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Hundred is a Light Novel series written by Jun Misaki and illustrated by Nekosuke Okuma, which was published under the GA Bunko imprint from 2012 to 2018 for 16 volumes.

Mysterious lifeforms called Savages are attacking earth. The only weapon capable of countering them are Hundreds. Hundreds are battle suits wielded by a select few people known as Slayers.

Hayato Kisaragi wants to become a Slayer so he can earn money for his ill sister's medical treatment. To do so he enrolls in the marine academy city ship Little Garden. Day one and things aren't going well for him. Not long after meeting his roommate, Emile Crossford, who is strangely familiar with him despite the two having never met, Hayato finds himself being challenged to a duel by Claire Harvey, the Student Council president and strongest slayer on campus.

The anime adaptation covers the first four volumes of the light novel, found on Crunchyroll, and Funimation. The light novel after Volume 4 is currently being translated here.


Hundred provides examples of:

  • Absurdly Powerful Student Council: Claire, the Student Council President, immediately orders the expulsion of two girls who were supposed to pick up Hayato at the airport, but failed because he hid from them. When Emile protests, Claire says that in battle, an order not obeyed could have fatal consequences. Hayato is then forced to duel her in order to spare the girls' expulsion order. Also justified as the Student Council are "Selections," who are employed by the U.N. to hunt down Savages.
  • Adaptation Distillation:
    • In Volume 1, Emilia reveals her gender and identity to Hayato when they're alone in his hospital room after his duel with Claire. In the anime, he doesn't learn who "Emile" really is until she suffers Clothing Damage from a Savage, which was when Claire learned the truth in both media.
    • Volume 4 starts with Hayato, Emilia, Sakura, Karen and Mihal visiting Yamato, which is completely skipped over in the anime. Emilia's confession to being a girl and a princess is also limited to a small group of recurring protagonists instead of Little Garden in general.
  • Adaptation Explanation Extrication:
    • Claire is surprised when Emilia's supposedly Dragoon-type Hundred transforms into a completely different type during the latter's fight with Liddy, but Charlotte is left out of the scene to explain that Emilia has a unique Innocence-type Hundred.
    • Claire seems concerned about rain starting to fall in the middle of her fight with the Olfreds, though the anime leaves out the explanation that Dragoon-type Hundreds have their beams weakened by such weather.
    • In the light novels, Emilia crossdresses so she can hide her identity from Gudenburg. However, this is left out of the anime.
  • Ambiguously Brown: The (technically) Japanese Hayato has noticeably tan skin compared to his sister Karen, though she has been cooped up in a hospital room for quite some time. Liddy, who is from the United States of Liberia like Claire, also has very dark skin. Less ambiguous with the Olfred siblings, who are Middle Eastern.
  • Arranged Marriage: After the Garden Festa, Emilia takes Hayato back to Gudenberg to convince her father that she's already taken, so she can get out of an arranged marriage with Prince Douglas of Wenz. Her father readily agrees, but Douglas himself won't allow it unless Hayato beats him in a duel.
  • Babies Ever After: At the end of Hundred, Emilia announces that she's retiring partly because she's gotten pregnant, as she and Hayato had sex in Volumes 12-13. By the epilogue 15 years later, the pregnancy resulted in a daughter named Mito, followed by a son named Kaito. Judal also had a son named Jake with his bodyguard Neevah (though Judal was killed before the birth), and Fritz and Reitia have a daughter.
  • Beta Couple: Fritz and Reitia have a Childhood Friend Romance like Emilia and Hayato, though their relationship plays second fiddle to the latter (and its competition) in the narrative.
  • BFG: Claire's multiple guns can combine into a large one.
  • Childhood Friend Romance: Emilia met Hayato in Gudenberg 10 years ago before they were separated during the Second Attack, and both had been eager to see each other again. Sakura also briefly met Hayato and Karen in an orphanage after the Attack cost them their parents. Sakura and Emile are arguing over who has the better rights to this until Karen one ups them by pointing out she has known Hayato all her life.
  • Clingy Jealous Girl: Emilia gets rather upset any time Hayato is spending time with another girl. Or if another girl shows interest in him. Claire and Sakura also have their moments. As do Erica and Liddy about Clair. Karen is the most subtle about it.
  • Clothing Damage: Emilia gets her Variable Suit torn open down the middle by a Savage in episode three, which also doubles as an Unsettling Gender-Reveal to Claire, who thought she was a boy up until this point.
  • Compressed Adaptation: The anime adapts the first four light novel volumes, but some scenes and storylines are changed or removed to make the storyline fit into a 12-Episode Anime.
  • The Corruption: A virus spread by Savages can turn those fortunate enough to survive into Variants, who have exceptionally high potential as Slayers, but they can lose themselves to the power.
  • David Versus Goliath: Hayato only had his Hundred for two days before having to fight Claire, who's considered the best Slayer in the academy.
  • Disproportionate Retribution: Claire nearly expels two girls for being late for her entrance speech. Her justification being that mistakes no matter how small should not be tolerated in the academy because on the battlefield even a small mistake could be fatal.
  • Disqualification-Induced Victory: A variant that results in a tie rather than a victory. Although Claire defeated Hayato in their match, due to his Superpowered Evil Side taking form, she self-admits that she violated the rules she set for herself to do it.
  • Dragged into Drag: The maid cafe in the Garden Festa believe they're doing this as they quite literally drag off "Emile" to wear a maid outfit. Only Erica knew the truth, but she wanted revenge for Emilia taking a picture of her in a maid outfit.
  • Even Evil Has Standards: Even while they were working under Vitaly to antagonize Little Garden's Slayers, the Olfreds were adamant about not harming ordinary citizens. Seeing Vitaly's willingness to do so during the Garden Festa is a major factor into their Heel–Face Turn.
  • Expy: The U.N. Council is reminiscent of SEELE, only communicating through monitors with distorted voices and conspiring with Judal.
  • Fantasy Counterpart Culture: The setting features thinly-veiled counterparts to actual nations. Examples include Yamato (Japan), United States of Liberia (America), Britannia (Britain), and Russiya (Russia).
  • First Girl Wins: Emilia, who met Hayato before Sakura and long before Claire, ultimately takes both his virginity and hand in marriage.
  • First-Name Basis: Sakura insists that Hayato call her by her first name. When he starts casually mentioning it to the other girls, such as Claire and Emil, both of them get rather upset that he's apparently already friendly enough with her to do this.
  • The Glomp:
    • Hayato is subject to this in his first encounter with "Emile", who seems unusually happy to see him for an apparent stranger. "Emile" also feels as soft and thin as a girl, and has a vaguely familiar face.
    • Emilia herself is subject to this in Claudia's debut, as the latter hadn't seen her since she slipped out of Gudenburg and wants her to return.
  • Gratuitous English: Slayers shout "Hundred On!" to equip their battle suits.
  • Groin Attack: In Episode 5, Liddy charges at Hayato intent on beating the sight of Claire's exposed breasts out of his memory, but slips and falls on top of him. Once she realizes that she's sitting on him, she panics and presses off his crotch to hurriedly get off, leaving him foaming at the mouth from pain.
  • Harem-Powered: The trope is Played With, in that Hayato gains a Power Limiter through his harem because he's a "Variant"—a Half-Human Hybrid caused by his DNA being infected with the Savage virus. Using too much of his Variant power can cause him to go berserk, unless the Savage virus is put under control. He can do this by "giving" some of the virus to someone else, via a kiss. If the person wasn't already a Variant themselves, they will become one by kissing him. In addition to this, two other women in his harem (Sakura and his little sister Karen) can also calm out-of-control Variants with their music.
  • Hand on Womb: Emilia rubs her abdomen as she publicly announces her pregnancy in the final volume.
  • Heel–Face Turn: The Olfred siblings side with Little Garden after realizing that Slayers aren't all bad, and Vitaly is much worse.
  • Instant Armor: Slayers can manifest a full-body armament when they get serious.
  • Interrupted Intimacy: Hayato and Emilia's first sexual experience comes to an abrupt end when they sense Liza's energy and get startled by Charlotte's call.
  • Intimate Lotion Application: When the core group goes for a trip to the beach, both Liddy and Erica fight over the "privilege" of rubbing sunscreen on Claire's back, with Erica even offering to rub her front too.
  • Lap Pillow: After Hayato gets knocked out for walking in on "Emile" undressed, he wakes up in his roommate's lap, appalled that he found comfort in what was supposedly a boy's thighs.
  • Lover Tug of War: Shortly after Sakura joins Little Garden, Hayato winds up with her clinging to him while Claire tries to pull her off and Emilia trying to pull him away from both girls.
  • Made a Slave: The Olfreds were originally orphans who were slaves and treated brutally before meeting Vitaly, who wasn't actually much better.
  • Magic Kiss: Kissing can apparently transfer active or inactive Variant viruses to people; the active version gives Slayers a power boost, while the latter can stabilize them if their Variant powers go out of control.
  • Mana: Slayers use Sense Energy to enhance their bodies and activate Hundreds.
  • My Suit Is Also Super: Variable Suits incorporate pieces of the user's Variable Stone to enhance the use of their Hundred while worn.
  • No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: During the World Martial Arts Tournament, Gert from Russiya's team absolutely pulverizes Touka. He was a Jerkass to begin with, and was further unrestrained by his Variant virus. Hayato, Emilia, Claire, and even Gert's own team have to step in to make him stop.
  • Parental Abandonment: Hayato and Karen's parents died during the Second Attack, leaving the two in an institute for children who'd suffered similar losses, including Sakura.
  • Pervert Revenge Mode:
    • Hayato walks into his dorm room unaware that Emile is his roommate. When he sees Emile's suspiciously curvy figure with just a towel on, Emile gets flustered and throws among other things, a suitcase at him.
    • In his duel with Claire he accidentally gropes her causing her to lose her cool with him.
    • When Claire is sunbathing and forgets that her top is undone, she sits up and accidentally flashes him. In this case, it is her two underlings who attack the poor guy.
  • Power Crystal: Variable Stones, small crystals used by Slayers to summon their Hundreds. They're made from the cores of the very Savages that they're used to fight.
  • Redemption Demotion: Although free from Vitaly’s control, the Olfred siblings only regain 80% of their original power.
  • Retired Badass: In the final novel, Hayato, Emilia and Claire decide to retire from fighting as Slayers, having worn themselves out from Operation Save the Universe. Hayato and Emilia had already planned to retire once the mission was complete, and the latter publicly announces her pregnancy as one more reason for her decision.
  • Show, Don't Tell: Much of the action in the show is shown, rather than simply explained. For example, the student council explains what their job as Slayers entails, and easily disposes of the first Savage during Hayato and Emile's first combat mission. Naturally the next one then puts up a fight which then requires the entire group to defeat. Also, during Hayato's first training session with Emile, she has to explain to him the various things that's going on, such as him putting up a defensive shield to block incoming attacks.
  • Suggestive Collision: Less than a second into his duel with Claire and Hayato crashes right on top of her and even accidentally gropes her.
  • Sensual Spandex: Variable Suits may as well be second skins as they don't leave much to the imagination. The female version also exposes quite a lot of inner thigh.
  • Sneeze Cut: In Episode 4, Hayato asks Claire to get Karen a ticket for Sakura’s concert. Karen, who didn’t have the best first impression of the “drill-haired blond”, admits that Claire is nicer than she thought. Cut to Claire sneezing.
  • Super Mode: Full-body Armament manifests Instant Armor that drastically enhances the Slayer's Hundred, though only a few are actually capable of using it.
  • Supernatural Gold Eyes: Anyone with the Savage virus acting up will get these along with Hellish Pupils, with a likely dose of crazy if it's not kept under control.
  • Superpowered Evil Side: Variants can go on a rampage if their virus acts up, requiring other Variants' viruses to neutralize it.
  • Teen Pregnancy: Hayato and Emilia, who are technically high-school students, have Their First Time in Volume 12-13. In the final volume, Emilia announces her retirement from Slayer activity partly because she's gotten pregnant.
  • Thanks for the Mammary:
    • After crashing into Claire, Hayato tries to get off of her only to accidentally grope her chest.
    • Hayato is egged into groping Emilia's breasts while she "crossdresses" as a maid, convinced that they're merely towels. After getting shoved on her, Erica shows off the towels that were supposedly stuffed in while Emilia sheepishly explains that he's groping her actual breasts.
  • Their First Time: Volume 12 has Emilia, riled up from her Variant virus, asking to be Hayato's first after being assured that Claire didn't go that far when the two slept together in Volume 10. Despite his resistance up until that point, Emilia gets what she wanted.
  • Tournament Arc: Volumes 7 & 8, respectively called the "World Martial Arts Tournament."
  • Trailers Always Spoil: the advertising poster, as seen on the page image above, shows Karen in a Variable Suit with her Hundred active. An alternate version on Crunchyroll's website doesn't even hide her as much behind Claire. Also it is quite obvious that "Emile" is female.
  • Training from Hell: Hayato doesn't have a lot of time to be eased in with his Hundred before his duel with Claire so Emile just goes all out on him to force him into becoming used to it.
  • Trial by Combat: After expelling two girls for arriving late to orientation and doing the same to Emilia for mouthing off at her over the issue, Claire challenges Hayato to a duel to revoke the three expulsions.
  • Unsettling Gender-Reveal: During Hayato's first proper fight with a Savage, Emilia gets her Variable suit slashed open, exposing her breasts to a flabbergasted Claire. She had already shown her chest to Hayato in the light novels, and in both media, he's much more concerned with the scar indicating that "Emile" was his childhood friend.

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