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* [[Alternate Character Interpretation]]: Plenty, specially in regards to the following characters:
** Shouma: Normal Bishonen nice guy who is trying to save his possibly doomed sister and help another girl at the same time, {{spoiler|or [[Cute Psycho]] [[Stepford Smiler]]}}? If it's the latter, ''why''? Has he been that way since the beginning and just needs an excuse, or is it out of sheer force of trauma and guilt {{spoiler|after the parents had to run away and the siblings were left on their own}}?
** Kanba: Just '''how''' far will he go for Himari's sake? And is he in love either with Himari or with the Princess, {{spoiler|specially after episode 12}}?
** Himari: Is she truly ''that'' oblivious to what happens around her, or does she know more than she lets on (and may be in denial due to her grief)? Also, when she gets possessed by the Princess, how much of her conscience is left: does the "real Himari" fully retreat, or can she influence the Princess's thoughts and behavior (and/or viceversa)?
** Tabuki: Is he really '''that''' much of a [[Cloudcuckoolander]]? And it he's not, then just how much is he aware of, and what secrets he keeps in his own mind?
** Yuri: A simple [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]]? Someone [[Only Sane Man|trying to deal with the craziness around her]] and not really finding a way to do it? Does she have influence in what Tabuki says, thinks, etc.?
** Masako: Like Kanba, how far will she go for {{spoiler|Mario}}? And what did {{spoiler|Kanba}} exactly do to her, anyway?
** Sanetoshi: What are his true plans, and what risks will he be willing to take to {{spoiler|meet his fated one}} again?
* [[Base Breaker]]: Depending on where you go, you either think that Ringo is an adorable and funny [[Plucky Girl]] who knows what she wants and will do her best to get her "Destiny" fulfilled and deserves a lot of sympathy for her genuinely sad backstory, or that she's a stupid, delusional, psychotic, stalker who's also {{spoiler|an attempted rapist}} who totally deserved to have {{spoiler|Himari's possessor}} insulting her all over as well as being locked up in a ward.
** [[Rescued
*** Of course not all fans are broken up about it. {{spoiler|[[Fan Dumb|Because some those in several circles act like she has done nothing wrong and that Shouma is wrong to reject her feelings even after abusing him, saving her life twice, and preventing her from raping a man once.]] Then act surprised when he rejects her because he has his own issues. (She ''is'' very sympathetic, people, but she's not a total innocent.)}} Some feel more sorry for Shouma as a result.
*** And others have taken a third option via feeling bad for ''both'' of them, since it's not exactly an easy situation for either kid. Then again, it's noticeable that ever since episode 6 explained her backstory, the sympathy for Ringo has steadily increased, reaching its peak in episode 14; people who professed their hate for her at first have been spotted rooting for her now.
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** WELCOME TO ROCK'N ROLL NIGHT!
*** '''Every''' song by Triple H (the seiyuus for Himari, Hikari and Hibari) is this. Some, like "Gray Wednesday" and the aforementioned "ROCK OVER JAPAN", go straight into [[Crowning Music of Awesome]].
* [[Ensemble Darkhorse]]: Ever since his first appearance, Sanetoshi has had an enormous amount of fanart despite his relative lack of screentime.
* [[Esoteric Happy Ending]]: {{spoiler|Sanetoshi warns Kanba that he and Shouma will be erased from existence and leave not so much as a grain of dust behind. This is (mostly) true, but unlike Sanetoshi, the brothers look upon this as a good thing.}}
* [[Fan Disservice]]: Ringo is a very cute girl, indeed, but seeing her in a black negligee when {{spoiler|she's about to rape a completely drugged Tabuki so she can be the mom of his child}} in episode 8 is all but ACK. It's not much better in episode 11, when [[She Cleans Up Nicely|a Ringo in a very cute dress]] {{spoiler|gets the guy to "love" her via a Love Potion, then backs off the sex deal... and Tabuki is so [[Not Himself]] that he starts making creepy [[Nightmare Face|Nightmare Faces]]}}...
** Episode 14 takes the cake. Two cute young women ( {{spoiler|Yuri and Ringo}}) bonding and spending a whole day together in an ''[[Hot Springs Episode|onsen]]''? [[Les Yay|Oh yes]], [[Girl-On-Girl Is Hot|please]]. {{spoiler|A mentally and emotionally broken Yuri drugging up Ringo, stripping both of them naked and [[Dude, She's Like, in
** Episode 15 has a quite bit of it, what with all the nudity of a young girl like {{spoiler|a loli!Yuri}} who is about to be {{spoiler|heavily scarred and possibly raped by her father.}}
** The ending card [http://imageftw.com/uploads/20111105/tumblr_lu712e1XKl1qmd651.jpg for episode 17] features a very handsome-looking {{spoiler|Tabuki}}, with his shirt open and {{spoiler|his glasses off}}. The bad thing? He's actually {{spoiler|leaning his head [[Lap Pillow|on a little girl's lap]]. And while we don't see her face, the little girl is pretty obviously Momoka.}} Aaaaawkward.
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** On the musical side of things, the eight-note theme that plays whenever things are about to get creepy is remarkably effective at getting a Pavlovian fear response out of viewers.
* [[Hilarious in Hindsight]]: The whole [[Brother-Sister Incest]] between Himari and Kanba becomes totally hilarious by episode 21. Why? {{spoiler|Because not only they turn out to be [[Not Blood Siblings]] (though Himari had amnesia in regards to that), but then we learn that Kanba's [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] Masako is Kanba's real sister (and his ''twin''), ''and they knew it all the time''. }} Meaning, {{spoiler|the pairing that many people shunned due to incest, it wasn't incestuous in the end. And the [[Fan-Preferred Couple|"alternate" pairing]] that some people shipped [[Selective Squick|to not fall into BSI?]] ''Surprise incest''!}}
* [[Internet Backdraft]]: Go to [[Image Boards|/a/.]] Hop into a MP thread. Mention the "Is Shouma a potential [[Yangire]]?" theory. Watch the thread dissolve in a [[Flame War]] between those who support it and those who don't.
** When you bring up a [[It's Not You, It's Me|certain]] [[Sins of Our Fathers|scene]] in episode 14, be careful. If someone leans in favor of either {{spoiler|Shouma}} or {{spoiler|Ringo}} in there, a [[Flame War]] will likely erupt there.
** Episode 18 (more specifically, how {{spoiler|Kanba managed to not lose his arms}} and {{spoiler|Tabuki saving Himari from falling to her death}}) shall not be mentioned on /a/ unless you DO want a flamewar.
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* [[Memetic Mutation]]:
** "SURVIVAL STRATEGY!"
** [[Engrish|"VIVA MUFFLER!"]]
** "FABULOUS MAX!"
** [[Gag Sub|Lol wut?]] [[Woolseyism|u mad?]]
** {{spoiler|Kanba}} is getting [[Netorare Genre|NTR'd]]!
*** Which has been upgraded into "''EVERYONE is getting NTR'd''", due to the ''huge'' [[Love Dodecahedron]].
** "Himari no tame ni!"
** '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jtxOJbzDI8&feature=related HEY MR. PRESIDENT, WATCH OUT!]'''
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** Shibireru darou? :D
*** Dayo ne~?
** Being a Takakura [[Break the Cutie|is]] [[It Got Worse|suffe]][[Puella Magi Madoka Magica|ring]]
** {{spoiler|Mario}} [[Demoted to Extra|will never be relevant]]. :(
** [[Say My Name|IIIIIKUUUUUHAAAAAARAAAAAAAAAAA!!!]]
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*** By the same token, most of Ringo's [[Imagine Spot|Imagine Spots]] are so over the top ridiculous that you can't help but laugh, but they also managed to convey just how screwed up the girl is.
** When {{spoiler|Masako pulls her [[Facing the Bullets One-Liner]]}} in episode 22, we see {{spoiler|Esmeralda next to her opening a paper fan.}} It would've made the whole scene hilarious in normal circumstances... but come on, {{spoiler|Esmeralda [[Undying Loyalty|is THAT loyal to her partner and to #1]], [[Together in Death|and she's ready to die with Masako]]!}} How can that '''not''' be [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|really touching]]?
* [[Nightmare Fuel]]: [[Mawaru Penguindrum
* [[Pacing Problems]]: While it did flesh out her character, as well as introduce other characters crucial to the story, one may wonder if it was really necessary to spend seven consecutive episodes on Ringo and her arc.
* [[Ship-to-Ship Combat]]: As of EP 19, there has been serious ship wars between Kanba/Himari, Shouma/Ringo and {{spoiler|Shouma/Himari}}.
** [[Die for Our Ship]]: {{spoiler|Shouma}} is starting to take the worst part, mixed with {{spoiler|how Kanba rabid fans [[What Measure Is a Non-Badass?|mock his "lack of badassery"]].}}
* [[Strangled
** However, this seems for the moment justified -- {{spoiler|Tabuki}} says he doesn't understand {{spoiler|[[Blithe Spirit|Momoka]]}}'s actions either, and he is an [[Unreliable Narrator]] as well.
* [[What Measure Is a Non-Badass?]]: Shouma gets potshots (ranging from mere affectionate jokes to straight-up bashing) for not being as action-geared as Kanba. Even more so after episode 19.
* [[The Woobie]]: Ringo, once her [[Freudian Excuse]] is revealed. {{spoiler|Even more so after episode 14, in which the closest to a best friend/love interest she has pushes her away due to his issues, and then she's practically kidnapped and raped by the desperate Yuri.}}
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