Line #30 Manga/SoulRescue


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3	->''The ability to heal damage to both the "heart" and "body," and to rescue those who have lost their way.\
4	This power is called "Soul Rescue."''
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6	''Soul Rescue'' is a two-volume action/adventure/drama {{shoujo}} {{manga}} starring angels, demons, and co-starring [[BunnyEarsLawyer God]]. Written and illustrated by Aya Kanno (who also created ''Manga/RequiemOfTheRoseKing'' and ''Manga/{{Otomen}}''), it was serialized in ''Magazine/HanaToYume'' from 2001 to 2002, only to be cancelled due to low volume sales.
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8	In another world and time, the angel Renji is infamous for his [[BloodKnight violent nature]]; though Heaven's most accomplished warrior, he has no interest in an angel's duty of tending to Mankind. To fix this glaring flaw in his personality, God Himself [[RedemptionQuest exiles Renji from Earth]] until Renji has 'rescued' ten thousand human souls. To facilitate this, Renji is given the Soul Rescue: An ability to negate the darkness in a person's soul that happens to be focused [[IntimateHealing through his lips]]. Renji's also given a babysitter, the Elite Angel Kaito, whose straitlaced demeanor clashes with Renji's personality. And with that the pair is sent to Earth to commence their journey.
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10	Among the way they meet [[GirlOfTheWeek various ladies in need]], battle [[EvilCounterpart a pair of demons]], and [[OddFriendship become friends]].
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12	Both volumes were licensed and published in English by {{Creator/Tokyopop}}.
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15	!!This manga provides examples of:
16	* AFriendInNeed: Kaito shows up at [[JustInTime exactly the right time]] to fight alongside Renji in the final chapter.
17	* AloneInACrowd: All of Kaito's flashback make a visual point with one dark-haired angel amidst a sea of pale hair.
18	* BaddieFlattery: Whenever Renji fights Vinny, the latter won't [[FoeRomanceSubtext shut up]] about [[InLoveWithYourCarnage the former's impressive skills]].
19	* BareHandedBladeBlock: Kaito catches a blade made of ''dark energy''. ''One-handed''.
20	* BattleAura: Use of powers seems to make both angelic and demonic wings visible.
21	* Being Personal Isn't Professional: Standard for angels, it seems: They don't need friends because they have their duty to God. God Himself, though, seems to want to change that.
22	* BigDamnHeroes: Standard M.O. for our heroes is to show up just in the nick of time to save everything.
23	* BodyguardBetrayal: A member of Princess Lucy's guard has been poisoning her on the Queen's order.
24	* CelibateHero: Renji and Kaito, with a dash of ObliviousToLove. Angels aren't allowed to love period and they don't seem to understand it at all.
25	* ConsummateProfessional: Kaito, recognized as such throughout Heaven; this is apparently the standard by which angels are measured.
26	-->''Family... Loved ones... Friends... An angel needs none of these things.''
27	* CutShort: The entire series, due to {{Cancellation}}. There's only two volumes and the implied plot is absolutely not finished.
28	* DaysOfFuturePast: It's implied that the series takes place AfterTheEnd ("In the distant future, there is a world carving out a new history for itself..."), possibly accounting for Heaven's advanced technology compared to the rest of the world's tech-level.
29	* DefrostingIceQueen: Kaito is a male version; his [[TheStoic stoic]] attitude is a defense mechanism, but it [[NotSoStoic starts to melt]] once he's partnered with Renji.
30	* EmotionSuppression: Before the manga begins, Kaito spent his life valiantly pretending he didn't care how isolated he was.
31	-->'''Kaito:''' 'That's right... I don't care about those around me. That's how...'
32	-->'''Kaito:''' '... All I was doing was fooling them.'
33	* FarEast: The Asian-style country--heavily Japanese--visited in Volume 2.
34	* FeudEpisode: Interestingly, it's implied that Renji and Kaito ''have no real idea what friendship '''is'', as angels and demons don't form such bonds. When they [[AccidentalInnuendo get back together]], they're apparently the first angelic friends ''ever''.
35	* FireForgedFriends: Renji and Kaito warm up to each other by fighting alongside each other and becoming BashBrothers.
36	%% * FlashStep: Kaito seems to favor these.
37	* FriendToAllLivingThings: ''Everything'' loves Lulu, from bears and wolves to weird little fuzzy things.
38	* FriendlessBackground: Due to his [[FantasticRacism atypical coloring]] for an angel, [[StoicWoobie Kaito]] was [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer ostracized]] throughout his life.
39	%% * GenkiGirl: Sakura from Volume Two fits this nicely.
40	%% * GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Toi of the demon duo smokes near-constantly.
41	* HeterosexualLifePartners: It seems as if ''God Himself'' [[ShipperOnDeck expects Renji and Kaito to turn out this way]]. If they were, the series never got there thanks to the cancellation.
42	-->'''God:''' "Those two could never really separate. The time will come when he will understand..."
43	-->'''God:''' "Understand just how irreplaceable they are to each other."
44	* HighSchoolAU: An official one in the {{omake}} pages: Kaito is the StudentCouncilPresident (complete with glasses), Renji is the [[{{Delinquents}} Delinquent]], etc.
45	%% * HotBlooded: Renji, any time there's an excuse. Contrast Kaito maintaining his cool [[TranquilFury even in battle]].
46	%% * IAmWhatIAm: Lulu's attitude, despite her blindness and the [[LonersAreFreaks prejudice]] of the townsfolk; Kaito ''tries'' to think this way, but [[InternalizedCategorism hasn't quite succeeded]].
47	%% * KiManipulation: Standard for both demons and angels, particularly the EnergyBall.
48	* LightIsGood: All angels have fair hair and light-colored eyes... [[DarkIsNotEvil except Kaito]]. That doesn't make them not fantasy racist to Kaito.
49	%% * LooksLikeCesare: Vinny the demon, complete with [[ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow Excessively Evil]] {{Guyliner}}.
50	%% * [[LostLoveMontage Lost Friendship Montage]]: After they split up, Kaito has a panel of this.
51	* NotSoDifferentRemark: Renji's BloodKnight tendencies draw comparisons, sometimes explicit, with the demons he fights.
52	* OlderThanTheyLook: The author's notes indicate that despite their [[ImmortalityBeginsAtTwenty late-teen good looks]], Renji and Kaito are "around a ''couple of thousand years old''."
53	* RedBaron: Renji [[IHaveManyNames has many names]], including the Sword of God and the Rogue/Wild/[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything Rebellious]] [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic Angel]]; Kaito is known as the Eye of God.
54	%% * RedOniBlueOni: Renji's the Red Oni, Kaito's the Blue Oni. Textbook case.
55	* SchizoTech: Most of the world is a StandardFantasySetting, but Heaven is high-tech with a hint of OrganicTechnology.
56	* SharpDressedMan: Kaito's crisp suit, compared to Renji's [[SleevesAreForWimps sleeveless vest]]. Both are examples of AwesomeAnachronisticApparel.
57	* TheConscience: Kaito's job, and the reason why he's chosen as Renji's escort, is to keep Renji and his BloodKnight tendencies in line. Well, that and to remind Renji that [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre he really can save people]].
58	* {{Tsundere}}: Kaito blushes when Renji indirectly calls them friends, then recovers with a barrage of insults.
59	* VitriolicBestBuds: Our heroes are a relatively mild version, mostly due to their clashing personalities.
60	* WeaponSpecialization: Toi seems to have some kind of sword-slash-energy-bow that can also be an energy-whip. Notable because he's the only one who seems to use any kind of weapon; everyone else prefers KiManipulation or GoodOldFisticuffs.

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