History Manga / ShadowsHouse

* CorporalPunishment: Mia is on the receiving end of this from Sara, who is nowhere near as kind a master as Kate. Even worse, she's [[StockholmSyndrome internalized the belief]] that it's a way for Sara to 'better' her when she makes mistakes, so at one point she brings the cane to Sara and ''requests it''.

** Much earlier, Shaun is trapped in a box with a lock that can only be unlocked from the outside. This was intended as a test for John, but before he even finds the box, Shaun blows it up with his soot power.

* DubInducedPlotHole: Prior to the beginning of the Garden Labyrinth leg of the Debut, Edward ruminates on how Emilico's actions have made it harder for him to deliberately fail the targeted pair. [[spoiler:Readers of the manga and viewers of the Japanese dub of the anime are meant to assume that he has targeted Kate and Emilico, due to his mentioning of Emilico and because they are our protagonists, but he never specifically named who he was after, only that they were female. Later, it's revealed that he was actually talking about Shirley and Rum. Presumably, the writers of the English dub didn't realize that Edward's inner monologue was vague on purpose and fell for the misdirection themselves, having him incorrectly state that he's after Kate and Emilico (as well as his complaint that the problem stemmed from Emilico getting fired up - he was actually upset that Emilico got someone ''else'' more motivated).]]

** Both of the anime openings featured a mirror motif along with Kate, [[spoiler:hinting at her true nature as Kate Mirror of the Mirror House]].

* ThirdPersonPerson: The Shadows tend to speak like this. Other than to show their status of nobility (similar use to "I, [insert title]" in English), [[spoiler:it makes the mimicry process easier and faster, as repetition of one's name convince the Shadows to believe the identity is theirs. This is also listed as one of the rules, with Shadows must refer to themselves using their names.]]

* ThirdPersonPerson: The Shadows tend to speak like this.

** [[spoiler:An imp transforming into an original Shadow creature with ''Shirley's'' cowlick, transforming into a ribbon resembling Rum's.]]

* BodyHorror: The sight of what happens when [[spoiler:a Shadow and Living Doll's fusion fails. Tendrils from a spidery black mass squatting on the Doll's chest - the Shadow - reaching up the Doll's upper body, both Shadow and Doll dead]].

* MenUseViolenceWomenUseCommunication: [[spoiler:Kate and John break Emilico and Shaun out of their conditioning this way. Kate makes Emilico drink some water to flush the soot out of her, and then convinces her to think the situation through more. Meanwhile, John and Shaun have a fist fight to make the latter realize his humanity.]]

* BoobyTrap: The corridor that leads to the children's wing exit shoots arrows at anyone who tries to leave without permission. [[Spoiler: As Maryrose found out, however, this was a RedHerring. The door only leads to a cliff, and the true exit to the Shadows House is in the adult wing.]]

[[HumanoidAbomination To be human]]. [[To be human.\\

* BoobyTrap: The corridor that leads to the mansion's exit shoots arrows at anyone who tries to leave without permission.

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* SpeciesSurname: All Shadow Masters are regarded as family, and while the manga uses OnlyOneName for everyone, volume summaries refer to Kate as "Kate Shadow" ([[spoiler:[[GivenNameReveal Realved later to be Kate Mirror]] and TheMole.]]), indicating that the rest of the House could be called in a similar manner.

** The Shadows invoke the concept of a LivingShadow in their appearance, but instead of being silhouettes, they are biologically nearly identical to their Living Doll partners and can act independently. They appear to be connceted to carbon: they emit smoke when irritated, leave ashes on touch and have soot-related superpowers. Also, ironically, by the House rules it's the Living Dolls who are supposed to mimic their movements. [[spoiler:The Shadows are revealed to be shapeshifting soot fairies called Morphs who copy human appearance and psychology while those undergo DeathOfPersonality.]]

* MirrorRoutine: Living Dolls are expected to do a version of this after their shadow debuts, mimicking the shadow's movements exactly and showing an expression befitting their emotions when they speak. It's more than a little unsettling in action given that the first example we see is Mia, a doll who Emilico had started to befriend, playing "face" for her AlphaBitch shadow, Sara.

** The Shadows invoke the concept of a LivingShadow in their appearance, but instead of being silhouettes, they are biologically nearly identical to their Living Doll parnerts and can act independently. They appear to be connceted to carbon: they emit smoke when irritated, leave ashes on touch and have soot-related superpowers. Also, ironically, by the House rules it's the Living Dolls who are supposed to mimic their movements. [[spoiler:The Shadows are revealed to be shapeshifting soot fairies called Morphs who copy human appearance and psychology while those undergo DeathOfPersonality.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the story, Emilico asks Kate if she is human. Kate defelcts the question. [[spoiler: Much later in the story, it's revealed that she genuinely isn't sure herself due to the unique circumstances of her birth]].

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Early in the story, Emilico asks Kate if she is human. Kate defelcts the question. [[spoiler: Much later in the story, it's revealed that she genuinely isn't sure herself due to the unique circumstances of her birth.

* LyricalDissonance: The opening theme of the second season "Shall We Dance?" is a pretty upbeat song, and the lyrics seemingly matches the tune... But to someone who knows the story, the lyrics are actually horrifying, [[spoiler: encouraging the listener to drink coffee whenever they feel doubt and to "stop thinking unnecessary thoughts" and "become one".]]

* LyricalDissonance: The opening theme of the second season "Shall We Dance?" is a pretty upbeat song, and the lyrics seemingly matches the tune... But to someone who knows the story, the lyrics are actually horrifying, [[spoiler: encouraging the listener to drink coffee whenever they feel doubt and to "stop thinking unnecessary things" and "become one".]]

''Shadows House'' is a manga by Somato, author of ''{{Manga/Kuro}}''. Starting out as a SliceOfLife story, but gradually accumulating more elements of mystery and horror as it goes on, it follows Emilico, a young and cheerful doll who serves LivingShadow Kate. Unlike most manga, ''Shadows House'' is colorized, though the official English release is still in the standard black and white.

''Shadows House'' is a manga by Somato, author of ''{{Manga/Kuro}}''. Starting out as a SliceOfLife story, but gradually accumulating more elements of mystery and horror as it goes on, it follows Emilico, a young and cheerful doll who serves LivingShadow Kate. Unlike most manga, ''Shadows House'' is colorized.

An animated adaptation was announced in 2020, premiering in April 2021, with a second season announced in September 2021 and premiering in July 2022.

''Shadows House'' is a manga by Somato, author of ''{{Manga/Kuro}}''. Starting out as a SliceOfLife story, but gradually accumulating more elements of mystery and horror as it goes on, it follows Emilico, a young and cheerful doll who serves LivingShadow Kate.

* SmugSnake: Patrick looks down on the other shadows and boasts how Ricky is obviously the best face among them, but when they're separated for the final part of the trial, [[BreakTheHaughty he starts to panic and his thoughts reveal him to be fairly insecure]].
* SpeciesSurname: All Shadow Masters are regarded as family, and while the manga uses OnlyOneName, volume summaries refer to Kate as ''Kate Shadow'', indicating that the rest of the House are called in a similar manner.