History YMMV / Itsuwaribito

* GrowingTheBeard: Itsuwaribito starts rather slowly and aside from Utsuho's vague "helping 1000 people with good lies" goal has no real direction at first, feeling more like a bunch of anthology pieces or a MysteryOfTheWeek series set in a MagicRealism based version of feudal Japan, but after introducing the [[GottaCatchEmAll 9 legendary treasures plot]] in chapter 42 the series starts to develop a more {{Shonen|Demographic}} feel to it and gets a better sense of focus and an overarching storyline. It is also helped with the introduction of antagonists that follow a more [[GreyAndGrayMorality Grey vs. Gray]] dynamic which help give a sense of urgency while also making a larger recurring cast (as opposed to the previous arc specific characters and [[BlackAndGrayMorality clearly evil antagonists]]) and giving more time to develop the characters from both sides of the conflict and [[BelatedBackstory going into their backstories]].

** Killing Pochi's mother was bad enough; but the hunter fully crosses the line when he gleefully mocks Pochi with her corpse and the begins to break Pochi's legs by stepping on them.

* AssPull: Neya, who has been established as being one of the weaker fighters among the group, is suddenly revealed to have [[spoiler:pink muscles]] which enables her to overpower [[SuperStrength Rama]] in close combat. That [[spoiler:pink muscles]] exist is only mentioned ''after'' Neya suddenly turns the tables on Rama despite being a hair breadth's away from being killed by the latter's SuperStrength.

* BadassDecay: Dear God, Neya! She starts off as both a great archer and kunai thrower, only to become a passive AudienceSurrogate to tell how amazing Utsuho is even though he's not an outright Marty Stu, but her praising him [[UnreliableNarrator makes it seem that way]]. She still shows her badass sides sometimes, but not nearly enough.

* RomanticPlotTumor: Neya's crush on Utsuho which doesn't go anywhere, only touched upon every now and then as a filler. It's implied sometimes that he likes her back, but not other times.

* ClicheStorm: After the GenreShift some parts of the story can feel this this, but it [[TropesAreNotBad tends to help the series overall]].

* MoralEventHorizon: Killing Pochi's mother was bad enough; but the hunter fully crosses the line when he gleefully mocks Pochi with her corpse and the begins to break Pochi's legs by stepping on them.

* TheWoobie: Many of the main characters can qualify as varying types of woobies after learning their backstories.

* BadassDecay: Dear god Neya! She starts off as both a great archer and kunai thrower, only to become a passive AudienceSurrogate to tell how amazing Utsuho is even though he's not an outright Marty Stu, but her praising him [[UnreliableNarrator makes it seem that way]]. She still shows her badass sides sometimes, but not nearly enough.

* BadassDecay: Dear god Neya! She starts off as both a great archer and kunai thrower, only to become a passive AudienceSurrogate to tell how amazing Utsuho is even though he's not an outright MartyStu, but her praising him [[UnreliableNarrator makes it seem that way]]. She still shows her badass sides sometimes, but not nearly enough.

* GrowingTheBeard: Itsuwaribito starts rather slowly and aside from Utsuho's vague "helping 1000 people with good lies" goal has no real direction at first, feeling more like a bunch of anthology pieces or a MysteryOfTheWeek series set in a MagicRealism based version of feudal Japan, but after introducing the [[GottaCatchEmAll 9 legendary treasures plot]] in chapter 42 the series starts to develop a more [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]] feel to it and gets a better sense of focus and an overarching storyline. It is also helped with the introduction of antagonists that follow a more [[GreyAndGreyMorality Grey vs. Grey]] dynamic which help give a sense of urgency while also making a larger recurring cast (as opposed to the previous arc specific characters and [[BlackAndGreyMorality clearly evil antagonists]]) and giving more time to develop the characters from both sides of the conflict and [[BelatedBackstory going into their backstories]].

** Pochi is the most obvious example. A naively trusting CloudCuckooLander, who is also [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter really really cute]]. You can't help but feel your heart break when he sees his dead mother's body.

** Uzume can count considering his abusive backstory and stupid but friendly personality which is only highlighted by conflicted he feels about fighting Utusho's group since he likes them but doesn't want to hurt Kuroha's feelings. His terrified reaction to [[spoiler: Choza nearly dying for him]] and how broken he seemed after [[spoiler: finding Kuroha and Saiha's dead bodies]] further cement him as this.

* GrowingTheBeard: Itsuwaribtio starts rather slowly and aside from Utsuho's vague "helping 1000 people with good lies" goal has no real direction at first, feeling more like a bunch of anthology pieces or a MysteryOfTheWeek series set in a MagicRealism based version of feudal Japan, but after introducing the [[GottaCatchEmAll 9 legendary treasures plot]] in chapter 42 the series starts to develop a more [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]] feel to it and gets a better sense of focus and an overarching storyline. It is also helped with the introduction of antigonists that follow a more [[GreyAndGreyMorality Grey vs. Grey]] dynamic which help give a sense of urgency while also making a larger recurring cast (as opposed to the previous arc specific characters and [[BlackAndGreyMorality clearly evil antagonists]]) and giving more time to develop the characters from both sides of the conflict and [[BelatedBackstory going into their backstories]].

* GrowingTheBeard: Itsuwaribtio starts rather slowly and aside from Utsuho's vague "helping 1000 people with good lies" goal has no real direction at first, feeling more like a bunch of anthology pieces or a MysteryOfTheWeek series set in a MagicRealism based version of feudal Japan, but after introducing the [[GottaCatchEmAll 9 legendary treasures plot]] in chapter 42 the series starts to develop a more [[ShonenDemographic Shonen]] feel to it and gets a better sense of focus and an overarching storyline. It is also helped with the introduction of antigonists that follow a more [[GreyAndGreyMorality Grey vs. Grey]] dynamic which help give a sense of urgency while also making a larger recurring cast (as opposed to the previous arc specific characters and [[BlackAndGreyMorality clearly evil antagonists]]) and giving more time to develop the characters from both sides of the conflict and [[BlatedBackstory going into their backstories]].

* ClichéStorm: After the GenreShift some parts of the story can feel this this, but it [[TropesAreNotBad tends to help the series overall]].

** Also, [[spoiler: Iriya.]] He leads a massacre of orphan children and tells Utsuho that they begged for their lives, all while smiling as if nothing at all was wrong.
* TheWoobie: Pochi. A naively trusting CloudCuckooLander, who is also [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter really really cute]]. You can't help but feel your heart break when he sees his dead mother's body.

* CompleteMonster: The hunter who killed [[TheWoobie Pochi's mother]], and more prominently, [[spoiler: Iriya.]]

* TheWoobie: '''Pochi'''. A naively trusting CloudCuckooLander, who is also [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter really really cute]]. You can't help but feel your heart break when he sees his dead mother's body.