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First-Year College student Shiratori Ryuushi moves into the boarding house, Narutakisou. Under the tender care of [[The KanrininLandlord|Aoba Kozue]], Narutakisou provides a home to people whose personal lives are all painful in one way or another; yet together, somehow, they make up a true family. Not only does Shiratori find a home at Narutakisou, but he also finds himself falling in love with a girl who is far more than she seems. Compare with [[Maison Ikkoku]].
 
With [[An Aesop]] or a [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming]] (or more likely, both) in every chapter, '''''Mahoraba''''' is one of those "[[Sweet Dreams Fuel|feel good]]" sort of mangas. The sort you've [[Needs More Love|likely never read before]].
 
Not to be confused with ''[[Maburaho]]'', which sits comfortably on the exact opposite end of the romantic comedy spectrum.
 
 
Now with a [[Mahoraba (Manga)/Characters|character sheet]] under construction.
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=== This series provides examples of: ===
 
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* [[AcCENT Upon the Wrong SylLABle]]: Tamami's club mate {{spoiler|Erika}}
* [[All That Glitters]]: The episode when the residents embark on a treasure hunt.
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* [[Fan of Underdog]]
* [[First Girl Wins]]
* [[First -Name Basis]]
* [[Flung Clothing]]
* [[Four -Temperament Ensemble]]: Kozue is sanguine (so is Nanako, because she's a kid version of Kozue), Saki is choleric, Chiyuri is phlegmatic, Natsume is melancholic.
** It's probably worth mentioning that this "ensemble" consists of Kozue's alternate personalities
* [[Funbag Airbag]]: Asami with Tachibana.
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* [[Hair Colors]]
* [[Hand Behind Head]]
* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]]: [[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]] as Shiratori.
* [[Hidden Eyes]]
* [[Hot Shounen Mom]]: Sayoko '''and''' her mother, Minazuki Yu. By the end of the manga {{spoiler|Momono Megumi AND Kozue-chan themselves}} become cute mommies to equally adorable little girls.
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* [[Image Song]]
* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: Sa-chan and her book attack, Tamami and just about ''anything'' (tennis balls, bonsai trees).
* [[I'm Taking Her Home Withwith Me]]: When the Club-President takes a shining to Asami-chan, she asks Tamami whether she could do this to the little one.
* [[Instant Dogend]]: Haibara does this a lot.
* [[Instant Seiza]]
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]
* [[Jerkass]]: Tamami to <s>everyone who she believes a threat to Kozue</s> everyone except Kozue.
** [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold]]: She only acts like a jerkass because she is ''extremely'' protective of Kozue; she deeply loves Kozue and only wants to protect her from anything that might make her mental illness worse.
* [[The Kanrinin]]: Kozue-chan.
* [[Kewpie Doll Surprise]]
* [[Kissing Cousins]]: Shiratori and Kozue-chan are actually second-cousins; a fact that is mentioned once in the beginning with a lampshade on how second-cousins can get married<ref>technically, in Japan, first cousins can get married as well and is not viewed at the Squick levels most Americans have, but all the same, it's always good to keep your relations straight</ref>. As such, this fact is fairly quickly forgotten about for the rest of the series.
* [[The KanrininLandlord]]: Kozue-chan.
* [[Lying On a Hillside]]
* [[Loser Protagonist]]
* [[Lovable Sex Maniac]]: Shiratori's male art school friend.
* [[Love You and Everybody]]: Nanako pulls this the first time we see her.
* [[Lying Onon a Hillside]]{{context}}
* [[Maximum Fun Chamber]]: Shirogane-sensei's room.
* [[Meganekko]]: Momono
* [[Meido]]: Sakura and Tachibana.
* [[Ninja Maid]]: Tachibana, who serves the Minazuki family, has a habit of materializing in rooms like one. She even goes through a car chase sequence to rescue Mahiru from the Italian mafia.
* [[NoblewomansNoblewoman's Laugh]]
* [[No Name Given]]: Shiratori's three art school friends. The plot for one of the drama CDs [[Lampshade Hanging|revolves around]] their trying to get names.
** Averted by the last chapter of the manga. Ero Freak's name is {{spoiler|Yamabuki Tsubasa}}, the yaoi fangirl is {{spoiler|Aizawa Risona}}, and the 'normal' girl with the nail bat is {{spoiler|Amane Mizuho}}.
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* [[Ojou]]
* [[Panty Shot]]: None for the audience, but a character-only version provides the page image for the trope.
* [[Psycho Lesbian]]: Tamami, otherwise known as "[[Expy|Evil]] [[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Tomoyo]]." Though admitedly, she's really just kind of a bitch, and {{spoiler|eventually accepted that [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|Kozue loves Shiratori and quit hassling him over it]].}}
* [[Puni Plush]]
* [[Romantic Two -Girl Friendship]]: Michiyo definitely has a crush on Asami, which might even [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|be something more]].
** And Shiratori's arrival likely disrupts such a relationship between Tamami and Kozue, which explains Tamami's hostility toward him rather well.
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
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* [[Secretly Wealthy]]: {{spoiler|Sayako and Asami}}
* [[Selective Obliviousness]]: Kozue's personality switching {{spoiler|is a defense mechanism against hard times and problems, justified by her rather [[Break the Cutie|horrifying past]].}}
* [[Shout -Out]]: In chapter 58, the books that won the novel contest share the same titles of games made by Treasure such as [[Radiant Silvergun]] or Ikaruga.
* [[Split Personality]]: One of the main points of the series, unique in its harem-like adaptation.
* [[Theme Naming]]: The main characters are named after colors, ''including'' Kozue's different personalities, which are named after their eye colors.
* [[The Power of Friendship]]
* [[The Voiceless]]: Haibara. It's his puppet Johnny who speaks, often ill of him. The man actually never says the word... [[Suddenly Voiced|except]] [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|for once]].
* [[Token Mini MoeLoli]]: Asami-chan.
* [[Token Yuri Girls]]: Chanohata Tamami admits to Shiratori Ryuushi that she is in love with Aoba Kozue (who is completely oblivious), explaining her mean-spirited attitude.
* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Kozue loves pickled plums.
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