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3	->''As long as there is good in this world, evil shall ever persist to challenge it. But behind this eternal struggle, there's another battle that quietly rages on.''
4	-->--The OpeningNarration of every episode
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6	Throughout Japan, various heroes and villains combat each other in the never-ending struggle between good and evil. One of these battles takes place between the organization bent on world conquest, Agastia, and the transforming hero, Divine Swordsman Blader. With enough luck, Agastia will be able to defeat Blader and take over Japan, and then the world!
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8	That is, if their Monster Development Department makes a monster good enough to be both approved and able to overcome Blader.
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10	''Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department'', or ''Kaijin Kaihatsubu no Kuroitsu-san'' is a {{Parody}} manga of {{Toku}}satsu, presenting a world where evil societies operate like any other Japanese business, focusing on the struggles and labor of the Monster Development Department of Agastia. It began as a one-shot in April 2019 before becoming serialized in October 2019 on Flex Comix's ''Comic Meteor'' website, receiving an anime adaptation in the winter of 2022 by up-and-coming studio Quad.
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12	Has a [[Characters/MissKuroitsuFromTheMonsterDevelopmentDepartment Character page]] under development.
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15	!!''Miss Kuroitsu'' provides examples of:
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17	* ActorAllusion:
18	** Akashic and Megistus, the respective leader and [[TheDragon second-in-command]] of Agastia, are voiced by Creator/MaoIchimichi (credited as "M·A·O") and Creator/TetsuInada, both of whom are no stranger to ''Franchise/SuperSentai'' shows--the former played heroines (i.e., [[Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger Luka Millfy/Gokai Yellow]] and [[Series/UchuSentaiKyuranger Speed Star Raptor 283/WashiPink]]), while the latter has voiced major villains (i.e., [[Series/HyakujuuSentaiGaoranger Shuten]] and [[Series/KishiryuSentaiRyusoulger Gachireus]]) as well as a hero ([[Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger Doggie Kruger/DekaMaster]]). Meanwhile, Arisa Komiya, who voices rival monster developer Koharu, also had a ''Super Sentai'' role as [[Series/TokumeiSentaiGobusters Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster]].
19	** In the English dub, rather than the CouchGag of veteran {{sentai}} actors, all episodes are narrated by Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, who is best known for his breakout role as Adam Park in the ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' franchise (as the [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers second Black Ranger]] and later the Green [[Series/PowerRangersZeo Zeo]] and [[Series/PowerRangersTurbo (first) Turbo]] Ranger).
20	* ACupAngst: Reo/Magia Rose becomes quite frustrated when she notices that Yuuto/Magia Zwart gets rather big breasts when he [[SuperGenderBender turns into a girl due to his powers]].
21	* AffablyEvil: The majority of villains in the story, both inside Agastia and out, are genuinely friendly people with decently sound morals despite their shared goal of world conquest. Agastia in particular take this the farthest, having an absolute rule to [[WouldNotShootACivilian never harm non-hero civilians]], effectively being FriendlyEnemies and act like VitriolicBestBuds with Blader, as shown by their responses during fights getting rather personal at times, and willing to enforce their no-harming-civilians rule on any less-morally-inclined evil groups, even if that means crushing them personally.
22	* AffectionateParody: The story is a parody of {{Sentai}}[=-=]style tokusatsu from the perspective of the constantly beaten villains, especially how the weird and gimmicky MonstersOfTheWeek might potentially come to be, but it's packed to the gills with references to numerous toku series, from the decently popular to the incredibly obscure even in Japan, and both the torn-apart cliches and references are very clearly done out of a love for the genre.
23	* AmbiguouslyRelated: Doctor Sadamaki and Blader, real name Kenji Sadamaki, have the same last name, alongside being nearly identical face-wise, same hair color and style, eye color, and even skintone, but due to the Doctor never being seen off-work and Blader never interacting with him, it's unclear if they're {{Identical Stranger}}s with the same surname or actual relatives. [[spoiler:Until episode 8, where it's revealed they're brothers.]]
24	* AntiHero: Jyuyushi, the "Assassin Rangers". They're hitmen who believe evil must be eradicated immediately and at all costs - especially civilian costs. They're intentionally understaffed and underequipped so these ineffective {{Sociopathic Hero}}es get taken out by the villains ''very'' quickly.
25	* AntiVillain: Akashic is looking for world domination, but have higher standards in hiring and employee happiness than even the MagicalGirlWarrior heroes. And even a lot of [[RealLife real world]] companies.
26	* AssassinOutclassin: When an assassination-themed hero group called the Assassination Rangers attacks the executive monsters during the HotSpringsEpisode, they're all ''casually'' swatted down. In fact, the monster in charge of the assassination and espionage department is so insulted by their lack of skill that [[DoWrongRight proceeds to deliver a lecture on how to be better assassins and tells them to take notes!]]
27	* AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Being what it is, Agastia runs on a system of leadership where being strong enough to beat up everybody below you designates your position, leading up to [[BigBad Lady Akashic]] being a PintSizedPowerhouse with earth-shattering power. Unfortunately, while ''some'' of them are competent leaders, others range from meatheads to eccentric at best, which is best exemplified by Lady Akashic herself, who's a flighty airhead that relies on Megistus for anything besides brute-force fighting.
28	* BackForTheFinale: Many of the non-Agastia characters that appear in the anime, including [[TheCameo some of the special guest local heroes]], show up in the final episode to assist them in [[spoiler: fighting off Zet Arc when the company threatens a hostile takeover of Agastia (and Japan)]].
29	* BadassAdorable:
30	** Due to Lady Akashic's insistence, every monster that gets created always ends up being cute and lovable in some way, much to the chagrin of Kuroitsu, Doctor Sadamaki, and even Blader, all of whom would prefer them looking more intimidating and impressive. But as shown when faced against anybody besides Blader, they are indeed quite capable of badassery despite the harmless appearances and lackluster stats due to underfunding, most prominently with Cannon Thunderbird, who despite looking like a cuddly mascot is actually TheGunslinger with strong ShockAndAwe powers that is capable of beating a MagicalGirl effortlessly while protecting Hydra.
31	** Lady Akashic herself has the appearance of a cute little girl, and she has a lovable GenkiGirl personality to go with it, but when she feels the need to personally get involved, she has such incredible power that a ''light smack'' can utterly pulverize combat-spec monsters from rival organizations and ''hand-chopping at the air'' can cause ocean-parting shockwaves.
32	* BadGuyBar: Izakaya Azito is a back-alley bar where various retired heroes and villains hang out and try to get over the past with help from the owner, who has SeenItAll and knows just what all of them need, alongside being a MagicalGirl skilled enough with a [[WhipOfDominance whip to put any troublemakers, hero and villain alike, back in line]].
33	* BeachEpisode: The first half of Episode 9 has the MDD testing the aquatic abilities of their monsters at a beach (with them going there instead of testing onsite because Lady Akashic wanted to go to the beach), with a variety of swimsuit types being sported by the female characters, several MaleGaze shots for [[MsFanservice Wolf Bete]], various beach competitions, and some swimming practice.
34	* BenevolentBoss: While at least part of this is for PragmaticVillainy reasons because they're too low-scale and underfunded to be overly cruel, Episode 5 reveals that Akashic and her subordinate leaders are overall massively benevolent and supportive to their underlings, unlike plenty of other evil organization leaders, since they provide overtime pay, allow underlings to relax and have time off, and grant paid holidays and other free days based on group consensus. This is contrasted to groups such as Black Lore, which act like "black companies" through strictly enforcing rules and harshly punishing anybody that steps out of line, refusing to pay for overtime, and often overworking their underlings to death.
35	* BirdsOfAFeather: Wolf Bete has [[YoungerThanTheyLook the mind of a preteen boy]] while Lady Akashic has [[{{Womanchild}} the personality of a preteen girl]], and as a result, outside different preferences of coolness for Bete and cuteness for Akashic, share similar enough mental wavelengths that they get along quite well, such as both liking amusement parks, both having a SweetTooth, and both rarely thinking beyond their immediate actions.
36	* BigSisterInstinct: Matsu's sisters beat the shit out of a Black Lore monster after it scares Matsu.
37	* BlackComedy: The ValentinesDayEpisode makes the killing of a friendly and lovable CuteMonsterGirl surprisingly humorous by having Melty the chocolate monster's literal chocolate heart given to Blader alongside regular chocolate as a Valentine's Day apology gift. It helps that the following episode reveals she didn't actually die, simply being diluted in chocolate intensity and disallowed from fighting Blader until they completely replace the chocolate in her body.
38	* BlackEyesOfCrazy: In a rather amusing inversion, amongst Hydra's "sister" heads, the head with pitch-black eyes is actually the sane and calm one (at least when sober), while the heads with human-like eyes are varying degrees of aggressive and commanding.
39	* BrickJoke:
40	** When Doctor Sadamaki and Wolf Bete discuss Cannon Thunderbird's design, they get excited about making him big, badass-looking, and loaded with cannons, only for the committee designing to make him small, cute, and cannonless. When the time comes to face Blader and Cannon Thunderbird gets {{curbstomp\|Battle}}ed, Blader says he'd put up a much better fight if he was bigger, more badass-looking, and loaded with cannons, which puts Wolf Bete into StunnedSilence out of both angry shock and surprise that Blader felt the same way.
41	** After having one in the first episode from Wolf Bete losing his clothes, Blader is once again knocked out via {{Nosebleed}} in the finale when [[spoiler:he's asked to help take off Kuroitsu's Black Blader armor when she is unable to do so herself. There's even some CallBack narration about how he's a 20-something man that ''still'' can't handle dealing with women in lewd situations]].
42	* BunnyEarsLawyer: Every single member of the top brass for Agastia, who were personally picked by Akashic and Megistus to command their minions, are very skilled and capable at their designated positions, and Episode 11 shows that all of them can [[CurbStompBattle very easily beat]] most heroes, but several of them exemplify how AsskickingLeadsToLeadership results in questionable personalities in high-ranking roles:
43	** Arachne is a {{Hikkikomori}} that rarely ever leaves her castle.
44	** Long-Range Uncle is a HandsomeLech that every woman in Agastia (as well as Wolf Bete) wants to strangle.
45	** Amanoiwato is so adamant about maintaining defense that he refuses to leave his post.
46	** Kraken is so paranoid about danger that he also rarely leaves his post while being very thorough in making sure even his allies aren't a threat.
47	** Skylla is rather obsessive about her interests, and will become a {{Yandere}} towards whoever catches her eye.
48	** Warrior Jaguar is a BloodKnight who cares only about how capable people are at fighting one-on-one.
49	** Eldridge is so HotBlooded that he literally catches fire from the intensity of his emotions.
50	** Even DragonInChief Megistus is TheComicallySerious due to taking the most mundane of scenarios as seriously as their world domination plot.
51	* ButtMonkey: RecurringExtra Mizuki just wants a peaceful life with a relaxing job, but her reluctant friendship with [[PunchClockVillain part-time mook]] Matsuyama means that she's constantly getting roped into being beaten up and humiliated by various heroes, which usually results in her going home in tears, and is always portrayed humorously. She eventually seems to just accept it and tries to apply at Agastia. [[spoiler:Things get even more hectic for her in TheStinger of Episode 11 when, after helping Akashic get through a game she's spent months trying to beat, she decides to induct Mizuki and Matsuyama into their leadership.]]
52	* CastFromHitpoints: Eldritch's "Philadelphia Plan" involves empowering himself with [[ShockAndAwe electricity]] to temporarily boost his powers, such as becoming an IntangibleMan, but using it causes him to lose some of his memories, such as forgetting who Kuroitsu and Fafnir are.
53	* CallBack: The last-minute idea that Kuroitsu cobbled together for the presentation in episode 1 comes to fruition in episode 8 as Bandersnatch, but with much more planning and support from all of Agastia's divisions. Sadly, they run into Blader's NewPowersAsThePlotDemands.
54	* TheCameo: As [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer helpfully noted every time in the anime credits]], with details about both the characters and their franchises in case viewers might think some of them are too ridiculously named to be real, any time a Toku character outside the main cast shows up, like the hero Space-Time Warrior Ibaliger R or the villain [[Series/{{Dogengers}} Danger Kamen]], they are very much actual pre-existing characters from proper Toku media. Quite a few are regional teams used as part of attracting tourists, known colloquially as Local Heroes, while ''[[Manga/TentaiSenshiSunred Astro Fighter Sunred]]'', whose characters make a cameo in episode 11, is another manga that spoofs tokusatsu shows.
55	* CantHoldHisLiquor: Megistus can't, according to Sakamoto and Kuroitsu - the one time he went out with the MDD for a post-work drink, he fell asleep almost immediately after having one beer, with nobody realizing at first because he did so sitting straight-up.
56	* CatGirl: Elbucky from evil organization Black Lore is a monster designed like [[LittleBitBeastly a human girl with various cat-like traits]], including cat ears, a tail, a CuteLittleFang, an occasional PlayfulCatSmile, an overall playfully catty personality, and a "nya" VerbalTic.
57	* ChekhovsGun: Initially it seems that [[RecurringExtra Mizuki and Matsuyama's]] frequent hiring by various evil organizations is just a RunningGag about [[ButtMonkey Mizuki getting beaten up by various heroes]], but it turns out to have a very important purpose later on, where [[spoiler:in the finale, the fact the duo have connection with every evil organization in Japan, and indirectly their opposing heroes, allows them to quickly enact an EnemyMine across the whole country]].
58	* ClarkKenting: Kenji doesn't recognize Miss Kuroitsu when she comes to his restaurant to buy dinner, even though the only difference in appearance between her going to the restaurant and her battles with Blader is wearing glasses as a civilian and a labcoat in battle.
59	* ClingyCostume: A very comical example comes from [[spoiler:the Black Blader suit being unable to detransform after Kuroitsu uses it due to rushed, incomplete, and utterly messy coding, so following the season finale battle, Kuroitsu is forced to sleep, wake up, and go about her day in the extremely conspicuous black armor, her co-workers have to pull an all-nighter trying to work through the complicated spaghetti-code, and she gives Kenji[=/=]Blader a massive shock when she comes for her usual order while wearing it]].
60	* CouchGag: The opening narration is narrated by different actors each episode, all of whom are voiced by veteran toku actors.
61	* ComedicShotacon: PlayedWith. Elbucky, after realizing that Wolf Bete is male, quickly becomes excited, with the narration noting that she has a taste for "virgin boys." This is complicated by the fact that, even though Wolf has the mind of a preteen boy, he has an adult female body.
62	* TheComicallySerious: Megistus is a grave presence that never cracks jokes and is always laser-focused on Agastia's goals. That said, he's an incredibly LargeHam that brings that level of intense gravitas equally to every task he does, be it destroying heroes, testing out Agastia's mobile game, conducting interviews (even continuing to do so when he knows his interviewees are magical girls undercover to try to learn more about his organization), or writing, composing, and choreographing an idol musical number. He also combines a mundane business suit with an armored helmet and cape befitting a tokusatsu villain when out in public.
63	* CripplingOverspecialization: Discussed, and defied in the case of Kuroitsu's creations. It's noted, after one of Black Lore's creations runs amok at one of Agastia's front organizations, that most evil corporations tend to make their monsters solely focused on defeating heroes, resulting in them having issues just living their lives whenever they're not in the middle of battle. Meanwhile, Agastia gives their monsters more flexibility, so that they can do other jobs and conduct normal lives when not in the middle of their fight with Blader.
64	* CuteAndPsycho: Skylla is a rather cute woman with a gentle and friendly voice, but beneath that cute image is a woman who gets terrifyingly obsessive about her interests, especially once she latches onto Wolf Bete and decides he's becoming her underling no matter what, though under the belief he's a full-on woman. She especially likes using their pack hierarchy mentality as wolf monsters to force him into complying with her creepy requests.
65	* CutenessProximity: Salamander is such an adorable doll-sized {{Notzilla}} that he's constantly getting doted on by people, such as children flocking around him or Kuroitsu cuddling him due to loving his soft and smooth skin, all of which annoys him.
66	* CuteMute: Mummy is an adorable girl who loves idols and wants to be one despite being unable to speak, let alone sing, due to having underdeveloped vocal cords that only allow her to make wordless noises. [[spoiler:Luckily for her, she gains the ability to talk and sing after Camula injects her with some of her pluropotent cells to test her resolve in becoming an idol.]]
67	* CuteMonsterGirl: The majority of monsters created by the MDD are designed with the bodies of cute and attractive human-like women. A decent part of why is because Akashic really likes cute things, especially cute girls, which Wolf Bete frequently complains about due to losing out on a cool and manly body as a result.
68	* CutLexLuthorACheck: Averted by Agastia. Any time they end up developing useful or marketable technology while creating a new monster, they forward it to one of their front companies so they can make money off it. They even put their monsters to work when they're not fighting by giving them jobs as mascots in an amusement park they secretly own.
69	* {{Deconstruction}}: When the MDD considers the possibility that Blader may eventually have a giant robot in his arsenal, Wolf Bete suggests creating a {{Kaiju}} in preparation for this, only for Kuroitsu to point out that with the amount of material needed to make one along with costs in construction and maintenance, it could cost over one billion yen (roughly $8.7 million in US currency) to make one.
70	* DefeatByModesty: A double-whammy during Blader's first fight against Wolf Bete, with Wolf Bete's [[TheNudifier clothing malfunction]] knocking Blader out due to [[{{Nosebleed}} overstimulation]] and knocking Wolf Bete out due to embarrassed shock.
71	* DragonInChief: While Akashic is on paper the leader of Agastia due to [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership being the absolute strongest within it]], in practice she's a flighty airhead who often causes problems using her immense strength, so the one who really leads everybody is second-in-command Megistus, with him even reining in Akashic herself and dealing with any trouble resulting from her whimsical decisions.
72	* EnemyMine:
73	** In the season finale, Agastia finds itself completely outmatched trying to fight alone against Zet Arc, but when it seems that they might get overwhelmed, they receive surprising aid from [[spoiler:''every hero and villainous organization in Japan!'' As Megistus proudly states, while heroes and villains are fated to battle, and rival evil organizations will compete for the top, when faced with a situation that threatens everybody, they are flexible enough to put aside the antagonism and join forces temporarily]].
74	** The most notable teamup in said finale ends up being [[spoiler:Black Blader Kuroitsu and Divine Blader taking on Zet Acht together]].
75	* ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask: When the heroes from Episode 11 try attacking Warrior Jaguar and Fenrir during their [[MundaneMadeAwesome fierce]] ping-pong game, the two don't need to stop the game or even [[OffhandBackhand look their direction]] to easily {{curbstomp\|Battle}} them.
76	* ExecutiveMeddling: Wolf Bete and Cannon Thunderbird are subject to this InUniverse during their development. With Wolf Bete, he was intended to be 100% male, only for him to receive a female body when Lady Akashic asked for him to be cuter. Meanwhile, Cannon Thunderbird is the result of the MDD having to meet the demands of the other departments and Lady Akashic.
77	* EvenEvilHasStandards:
78	** While terrorizing the world and fighting heroes are in the job description of villainy, Agastia, Megistus most especially, are against anything that will outright harm the general populace, whether it's directly attacking civilians or sending out a monster with even a tinge of WalkingWasteland potential, like [[ItMakesSenseInContext Melty's chocolate body being contaminated with potentially dangerous metal flakes]]. While this could count as PragmaticVillainy given how harming the world population would be problematic for ruling it, they genuinely are too morally upstanding to do such horrific actions even for CombatPragmatism reasons.
79	** When a monster from a different organization tries to bully a civilian at their amusement park, Agastia's monsters step in to protect them.
80	** Agastia overall has some absolute ethical rules when it comes to what can or can't be done for villainy:
81	*** They do not hire underage people to work for them, as they realize that some of the heroes they'd be fighting (like Rose and Zwart) are still kids while seeing the villainous path as the realm of adults who fully understand and accept their choices, being so adamant about this that when Magia send said child-aged heroes on semi-villainous infiltration work with hints of assassination, Megistus exhibits a state of TranquilFury about the amorality of it.
82	*** While Kuroitsu does base some of her monster concepts around it, she and the rest of the MDD do not alter actual humans when it comes to the monster creation progress, with all of them being artificially made from scratch instead.
83	*** Forcibly conscripting monsters into fighting against their will, such as Zet Arc's UnwillingRoboticization, is something that makes Kuroitsu's blood boil.
84	** They dislike heroes who don't ''act'' like heroes, such as the aforementioned assassination work, threatening harm on innocents, or using dirty tricks in their fights. After all, who would get behind heroes that act worse then the evil organizations fighting them?
85	* EvilCounterpart:
86	** Agastia deliberately {{invoke\|dTrope}}s this by eventually coming up with the concept for a Black Blader [[spoiler:who's actually Kuroitsu's alter ego while using the experimental "wearable monster" tech]].
87	** Agastia also has an [[EvilerThanThou Eviler Counterpart]] organization in the form of Zet Arc, who [[BadBoss don't give a toss about their employees,]] endanger civilians, and [[UnwillingRoboticization force their monsters into non-negotiable service as brainwashed cyborgs]].
88	* FantasticRacism: While she does work for the villainous Agastia, the fact Magia's Rose and Zwart attack and try to kill Hydra just because she's exposing her hydra heads, even though she's doing nothing but enjoying a drink at the time, provides subtle implications that there might be some VanHelsingHateCrimes problems in place for the "heroes", especially as they proceed to try and shoot her in the back when she runs away. The same episode and the next suggest this is partly because Agastia's monsters are unusually "flexible," with other evil organizations' creations just being violent living weapons. Episode 7 clarifies on that detail, with Kuroitsu noting that monsters have no rights as people and are treated as pests at best, so there would be no legal repercussions for doing anything bad, such as torture, enslavement, or outright murder, towards a monster.
89	* FriendlyEnemy: While Blader and Agastia are trying to defeat each other, they surprisingly have a rather amiable relationship outside that. If a fight goes too badly they'll each concede a draw, Blader often gives advice and pointers on how to improve their monsters, and if its not possible to provide a monster Agastia will apologize and offer a compromise while promising to be ready next time, such as giving him Valentine's chocolate when their Valentine's monster had to be recalled for food contamination.
90	* FrontlineGeneral: Part of Kuroitsu's job consists of following the company's monsters onto the field, presumably to take notes on their performance. Somehow, [[ClarkKenting Kenji/Blader still can't figure it out]].
91	* GagCensor: When Wolf Bete exits his creation capsule naked in Episode 1 of the anime[[note]]Wolf Bete wasn't naked in the manga[[/note]], his female body's nipples are repeatedly covered by 1 or 2 blatant broadcast censors based on the Agastia logo with the words "Let's Respect Privacy!" around it. TheStinger uses it again for his butt, with it even sliding into frame as the steam vanishes, when his outfit malfunctions and exposes him to Blader, while his breasts get GodivaHair instead.
92	* GenderBenderAngst: While he wasn't physically male for very long due to being a work-in-progress ArtificialHuman, Wolf Bete still maintains several complaints that he was supposed to be a guy before Lady Akashic had her say in the process. Some particular complaints being his rather distracting breasts, the fact MDD is so under-funded that they couldn't change his brain to at least be female to match, and the complete loss of his "son". At least he later starts to see the breasts and some other things as not too bad to have if he's going to be stuck that way for a good while.
93	* GodivaHair: Used a few times in cases of frontal nudity.
94	** After his outfit malfunctions in episode 1, is used to cover Wolf Bete's breasts.
95	** During a CAT scan of Mummy in episode 10, her breasts and vaginal area are covered by her hair.
96	* GondorCallsForAid: Despite technically being villains themselves, Agastia calls in help from heroes and villains alike in the season finale to help defend against a hostile takeover.
97	* GoingCommando: It turns out Wolf Bete doesn't wear a bra. As he notes, he has no reason to own any, let alone know the first thing about putting one on.
98	* TheGunslinger: Cannon Thunderbird wields a revolver and is an incredible crackshot with it to the point of ImprobableAimingSkills, like when he one-shot the magical crystal of Magia Rose's wand despite both running away and facing the opposite direction.
99	* HandsomeLech: Long-Range Uncle is a rather suave man who puts on the airs of being a gentleman, mainly an affectation of being the espionage leader and thus needing to be a smooth-talker, but he's utterly despised by every female and several males in Agastia because he frequently engages in sexual harassment, mainly by using his skills as TheParalyzer to make them unable to fight back. While he never goes further then PressurePoint stimulation, that's still violating enough that many of his fellow leaders would be very willing to beat him up if it wasn't for his high rank and [[CantKillYouStillNeedYou usefulness]].
100	* HeroicSelfDeprecation: Kenji starts feeling that his efforts as HenshinHero Blader are turning into those from a bygone era due to how he has to hold a normal job just to make ends meet while only really known by his enemies Agastia, comparing himself negatively to {{Magical Girl}}s Magia Rose and Magia Zwart, who he sees as so capable they can be full-time heroes thanks to sponsorships and hero paychecks. While he does get his drive re-strengthened for unrelated reasons, he's apparently unaware that he's making a genuinely major contribution to the world by fighting Agastia, because he seems to be the only one capable of beating their monsters, as shown when Cannon Thunderbird fought off said magical girls easily while he himself was crushed just as effortlessly by Blader.
101	* HeroismWontPayTheBills: Because he's not a famous hero with licensed merchandise or lucrative endorsements, Blader has to work at a convenience store to make ends meet.
102	* {{Hikkikomori}}: Arachne constantly holes herself up in her personal spidery castle, and it takes some major pushing from fellow lieutenant Camula for her to step so much as a foot outside, let alone go anywhere else like the beach. While Kuroitsu notes she does have a HomeFieldAdvantage there and is three times weaker outside it, Arachne's fidgeting and begging desire to get back makes it clear she just really hates leaving her home for any reason.
103	* HotSpringsEpisode: Episode 11 has Kuroitsu, Wolf Bete, and most of the executives taking part in an employee retreat at a resort town (most likely Kawasaki, given the appearances by the cast of ''[[Manga/TentaiSenshiSunred Astro Fighter Sunred]]''), with Wolf Bete and Skylla, an executive that served as the basis for Wolf Bete's female body, having a moment at the hotel's hot spring being interrupted by members of the town's local sentai group.
104	* HotterAndSexier: While not massively so, both because the fan service is still mostly limited to [[MsFanservice Wolf Bete]] and the manga was still pretty lewd in that regard, the anime bumped it up heavily by having his introduction scene making him NakedOnArrival instead of leaving the tank already clothed, along with giving him rather obvious fully rendered female nipples and buttcheeks barely kept hidden by a GagCensor. Even if starting with Episode 2 the fan service levels reverted to being on par with the manga, that still means the anime has a RRatedOpening the manga lacks.
105	* AnIcePerson:
106	** As his RedBaron epithet "Absolute Zero" makes quite clear, Megistus has the power to generate and manipulate ice however he wants, including shooting icicle spears and generating mirage images by refracting light through the clear crystals.
107	** Fleurety also possesses the power of cryokinesis, though they mainly use it in their job as food supply manager to preserve things.
108	* IdolSinger: Camula and Mummy are both heavily obsessed with idols, with Mummy herself striving to become one herself one day. It took Mummy a lot of struggle and determination, though, as she was initially mute before receiving some of Camula's cells that could've killed her if she didn't have enough willpower, but by keeping her heart trained on her dream, she was able to successfully pull off a debut to a small but enthusiastic audience, setting the stage for her potentially becoming a genuine idol.
109	* InsideAComputerSystem: Wolf Bete's mind was developed inside a virtual reality simulation, implying that's how all monster minds are built.
110	* {{Kaiju}}: Fafnir is an utterly massive bipedal dragon that's powerful enough to {{curbstomp\|Battle}} most HumongousMecha, but him being around the size of a small mountain means it's difficult for him to join in on Agastia's leadership gatherings, not to mention each time he gets into a fight even for a few minutes is a large resource cost for the organization.
111	* KindnessButton: Wolf Bete is normally rather reluctant to do anything besides fighting Blader and entertaining his pre-teen boy interests, but when somebody asking for his assistance makes sure to address him as a man, he folds rather easily and will help with no strings attached, since he doesn't want to disappoint anybody that acknowledges his manliness despite having a female body.
112	* LabcoatOfScienceAndMedicine: Given the story revolves around the MadScientist division of an evil organization, it's only natural that Doctor Sadamaki and lab assistants Kuroitsu and Wolf Bete wear labcoats, with the same going for other monster developers like Doctor Koharu from Black Lore. Given that Kuroitsu wears it while out field-testing monsters against Blader, the labcoats are outright part of the division uniform.
113	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: In Episode 3, Blader asks himself why Agastia always attacks him on Saturdays, the same day the anime airs.
114	* LetsMeetTheMeat: Melty implies at a company party in Episode 7 that one aspect of her Valentine's chocolate theme involves having people literally eat parts of her, since she can easily replace whatever is eaten with more chocolate. So she's understandably depressed that her dangerous metal contamination means she's disallowed from feeding herself to anyone until they can replace the bad chocolate with a harmless mix.
115	* LikesClarkKentHatesSuperman: Touka Kuroitsu and Kenji Sadamaki both rather enjoy the other's company, Touka finding Kenji to be a very helpful and supportive worker while Kenji likes Touka for her cute looks and impressive drive towards her secret job. Meanwhile, when acting as villain Monster Developer Kuroitsu and hero Blader, they find each other to be tiresome annoyances, providing amusingly ironic contrasts between their civilian and super identities, especially how they inspire each other to keep striving to their goals while unaware that they're basically perpetuating their endless conflict in equal measure.
116	* LivingWithTheVillain:
117	** Touka Kuroitsu is a frequent customer of restaurant worker Kenji Sadamaki, but unbeknownst to either of them, Kuroitsu is a monster developer for Agastia and Sadamaki is the group's sworn enemy Blader. What makes it especially awkward is that [[DatingCatwoman Sadamaki has a crush on Kuroitsu]] while unaware that she's effectively his ArchEnemy.
118	** A much more literal example would be [[spoiler:Blader, real name Kenji Sadamaki]], living with [[spoiler:the Professor, real name Hajime Sadamaki, due to both being brothers]]. Neither of them know that when not together at home they're opposing each other.
119	* LogicalWeakness:
120	** Melty is a monster made entirely out of chocolate, so hanging around in less-than-chilled temperatures causes her to eventually melt into a blob, with higher temperatures like at a sunny beach making her melt faster. Though as a corollary, if the temperature lowers to at least slightly chilly, she's able to will her body to solidify, unlike regular chocolate.
121	** Cannon Thunderbird is a mecha-like cyborg, so pushing his body too much in a short amount of time will eventually cause his systems to fail, and being around 70-80% machine means that when his internals fail, he turns into a nearly-paralyzed vegetable until he can be fixed. This almost proves fatal when competing with Wolf Bete in the ocean, as him being so big and heavy combined with the water pressure of the bottom means that not even the combined strength of Wolf and the other monsters can lift him. It's only because of Akashic being capable of parting the ocean with a handslash and him having just enough strength to signal his location with a gunshot that he is saved.
122	* LotusEaterMachine: Purple Mirror's ability allows him to trap his targets in a vision where [[YourHeartsDesire all their desires come true]]. Unfortunately for him, he ended up testing this ability on Wolf Bete, with him [[SpottingTheThread not realizing that not only is Wolf Bete actually a male monster in a female body, but that Kuroitsu is well aware of this and uses male honorifics when talking to him]].
123	* MeanBoss: Black Lore is known to Agastia as a "black company"-type evil organization, which means the leader treats all his underlings less as people and more as cogs in his well-oiled machine that can easily be replaced when broken. Specifically, he overworks everybody, from the minions to the lieutenants, without any extra pay, forces those underlings to internalize a {{Workaholic}} mantra that makes them believe being underpaid is a good thing, and often reaches BadBoss levels by having them work until they kill themselves from the stress. Koharu is constantly struggling to maintain her morale and convince herself she chose the right career, and one of the lieutenants was turned into such a heavy bundle of nerves that experiencing Bullhead's [[SupernaturalFearInducer fear gaze]] broke him into outright resigning.
124	* MediumBlending: In TheStinger of Episode 2, when Blader uses his finisher on Cannon Thunderbird, the scene changes to a live action model of Cannon being blown up before switching back to anime. Also StylisticSuck.
125	* MinoredInAsskicking:
126	** Kuroitsu herself, as evidenced by Episode 5, in which she's forced to fight her way through [[BloodKnight Warrior Jaguar]]'s entire base and then fight him on top of that to get his approval stamp. She still ultimately loses, but it's close enough that she manages to get his stamp anyway, and comes out in one piece. When she easily beats a group of thugs in Episode 7 and Wolf questions why she's so strong, Kuroitsu states that she plans to become a high-ranking officer for Agastia someday, and since AsskickingLeadsToLeadership is the norm, she needs to be as strong as or even stronger than the monsters she makes.
127	** Megistus is normally seen far away from any action, managing the day-to-day of Agastia and supporting the MDD... but every once in a while he's forced into a fight, and shows how he earned his status as TheDragon for Akashic. Notably, he can pretty much toy around with the Magia Duo while they seriously try to kill him.
128	** A rather surprising example revealed in the season finale is [[spoiler:the manager of Magia]], who initially seemed like just the MissionControl for his group, but is fully capable of beating up swarms of monsters by himself if absolutely necessary.
129	* MonsterMash:
130	** Almost every non-human member of Agastia is based on some pre-existing monster or other inhuman entity in mythology, folklore, or literature:
131	*** Wolf Bete had his powers based on the Beast of Gevaudan, which is represented as being a WolfMan.
132	*** Cannon Thunderbird is directly based on, well, the {{Thunderbird}}.
133	*** Hydra is based on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology the hydra]] with her MultipleHeadCase and (currently unimplemented) PoisonousPerson abilities.
134	*** Camula the Immortal is based on ''Literature/{{Carmilla}}'' the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampire]].
135	*** Kraken is based on [[Myth/NauticalFolklore the kraken]] as a [[TentacledTerror mass of tentacles that lives underwater]].
136	*** Warrior Jaguar is based on [[Myth/AztecMythology Jaguar Warriors]] represented as a jaguar-based CatFolk.
137	*** Arachne is based on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Arachne]] with her SpiderPeople motif and AllWebbedUp powers.
138	*** Skylla is based on [[Myth/ClassicalMythology Scylla]] with her being able to summon four black dog-headed tentacles.
139	*** Amanoiwato is based on [[Myth/JapaneseMythology the Ama-no-Iwato]], a cave Amaterasu hid herself in, depriving the land of light, to have solitude away from her aggressive brother Susano'o. In this case, given the basis is a cave and not a living being, it's represented by a RockMonster obsessed with maintaining his secure post, referencing both the cave and Amaterasu while in it.
140	*** Eldridge is based on [[StockUnsolvedMysteries the Philadelphia Experiment]], a Conspiracy Theory about an experiment conducted by the US Navy involving invisibility and teleportation, referenced here through his IntangibleMan powers when activating his "Philadelphia Plan".
141	*** Fenrir the WolfMan is based on [[Myth/NorseMythology Fenrir the wolf]].
142	*** Fafnir the dragon is based on [[Myth/NorseMythology Fafnir]], the greedy dwarf who through KarmicTransformation became a dragon, referenced here through how resource-intensive he is to be active for very long.
143	*** Mummy is based on, well, the {{Mummy}}.
144	*** Bandersnatch is based on the creature named but scantly mentioned by Creator/LewisCarroll, depicted here as a dog-like creature that, like Lewis described, is ferocious when attacking, moves incredibly fast, possesses a long neck, and has a powerful bite.
145	** Likewise, the monster members of Black Lore—Red Mantle, Red Room, Bull Head, and Purple Mirror—are all based off Japanese Urban Legends: Aka Manto, Red Room Curse, Cow/Ox Head, and the Purple Mirror Curse respectively. Additionally, Bull Head's ability to induce fear via eye contact is based on the legend where supposedly anyone who hears or reads of the Cow/Ox Head story becomes overcome with fear until they die.
146	* MonsterOfTheWeek: The show is about the travails of the people who have to produce a new monster every week and remain under budget. Despite this, all of the produced monsters are re-occuring characters.
147	* MsFanservice:
148	** From the moment he's properly introduced, Wolf Bete's curvy female body forced on him by Lady Akashic constantly gets used to provide MaleGaze-type fanservice, whether through {{Stripperiffic}} outfits or ending up naked for one reason or another, and even in the conservative MDD scientist outfit, his breasts are quite prominent.
149	** While not as frequently as Wolf, Kuroitsu often ends up going through scenarios that show off her own decently curvaceous body, mainly situations where both her and Wolf are put in skimpy outfits.
150	* MultipleHeadCase: Matsu[=/=]Hydra has each of her hydra heads possess separate personalities and quite varied attitudes, ranging from aggressive and commanding to calm and mellow. All of them and Matsu herself consider each other sisters, and as such feel different shades of BigSisterInstinct towards one another.
151	* NeverGetsDrunk: As revealed in Episode 7, monsters are unable to get genuinely drunk due to their inhuman biology, but this doesn't mean they can't get effectively drunk off the atmosphere of a party.
152	* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: The tendency of toku stories, especially ''sentai'' types, to have the hero suddenly gain a new power without any explanation gets lampooned in Episode 8 for both sides.
153	** After nearly losing to Agastia's latest monster, Blader shows off a second form he never used before. Kuroitsu and co. talk about how [[GenreSavvy they really should've expected this to happen based on previous heroes doing it]], and should prepare for him having even more forms that will eventually end in him getting a HumongousMecha.
154	** Blader himself is just as shocked about him suddenly attaining a new form, spending his down-time worrying about what his powers really are and what they're truly capable of.
155	* NonchalantDodge: It's not exactly clear how much he was dodging Magia Rose and Magia Zwart, and how much he used his ice powers to just create illusions, but regardless, Megistus did not even need to pause the interview he was conducting with the two to avoid their attacks, even as they let loose with their full might.
156	* NotSoHarmlessVillain: Every time Agastia faces Blader with one of their monsters, it always ends in either a draw or a CurbStompBattle in Blader's favor. But as first shown when Cannon Thunderbird easily handled fighting a pair of {{Magical Girl}}s, both of whom were shown clearly to be decently strong themselves, they do indeed have decently high potential for conquering the world. It's just that Blader is so ridiculously strong and determined that he makes them ''look'' weak.
157	* OffscreenVillainDarkMatter: Being a {{Sentai}} parody from the [[VillainProtagonist villain's perspective]], it naturally completely averts this, with the limited resources for Agastia barely being kept funded through hundreds of cover companies, which also results in the MDD having to work around a limited budget when creating monsters. In return, they wonder [[WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys where the heroes get their resources]], especially when so many of them have giant robots despite not seeming rich enough to afford even ''one''.
158	* OlderAlterEgo: {{Inverted\|Trope}} with the manager of Izakaya Azito, who is a chubby woman rather clearly somewhere in her 60's to 70's that de-ages to somewhere in her teens when using her MagicalGirl powers.
159	* OneWayVisor: Doctor Sadamaki is usually seen wearing high-tech AR glasses that completely hides his eyes from the viewer but quite clearly still allows him to see. The hiding of his eyes helps signify how he's more of a background character who does most of the behind-the-scenes work in MDD, while Kuroitsu with her fully shown and often focused-on eyes acts as TheFace for the division, both to the audience and to the other characters.
160	* ParentalIncest: Wolf Bete exhibits a one-sided crush on Kuroitsu, who is his creator and hence arguably his mother.
161	* PointyEars: Camula naturally possesses a pair of rather long and pointy ears, a trait taken from a number of vampire depictions.
162	* PointyHairedBoss: Lady Akashic isn't, contrary to her position, actually malicious to her underlings, but she ''is'' a GenkiGirl that behaves her apparent age and her repeated insistence that every monster Agastia comes up with be cute ends up straining the MDD's budget and workload heavily.
163	* PoisonousPerson: Matsu is ''supposed'' to have the power as Hydra to both [[BreathWeapon breathe poison]] and inject venom from the mouths of her "sisters", but Agastia being underfunded means that even as her MultipleHeadCase expands, they still can't afford to make her poisonous.
164	* PoliteVillainsRudeHeroes: The story takes this to the extreme: Most of the villains are AffablyEvil sorts that have [[EvenEvilHasStandards plenty of personal standards]], and even the worst organizations are FauxAffablyEvil jerks that still hold to various standards. Most heroes are of the {{punch clock\|Hero}} kind, with some like the MagicalGirl group bordering on NominalHero since Magia Rose is a BloodKnight that wants to kill all villains even if they're barely evil, to the worry of her partner Magia Zwart. After one particular encounter between Magia and Megistus in Episode 8, it reaches the point where Magia Zwart feels concerned about which of them were the actual "villains" there.
165	* PragmaticVillainy: While Megistus is indeed a BenevolentBoss who cares for his employees, another reason he does things like let the MDD off with supportive words and a simple warning to not make the same mistake twice after a failure is because talented and hard-working employees, especially of the bio-engineering sort, are hard to come by and keep, and Agastia is too short-staffed and budgeted to go WeHaveReserves and YouHaveFailedMe like some other evil organizations. Same reason for the organization having a Human Resources department, as better work conditions means higher morale, resulting in better productivity, which in turn increases the chances of figuring out how to beat Blader and take over the world.
166	* PrettyBoy: When Doctor Sadamaki is needed to stop wearing his OneWayVisor, such as for a formal group meeting, it turns out he has an incredibly handsome face. Both Kuroitsu and Wolf Bete find it annoying that such an attractive man prefers hiding it with AR glasses.
167	* PunchClockHero: Just like villainy, heroism is essentially a job for people, with stuff like sponsorship deals and an income, and as such not all of them are really "heroic".
168	** The Magia group outright have it as part of their slogan that they love money almost more than stopping villains and basically employ ChildSoldiers through their {{Magical Girl}}s that they're willing to even use for infiltration and effectively assassination. Their main fighter, Magia Rose, is in particular a KnightTemplar who sees it as fully justified and righteous to slaughter all villains, even if they aren't evil enough to be worth killing. This is contrasted with Megistus and Agastia, who while needing to fund his organization considers the morale of his underlings and safety of civilians top priority, along with [[EvenEvilHasStandards viewing an organization that uses children for semi-criminal jobs to be horribly deplorable]].
169	** The Jyuyushi/Assassin Rangers are {{Knight Templar}}s who essentially use the FantasticRacism against monsters and their fellow villains as an excuse to murder people under the pretext of "justice".
170	* PunchClockVillain: Miss Kuroitsu and her organization all do their best to defeat Blader, conquer Japan, and eventually conquer the world, but they don't dedicate their lives full-time to villainy, with all of them having mundane civilian lives when off-the-clock. This extends to not terrorizing civilians, even having it as a rule to never do so, simply planning to take out Blader and other heroes before conquering, and in fact many members have friendly relationships with the general populace who don't know their true identities.
171	* PunnyName: Megistus's criticism of Nesuo's [[StockNessMonster Loch Ness Monster]] concept in Episode 1 also mentions how reimagining him as a feminine monster as "Nesuko" would allow a pun since that's also the Japanese translation of Loch Ness.
172	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure:
173	** Despite his fearsome appearance, Chief of Staff Megistus turns out to be a BenevolentBoss who provides for the needs of his underlings, making clear that the MDD shouldn't overwork themselves, providing bonus pay when unreasonable demands from the top brass force crunch time, and giving up his hotel room for Kuroitsu to prevent any issues. Megistus makes sure they know that repeated personal failures of similar nature will eventually be viewed as incompetence, and he will invoke YouHaveFailedMe if necessary... though since he implied that [[MurderIsTheBestSolution he killed someone to get their hotel room]] when he actually slept at a local men's shelter, it's unclear whether he intends to follow through on this or not.
174	** Lady Camula is a strict enforcer of the rules and requirements of Agastia, and metes out punishments for any underling that falls short. However, just like her superior Megistus, her usual punishments are fair but threatening, with first offenses only requiring professionally written apologies and promises to do better, with the inherent implications that any further screw-ups will face harsher punishment. She's also quite reasonable in regards to underlings going beyond their station a bit if it means improving Agastia overall, such as MDD increasing budget requests to massively enhance their monsters.
175	* RecurringExtra: Mizuki is a skittish girl looking for a relaxing job, only to apparently get roped into some sort of {{mook}} temp agency by a woman named Matsuyama, resulting in her working for various villain organizations much to her chagrin. Her role in the story is rather small due to never working for Agastia, and even when she runs into them its only for short moments, but her periodic appearances throughout the story still make her leagues more notable than the minor one-off characters. [[spoiler:Culminates in episode 11, where Mizuki [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext gets hired]] ''[[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext as an executive]]'' [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext after playing a video game with Lady Akashic]].]]
176	* ReferenceOverdosed:
177	** Divine Blader may be a Kamen Rider CaptainErsatz, but his design is a mashup of multiple characters. He has the color scheme and scarf of Manga/Cyborg009, a helmet that looks like Manga/SkullMan's, [[Series/Akumaizer3 Xavitan]]'s chest plate and a belt that looks vaguely similar to a [[Series/KamenRiderGaim Sengoku Driver]].
178	** The [[BadGuyBar bar for retired heroes and villains]] that Kuroitsu visits in Episode 9 is filled with this. For starters, the place is run by a MagicalGirl whose super form resembles [[Anime/MagicalPrincessMinkyMomo Minky Momo]] and transformation chant is based on ''Anime/CreamyMamiTheMagicAngel''. As for the various patrons, there's [[Manga/EightMan1963 an android that regularly has nuclear coolant that's disguised as a lollipop]], a policeman [[{{Series/Ultraman}} who accidentally killed someone on their first day]], a scientist whose career went downhill when [[Franchise/KamenRider a grasshopper-based creation escaped before its mind could be altered]], and [[Creator/MachikoSoga a lady whose monsters were always getting beaten up]] by [[Franchise/SuperSentai a team of five heroes and their giant robot]].
179	* RenaissanceMan: In his efforts to keep Agastia as well-funded and decently-staffed as possible, Megistus has taken up numerous skills that he has pushed himself to be highly capable at, including high-speed multi-tasking, video-game development, idol management, etc.
180	* ShaggyDogStory:
181	** The majority of Episode 2 focuses on the work and effort put into creating Cannon Thunderbird, having to navigate the demands and requirements of various departments... and, at the end, he becomes yet another monster defeated by Blader.
182	** The first half of Episode 5 has Kuroitsu and Wolf Bete traveling to the lairs of the various Agastia executives in order to get the approval stamps needed to order new equipment, only to learn after turning in the paperwork that two of the stamps weren't approval stamps ([[FreezeFrameBonus with one stop clearly labelled "No" during the shot of stamped paperwork]]) and one stamp having the wrong year on it.
183	** The last part of Episode 7 has Mizuki undergoing a TrainingMontage in an attempt to actually defeat a Hero for once... only to be too sore to fight effectively and frightened by how tough the hero is and get her ass beat once more.
184	* ShipTease: Several scenes between Cannon and Hydra imply they like each other much more than as friends and co-workers, with Hydra exhibiting periodic LuminescentBlush and treating Cannon to things like a home-made bento, while Cannon is very quick to accept her offers and often pushes himself to both protect and impress her. Hydra's [[MultipleHeadCase sisters]] notice these subtle romantic implications, and [[ShipperOnDeck try to push the two together]] because it would make her happy. (In the BeachEpisode, Cannon implies that he wants to keep his distance from Hydra's sisters specifically.)
185	* ShockAndAwe: As part of his powers, Cannon [[MeaningfulName Thunderbird]] can summon lightning and attack people with it. However, due to utilizing low-scale WeatherManipulation to create the lightning, [[LogicalWeakness the low-pressure air needed to generate it will eventually re-insulate, leaving him unable to call down more]].
186	* ShoutOut: In episode 11, the game Arachne and Eldridge are playing is heavily implied to be ''Franchise/{{Splatoon}}''.
187	* SignatureLaugh: Arachne makes a rather notable "kukiki" chuckle whenever she's acting mischievous, which combines the classic "kukuku" EvilLaugh with spider chattering.
188	* SignatureSoundEffect: Wolf Bete in the anime is strongly associated with a high-pitched, loud, and echoing dog whimper, which plays whenever he's upset, dismayed, embarassed, or otherwise dislikes a situation he's gotten into.
189	* SociallyAwkwardHero: Kenji is a borderline InvincibleHero as Blader, able to crush almost every monster he fights, but anything involving women in any way besides fighting female monsters is a major struggle for him. He's never been very good talking to them in a casual manner outside both work and his Blader identity, he's so shy about female bodies that seeing Wolf Bete naked caused a mind-breaking {{nosebleed}}, and his lack of interaction with them means even the smallest appreciative gestures, such as receiving Valentine's chocolate from a [[ClarkKenting barely disguised]] Kuroitsu, makes him overjoyed.
190	* SwordAndFist: Based on his general persona, Blader seems like the kind of hero who can only fight with, well, his blade. However, Blader also possesses bare-handed techniques for the off-chance that his blade might get compromised... which Adamant, wielder of sword-disabling MagnetismManipulation, found out the hard way.
191	* TheStinger: Most of the anime episodes feature after-credits scenes that act as cap-offs for their events, such as Blader {{curbstomp\|Battle}}ing the newest monster, Agastia relaxing after a fight, or Mizuki getting beaten up by a local hero.
192	* StunnedSilence: Part of being TheComicallySerious is that Megistus has NervesOfSteel, able to continue conversing with others no matter what the topic is or how who he's talking to responds. So it really means something when he becomes speechless after Mizuki explains how she believes villainy is her only possible path because of how she sees herself as worthless in normal society, unable to even help her friends when they need it.
193	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Camula projects the image of a strict and no-nonsense executive who enforces the rules inside Agastia, but in addition to being a ReasonableAuthorityFigure who lets screw-ups off with a simple requirement of submitting a formal apology and ensuring they don't do so again, she secretly has a softer side to her that adores {{Idol Singer}}s, in particular one group she's been supporting since it first formed. Understandably, she would prefer that very few in Agastia knew her secret nicer side so that her serious image isn't broken.
194	* SuperGenderBender: Yuto is a young male who becomes a woman when he transforms into his Magia form. He's apparently the only male to ever accept the fact he needs to turn into a girl to use the Magia power, as the group manager notes that every other male candidate turned down the incredible power due to wanting to stay a guy while fighting evil.
195	* SupernaturalFearInducer: Bullhead has MagicalEyes that are capable of inducing sheer terror into whoever looks at them. However, several caveats have been shown about this: he can only affect one mind at a time, so Hydra's sister heads are able to pulverize him easily out of BigSisterInstinct; the two characters shown affected were both easily susceptible to fear, meaning anybody with even moderate courage can probably shrug it off; and when he himself is fearful he experiences PowerIncontinence.
196	* TakeOverTheWorld: Like any proper evil organization, Agastia has their over-arching goal being to conquer the world. Since that's a huge task in a world full of heroes, they're limiting themselves to conquering all of Japan first, which is still a massive undertaking since they keep getting beaten down by Blader.
197	* TeamPet: Bandersnatch is the most animalistic monster made by the MDD, with it being a werewolf-like beast that normally walks on all fours and is mentally incapable of human speech. It also acts like a loyal dog when not fighting Blader, such as whimpering sadly at disappointing Kuroitsu and Sadamaki by failing to beat Blader, or panting happily when being pet.
198	* {{Thunderbird}}: As [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin his name blatantly references]], Cannon Thunderbird was conceptualized as combining the qualities of a thunderbird and a cannon-covered mecha. Unfortunately, due to ExecutiveMeddling[[invoked]], he ended up becoming a {{cyborg}} chicken [[TheGunslinger gunslinger]] instead of a NobleBirdOfPrey-themed HumongousMecha, though he still wields the power to [[ShockAndAwe summon thunderstorms for striking foes with lightning]].
199	* TomboyishVoice: Despite having a very blatantly female body, Wolf Bete has a low and rough voice that does well to signify his male mind. Given he's able to sing in a very high-pitched girly tone, it's pretty clear he's affecting a masculine voice to emphasize his male identity.
200	* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: One of the retired villains at Izakaya Azito is a former MadScientist. He frequently laments how when he created a monster to finalize his organization's world conquest, he didn't think to program loyalty into its brain, so it revolted against him and his organization—eventually destroying it and putting said scientist out of work. (The whole story is obviously the plot of ''Series/KamenRider''). Kuroitsu notes that this is a pretty common problem for monster-making villains, because if they don't think to instill loyalty in them either normally or artificially, they'll likely side with the heroes and bring down their former masters.
201	* UnwillingRoboticisation: Part of Zet Arc's methods for securing control over both the world and other evil organizations is by forcibly mechanizing captured monsters and making them fight against their will. While Kuroitsu admits she's not one to talk about whether she condones it due to being an evil ([[AffablyEvil for]] certain [[PunchClockVillain values]]) MadScientist herself, she still [[EvenEvilHasStandards finds it a deplorable method for world conquering]].
202	* ValentinesDayEpisode: The first half of Episode 6 involves Kuroitsu trying to take advantage of the holiday to create a chocolate-based monster to do battle against Blader. Unfortunately, the chocolate used to create the monster ends up being recalled due to metal being found in it. As remaking the monster would result in it not being complete until ''after'' Valentine's Day, the eventual battle has to be delayed a year. Particularly ironic since, due to an earthquake, the episode itself was delayed to a week after Valentine's day.
203	* VillainProtagonist: Miss Kuroitsu, Doctor Sadamaki, Megistus, and the rest of the main cast are all part of a villainous organization that fights against a hero while trying to TakeOverTheWorld.
204	* WeHaveReserves: Zet Arc prides itself on its ability to generate absolute swarms of their "Mass Production Monster", where no matter how many are taken down, countless more will keep coming until they eventually overwhelm any foe -— especially rival evil organizations with lesser resources and monster-power. This is particularly monstrous because those reserves are created by enacting UnwillingRoboticisation upon previous forcibly absorbed evil organization's monsters, who never had a choice about fighting.
205	* WhereDoesHeGetAllThoseWonderfulToys: After a discussion about how much money it would take to create a {{Kaiju}}, the MDD go on to wonder just where all the various weapons, suits, and mecha the heroes have come from, especially how they can afford to pay for them when Agastia has difficulties generating a decent enough income through hundreds of cover businesses. The heroes themselves showcases different perspectives on this:
206	** Blader lampshades it, wondering just where his gear even comes from.
207	** The Magia group of Rose and Zwart avert it, having corporate backers that make money on, among other things, merch for the magical girls they support.
208	** The Beast Warriors of Assassination Squad subvert it, being constantly strapped for funding due to their low-scale popularity and only having an old abandoned HumongousMecha that can barely function.
209	* WhichRestroomDilemma: Having a female body and a male mind, Wolf Bete finds himself dealing with this issue in Episode 2 before Kuroitsu informs him that he can use either bathroom.
210	* TheWonka: As the person who created Agastia with its AsskickingLeadsTOLeadership system, which produced many a BunnyEarsLawyer, Lady Akashic herself is the absolute strongest among them and their absolute leader in world conquest, but not long into the first chapter/episode it becomes clear she's a flighty airhead who doesn't think over her "evil" plots well and often causes trouble due to her whims, to the point that her subordinates leave her out of their gatherings to avoid dealing with her and Megistus is her DragonInChief that does the thinking for her.
211	* {{Workaholic}}: As a ReasonableAuthorityFigure and effectively the DragonInChief of Agastia, Megistus has made it where he not only can multi-task on four different things at once, he has hundreds of different tasks set up simultaneously, including keeping track of every product developed by their multiple cover companies for inefficiencies or defects, all to make certain every aspect of Agastia is running as smoothly as possible.
212	* WorkCom: The series' comedy derives from having Agastia act like a regular business, with everything from presenting an idea stitched together by your boss at the last minute to having to deal with interdepartmental bureaucracy.
213	* YoungerThanTheyLook: In a mental sense; while Wolf Bete's body is physically that of a teenage/young adult female, his mind is noted to be like a preteen boy.

Context Manga / MissKuroitsuFromTheMonsterDevelopmentDepartment