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* [[BreakoutVillain Her popularity aside]], there are very good reasons why Kurumi is codenamed [[NamesToRunAwayReallyFast '''Nightmare''']]. Up to that point, Spirit is essentially invincible to anything humans can ever throw at them, with absolutely unstoppable power when they truly cuts loose. And then Kurumi is introduced, a Spirit who actively, regularly, and brutally ''murders'' people for both necessity ''and'' enjoyment. Everything about her in her arc becomes terrifying when you put yourself in the shoes of other characters.
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* [[BreakoutVillain Her popularity aside]], there are very good reasons why Kurumi is codenamed [[NamesToRunAwayReallyFast '''Nightmare''']].'''[[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Nightmare]]'''. Up to that point, Spirit is essentially invincible to anything humans can ever throw at them, with absolutely unstoppable power when they truly cuts loose. And then Kurumi is introduced, a Spirit who actively, regularly, and brutally ''murders'' people for both necessity ''and'' enjoyment. Everything about her in her arc becomes terrifying when you put yourself in the shoes of other characters.
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* [[BreakoutVillain Her popularity aside]], there are very good reasons why Kurumi is codenamed '''Nightmare'''. Up to that point, Spirit is essentially invincible to anything humans can ever throw at them, with absolutely unstoppable power when they truly cuts loose. And then Kurumi is introduced, a Spirit who actively, regularly, and brutally ''murders'' people for both necessity ''and'' enjoyment. Everything about her in her arc becomes terrifying when you put yourself in the shoes of other characters.
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* [[BreakoutVillain Her popularity aside]], there are very good reasons why Kurumi is codenamed '''Nightmare'''.[[NamesToRunAwayReallyFast '''Nightmare''']]. Up to that point, Spirit is essentially invincible to anything humans can ever throw at them, with absolutely unstoppable power when they truly cuts loose. And then Kurumi is introduced, a Spirit who actively, regularly, and brutally ''murders'' people for both necessity ''and'' enjoyment. Everything about her in her arc becomes terrifying when you put yourself in the shoes of other characters.
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** [[UpToEleven It gets worse for her]]. [[spoiler:After her battle is interrupted by Shido, Origami retreats to seek Kurumi, wishing to be [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong sent back five years ago to try and kill Phantom]], whom she believes to be responsible for her parents' deaths. After Kurumi grants the request (using Origami's Spirit mana), [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Origami begins her crusade in the past]]. She then successfully finds Phantom and manages to drive it away with her newfound strength. [[TenderTears Her joy about it so great, that she is reduced to tears from the sheer happiness at the thought of saving her parents]]. [[HopeSpot However]], a few moments later, after seeing her younger self, she then realizes that it was ''[[YouAreWhatYouHate one of her own stray attacks that killed her parents]]''. Cue SanitySlippage and SkywardScream, and she [[DespairEventHorizon Inversed]].]]
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** [[UpToEleven It gets worse for her]].her. [[spoiler:After her battle is interrupted by Shido, Origami retreats to seek Kurumi, wishing to be [[SetRightWhatOnceWentWrong sent back five years ago to try and kill Phantom]], whom she believes to be responsible for her parents' deaths. After Kurumi grants the request (using Origami's Spirit mana), [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Origami begins her crusade in the past]]. She then successfully finds Phantom and manages to drive it away with her newfound strength. [[TenderTears Her joy about it so great, that she is reduced to tears from the sheer happiness at the thought of saving her parents]]. [[HopeSpot However]], a few moments later, after seeing her younger self, she then realizes that it was ''[[YouAreWhatYouHate one of her own stray attacks that killed her parents]]''. Cue SanitySlippage and SkywardScream, and she [[DespairEventHorizon Inversed]].]]
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* When Natsumi uses her transformation abilities to try and get revenge on Shido [[MisplacedRetribution simply for seeing her true form]], it is not played for laughs.
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* Miku's storylines marked a turning point where we see the series full dark side on display.
** The tone is set perfectly during her introductory scene. For the first time ever, Shido has met a Spirit that has absolutely no interest in him. Since Miku is a lesbian who doesn't like men, she, in contrast to all of the spirits that preceded and followed her, immediately turns hostile. Shido and his allies quickly realise that he ''cannot'' befriend Miku, let alone seduce her in order to lock away her powers. If not for the timely arrival of the D.E.M., Miku probably would have killed Shido right there and then.
** To make matters worse, we later learn that Miku's angel grants her the ability to brainwash people into doing her bidding. Once she loses what had up until then been a harmless little contest, Miku uses her power to brainwash the entire city. The only people in the area not affected are Shido (due to his power) and Tohka (who was wearing earplugs). The rest of the Spirits and even the crew of the Ratatoskr are not so fortunate however, leaving Shido without any support.
** Even before that, it is mentioned that Miku regularly takes girls from her school back to her house. Whilst they do not say exactly what she does to these people, we get a very clear idea when she attempts to use her skill on Shiori (a crossdressing Shido).
** Thus, when Tohka is captured by Ellen, Shido is left on his own, surrounded by Miku's brainwashed minions. Having learnt that Shido deceived her, the understandably pissed off Miku, has Shido's own friends attack him. Shido only escaped death a second time because Kurumi (who was not brainwashed) decided to step in.
** The fact that Shido was forced to ally with Kurumi, who to all intents and purposes is still a villain, shows just how desperate the situation was.
** The tone is set perfectly during her introductory scene. For the first time ever, Shido has met a Spirit that has absolutely no interest in him. Since Miku is a lesbian who doesn't like men, she, in contrast to all of the spirits that preceded and followed her, immediately turns hostile. Shido and his allies quickly realise that he ''cannot'' befriend Miku, let alone seduce her in order to lock away her powers. If not for the timely arrival of the D.E.M., Miku probably would have killed Shido right there and then.
** To make matters worse, we later learn that Miku's angel grants her the ability to brainwash people into doing her bidding. Once she loses what had up until then been a harmless little contest, Miku uses her power to brainwash the entire city. The only people in the area not affected are Shido (due to his power) and Tohka (who was wearing earplugs). The rest of the Spirits and even the crew of the Ratatoskr are not so fortunate however, leaving Shido without any support.
** Even before that, it is mentioned that Miku regularly takes girls from her school back to her house. Whilst they do not say exactly what she does to these people, we get a very clear idea when she attempts to use her skill on Shiori (a crossdressing Shido).
** Thus, when Tohka is captured by Ellen, Shido is left on his own, surrounded by Miku's brainwashed minions. Having learnt that Shido deceived her, the understandably pissed off Miku, has Shido's own friends attack him. Shido only escaped death a second time because Kurumi (who was not brainwashed) decided to step in.
** The fact that Shido was forced to ally with Kurumi, who to all intents and purposes is still a villain, shows just how desperate the situation was.
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* Although there was certainly an element of danger in each storyline, Shido's encounters with the Spirits between Volumes 1 - 5 were, for the most part, light-hearted and altogether adventurous. The exception of course is Kurumi. Miku's storylines marked in Volumes 6 and 7 however, were the unofficial introduction to the series' dark side and to all intents and purposes a major turning point where we see for the series full dark side on display.
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** The tone is set perfectly duringher Miku's introductory scene. For the first time ever, Shido has met meets a Spirit that not only has absolutely no interest in him. Since Miku is a lesbian lesbian, who [[spoiler: due to a past trauma]] doesn't like men, she, in contrast to all of the spirits that preceded and followed her, immediately turns hostile. hostile at the mere sight of the human boy. Shido and his allies quickly realise that he the former ''cannot'' befriend Miku, let alone seduce her in order to lock away her powers. If not for the timely arrival of the D.E.M., and Ratatoskr teleporting him out, Miku probably would have killed Shido right there and then.
** To make matters worse, we later learn that Miku's angel grants her the ability to brainwash people into doing her bidding.Once [[spoiler: It is also mentioned that Miku regularly takes girls from her school back to her house. Whilst it is never said exactly what she does to them, we get a very clear idea when she attempts to use her skill on Shiori (a crossdressing Shido). We can count herself lucky that she didn't do anything like this to the other Spirits later on.]]
** Later, when she loses what had up until then been a harmless little contest, Miku snaps and uses her power to brainwash the entire city. The only people in the area not affected are Shido (due to hispower) powers), Kurumi (for unknown reasons) and Tohka (who was wearing earplugs). The rest of the Spirits and even the crew of the Ratatoskr are not so fortunate however, fortunate, leaving Shido without any support.
** Even before that, it is mentioned that Miku regularly takes girls from her school back to her house. Whilst they do not say exactly what she does to these people, we get a very clear idea when she attempts to use her skill on Shiori (a crossdressing Shido).
** Thus, when Tohka is captured by Ellen, Shido is left on his own, surrounded by Miku's brainwashed minions. Having learnt that Shido deceived her, the understandably pissed off Miku, has Miku orders Shido's own friends to attack him. Shido only escaped death a second time because Kurumi (who was not brainwashed) decided to step in.
** The fact that Shido was forced to ally with Kurumi, who to all intents and purposes isstill a villain, shows just how desperate the situation was.
** The tone is set perfectly during
** To make matters worse, we later learn that Miku's angel grants her the ability to brainwash people into doing her bidding.
** Later, when she loses what had up until then been a harmless little contest, Miku snaps and uses her power to brainwash the entire city. The only people in the area not affected are Shido (due to his
** The fact that Shido was forced to ally with Kurumi, who to all intents and purposes is
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** Although it is more of a tearjerker, Miku's backstory does nevertheless qualify. To see such a caring, passionate girl who just wanted to make people happy with her singing, have her whole life and career destroyed by the actions of one individual is really scary. The fact that she considered killing herself afterwards, shows just how badly she was affected.
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** Although it is more of a tearjerker, Miku's backstory does nevertheless qualify. qualify as nightmare fuel. To see such a caring, passionate girl who just wanted to make people happy with her singing, singing have her whole life and career destroyed by the actions of one individual is really scary. The fact that she considered killing herself afterwards, shows just how badly she was affected.affected.
** Before his vow to always protect and support her, Shido says something that actually rattles Miku to her core. As she starts spurting off about she hates humanity (men in particular), Shido reminds Miku that ''she'' was once a human as well. In other words, whilst she may be a Spirit now, Miku is not only [[YouAreWhatYouHate the very thing she despises]] but a {{Hypocrite}} as well.
* The jump scare created when Mana beheads Kurumi's clone. It is just so unexpected.
** Before his vow to always protect and support her, Shido says something that actually rattles Miku to her core. As she starts spurting off about she hates humanity (men in particular), Shido reminds Miku that ''she'' was once a human as well. In other words, whilst she may be a Spirit now, Miku is not only [[YouAreWhatYouHate the very thing she despises]] but a {{Hypocrite}} as well.
* The jump scare created when Mana beheads Kurumi's clone. It is just so unexpected.
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* The very first scene of ''Date A Live'' was extremely dark and frightening for an anime has a reputation for being a very funny anime franchise. Anyone who first watched the first scene of the anime wondered if the franchise was actually a harem comedy due to this bizarre introduction. After all, the first scene of the anime has entire cities being eradicated and '''millions''' of people being killed in a second. Well... Koushi Tachibana gave all views an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-SYMvsj_uU optimal introduction]].
** To elaborate, the very concept of Spacequakes can send shivers down one's spine. Imagine a nuclear-blast level of destruction suddenly occurring ''out of freakin' nowhere'', and annihilates you alongside everything around you. Luckily they can be detected InUniverse...
** To elaborate, the very concept of Spacequakes can send shivers down one's spine. Imagine a nuclear-blast level of destruction suddenly occurring ''out of freakin' nowhere'', and annihilates you alongside everything around you. Luckily they can be detected InUniverse...
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* The very first scene of ''Date A Live'' was extremely dark and frightening for an anime has a reputation for being a very funny anime franchise. Anyone who first watched the first scene of the anime wondered if the franchise was actually a harem comedy due to this bizarre introduction. After all, the first scene of the anime has entire cities being eradicated and '''millions''' of people being killed in a second. Well... Koushi Tachibana gave all views an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-SYMvsj_uU optimal introduction]].
**introduction]]. To elaborate, the very concept of Spacequakes can send shivers down one's spine. Imagine a nuclear-blast level of destruction suddenly occurring ''out of freakin' nowhere'', and annihilates you alongside everything around you. Luckily they can be detected InUniverse...
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*** Even before that, it is mentioned that Miku regularly takes girls from her school back to her house. Whilst they do not say exactly what she does to these people, we get a very clear idea when she attempts to use her skill on Shiori (a crossdressing Shido).
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