History Manga / Subaru

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* {{Determinator}}: Subaru. She is so focused and determined when it comes to ballet that she still takes part in Lausanne with a really high fever, making it difficult for her to even stand.

* HeroicBSOD: Subaru gets at least two in the series. The first during [[spoiler: Kazuma's funeral when she learns that his final thoughts were about her]] and the second after learning that [[spoiler: her teacher Isuzu had just died]].
* IdenticalStranger: Kouhei, who looks like a grown up version of Kazuma.
* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Despite never being shown coughing, it's never really revealed what illness apparently ended up taking [[spoiler: Isuzu's]] life, although at the hospital, "some disease of the internal organs" is mentioned which could mean a lot.
* InfantImmortality: Subverted with [[spoiler: Kazuma]] dying at the age of seven.
* ItsAllMyFault: Subaru blames herself, multiple times.
* LittlestCancerPatient: Subaru's twin brother Kazuma, who is suffering from a brain tumor. [[spoiler: It doesn't end well.]]

* ParentalAbandonment: Subaru has a rather tense relationship with her parents, particularly her mother, after [[spoiler: Kazuma's death]]. Mana feels this way towards her mother as a child, who she thinks gave more attention to her ballet students than her own daughter. Seems to have gotten better as she got older, though.

* TheRival: Mana sees herself as Subaru's only real rival, since she knows exactly what constitutes as Subaru's best. Mellows out into a friendship later on.

''Subaru'' is an 11-volume-long manga drawn and written by Soda Masahito and revolves around the titular character Miyamoto Subaru and her life of ballet dancing. Due to her brother being bed-ridden in a hospital due to a brain tumor that will cause his memory to become impaired, Subaru begins to dance and act out everyday things for him, to remind him of what's going on outside of his little room.

''Subaru'' is an 11-volume-long manga drawn and written by Soda Masahito and revolves around the titular character Miyamoto Subaru and her life of ballet dancing. Subaru began dancing for her twin brother who was bed-ridden in a hospital at a very young age, telling him of things that happened during the day without the use of words. Subaru begins to take ballet classes.

Some time later, Subaru wants to become a professional ballet dancer instead of doing it as a hobby, and decides to take part in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_de_Lausanne Prix de Lausanne]] to earn a scholarship to one of the top ballet schools. In order to become a professional dancer sooner, she opts to not join any ballet school and heads over to [[{{Eagleland}} America]].

* ChekhovsSkill: Hibino says that her brother's memento to Subaru is dance.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Despite never being shown coughing, it's never really revealed what illness apparently ended up taking [[spoiler: Hibino's]] life, although at the hospital, "some disease of the internal organs" is mentioned which could mean a lot.

* GratitiousEnglish: One or two background conversations in New York are written in English, to show that despite the language in the bubbles, we are to expect them to be constantly talking English.

* GratitiousFrench: During the ''Lausanne'' arc, some French words sneak in. One girl flat out speaks perfect, polite french to Subaru.

* AnimalMotif: During the first half of the series, a black cat keeps appearing at vital moments, generally leading Subaru somewhere that turns out to be related to ballet.

Some time later, Subaru wants to become a professional ballet dancer instead of doing it as a hobby, and decides to take part in [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_de_Lausanne ''Prix de Lausanne'']] to earn a scholarship to one of the top ballet schools. In order to become a professional dancer sooner, she opts to not join any ballet school and heads over to [[{{Eagleland}} America]].

''Subaru'' is an 11-volume-long manga drawn and written by Soda Masahito and revolves around the titular character Miyamoto Subaru and her life of ballet dancing. Subaru began dancing for her twin brother who was bed-ridden in a hospital at a very young age, telling him of things that happened during the day without the use of words. Some time later, Subaru begins to take ballet classes and decides to become a professional ballerina and the story follows her on this path.

* IncurableCoughOfDeath: Despite never being shown coughing, it's never really revealed what illness apparently ended up taking [[spoiler: Hibino's]] life.

* AnimalMotif: During the first half of the series, a black cat keeps appearing at vital moments, generally leading Subaru somewhere that turns out to be related to ballet in some way.

* AnimalMotif: Part of the series, a black cat keeps crossing Subaru's way and symbolizes various things. It symbolizes the promise Kazuma gave Subaru as a child, that when they're grown up, they'll have a house and can keep a cat. Kazuma also once brought a black cat into their home. After [[spoiler: Kazuma's funeral]], a black cat brings Subaru to the cabaret Palais Garnier, meeting Hibino Isuzu. After [[spoiler: Hibino dies]], a black cat keeps Subaru company in the streets and eventually leads her back to Beaulieu, where Lausanne is taking place.
** The second half of the series is completely devoid of the black cat.

* TwentyMinutesIntoTheFuture: In Volume 9, the dates of Priscilla Roberts' performance set the game to take place in 201X.

* TheRival: Mana sees herself as the one true rival for Subaru.

* TheMafia: The imprisoned Sparky.

* WiseBeyondTheirYears: Several minor characters describe Subaru as this, stumped that a 15 year old acted or was capable of expression emotions in a way like she has lived for several decades.

* HeroicBSOD: Subaru gets at least two in the series. The first during [[spoiler: Kazuma's funeral when she learns that his final final thoughts were about her]] and the second after learning that [[spoiler: her teacher Isuzu had just died]].

** Sunohara Takako is introduced as a sort of symbolic

* ChehkovsSkill: Hibino says that her brother's memento to Subaru is dance.

* Chekov'sSkill: Hibino says that her brother's memento to Subaru is dance.

* ChekovsSkill: Hibino says that her brother's memento to Subaru is dance.