Line #21 Manga/TheJackalope


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2	[[caption-width-right:350:Jacka and the cast]]
3	Jacka is a young rabbit, who happens to have a beetle horn on his head. With the aid of his friends, Topo and Algernon, he's taken up a superhero persona and assists the citizens of his hometown. However, there may be more to his horn that he doesn't know...
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5	''The Jackalope'' (ツノウサギ ''Tsunousagi'') is a manga created by Creator/ShoShibamoto and is part of TheVerse alongside Manga/PandemoniumWizardVillage and Manga/FlowerKnightDakini.
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7	It can be read in English [[https://mangadex.org/title/68c571d0-46f8-4f33-bb06-f00bda65001f/tsunousagi here]].
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9	!!This work provides examples of:
10	* EleventhHourSuperpower: [[spoiler: Jacka gains control of his horn in the final chapter and uses it to protect the town from the tornado.]]
11	* AcmeProducts: Hiyoko Industries makes products such as blow dryers, flower pots, and power saws, many of which are in in the shape of a baby chicken.
12	* ALizardNamedLiz:
13	** Jacka is a jackalope, while Mustela and Kapiyncho, the bullies, are a weasel and a capybara respectively.
14	** Topo means mouse in Italian.
15	* AllThereInTheManual: Information about the superheroes [[MyFriendsAndZoidberg (Except Riderwan)]] is revealed in [[http://hiyokonikki.blog.shinobi.jp/Date/20101104/ three]] [[http://hiyokonikki.blog.shinobi.jp/Date/20101106/ blog]] [[http://hiyokonikki.blog.shinobi.jp/Date/20101109/ posts]] created before the release of the manga. The posts talk about the heroes, their supporting casts, and villains.
16	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove: [[spoiler: When Topo returns to Jacka right when the tornado is about to hit the town, he confesses that he loves her. This, combined with his appreciation for everyone in town is what inspires him to make his final stand and fight the tornado.]]
17	* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Jacka dies, but the town is saved from the tornado and any further Straight Thunder incidents, Beatha becomes part of the town again, and Algernon continues to research the Sky Golems with Shinoda.]]
18	* BratsWithSlingshots: Topo carries one around and puts it to good use a couple of times.
19	* TheBully: Mustela and Kapiyncho, though the latter mostly stays on the sidelines.
20	* CerebusSyndrome: While the early chapters are a slice-of-life with hints of something darker, all pretense is dropped once [[spoiler: Beatha tries to attack Jacka.]]
21	* ClassRepresentative: Topo and Mick are the class presidents of their respective classes.
22	* CordonBleughChef: Polar Ice, the ice cream shop Jacka visits, sells natto and carrot-flavored ice cream that [[StockAnimalDiet he loves]]. In [[https://www.deviantart.com/hi6sho/art/Topo-and-Jacka-challenge-to-strange-ice-cream-364481007 one piece of artwork by Sho]], he's also enjoying [[BizarreTasteInFood kombu natto ice cream]] while Topo isn't as thrilled.
23	* DoubleMeaningTitle: Jackalope is Jacka's superhero name. The literal translation of the Japanese title (horn rabbit) applies more to Jacka while the title of 'Jackalope' fits better for [[spoiler: Uisce.]]
24	* EdibleBludgeon: Jacka's 'weapon' while he's doing his hero duties is a giant carrot.
25	* EdibleThemeNaming: [[spoiler: When Uisce and Beatha's names are put together, they form the Irish name for whiskey.]]
26	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Jacka's parents don't respond when he comes home. [[spoiler: This is because they're actually plush dolls he's using to take his mind off their deaths.]]
27	* GreaterScopeVillain: The Sky Golems.
28	* HeroicBSOD: Jacka becomes depressed following Mick gifting a scarf to Topo before he could give his own present. [[spoiler: While being restrained after he fails to cut his horn off, Beatha declares that the horn is a curse and they should let him cut it off to save him. Jacka then sees Mick comforting Topo and he becomes overwrought. He refuses to come to school and stays home, all the while his horn grows out of control.]]
29	* HeroicSacrifice: [[spoiler: When a Straight Thunder-generated tornado threatens to destroy the town, Jacka wills his horn to destroy it, at the cost of his life.]]
30	* HistoryRepeats: [[spoiler: Jacka and Topo aren't the first horned rabbit variant born to normal parents and mouse to start a friendship that ends in tragedy. That unfortunate honor goes to Uisce and Beatha. Where their stories deviate is that Uisce's horns grow to save Beatha from the Straight Thunders, and Jacka's grow due to his deteriorating mental state. Ultimately though he still dies, Jacka is able to find his strength again and protects everyone from the tornado and any future threats.]]
31	* HotTeacher: Shinoda
32	* IAmAMonster: [[spoiler: Jacka believes this about himself when his horn grows out of control. He even compares himself to the monster Anubis fought in the movie Topo and him watched earlier.]]
33	* InMediasRes: The story starts by introducing Jacka and his friends in his daily routine, before showing how they first met, then going back to the present.
34	* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: When Topo realizes that Jacka has been living by himself all this time, he tells her that his parents left one day for some important reason and told him to wait for them to return. And so he waited. Jacka then mentions that there was a massive tornado on the day they left, showing that he is aware that they're dead and that they died when the tornado hit his hometown.]]
35	* TheKnightsWhoSaySquee: Jacka enjoys emulating his favorite superheroes and watching their shows. The only exception is Riderwan, who he doesn't like because of [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility his selfish use of his power and lack of struggle with it]].
36	* LoveTriangle: Jacka, Topo, and Mick form one. While Mick and Topo growing closer is part of what leads to [[spoiler: Jacka's breakdown and horn growing, Jacka does confess his love for her and she reciprocates shortly before he passes away. The ending does not answer whether or not Mick and Topo end up together.]]
37	* MadeOfIndestructium: The Golem head inside of the mansion is impervious to damage. Even a tornado passing through it can't manage to do anything to it. The same is true of the smaller Golem heads, as Jacka drops a rock on one of them and the rock shatters, but the head stays intact, never breaking anymore than it already was. [[spoiler: However, Jacka's horn is able to shatter them during the climax.]]
38	* MeaningfulEcho: "I will never back down. Even if it destroys me. All for the sake of defending this city." First said by Anubis, later repeated by [[spoiler: Jacka during his fight with the dragon tornado.]]
39	* MixAndMatchCritters: Jacka is a variant rabbit with a beetle horn. [[spoiler: Uisce is also a variant rabbit, but with deer antlers, like a jackalope.]]
40	* MrImagination: Jacka frequently has [[ImagineSpot Imagine Spots]] where he battles villains. [[spoiler: In the climax, he imagines fighting a monstrous version of the tornado on top of his horns, but this time, the children and some of the adults can see this happening.]]
41	* NarratingThePresent: During his [[ImagineSpot battles with imaginary villains]], Jacka provides his own narration. [[spoiler: He does it one last time when facing the tornado.]]
42	* NewTransferStudent: The second chapter reveals that another town was hit by a tornado a month prior and the school there was destroyed. All of the students were transferred to the school in the town the story takes place in, however Jacka is the only one we see.
43	* NoBodyLeftBehind: [[spoiler: Jacka's body disappears after he destroys the tornado.]]
44	* PosthumousCharacter: [[spoiler: Uisce, a variant rabbit with antlers that Beatha befriended when he was young. When the Straight Thunders hit, her antlers grew similar to Jacka's horn to protect Beatha from a fallen tree. She couldn't move after that and no one could free her before a Straight Thunder-generated tornado killed her.]]
45	* PrecociousCrush: Mustela has a not-so-subtle one for Shinoda.
46	* SexierAlterEgo: [[AllThereInTheManual According to the drawings Sho has made of her]], Foxy Lady's civilian identity is shy college student [[AlliterativeName Sylvia Sherwood]]. Her TransformationSequence requires her to be naked, which she blushes throughout up until she [[TheGlassesComeOff replaces her glasses with her mask]].
47	* ShoutOut: One of the main characters is [[Literature/FlowersForAlgernon an intelligent mouse named Algernon]].
48	* ShowWithinAShow: [[TheCowl Anubis]], [[PoweredArmor Supernyan]], [[JustLikeRobinHood Foxy Lady]], and [[TheBeastmaster Riderwan]] all have their own shows.
49	* SuperWindowJump: [[spoiler: This is how Beatha escapes the custody of the school staff.]]
50	* TanukiKitsuneContrast: Two of the teachers, Gyobu and Shinoda, are a tanuki and fox respectively. Both form a TinyGuyHugeGirl duo with Gyobu being much shorter than Shinoda, to the point of having a tag on his clothes to clarify [[OlderThanTheyLook that he is in-fact an adult]], whereas Shinoda is a tall attractive woman.
51	* TearsOfJoy: Jacka, after getting his hero costume.
52	* ThisIsTheFinalBattle: Spoken by Jacka [[spoiler: as he faces the dragon tornado.]]
53	* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: Following the aftermath of battle with the tornado, Jacka dies and reunites with his parents.]]
54	* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mick gifting a scarf to Topo for her birthday before Jacka was able to give his present contributes to [[spoiler: Jacka's HeroicBSOD and horns growing out of control.]]
55	* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler: Despite his creepy appearance and violent outburst, Beatha was trying to ''save'' Jacka by cutting off his horn.]]
56	* WhamShot:
57	** While exploring the abandoned mansion, Jacka and Topo stumble across a seemingly empty photo album. As he's flipping through it, a photo falls out. [[spoiler: It's of a variant rabbit girl with antlers.]]
58	** [[spoiler: Topo entering Jacka's room and seeing him slumped against his bed and his horn grown into a massive tangled mess.]]
59	* WithCatlikeTread: The moment he reaches the rumored haunted mansion, Jacka can't help himself and climbs in through the window, loudly announcing his 'stealthy entry' and desire to explore. Topo even calls him out on it.

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