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* BeachEpisode: One chapter has the Babysitting Club, the children of the daycare, and their mothers go to the beach. Aside from one small scene with Inomata and her new swimsuit (with Ryuuichi and Kamitani reacting [[ChasteHero pretty much how you'd expect them to]]), this isn't done for fan service. [[spoiler: Rather, they take the opportunity to explore Ryuuichi's insecurities about the trust and care between him and his brother by using his current and past visits to the beach along with Kotarou as a device.]]
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* BeachEpisode: One chapter has the Babysitting Club, the children of the daycare, and their mothers go to the beach. Aside from one small scene with Inomata and her new swimsuit (with Ryuuichi and Kamitani reacting [[ChasteHero pretty much how you'd expect them to]]), this isn't done for fan service. [[spoiler: Rather, they take the opportunity to explore Ryuuichi's insecurities about the trust and care between him and his brother by using his current and past visits to the beach along with Kotarou as a device.devices.]]
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Inomata, who will often state how childish some action is, but later in the chapter she is either "forced" to do it by simply asking her, or is trying it out in secret such as pretending to ride a broom like a witch.
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Inomata, who will often state states how childish some action is, but is or how its against the rules, usually relents later in the chapter chapter. In the case of childish things, she is either "forced" to do it by simply asking her, being asked or is trying by tries it out in secret secret, such as pretending to ride a broom like a witch.witch when she thinks no one is looking.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Chairman Morinomiya Morinomiya, who usually has Ryuuichi wake up as early as 5 AM so he can remain punctual, states this about herself, herself when posed with the option of waking him for his meal while he is ill, claiming "even I am [she's] not that much of a monster".demon".
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* RunningGag: Kotarou referring to Morinomiya as Fluffy, as well as associating anything Fluffy to Morinomiya.
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* RunningGag: Kotarou referring to Chairman Morinomiya as Fluffy, Fluffy due to her hair, as well as associating anything Fluffy with a fluffy appearance or texture to Chairman Morinomiya.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Chairman Morinomiya states this about herself, claiming "even she isn't I am not that much of a monster".
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* NotSoAboveItAll: Inomata, who will often state how childish some action is, but later in the chapter she is either "forced" to do it by simply asking her, or is trying it out in secret such as pretending to ride a broom like a witch.
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* NEET: Discussed and joked about during one early chapter. While playing house with Kirin, Usaida plays the role of Ryuuichi and Kirin's eldest son, an unrepentant NEET who shows no shame in begging his father for money and asking when his mother will finish with dinner. As Ryuuichi states and how the audience thinks, the role suits Usaida [[LazyBum a little ''too'' perfectly]].
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* NEET: {{NEET}}: Discussed and joked about during one early chapter. While playing house with Kirin, Usaida plays the role of Ryuuichi and Kirin's eldest son, an unrepentant NEET who shows no shame in begging his father for money and asking when his mother will finish with dinner. As Ryuuichi states and how the audience thinks, the role suits Usaida [[LazyBum a little ''too'' perfectly]].
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* NEET: Discussed and joked about during one early chapter. While playing house with Kirin, Usaida plays the role of Ryuuichi and Kirin's eldest son, an unrepentant NEET who shows no shame in begging his father for money and asking when his mother will finish with dinner. As Ryuuichi states and how the audience thinks, the role suits Usaida [[LazyBum a little ''too'' perfectly]].
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* BeachEpisode: One chapter has the Babysitting Club, the children of the daycare, and their mothers go to the beach. Aside from one small scene with Inomata and her new swimsuit (with Ryuuichi and Kamitani reacting [[ChasteHero pretty much how you'd expect them to]]), this isn't done for fan service. [[spoiler: Rather, they take the opportunity to explore Ryuuichi's insecurities about the trust and care between him and his brother.]]
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* BeachEpisode: One chapter has the Babysitting Club, the children of the daycare, and their mothers go to the beach. Aside from one small scene with Inomata and her new swimsuit (with Ryuuichi and Kamitani reacting [[ChasteHero pretty much how you'd expect them to]]), this isn't done for fan service. [[spoiler: Rather, they take the opportunity to explore Ryuuichi's insecurities about the trust and care between him and his brother.brother by using his current and past visits to the beach along with Kotarou as a device.]]
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* DefrostingIceQueen: InomataInomata slowly opens up with others as she interacts with Ryuuichi and the children of the daycare.
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* WhenSheSmiles: [[http://mangafox.me/manga/gakuen_babysitters/v04/c019/27.html Even Morinomiya is susceptible to this trope]].
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* WhenSheSmiles: [[http://mangafox.me/manga/gakuen_babysitters/v04/c019/27.html Even Morinomiya the Chairman is susceptible to this trope]].trope]]. This actually happens quite a few times, but most of the time it consists of a slight, vague grin. However, even that is enough to reveal more about her character past her strict front.
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The less we\'re dependent on aggregator links, the better, since they can disappear at anytime, especially with Manga Fox, since they close off licensed series without warning.
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* IWasQuiteALooker: [[http://mangafox.me/manga/gakuen_babysitters/v03/c016/1.html Morinomiya]] when she was a [[http://mangafox.me/manga/gakuen_babysitters/v04/c019/14.html little girl]].
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Chairman Morinomiya, whose depicted as an exaggerated caricature of a cranky, old lady in the present, was once an adorable [[http://mangafox.me/manga/gakuen_babysitters/v03/c016/1.html Morinomiya]] when she was a [[http://mangafox.me/manga/gakuen_babysitters/v04/c019/14.html little girl]].
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Examples Are Not Arguable. Since she\'s not a villian, this doesn\'t apply. However, I think we can dial it back to the Super Trope.
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* EvenEvilHasStandards: Morinomiya (Though YMMV on the "evil" part) states this about herself, claiming "even she isn't that much of a monster".
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''Gakuen Babysitters'' by Hari Tokeino is a SliceOfLife [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] centering on the new lives of the two Kashima brothers, the teenage Ryuuichi and toddler Kotarou.
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''Gakuen Babysitters'' by Hari Tokeino is a SliceOfLife [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] centering on the new lives of the two Kashima brothers, the teenage Ryuuichi and toddler Kotarou.
Kotarou. It is penned and illustrated by Hari Tokeino of ''Manga/OniichanToIssho'' fame.
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The series proceeds with the daily antics the Kotarou and the other toddlers, as well as both brothers' assimilation into their new school and family life.
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The series proceeds with the daily antics the Kotarou and the other toddlers, toddlers as they grow from their experiences, as well as both brothers' assimilation into their new school and family life.
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Morinomiya Daycare[[hottip:*:Clockwise, from the upper left: Kazuma, Takuma, Kirin, Usaida, Midori, Taka, Ryuuichi]]]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Morinomiya Daycare[[hottip:*:Clockwise, from the upper left: Kazuma, Takuma, Kirin, Usaida, Midori, Taka, Ryuuichi]]]]
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* SickEpisode: Ryuuichi falls ill during summer vacation in one chapter, leaving him in the care of Chairman Morinomiya and Kotarou.
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* ParentalAbandonment: [[spoiler:Both of the Kamitani siblings are estranged from their father ever since their parents divorced. Though emotionally distant, they are still physically close, since their father is one of the teachers in the school.]]
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* BigBrotherInstanct: Ryuuichi for Kotarou. Kamitani more-or-less states that Ryuuichi dotes on his little brother a little too much.
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* TheQuietOne: Kotarou's defining character trait, who speaks the least out of all the children in the daycare aside from Midori, who's only a baby and has yet to learn how to speak.
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* TheQuietOne: Kotarou's defining character trait, who speaks the least out of all the children in the daycare aside from Midori, who's only a baby and has yet to learn how to speak. When he ''does'' speak, it's usually blunts statements or times when he's particularly emotional. Otherwise, he communicates with nods, head shakes, and non-intelligible "ung" noises.
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* TheQuietOne: Kotarou's defining character trait, who speaks the least out of all the children in the daycare aside from Midori, who's only a baby and has yet to learn how to speak.
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* ShoutOut: In Chapter 11, Taka leads the kids in an attack on Inui, yelling out as he waves his toy sword, "[[VideoGame.DragonQuest It appeared!]]"
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* ShoutOut: In Chapter 11, Taka leads the kids in an attack on Inui, yelling out as he waves his toy sword, "[[VideoGame.DragonQuest "[[VideoGame/DragonQuest It appeared!]]"
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* ObliviousToLove: Ryuuichi is unfamiliar with how love is supposed to feel since he's never had a crush. As such, he's unaware of the feelings of romantic attraction that Ushimaru and [[spoiler:Inomata]] feel toward him, which he ignited due to inadvertently using social cues that people who ''are'' aware of love would recognize as implications.
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* BabyTalk: All the children have varying degrees of competency in conversational speech, though Kirin's is the most prominent with the mispronunciation of many of her words. In an attempt at {{Woolseyism}}, all the translators so far have translated this into the ElmuhFuddSyndwome.
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* BabyTalk: All the children have varying degrees of competency in conversational speech, though Kirin's is the most prominent with the mispronunciation of many of her words. In an attempt at {{Woolseyism}}, all the translators so far have translated this into the ElmuhFuddSyndwome.ElmuhFuddSyndwome.
* BigFancyHouse: Ryuuichi and Kotarou's new home with Chairman Morinomiya.
* BigFancyHouse: Ryuuichi and Kotarou's new home with Chairman Morinomiya.
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* NoNameGiven: Inomata has yet to be given a first name, which is rather conspicuous for a recurring character (some might say even primary).
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* NoNameGiven: Inomata has yet to be given a first name, which is rather conspicuous for a recurring character (some might say even primary).character. The Chairman's full name, Youko Morinomiya, was given this treatment as well until it was revealed in Chapter 6 in a conversation about her resemblance to sheep, which is one of the characters in her given name.
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The Morinomiya Daycare Center was initially established to tend to the faculty's children while they are busy with their jobs during the day. However, the school's budget does not cover its operation, and the attempts to start a babysitting club amongst the students fell flat, leaving a single graduate from the school, Usaida Yoshihito, to manage it by himself. With Ryuuichi's arrival as the new caregiver, he restarts the Babysitting Club as its first member. Along with Kotarou, Ryuuichi is now caring daily for five other children: Taka, Kirin, Takuma, Kazuma, and Midori. Eventually he receives help from Taka's brother, Hayato Kamitani, and the school's infamous IceQueen, Inomata.
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The Morinomiya Daycare Center was initially established to tend to the faculty's children while they are busy with their jobs during the day. However, the school's budget does not cover its operation, and the attempts to start a babysitting club amongst the students fell flat, leaving a single graduate from the school, Usaida Yoshihito, Yoshihito Usaida, to manage it by himself. With Ryuuichi's arrival as the new caregiver, he restarts the Babysitting Club as its first member. Along with Kotarou, Ryuuichi is now caring daily for five other children: Taka, Kirin, Takuma, Kazuma, and Midori. Eventually he receives help from Taka's brother, Hayato Kamitani, and the school's infamous IceQueen, Inomata.
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''Gakuen Babysitters'' by Hari Tokeino is a SliceOfLife [[ShoujoDemographic shoujo]] centering on the new lives of the two Kashima brothers, the teenage Ryuuichi and toddler Kotarou.
Beginning in the aftermath of a plane crash that kills both of their parents, the two brothers are adopted by Youko Morinomiya, the stern and affluent chairman of Morinomiya Secondary School who also lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same accident. The Chairman follows the concept of "give-and-take" to heart. Upon first meeting, she wastes no time in setting the conditions for her care; in return for her legal guardianship, Ryuuichi must invest most of his non-school-related time working in the school's daycare, where Kotarou will also be staying at during the day.
The Morinomiya Daycare Center was initially established to tend to the faculty's children while they are busy with their jobs during the day. However, the school's budget does not cover its operation, and the attempts to start a babysitting club amongst the students fell flat, leaving a single graduate from the school, Usaida Yoshihito, to manage it by himself. With Ryuuichi's arrival as the new caregiver, he restarts the Babysitting Club as its first member. Along with Kotarou, Ryuuichi is now caring daily for five other children: Taka, Kirin, Takuma, Kazuma, and Midori. Eventually he receives help from Taka's brother, Hayato Kamitani, and the school's infamous IceQueen, Inomata.
The series proceeds with the daily antics the Kotarou and the other toddlers, as well as both brothers' assimilation into their new school and family life.
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!! This series provides examples of:
*AloofBigBrother: Kamitani. He takes care of Taka when he should, but he treats him rather gruffly most of the time and usually treats him like an annoyance.
*AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Kazuma and Takuma. You can easily tell them apart through their facial expressions and general temperament, however.
*AnimalThemeNaming: Many of the major characters have names based off various animals.
**Ryuuichi's is based on the dragon.
**Kotarou's is based on the tiger.
**Kirin's is based on the giraffe.
**The chairman's name, Youko, is based on the sheep.
**Taka's name literally translates to "hawk."
**Combined with ThemeTwinNaming, both Kazuma and Takuma's names are based on the horse.
**Kamitani's first name, Hayato, is an alternate reading for Falcon.
*AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Taka, which more often than not, brings him quite a few slaps or punches in the head by Kamitani.
*AttractiveBentGender: Ryuuichi, when all the babysitters are forced to dress as girls.
*BabyTalk: All the children have varying degrees of competency in conversational speech.
*BrickJoke: After mistakenly believing Kotarou to have experienced his first love and needlessly preparing red beans and rice (see TheOtherWiki on ''sekihan''), Saikawa promises Ryuuichi that he would prepare ''sekihan'' as well for when Ryuuichi actually ''does'' experience his first love. [[spoiler: A few chapters later, he does prepare the dish when Ryuuichi receives a love letter in his locker.]]
*CluelessChickMagnet: Both Ryuuichi and Kamitani the two most fawned over males within their class, and neither have picked up on it, even when a girl attempts to hand chocolates to Kamitani directly (he rejects the chocolate simply because he dislikes sweets). Though they hold no real negative feelings toward either, the rest of the males in the class are none too pleased with the excess attention they receive. Inversely, their classmate, Yuki Ushimaru, is the Dude Magnet of the class, but she only has eyes for Ryuuichi.
*DeadpanSnarker: Saikawa, particularly this lovely bit during a phonecall.
--> '''Taka''': *breathes heavily into the phone, having unexpected Saikawa to pick up, rather than Ryuuichi*
--> '''Kamitani''': Talk, you idiot! State who you are! What are you, a pervert? . . . *takes the phone* Ah, I'm sorry. It's me.
--> '''Saikawa''': If you're asking about my underwear, it's black today.
*DeathIsASadThing: The last part of the first chapter revolves around Ryuuichi finally allowing the reality of his parents' deaths to sink in, with the realization that he and Kotarou may now only have each other. As he sits in the pediatric hospital crying, Chairman Morinomiya arrives to comfort him, revealing that her initial interest in him started at the funeral for the plane crash victims, when she noticed that like her, they were the only ones not crying, out of subconscious denial of what had happened. She then tells him that even though their loved ones are gone, [[YouAreNotAlone they do not have to cope with their deaths alone.]]
*EyesAlwaysShut: Saikawa, most likely to make him seem more like a butler. This is lampshaded in Chapter 24 when someone asks him why he is closing his eyes while they are about to take a group photo, to which he responds by claiming it is a habit. The story jokes about it even further when a speech bubble covers Saikawa's face in the shot (and later a thumb when the actual physical photo is produced), while the twins' father has a shocked look on his face upon looking at Saikawa's face.
*IUhYouToo: Taka, who's asleep, mumbles a "I love you, ''aniki''," while Kamitani is carrying him back from the zoo in Chapter 6. The latter begrudgingly mumbles a "I don't really hate you, either" in response.
*LazyBum: Usaida, who's often seen sleeping on the job whenever he gets the chance, even when Ryuuichi and Kamitani are gone. He does his job well enough and has his moments, but the only child he takes care of with more-than-minimal effort most of the time is Midori.
*NoNameGiven: Inomata has yet to be given a first name, which is rather conspicuous for a recurring character (some might say even primary).
*OverprotectiveDad: Kirin's father, taken to a comedic extreme due to the fact they're, you know, ''toddlers''. Her mother had enough foresight to ask the male babysitters to dress up as girls, but Usaida's disguise were not enough to fool him, prompting him to question the motives of the male babysitters and accuse the young boys of being "beasts" that are after his daughter.
*PolarOppositeTwins: Takuma and Kazuma are this in terms of temperament. Takuma is always cheerful and energetic, and Kazuma is a perpetual crybaby.
*{{Sleepyhead}}: Usaida, who can sleep anywhere at anytime and was once referred to by Ryuuichi's classmates as "the guy who's always sleeping."
*ShoutOut: In Chapter 11, Taka leads the kids in an attack on Inui, yelling out as he waves his toy sword, "[[VideoGame.DragonQuest It appeared!]]"
*ThemeNaming: Aside from the AnimalThemeNaming (see above) for the main characters, the Nezu siblings are based on various magnitudes of luck.
*{{Tsundere}}: Inomata in almost every social situation she lands herself in.
*WhatExactlyIsHisJob: Ryuuichi is confused as to whether Saikawa is the chairman's butler or secretary. He responds by telling Ryuuichi to refer to him however he prefers.
*YouAreNotAlone: The {{Aesop}} of the first chapter.
*YouGottaHaveBlueHair: For the most part, the author's hair color choices are normal. However, if the official color art is to be believed, Ryuuichi has dark-redish hair, Taka's is blue, and Usaida's is... magenta. Huh.
Beginning in the aftermath of a plane crash that kills both of their parents, the two brothers are adopted by Youko Morinomiya, the stern and affluent chairman of Morinomiya Secondary School who also lost her son and daughter-in-law in the same accident. The Chairman follows the concept of "give-and-take" to heart. Upon first meeting, she wastes no time in setting the conditions for her care; in return for her legal guardianship, Ryuuichi must invest most of his non-school-related time working in the school's daycare, where Kotarou will also be staying at during the day.
The Morinomiya Daycare Center was initially established to tend to the faculty's children while they are busy with their jobs during the day. However, the school's budget does not cover its operation, and the attempts to start a babysitting club amongst the students fell flat, leaving a single graduate from the school, Usaida Yoshihito, to manage it by himself. With Ryuuichi's arrival as the new caregiver, he restarts the Babysitting Club as its first member. Along with Kotarou, Ryuuichi is now caring daily for five other children: Taka, Kirin, Takuma, Kazuma, and Midori. Eventually he receives help from Taka's brother, Hayato Kamitani, and the school's infamous IceQueen, Inomata.
The series proceeds with the daily antics the Kotarou and the other toddlers, as well as both brothers' assimilation into their new school and family life.
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!! This series provides examples of:
*AloofBigBrother: Kamitani. He takes care of Taka when he should, but he treats him rather gruffly most of the time and usually treats him like an annoyance.
*AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Kazuma and Takuma. You can easily tell them apart through their facial expressions and general temperament, however.
*AnimalThemeNaming: Many of the major characters have names based off various animals.
**Ryuuichi's is based on the dragon.
**Kotarou's is based on the tiger.
**Kirin's is based on the giraffe.
**The chairman's name, Youko, is based on the sheep.
**Taka's name literally translates to "hawk."
**Combined with ThemeTwinNaming, both Kazuma and Takuma's names are based on the horse.
**Kamitani's first name, Hayato, is an alternate reading for Falcon.
*AnnoyingYoungerSibling: Taka, which more often than not, brings him quite a few slaps or punches in the head by Kamitani.
*AttractiveBentGender: Ryuuichi, when all the babysitters are forced to dress as girls.
*BabyTalk: All the children have varying degrees of competency in conversational speech.
*BrickJoke: After mistakenly believing Kotarou to have experienced his first love and needlessly preparing red beans and rice (see TheOtherWiki on ''sekihan''), Saikawa promises Ryuuichi that he would prepare ''sekihan'' as well for when Ryuuichi actually ''does'' experience his first love. [[spoiler: A few chapters later, he does prepare the dish when Ryuuichi receives a love letter in his locker.]]
*CluelessChickMagnet: Both Ryuuichi and Kamitani the two most fawned over males within their class, and neither have picked up on it, even when a girl attempts to hand chocolates to Kamitani directly (he rejects the chocolate simply because he dislikes sweets). Though they hold no real negative feelings toward either, the rest of the males in the class are none too pleased with the excess attention they receive. Inversely, their classmate, Yuki Ushimaru, is the Dude Magnet of the class, but she only has eyes for Ryuuichi.
*DeadpanSnarker: Saikawa, particularly this lovely bit during a phonecall.
--> '''Taka''': *breathes heavily into the phone, having unexpected Saikawa to pick up, rather than Ryuuichi*
--> '''Kamitani''': Talk, you idiot! State who you are! What are you, a pervert? . . . *takes the phone* Ah, I'm sorry. It's me.
--> '''Saikawa''': If you're asking about my underwear, it's black today.
*DeathIsASadThing: The last part of the first chapter revolves around Ryuuichi finally allowing the reality of his parents' deaths to sink in, with the realization that he and Kotarou may now only have each other. As he sits in the pediatric hospital crying, Chairman Morinomiya arrives to comfort him, revealing that her initial interest in him started at the funeral for the plane crash victims, when she noticed that like her, they were the only ones not crying, out of subconscious denial of what had happened. She then tells him that even though their loved ones are gone, [[YouAreNotAlone they do not have to cope with their deaths alone.]]
*EyesAlwaysShut: Saikawa, most likely to make him seem more like a butler. This is lampshaded in Chapter 24 when someone asks him why he is closing his eyes while they are about to take a group photo, to which he responds by claiming it is a habit. The story jokes about it even further when a speech bubble covers Saikawa's face in the shot (and later a thumb when the actual physical photo is produced), while the twins' father has a shocked look on his face upon looking at Saikawa's face.
*IUhYouToo: Taka, who's asleep, mumbles a "I love you, ''aniki''," while Kamitani is carrying him back from the zoo in Chapter 6. The latter begrudgingly mumbles a "I don't really hate you, either" in response.
*LazyBum: Usaida, who's often seen sleeping on the job whenever he gets the chance, even when Ryuuichi and Kamitani are gone. He does his job well enough and has his moments, but the only child he takes care of with more-than-minimal effort most of the time is Midori.
*NoNameGiven: Inomata has yet to be given a first name, which is rather conspicuous for a recurring character (some might say even primary).
*OverprotectiveDad: Kirin's father, taken to a comedic extreme due to the fact they're, you know, ''toddlers''. Her mother had enough foresight to ask the male babysitters to dress up as girls, but Usaida's disguise were not enough to fool him, prompting him to question the motives of the male babysitters and accuse the young boys of being "beasts" that are after his daughter.
*PolarOppositeTwins: Takuma and Kazuma are this in terms of temperament. Takuma is always cheerful and energetic, and Kazuma is a perpetual crybaby.
*{{Sleepyhead}}: Usaida, who can sleep anywhere at anytime and was once referred to by Ryuuichi's classmates as "the guy who's always sleeping."
*ShoutOut: In Chapter 11, Taka leads the kids in an attack on Inui, yelling out as he waves his toy sword, "[[VideoGame.DragonQuest It appeared!]]"
*ThemeNaming: Aside from the AnimalThemeNaming (see above) for the main characters, the Nezu siblings are based on various magnitudes of luck.
*{{Tsundere}}: Inomata in almost every social situation she lands herself in.
*WhatExactlyIsHisJob: Ryuuichi is confused as to whether Saikawa is the chairman's butler or secretary. He responds by telling Ryuuichi to refer to him however he prefers.
*YouAreNotAlone: The {{Aesop}} of the first chapter.
*YouGottaHaveBlueHair: For the most part, the author's hair color choices are normal. However, if the official color art is to be believed, Ryuuichi has dark-redish hair, Taka's is blue, and Usaida's is... magenta. Huh.
