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* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Cry (intended, in Japanese).



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Arakune (in German & Omanga fan translation).



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Noyz (in VIZ).



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Boyz (in VIZ).



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Balbero (in German).



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Marquis Astoreth (romanized incorrectly in VIZ, possibly an attempt to use the name Ashtoreth, and should rightly use the title Duke Astaroth). Moreover, [[spoiler:"Astaroth" is used as the name for both twins in one body (also in VIZ). This is not exactly wrong, as the official romanization gives both his individual name and their shared name as "Astaroth" -- however, the katakana are different]]. When used for [[spoiler:both twins]], "Astaroth" is spelled in a way that seems to emphasize the "th" sound, rather like [[{{Sssssnaketalk}} the hiss of a snake]].



* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Duchess or Countess Astaroth (Omanga translation). Marquess Astarte (viz -should rightly use the title Duchess Astarte).
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* OreOnna: In the original Japanese version, Kurai refers to herself as [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "ore"]] – the pronoun used by hot-blooded young males, such as [[{{Determinator}} Setsuna]] and [[FieryRedhead Michael]].
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* GenderReveal: It's a good four chapters before someone (correctly) comments that Kurai is a girl.
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* KansaiRegionalAccent: As noted when Kurai and Arachne pose as students at Setsuna's school, the Anagura accent sounds like a Kansai accent – which suits Kurai's loud, lively personality.



* KansaiRegionalAccent: Downplayed – Arachne dislikes the Anagura accent and complains about the way Noise and Voice talk. Yet Arachne herself lapses into it occasionally.



* KansaiRegionalAccent: Born and raised in Anagura, Noise takes pride in her accent.



* KansaiRegionalAccent: Born and raised in Anagura, Voice takes pride in his accent.

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* AbsoluteCleavage: Barbelo's dress sports a neckline that dips well below her cleavage.


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* DealWithTheDevil: Kurai makes a deal with Belial. [[spoiler:In exchange for a potion supposed to revive Setsuna, Kurai agrees to marry Lucifer. Belial, however, omits certain details - the potion would turn Setsuna undead, and marrying Lucifer would require Kurai to sacrifice her life.]]

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* DealWithTheDevil: Kurai makes a deal with Belial. [[spoiler:In exchange for a potion supposed to revive Setsuna, Kurai agrees to marry Lucifer. Belial, however, omits certain details - -- the potion would turn Setsuna undead, and marrying Lucifer would require Kurai to sacrifice her life.]]



* LastOfHerKind: Downplayed - [[spoiler: The ritual to save Hell from collapsing on itself moves the spheres of Hell and destroys Anagura (Kurai's country) in the process. Although Belial rescues Kurai and Noise from the void, some time passes before Kurai even mentions looking for survivors, heavily implying that there probably will not be any]].

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* LastOfHerKind: Downplayed - -- [[spoiler: The ritual to save Hell from collapsing on itself moves the spheres of Hell and destroys Anagura (Kurai's country) in the process. Although Belial rescues Kurai and Noise from the void, some time passes before Kurai even mentions looking for survivors, heavily implying that there probably will not be any]].



* TragicKeepsake: Downplayed - When she decides she [[spoiler:is going to leave for Sheol, to marry Lucifer and never return to her kingdom, Kurai takes one of Setsuna's earrings to remember him by]].

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* TragicKeepsake: Downplayed - -- When she decides she [[spoiler:is going to leave for Sheol, to marry Lucifer and never return to her kingdom, Kurai takes one of Setsuna's earrings to remember him by]].



* LastOfHerKind: Downplayed - [[spoiler: The ritual to save Hell from collapsing on itself completely destroys Anagura (Noise's country.) And although Noise is rescued along with Kurai, that only leaves two Evils confirmed alive at the end of the story]].

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* LastOfHerKind: Downplayed - [[spoiler: The -- [[spoiler:the ritual to save Hell from collapsing on itself completely destroys Anagura (Noise's country.) And although Noise is rescued along with Kurai, that only leaves two Evils confirmed alive at the end of the story]].



* CameBackWrong: Averted - [[spoiler:Arachne kills Voice when he discovers that she's a spy for Sheol. His twin sister, Noise, steals the potion meant to revive Setsuna, with the intention of reviving Voice instead. However, Arachne breaks the potion bottle, to avoid being discovered. The potion - a fraud used by Belial to trick Kurai - would have rendered Voice undead]].

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* CameBackWrong: Averted - -- [[spoiler:Arachne kills Voice when he discovers that she's a spy for Sheol. His twin sister, Noise, steals the potion meant to revive Setsuna, with the intention of reviving Voice instead. However, Arachne breaks the potion bottle, to avoid being discovered. The potion - -- a fraud used by Belial to trick Kurai - -- would have rendered Voice undead]].



* GratuitousGerman: ''"Eins… zwei… drei!"'' - Hatter counts in German when performing a “magic trick” (terrorizing and killing Evils).

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* GratuitousGerman: ''"Eins… zwei… ''"Eins... zwei... drei!"'' - -- Hatter counts in German when performing a “magic trick” (terrorizing and killing Evils).



* SexyJester: Ever in clown attire, Belial is the self-confessed embodiment of lust and seduction - proud to say so, being the Satan of {{Pride}}.

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* SexyJester: Ever in clown attire, Belial is the self-confessed embodiment of lust and seduction - -- proud to say so, being the Satan of {{Pride}}.



* HalfIdenticalTwins: Aside from the gender difference and the mirrored curse marks, Astaroth and Astarte look exactly alike. Justified - [[spoiler: they alternate use of the exact same body]].

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* HalfIdenticalTwins: Aside from the gender difference and the mirrored curse marks, Astaroth and Astarte look exactly alike. Justified - -- [[spoiler: they alternate use of the exact same body]].



* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler:He carries his sister when she's in the white snake - Astarte carries the black snake]]. His clothes are black - Astarte is dressed in white [[spoiler:(when they haven't ended up in the other's clothing)]]. He is often angry, apathetic and violent - Astarte is usually calm, hopeful and gentle. He's obsessed with drawing blood (death) - Astarte's obsessed with having a baby (life).

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* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler:He carries his sister when she's in the white snake - -- Astarte carries the black snake]]. His clothes are black - -- Astarte is dressed in white [[spoiler:(when they haven't ended up in the other's clothing)]]. He is often angry, apathetic and violent - -- Astarte is usually calm, hopeful and gentle. He's obsessed with drawing blood (death) - -- Astarte's obsessed with having a baby (life).



* SlutShaming: He repeatedly calls Astarte a whore for being pregnant. Inverted - [[spoiler:she's not actually pregnant, and he has her so well locked up that nobody could have touched her]].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Marquis Astoreth (romanized incorrectly in VIZ, possibly an attempt to use the name Ashtoreth, and should rightly use the title Duke Astaroth). Moreover, [[spoiler:"Astaroth" is used as the name for both twins in one body (also in VIZ). This is not exactly wrong, as the official romanization gives both his individual name and their shared name as "Astaroth" - however, the katakana are different]]. When used for [[spoiler:both twins]], "Astaroth" is spelled in a way that seems to emphasize the "th" sound, rather like [[{{Sssssnaketalk}} the hiss of a snake]].

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* SlutShaming: He repeatedly calls Astarte a whore for being pregnant. Inverted - -- [[spoiler:she's not actually pregnant, and he has her so well locked up that nobody could have touched her]].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Marquis Astoreth (romanized incorrectly in VIZ, possibly an attempt to use the name Ashtoreth, and should rightly use the title Duke Astaroth). Moreover, [[spoiler:"Astaroth" is used as the name for both twins in one body (also in VIZ). This is not exactly wrong, as the official romanization gives both his individual name and their shared name as "Astaroth" - -- however, the katakana are different]]. When used for [[spoiler:both twins]], "Astaroth" is spelled in a way that seems to emphasize the "th" sound, rather like [[{{Sssssnaketalk}} the hiss of a snake]].



* EnthrallingSiren: Downplayed - Astarte is never said to be a siren, however the [[MythicalMotifs motif]] is used: Kurai is lost in Astaroth's maze and she finds her way to Astarte's room by following the sound of Astarte singing a lullaby.



* HalfIdenticalTwins: Aside from the gender difference and the mirrored curse marks, Astarte and Astaroth look exactly alike. Justified - [[spoiler: they alternate use of the exact same body]].

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* HalfIdenticalTwins: Aside from the gender difference and the mirrored curse marks, Astarte and Astaroth look exactly alike. Justified - -- [[spoiler: they alternate use of the exact same body]].



* LonelyDollGirl: Downplayed - Astarte has a baby doll, which she wraps in a blanket and cradles in her arms for a short time, while talking to Kurai.
* ObviousPregnancy: When Kurai first meets her, Astarte is looking very pregnant, with a loving oestrogen glow and a very large belly. She even makes Kurai feel the baby kick. [[spoiler: Subverted - it turns out that this "baby" is another lost child, who Astarte has managed to swallow alive]].
* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler: She carries her brother in the black snake - Astaroth carries the white snake]]. She is dressed in white - Astaroth dresses in black [[spoiler:(when they haven't ended up in the other's clothes)]]. She is usually calm, hopeful and gentle - Astaroth is usually angry, apathetic and violent. She is obsessed with having her own baby (life) - Astaroth is obsessed with drawing blood (death.)

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* -* LonelyDollGirl: Downplayed - -- Astarte has a baby doll, which she wraps in a blanket and cradles in her arms for a short time, while talking to Kurai.
* ObviousPregnancy: When Kurai first meets her, Astarte is looking very pregnant, with a loving oestrogen glow and a very large belly. She even makes Kurai feel the baby kick. [[spoiler: Subverted - -- it turns out that this "baby" is another lost child, who Astarte has managed to swallow alive]].
* PolarOppositeTwins: [[spoiler: She carries her brother in the black snake - -- Astaroth carries the white snake]]. She is dressed in white - -- Astaroth dresses in black [[spoiler:(when they haven't ended up in the other's clothes)]]. She is usually calm, hopeful and gentle - -- Astaroth is usually angry, apathetic and violent. She is obsessed with having her own baby (life) - -- Astaroth is obsessed with drawing blood (death.)
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* NonHumanNonBinary: The demon Belial is a non-binary trickster and the Satan of Pride.
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!!Voiced by: Creator/YukoMiyamura (Japanese), Creator/VeronicaTaylor (English, credited as "B. Simpson")

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!!Voiced by: Mayumi Asano (Japanese), P.M. Lewis (English)

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* OreOnna: In the original Japanese version, Kurai refers to herself as [[JapanesePronouns "ore"]] – the pronoun used by hot-blooded young males, such as [[{{Determinator}} Setsuna]] and [[FieryRedhead Michael]].

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* OreOnna: In the original Japanese version, Kurai refers to herself as [[JapanesePronouns [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns "ore"]] – the pronoun used by hot-blooded young males, such as [[{{Determinator}} Setsuna]] and [[FieryRedhead Michael]].
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* {{Transsexual}}: Possibly. Perhaps due to the author's [[TransEqualsGay ignorance]] of the subject, it's very unclear as to how Arachne identifies. She's either a CampGay drag queen, or actually identifies as a woman.

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* {{Transsexual}}: Possibly. TransEqualsGay: Perhaps due to the author's [[TransEqualsGay ignorance]] of the subject, it's very unclear as to how Arachne identifies. She's either be expected from a manga published in TheNineties. The inconsistent descriptions of her by the author (and even things she herself says) coupled with misused outdated terminology make it entirely impossible to tell what was intended for her. It's possible to interpret her as a CampGay drag queen, a (trans) woman, or actually identifies as a woman.non-binary combination of the two.
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* AffectionateNickname: Alexiel calls Kurai "little demon."
* AlmostKiss: [[spoiler: Upon returning Setsuna to Assiah, she nearly kisses him, but opts to push him off her dragon at the last second]].



* HellishPupils: Kurai has blue eyes, with expressive slitted pupils like a cat.



* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: Arachne has spider-web earrings, and she wears a slave bracelet with a ring that spins razor-sharp webs as her signature weapon.



* HellishPupils: Noise has vertically slitted pupils.



* CameBackWrong: Averted - [[spoiler:Arachne kills Voice when he discovers that she's a spy for Sheol. His twin sister, Noise, steals the potion meant to revive Setsuna, with the intention of reviving Voice instead. However, Arachne breaks the potion bottle, to avoid being discovered. The potion - a fraud used by Belial to trick Kurai - would have rendered Voice undead.]]

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* CameBackWrong: Averted - [[spoiler:Arachne kills Voice when he discovers that she's a spy for Sheol. His twin sister, Noise, steals the potion meant to revive Setsuna, with the intention of reviving Voice instead. However, Arachne breaks the potion bottle, to avoid being discovered. The potion - a fraud used by Belial to trick Kurai - would have rendered Voice undead.]]undead]].


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* HellishPupils: Voice has vertically slitted pupils.


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* AbsoluteCleavage: Barbelo's dress sports a neckline that dips well below her cleavage.


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* HellishPupils: Astaroth has slitted pupils, like a viper. [[spoiler: After Astarte breaks the curse, he loses the snake attributes and his eyes return to normal]].


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* HellishPupils: Astarte has slitted pupils, like a viper.
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* KansaiRegionalAccent: As noted when Kurai and Arachne pose as students at Setsuna's school, the Anagura accent sounds like a Kansai accent – which suits Kurai's loud, lively personality.


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* KansaiRegionalAccent: Downplayed – Arachne dislikes the Anagura accent and complains about the way Noise and Voice talk. Yet Arachne herself lapses into it occasionally.


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* KansaiRegionalAccent: Born and raised in Anagura, Noise takes pride in her accent.


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* KansaiRegionalAccent: Born and raised in Anagura, Voice takes pride in his accent.


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* GratuitousGerman: ''"Eins… zwei… drei!"'' - Hatter counts in German when performing a “magic trick” (terrorizing and killing Evils).

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* LastOfHerKind: Downplayed - [[spoiler: The ritual to save Hell from collapsing on itself moves the spheres of Hell and destroys Anagura (Kurai's country) in the process. Although Belial rescues Kurai and Noise from the void, some time passes before Kurai even mentions looking for survivors, heavily implying that there probably will not be any]].



* MenstrualMenace: This is why some Evils used to say women are not fit to become Dragon Masters. The arrival of Kurai's first menstruation means, for that time, she is [[spoiler:unable to contact the holy dragons, meaning the future-seeing dragon, Jade, is unable to warn her of a coming disaster]].



* TragicKeepsake: Downplayed - When she decides she [[spoiler:is going to leave for Sheol, to marry Lucifer and never return to her kingdom, Kurai takes one of Setsuna's earrings to remember him by]].
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: In her boyish clothes, Kurai is the 'tomboy' to her cousin Arachne's 'girly girl'.



* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: With her little dresses and feminine allure, Arachne is the 'girly girl' to her cousin Kurai's 'tomboy'.



* LastOfHerKind: Downplayed - [[spoiler: The ritual to save Hell from collapsing on itself completely destroys Anagura (Noise's country.) And although Noise is rescued along with Kurai, that only leaves two Evils confirmed alive at the end of the story]].



* SadClown: Belial is in love with Lucifer, an awful man who they know will never love them back. Painting their face like a clown, they embrace knowing that everyone will laugh at them.



* SexyJester: Ever in clown attire, Belial is the self-confessed embodiment of lust and seduction - proud to say so, being the Satan of {{Pride}}.



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Satan of [[UnstoppableRage Wrath]]. Lucifer's first wife.


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* BackFromTheDead: After [[spoiler: giving her life to save Lucifer, he brings her back from the dead, animating her with demonic powers. Barbelo sets the trend for Lucifer's brides being married to him through sacrifice]].


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* {{Glamour}}: Barbelo uses a demonic mist that paralyses the memory and creates illusions which reflect the hearts and desires of any living thing. Upon seeing the illusionary vision of the one they desire, out in the mist, many men will run straight to their deaths.
* ReallyGetsAround: Though she is married to Lucifer, Barbelo has many, many children, and rumour has it that they were fathered by any demon but him.
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* YoungerThanSheLooks: Due to her demon blood, she looks as she is no more than 12-13 years old, despite being probably more than one century old.
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* YoungerThanSheLooks: Due to her demon blood, she looks as she is no more than 12-13 years old, despite being simplicity more than one century old.

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* YoungerThanSheLooks: Due to her demon blood, she looks as she is no more than 12-13 years old, despite being simplicity probably more than one century old.

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