History Characters / Kurami

* PeekABangs: Kurami's fringe completely covers her eyes. Because of this (as well as her age and BrainyBaby tendencies), a lot of readers of the original didn't realize she was supposed to be blind, hence it being retconned out.

-->'''Bree''': I put the "fat" in "infatuation".

-->'''Zane''': I don't feel like mocking her for it at all. I actually feel really bad for her, and I want to help revive the Internet connection! [[WhatIsThisFeeling I don't know what kind of dark magic is going on around here]], [[MediumAwareness but it's bringing about some serious]] [[CharacterDevelopment character development]].

* SouthernBelle: Just like her daughter.

* SweetBaker: Very, very much so. Just look at [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/54419061_787053885002602_8699053703648247808_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_eui2=AeFRp-sH7o3I1jkGnYheicflHBKxJgShe6P0Sq3xi73VphOcMMZP7U9OIQrZRvgorjDK5f-UWr2I4nE5gQxKLx_JsaU3MGai2mJ7EODrPS_9aA&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=cea3eddea1efdffe5c518b7d005f64a4&oe=5D35B5A8 the reveal image]] for ''Ana-Thing's Possible''!

* BreakoutCharacter: To the extent that some people thought she was the main character, forcing Dee to cut her out of the reboot almost entirely.

** [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/l/t31.0-8/13938086_279185292456133_2959199503813821092_o.jpg This post-reboot strip]] contains a literal example, although it's more Ana defending her own parenting skills than defending Kurami.

* TragicDropout: In the pre-reboot comic, at least, Ana had to drop out of college (where she was presumably studying fashion design) in order to raise Kurami full-time. It's unknown if this is also the case in the reboot.

* InformedFlaw: Kurami's blindness in the original strip, which was why it was eventually retconned out.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Does this every so often, including in the very first strip. On one occasion he ''literally'' breaks the fourth wall by accidentally poking a hole in the border between the panels.

* {{Foil}}: To Ana. While Ana is a BigBeautifulWoman, Chicago is short and slim; while Ana is ([[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness now]]) a good baker, Chicago is ''not''; and while Ana is generally meek and mild, Chicago can and will stand up for herself.
* LethalChef: Subverted; she's an excellent baker, but loves to experiment, and those experiments don't always turn out for the best. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is her standing in the bakery kitchen ''surrounded by flames'', having apparently tried to flambé a cheesecake.

* GlamorousSingleMother: Averted ''hard''. Raising Kurami is consistently depicted as tiring and stressful for Ana, but her love for her infant daughter keeps her going.

* Expy: At first, Zane was essentially ComicStrip/Garfield in a hat. Lampshaded on at least one occasion. Later subverted, as he's developed into a much more friendly, upbeat character.

* DCupDistress: Downplayed. The strip makes an occasional RunningGag out of the fact that she is unable to find bras and swimsuits that fit, but generally she doesn't seem to mind her shape.

* GlamorousSingleMother: Averted. Raising Kurami is frequently depicted as stressful and draining for Ana, but her love for her infant daughter keeps her going.

* HeightAngst: In one pre-reboot comic, she expresses annoyance that Kurami's stuffed rabbit is taller than her. Given her high confidence level,

* ArtEvolution: He didn't always have the eyes and whiskers; those were added mid-2016.

* GlamorousSingleMother: Averted.
* LethalChef: In the pre-reboot comic. Memorably, she once burned a cake ''[[EpicFail without even putting it in the oven]]''. Amusingly, it's averted entirely in the reboot, as she now works at a bakery; the trait is instead passed on to her Aunt Chicago.

* SweetBaker: Very, very much so. Just look at [[the reveal image https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/54419061_787053885002602_8699053703648247808_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_eui2=AeFRp-sH7o3I1jkGnYheicflHBKxJgShe6P0Sq3xi73VphOcMMZP7U9OIQrZRvgorjDK5f-UWr2I4nE5gQxKLx_JsaU3MGai2mJ7EODrPS_9aA&_nc_ht=scontent-lhr3-1.xx&oh=cea3eddea1efdffe5c518b7d005f64a4&oe=5D35B5A8]] for ''Ana-Thing's Possible''!

* LethalChef: To an even greater extent than Ana was in the original. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is her standing in the bakery kitchen ''surrounded by flames'', having apparently tried to flambé a cheesecake.

* {{Foil}}: To Ana. While Ana is a BigBeautifulWoman, Chicago is short and thin; while Ana is ([[EarlyInstalmentWeirdness now]]) a good baker, Chicago is ''not''; and while Ana is generally meek and mild, Chicago can and will suplex you.

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* BigBeautifulWoman: Just like the rest of the strip's females, though Ana is certainly the biggest.
* ButtMonkey: Has shades of this in the reboot, as caring for Kurami doesn't always go smoothly for her, yet she perseveres regardless.
* DCupDistress: Downplayed. The strip makes a RunningGag out of the fact that she is unable to find bras and swimsuits that fit her, but generally she doesn't seem to mind her shape.

* SanitySlippage: The stress of looking after Kurami does occasionally get to Ana, though it rarely lasts for long and is usually PlayedForLaughs. Became more prevalent in the reboot.

* BrainyBaby: Downplayed somewhat in the original, but played straight [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]] in the reboot. Her idea of a bedtime story, for example, is ''Literature/WarAndPeace'', and at one point she's seen randomly reading a ''book on quantum physics''.

* PeekABangs: Kurami's fringe completely covers her eyes. Because of this (as well as her age and BrainyBaby tendencies), a lot of readers of the original didn't realize she was blind, hence it being retconned out.

Ana's best friend.

* BackForTheFinale: Was a major recurring character in the pre-reboot strip but didn't appear at all in the post-reboot strip until the last month of the comic's run. WordOfGod is that she was meant to show up sooner, but Dee simply couldn't think of a way to write her in until it was time to wrap up the series.

* HeightAngst: In one pre-reboot comic, she expresses annoyance that Kurami's stuffed rabbit is taller than her.
* PutOnABus: She didn't appear in the reboot until [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22769633_494988747542452_3264477948076563464_o.jpg?oh=35526e25a882bf2be009d78f13c05629&oe=5A707ED5 the very end.]]

Kurami's pet cat.

* ArtEvolution: In July 2016 his design changed to add a nose and whiskers. Compare Zane in [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13737575_264849267223069_7446407608454889015_o.jpg this strip]] to [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13735068_267872303587432_3989666341920125190_o.jpg this strip]].
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Does this every so often, including in the very first pre-reboot strip. On one occasion he ''literally'' breaks the fourth wall by accidentally poking a hole in the border between the panels.

* Expy: He's essentially ComicStrip/Garfield in a hat. Lampshaded on at least one occasion. Later subverted/averted through DivergentCharacterEvolution.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In the pre-reboot comics. Downplayed in that he's not really an outright JerkAss, but it's been shown that underneath his DeadpanSnarker façade he really does care about Ana and Kurami. Driven home in a pre-reboot arc where Ana's Internet connection fails, leaving her unable to work, and Zane finds himself compelled to help:

* SouthernBelle: Just like her daughter.

!Aunt Chicago

Ana's aunt and co-worker, introduced in July 2016.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Like every other female character in the strip.
* LethalChef: To an even greater extent than Ana was in the original. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is her standing in the bakery kitchen ''surrounded by flames'', having apparently tried to flambé a cheesecake.

* BackForTheFinale: Was a major recurring character in the pre-reboot strip but didn't appear at all in the post-reboot strip for over a year. And when she finally did show up, it was in the last month of the comic's run.

* PutOnABus: She didn't appear in the reboot until [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22769633_494988747542452_3264477948076563464_o.jpg?oh=35526e25a882bf2be009d78f13c05629&oe=5A707ED5 October 2017.]]

* LethalChef: To an even greater extent than Ana was in the original. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is of her standing in the bakery kitchen ''surrounded by flames'', having apparently tried to flambé a cheesecake.

* DemotedToExtra: Was a major recurring character in the pre-reboot strip but didn't appear at all in the post-reboot strip for over a year, implying her role will be much smaller this time round.

* PutOnABus: She hasn't appeared at all since the reboot, for reasons currently unknown.
** TheBusCameBack: Bree [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/22769633_494988747542452_3264477948076563464_o.jpg?oh=35526e25a882bf2be009d78f13c05629&oe=5A707ED5 eventually returned]] in October 2017, AndTheFandomRejoiced.

* LethalChef: In the pre-reboot comic. Memorably, she once burned a cake ''[[EpicFail without even putting it in the oven]]''. Amusingly, it's inverted in the reboot, as she works at a bakery; the trait is instead passed on to her Aunt Chicago.

* BrainyBaby: Downplayed somewhat in the original, but played straight [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]] in the reboot. Her idea of a bedtime story, for example, is ''[[Literature/WarAndPeace]]'', and at one point she's seen randomly reading a ''book on quantum physics''.

* DemotedToExtra: Was a major recurring character in the pre-reboot strip but hasn't appeared yet in the post-reboot strip, implying her role will be much smaller this time round.

* GlamorousSingleMother: Averted ''hard''.

The main character of the series. A ([[BigBeautifulWoman literal]]) plus-sized fashion designer, and the mother of the titular infant (originally, they were cousins). At times she struggles to deal with her work, her infant daughter, ''and'' her cat, but her love for all three keeps her going.

* ButtMonkey: Has shades of this in the reboot, as

* TheFashionista: An unconventional example. Ana is a lot larger than most fictional fashionistas, but is undeniably passionate about fashion (in one pre-reboot strip, she excitedly rambles on to Bree about the contents of her latest fashion magazine). While she doesn't often ''dress'' like a fashionista, it's implied that this is because she struggles to find outfits that fit her ([[FridgeBrilliance and this may have been what inspired her to want to become a fashion designer in the first place]]).

* BabyLanguage: "Gek gek!" Subverted in that nobody knows what she's saying.
* BrainyBaby: Downplayed somewhat in the original, but played straight [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]] in the reboot. Her idea of a bedtime story, for example, is ''[[Literature/WarAndPeace]]''.

Ana's mother, introduced in July 2016.

* LethalChef: Ana [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/t31.0-8/12094769_792666447506451_3713600113315212322_o.jpg once burned a cake]] ''[[EpicFail before]]'' [[EpicFail baking it]]. Amusingly, in the reboot, she works at a bakery with her Aunt Chicago, who manages to be ''[[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/t31.0-8/13920016_274094179631911_5562631835130878596_o.jpg even worse than Ana!]]''

* DemotedToExtra: In the reboot, she's barely featured at all so far.
* HeightAngst: In one comic, she [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfp1/t31.0-8/11539034_741352905971139_6517673338918101645_o.jpg expresses annoyance]] that Kurami's stuffed rabbit is taller than her.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Downplayed in that he's not really an outright JerkAss, but it's been shown that underneath his DeadpanSnarker façade he really does care about Ana and Kurami. Driven home in a pre-reboot arc where Ana's Internet connection fails, leaving her unable to work, and Zane finds himself compelled to help:

* LethalChef: To an even greater extent than Ana. Her EstablishingCharacterMoment is of her standing in the bakery kitchen ''surrounded by flames'', having apparently tried to flambé a cheesecake.

* BigBeautifulWoman: Just like the rest of the strip's females, though Ana is arguably the biggest.

* LethalChef: Ana [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpt1/t31.0-8/12094769_792666447506451_3713600113315212322_o.jpg once burned a cake]] ''[[EpicFail before]]'' [[EpicFail baking it]].

* SanitySlippage: The stress of looking after Kurami does occasionally get to Ana, such as in [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/t31.0-8/12719614_880696922036736_6470973116823553053_o.jpg this strip]]. It never lasts for long, though, and is generally PlayedForLaughs - it does, however, seem to have become more prevalent over time.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Does this every so often, including in the very first strip. On one occasion he ''literally'' breaks the fourth wall by accidentally poking a hole in the border between the panels.
* DeadpanSnarker
* Expy: He's essentially ComicStrip/Garfield in a hat. Lampshaded on at least one occasion.

* TheNicknamer: Refers to Ana as "Gargantuana", Bree as "Breehemoth", and Kurami as the slightly less disparaging "Blondie".

* SouthernBelle: Just like her daughter.

* TheFashionista: An unconventional example. Ana is a lot larger than most fictional fashionistas, but is undeniably passionate about fashion ([[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/t31.0-8/12604759_1395535254079404_1241908150389535436_o.jpg this strip]] is a good example). While she doesn't often ''dress'' like a fashionista, it's implied that this is because she struggles to find outfits that fit her ([[FridgeBrilliance and this may have been what inspired her to want to become a fashion designer in the first place]]).

* TheFashionista: An unconventional example. Ana is a lot larger than most fictional fashionistas, but is undeniably passionate about fashion ([[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xtf1/t31.0-8/12604759_1395535254079404_1241908150389535436_o.jpg this strip]] is a good example). While she doesn't often ''dress'' like a fashionista, it's implied that this is because she struggles to find outfits that fit her (and this may have been what inspired her to want to become a fashion designer in the first place).

* MamaBear: In one strip, Bree scares Kurami onto the ceiling as a joke, and Ana goes ''berserk''.

* TragicDropout: In the pre-reboot comic, at least, Ana had to drop out of college (where she was presumably studying fashion design) in order to raise Kurami full-time. It's unknown if this will carry over to the reboot.

* BrainyBaby: Downplayed. Kurami isn't as intelligent as most examples, but she's still capable of things that an infant shouldn't logically be able to do. Correctly filling in a Sudoku puzzle, for instance. It's usually just PlayedForLaughs.
** Carries over to the new strip, where she helps Zane pull off a candy heist by distracting Ana.

* PeekABangs: Kurami's fringe covers her eyes. Because of this (as well as her age and BrainyBaby tendencies), a lot of readers of the original didn't realize she was blind, hence it being retconned out.

* BigEater: And how. Once apparently ate at least ''five'' pizzas in one sitting (though [[DeconstructedTrope it did make her sick]]).

* BrainyBaby: Downplayed. Kurami isn't as intelligent as most examples, but she's still capable of things that an infant shouldn't logically be able to do. Correctly filling in a Sudoku puzzle, for instance. It's usually just played for laughs.

* PeekABangs: Kurami's fringe covers her eyes. Because of this (as well as her age and BrainyBaby tendencies), a lot of readers of the original didn't realize she was blind, hence it being

The main character of the series. A ([[BigBeautifulWoman literal]]) plus-sized fashion designer, she steps in to look after Kurami after the death of her aunt and uncle. At times she struggles to deal with her work, her infant cousin, ''and'' her cat, but her love for all three keeps her going.

* SanitySlippage: The stress of looking after Kurami does occasionally get to Ana, such as in [[https://scontent-lhr3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xal1/t31.0-8/12719614_880696922036736_6470973116823553053_o.jpg this strip]]. It never lasts for long, though, and is generally PlayedForLaughs.
* TragicDropout: It's stated that Ana had to drop out of college (where she was presumably studying fashion design) in order to raise Kurami full-time.

The series' title character, an adorable blind infant whose parents died in unknown circumstances, leaving her cousin Ana to raise her. She speaks exclusively in BabyLanguage.

* BrainyBaby: Downplayed. Kurami isn't as intelligent as most examples, but she's still capable of things that an infant (let alone a ''blind'' infant) shouldn't logically be able to do. Correctly filling in a Sudoku puzzle, for instance. It's usually just played for laughs.

* PeekABangs: Kurami's fringe covers her eyes. Because of this (as well as her age and BrainyBaby tendencies), a lot of new readers don't realize she's actually blind.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Downplayed in that he's not really an outright JerkAss, but it's been shown that underneath his DeadpanSnarker façade he really does care about Ana and Kurami. Driven home in the arc where Ana's Internet connection fails, leaving her unable to work, and Zane finds himself compelled to help:
-->'''Zane''': I don't feel like mocking her for it at all. I actually feel really bad for her, and I want to help revive the Internet connection! [[WhatIsThisFeeling I don't know what kind of dark magic is going on around here]], [[MediumAwareness but it's bringing about some serious character development]].

* ThoughtBubbleSpeech: How Zane communicates. Kurami appears to be able to understand him.

* MsExposition: Responsible for the long-awaited [[TheReveal reveal]] of what happened to Kurami's parents, and how Ana came to raise her (and this was within ''three strips'' of her debut).

The series' title character, an adorable blind infant whose parents died in unknown circumstances, leaving her cousin Ana to raise her. She speaks exclusively in BabyLanguage

* BrainyBaby: Downplayed. Kurami isn't as intelligent as most examples, but she's still capable of things that an infant (let alone a ''blind'' infant) shouldn't logically be able to do. Correctly filling in a Sudoku puzzle, for instance.

* BigEater: And how. Once apparently ate at least ''five'' pizzas in one sitting (though {{DeconstructedTrope it did make her sick}}).

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Will occasionally address the reader. On one occasion he ''literally'' breaks the fourth wall by accidentally poking a hole in the border between the panels.