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* [[Arranged Marriage]]: Kaoru wonders if this is why [[Nice Gal|Kenshii]] puts up with [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|Enishi]] (who she perceives as just a [[Jerkass]]). At least until she finds out that, [[Relative Error|we]][[Platonic Life Partners|ll]]...
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: [[Tsundere|Kaoru]] and [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|Enishi]].
* [[Bratty Half -Pint]]: Enishi was this, by his own admission.
* [[Curb Stomp Battle]]: Both of Kenshii's fights.
* [[Dead Little Sister|Dead Older Sister]]: Tomoe.
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* [[Face Fault]]: Enishi does this in the first ''Omake'' when he hears Kaoru's [[Relative Error]]. Kenshii's reaction is similarly shocked.
* [[Foe Yay]]:
{{quote| '''Kenshii:''' Though personally, I always thought at least some of the rest of the [[Shinsengumi]] [[Sweet Polly Oliver|figured it out]], what with the way some of them were always sort of flirting…}}
* [[For Want of a Nail]]: Despite Kenshin being the one who was [[Gender Flip|gender flipped]], Enishi went through the most significant change, going from a crazed, psychotic [[Big Bad]] to a protagonist. Had the fic gotten far enough, the last manga arc probably wouldn't have happened. At the same time, smaller changes are scattered about, such as Kenshii's outfit not being the trademark pink and Tomoe being buried in Tokyo instead of Kyoto.
* [[Gender Flip]]: The premise [[For Want of a Nail|and the nail]].
* [[In Spite of a Nail]]: Kenshii still has the [[X Marks the Hero|trademark scar]] despite never meeting Tomoe, Enishi still uses ''wattoujutsu'', the same swordstyle as he did in the series, and Tomoe is still dead.
* [[I Resemble That Remark]]:
{{quote| "Don't call me stick girl!" Kaoru shouted at him.<br />
"Don't pick on Kenshii!" he shouted back. "Just because she's too nice and puts up with your mood swings…"<br />
Kaoru stuck her tongue out at him, before brightening and turning to Kenshii, [[I Resemble That Remark|proving Enishi's point]]. }}
* [[I Was Beaten Byby a Girl]]: Since the dreaded [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Battousai]] is a woman, this comes up a lot.
* [[My Greatest Failure]]: Enishi blames himself for losing Tomoe...
* [[My Greatest Second Chance]]: ...And hopes to help Kenshii when he couldn't help his sister.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: One of the six people who knew Kenshii's [[Sweet Polly Oliver|true gender]] during the war was [[The Rival|Saitou]], “though he was an accident.” And that's all they say about it.
* [[Only I Can Kill Him|Only I Can Kill Her]]: Intentionally invoked when Kenshii has Enishi learn ''wattoujutsu'' so that if her [[Super-Powered Evil Side]] ever did take over, he could kill her.
* [[Pass the Popcorn]]: When Kenshii takes over a fight from Enishi, he continues to watch nearby, anticipating the thugs inevitable [[Mass "Oh Crap"]] moment when [[I Was Beaten Byby a Girl|a woman half their size]] [[Curb Stomp Battle|makes them eat dirt]].
* [[Platonic Life Partners]]: Kenshii and Enishi, though there also doesn't seem to ''be'' anyone else in their lives (their loved ones have this tendency to end up [[Disappeared Dad|missing]], estranged, or [[Dead Little Sister|d]][[Death Byby Childbirth|e]][[Conveniently an Orphan|ad]])
* [["The Reason You Suck" Speech]]: Enishi gives one to Kaoru when she accuses him of being Battousai and trying to attack him. [[Idiot Ball|Because attacking someone you think is a murderer in the dead of night with a stick is a good idea]]. He gives her another one when [[Too Dumb to Live|she attacks someone she knows to be a murderer with a broken stick]]. [[Tsundere|Kaoru isn't amused]].
* [[Relative Error]]: Kenshii and Enishi are essentially [[Like Brother and Sister]]. But since anyone could tell they're not related by blood and appear to be around the same age, Kaoru (and who knows how many others) assumes they're married.
* [[Replacement Goldfish]]: Kenshii is this in relation to Tomoe, as she takes the same role in Enishi's life and he admits to how similar the two are.
* [[Shipper Onon Deck]]: Kenshii is quick to point out how alike Kaoru and Enishi are, despite protests.
{{quote| '''Enishi:''' (After Karou takes over cussing out a police officer) I take it back, I like her.<br />
'''Kenshii:''' See! I ''knew'' you'd like her given enough time – you're too similar ''not'' to like each other…<br />
'''Enishi:''' We are ''not'' similar!<br />
'''Kenshii:''' Of ''course'' not, [[Embarrassing Nickname|Eni-chan]]. }}
* [[Shout -Out]]: The name [[Dub Name Change|Kenshii]] was originally used in “Samurai X”, the Sony/Columbia dub of the show.
* [[Sweet Polly Oliver]]: Kenshii pretended to be male while she was fighting in the revolution, but has gotten too old to pull it off anymore.