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{{quote|''"[[Unreliable Narrator|Long long ago, in a certain place,]] [[Blatant Lies|there was a very very handsome, cool, respected, entirely angelic young man.]]"''|'''Opening narration'''}}
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This'''''Beelzebub''''' is the story of up-and-coming young [[Japanese Delinquents|delinquent]] Tatsumi Oga, a first year at the infamous Ishiyama High, who one day suddenly finds himself the [[Action Hero Babysitter|unintentional adoptive parent]] to the [[Satan|Demon King]]'s son, Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV (Baby Beel for short), an adorable baby boy who is destined to [[EndoftheThe End of the World Asas We Know It|destroy the world]]. Initially reluctant to carry out his fatherly duties, Oga changes his mind when the [[Ninja Maid|demon nanny]] and "mother" Hildegarde shows up, with the news that due to their contract Oga will die if he and Baby Beel are separated and that he must face his responsibilities. Unless he can find someone even stronger to take over from him that is...
 
A [[Crazy Awesome|delightfully absurd]] gag manga with liberal doses of action by Ryuhei Tamura, ''Beelzebub'' started out as a one-shot, and is now serialized in ''[[Shonen Jump]]'' from February 2009 to February 2014, and then transferred to ''Jump Next!!'' as ''Beelzebub Another'', where it ran from May 2014 to March 2015. The plot consists mainly of [[Idiot Hero|Oga]] dealing with the problems of raising Baby Beel, while fighting his way through the ranks of troublemakers he comes across, often to [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarious results]].
 
An OVA was shown at the 2010 Jump Super Anime Tour. The anime adaptation began airing January 2011, ending in March 2012.
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== A-C ==
* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: Chiaki's guns are loaded with paintballs in the manga, and high pressure water jets in the anime.
* [[Absolute Cleavage]]: Yolda and Hilda {{spoiler|when she disguised herself as the former}}.
* [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]]
* [[Above the Ruins]]: Himekawa [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/7133/beelzebub_ch110_by_red-hawk-scans/17 gets one]{{Dead link}} when he is standing in the wreckage of his destroyed apartment complex.
* [[Accidental Truth]]: The Akumano Academy story that Furuichi told the rest of the delinquents, now that {{spoiler|an ''actual'' Akumano Academy has been introduced}}.
* [[Action Girl]]: Hilda, Kunieda and the entire Red Tails gang.
* [[Actually, That's My Assistant]]: Oga thinks Lamia is the imperial doctor, and she plays along with it, until the ''real'' doctor comes and smacks her for trying to hog the spotlight.
** A more minor variant is when Izo mistakes Tojo for the leader of the delinquents due to the fact that he's the strongest of the Tōhōshinki.
* [[A-Cup Angst]]: Aoi, her chest bothers her slightly, particularly when she's compared to Hilda. The other Red Tail girls seem to feel the same way during their [[Hot Springs Episode|communal bath]].
{{quote|'''[[Dirty Old Man|Koma]]''': "Calm down. Whether they're massive or itty bitty, I love all tits."<br />
'''Aoi''': "[[It's Personal|ITTY]] [[Crowning Moment of Funny|BITTY!?]]" }}
* [[Adults Are Useless]]: When hearing about Oga's involvement in a gang war, his mother says "You got in another fight? Seriously? Well, I guess you'll take care of it".
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* [[Arrogant Kung Fu Guy]]: Alex, Sakaki and Miki of St Ishiyama. {{spoiler|They get their just desserts.}}
* [[Art Evolution]]: Oga seems to have been getting a lot more good-looking lately....
** Also, since when did Furuichi look like [http://img.batoto.net/comics/2011/10/24/b/read4ea4cdc4f348d/03.png this]{{Dead link}}?!
** Being his first manga, you can really see the artist developing and becoming more comfortable with his style over time. Though it hasn't changed much, it's improved greatly, becoming smoother and cleaner with a great deal more detail (particularly in backgrounds) and effects.
* [[Artificial Riverbank]]: A popular hang-out spot for Oga and Beel, and often where confrontations take place.
* [[Art Shift]]: [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/9372/beelzebub_ch112_by_red-hawk-scans/9 Happens when Beel tries to imitate Oga's facial expressions.]{{Dead link}} (Apparently [[Face of a Thug|Oga]] [[Slasher Smile|is]] [[The Un-Smile|under]] [[Informed Attractiveness|the impression that he is some kind of]] [[Bishounen]]...)
{{quote|'''Oga''': "That is the perfect impression of me."}}
** This is hilariously lampshaded by some of his classmates.
{{quote|"He looks as weak as hell..."}}
** The third anime ending has a much softer [[Shoujo]] sort of look, using block colours and, for some reason, giving Aoi red eyes instead of blue.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115140722/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/100967/beelzebub_ch155_by_red-hawk-scans/15 Aoi is again drawn in a shoujo style] during her farewell with Izo.
{{quote|'''Izo''': "[[Lampshade Hanging|Did something about you...change?]]"}}
* [[Authority Equals Asskicking]]: The Tohoshinki are the ''de facto'' leaders of Ishiyama High by virtue of being the strongest delinquents out there. Later on, they recognize Oga as their new "Chief" after the latter united Ishiyama by kicking all of their asses (except Kunieda, who fell in love with him).
** The same applies for Behemoth's 34 Pillar Division. The Generals are all strong demons while their lackeys are pushover mooks.
* [[Ass Shove]]: A warning for all {{spoiler|Pillar Squad}} [[Mooks]]: ''Don't'' try to mess with a pissed off Oga on a mission unless you want a spear up your ass.
* [[Astronomic Zoom]]: When Oga [http://img.batoto.com/comics/2011/06/09/b/read4df07d0b0e503/Beelzebub_111_RHS_Beelzebub111_03_RHS4df07d0b20dfe.png realises the after effects of Super Milk Time]{{Dead link}}.
* [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|Attack Of The 50 Foot Baby]]: Oh boy, Godzilla's got nothing on [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/9869/beelzebub_v6_ch45_by_keishou-scans/14 this]{{Dead link}}...
** {{spoiler|Happens again in episode 54. Especially now that there are two of them...}}
* [[Author Appeal]]: Considering the amount of detail he puts in when drawing them, it seems Ryuhei Tamura is a fan of motorcycles.
* [[Axes At School]]: Pretty standard behavior for Ishiyama High, and considering its reputation no one really complains about the kids having stun batons, flick knives or even guns on them.
* [[Back-to-Back Badasses]]: Oga and {{spoiler|Miki}} against Teimou.
** A slightly more...[[Badass Grandpa|''mature'' ]] example is [[Old Master|Grandpa Kunieda]], [[Badass Teacher|Principal Isurugi and Mr. Saotome]] giving a [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]] to {{spoiler|Behemoth.}}
* [[Badass]]: Oga, Hilda, Aoi, Tojo, Natsume, Athrun, Miki, Izuma. Heck even Baby Beel.
** Furuichi tries to be one in front of girls but he usually fails miserably and has to be bailed out by Oga.
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* [[Balance of Power]]: Tōhōshinki, who are the four upperclassmen gang leaders that control Ishiyama High.
** At least until Oga started unintentionally throwing everything out of whack by {{spoiler|hospitalizing 2 of the 4, unintentionally gets the 3rd to give up her title of leader and creates an [[Evil Power Vacuum]] that the 4th unintentionally fills until he is defeated and Oga distorts up the school.}}
** The very first teacher the kids get when they transfer to St Ishiyama tries to use this to keep the kids in line by beating the strongest in the class in an arm wrestling match. [[Made of Iron|Too]] [[The Big Guy|bad]] [[Charles Atlas Superpower|the in guy in question is]] [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/9872/beelzebub_v6_ch48_by_keishou-scans/17 Tojo.]{{Dead link}}
* [[Bald of Evil]]: The students from Teimou, most of whom apparently ''are'' bald, rather than just skinheads.
* [[Bandaged Face]]: Pillar Odonel, made even more poignant by the fact that the bandages are tattooed, cover his entire head and his arms are chained to his sides.
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** In episode 55, Kanzaki saves Himekawa from a sticky situation by [[It Makes Sense in Context|passing him his hair gel.]]
* [[Big Fancy Castle]]: {{spoiler|Ishiyama (now called [[Punny Name|Akumano]] [[Alliteration|Academy]]) becomes this after Behemoth takes over and [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/17745/beelzebub_ch117_by_red-hawk-scans/19 rebuilds it.]}}
* [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene]]: Early on, one or two unusual terms were explained by an anthropomorphic gay teddy bear (sitting at a bar, or in the bathtub) accompanied by a caption saying that [[Invoked Trope|"this picture has nothing to do with the situation at all"]].
** Baby Beel vs Delinquent Cats ('Note: From here on out, everything is going to be in cat language.')
*** In another omake, some Delinquent [[Kappa|Kappas]]s pop up from the river. [[I Know Kung Fu|Apparently they know karate]].
** Furuichi's weird [[Imagine Spot]] of Oga and an adult Beel as businessmen drinking sake when they activate {{spoiler|Super Milk Time.}}
** A [https://web.archive.org/web/20120909212254/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/7133/beelzebub_ch110_by_red-hawk-scans/16 random panel in chapter 110] that was presumably blank except for speech bubbles is filled in with a burger saleswoman (whose head is a burger) calling for 'Mr. Rice' (whose head is a rice bowl) to rescue her from something.
** Episode 54 has Furuichi believe he stole {{spoiler|Black Baby Beel}} after some girls tell them that a handsome guy took him. Side note: Been a while since we drew "Nice Looking" Furuichi.
** Lamia gives a recap for chapter 145. Her [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004157/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/85814/beelzebub_ch145_by_red-hawk-scans/4 diagram] on the other hand tackles... something else.
* [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]: En has particularly bushy ones. They don't even match his hair.
* [[Big "What?"]]: When Lamia and Furuichi find out that {{spoiler|Hilda and Yolda are siblings.}}
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** Averted when Oga and Furuichi are explicitly playing on the Wii Fit.
** Pockini instead of Pocky.
** The Ishiyama Gang, in search of Lord En, goes into Himekawa's place and plays ''[[Deep-Immersion Gaming|End of War 4]]'', which is ''[[Blatant Lies|certainly not ]]'' a [[Shout-Out]] to a [[Modern Warfare|certain spinoff]] of a [[Call of Duty|successful FPS Franchise]] by [[Activision]].
* [[BLAMNon Sequitur Scene Episode]]: Episode 49 A.K.A the New Year's Special: ''Baby Beel's Journey To The West''.
{{quote|'''Oga''': [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|"But you gotta do a special for New Year's!" ]]<br />
'''Furuichi''': [[Breaking the Fourth Wall|Don't you people have an inkling of creativity?]] [[Lampshade Hanging|This is as cliche a New Year thing as you can get!]]" }}
* [[Blatant Lies]]: While on the plane to Okinawa, Shinjo asks why the Ishiyama group look so serious and angry, to which Oga replies that they're excited. Tojo tells him to shut up in case they're looked down upon. [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115172933/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/88864/beelzebub_v17_ch147_by_red-hawk-scans/8 He seems raring to go].
** Oga introducing himself and Beel to Izo as [[Dragon Quest V|Madason and Nimzo.]] It takes [[Idiot Hero|Izo]] a while to realize he's been duped.
{{quote|'''Izo''': "[[Crowning Moment of Funny|I see...*beat* WAIT THAT'S A LIE!]]"}}
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** When Tojo first learns about demons he starts thinking about bears, [[Bilingual Bonus|due to the words for "demon" (''akuma'') and "bear" (''kuma'') sounding the same in Japanese.]] When we meet him again, {{spoiler|[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/51860/beelzebub_ch133_by_red-hawk-scans/10 he's calling Akumano Academy 'Teddy Academy'].}}
** Tojo [[Manly Tears|crying]] after {{spoiler|the school he'd just finished building gets burned to the ground}}.
* [[Bridal Carry]]: Hilda does this to Beel {{spoiler|(in Oga's body)}} when he gets tired. However Oga {{spoiler|(in Beel's body)}} protests and ends up carrying him himself. [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/7993/beelzebub_ch111_by_red-hawk-scans/18 Thank goodness Oga's strength seemed to have carried over!]{{Dead link}}
{{quote|'''Oga''': "I'd rather die than have a woman carry me."}}
** In more straight-up examples, Oga's also done this with Aoi and Hilda.
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* [[Catapult Nightmare]]: Oga does this in episode 3 of the anime after dreaming about what a grown-up Beel might turn out like.
{{quote|'''"[[Depopulation Bomb|TOTALLY WIPED OUT!]]"'''}}
** [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/30225/beelzebub_ch124_by_red-hawk-scans/10 Here]{{Dead link}} in chapter 124. [[Running Gag|To be frank]], it was a really messed up dream.
** Arandron after the trippy "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004559/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/67107/beelzebub_ch72.5_by_red-hawk-scans/3 Robot Oga]" omake. Though he seems more confused than afraid. As are the readers.
* [[Catch Phrase]]: "Goodnight!" Shimokawa. "DABUU!" may also count.
* [[Cat Fight]]: [[Boobs of Steel|Hilda]] and [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Aoi]] duke it out over who Beel likes more, in the chapter aptly titled 'Cat Fight'. {{spoiler|He chooses Aoi.}}
{{quote|'''Hilda''': "Let's do this...[[Let's Fight Like Gentlemen|like women.]]"}}
** The [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene|utter randomness of it]] is lampshaded by Oga.
{{quote|'''Oga''': "Hey you two. I think you're forgetting the original problem here. We're trying to get me back to normal right? [[Lampshade Hanging|Then why are you two fighting it out?]]"}}
** Furuichi doesn't seem to mind though...
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** In chapter 140, a [[Genre Savvy]] Nene worries that this will happen if Aoi and Hilda {{spoiler|who, due to amnesia, wholeheartedly believes she's Oga's ''wife''}} meet.
{{quote|'''Nene''': ''(Regarding Aoi)'' "This is bad! If she sees this, it'll be [[Action Girl|Dangerous Beauties]] Coliseum!"}}
* [[Cat Smile]]: Oga has one during his, er... [[Training Fromfrom Hell|training]] of Beel.
** Again when Beel {{spoiler|exchanges bodies with him}}.
** Himekawa also has one really briefly after he blackmails Sadohara into letting him keep his shirt.
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* [[Class Trip]]: The latest arc has the delinquents going on a field trip to Okinawa.
* [[Cleavage Window]]: Isabella's maid outfit.
* [[Clock Tower]]: [[Big Fancy Castle|Akumano Academy]] has one, which is [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115134434/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/67298/beelzebub_ch138_by_red-hawk-scans/20 destroyed] by Oga during his fight with {{spoiler|Jabberwock.}}
* [[Close-Call Haircut]]: Kunieda gets one at St. Ishiyama from Sakaki. But she doesn't let it faze her and quickly pays him back.
** Hilda gives one to Yolda, [[Wrecked Weapon|breaking her broom]] in the same hit.
{{quote|'''Hilda''': "Try it again and I'll give you a crew cut."}}
* [[Clothing Damage]]: Kiriya gets all his clothes blown off (except his boxers) when Oga and Beel hit him with a lightning bolt.
** [[Panty Fighter|Agiel's]] [[Badass Longcoat]] gets ripped to shreds after [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/19646/beelzebub_ch119_by_red-hawk-scans/19 she gets hit with one of Aoi's sword techniques.]{{Dead link}}
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Oga, the guy who thinks it perfectly normal to fish a dead body out of the water, only to have it split open and reveal a baby inside. Then take the baby home...
** Reinforced when he meets Aoi. She's trying to explain that Kota isn't her son, but her brother. Cut to Oga beginning a début boxing match between Baby Beel and Kota. While she was talking.
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* [[Creepy Doll]]: Decapitation Island is ''full of them''. They're all possessed by demons and many are life-size. Luckily they're also quite stupid.
* [[Crucified Hero Shot]]: Happens to {{spoiler|Hilda after she is subdued}} by the Pillar Squad.
* [[Cry Cute]]: [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/25690/beelzebub_ch122_by_red-hawk-scans/9 There]{{Dead link}}, [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/25690/beelzebub_ch122_by_red-hawk-scans/12 there]{{Dead link}} Lamia. [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/25690/beelzebub_ch122_by_red-hawk-scans/11 Oga and Furuichi are going to make everything better now...]{{Dead link}}
** One word: {{spoiler|[http://www.batoto.net/read/_/80854/beelzebub_ch141_by_red-hawk-scans/20 Hilda.]}}
** Futaba [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522003827/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/85814/beelzebub_ch145_by_red-hawk-scans/18 finally stops being bratty and acts her age]. {{spoiler|It's enough to make [[Big Brother Instinct|Kanzaki]] ''very'' angry.}}
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Pretty much every single one of Oga's fights.
* [[Curtains Match the Window]]: The titular Beelzebub. Also his big brother, Lord En.
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* [[Defrosting Ice Queen]]: Aoi, at least when it comes to Oga, and to some extent Hilda.
* [[Defusing the Tykebomb]]: Oga's just-realized goal as Baby Beel's foster father.
* [[Delayed Causality]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004151/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/51860/beelzebub_ch133_by_red-hawk-scans/16 Pillar Head Yata pulls one on Tojo] thanks to his super-sonic sword.
* [[Delinquent Hair]]: And how. Oga and Furuichi invert this with the first having brown hair and being one of the most feared in the series, while the latter has silver hair but had potential to go to the non-delinquent Saint Ishiyama.
* [[Designated Girl Fight]]: During the Akumano Academy Raid, when Oga encounters a Pillar Squad made up of female demons, {{spoiler|Aoi enters with [[Big Damn Heroes]] aplomb, takes over the fight, and saves him from attacking them any further}}.
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** When Oga's not [[Slasher Smile|grinning]] during his fights, he wears a completely blank and detached expression, as if he doesn't even realise he's beating the shit out of people.
* [[Dissimile]]: According to Mr Saotome, going through high school without a [[Class Trip|field trip]] is like having a burger without a shake.
{{quote|'''Student''': [[Completely Missing the Point|"I never ordered a shake."]]<br />
'''Student''': [[Lampshade Hanging|"That example sucked."]] }}
* [[Damsel in Distress]]: Angelica, with Furuichi as the resident [[Knight in Shining Armour]].
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** Pillar Tiriel looks a lot like [[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|Mami Tomoe]].
** In the anime, Kazuya bears a strong resemblance to [[Bleach|Ichigo Kurosaki]].
** [[Naruto|Orochimaru]] is now working for Jabberwock. Only now he's going by the name [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522003935/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/59178/beelzebub_ch136_by_red-hawk-scans/11 Rindeblum.]
* [[Extra Eyes]]: Of the third eye in the forehead variety - and the fact that {{spoiler|Oga}} gains one may hint that the Demon King has one too.
* [[Eyes Always Shut]]: Sakaki, who does open them slightly when he's surprised. Salamander has these most of the time, but opens them more often than Sakaki.
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* [[Face Heel Turn]]: {{spoiler|Koma}} has a brief period of this during the Okinawa arc where he {{spoiler|lends his power to Izo during his fight with Oga}} so that he can get revenge on Aoi for flushing him down the toilet.
* [[Facial Markings]]: Edda and Galle, [[Those Two Bad Guys]] from Vlad's Gang. Behemoth's minions also have them.
* [[Fan Service with a Smile]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004102/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/9909/beelzebub_v8_ch69_by_keishou-scans/7 Azusa and her friends (plus Kazuya) set up] a [[Maid Cafe]] for the school festival, which Furuichi frequents.
** An anime filler has Hilda collect the "[[Host Club|best hosts]]" to welcome Demon King to Earth. Cue Himekawa and Natsume [[Shirtless Scene|shirtless]], carrying serving trays.
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004710/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/88864/beelzebub_v17_ch147_by_red-hawk-scans/4 This colour page], featuring [[Catgirl]] and [[Playboy Bunny]] outfits and, once again, Natsume as a waiter.
* [[Fed to the Beast]]: Natsume and Kanzaki attempt to chuck [[Butt Monkey|Furuichi]] into the aquarium shark pool in chapter 150.
{{quote|'''Furuichi''': "I'm so very sorryyyyy!"}}
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* [[Filler Arc|Filler]]: The anime is very fond of using these and various [[Day in The Limelight]] episodes to stretch out the manga arcs. However this means that the canon manga filler arcs (such as the [[Pool Episode]]) are often mistaken and treated the same as pointless filler eps, which usually is with much rage and annoyance.
* [[Final Speech]]: Arandron, after teleporting to the wrong part of the Demon World and being impaled ''on a tree'', starts giving some corny speech about promising to give his daughter a dress for her birthday, until Oga and Furuichi tell him to stop with the cliché death lines already.
* [[Finger-Poke of Doom]]: Izo's is strong enough to fling a hapless mook [https://web.archive.org/web/20130730063432/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/95041/beelzebub_ch151_by_red-hawk-scans/15 several meters out to sea!] {{spoiler|Though that may be because he's got some demonic power handy...}}
{{quote|'''Izo''': "He sure flew far..."}}
* [[First-Name Basis]]: Miki insists that Oga should call him "Hisaya", but Oga refuses because he thinks guys being that personal is creepy.
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** [[The Smart Guy]]: Himekawa
** [[The Chick]]: Furuichi
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Hilda.<ref> She was of course present from the beginning but only started to get personally involved during St Ishiyama arc.</ref>
* [[Foe-Tossing Charge]]
* [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]]: {{spoiler|Miki}} is this to Oga, complete with his own [[Noodle Incident|vague turning point]]. {{spoiler|Subverted}}
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* [[Gentle Giant]]: Tojo, despite being massive in size and a [[Blood Knight]] to boot, is a pretty nice and easy-going guy, and likes cute animals.
** Shiroyama also qualifies.
* [[Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!]]/[[Dope Slap]]: Oga [https://web.archive.org/web/20130716012938/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/67298/beelzebub_ch138_by_red-hawk-scans/26 socks En in the head] to snap him out of his [[Freak-Out]].
** [[Affectionate Gesture to the Head]]: He then rubs his hair and tries to comfort him. En starts crying anyhow.
* [[Get Your Mind Out of the Gutter]]: Said word for word by Furuichi while trying to explain yet another [[Not What It Looks Like]] moment with Lamia.
{{quote|'''Furuichi''': "Will you please get your minds out of the gutter?"
'''Yuka''': "My mind is going further into the gutter because [[Suspiciously Specific Denial|both of your are trying so hard to cover it up...]]" }}
* [[Giant Flyer]]: The [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/9866/beelzebub_v5_ch42_by_i-eat-manga/15 wild Ak-Baba]{{Dead link}}.
** The [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/22330/beelzebub_ch120_by_red-hawk-scans/14 Grand Bahamut]{{Dead link}} ''completely'' blows it out of the water though.
* [[Girly Run]]: [[Butt Monkey|Furuichi]] is [https://web.archive.org/web/20130224073431/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/49241/beelzebub_ch127_by_red-hawk-scans/17 running like a bitch.]
* [[Giving Up the Ghost]]: In the anime, after his [[Teleporter Accident|transdimensional accident]], Arandron's spirit begins to float out of his body until Oga hauls it back in. Oga then proceeds to smack Arandron's [[Amusing Injuries|mortally wounded body]] around in order to wake him up.
* [[The Glasses Come Off]]: Jinno, when he's about to [[Let's Get Dangerous|get dangerous]]. Oddly Himekawa and Aizawa, who wear [[Cool Shades|shades]], keep them on.
* [[The Glomp]]: Beel gives Aoi [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004519/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/9372/beelzebub_ch112_by_red-hawk-scans/16 a] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004404/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/9372/beelzebub_ch112_by_red-hawk-scans/17 few] while {{spoiler|stuck in Oga's body}}.
** Hilda gives Beel one in chapter 143 when trying to out-hug {{spoiler|her amnesiac self}}.
* [[The Glorious War of Sisterly Rivalry]]: {{spoiler|Hilda and Yolda}} seem to have had this going on since they were in Wet Nurse Training Academy.
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* [[Groin Attack]]: Lamia lands one on Oga during their first meeting.
** [[Tsundere|Lamia]] [[Luminescent Blush|lands]] ''another one'' on Oga just before he and Furuichi return to the human world after their Vlad's Haunt adventure. Poor lad probably needs to check if his boys are still swimming after that.
* [[Grievous Harm with a Body]]: As seen [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/5164/beelzebub_ch106_by_red-hawk-scans/7 here]{{Dead link}}, Oga makes use of this while fighting {{spoiler|Behemoth's Pillar Squad}}. It fails spectacularly.
* [[Guile Hero]]: Furuichi is [[Action Survivor|pretty good at getting out of sticky situations]], but he's recently shocked everyone (including himself) by managing to unite the Red Tails and the Tohoshinki to his cause and enlist them to help him find En and defeat Behemoth's men, all by twisting the facts to his advantage. Granted they're not the cleverest bunch, but still it's a miracle he actually got them to listen to him.
** Natsume also qualifies as this - at least when he chooses to.
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* [[Hour of Power]]: Oga's {{spoiler|Super Milk Time.}} It gives him [[Game Breaker]] power levels, but can only be used once for five minutes.
* [[How Dare You Die on Me!]]: In the Demon World, Oga yells that if Arandron dies, then he'll kill him. [[Idiot Hero|Yeeeaaah]].
* [[Humongous Mecha]]: If [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004648/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/784/beelzebub_ch98_by_red-hawk-scans/3 this] isn't enough, Himekawa gives us [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115075251/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/2704/beelzebub_ch101_by_red-hawk-scans/18 this].
* [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]]: Natsume to Kanzaki, and to a lesser extent Aizawa to Tojo.
* [[Identity Amnesia]]: Salamander's flames completely erase your personality, leaving you with no memories or idea who you are. This is how {{spoiler|Hilda}} ends up. Oga is so unnerved he eventually can't take it any more and runs for his life.
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** Would ''you'' be seen in that situation?
* [[Informed Attractiveness]]: Oga, sort of. He gets Beel to act like a total [[Bishounen|pretty boy]], complete with [[Bishie Sparkle]]s and [[Love Bubbles]], as that is how he believes he acts. [[The Un-Smile|However]] [[Slasher Smile|in]] [[Face of a Thug|reality]] [[Fangs Are Evil|he]] acts anything but. Although, many people do think that he possesses a more [[Unkempt Beauty|rugged type of charm...]]
* [[Innocent Aliens]]: The Yoppolu Aliens, which are the nicest demons in the area. [[Beware of the Nice Ones|If you harm one, though...]]
* [[Innocent Cohabitation]]: Oga and Hilda, who everyone (including his parents) think are practically married, but in reality hate each other and only live together for the sake of Baby Beel.
* [[Insane Troll Logic]]: It's everywhere, but primarily Oga, Tojo and Kanzaki. Basically anyone who isn't a [[Straight Man]] or holding the [[Sanity Ball]] can be affected.
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* [[Invisible to Normals]]: {{spoiler|Koma, the [[Youkai]] Aoi made a pact with, though Furuichi is at least able to tell that there's some sort of presence near her when she summons him.}}
* [[Invulnerable Knuckles]]: Oga and Tojo are the leading offenders. Miki averts this, seriously damaging his hands after training too vigorously.
* [[Is That Cute Kid Yours?]]: Aoi's younger brother Kota is often mistaken as being her own child by the other mothers. There's also Oga and Beelzebub.
** Presumably Aiba gets the same treatment with his baby sister.
* [[It's All My Fault]]: Surprisingly enough, Oga experiences a moment of this, blaming himself for Hilda's {{spoiler|amnesia}} and complaining that if he can't put things right he'll regret it forever.
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{{quote|'''Nene''': "We're leaving."
'''[[Shipper on Deck|Yuka]]''': "[[Squee|Nyaah]], why?" }}
* [[Lethal Chef]]: Hilda, whose cooking is apparently [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004921/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/83421/beelzebub_ch143_by_red-hawk-scans/4 perfectly deadly] (particularly the croquettes).Not even Baby Beel can stomach them...
** However, after Salamander's [[Identity Amnesia|memory wipe]], her [[Feminine Women Can Cook|efforts improve tremendously.]]
* [[Let's Get Dangerous]]
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* [[Loony Fan]]: Kazuya, who follows Oga around insisting they are "bros" and trying to be his groupie. Oga and Furuichi eventually give in to flattery and let him tag along.
* [[Love At First Sight]]: Izo Aiba towards Aoi. Seems to run in the family as well, seeing as his sister has fallen for Beel.
* [[Luminescent Blush]]: Aoi [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115110333/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/10355/beelzebub_ch113_by_red-hawk-scans/17 after one too many glomps from Beel.]
** Hilda makes up for never having blushed before by doing it about once a page in chapter 139 after reuniting with Baby Beel and getting embarrassed about {{spoiler|her relationship with Oga}}.
 
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** Agiel is probably meant to look cute as well... it just doesn't help that she's a sadistic, scantily-clad psychopath.
* [[Megaton Punch]]: Oga has a habit of launching delinquents through the local masonry. Tojo can pull this off to an absurd degree, made more impressive by the fact that {{spoiler|he's a "[[Charles Atlas Superpower|normal]]" human being}}.
** As [[Butt Monkey|Furuichi]] finds out, [https://web.archive.org/web/20130609171703/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/9372/beelzebub_ch112_by_red-hawk-scans/7 Beel can pull one off just fine when in Oga's body.]
** Chapter 150 sees Oga getting two in rapid succession from [https://web.archive.org/web/20130727070002/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/93684/beelzebub_ch150_by_red-hawk-scans/14 Izo] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20130627030130/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/93684/beelzebub_ch150_by_red-hawk-scans/15 Aoi.] (Thought the latter's one is more of a [[Improvised Weapon|sugarcane]] hit than a punch, it still has the same general effect.)
* [[Meido]]/[[Ninja Maid]]: Hilda
** Now there are ''four'' of them!
* [[Mental World]]: Oga goes to his to {{spoiler|re-establish the connection between him and Beel.}} Turns out he has no idea [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115124332/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/9853/beelzebub_v4_ch29_by_i-eat-manga/6 what goes on in his mind] ''at all''.
** [[Eldritch Location]]
** A similar sort of situation occurs in his courtroom nightmares.
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* [[New Transfer Student]]: As of chapter 61, {{spoiler|Hilda.}}
** Also {{spoiler|Arandron}} but the implausibility of this is [[Lampshaded]].
* [[Nightmare Face]]: Most of Oga's [[Slasher Smile|slasher smiles]] count, but [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004231/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/9919/beelzebub_v9_ch76_by_keishou-scans/6 this in particular] is probably the most nightmarish of them all yet.
** And now Jabberwock has [https://web.archive.org/web/20131115100723/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/61999/beelzebub_ch137_by_red-hawk-scans/12 joined the fun].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Arandron's design is based on [[Queen|Freddie Mercury]]. His name comes from the French actor Alain Delon who was [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|big in Japan]] during the 70's.
* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: {{spoiler|Jabberwock}} delivers one the first time he takes on Oga and Tojo.
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* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: Oga upon Hilda introducing herself to his family. This may be a partial subversion, because while it wasn't what it seemed, Hilda appears to be fully aware of the implications of what she is saying and milks it for all it's worth.
** Also, Oga asking Kunieda to be Baby B's new "mother".
** [https://web.archive.org/web/20110427205804/http://urupload.com/Beelzebub/91/6 This] is basically the definition of the trope.
** And [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004953/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/6402/beelzebub_ch109_by_red-hawk-scans/19 here] Furuichi basically one-ups himself.
** Oga temporarily having {{spoiler|the mind of a toddler}} shows that he and Hilda aren't immune to this. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120910004841/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/7993/beelzebub_ch111_by_red-hawk-scans/8 As his dad and sister can attest]. Furuichi even lampshades it:
{{quote|'''Furuichi''': "If I didn't know any better, this scene would resemble..."}}
* [[Now That's Using Your Teeth]]: Pillar Labed does a surprise jump attack on {{spoiler|Oga with a dagger}}, only for {{spoiler|Oga to [http://www.batoto.net/read/_/49223/beelzebub_ch132_by_red-hawk-scans/4 catch it in his mouth!]}}
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* [[Our Demons Are Different]]: The Demons simply look more "Human-Like" than anything else.
* [[Paid Harem]]: Himekawa has two gun molls fawning over him during his introduction.
* [[Panty Fighter]]: Pillar Agiel. [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/18551/beelzebub_ch118_by_red-hawk-scans/12 FULL STOP.]{{Dead link}}
{{quote|'''[[Red Shirt|Random Ishiyama Student]]''': [[Lampshade Hanging|"Are you some kind of streaker?"]]}}
* [[Panty Shot]]: An Ishiyama student pretends to fall over so he can get a look up Chiaki's skirt... only to find out she's got a pistol [[Victoria's Secret Compartment|strapped to her thigh]].
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* [[Pimp Duds]]: In the anime, Himekawa [[Paper-Thin Disguise|disguises]] himself in some after being stuck in his [[Fan Nickname|Pretty Boy]] mode.
* [[Playing Against Type]]: [[Aki Toyosaki]] plays Aoi, a [[Tsundere]], [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] [[Delinquent]], and [[Youko Hikasa]] plays Azusa, a [[Genki Girl]] [[The Ditz|Ditz]] in the anime, reversing their most famous [[K-On!|roles]].
* [[Playing Pictionary]]: Beel's attempt to draw a [https://web.archive.org/web/20120914232220/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/53819/beelzebub_ch133.5_by_red-hawk-scans/3 family portrait] confuses everyone and is dubbed 'abstract'. To be honest, he's a toddler, were they really expecting a masterpiece?
* [[Playing with Fire]]: {{spoiler|En}}, to contrast Beel's lightning powers.
** Also {{spoiler|[[Meaningful Name|Salamander]], whose flames have the power to [[Brainwashed|brainwash]] people and [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|destroy their memories.]]}}
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** And Tōjō, who's always out on [[Why Do You Keep Changing Jobs?|one]] of his part-time jobs ''during class hours''.
* [[Shout-Out]]: The demons have green hair, electrical or fire powers, the zappy one is clingy, and the [[Running Gag]] is the (more or less villain) protagonist getting electrocuted now and then. [[Urusei Yatsura|Sound familiar?]]
** Many [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004006/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/9867/beelzebub_v5_ch43_by_i-eat-manga/4 references] to ''[[Dragon Quest]]''.
*** [[Dragon Quest V|It's Madason you dumb ass...and this guy's Nimzo.]]
** Ichiro "[[wikipedia:Alex Rodriguez|Alex Rodriguez]]" Shinjo. Made even weirder by the fact that he's a boxer, not a baseball player.
** [[Mobile Suit Gundam SEED|Athrun]]? Seriously?
** At the school festival there are booths run by both ''[[Psyren]]'' and ''[[Sket Dance]]'' cosplayers.
** [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/2841/beelzebub_ch80_by_keishou-scans/7 Furuichi Ear]{{Dead link}} reminds one of a certain [[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple|"alien's" special abilities.]]
** And now, unexpectedly, to ''[[Call of Duty]] 4''.
** Chapter before that there was a call out to ''[[Street Fighter (video game)|Street Fighter]]''. Only with more nudity.
** Yet another shout out to ''Street Fighter'' in [https://web.archive.org/web/20130224073446/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/49241/beelzebub_ch127_by_red-hawk-scans/3 this cover].
** Oga, apparently, can do the [[Street Fighter (video game)|Shoryuken and Psycho Crusher.]]
** [[Combining Mecha|Max the Ishiyama King]] is a blatant shout out to ''[[Voltes V]]''.
** Apparently, even ''[[The Flintstones]]'' get a shout-out [https://web.archive.org/web/20111010134240/http://www.batoto.com/read/_/9922/beelzebub_v9_ch77_by_keishou-scans from Oga].
** When Hilda is trying to come to terms with {{spoiler|Oga and Beel's}} body switch, she sings [[Pinocchio (Disney film)|"When You Wish Upon A Star"]].
** Chapter 91 contains some ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004226/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/42200/beelzebub_ch91_by_i-eat-manga/16 references].
*** And in one omake Oga tries to quote [[Dragon Ball|Goku]] when he needs to get a New Year's [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Ball]] for Beel.
{{quote|'''Oga''': "A man I respected said these great words - 'Everyone, give me some of your cash in aura form!'"
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** The entire {{spoiler|Hilda}} rescue arc seems to be a homage to the Ruika rescue from ''[[Bleach]]''. To future drive the point home, they both have an extremely similar [[Inverted Trope|inverted]] [[Shut Up and Save Me]] moment.
** Episode 47 of the anime.
{{quote|'''Kanzaki''' {{spoiler|(pretending to be Lamia writing a message to En)}}: "Let's [[To Love LOVE-Ru|To Love-Ru Darkness]]!" }}
** Now [[Lady Gaga]] makes her appearance. [[It Makes Sense in Context|She's truly a good wife!]]
*** Also a wordplay shout out to the NHK drama ''GeGeGe no Nyobo'' (''Spooky Wife'') about the wife of the ''[[GeGeGe no Kitaro]]'' manga creator.
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** Episode 51 has Aoi attacking Koma with "Scattering Sakura Blossoms" when this line was dropped:
{{quote|'''Koma''': "[[Pokémon (anime)|I'm scattering off again]]!"}}
** Does [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004147/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/56464/beelzebub_ch135_by_red-hawk-scans/15 this image] remind you of [[Death Note|something]]?
** Futaba tries to make Kanzaki play ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' with her.
** In episode 56 Kanzaki's first suggestion for a new group name is [[K-On!|Afterschool Yogurty Time]].
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* [[Similar Squad]]: We now have one introduced for the St. Ishiyama field trip for the Ishiyama High School students, South Chinpira High created their own Tohoshinki modeled after Ishiyama and an Oga clone, Izo Aiba, who's just a bit less of a [[Cloudcuckoolander]] and just as much of a [[Badass]]. The main difference so far? Well, he's blond and falls in [[Love At First Sight]] with Kunieda... and his baby sister fell for Beel... at first sight..
* [[Slasher Smile]]: Oga, oh God, Oga. The faces he makes can be seen as the ''definition'' of a slasher smile.
** Pillar Head [[Perpetual Smiler|Salamander]] seems to be [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004057/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/51860/beelzebub_ch133_by_red-hawk-scans/5 getting in on the action as well.]
** Jabberwock is usually frowning, but gets one of these when he's really enjoying a fight.
* [[Sleep Cute]]: Hilda snuggled up to Beel in chapter 139 {{spoiler|after getting into bed with Oga}}.
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* [[Strange Minds Think Alike]]: In chapter 140 both Furuichi and later Aoi ask if a 'wife' is "[[Don't Explain the Joke|that red liquid the French are well known for]]". Furuichi lampshades this by telling Aoi to calm down, since he already asked the same thing.
* [[Stripperiffic]]: Aoi's "school uniform" that bares almost her entire torso. And now we have Satura, who wears a bikini and an apron.
** [[Panty Fighter|Pillar Agiel]] probably takes the cake, [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/18551/beelzebub_ch118_by_red-hawk-scans/12 with her outfit consisting of only underwear and the Pillar Squad's mandatory badass long coat.]{{Dead link}}
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: Laymia and Lamia, as well Furuichi and his mom. {{spoiler|Hilda and Yolda, of the sisterly variety.}}
* [[Super Mode]]: Just when you thought Oga couldn't get any ''more'' powerful, [[Limit Break|he goes and breaks the contract bounds he has with Beel]] and activates {{spoiler|Super Milk Time.}} [[Hour of Power|Too bad it has a time limit...]]
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* [[There Was a Door]]: When he takes on Akuma Academy, the enemy call Oga out on smashing holes in the wall. Oga says that he got tired of searching for the door.
* [[The Thing That Goes Doink]]: Kanzaki's [[Big Fancy House|family home]] is shown to have one.
* [[Thinker Pose]]: There's a [http://www.batoto.com/read/_/18551/beelzebub_ch118_by_red-hawk-scans/7 statue of En doing this]{{Dead link}} in the Akumano Academy grounds.
{{quote|'''Kanzaki''': [[Completely Missing the Point|"You can bet your life he's NOT thinking!"]]}}
* [[Those Two Guys]]: Natsume and Shiroyama (at first), Nene and Chiaki (at first), Aizawa and Jinno, Ryoko and Kaoru.
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* [[Toilet Humour]]: Baby Beel's urination period. Recently the focus has been shifted to Furuichi, seeing as in St Ishiyama arc he was abducted by Arandron while sitting on the toilet [[Butt Monkey|(without having a chance to wipe his ass first)]] , while the Okinawa arc has him suffer from a bout of diarrhea and therefore [[Butt Monkey|miss the chance to go into Aoi's room or spy on the girls comparing breast size in the hot spring.]]
* [[Too Soon]]: Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, an entire episode of the anime was changed.
* [[Training Fromfrom Hell]]: Oga's "training" of Beelzebub in chapter 39 and 40. To get rid of his fear of bugs.
** Grandpa Kunieda forces his students to break rocks with their bare hands as training. And they don't eat until they succeed.
** Saotome's training involves jogging round the mountains doing stretches while he chants some weird made-up song about punching people. Subverted as Oga only finds it complete hell because of how stupid it is.
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** Lampshaded by Furuichi in the anime.
{{quote|'''Furuichi''': "You know I've been wondering this for a while, but what do the teachers in the school actually do?" }}
* [[The Ugly GuysGuy's Hot Daughter]]: Arandron's daughter Angelica, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120522004422/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/9868/beelzebub_v6_ch44_by_keishou-scans/2 and how!]
* [[Unfazed Everyman]]: Furuichi becomes this after he gives up and just accepts any weird demon-related mess he gets thrown into. Cue [[Mistaken for Badass]].
* [[Unflinching Walk]]: Oga and Beel [https://web.archive.org/web/20120910003012/http://www.batoto.net/read/_/5164/beelzebub_ch106_by_red-hawk-scans/18 have an EPIC one] after [[Curb Stomp Battle|handing out some serious ass kicking to the Pillar Squad.]] Complete with [[Hidden Eyes]] for added dramatic effect!
* [[Unknown Rival]]: Aiba sees Oga as rival in his pursuit of Aoi. Oga being Oga is not only totally uninterested, but hasn't even realized that Aiba thinks he's this.
* [[Unlimited Wardrobe]]: When not at school, the cast are always shown wearing different casual clothes, some of which are pretty detailed. The covers also have them in a variety of fancy outfits.
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* [[Word Salad Lyrics]]: The song the delinquents sing to persuade the principal of St. Ishiyama to let them go on the [[Field Trip]].
{{quote|'''Furuichi''': "Why would there only be sadness in your album?"
'''Himekawa''': "That's because in that album...[[What Do You Mean It's Not Heinous?|there won't be any pictures of us going on the field trip!]]"<br />
'''Oga''': [[Crowning Moment of Funny|"Oh God..."]] }}
* [[World of Badass]]
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* [[Yakuza]]: Kanzaki is related to some. We get to meet them in chapter 143, and being a son of the boss Kanzaki demands their respect.
* [[You Are Not Alone]]: Seems averted at first when Oga {{spoiler|storms Akumano Academy on his own to try and rescue Hilda.}} However then it's revealed that {{spoiler|he has [[Mission Control|radio contact]] with Furuichi and Lamia (and later Himekawa).}} It's finally played straight after {{spoiler|the rest of the school have their [[Big Damn Heroes]] moment and chew him out on leaving them behind.}}
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: Kanzaki beating up Shiroyama after he lost a fight, before ordering him to jump out a window. Hecadoth and Graphel are imprisoned after they lose in a fight against humans.
* [[You Have Outlived Your Usefulness]]: Hilda attempts to kill Oga when he first neglects his duties as parent.
* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Most of the demons have brightly coloured hair, like pink, blue or green. Although it's justified because they're, well, demons, no one in the human world comments on it.
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