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{{quote|"''I'll change Japan.''"|'''Hazama Shou''', and ''boy'', [[Well Intentioned Extremist|he]] [[One Man Army|isn't]] [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|kidding]].}}

{{quote|"''I'll change Japan.''"|'''Hazama Shou''', and ''boy'', [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|he]] [[One-Man Army|isn't]] [[Pay Evil Unto Evil|kidding]].}}

{{quote| ''"When all the evil people in this world are dead, will this world truly be peaceful?"''}}

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* [[Anime Hair]]: Shou's hair quite stands out in a manga where ''everyone else'' has plausible hair styles.

* [[And I Must Scream]]: {{spoiler|Played straight with the main character in the Katsuragi's sixth chapter of "Aloof Antares", written just before he died.}}

* [[Anti Hero]]

* [[Anti-Hero]]

* [[Author Appeal]]: The writer clearly has a thing for countach cars.

* [[Author Filibuster]]

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** Considering that the Shou conclave began from {{spoiler|several different clones that had all grown up in different areas, families, careers, and lifestyles, the current shou can be interpreted as an extreme case of becoming the mask that it jumps all the way to [[Hive Mind]]}}.

* [[Blackmail]]: One of Akumetsu's oft-opted methods. Apparently not [[Hostage Situation|his favourite]] though.

* [[Bland Name Product]]: Such gems as [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v06/c049/7.html Weekly Tsop].

* [[Bland-Name Product]]: Such gems as [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v06/c049/7.html Weekly Tsop].

** ''[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v11/c096/15.html Sany]'' Video Camera.

* [[Bring My Brown Pants]]: A [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]] wets himself in chapter 27.

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* {{spoiler|[[Cloning Blues]]}}: {{spoiler|Every Shou is a clone of a mega syndicate boss called Hiroshii Jinguuji, who funded all the cloning- and memory-related researches they're using now. But luckily, none of them inherited his degenerate memories.}}

* [[Crazy Prepared]]: Oh... hell, and ''how''.

* [[Cross Popping Veins]]

* [[Cross-Popping Veins]]

* [[Cultural Cross Reference]]: [[Star Trek the Next Generation|Picard]] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v02/c016/17.html has exceptional negotiation]... Wait, what?!<ref>It's the one in the middle, with a silhouette of the Enterprise behind him, making him look like he's wearing a hat.</ref>

* [[Cultural Cross-Reference]]: [[Star Trek the Next Generation|Picard]] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v02/c016/17.html has exceptional negotiation]... Wait, what?!<ref>It's the one in the middle, with a silhouette of the Enterprise behind him, making him look like he's wearing a hat.</ref>

* [[Dangerously Close Shave]]: In Chapter 27.

* [[Death Is Cheap]]: ...like never before.

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* [[Master of Disguise]]: Apparently, {{spoiler|the Shou clones are perfectly capable of masquerading as an entire studio audience WITHOUT ANYONE NOTICING.}}

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Akumetsu, "Destruction of evil".

* {{spoiler|[[~~Mes~~ a Crowd]]}}: {{spoiler|Subversion; EVERY SINGLE Akumetsu is the real deal, since they all share the same memory and skills.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Me's a Crowd]]}}: {{spoiler|Subversion; EVERY SINGLE Akumetsu is the real deal, since they all share the same memory and skills.}}

* [[Mexican Standoff]]: Akumetsu and Officer Yamada got into this once.

* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Akumetsu is often shown to be torturing or blackmailing a politician right on national TV and with people watching everywhere in Japan. His topics are completely serious and yet we have Ametsu-kun, a cute and cuddly mascot that will aid Akumetsu in an unfathomably cute fashion.

* [[Nice Job Fixing It Villain]]: {{spoiler|This is not much of a case of beating the opponent, but basically, the Yakuza lackeys had Akumetsu by the throat and they thought that they could get away with the Coup D'etat only to fall victim to the [[Incredibly Obvious Bomb]]. Though the Akumetsu inside did not die immediately, the minute they peppered him with bullets, they should have realized that like every Akumetsu before him, the head explodes. Thus it did not matter whether or not they used weak bullets, the minute the Akumetsu dies, the lab was officially screwed anyway.}}

* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: {{spoiler|This is not much of a case of beating the opponent, but basically, the Yakuza lackeys had Akumetsu by the throat and they thought that they could get away with the Coup D'etat only to fall victim to the [[Incredibly Obvious Bomb]]. Though the Akumetsu inside did not die immediately, the minute they peppered him with bullets, they should have realized that like every Akumetsu before him, the head explodes. Thus it did not matter whether or not they used weak bullets, the minute the Akumetsu dies, the lab was officially screwed anyway.}}

* [[Not So Different]]: Done to {{spoiler|Officer Yamada.}}

* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed|No Politicians Were Messily Killed]]: The prime minister bears a striking resemblance to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junichiro_Koizumi Junichiro Koizumi] and there's even a [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v11/c091/16.html page] in one of the translations giving you a helpful guide to the real life equivalents of the various [[Sleazy Politician|Sleazy Politicians]] that Akumetsu meets.

* [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]: Shou is a master at this. {{spoiler|''EVERY'' Shou.}}

* [[One Man Army]]: Shou, both [[~~Mes~~ a Crowd|literally]] and figuratively.

* [[One-Man Army]]: Shou, both [[Me's a Crowd|literally]] and figuratively.

{{quote| {{spoiler|"''Eighteen with broken or cut off arms and legs, twelve with broken ribs or a collarbone, five shot with their own pistols, fifteen with skull fractures from taking a blow to the head. Now he's finally unconscious. He ain't no ordinary high-schooler.''"}}}}

** {{spoiler|10 Akumetsu kill 300 elite soldiers trained overseas.}}

* [[Overly Long Gag]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v03/c022/7.html We cannot reprint/show you the lyrics here.]

* [[Paper Thin Disguise]]: While Akumetsu appears in different uniforms, suits and costumes for different occasions, the only "disguise" he has is his gimmick; a stylized Oni mask... which, [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v08/c063/7.html according to himself], ''barely'' covers his face.

* [[Paper-Thin Disguise]]: While Akumetsu appears in different uniforms, suits and costumes for different occasions, the only "disguise" he has is his gimmick; a stylized Oni mask... which, [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v08/c063/7.html according to himself], ''barely'' covers his face.

* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: Akumetsu's modus operandi.

* [[Product Placement]]: [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/akumetsu/v12/c099/10.html "Huh? Don't ya read manga? Like Weekly Shounen Champion."]

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* {{spoiler|[[Redemption Equals Death]]}}: {{spoiler|The Perfect One}}. It was kinda sad, too. The bright side, on the other hand, is that {{spoiler|he uprooted Jinguuji's whole syndicate network before [[Double Knockout|he met his end]].}}

* [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge]]: {{spoiler|Most everything was a result of Shou responding to Katsuragi's death. Additionally, his retaliation when his teacher is shot in the 3-B incident}}.

* [[Screw the Rules I Have Connections|Screw The Rules, I Have Connections!]]: ''Every single one'' of the targets, being filthy-rich megalomaniacs, [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate Executives]] and/or [[Sleazy Politician|Sleazy Politicians]], in any combination. Of course, their massive egos make it all the more interesting to watch as Akumetsu rapidly crumbles them.

* [[Screw the Rules, I Have Connections|Screw The Rules, I Have Connections!]]: ''Every single one'' of the targets, being filthy-rich megalomaniacs, [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|Corrupt Corporate Executives]] and/or [[Sleazy Politician|Sleazy Politicians]], in any combination. Of course, their massive egos make it all the more interesting to watch as Akumetsu rapidly crumbles them.

* [[Secret Identity]]: Subversion: Akumetsu doesn't really seem to care about it as much as other people thought he does.

* [[Seinen]]: Despite being published in a Shonen magazine, Akumetsu's violence and story content are definitely not for kids.

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** {{spoiler|Jinguuji's plan all along; making his clones become experts in each field of knowledge and ability, and then [[All Your Powers Combined|fusing their memory into a single clone]]. It didn't work as planned... For him, that is.}}

* [[The Unfettered]]: Akumetsu at the very end once backed into the corner. And it is both [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|beautiful]] and [[Tear Jerker|heart-rending]].

* [[Well Intentioned Extremist]]: At least Akumetsu ''explains'' and be honest about his motivation and aim...

* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: At least Akumetsu ''explains'' and be honest about his motivation and aim...

* [[Whole Costume Reference]]: [http://www.onemanga.com/Akumetsu/98/05/ The] [[Black Jack (Manga)|Black Jack]] [http://www.onemanga.com/Akumetsu/99/08/ references] come to mind.

* [[X Meets Y]]: [[The Punisher]] meets [[V for Vendetta]] meets [[Manga]].