History Manga / OkaneGaNai

* StockholmSyndrome: One interpretation of Kanou and Ayase's relationship.

* OffModel: Honestly, [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tohru_Kousaka.jpg this]] is drawn with almost unforgivably poor proportions.

** Happens an awful lot, often with a disturbing NoYay effect. [[http://view.thespectrum.net/series/no-money-okane-ga-nai.html?lzkfile=No+Money%2F*+No+Money+Artbook%2Fnomoney_artbook_058.jpg This]] is even worse. It doesn't help that Kanou is a huge man.

[[{{Uke}} Ayase]], an 18-year old student, is [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter overly naïve and trusting]]; as the story opens, he is being sold at auction by his unscrupulous cousin to pay off gambling debts. He's eventually bought by [[{{Seme}} Kanou]], a towering, ruthless loanshark who is doing so to repay Ayase for a past kindness...which Ayase unfortunately has no memory of. Although Kanou is clearly in love, he [[CannotSpitItOut has issues expressing his feelings]]; worse, neither is [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday willing to admit an attraction to men]], and Kanou further insists that Ayase is the [[SingleTargetSexuality only]] [[IfItsYouItsOkay man]] he's attracted to. In an attempt to keep Ayase around, Kanou claims that the amount he paid for Ayase amounts to a debt he's willing to null if Ayase remembers how they met. Until then, [[WorkOffTheDebt Ayase can repay Kanou by having sex with him]]: he gets 500,000 yen every time they do the deed to pay off the 120 million yen debt.[[note]] The number of times needed for 120 million is 240 at the very least as the debt goes up by 10% every ten days, if you're wondering.[[/note]]

The traditional {{Seme}} and {{Uke}} dynamic featured is subverted by the fact that Kanou is head over heels for Ayase, while Ayase is unsure of how he feels for Kanou and averse to being forced into a homosexual relationship, occasionally giving him the upper hand. The relationship drama is also helped along by a colourful cast of secondary characters, including Toranosuke Gion, an [[PluckyComicRelief upbeat and clever]] MrFixit who often helps Kanou in his schemes, Kaoruko Someya, a [[WholesomeCrossdresser well-meaning but abrasive transvestite]] who acts as the couple's counsellor, and the Kuba twins, Kanou's [[{{Sidekick}} sidekicks]] and [[BattleButler battle butlers]].

* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Kanou's obsession with Ayase comes from the time that Ayase cheered him up when he was in an HeroicBSOD state, long before they came into each others's lives.

* DudeShesLikeInAComa: Subverted in the beginning of both the manga and the anime: Kanou almost kisses Ayase while unconscious and drugged. He then opts for the [[RomanticizedAbuse default option]].

* ForTheLulz: Quite a few of Kanou's associates, from his driver to his own father-figures, enjoy making passes at Ayase just to piss Kanou off.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: The group consisting of Kanou's late father, Someya's father, and Takanohashi's father, as implied through several minor characters. Takanohashi himself even corrects Ayase when the latter assumes that Kanou was raised by two fathers by saying that it's more like Someya Sr. was the 'mother' between the two of them, though both men had their own families already.

* IfItsYouItsOkay: Neither Kanou nor Ayase were attracted to males before hooking up. Kanou isn't really attracted to anyone but Ayase, and Kanou is still the only guy that Ayase feels attracted to.

* LackOfEmpathy: In the manga, Kanou and Misao are descripted as "people with no sense of humanity". In the OVA, Homare is included in such description by Someya.

* RapeAsDrama: Ayase gets raped on his first night in Kanou's hands. At first there's heavy drama, Ayase being terrified of Kanou; later on it dissolves to less obvious tension between the two. The rape as a "bad move" for Kanou's agenda gets a lot of panel time, in both more lighthearted ways and something that depresses Kanou.
* RomanticizedAbuse: Kanou seems to think that forcing himself upon Ayase is an appropriate way to express his affections.

[[{{Uke}} Ayase]], an 18-year old student, is [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter overly naïve and trusting]]; as the story opens, he is being sold at auction by his unscrupulous cousin to pay off gambling debts. He's eventually bought by [[{{Seme}} Kanou]], a towering, ruthless loanshark who is doing so to repay Ayase for a past kindness...which Ayase unfortunately has no memory of. Although Kanou is clearly in love, he [[CannotSpitItOut has issues expressing his feelings]]; worse, neither is [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday willing to admit an attraction to men]], and Kanou further insists that Ayase is the [[SingleTargetSexuality only]] [[IfItsYouItsOkay man]] he's attracted to. In an attempt to keep Ayase around, Kanou claims that the amount he paid for Ayase amounts to a debt he's willing to null if Ayase remembers how they met. Until then, [[WorkOffTheDebt Ayase can repay Kanou by having sex with him]]: he gets 500,000 yen every time they do the deed to pay off the 120 million yen debt.[[note]] The amount of times needed for 120 million is 240 at the very least as the debt goes up by 10% every ten days, if you're wondering.[[/note]]

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Unusually for a yaoi series, the manga is long-running, comprising a total of 14 volumes. Also, the writer is male, despite the yaoi genre as a whole being created by women for women. It often translates to a certain harshness in the protagonists' relationship that is usually not as present in other yaoi series.

%%* BridalCarry

* StalkerShrine: What [[spoiler: Tokigawa Takaii]] makes dedicated to Ayase.

''Okane ga Nai'' (''No Money!'') is a {{yaoi|genre}} manga series created by Hitoyo Shinozaki and illustrated by Tohru Kousaka.

Unusually for a yaoi series, the manga is long-running, still going on at 16 volumes. Also, the writer is male, despite the yaoi genre as a whole being created by women for women. It often translates to a certain harshness in the protagonists' relationship that is usually not as present in other yaoi series.

* SuddenlySexuality: Ayase has a mysterious power to make straight guys sufficiently homosexual to either fall in love with him or simply want sex with him.

Unusually for a yaoi series, the manga is long-running, having ended at 14 volumes. Also, the writer is male, despite the yaoi genre as a whole being created by women for women. It often translates to a certain harshness in the protagonists' relationship that is usually not as present in other yaoi series.

* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: The series ends without solving anything and all the questions evoked along the plot don't find actual resolution, be it the memory of Ayase and Kanou's first meeting, Homare's feelings for Ayase, wheter or not the relationship is going to last...]]

''Okane Ga Nai'' (''No Money!'') is a {{yaoi|genre}} manga series created by Hitoyo Shinozaki and illustrated by Tohru Kousaka.

!!''Okane Ga Nai'' shows examples of:

* AttemptedRape: Ayase seems to attract these. Culprits include [[spoiler: Iida and Tokikawa]].
* BeastAndBeauty: The manga and anime seem to be a very twisted, gender changed, yaoi filled version of this story.

* LeftHanging: [[spoiler: The series ends without solving anything and all the questions evoked along the plot don't find actual resolution, be it the memory of Ayase, Homare's feelings for Ayase, is the relationship actually going to last...]]

* LackOfEmpathy: In the manga, Kanou and Misao are descripted as "people with no sense of humanity". In the OVA, Homare is included in such description by Somaya.

Unusually for a yaoi series, the manga is long-running and still ongoing at 13 volumes. Also, the writer is male, despite the yaoi genre as a whole being created by women for women. It often translates to a certain harshness in the protagonists' relationship that is usually not as present in other yaoi series.

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''Okane Ga Nai'' (''No Money!'') is a {{Yaoi}} series created by Hitoyo Shinozaki and illustrated by Tohru Kousaka.

[[{{Uke}} Ayase]], an 18-year old student, is [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter overly naive and trusting]]; as the story opens, he is being sold at auction by his unscrupulous cousin to pay off gambling debts. He's eventually bought by [[{{Seme}} Kanou]], a towering, ruthless loanshark who is doing so to repay Ayase for a past kindness...which Ayase unfortunately has no memory of. Although Kanou is clearly in love, he [[CannotSpitItOut has issues expressing his feelings]]; worse, neither is [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday willing to admit an attraction to men]], and Kanou further insists that Ayase is the [[SingleTargetSexuality only]] [[IfItsYouItsOkay man]] he's attracted to. In an attempt to keep Ayase around, Kanou claims that the amount he paid for Ayase amounts to a debt he's willing to null if Ayase remembers how they met. Until then, [[WorkOffTheDebt Ayase can repay Kanou by having sex with him]]: he gets 500,000 yen every time they do the deed to pay off the 120 million yen debt.[[note]] The amount of times needed for 120 million is 240 at the very least as the debt goes up by 10% every ten days, if you're wondering.[[/note]]

Unusually for a yaoi series, the manga is long-running and still ongoing at 13 volumes. Also, the writer is male, despite the yaoi genre as a whole being created by women for women. It often translates to a certain harshness in the protagonists' relationship that is usually not as present in other Yaoi series.

A 4 episode OVA has been made, as well as multiple drama cds.

[[{{Uke}} Ayase]], an 18-year old student, is [[HorribleJudgeOfCharacter overly naive and trusting]]; as the story opens, he is being sold on auction by his unscrupulous cousin to pay off gambling debts. He's eventually bought by [[{{Seme}} Kanou]], a towering, ruthless loanshark who is doing so to repay Ayase for a past kindness...which Ayase unfortunately has no memory of. Although Kanou is clearly in love, he [[CannotSpitItOut has issues expressing his feelings]]; worse, neither is [[HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday willing to admit an attraction to men]], and Kanou further insists that Ayase is the [[SingleTargetSexuality only]] [[IfItsYouItsOkay man]] he's attracted to. In an attempt to keep Ayase around, Kanou claims that the amount he paid for Ayase amounts to a debt he's willing to null if Ayase remembers how they met. Until then, [[WorkOffTheDebt Ayase can repay Kanou by having sex with him]]: he gets 500,000 yen every time they do the deed to pay off the 120 million yen debt.[[note]] The amount of times needed for 120 million is 240 at the very least as the debt goes up by 10% every ten days, if you're wondering.[[/note]]

Unusually for a yaoi series, the manga is long-running and still ongoing at 8 volumes. Also, the writer is male, despite the yaoi genre as a whole being created by women for women. It often translates to a certain harshness in the protagonists' relationship that is usually not as present in other Yaoi series.

* {{Lolicon}}: As a RunningJoke, Kanou calls Mizoguchi (his tailor) a lolicon, a freak, a pervert, etc, every time Mizoguchi gets too gushy about imagining Ayase in different outfits (such as a maid outfit).

** Happens an awful lot, often with a disturbing {{Lolicon}}/{{Shotacon}} effect. [[http://view.thespectrum.net/series/no-money-okane-ga-nai.html?lzkfile=No+Money%2F*+No+Money+Artbook%2Fnomoney_artbook_058.jpg This]] is even worse. It doesn't help that Kanou is a huge man.

* {{Badass}}: Kanou, and how! The Kuba twins (especially Homare) also apply.

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: As of a latter volume, Homare, unlike Kanou, told Ayase loud and clear that he loves him just as deeply as Kano does. And that he also accepts that there's hardly a chance for him to ever get Ayase to feel for him that way]].

* BridalCarry

* LoveHurts
* LoveRedeems

** While Ayase does suffer quite a bit under Kanou's hand, let's not forget that were it not for Kanou's love for Ayase born from their initial meeting, Ayase would be sold as a slave to some stranger and never be seen again.

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The traditional {{Seme}} and {{Uke}} dynamic featured is subverted by the fact that Kanou is head over heels for Ayase, while Ayase is unsure of how he feels for Kanou and averse to being forced into a homosexual relationship, occasionally giving him the upper hand. The relationship drama is also helped along by a colourful cast of secondary characters, including Toranosuke Gion, an [[PluckyComicRelief upbeat and clever]] MrFixit who often helps Kanou in his schemes, Kaoruko Someya, a [[WholesomeCrossdresser well-meaning but abrasive transvestite]] who acts as the couple's councillor, and the Kuba twins, Kanou's [[{{Sidekick}} sidekicks]] and [[BattleButler battle butlers]].