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%%* NotSoDifferent: Akira and [[spoiler:Banbi]].
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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
** A DoubleSubversion. Akira and Mizuki look the role, however Akira is quite dominant and masculine and Mizuki isn't really all that boyish.
** Played straight when Mizuki sees Akira in a cat outfit.
** A DoubleSubversion. Akira and Mizuki look the role, however Akira is quite dominant and masculine and Mizuki isn't really all that boyish.
** Played straight when Mizuki sees Akira in a cat outfit.
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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
** A DoubleSubversion.MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: Akira and Mizuki look the role, however [[DownplayedTrope however]] Akira is quite dominant and masculine and Mizuki isn't really all that boyish.
** Played straight when Mizuki sees Akira in a cat outfit.boyish.
** A DoubleSubversion.
** Played straight when Mizuki sees Akira in a cat outfit.
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[[caption-width-right:285:[[{{Bifauxnen}} Mizuki]] and [[DudeLooksLikeALady Akira]] (left to right)]]
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%* SkinshipGrope: Between Ai and Mizuki at the hot spring.
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* ArtEvolution: The girls eventually start becoming somewhat more feminine looking.
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* ArtEvolution: The girls eventually start becoming somewhat more feminine looking.feminine-looking.
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** Ran doesn't attempt to hide his pervertedness, but what we see is apparently only the tip of the ice burg.
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** Ran doesn't attempt to hide his pervertedness, but what we see is apparently only the tip of the ice burg.iceberg.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: For associating herself with the middle-lower class boys high school and dressing up in their uniform, the student body president locks Mizuki up in a jail cell with nothing but a loose shirt to wear.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: For associating herself with the middle-lower class boys boys' high school and dressing up in their uniform, the student body president locks Mizuki up in a jail cell with nothing but a loose shirt to wear.
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** Akira doesn't like mn as well ([[AllMenArePerverts understandably]]), before he met [[spoiler:Banbi]].
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** Akira doesn't like mn men as well ([[AllMenArePerverts understandably]]), before he met [[spoiler:Banbi]].
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* AnythingThatMoves: Sexuality amongst the secondary and minor characters seem to be based on who's looking good at the moment. Sometimes combined with SuddenlySexuality.
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* AnythingThatMoves: Sexuality amongst the secondary and minor characters seem to be based on who's looking good at the moment. Sometimes combined with SuddenlySexuality.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: [[spoiler:Kaoru.]]
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* BadassAdorable: Akira.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Most of the female cast.
* {{Bifauxnen}}: Most of the female cast.
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* {{Bifauxnen}}: Most of the female
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** Mizuki, particularly towards the beginning.
** Akira as well ([[AllMenArePerverts understandably]]), before he met [[spoiler:Banbi]].
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Akira. He looks either like a typical {{Yaoi|Genre}} {{Uke}}, or like a somewhat tomboyish girl most of the time. Though once he gets [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] he's ''much'' easier to identify as male.
** Akira as well ([[AllMenArePerverts understandably]]), before he met [[spoiler:Banbi]].
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Akira. He looks either like a typical {{Yaoi|Genre}} {{Uke}}, or like a somewhat tomboyish girl most of the time. Though once he gets [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] he's ''much'' easier to identify as male.
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** Mizuki, Mizuki doesn't like men, particularly towards the beginning.
** Akira doesn't like mn as well ([[AllMenArePerverts understandably]]), before he met [[spoiler:Banbi]].
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Akira. He looks either like a typical {{Yaoi|Genre}} {{Uke}}, or like a somewhat tomboyishgirl girl, most of the time. Though once he gets [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] he's ''much'' easier to identify as male.
** Akira doesn't like mn as well ([[AllMenArePerverts understandably]]), before he met [[spoiler:Banbi]].
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Akira. He looks either like a typical {{Yaoi|Genre}} {{Uke}}, or like a somewhat tomboyish
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* EroticDream: Mizuki's had a couple.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: All the members of Blaue Rosen, Mizuki's band.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Akira.
* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: All the members of Blaue Rosen, Mizuki's band.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Akira.
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* EroticDream: Mizuki's had a couple.
*couple of erotic dreams.
%%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: All the members of Blaue Rosen, Mizuki's band.
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%%* EvenTheGirlsWantHer: All the members of Blaue Rosen, Mizuki's band.
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* LadyLooksLikeADude: All the girls of Blaue Rosen.
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* LadyLooksLikeADude: All the girls of Blaue Rosen.Rosen look androgynous.
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* MistakenForCheating: Mizuki accuses Akira of this several times, mostly involving him and guys.
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* MistakenForCheating: Mizuki accuses Akira of this cheating several times, mostly involving him and guys.
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* MrFanservice:
** [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/12.html Akira!]]
** Banbi as well. His FaceOfAThug is only scary because of his stoic expression and eyebrow scar, but disregarding that, he's a hunk.
* NotSoDifferent: Akira and [[spoiler:Banbi]].
** [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/12.html Akira!]]
** Banbi as well. His FaceOfAThug is only scary because of his stoic expression and eyebrow scar, but disregarding that, he's a hunk.
* NotSoDifferent: Akira and [[spoiler:Banbi]].
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* MrFanservice:
** [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/12.html Akira!]]
**MrFanservice: Banbi as well. His FaceOfAThug is only scary because of his stoic expression and eyebrow scar, but disregarding that, he's a hunk.
* %%** Akira.
%%* NotSoDifferent: Akira and [[spoiler:Banbi]].
** [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/12.html Akira!]]
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%%* NotSoDifferent: Akira and [[spoiler:Banbi]].
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* SkinshipGrope: Between Ai and Mizuki at the hot spring.
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* {{Yakuza}}: Rui's family is this.
* {{Yandere}}: [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c009/29.html Akira]]. He [[CharacterDevelopment gets better]], but his progress moves by fractions of degrees.
* {{Yandere}}: [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c009/29.html Akira]]. He [[CharacterDevelopment gets better]], but his progress moves by fractions of degrees.
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* MistakenForGay: Mizuki and Akira several times, especially when they're with each other. Akira looks like a girl at first glance, however [[JapanesePronouns he uses "ore"]], so people think he and Mizuki are gay lovers. Akira's classmates initially refused to believe him when he told them Mizuki was a girl.
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* MistakenForGay: Mizuki and Akira several times, especially when they're with each other. Akira looks like a girl at first glance, however [[JapanesePronouns [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns he uses "ore"]], so people think he and Mizuki are gay lovers. Akira's classmates initially refused to believe him when he told them Mizuki was a girl.
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Akira. He looks either like a typical {{Yaoi}} {{Uke}}, or like a somewhat tomboyish girl most of the time. Though once he gets [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] he's ''much'' easier to identify as male.
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* DudeLooksLikeALady: Akira. He looks either like a typical {{Yaoi}} {{Yaoi|Genre}} {{Uke}}, or like a somewhat tomboyish girl most of the time. Though once he gets [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] he's ''much'' easier to identify as male.
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* AManIsNotAVirgin: Seems to be a prevalent theme. Ran started calling Rui a virgin as an insult at one point, and Akira quite often says that he wants to [[SexAsRiteOfPassage prove that he's a man to Mizuki]].
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* VirginShaming: Seems to be a prevalent theme. Ran started calling Rui a virgin as an insult at one point, and Akira quite often says that he wants to [[SexAsRiteOfPassage prove that he's a man to Mizuki]].
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* CannotSpitItOut: Mizuki. It takes her until the end of volume 3 before she's able to say it out loud.
** {{Lampshaded}} by Akira when he takes her to a Lucifer concert:
** {{Lampshaded}} by Akira when he takes her to a Lucifer concert:
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* CannotSpitItOut: Mizuki. It takes her until the end of volume 3 before she's able to say it out loud.
**loud. {{Lampshaded}} by Akira when he takes her to a Lucifer concert:
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* CovertPervert: Mizuki. She's completely submissive and reserved until she sees Akira in those cat ears.
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* CovertPervert: CovertPervert:
** Mizuki. She's completely submissive and reserved until she sees Akira in those cat ears.
** Mizuki. She's completely submissive and reserved until she sees Akira in those cat ears.
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* DoesNotLikeMen: Mizuki, particularly towards the beginning.
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* DoesNotLikeMen: DoesNotLikeMen:
** Mizuki, particularly towards the beginning.
** Mizuki, particularly towards the beginning.
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* ElegantGothicLolita: All the girls in the crowd during a Blaue Rosen concert are dressed like this.
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* ElegantGothicLolita: ElegantGothicLolita:
** All the girls in the crowd during a Blaue Rosen concert are dressed like this.
** All the girls in the crowd during a Blaue Rosen concert are dressed like this.
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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: A DoubleSubversion. Akira and Mizuki look the role, however Akira is quite dominant and masculine and Mizuki isn't really all that boyish.
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* MasculineGirlFeminineBoy: MasculineGirlFeminineBoy:
** A DoubleSubversion. Akira and Mizuki look the role, however Akira is quite dominant and masculine and Mizuki isn't really all that boyish.
** A DoubleSubversion. Akira and Mizuki look the role, however Akira is quite dominant and masculine and Mizuki isn't really all that boyish.
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* MrFanservice: [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/12.html Akira!]]
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* MrFanservice: MrFanservice:
** [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/12.html Akira!]]
** [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/12.html Akira!]]
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* OneHeadTaller: Akira's pretty short, but he almost resembles a little kid when standing next to Mizuki.
** TinyGuyHugeGirl
** TinyGuyHugeGirl
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: Akira's pretty short, but he almost resembles a little kid when standing next to Mizuki.
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* WhatTheHellHero: After Akira uncovers a St. Nobara third year's plot to [[spoiler:rape Mizuki]], he asks Rui to pay her back in kind.
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* WhatTheHellHero: WhatTheHellHero:
** After Akira uncovers a St. Nobara third year's plot to [[spoiler:rape Mizuki]], he asks Rui to pay her back in kind.
** After Akira uncovers a St. Nobara third year's plot to [[spoiler:rape Mizuki]], he asks Rui to pay her back in kind.
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** Banbi as well. His FaceOfAThug is only scary because of his stoic expression and eyebrow scar, but disregarding that, he's a hunk.
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* GentleGiant: Banbi's a really nice guy when you don't piss him off.
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* GentleGiant: Banbi's [[spoiler:Banbi]]'s a really nice guy when you don't piss him off.
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* AnythingThatMoves: Sexuality amongst the secondary and minor characters seem to be based on who's looking good at the moment.
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* AnythingThatMoves: Sexuality amongst the secondary and minor characters seem to be based on who's looking good at the moment. Sometimes combined with SuddenlySexuality.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: [[spoiler:Kaoru.]]
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* CantHoldHisLiquor: [[spoiler:Akira]] ''pretends'' to be this, but as it turns out it was a ruse to get [[spoiler:Ran and Rui]] to go away. [[spoiler:''Mizuki'']], on the other hand, passed out within a few seconds after taking one gulp.
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* CantHoldHisLiquor: [[spoiler:Akira]] ''pretends'' pretends to be this, but as it turns out it was a ruse to get [[spoiler:Ran and Rui]] to go away. [[spoiler:''Mizuki'']], [[spoiler:Mizuki]], on the other hand, passed out within a few seconds after taking one gulp.
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* AmbiguouslyBi: Ai enjoys {{fanservice}} of every variety.
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* CrazyJealousGuy: Akira doesn't like not knowing what Mizuki is doing.
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** On two occasions, Akira has [[spoiler:almost raped Mizuki. He stopped the first time because she started crying and the second time because she got angry and broke off the relationship.]]
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* AlwaysInClassOne: Both Akira and Mizuki are in the 1-A class of their respective schools.
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* TwoTeacherSchool: A Dankaisan teacher made an appearance to introduce Tsubasa to the class and was never seen again. The first St. Nobara teacher to be seen was actually introduced before anyone knew he was a teacher. The chairman of the school is also seen, but only in scenes involving the previously mentioned teacher.
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** Played straight when Mizuki sees Akira in a [[FetishFuel cat outfit.]]
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** Played straight when Mizuki sees Akira in a [[FetishFuel cat outfit.]]
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* SomethingElseAlsoRises: When Mizuki gets turned on by Akira's [[FetishFuel cat outfit]] and starts advancing on him, his fake cat tail shoots straight up into the air.
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* SomethingElseAlsoRises: When Mizuki gets turned on by Akira's [[FetishFuel cat outfit]] outfit and starts advancing on him, his fake cat tail shoots straight up into the air.
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* MrFanservice: [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/15.html Akira!]]
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* MrFanservice: [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c013/6.html Damn]] [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c012/19.html it]], [[http://www.mangahere.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/15.com/manga/ai_wo_utau_yori_ore_ni_oborero/c029/12.html Akira!]]
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* SweetOnPollyOliver: Hilariously invoked during the Tsubasa arc in volume 3. Probably the only guy at Dankaisan who isn't attracted to Akira mocks his friends for getting excited over Akira showing some skin. Then Mizuki brushes past him, [[WholesomeCrossdresser wearing the Dankaisan uniform]].
-->'''Guy 2:''' I thought you said you weren't attracted to guys?
-->'''Guy 1:''' [[LuminescentBlush *blushing*]] I'm not . . .
-->'''Guy 2:''' I thought you said you weren't attracted to guys?
-->'''Guy 1:''' [[LuminescentBlush *blushing*]] I'm not . . .
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Why did Misaki refer to herself as [[{{Bokukko}} "boku"]]? And wasn't she last seen thinking about how to [[spoiler:out Akira as a boy so she could have Mizuki to herself]]? She hasn't shown up since.
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* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Why did Misaki refer to herself as with [[{{Bokukko}} "boku"]]? And wasn't she last seen thinking about how to [[spoiler:out Akira as a boy so she could have Mizuki to herself]]? She hasn't shown up since.
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* OnlySixFaces: All the male (and male looking) characters look alike, as do the female (and female looking) characters. Interestingly, all the background characters have very different faces, though this may not be intentional.
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* ACupAngst: Mizuki worries that Akira won't like her anymore if he finds out she has a small chest and broad shoulders. [[OutdoorBathPeeping He does find out]], but he's okay with it.
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* ACupAngst: Mizuki worries that Akira won't like her anymore if he finds out she has a small chest and broad shoulders. [[OutdoorBathPeeping [[DudeShesLikeInAComa He does find out]], but he's okay with it.
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* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: [[{{Tsundere}} "N-never mind! It's not like it's your Christmas present or anything!"]]
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* AnythingThatMoves: Sexuality amongst the secondary and minor characters seem to be based on who's looking good at the moment.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Akira's older brothers frequently refer to the other students of his school as "beasts," and are very against him going to live in the dorm because they won't be able to protect him. They also brawled with him when he was sick, just to "toughen" him up.
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* HypocriticalHumor: Akira's older brothers frequently refer to the other students of his school as "beasts," and are very against him going to live in the dorm because they won't be able to protect him. They also brawled with him when he was sick, just to "toughen" chiding him up.for being weak.
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* ACupAngst: Mizuki worries that Akira won't like her anymore if he finds out she has a small chest and broad shoulders. [[OutdoorBathPeeping He does]], but he's okay with it.
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* ACupAngst: Mizuki worries that Akira won't like her anymore if he finds out she has a small chest and broad shoulders. [[OutdoorBathPeeping He does]], does find out]], but he's okay with it.
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* AttemptedRape: Attempts and threats to rape our two protagonists happen so often that only about four of them were plot-relevant. The only one that was actually treated as serious was the one [[spoiler:Akira]] had nothing to do with.
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* AttemptedRape: Attempts and threats to rape our two protagonists happen so often that only about four of them were plot-relevant. The only one that was actually treated as serious was the one [[spoiler:Akira]] had nothing to do with.
* CovertPervert: Mizuki. She's completely submissive and reserved until she sees Akira in those cat ears.
** Ran doesn't attempt to hide his pervertedness, but what we see is apparently only the tip of the ice burg.
** Ran doesn't attempt to hide his pervertedness, but what we see is apparently only the tip of the ice burg.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Akira definitely has shades of this, but [[spoiler:Ran]], despite being part of the group of PluckyComicRelief characters, fits this trope better. He does it so well, in fact, that sometimes you don't know if you should laugh at him or cringe at his sheer creepiness.
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* ManipulativeBastard: Akira definitely has shades of this, but [[spoiler:Ran]], despite being part of the group of PluckyComicRelief characters, fits this trope better. He does [[spoiler:Ran]] takes it so well, in fact, that sometimes you don't know if you should laugh at him or cringe at his sheer creepiness.to new, creepy levels.