History VisualNovel / MySweetBodyguard

* PandaingToTheAudience: Subaru's route of the Shanghai side story involves a lot of opportunities for the protagonist to coo over pandas.

** Subaru's route of the ChristmasEpisode mentions the manga "[[Manga/RoseOfVersailles Flower of Versailles]]".

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: In ''To Love & Protect'', Ellis (Sora) looks suspiciously like Colin Farrell, President Robertson (Hiraizumi) looks like Creator/AaronEckhart, and Albert (Momota) appears to have been modeled after Bill Murray.

In 2016, the North American adaptation ''To Love & Protect'' was discontinued as a stand-alone app and received an UpdatedRerelease via Voltage USA's ''Lovestruck'' app. In addition to updated artwork and further adaptation of the material, this version removes the character of Maxwell and replaces him with a [[GayOption female love interest]], Agent Madison Lane.

* RaceLift: As part of the change of setting, everyone in ''To Love and Protect'' is American instead of Japanese.

!!My Sweet Bodyguard contains examples of the following tropes:

* ComicBookFantasyCasting: In ''To Love & Protect'', Ellis (Sora) looks suspiciously like Colin Farrell, President Robertson (Hiraizumi) looks like Aaron Eckhart, and Albert (Momota) appears to have been modeled after Bill Murray.

** Mizuki's sequel is set on a cruise ship, with some of the passengers referencing the ''Film/{{Titanic}}'' movie.

* SpinOff: The Public Security department is now being featured in its own game, with Ishigami and Goto among the main cast.

* MissingMom: The protagonist's mother died young, and the protagonist was raised by her maternal grandmother. Likewise Subaru lost his mother very early.

* {{Adorkable}}: None moreso than Daichi Katsuragi, with his gleefully nerdy interest in electronic appliances and his tendency to be easily flustered by the heroine.

* BelligerentSexualTension: Ishigami and Kate look like they're heading this way in Katsuragi's sequel, with people grinning about it all the way. [[spoiler:Ultimately not the case, however; Kate is married, and Ishigami has a thing for the protagonist. They really are just opinionated, confrontational people voicing their differences.]]

* CantHoldHisLiquor: Sora, to the point where it's {{Once An Episode}}.
** It's also [[RunningGag very frequently brought up]] in his routes.
* TheCharmer: Sora.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Kaiji and the protagonist were friends as children, and he pretty obviously still has a crush on her and is prone to getting jealous of the other bodyguards if one of them is assigned to her instead of him. Whether he's unlucky or victorious depends on whether or not you're playing his route.

* DeathSeeker: How Goto ended up becoming a detective and joining the Public Safety division. Ishigami, seeing that Goto didn't seem to care if he died, told him he could at least die in the service of his country.

* DisguisedInDrag: Sora, constantly, to the point that he's a little uncomfortable with having it pointed out to him what a cute girl he makes.

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: Kaiji's crush on the protagonist is obvious to anyone with two eyes, much to the amusement of his colleagues.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: Mizuki loves all animals, and the feeling has so far been 100% mutual.

* HoneyTrap: The trope is mentioned by name in Katsuragi's route of the Shanghai side story when they discover that a Japanese diplomat was influenced into leaking sensitive information to the Chinese by a woman.
* IHaveNoSon: Katsuragi was disowned by his family for his decision to go into law enforcement.

* KindheartedCatLover: Seiji Goto. In the GREE version of his route, he and the protagonist rescue an injured cat from the road which he adopts and names Beach Ball ("Tama," meaning "ball," in the original Japanese).
* KinkyCuffs: Subaru occasionally gets adventurous with his handcuffs. He doesn't always remember to make sure he has the keys for them first.
* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: Katsuragi chooses a particularly pragmatic method for getting Kaiji and the protagonist some alone time: [[NeverGetsDrunk he drinks his subordinates under the table.]]
-->'''Katsuragi:''' They all drank too much and have crashed out in the cottage. So don't worry. Relax with [protagonist].\\
'''Kaiji:''' [[FunnyMoments Chief... I will follow you to my death!]]
* LonelyRichKid: Subaru makes occasional references to his childhood which make it clear he fell into this trope. His father is wealthy and influential and the two of them are not close. In the "Merry Christmas" side story, Subaru admits that he'd never liked Christmas because as a child he always spent it at home with no company other than the hired help.
* TheLostLenore: Prior to the events of the VN, Goto was in love with a police detective named Kazuki. She died during an investigation, and her loss had a dramatic effect on Goto, who according to Subaru was much better-tempered and less closed off before Kazuki's death.
* MasterOfDisguise: Sora, all of whose disguises are for some reason female.

* MissingMom: The protagonist's mother died young, and the protagonist was raised by her maternal grandmother.

* RealMenWearPink: Subaru, the badass elite bodyguard, is not only an excellent cook, he also enjoys and is good at sewing and is all-around better at and more interested in housework than the protagonist, whose housekeeping skills appall him.
-->'''Protagonist:''' (Maybe he was a girl in a past life.)

* SecondLove: Goto and the protagonist, in Goto's route.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: Mizuki, ''maybe''. He's deliberately vague and inconsistent on the subject, and seems to find it amusing to keep people guessing.

* StoicSpectacles: Hideki Ishigami.

* TragicKeepsake: Goto carries a protective charm that previously belonged to Kazuki.

** The bodyguards are a very close-knit group, [[FireForgedFriends which is not surprising considering what they do for a living.]] The protagonist is quickly adopted as their "princess". The Public Security officers (Ishigami, Goto and Kurosawa) tend to get dragged into the madness as well, with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
* {{Tsundere}}: Subaru.

* WhatDoesSheSeeInHim: Much of the humour in Ishigami's main route and epilogue comes from the bodyguards (Sora and Subaru in particular) being ''utterly appalled'' that the "evil spy" has found favour with their precious client.

* WorthLivingFor: Falling for the protagonist gives Goto a reason to start caring about his own survival again.

* KindheartedCatLover: Seiji Goto.

* IWantGrandkids: The protagonist's father occasionally mentions wanting grandchildren in some of Katsuragi's additional content. Not so much in any of the ''other'' guys' epilogues and sequels, amusingly enough.

** Subaru on Goto's route is an interesting intersection of this trope, RomanticRunnerUp, and IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy. He seems to be at least somewhat romantically interested in the protagonist and envious that Goto has her affection, but in the choice between having a chance with her himself or seeing two of his favorite people happy with one another, he never hesitates in doing whatever he can to ensure that Goto and the protagonist end up together.