Gravitation/Characters

The following tropes can be applied to the characters of the Manga and Anime series Gravitation.

Shuichi Shindou
 * Camp Gay: To a slight degree.
 * Dude Looks Like a Lady
 * Even the Guys Want Him
 * Flanderization
 * Gayngst
 * Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?: He does, however, occasionally remind everyone he's not gay; he's bi.
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
 * Keet
 * Love Martyr
 * Mood Whiplash
 * Older Than They Look
 * Puppy Dog Eyes
 * Sailor Fuku: Wears this in one episode.
 * Stupid Sexy Flanders
 * Super-Deformed
 * Tomokazu Seki
 * There Was a Door
 * Wimpification: Canon example
 * Wholesome Crossdresser
 * Yandere
 * Yandere

Eiri Yuki
 * Arranged Marriage:
 * Bastard Boyfriend: Milder example.
 * Bi the Way
 * Dark and Troubled Past
 * Deadpan Snarker
 * Die for Our Ship
 * Don't You Dare Pity Me!
 * Double Standard
 * Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?: At least in the beginning.
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold
 * Kazuhiko Inoue
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * Perpetual Frowner
 * Pet the Dog
 * Smoking Is Cool
 * Sugar and Ice Personality
 * Tall, Dark and Snarky
 * The Stoic
 * Stoic Woobie
 * The Stoic
 * Stoic Woobie

Tohma Seguchi
 * Ai Orikasa
 * Always Camp
 * Berserk Button: If you think dressing up as the  is a good idea, you've got another thing coming. He goes from Stepford Smiler to an Ax Crazy Yandere in just a few short panels. Afterward? He's smiling again and brushing his rampage off like it was nothing.
 * Closet Key
 * It's All My Fault: Two words: New York.
 * Manipulative Bastard
 * My God, What Have I Done?
 * Older Than They Look
 * Stepford Smiler: And when he isn't smiling? Be afraid.
 * The Atoner: Only in regards to Eiri. Otherwise, he doesn't give a crap, generally.
 * White-Haired Pretty Boy
 * Wholesome Crossdresser: At least in the manga sequel.
 * Yandere

Hiroshi Nakano aka Hiro
 * Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?
 * I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
 * Pair the Spares:
 * Smoking Is Cool
 * Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Shuichi.
 * Yasunori Matsumoto

Suguru Fujisaki
 * Fujiko Takimoto
 * Only Sane Man
 * The Smart Guy
 * Teen Genius

Ryuichi Sakuma
 * Bunny Ears Lawyer: In the manga.
 * Genius Ditz: In the anime.
 * Kappei Yamaguchi
 * Keet
 * Older Than They Look
 * Verbal Tic: Na no da!

Yuki Kitazawa
 * Hot for Student
 * Shotacon
 * The Alcoholic
 * The Alcoholic

Yoshiki Kitazawa
 * Transsexualism
 * Transvestite

Noriko Ukai
 * Cool Big Sis: To Shuichi, sometimes
 * Girlish Pigtails
 * Haruna Ikezawa
 * Older Than They Look
 * Power Trio: With Ryuuichi and Tohma, when they were in Nittle Grasper
 * Older Than They Look
 * Power Trio: With Ryuuichi and Tohma, when they were in Nittle Grasper

Ayaka Usami
 * Arranged Marriage: To Yuki.
 * Die for Our Ship: Oh wow. Yeah, she's clingy, but she doesn't deserve the shit fandom gives her!
 * The Ojou
 * Rie Tanaka
 * The Ojou
 * Rie Tanaka

Tatsuha Uesuki
 * Depraved Bisexual: Played for laughs.
 * Hideo Ishikawa
 * Stalker with a Crush: To Ryuuichi

Mika Seguchi
 * Hiromi Tsuru
 * Hot Mom: She is Tohma's wife, and later pregnant with his baby.
 * Knight Templar Big Sister

Claude Winchester aka K
 * Ax Crazy: Played for Laughs
 * Eagle Land
 * Hot Dad: Married to Hot Mom Judy, and father of a cute little kid named Michael.
 * Ryotaro Okiayu

Reiji aka Rage
 * Berserk Button: Don't say she's just a chick!
 * Fag Hag: She has feelings for Shuichi, but also gets turned on by guy-on-guy...
 * Meganekko
 * Tsundere

Taki Aizawa
 * Driven by Envy
 * Jerkass
 * Moral Event Horizon:
 * Shinichiro Miki
 * Smug Snake: His official character profile describes him with such terms as "arrogant" and "has a tendency to smirk".
 * Smug Snake: His official character profile describes him with such terms as "arrogant" and "has a tendency to smirk".