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* BookEnds: The series begins and ends when a female client walked into Muhyo And Roji’s office to ask for their help.


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* BookEnds: The series begins and ends when a female client walked into Muhyo And Roji’s office to ask for their help.
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* BookEnds: The series begins and ends when a female client walked into Muhyo And Roji’s office to ask for their help.
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* CleanCut: Executor Shooter's specialty.


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** NotSoDifferent: [[spoiler: Muhyo and Shooter: Roji realizes they both kind people put on a jerkass act so others don't get hurt.]]


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* LonersAreFreaks: Executor Shooter is a jerkass lone wolf and one of the most feared executors at MLS with the nickname [[GrimReaper "Shinigami"]]. Roji realizes [[spoiler: he's actually incredibly lonely and acts like a jerkass so others won't get hurt]] and Shooter admits [[spoiler: he misses having friends (his old friends were killed by ghosts or couldn't withstand the stresses of MLS; he got the shinigami nickname because he's the only survivor) and despite throwing himself into learning his skills he feels adrift]].

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* BerzerkButton: Julio and his lollypops [[spoiler: low blood sugar triggers his curse]]; Miss Q-La and anyone touching her tail.

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* BerzerkButton: BerserkButton: Julio and his lollypops [[spoiler: low blood sugar triggers his curse]]; Miss Q-La and anyone touching her tail.tail.
* BigEater: Muhyo when he wakes up after a fight; Vector "always feels hungry" to the point where [[spoiler: he keeps eating his friends. He discovers his spirit thread powers when he wakes up and doesn't feel hungry anymore]]


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** Possibly Vector's spiky friend, seeing as Roji described Vector as "an infant" and he really only wants friends.


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* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Vector wants ghosts to have rights [[spoiler: unfortunately the manga ended before that could be fully explored.]]

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* AntiClimax: The trump card of "Ghost Master" Ivy Cortlaw is an incredibly rare, incredibly powerful ghost (actually a fused collection of ghosts) her mother spent her whole life searching for. [[spoiler: Goryo's envoy eats it moments after she releases it]].



* BerzerkButton: Julio and his lollypops [[spoiler: low blood sugar triggers his curse]]; Miss Q-La and anyone touching her tail.



** '''ENCHU''' -- Roji notes that he's a "good-looking man" before he knows who he really is and later [[spoiler: when Roji visits him in prison to learn how he dealt with Muhyo's sleeping spells he admits he's gotten even more good-looking]].



* CatGirl: Miss Q-La, demon chauffeur. The one of the final villains is described as the child of a cloud god and a wild cat woman.



* TheCollector: Tomas is obsessed with collecting all the beautiful things of the world, to the point where [[spoiler: he was already a criminal before joining MLS. His best friend Page didn't realize he was insane until it was too late]]. He's thrilled when he learns his demon contract allows him to suck things into a PocketDimension.



* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: The Courtlaws. The siblings loved each other to the point of [[spoiler: Kid essentially sacrificing himself to Buhpu so they could join Ark after his siblings refused to put their little brother at risk]] and joined Ark in the hope of resurrecting their parents. Enchu and [[spoiler: Rio]] loved their mothers and joined Ark for the same reason [[spoiler: not knowing Teeki had killed both of them]]



* EverythingsSparklyWithJewelry: Ginko Hag is obsessed with jewelry and even calls the large gem she carries "my boy!" [[spoiler: The gem is actually the Writ of Passage to hell and her obsession started with her boyfriend (what she really means by "boy") gave her a tiara then died in a war. When she got his death notice she snapped and started piling on jewelry so she would be beautiful when he returned.]]



** Ginko Hag (before she became a ghost), when [[spoiler: she learned her boyfriend died]]



* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Teeki to Enchu]].

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* GrandTheftMe: [[spoiler:Teeki [[spoiler:Buhpu to Enchu]].Kid; Teeki to Enchu and possibly Enchu's mother, plus many others in his long life]].



** Although he wasn't exactly evil in the first place, Goryo probably counts.

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** Although he wasn't exactly evil in the first place, Goryo probably counts. He even [[spoiler: lends Ivy his umbrella to protect her from the rain as she dies ''after'' she stabs him with a giant piece of wood]].



** Goryo, who's willing to let an innocent person get re-possessed and ''go insane'' after she couldn't pay the fee. The family as a whole uses any means necessary to combat ghosts, which Muhyo admits is [[MagnificentBastard actually quite clever]] considering there's no one as powerful as he in the whole company.



* MarkOfTheBeast: High-ranking envoys have a 666 motif.



* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Panza]]

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* RedemptionEqualsDeath: [[spoiler:Panza]][[spoiler:Panza, Bobby, Kid]]


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** Julio's contracted demon is the Red Witch, said to be the laziest demon in hell. When his curse triggers he becomes both versions of "sloth", extremely lazy and filled with despair: "We're doomed, we're going to die, ''so let's all die together''".


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* UnskilledButStrong: Roji has a high amount of spiritual energy (he can make five seals to Yoichi's three) but almost no training or even knowledge of his own strengths thanks to Muhyo's laziness. [[spoiler: He's actually even more powerful than that -- Page slipped him a bow tie as a child to keep him safe from ghosts, but didn't say what it was: an energy suppressor.]]
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* AssholeVictim: (Two Magic Law practitioners whom Enchu killed. [[spoiler:One of them made Rio wear revealing clothes to class, the other mocked her for doing so, and ''both'' refused to save her mother]]).

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(Two Magic Law practitioners whom Enchu killed. [[spoiler:One of them made Rio wear revealing clothes to class, the other mocked her for doing so, and ''both'' refused to save her mother]]).



* TheBechdelTest: Passes from the first chapter, which concerns a girl's efforts to reconcile with the spirit of her dead female friend.

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* DraggedOffToHell: Many of the evil ghosts if they have no empathy in the series. [[spoiler: Becomes the ultimate fate of Teeki as well.]]



* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Rio.]]

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* EvilAllAlong: [[spoiler: Rio. Though in this case she was manipulated.]]



* MeaninglessVillainVictory: Back when Goryo was still a jerkass, [[spoiler: he managed to beat Muyho in their contest by killing the last ghost. However Muyho was the one ultimately appeased the bigger threat controlling said ghosts and even reunited it with her daughter. Goryo may have won Muhyo's office, but can't relish the victory because he knows, in the large scheme of thing, Muyho is still the better executior and he only won on a technicality.]]



* PoorCommunicationKills: ''A lot'' of the problems in this series could've been solved before they even begin if the characters bothered to listen to one another. For example, Enchu went down his path because he though Muyho was honestly trying to steal the Executior spot from him [[spoiler: If anything, Muyho was trying to help him as he knew how badly he wanted to help his mother. And it isn't till he's nearly too far gone and has killed people that he finally listens.]]



* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:Roji declares that he refuses to believe that people's fates cannot be changed, and that Enchu merely couldn't deal with his grief, and dispels the curse technique, allowing the heroes to move again]].

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* ShutUpHannibal: [[spoiler:Roji declares that he refuses to believe that people's fates cannot be changed, and that Enchu merely couldn't deal with his grief, and dispels the curse technique, allowing the heroes to move again]].again. Likewise in the final battle he chews out Enchu stating all the pain and suffering Muyho went through in trying to save him and, though he understand Enchu's reasons, he's being stupid in his vendetta and it's not helping anyone, least of all Enchu himself.]].



* TheUnFavorite: [[spoiler:"Face Ripper" Sophie]] in life, was left out of many social events for how she looked, and responded by [[spoiler:killing her sister and tearing off and wearing her face]].

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* TheUnFavorite: [[spoiler:"Face Ripper" Sophie]] in life, was left out of many social events for how she looked, and responded by [[spoiler:killing her sister and tearing off and wearing her face]].face. Then again said sister did have it coming]].
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* TheUnFavorite: [[spoiler:"Face Ripper" Sophie]] in life, was left out of many social events for how she looked, and responded by [[spoiler:killing her sister and tearing off and wearing her face]].



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* TheUnFavorite: [[spoiler:"Face Ripper" Sophie]] in life, was left out of many social events for how she looked, and responded by [[spoiler:killing her sister and tearing off and wearing her face]].



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* ShoutOut: Roji's first visit to MLS is a lot like [[HarryPotter Harry's]] first visit to Diagon Alley.

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* ShoutOut: Roji's first visit to MLS is a lot like [[HarryPotter [[Franchise/HarryPotter Harry's]] first visit to Diagon Alley.
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* WelcomeBackTraitor: Played [[TearJerker painfully straight]] with [[spoiler: Rio]].

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* WelcomeBackTraitor: Played [[TearJerker painfully straight]] straight with [[spoiler: Rio]].

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* AntiVillain:
** Type II: Enchu. Roji ultimately realizes that rather than hating Enchu, he was burdened with sorrow. [[spoiler:Enchu's accomplice Rio]], who turned to Ark under similar circumstances, also fits.
** Type IV: Panza. Muhyo notices that she's not evil like the rest of Ark, [[spoiler:and sends her to Heaven]].



** Tomas talking about killing an MLS agent and contemptuously describes his letter to his wife.

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** Tomas talking about killing an MLS agent and [[KickTheDog contemptuously describes his letter to his wife.wife]].



* {{Foil}}: Muhyo and Enchu during their MLS days. Muhyo was (and still is) a BrilliantButLazy JerkWithAHeartOfGold. Enchu [[UsedToBeASweetKid was nicer than Muhyo]], and was working hard to help his sick mother.



* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Muhyo appears very cold and pitiless, but often talks the envoys he summons into giving ghosts a lighter sentence, and he really does care about people. He just has a funny way of showing it.

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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Muhyo appears very cold and pitiless, but often talks the envoys he summons into giving ghosts a lighter sentence, and he really does care about people.people, to the point of being determined to bring back Enchu or give his life in the process. He just has a funny way of showing it.



* KidsAreCruel: [[spoiler:Yuki Otada commits suicide after being bullied for his size]].

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* KidsAreCruel: [[spoiler:Yuki Otada commits suicide after being bullied for his size]].size, and after they falsely appear to make amends]].



* LastNameBasis More than half the cast.

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* LastNameBasis LastNameBasis: More than half the cast.cast. A sign of Roji's familiarity with Muhyo is just calling him "Muhyo" rather than "Executor Muhyo".



* ParentalAbandonment: Nana?s father is dead and her mother left after divorcing him

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* ParentalAbandonment: Nana?s Nana's father is dead and her mother left after divorcing him



* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Enchu to Muhyo

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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Enchu to MuhyoPage.


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* RageAgainstTheMentor: Roji lashes out at Muhyo at one point, angrily asking him why he doesn't teach him anything despite his efforts to be a good assistant, and asks if it's because he doesn't trust him. Muhyo coldly tells him that his actions during the competition were to force Roji to show him what he could do, but now that he didn't deliver, [[spoiler:he intends to put him on leave]] so that he can realize what he must do.


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* SweetAndSourGrapes: Enchu desperately wanted to become an Executor, while Muhyo was apathetic about it, to the point of [[spoiler:saying he'd give it to Enchu if he was chosen]]. Muhyo is chosen for "thinking of others", and because of Enchu's preoccupation with his sick mother being a point against him (which becomes true given that [[spoiler:Teeki killed his mother to drive him over the edge]]).


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** Muhyo's decision after [[spoiler:losing to Goryo]]
-->'''Muhyo''': ''(to Roji)'' I suppose now's as good a time as any. [[spoiler:I'm putting you on leave until further notice]].
** Near the end of the manga, a long-forgotten wrinkle in Roji's [[spoiler:provisional]] rank comes up.
-->'''Muhyo''': So you're happy with [[spoiler:getting fired]]?


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* YankTheDogsChain: A particularly cruel version happens to Yuki Otada, when the kids who had bullied him falsely apologize offer him their contact information to stay in touch. After trying to contact them and discovering the information was false, [[spoiler:he is DrivenToSuicide]].
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* NotSoHarmless: Julio is typically quite lazy and notes that Teeki never had to work on him as a result, but once his curse activates, the heroes are unable to move, and thus in dire straits.

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* NotSoHarmless: NotSoHarmlessVillain: Julio is typically quite lazy and notes that Teeki never had to work on him as a result, but once his curse activates, the heroes are unable to move, and thus in dire straits.
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* BecauseYouWereNiceToMe: Panza's infatuation with Roju was due to him showing her some kindness when she arrived in MLS. Though she [[StalkerWithACrush took it the wrong way.]]


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* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler: Teeki to MLS when, back in the less then formal days of the organization, he was thrown out and vowed revenge against them.]]


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* PostScriptSeason: After Teeki's defeat, the following stories really feel like this.


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* SoulJar: [[spoiler: Teeki has a mark on Enchu in the event his body is destroyed. His spirit transfers to Enchu's body and slowly takes it over.]]


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* VillainousBreakdown: Both Teeki and Enchu in the final battle [[spoiler: The former when he realizes that the heroes have him cornered and he's on his last legs trying desperately to keep himself bound to Enchu to avoid being killed. The latter when Muhyo and Roji slowly whittle away his evil resolve by revealing Teeki's true scheme and help him come to terms with his mother's death.]]
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* AdultChild: Tomas seems to be one, but [[spoiler: Page says that it was a mask for his darker nature.]]
** [[spoiler:Vector dies while expressing his desire to be friends with Roji]]
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* EvilerThanThou: [[CompleteMonster Tomas]] compared to [[SmugSnake Goryo]], as he thwarts Goryo's attempt to defeat Ark, destroys the group's headquarters and kidnaps Goryo.

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* AlmightyJanitor: Roji eventually becomes one, having skills beyond those of a lowly second clerk. It's also pointed out that his job as Muhyo's assistant is something that ordinarily, only a Judge (one rank below Executor, three ranks above him) could have.



** [[spoiler:Jude and Iris Cortlaw turn out to have died resisting arrest by the MLS after turning down a fairly lenient deal]]



* StalkerWithACrush: Averted in the pilot chapter, where a ghost of a boy had been said to be "stalking" a girl in life, but he merely wants to be friends with her. Played straight with Panza, for [[spoiler:Roji]].

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* StalkerWithACrush: Averted in the pilot a one-shot chapter, where a ghost of a boy had been said to be "stalking" a girl in life, but he merely wants to be friends with her. Played straight with Panza, for [[spoiler:Roji]].



* YouKilledMyFather: The Cortlaw kids and Rio.

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* EvilerThanThou: [[CompleteMonster Tomas]] compared to [[SmugSnake Goryo]].

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* EvilerThanThou: [[CompleteMonster Tomas]] compared to [[SmugSnake Goryo]].Goryo]], as he thwarts Goryo's attempt to defeat Ark, destroys the group's headquarters and kidnaps Goryo.



* FatBastard: Ebisu



* GagBoobs: Busujima, who uses them to hide vials.

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* {{Gonk}}: Ebisu, particularly what looks like a clown nose.


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* GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:Iwamoto's death at the hands of Sophie]].


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* NiceJobFixingItVillain: [[spoiler:Rio Kurotori]], while serving as TheMole, tells Roji a story about [[spoiler:herself shielding Biko from an exploding potion]], and comparing it to the way Muhyo is exerting himself for Roji's sake, causes him to come to an epiphany and be able to use his wards effectively against Face-Ripper Sophie. She lampshades this to a degree when she points out that she had to seem cooperative.


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* APupilOfMineUntilHeTurnedToEvil: Enchu to Muhyo


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* ShipTease: Roji and Imai, at various points, such as when Busujima suggests he's Imai's boyfriend.


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* SlasherSmile: Muhyo and Ebisu.


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** Also Muhyo's response to the outcome of the contest between him and Goryo.
-->'''Muhyo''': [[spoiler:Who said we won?]]


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** Also Yuki Otada, who is sympathetic enough that Muhyo gives him a LotusEaterMachine while sending him to Hell.
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* {{Pettanko}}: Imai.

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* GagBoobs: Busujima, who uses them to hide vials of
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* StandardEvilOrganizationSquad: Ark.
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* IGotBetter

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* AngerBornOfWorry: Nana's father hits her when she photographs a bank robbery for money, leading to an argument over who will support the two and how, [[NeverGotToSayGoobye which turns out to be]] [[TearJerker their last]].

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* AngerBornOfWorry: Nana's father hits her when she photographs a bank robbery for money, leading to an argument over who will support the two and how, [[NeverGotToSayGoobye [[NeverGotToSayGoodbye which turns out to be]] [[TearJerker their last]].
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Muhyo and Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation is a manga by Yoshiyuki Nishi that ran from late 2004 to 2008. Don't be fooled by the cutesy art style--this manga [[NightmareFuel isn't for the faint of heart]].

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* EstablishingCharacterMoment
** Muhyo's first exorcism showcases that he doesn't shy away from inflicting punishment where necessary, but always seeks the best outcome.
** Yoichi is introduced performing a SkinshipGrope on Nana.
** Tomas talking about killing an MLS agent and contemptuously describes his letter to his wife.


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* JerkassHasAPoint: Ebisu manages to give Roji some useful advice about how best to support Muhyo when talking about his criminal past and service to Goryo.
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* TheBechdelTest: Passes from the first chapter, which concerns a girl's efforts to reconcile with the spirit of her dead female friend.


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* FiveBadBand
** BigBad: Enchu and Teeki
** TheDragon: [[spoiler:Rio]]
** TheEvilGenius: Julio, Buhpu and Ivy
** TheBrute: Tomas and Mick
** TheChick: Panza and Kid


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** Tomas relating, with boredom and disdain, his killing a MLS agent while he was writing the first letter to his wife in years. It's also his EstablishingCharacterMoment,
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* FridgeLogic: How did Yoichi know [[spoiler: that Buhpu killed Ivy]]?
** He found out from the Helsquitos.



* HoYay: Arguably Ebisu and Goryo. Some moments cross the line from simple familiarity between Executor and assistant and become [[ManlyTears completely ridiculous.]]
** Perhaps moreso Muhyo and Roji. A two-page spread devoted to their reunion ''surrounded by flowers?''
** More recently, a lot of it between Yoichi and Enchu, as well as [[FoeYay Muhyo and Enchu]], which [[spoiler: is arguably halfway canon now, what with Enchu's little confession before getting [[BittersweetEnding shut away forever]].]]



* NotVeryPrettyNowIsHe: [[spoiler: Goryo, after [[NightmareFuel most of his soul is eaten by worms]].]]

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* NotSoFastBucko: After Face Ripper Sophie is defeated, [[spoiler:Rio reveals that she deliberately released ghosts from the Arcanum and is a member of Ark]].


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* YourPrincessIsInAnotherCastle: After Face Ripper Sophie is defeated, [[spoiler:Rio reveals that she deliberately released ghosts from the Arcanum and is a member of Ark]].

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