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[[WMG: Noriko Issun ''Does Not'' Moonlight as an Idol Singer]]
By episode three, the twist is so blatant the show will instead pull the rug and reveal they really are two separate people.
By episode three, the twist is so blatant the show will instead pull the rug and reveal they really are two separate people.
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[[WMG: There Will be an IncredibleShrinkingMan Episode]]
The fairy tale of Issun-boshi is about a one-inch boy who gets a magical mallet that allows him to grow and shrink things -- including himself. Issun-boshi's descendent, Noriko, is a classmate of the ''oni'' girls, and mallets are strongly associated with "Noririn" whenever she appears, most prominently as some sort of magical girl trinket in the [=ED=].
The fairy tale of Issun-boshi is about a one-inch boy who gets a magical mallet that allows him to grow and shrink things -- including himself. Issun-boshi's descendent, Noriko, is a classmate of the ''oni'' girls, and mallets are strongly associated with "Noririn" whenever she appears, most prominently as some sort of magical girl trinket in the [=ED=].
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When "Noririn" first speaks in episode three, it's very obviously Creator/MiyuTomita doing a high-pitched voice.
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The first episode has several clues that point towards this conclusion: In the [=ED=], Noriko appears alongside Momo with icons of peaches and mallets surrounding both of them. Later, Momo gets her own still with more peach symbolism, but Noriko doesn't get a still of her own. Instead, we see ''some idol'' with auburn hair and red eyes who is ''also'' surrounded by mallets. That same idol is seen on billboards in the first episode with the name "Noririn", a cutesy Japanese pet name for the given name Noriko. In the [=ED=], Noriko is seen sitting on the sidelines during volleyball, which could be to ensure a wig doesn't fall off. Finally, the idea of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
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The first episode has several clues that point towards this conclusion: In the [=ED=], Noriko appears alongside Momo with icons of peaches and mallets surrounding both of them. Later, Momo gets her own still with more peach symbolism, but Noriko doesn't get a still of her own. Instead, we see ''some idol'' with auburn hair and red eyes who is ''also'' surrounded by mallets. That same idol is seen on billboards and banners in the first episode with the name "Noririn", a cutesy Japanese pet name for the given name Noriko. Noriko, and one banner even has a little mallet icon on it. In the [=ED=], Noriko is seen sitting on the sidelines during volleyball, which could be to ensure a her wig doesn't fall off. Finally, the idea of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
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[[WMG: Issun-boko Moonlights as an Idol Singer]]
The [=ED=] has several clues that point towards this: Momo-zono has her own dedicated image in the ending, where she turns to face the camera with a sword slung over her shoulder, but Issun-boko doesn't. Instead, there's an auburn-haired idol singer where she should be. Behind her is a mallet, a tool associated with the Japanese myth of Issun-boshi. Having a wig with huge bangs would be a great way for an idol to conceal her identity, and sitting on the sidelines during volleyball ensures it doesn't fall off at an inopportune time. More generally, the appeal of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
The [=ED=] has several clues that point towards this: Momo-zono has her own dedicated image in the ending, where she turns to face the camera with a sword slung over her shoulder, but Issun-boko doesn't. Instead, there's an auburn-haired idol singer where she should be. Behind her is a mallet, a tool associated with the Japanese myth of Issun-boshi. Having a wig with huge bangs would be a great way for an idol to conceal her identity, and sitting on the sidelines during volleyball ensures it doesn't fall off at an inopportune time. More generally, the appeal of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
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[[WMG: Issun-boko Noriko Issun Moonlights as an Idol Singer]]
The[=ED=] first episode has several clues that point towards this: Momo-zono has this conclusion: In the [=ED=], Noriko appears alongside Momo with icons of peaches and mallets surrounding both of them. Later, Momo gets her own dedicated image in the ending, where she turns to face the camera still with more peach symbolism, but Noriko doesn't get a sword slung over still of her shoulder, but Issun-boko doesn't. own. Instead, there's an auburn-haired we see ''some idol'' with auburn hair and red eyes who is ''also'' surrounded by mallets. That same idol singer where she should be. Behind her is a mallet, a tool associated seen on billboards in the first episode with the name "Noririn", a cutesy Japanese myth of Issun-boshi. Having a wig with huge bangs would be a great way pet name for an idol to conceal her identity, and the given name Noriko. In the [=ED=], Noriko is seen sitting on the sidelines during volleyball ensures it volleyball, which could be to ensure a wig doesn't fall off at an inopportune time. More generally, off. Finally, the appeal idea of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
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Momo-zono has her own dedicated image in the ending, where she turns to face the camera with a sword slung over her shoulder, but Issun-boko doesn't. Instead, there's an auburn-haired idol singer where Issun-boko should be. Behind her is a mallet, a tool associated with the Japanese myth of Issun-boshi. Having a wig with huge bangs would be a great way for an idol to conceal her identity, and her sitting on the sidelines during volleyball helps to ensure it doesn't fall off at an inopportune time. More generally, the appeal of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
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The [=ED=] has several clues that point towards this: Momo-zono has her own dedicated image in the ending, where she turns to face the camera with a sword slung over her shoulder, but Issun-boko doesn't. Instead, there's an auburn-haired idol singer where Issun-boko she should be. Behind her is a mallet, a tool associated with the Japanese myth of Issun-boshi. Having a wig with huge bangs would be a great way for an idol to conceal her identity, and her sitting on the sidelines during volleyball helps to ensure ensures it doesn't fall off at an inopportune time. More generally, the appeal of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
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[[WMG: Issun-boko Moonlights as an Idol Singer]]
Momo-zono has her own dedicated image in the ending, where she turns to face the camera with a sword slung over her shoulder, but Issun-boko doesn't. Instead, there's an auburn-haired idol singer where Issun-boko should be. Behind her is a mallet, a tool associated with the Japanese myth of Issun-boshi. Having a wig with huge bangs would be a great way for an idol to conceal her identity, and her sitting on the sidelines during volleyball helps to ensure it doesn't fall off at an inopportune time. More generally, the appeal of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
[[WMG: Kuma is Secretly the Oni Leader]]
KingIncognito is a common trope, and the title of the show gives away that ''oni'' have a way to disguise themselves. The circumstances of Kuma's first appearance -- the leader is mysteriously missing, but Eion-sama tells them to "take Kuma with you, it might help" -- are very suspicious. It may be a SecretTestOfCharacter for the ''onikko'', or maybe s/he just needs a vacation and an excuse to get drunk. [=HiDive=] refers to the leader as "King Yama", but the Japanese dialogue just uses "''Enuo-sama''", a gender-neutral honorific.
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Momo-zono has her own dedicated image in the ending, where she turns to face the camera with a sword slung over her shoulder, but Issun-boko doesn't. Instead, there's an auburn-haired idol singer where Issun-boko should be. Behind her is a mallet, a tool associated with the Japanese myth of Issun-boshi. Having a wig with huge bangs would be a great way for an idol to conceal her identity, and her sitting on the sidelines during volleyball helps to ensure it doesn't fall off at an inopportune time. More generally, the appeal of a "gap" between different aspects of a person's personality is a common trope in Japanese media.
[[WMG: Kuma is Secretly the Oni Leader]]
KingIncognito is a common trope, and the title of the show gives away that ''oni'' have a way to disguise themselves. The circumstances of Kuma's first appearance -- the leader is mysteriously missing, but Eion-sama tells them to "take Kuma with you, it might help" -- are very suspicious. It may be a SecretTestOfCharacter for the ''onikko'', or maybe s/he just needs a vacation and an excuse to get drunk. [=HiDive=] refers to the leader as "King Yama", but the Japanese dialogue just uses "''Enuo-sama''", a gender-neutral honorific.
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