History Anime / TwilightOfTheCockroaches

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* NeverHurtAnInnocent: The Hosino tribe pride themselves on not hurting any human, especially Saito. [[spoiler:During their final attack on Saito and Momoko, one if Ichiro's friends intentionally rams himself into Saito's eye, hurting him momentarily.]]

* OneSceneWonder: The talking turd. It is also a BigLippedAlligatorMoment as no other entities, other than humans and roaches, are seen communicating, and there was no implication beforehand poop could talk.

* {{Squick}}: Every time the cute, anthropomorphic roaches are seen, these are supposed to be actual roaches. This makes Momoko's disgusted reaction them, especially the wedding scene, make sense.

* FantasticRacism: Momoko's roaches are lead by an authoritarian leader who believes roaches are the chosen species of God, who are genetically purer than humans, and superior because they can survive in locations and eat things humans cannot.

* HumansAreCthulhu: From the roaches' point of view, Seito is a great and giving god who, for no reason they can understand, one day turns upon them without warning and begins to destroy them, his power too great for them to do anything about it. [[spoiler: Later it is revealed some roaches realize humans are more along the lines of SufficientlyAdvancedAlien, but the gap between them is too vast]].

%%* {{Hikikomori}}: Seito.

%%* LoveTriangle: A subplot, with Naomi between Ichiro and Hans.
%%* MouseWorld: The point of view is often from the roaches' height. At times, the perspective is supposed to be a roach moving through grass or pipes.
%%* NaiveEverygirl: Poor Naomi...

* Squick: Every time the cute, anthropomorphic roaches are seen, these are supposed to be actual roaches. This makes Momoko's disgusted reaction them, especially the wedding scene, make sense.
%%* TalkingPoo: For a brief moment.

* TheProphecy: The roaches possess a tale when all their kind becomes immune to insecticide. [[spoiler:Naomi becomes TheChosenOne of the prophecy, having herself survive the insecticide and passing the trait on to her children.]]

* WomenPreferStrongMen: Naomi complains Ichiro is out of shape and immediately attracted to Hans.

* DidWeJustHaveTeaWithCthulhu: Seito without a wife or girlfriend lets cockroaches infest his home as it provides a distraction for him.

* GatlingGood: Seito has an air soft gun. Harmless to humans, but ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill to roaches.

%%* LoveTriangle: A subplot.
%%* MouseWorld

* TheProphecy: The roaches possess a tale when all their kind becomes immune to insecticide.

* YourCheatingHeart: Naomi is engaged to Ichiro, but goes after Hans, never telling Ichiro the truth.

* CurbStompBattle: The roaches are no absolutely no match for Seito and his girlfriend. Even when they try to attack a human's most vulnerable spot (the eyes), it does nothing but anger them more.
* DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu: Eventually the roaches decide to launch an all out attack on Seito and his girlfriend. [[spoiler:They fail miserably with Naomi as the sole survivor]].

* DrowningMySorrows: Seito drinks himself to sleep every night, after his wife and children are gone. This also applies to his new girlfriend, who spends her own free time drinking beer at home or in the clubs. Both sober up once they start dating (and go to war with the roaches).

* MsFanservice: Saito's girlfriend (portrayed by actress and model [[https://imgur.com/efrOhTR Setsuko Karasuma]]) is shown in her underwear and nightclub outfits from time to time.

* StoppedCaring: The reason Seito lets the roaches infest his home, is because his wife divorced him and took their children. He no longer cares about anything and drinks his life away. This quickly changes once he finds a new lover.

%%* NeatFreak: Seito's girlfriend.

* MsFanservice: Saito's girlfriend (portrayed by actress and model Setsuko Karasuma) is shown in her underwear and nightclub outfits from time to time.

* HumansAreCthulhu: From the roaches' point of view, Seito is a great and giving god who, for no reason they can understand, one day turns upon them without warning and begins to destroy them, his power too great for them to do anything about it. [[spoiler: Later it is revealed some roaches have realized humans are more along the lines of SufficientlyAdvancedAlien, but the technological gap between them is too vast for them to succeed]].

* TheChosenOne: [[Naomi is immune to insecticide and will pass this trait to all her children]].

* HumansAreCthulhu: From the roaches' point of view, Seito is a great and giving god who, for no reason they can understand, one day turns upon them without warning and begins to destroy them, his power too great for them to do anything about it.

* TheirFirstTime: Naomi and Hans. Naomi complains to her best friend that that Ichiro has yet to impregnate her, while Hans has never sought another's company.

* GatlingGood: Seito has a miniature air soft Gatling gun. Harmless to humans, but ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill to roaches.

* HopeSpot: When Ichiro learns how to fly, [[spoiler: Seito shoots him down with an air soft machine gun]].

* HopeSpot: When Ichiro learns how to fly.

* {{Ubermensch}}: The combination of [[spoiler: Naomi's immunity to insecticide, Hans' superior roach physiology, and Ichiro's generosity]] will create a new breed of roach with all these traits.

%%* DrowningMySorrows: Seito.