History Manga / Seimaden

'''''Seimaden''''' is a {{shojo}} series by Higuri You, first published in 1993 and spanning 10 volumes plus a one-chapter prequel. The art style is somewhat remiscient of Creator/{{CLAMP}}'s ''Manga/RGVeda'', as both were published by the same company.

%%* YouGotSpunk: Gargul to Hilda.

* CannotSpitItOut: If Laures had decided to approach Hilda and inform her about the Azel powers and explain what might happen in the off-chance that someone steals the Azel sword from him and gets Rod possessed, there wouldn't be much of the original plot left. [[IdiotPlot Because of]] his creative alternative choice, thousands of innocents died, Rod got possessed exactly as was planned and Hilda is fatally injured so that Karon can manipulate him to try and cause the end of the world. Once Hilda regains her memory on her own, he ''still'' refuses to explain anything to her and leaves her in the care of the possessed Rod, despite his initial concerns for what this might end with. Anything better than being honest with your love interest.

* NotBloodSiblings: Laures and Alice grew up as brother and sister, yet don't suffer from the Westermarck Effect.

%%* BastardBoyfriend: Zardi; Laures

%%* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:Sherryl]]

* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler:Asbar is the half-demon child of Laures and the priestress of Azel.]]
%%* HotBlooded: Zardi

%%* TheIngenue: Sherril

%%* LapPillow: Laures and Hildra, both ways.

* LoveDodecahedron: Laures loved Alice, who became Hilda, who is in love with Rod, who also loves her, then Teti is in love with Laures, while Zardi is in love with Tetius.

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Hilda and Sherril, to the point where Sherril sacrifices herself for Hilda's freedom.

* DistressedDamsel: Hilda. Everyone wants Hilda, either for harm or for love. Sherryl also has her moments.

%%* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Hilda and Sherril.

* ExplosiveLeash: Zardi plants a gem in Tetius' chest that he can destroy if the demon ever turns on him. Teti betrays him anyway, thinking Laures is worth it, and is rendered [[OnlyMostlyDead (mostly) dead in consequence.

* GoodWingsEvilWings: Subverted. Tetius has angelic feathered wings but is a true demon, albeit a weak one. Initially he's less noble than demons with the standard bat wings, but over time he softens.

* LovingAShadow: Unintentionally, but especially Laures' love for Hilda comes across as this, and Hilda often doesn't get why she is in love with him. Tetius also nearly worships the all-powerful demon lord he imagines Laures to be, and is confused and disappointed when Laures doesn't match his expectations.

* RedStringOfFate: From Laures' perspective, at least. Hilda has Alice's soul, so she ''has'' to be with him, even if she's not the same person.

* UndyingLoyalty: Tetius to Laures. While initially somewhat subverted -- Teti worshiped the demon lord he ''thought'' Laures should be -- he finally comes to understand and respect him as he truly is.

%%* GoodWingsEvilWings

* TheJailBaitWait: Laures with Hilda, whom he first meets when she is a toddler. He promises to return for her when she's old enough. At this point he already is already as old as to have bastard offspring beyond Hilda's years, and he possible is hundreds of years old. "Old enough" is 15 or 16, by the way.

* LoveRedeems: Realizing that [[spoiler:he's developed similar "silly sentiments" towards a human, like Laures to Hilda, and just how horrible he felt when he ignored them and (accidentally) put Sherryl through a fate worse than death made Tetius change his mind about killing Hilda. After ghost Sherryl kissed him goodbye, he never does anything malicious again.]]
* LovingAShadow: Unintentionally, but especially Laures' love for Hilda comes across as this, and Hilda often doesn't get why she is in love with him.

%%* RedStringOfFate

%%* StockholmSyndrome: Tetius to Zardi.

%%* UndyingLoyalty: Tetius to Laures.

* WifeHusbandry: The premise. Laures decides to live on long enough to meet the reincarnation of Alice.

* BastardBoyfriend: Zardi; Laures
* BishonenLine
* BloodKnight: Zardi and Laures at times, too.

* ByronicHero: Laures fits this trope perfectly.

* CrazyJealousGuy: Zardi
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Laures' past life.
* DarkIsEvil: Kaimei, Laures, Zardi, all those hordes of ugly demons...

* DistressedDude: Laures gets this a lot.

* FateWorseThanDeath: [[spoiler:Sherryl]]

* GoodWingsEvilWings

* HalfHumanHybrid: [[spoiler: Asbar is the half-demon child of Laures and the priestress of Azel.]]
* HotBlooded: Zardi
* HugeGuyTinyGirl
* TheIngenue: Sherril

* LapPillow: Laures and Hildra, both ways.

* LoveHurts
* LoveRedeems: Realizing that [[spoiler: he's developed similar "silly sentiments" towards a human, like Laures to Hilda, and just how horrible he felt when he ignored them and (accidentally) put Sherryl through a fate worse than death made Tetius change his mind about killing Hilda. After ghost Sherryl kissed him goodbye, he never does anything malicious again.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: Tetius
* MasochismTango: Tetius and Zardi.
* MayFlyDecemberRomance: Laures and Hilda, again.
* {{Melodrama}}
* MoralityPet: Sherryl to Tetius.

* PluckyGirl: Iria

* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Karon]]
* RedStringOfFate

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Hilda and Sherril.

* StockholmSyndrome: Tetius to Zardi.
* TallDarkAndSnarky: Laures
* UndyingLoyalty: Tetius to Laures.
* UnluckyChildhoodfriend: Rod to Hilda.
* WarriorPrince: Laures

* WingedHumanoid

* YouGotSpunk: Gargul to Hilda.

* RapeIsLove: Zardi to Tetius and back.

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'''''Seimaden''''' is a {{shojo}} series by Higuri You, first published in 1993 and spanning 10 volumes plus a one-chapter prequel. The art style is somewhat remiscient of Creator/{{CLAMP}}'s ''{{RG Veda}}'', as both were published by the same company.

* WhiteHairedPrettyboy: Tetius and Karon.

* IWillProtectHer: See, everyone is after Hilda.

Realizing that the most logical course of action is [[SarcasmMode obviously]] to ''not'' keep the Azel sword safely in the sealed demon world, Laures responds to this potential threat by [[FinalSolution exterminating]] the Azel, wiping Hilda's memory of her past and sealing the Azel sword inside her before sending her off to [[WanderingTheEarth wander the world]]. However, Roderique is still alive, and he desperately seeks Hilda and the power of Kaimei. When he finds them both in one go, he is DemonicallyPossessed, and things go [[ItGotWorse downhill from there]].

* {{Casanova}}: Laures. Slightly crosses over into Serial Romeo when he claims he had feelings for the former priestress of Azel. Either way, Hilda may be the core of his world, he frequently is seen screwing other women even after she returns and he started wooing her.

* ButYourWingsAreBeautiful: Laures thinks his demon form is disgusting and worries that Hilda will reject him for it. His demon form looks exactly like his human form, with the addition of little bat wings above his ears. He also has lots of useful superpowers because of it, and Hilda thinks he is cute.

'''''Seimaden''''' is a {{shojo}} series by Higuri You, first published in 1993 and spanning 10 volumes plus a one-chapter prequel. The art style is somewhat remiscient of {{CLAMP}}'s ''{{RG Veda}}'', as both were published by the same company.

* [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotAwesome What Do You Mean It's Not Romantic?]]: Laures and Alice in bed calling up fond memories over the time she threw herself onto his not-metaphorical sword: as in, he threatened to kill her and she agreed, if it meant that she would be no longer an obstacle to him. Also, Laures having a romantic scene with Alice's severed zombie head, which then rots away, kissing the remaining skull, standing on a field where he apparently skinned or burned people down to their bones and declaring love to Hilda. All of this is presented as being very romantic rather disturbing.