History Manga / TowaKamoShirenai

%% * SenpaiKohai: Kosumo and Mizuki

%% * SaymyName: "HIMIKOOOOOOOOO!"
%% * SempaiKohai: Kosumo and Mizuki

* IJustWantToBeNormal: Kosumo really wants to live and pull through. Pity she's an IllGirl.

* IllGirl: [[spoiler: The 98th Himiko, the one who came before the Himiko we know. She was a fellow Miko who died of cancer when the 99th Himiko was 10 years old, which wasn't helped by her already suffering of a years-long depression ''and'' being separated from her bodyguard and lover Hishou.]]

%% * DarkMagicalGirl: [[spoiler: Azumi, also a {{Necromancer}} and a KnifeNut.]]

''Towa Kamo Shirenai'' ("Maybe Forever") is an 8-tomes shoujo manga by Creator/MichiyoAkaishi, published by Shogakukan. It has both romantic and supernatural themes in its plot, which goes like this...

Kosumo Koganehara is a young girl with the bad luck of being both extremely ill and having a ''very'' rare bloodtype. Because of that, the poor kid has lived her life going from hospital to hospital, and lately she's had to go to the USA for treatment. While writing a letter, Kosumo has an horrifying seizure and must be operated, but no one can find a donor.

* FamousLastWords:
** Himiko's last spoken words are "Darn, this isn't powerful enough!" after she fails to use her powers for self-protection, and her last thoughts are: ''"Hitsuji... we won't see each other anymore...!"
** Also, [[spoiler: Azumi]]'s ''"Older brother... I'm sorry!"''

* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: "Hitsuji, I will love you... for all eternity!"]]
* BodyguardCrush: Hitsuji, on Himiko. [[spoiler: And Mizuki mixes this with UnluckyChildhoodFriend.]]
** [[spoiler: Himiko's predecesor has this kind of relationship with a guy named Hishou, who already had a PrecociousCrush on her. It ended in tears.]]
* [[spoiler: BrainwashedAndCrazy: Hitsuji, via Susano-oh... his SuperpoweredEvilside of sorts.]]
* BrokenBird: [[spoiler: The 98th Himiko.]]
* ButterflyOfDeathAndRebirth: Butterflies! Everywhere! So pretty! [[OhCrap Wha...?]] [[NightmareFuel Aieeeeeee!]]
* [[spoiler: CameBackWrong: Mizuki's sister, Azumi.]]
* DarkMagicalGirl: [[spoiler: Azumi, also a {{Necromancer}} and a KnifeNut.]]

* DeconstructedTrope: PuritySue, through the swan song of one [[spoiler: 98th Himiko.]]

* [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding: Kosumo and Hitsuji manage to vanish Tokoyo-no-kami, save the world and stay together. However, Mizuki's sister Azumi died again after a tearful confrontation with her brother, and .]]
* FamousLastWords: Himiko's last spoken words are "Darn, this isn't powerful enough!" after she fails to use her powers for self-protection, and her last thoughts are: ''"Hitsuji... we won't see each other anymore...!"

* HeKnowsTooMuch: Himiko's clanswomen try to kill Kosumo because of this.

* IKnowYouareInThereSomewhereFight: [[spoiler: Kosumo and Mizuki, to Hitsuji. Doesn't really work. Kosumo tries again later via a TrueLovesKiss and succeeds.]]
** Later, [[spoiler: Mizuki tries it towards Azumi, alongside a CooldownHug. It doesn't work either, but ultimately she's exorcised by Kosumo.]]
* IllGirl: Kosumo was this, to the extreme. The action starts when she gets better.
** And later we meet another: [[spoiler: the 98th Himiko, the one who came before the Himiko we know. She was a fellow Miko who died of cancer when the 99th Himiko was 10 years old, which wasn't helped by her already suffering of a years-long depression ''and'' being separated from her bodyguard and lover Hishou.]]

* InvisibletoNormals: The Inugami
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler: Hitsuji, when BrainwashedAndCrazy via Susano-oh.]]
* LightIsGood: [[spoiler: The light released by the MagicMirror of Amaterasu, when Kosumo uses it against the BigBad Tokoyo-no-Kami.]]

* MagicalGirlWarrior: Himiko, and eventually Kosumo.
* MeaningfulName: Himiko's name comes from [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himiko the legendary queen of Yamataikoku.]]

* {{Miko}}: Himiko, the 98 women who preceeded her, and their entourage.

* PluckyGirl: Kosumo
* ReplacementGoldfish: An issue regarding Kosumo and Hitsuji.
* SaymyName: "HIMIKOOOOOOOOO!"
** {{Narm}}: [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/towa_kamoshirenai/v01/c001/24.html ... It could've certainly been drawn less weirdly.]] Way to ruin the genuinely dramatic scene, Akaishi.
* SempaiKohai: Kosumo and Mizuki

* SnowMeansDeath: Plays heavily in the backstory of a man named Hishou. [[spoiler: An angry snow/ice spirit (an Omiwatari spirit named Hitsoushin) caused a massive snowstorm that lasted days. Hishou, who had the ability to calm spirits down, went in the snow to try talking to them when his father, a local priest, almost froze to death. He manages to do it and the spirit pledges himself to him... and then becomes pretty much {{Yandere}} for the dude]]

* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler: The 98th Himiko and her guardian Hishou.]]
* {{Shoujo}}
* TallDarkandHandsome: Hitsuji

* {{Tsundere}}: Kosumo starts as this. In her first meeting with Hitsuji, she scolds him for killing a butterfly in front of her (to be fair, back then she has no idea about what these butterflies actually were). Then she protects him without hesitation from Himiko's other subordinates... and they start bickering right there.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Poor, poor Mizuki.

* YamatoNadeshiko: Himiko, before her death. Fitting, as she is the leaderess of a clan that is very traditional in addition to its mission.
** All the Himiko priestesses are this, in different ways. The 97th Himiko was the OlderAndWiser version, the 98th Himiko kinda deconstructed it due to the psychological toll it took on her, and the 99th Himiko was the plucky and headstrong one.

** [[spoiler: Hitsoushin, my gawd.]]
* YouhaveFailedMe: Hitsuji gets told this by Hiyoshi and Himiko's other relatives. Kosumo stopped them.

''Towa Kamo Shirenai'' ("Maybe Forever") is an 8-tomes shoujo manga by MichiyoAkaishi, published by Shogakukan. It has both romantic and supernatural themes in its plot, which goes like this...

Towa Kamo Shirenai ("Maybe Forever") is an 8-tomes shoujo manga by MichiyoAkaishi, published by Shogakukan. It has both romantic and supernatural themes in its plot, which goes like this...

!!TowaKamoShirenai has the following tropes:

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[[caption-width:185:A {{Miko}} and her bodyguard. Sorta.]]

NeedsMoreLove. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/towa_kamoshirenai/ Give it here]]

* TheMessiah: Himiko, then Kosumo

* {{Yandere}}: [[spoiler: The revived Azumi, to a degree. Her desperate desire to live overrid anything else in her life, so she clings to the BrainwashedAndCrazy Hitsuji like crazy.]]
** [[spoiler: Hitsoushin, my gawd.]]

* DarkActionGirl: [[spoiler: Azumi, also a {{Necromancer}}]]

* [[spoiler: EarnYourHappyEnding.]]

** Also, Himiko is associated often to Amaterasu, goddess of the sun. Likewise, Hitsuji's name means "sucessor of the Sun", alluding to him being in service of Himiko.

While Himiko dies, Kosumo is saved, and everything seems to be all right. Not only that, but soon Kosumo now more or less healthy and can come back home. However, she starts noticing that things aren't the same anymore... Demons! There are many devils targetting her and others! Why is this, though...?

The explanation is simple. Himiko wasn't a normal young woman, but a {{Miko}} and MagicalGirlWarrior coming from a powerful clan. When her organs and blood were given to Kosumo, then, she inherited her powers and mission. And now Kosumo has to come to terms with it, with Hitsuji's own opinions about he deal, and the terrible dangers coming from being a heiress of the 99-th Miko, destined to save Japan from destruction by demons.

* JerkassWoobie: Azumi

* BadassLonghair: Hitsuji has long dark hair

** [[spoier. Himiko's predecesor has this kind of relationship with a guy named Hishou, who already had a PrecociousCrush on her. It ended in tears.]]

* {{Miko}}

* SnowMeansDeath: Plays heavily in the backstory of a man named Hishou. [[spoiler: An angry snow/ice spirit (an Omiwatari spirit named Hitsoushin) caused a massive snowstorm that lasted days. Hishou, who had the ability to calm spirits down, went in the snow to try talking to them when his father, a local priest, almost froze to death. He manages to do it and the spirit pledges himself to him.]]
** [[spoiler: Hishou and the 98th Himiko [[SnowMeansLove finally found each other again]] in a snowy day. Two days later, she died of illness.]]
* StarCrossedLovers: [[spoiler: The 98th Himiko and a man named Hishou.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: Kosumo starts as this. In her first meeting with Hitsuji, she scolds him for killing a butterfly in front of her (to be fair, back then she has no idea about what these butterflies are). Then she protects him without hesitation from Himiko's other subordinates... and they start bickering right there.

* YamatoNadeshiko: Himiko, before her death. Fitting, as she is the descendant of a clan that is very traditional in addition to its mission.
* YouhaveFailedMe: Hitsuji gets told this by Hiyoshi and Himiko's other relatives.

** And later we meet another: [[spoiler: the 98th Himiko, the one who came before the Himiko we know. She was a fellow Miko who died of cancer when the 99th Himiko was 10 years old.]]

** Later, [[spoiler: Mizuki tries it towards Azumi, alongside a CooldownHug. doesn't work either, but ultimately she's exorcised by Kosumo.]]

* TallDarkAndBishoujo: Himiko, Hiyoshi, Azumi

* ShockAndAwe: Himiko's thunder and lightning powers.
* [[ShortHairedHottie Short Haired Cutie]]: Kosumo, contrasting with Himiko's HimeCut.
** Hiyoshi, too.

* TrueLovesKiss: [[spoiler: Kosumo uses this in the end, to try debrainwashing Hitsuji. It causes his two personalities to start struggling... and when Azumi attacks Kosumo afterwards, he breaks free and protects Kosumo. ]]