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* AnimalThemeNaming: Izumi and Shikimori's circle of friends all have animal-themed family names; Hachimitsu's name means "honey" and contains the kanji for "bee", Inuzuka's name has the kanji for "dog", Nekozaki's name has the kanji for "cat", and Kamiya's name has the kanji for "wolf".
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* ShoutOut: In episode 4, Izumi is wearing [[Manga/OnePiece Luffy's]] hat at the beach
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* SickeninglySweethearts: Izumi ang Shikimori are utterly in love and each is flustered by the other's displays of affection.

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* SickeninglySweethearts: Izumi ang and Shikimori are utterly in love and each is flustered by the other's displays of affection.
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* SliceOfLife: At its heart, the manga is more this than anything else.
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* SickeninglySweethearts: Izumi ang Shikimori are utterly in love and each is flustered by the other's displays of affection.
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* ShoutOut: In episode 4, Izumi is wearing [[Manga/OnePiece Luffy's]] hat at the beach
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Yuu Izumi is the unluckiest boy on Earth. Even stepping outside is a challenge as he's bombarded by various animals, cars, people, falling shingles, etc. that seem determine to kill or seriously maim him. That is until he meets his new girlfriend Micchon Shikimori. Shikimori protects him from everything life throws at him. She's not just cute, she's extremely cool. Together they and their friends navigate the perilous world of Japanese High School.

''Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie'' (or ''Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san'' in Japanese) is a RomCom manga by Keigo Maki that started serializing on Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website in 2019. An anime series by Creator/{{Dogakobo}} started airing on April 9, 2022.

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Yuu Izumi is the unluckiest boy on Earth. Even stepping outside is a challenge as he's bombarded by various animals, cars, people, falling shingles, etc. that seem determine to kill or seriously maim him. That is is, until he meets his new girlfriend Micchon Shikimori. Shikimori "Micchon" Shikimori, who protects him from everything life throws at him. She's not just cute, she's extremely cool. Together they and their friends navigate the perilous world of Japanese High School.

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''Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie'' (or ''Kawaii (''Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san'' in Japanese) Shikimori-san'') is a RomCom manga by Keigo Maki that started serializing serialization on Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website in 2019. An anime series adaptation by Creator/{{Dogakobo}} started airing on April 9, 2022.
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* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Izumi tries to exploit this by taking Shikimori to see a knockoff of ''Film/It2017''. Naturally she likes it, while he gets scared and she needs to comfort him instead.

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* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Izumi tries to exploit this by taking Shikimori to see a knockoff of ''Film/It2017''. Naturally Naturally, the trope is inverted since she likes it, while he gets scared and she needs to comfort him instead.



* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The premise. Izumi is the feminine boy who likes cooking and cleaning. Shikimori is a strong and skilled athlete who protects him.

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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The premise. Izumi is the feminine boy who likes cooking and cleaning. Shikimori Shikimori, despite being girly on the surface, is a strong and skilled athlete who protects him.
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* LastNameBasis: Shikimori and Izumi exclusively refer to each other by their last names. When asked about this, Shikimori said it was because her grandparents call each other that so she thinks it is romantic.

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* LastNameBasis: Shikimori and Izumi exclusively refer to each other by their last names. When asked Shikimori's friends ask about this, noting that she's much more casual with them, Shikimori said says it was because her grandparents call address each other that the same way so she thinks it is romantic.
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* GirlsAreReallyScaredOfHorrorMovies: Izumi tries to exploit this by taking Shikimori to see a knockoff of ''Film/It2017''. Naturally she likes it, while he gets scared and she needs to comfort him instead.
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* MeetCute: Izumi and Shikimori first met when his high school entrance exam blew into a tree, and she climbed up to retrieve it.

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* MeetCute: Izumi and Shikimori first met when his high school entrance exam blew into a tree, and she climbed up to retrieve it. A ForgottenFirstMeeting for Shikimori.
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* LoveAtFirstSight: Izumi towards Shikimori. Averted for Shikimori towards him. In fact, she doesn't even remember him after their first meeting.


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* MeetCute: Izumi and Shikimori first met when his high school entrance exam blew into a tree, and she climbed up to retrieve it.
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** [[spoiler: Shikimori eventually gets annoyed over their lack of physical intimacy and wants to progress.]]

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** [[spoiler: Shikimori eventually gets annoyed over their lack of physical intimacy and wants to progress.progress further.]]
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* FirstNameBasis: Shikimori initially calls Izumi's parents "mother" and "father," but switches to this after some family bonding.
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** [[spoiler: Shikimori eventually gets annoyed over their lack of physical intimacy and wants to progress.]]


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** Averted in the anime version where Shikimori already knows them at the start. The scene still happens, but the context is different.
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\n* WorldOfTechnicolorHair: The two leads have purple and pink hair respectively. And several others like Kamiya have blue hair.

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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Shikimori's father is not present and it has not been explained what happened to him. All we know is that she has not had a happy homelife.



* ClingyJealousGirl: Shikimori very much so. This is partially justified by Izumi constantly getting into trouble without her watchful protection, but she also very much dislikes being left out of something due to her homelife. Lampshaded by their friends.
* CosmicPlaything: Bad things often befalls Izumi. They often range from just falling over to almost getting run over by a truck. Luckily he has Shikimori to save him from the more serious stuff.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Inverted. Izumi is a Cute Clumsy ''Boy''. This gender reversal role is the key premise of the manga.



* YellowSashOfPower: Subverted. Shikimori is given school monitor duties for a week, and the student body completely ignores her orders as they know she has no real authority.


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* YellowSashOfPower: Subverted. Shikimori is given school monitor duties for a week, and the student body completely ignores her orders as they know she has no real authority.


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** [[spoiler: Izumi finally kisses Shikimori in chapter 100, as a way to make a memory just between them.]]
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''Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie'' (or ''Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san'' in Japanese) in a RomCom manga by Keigo Maki that started serializing on Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website in 2019. An anime series by Creator/{{Dogakobo}} started airing on April 9, 2022.

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''Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie'' (or ''Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san'' in Japanese) in is a RomCom manga by Keigo Maki that started serializing on Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website in 2019. An anime series by Creator/{{Dogakobo}} started airing on April 9, 2022.
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''Shikimori's Not Just Cute'' (or ''Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san'' in Japanese) in a RomCom manga by Keigo Maki that started serializing on Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website in 2019. An anime series by Creator/{{Dogakobo}} started airing on April 9, 2022.

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''Shikimori's Not Just Cute'' a Cutie'' (or ''Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san'' in Japanese) in a RomCom manga by Keigo Maki that started serializing on Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website in 2019. An anime series by Creator/{{Dogakobo}} started airing on April 9, 2022.

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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Shikimori doesn't like talking about either her past or her home family life, and will almost always try to deflect as much as possible when either subject comes up.



* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Shikimori doesn't like talking about either her past or her home family life, and will almost always try to deflect as much as possible when either subject comes up.
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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: Shikimori doesn't like talking about either her past or her home family life, and will almost always try to deflect as much as possible when either subject comes up.
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* LastNameBasis: Shikimori and Izumi exclusively refer to each other by their last names. When asked about this, Shikimori said it was because her grandparents call each other that so she thinks it is romantic.
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* CosmicPlaything: Bad things often befalls Izumi. They often range from just falling over to almost getting run over by a truck. Luckily he has Shikimori to save him from the more serious stuff.
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* BigFriendlyDog: Kara, Shikimori's pet German Shepherd.


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* MenLikeDogsWomenLikeCats: Subverted. Izumi has a black cat. Shikimori has a large German Shepherd.
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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Older brother in this case, but otherwise Shikimori's brother fits this perfectly, far more than the other older brother tropes. In contrast, she's the [[AloofBigBrother aloof little sister]] to him.

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* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Older brother in this case, but otherwise Shikimori's brother fits this perfectly, far more than the other older brother tropes. In contrast, she's the [[AloofBigBrother aloof little sister]] to him. One can be easily forgiven for thinking she is the older sibling, if not being explicitly stated in the manga.
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* AmbiguouslyAbsentParent: Shikimori's father is not present and it has not been explained what happened to him. All we know is that she has not had a happy homelife.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Older brother in this case, but otherwise Shikimori's brother fits this perfectly, far more than the other older brother tropes. In contrast, she's the [[AloofBigBrother aloof little sister]] to him.
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* SharedFamilyQuirks: Both Shikimori and Izumi are basically younger versions of their mothers.
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* AmazonianBeauty: Definitely not herself, but Hachimitsu's online avatar Buff Biceps is one.
* ArtisticLicensePhysics: The laws of the universe don't seem to apply to Hachimitsu, who is like a cartoon character in an otherwise realistic world.


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* FryingPanOfDoom: When playing a FirstPersonShooter, Shikimori ends up stuck with a [[LethalJokeItem frying pan]] as a weapon. She then beats an enemy combatant armed with an assault rifle and body armor to death with it.
* GamerGirl: Risa and ''especially'' Hachimitsu. Shikimori eventually gets into gaming as well when she feels like she's being left out.
* InstantExpert: The gang go bowling in one episode. Shikimori says she's only gone bowling two or three times, then proceeds to bowl 300 (a perfect game that involves throwing a strike in every frame and is rare even for professionals).


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* RetailRiot: Motoko takes Izumi to a New Year's sale where one breaks out and they get trampled.
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[[caption-width-right:350: "Sometimes my girlfriend is incredibly cool."]]

Yuu Izumi is the unluckiest boy on Earth. Even stepping outside is a challenge as he's bombarded by various animals, cars, people, falling shingles, etc. that seem determine to kill or seriously maim him. That is until he meets his new girlfriend Micchon Shikimori. Shikimori protects him from everything life throws at him. She's not just cute, she's extremely cool. Together they and their friends navigate the perilous world of Japanese High School.

''Shikimori's Not Just Cute'' (or ''Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san'' in Japanese) in a RomCom manga by Keigo Maki that started serializing on Kodansha's ''Magazine Pocket'' website in 2019. An anime series by Creator/{{Dogakobo}} started airing on April 9, 2022.

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*ButForMeItWasTuesday: Heroic variant. Shikimori helps out so many people that she cannot remember doing things that were a defining moment of their lives. It was just another daily occurrence for her. Subverted with Risa, where it turns out Shikimori does remember the incident and thought Risa might be that same girl, but didn't bring it up because she wasn't 100% sure.
*ChastityCouple: Izumi and Shikimori haven't engaged in physical intimacy beyond hugs and handholding.
*ClassTrip: To Kyoto. Izumi is determined to make it a success after he missed his middle school trip.
*ClingyJealousGirl: Shikimori very much so. This is partially justified by Izumi constantly getting into trouble without her watchful protection, but she also very much dislikes being left out of something due to her homelife. Lampshaded by their friends.
*CuteClumsyGirl: Inverted. Izumi is a Cute Clumsy ''Boy''. This gender reversal role is the key premise of the manga.
*MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: The premise. Izumi is the feminine boy who likes cooking and cleaning. Shikimori is a strong and skilled athlete who protects him.
*MeetTheInLaws: An early chapter is dedicated to Shikimori being introduced to Izumi's parents. Later on Izumi takes it upon himself to introduce himself to Shikimori's mother after she avoids doing so.
*SecondYearProtagonist: The series starts with the main cast entering their second year of high school. They move on to third year later on.
*StrongGirlSmartGuy: Shikimori isn't dumb by any means, but Izumi definitely gets the better grades between the two and their dynamic is very much this.
*UglyGuyHotWife: Izumi's parents look like they could be father and daughter.
*YellowSashOfPower: Subverted. Shikimori is given school monitor duties for a week, and the student body completely ignores her orders as they know she has no real authority.


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