History Manga / MuhyoAndRoji

* AntiClimax: The trump card of "Ghost Master" Ivy Cortlaw is an incredibly rare, incredibly powerful ghost (actually a fused collection of ghosts) her mother spent her whole life searching for. [[spoiler: Goryo's envoy eats it moments after she releases it]].

** (Two Magic Law practitioners whom Enchu killed. [[spoiler:One of them made Rio wear revealing clothes to class, the other mocked her for doing so, and ''both'' refused to save her mother]]).

** [[spoiler:Jude and Iris Cortlaw turn out to have died resisting arrest by the MLS after turning down a fairly lenient deal]]

* BerserkButton: Julio and his lollypops [[spoiler: low blood sugar triggers his curse]]; Miss Q-La and anyone touching her tail.
* BigEater: Muhyo when he wakes up after a fight; Vector "always feels hungry" to the point where [[spoiler: he keeps eating his friends. He discovers his spirit thread powers when he wakes up and doesn't feel hungry anymore]]

* BrainwashedAndCrazy / MoreThanMindControl : Despite everything that's happened, Page hopes that this is really what happened to Enchu (that or replaced by a puppet), but it is not the case.

* BrilliantButLazy: Muhyo. [[spoiler: When asked what would be the first thing he'd do as an Executor, he responds that he'd "quit and give the job to Enchu."]]
* BrokenPedestal: [[spoiler: Rio, for Biko.]]

* TheCollector: Tomas is obsessed with collecting all the beautiful things of the world, to the point where [[spoiler: he was already a criminal before joining MLS. His best friend Page didn't realize he was insane until it was too late]]. He's thrilled when he learns his demon contract allows him to suck things into a PocketDimension.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler: Teeki to MLS when, back in the less then formal days of the organization, he was thrown out and vowed revenge against them.]]

* DeathWorld: Elysium (think the world of ''{{Nausicaa}}'' [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] [[Film/{{Avatar}} Pandora]] with the occasional sand dune).

* DisproportionateRetribution: Mick and Ivy's beef with M.L.S, granted it understandable they would want revenge for the death of their parents whom M.L.S seemingly slaughtered mercilessly for using forbidden magic [[spoiler: but then we find out from Goryo that they actually tried to reason with their father first. His answer however was to proceed to kill the agents left and right before eventually being taken down]].
* DraggedOffToHell: Many of the evil ghosts if they have no empathy in the series. [[spoiler: Becomes the ultimate fate of Teeki as well.]]
* TheDragon: Enchu to Teeki [[spoiler: until his HeelFaceTurn]].

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Courtlaws. The siblings loved each other to the point of [[spoiler: Kid essentially sacrificing himself to Buhpu so they could join Ark after his siblings refused to put their little brother at risk]] and joined Ark in the hope of resurrecting their parents. Enchu and [[spoiler: Rio]] loved their mothers and joined Ark for the same reason [[spoiler: not knowing Teeki had killed both of them]]
* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Ginko Hag is obsessed with jewelry and even calls the large gem she carries "my boy!" [[spoiler: The gem is actually the Writ of Passage to hell and her obsession started with her boyfriend (what she really means by "boy") gave her a tiara then died in a war. When she got his death notice she snapped and started piling on jewelry so she would be beautiful when he returned.]]
* EvilAllAlong: In the Arcanum arc, [[spoiler:Biko's teacher Rio]] turns out the be the traitor responsible for sabotaging the wards, having [[FaceHeelTurn joined Enchu]] some time before the start o he story.

** Ginko Hag (before she became a ghost), when [[spoiler: she learned her boyfriend died]]

** [[spoiler: Enchu turns against Teeki and helps finally defeat him after realizing that Enchu killed his mother.]]

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: Ebisu]] tries this on [[spoiler: Goryo]] in Article 62, since the latter is possessed and being transformed into a half-ghast. [[spoiler: It doesn't work]]

* PoorCommunicationKills: ''A lot'' of the problems in this series could've been solved before they even begin if the characters bothered to listen to one another. For example, Enchu went down his path because he though Muyho was honestly trying to steal the Executior spot from him [[spoiler: If anything, Muyho was trying to help him as he knew how badly he wanted to help his mother. And it isn't till he's nearly too far gone and has killed people that he finally listens.]]

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Panza, Bobby, Kid]]

* StringyHairedGhostGirl

* ThinkNothingOfIt: Goryo, when [[spoiler: he gives Muhyo and Roji back their bureau.]]
* ThisLoserIsYou: Roji, although he [[TookALevelInBadass improves.]]

* WhamLine: [[spoiler:Rio revealing that she's in league with Enchu]].

** Muhyo's decision after [[spoiler:losing to Goryo]]

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Vector wants ghosts to have rights [[spoiler: unfortunately the manga ended before that could be fully explored.]]

* SenpaiKohai: Goryo was Muhyo's sempai in the MLS academy.

* GagBoobs: Busujima, who [[VictoriasSecretCompartment uses them to hide vials]].

* SempaiKohai: Goryo was Muhyo's sempai in the MLS academy.

* {{Manipulative Bastard}}: Teeki, in spades.
** Goryo, who's willing to let an innocent person get re-possessed and ''go insane'' after she couldn't pay the fee. The family as a whole uses any means necessary to combat ghosts, which Muhyo admits is [[MagnificentBastard actually quite clever]] considering there's no one as powerful as he in the whole company.

* TrainStationGoodbye: Between [[HoYay Muhyo and Roji]].

* DealWithTheDevil: Forbidden magic law.

* PlayingWithFire: [[spoiler:Rio's]] favored method of attacking with forbidden magical law.
** More like KillItWithFire

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Umekichi rolls down a spiral staircase, spinning all the way to increase his speed by a factor of several hundred, [[spoiler:killing Mick when he hits him with his Dragon Wheel]]

''Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation'' is a manga by Yoshiyuki Nishi that ran from late 2004 to 2008. Don't be fooled by the cutesy art style--this manga [[NightmareFuel isn't for the faint of heart]].

* {{Fanservice}}: Quite unfortunate example in-universe. [[spoiler:Rio's boss makes her wear revealing clothes to class in order for her to be able to sell her tools]].

* FreakOut: Enchu, after the collective stress of incredible amounts of studying, his mother's death, and his failure to become an Executor.

-->"It was only one child. Why, she could have found a new man, made another one."

* KillAndReplce: Face-Ripper Sophie kills her targets and takes their faces, thereby "becoming someone else."

* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Roji, aka Jiro Kusano.

* ParentalAbandonment: Nana's father is dead and her mother left after divorcing him

* SevenDeadlySins: One of the envoys uses this theme, attacking with seven barrels that each possess a certain animal on them and correspond to one of the sins.

* {{Synchronization}}: Referred to as "syntony." A side effect of forming a flesh and blood contract.

-->'''Muhyo''': [[spoiler:Who said we won?]]

-->'''Muhyo''': ''(to Roji)'' I suppose now's as good a time as any. [[spoiler:I'm putting you on leave until further notice]].

-->'''Muhyo''': He paired us up, let us fight, and waited for his chance to grab one of us. That about right? Hm, Teeki?\\

-->'''Muhyo''': So you're happy with [[spoiler:getting fired]]?

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Vector, a cursed half-ghast child whose curse activates if he fulfills basic needs like food or companionship, and who, merely by sitting still, sets up spirit roots that drain many people's souls.

* LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters: Quite a few characters are in the cast, and typically, each volume except for the last has at least one or two new characters who get character profiles.

* {{Bishonen}}: Goryo and Isabi, at the very least.
** Don't forget Roji, Julionil and Mick Courtlaw of the Ark. Kid might count, even though he's more of a shota.
** '''ENCHU''' -- Roji notes that he's a "good-looking man" before he knows who he really is and later [[spoiler: when Roji visits him in prison to learn how he dealt with Muhyo's sleeping spells he admits he's gotten even more good-looking]].

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Enchu.
** Rio seems to dye his hair pretty often, from blond to green.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Rie and Taeko were practically inseparable, as each other's OnlyFriend, and didn't even care what others thought as long as they had each other. Sadly, when Rie joined the volleyball team, Taeko didn't take it well.

* FiveManBand
** BigBad: Enchu and Teeki
** TheDragon: [[spoiler:Rio]]
** TheEvilGenius: Julio, Buhpu and Ivy
** TheBrute: Tomas and Mick
** TheChick: Panza and Kid

* NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Muhyo and Shooter: Roji realizes they both kind people put on a jerkass act so others don't get hurt.]]

** [[spoiler:Rio]] joins the heroes after realizing that [[spoiler:Arc had manipulatd her]].

* AdaptationExplanationExtrication: In Episode 17 of the anime, after Muhyo offers to do chores for Imai [[spoiler:while on leave from being Muhyo's assistant]], Imai snaps and gets angry with Roji for not understanding anything. In the manga, Imai then says that Fujiwara was incompetent and a coward, but nevertheless worked hard. Since Roji is braver and more talented than Fujiwara, it's natural that he has greater potential, and it's shown that Imai is angry with Roji for not trying harder to make the most of his potential.

* AngerBornOfWorry: Nana's father hits her when she photographs a bank robbery for money, leading to an argument over who will support the two and how, [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye which turns out to be]] [[TearJerker their last]].

* TookALevelInBadass: Roji. Quite often, actually.

* DubInducedPlothole: In the dub of the anime, Rio claims that Sophie has been a ghost for 500 years, rather than 50. A flashback shows Sophie in a clearly 20th century home, rather than a 16th century one.

* RealityEnsues: During the magical law retreat, Page locks the examinees in the dorm and releases haunts inside to test their abilities. Unfortunately, this test becomes much more dangerous than he expected when a notorious haunt smuggles himself in, and the participants nearly die. As punishment for a blunder this severe, Page gets fired, and the Council of Elders says even that punishment was lenient considering waht happened..

* SmugSnake: Goryo, to the core.

After ''10 years'' since the manga ended, in 2018 it was announced the series was ''finally'' [[https://myanimelist.net/anime/37487/Muhyo_to_Rouji_no_Mahouritsu_Soudan_Jimusho getting an anime in the summer season of that year]]. A second season followed in July 2020, with the series being picked up by ''Creator/{{Funimation}}'' by this point.

* OneHundredAndEight: Goryo's maneuver of the same name involves planting needles in a perimeter to trap spirits. [[spoiler:Ebisu is unable to muster the tempering to place all the needles, resulting in the maneuver failing and Goryo firing him.]]

* AttackPatternAlpha: Goryo's [[OneHundredAndEight Maneuver 108]].

* ForgottenFallenFriend: Fujiwara ends up becoming this in the anime, which cuts out a line in which she tells Roji that despite Fujiwara's incompetence and cowardice, he worked hard.

* IKnowYoureInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: Ebisu]] tries this on [[spoiler: Goryo]] in Article 62. [[spoiler: It doesn't work]]

* InsufferableGenius: Muhyo. You '''ARE''' this Trope!