Recap / Shuriken Ranto Cryptoverse The Marc Saga

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The Marc Saga is the first saga of Shuriken Ranto Cryptoverse, and it is an ongoing saga that ran since February 6, 2021.

Note: For long summariess for each story arc, please open the folders.

The Crystal Brawling Heroes Arc

Koji Kiyoshi, a 12-year old boy, always dreams of becoming a great Crystal Brawler. One day, he have unexpectedly failed his entrance exam to the Crystal Brawlers Junior High School, and got teased by Shinju Kumiko, his childhood rival. However, when he met Roaracryst for the first time to stop Darkslash from cutting off the power in town, he is granted another chance by Daichi Kentarō, one of the staff members from the Junior High School.

When Koji (now a Shuriken Crystal Brawler) enters the school, he first met Sora Nijiko (Rainbow type with Mouselette), and Saburo Shinchiro (Fire type with Ninecoat), during the simulation in health class by Takeshi Kenta, where Koji and Roaracryst learns fusion by Mergerist. Later, after they defeat the Pac-Mans that are invading the school, Koji encounters the Furious Five, the antagonists that steals Crystal Balls, and tricked him to stealing Crystal Balls, making him believe that it is a good deed.

Later, he met Aoha Atashino (Grass type with Plantmore), who may have a crush on him after invading her garden. Aoha gave Koji and Roaracryst a responsibility for her human-hungry plant. The next day, the gang met Manami Yoko (Water type with Dolphlor), part of the Yoko family who sells "God Water". The gang then met Ryou Fumihito, Shari's assistant, and helped him take care of Shari's lab, unsuccessfully. Later, Koji dreams about a mysterious Crystal Monster in the cave who claims to know him. Next day, he met Riku Katashi (Ground type with Godiggor), who is looking for his family treasure underground in Koji's garden.

Then, Koji and Aoha met Akimitsu Haruto (Electric type with Electro), when they are in the power plant due to power failure at the school. Koji and Akimitsu became quick friends and teams up to fight Shinju. Later, Koji befriends Makoto Minoru (Music type with Dragonar), who comes from an Orbon Region, and claims to be a master of Electric Guitar. Aoha helps Natsumi Aihara (Dark type with Izum), get a date with Makoto, while at school, Shinju cheats against Koji on a biology test.

The story arc has the following tropes

• Accidental Pervert: Sabunako tripped on his shoelace only to peek under Soramausu's skirt.
• Age-Inappropriate Dress: Izum have Natsumi wear a short skirt dress in order to impress Makoto.
• Animal Talk: Manami understands Dolphlonn, even though she speaks like a dolphin.
• Augmented Reality: The Crystal Brawlers are put into an augumented reality room in Takeshi Kenta's classroom to battle Pac-man like Crystal Monsters with their fused forms.
• Autodoc: Shari has a device that could cure any injury.
• Bad Date: This happens when Natsumi freaks out when Izum fails to show her the proper message, which causes Makoto to leave the restaurant.
• Beak Attack: The bird in Akimitsu's flashback did this.
• Begin with a Finisher: Darkslash instantly defeated Koji and Roakijushiku before they continue to attack.
• Big Blackout: This happens unexpectedly after Koji arrived home upset that he didn't pass the exam.
• Big "SHUT UP!": Makoto does this to Izum before he left.
• Big "WHAT?!": Roakijushiku does this when Koji challenges Katsuro to the fight.
• Big "YES!": Koji did this when his mother, Natsuki decided to register him to Crystal Brawling Junior High School.
• Bitch Slap: Izum does this to Makoto after he thought that he rejected Natsumi.
• Challenging the Bully: Koji challenges the ninth graders to the battle, with Katsuro being the leader.
• Death Glare: Shinju gives Koji this when she realized that he is also applying to go to Crystal Brawler Junior High School.
• Dream Episode: The chapter revolves around Koji dreaming that he is in the cave, where he met Marc for the very first time.
• Dynamic Entry: Roakijushiku meets Koji like this. When Koji threw the book, Roakijushiku suddenly destroys it with some beam.
• Early-Installment Weirdness: Lot of characters have oval-like eyes that are tilted towards each other in the very early chapters. In the very first chapter, the series uses a completely different concept other than fusion, in which the Crystal Brawler and Crystal Monster separately has the same aura, and can both be affected by injuries.
• Eek, a Mouse!!: Natsuki Kiyoshi does this when Koji introduces Roakijushiku to home.
• Enemy Eats Your Lunch: Katsuro actually shoved Koji's lunch on the ground by pushing the table.
• Escaped from the Lab: The Ball Monsters have escaped from the lab
• Establishing Series Moment: The Crystal Monster shown on screen is presented by an announcer, who stated that it will begin it's most powerful form yet, which makes Koji make up his mind about going to Crystal Brawler Junior High School.
• Face Fault: The students does this when Kenta announces the test today out of the blue.
• Face Framed in Shadow: Hunter Grai is introduced like this.
• Fake Charity: Koji have done a good deed by getting the Crystal Balls to the poor, except it wasn't a good deed where the Furious Five lied to him that the poor lives in the Furious Five Tower even though they don't.
• Fast Tunnelling: Riku does this while searching for the family treasure.
• First Day of School Episode: The second chapter says it all, with the Crystal Brawlers starting their first day at the Junior High School.
• GASP: The crowd does this when Koji challenges Katsuro to the battle.
• Heat Wave: The chapter where Manami is immune to the heat, the school is up to 80 to 100 degrees inside (stated by Koji}.
• I Was Just Joking: The police officer does this to Koji even though he was wearing a Furious Five Costume, but he didn't take part of their work.
• Incomprehensible Entrance Exam: The students who are going to Crystal Brawler Junior High School are given a true or false questions in the entrance exam, in which this concerns Koji, also results to him failing the exam the first time.
• Locked in a Room: Koji and Aoha were locked in the gymnasium until they have found the path to the Power Plant.
• Love at First Sight: Aoha fell in love with Koji after mistaking him as an invader. Instead of kicking him out of her garden, she decided to keep him there.
• Man-Eating Plant: A human-eating plant that Aoha have raised have suddenly absorbed Koji and Roakijushiku, in which she kills it to free them.
• Morning Routine: Koji is shown waking up, taking a shower, brushing his teeth, eating his breakfast, and runs to school.
• Motive Rant: Koji does this when he started to give a reason why he deserved to be in the Junior High School before Daichi Kentaro stops him.
• My God, What Have I Done?: Koji reacts this way when he realized that he is turning in the Crystal Ball to the Furious Five Tower.
• Rescue Introduction: Kojiroara rescues Soramausu when she is being attacked by the Ball Monsters.
• Smoking Is Cool: Makoto does this, and encourages Koji to smoke once.
• Starter Villain: The Furious Five appears to be the starter villain of the series, where they would have their own story arc after the first one. If you count the Crystal Monsters as this trope, then it's Darkslash, the most powerful monster Koji and Roakijushiku have ever faced.
• Teachers Out of School: Koji reacts to this when he sees Professor Shari outside of school.
• Tearsof Joy: Natsuki Kiyoshi does this while staring at the flower that Koji and Riku planted.
• The Only One: Manami is the only person not hot during the school's temperature disfunction.
• "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Shinju gives this to Koji when she knew that he have failed the exam.**The second time this trope was used when Daichi and Tencoat attacked the Crystal Monster.
• This Cannot Be!: Shinju acts upon this trope when she have learned that Koji was accepted through Crystal Brawler Junior High School anyway, even though he have failed.
• Tree Cover: Koji appears to hide behind the bushes to overhear a conversation between the Furious Five.
• Trespassing Hero: Koji accidentally trespassed Aoha's garden, with her sisters telling him that it is rude.
• We Will Meet Again: Shinju told Koji that the battle between them isn't over, as he leaves to fight the Pac Mans with the rest of the Crystal Brawlers.
• What Does This Button Do?: Koji accidentally pushed the button, in which the plant received so much water that it became a monster.

The Furious Five Army Arc

Following a warning from Marc at the beginning of May 2 that there would be a Furious Five invasion from that point in his second dream, Koji has to train for 14 days. So he chose Sabunako, Aohapura, Rikugro, Akimere, and Makodora, and their Crystal Monsters to train before the battle between them and the Furious Five began. But on the evening of the invasion, Koji dreamed again in the cave, and Marc sent him on a mission to find three stones to make cryptocrystalline. On the day of the invasion, Sabunako, Aohapura, Rikugro, Akimere, and Makodora arrived and defeated the Furious Five Blue. However, worried that Kojiroara wouldn't come back until late, they faced the Furious Five Blue group anyway.

Makodora attacked first, eventually killing the first member of the Furious Five Blue group and the Crystal Brawlers fought the other four members after. Meanwhile, Koji and Roakijushiku climbed to the top of the mountain, grabbed a blue stone and fell from the top, discovering a "steel nest" grown from Kojiroara's hands after they fused. Sabunako has already been defeated, and Rikugro confronts the Furious Five Yellow after finally killing the last two members. Meanwhile, Koji and Roakijushiku travel through the woods and encounter yellow stones while Crystal Brawler faces a Furious Five Yellow. When Koji tries to get it, a giant snake confronts him and eventually bites a yellow stone. Koji and Roakijushiku merge into Kojiroara to fight the snakes, but the snakes traps them. Returning to the Furious Five's hideout, when the yellow members of the Furious Five attack, Akimere eventually kills the first member and uses the "duo move" with Aohapura (the attack previously used with Kojiroara in Chapter 10). To kill the second member, Makodora attacks before long, but is paralyzed by the third member and cannot move.

While paralyzed, the third member drowned in Makodora's energy. However, after Rikugro attacked the third member of the Yellow Furias Five, Makodora was released again, and Akimere ended him with a "Thunder Power" move, killing the fourth member. However, Akimere was eventually knocked out by the fifth member of the Furious Five Yellow, and Rikugro began to attack him. Meanwhile, after it rained, Kojiroara was released from the snake. The snake and Kojirora have agreed to prevent the snake's master from dying of illness. She then rewards both red and yellow stones. Now with three stones, Kojiroara is now adventuring to save his friends. Meanwhile, the Crystal Brawlers began to face a Furious Five Red (this is the final round), and after he defeats the first member of the Furious Five Red, Rikugro is finally knocked out, and Makodora then defeated the second member.

However, Makodora was brutally beaten by the third member of the Furious Five Red, and Kojiroara finally arrived to protect Aohapura from the Furious Five Red, with Aohapura remaining. He killed two members and finally left the leader of the group. Kojiroara killed the Furious Five Leader, and he and Aohapura decided to heal the rest of the Crystal Brawlers with a potion. When the Crystal Brawlers are healed, they decided to name their Fusions because of the confusions. In a Furious Five hideout, they found a crystal ball on the top floor until they met the Furious Five leader, Hunter Grai. The Crystal Brawlers were faced when Hunter Grai announced that he would achieve the Crystal Ball away from them. Only Sabunako, Rikugro, and Akimere were knocked out as they attacked Hunter Grai. Meanwhile, Makodora forfeits the battle for Kojiroara to fight Hunter Grai alone. However, despite the different levels, Kojiroara refuses to accept the defeat from Hunter Grai. However, after fighting Hunter Grai, Kojiroara have lost the battle after he was hit by his own attack. At the end of this arc, he befriended Yousuke Ryuki, who will train him in the next arc.

The story arc has the following tropes

• Attack Reflector: Hunter Grai have left this when he leaves out of the battle.
• Big "SHUT UP!": Koji does this when he forgots to come up with the Fusion names
• Bitch Slap: Hunter Grai have slapped Aohapura so hard that she defuses to Aoha and Plantmore.
• Black Screen of Death: Kojiroara got hit by a beam, leading the whole small panel to blackness.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: The very first time, where the short comic below Chapter 26, Koji apologizes to the readers that it will take 6 to 8 chapters to defeat Hunter Grai.
• Choke Holds: Hunter Grai chokes Aoha before Kojiroara transforms to beat him up.
• Cliffhanger: Some readers predicts that Hunter Grai might defeat Kojiroara with one blast.
• Clothing Damage: Hunter Grai's cloak got cut with Makodora (possessed), subverted when it is only his collar.
• Demonic Possession: Makodora got possessed by an evil spirit, who have known Hunter Grai. This also goes on in the later chapters.
• Dreaming of Things to Come: Marc perfectly predicts that Furious Five will invade the Jarbon Region in 14 days.
• Emerging from the Shadows: Kojiroara does this to face the Furious Five and to save Aohapura.
• Energy Absorption: Makodora got his energy taken by the Furious Five Yellow member until he was defeated by Rikuguro and Akimere.
• Facepalm of Doom: One of the Furious Five Red members does this to Makodora to defeat him.
• Falling into His Arms: Kojiroara does this to Aohapura before and after they have defeated the remaining Furious Five Red members.
• Feathered Serpent: The snake could fly, with it's master, to get Koji to the Furious Five Tower
• Find the Cure!: The torch is the cure for the snake's master, in which Kojiroara have retrieved.
• Flipping the Bird: Makodora does this to the Furious Five Yellow member while distracting them in order for the Duo Move technique could be successful for Aohapura and Akimere.
• It's Quiet… Too Quiet: This is where Saburo have told everyone that their Fusion Name sucks.
• Literal Cliff Hanger: Kojiroara ended up falling down the top of the mountain after obtaining the blue orb in the end of Chapter 19, only to survive the next chapter by developing a "Steel Nest".
• Name Amnesia: This is until Chapter 26, where the characters and Crystal Monsters come up with their fusion names.
• Not What I Signed on For: Makodora does this when he thought Kojiroara might not come to defeat the Furious Five with them.
• One-Hit Kill: Hunter Grai have done this with almost the entire Crystal Brawling party.
• Rousing Speech: Marc have does this to Kojiroara, telling him to reveal his true power to defeat Hunter Grai.
• Self-Duplication: Hunter Grai does this to attack Kojiroara with his clones.
• Self-Recovery Surprise: Hunter Grai does this after Kojiroara attacks him in his Super Form.
• Tragic Villain: Hunter Grai reveals that his parents died in the flashback.
• Training Montage: This trope lasted for just two chapters, which the Crystal Brawlers were training to defeat the Furious Five.
• Traintop Battle: Occurs in this arc between Super Kojiroara and Hunter Grai.
• Transformation Sequence: Kojiroara glows red, turning him into Super Kojiroara.
• Victory by First Blood: Makodora have defeated the Furious Five Blue member...with a single hit with his electric guitar.
• What the Hell, Hero?: Makoto told Koji that he will never forgive him if he ditch the party again.
  • Occurs again by Kozaki when he was worried that Koji might've been killed by Hunter Grai.
• Whole Episode Flashback: Chapter 15 consist entirely of Hunter Grai's flashbacks where he kills a lot of people and conquer the world.
• X-Ray Sparks: This occurs to Akimere when he is shocked by Furious Five Yellow Member.
• You Shall Not Pass!: Riku (Who literally says this in the fan translations) does this in order for the Duo Move technique could be successful for Aohapura and Akimere.

The Ryuki Training Arc

Later, he met Koharu Sayuri (Bug Type with Drillabee), who have sent them on an errand to gather an Honey Fruit, Kiyoko Miyako (Ghost type with Ghostoro), who has a collection of souls where the evil one is being searched for, and Midori Asuka (Spell type with Pottowitch), who has a spell to repel spirits with. Sora ran into her rival, Ayaka Tsubasa (Fairy type with Butterfarie), who competes with her in the beauty paegant. Later, on a hot day outside, Koji and his friends have stumbled upon Yuki Hayate's (Ice type with Frosticone) igloo, in which it have been melted and fixed. In the Purple Forest, Koji was badly poisoned after eating a Pearl Pear, so Aoha sends in Akane Reina (Poison type with Toxitenta) for help to suck the poison out of her. Later, Natsumi is having trouble with her relationship with Makoto because he hasn't been responding to her texts or calls lately. So she turns to Izum for help her with her relationship with Makoto before they drift apart. Later, Koji meets Kota Kenji (Also known as Ryan Cooperton, and Fighting type with Toppinpunch), who speaks English, and challenges him to a fight after they both realize that they have the same dream of being the strongest Crystal Brawler. He also met Sachie Akari (Physical Brawler), Kenshin Nobutoshi (Steel Brawler), and Yuto Kaito (Dragon Brawler, and the prinicpal's nephew).

The story arc has the following tropes