History Franchise / KagerouProject

There is also a [[LightNovel/KagerouDaze novel series]] written by the producer himself, which comes together with the [[Music/KagerouProject songs]] and [[AllThereInTheManual information released by Jin]] to tell the complex plot behind a town that seems to be hiding more than it appears.

'''Seeing as the series is spread across different media, there are separate pages for the [[Music/KagerouProject music]], [[Anime/MekakucityActors anime]] and the [[LightNovel/KagerouDaze novel]]. Please put tropes specifically referring to those under their respective pages.'''

* ContrivedCoincidence: The circumstances that led to Shintaro's hostage situation is pretty much one coincidence after another. First, he happens to ruin his keyboard on August 14th, which means no online deliveries due to a holiday, then he decides to go to the same department store the terrorists were planning to rob on that day, and when he arrives to the electronics floor, they just ''happened'' to have decided to use that floor to carry out their plan, with him arriving just a few minutes before it all starts going down. [[UpToEleven Shintaro has the worst luck in the world.]]

** '''''[[FriendlyTarget OUT]][[FamilyUnfriendlyDeath ER]] [[KillEmAll SCI]][[EverybodysDeadDave ENCE.]]'''''

* AllThereInTheManual: Some of the information about the characters are only mentioned in the accompanying booklets for the music CDs.

* AllThereInTheManual: Some of the information about the characters are only mentioned in the accompanying booklets for the music cds.

* DrivenToSuicide:
** [[spoiler:Ayano.]]
** [[spoiler:Shintaro due to the above in Route XX.]]
** [[spoiler: Haruka in route 2 of the manga decides to take himself out before his disease does it for him.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding

* MagicalEye: Some important characters have eye abilities.

* RealityEnsues: Mental illness is portrayed ''very'' realistically in this franchise. To note:
** Losing all of his friends and then [[spoiler:having his crush/best friend (apparently) rise from the dead to blame him for her death]] naturally drove Shintaro into one hell of a depression, and with no proper therapy, he kept himself locked up in his room for two whole years until he even started to make a recovery.
** While Seto was able to get Marry to open herself back up to the world to a certain extent, she's still extremely nervous and distrustful around strangers. The rest of the Gang have pretty much accepted that, after 137 years of isolation and being left alone with her own thoughts, there's no curing Marry of her social anxiety.
** As [[spoiler:Ayano and Kano]] prove, depression has multiple faces and can be incredibly difficult to notice unless one ''really'' pays attention. The ones who smile the most might also be the ones closest to breaking down.

* DwindlingParty: In contrast to the other routes, [[spoiler:the manga's second route sees the Gang slowly get picked off one-by-one. Kido is the first casualty, then Momo is thrown off a building. Hibiya gets thrown in front of a truck and Konoha gets his conscience overwritten by the Snake of Clearing Eyes. A few days later, Ene is erased from existence when her wish is fulfilled, then Kano gets his neck snapped and finally Seto gets punched through his back by a Clearing Eyes gone OneWingedAngel, leaving Shintaro, Ayano, and Marry as the only survivors.]]

** Kido internalized her family's abuse so badly she wanted to just disappear.

* FriendlessBackground: All of the main characters to some degree. Shintaro was an InsufferableGenius and apathetic at best, driving all others (except Ayano) away, Momo's ability alienated her peers (as well as making her hate going out in public), Kido's power literally made her invisible to others, Kano was kept at home by his abusive mother, Seto was bullied until he met the latter two, Marry lived alone for ''137'' years because she was afraid of hurting people, Ene and Konoha [[spoiler:actually ''did'' become friends with Shintaro and Ayano, but prior to that, they were mostly isolated from all of their peers except for each other due to their respective health conditions.]] and Hibiya's ultra-conservative parents stunted his social skills, while his fixation on Hiyori makes him fight with other boys. Hiyori herself seems to like him... but only when he's a convenience to her. Luckily, they all become TrueCompanions.

** While Seto was able to get Marry to open herself back up to the world to a certain extent, she's still extremely nervous and distrustful around strangers. The rest of the Gang have pretty much accepted that, after 100 years of isolation and being left alone with her own thoughts, there's no curing Marry of her social anxiety.
** As [[spoiler:Ayano]] proves, depression has multiple faces and can be incredibly difficult to notice unless one ''really'' pays attention. Sometimes the one who's smiling the most is the one who's the closest to breaking down.

In 2019, Jin announced a sequel multimedia project, ''Kagerou Days no.9'', taking place several years after the main story.

''Mekakucity Records'', the second and last main album for the series, was released on May 29, 2013. Ot did however receive another album, ''Mekakucity Reload'', in 2018.

''Mekakucity Records'', the second and last album for the series, was released on May 29, 2013.

* ABoyAndHisX: A Boy and His Cybernetic Girl Program-Thing Who Enjoys Pranking Him

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Ayano.]]

* InsecuritySystem: The mall boasts one of the most advanced electronic security systems ever. Yet it's easily hacked and hijacked by the terrorists, and later Ene.
** In all fairness, however, Ene is essentially a living computer program, there's almost nothing she couldn't hack as long as she has a contact point.

* PlotTriggeringDeath: [[spoiler: Ayano's suicide.]]

* WhamEpisode: ''Lost Time Memory'', with its reveal that [[spoiler: Ayano had an eye power]].

A manga is also currently being serialized monthly on Comic Gene and is illustrated by Mahiro Sato, and as per the announcement in the Children Record booklet, an anime produced by Creator/StudioSHAFT under the title ''Anime/MekakucityActors'' began airing on April 12, 2014. A short anime movie for the franchise premiered in theaters in winter of 2016, titled ''[=X4D=] Kagerou Daze -in a days-''. Another animation project, titled ''Mekakucity Reload'', was announced in 2017.

* FriendlessBackground: All of the main characters to some degree. Shintaro was an InsufferableGenius and apathetic at best, driving all others (except Ayano) away, Momo's ability is implied to have alienated her peers (as well as making her hate going out in public), Kido's power literally made her invisible to others, Kano was kept at home by his abusive mother, Seto was bullied until he met the latter two, Marry lived alone for ''137'' years because she was afraid of hurting people, Ene and Konoha [[spoiler:actually ''did'' become friends with Shintaro and Ayano, but prior to that, they were mostly isolated from all of their peers except for each other due to their respective health conditions.]] and Hibiya's ultra-conservative parents stunted his social skills, while his fixation on Hiyori makes him fight with other boys. Hiyori herself seems to like him... but only when he's a convenience to her. Luckily, they all become TrueCompanions.
* GroundhogDayLoop: Hibiya and Hiyori, [[spoiler:and on a larger scale, all of the characters due to Marry resetting the timeline when Kuro Konoha kills them.]] Implied with [[spoiler:the rest of the main cast]] as well.

* GroundhogDayLoop: Hibiya and Hiyori, [[spoiler:and on a larger scale, all of the characters due to Marry resetting the timeline when Kuroha kills them.]] Implied with [[spoiler:the rest of the main cast]] as well.

A manga is also currently being serialized monthly on Comic Gene and is illustrated by Mahiro Sato, and as per the announcement in the Children Record booklet, an anime produced by Creator/StudioSHAFT under the title ''Anime/MekakucityActors'' began airing on April 12, 2014. A short anime movie for the franchise premiered in theaters in winter of 2016, titled ''[=X4D=] Kagerou Daze -in a days-''.

The Kagerou Project is a series of Music/{{Vocaloid}} songs by producer Jin (Shizen no teki-P), with character designs by artists Shidu and Wannyanpuu. Each song in the series is connected to each other to tell a story centering on a group of people with [[MagicalEye special abilities that are born from their eyes.]]

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: The Mekakushi Dan's eye powers tend to be connected to things they wished for prior to [[spoiler:their deaths]]–Takane was narcoleptic and wished she had a body that didn't need things like food or sleep to function. Haruka was frail from his congenital illness and wanted a stronger body. Momo wanted people to notice her and not just her genius big brother. Seto wanted to be able to understand people's feelings without having to talk to them. Kano wanted to hide the evidence of his mother's abuse. Kido internalized her family's abuse so badly she wanted to just disappear. Shintaro cursed his excellent memorizing skills and inability to forget hurtful events. Ayano wanted to be able to stop her dad. There are exceptions to this rule, but virtually all the characters who do have powers relating to these wishes have experienced a lot of emotional turmoil because of them.

* ColourCodedForYourConvenience: All members of the Mekakushi Dan have a color associated with them.

* FriendlessBackground: All of the main characters to some degree. Shintaro was an InsufferableGenius and apathetic at best, driving all others (except Ayano) away, Momo's ability is implied to have alienated her peers (as well as making her hate going out in public), Kido's power literally made her invisible to others, Kano was kept at home by his abusive mother, Seto was bullied until he met the latter two, Marry lived alone for ''130'' years because she was afraid of hurting people, Ene and Konoha [[spoiler:actually ''did'' become friends with Shintaro and Ayano, but prior to that, they were mostly isolated from all of their peers except for each other due to their respective health conditions.]] and Hibiya's ultra-conservative parents stunted his social skills, while his fixation on Hiyori makes him fight with other boys. Hiyori herself seems to like him... but only when he's a convenience to her. Luckily, they all become TrueCompanions.

** ''Ayano no Koufuku Ririon'''s reveal that [[spoiler: Ayano was the sister figure to Kido, Seto, and Kano, and the original creator of the Mekakushi-dan]].

A manga is also currently being serialized monthly on Comic Gene and is illustrated by Mahiro Sato, and as per the announcement in the Children Record booklet, an anime produced by StudioSHAFT under the title ''Anime/MekakucityActors'' began airing on April 12, 2014. A short anime movie for the franchise premiered in theaters in winter of 2016, titled ''[=X4D=] Kagerou Daze -in a days-''.