History Manga / KongohBancho

* TheTeam: When Kongoh teams up with some other Bancho, they form a five person band. [[note]] Not a five man band because the chick can't be male. [[/note]]
** TheLeader: Kongou Bancho. Leader simply for never having been beaten.
** TheLancer: Iai Bancho. A level-headed and honorable swordsman.
** TheSmartGuy: Hikyou Bancho: Uses trickery and deception. Fights smarter, not harder.
** TheBigGuy: Gouriki Bancho. Considering the fact that she swings around two iron balls on sticks that are as big as she is, it counts.
** TheHeart: Nenbutsu Bancho. Only gets here by being a pseudo-Buddhist priest but it does however cover the philosophical side.

* {{Bishonen}}: Iai Bancho. Later, Shirobara Bancho. [[spoiler:Nenchaku]] Bancho appears like this for a few moments, even prompting Gouriki Banchou to [[SayItWithHearts nearly squee]]... and then we get to the {{Squick}}.

* WalkOnWater: Kongoh pulls this off on a piranha infested pool, and berates the members of Nenbutsu's cult when they compare his CharlesAtlasSuperpower to [[NoSuchThingAsWizardJesus Jesus]].

* WhereAreTheyNowEpilogue
* WhipItGood: Hikyo Bancho

** Two words: Turkey Baster.

[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from the middle: [[TheHero Akira]] [[NiceGuy Kongoh]], [[TheChick Nenbutsu]] [[ButtMonkey Bancho]], [[TheBigGuy Gouriki]] [[PintSizedPowerhouse Bancho]], [[TheLancer Iai]] [[IaijutsuPractitioner Bancho]], [[TagalongKid Hinako]] [[DistressedDamsel Sakura]], [[TheSmartGuy Hikyou]] [[MagnificentBastard Bancho]], [[TheSixthRanger Sasori]] [[MamaBear Banchou]] ]]

* GagBoobs: [[spoiler:Douke]] Bancho, which results in a {{Nosebleed}} from Iai Bancho. To be fair, this is not the only [[{{Stripperiffic}} contributing factor]].

* {{Expy}}: Hikyou Banchou looks like [[Radio/TheGreenHornet Kato]] with [[BareYourMidriff shorter shirt]].

* FiveManBand: The Five Dark Vows.
** The BigBad: Bakunetsu Bancho.
** TheDragon: Nenchaku Bancho. Interchangeable with {{The Brute}}.
** The EvilGenius: Kabuki Bancho. Also likes to fight smart and stylishly.
** TheBrute: Kangoku Bancho. Interchangeable with {{The Dragon}}
** TheDarkChick: Douke Bancho. [[spoiler:Actually two {{Dark Chick}}s]]

* {{Action Hero}}: KONGOH, among others.
** For those who don't understand much about Japan or the Japanese language, calling someone a Bancho is basically the same as saying that they are the most badass person in their school and/or school district. And the only way to get this title is [[AsskickingEqualsAuthority by kicking the ass of anyone and everyone who tries to take it.]] Basically, anyone who holds the title of Bancho has already established themselves thoroughly as the most badass individual in their district before even arriving on the scene, so just by hearing their name, you can expect moments of unrivaled badassery from them.

* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: Kyoryu Bancho, a ContestWinnerCameo who [[WorfEffect shows up for one panel]].

* MadeOfIron: It's a shonen, so natch. Kongoh takes this UpToEleven, though he is far from invincible.

From there, it leads to awesome fights with ThePowerOfFriendship causing DefeatMeansFriendship to those who are defeated, while trying to stop the BigBad and his AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil from destroying Japan's populatio

A shonen manga that was published in ''Shonen Sunday'' magazine. It stars high school student Akira Kongoh, a ten-to-twelve-foot-tall mountain of muscle with incredibly spiky AnimeHair, mile-wide shoulders, and a stare that could cut bread.

From there, it leads to awesome fights with ThePowerOfFriendship causing DefeatMeansFriendship to those who are defeated, while trying to stop the BigBad and his AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil from destroying Japan's population.

The manga ended with 114 chapters and 12 volumes.

** TheHeart: Nenbutsu Bancho. Only gets here by being a psuedo-Buddhist priest but it does however cover the philosophical side.

* OneWingedAngel:[[spoiler:Kongoh, when he applies his muscle swelling to his entire body to create "Violent Mode"- capable of taking on Machine Banchou, who [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown previously killed him with no effort]], [[WorfEffect with]] ''[[CurbStompBattle ease]]''.]]

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A couple of Bancho, such as Kangoku Bancho and Nenchaku Bancho]]\\. Machine Bancho's minions, on the other hand, are extremely confused when [[LampshadeHanging this trope goes into full effect]].

* BlowYouAway: Nenbetsu Bancho's main form of attack, [[CallingYourAttacks always called]] with the phrase "Katsu". [[spoiler: It's really a BreathWeapon, and shouting Katsu is how he expels the air. Shouting "Butsu" changes the "caliber" on these air bullets, making them smaller, more powerful and capable of piercing most anything.]]

* BattleButler: Gokurou.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: Almost Always subverted with kongou, except [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/kongou_banchou/c001/30.html here]]

* NoIndoorVoice: "'''[[http://www.onemanga.com/Kongoh_Bancho/25/03/ I'm Bakunetsu Bancho!!]] Men who aren't HotBlooded should die!!'''" Basically, if his mouth is open, he's probably shouting.

* SixthRanger: Sasori Bancho
* ScaryShinyGlasses: Machine Bancho
* SmugSnake: Oyanana, though Kongoh [[ScareEmStraight shows him the light]].

* TalkToTheFist: Nenbutsu Bancho is quite surprised when Kongoh doesn't let him finish speaking, [[http://www.onemanga.com/Kongoh_Bancho/10/05/ let alone call his attacks]].

* HypocriticalHumor: Kabuki Bancho doesn't like Hikyou Bancho's cowardice. He's, well, NotSoDifferent in the end.

* SerialEscalation: The main character starts off chapter one by saving a jerkass from falling steel girders with his body, attacking a yakuza compound while carrying a car, getting stabbed with knives and breaking the blades off eith just his back muscles, then breaking a sword in midswing with his bare hands. Oh, and those last three items? He did them just to get a yakuza underling to apologize for ripping up a little girl's drawing. It only escalates from there.

* WhiteAndGrayMorality: Many Bancho have a pretty good reason for fighting in the 23 District Project, the whole point of which is to make Japan a better place. Kongoh [[ViolenceReallyIsTheAnswer beats the crap out of them anyways]], but it all works out in the end.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A couple of Bancho, such as Kangoku Bancho and Nenchaku Bancho]]\\. Machine Bancho's minions, on the other hand, [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments are extremely confused when]] [[LampshadeHanging this trope goes into full effect]].

* BishonenLine: Lampshaded by Nenbutsu Bancho in his fight against [[spoiler:Nenchaku]] Bancho, and is then subverted when this second form is every bit as [[{{Squick}} squicky]] as the first.

* BrickJoke: Used twice at the same time at the end of the Five Dark Vows arc for a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}}.

* RealMenWearPink: Kongoh ''really'' likes his pudding. This shows in crowning moments of both [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome awesome]] and SugarWiki/{{heartwarming|Moments}}.

** "My blood has never boiled this hot before. But... My heart is cold and calm, like an ocean of darkness." [[spoiler: Said while he's holding Machine Bancho's [[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome FREAKING ARM]] in his hand.]]

* VillainousHarlequin: Douke Bancho's name makes you think they'll be this, though [[strike:he]] [[strike:she]] [[strike:it]] [[spoiler:''they'' are]] more of a StageMagician.

[[caption-width-right:350:Clockwise from the middle: [[TheHero Akira Kongoh]], [[TheChick Nenbutsu]] [[ButtMonkey Bancho]], [[TheBigGuy Gouriki]] [[PintSizedPowerhouse Bancho]], [[TheLancer Iai]] [[IaijutsuPractitioner Bancho]], [[TagalongKid Hinako Sakura]], [[TheSmartGuy Hikyou]] [[MagnificentBastard Bancho]], [[TheSixthRanger Sasori Banchou]] ]]

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* {{Action Hero}}: '''[[CaptainObvious KONGOH]]''', among others.

* FiveBadBand: The Five Dark Vows.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: A couple of Bancho, such as Kangoku Bancho and Nenchaku Bancho]]\\. Machine Bancho's minions, on the other hand, [[CrowningMomentOfFunny are extremely confused when]] [[LampshadeHanging this trope goes into full effect]].

* BrickJoke: Used twice at the same time at the end of the Five Dark Vows arc for a CrowningMomentOfFunny.

* RealMenWearPink: Kongoh ''really'' likes his pudding. This shows in crowning moments of both [[CrowningMomentofAwesome awesome]] and [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming heartwarming]].

** "My blood has never boiled this hot before. But... My heart is cold and calm, like an ocean of darkness." [[spoiler: Said while he's holding Machine Bancho's [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome FREAKING ARM]] in his hand.]]