History Manga / InuXBokuSS

* PenPals: This is how the romance between [[spoiler:Ririchiyo and Soushi]] really began. [[spoiler:Ririchiyo made exchange letters with Kagerou as part of their ArrangedMarriage. Since Soushi was Kagerou's servant at the time, Kagerou asked him to write to Ririchiyo in his stead because he was too embarrassed about his poor handwriting. Through her letters, Soushi became familiar with Ririchiyo's true honest self instead of her snobby {{Tsundere}} front. To be able to reply her properly, Soushi created a persona that represented an "ideal Kagerou", but it eventually became part of his own self. After years of letter correspondence, Soushi ended up falling in love with Ririchiyo and decided to become her SS agent to be close to her. Soushi intended to keep his identity as the true writer of the letters a secret, being afraid that Ririchiyo would be disappointed if she knew the truth. However, Ririchiyo reveals she always knew Kagerou wasn't the one writing to her. Once Kagerou himself lets her know everything, Ririchiyo reciprocates Soushi's feelings.]]

* JerkassWoobie: Ririchiyo has this in order to protect herself from others, and it's been on long enough that it's practically an unwilling case of BecomingTheMask.

* JerkassFacade:
** Ririchiyo has this in order to protect herself from others, and it's been on long enough that it's practically an unwilling case of BecomingTheMask.
** Zange likes to give people the impression of being a shady, suspicious character, but virtually all of his instances of meddling have turned out to have good intentions.

* KidsAreCruel: They bullied Ririchiyo because she was rich, causing her to put up a JerkassFacade.

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* SpoiledSweet: Ririchiyo, even though she tries really hard to hide it.

** Zange, Kagerou, Watanuki, and Soushi

* CloudcuckooLander: Karuta,

* DespairEventHorizon: [[spoiler:All of the characters felt this when Karuta got attacked. Later, the same perpetrator targeted all of them, which ultimately culminated in all but Renshou's deaths before the timeskip.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: PlayedForLaughs. When Ririchiyo says she doesn't need protection Soushi produces a katana from HammerSpace and implores her to kill him saying his life has no meaning if he's not guarding her. She responds to this by throwing the katana aside and yelling, "Value yourself more!"

* EyesAlwaysShut: Natsume

* FirstTimeInTheSun: Soushi was trapped by his family since birth but managed to escape by manipulating the more powerful women around him. [[spoiler:Learning its lesson, the Miketsukami house placed even more restrictions on his reincarnation. Ririchiyo, by asking Kagerou's mom to save Soushi when he was reborn, let him see the sun again.]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: In Episode 1 there is a RunningGag where Ririchiyo is complaining about Soushi's canine loyalty is underlined by him [[SproutingEars sprouting a furry tail and pointy ears]]. When a burglar appears at the end of the episode Soushi releases his kyuubi-kitsune legacy, sprouting the same ears and nine tails.

** The series begins with a seemingly throwaway monologue saying that "time is a burden". As of chapter 19, and understanding what happened, all this troper can say is ''"no kidding"''.

* FromBadToWorse: [[spoiler: The story, which had suddenly taken a bad turn in chapter 15, took a sharp swerve in this direction in chapter 18 of the manga.]]

* HairContrastDuo: Most of the SS and client duos are this, but it's especially noticable in Ririchiyo and Soushi, who's hair colors are basically stylized black and white respectively.

* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As the series goes on, Kagerou's more like this. I mean, he folded 1000 cranes for Karuta by himself in an effort to help her return to normal in Chapter 17. [[spoiler:And reincarnated Kagerou's the one who gave Ririchiyo a wake up call by telling her not to confuse the reincarnated Soushi with the past Soushi.]] He's actually kinda sweet, albeit in a more... twisted way.

* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Soushi didn't feel the bullet at all after he blocked it. When Ririchiyo directed his attention to it in worry, he simply extended his other hand to her, believing that she just didn't want to get her hand dirty with his blood.

* MoralityPet: Ririchiyo serves as one for Soushi, to some extent. He ''does'' care about other people, particularly if they're the other residents of Ayakashikan (more specifically, he's shown concern for both Zange and Karuta at points), but he basically has no qualms about doing anything bad as long as it doesn't hurt Ririchiyo
* TheMourningAfter: [[spoiler:Implied after Soushi [[DiedInYourArmsTonight died]]]].

* PenPals: This is how the romance between [[spoiler:Ririchiyo and Soushi]] really began. [[spoiler:Ririchiyo was made exchange letters with Kagerou as part of their ArrangedMarriage. Since Soushi was Kagerou's servant at the time, Kagerou asked him to write to Ririchiyo in his stead because he was too embarrassed about his poor handwriting. Through her letters, Soushi became familiar with Ririchiyo's true honest self instead of her snobby {{Tsundere}} front. To be able to reply her properly, Soushi created a persona that represented an "ideal Kagerou", but it eventually became part of his own self. After years of letter correspondence, Soushi ended up falling in love with Ririchiyo and decided to become her SS agent to be close to her. Soushi intended to keep his identity as the true writer of the letters a secret, being afraid that Ririchiyo would be disappointed if she knew the truth. However, Ririchiyo reveals she always knew Kagerou wasn't the one writing to her. Once Kagerou himself lets her know everything, Ririchiyo reciprocates Soushi's feelings.]]

* {{Youkai}}

''Inu × Boku SS'' (妖狐×僕SS, ''Inu Boku Secret Service'', ''Dog and I Secret Service'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Cocoa Fujiwara. It was adapted into an anime television series by Creator/DavidProduction with its music composed by [[Anime/CodeGeass Kotaro]] [[Manga/ZettaiKarenChildren Nakagawa]] for the Winter2012AnimeSeason, which covered approximately the first 3 volumes of the manga. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for streaming on Crunchyroll.com, and home video release in North America.

* LeaveTheTwoLovebirdsAlone: Zange, being as GenreSavvy as he is, leaves with Ririchiyo when Karuta comes to see Watanuki in the infirmary.

''Inu × Boku SS'' (妖狐×僕SS, ''Inu Boku Secret Service'', ''Dog and I Secret Service'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Cocoa Fujiwara. It was adapted into an anime television series by Creator/David Production with its music composed by [[Anime/CodeGeass Kotaro]] [[Manga/ZettaiKarenChildren Nakagawa]] for the Winter2012AnimeSeason, which covered approximately the first 3 volumes of the manga. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for streaming on Crunchyroll.com, and home video release in North America.

''Inu × Boku SS'' (妖狐×僕SS, ''Inu Boku Secret Service'', ''Dog and I Secret Service'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Cocoa Fujiwara. It was adapted into an anime television series by Creator/David Production (Manga/JoJosBizzareAdventure) with its music composed by [[Anime/CodeGeass Kotaro]] [[Manga/ZettaiKarenChildren Nakagawa]] for the Winter2012AnimeSeason, which covered approximately the first 3 volumes of the manga. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for streaming on Crunchyroll.com, and home video release in North America.

''Inu × Boku SS'' (妖狐×僕SS, ''Inu Boku Secret Service'', ''Dog and I Secret Service'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Cocoa Fujiwara. It was adapted into an anime television series for the Winter2012AnimeSeason, which covered approximately the first 3 volumes of the manga. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for streaming on Crunchyroll.com, and home video release in North America.

* LittleBoySeeksBigGirl: [[spoiler:Watanuki to Karuta after the timeskip.]]

* {{Jerkass}}: Kagerou, though PlayedForLaughs.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: As the series goes on, Kagerou's more like this. I mean, he folded 1000 cranes for Karuta by himself in an effort to help her return to normal in Chapter 17. [[spoiler:And reincarnated Kagerou's the one who gave Ririchiyo a wake up call by telling her not to confuse the reincarnated Soushi with the past Soushi.]] He's actually kinda sweet, albeit in a more... twisted way.
* JerkassFacade: Ririchiyo has this in order to protect herself from others, and it's been on long enough that it's practically an unwilling case of BecomingTheMask.
** Zange likes to give people the impression of being a shady, suspicious character, but virtually all of his instances of meddling have turned out to have good intentions.

* RelationshipResetButton: [[spoiler:In the manga, a few chapters after the start of Soushi and Ririchiyo's relationship, everyone but Renshou ends up dead when they get attacked by a bunch of enemy demons.]] [[{{Reincarnation}} They get better, though...]] aside from the fact half of them don't remember their pasts. Ririchiyo and Soushi go back right to the start.]]

* HappilyEverAfter: The anime ends with Soushi and Ririchiyo beginning their happy relationship. [[spoiler:Horribly subverted in the manga, in which only a few chapters after the start of said relationship, everyone but Renshou ends up dead when they get attacked by a bunch of enemy demons.]] [[{{Reincarnation}} They get better, though...]] [[spoiler: aside from the fact half of them don't remember their pasts.]]]]

* [[spoiler:TheMourningAfter: Implied after Soushi [[DiedInYourArmsTonight died]]]].

* ManipulativeBastard: Soushi got his way through life by stealthily exploiting other people, even his friends, which he's still all too willing to do even now.

-->'''Episode 3:''' "Kimi wa (You are)" by Ririchiyo[=/=]RinaHidaka

* BabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:At the end of the manga, Zange has a premonition of the atavists living in a very happy future in which Ririchiyo and Soushi are going to get married and have a son. Watanuki and Karuta are also going to have a baby.]]

* [[spoiler:MoodWhiplash: It starts off as a romantic comedy and gets [[DarkerAndEdgier darker]] when Karuta goes missing, culminating in the death of everyone except Renshou. After everyone gets reincarnated, however, it tries to veer back into the romantic comedy genre as if nothing ever happened... until it's made clear that the horrific events from the past, and the question of how and why it happened, is still very much at the forefront of their minds]]

* TimeyWimeyBall: The story turns into one with the whole reincarnation fiasco. It's hard to keep track of what happened and what's happening.

* PastLifeMemories: After the whole [[spoiler:death and reincarnation]] thing, everyone but Ririchiyo, Soushi and Watanuki has recalled his or her past life memories.

* [[spoiler:TimeSkip: Chapter 18 ends with a 23-year time skip, where everyone but Renshou has died and reincarnated]].
* [[spoiler: TimeyWimeyBall: the story is turning into one with the whole reincarnation fiasco. It's hard to keep track of what happened and what's happening. ]]

* SourOutsideSadInside: Ririchiyo. She's actually the TropeNamer for the AnimeFanSpeak term, since Nobara was the one who came up with the word "Tsunshun" - abrasive and then depressed - to describe her.

* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/KanaHanazawa (Karuta) played another EmotionlessGirl, "[[Anime/AngelBeats Angel]]".
** You may recognize [[Creator/MamoruMiyano Zange]] from [[VisualNovel/UtaNoPrincesama his]] [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist other]] [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Keet]] [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} roles.]]
** [[Creator/TomokazuSugita Kagerou]] [[{{Manga/Gintama}} sounds]] [[LightNovel/TheMelancholyOfHaruhiSuzumiya awfully]] [[Manga/SKETDance familiar]]...

* PlayingAgainstType: Even though she's done it [[SeitokaiYakuindomo twice]] [[SeikonNoQwaser before]], Creator/YokoHikasa is still not what comes to mind when one imagines the voice of a LoveableSexManiac.

* HeyItsThatVoice: KanaHanazawa (Karuta) played another EmotionlessGirl, "[[Anime/AngelBeats Angel]]".
** You may recognize [[MamoruMiyano Zange]] from [[VisualNovel/UtaNoPrincesama his]] [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist other]] [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Keet]] [[LightNovel/{{Durarara}} roles.]]