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* [[Odd Couple]]: With Takagi.

* [[Official Couple]]: With Miho.

* [[Single Target Sexuality]]: To Miho.

* [[Surprise Creepy]]: Mashiro [[Heroic RROD|over-extending himself]] and trying to manage three serializations at once has some [http://www.mangareader.net/bakuman/156/17 gruesome results.]

* [[Poor Communication Kills]]: Some of his problems could have been averted more easily by being more open with others, such as telling Mashiro of his plans to make a mystery manga, telling Miyoshi about his meetings with Aoki and telling Mashiro that he's only temporarily planning on helping Shiratori.

* [[The Promise]]: Takagi and Miyoshi will only get married once Mashiro's and Takagi's manga becomes serialized.

* [[Savvy Guy Energetic Girl]]: Savvy Guy to Miyoshi's Energetic Girl.

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: Wants Mashiro and Azuki to get together.

* [[Technician Versus Performer]]: It's pointed out early on that he's a technician; he's less likely to create a hit than those who draw what they feel like, but easily follows up on one.

* [[Teen Genius]]

{{quote| '''Miyoshi:''' ''(laughing out loud)'' Now I know why she never wanted to go for karaoke!!!}}

** She gets better, later on, and sends Mashiro some of her songs on a disk.

* [[Love At First Sight]]: It turns out that she has secretly loved Mashiro for eight years, since she first saw his work on display.

* [[Love Interest]]

* [[Significant Birth Date]]: Offers plenty of [[Squee]] for the poor, [[Death Note (Manga)|beleaguered]] month of November. [[Red Filter of Doom|On Guy Fawkes Day, no less.]]

* [[Single Target Sexuality]]: To Mashiro (and apparently since 4th grade).

* [[They Do]]

* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: Girly girl to Kaya's tomboy.

* [[Yamato Nadeshiko]]

* {{spoiler|[[Yoko Oh No]]}}: [[Invoked]] in-universe. This initially happens when {{spoiler|it's revealed that she's dating Mashiro.}}

* [[Fiery Redhead]]

* [[First Girl Wins]]

* [[Gag Boobs]]

{{quote| '''Miyoshi''': "What", what? It was you guys who didn't take your eyes off me.<br />

* [[Serious Business]]: ''Everything'' she takes an interest in becomes like a competition to her, especially where Takagi is concerned.

* [[She Is All Grown Up]]: Four years have passed, and Iwase looks very beautiful. Not that she wasn't before.

* [[Teen Genius]]

** [[Insufferable Genius]]: Iwase is very smart, and Takagi freely acknowledges she's quite talented as well, but her very standoffish personality means that a lot of people in-universe have trouble liking her very much (She gets along pretty well with Niizuma, though). Fans are divided over whether this is simply a sexist overtone of people not liking her for being an intelligent, competitive go-getter ''and'' a woman or if it's simply that her snobbish personality that turns people off, which has nothing to do with her being a woman.

Tropes associated with Kazuya:

* [[Brilliant but Lazy]]: His editor basically has to pull [[Manipulative Bastard|Manipulative Bastardry]] in order to get him to do any work at all.

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Despite the fact he seems to do anything he can to get out of working, he's still quite good at his job. His manga does consistently well throughout the series and the bits they actually show of Otters 11 are genuinely good.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: His editor's schemes often don't go well for him, as when his editor gives him a necklace to give as a gift to Aoki, he leaves it in his Porsche, which gets towed when he parks it in front of the building.

** {{spoiler|Not so hopeless anymore....}}

* [[Hot Blooded]]: In the weirdest way. When Hiramaru gets depressed, he does it with ''gusto.''

* [[Pinky Swear]]: {{spoiler|With Aoki, to get serialized again}}

* [[Real Life Writes the Plot]]: Otter 11 seems to be based off Hiramaru's life, with him working at a job he hates, getting along poorly with someone named Yoshida and wanting to live like an otter rather than a human.

* [[Spanner in The Works]]: {{spoiler|Goes to Nanamine's assistants and tries to tell them the truth about the rankings in an attempt to prevent the series from being canceled, but ends up alienating the few who remain}}.

* [[Took a Level In Jerkass]]: At some point after Hideout Door is canceled.

 

== Yuriko "Ko Aoki" Aoki ==

* [[Expy]]: Her hairstyle resembles that of Mello from the duo's previous work. Incidentally, Mello was mistaken for a girl by many during his initial appearance.

** It's also stated by [[Word of God]] that she looks like J-Pop singer Kaela Kimura.

* [[Graceful Loser]]: Tends to take cancellation relatively well.

* [[Hair of Gold]]

* [[Creepy Cool Crosses]]

* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Fukuda helps out his fellow mangaka Mashiro, Nakai, and {{spoiler|Aoki}} -- despite the fact that they ''are'' his competition.

* [[Hot Blooded]]

* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Is quite blunt, but willing to help out when needed. Notably with Nakai, as he's typically fairly blunt about Nakai's poor luck with getting serialized, but {{spoiler|while barging in on him in Chapter 67, tells him that he's sacrificing his career and that he likes competing with him}}. And definitely more of a softie romantic than he would like you to believe.

{{quote| ''(on the phone with Mashiro)'' '''CONGRATULATIONS, ASHIROGI!!! I LOST AGAIN!!! GODDAMMIT!!!'''}}

* [[The Promise]]: His goal is to change Jump, particularly the voting system and how the rankings affect placement in the magazine.

 

== Toru Nanamine ==

* [[Expy]]: Of Light Yagami.

* [[Fan Boy]]: Of Ashirogi Muto, although he is disappointed in their writing Tanto and going along with their editors.

* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: Gives one to his editor, Kosugi, blackmailing him by reminding him that he needs a success to keep his job and taking advantage of his lack of confidence to browbeat him into going along with his plan.

* [[Heel Face Turn]]/[[Heel Realization]]: {{spoiler|Subverted. At first, after his massive fall from grace and a rousing speech from his editor on not giving up, it seems that he's learned the error of his ways. However, he goes back being the same weasel as before, just changing his previous plan to a more corporate angle.}}

* [[Jerkass]]: He views most people with contempt and only acts nice to them as long as he needs their help.

* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: In one of his fan letters, he points out that the main characters aren't suited to gag manga, although he's hardly the only one to think this and this is before they realize his personality.

* [[Expy]]: Of [[Death Note (Manga)|Near]].

* [[Older Than He Looks]]: Shiratori looks like a child (like Near) but is a bit older than he looks.

 

== Editors ==

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Tropes associated with Akira:

* [[Drowning My Sorrows]]: {{spoiler|Believing he will not be Mashiro and Takagi's editor on Reversi}}.

* [[Gonk]]: Has large lips and eyes.

* [[My Card]]: He gives this to manga artists, along with his e-mail address if he’s impressed, and his cell phone number if he’s very impressed.

* [[One Steve Limit]]: Has the same name as Yujiro Hattori, Niizuma and Fukuda's editor. The other editors even mention the fact that both Hattoris are in charge of such big name manga.

* [[Trickster Mentor]]

* [[Senpai Kohai]]: Miura's senpai.

* {{spoiler|[[Shipper On Deck]]: After knowing the situation of Mashiro's engagement with Miho, decides to cheer him on.}}

Tropes associated with Goro

* [[Berserk Button]]: Whenever the main characters question his skill or indicate they trust someone else more.

* [[Gonk]]

* [[Inferiority Superiority Complex]]: He’s often insecure about his own abilities and unsure what to do, but when in disagreement with Mashiro and/or Takagi, will become exceptionally stubborn.

* [[Irrevocable Message]]: After angrily saying that if Mashiro won’t do gag manga, Takagi should end his partnership with him, realizes that he has already sent materials that would convince them to go into gag manga and thus possibly make them angrier.

* [[Senpai Kohai]]: Hattori’s kohai.

 

Tropes associated with Sasaki:

* [[Brutal Honesty]]: Says the above quote to Takahama when he asks to change editors because Miura won’t let him draw what he wants, also pointing out that not even veterans can make this request.

* [[No Name Given]]: Sasaki is his last name, and is rarely used, at that.

* [[Reasonable Authority Figure]]: For the most part, he’s willing to allow his authors to make their own decisions provided they understand the consequences, and respects determination.