History Manga / VenusVersusVirus

* BiTheWay: Sumire has a male love interest, but it's all but outright stated she's in love with Lucia.

[[caption-width-right:325::Lucia & Sumire]]

* {{Kuudere}}: Lucia, sometimes with hints of {{Tsundere}} occasionally.

* OvertookTheManga: The anime goes in a different direction than the manga and also ended earlier. It's very noticeable in how Layla and Laure are portrayed in the anime and how [[spoiler:Lucif isn't remotely the BigBad of the manga]].

* LimpAndLivid: Sumire in her Berserker mode.

* ComicBookTime: Averted. The characters appearances change over the time of the manga, especially for Riku. He had a noticeable growth spurt.

!!Tropes:

* ArtEvolution: Compare the [[WhatCouldHaveBeen oneshot]] to the actual manga.

* BaitAndSwitchLesbians: A picture of Lucia and Sumire is even used on the main page. Combined with BaitAndSwitchCredits. The girls are not quite so lovey-dovey in the anime itself, [[IntertwinedFingers except...]]

* BigBad: [[spoiler: Aion in the manga, Lucif in the anime.]]

* CooldownHug: Sumire does this literally to Lucia on one occasion.

* DeflectorShields: Used extensively by Guy.

* MeaningfulName: Lucia's name means "light," and her parents are named [[spoiler:Lucif and Lilith]], although those ones are also kind of silly.

* PsychoLesbian: Sumire, in Berserker mode! It's a little bit subtle as she is violent with the Viruses and more sexual (in a rape sort of way) with Lucia, as at one point she says they should "become one."

* RomanticTwoGirlFriendship: Albeit a rather troubled one.
** Lampshaded when Sumire's feelings for Lucia get pointed out to her by her male love interest, of all people.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: In the English version of the manga, two characters' names are spelled Ruka and Lola. In the English version of the anime, they're spelled Luca and Laura.

* [[spoiler:ArtificialHuman]]: [[spoiler:In the anime, Lucif's henchmen, including Yoshiki]].

* [[spoiler:HappilyEverAfter]]: The manga and presumably the anime.

* [[spoiler:KillEmAll: In the anime, Nahashi, Lucif, Sonoka, Ruka, Guy, and Yoshiki all die, and the fates of Lucia and Sumire aren't made clear, at least not without going into [[WMG/VenusVersusVirus Wild Mass Guessing territory.]] But in the manga, the only ones who die at the end are Aion and Sonoka.]]

* TheHunter: Lucia and Sumire.

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[[caption-width-right:324:Lucia & Sumire]]

One day middle school student Sumire Takahana meets the mysterious Lucia Nahashi, who is part of a group called Venus Vanguard. From that day on, Sumire is drawn into Lucia's ongoing battles with "The Virus", an evil spirit that snatches people's souls away. Sumire discovers that she not only has the power to see the Virus, but that she can turn into a mindless living antibody, called "Berserker mode"--an ability that Lucia finds highly useful for her purposes. It's needless to say that these events turn Sumire's life totally upside down.

* ComicBookTime: Averted. The characters appearances change over the time of the manga, especially for Riku. He [[http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/9243/ivenusversusvirusv01ch1.jpg grew quite]] [[http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/2396/mvenusversusvirusv08p19.jpg a few inches]] over the volumes.

* OlderThanTheyLook: In the anime, [[spoiler:Lola and Layla are ageless artificial humans, so they're much older than Lucia and Sumire. In the manga, they're just preteen girls with psychic powers.]]

* OvertookTheManga: The anime goes in a different direction than the manga and also ended earlier.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: At the end of the first volume, you get to read the original oneshot, and look at the original character designs. The Viruses were more like demons, and Lucia's covered eye was different. Sumire's cousins looked very different too.

''Venus Versus Virus'' started as a manga series by Atsushi Suzumi and got adapted into an anime series by StudioHibari in 2007 (with Lucia voiced by Creator/AyahiTakagaki and Sumire voiced by Creator/MinoriChihara). Even though it's filled with action and supernatural mystery, the focus of the series is on [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship the relationship between Sumire and Lucia]] in the face of the threats they encounter.

''Venus Versus Virus'' started as a manga series by Atsushi Suzumi and got adapted into an anime series by StudioHibari in 2007. Even though it's filled with action and supernatural mystery, the focus of the series is on [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship the relationship between Sumire and Lucia]] in the face of the threats they encounter.

* Creator/AyahiTakagaki: Lucia's voice actress.

* MinoriChihara: Sumire's voice actress.

* EvilEye: Lucia.

* AyahiTakagaki: Lucia's voice actress.

''VenusVersusVirus'' started as a manga series by Atsushi Suzumi and got adapted into an anime series by StudioHibari in 2007. Even though it's filled with action and supernatural mystery, the focus of the series is on [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship the relationship between Sumire and Lucia]] in the face of the threats they encounter.

* MismatchedEyes: Lucif ([[RedEyesTakeWarning red]]/gold), Lucia (blue/gold)

''VenusVersusVirus'' started as a manga series by Atsushi Suzumi and got adapted into an anime series by StudioHibari in 2007. Even though it's filled with action and supernatural mystery, the focus of the series is on [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship the relationship between Sumire and Lucia]] in face of the threats they encounter.

''VenusVersusVirus'' started as a manga series by Atsushi Suzumi and got adapted into an anime series by Studio Hibari in 2007. Even though it's filled with action and supernatural mystery, the focus of the series is on [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship the relationship between Sumire and Lucia]] in face of the threats they encounter.

* ShallowLoveInterest: Yoshiki. [[spoiler: At least he seems that way until his true intentions are revealed.]]

* MismatchedEyes: Lucif ([[RedEyesTakeWarning red]]/[[EyesOfGold gold]]), Lucia (blue/[[EyesOfGold gold]])

* MismatchedEyes: Lucif ([[RedEyesTakeWarning red]]/[[EyesOfGold gold]]), Lucia ([[BlueEyes blue]]/[[EyesOfGold gold]])

* DidNotDoTheResearch: Even a blank can do serious damage when the gun is is fired from a very close range.
** Also, a vaccine is for enhancing a person's immune system, not for destroying viruses directly. Since they're not literal viruses or vaccine, it's probably more RuleOfCool.

** Sumire Taka''hana'' keeps flowers around to lend cheer to Lucia's environment. For those non-Japanese speakers, ''hana'' means "flower."

* BigBad [[spoiler: Aion]]

* FridgeLogic: [[spoiler:Why do Tsukuyo's parents go working and leave her twin brother alone, when Tsukuyo has has been missing for a week?]]

* LesYay: There are hints between Lucia and Sumire.
* LimitedWardrobe: Lucia usually wears the same dress.

* ParentalAbandonment: Lucia's mother is dead and her father [[spoiler:is the {{big bad}}]]. Sumire's parents are rarely mentioned, but they are alive and well.
** [[spoiler: Actually in the manga, Lucif is TheDragon rather than the BigBad. Aion is the BigBad instead, rather than just being one of Lucif's minions in the anime, and he possesses both Lucif and Yoshiki. The antagonists view themselves as [[WellIntentionedExtremist well-intentioned extremists]].]]

* WholeEpisodeFlashback