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Ema Tōyama is a mangaka who made his debut in 2003.
Ema Tōyama is a mangaka who made his debut in 2003.


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* ''Bocha Bocha Suieibu''
* ''Bocha Bocha Suieibu''
* ''[[GDGD-DOGS]]''
* ''[[GDGD-DOGS]]''
* ''[[Hyakuen|Hyakuen!]]''
* ''[[Hyakuen]]''
* ''[[I'm Here]]''
* ''[[I'm Here]]''
* ''[[Kamikami Kaeshi]]''
* ''[[Kamikami Kaeshi]]''
* ''[[Koko Ni Iru Yo|Koko ni Iru yo!]]''
* ''[[Koko ni Iru yo!]]''
* ''Mamacolle''
* ''Mamacolle''
* ''[[Pixie Pop]]'' (''Gokkun! Pucho'')
* ''[[Pixie Pop]]'' (''Gokkun! Pucho'')
* ''[[Plain Love]]'' [one-shot]
* ''[[Plain Love]]'' [one-shot]
* ''[[Watashi Ni XX Shinasai|Watashi ni XX Shinasai!]]''
* ''[[Watashi ni XX Shinasai|Watashi ni XX Shinasai!]]''


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== Tropes common in his works include: ==
== Tropes common in his works include: ==


* [[Art Evolution]]: You can really tell [[Ema Toyama]]'s character designs are much different when you compare his first work ''[[Pixie Pop]]'' to his most recent work ''[[Watashi Ni XX Shinasai|Watashi ni XX Shinasai!]]''.
* [[Art Evolution]]: You can really tell [[Ema Toyama]]'s character designs are much different when you compare his first work ''[[Pixie Pop]]'' to his most recent work ''[[Watashi ni XX Shinasai|Watashi ni XX Shinasai!]]''.
* [[Betty and Veronica]]:
* [[Betty and Veronica]]:
** Mayu and Konoha for Amamiya; Yuuki and Amamiya for Mayu in ''Pixie Pop''.
** Mayu and Konoha for Amamiya; Yuuki and Amamiya for Mayu in ''Pixie Pop''.
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** {{spoiler|Mami}} from ''Watashi ni XX Shinasai!''
** {{spoiler|Mami}} from ''Watashi ni XX Shinasai!''
** Averted with Mayu from ''Pixie Pop'', Wakana from ''Plain Love'', and Hinokagu from ''Kamikami Kaeshi''.
** Averted with Mayu from ''Pixie Pop'', Wakana from ''Plain Love'', and Hinokagu from ''Kamikami Kaeshi''.
* [[Character Development]]: Many of his heroines need to mature into stronger people, whether it concerns [[I Just Want to Have Friends|friends]] (''Koko ni Iru yo!''), [[What Is This Thing You Call Love|love]] (''Pixie Pop''; ''Watashi ni XX Shinasai!''), or [[I Just Want to Be Free|freedom]] (''Kamikami Kaeshi'').
* [[Character Development]]: Many of his heroines need to mature into stronger people, whether it concerns [[I Just Want to Have Friends|friends]] (''Koko ni Iru yo!''), [[What Is This Thing You Call Love?|love]] (''Pixie Pop''; ''Watashi ni XX Shinasai!''), or [[I Just Want to Be Free|freedom]] (''Kamikami Kaeshi'').
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]
* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]
** Konoha from ''Pixie Pop''.
** Konoha from ''Pixie Pop''.
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* [[Smitten Teenage Girl]]:
* [[Smitten Teenage Girl]]:
** Several of her manga have heroines desiring a respective [[Love Interest]].
** Several of her manga have heroines desiring a respective [[Love Interest]].
** Gender-flipped with Kazuma from ''Hyakuen!'', who is absolutely smitten with his arranged fiancée Madoka enough to transfer to Madoka's class to find her, spends a month looking for her, and spends three hours looking at the mirrors merely because he get to see her. [[Hyakuen (Manga)/Funny|He even moves into the apartment next to hers and combines their balconies in case of an emergency.]] Yes, his [[Stalker With a Crush]] tendancies are [[Lampshaded]].
** Gender-flipped with Kazuma from ''Hyakuen!'', who is absolutely smitten with his arranged fiancée Madoka enough to transfer to Madoka's class to find her, spends a month looking for her, and spends three hours looking at the mirrors merely because he get to see her. [[Hyakuen/Funny|He even moves into the apartment next to hers and combines their balconies in case of an emergency.]] Yes, his [[Stalker with a Crush]] tendancies are [[Lampshaded]].
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]
* [[Wish Fulfillment]]: There's usually something a leading character in an [[Ema Toyama]] manga wants, and the plot revolves around that character trying to succeed in his or her (usually ''[[Plucky Girl|her]]'') dreams.
* [[Wish Fulfillment]]: There's usually something a leading character in an [[Ema Toyama]] manga wants, and the plot revolves around that character trying to succeed in his or her (usually ''[[Plucky Girl|her]]'') dreams.
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Ema Tōyama is a mangaka who made his debut in 2003.


His works (among others) include:


Tropes common in his works include:

  • Art Evolution: You can really tell Ema Toyama's character designs are much different when you compare his first work Pixie Pop to his most recent work Watashi ni XX Shinasai!.
  • Betty and Veronica:
    • Mayu and Konoha for Amamiya; Yuuki and Amamiya for Mayu in Pixie Pop.
    • Black Rabbit (AKA Teru) and Hinata for Hikage in Koko ni Iru yo!.
    • Akira and Shigure for Yukina; Mami and Yukina for Shigure in Watashi ni XX Shinasai!.
    • The Meganekko and Wakana for Kagano in Plain Love.
    • Hayate and Hinokagu for Mashiro in Kamikami Kaeshi.
  • Blondes Are Evil:
    • Aya from Koko ni Iru yo!, but she gets better.
    • Mami from Watashi ni XX Shinasai!
    • Averted with Mayu from Pixie Pop, Wakana from Plain Love, and Hinokagu from Kamikami Kaeshi.
  • Character Development: Many of his heroines need to mature into stronger people, whether it concerns friends (Koko ni Iru yo!), love (Pixie Pop; Watashi ni XX Shinasai!), or freedom (Kamikami Kaeshi).
  • Clingy Jealous Girl
    • Konoha from Pixie Pop.
    • Mami from Watashi ni XX Shinasai!
  • Dogged Nice Guy
  • Expy: Many characters of Ema Toyama's work resemble each other.
    • Shigure from Watashi ni XX Shinasai! resembles Hinata from Koko ni Iru yo!.
    • Likewise, Mami resembles Hiyori from a one-shot in the above example and Momo from Hyakuen!.
    • Kyouka from Hyakuen! has a resemblance to Hikage from Koko ni Iru yo! as well.
  • I Want My Beloved to Be Happy: The apparent "losing" part of the triangle tends to be blonde (and usually boys) -- Teru and (possibly) Akira.
  • Love Triangle
  • Moe
  • Plucky Girl
  • School Idol: Tends to be the love interest(s).
  • Shrinking Violet: Hikage (Koko ni Iru yo!), Yukina without her glasses (Watashi ni XX Shinasai!), and Kanna (GDGD-DOGS).
  • Smitten Teenage Girl:
  • Unlucky Childhood Friend
  • Wish Fulfillment: There's usually something a leading character in an Ema Toyama manga wants, and the plot revolves around that character trying to succeed in his or her (usually her) dreams.