Re:Birth - The Lunatic Taker: Difference between revisions

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Other works written by Dal-Young Im:

* [[Kurokami]]

* [[The Legend of Maian]]

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Reiji is your typical high-school student living with his big sister Ayaka. One day he stumbles upon a pair of bracelets on the sidewalk. He picks them up and tries to find the owner but gets sidetracked as a bag snatcher runs his direction. He tries to stop him but is stabbed and killed. On the brink of death he hears a voice from the bracelets "If thou wishes to live form a contract." What has Reiji gotten himself into? And what exactly does the contract entail?

Oh and his sister is a psycho.

 

 

Not to be confused with ''[[Rebirth]]'' which has no relation to this story.

 

* [[Actual Pacifist|Actual]] / [[Technical Pacifist|Technical]] / [[Suicidal Pacifism|Suicidal Pacifist]]: Reiji is determined not to kill other Takers (soul-sucking angels are okay). Ayaka thinks this is stupid, but she goes along with it 'cause she loves him.

** This crosses into [[Too Dumb to Live]] levels at times.

* [[Art Shift]]: A very minor one. Whenever an enemy Taker appears, or if Ayaka is doing something particularly devious, the person will be saturated with a faint rectangular pattern. This is omitted in the eyes which drives a lot of attention to them.

* [[Author Appeal]]: Just like in [[Freezing]] this series contains a meek young male protected by a big busted older sister. Oh and everyone is wearing a school uniform.

* [[Axe Crazy]]: Many, but Ayaka may be the reason for the title. Hell, her class in this RPG-like [[Blood Sport]] is "''Psychopath''".

* [[Battle Couple]]: More like Battle Siblings

* [[Big Sister Instinct]]: Ayaka is totally devoted to her brother. So why does she dream of strangling him?

** {{spoiler|Taking care of him is the only way for her to avoid being abused by her own mother, who constantly reminded her that she would have been nothing to nobody if her brother didn't come along}}

** There are even guilds, online forums, level-ups, stats, and profile pages. Except the forums are filled with gloating man-hunters and the effectiveness of a level up can literally be life or death for a Taker.

* [[Clothing Damage]]: Justified, since many wounds seal themselves, even if a fighter is incapacitated, understating the injury.

* [[Evil Twin]]: It could be argued that Natsuhi is Reiji's evil twin: Not only do they look alike, she's considerably more aggressive and isn't afraid to confront Ayaka. And then there's Ran and Ayaka, not only both girls look alike but are the same Psychopath class as well!

* Expy: Ayaka, Reiji, and Natsuhi fight the giant, female-looking Angels / [[Freezing|Satellizer, Kazuya, and Rana fight the giant, female-looking Novas]]. Ayaka/Satellizer manifest blades while Natsuhi/Rana use their fists, Reiji/Kazuya keeps them in check, and the Angels/Novas tower over all. Alternately, {{spoiler|Ayaka is Louis but with more self-control}}.

* [[Fan Service]]

* [[Freudian Trio]] - Ayaka represents the ID, Renji the Superego, and Natsuhi is the Ego.

* [[Life Meter]]: It's filled by killing other Takers or angels, but it goes down one point each day regardless.

* [[Losing Your Head]]

* [[Murder the Hypotenuse]]

* [[Our Angels Are Different]]: For starters, they want to eat your soul.

* [[Personality Power]]: When you begin, you are classed. The strongest class is the ''Psychopath''. Do the math.

* [[Power Nullifier]]: Reiji. It fits his [[Actual Pacifist|nature]]

* [[Reverse Psychology]]: {{spoiler|When Natsuhi finds a pair of earrings Reiji practically forces her to wear them, making her reluctant to do so. Later, after she confronts Ayaka on her more-than-sisterly feelings for Reiji, Ayaka tells her the earrings probably wouldn't suit her so of course she puts them on, making her a Taker.}}

* [[Slasher Smile]]: Nearly all the takers have one.

* [[Schmuck Bait]]: The cursed jewelry innocently lying around.

** Only if you see that jewelry it means your soul has already been sucked out, picking it up will force you to participate in [[Blood Sport]] but it's also the only way to survive inevitable death that is coming for you

* [[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism]] - One of the biggest conflicts of the manga (along with a psychotic older sister and people after each other) is that Reiji is about as idealistic as they come while Ayaka is stuck on the absolute other side of the scale.

* [[Suicidal Pacifism]]: Reiji.

* [[Superpower Lottery]]: Levelling up randomly gives you a skill. It is partially affected by how distorted you are, and natural talent.

* [[There Are No Therapists]]: Reiji becomes in serious need of one as the series picks up.

** He takes an undisputed one in Chapter 21. I don't need to give you a page. You will know it when you see it.

* [[The Glasses Come Off]] - You should start running whenever Ayaka takes off hers.

** [[Power Born of Madness]]: It's the other way around actually. Your power comes from the growing insanity.

* [[X Meets Y]] The manga is [[Battle Royale]] meets the author's previous works, particularly [[Kurokami]] and Freezing.

* [[Yandere]]: Ayaka

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]

 

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