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* [[~~Abuse~~ Is ~~Okay When Its~~ Female On Male]]: But only in the brawls. YMMV, but in general, Ume's chronic assaults on Satou are shown to be not OK, and occasionally get [[Played for Drama]].

* [[Action Dress Rip]]: Played with. During her first fight, Shaga's wearing a dress she was forced into, and uses a pair of chopsticks to hike it up to her hip.

* [[Affectionate Parody]]: Of [[Shonen]] [[Fighting Series]].

** [[Indecisive Parody]]: Once you get past the concept, you'll notice that a fair amount of the [[Hot-Blooded]] action is played completely straight.

* [[Alternate Character Reading]]: Some of the [[~~Red Baron|second names~~]] (e.g. the Wizard, the Monarch) are written in Japanese but read in English.

* [[Alternate Character Reading]]: Some of the [[sobriquet]]s (e.g. the Wizard, the Monarch) are written in Japanese but read in English.

** Kyo and Kyo Sawagi's names are pronounced the same but written with different characters.

* [[Animal Motifs]]:

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* [[Boobs of Steel]]: Zig-zagged. Ayame is the bustiest character (so far) but is below a less-endowed Yarizui in terms of fighting capability, but Matsy used to be the "Monarch Butterfly", the strongest Wolf in the east, and she's bustier (even back then) than Yarizui is.

** And then there's [[Gag Boobs|Brunette]]...

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* [[~~Bottle~~ ~~Fairy~~]]: Matsuba.

* [[Brick Joke]]: {{spoiler|every Nom de Guerre}}

* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Ayame's half Italian.

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** Kazura in the prequel manga

** And also the twins.

* [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]]: The students are color coded according to year.

* [[Color-Coded for Your Convenience]]: The students are color-coded according to year.

* [[Comedic Sociopathy]]: Satou being stripped twice, first time by Ume the second time by the girls that were trying to save him from flying for his clothes in an incinerator and gets burned butt-naked.

* [[Cry for the Devil]]: Episode 9 may or may not have had this effect for Ume.

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** Even more humorously Ayame/Asebi/Satou vs Sen in Virtua fighter. Nine matches, nine losses. Sen should just stick to actual fighting.

** On a more serious note, Episode 10: {{spoiler|When Orthros (the Sawagi twins) beats the hell out of Satou, Nikaido, Shaga, ''and Sen,'' '''ALL AT THE SAME TIME.'''}}

* [[Dangerously Genre Savvy]]: Hounds pull a [[You Shall Not Pass]] [[Stone Wall]] allowing their fellow hounds to get bentos easily.

** Hounds, nothing. {{spoiler|The Club of Heracles}} figured out a rather smart, if [[Kick the Dog|incredibly dickish]], way of dealing with [[Blood Knight|Orthros]]. {{spoiler|Rather than trying to beat them, he got all of the other wolves to not start the brawl until after the Sawagis walked up and took the bento they wanted. Because the Sawagis' [[Goal in Life]] from a very young age had been to participate in the bento brawls, this ended up as an extremely traumatic experience that they still have nightmares about three years down the road.}} {{spoiler|Thanks to Satou being the [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Determinator]] that he is, however, this didn't work when he tried it again.}}

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* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: The Omelettits ([[Gag Boobs|Matsuba's]] winning recipe) in episode 7.

* [[Do-It-Yourself Theme Tune]]: The ending theme, "Egao no Housoku" is sung by [[Mariya Ise]] (Sen).

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* [[Double Standard Abuse (Female on Male)]]: But only in the brawls. YMMV, but in general, Ume's chronic assaults on Satou are shown to be not OK, and occasionally get [[Played for Drama]].

* [[Dragged Into Drag]]: Satou in episodes 4 and 5

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Ayame in episode two was seen [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb-stomping]] Satou in [[Virtua Fighter]] 2.

* [[Early-Bird Cameo]]: Ayame in episode two was seen [[Curb Stomp Battle|curb-stomping]] Satou in ''[[Virtua Fighter]] 2''.

* [[Ecchi]]: More so in the second half of the series.

* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: {{spoiler|Nikaido brands Satou as "Pervert". This also applies to just about every nom de Guerre, despite most sounding cool on the surface}}.

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** Among Oshiroi's [[Yaoi Fangirl|brainstormings]] is the idea that "Saito" will be attacked by two opponents, alluding to the Orthros fight later in the episode.

** While reading up on the Greek myth of Orthros, Satou finds out that the titular dog was killed by Heracles, and then remarks that Orthros' death was a tragic one.

* [[Friendly ~~Enemies~~]]: Most of the wolves have this kind of relationship with each other.

* [[Friendly Enemy]]: Most of the wolves have this kind of relationship with each other.

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* [[From Bad to Worse]]: Did you think Orthros were obscenely powerful? Well, it turns out that {{spoiler|they're running away from an even more powerful Wolf.}}

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** {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Subverted.]] Club of Heracles defeated Othros by letting them take what they wanted without a fight, and is later destroyed by every other named character when he tries it again.}}

* [[Funny Background Event]]: Ume randomly abducting Oshiroi.

* [[Furo Scene]]: As a [[Cool and Unusual Punishment]] for Ayame, inflicted by Ume.

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* [[Hair of Gold]]: Ayame

* [[Hair-Trigger Temper]]: Ume. Just count many times she slapped Yō.

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* [[Hard-Drinking Party Girl]]: Matsuba.

* [[Het Is Ew]]: After seeing Sen and Ayame in questionable positions around Satou, Hana wonders if she can change them into guys.

* [[Hime Cut]]: Shiraume Ume features one of these.

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** And in keeping with the supermarket motif, Monarch uses a shopping cart.

** Orthros use a pair of shopping baskets.

* [[In-Series Nickname]]: See [[~~Red Baron~~]] below.

* [[In-Series Nickname]]: See [[Sobriquet]] below.

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* [[It ~~Got~~ Worse]]: Did you think Orthros were obscenely powerful? Well, it turns out that {{spoiler|they're running away from an even more powerful Wolf.}}

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** {{spoiler|[[Subverted Trope|Subverted.]] Club of Heracles defeated Othros by letting them take what they wanted without a fight, and is later destroyed by every other named character when he tries it again.}}

* [[The Juggernaut]]: Boars

* [[The Jinx]]: Asebi

** [[Born Unlucky]]: Not even charms will work around her.

* [[Kissing Cousins]]: Played with by Ayame and Yo.

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* [[~~Known~~ Only By Their Nickname]]: Brunette, Monk, and Beardy.

* [[Laser-Guided Amnesia]]: The identity of Orthros is initially a mystery because their victims always end up beaten so badly that they somehow remember facing Orthros, but not seeing them.

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* [[Long Title]]: Episode 10 of the anime is titled "It tasted warm and kind, just as my grandmother used to cook. Japanese food, kind to the heart and the body. Fried chicken with plums, dried sardines and seasonal vegetables. 480 kcal."

* [[MacGuffin]]: The bentos with the Honor Seals.

* [[Magic Skirt]]: Females involved in the brawls fear not flashing their goods.

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** [[Stoic Spectacles]]: Mikoto

*** [[Specs of Awesome]]

* [[Missed Moment of Awesome]]: the final brawl {{spoiler|when Orthros suffers their first true loss in the series}} only shows the very start.

* [[Motor Mouth]]: Oshiroi, whenever Satou inspires her yaoi fantasies.

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* [[Mundane Made Awesome]]: The entire premise is daily battle royales over half-priced pre-packaged bento.

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** Shaga blocking Yarizui's kicks using chopsticks!

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*** Exceeded by {{spoiler|the Monarch's Cart-Fu!!}}

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**** Only to be outdone by {{spoiler|Orthos shopping basket [[Speed Blitz]]}}

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** Whenever someone's stomach rumbles. Especially in episode 6 where {{spoiler|the Monarch's stomach rumbling causes the whole store to shake.}}

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** Only to be outdone by Sato in episode 12 when his stomach growls and in turns causes a chain reaction of stomach growling causing {{spoiler|Club of Heracles' gambit to fall apart.}}

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** Episode 7: [[Interesting Situation Duel|Pool bento fight]]

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** The story about the aftermath of the battle between the Wizard and Monarch Butterfly. Kaneshiro manages to win, but collapses on his way home due to expending all of his strength. What does he do? He makes sure to finish his bento before passing out!

* [[Muse Abuse]]: Oshiroi is very, very guilty of this in universe.

* [[Naughty Nurse Outfit]]: The Sawagi twins infiltrate Satou's hospital in tight pink nurse outfits. Of course, the actual nurses working there are older and dress much more modestly.

* [[Never Live It Down]]: [[In-Universe]], Nikaido flat out refuses to accept any kind of explanation after he sees Satou [[Dragged Into Drag]]. {{spoiler|So much so that the incident serves as the origin of his Nom De Guerre: "The Pervert".}}

** {{spoiler|Sen's and Ayame's}} are also the result of this. {{spoiler|Sen once attempted to buy a ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chu-hi Chu-Hi Ice]'' (a type of Vodka mixer) with her bento, while Ayame fell asleep in Lake Park after eating her first Honor Seal Bento.}}

** Orthros is the only example that averts this trope, as their name derives from a genuinely fearsome two headed dog from Greek myth.

* [[Nice Hat]]: Asebi's hat.

* [[Nice Job Fixing It, Villain]]: Shaga, while far from a villain, is still an opponent. In episode 7, one of her many attempts to induce [[Defeat by Modesty]] {{spoiler|[[Crowning Moment of Funny|backfires hilariously]] when Satou is able to weaponize the resultant [[Raging Stiffie]] and use it as a rudder.}}

* [[No-Holds-Barred Beatdown]]: {{spoiler|Monarch beats the living shit out of Satou.}}

** And later, {{spoiler|Orthros}} beats the living shit out of {{spoiler|EVERYONE.}}

* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Ayame. The preview shows her waking up on Satou's bed, wanting to play more video games with him.

** [[Thanks for ~~The~~ ~~Mammaries~~]]: She does this to Oshiroi

** [[Thanks for the Mammary]]: She does this to Oshiroi

* [[Not So Above It All]]: Nikaido has these moments throughout the [[Pool Episode]].

** Sen ~~realy~~ doesn't like losing (episode 8).

** Sen really doesn't like losing (episode 8).

* [[Offscreen Moment of Awesome]]: Episode 12 cuts away from {{spoiler|the final battle between Satou, Nikaido, and Shaga vs. Kyo & Kyo, only stating afterwards that the trio won.}}

* [[One-Hit Kill]]: Surprisingly enough, none of the characters in the anime really have a signature, instant kill move. The closest we get is in ''Zero'', where Uzu's special move is the ability to completely paralyze a person with a single blow.

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* [[Only Known by Their Nickname]]: Brunette, Monk, and Beardy.

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* [[~~Overly~~ Long Title]]: Episode 10 of the anime is titled "It tasted warm and kind, just as my grandmother used to cook. Japanese food, kind to the heart and the body. Fried chicken with plums, dried sardines and seasonal vegetables. 480 kcal."

* [[Panty Shot]]: After his memory returns after being attacked by "Ice Witch" for a second time, Yo tries to remember whether or not he saw her panties when he was getting kicked. He is woken up just before he could remember.

* [[Pool Episode]]: Episode 7

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* [[Rapunzel Hair]]: Ume, Ayame and Brunette.

* [[Reality Ensues]]: Satou actually does get hospitalized for his injuries in episode 8. However, said injuries were the result of jumping out of a 5 story window rather than a Bento brawl. {{spoiler|Also subverted - he's perfectly fine, and the bandages were a prank by Shaga.}}

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* [[~~Red Baron~~]]/[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Wolves tend to earn such titles if their actions become [[Never Live It Down|notorious]] enough. To name a few: Sen Yarizui is the Ice Witch, Ayame Shaga is the Beauty by the Lake, Yu Kaneshiro is the Wizard, Tadaaki Endo is the Monarch.

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** Satou later earns the nickname {{spoiler|Pervert, even though he doesn't want it}}.

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*** He also gets the nickname {{spoiler|Two Dogs with Ren}}.

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** Orthros is pretty much the only title earned through outright fear and respect.

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*** In relation to the above, the wolf who took down Orthros three years ago is called the Club of Heracles as part of a reference to Greek mythology.

* [[Retired Badass]]: {{spoiler|Matsuba aka the Monarch Butterfly}}

* [[Revenge]]: {{spoiler|The reason behind the East vs West War.}}

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* [[Shower Scene]]: Sen gets one in the first chapter of the prequel manga.

** The Sawagis also get a rather [[Incest Subtext|loaded]] one in Episode 10.

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* [[Sobriquet]]/[[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: Wolves tend to earn such titles if their actions become [[Never Live It Down|notorious]] enough. To name a few: Sen Yarizui is the Ice Witch, Ayame Shaga is the Beauty by the Lake, Yu Kaneshiro is the Wizard, Tadaaki Endo is the Monarch.

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** Satou later earns the nickname {{spoiler|Pervert, even though he doesn't want it}}.

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*** He also gets the nickname {{spoiler|Two Dogs with Ren}}.

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** Orthros is pretty much the only title earned through outright fear and respect.

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*** In relation to the above, the wolf who took down Orthros three years ago is called the Club of Heracles as part of a reference to Greek mythology.

* [[Something Else Also Rises]]: Satou and an oral thermometer in episode 8.

* [[Soundtrack Dissonance]]: [[Ear Worm]] music plays during the calm right before a battle. Justified since the battles take place in either a convenience store or supermarket.

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* [[Weirdness Censor]]: For the most part, the regular grocery store shoppers don't seem to notice or care about the fact that their supermarkets turn into literal warzones every night.

* [[Wham! Episode]]: Episode 10, doubling as [[Gut Punch]]. {{spoiler|The Kyo twins curbstomp the ''entire cast'', including Sen herself, over the course of the episode.}}

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* [[~~What~~ ~~Do You Mean It's Not~~ Awesome?]]: The entire premise is daily battle royales over half-priced pre-packaged bento.

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