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** Then there's this which seems to depict the student council president and his flunkie as the heroes.

** The anime goes one step further, the opening credits feature Kitano flying around, and people staring at him like he's Superman. Also averted, again, the whole thing is clearly metaphorical of what happens to him in the story, [[Character Development]] wise.

* [[Dark Mistress]] - After befriending Kitano, Ryoko tends to be treated like a "gangster's moll," to her embarrassment.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]] - Yuji and Ikuno.

** Kitano's house is even worse, as its dark and creepy aura forces its neighbors to move away. Sure, the manga gives a perfect explanation for the house's darkness (Because of their small irises, Kitano and his dad can't withstand bright light) but still...

* [[Even the Guys Want Him]]: Kitano. Also overlaps with [[Chick Magnet]].

* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Inverted. [[The Messiah|Kitano]] cannot follow the conversation of the people around him about 80% of the time because they are talking about doing bad things, or fighting. He just cannot understand that anyone would ever want to do either of those things. People can be actively attacking him and he will still not get the point.

* [[Face of a Thug]] - [[media:Angel_Densetsu_v01c01_-_I_have_been_called_bad_before__Many_have_said_I_do_things_that_are_not_correct_to_do__I_dont_believe_in_talk_such_as_this__I_am_nice_man_with_happy_feelings__All_of_the_time_3159.png|Kitano!]] The whole plot is driven and catapulted by how he looks like a horrible thug that does drugs and kills people with impunity, which causes everyone to fear and respect him. Of course, all of that is false, and he's the nicest person on earth.

** In both case, it's their first, last, and only aggressive move.

* [[First Girl Wins]]: Looks like she's going to have to earn it, though!

** [[The Hero]]: Kitano (who is considered [[The Big Bad]] by more or less everyone)

** [[The Dragon]] (initially) / [[The Lancer]] (more so as the story develops): Yuji

* [[Generation Xerox]] - A later chapter has a flashback depicting Kitano's father who was similarly feared as a demon, despite being a kind and gentle person, and was the protector of his school.

* [[Gentle Giant]]: Kitano's tall and thin, and his dad's built like a brick house. Neither would intentionally hurt a fly.

** Especially in the anime, almost everybody but Kitano has soulful puppy eyes (particularly when confronted with/by him), perhaps as an intentional contrast.

* [[Happily Married]] - Kitano's parents, of course.

* [[Haunted House]] - In one of the later chapters, Kitano and Ryoko must brave a ghost-infested haunted house to help a little girl find her lost cat. {{spoiler|Subverted when it turns out that there aren't actually any ghosts in the house -- just Ikuno and her dad, who moved into the house because it was cheap. Double-subverted in that there ''was'' a ghost in the house at one point (the little girl looking for her lost cat, in fact), but because Ikuno and her dad kept ignoring it, it eventually wandered outside to bother passers-by instead.}}

** Student Saeki Yumi subverts this by seeing a hint of the real Kitano, then exemplifies the trope when something hilarious and terrifying happens to reset her option of him. Twice.

* [[Hot Shounen Mom]] - Midori Kitano, in a [[The Addams Family (TV)|Morticia Addams]] kind of way.

* [[Idiot Ball]] - Kuroda's is [[Too Dumb to Live|permanently glued to him]], but Kitano's is [[Selective Obliviousness|pretty sticky too]].

** Hell, everyone, really. No matter how inept Kitano shows himself to be at fighting, everyone keeps believing his more-luck-than-brains dodges of serendipity are some kind of ultra-special secret martial arts technique. It's like everyone [[Idiot Plot|poops out half their brains]] when they see him.

* [[Neighbourhood Friendly Gangsters]] - The delinquent version of this is definitely in play, as the "Chief Bully" is referred to as a "Guardian" of the school, and it's demonstrated that this is usually a put-on, given that Kitano needs to be identified as a ''good'' Guardian. After being reformed by Kitano, Yuji takes on a lot of "noble Yakuza" mannerisms and behaves as a neighborhood friendly gangster who just happens to be a high school student.

* [[Nightmare Fetishist]] - Ikuno and Ryoko.

* [[No Ending]] - The protagonists were getting totally out of hand for the author by the end of the series, so he tied up what he could and left us with a "the manga stops here, but they're going on with their lives" message. However the very end does feature a great [[Grand Finale]].

* [[No Name Given]] - Ryoko's petite, short-haired friend is this during the first part of the manga. We eventually learn her given name is Ikuko about halfway through, but her family name ({{spoiler|Hirayama}}) isn't made explicit until the final volume.

** [[Manly Tears]]

** [[Slasher Smile]]

* [[The Power of Love]] - [[Invoked]] and [[Subverted]] oh so much during the time when the local [[Schemer]] convinces Kuroda that he must save Ryoko from Kitano using [[The Power of Love]]. Too bad for him that she doesn't ''want'' to be rescued.

* [[The Power of Friendship]]: [[Invoked]] and [[Subverted]]. Nothing resists the aura of Kitano.

* [[Took a Level In Badass]] - Kitano starts out as a [[Determinator]] who's really, ''really'' good at [[Made of Iron|taking punches]], but by the end of the story he becomes so good at dodging that he's nearly at [[Flash Step]] levels.

* [[Transfer Student Uniforms]] - Due to transferring to so many schools (her father is a guidance counselor), Ikuno refuses to change her uniform again.

* [[Unexplained Recovery]] - Parodied. Kitano was thought to have died fighting a Yakuza (his father) earlier. His classmates were absolutely terrified when he came to school later that day.

* [[Unknown Rival]] - The first time that Sudo tried to antagonize Kitano, Kitano genuinely had no idea of who he was or what he was doing here. Being thoroughly ignored was a pretty low blow for someone [[Smug Snake|as full of himself as]] Sudo.

* [[Unwanted Rescue]] - Kuroda's idea of "rescuing" Ryoko from Kitano with his [[Power of Love]]. Of course, not only is Kitano a kind-hearted and wonderful person who would never do anything bad to her (or anyone), Ryoko doesn't ''want'' to be rescued, because she likes Kitano.

* [[Violently Protective Girlfriend]] - Ryoko.

* [[Waif Fu]] - Ryoko, partially justified because she's a martial artist and everything, but she's 1.67 meters tall and weighs ''49 kilos'' (just a bit under 5'6" and a bit over 100 pounds, for the metrically challenged).

* [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]] - Averted with most delinquent characters who have no problem attacking girls and will only use this phrase as an excuse after they've had the crap beaten out of them by a girl; played straight with Kitano, in the sense that he is an [[Actual Pacifist]], but violence against women is the closest thing he has to a [[Berserk Button]].

** His father seems to be quite similar, in the little we've seen of him.