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the trope only applies if the other parent knew, and it's never stated it was the case here


* UselessBystanderParent: [[spoiler:Minami]]'s mother, towards her father's ParentalIncest.
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* ThereIsOnlyOneBed: [[spoiler:When Hitomi moves in with Shin, thanks to the tiny appartment he moved into after the house burned down.]]
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* DeathOfAChild: Invoked, but ultimately averted. The means used to kill [[spoiler:Minami]] were initially intended for [[spoiler:Midori]]. The killer considers that the latter being still a minor would have caused her death to attract more public attention than the older actual victim.
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* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: Averted. The killer regrets having had to kill [[spoiler:Minami]] because her talents could have been of use to them.
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* SheKnowsTooMuch: The motivation for both [[spoiler:Nanaka and Minami]]'s murders.
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** When the household has to split up because of [[spoiler:Shin's house burning down]], Hitomi is the last to leave Shin's side and goes in a direction different than that of the women who left before her.

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* DeadPersonConversation: The ambiguous TalkingInYour dreams variant happens between Shin and [[spoiler:Nanaka]] in Episode 8.

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* DeadPersonConversation: The ambiguous TalkingInYour dreams TalkingInYourDreams variant happens between Shin and [[spoiler:Nanaka]] in Episode 8.


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* LetThePastBurn: [[spoiler:The arson on Shin's house]] plays out like this, due to the camera focusing on several objects associated with bad spots in the person's life getting destroyed.
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* EmptyChairMemorial: During the restaurant dinner, everyone takes the seat they would have had around the table at home, resulting in [[spoiler:Nanaka]]'s usual spot being empty.
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* DoomedAppointment: Both [[spoiler:Nanaka and Minami]] made plans to do something involving themselves and Shin some time in the future before being killed. A non-lethal version happens with [[spoiler:Midori]], as while she lives, she also puts herself in a position that keeps her from being part of Shin's life ever again in her own eyes.
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* ShrineToTheFallen: With three deaths in the backstory and more happening within the series, plenty show up. Those to Shin's mother, the the policeman Shin's father killed and [[spoiler:Nanaka]]'s are seen several times.
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* DeadPersonConversation: The ambiguous TalkingInYour dreams variant happens between Shin and [[spoiler:Nanaka]] in Episode 8.
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* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: Episode 8 shows this for each of the characters with colored lights. Shin is grey, Minami is purple, Hitomi is light blue, Yuki is green, Midori is blue, and Nanaka is yellow.
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a motif is something that is recurring, and the color code only appears in that episode


* ColorMotif: Episode 8 shows this for each of the characters. Shin is grey, Minami is purple, Hitomi is light blue, Yuki is green, Midori is blue, and Nanaka is yellow.
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* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: [[spoiler:Minami and Yuki to each other, between Nanaka's death and Minami's own]].
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* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: [[spoiler:Minami and Yuki to each other, between Nanaka's death and Minami's own]].
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* FalseConfession: One happened for [[spoiler:Nanka's murder]]. It quickly becomes clear that the real muderer coerced the confessor into it so there would be an official culpirt, while most of the character quickly saw the holes in the scenario.
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* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Nanaka points out she and Yuki almost never talk at some point. The reason gives Yuki is that she doesn't talk to stupid people.

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* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Nanaka points out she and Yuki almost never talk to each other at some point. The reason Yuki gives Yuki is that she doesn't talk to stupid people.
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* UselessBystanderParent: [[spoiler:Minami]]'s mother, towards her father's ParentalIncest.
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** In moment of being mad at Shin, Hitomi whishes for him to die three times. [[spoiler:Three of the women die after that.]]

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** In a moment of being mad at Shin, Hitomi whishes for him to die three times. [[spoiler:Three of the women die after that.]]
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* {{Foreshadowing}}:
** During the montage of the women moving in:
*** Nanaka arrives with sunglasses hanging from her collar and wearing a large straw hat. She later turns out to be an in-story celebrity.
*** During the part showing Midori's arrival, Shin asks to see her invitation. The scene immediately does a MatchCut to Minami telling him she doesn't have her invitation, indicating that Midori will grow into becoming more like Minami over the course of the story.
** While reading tabloid saying something she doesn't like about her, Minami rants that she's going to "burn that place down". [[spoiler:She dies from burning down along with Shin's house.]]
** In moment of being mad at Shin, Hitomi whishes for him to die three times. [[spoiler:Three of the women die after that.]]
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* NobodyCanDie: Shin can't bring himself to write a story in which someone dies because of the murders committed by his father.
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* ColorMotif: Episode 8 shows this for each of the characters. Shin is grey, Minami is purple, Hitomi is light blue, Yuki is green, Midori is blue, and Nanaka is yellow.
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* EveryoneIsASuspect: The series takes that turn when [[spoiler:Nanaka establishes that the invitation sender is someone Shin knows]].
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* TheFriendsWhoNeverHang: Nanaka points out she and Yuki almost never talk at some point. The reason gives Yuki is that she doesn't talk to stupid people.
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* ImStandingRightHere: The women sometimes discuss their low opinion of Shin's novels... while Shin is in the room.
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* OrphanageOfLove: Desconstructed. [[spoiler:Midori]]'s orphanage was run more like a foster home, complete with the couple running it making it a rule to be called "mom" and "dad" and for the children to treat each other like siblings. Possibly due to having been abandonned by her actual parents, she never liked the setup, considered it an abnomral upbringing, and couldn't wait to leave the place. The only person there she considered anything close to an actual relative was an older boy who had been asked to show her around upon her arrival.

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* OrphanageOfLove: Desconstructed. [[spoiler:Midori]]'s orphanage was run more like a foster home, complete with the couple running it making it a rule to be called "mom" and "dad" and for the children to treat each other like siblings. Possibly due to having been abandonned by her actual parents, she never liked the setup, considered it an abnomral abnormal upbringing, and couldn't wait to leave the place. The only person there she considered anything close to an actual relative was an older boy who had been asked to show her around upon her arrival.
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* OrphanageOfLove: Desconstructed. [[spoiler:Midori]]'s orphanage was run more like a foster home, complete with the couple running it making it a rule to be called "mom" and "dad" and for the children to treat each other like siblings. Possibly due to having been abandonned by her actual parents, she never felt comfortable with the setup, didn't take part in it, and couldn't wait to leave the place. The only person there she considered anything close to an actual relative was an older boy who had been asked to show her around upon her arrival.

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* OrphanageOfLove: Desconstructed. [[spoiler:Midori]]'s orphanage was run more like a foster home, complete with the couple running it making it a rule to be called "mom" and "dad" and for the children to treat each other like siblings. Possibly due to having been abandonned by her actual parents, she never felt comfortable with liked the setup, didn't take part in it, considered it an abnomral upbringing, and couldn't wait to leave the place. The only person there she considered anything close to an actual relative was an older boy who had been asked to show her around upon her arrival.
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* OrphanageOfLove: Desconstructed. [[spoiler:Midori]]'s orphanage was run more like a foster home, complete with

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* OrphanageOfLove: Desconstructed. [[spoiler:Midori]]'s orphanage was run more like a foster home, complete withwith the couple running it making it a rule to be called "mom" and "dad" and for the children to treat each other like siblings. Possibly due to having been abandonned by her actual parents, she never felt comfortable with the setup, didn't take part in it, and couldn't wait to leave the place. The only person there she considered anything close to an actual relative was an older boy who had been asked to show her around upon her arrival.
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* OrphanageOfLove: Desconstructed. [[spoiler:Midori]]'s orphanage was run more like a foster home, complete with
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* AllPeriodsArePMS: When Hitomi starts acting moody after overhearing Shin and Midori discussing eventually having sex, Shin assumes Hitomi is on her period. When he gives Hitomi some pills intended for menstrual cramps, Hitomi is not amused at all.

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