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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Magical Girl powers keep growing until their bodies are unable to contain them. This means each magical girl must stop transforming after a certain point if they want to escape a spectacular death by ExplosiveOverclocking. However since not transforming is a purely voluntary affair HeroicSacrifice is practically baked into their power set.
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* YourDaysAreNumbered: Magical Girl powers keep growing until their bodies are unable to contain them. This means each magical girl must stop transforming after a certain point if they want to escape a spectacular death by ExplosiveOverclocking. However since not transforming is a purely voluntary affair HeroicSacrifice is practically baked into their power set.set.
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A full mirror of the comic exists [[https://archive.org/details/magical-girl-niel here]].
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[[http://www.magicalgirlneil.com/ Magical Girl Neil]] is a webcomic by Satelite Nine that usually updated weekly. The last update was in December 2017 and in April 2018 the author announced that the comic would go on indefinite hiatus citing personal growth as a writer and illustrator in the five year life of the work and a desire to work on other projects. They did however state their intent to return to the comic at an unspecified future date.
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[[http://www.magicalgirlneil.com/ Magical Girl Neil]] is a webcomic by Satelite Nine that usually updated weekly. The last update was in December 2017 and in April 2018 the author announced that the comic would go on indefinite hiatus citing personal growth as a writer and illustrator in the five year five-year life of the work and a desire to work on other projects. They did however state their intent to return to the comic at an unspecified future date.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Neil is startled to find himself very attracted to Gabe, a very {{Bishonen}} character he meets on the beach. Neil has apparently never been attracted to anyone before as he seems very surprised by his own sudden crush on another boy.
** Actually, it is not established in canon that Gabe IS male. There's been considerable discussion
** Actually, it is not established in canon that Gabe IS male. There's been considerable discussion
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[[http://www.magicalgirlneil.com/ Magical Girl Neil]] is a webcomic by Satelite Nine that usually updates weekly.
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[[http://www.magicalgirlneil.com/ Magical Girl Neil]] is a webcomic by Satelite Nine that usually updates weekly.
updated weekly. The last update was in December 2017 and in April 2018 the author announced that the comic would go on indefinite hiatus citing personal growth as a writer and illustrator in the five year life of the work and a desire to work on other projects. They did however state their intent to return to the comic at an unspecified future date.
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** Actually, it is not established in canon that Gabe IS male. There's been considerable discussion
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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The seven Mikhailovich siblings, Neil's paternal cousins and primary support system.
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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The seven Mikhailovich siblings, Neil's paternal cousins and primary support system.
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* TearJerker: Noriko's tearful goodbye to Neil is a genuine moment of raw emotion even though it's quickly subverted for humor two or three pages later.
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* LiteralMetaphor: Neil takes the phrase "Hard Headed" to its logical extreme.
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* LiteralMetaphor: Neil takes the phrase "Hard Headed" to its logical extreme. And it works.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Despite his general grumpiness and oft-expressed misanthropy Neil will not stand idly by and allow innocent bystanders to be hurt under any circumstances--particularly women or children.
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* CombatStiletos: Parodied: the latest iteration of Noriko's costume (which she doesn't like) has high-heeled boots, which she doesn't like either.
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* CombatStiletos: CombatStilettos: Parodied: the latest iteration of Noriko's costume (which she doesn't like) has high-heeled boots, which she doesn't like either.
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* CombatStilletos: Parodied: the latest iteration of Noriko's costume (which she doesn't like) has high-heeled boots, which she doesn't like either.
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* CombatStilletos: Parodied: the latest iteration of Noriko's costume (which she doesn't like) has high-heeled boots, which she doesn't like either.
-->'''Noriko''': "Hey, do you know how hard it is to run in heels?"
-->'''Noriko''': "Hey, do you know how hard it is to run in heels?"
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Neil Moynihan is not the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent he appears to be. Thanks to a SecretLegacy from his Japanese immigrant mother Noriko Neil transforms into an Oni-fighting MagicalGirlWarrior. It turns out he's the latest generation in a long line descended from the original magical girl, a Shinto priestess who was granted Magical Girl powers to protect her village, and neither the oni nor those powers particularly care that Noriko's only child is not a girl. Needless to say Neil is not especially thrilled by this, especially since he's a bit of a misanthrope. He doesn't even ''like'' people, why would he want to save them?
Neil Moynihan is not the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent he appears to be. Thanks to a SecretLegacy from his Japanese immigrant mother Noriko Neil transforms into an Oni-fighting MagicalGirlWarrior. It turns out he's the latest generation in a long line descended from the original magical girl, a Shinto priestess who was granted Magical Girl powers to protect her village, and neither the oni nor those powers particularly care that Noriko's only child is not a girl. Needless to say Neil is not especially thrilled by this, especially since he's a bit of a misanthrope. He doesn't even ''like'' people, why would he want to save them?
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Neil Moynihan is not the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent he appears to be. Thanks to a SecretLegacy from his Japanese immigrant motherNoriko Noriko, Neil transforms into an Oni-fighting MagicalGirlWarrior. It turns out he's the latest generation in a long line descended from the original magical girl, a Shinto priestess who was granted Magical Girl powers to protect her village, and neither the oni nor those powers particularly care that Noriko's only child is not a girl. Needless to say Neil is not especially thrilled by this, especially since he's a bit of a misanthrope. He doesn't even ''like'' people, why would he want to save them?
Neil Moynihan is not the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent he appears to be. Thanks to a SecretLegacy from his Japanese immigrant mother
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* TearJerker: Noriko's tearful goodbye to Neil is a genuine moment raw emotion even though it's quickly subverted for humor two or three pages later.
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Neil Moynihan is not the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent he appears to be. Thanks to a SecretLegacy from his Japanese immigrant mother Noriko Neil transforms into an Oni-fighting MagicalGirlWarrior. It turns out he's the latest generation in a long line descended from the original magical girl, a Shinto priestess who was granted Magical Girl powers to protect her village, and those powers don't particularly care that Noriko's only child is not a girl. Needless to say Neil is not particularly thrilled by this, especially since he's a bit of a misanthrope. He doesn't even ''like'' people, why would he want to save them?
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Neil Moynihan is not the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent he appears to be. Thanks to a SecretLegacy from his Japanese immigrant mother Noriko Neil transforms into an Oni-fighting MagicalGirlWarrior. It turns out he's the latest generation in a long line descended from the original magical girl, a Shinto priestess who was granted Magical Girl powers to protect her village, and neither the oni nor those powers don't particularly care that Noriko's only child is not a girl. Needless to say Neil is not particularly especially thrilled by this, especially since he's a bit of a misanthrope. He doesn't even ''like'' people, why would he want to save them?
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* RunningGag: Neil is constantly getting hit in the head.
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* RunningGag: Neil is constantly getting hit in on the head.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Neil is startled to find himself very attracted to Gabe, a very {{Bishonen}} character he meets on the beach. Neil, who has apparently never been attracted to anyone before, seems very surprised to realize that he's probably gay.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Neil is startled to find himself very attracted to Gabe, a very {{Bishonen}} character he meets on the beach. Neil, who Neil has apparently never been attracted to anyone before, before as he seems very surprised to realize that he's probably gay.by his own sudden crush on another boy.
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* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: An Oni attacks Neil on his 16th birthday, despite him living an ocean away from their usual stomping grounds.
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* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: An Oni oni attacks Neil on after his 16th birthday, first transformation, despite him living an ocean away from their usual stomping grounds.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Neil is startled to find himself very attracted to a very {{Bishonen}} character he meets on the beach. Neil, who has apparently never been attracted to anyone before, seems very surprised to have his heartstrings plucked by an apparent boy.
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* SuddenlySexuality: Neil is startled to find himself very attracted to Gabe, a very {{Bishonen}} character he meets on the beach. Neil, who has apparently never been attracted to anyone before, seems very surprised to have his heartstrings plucked by an apparent boy.realize that he's probably gay.
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* LiteralMetaphor: Neil takes the phrase "Hard Headed" to its logical extreme.
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* RunningGag: Neil is constantly getting hit in the head.
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* RefusalOfTheCall: Much as Neil would love to refuse the call, he has no choice in the matter as his body transforms automatically in the presence of Oni regardless of his opinions in the matter.
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* RefusalOfTheCall: Neil stayed awake for days trying to avoid the dream that would grant him his full powers. Much as Neil would love to refuse the call, he has no choice in the matter as his body transforms automatically in the presence of Oni regardless of his opinions in the matter.
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* LampshadeHanging: Aaron's primary role, apparently.
--> '''Aaron''': "It all sounds like something from a bad comic book."
--> '''Aaron''': "It all sounds like something from a bad comic book."
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[[caption-width-right:292:It's the story of a magical girl who really hates HIS life]]
Neil Moynihan is not the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent he appears to be. Thanks to a SecretLegacy from his Japanese immigrant mother Noriko Neil transforms into an Oni-fighting MagicalGirlWarrior. It turns out he's the latest generation in a long line descended from the original magical girl, a Shinto priestess who was granted Magical Girl powers to protect her village, and those powers don't particularly care that Noriko's only child is not a girl. Needless to say Neil is not particularly thrilled by this, especially since he's a bit of a misanthrope. He doesn't even ''like'' people, why would he want to save them?
Underscoring Neil's unconventional nature his primary power consists of his ability to headbutt monsters into submission. If that doesn't work he can summon a variety of household appliances which he uses as bludgeons or projectiles as the situation requires. He's also not to particularly thrilled by his transformation sequence, which seems determined to modify (as in girlify) his costume in different ways to suit each battleground, like a bathing suit for the beach. Throw in an irritating StealthMentor and an even more annoying MentorMascot and Neil's life pretty much sucks. Fortunately, he's got a solid support system in his parents, his best friend and a passel of girl cousins looking out for him.
[[http://www.magicalgirlneil.com/ Magical Girl Neil]] is a webcomic by Satelite Nine that usually updates weekly.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Neil's cousins Prudence and Penelope. Also PolarOppositeTwins personality-wise.
* CoolBigSis: Neil's cousin Josephine, who acts as a cool big sis for Neil as well as her actual sisters.
* ConspicuouslyLightPatch: Inverted: Neil's Stealth mentor is somehow always completely obscured by shadow, even under a bright sun in the middle of a beach.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Neil started transforming on his sixteenth birthday.
* ExplosiveOverclocking: A Magical girl's powers continue to grow as she ages. Unfortunately, the magical girl body she transforms into does not, ultimately leading to a situation where any use of her powers invites explosive self-destruction.
* HeroicSacrifice: practically built into the magical girl powerset thanks to explosive overclocking. It's implied that many, if not most, of Neil's magical girl ancestors sacrificed themselves as Neil's mother did when their offspring's power's emerged.
* MentorMascot: Neil has what would be an ordinary rabbit if it weren't possessed by the spirit of someone he cannot ignore.
* MissingMom: Played with: Thanks to the whole ExplosiveOverclocking issue, Neil's mom sacrificed herself to protect him from the Oni that attacked as soon as he emerged. Or she would have if she hadn't figured out how to TakeAThirdOption at the last minute. So Neil still has his Mom (sort of) even though as far as everyone else is concerned she's still missing.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The seven Mikhailovich siblings, Neil's paternal cousins and primary support system.
* NoodleIncident: the "Koshien Incident" which Neil's mother was supposedly involved in.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Neil, albeit an introverted and misanthropic one.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Much as Neil would love to refuse the call, he has no choice in the matter as his body transforms automatically in the presence of Oni regardless of his opinions in the matter.
* SecretKeeper: Neil's role as a Magical girl is not secret from his family or his best friend.
* StealthMentor: Neil finds the shadowy dude really annoying. He's not even entertainingly cryptic.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Neil looks enough like his mother (especially in magical girl form) that it isn't hard for anyone researching the mysterious magical girl [="BlueBelle"=] to draw the connection.
** The Mikhailovich girls, even the ones who aren't identical twins.
* SuddenlySexuality: Neil is startled to find himself very attracted to a very {{Bishonen}} character he meets on the beach. Neil, who has apparently never been attracted to anyone before, seems very surprised to have his heartstrings plucked by an apparent boy.
* SuperHeroSchool: Subverted. Neil is afraid he'll be sent to one if word of his powers ever gets to officialdom, but his cousin Jo assures him that the school for the gifted is not a "super hero school" that teaches kids how to use their powers, it's a school that teaches normal school things to kids who just happen to have powers.
* SuperRegistrationAct: Played with. As the "Antibody Defense" allows any citizen to act against a supernatural threat, Neil does not have to register as a superhero if he sticks to fighting Oni instead of crime. Neil's mother was registered in her time.
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: An Oni attacks Neil on his 16th birthday, despite him living an ocean away from their usual stomping grounds.
* TakeAThirdOption: Neil's mom Noriko manages to figure out a way to survive her heroic sacrifice at the last minute.
* TransformationComic: boy to magical girl, woman to rabbit
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Magical Girl powers keep growing until their bodies are unable to contain them. This means each magical girl must stop transforming after a certain point if they want to escape a spectacular death by ExplosiveOverclocking. However since not transforming is a purely voluntary affair HeroicSacrifice is practically baked into their power set.
[[caption-width-right:292:It's the story of a magical girl who really hates HIS life]]
Neil Moynihan is not the OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent he appears to be. Thanks to a SecretLegacy from his Japanese immigrant mother Noriko Neil transforms into an Oni-fighting MagicalGirlWarrior. It turns out he's the latest generation in a long line descended from the original magical girl, a Shinto priestess who was granted Magical Girl powers to protect her village, and those powers don't particularly care that Noriko's only child is not a girl. Needless to say Neil is not particularly thrilled by this, especially since he's a bit of a misanthrope. He doesn't even ''like'' people, why would he want to save them?
Underscoring Neil's unconventional nature his primary power consists of his ability to headbutt monsters into submission. If that doesn't work he can summon a variety of household appliances which he uses as bludgeons or projectiles as the situation requires. He's also not to particularly thrilled by his transformation sequence, which seems determined to modify (as in girlify) his costume in different ways to suit each battleground, like a bathing suit for the beach. Throw in an irritating StealthMentor and an even more annoying MentorMascot and Neil's life pretty much sucks. Fortunately, he's got a solid support system in his parents, his best friend and a passel of girl cousins looking out for him.
[[http://www.magicalgirlneil.com/ Magical Girl Neil]] is a webcomic by Satelite Nine that usually updates weekly.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Neil's cousins Prudence and Penelope. Also PolarOppositeTwins personality-wise.
* CoolBigSis: Neil's cousin Josephine, who acts as a cool big sis for Neil as well as her actual sisters.
* ConspicuouslyLightPatch: Inverted: Neil's Stealth mentor is somehow always completely obscured by shadow, even under a bright sun in the middle of a beach.
* DangerousSixteenthBirthday: Neil started transforming on his sixteenth birthday.
* ExplosiveOverclocking: A Magical girl's powers continue to grow as she ages. Unfortunately, the magical girl body she transforms into does not, ultimately leading to a situation where any use of her powers invites explosive self-destruction.
* HeroicSacrifice: practically built into the magical girl powerset thanks to explosive overclocking. It's implied that many, if not most, of Neil's magical girl ancestors sacrificed themselves as Neil's mother did when their offspring's power's emerged.
* MentorMascot: Neil has what would be an ordinary rabbit if it weren't possessed by the spirit of someone he cannot ignore.
* MissingMom: Played with: Thanks to the whole ExplosiveOverclocking issue, Neil's mom sacrificed herself to protect him from the Oni that attacked as soon as he emerged. Or she would have if she hadn't figured out how to TakeAThirdOption at the last minute. So Neil still has his Mom (sort of) even though as far as everyone else is concerned she's still missing.
* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The seven Mikhailovich siblings, Neil's paternal cousins and primary support system.
* NoodleIncident: the "Koshien Incident" which Neil's mother was supposedly involved in.
* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent: Neil, albeit an introverted and misanthropic one.
* RefusalOfTheCall: Much as Neil would love to refuse the call, he has no choice in the matter as his body transforms automatically in the presence of Oni regardless of his opinions in the matter.
* SecretKeeper: Neil's role as a Magical girl is not secret from his family or his best friend.
* StealthMentor: Neil finds the shadowy dude really annoying. He's not even entertainingly cryptic.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: Neil looks enough like his mother (especially in magical girl form) that it isn't hard for anyone researching the mysterious magical girl [="BlueBelle"=] to draw the connection.
** The Mikhailovich girls, even the ones who aren't identical twins.
* SuddenlySexuality: Neil is startled to find himself very attracted to a very {{Bishonen}} character he meets on the beach. Neil, who has apparently never been attracted to anyone before, seems very surprised to have his heartstrings plucked by an apparent boy.
* SuperHeroSchool: Subverted. Neil is afraid he'll be sent to one if word of his powers ever gets to officialdom, but his cousin Jo assures him that the school for the gifted is not a "super hero school" that teaches kids how to use their powers, it's a school that teaches normal school things to kids who just happen to have powers.
* SuperRegistrationAct: Played with. As the "Antibody Defense" allows any citizen to act against a supernatural threat, Neil does not have to register as a superhero if he sticks to fighting Oni instead of crime. Neil's mother was registered in her time.
* TheCallKnowsWhereYouLive: An Oni attacks Neil on his 16th birthday, despite him living an ocean away from their usual stomping grounds.
* TakeAThirdOption: Neil's mom Noriko manages to figure out a way to survive her heroic sacrifice at the last minute.
* TransformationComic: boy to magical girl, woman to rabbit
* YourDaysAreNumbered: Magical Girl powers keep growing until their bodies are unable to contain them. This means each magical girl must stop transforming after a certain point if they want to escape a spectacular death by ExplosiveOverclocking. However since not transforming is a purely voluntary affair HeroicSacrifice is practically baked into their power set.
