History Manga / PhantomThiefJeanne

* LoveDodecahedron: Chiaki and Maron are mutually in love with each other, but Chiaki has Miyako and his former fiancée Yashiro in love with him, while Maron has Yamato and Noin in love with her, and in the manga, it later turns out that Chiaki's family personal assistant Kagura has feelings for Yashiro. The anime only conclusively ends with Chiaki and Maron together, but the manga goes more for CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds: [[spoiler:Miyako and Yamato, having [[PairTheSpares bonded over being spares]], end up together, while Kagura confesses to Yashiro and the two hook up. The only one left out is Noin, who's determined to have better luck with Maron's next reincarnation, although Silk is trying to keep him company for the time being.]]

* OurAngelsAreDifferent: Angels have a hierarchy based on how much divine power they've collected, and Finn is a pint-sized "minor angel" who's aspiring to reach full angel status. Full angels are normally as big as regular humans, but can still enter SleepModeSize at will. Access is a "black angel", a pint-sized angel like Finn who's working for the Devil. [[spoiler:Until it turns out Finn had been misleading Maron (and the audience) about angel lore: in fact, black angels just happen to be angels who are even lower-ranked than minor angels, but [[DarkIsNotEvil there's nothing evil about them]], and meanwhile Finn is actually a FallenAngel who can also get out of SleepModeSize and cause EnergyAbsorption by touching any divine angel.]] The manga also adds the rank of "archangel", which seems to be the highest rank reporting under God, but only one (Lil) appears in the story.

* EasilyForgiven: Nobody who has their paintings "stolen" by Jeanne ever ends up wanting to press charges because it's replaced by a picture of an angel that's so beautiful that they're satisfied with the new one. Part of the willingness to accept the replacement does seem to come from the angel in the picture resembling someone with a personal connection to the victim (for instance, the one in Chiaki's father's painting resembling his late wife).

* SympathyForTheDevil: [[spoiler:The Devil is actually made out of a manifestation of God's loneliness from Adam and Eve leaving the Garden of Eden. Jeanne sympathizes with him upon learning this, and Finn eventually chooses to die with him so that he at least won't be lonely on his way out.]]

* MythologyGag: The first opening song "Piece of Love" is named after the manga's second chapter.

* ThirdActMisnderstanding: Chiaki unfortunately just so happens to [[BecomingTheMask fall in love with Maron for real]] before Maron finds out that he'd been trying to seduce her to get her to quit being a phantom thief. In the manga, this happens early and is sorted out early, so it mostly sets the backdrop for Chiaki thinking that Maron still hasn't forgive him for the rest of the series, whereas it does happen late in the anime and causes some serious relationship trouble for the two. [[spoiler:It does help that Chiaki ''had'' actually been working in her best interest all along, but he still doesn't feel great about the fact he'd still been manipualting her at first.]]

* ThirdActUnderstanding: Chiaki unfortunately just so happens to [[BecomingTheMask fall in love with Maron for real]] before Maron finds out that he'd been trying to seduce her to get her to quit being a phantom thief. In the manga, this happens early and is sorted out early, so it mostly sets the backdrop for Chiaki thinking that Maron still hasn't forgive him for the rest of the series, whereas it does happen late in the anime and causes some serious relationship trouble for the two. [[spoiler:It does help that Chiaki ''had'' actually been working in her best interest all along, but he still doesn't feel great about the fact he'd still been manipualting her at first.]]

* AdaptationDeviation: Although there are a number of other changes (particularly Maron's AdaptationalAngstDowngrade and Chiaki's AdaptationalAngstUpgrade) that would have impacted the story either way, the point of divergence that causes the biggest shift in the story's direction compared to that of the original manga is the gymnastics competition (chapters 5-6/episode 17), where in the manga, Maron learns Chiaki's identity as Sinbad, whereas in the anime, she doesn't. This creates a [[ForWantOfANail domino effect on the major plot points that follow]] and sends the story in completely different directions; most significantly, the change impacts the events surrounding Chiaki seeking Maron out at the amusement park (chapter 8/episode 20), which is treated as one of the biggest turning points in Maron and Chiaki's relationship in the manga:

* INeedToGoIronMyDog: When Maron and Chiaki are stuck in a Ferris wheel during a blackout while a demon-possessed painting is outside, Maron, unaware that Chiaki is Sinbad at this point, suggests that they should say absolutely nothing to each other until the lights come back on as a safety precaution, hoping Chiaki won't notice her jumping out of the Ferris wheel car and will just assume she's still sitting there in silence. Chiaki, who also needs to get out of the car as Sinbad, just rolls with the incredibly flimsy cover-up. The manga lampshades it after Maron learns his identity and they revisit the amusement park, with Chiaki pointing out that it would have been obvious even if he hadn't known she was Jeanne already.

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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the manga, while Jeanne did still care somewhat about the MissionFromGod and helping people, she also readily admitted that the main reason she'd become a phantom thief was because she liked how confident it made her, and that she wanted to help Finn become a full-fledged angel. This was also why she was so willing to forgive Chiaki for working for the Devil, because she could tell ''he'' wasn't that invested in working for the Devil either (in fact, he'd initially taken the job without knowing or caring about whom he was working for), and at most she had concerns about the DatingCatwoman problem. In comparison, the anime has Maron/Jeanne be more genuinely heroic, taking God's protection and blessing seriously and getting emotionally invested in the people she helps, and she's significantly more wary of Sinbad, who likewise is working for a cause he actually believes in rather than just personal loyalties.

* BatmanGambit: Turns out, the Devil's plan was a lot more complicated than anyone thought: [[spoiler:subject Maron's parents to DemonicPossession right after her birth so they'll abandon her and leave her traumatized and lonely, send Finn over so Maron can cling to her as an OnlyFriend and have her ego stroked by making her into Jeanne, then have Finn betray her and send her over the DespairEventHorizon. The part about demon collection was a bonus.]] In the anime, [[spoiler:it actually works well enough for them to get the desired outcome (shattering her holy barrier)]], but in the manga, [[spoiler:it fails thanks to Chiaki keeping her from falling apart emotionally and Miyako and Finn offering their support; it seems the Devil had [[EvilCannotComprehendGood underestimated how much people around her loved her]]]].

* EarnYourHappyEnding: [[spoiler:After having been emotionally trampled on for her entire life, Maron finally gets to have her parents back, her best friend back on good terms with her, a loving boyfriend (and later husband), and renewed confidence in herself.]]

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: [[spoiler:Given that DemonicPossession usually results in the kind of DomesticAbuse that would have definitely broken Maron's spirit much more efficiently, it turns out Maron's parents must have actually loved her a ''lot'' if the worst thing they could do was treat her rather distantly and take almost seventeen years to get divorced, with her father even managing to dedicate the Maron Dome in her honor. It's outright confirmed in the manga, with them recreating their MeetCute and deciding to remarry and go see Maron within ''one day'' of being freed from possession, then doting on Maron so affectionately that she's too distracted to even go see Chiaki for a while.]]

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: [[spoiler:Given that DemonicPossession usually results in the kind of DomesticAbuse that would have definitely broken Maron's spirit much more efficiently, it turns out Maron's parents must have actually loved her a ''lot'' if the worst thing they could do was treat her rather distantly and take almost seventeen years to get divorced, with her father even managing to dedicate the Maron Dome in her honor. It's outright confirmed in the manga, with them deciding to remarry and go see Maron within ''one day'' of them being freed from possession, then doting on Maron so affectionately that she's too distracted to even go see Chiaki for a while.]]

* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: [[spoiler:Given that DemonicPossession usually results in the kind of DomesticAbuse that would have definitely broken Maron's spirit much more efficiently, it turns out Maron's parents must have actually loved her a ''lot'' if the worst thing they could do was treat her rather distantly and take almost seventeen years to get divorced, with her father even managing to dedicate the Maron Dome in her honor. It's outright confirmed in the manga, with them deciding to remarry and go see Maron within ''one day'' of them being freed from possession, then dote on Maron so affectionately that she's too distracted to even go see Chiaki for a while.]]

* SexyDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:The scene with Maron and Chiaki consummating their love shows ''just'' enough of them for the audience to put two and two together on what's going on, spaced out with shots of the bedroom around them (even this much is considered to be very unusual for a Ribon manga, let alone Tanemura's work).]]

* TransformationTrinket: Maron transforms into Jeanne with an object referred to in-series as a "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosary rosary]]", although it seems to be a mistaken use of the term since a "rosary" is normally supposed to refer to prayer beads (the Viz Media translation just goes ahead and renames it to "cross", since all of the "rosaries" in it are cross-shaped anyway). In the manga, it also beeps when it detects someone under DemonicPossession nearby (this function is reassigned to the Petit Claire in the anime). Both versions give her different ones before and after her MidSeasonUpgrade:

* AscendedExtra: The police. Miyako's father is only depicted in [[SuperDeformed chibi]] style in the manga, where both he and the police provide FunnyBackgroundEvent comic relief. In the anime, he and four of his policemen are distinguished characters who are very invested in capturing Jeanne.

* MirrorMatch: [[spoiler:The final battle ends up involving the Devil pitting Jeanne against her own past self, back when she was devoid of self-confidence and was his UnwittingPawn. Maron realizes that [[SheatheYourSword solving this via combat]] isn't the necessary answer here and gives her past self a CooldownHug]].

* LoveConfession: The story takes the stance that it's important to do this to get closure even when you know you're likely to get rejected. Yashiro confesses to Chiaki, and later Yamato to Maron, for this reason, and Miyako considers doing it with Chiaki at one point (with only plot circumstances preventing her from doing so). Meanwhile, while Maron and Chiaki are aware they have some level of mutual feelings, they can't formally enter a RelationshipUpgrade until Maron becomes confident enough to confess from her own end instead of passively accepting Chiaki as her LivingEmotionalCrutch. Other significant confessions during the story include [[spoiler:Toki towards Finn, Finn towards Access, and eventually Maron finally delivering it to Chiaki after a whole series of hesitation]].

* EveryoneCanSeeIt: It doesn't take long for pretty much everyone surrounding Chiaki and Maron to see that they're an item, and for anyone involved in the LoveDodecahedron to step aside. This is especially the case in the manga, where anyone not familiar with the unusual pseudo-FriendsWithBenefits nature of their relationship naturally assumes they're already dating, and those who know the actual situation (Miyako and Yamato) know full well that Maron returns Chiaki's feelings and is only a single LoveConfession away from making it official.

* FriendsWithBenefits: By the time of the second half, while Maron and Chiaki aren't actually dating, they have a tacit agreement that Chiaki can embrace or kiss her (even if [[ForcefulKiss a bit forcefully]]), or at one point even hold her while she sleeps, because Maron DesperatelyCravesAffection and needs it very badly. Maron points out the one-sidedness of the relationship during a particularly nasty mental breakdown when she attempts to claim she's just leading him on so he can give her affection, but he's honestly happy that she lets him do it regardless of whether or not she returns his feelings. The actual truth is that Maron isn't such an ExtremeDoormat that she'd let anyone do that, and in fact she's loved him since the end of chapter 8. [[spoiler:Once she's ready to push for a RelationshipUpgrade, her LoveConfession entails her telling him that she's not just putting up with it, she ''really'' wants him to hold her forever, and they proceed to blow up the "friends" part by [[PreClimaxClimax going all the way]].]]

* FriendsWithBenefits: By the time of the second half, while Maron and Chiaki aren't actually dating, they have a tacit agreement that Chiaki can embrace or kiss her (even if [[ForcefulKiss a bit forcefully]]), or at one point even hold her while she sleeps, because Maron DesperatelyCravesAffection and needs it very badly. Maron points out the one-sidedness of the relationship during a particularly nasty mental breakdown when she attempts to claim she's just leading him on so he can give her affection, but he's honestly happy that she lets him do it regardless of whether or not she returns his feelings. The actual truth is that Maron isn't such an ExtremeDoormat that she'd let anyone do that, and in fact she's loved him since the end of chapter 8, [[spoiler:so once she's ready to push for a RelationshipUpgrade, her LoveConfession entails her telling him that she's not just putting up with it, she ''really'' wants him to hold her forever. They proceed to blow up the "friends" part by [[PreClimaxClimax going all the way]].]]

* FriendsWithBenefits: By the time of the second half, while Maron and Chiaki aren't actually dating, they have a tacit agreement that Chiaki can embrace or kiss her (even if [[ForcefulKiss a bit forcefully]]), or at one point even hold her while she sleeps, because Maron DesperatelyCravesAffection and needs it very badly. Maron points out the one-sidedness of the relationship during a particularly nasty mental breakdown when she attempts to claim she's just leading him on so he can give her affection, but he's honestly happy that she lets him do it regardless of whether or not she returns his feelings. The actual truth is that Maron isn't such an ExtremeDoormat that she'd let anyone do that, and in fact she's loved him since the end of chapter 8, [[spoiler:so once she's ready to push for a RelationshipUpgrade, her LoveConfession entails her telling him that she's not just putting up with it, she ''really'' wants him to hold her forever. They proceed to blow up the "friends" part by [[PreClimaxClimax going all the way]], then become full-time SickeninglySweethearts all the way into marriage and parenthood.]]

* FriendsWithBenefits: By the time of the second half, while Maron and Chiaki aren't actually dating, they have a tacit agreement that Chiaki can embrace or kiss her (even if [[ForcefulKiss a bit forcefully]]), because Maron DesperatelyCravesAffection and needs it very badly. At one point, after Maron gets hit by a particularly AwfulTruth, Chiaki helps her get through the night by holding her in her bed as they sleep. Maron points out the one-sidedness of the relationship during a particularly nasty mental breakdown when she attempts to claim she's just leading him on so he can give her affection, but he's honestly happy that she lets him do it regardless of whether or not she returns his feelings. The actual truth is that Maron isn't such an ExtremeDoormat that she'd let anyone do that, and in fact she's loved him since the end of chapter 8, [[spoiler:so once she's ready to push for a RelationshipUpgrade, her LoveConfession entails her telling him that she's not just putting up with it, she ''really'' wants him to hold her forever. They proceed to blow up the "friends" part by [[PreClimaxClimax going all the way]], then become full-time SickeninglySweethearts all the way into marriage and parenthood.]]

* TonightSomeoneKisses: Make no mistake, the manga is Maron and Chiaki's love story, but you know all of that promotional and chapter header manga art with Jeanne and Sinbad together in romantically loaded positions? It's purely symbolic; the closest you'll get is their brief EnemyMine with the BridalCarry in chapter 4 (which was when Sinbad was still covering his face) and the ForcefulKiss he plants on her shortly after, which leads to the conversation going downhill. Even as Maron and Chiaki deepen their relationship, they're still enemies and rivals "on the clock", to the point Jeanne responds to another brief BridalCarry-like moment by trapping him so he can't interfere. [[spoiler:Once Sinbad is revealed to be GoodAllAlong and Maron gets her powers as Jeanne back, Access does actually suggest the possibility of a BattleCouple, but it never pans out because Chiaki is hypnotized and kidnapped shortly after, and once they finally reunite, the following battle ends in the Devil being defeated for good (thus removing the need for demon collection), Maron giving up her powers to save Finn, and Access returning to heaven.]]

* ReincarnationRomance: Played with. On one hand, Jeanne's lover Noin tries to force himself on Maron for the sake of invoking this trope, but it's repeatedly stated that Maron is a different person and should be treated as such. On the other hand, [[spoiler:Maron's current lover Chiaki is hinted to possibly be a reincarnation of Adam, her original incarnation Eve's lover]]. Noin eventually decides he's still in love with the current Maron anyway ''and'' figures he'll still aim for Jeanne's next reincarnation once it's clear she only wants Chiaki. In the bonus chapters, [[spoiler:while Natsuki and Shinji hook up based on their past lives Finn and Access, Natsuki worries about what role their past lives have in their current relationship and how obligated they should feel to follow it, whereas Shinji doesn't care because he likes Natsuki either way]].

** Chiaki's father tells Maron that her father Takumi, an architect for amusement parks, had created a structure called the "Maron Dome" and finished it on her birthday, giving her a little hope that he does still love her after all. [[spoiler:Given later revelations, it seems he really did love his daughter enough to do that despite being under the influence of DemonicPossession.]] "Hijiri" later gives Maron a letter checking in on her from her father under the pretense that they'd met when he was studying architecture, although given that Noin was basically trying to seduce her at that point, it's possible the letter wasn't actually real.

* LoveDodecahedron: Chiaki and Maron are mutually in love with each other, but Chiaki has Miyako and his former fiancée Yashiro in love with him, while Maron has Yamato and Noin in love with her, and in the manga, it later turns out that Chiaki's family personal assistant Kagura has feelings for Yashiro.
** In the anime, the Miyako-Chiaki-Maron-Yamato love square is played as straight as possible, but it's actually rather downplayed in the manga, since after a while [[EveryoneCanSeeIt everyone can tell Chiaki and Maron are as good as together]], so everyone else basically gives up or stops pursuing their feelings seriously, with the pining mostly for CharacterDevelopment. [[spoiler:Eventually, the end result is CleaningUpRomanticLooseEnds where Miyako and Yamato, having [[PairTheSpares bonded over being spares]], end up together, while Kagura confesses to Yashiro and the two hook up; the only one left out is Noin, who's determined to have better luck with Maron's next reincarnation.]]
** On the other hand, the manga also adds a LoveTriangle on the angels' side with Access being in love with Finn, while a flashback reveals their mutual friend Toki was also in love with her. [[spoiler:After her FaceHeelTurn, Finn claims to be in love with the Devil, but in actuality she'd reciprocated Access's feelings the entire time, and Toki doesn't press the issue again.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: Maron's parents work separately in different countries and never contact her, leaving her alone and isolated in her apartment. Maron considers herself to have been abandoned, and she can't bring herself to contact her parents and reach out to them because she's afraid they'll tell her that they don't want her. Chiaki's father finds that Maron's father, an architect, had named a project in her honor and finished it on her birthday, suggesting that they may be expressing their love for her in their own way, but soon after, she gets a call from her mother informing her (in a rather cold manner) that they're planning to divorce. [[spoiler:It eventually turns out that the Devil had induced all of this in order to break Maron's spirit for the last seventeen years.]] In the anime, it's implied [[spoiler:her parents have gotten in contact with her again once Finn is defeated and brought back to normal]], and the manga goes even further with [[spoiler:the Devil's defeat resulting in her parents recreating their original MeetCute, deciding to remarry, going back to see Maron immediately, then doting on her so much that Chiaki starts getting jealous of them taking her time away from him]].

** In the manga, she starts off with a palm-sized cross with a red jewel in the center, whereas in the anime it's less of a cross and more like a small wand with giant pink wings that's [[MerchandiseDriven easier to make toys out of]]. This first one was presumably given to her by Finn when they first met. In the manga, Maron loses it when [[spoiler:Finn betrays her and leaves, resulting in it turning to stone]], and in the anime, it disappears when Maron and Finn meet their chess piece quota.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: It's a story of God versus the Devil, Good versus Evil. It eventually starts blurring into WhiteAndGreyMorality as it's revealed more characters are on the TragicVillain side, although the anime is a little more clear-cut on which characters are on the good or evil side.

* SexyDiscretionShot: [[spoiler:The scene with Maron and Chiaki consummating their love shows ''just'' enough of them for the audience to put two and two together on what's going on, spaced out with shots of the bedroom around them (with even this much being considered very unusual for a Ribon manga, let alone Tanemura's work).]]