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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Reiji and Kiichi’s father Shougo didn’t love them. He kept them so long as they were useful to him, and the moment one of them [[spoiler:Kiichi]] lost value to Shougo he was discarded and disowned. He was also a brutal businessman who had no problem destroying lives in the pursuit of money and power. The only person Shougo ''did'' love was his lover, Nishiki, [[MoralityPet who was also the only one who could somewhat keep Shougo in line]]. But only somewhat.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Reiji and Kiichi’s father Shougo didn’t love them. He kept them so long as they were useful to him, and the moment one of them [[spoiler:Kiichi]] ([[spoiler:Kiichi]]) lost value to Shougo he was discarded and disowned. He was also a brutal businessman who had no problem destroying lives in the pursuit of money and power. The only person Shougo ''did'' love was his lover, Nishiki, [[MoralityPet who was also the only one who could somewhat keep Shougo in line]]. But only somewhat.
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* DroppedABridgeOnHim: Aoe Shougo. After giving Reiji and Kiichi appalling childhoods and destroying people’s lives for power,[[spoiler: he dies abruptly in a plane crash]].
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* ArchnemesisDad: Reiji and Kiichi’s dad, Shougo.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Reiji and Kiichi’s father Shougo didn’t love them. He kept them so long as they were useful to him, and the moment one of them [[spoiler:Kiichi]] lost value to Shougo he was discarded and disowned. He was also a brutal businessman who had no problem destroying lives in the pursuit of money and power. The only person Shougo ''did'' love was his lover, Nishiki, [[MoralityPet who was also the only one who could somewhat keep Shougo in line]]. But only somewhat.
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** Reiji [[CurbStompBattle beats the shit out of Naoya’s bullies]] when he finds them trying to rape him. When Kashima calls security, he’s genuinely concerned that Reiji was going to kill them.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of volume one, Reiji gifts Izumi a box of chocolates laced with aphrodisiacs as a means of “helping” his relationship with Takamiya. ''Neither'' Izumi or Takamiya are happy with this “help”, and Takamiya even punches Reiji in the face later in retaliation. Fast forward to volume seven, and Reiji finds himself on the receiving end of such “help” from Kiichi when Naoya finds him with those exact same chocolates!
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* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of volume one, Reiji gifts Izumi a box of chocolates laced with aphrodisiacs as a means of “helping” his relationship with Takamiya. ''Neither'' Izumi or Takamiya are happy with this “help”, and Takamiya even punches Reiji in the face later in retaliation. Fast forward to volume seven, and Reiji finds himself on the receiving end of such “help” from Kiichi when Naoya finds him himself with those exact same chocolates!
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Takamiya, when he realizes that the Izumi he’s been with is ''not'' a host from Blue Boy.
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* LaserGuidedKarma: At the end of volume one, Reiji gifts Izumi a box of chocolates laced with aphrodisiacs as a means of “helping” his relationship with Takamiya. ''Neither'' Izumi or Takamiya are happy with this “help”, and Takamiya even punches Reiji in the face later in retaliation. Fast forward to volume seven, and Reiji finds himself on the receiving end of such “help” from Kiichi when Naoya finds him with those exact same chocolates!
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''Love Mode'' is a 11-volume BoysLove {{manga}} series created by Shimizu Yuki, which was serialized in ''Magazine Be x Boy'' from 1995 to 2003. It centers around the Aoe Family, primarily Aoe Reiji, who runs, among other things, a dating club for men. There is also an audio drama series of seven volumes, loosely covering the middle of the manga series. The storyline features many different couples.
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''Love Mode'' is a 11-volume an eleven-volume BoysLove {{manga}} series created by Shimizu Yuki, which was serialized in ''Magazine Be x Boy'' from 1995 to 2003. 2003.
It centers around the Aoe Family, primarily Aoe Reiji, who runs, among other things, a dating club for men. There is also an audio drama series of seven volumes, loosely covering the middle of the manga series. The storyline features many different couples.
It centers around the Aoe Family, primarily Aoe Reiji, who runs, among other things, a dating club for men. There is also an audio drama series of seven volumes, loosely covering the middle of the manga series. The storyline features many different couples.
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* ArtEvolution: And how. Just compare Reiji and Naoya in the second volume to the oneshot sequel.
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* ArtEvolution: And how. Just compare Reiji and Naoya in the second volume to the oneshot one-shot sequel.
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* BarbieDollAnatomy: Although the lovemaking scenes are drawn, they mostly show a cones of light for a penis.
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* BarbieDollAnatomy: Although the lovemaking scenes are drawn, they mostly show a cones of light for a penis.
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* CaughtUpInARobbery: In Volume 6, Naoya, Haruomi, and Kichi become unfortunate victims during a robbery of a jewelry store. Naoya and Kichi are later [[HostageSituation taken hostage]] during the subsequent [[HotPursuit high speed chase]].
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* CaughtUpInARobbery: In Volume 6, Naoya, Haruomi, and Kichi become unfortunate victims during a robbery of a jewelry store. Naoya and Kichi are later [[HostageSituation taken hostage]] during the subsequent [[HotPursuit high speed high-speed chase]].
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* {{Yakuza}}: Reiji Aoi is tall, dark, and, at least once, mistaken for yakuza. The fact that his business include a variety of shady businesses probably doesn't help matters much.
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* {{Yakuza}}: Reiji Aoi is tall, dark, and, at least once, mistaken for yakuza. The fact that his business include includes a variety of shady businesses probably doesn't help matters much.
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''Love Mode'' is a 11-volume BoysLove {{manga}} series created by Shimizu Yuki. It centers around the Aoe Family, primarily Aoe Reiji, who runs, among other things, a dating club for men. There is also an audio drama series of seven volumes, loosely covering the middle of the manga series. The storyline features many different couples.
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''Love Mode'' is a 11-volume BoysLove {{manga}} series created by Shimizu Yuki.Yuki, which was serialized in ''Magazine Be x Boy'' from 1995 to 2003. It centers around the Aoe Family, primarily Aoe Reiji, who runs, among other things, a dating club for men. There is also an audio drama series of seven volumes, loosely covering the middle of the manga series. The storyline features many different couples.
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* CaughtUpInARobbery: In Volume 6, Naoya, Haruomi, and Kichi become unfortunate victims during a robbery of a jewelry store. Naoya and Kichi are later [[HostageSituation taken hostage]] during the subsequent [[HotPursuit high speed chase]].
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* DeusAngstMachina: Naoya [[spoiler: loses his entire family in a motor vehicle accident, loses his job, has his apartment burn down, and has to leave school due to a lack of funds]]. He just misses becoming TheWoobie.
* [[DisappearedDad Disappeared Grandpa]]: In volume 5 Naoya finds out he has a maternal grandfather who only takes an interest in him [[spoiler: because of his own ailing health]]. Considering Naoya had been living in horrendous poverty before meeting Reiji, he's not in the least bit pleased about this news.
* [[DisappearedDad Disappeared Grandpa]]: In volume 5 Naoya finds out he has a maternal grandfather who only takes an interest in him [[spoiler: because of his own ailing health]]. Considering Naoya had been living in horrendous poverty before meeting Reiji, he's not in the least bit pleased about this news.
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* DeusAngstMachina: Naoya [[spoiler: loses [[spoiler:loses his entire family in a motor vehicle accident, loses his job, has his apartment burn burned down, and has to leave school due to a lack of funds]]. He just misses becoming TheWoobie.
* [[DisappearedDad Disappeared Grandpa]]: In volume 5 Naoya finds out he has a maternal grandfather who only takes an interest in him[[spoiler: because [[spoiler:because of his own ailing health]]. Considering Naoya had been living in horrendous poverty before meeting Reiji, he's not in the least bit pleased about this news.
* [[DisappearedDad Disappeared Grandpa]]: In volume 5 Naoya finds out he has a maternal grandfather who only takes an interest in him
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* HotPursuit: During a HostageSituation where Naoya and Kichi are kidnapped by Chinese crooks, [[spoiler: Haroumi's twin brother Tien Lee]] chases the bad guys, while his partner ''shoots the car with a slingshot''!
* IfItsYouItsOkay: [[MistakenForServant Shakashita Izumi]] [[spoiler: is a victim of forced sex due to the similarity in names with a host of the Blue Boy club. Ultimately he]] decides he really is in love with Takamiya, but only him.
* LittlestCancerPatient: [[spoiler: Tomoki has an inoperable brain tumor, has essentially a few months left to live, and all he wants is for somebody to love him. So he hires Seiichi of the Blue Boy, whom he had fallen in love with after meeting him by chance at a hospital, to be his lover for two weeks. Seiichi ends up falling in love with him for real and quits his job at the Blue Boy so Tomoki can spend his remaining days with somebody who loves him. They move together, but [[TearJerker Tomoki dies only a day or two after that]].]]
* IfItsYouItsOkay: [[MistakenForServant Shakashita Izumi]] [[spoiler: is a victim of forced sex due to the similarity in names with a host of the Blue Boy club. Ultimately he]] decides he really is in love with Takamiya, but only him.
* LittlestCancerPatient: [[spoiler: Tomoki has an inoperable brain tumor, has essentially a few months left to live, and all he wants is for somebody to love him. So he hires Seiichi of the Blue Boy, whom he had fallen in love with after meeting him by chance at a hospital, to be his lover for two weeks. Seiichi ends up falling in love with him for real and quits his job at the Blue Boy so Tomoki can spend his remaining days with somebody who loves him. They move together, but [[TearJerker Tomoki dies only a day or two after that]].]]
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* HotPursuit: During a HostageSituation where Naoya and Kichi are kidnapped by Chinese crooks, [[spoiler: Haroumi's [[spoiler:Haroumi's twin brother Tien Lee]] chases the bad guys, while his partner ''shoots the car with a slingshot''!
* IfItsYouItsOkay: [[MistakenForServant Shakashita Izumi]][[spoiler: is [[spoiler:is a victim of forced sex due to the similarity in names with a host of the Blue Boy club. Ultimately he]] decides he really is in love with Takamiya, but only him.
* LittlestCancerPatient:[[spoiler: Tomoki [[spoiler:Tomoki has an inoperable brain tumor, has essentially a few months left to live, and all he wants is for somebody to love him. So he hires Seiichi of the Blue Boy, whom he had fallen in love with after meeting him by chance at a hospital, to be his lover for two weeks. Seiichi ends up falling in love with him for real and quits his job at the Blue Boy so Tomoki can spend his remaining days with somebody who loves him. They move together, but [[TearJerker Tomoki dies only a day or two after that]].]]
* IfItsYouItsOkay: [[MistakenForServant Shakashita Izumi]]
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* SmokingIsCool: Reiji
* TruthInTelevision: While Naoya's life in between [[spoiler: losing his whole family]] and meeting Reiji may come off as overly extreme, there have been cases in Japan (ex. the Sugamo case of 1988, and the Osaka case of 2010) where children are alone and fending for themselves (and in some cases have ''died'') due to societal abandonment.
* UnstoppableRage: When Arashi [[spoiler: stumbled upon Izumi being raped by a stalker]] he beat the assailant so severely that he'd thought he killed the man. After asking Kiichi about it, it's revealed Arashi ''crushed'' the man's nose and left him covered in blood.
* TruthInTelevision: While Naoya's life in between [[spoiler: losing his whole family]] and meeting Reiji may come off as overly extreme, there have been cases in Japan (ex. the Sugamo case of 1988, and the Osaka case of 2010) where children are alone and fending for themselves (and in some cases have ''died'') due to societal abandonment.
* UnstoppableRage: When Arashi [[spoiler: stumbled upon Izumi being raped by a stalker]] he beat the assailant so severely that he'd thought he killed the man. After asking Kiichi about it, it's revealed Arashi ''crushed'' the man's nose and left him covered in blood.
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* LittlestCancerPatient: [[spoiler: Tomoki has an inoperable brain tumor, has essentially a few months left to live, and all he wants is for somebody to love him. So he hires Seiichi of the Blue Boy, whom he had fallen in love with after meeting him by chance at a hospital, to be his lover for two weeks. Seiichi ends up falling in love with him for real and quits his job at the Blue Boy so Tomoki can spend his remaining days with somebody who loves him. They move together, but [[TearJerker Tomoki dies only a day or two after that]].]]
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* ArtEvolution: And how. Just compare Reiji and Naoya in [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/love_mode/v02/c001/18.html the second volume]] to the [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/lover_s_mode/v01/c000/7.html oneshot sequel]].
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* ArtEvolution: And how. Just compare Reiji and Naoya in [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/love_mode/v02/c001/18.html the second volume]] volume to the [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/lover_s_mode/v01/c000/7.html oneshot sequel]].sequel.
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