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''Isuca'' is a Japanese action manga series by Osamu Takahashi. It has been adapted into an anime, which started airing as part of the winter 2015 anime season.

An anime adaptation is airing as part of the winter 2015 anime season. Crunchyroll is streaming the series on its website, which can be [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/isuca viewed here]] for people in the following areas:[[note]] United States (and its territories), Canada, Central and South America (including the Caribbean), United Kingdom and Ireland, Europe (excluding German-speaking territories), South Africa, the Middle East and North Africa.[[/note]]

An anime adaptation is airing as part of the Winter2015Anime season. Crunchyroll is streaming the series on its website, which can be [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/isuca viewed here]] for people in the following areas:[[note]] United States (and its territories), Canada, Central and South America (including the Caribbean), United Kingdom and Ireland, Europe (excluding German-speaking territories), South Africa, the Middle East and North Africa.[[/note]]

''Isuca'' is a Japanese action manga series by Osamu Takahashi. It has been adapted into an anime, which started airing as part of the Winter2015Anime season.

* ArmorPiercingSlap: Sakuya does one to Suseri in episode 4.

* PantyShot: Every chance the author gets.

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* AlmostKiss:
** Shinichirō does this at least three times to Suseri. The first time he's just too embarrassed to do it despite the gloom car coming in closer. He nearly kisses her shortly afterward, but is interrupted by Sakuya showing up. The third time is when they're stuck in the limo as it's being crushed by the gloom car. But she's behind him, so he couldn't turn around to kiss her even if he tried to.
** It also happens to The Western Mage in episode 6, and again in episode 10.

* AnArmAndALeg: The undead samurai's limbs get chopped off by Suseri's magic attacks in episode 4. Unfortunately for her, it just picks its severed limbs back up and reconnects them.

* TheAdventureContinues: At the end, Shinichirō, Sakuya, Tamako, and Yashiro are still fighting and exorcising spirits.
* AlmostKiss: Shinichirō does this at least three times to Suseri. The first time he's just too embarrassed to do it despite the gloom car coming in closer. He nearly kisses her shortly afterward, but is interrupted by Sakuya showing up. The third time is when they're stuck in the limo as it's being crushed by the gloom car. But she's behind him, so he couldn't turn around to kiss her even if he tried to.
* AnArmAndALeg: The undead samurai's limbs get chopped off by Suseri's magic attacks in episode 4. Unfortunately for her, it just picks its severed limbs back up and reconnects them.

* ADayInTheLimelight: Episode 8 focuses heavily on Suseri, who up till this point has been in a supporting role. It also delves on her past when she was just a child and being harshly trained by her mother.
* TheAdventureContinues: At the end, Shinchiro, Sakuya, Tamako, and Yashiro are still fighting and exorcising spirits.

* BattleHarem: Shinichirō's admirers consist of an archer with a sacred bow and arrows, a sword that wields its user, a summoner/shaman, and a CatGirl who fights with claws.

* BalancedHarem: All of the four love interests for Shinichirō get roughly equal screen time.

* BattleHarem: We have an archer with a sacred bow and arrows, a sword that wields its user, a summoner/shaman, and a cat-girl who fights with claws.

* MagicKiss:
** Shinichirō is able to figure out Tama and Sakuya's true names this way. Additionally, he transfer his spirit energy to them, giving them a huge boost in combat power.
** Suseri requests him do this with her several times, but he either refuses to, or another character, usually Sakuya, is against it. [[spoiler:She finally does it in episode 8, though he was passed out at the time due to taking a blow from the lightning wolf they were trying to tame.]]

* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Sakuya and Shinichirou. Sakuya is a short-tempered and aggressive {{Tsundere}} and the resident ActionGirlfriend, while Shinichirou is a nice and sensitive NonActionGuy and HouseHusband in training.

* ShanaClone: Female lead Sakuya is a teen with a childish body, prone to wear school uniforms with ZettaiRyouiki Grade A, waist-length hair, a severe Type-A {{Tsundere}}, and is also an heiress to a wealthy family who treats the hero like an inferior (though like the original Shana, she does start to grow out of this).

* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: The one who ends up giving Sakiri her just deserts in Chapter 41 is ''Kaya''.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Sakiri's self-righteous behavior towards Suseri, as well as her viewing of Shinichirō as an "unworthy" husband to Suseri to the point that she decides to kill him, [[spoiler:eventually causes Suseri to actually refuse to return to Kamakura and tell her mother not to harm Shinichirou again]].

* YouCantGoHomeAgain: In chapter 47, [[spoiler:Suseri flat out tells Sakiri that, after all that's happened between them and the fact that her mother attempted to kill Shinichirou, she can't return to Kamakura]].

Isuca is a Japanese action manga series by Osamu Takahashi. It has been adapted into an anime, which started airing as part of the Winter2015Anime season.

* LaserGuidedKarma: Sakiri's abusive behavior towards Suseri and her attempts to kill Shinichirou out of inferiority [[spoiler:eventually causes Suseri to actually refuse to return to Kamakura and tell her mother not to harm Shinichirou again]].

* TooDumbToLive: Sakuya's actions in episode 5, and her absolute refusal to kiss Shinichiro because she doesn't want him finding out her true name. This continues even after they've been tied up by the enemy, who is also slowly torturing them by stabbing and cutting them repeatedly, and he forces a kiss on her as they really have no other choice if they want to survive at all.

* AccidentalKiss: Shinchiro and Sakuya do this in the first episode. And again in episode 3 after the demon crushing the car they were in forces them to lock lips.

* AlmostKiss: Shinchiro does this at least three times to Suseri. The first time he's just too embarrassed to do it despite the gloom car coming in closer. He nearly kisses her shortly afterward, but is interrupted by Sakuya showing up. The third time is when they're stuck in the limo as it's being crushed by the gloom car. But she's behind him, so he couldn't turn around to kiss her even if he tried to.

* BalancedHarem: All of the four love interests for Shinchirou get roughly equal screen time.

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Tamako ends up saving Shinchiro in the first episode because he tried to protect her from Sakuya. He ends up saving her again in episode 2, and she repays the favor by helping him out around Sakuya's house, along with helping to take out the MonsterOfTheWeek attacking the school.

* BuxomIsBetter: Suseri uses her large breasts in an attempt to seduce Shinchiro in episode 3 in the bathroom.

** Used in the first episode when a demon attacks Shinchiro. She starts out as a woman that seemingly flashes him with her naked body before turning into a grotesque demon.

* CensorSteam: Used in episode 3 while Shinchiro and Suseri are in the bath.

** Sakuya doesn't seem to like Tamako getting too intimate with Shinchiro, and gets mad at him for anything she does to him, such as when Tamako licks him. She also doesn't like Suseri attempting to seduce him in episode 3.

** Shinchiro meets an attractive woman while walking home at night, only to then be attacked by her after she switches to her true form as a giant demonic centipede-like creature. He's unknowingly saved by Sakuya who snipes it to save him.
** Shinchiro meets Sakuya and Tamako when the latter was being hunted by the former. Sakuya also wonders how he was able to pull off the arrow which had a strong magic enchantment on it.
** Suseri is first presented in episode 3 attacking a demon, but also hurting the hostage it using. Her assistant then heals the girl. Later she tries to seduce Shinchiro in the bathroom, and simply takes off with him in her limo after he passes out.

* GiverOfLameNames: Tama asks Shinchiro to give her an alternate name in episode 2. Sakuya says that it's important because very few should know their true names due to being able to command or banish them. However, he comes up with "Tamako", prompting Sakuya to bring this trope up. However, Tamako seems quite happy with it.

* HealingFactor: Shinchiro orders Tamako to take some of his life force in episode 2 to help her defeat the MonsterOfTheWeek. Sakuya says that's a bad idea, because he'll eventually die, and that it was best to let Tamako simply fade away. However, Nadeshiko takes some measurements of his powers after the battle, and notices that he fully recovered his life force almost immediately instead of the few months it normally should take. This comes in very handy in later battles.
* HeroicSeductress: Suseri employs this against Shinchiro in episode 3 in an attempt to lure him away from Sakuya. She starts by washing his back with her breasts, and later says she'll do anything he wants her to in exchange for giving her power similar to how he did to Sakuya.

** Additionally, only the first person who utters the true name can command the creature. Though Sakuya initially thinks she's Tama's master, it was actually Shinchiro who uttered it first.

** Combined with a MagicKiss. Shinchiro orders Tamako to suck some of his life force in episode 2 in order to defeat the MonsterOfTheWeek. She does it by kissing him rather passionately, including some tongue-wrestling. This not only restores her power, but due to his latent powers, it makes her even stronger.

* MagicEnhancement: Shinchiro seems to have this ability, as seen by Sakuya, Tamako, and Suseri having stronger powers shortly after kissing him. The effect appears to be temporary, and they revert to normal after a while.

** Shinchiro is able to figure out Tama and Sakuya's true names this way. Additionally, he transfer his spirit energy to them, giving them a huge boost in combat power.

* MortonsFork: Suseri or Sakuya. One will get kicked out of the Shimazu clan, the other will wind up married. [[spoiler: The deciding factor is who learns and says Shinchiro's True Name first.]]
* NewTransferStudent: Suseri transfers to Sakuya and Shinichiro's school in episode 4. She openly states that part of the reason is to get closer to Shinchiro, but also because she feels Sakuya is unfit to do her job.

** In episode 3, Suseri seems quite comfortable going into the bathroom naked while Shinchiro is washing himself. Then rubbing her breasts on his back to wash it as told to by Nadeshiko. And later stating that he could do whatever he wanted to with her, including finishing what they started in the bathroom.

* ShoutOut: Nami Shimazu tests Shinchiro's character with a video game that looks like Monster Hunter.

* ShownTheirWork: The series does a reasonably good job showcasing the clan courtship rituals some of the more "traditional" families in Japan still use. Basically, the male who comes courting enters negotiations with a mediator (Nadeshiko in this case), is carefully scrutinized by the clan head, and then, if found worthy is "sold" his new bride in exchange for territory, alliances, sometimes money, but most often, as is the case with Shinchirou, a pledge of loyalty and lifetime service. In Shinchiro's case, Nami believes his services and accomplishments more than merit betrothal to two women from the clan, Suseri and Sakuya, a powerful enchanted katana, and the proper training on how to wield it without overly relying on the cursed "evil" spirit within.
** The series also does a fair job of highlighting the HonorRelatedAbuse that plagues this system. If Suseri's mother didn't need her to become a PuppetKing to control the clan, Suseri would likely have either been forced to commit ritual suicide, or flee the clan in disgrace. All because Suseri's mother doesn't think Shinchirou is a "proper" husband, regardless of what the head actually thinks, says, or does on the subject.
* SupremeChef: Shinchiro is quite a good cook, as noted by other students including one who kept sampling his food while talking to him during lunch.
** In chapter 48, Matsuri, Suseri's maid, proves to be at least a good a cook as Shinchiro, if not better.

** Doubly ridiculous in episode 10. [[spoiler: Even flames of a burning house wait patiently while Sakuya and Shinchiro have their lover's quarrel.]]

* TrashOfTheTitans: Sakuya's house is very messy until Shinchiro and Tamako clean it up.
* {{Tsundere}}: Sakuya is a harsh type, and often acts cold or standoffish towards others, especially Shinchiro.

* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: The rats in episode 2 creep Sakuya out to the point where she's almost entirely defenseless against them. Shinchiro notes the HypocriticalHumor in how she hates rats yet is perfectly fine living in a trash filled house.
* WoundedGazelleGambit: Tamako does this in the first episode, pleading for help from Shinchiro after he notices she's been pinned down by an arrow. Unbeknownst to him however, is that said arrow was fired by Sakuya, who was hunting the cat girl.

** He tells Suseri this too in episode 8 after finding out the latter is trying to perform an exorcism but isn't having much luck.

* BadGuysDoTheDirtyWork: You will never guess who comes to give Sakiri her just deserts in Chapter 41.

* BigDamnVillains: You will never guess who comes to give Sakiri her just deserts in Chapter 41.

* ShownTheirWork: The series does a reasonably good job showcasing the clan courtship rituals some of the more "traditional" families in Japan still use. Basically, the male who comes courting enters negotiations with a mediator (Nadeshiko in this case), is carefully scrutinized by the clan head, and then, if found worthy is "sold" his new bride in exchange for territory, alliances, sometimes money, but most often, as is the case with Shinchirou, a pledge of loyalty and lifetime service.

* DangerouslyGenreSavvy: The western magician who attacks Sakuya and the others. In episode 5, she utilizes a monster that can manipulate solid objects such as concrete walls and kidnaps some of Sakuya's clan members. Before Sakuya's enchanted arrow hits the creature, it pulls the hostages into the ceiling. After getting banished, the concrete returns to normal, but it also kills the hostages who were still stuck inside the roof at the time.

* FantasyForbiddingFather: Suseri's mother is very strict with her, as seen in episode 8. She even goes so far as to make her stand in a river to help boost her spiritual energy, despite the fact that Suseri is shivering from the cold water.

** Doubly ridiculous in episode 10. Even flames of a burning house wait patiently while Sakuya and Shinchiro have their lover's quarrel.

* SupportingHarem: Shinichirou has Sakuya as his main love interest, but there are several other girls seeking his affection.