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Ga-Rei is a 2005 manga series by Hajime Segawa about [[Ordinary High School Student]] Kensuke Nimura and definitely not ordinary high school girl named Kagura Tsuchimiya. After an incident involving a giant monster ghost baby Kensuke follows Kagura into her world of supernatural peril.

[[Ga Rei Zero]] is a [[Prequel]] anime series that acts as Yomi (the first [[Big Bad]])'s [[Start of Darkness]]. It is also much [[Darker and Edgier]], Ga-Rei is quite [[Lighter and Softer|light]] in comparison.

[[Ga-Rei Zero]] is a [[Prequel]] anime series that acts as Yomi (the first [[Big Bad]])'s [[Start of Darkness]]. It is also much [[Darker and Edgier]], Ga-Rei is quite [[Lighter and Softer|light]] in comparison.

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=== This Series Provides Examples of ===

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* [[Apocalypse Maiden]]: {{spoiler|Yomi. She just can't catch a break.}}

* [[Art Evolution]]: In leaps and bounds. Just compare the cover of Volume 1 to Volume 7.

* [[As Long As There Is Evil]]: The source of the Sesshouseki's power.

* [[As Long as There Is Evil]]: The source of the Sesshouseki's power.

* [[Back From the Dead]]: Yomi. {{spoiler|More than once.}}

* [[Beach Episode]]: They go to a water park, too.

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* [[Cain and Abel]]: Yomi and Kagura, in that order.

* [[Cat Fight]]: During Kagura's and Shizuru's festival fight, Noriyuki starts taking bets for who's going to win. Fanservice is mostly absent, though, since they're pretty beat up by the end.

* [[Chained By Fashion]]: Byakuei is chained to Kagura as an indication that it's sealed into her.

* [[Chained by Fashion]]: Byakuei is chained to Kagura as an indication that it's sealed into her.

* [[Chivalrous Pervert]]: Noriyuki. Especially when it concerns Shizuru, interestingly enough.

* [[The Chosen One]]: {{spoiler|Kagura.}}

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* [[The Corruption]]: Yomi struggles with it whenever she has screen time.

* [[Dark Action Girl]]: Yomi, Shizuru.

* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Big Sister]]: [[Kill the Ones You Love|Kagura killed Yomi]] while Yomi was being controlled by the Sesshouseki (see [[Ga Rei Zero]]). It doesn't seem to bother her at first, but it eventually takes its toll.

* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Big Sister]]: [[Kill the Ones You Love|Kagura killed Yomi]] while Yomi was being controlled by the Sesshouseki (see [[Ga-Rei Zero]]). It doesn't seem to bother her at first, but it eventually takes its toll.

* [[Decoy Protagonist]]: Kensuke

* [[Demonic Possession]]: Izumi {{spoiler|turns into a giant demon spider before Yomi takes over her body.}}

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* [[Earn Your Happy Ending]]: {{spoiler|It look a lot of [[Heroic Sacrifice|heroic sacrifices]], but they did [http://www.onemanga.com/Ga-Rei/52/46/ earned it!] }}

* [[Easy Amnesia]]: {{spoiler|Happens to Kagura. Her memory is restored over time, though in the meanwhile it leads to [[Amnesia Danger]].}}

* [[The End of the World As We Know It]]: {{spoiler|[[Inherent in ~~The~~ System|Planned from the start.]] There's a reincarnation planned, but everyone on the planet has to die first.}}

* [[The End of the World as We Know It]]: {{spoiler|[[Inherent in the System|Planned from the start.]] There's a reincarnation planned, but everyone on the planet has to die first.}}

* [[Eye Scream]]: Kensuke's eye gets slashed open when he tries to protect Izumi from Kirin. Since he no longer has a Sesshouseki inside him, he never fully recovers, and it leaves a huge scar.

* [[The Faceless]]: Lord Tamamo.

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* [[Hard Gay]]: Koji Iwahata. The big badass ex-mercenary.

* [[Healing Factor]]: One of the benefits of having a Sesshouseki embedded within you.

* [[Heir to ~~The~~ Dojo]]: Played straight with Kensuke. His parents are kendo masters, which is the reason he can handle Michael XII.

* [[Heir to the Dojo]]: Played straight with Kensuke. His parents are kendo masters, which is the reason he can handle Michael XII.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Who else but {{spoiler|Yomi. At least she gets her break.}}

* [[Humongous Mecha]]: The spirit armor used by Tsuina. They're basically mechs that run on spirit energy.

* [[Ice Queen]]: After {{spoiler|her resurrection}}, Yomi is like this to pretty much everyone save Kagura.

* [[Inaction Sequence]]: Chapter 45, which is more or less an [[Info Dump]] {{spoiler|about [[The End of the World As We Know It]]}}.

* [[Inaction Sequence]]: Chapter 45, which is more or less an [[Info Dump]] {{spoiler|about [[The End of the World as We Know It]]}}.

* [[Incest Subtext]]: While not blood-related, there is A LOT of subtext between Yomi and Kagura, two people who see each other as sisters. May also count as [[Not Blood Siblings]].

* [[Interrupted Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Yomi, whose suicide is interrupted by Okama.}}

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* [[The Power of Love]]: Used to cross dimensions, believe it or not.

* [[The Powers That Be]]: They're possibly the ones {{spoiler|attempting to end the world.}}

* [[Put On a Bus]]: {{spoiler|Kyouko, Shizuru, and Noriyuki all leave at the end of the Kyuubi arc. Fujiko retires, and the entire Countermeasures Department dissolves. It's not long before the action gets going again.}}

* [[Put on a Bus]]: {{spoiler|Kyouko, Shizuru, and Noriyuki all leave at the end of the Kyuubi arc. Fujiko retires, and the entire Countermeasures Department dissolves. It's not long before the action gets going again.}}

* [[Ret Canon]]: A few of the manga's later flashbacks borrow either characters or scenes from the anime. At this point, the anime could be considered manga canon.

* [[Rich Bitch]]: Shizuru. She gets better, though.

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* [[Running Gag]]: Kensuke gets hit by vehicles really often. It's a wonder he hasn't died.

* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Schoolgirl Lesbian]]: {{spoiler|Izumi.}}

* [[Sealed Evil in A Can]]: The demon king from the first arc is sealed beneath the city.

* [[Sealed Evil in a Can]]: The demon king from the first arc is sealed beneath the city.

* [[Sealed Inside a Person Shaped Can]]: Byakuei within the Tsuchimiya heirs.

* [[Slasher Smile]]: While controlled by the Sesshouseki, Yomi sports these now and again.

* [[Shipper On Deck]]: The nameless tanuki.

* [[Shipper on Deck]]: The nameless tanuki.

* [[Shown Their Work]]: Chapter 48 features scenes taking place in Washington, The Vatican, and London. All of the scenes actually look like the cities they're representing.

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism vs. Cynicism]]: Waaay over to the idealistic side. It's quite pointed when compared to its [[Darker and Edgier]] anime.

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* [[Split Personality]]: {{spoiler|Izumi and Yomi. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Yomi herself when Kagura isn't sure who she's talking to.}}

* [[Team Pet]]: Despite not having a name, the baketanuki frequently saves the lives of the heroes by [[Voluntary Shapeshifting|turning]] into a giant wall. It's even used as a sled at one point.

* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: The entire [[Ga Rei]] (including the [[Ga Rei Zero|prequel anime]]) is just one long series of one tragedy after another befalling Kagura. When you read it in one sit, Kagura begin to look like [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]], minus the whininess.

* [[Trauma Conga Line]]: The entire [[Ga-Rei]] (including the [[Ga-Rei Zero|prequel anime]]) is just one long series of one tragedy after another befalling Kagura. When you read it in one sit, Kagura begin to look like [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Shinji Ikari]], minus the whininess.

* [[The Power of Love]]: Apparently this is how Kagura gets the powers of the White Priestess. Not revealed to cornily...until suddenly Michael goes, "Kagura! It's time to use the power of love!"

* [[Took a Level In Badass]]: Shizuru, after her training with Noriyuki.

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* [[Wham! Episode]]: Chapter 33, {{spoiler|when it's revealed that Kagura lost her memories, and to a certain extent that Yomi's come back from the dead.}}

* [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?]]: [[Bunny Ears Lawyer|Master Michael's]] Hepburn, a snowball ''machine gun''.

* [[What Happened to ~~The~~ Mouse?]]: At the end, what happened to {{spoiler|Noriyuki? Sure, Yomi merged with Kagura, but does that mean she took Noriyuki with her?}}

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: At the end, what happened to {{spoiler|Noriyuki? Sure, Yomi merged with Kagura, but does that mean she took Noriyuki with her?}}

** {{spoiler|In the epilogue he's chilling as a ghost}}

* [[Worthy Opponent]]: Shizuru, to Kagura.