History Manga / Karneval

A fifteen-year-old boy named [[BadassNormal Gareki]], who gets by on stealing from rich people's mansions, one day comes across a [[HeroicAlbino strange]] [[CheerfulChild young lad]] named Nai. Nai had been searching for somebody important to him with only an abandoned, blood-covered bracelet as a clue, but wound up being captured by a cruel, abnormal woman because of his otherworldly naivety.

* {{Bishoujo}}: Most of the female characters. It's a very good-looking cast.

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* BridalCarry: Inverted in chapter 11 when Eva carries Gareki this way after the latter has been wounded. [[CrowningMomentOfFunny He is not pleased ]].

--> Yogi: [[MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail And there was much rejoicing!]]

* {{Shotacon}}: The monster woman Mine tries to ''rape'' Nai in the first chapter…

* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler: Yogi, although his alternate persona doesn't seem to have this problem.]]

* BandageBabe: While with Kafka, Karoku consistently appears with bandages around his head and torso.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Yotaka becomes jealous of his twin sister Tsubame's friendship with Gareki because he "[[BrotherSisterIncest wants Tsubame all to himself.]]"
** Yogi toward all his younger companions. Gareki will deny it, but he also shows signs of this toward Nai. Karoku towards Nai.

* {{Bishonen}}: Most of the guys introduced.
** CastFullOfPrettyBoys

* BrokenTears: In chapter 18, after [[spoiler:Yogi's allergy patch that holds back his split personality falls off]],tears start streaming down his face for no reason other than this. Given his [[spoiler:usually [[{{Keet}} sunny]] disposition]], it's quite disconcerting.
** Happens again in chapter 102 when [[spoiler: his memories return]]
* ButtMonkey: Yogi gets a lot of abuse from pretty much everyone except Nai, probably because of his status as the resident {{Keet}}.
* CaneFu: Hirato's weapon of choice, with the special attack "Vakuum."

* CelibateHero: In chapter 12, Yogi mentions how cool Gareki can be when [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/karneval/v02/c012/12.html Gareki easily shoots down a bracelet in a booth that Yogi had been trying to get, and how he probably has several girlfriends]]. It seems to be implied otherwise.
* CheerfulChild: Nai.

* ChivalrousPervert: Jiki.

* ClothingDamage: Goes along with BandageBabe on the manga tankoubon covers -- though [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys only]] [[MrFanservice men]] have thus far being shown in this fashion. Tsukumo was featured on the volume 6 cover while in rather revealing (but undamaged) clothes.

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Yogi.

** Gareki was sold to human traffickers by his parents
** Tsubame grew up in poverty and practically had to make it on her own after [[spoiler: her sister died]].

** Tsukumo [[spoiler: was the daughter of a rich and influential family, but had to constantly live in the shadow of her more talented older brother. When that brother died saving her from kidnappers the surrounding adults blamed it on her and Tsukumo was put through constant emotional abuse as a result.]]
** Yogi has the most traumatic one by far: [[spoiler: He was the successor of Rimhakka, the country from which Kafka's cradle cells originate. When Kafka found an interest in the traits of his people, who had been granted powers due to their connection with the cells, Yogi had to watch first hand as his closest friends and family were literally [[HarmfulToMinors torn to shreds]], while being strapped to one of the Kafka scientists' surgical tables. Following that he was experimented on and, in his shock and confusion, accidentally killed every single person within the facility. He was ''10''.]]
** [[spoiler: Miumarie, Yogi's sister, woke up limbless in a field with no memories of who or where she was. Saved and adopted by merchants, nightmares kept her from sleep and she was raised believing she was only good for entertainment. She was then sold as a maid to a household where the master sexually harassed her and the servants bullied her. The Rimhakka siblings can't get a rest can they?]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Gareki, Hirato, and Tsukumo when [[{{Keet}} a certain someone]] is irritating them (read: Yogi).

* FriendToAllChildren: Yogi, especially in his Nyanperona costume.

* HeroicAlbino: Nai.

* {{Keet}}: Yogi. He's cheerful and happy-go-lucky and acts like a child despite the fact that he's twenty-one years old. He even acts as Circus's loveable mascot.

* ManChild: Yogi. It's even lampshaded in one of the volume 2 omakes in which Eva puts a sign on his back labeling him as one.
* Mangst: Gareki.

* NebulousEvilOrganization[=/=]ForScience: Kafuka.

* ParentalSubstitute: Tsubaki for Gareki, and her younger siblings Yotaka and Tsubame. Most likely Karoku for Nai as well, [[spoiler: before he became an apparent AloofBigBrother and worse by the start of the story]].

* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[HeroicAlbino Nai]], but he's not evil. In fact, he's the least threatening character in the whole story.

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler: Yogi in the tragedy of his home country.]]
* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler: Yogi.]]

* {{Tsundere}}: Gareki has Type A tendencies.

* PuttingAHandOverHisMouth: Hirato does this to Gareki after "capturing" him when he and Yogi are mistaken for kidnappers, in order to keep Gareki from revealing that they know each other.
** Yogi does this to Gareki when he wakes him to follow Tsubame.

** Yogi has the most traumatic one by far: [[spoiler: He was the successor of Rimhakka, the country from which Kafka's cradle cells originate. When Kafka found an interest in the traits of his people, who had been granted powers due to their connection with the cells, Yogi had to watch first hand as his closest friends and family were literally [[HarmfulToChildren torn to shreds]], while being strapped to one of the Kafka scientists' surgical tables. Following that he was experimented on and, in his shock and confusion, accidentally killed every single person within the facility. He was ''10''.]]

* CatchPhrase: Every member of Circus has a Catch "Speech"

* ClothingDamage: Goes along with BandageBabe on the manga tankoubon covers -- though [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys only]] [[EstrogenBrigadeBait men]] have thus far being shown in this fashion. Tsukumo was featured on the volume 6 cover while in rather revealing (but undamaged) clothes.

* HatesBeingTouched: Gareki tends to react violently whenever touched (but it might just be a personal bias against Yogi, who is the principle offender).

* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler: As a result of [[TraumaInducedAmnesia repressing his tragic past,]] Yogi has forgotten he's royalty.]]

* AlternateIdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler Yogi, although his alternate persona doesn't seem to have this problem.]]

* SeriesMascot: Nyanperona

* TraumaInducedAmnesia: [[spoiler Yogi and Karoku]].

* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: All the Karneval members have [[{{Invocation special introductions}}]] they say as they draw their weapons. Yogi likes to also use his to announce himself as Nyanperona.

* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: All the Karneval members have {{Invocation special introductions}} they say as they draw their weapons. Yogi likes to also use his to announce himself as Nyanperona.

* MyNameIsInigoMontoya: All the Karneval members have [[Invocation special introductions]] they say as they draw their weapons. Yogi likes to also use his to announce himself as Nyanperona.

* TwinTelepathy: Apparently Yotaka and Tsubame share this. [[spoiler It's the main reason Yotaka never went full Varuga.]]

* [[spoiler AngstySurvivingTwin: Tsubame. But she pushes past it later.]]

* GoOutWithASmile: [[spoiler Yotaka.]]

* ICannotSelfTerminate: [[spoiler Yotaka.]]
* IdentityAmnesia: [[spoiler As a result of [[TraumaInducedAmnesia repressing his tragic past,]] Yogi has forgotten he's royalty.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler After being saved from the Smoky Mansion, Karoku wakes up with no memory of his relationship to Nai.]]

* ManipulativeBastard: Hirato, although he seems to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and Karoku. [[spoiler However, only the entity taking Karoku's form qualifies. The real Karoku is not.]]

* SoleSurvivor: [[spoiler Yogi in the tragedy of his home country.]]
* SplitPersonality: [[spoiler Yogi.]]

* AuthorAppeal: Characters often appear in [[ClothingDamage torn clothing]] and [[BandageBabe bandages]] on the covers.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Yotaka becomes jealous of his twin sister Tsubame's friendship with Gareki because he "[[BrotherSisterIncest wants Tsubame all to himself.]]"

* FunbagAirbag: How Nai first meets Eva.

* MrFanservice: Although most of the male cast could qualify to the point of having a CastFullOfPrettyBoys, Gareki is especially seen in cut up or revealing outfits that should not look as hot as they do when he's wearing them.

* {{Shotacon}}: The monster woman Mine tries to ''rape'' Nai in the first chapter...

* SwissArmySuperpower: The technology of Circus allows their ID bracelets and [[CoolHat hats of the commanders]] to do all kinds of cool things.
* TraitorShot: Several, some discreet--Valga are sometimes hard to distinguish from normal civilians, especially in the process of turning, and there are plenty of agents secretly working for the black market or are involved in conspiracies...

* ChivalrousPervert: Dr. Akari ''knows'' that he's a handsome bastard that women want (yet whom the nurses hilariously deny), but seemingly hasn't exercised the "pervert" portion as far as the viewer is concerned.

* ManipulativeBastard: Hirato, although he seems to be a JerkWithAHeartOfGold, and Karoku definitely, though we're unsure of his intentions at this point. He hasn't been nice, though.

NeedsMoreLove.

* BridalCarry: Inverted in chapter 11 when Eva carries Gareki this way after the latter has been wounded. [[CrowningMomentOf He is not pleased Funny]].