Gravitation/Characters
The following tropes can be applied to the characters of the Manga and Anime series Gravitation.
Shuichi Shindou
- Camp Gay: To a slight degree.
- Dude Looks Like a Lady
- Even the Guys Want Him
- Flanderization
- Gayngst
- Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?: He does, however, occasionally remind everyone he's not gay; he's bi.
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
- Keet
- Love Martyr
- Mood Whiplash
- Older Than They Look
- Puppy Dog Eyes
- Rape Is Love (more like "I'd rather be gang-raped than let you guys get to my dear Yuki! But I'll be okay, I'll never show damage afterwards!")
- Sailor Fuku: Wears this in one episode.
- Stupid Sexy Flanders
- Super-Deformed
- Tomokazu Seki
- There Was a Door
- Wimpification: Canon example
- Wholesome Crossdresser
- Yandere
Eiri Yuki
- Arranged Marriage: Although he and Ayaka never actually get married.
- Bastard Boyfriend: Milder example.
- Bi the Way
- Dark and Troubled Past
- Deadpan Snarker
- Die for Our Ship
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!
- Double Standard
- Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?: At least in the beginning.
- Interrupted Suicide
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold
- Kazuhiko Inoue
- Manipulative Bastard
- Perpetual Frowner
- Pet the Dog
- Rape as Backstory
- Smoking Is Cool
- Sugar and Ice Personality
- Tall, Dark and Snarky
- The Stoic
Tohma Seguchi
- Ai Orikasa
- Always Camp
- Berserk Button: If you think dressing up as the man who attempted to rape Eiri in order to "heal him psychologically" is a good idea, you've got another thing coming. He goes from Stepford Smiler to an Ax Crazy Yandere in just a few short panels. Afterward? He's smiling again and brushing his rampage off like it was nothing.
- Closet Key
- It's All My Fault: Two words: New York.
- Manipulative Bastard
- My God, What Have I Done? When a pregnant Mika gets sick due to stress and has to be hospitalized.
- Older Than They Look
- Stepford Smiler: And when he isn't smiling? Be afraid.
- The Atoner: Only in regards to Eiri. Otherwise, he doesn't give a crap, generally.
- White-Haired Pretty Boy
- Wholesome Crossdresser: At least in the manga sequel.
- Yandere
Hiroshi Nakano aka Hiro
- Have I Mentioned I Am Heterosexual Today?
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
- Pair the Spares: With Ayaka.
- Smoking Is Cool
- Unlucky Childhood Friend: To Shuichi.
- Yasunori Matsumoto
Suguru Fujisaki
Ryuichi Sakuma
- Bunny Ears Lawyer: In the manga.
- Genius Ditz: In the anime.
- Kappei Yamaguchi
- Keet
- Older Than They Look
- Verbal Tic: Na no da!
Yuki Kitazawa
Yoshiki Kitazawa
Noriko Ukai
- Cool Big Sis: To Shuichi, sometimes
- Girlish Pigtails
- Haruna Ikezawa
- Hot Mom: Has a six-year-old girl, Saki
- May-December Romance: Happily Married to Tetsuya Ukai, a much older university professor.
- Older Than They Look
- Power Trio: With Ryuuichi and Tohma, when they were in Nittle Grasper
Ayaka Usami
- Arranged Marriage: To Yuki. She calls it off later.
- Die for Our Ship: Oh wow. Yeah, she's clingy, but she doesn't deserve the shit fandom gives her!
- I Want My Beloved to Be Happy
- Pair the Spares: With Hiro.
- The Ojou
- Rie Tanaka
Tatsuha Uesuki
- Depraved Bisexual: Played for laughs.
- Hideo Ishikawa
- Stalker with a Crush: To Ryuuichi
Mika Seguchi
- Hiromi Tsuru
- Hot Mom: She is Tohma's wife, and later pregnant with his baby.
- Knight Templar Big Sister
Claude Winchester aka K
- Ax Crazy: Played for Laughs
- Eagle Land
- Hot Dad: Married to Hot Mom Judy, and father of a cute little kid named Michael.
- Ryotaro Okiayu
Reiji aka Rage
- Berserk Button: Don't say she's just a chick!
- Fag Hag: She has feelings for Shuichi, but also gets turned on by guy-on-guy...
- Meganekko
- Tsundere
Taki Aizawa
- Driven by Envy
- Jerkass
- Moral Event Horizon: Beating up and raping Shuichi to get at Yuki.
- Kick the Son of a Bitch: When Tohma found out...
- Shinichiro Miki
- Smug Snake: His official character profile describes him with such terms as "arrogant" and "has a tendency to smirk".