History Manga / Kagurabachi

---> (to Hinao) ''A bad guy with the most strongest sword [is after me]!''
---> (to Chihiro) ''A cloud comes out of [the sword].''

* ReusedCharacterDesign: The sumo sorcerer in chapter 20 bears a resemblance to Kuro from the author's previous oneshot ''CHAIN'', which could be considered a prototype of Kagurabachi [[UrbanFantasy setting-wise]].
* RuleOfSeven: Rokuhira forged six mystical swords during a war and they were stolen by his murderers. Chihiro wields his father's seventh and final sword in his quest to retrieve the other ones.

** Legacy. Chihiro's quest to retrieve the enchanted blades is motivated just as much by a desire to protect Rokuhira's legacy as it is by revenge. Likewise, Sojo also wants to carry on Rokuhira's will—albeit one informed by his own interpretation of Rokuhira's work rather than by the man he actually was.

* ColdBloodedTorture: Shiba interrogates the "cylinder head" henchman that attempted to kidnap Char by stepping onto his feet and using some kind of spell to [[AgonyOfTheFeet crush them]]. By the time Shiba is done, the room is covered in cracks and villain's bloodsoaked right foot is completely embedded in the ground.

* VolumetricMouth: A variation appears to be a SignatureStyle of Hokazono's where, if they're being comedically loud, a character's mouth will warp into a trapezoid and extend past the edges of their jawline.

* GovernmentAgencyOfFiction: Amidst the Seitei War, a coalition of sorcerers was formed by the Japanese government to maintain peace and order among independent sorcerers and the unpowered of Japan. Following the war, they continue to be the main authority in policing criminal sorcerers, and their agents quickly become entangled with Chihiro's quest to bring down the Hishaku.

** A rather humorous but equally morbid example that borders on BlackComedy. In the discussion between Chihiro and the male Anti-Cloud Gouger Squad members taking place in the bathroom, squad leader Ikuto is seen using the urinal with handrails made for disabled people despite not having any disability.[[spoiler: In the aftermath of Sojo massacring nearly all of said squad, Ikuto is revealed to be one of only two survivors, among his injuries being the loss of both his legs, rendering him disabled.]]

** A rather humorous but equally morbid example that borders on BlackComedy. In the discussion between Chihiro and the male Anti-Cloud Gouger Squad members taking place in the bathroom, squad leader Ikuto is seen using the urinal with handrails made for disabled people.[[spoiler: And in the aftermath of Sojo massacring nearly all of said squad, Ikuto is revealed to be one of only two survivors, among his injuries being the loss of both his legs, rendering him disabled.]]

** A rather humorous but equally morbid example that borders on BlackComedy. In the discussion between Chihiro and the male Anti Cloud Gouger Squad members taking place in the bathroom, squad leader Ikuto is seen using the urinal with handrails made for disabled people,[[spoiler: and in the aftermath of Sojo massacring nearly all of said squad, Ikuto is revealed to be one of only two survivors, among his injuries being the loss of both of his legs, rendering him disabled.]]

** A rather humorous but equally morbid example that borders on BlackComedy. In the discussion between Chihiro and the male Anti Cloud Gouger Squad taking place in the bathroom, squad leader Ikuto is seen using the urinal with handrails for disabled people,[[spoiler: and in the aftermath of Sojo massacring nearly all of said squad, Ikuto is revealed to be one of only two survivors, among his injuries being the loss of both his legs rendering him disabled.]]

** A rather ridiculous but equally morbid example that borders on BlackComedy. In the discussion Chihiro has with the male members of the Anti Cloud-Gouger Squad taking place in the bathroom, squad leader Ikuto is seen using the urinal for disabled people. [[spoiler:In the aftermath of Sojo massacring nearly all of the squad, Ikuto is revealed to be one of only two survivors, with his injuries being the loss of both his legs rendering him disabled.]]

** A rather ridiculous but equally morbid example that borders on BlackComedy. In the discussion Chihiro has with the Anti Cloud-Gouger Squad taking place in the bathroom, squad leader Ikuto is seen using the urinal for disabled people. [[spoiler:In the aftermath of Sojo massacring nearly all of the squad, Ikuto is revealed to be one of only two survivors, with his injuries being the loss of both his legs rendering him disabled.]]

* {{Foreshadowing}}: When Char is first introduced, she quickly falls asleep and mutters about cell division, which Hinao notes such a young kid shouldn't be familiar with. [[spoiler:It isn't until several chapters later it is revealed she is recalling the experiments of her pursuers, who are interested in the unique properties of her bloodline allowing her to divide cells extremely quickly, more or less giving her a HealingFactor.]]

* BeyondTheImpossible: In Chapter 20, when Chihiro is being interrogated about [[spoiler:the location of Cloud Gouger]], he truthfully answers that [[spoiler:[[WreakedWeapon he broke it]] during the fight with Sojo, which is dismissed as a lie out of hand. Given the danger presented by the Sacred Blades and how much of a threat they can be to a stable society, it's implied that rather then disbelieving he'd destroy such a valuable resource, the Sacred Blades were hitherto impossible to destroy until that point, which is why the Kamunabi decided to protect/monitor their bonded wielders to [[LoyalPhlebotinum neuter them instead]] whilst leaving the blades themselves in Kunishige Rokuhira's hands]].

* MythologyGag: The sumo sorcerer in chapter 20 bears a resemblance to Kuro from the author's previous oneshot ''CHAIN'', which could be considered a prototype of Kagurabachi [[UrbanFantasy setting-wise]].

* GovernmentOrganizationOfFiction: Amidst the Seitei War, a coalition of sorcerers was formed by the Japanese government to maintain peace and order among independent sorcerers and the unpowered of Japan. Following the war, they continue to be the main authority in policing criminal sorcerers, and their agents quickly become entangled with Chihiro's quest to bring down the Hishaku.

* GuardianEntity: Chihiro's blade allows him to summon giant fishes, which were the same that his father had brought home one day.

* PaintingTheMedium: Certain significant {{Written Sound Effect}}s, such as during Chihiro's fight with Hiyuki, cover such an amount of the page that they also double as the borders of the panels around them.

** Responsibility, particularly surrounding weapons. Kunishige instills in Chihiro the notion that katanas ought to be used to defeat evil and protect the weak, and that rather than blindly follow the same path he did in making the Enchanted Blades, Chihiro should put more thought into what kind of katana he ought to forge and why. In the present, Chihiro refuses to tolerate those who use katanas to commit evil, and his main goal besides avenging his father's murder is to retrieve the stolen Enchanted Blades and keep them out of the wrong hands.