History Webcomic / MayonakaDensha

** Hatsune seems to love the game KatamariDamacy.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Volume 7 gives us the inexplicable appearance of two people running the "Moran and [[BillBailey Baileys]]" cafe who are totally not [[Series/BlackBooks Bernard Black and Fran Katzenjammer]].

** Also, a recurring pianist/stationary shopkeeper named Amanda with a husband named [[Creator/NeilGaiman Neil]], refereed to by the authour as "Not-AmandaPalmer".

** "I admire your optimism Thomas but please, do stop crying, [[AmericanMcGeesAlice red eyes suit so few.]]"

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Volume 7 gives us the inexplicable appearance of two people running the "Moran and [[BillBailey Baileys]]" cafe who are totally not [[BlackBooks Bernard Black and Fran Katzenjammer]].

** Also, a recurring pianist/stationary shopkeeper named Amanda with a husband named [[NeilGaiman Neil]], refereed to by the authour as "Not-AmandaPalmer".

** Speshul Feeechures! Pt. 3 has the Irregulars as the [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya SOS Brigade]]

->"They won't fix me just yet...."
->-- ''Dear Boss Letter, UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper (Also the comics tagline)''

A HistoricalFantasy webcomic hosted on ComicFury, written and drawn by Himitsu Notebook. ''[[http://mayonakadensha.thecomicseries.com/comics/ Mayonaka Densha]]'' (Or The Midnight Train) details the life of Hatsune Rondo, an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent and SherlockHolmes fangirl who is somewhat disenchanted with her surroundings in modern Japan, mainly due to her vacant, neglectful mother, and dreams of living in a romantic Victorian city. One evening, Hatsune is mysteriously whisked back in time to VictorianLondon of 1888 after missing the last train home and boarding another train that turned up at midnight.

There Hatsune has a very brief run-in with UsefulNotes/JackTheRipper only to be saved by a kind hearted orphan named [[ThePollyanna Thomas]] [[WideEyedIdealist Bellman]]. When Hatsune asks Tom for help, he introduces her to his boss, who happens to be none other than Sherlock Holmes himself, who offers Hatsune a temporary position in the Baker Street Irregulars until she finds her way home. Hatsune joins Tom and his two best friends, [[HeManWomanHater Jack Terry]] and [[DeliberatelyCuteChild Morris]] [[OlderThanTheyLook Redwood]] in their quest to take down the many criminals that infest London, along the way going up against and [[HeelFaceTurn eventually befriending]] the rich and haughty [[ClassyCatBurglar Jessica Queen]]. At first, Hatsune's dreams seem to have come true, living in a world she's always imagined with a group of close friends plus some good old fashioned justice on the side, but strange things from Hatsune's past begin to surface, particularly as she begins to fall in love with Tom, murders get more and more gruesome, and her brief encounter with the Ripper just doesn't seem to leave her alone.

The series is still ongoing, currently 14 volumes long.

** Averted by Jessica in Volume 4 who manages to [[KickingAssInAllHerFinery kick a criminals ass and keep her dress intact]].
* ActionGirl: Jessica Queen
* AlmostKiss: In Volume 4 at Agatha Queen's ball, Hatsune and Tom almost kiss only to be interrupted by Jack hurling Jessica Queen's hair decoration at them. [[spoiler: Tom later reveals he only tried to kiss Hatsune because Irene Adler told him to]]
** Subverted in Volume 7. After Hatsune returns home after running away from Tom when the two argued, he asks her for a kiss. She accepts but turns her head away at the last minute, [[AnywhereButTheirLips so Tom kisses her neck.]]

** [[spoiler: Jack to Tom at the end of Volum4 13, complete with rain and everything]]
* ApologisesAlot: Louis Morecambe.
* ArrangedMarriage: [[spoiler: Jessica Queen and Louis Morecambe. Jessica is less than happy about this.]]
* ATragedyOfImpulsiveness: One murder case that the Irregulars investigate is a man, Hugh Avary, who was convicted of killing his sister, Roxanne, and the woman he was having an affair with, Louise, for seemingly no reason. Sherlock manages to deduce that the real situation is that Louise and Hugh barely knew anything of each others lives outside of their affair and Louise did have a tendency towards stealing Hugh's belongings. Hugh was put off by [[{{Yandere}} this behaviour]], but was also very concerned about his dying sister, so broke it off with Louise to take care of her full time. [[spoiler: Louise read about this in Hugh's diary, completely lost it and not knowing that she was his sister, stabbed Roxanne to death but then found out afterwards and attempted to kill herself. Hugh attempted to grapple the knife out of her hand but she was killed anyway.]]

* AuthorAvatar: Hatsune's one friend Kyoko who appears very briefly at the beginning is a huge otaku who loves [[Manga/MagicKaito Kaitou Kid]].
* AxCrazy: [[spoiler: Morris]]. He shows in Volume 8 that he has no qualms with and is quite adept at brutally murdering criminals.

** In Volume 4, Tom [[spoiler: pushes the Icarus Killer off Big Ben, thinking that he had killed Hatsune and that if he allowed him to live he'd only kill more people.]] He apologises while doing it and is clearly traumatized by the act later.
** This is never more prevalent in all of the characters than during Volume 8, when Jessica, who even admits that she considers herself a villain, teams up with the Irregulars to take on a greater villainy, that being the [[spoiler: London police force that Cordale completely corrupted.]] Hatsune ends up having to brutally beat guard dogs and criminals for the sake of self defence, but is clearly very traumatised by her actions after the fact.

-->'''Hatsune''': Japan hasn't done trade with Britain yet! See Britain is an awful long way from Japan! A-and...relationships between the countries aren't too good!
-->'''Tom''':...Right.

* BornInTheWrongCentury: Hatsune longs for Victorian London right from the beginning, although she may have been over romanticising it in her head.
--->'''Hats''': Now...19th century London, There's a {{Steampunk}} paradise! Gaslights, Gothic architecture, detectives and thieves...
--->'''Kyoko''': But...it was all [[BuffySpeak sewagey...and eww]]...[[{{Foreshadowing}} Plus Jack the Ripper was there]]
* BunnyEarsLawyer: Holmes, as always
** The Irregulars themselves to a certain extent. Their methods are somewhat unorthodox but they usually get the job done.
* ButNotTooForeign: Hatsune is half-Japanese, half-British
* CheerfulChild: Neelah, a young Indian girl and the only girl who Jack seems to be able to tolerate
* ChristmasEpisode: At the end of Volume 9, following the [[spoiler:death of Inspector Cordale]] Hatsune and Tom note that they'd been so wrapped up in the case that they hadn't noticed it was almost Christmas. [[HilarityEnsues A party at Sherlock's house ensues.]]

* CuteAndPsycho: Morris's sudden jumps from sugary, sweet cuteness to acting completely serious or just slightly...not right...suggest he may be one of these. [[spoiler:And the brutal murdering, that's definitely a red flag.]]
** All ambiguity is later throw right out the window when he [[spoiler: murders a group of corrupt policemen. There is also implications that he might actually have a split personality.]]
* DancesAndBalls: Naturally, given the period setting. In Volume 4, the Irregulars have to stake out Jessica Queen's mothers 40th birthday ball for a killer who is supposed to strike there. [[SheCleansUpNicely Hatsune cleans up nicely.]]

* DepravedBisexual: TortureTechnician Francis Reuben. He's confirmed by Holmes to be a [[MurderersAreRapists convicted murderer and rapist]]. He sexually harasses Hatsune while interrogating her, but he also seems to be [[http://mayonakadensha.thecomicseries.com/comics/554 hitting on Jack here.]]
** [[spoiler: Later on he also attempts to rape Tom.]]
* DerailingLoveInterests: Averted with Jessica Queen and Louis Morecambe. Jessica is presented with an arranged fiance who, as opposed to Jack, is kind, caring and deeply in love with her and stays that way but despite all this (And despite Jack being a massive JerkAss and seemingly [[spoiler: [[IncompatibleOrientation not into girls]]]]) she isn't able to bring herself to love Louis, but the prospect of having to break his heart is one she doesn't relish.
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler: Inspector Cordale, who was [[MindRape driven to madness]] by Jack the Ripper, manipulating him to completely corrupt the entire police system just to demonstrate the Ripper's power. He exposits this to Hatsune, and then shoots himself in the head.]]
** [[spoiler: Jessica Queen.]] After months of being engaged to Louis Morecambe [[spoiler: attempts to throw herself into the Thames]] but is rescued by Jack.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Very briefly with Jack in Volume 13 [[spoiler: while thinking about Tom]]. He seems somewhat shocked with himself after the fact.
* DisposableFiance: Louis Morecambe to an extent, although he has yet to be disposed of.
* DudeShesLikeInAComa: Jack [[spoiler: to Tom in Volume 12.]]

* ProudToBeAGeek: Kyoko down to the ground. The first time Hatsune meets her, she's waving a [[DoctorWho sonic screwdriver]] in her face.

* AuthorAvatar: Hatsune's one friend Kyoko who appears very briefly at the beginning is a huge otaku who loves [[MagicKaitou Kaito Kid]].

** Kyoko loves [[MagicKaito Kaitou Kid]]

->-- ''Dear Boss Letter, JackTheRipper (Also the comics tagline)''

There Hatsune has a very brief run-in with JackTheRipper only to be saved by a kind hearted orphan named [[ThePollyanna Thomas]] [[WideEyedIdealist Bellman]]. When Hatsune asks Tom for help, he introduces her to his boss, who happens to be none other than Sherlock Holmes himself, who offers Hatsune a temporary position in the Baker Street Irregulars until she finds her way home. Hatsune joins Tom and his two best friends, [[HeManWomanHater Jack Terry]] and [[DeliberatelyCuteChild Morris]] [[OlderThanTheyLook Redwood]] in their quest to take down the many criminals that infest London, along the way going up against and [[HeelFaceTurn eventually befriending]] the rich and haughty [[ClassyCatBurglar Jessica Queen]]. At first, Hatsune's dreams seem to have come true, living in a world she's always imagined with a group of close friends plus some good old fashioned justice on the side, but strange things from Hatsune's past begin to surface, particularly as she begins to fall in love with Tom, murders get more and more gruesome, and her brief encounter with the Ripper just doesn't seem to leave her alone.

* JackTheRipper: The main antagonist (Although you don't see him that often)

* ShoutOut: Hatsune seems to love the game KatamariDamacy.

** She also tells Tom that he'll look very sophisticated in a tuxedo. Like JamesBond.

** Jessica's pose [[http://mayonakadensha.thecomicseries.com/comics/263 here]] courtesy of KillBill.

** The movie that Hatsune decides to show Tom and Morris to show off her fancy technology is {{Alien}}. Probably not the best idea.

** Also applies to Hatsune to some extent, who is well read, is apparently a fan of MontyPython and is seen playing ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' with Kyoko on more than one occasion during the flashback in Volume 12.

The series is still ongoing, currently 12 volumes long, only 7 of which are currently available online.

** Also applies to Hatsune to some extent, who is well read, is apparently a fan of MontyPython and is seen playing YuGiOh with Kyoko on more than one occasion during the flashback in Volume 12.

** [[spoiler: Jessica Queen.]] After months of being engaged to Louis Morecambe [[spoiler: attempts to throw herself into the Thames]] but is rescued by Jack.

* ProudToBeAGeek: Kyoko down to the ground. The first time Hatsune meets her, she's waving a [[Doctor Who sonic screwdriver]] in her face.

* ArtEvolution: The artwork has gone through several changes, starting as [[http://mayonakadensha.thecomicseries.com/comics/49/ minimalistic and sketchy]], moving in to [[http://mayonakadensha.thecomicseries.com/comics/828 more detailed and heavily line shaded]] albeit rather incomprehensible work and most recently in to [[http://mayonakadensha.thecomicseries.com/comics/995 solid grey tones]].

* ArtEvolution: Compare the artwork of [[http://mayonakadensha.thecomicseries.com/comics/41 Volume 1]] to these previews of [[http://mayonakadensha.thecomicseries.com/comics/561/ later volumes]]. Hell, even just look at the banner in comparison to the older volumes!

* AttemptedRape: Twice in Volume 5. During the investigation of the Parton manor, Victor Parton after catching the Irregulars rifling around sensitive documents which [[spoiler: prove that Victor Parton is trying to kill his wife]], he says he'll let them leave alive if Hatsune gives him some form of "physical paymet". [[BlatantLies She politely declines.]] After the Irregulars run away and shack up in a barn outside the house, he tracks them down and attempts to rape Hatsune again, only this time to be thwarted by Tom.
** Later on in the same volume, Constance gets taken hostage by a group of New York bank robbers, one of whom attempts to rape her. The attempt is thwarted by Hatsune who knocks Constance's attacker out [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl with a chair]].
** Again in Volume 8, during the Irregulars raid of the police station Jessica is pinned down by a group of policemen, one of whom rips her shirt open. [[spoiler: This attempt is thwarted by Morris who proceeds to [[AxCrazy brutally murder every single policeman in the room]].]]
** One last time in Volume 9, where Tom is almost raped by Francis Reuben while attempting to find Hats. [[spoiler: Cordale thwarts this attempt by shooting Francis in the head before shooting himself.]]

* RapeIsOkayWhenItsFemaleOnMale: Averted when [[spoiler: Jessica almost rapes an unconscious Jack, only to stop herself and break down into tears. Hatsune witnesses this and realises just how emotionally damaged Jessica is.]]
** Earlier on in Volume 4, this trope is played somewhat straight, even though there's no actual rape involved. Jessica starts groping and aggressively hitting on Jack, all played for laughs.

* DidNotDoTheResearch: Prevalent mainly in the older volumes and fully acknowledged by Himi who claims that when she first started the series she [[TheyJustDidntCare just didn't care]]. Some really glaring mistakes were revised and corrected later on though.

There Hatsune has a very brief run-in with JackTheRipper only to be saved by a kind hearted orphan named [[ThePollyanna Thomas]] [[WideEyedIdealist Bellman]]. When Hatsune asks Tom for help, he introduces her to his boss, who happens to be none other than Sherlock Holmes himself, who offers Hatsune a temporary position in the Baker Street Irregulars until she finds her way home. Hatsune joins Tom and his two best friends, [[HeManWomanHater Jack Terry]] and [[DeliberatelyCuteChild Morris]] [[OlderThanTheyLook Redwood]] in their quest to take down the many criminals that infest London, along the way going up against and [[HeelFaceTurn eventually befriending]] the rich and haughty [[ClassyCatBurglar Jessica Queen]]. At first, Hatsune's dreams seem to have come true, living in a world she's always imagined with a group of close friends plus some good old fashioned justice on the side, but strange things from Hatsune's past begin to surface from Hatsune's past, particularly as she begins to fall in love with Tom, murders get more and more gruesome, and her brief encounter with the Ripper just doesn't seem to leave her alone.