and others, forcing 23 to fight him.
* UndyingLoyalty: Part of 23's BigFriendlyDog disposition is having this towards Fumiki, with just about everything he does being out of a desire to protect Fumiki's well-being. Sadly, due to circumstance the ''one'' time he wavers on this [[spoiler:it causes an ApocalypseHow]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: 23 only wants to protect Fumiki and, to some extent, the rest of humanity, but because he develops a slight BrokenPedestal for humans after realizing what atrocities they can commit, his split-second desire for humanity to be punished for their bad actions causes Eight to appear, which not only causes tons of deaths but also [[spoiler:facilitates the ApocalypseHow in the climax]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Zero simply leaves after helping the main characters in the manga's climax, and gets no mention or implication of where he might have gone afterwards.]]
* NumericalThemeNaming: Most of the Inugami are simply referred to by a number that has some significance to them or appears in their body in some way.
* PsychicLink: The Inugami seem to have a latent mental connection that works like this. At first it simply grants them {{Telepathy}} between each other within a certain distance, but later on it starts having other effects, such as implanting each others' memories or emotions into one another. [[spoiler:It's because of this that Eight wants to KillAllHumans, as he was specifically implanted with all the negativity towards humans that 23 and Zero had at the time.]]
* SignificantNameOverlap: 23, the main Inugami, and Twenty-Three, a normal husky pup [[spoiler:who is actually also an Inugami with implanted memories of 23 and Fumiki]].
* SpoilerCover: Several covers and splash pages depict [[spoiler:the puppy-Inugami long before they actually show up in the plot]].
* TouchedByVorlons: [[spoiler:This is where Kiryu's powers come from, after he accepted a deal from an Inugami in his youth that was intended to grant him eternal life. Fumiki also develops some powers due to his bond with 23 and possibly taking in cells from Eight, in particular the standard HealingFactor and later the ability to use {{Telepathy}} with the Inugami.]]
* TragicMonster: Lucky is a man-made Inugami who was originally a normal family dog before being stolen by Kurata Pharmaceuticals and experimented on, turning him into a malice-fueled beast with a failing body and a particularly grotesque form of the Inugami's LovecraftianSuperpower. Even after the transformation he still has an innate desire to return to his family, but at that point he's become too much of a danger to both himself and others, forcing 23 to fight him.
* UndyingLoyalty: Part of 23's BigFriendlyDog disposition is having this towards Fumiki, with just about everything he does being out of a desire to protect Fumiki's well-being. Sadly, due to circumstance the ''one'' time he wavers on this [[spoiler:it causes an ApocalypseHow]].
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: 23 only wants to protect Fumiki and, to some extent, the rest of humanity, but because he develops a slight BrokenPedestal for humans after realizing what atrocities they can commit, his split-second desire for humanity to be punished for their bad actions causes Eight to appear, which not only causes tons of deaths but also [[spoiler:facilitates the ApocalypseHow in the climax]].
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:Zero simply leaves after helping the main characters in the manga's climax, and gets no mention or implication of where he might have gone afterwards.]]
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Fumiki Shimazaki wants to be a poet. And if not, he wants to die.
Or so he says, as a simple Japanese student cruising through his day-to-day life, having grown complacent with the world around him. While his classmates prepare to move on into their adult lives, Fumiki is content to hide away in a long-abandoned factory and hone his craft in poems, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor wishing for the world to drastically change]].
During a writing session, Fumiki encounters something he can't quite make sense of; what appears to be an extinct Japanese wolf that is not only disarmingly friendly and even enjoys hearing poetry but, as he soon learns, is far more than meets the eye. The wolf, dubbed "23" after the number grafted into his left ear, possesses a slew of fantastic abilities and is even able to speak, but despite all this, 23 himself is mysteriously clueless as to what he truly is or where he came from. The only concrete memory he possesses, is a command of unknown origin: "Observe mankind."
The quest to decipher 23's true nature & objective soon unravels into a quagmire of esoteric cultism, corrupt pharmaceuticals, and plenty of {{Gorn}}. All the while, Fumiki and 23 must rely on each other to survive, but things only become more complicated when they realize 23 may not be the only one of his kind...
''Inugami'' is a horror/fantasy manga written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono. It was serialized in Kodansha's Gekkan Afternoon from 1996 to 2002 and has been released several times over the years, most recently as ''Inugami Kai'' which has some redrawn art and bonus materials absent from previous releases. [[NoExportForYou It has never officially been released in English]], but [[{{Scanlation}} scanlations]] can be found online.
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!!''Inugami'' provides examples of:
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Much of Japan is wiped out by the resurgence of Eight, and what's left is destroyed by the Tree of Life, which then spreads its spores all across the world and does quite a number of humanity as a whole. Quite a bit of the main cast and most everyone associated with them dies, while Fumiki himself is absorbed into the Tree of Life and 23 vanishes to be with him. At the same time, humanity is bouncing back from the catastrophe after only 10 years, Mika and a few others survive, the environment appears to be slowly hearing from years of pollution, and it's implied that Fumiki & 23 managed to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence and may even return some day.]]
* BodyHorror: All of the Inugami possess a LovecraftianSuperpower that delves into this to some extent. 23 and Zero are comparatively tame since theirs simply entail protruding things from their flesh, but the likes of Eight and ''especially'' Lucky are far, far worse.
* CombatTentacles: Zero's ability is to extrude these from his body. Not only are they tough & fast, they're also sharp and able to move around even when detached from him.
* CreepyGood: 23 has a LovecraftianSuperpower just like all the other Inugami, and gives off a bit of the UncannyValley the way he's drawn at times, but he's a good boy through and through.
* HealingFactor: A trait that all Inugami have, as well as any organism that successfully integrates the 23 cell into its body.
* WolverineClaws: Or Wolverine ''Horns'' in this case - 23 can extend blades out of his forehead in this fashion, as can many other creatures with the 23 cell. It later turns out he can extend them from anywhere on his body, but he typically prefers to just use his head.
Fumiki Shimazaki wants to be a poet. And if not, he wants to die.
Or so he says, as a simple Japanese student cruising through his day-to-day life, having grown complacent with the world around him. While his classmates prepare to move on into their adult lives, Fumiki is content to hide away in a long-abandoned factory and hone his craft in poems, [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor wishing for the world to drastically change]].
During a writing session, Fumiki encounters something he can't quite make sense of; what appears to be an extinct Japanese wolf that is not only disarmingly friendly and even enjoys hearing poetry but, as he soon learns, is far more than meets the eye. The wolf, dubbed "23" after the number grafted into his left ear, possesses a slew of fantastic abilities and is even able to speak, but despite all this, 23 himself is mysteriously clueless as to what he truly is or where he came from. The only concrete memory he possesses, is a command of unknown origin: "Observe mankind."
The quest to decipher 23's true nature & objective soon unravels into a quagmire of esoteric cultism, corrupt pharmaceuticals, and plenty of {{Gorn}}. All the while, Fumiki and 23 must rely on each other to survive, but things only become more complicated when they realize 23 may not be the only one of his kind...
''Inugami'' is a horror/fantasy manga written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono. It was serialized in Kodansha's Gekkan Afternoon from 1996 to 2002 and has been released several times over the years, most recently as ''Inugami Kai'' which has some redrawn art and bonus materials absent from previous releases. [[NoExportForYou It has never officially been released in English]], but [[{{Scanlation}} scanlations]] can be found online.
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!!''Inugami'' provides examples of:
* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Much of Japan is wiped out by the resurgence of Eight, and what's left is destroyed by the Tree of Life, which then spreads its spores all across the world and does quite a number of humanity as a whole. Quite a bit of the main cast and most everyone associated with them dies, while Fumiki himself is absorbed into the Tree of Life and 23 vanishes to be with him. At the same time, humanity is bouncing back from the catastrophe after only 10 years, Mika and a few others survive, the environment appears to be slowly hearing from years of pollution, and it's implied that Fumiki & 23 managed to AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence and may even return some day.]]
* BodyHorror: All of the Inugami possess a LovecraftianSuperpower that delves into this to some extent. 23 and Zero are comparatively tame since theirs simply entail protruding things from their flesh, but the likes of Eight and ''especially'' Lucky are far, far worse.
* CombatTentacles: Zero's ability is to extrude these from his body. Not only are they tough & fast, they're also sharp and able to move around even when detached from him.
* CreepyGood: 23 has a LovecraftianSuperpower just like all the other Inugami, and gives off a bit of the UncannyValley the way he's drawn at times, but he's a good boy through and through.
* HealingFactor: A trait that all Inugami have, as well as any organism that successfully integrates the 23 cell into its body.
* WolverineClaws: Or Wolverine ''Horns'' in this case - 23 can extend blades out of his forehead in this fashion, as can many other creatures with the 23 cell. It later turns out he can extend them from anywhere on his body, but he typically prefers to just use his head.
