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* [[Bonus Material]]: In the volume collections, each usually composed of a short side story, and a [[Fourth Wall]]-breaking comic [[Self Deprecating Humor|full of the characters mocking the writer, artist, and the series in general]].
* [[Breather Episode]]: Chapter 21, also the [[Sick Episode]]. After the drama and tension of the Iris Hunter arc, followed by about a volume's worth of chapters focusing on the group adjusting to include Tokita and deal with the fallout of the previous arc.
* [[Buffy
* [[Butterfly of Death and Rebirth]]: Hijiri has the occasional butterfly motif crop up because his Iris shows butterflies {{spoiler|collect around living things as they get closer to death}}, but the motif also symbolizes his own {{spoiler|past full of suicidal tendencies, and his emotional "rebirth" in overcoming those tendencies thanks to Tachibana and then Toru}}.
** Kuga sees colored butterfly wings on people {{spoiler|that indicate their emotions, which relates into her own emotional crash, near-suicide, and restoration over the Iris Hunter arc.}}
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* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: {{spoiler|Hijiri's knife that he once used to [[Self Harm|cut himself]]. He tried to prevent Kuga from committing suicide by throwing his knife at her leg when she ran in order to jump off the roof. It also is Kuga's alternative way to commit suicide, good thing Tokita came at the last moment to save her.}}
* [[The Chessmaster]]: Toru is a budding Chessmaster, by necessity to maintain his minimal exposure while helping people, best displayed in the Iris Hunter arc.
* [[Class Is in Room X
** Class 2-3: Toru Mizushima, Nanase Kuga, and Harumi Tokita.
** Class 2-6: Koyuki Sasamori, Hijiri Shinozuka, and Asahi Yuki.
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{{quote| '''Kuga''': There's no way he could figure it out so easily... He himself said this isn't a mystery novel. And Mizushima-kun's an Iris Zero, too.}}
* [[Fiery Redhead]]: Asahi, who is energetic and temperamental, with a forceful personality. It gets her into trouble when {{spoiler|she slaps the one teacher she trusted never to lie, yet who lied about what she thought of Asahi's desire to become a police officer}}.
* [[Five
** [[The Hero]]: Toru (also [[The Smart Guy]] most of the time)
** [[The Lancer]]: Hijiri
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** [[The Big Guy]]: Asahi, who, while not dumb, is easily the most boisterous and physical of the group
** [[The Chick]]: Koyuki
** [[Sixth Ranger]]: Harumi, now possibly turning the group into a [[Six
* [[Good Parents]]: Kuga's mother. She deeply cares about her daughter's happiness.
* [[Good Powers, Bad People]]: {{spoiler|Kuga's Iris is able to see other people's emotions through a colored butterfly. She doesn't use this in a very good way....}}
* [[Generation Xerox]]: Kuga and her mother. {{spoiler|Their respective partners have betrayed them in some way.}} Kuga's mother fears it may also happen in a future.
* [[Guile Hero]]: Given that his backstory involves him {{spoiler|hiding his powerlessness from everyone for years,}} of course Toru ended up one of these.
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* [[Mundane Utility]]: Most Irises fall under this, since an Iris is an inherently passive power. Almost any corporation or government bureau would pay top dollar for someone like Sasamori, who could run a human resources department almost single-handedly and always make sure the right person was on the job.
* {{spoiler|[[Murder the Hypotenuse]]}}: {{spoiler|Hijiri's classmate [[Yandere|Katagiri]] was planning to kill Tachibana to have Hijiri to herself}}. Good thing Toru puts an end to it.
* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Depending on [[Self
** And as of chapter 22, {{spoiler|Tokita seems to think this as well, that Toru's actions either created or made the Iris Hunter incident worse than it had to be. Except it turns out Tokita's just looking for a scapegoat to blame when he's really angry at himself for letting the situation get that bad in the first place.}}
** And Tokita turns out to have a bad track record himself when it comes to trying to help and support people. Two different attempts to help out Kuga and {{spoiler|Houjou}} ended up backfiring spectacularly.
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** Meanwhile, {{spoiler|Sasamori can't bring herself to believe that Toru could possibly return her interest. Except he's already begun to...}}
* [[Oh Crap]]: "Exposure Rate: nearly 100%"
** Everyone thinking that Toru is the [[Anti
* [[Only Six Faces]]: Sasamori, Kuga, and Tachibana have the same rounded face, and fluffy light-colored hair (though in different styles). Sasamori wears ribbons in her hair and it curls a lot at the ends with long strands that tend to fly around; Kuga has straighter hair and usually half-closed eyes; and Tachibana has short hair and is (so far) only seen in flashbacks.
** Becomes a plot point: {{spoiler|Kuga's boyfriend only went out with her because of her noted resemblance to Sasamori. Given that Kuga can see emotions, it doesn't end well.}} And after the [[Important Haircut]] {{spoiler|right in front of Hijiri, Kuga's}} resemblance to {{spoiler|Tachibana right after he said he'd keep an eye on Kuga}} can't ''not'' be significant.
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* [[Power Incontinence]]: Irises are "on" all the time, which sucks when {{spoiler|you keep seeing liars and things about to die.}}
* [[Power Nullifier]]: The Iris Hunter, who can eliminate other people's Irises {{spoiler|by manipulating people's emotions in relation to their Iris, making them [[Your Mind Makes It Real|too full of fear or doubt]] to even want to see what their Iris shows, repressing the ability. Already having grappled with said fears and doubts makes one resistant to such repression.}}
* [[Precision F
* [[Relationship Sabotage]]: The second "curse" of the Iris Hunter {{spoiler|laid by Tokita to redirect attention from Kuga to himself once it unwinds.}} Also used {{spoiler|by Kuga to take Toru and Sasamori out of the picture during the same arc.}}
* [[Running Gag]]: Despite Toru's masterful ability at reading and guessing people's motivations, he's oblivious to the identities of the people around him to the point of absurdity.
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* [[Sick Episode]]: Chapter 21, with Sasamori going home early with a fever. The others go to visit her after classes, with Asahi and Kuga ordering the boys to prepare some soup and porridge while they put her back into bed. [[Lethal Chef|Those poor innocent vegetables and eggs,]] [[Hilarity Ensues|they never had a chance]]...
* [[Smug Super]]: People, especially children with Irises, tend to look down on the [[Muggles|Iris Zeroes]].
* [[Somebody
* [[Spell My Name With an "S"]]: Hi''z''iri or Hi''j''iri? The manga translation is inconsistent.
** A rare case involving the mangaka: most manga sites list the name as "Pro Shiki", but read the name on the manga and it says "Piroshiki". Of course, the latter is hard to find, but if you are [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/iris_zero/v01/c004/54.html observant enough...]
* [[Spider Sense]]: Hijiri's former classmate Katagiri had an Iris that allows her to see approaching dangers.
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** He proposed feeding Koyuki with cake for a request (with said request being another [[Not a Date]] to the same place a week later). She refuses because that would be another [[Indirect Kiss]] from the boy she likes, and starts [[Big No|screaming]] while he tries to feed her with cake. That causes the whole "ladies' only set" to be abolished shortly after.
{{quote| '''Cake shop manager''': Are my cakes... really that bad...?}}
* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Having a school full of kids with [[Evil Eye|Irises]], from which some may cause serious trauma, may be a good reason to hire a professional psychologist. Yet for [[Adults Are Useless|teachers]] this is [[Somebody
* [[Toilet Humour]]: Omake lampshaded how many of the scenes in the story takes place within the bathrooms and one of the character declares that this will be the Manga's new direction. Luckly it's only an Omake
* [[True Companions]]: By the end of the Iris Hunter arc, Toru, Sasamori, Hijiri, and Asahi definitely count, trusting one another implicitly even in a life-or-death situation. Symbolically set in stone and including both Kuga and Tokita in chapter 24 when {{spoiler|the group gets a set of matching cell phone straps for Sasamori's birthday}}.
** And yet questioned by Asahi in chapter 27, who points out that {{spoiler|Hijiri is secretive and refuses to open up about himself, Kuga still feels guilty, Tokita is only there because Kuga is, and Asahi herself can't stop checking to see if the others are lying. If Sasamori was gone they'd fall apart.}}
* [[Two
* [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]]: Katagiri to Hijiri (in flashbacks), and possibly {{spoiler|definitely}} Tokita to Kuga.
* [[Un Sorcerer]]: Compared to his peers, Toru is the only one without an Iris.
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