History Manga / SengokuYouko

* BreakingTheFourthWall:
** Shinsuke is a large supplier of this as the FourthWallObserver. For example, he explains his [[spoiler:offscreen training with the mountain god]] as a tale that'd take about 10 volumes to finish recounting, or chastises certain characters for taking up precious panel space.
** Teru's first appearance caps off with him refusing to give out his name, since his debut chapter ran out of pages just as he was acknowledged by the narrative.

* AmusementPark: The gang goes to the equivalent of one in Chapter 56, where Senya, Tsukiko, and Taizan are separated from their bodies and spend the whole time playing around. It also serves as another BreatherEpisode, given that Tago and the rat that tricked him into making the park don't put up much of a fight.

* AmusementPark: The gang goes to the equivalent of one in Chapter 56, where Senya, Tsukiko, and Jaken are separated from their bodies and spend the whole time playing around. It also serves as another BreatherEpisode, given the Tako and the rat that tricked him into making the park don't put up much of a fight.

* OutdoorBathPeeping: Kousetsu attempts this when Tama and Tsukiko have an outdoor bath, but by the time he decided to get up they ere already done bathing.

* OneWingedAngel: All of Dangaishu's strongest fighters seem to have this, as well as Jinka

* AMillionIsAStatistic: Discussed. Senya stops himself from crying over [[spoiler:Yoshiteru]]'s death, reasoning that he ha no reason to feel upset over one person when he's killed thousands more people and didn't shed an ounce of sympathy for any of them.

* FlashForward: The beginning of volume 10 suddenly cute to an older Senya, reminiscing on hos younger years in a storm. for a brief moment, the present day child Senya was able to peek at what would happen to him while he was unconscious from fatigue.

** Higan is TheDarkChick, being the only female member. [[spoiler:At least until Kuzunoha is revealed.]]

* RedOniBlueOni: Douren's Red to Jinun's Blue.

* {{Expy}}: Senya not only looks like a younger version of Maimakterion from the author's previous [[Manga/TheLuciferAndBiscuitHammer work]] but also has a similar set of shapeshifting powers.

* [[FiveManBand Four Man Band]]

* ForScience: Yazen has a deep, deep interest in science.

* HellishPupils: A taken in a series where demons exist.

* HotBlooded: Douren is a BoisterousBruiser who likes nothing more than a good fight with a WorthyOpponent.

* MacrossMissileMassacre: The Mountain Goddess can fire a barrage of missiles... made of ''trees''.
* MadScientist: Yazen has been performing experiments fusing humans and powerful youkai.

* MeaningfulName: "Shakugan" is "Shakuyaku" and "Kagan" mixed together: even the particles in the kanji for "Shaku" are made by smushing characters from their original names together.

* SharingABody: Shakuyaku and Kagan as "Shakugan", and unlike most examples, it's a permanent arrangement.

* TakenForGranite: Shakugan exhausts herself stopping a curse-laden boulder that was going to crush a hut containing a defenceless Tama and a woman giving birth, and is then stabbed by Resshin. She doesn't die, but turns to stone to recover from her injuries, a process which was stated could take centuries.
* TalkingWeapon: Arabuki, although it's more a case of HearingVoices.

* {{Expy}}: Senya not only looks like a younger version of Maimakterion from the author's other [[Manga/TheLuciferAndBiscuitHammer work]] but also has a similar set of shapeshifting powers.

* FastballSpecial - Jinka and Tama do this, in order for her to deliver a ''flying kick'' to [[spoiler:her mother]] Kuzunoha.

* FiveBadBand: The Daiganshu
** Yazen is the BigBad, being TheEvilGenius experimenting on fusing humans and youkai.
** Jinun is TheDragon, both literally and figuratively.
** Resshin and Douren share duty as TheBrute. One is an AxCrazy maniac and the other is a BloodKnight and a PunchClockVillain.
** Higan is TheDarkChick, being the only female member. [[spoiler:At least until Kuzunoha is revealed.]]

* BreakingTheeFourthWall:

** Shinsuke explains his [[spoiler:offscreen training with the mountain god]] as a tale that'd take about 10 volumes to finish recounting. Upon that statement, Tama stops trying to pry about it.

* FiveManBand: The Daiganshu

* FiveBadBand: The Daiganshu

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter - The Mountain God claims to be this to Taizan. [[spoiler: She later shows it with a CurbStompBattle.]] Proven and lampshaded by a Daiganshu monk when she shows up at the Daiganshu temple.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: [[spoiler: Kuzunoha to Tama.]]

* BadassFamily: [[spoiler: Jinun and Senya.]]

* BigBad: Yazen. [[spoiler: Later the Tribe of the Void arrive to form a BigBadEnsemble.]]

* BigGood: The Mountain God. [[spoiler: Later subverted/averted. The Mountain God is NOT Good. She has a totally different set of morals and priorities to the rest of the cast.]]

* CoolVersusAwesome: [[spoiler: [[TigerVersusDragon Jinun vs Douran]] in Chapter 73. It's so epic that Banshou decides to take a ring-side seat and watch their exchange.]]

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: [[spoiler: Senya to his father, Jinun. Kuzunoha to Yazen. The man was willing to have Taizan trample everything and cause damage to his lab in order to protect Kuzunoha's existence.]]

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: [[spoiler: Shinsuke becomes a revenge-driven rage machine after Shakugan's petrification. He calms down after finally getting his revenge.]]

* ImportantHaircut: Inverted. Tama's hair grows longer when [[spoiler: Jinka absorbs so much energy that it feeds back into her and keeps him in demon mode.]]

* {{Kitsune}}: Tama and Kuzunoha. [[spoiler: Jinka becomes one with 1000 tails.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Senya can't remember anything of what had happened before he was sealed by the Mountain God until chapter 46.]]

* MayflyDecemberRomance: [[spoiler: What drives the ending from fully happy to bittersweet: of the couples that formed throughtout the story, only Tama and the fully-demonized Jinka have comparable lifespans, especially with medieval Japan life expectancy. While they get together, live happy lives and have children, Shinsuke and Tsukiko ultimately pass away long, long before Shakuyaku and Senya.]]

* MissingMom: Tama's mom pretty much abandoned her. [[spoiler: Senya's mother was apparently killed.]]

* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler: Shinsuke was happy to finally be able to go up against Resshin.]]

* WellDoneSonGuy: [[spoiler: Jinun has never shown overt affection towards Senya, and had his son address him as Master as opposed to father. This is because he saw that strength to accomplish his goals were all he could give him.]]

* YourSoulIsMine: [[spoiler: The Mountain Goddess informs Tama that the price for using her in battle would be to have either Tama or Jinka give up their soul to her for eating at the end of their journey.]]

"Stop your evil deeds and take the right path!"

That is the creed of Tama and her younger step brother, Jinka. The two demon siblings travel the country to stop the deeds of all evil doers, along with a cowardly swordsman they picked up along the way, Hyoudou Shinsuke. Their travels lie with many twists and turns, as well as wacky characters they'll meet along the way.

* StealthPrequel: There are some hints that the series takes place in the past of the UrbanFantasy series ''Manga/SanjinSadou'' and ''Manga/SpiritCircle'', as well as Mizukami's "Monster Town" one-shot stories.

* StealthPrequel: There are some hints that the series takes place in the past of the UrbanFantasy series ''Manga/SanjinSadou'', as well as Mizukami's "Monster Town" one-shot stories.

A manga written by Mizukami Satoshi, who is best known for writing ''Manga/TheLuciferAndBiscuitHammer'' and ''Spirit Circle''.

A manga written by Mizukami Satoshi, who is best known for writing ''Manga/TheLuciferAndBiscuitHammer''.

** The final chapter jumps forward 200 years.