History Anime / RanpoKitanGameOfLaplace

* ElegantGothicLolita: How Kobayashi's new homeroom teacher dresses.

* InsanityDefense: Very much overused as to why criminals keep getting out, since most attorneys won't even take them to court. [[spoiler: This, combined with the murder of his sister, is why Kagami turned to becoming Twenty Faces.]]

* OlderThanTheyLook: Kobayashi and Hashiba's new homeroom teacher is 32, but doesn't look much older than her students.

* ShirtlessScene: Akechi gets one in episode 3.

* LightningBruiser: Akechi is very fast and agile and kicks Watanuki hard enough to send him flying. Although later he complains about dislocating his hip joint the next day.

*** How [[spoiler:Kagami]] retaliate? [[EyeScream Crushed the killer's eyes]], mutilated his limbs, soaked him and his limbs in a bathtub full of chemical liquid, retrieved the main body to be given a life support device, but according to [[spoiler:Kagami]], he did that because he deserved a FateWorseThanDeath, so he's gonna die anyway, but ''in a slowly, painfully vegetable state''...

** Episode 2: It's revealed that the person that turned into a chair in episode 1 is [[spoiler:also a murder suspect that has many other person-chair, perfectly preserved to resemble a real chair at his abandoned parents' house.]]

** Episode 5: The fate of [[spoiler: Kagami's sister. Hanged above a high building with mutilated limbs, wearing the dress that got her silver prize in design competition]]. When the police found her, the only explanation they can give to [[spoiler:Kagami]] is that they found her with her ''suffered extensive damaged body''.
*** How [[spoiler:Kagami]] retaliate the killer? [[EyeScream Crushed his eyes]], mutilated his limbs, soak him and his limbs in a bathtub full of chemical liquid, retrieve the main body to be given a life support device, but according to [[spoiler:Kagami]], he did that because he deserved a FateWorseThanDeath, so he's gonna die anyway, but ''in a slowly, painfully vegetable state''...

* LastNameBasis: Akechi ''Kogoro'', Kobayashi ''Yoshio'' and Hashiba ''Souji'', with the rest either being referred to by title, introduced name or last name. Only the last name is given during introductions, with a few exceptions that lack surnames (e.g. Minami).
* LightningBruiser: Akechi is very fast and agile, and kicks Watanuki hard enough to send him flying. Although later he complains about dislocating his hip joint the next day.

** [[spoiler:Kagami's sister always tries her hardest to be a good designer so she can help his brother in the family's finances. When one of her latest designs got her silver prize in a design competition, she and Kagami are going to celebrate it with a cake when he came home. Sadly, a criminal previously caught by Kagami has some grudge against him and brutally killed his sister as a revenge before he's able to come home.]]

* TallDarkAndHandsome: Akechi and Kagami.
* TeenGenius: Akechi

...Thus begins a series of murders and other crimes at Kobayashi's middle school.

** Episode 1: Getting murdered and turned into a chair. Eesh. (Somewhat alleviated when Corpsey is subjected to it since it's a [[Film/BigHeroSix Baymax]]-looking...thing...but still creepy.)

** Averted again with [[spoiler:Tokiko, Keisuke's younger sister, who had her limbs cut off and left dangling in a middle of the city by her neck]].
* InsanityDefense: Very much overused as to why criminals keep getting out, since most attorneys won't even take them court. [[spoiler: This, combined with the murder of his sister, is why Kagami turned to becoming Twenty Faces.]]

** [[spoiler:Kagami's sister always tries her hardest to be a good designer so she can help his brother in family's finances. When one of her latest design got her silver prize in design competition, she and Kagami are going to celebrate it with a cake when he come home. Sadly, a criminal previously caught by Kagami has some grudge with him and brutally killed his sister as a revenge before he's able to come home.]]

** Episode 5: The fate of [[spoiler: Kagami's sister. Hanged above a high building with mutilated limbs, [[TearJerker wearing the dress that got her silver prize in design competition]]]]. When the police found her, the only explanation they can give to [[spoiler:Kagami]] is that they found her with her ''suffered extensive damaged body''.

* BodyHorror: Getting murdered and turned into a chair. Eesh. (Somewhat alleviated when Corpsey is subjected to it since it's a [[Film/BigHeroSix Baymax]]-looking...thing...but still creepy.)
** [[spoiler:Somehow worse, getting crushed and turned into a cement picture.]]

* InsanityDefense: Very much overused as to why criminals keep getting out, since most attorneys won't even take them court. [[Spoiler: This, combined with the murder of his sister, is why Kagami turned to becoming Twenty Faces.]]

* MoodWhiplash: The appearance of Minami and Corpsey, the comical duo that gives patients' autopsy reports, come out of nowhere and during moments of serious discussion.

* InfantImmortality: Horribly averted with [[spoiler:the remaining daughters that Watanuki kidnapped, where they are crushed, mixed with cement, and later turned into a wall if they dare to show any hatred towards him.]]

...Thus begins a series of murders at Kobayashi's middle school.

* BodyHorror: Getting murdered and turned into a chair. Eesh.

* LastNameBasis: Akechi ''Kogoro'', Kobayashi ''Yoshio'' and Hashiba ''Souji'', with the rest either being referred to by title or last name. (Only the last name is given during introductions anyway.)
* LightningBruiser: Akechi, is very fast and agile, and kicks Watanuki hard enough to send him flying. Although later he complains about dislocating his hip joint the next day.
* InfantImmortality: Horribly averted with [[spoiler:the remaining daughters that Watanuki kidnapped, where they are crushed, mixed with with cement, and later turned into a wall if they dare to show any hatred towards him.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: Hashiba is a type A towards Kobayashi.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: The name of the show. Even Anime Lab and Funimation can't agree - the former goes with "Ranpo Kitan", the latter "Rampo Kitan".

* ShaggyDogStory: [[spoiler: Sachiko, surviving a fatal illness and getting the funds for treatment, only to be killed by a mentally retarded man.]]

* StudentCouncilPresident: Hashiba.

** [[spoiler:Somehow worse, getting crashed and turned into a cement picture.]]

''Ranpo Kitan: Game of Laplace'' (''Mysterious Stories of Ranpo: Game of Laplace'') is a Summer2015Anime by Lerche based on Ranpo Edogawa's works to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the author's passing.