History Webcomic / Kurami

* PeekABangs: Kurami's blonde fringe covers her eyes. Because of this (and the fact that she's only a baby), it was hard for readers of the original strip to tell that she was blind, which is why her blindness was retconned out when the strip was retooled into ''Life With Kurami''.

-->'''Bree''': 'Ey, Anabelle! How was your night?
-->'''Ana''': [[BlatantLies Great!]] I slept like a baby!
-->'''Bree''': But Anabelle, babies hardly sleep through thuh night.
-->'''Ana''': '''''[[SanitySlippage EXACTLY.]]'''''

-->'''Bree''': Ana, I'm wanting to create a comic strip. It'll focus on your blind baby cousin, Kurami, and our [[IncrediblyLamePun big]] struggles as [[BigBeautifulWoman busty, plus-size women]].
-->'''Ana''': That's a silly concept, Bree. Who will read a comic about THAT?
-->'''Zane''': [[BreakingTheFourthWall Let's ask the readers]].

* IdiotHair: Kurami sports a fairly prominent cowlick. Taken UpToEleven in one pre-reboot strip when it inexplicably sprouts through her hat.

The third and current incarnation began in May 2016, acting as a {{Retool}} designed to make the strip more accessible to new readers. The series came to an conclusion in October 2017, but in March 2019, $upr Dee announced a direct sequel subtitled "Ana-Thing's Possible", to be published online. Then in November 2020, the strip was UnCancelled with the surprise announcement of ''five years' worth of new strips'', to be published in a local magazine as well as online.

* ArtEvolution: Dee's drawing style has changed immensely from the early days of the comic, and is still evolving. [[BigBeautifulWoman Ana]], for example, was originally normal-sized, and lacked her distinctive highlight.
** [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/53968583_786479235060067_7747208506117193728_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_eui2=AeHQ5rplM9C5nKSGcEo2gC3nIgzls5p_DO8A324Ge8saRZylx8m2XWEekT5qRknhLzu_p4BPvo90BXwMQ7yd0258tREJRt7tGx0bGJqiROZrdQ&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=6a61720f0dfd6c129199cb0bd65f3ec1&oe=5D0AE300 This picture]] illustrates just how much Dee's drawing style has changed and improved since ''Kurami'' first began.

'''Life With Kurami'' (formerly just ''Kurami'') is a "high impact family friendly" comic strip written by Deon Parson aka. "[[LuckyCharmsTitle $upr Dee]]". The comic follows Ana Kirkland, a [[BigBeautifulWoman buxom]] baker, as she looks after the titular Kurami, her infant daughter. Other characters include Bree Kay, Ana's best friend; [[DeadpanSnarker Zane]], Ana's pet cat; Martha, Bree's mother; and Dr. Oz, Kurami's stuffed rabbit toy.

The third and current incarnation began in May 2016, acting as a {{Retool}} designed to make the strip more accessible to new readers. The series came to an conclusion in October 2017, but in March 2019, $upr Dee announced a direct sequel subtitled "Ana-Thing's Possible", to be published online.

* ArtShift: Kurami's thoughts are shown as [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/12015094_785265441579885_4956396649707675646_o.jpg childish scribbles]], representing not only her age, but also [[FridgeBrilliance the fact that she's blind and would only have a sketchy idea of what people actually look like]].

''Life With Kurami'' can be found [[https://www.facebook.com/LifeWithKurami/ here]]. The page with the original ''Kurami'' strips was unpublished in May 2016, but as of August 2019, Dee has started re-uploading them to the new page, to fill the gap until ''Ana-Thing's Possible'' is released.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Both Ana and Bree.
* BigEater: Ana and Bree, but ''especially'' Bree.
* BlatantLies: Zane in [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14124994_290640834643912_783517936234686036_o.jpg this comic]].

* DeadpanSnarker: Zane.
* DisappearedDad: The identity and whereabouts of Kurami's father are unknown.

* {{Expy}}: Zane is essentially ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} in a hat. The author is an admitted fan of ''Garfield'' and regularly posts strips from the comic. One strip even had Ana dress Zane up as Garfield to really drive it home. The reboot, however, gradually [[DivergentCharacterEvolution altered Zane's looks and character]], ultimately subverting the trope.

* InsistentTerminology: A meta-example: Dee and his characters do not have fans, they have *friends*.

* MamaBear: One strip has Bree scare Kurami onto the ceiling. Ana does not react well.

* RetCon: The changes between Kurami's incarnations effectively amount to this. The first made her a blind infant who was Ana's cousin, while the second, which came into force in May 2016, made her Ana's sighted daughter, simplifying the strip's premise and eliminating the two aspects that tended to confuse new readers. Ana's job was also retconned from fashion designer to baker, and in the process, her LethalChef tendencies were transferred to her Aunt Chicago.

* SugarBowl: The series as a whole is very heartwarming and sweet, with a major focus on body-positivity and self-motivation. Dee's Facebook page is even more so.

The third and current incarnation began in May 2016, acting as a {{Retool}} designed to make the strip more accessible to new readers. (Note that due to this RetCon, and the changes it brought, this trope page is currently under construction.) The series came to an conclusion in October 2017, but in March 2019, $upr Dee announced a direct sequel subtitled "Ana-Thing's Possible", to be published online.

''Life With Kurami'' can be found [[https://www.facebook.com/LifeWithKurami/ here]]. The page with the original ''Kurami'' strips was unpublished on May 7th 2016 and is no longer available, but WordOfGod is that the strips will eventually return in some format.

The third and current incarnation began in May 2016, acting as a RetCon/{{Retool}} of the previous version designed to make the strip more accessible to new readers. (Note that due to this RetCon, and the changes it brought, this trope page is currently under construction.) The series came to an conclusion in October 2017, but in March 2019, $upr Dee announced a direct sequel subtitled "Ana-Thing's Possible", to be published online.

* AuthorAppeal: Dee is a ''big'' ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' fan, and it shows.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Pretty much the entire adult cast.

The third and final incarnation began in May 2016, acting as a RetCon/{{Retool}} of the previous version designed to make the strip more accessible to new readers. (Note that due to this RetCon, and the changes it brought, this trope page is currently under construction.) The series came to an conclusion in October 2017, after publishing over 800 daily strips over the course of three years.

* AerithAndBob: While Ana, Bree, and Zane all have normal American names, Kurami's name is Japanese. It's never explained why, and according to WordOfGod, she's not Japanese. Gets even more confusing in ''Life With Kurami'' now that she's officially Ana's daughter, as that means Ana must have chosen the name.

** [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/v/t1.0-9/12644889_849287948510967_536022051607860171_n.jpg?oh=115ff8ffd3a9f142ce6e36266bc07305&oe=573B167C This picture]] illustrates just how much Dee's drawing style changed and improved over the course of the original comic's run.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Pretty much every named female character, but ''especially'' Ana.

* {{Crossover}}: The comic has occasionally crossed over with the comic strip ''Intelligent Life'', and canonically takes place in the same universe, with the characters from both strips living in the same area.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The early Website/DeviantArt strips are almost unrecognisable when compared to the current comic.
** Kurami was originally an AdultChild before being de-aged into an ''actual'' child, then to a baby.
** Ana has, over the course of three years, evolved into [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xap1/t31.0-8/10991757_778090915630671_7896324706303537377_o.jpg almost an entirely different character]].
*** The ''Kurami'' strips now also count. Those familiar with the current strip, in which Ana is Kurami's mother and works at a bakery, will be confused to learn that pre-reboot, Ana was Kurami's cousin [[LethalChef and couldn't bake a cake if her life depended on it]].
* {{Expy}}: Zane is essentially ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} in a hat. The author is an admitted fan of ''Garfield'' and regularly posts strips from the comic. The reboot gradually [[DivergentCharacterEvolution altered Zane's looks and character]], ultimately subverting/averting the trope.
** Referenced in one Halloween strip, in which Ana dresses Zane up as Garfield.

* IdiotHair: Kurami sports a fairly prominent cowlick. [[UpToEleven Even when]] ''[[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtl1/t31.0-8/12605511_843884242384671_3224708209586725576_o.jpg wearing a hat]]''.

* LimitedWardrobe: Lampshaded by Bree in one strip when her mother disapproves of her wearing skirts in winter, to which she responds that "I've been wearing skirts everyday for years!" Averted by Ana, however, particularly in the reboot where she seems to wear a different outfit every day.
* MamaBear: Ana in [[https://scontent-cdg2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpa1/t31.0-8/12068618_796049893834773_6875388635632534127_o.jpg this strip]].

* PeekABangs: Kurami's blonde fringe covers her eyes. Because of this (and the fact she's only a baby), it was hard for readers of the original strip to tell that she was blind, which is why her blindness was retconned out when the strip was retooled into ''Life With Kurami''.

* SuperpoweredAlterEgo: Bree has "Rambree", a version of herself sporting a black eye, a "Fight Song" headband, and a determined expression. In-universe, she was created by Bree at age 5; out-of-universe, Dee has drawn frequent doodles of Rambree as a motivational tool.

* MythologyGag: In one post-reboot strip, [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/14372297_301642700210392_2161261006381905075_o.jpg Ana can be seen wearing Bree's outfit]]. This only counts due to the fact that [[PutOnABus Bree hasn't shown up yet post-reboot]].

* PromotedFanboy: Deon is a lifelong fan of newspaper comics, especially ''Garfield'', and frequently expresses his joy at getting to do it for a living. And not only has he gotten to meet his idol Jim Davis, but Davis actually likes Kurami [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/1507142_641857715920659_4342953075359215215_n.png?oh=8c267979babb84f35230c3e748a38f59&oe=577C9455 and has even drawn her]].

The third and current incarnation began in May 2016, acting as a RetCon/{{Retool}} of the previous version designed to make the strip more accessible to new readers. (Note that due to this RetCon, and the changes it brought, this trope page is currently under construction.)

*** The ''Kurami'' strips now also arguably count: Kurami's blindness, and her being Ana's cousin rather than her daughter, have both been retconned in order to simplify things.

* TheBusCameBack: It took nearly 18 months for a redesigned Bree to finally show up in the rebooted comic, [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22769633_494988747542452_3264477948076563464_o.jpg?oh=35526e25a882bf2be009d78f13c05629&oe=5A707ED5 but show up she did, in October 2017]].

'''''Life With Kurami''''' (formerly just ''Kurami'') is a "high impact family friendly" comic strip written by Deon Parson aka. "[[LuckyCharmsTitle $upr Dee]]". The comic follows Ana Kirkland, a [[BigBeautifulWoman buxom]] baker, as she looks after the titular Kurami, her infant daughter. Other characters include Bree Kay, Ana's best friend; [[DeadpanSnarker Zane]], Ana's pet cat; Martha, Bree's mother; and Dr. Oz, Kurami's stuffed rabbit toy.