History Series / HighAndLow

* RaisedCatholic: The Amamiya brothers, considering how many statues of Mary their parents had in their house as well as their parents being buried with cross-shaped headstones.

* {{Reality Ensues}}: Cobra refuses to avenge Noboru because if they do, they will have to face the Yakuza, and despite their position as the strongest gang, they will need more to fight a Yakuza than just their fist alone.
** Cobra's prediction about fighting the Yakuza comes true when [[spoiler: he directly challenges them in the third movie and is almost tortured to death]]. They can't win with their fists anymore.
** Since Mumegai is a dirty and abandoned area, where the people who lives there are mostly bums, the Yakuza and Government had no problem blowing it up and turned it into a casino.

* RealityEnsues: Just because you're the strongest doesn't mean everyone will follow you. Lampshade it by Murayama to Todoroki.

** Kizzy, with nail polish, foundation, and lip gloss--because she's {{Transgender}}

''High&Low'' was created as a multimedia project by LDH, an entertainment company that manages multiple bands (most notably the EXILE TRIBE family), actors, among other projects. Many of ''High&Low'''s stars are singers, dancers or actors under their management, and the songs for the show are made by their bands. ''High&Low'' was enough of a success that it also spawned 5 movies (and counting), two manga (one by CLAMP), anime shorts, a theme park, and even a live concert to tie into the show.

** Murayama is the leader of oya kou because he can take [[MadeOfIron 100 punches]] from the oya guys, beats up all of them, and is the craziest in fights.

-->'''Aoyagi''': 8 times 1 is 8, 8 times 2 is 14, 8 times 3 is 23...

* DestinationDefenestration: Kohaku kicks Aoyagi out of a second story office in the first movie.

* {{Eating The Eye Candy}}: Junko from Strawberry milk does this to Cobra and Yamato. Later on season 2, Oshiage also from Strawberry milk does this to Murayama.

* HardWorkHardlyWorks: Todoroki had been training everyday since he was a junior high so that he could achieve the strenght to defeat most of the guys in Oya Koh. However, He still isn't a match to Murayama, who despite never seen training, has a lot more experience in fighting tougher opponents. This is taken up to eleven in their rematch, where Murayama mostly play around while Todoroki gets more and more desperate.

** This is also how Cobra, Yamato and Aoyagi win back Kohaku in the first movie.

** "The High School of Demons"(Oya Koh)

* SmokingIsCool: While only the older guys like Kohaku and Aoyagi tend to smoke, it's definitely shown to be cool. Cobra and Yamato were also shown smoking in the first episode.
* StartOfDarkness: The first half of season 2 goes into Kohaku's backstory and what drove him off the back end, [[spoiler: specifically seeing Tatsuya get killed and Aoyagi getting grievously injured.]]

** The oya koh students proves to be no match for the [[spoiler: Housen Killer corps]] in their all oit war. Its to the point that their enemy took time to taunt them.

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: The Episode 0 prequel explains what happens in Oya Koh after the events of the first movie, during the second, and Before the climax of the third.

* AssKickingEqualsAuthority: Murayama stands a top in oya koh. in the trailer, [[spoiler: Housen's leader, Ueada Sachio is this as well.]]

* BigGood: Murayama has taken this role in Episode 0, he gives advices to the juniors of oya koh.
* TheBrute : Eimei to housen, he is the largest and physically strongest of the housen leaders. He also managed to CurbStomped both Tsuji and Tshibaman, who serve as TheBrute to Oya koh's themselves.

** The [[spoiler: Climax of the film features two groups, Oya Koh and Housen ( three if you count Murayama's Oya gang seperately ) join forces to battle Kidra gang. Just like when SWORD join forces to battle the Yakuza and mighty warriors in the previous movie.]]
** Also in [[spoiler: the climax the Orochi brothers came to perform a BigDamnHeroes moment just as Oya Koh and Housen is having a rough time, similarto the Amamiya brothers in the first movie.]]
* ChildhoodFriends: The Hope Hill group consisted of Fujio Hanaoka, Seiji Kirihara, Shinya Oochi, Masaya Oochi, Madoka Ishii, and Arata Maekawa

* {{Crossover}}: With the Crows x Worst series. The trailer shows that Oya koh will be at war againts none other than [[spoiler: Housen.]] The Trailer also shows a glimps of [[spoiler: Suzuran]].

* EvenEvilHasStandards:The young delinquents in oya koh, even the bad ones, know that the SWORD vs Kuryu war is a serious matter.

** Sannoh Rengokai members have regular street clothes and workwear with no overarching color.

** DOUBT is all black with some red accents. The Kuryu group is black suits. The Mighty Warriors wear flashy street clothes with no consistent palette (but each member has a personally consistent style). The Prison Gang is a bit more generic and closer to Sannoh members, but no workwear.

** Sannoh Rengokai members wear regular, but cool, street clothes with no overarching color.
** White Rascals wear white with black accents. Party clothes, leather, studs, gloves, etc.

** DOUBT is all black with some red accents. The Kuryu group is black suits. The Mighty Warriors wear flashy street clothes with no consistent palette. The Prison Gang is a bit more generic and closer to Sannoh members.

** In the climax, Fujio tries to talked some sense into Arata to see the error ofhis ways, after which Arata falls to the floor cryibg while his friends stand at his side. This is just like what Cobra, Yamato, Tsukumo did to Kohaku in the first movie.
** The Climax of the film is two groups, Oya Koh and Housen join forces to battle Kidra gang. Just like when SWORD join forces to battle the Yakuza and mighty warriors in the previous movie.
** Also in the climax the Orochi brothers came to perform a BigDamnHeroes moment just as Oya Koh and Housen is having a rough time, similarto the Amamiya brothersin the first movie.

* ChildhoodFriendRomance: Eventually, Shinya and Madoka hooked up.

* DefeatMeansFriendship: At the ending, Fujio lost his duel with Sachio and seems to be in good terms as both give each other a smile before departing.

* ChildhoodFriends
* ChildhoodFriendRomance

* StalkerWithACrush: Sawamura from Housen stalks Sachio's little sister to keep her save, but he seems to not harbour any feelings for her.. [[spoiler: until the ending]]

* DemotedToExtra: All the main casts from the previous series are either cameos or didn't appear at all.

* SequelHook: After their battle againts Housen, Todoroki mentions that there is another school in toarushi which is much more stronger than housen, and Sachio battles the leader and lost to him. The school is none other than [[spoiler: The school of Crows,Suzuran,]] the end of the movie, Fujio, Tsukasa, and Jamuo got chased away by the students in it.

** White Rascals: ManInWhite

* LookBothWays: Doesn't happen just once, but TWICE. [[spoiler: Fortunately Noboru and Aoyagi survived, but Tatsuya did not.]]

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Murayama defeats Todoroki yet again in their rematch. This time he make sure Todoroki learn his lesson the [[hard wayEyeScream]].

* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Murayama defeats Todoroki yet again in their rematch. This time he make sure Todoroki learn his lesson the [[hard way EyeScream]].

* {{Crossover}}: With the Crows x Worst series. The trailer shows that Oya koh will be at war againts none other than [[spoiler: Housen.]] The Trailer also shows a glimps of [[Suzuran]].

* {{Crossover}}: With the Crows x Worst series. The trailer shows that Oya koh will be at war againts none other than [[spoiler: Housen.]]

--->'''Yasushi''': This is SWORD.

* AnotherSideAnotherStory: The Episode 0 prequel explains what happen in Oya Koh after the events of the first movie, during the second, and Before the climax of the third.

* TheCameo: All the main cast from the previous series who aren't Oya koh related becomes this in Episode 0.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: Even the most rude jerkass juniors in Oya Koh knows not to mess around with the SWORD vs Kuryu war.
--->'''Kiyoshi''': This fight level is
different.
--->'''Yasushi''': This is SWORD.
* RedBarron: The Oya Koh KING, Murayama

* {{Crossover}}: With the Crows x Worst series. The trailer shows that Oya koh will be at war againts none other than [[spoiler: Housen.]]

* BerserkButton: Do NOT say the word "crab" around Kabuto. Don't even say anything that could be 0MISHEARD as crab.

* AssKickingEqualsAuthority: Murayama stands a top in oya koh. in the trailer, Housen's leader, Ueada Sachio is this as well.