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Joining them on their quest is Tsutomu-kun and Harumi-chan, two humans from the school Enma makes his base under (which one joins first depends on which version of the story you're reading/watching). Together, they make up the Demon Patrol, and work at protecting the town from youkai, sexually harassing Yukiko, and... well, that's about it, really. |
Joining them on their quest is Tsutomu-kun and Harumi-chan, two humans from the school Enma makes his base under (which one joins first depends on which version of the story you're reading/watching). Together, they make up the Demon Patrol, and work at protecting the town from youkai, sexually harassing Yukiko, and... well, that's about it, really. |
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The series is particularly notable because it was Go Nagai's first attempt at a children's manga after almost single-handedly bootstrapping the [[Ecchi]] subgenre of comedy manga in Japan with Harenchi Gakuen -- having said that, it is also a bit of [[Values Dissonance]] to western sensibilities: the nudity and sexuality in the series is blatant, especially in the [[Hotter and Sexier|more modern remakes]], and Enma is a very unrepentant, perverted [[Anti |
The series is particularly notable because it was Go Nagai's first attempt at a children's manga after almost single-handedly bootstrapping the [[Ecchi]] subgenre of comedy manga in Japan with Harenchi Gakuen -- having said that, it is also a bit of [[Values Dissonance]] to western sensibilities: the nudity and sexuality in the series is blatant, especially in the [[Hotter and Sexier|more modern remakes]], and Enma is a very unrepentant, perverted [[Anti-Hero]]. (except the original 1973 anime which was an attempt by Toei to make a true series for kids.) |
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Over the 40 years that Enma-kun has existed there have been a number of remakes, spin offs, and parodies. For example, in 2000, Go Nagai did a parody spinoff, ''Dororon Enpi-Chan'' (どろろん艶靡ちゃん), with a gender-bent cast and the sexuality turned up to 11 -- notable because the main female lead, Enpi-chan (a sort of cross between Nagai's "[[Kekko Kamen]]" and Enma) is a reoccurring character in the most recent animated version. |
Over the 40 years that Enma-kun has existed there have been a number of remakes, spin offs, and parodies. For example, in 2000, Go Nagai did a parody spinoff, ''Dororon Enpi-Chan'' (どろろん艶靡ちゃん), with a gender-bent cast and the sexuality turned up to 11 -- notable because the main female lead, Enpi-chan (a sort of cross between Nagai's "[[Kekko Kamen]]" and Enma) is a reoccurring character in the most recent animated version. |
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=== Tropes appearing in the original anime and manga: === |
=== Tropes appearing in the original anime and manga: === |
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* [[Five |
* [[Five-Man Band]]: |
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** Enma-kun: [[The Hero]], naturally; can also be thought to be [[The Big Guy]] in the account of having the most destructive attacks and the least consideration in attacking. |
** Enma-kun: [[The Hero]], naturally; can also be thought to be [[The Big Guy]] in the account of having the most destructive attacks and the least consideration in attacking. |
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** Yukiko-Hime: [[The Chick]], although she does play [[The Lancer]] too. |
** Yukiko-Hime: [[The Chick]], although she does play [[The Lancer]] too. |
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* [[Action Girl]]: Yukiko, when she's not getting captured, that is. |
* [[Action Girl]]: Yukiko, when she's not getting captured, that is. |
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* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Yes, all of them. Even the talking hat. |
* [[All Men Are Perverts]]: Yes, all of them. Even the talking hat. |
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* [[All |
* [[All-Star Cast]]: [[Kappei Yamaguchi]], [[Mamiko Noto]], [[Takehito Koyasu]], [[Ayako Kawasumi]], [[Kikuko Inoue]], [[Norio Wakamoto]] and, [[Hochu Otsuka]] all lend their voices. |
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* [[An Ice Person]]: Yukiko-hime has power over ice, enjoys taking freezing baths, and likes to hang out by open freezers. Since she's a [[Youkai|Yuki-Onna]], it's only natural. |
* [[An Ice Person]]: Yukiko-hime has power over ice, enjoys taking freezing baths, and likes to hang out by open freezers. Since she's a [[Youkai|Yuki-Onna]], it's only natural. |
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* [[Animate Inanimate Object]]: Chapeau-jii is a floating, talking hat with a face. |
* [[Animate Inanimate Object]]: Chapeau-jii is a floating, talking hat with a face. |
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* [[Anticlimax]]: A particularly amusing one in Episode Three. {{spoiler|Dokuro, the [[Monster of the Week]], has been set up as the most powerful foe that team has yet faced, and a potential [[Big Bad]] candidate. However, the entire episode ends up focusing on the Patrol's preparations for his arrival, and he only shows up after the credits... to be rapidly dispatched by Enma, [[Animated Actors|since he'd spent so much time waiting around offstage that his legs had fallen asleep]].}} |
* [[Anticlimax]]: A particularly amusing one in Episode Three. {{spoiler|Dokuro, the [[Monster of the Week]], has been set up as the most powerful foe that team has yet faced, and a potential [[Big Bad]] candidate. However, the entire episode ends up focusing on the Patrol's preparations for his arrival, and he only shows up after the credits... to be rapidly dispatched by Enma, [[Animated Actors|since he'd spent so much time waiting around offstage that his legs had fallen asleep]].}} |
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* [[Anti |
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Enpi, who just wants the world to be a more fun and sexy place, and frequently has to turn on her own minions when they start going too far. {{spoiler|And considering she's the only one who opposes the Global Genocide in the final two episodes on its own merits, she's arguably more heroic than the main characters.}} |
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* [[Ascended Extra]] / [[Demoted to Extra]]: Harumi and Tsutomu, respectively. |
* [[Ascended Extra]] / [[Demoted to Extra]]: Harumi and Tsutomu, respectively. |
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* [[Ass Kicks You]]: Chiiko-sensei does a good show of this. |
* [[Ass Kicks You]]: Chiiko-sensei does a good show of this. |
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* [[Drop the Hammer]]: Enma's [[Finishing Move]]. |
* [[Drop the Hammer]]: Enma's [[Finishing Move]]. |
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** Once Yukiko and Enpi joins him. |
** Once Yukiko and Enpi joins him. |
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* [[Dude She's Like in A Coma]]: When Harumi and Yukiko fall into a deep sleep in Episode 4, Chapeau-jii kisses them to break the spell. When it doesn't work, Enma takes advantage of Yukiko's state all too eagerly. |
* [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma]]: When Harumi and Yukiko fall into a deep sleep in Episode 4, Chapeau-jii kisses them to break the spell. When it doesn't work, Enma takes advantage of Yukiko's state all too eagerly. |
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* [[Ecchi]]: Very much so. |
* [[Ecchi]]: Very much so. |
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* [[Enemy Mine]]: Frequent between Enpi and the Demon Patrol when her latest scheme backfires. |
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Frequent between Enpi and the Demon Patrol when her latest scheme backfires. |
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* [[Face Stealer]]: Episode 1's villain Face Eater, who turns his victims into [[The Blank]]. |
* [[Face Stealer]]: Episode 1's villain Face Eater, who turns his victims into [[The Blank]]. |
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* [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]]: The world the Youkai all come from looks like this. |
* [[Fire and Brimstone Hell]]: The world the Youkai all come from looks like this. |
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* [[Five |
* [[Five-Man Band]]: The cast's position is pretty much unchanged, save for Yukiko-hime being a full-time Lancer. Tsutomu-kun's role, meanwhile, got taken over by Harumi (his girlfriend in the original series) who also has shades of being [[The Chick]]. |
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* [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]]: Slipsqueak |
* [[Forgotten Childhood Friend]]: Slipsqueak |
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* [[Gag Boobs]]: Chiiko-sensei |
* [[Gag Boobs]]: Chiiko-sensei |
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* [[Mister Exposition]]: Chapeau-ji in episode 2. |
* [[Mister Exposition]]: Chapeau-ji in episode 2. |
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* [[Monster of the Week]]: The series seems to be following this trend so far. |
* [[Monster of the Week]]: The series seems to be following this trend so far. |
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* [[Multi |
* [[Multi-Armed and Dangerous]]: Hyakute, the villain of Episode 4. |
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* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Yukiko-hime is light blue on top and purple on the bottom. |
* [[Multicolored Hair]]: Yukiko-hime is light blue on top and purple on the bottom. |
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* [[Mushroom Samba]]: Episode 4 has the characters trapped in a highly bizarre dream world by a demon. |
* [[Mushroom Samba]]: Episode 4 has the characters trapped in a highly bizarre dream world by a demon. |
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* [[Naughty Tentacles]]: Common, and guaranteed to immediately gravitate towards [[Ms. Fanservice|Yukiko-hime]]. |
* [[Naughty Tentacles]]: Common, and guaranteed to immediately gravitate towards [[Ms. Fanservice|Yukiko-hime]]. |
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* [[Nice Hat]]: Chapeau-ji is a living example of this trope and part of Enma's costume. |
* [[Nice Hat]]: Chapeau-ji is a living example of this trope and part of Enma's costume. |
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* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Kappa-eru and Chapeau-ji both qualify, leaving the actual fighting of monsters to Enma and Yukiko. |
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* [[No Ontological Inertia]]: Whatever evil was perpetrated by the [[Monster of the Week]] is undone by reducing him to a grease spot. Damage done by the heroes, being of a more physical variety, sticks around until the end of the episode. We're talking damage on par with [[Ranma One Half|The Nerima Wrecking Crew]]. |
* [[No Ontological Inertia]]: Whatever evil was perpetrated by the [[Monster of the Week]] is undone by reducing him to a grease spot. Damage done by the heroes, being of a more physical variety, sticks around until the end of the episode. We're talking damage on par with [[Ranma One Half|The Nerima Wrecking Crew]]. |
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* [[Occult Detective]]: The Youkai Patrol have this as their job description. Try getting them to actually DO it. |
* [[Occult Detective]]: The Youkai Patrol have this as their job description. Try getting them to actually DO it. |
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* [[Panty Shot]]: Strangely ''subverted'' with Harumi in episode 1 and the beginning of episode 2. Enma-kun got a glimpse but the audience did not. |
* [[Panty Shot]]: Strangely ''subverted'' with Harumi in episode 1 and the beginning of episode 2. Enma-kun got a glimpse but the audience did not. |
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** And subverted again in episode 6 because she was wearing her school swimsuit under her clothes. |
** And subverted again in episode 6 because she was wearing her school swimsuit under her clothes. |
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* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Enma. |
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* [[Playing With Fire]]: Enma's powers all seem to be fire-based. |
* [[Playing With Fire]]: Enma's powers all seem to be fire-based. |
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* [[Power of Love]]: {{spoiler|Enma}} has it sealed. And it is powerful enough to '''destroy everything'''. |
* [[Power of Love]]: {{spoiler|Enma}} has it sealed. And it is powerful enough to '''destroy everything'''. |
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** And they're very proud of it. |
** And they're very proud of it. |
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*** [[Justified Trope|Justified]] for Yukiko-Hime. As a [[An Ice Person|Yuki-Onna]] she's very sensitive to heat. To her wearing ''any'' underwear is like putting on a pair of long-johns in the middle of summer. |
*** [[Justified Trope|Justified]] for Yukiko-Hime. As a [[An Ice Person|Yuki-Onna]] she's very sensitive to heat. To her wearing ''any'' underwear is like putting on a pair of long-johns in the middle of summer. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It's for Kids?]]: The manga was apparently [[Go Nagai]]'s shot at writing a story for children. The various remakes, including the animated version, either play up the [[Darker and Edgier|horror aspects]] or [[Hotter and Sexier|play up the sexuality]]. |
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* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs]] |
* [[What Do You Mean It Wasn't Made On Drugs?]] |
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* [[Widget Series]]: AND HOW! |
* [[Widget Series]]: AND HOW! |
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* [[Would Not Hit a Girl]]: Hachinosu-Nyudo considers himself a 'gentleman', and so prefers not to use his more dangerous abilities against women. [[All Men Are Perverts|Humiliating abilities, on the other hand, are A-OK.]] |
* [[Would Not Hit a Girl]]: Hachinosu-Nyudo considers himself a 'gentleman', and so prefers not to use his more dangerous abilities against women. [[All Men Are Perverts|Humiliating abilities, on the other hand, are A-OK.]] |