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* NotStayingForBreakfast: The night after she and Kenshi sleep together during his route, the protagonist leaves before Kenshi wakes up, believing it was just a one-time thing that she has to try to forget about.
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* ThatDidntHappen: In Kenshi's route, the protagonist encourages him to vent all of his fears about his mother's condition by promising she'll forget all about it the next day... and when they end up having sex, she assumes that also falls under her promise and tries very hard to pretend that nothing happened even though she's in love with him. Kenshi, meanwhile, intended it as a RelationshipUpgrade, leading to a period of intense awkwardness between them until the confusion gets sorted out.
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* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Takuto's pork noodles.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Kenshi's mother Satoko takes an immediate liking to the protagonist, and makes no secret of her hope that she and Kenshi will get together.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: In Kenshi's route, after he gets the protagonist a job as a waitress at his family's restaurant, the other waitresses snub and bully her out of jealousy because they think that Kenshi is sweet on her, doing things like leaving her to figure out how to put on her kimono by herself, and causing her to miss meals by "neglecting" to tell her when breakfast hours have changed. This lasts for about two chapters, until the protagonist gets fed up and verbally lays into them for it.
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* SugaryMalice: The waitresses at Kikufuji heap it on the protagonist out of jealousy over her connection to Kenshi in the first few chapters of his route, until she calls them out on it.
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* MomentKiller: In several routes of the "Hot Springs Vacation" side story, especially Kenshi's and Tatsuro's, the guys make it their mission to cockblock the protagonist and her boyfriend at every possible opportunity. In Kenshi's route, they have a [[AttackPatternAlpha pre-arranged, officially numbered team strategy]] for just that purpose.
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* MomentKiller: In several routes of the "Hot Springs Vacation" Trip" side story, especially Kenshi's and Tatsuro's, the guys make it their mission to cockblock the protagonist and her boyfriend at every possible opportunity. In Kenshi's route, they have a [[AttackPatternAlpha pre-arranged, officially numbered team strategy]] for just that purpose.
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* BeachEpisode: The "Beach Cafe LRN" side story.
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* HospitalHottie: In the "What If? Riki" side story, Riki and the protagonist go undercover at a hospital, mostly to exploit this trope.
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* HospitalHottie: In the "What If? If... Riki" side story, Riki and the protagonist go undercover at a hospital, mostly to exploit this trope.trope.
* HostClub: "What If... Takuto" has Takuto go undercover as a host at such a club.
* HotSpringsEpisode: The "A Hot Spring Trip" side story.
* HostClub: "What If... Takuto" has Takuto go undercover as a host at such a club.
* HotSpringsEpisode: The "A Hot Spring Trip" side story.
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* WhatIf: The "What If?" side stories flirt with this trope - they don't actually depict alternate continuities, but by having the various characters go undercover in different roles they provide a taste of what it might be like if, for instance, Riki was a doctor or Takuto worked at a HostClub.
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* WhatIf: The "What If?" If..." side stories flirt with this trope - they don't actually depict alternate continuities, but by having the various characters go undercover in different roles they provide a taste of what it might be like if, for instance, Riki was a doctor or Takuto worked at a HostClub.
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* HospitalHottie: In the "What If? Riki" side story, Riki and the protagonist go undercover at a hospital, mostly to exploit this trope.
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* WeNamedTheMonkeyJack: In the "Tatsuro Vs. the Retriever" side story, Tatsuro and the protagonist end up dogsitting a golden retriever who is also named Tatsuro.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Tatsuro is afraid of dogs, and they generally dislike him right back.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Tatsuro is afraid of dogs, and they generally dislike him right back.
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* ANakedShoulderToCryOn: In Kenshi's route, the protagonist comforts him during a particularly vulnerable moment after [[spoiler:his mother is hospitalized due to exhaustion]], and the two of them [[CoitusEnsues end up having sex]].
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* TheTriadsAndTheTongs: The villain of Kenshi's route is a Hong Kong gangster.
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* SharpDressedMan: Riki wears a very snappy suit in his role as a government official.
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* MagicalComputer[=/=]EverythingIsOnline: Takuto can hack into anything the Black Foxes need him to, from security systems onward.
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* HollywoodHacking: Takuto generally doesn't go into a lot of detail about ''how'' his hacking works, but he inevitably somehow manages to gain wireless access into anything he needs to.
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* AmazonChaser: Kenshi, who is always delighted by the protagonist's BadassDamsel moments.
* BadassDamsel: The protagonist gets a few such moments, especially in Kenshi's route where she punches out a drunk who's trying to molest her, and later has the opportunity to headbutt the villain when he has her captive.
* BadassDamsel: The protagonist gets a few such moments, especially in Kenshi's route where she punches out a drunk who's trying to molest her, and later has the opportunity to headbutt the villain when he has her captive.
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* BelligerentSexualTension: The protagonist with both Riki and Takuto, on their respective routes.
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* TripleShifter: Most of the Black Foxes have day jobs. In particular, Riki is a government official; the other guys' jobs allow them a little more flexibility, but Riki works standard hours and also occasionally has to attend social functions in the evenings, on top of the Black Foxes' nighttime capers.
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In Kenshi's route, the Black Foxes force the protagonist to quit her job at the museum and temporarily abandon her apartment, with no apparent basis other than an inauspicious reading done by Atsumu. None of them see fit to explain to her that [[spoiler:they're trying to hide her from a dangerous Hong Kong gangster who's after her in order to get his hands on her grandfather's work]].
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* LockedOutOfTheLoop: In Kenshi's route, the Black Foxes force the protagonist to quit her job at the museum and temporarily abandon her apartment, with no apparent basis other than an inauspicious reading done by Atsumu. None of them see fit to explain to her that [[spoiler:they're trying to hide her from a dangerous Hong Kong gangster who's after her in order to get his hands on her grandfather's work]].
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* ANakedShoulderToCryOn: In Kenshi's route, the protagonist comforts him during a particularly vulnerable moment after [[spoiler:his mother is hospitalized due to exhaustion]], and the two of them end up having sex.
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* ZipMeUp: Crossed with KimonoFanservice in Kenshi's route. Her first day working at his family's traditional Japanese restaurant, the protagonist has trouble putting on the kimono, requiring Kenshi to help her with it.
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* CloudCuckooLander: Tatsuro's new colleague Kuroiwa, who appears during his route, is a very strange woman.
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* IllGirl: Riki's younger sister Ibuki has a serious heart condition which often keeps her bedridden.
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* MasterOfDisguise: Hiro.
* TheMole:
** Hiro's talent for disguise means that his role is often to get close to a mark in order to either gather inside information or keep the mark occupied while the rest of the Black Foxes are enacting their caper.
** In Tatsuro's route, [[spoiler:his colleague Kuroiwa is a mole for the terrorist group the Silver Dogs. Not a very good one, though: Tatsuro has her figured out well before TheReveal]].
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** Hiro's talent for disguise means that his role is often to get close to a mark in order to either gather inside information or keep the mark occupied while the rest of the Black Foxes are enacting their caper.
** In Tatsuro's route, [[spoiler:his colleague Kuroiwa is a mole for the terrorist group the Silver Dogs. Not a very good one, though: Tatsuro has her figured out well before TheReveal]].
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* {{Crossover}}: The "Thieves vs. Celebrities" side story crosses ''Thief X'' over with ''VisualNovel/SeducedInTheSleeplessCity''.
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* DubNameChange: ''My Lover's a Thief'' changes the characters' names as part of its shift of the setting from Japan to the USA. Riki becomes Bryan, Takuto becomes Ansell, Hiro becomes Hugo, Atsumu becomes Antonio, and Tatsuro becomes Joey. Kenshi's given name is not changed, but his family name is changed from Inagaki to Ono.
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* PhantomThief: The Black Foxes, who steal works of art which were obtained illegally and/or are being misused for greed.
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* RaceLift: Since ''My Lover's a Thief'' moves the setting from Japan to the US, most of the cast are redesigned to be Caucasian. The exception is Kenshi, who remains Japanese(-American).
* RaceLift: Since ''My Lover's a Thief'' moves the setting from Japan to the US, most of the cast are redesigned to be Caucasian. The exception is Kenshi, who remains Japanese(-American).
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* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: His friends keep him from doing anything very stupid, but the normally cool, confident Riki turns into a loud, clingy crybaby when he gets drunk.
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''Love Letter From Thief X'' is a RomanceGame VisualNovel by Creator/VoltageInc for iOS and Android devices. A Westernized adaptation has also been released by Voltage USA under the title ''My Lover's A Thief''.
The player takes the role of a museum curator whose life is turned upside down with the Black Foxes, a group of infamous art thieves, break into the museum where she works - looking for ''her''. The Black Foxes insist that they need her help to solve the mystery left behind by her grandfather, a famous artist whose hidden work could prove to have priceless significance... and they won't take no for an answer.
The Black Foxes don't seem like bad guys, but is it really okay to fall in love with a thief? Especially when it means lying to the police detective assigned to catch them, who happens to be the protagonist's childhood friend?
!!Love Letter From Thief X includes examples of the following tropes:
* BilingualBonus: The name of Atsumu's bar, Le Renard Noir, means "The Black Fox" in French.
* CallingCard: The Black Foxes are known for sending a warning to their target before enacting a theft. It's occasionally used against them by antagonists who send forged warnings to frame the Foxes for things they didn't do.
* TheCaper: Several per route.
* CaperCrew: The Black Foxes.
** The Mastermind - Atsumu, who seems to mostly be involved in mission planning, and Riki, who takes the role of leader during their capers.
** The Hacker/The Coordinator - Takuto.
** The Burgler/The Muscle - Kenshi.
** The Con Man/The Distraction - Hiro.
** The New Kid - the protagonist.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Tatsuro has been in love with the protagonist since they were kids. On his route, she realizes that she returns his feelings; in other routes, he's the unlucky variety of childhood friend.
* IntrepidReporter: Ranko Togoshi, Tatsuro's sister and the protagonist's old friend, is a newspaper reporter and always keen for a potential story.
* PhantomThief: The Black Foxes, who steal works of art which were obtained illegally and/or are being misused for greed.
* RomanticRunnerUp:
** Tatsuro is the UnluckyChildhoodFriend in every route other than his own, but especially in Kenshi's route.
** Takuto falls for the protagonist during Riki's route.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Tatsuro, the police detective assigned to catch the Black Foxes. [[spoiler:In Kenshi's route and in his own, he intentionally turns a blind eye and lets them go because of the protagonist's involvement with them.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Takuto.
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[[caption-width-right:320:Right to left: Riki, Takuto, Kenshi, and Hiro]]
''Love Letter From Thief X'' is a RomanceGame VisualNovel by Creator/VoltageInc for iOS and Android devices. A Westernized adaptation has also been released by Voltage USA under the title ''My Lover's A Thief''.
The player takes the role of a museum curator whose life is turned upside down with the Black Foxes, a group of infamous art thieves, break into the museum where she works - looking for ''her''. The Black Foxes insist that they need her help to solve the mystery left behind by her grandfather, a famous artist whose hidden work could prove to have priceless significance... and they won't take no for an answer.
The Black Foxes don't seem like bad guys, but is it really okay to fall in love with a thief? Especially when it means lying to the police detective assigned to catch them, who happens to be the protagonist's childhood friend?
!!Love Letter From Thief X includes examples of the following tropes:
* BilingualBonus: The name of Atsumu's bar, Le Renard Noir, means "The Black Fox" in French.
* CallingCard: The Black Foxes are known for sending a warning to their target before enacting a theft. It's occasionally used against them by antagonists who send forged warnings to frame the Foxes for things they didn't do.
* TheCaper: Several per route.
* CaperCrew: The Black Foxes.
** The Mastermind - Atsumu, who seems to mostly be involved in mission planning, and Riki, who takes the role of leader during their capers.
** The Hacker/The Coordinator - Takuto.
** The Burgler/The Muscle - Kenshi.
** The Con Man/The Distraction - Hiro.
** The New Kid - the protagonist.
* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Tatsuro has been in love with the protagonist since they were kids. On his route, she realizes that she returns his feelings; in other routes, he's the unlucky variety of childhood friend.
* IntrepidReporter: Ranko Togoshi, Tatsuro's sister and the protagonist's old friend, is a newspaper reporter and always keen for a potential story.
* PhantomThief: The Black Foxes, who steal works of art which were obtained illegally and/or are being misused for greed.
* RomanticRunnerUp:
** Tatsuro is the UnluckyChildhoodFriend in every route other than his own, but especially in Kenshi's route.
** Takuto falls for the protagonist during Riki's route.
* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Tatsuro, the police detective assigned to catch the Black Foxes. [[spoiler:In Kenshi's route and in his own, he intentionally turns a blind eye and lets them go because of the protagonist's involvement with them.]]
* {{Tsundere}}: Takuto.
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