History Manga / DNAngel

* FeatherFlechettes: Used mostly in the anime, by Krad.

* ForeignLanguageTitle
* FourEyesZeroSoul: What Satoshi appears to be at first, until the reason ''why'' he's so cold is revealed.
* GeckoEnding

* HappilyMarried: Daisuke's parents.

* SnowMeansLove: Used heavily during the "Ice and Snow" arc.
** SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler:When you find out the ''original'' name of "Ice and Snow".]]

* StarCrossedLovers: Elliot and Freedert.
* StoicSpectacles: Satoshi.

* TheHerosBirthday: The series opens on Daisuke's 14th birthday when he inherits the legendary phantom thief Dark as his alter ego.

* {{Bishonen}}

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Riku and Risa. Though they really do love each other, Risa still considers her sister her ArchEnemy, and is glad that ''she'' was born "the cute one". They're identical twins.

* BittersweetEnding: The manga ends with [[spoiler:Daisuke and Dark successfully saving Satoshi from Krad, but it comes at the cost of Dark's existence and almost everyone's memories of him. Risa ends up crying in Satoshi's arms because she can't remember the person she loved, while Daisuke is able to finally tell Riku that he loves her.]]

* PinocchioSyndrome: [[spoiler:Rokuto/Insomnia's goal is to replace Daisuke and become real]].

* RapunzelHair: Krad's hair is incredibly long in the back.

Daisuke Niwa was just your [[OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent average middle schooler]] pining away after his unrequited love. Well, average except for the odd training his mother put him through, planting traps for him when he returned from school to test his agility and problem solving. But that all changed on his 14th birthday, when, after being rejected by his crush Risa, he suddenly transformed--appearing much older, and his hair color changing to [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair purple]]. His mother happily informs him that this is normal--for hundreds of years, every generation of males in his family undergoes a transformation into the "legendary phantom thief, Dark" when they experience [[ThePowerOfLove the feeling of love]], thanks to a unique "genetic condition". Until the girl he loves returns his feelings wholeheartedly, Daisuke must transform into Dark and [[GottaCatchThemAll steal cursed pieces of art to cleanse them]].

* {{Mukokuseki}}: There's quite a few [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair strange hair colors]] on display, which combines with the setting to be downright surreal--all of the characters have Japanese names, but the town looks European. In fact, looking at [[http://www.oddee.com/item_96554.aspx this article (town no. 5)]], the town is based on the Italian town of Manarola.

* OrphanedSeries: The manga has been put on hiatus, then picked back up, then put on hiatus AGAIN...

* LightIsNotGood: Krad, Satoshi's alter-ego and the villain, looks like a blond angel, complete with CreepyCoolCrosses.

* CreepyCoolCrosses: Satoshi often wears clothing with cross motifs, and Krad also wears a cross accessory hanging from his ponytail.

** [[spoiler: Initially [[HoYay Daisuke]] was the trigger for Satoshi to transform into Krad and vice versa. However in the later chapters, he acknowledges that his reason of transformation has changed to Risa instead.]]

* TheHerosBirthday: The series opens on Daisuke's 14th birthday when he inherits the legendary phantom theif Dark as his alter ego.

The anime aired in Japan in 2003, and was released in the US by Creator/ADVFilms. The anime and manga differ on some details, particularly which Harada twin Dark happens to have a thing for in the beginning. The anime also ended with a GeckoEnding (although with the way Sugisaki had been going on and off hiatus with the series, it seemed like the anime ending would be, for a long time, the ''only'' resolution available).

The manga was started late in 1997 by Creator/YukiruSugisaki, and throughout the manga's run had an on-again-off-again serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Asuka'' magazine. It first ran consistently for 11 volumes before being put on a two-year-long hiatus in 2006; then resumed serialization again in 2008 before another one year hiatus in 2009; then resumed ''again'' for the January 2010. Stage 4 Volume 14 marked the end of Part 1 before another hiatus began, this time to focus on the 6-month serialization ''School Girls Pin-Up''. But finally, in 2019, the series was announced to conclude, with a 10 volume re-edition following shortly after. It premiered its last chapter in 2021.

The manga was started late in 1997 by Creator/YukiruSugisaki, and went on for 11 volumes before being put on a two-year-long hiatus. Sugisaki wrote new chapters for the series again in 2008, much to the delight of fans, particularly since the stopping point was a cliffhanger. Then, after a one-year hiatus, Sugisaki picked up the series ''again'' for the January 2010 issue of ''Asuka''. As of "Stage 4 Volume 14", Part 1 of the manga has ended and it appears that Sugisaki is once again going on hiatus to do a 6-month serialization of a new series titled ''School Girls Pin-Up''. Hopes are that it will resume after these 6 months, as the ending to Part 1 was, again, quite the cliffhanger. Most of the manga has been brought over by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}, though nothing yet has been announced about bringing over the already-released Volume 14 and the then-recently announced Volume 15. The anime aired in Japan in 2003, and was released in the US by Creator/ADVFilms. The anime and manga differ on some details, particularly which Harada twin Dark happens to have a thing for in the beginning. The anime also ended with a GeckoEnding (although with the way Sugisaki had been going on and off hiatus with the series, it seemed like the anime ending would be, for a long time, the ''only'' resolution available).

In 2019, the series was announced to conclude, with a 10 volume re-edition following shortly after. It premiered its last chapter in 2021.

The manga was started late in 1997 by Creator/YukiruSugisaki, and went on for 11 volumes before being put on a two-year-long hiatus. Sugisaki wrote new chapters for the series again in 2008, much to the delight of fans, particularly since the stopping point was a cliffhanger. Then, after a one-year hiatus, Sugisaki picked up the series ''again'' for the January 2010 issue of ''Asuka''. As of "Stage 4 Volume 14", Part 1 of the manga has ended and it appears that Sugisaki is once again going on hiatus to do a 6-month serialization of a new series titled ''School Girls Pin-Up''. Hopes are that it will resume after these 6 months, as the ending to Part 1 was, again, quite the cliffhanger. Most of the manga has been brought over by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}, though nothing yet has been announced about bringing over the already-released Volume 14 and the then-recently announced Volume 15. The anime aired in Japan in 2003, and was released in the US by Creator/ADVFilms. The anime and manga differ on some details, particularly which Harada twin Dark happens to have a thing for in the beginning. The anime also ended with a GeckoEnding (although with the way Sugisaki has been going on and off hiatus with the series for a while now, it seems like the anime ending might be the ''only'' resolution available).

In 2019, the series was announced to conclude, with a 10 volume 'Collector's Edition" in the works.

* LoveRedeems: Sort of. True love is what's needed to break the curse and separate Dark from his host in all generations, but it also has some similar effect on Risa Harada. [[spoiler:Risa fell for Dark because he was a sexy and cool badass, while she completely rejected Daisuke, who's more of an {{Adorkable}} NiceGuy. This made her a non-candidate for breaking the curse since its ultimate requirement is that the breaker must truly love Dark's host, whether he comes with Dark attached or not. By the end of the day, though she doesn't end up with Daisuke, Risa figures out that she has to love a guy for him, not his danger.]]

* CerebreusSyndrome: The story gets much darker around the Second Hand of Time. Previously, the manga was light [[MosterOfTheWeek art of the week]] format. The Second Hand of Time introduces the idea that the art Daisuke steals is dangerous and must be sealed away lest they cause death and suffering. [[spoiler: Neither Freedert, Elliot nor the Hand survive, no matter what Daisuke does.]]

* SdrawkcabName: [[CaptainObvious Krad = Dark]].

To Daisuke, it seems like the end of the world--he has to avoid getting overly excited when he sees his crush so he won't turn into Dark, and Dark himself just happens to have a HandsomeLech personality and happily hits on ANY female that crosses his path. Then Risa Harada, his crush, announces that [[LovesMyAlterEgo her ideal man is just like Dark]]--which means he has to compete with ''himself'' for her affection! To complicate matters even more, Daisuke's mysterious classmate Satoshi Hiwatari starts to suspect Daisuke's secret identity--and just happens to be [[ImprobableAge the commander of the police]] working on the Dark case.

* CurseEscapeClause: The powers and spirit Dark can only be parted from his current host on one condition. For one that the host truly loves to love him, and all of him, in return and demonstrate that in some way. The exact form of that demonstration is none specific, but such things as a TrueLovesKiss or LoveConfession have been seen to work. Until then, the feeling of the unrequited love will act as a trigger which will turn the host into Dark and vice-versa.

* DisguisedInDrag: Satoshi crossdresses to distract Dark during a heist. He's ''very'' convincing, and Dark nearly kisses him before he realizes who he's talking to. (HoYay[=/=]FoeYay?)

* SecondLove: Daisuke's first love was Risa, but he ends up with his second love [[spoiler:Riku.]]

* SiblingYinYang: [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl Risa and Riku Harada]]. One is feminine and obsessed with her image, thinking that Dark is the perfect match for her because of how cool and handsome he is. The other is a tomboy who (outwardly) couldn't care less about fitting in, and thinks Dark is nothing more than a pervert.

The manga was started late in 1997 by Creator/YukiruSugisaki, and went on for 11 volumes before being put on a two-year-long hiatus. Sugisaki wrote new chapters for the series again in 2008, much to the delight of fans, particularly since the stopping point was a cliffhanger. Then, after a one-year hiatus, Sugisaki picked up the series ''again'' for the January 2010 issue of ''Asuka''. As of "Stage 4 Volume 14", Part 1 of the manga has ended and it appears that Sugisaki is once again going on hiatus to do a 6-month serialization of a new series titled ''School Girls Pin-Up''. Hopes are that it will resume after these 6 months, as the ending to Part 1 was, again, quite the cliffhanger. Most of the manga has been brought over by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}, though nothing yet has been announced about bringing over the already-released Volume 14 and the recently-announced Volume 15. The anime aired in Japan in 2003, and was released in the US by Creator/ADVFilms. The anime and manga differ on some details, particularly which Harada twin Dark happens to have a thing for in the beginning. The anime also ended with a GeckoEnding (although with the way Sugisaki has been going on and off hiatus with the series for a while now, it seems like the anime ending might be the ''only'' resolution available).

* ArtEvolution: The series has been drawn off and on since the '90s, and the change in the artist's style is pretty obvious if you compare an earlier volume with one of the more recent ones.

* CliffHanger: The two big breaks--the one after Volume 11 and this most recent one (which will probably be the end of Volume 15)--come to mind.

* HookedUpAfterwards: Heavily hinted at in the anime. In the climax, Daisuke tells Satoshi that he can't [[spoiler:kill himself to destroy Krad]] because he still has to find the person he'll fall in love with. At the end, Satoshi and the losing Harada sister then exchange glances and quiet smiles with each other.

* LoveRedeems: Sort of. Love is what's needed to separate Dark from his host in all generations, but it also has some similar effect on Risa Harada. [[spoiler:Risa fell for Dark because he was the only one she thought worthy of her, while she completely rejected Daisuke as anything other than a friend. This made her a non-candidate for breaking the curse since its one and only requirement is that the breaker truly love Dark's host, whether he comes with Dark attached or not. By the end of the day, though she doesn't end up with Daisuke, Risa figures out that she has to love a guy for him not his danger.]]

* RememberTheNewGuy: In the most recent manga chapter, some guy pops up out of nowhere in the classroom and acts as if he and Daisuke know each other pretty well, on a suffix-less first-name basis even. Daisuke doesn't know who the hell he is either, until...[[FakeMemories suddenly he does]]. Eeriness ensues.

* [[spoiler:SecondLove: Daisuke's first love was Risa, but he ends up with his second love Riku.]]
** [[spoiler:In the manga, Dark's first love is Riku, but recent manga chapters have him beginning to reciprocate Risa's feelings.]]

* SiblingTriangle

** [[spoiler:SnowMeansDeath: When you find out the ''original'' name of "Ice and Snow".]]

* TeenGenius: Satoshi finished college by the time he was thirteen. The reason he returned to middle school was so he could "get closer to [Daisuke]." Hey, we told you there was a lot of HoYay in this show.

** [[spoiler:Purposely done in a recent chapter between Daisuke with Riku and Risa. Riku purposely rejects Daisuke to the school's masked ball because she knows Risa will be alone at the dance as she cannot ask Dark to go, so Risa solves it by both of them being Daisuke's dates (while switching as each other)]].

* DotingParent: Daisuke's mother, Emiko...for some definitions of "doting".