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''How To Keep A Mummy'' (''Miira no Kaikata'') is a Japanese manga series by Kakeru Utsugi. It has been serialized online via Comico Japan since 2014. Futabasha has published four tankōbon volumes since February 2016. An anime adaptation by 8-Bit premiered on January 11, 2018 for the Winter 2018 Season. While mostly centered around slice-of-life comedy, the series also has its fair share of serious and heartfelt moments.

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''How To Keep A Mummy'' (''Miira no Kaikata'') is a Japanese manga series by Kakeru Utsugi. It has been serialized online via Comico Japan since 2014. Futabasha has published four tankōbon volumes since February 2016. An anime adaptation by director Creator/{{Kaori}} for 8-Bit premiered on January 11, 2018 for the Winter 2018 Season. While mostly centered around slice-of-life comedy, the series also has its fair share of serious and heartfelt moments.
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* LuckyTranslation: "Mii-kun" comes from "miira" but also happens to be pronounced the same as the "my" in "mummy".
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* BerserkButton:
** Do not ever hurt Mii-kun in Sora's presence. Ever.
** Likewise, don't ever hurt any of Tazuki's friends in his presence. Especially if it's Sora.

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* OralFixationFixation: Aayan likes to chew on things. It's apparently quite pleasant.

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* OralFixationFixation: OralFixation: Aayan likes to chew on things. It's apparently quite pleasant.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Motegi, who is completely fine around creepy-crawlies like beetles and roaches, turns out to have a deathly fear of lizards. As you may imagine, this presents a problem when a small dragon appears in her room one day.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Motegi, who is completely fine around creepy-crawlies like beetles and roaches, turns out to have a deathly fear of lizards. As you may imagine, this presents a problem when a small dragon appears in her room one day.day.
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* SmorgasboardTest: Sora offers many kinds of food to Mii-kun and records in his journal what Mii-kun likes and does not like to eat. It likes apple slices, shirataki noodles, and dog food, but not cucumber slices.

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* SmorgasboardTest: SmorgasbordTest: Sora offers many kinds of food to Mii-kun and records in his journal what Mii-kun it likes and does not like to eat. It likes apple slices, shirataki noodles, and dog food, but not cucumber slices.
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* SmorgasboardTest: Sora offers many kinds of food to Mii-kun and records in his journal what Mii-kun likes and does not like to eat. It likes apple slices, shirataki noodles, and dog food, but not cucumber slices.
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* {{Meganekko}}: Kaede-sama, Kaede's SplitPersonality. ItMakesSenseInContext.



* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Motegi, who is completely fine around creepy-crawlies like beetles and roaches, turns out to have a deathly fear of lizards. As you may imagine, this presents a problem when a small dragon appears in her room one day.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Tazuki and his sister have blue hair. Kaede's is lilac.

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* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Motegi, who is completely fine around creepy-crawlies like beetles and roaches, turns out to have a deathly fear of lizards. As you may imagine, this presents a problem when a small dragon appears in her room one day.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Tazuki and his sister have blue hair. Kaede's is lilac.
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* OldDog: Surprisingly, Pochi is one. He's revealed to actually be ''fifty'' years old, and has a lifespan of at least ''100'' years. Aayan is also technically this, as he's a living Anubis statue that was found in an antique shop.

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* OldDog: Surprisingly, Pochi is one. He's She's revealed to actually be ''fifty'' years old, and has a lifespan of at least ''100'' years. Aayan is also technically this, as he's a living Anubis statue that was found in an antique shop.



* PerpetualExpression: All of the critters except Pochi have a single expression plastered on their faces and don’t speak a work (except for Aayan the Anubis statue), meaning they only express themselves through sound effects (in the manga) or movement.

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* PerpetualExpression: All of the critters except Pochi have a single expression plastered on their faces and don’t speak a work word (except for Aayan the Anubis statue), meaning they only express themselves through sound effects (in the manga) or movement.

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* DubNameChange: The manga’s French translation adapts the critters’ names − Mii-kun becomes Mimi, Pochi becomes Médor[[note]]a cliché dog name in French, much like Pochi in Japanese[[/note]], "Mukumuku" becomes "Bouboule" and "Aayan" becomes "Nub"[[note]]short for "Anubis"[[/note]].



%%* GirlsLoveStuffedAnimals: Motegi's room is full of them.

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''How To Keep A Mummy'' (''Miira no Kaikata'') is a Japanese manga series by Kakeru Utsugi. It has been serialized online via Comico Japan since 2014. Futabasha has published four tankōbon volumes since February 2016. An anime adaptation by 8-Bit premiered on January 11, 2018 for the Winter 2018 Season.

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''How To Keep A Mummy'' (''Miira no Kaikata'') is a Japanese manga series by Kakeru Utsugi. It has been serialized online via Comico Japan since 2014. Futabasha has published four tankōbon volumes since February 2016. An anime adaptation by 8-Bit premiered on January 11, 2018 for the Winter 2018 Season.
Season. While mostly centered around slice-of-life comedy, the series also has its fair share of serious and heartfelt moments.



%%* {{Bishonen}}: Tazuki is a pretty classic example.


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* CompressedAdaptation: The 12-episode anime covers events and characters whose appearance is much more spread out in the manga. For reference, Kaede only appears around chapter 17, Isao around chapter 30, Daichi and Mukumuku around chapter 50 and Aayan around chapter 100.

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* PerpetualExpression: All of the critters except Pochi have a single expression plastered on their faces and don’t speak a work (except for Aayan the Anubis statue), meaning they only express themselves through sound effects (in the manga) or movement.



* SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan: Sora is nice, emotional and gifted in all household-related things, while Tazuki is more somber and brash; [[SubvertedTrope not that Sora can’t be scary when he’s angry.]]



* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Motegi is the only female among Sora's group of friends.

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* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Motegi is the only female among Sora's group of friends.friends, if you don’t count Kaede.
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Daisuke appears much earlier in the anime than in the manga, and many of the episodes that feature him actually take place before he even shows up in the manga.
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* AdaptedOut: The anime removes Okamori, the guy from Sora's class who stole Mii. Instead the plot where Mii gets lost at school is replaced with Motegi accidentally taking him when Sora offers to give her one of the Mii dolls he made.

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* AdaptedOut: The anime removes Okamori, the guy from Sora's class who stole Mii. Instead the The plot where Mii gets lost at school is replaced with Motegi accidentally taking him when Sora offers to give her one of the Mii dolls he made.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Tazuki and his sister have blue hair. Kaede's is lilac.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Motegi, though given the nature of the series, it likely isn't intended for {{Fanservice}}.

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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Tazuki and his sister have blue hair. Kaede's is lilac.
* ZettaiRyouiki: Motegi, though given the nature of the series, it likely isn't intended for {{Fanservice}}.
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* AerithAndBob: The cast names their cuddly critters Mii-kun, Conny, Isao, and Muku-muku. The English equivalent would be something along the lines of Kitty, Fido, [[OddNameOut Johnathan]], and Fluffy.

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* AerithAndBob: AdaptedOut: The cast names their cuddly critters Mii-kun, Conny, Isao, and Muku-muku. The English equivalent would be something along anime removes Okamori, the lines guy from Sora's class who stole Mii. Instead the plot where Mii gets lost at school is replaced with Motegi accidentally taking him when Sora offers to give her one of Kitty, Fido, [[OddNameOut Johnathan]], and Fluffy.the Mii dolls he made.


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* OddNameOut: The cast names their cuddly critters Mii-kun, Conny, Isao, and Muku-muku, with Isao being the only one with a distinctly human name.
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* SickEpisode: Sora gets a fever in Chapter 25, and Mii tries to help take care of him by drenching himself in water and laying on Sora's forehead like a compress. Of course, the episode ends with Sora getting better, and Mii getting sick in his stead.
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[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/how-to-keep-a-mummy Crunchyroll is currently streaming the anime]] and [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/how-to-keep-a-mummy/volumes hosting the manga]]. The webcomic is published in French on Delitoon.

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[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/how-to-keep-a-mummy Crunchyroll is currently streaming the anime]] and [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/how-to-keep-a-mummy/volumes hosting the manga]]. The webcomic is also published in French on Delitoon.
[[https://www.delitoon.com/webtoon/comment-elever-une-momie Delitoon]].
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[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/how-to-keep-a-mummy Crunchyroll is currently streaming the anime]] and [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/how-to-keep-a-mummy/volumes hosting the manga]].

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[[http://www.crunchyroll.com/how-to-keep-a-mummy Crunchyroll is currently streaming the anime]] and [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/comics/manga/how-to-keep-a-mummy/volumes hosting the manga]].
manga]]. The webcomic is published in French on Delitoon.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Sora's tendencies to gush over the creature's cuteness makes him come off as very endearing.
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* BadDreams: Daichi has been plagued with these since elementary school, which led to his involuntary violent behavior and bad reputation.
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%%* HairDecorations: Motegi wears them.
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* OurGodsAreDifferent: In episode 8, the god of the local shrine is willing to look after the imaginary creatures for the gang.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Oji-san manages to be this to Sora and Tazuki, which is made especially impressive considering the fact that he's a Buddha statue at a shrine.
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** Motegi has shades of this; when Isao shows up, she initially thinks he's a lizard. Her fear of lizards is [[{{Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?}} so great]] that she throws all sorts of furniture at him.

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** Motegi has shades of this; when Isao shows up, she initially thinks he's a lizard. Her fear of lizards is [[{{Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?}} [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes so great]] that she throws all sorts of furniture at him.

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** Motegi has shades of this; when Isao shows up, she initially thinks he's a lizard. Her fear of lizards is [[{{Why Did It Have To Be Snakes?}} so great]] that she throws all sorts of furniture at him.



** Motegi's so cute that even Tazuki can't help but admite it (albeit internally). Sora even mentions wanting to have her as his little sister.

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** Motegi's so cute that even Tazuki can't help but admite admit it (albeit internally). Sora even mentions wanting to have her as his little sister.



** Motegi is one as well, giving nicknames to all three boys



%%* NotSoStoic: Tazuki.

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%%* * NotSoStoic: Tazuki.Tazuki, especially where Sora is involved; when befriending Sora in preschool, he cracks a smile when inviting Sora to school. Later, when Sora finds the sparrow, Tazuki has an uncharacteristic [[AngerBornOfWorry flair up]] about how "it'll be Sora that gets hurt" when the bird passes.



%%* OnlySaneMan: Tazuki.



%%* ShounenHair: Sora's hair style is a pretty classic example of this.

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%%* * ShounenHair: Sora's hair style is a pretty classic example of this.this; bright orange and and spikey, with an IdiotHair on top.

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* CuteMonsterGirl: briefly discussed in an ImagineSpot before Mii-kun emerges from the casket; when Sora reads that the mummy is cute, he assumes it's one of these, and imagines her trying to strangle him, going wrong like all the other things his dad has sent him.
* CutenessProximity:
** Sora and Motegi are often quick to gush over how cute something or someone is. In Episode 6, they are overwhelmed by the cuteness of Mii-kun and Isao waving to each other.
** Even Tazuki is so swayed by Mii-kun's cuteness that he can't bring himself to mess with the little mummy anymore when he accepts his apology in Episode 2, which causes him to mutter that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness something must be wrong with him]].



* CutenessProximity:
** Sora and Motegi are often quick to gush over how cute something or someone is. In Episode 6, they are overwhelmed by the cuteness of Mii-kun and Isao waving to each other.
** Even Tazuki is so swayed by Mii-kun's cuteness that he can't bring himself to mess with the little mummy anymore when he accepts his apology in Episode 2, which causes him to mutter that [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness something must be wrong with him]].
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* AerithAndBob: The cast names their cuddly critters Mii-kun, Conny, Isao, and Muku-muku. The English equivalent would be something along the lines of Kitty, Fido, [[OddNameOut Johnathan]], and Fluffy.
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...To reveal a little mummy small enough to fit in the palm of his hand. After realizing the Mummy is not dangerous, Sora decides to let him stay and names it Mii-kun

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...To reveal a little mummy small enough to fit in the palm of his hand. After realizing the Mummy is not dangerous, Sora decides to let him stay and names it Mii-kun
stay, giving him the name "Mii-kun."

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