History Manga / FAKE

* BoysLove:

* DidNotDoTheResearch: Most glaringly in Act 5 of the manga and in the anime. England has strict gun laws, to the point that it's extremely difficult to get a license for a firearm - and you'll be arrested for possession of one if you don't have said license. Customs officials would have a fit if they found one in your luggage. But it doesn't stop Dee rescuing Ryo with the help of his trusty handgun while on holiday in rural England. Of course, it's not much easier in Japan, but that never stops [[{{Eagleland}} Americans in anime]].
** The uniforms and vehicles are sometimes wrong for the setting (e.g. LAPD uniforms on NYPD cops). The author herself has acknowledged both this and her at times questionable English skills.

** TheLancer: Dee, as stated above is the CowboyCop and Foil to Ryo.

* AboveTheInfluence: Dee makes it very clear that he'd love to have his way with Ryo, ''almost'' to the point of RapeAsComedy, but the one time that Ryo offers himself up in a moment of emotional weakness, Dee [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan hits him]] and tells him that only the worst kind of dickhead would take advantage of him under those circumstances.

* BoysLove: [[SarcasmMode Wow, really? This is such a revelation.]]

Takes place a about a year after the events of FAKE. Things have changed for the guys [[spoiler:Ryo and Dee are now a steady couple and Ryo has offically adopted Bikky.]] Soon things change even more as Dee and Ryo along with (Formerly ThoseTwoGuys) Drake and Ted are offered a chance to join a new task force in conjunction with the FBI. [[spoiler:They accept and soon form a FiveManBand, when JJ requests to join.]]

* ArtEvolution: The art style and facial features of many characters changed a good deal from ''FAKE'' to ''FAKE Second Season'' as Matoh made people's faces more distinct from one another. Ryo in particular is a prime example looking far more boyish than he previously did.

* ButNotTooForeign: Ryo, who is half Japanese and half white, raised in America.

* UnresolvedSexualTension: The UST between Dee and Ryo is a central point of the series.

* {{Seme}}: Dee's a seme of the "wanko" or "devoted puppy" type.

* RapeAsComedy: During the trip to England, Dee drunkenly tries to force himself on Ryo, pulling his shirt off and pinning him to the bed while Ryo struggles to escape. This is all played for laughs, and Bikky and Carol are watching from the other room placing bets on whether or not Ryo will actually get laid.

* NotStayingForBreakfast: Ryo pulls this one on Dee after they finally have sex for the first time. Dee isn't bothered very much.

* OppositesAttract: Ryo and Dee again.

Takes place a number of years after the events of FAKE. Things have changed for the guys [[spoiler:Ryo and Dee are now a steady couple and Ryo has offically adopted Bikky.]] Soon things change even more as Dee and Ryo along with (Formerly ThoseTwoGuys) Drake and Ted are offered a chance to join a new task force in conjunction with the FBI. [[spoiler:They accept and soon form a FiveManBand, when JJ requests to join.]]

* MomentKiller: It's a rare intimate moment between Dee and Ryo that isn't interupted just as progress appears to be going on. Bikky and JJ do it on purpose, but they're far from the only offenders. Special mention goes to the scene in Act 17 in which they are ''moments'' from a RelationshipUpgrade when the phone rings - and then JJ bursts in - and then ''Bikky'' bursts in, all within less than a minute of one another.

** TheyDo: In volume 7.

* YaoiGuys: If you don't know by this point then you may need to get your eyesight checked.

* {{Uke}}: Ryo is a borderline case; he's shorter and more sensitive than Dee, and less experienced in relationships, but he's also more reserved and not really any less masculine.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Clingy Jealous ''boy'' in this case - Jemmy Jay Adams aka JJ, who gender notwithstanding fits this trope better than he does [[CrazyJealousGuy its brother trope]].