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A [[Comedy]] with a side of [[Slice of Life]], ''Sakana'', created by [https://web.archive.org/web/20131020023404/http://www.smackjeeves.com/profile.php?id=63098 Madeline Rupert], is one of the more popular webcomics hosted on [[Smack Jeeves]]. It follows the lifes of two [[Loser Protagonist|awkward]] Japanese brothers working at the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo. Taro, the older brother, while a [[Nice Guy]] and [[Big Brother Instinct|very protective of his younger brother]], is kind of a psychopath, and the younger brother, Jiro, is a talented register worker, but terribly afraid of girls. Other important characters are their friends, family and co-workers, especially [[Fun Personified|Taisei]], the slightly silly and always cheerful best friend of Jiro, and Yuudai, the [[Jerkass|gruff]] and [[Deadpan Snarker|snarky]] primary register worker, who bears [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis|a constant grudge]] against Jiro for being better at selling fish than he
The plot revolves mainly around the awkward, yet hilarious situations the brothers encounter, such as Jiro's misadventures with girls, but is not afraid to delve into more serious matters.
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* [[Adorkable]]: Most of the characters, but particularly Jiro.
* [[The Alcoholic]]: Taisei is "drunk 50% of the time".
* [[Alliterative Family]]: The Tachibana siblings: Genk'''ei''', Tais'''ei''', R'''ei''', M'''ei''', and K'''ei'''.
* [[Anime Hair]]: Jiro has this due to it looking like a shark fin. It apparently grew this way over time, since he didn't had it as a child.
* [[Animal Motifs]]: Each of the primary characters' design is based on some kind of seafood: Jiro has hair similar to a shark fin, Taro's design is based on a whale, Taisei's hair looks like jellyfish and Yuudai resembles an eel.
* [[The Atoner]]: Part of the reason Cashier Girl wants to get close to Jiro is {{spoiler|to make up for her childhood bullying against him.}}
* [[B-Side Comics]]: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130106234404/http://www.mangamagazine.net/manga-and-comics/SAKANA-Sundays/detail-page/473 SAKANA Sundays] is a collection of various lighthearted short stories that don't interfere with the main storyline.
* [[Backstory Horror]]: A lot of the comic's [[Tear Jerker|heartwrenching moments]] involve this trope.
* [[Bastard Boyfriend]]: {{spoiler|Arata Tasaki}} is pretty much a [[Deconstructed Trope|walking middle finger]] to this archetype, {{spoiler|specifically the [[Boys Love]] variant.}} His abuse is in no way [[Romanticized Abuse|romanticized]], but shown as the nightmarishly traumatic event it really is to {{spoiler|Yuudai}}. As such, instead of being seen as [[Draco in Leather Pants|a wholesome man swooned over by many fangirls]], he's instead a [[Unsexy Sadist|repulsive bastard]] [[Hate Sink|hated by the characters, the readers and even the author herself.]]
* [[Because You Were Nice to Me]]: The reason [[Jerkass|Yuudai]] defends [[Nice Guy|Taisei]] when a woman insults him. He has been nice and friendly to him even when he was been abrasive. {{spoiler|It's no surprising he ends up having a crush on him
** Hell, it could be argued this trope applies to him in general, considering he started to warm up to Jiro {{spoiler|after he defended him from his abusive ex.}}
* [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]]: Taro and {{spoiler|Mori}} just ''exude'' this. [[Word of God|Mad]] even [https://78.media.tumblr.com/6e5734ad2ec6d1fdc4e163ce16921c7c/tumblr_o2kc0rSgPB1tgibs8o1_640.jpg lampshades it].
* [[Berserk Button]]: Don't ever try to do something bad to Jiro. Taro WILL hurt you.
** Oh, and for those concerned, don't ever mention in front of [[The Unfavourite|Yuudai]] that Jiro is the better register worker.
** Yuudai is pretty sensitive to people talking about his scar. {{spoiler|[[Domestic Abuse|With good reason]].}}
** Jiro may be an [[Extreme Doormat]], but he won't let others hurt his friends or associates, ''[[Big Brother Instinct|especially]]'' [[Heterosexual Life Partners|his bff]] [[Nice Guy|Taisei]]. [[Tranquil Fury|He can turn extremely terrifying without using violence]].
* [[Betty and Veronica]]: {{spoiler|A rare gay example, with [[Nice Guy|Taisei]] (Betty) and [[Jerkass|Arata]] (Veronica) for [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Yuudai]]. This is played around a bit, as Arata is the abusive old acquaitance while Taisei is the seeming "unattainable beauty". Regardless, Taisei wins by a landslide, but Arata isn't one of those who give up easily...}}
* [[Beware the Nice Ones]]: Taro is very much a [[Nice Guy]], but don't ''ever'' piss him off, much less messing with his [[Big Brother Instinct|little brother]]. It will be the last thing you'll do.
** Not that Jiro is absent from this trope as well, as he doesn't even need to use violence to scare the crap out of people. Just ask {{spoiler|Arata and Yuudai.}}
** Cashier Girl/{{spoiler|Chie}}. A sweet, perfectly likable young lady who can wreck your shit in less than a minute.
* [[Bi the Way]]: Shigeru and, as of late, {{spoiler|Taisei}}.
* [[Big Bad Ensemble]]: [[Loan Shark|Ryoji Nishimura]] and {{spoiler|[[Bastard Boyfriend|Arata Tasaki]]}}.
* [[Big Beautiful Woman]]: Sango, who is also [[The Cutie]].
* [[Big Brother Instinct]]/[[Knight Templar Big Brother]]: Taro is a pretty [[Cool Big Bro]], and cares a lot for his little brother, always there to help him out. He ''threatens Yuudai with a knife'' when he's about to say something bad about Jiro {{spoiler|(and later punches Yuudai in the face when Yuudai's seemed to do that again)}} and is always concerned that Jiro may be hurt. This also applies to the time when Taro was a [[Delinquents|delinquent]], but then it was taken to rather hilarious extremes:
{{quote|'''Taro:''' [[Crowning Moment of Funny|DATE MY BROTHER OR I'LL THROW YOU DOWN THE STAIRS!!!]]}}
** {{spoiler|[[Comedic Sociopathy|And in the end, he really did it.]]}}
** In chapter 14, it shows his protectiveness extends to anyone he cares about, as seen in his conversation with Yuudai.
** [[In The Blood|Jiro himself]] shows this towards Taisei, treating him as his [[Heterosexual Life Partners|surrogate brother]]. {{spoiler|He
* [[Birds of a Feather]]: [[Opposites Attract|Taisei and Yuudai]], surprisingly enough, turn out to have a lot of things in common, as stated by Jiro.
** An even better example would be Taro and "Angry Lady"/{{spoiler|Mori}}. {{spoiler|Both [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|were sweet kids in their youths]], suffered [[Freudian Excuse|severe trauma]] that led them to their trademark [[Hair-Trigger Temper|anger issues]], and both are incredibly loyal and protective with their loved ones, [[Big Brother Instinct|especially their younger siblings]], and will kick ass if someone messes with them.}} While they're frequently [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|at odds with each other]], there's quite the [[Ship Tease]], hereby this trope.
* [[Black Bead Eyes]]: A lot of the characters have these, unless they are shocked.
** Subverted with Taisei, whose eyes naturally have a crazed expression about them. It's the reason for his [[Blinding Bangs]]; he doesn't like to put people off.
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* [[But Not Too Foreign]]: Yuudai is half-swedish. He says that that's the reason for [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|his]] [[Implausible Hair Color|hair]].
** [[Averted Trope|Averted]] with Jan, who is full German.
* [[Cannot Spit It Out]]: Jiro has been in love with [[No Name Given|"cashier girl"]], the girl who's working across from him '''for two years''', and had not the courage to talk to her casually, or even ask her ''name''. It's a good thing he has [[Big Brother Instinct|Taro]] and [[Heterosexual Life Partners|Taisei]] to help him out.
* [[Cast of Snowflakes]]: Thanks to the artists style being pretty recognizable, no character looks like the other. Even Jiro and Taro, who are ''brothers''. Also, every character has a distinct personality [[Rounded Character|and their own quirks]].
* [[Cats Are Mean]]: So very averted with [[Cute Kitten|Hime]].
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* [[Evil Counterpart]]: What would happen if we take [[Genki Guy|Taisei]] [[Nice Guy|Tachibana]]'s [[No Sense of Personal Space|most]] [[Fun Personified|notorious]] [[Perpetual Smiler|traits]] and put them in a [[Stalker with a Crush|much]] [[Knight of Cerebus|darker]] [[Faux Affably Evil|light]]? The answer is {{spoiler|[[Dissonant Serenity|Arata]] [[Bastard Boyfriend|Tasaki]].}} The fact {{spoiler|both guys [[Betty and Veronica|are interested in the same guy]]}} just makes this all the more apparent.
* [[The Fashionista]]: While Jiro is also interested in shoes or frequently goes shopping with Taisei, Taisei is primarily the one who loves fashion, all kinds of cool clothes and shopping. [[Irony|The bad thing is that he can't wear most of the clothes he likes due to his enormous height]].
* [[Fire-Forged Friends]]: One of the main plotlines is the main four becoming this.
* [[Foil]]: Lots.
* [[Fun with Foreign Languages]]: When Taro meets Jan, the german assistent sushi chef who speaks no english, they, of course, don't understand eachother and wacky hijinks of Taro trying to get his point across ensue.▼
* [[Foreshadowing]]:
** "Cashier Girl" looks eerily similar to {{spoiler|Jiro's [[Loving Bully]] from childhood}}. Unsurprisingly, {{spoiler|they turn out to be the same person.}}
** Jiro tended to pursue [[Beauty Is Bad|pretty]] but [[Jerkass|unpleasant]] girls who treated him like crap. This seems innocuous, until you realize {{spoiler|the first girl he talked to was a [[Loving Bully]] who made his life hell, giving him some twisted type.}} In an ironic twist, {{spoiler|said [[Loving Bully]] grew up to be his dream girlfriend, and by far the sweetest girl he had a relationship with.}}
** Yuudai [[Hates Being Touched]], lives in constant anger and paranoia, and has a scar in his face he ''really'' doesn't want to talk about. {{spoiler|Exaggerations aside, these are pretty accurate symptoms of survivors of [[Domestic Abuse]].}}
** Yuudai sees every product in the market as subpar... except the octopus, which he eagerly recommends. {{spoiler|Take into account the cast are largerly symbolized by marine beings, and it shows how he thinks about them in full force. And which character is represented by an octopus? None other than his [[Love Interest]] [[Nice Guy|Tai]][[Incorruptible Pure Pureness|sei]].}}
** Taro, Taisei and Yuudai all express [[Oh Crap]] after seeing Cashier Girl arriving on her and Jiro's date. It makes sense for the former two, but Yuudai at that point couldn't give less of a crap about Jiro and was forcibly dragged into it. {{spoiler|However, there's a [[Tall, Dark and Handsome|certain]] [[Nice Hat|mysterious]] [[Chekhov's Gunman|extra]] passing by after Chie entered the bar, and when [[Knight of Cerebus|the]] [[Bastard Boyfriend|identity]] of said extra is later revealed, Yuudai's panic makes a lot more sense.}}
▲* [[Fun with Foreign Languages]]: When Taro meets Jan, the german assistent sushi chef who neither speaks
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: Lots.
** Jiro's anxiety towards girls was caused by a [[Loving Bully]] ({{spoiler|who turns out to be his crush "Cashier Girl"}}) decking him while claiming him as her "boyfriend". However, what ''really'' caused his [[Shrinking Violet|shy and awkward nature]] was the trauma of [[Orphan's Ordeal|losing his parents in a car crash when he was young]], which still affects him in the present day.
** Similarly, the aforementioned [[Orphan's Ordeal|event]] did a number on [[Blood Knight|Taro]]'s psyche, turning him from a sweet kid into a violent teenage delinquent (exacerbated by his [[Sibling Rivalry|cousin rivalry]] with [[Jerkass|Genji]]) who even drove away his beloved brother. He did [[Took a Level in Kindness|calm down]] in the present day, but it's clear the trauma is still there.
** As for Yuudai, he had a sad life already, what with his sick mom, distant dad, and poverty background; yet (as shown in the side story "Help Wanted") he still was relatively well-adjusted. {{spoiler|Him being subjected to an horrific [[Domestic Abuse|abusive relationship]] which only ended when said abuser hit him with a bottle and caused his scar}} was the event that turned him into a [[Tsunshun|perpetually angry and miserable young man]].
** "Angry Lady"/{{spoiler|Mori Yamamoto}} [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid|used to be a sweet lady]], but {{spoiler|having her longtime fiancé [[Your Cheating Heart|cheat on her]], causing a violent breakup of epic proportions}} has embittered her into the [[Woman Scorned]] [[Broken Bird]] she is now.
** This is inverted with {{spoiler|Chie Yamamoto aka "Cashier Girl". She used to be an [[Enfant Terrible]] [[Loving Bully]] to Jiro as a kid, but when Jiro left town, Chie had a [[Heel Realization]], believing herself to be the cause of his departure ([[Orphan's Ordeal|she wasn't]]). Because of this, she grew up into a [[Nice Girl]] [[The Atoner|who wanted to make up to Jiro for the things she did]].}}
* [[The Gambling Addict]]: Genji, Jiro and Taro's cousin. He's first introduced hitting his father up for money to pay off his debts.
* [[Gentle Giant]]: Taisei is the largest member of the cast (and that's saying something), and he's also the kindest and the happiest.
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* [[Grew a Spine]]: Jiro slowly but surely grows one. Look no further when he [[Tranquil Fury|very calmly]] {{spoiler|kicks Yuudai's abusive ex out}} or {{spoiler|quickly shuts Yuudai up when his pricklish behavior gets too much for him to tolerate.}}
* [[Grumpy Bear]]: Nothing but his [[Kindhearted Cat Lover|cat]] (and maybe Jiro being "devastated"...) seems to make Yuudai's day brighter. {{spoiler|At least until [[Genki Guy|Taisei]] comes along.}}
* [[Hate Sink]]: It has one in the form of {{spoiler|Arata Tasaki, Yuudai's [[Domestic Abuse|abusive]] ex. Between harassing him via text messages, showing up to Yuudai's workplace unannounced and acting insulting to both Yuudai and Jiro, outing Yuudai in the process}}, it's clear he's designed to be hated.
* [[Hates Being Touched]]: A defensive mechanism of Yuudai, and
* [[Hates Everyone Equally]]: Yuudai [https://web.archive.org/web/20130321230940/http://sakana.smackjeeves.com/comics/1033527/035/ claims] that he's this, but
* [[Heel Realization]]: As seen in [[Ironic Echo]] below, {{spoiler|Yuudai has a hard-hitting one after he mocks Jiro's haircut, mirroring [[Bastard Boyfriend|Arata]]'s mockery of him days ago, realizing [[You Are What You Hate|he has become just like him]]. Cue [[Freak Out]].}}
* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Jiro and Tasei have been best friends since middle school, and they are practially inseparable, [[Ho Yay|go shopping together]] and share an apartment. Oh, and after Jiro ''finally'' goes on a date with [[No Name Given|cashier girl]], Taisei can't stop worrying about him getting hurt, and so he [[Date Peepers|stalks their date]].▼
** As seen in her date with Jiro, Cashier Girl had one long ago {{spoiler|regarding her [[Loving Bully]] behavior towards him as a child, [[Cannot Talk to Women|screwing him up greatly]].}} She even [[Tears of Remorse|breaks down crying]] over this.
▲* [[Heterosexual Life Partners]]: Jiro and Tasei have been best friends since middle school, and they are
** Mad stated that Shigeru and Taro are "bros for life", and it shows.
** Also Cashier Girl/{{spoiler|Chie}} and Sango.
▲** This applies to every character in general.
* [[Horrible Judge of Character]]: Taisei doesn't seem to notice that Yuudai is not exactly Jiro's friend, and instead immediately sees Yuudai as [[Nakama|part of the team]], and generally takes wrong assumptions due to his [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|naïve idealism]]. That said, his judgement of Yuudai isn't exactly wrong, as he is [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|a kind person underneath his pricklishness]], and it's justified due to Yuudai [[Morality Pet|trying to act as nice as possible whenever he's present]].
** Yuudai is this too in the opposite way, thinking everyone is a [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing]] who is out to get him, only to find out the vast majority are [[Nice Guy|genuinely kind people]] who do care about him. {{spoiler|You can thank [[Domestic Abuser|Arata]] for that.}}
* [[Important Haircut]]: Invoked, as it symbolizes the character's growth. {{spoiler|Jiro has his in strip 508, while Yuudai will have his in the future, according to the author.}}
* [[In the Blood]]:
** While otherwise being [[Sibling Yin-Yang|incredibly different]], [[Nervous Wreck|Jiro]] shows he has inherited [[Cool Big Bro|Taro]]'s [[Knight Templar Big Brother|overprotective nature]] regarding [[Nice Guy|Taisei]], as [[Grumpy Bear|Yuudai]] finds out first-hand:
{{quote|'''Jiro:''' [[Tranquil Fury|YOU CAN'T. BE MEAN. TO TAISEI]].}}
** The Yamamoto sisters are both [[Silk Hiding Steel|feminine women who can wreck anyone's shit if messed with]]. {{spoiler|Not to mention the [[Implied Trope|heavy implication]] of them [[Double In-Law Marriage|being interested]] in the same pair of brothers.}}
** Pretty much everyone in [[Keet|Taisei]]'s family are [[The Pollyanna|happy-go-lucky]] [[Nice Guy|Nice Guys]]. Shown best with [[The Stoic|Genkei]] becoming just as peppy when around his brother.
* [[In Touch with His Feminine Side]]: Taisei loves to go [[Large Ham|SHOPP-ING~!]]
** Yuudai [[All There in the Manual|apparently]] also likes [[Shoujo]] manga.
** Jiro frequently watches japanese soap operas. [[Ho Yay|With Taisei.]]
* [[Japanese Delinquents]]: In his teens Taro was this, but [[All There in the Manual|in his childhood]] he [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]], [http://mynameismad.deviantart.com/art/YANKEE-PUNCHONETTA-159132607 apparently]. Now he's more like a [[Nice Guy]], though, [[Beware the Nice Ones|unless you get on his bad side.]]
* [[Jerkass]]:
** Yuki, the girl Jiro really wanted to date when he was young, who brushed his off [[Love Confession]] pretty rudely.
** The [[Yakuza]] Genji associates himself with, obviously enough. While [[Loan Shark|Ryoji]] tries to disguise it under a [[Faux Affably Evil|polite façade]], his [[Co-Dragons]] [[Obviously Evil|don't even attempt to hide]] their douchebaggery.
** {{spoiler|Arata Tasaki, Yuudai's abusive ex}} is the worst of them all.
* [[Jerkass Facade]]: Yuudai tries hard to be as cold and uncaring as possible, but it becomes clear to the characters and readers [[Hidden Heart of Gold|he
* [[Jerkass Has a Point]]: True, [[Trickster Twins|Michio and Kento]]'s refusal to help Yuudai is quite harsh, but because Yuudai has been nothing but a [[Jerkass]] to them, only helping them out of pragmatism, they have absolutely no reason to return the favor. {{spoiler|When Yuudai tells them [[Nice Guy|Jiro]] is the one who needs help, [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|the twins wholeheartedly agree to the task]], as they genuinely like him for his kind behavior.}}
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: This is what Yuudai really is, combined with [[Jerkass Facade]]. He may be gruff and short-tempered, but he's a caring and shy man underneath who warms up to those who are really nice to him. His softer side is best displayed with his [[Morality Pet|Morality Pets]], his cat Hime and {{spoiler|his [[Love Interest]]}} Taisei.
** Taro is a mix of this and [[Nice Guy]], as he's a pleasant, friendly and loyal person who has [[Hair-Trigger Temper|rage]] [[Hot-Blooded|issues]] and is [[Ax Crazy|quite]] [[Blood Knight|insane]]. He played this much straighter as a teen, being cold and agressive yet caring for his baby brother.
** Also Genji, the cousin of the brothers, as he apologized (while Taro already left) to Taro after he tried to sponge off some money. Also, [[Word of God|Word of Mad]] is that Genji would love to not be a raging dickhole to his family, [[No Social Skills|but has no idea how not to be a raging dickhole to his family]].
** Angry Lady/{{spoiler|Mori}} was introduced as a
** Mura can be a dick to others (especially Yuudai), but is a softie with his family.
** [[Trickster Twins|Michio and Kento]] are [[Smug Smiler|smug]], [[Brutal Honesty|brutally honest]] [[Troll|Trolls]], but they can be nice and helpful to people they like.
* [[Keet]]: Taisei, although he's rather tall.
** Jan also qualifies, at least in his comfort zone.
* [[Kick the Son of a Bitch]]: In the backstory, Jiro got rejected by a stuck-up bitch named Yuki. Cue [[Big Brother Instinct|Taro]] threatening and succeeding in [[Running Gag|throwing her down the stairs]].
** This is pretty common with Taro. True, he has a [[Hair-Trigger Temper]] that can border on [[Ax Crazy]], but when said temper is provoked by things like [[Grumpy Bear|Yuudai]] [[Big Brother Instinct|bullying his brother]], [[Gonk|Genji]] [[Bullying a Dragon|deliberately provoking him]] and {{spoiler|Mori}} [[Jerkass|acting like a bitch for no good reason]]; it's hard to blame him.
** Much later, the Kusagawa twins throw Mura into a fish tank to get his hat, while Yuudai evilly watches. As mean-spirited as it is, [[Troll|Mura]] ''definitely'' had it coming.
** Deconstructed with the [[Yakuza]]'s bullying of [[Jerkass|Genji]]. Yes, Genji is a jackass who more often than not causes his own problems, but the shit the [[Yakuza]] put him through is [[Disproportionate Retribution|so disproportionate]] it actually makes him [[Jerkass Woobie|rather sympathetic]], as well as emphasizing the [[Yakuza]]'s [[Knight of Cerebus|ruthlessness]].
* [[Kindhearted Cat Lover]]: [[Hidden Depths|Yuudai]], who has a cat called [[Everything's Better with Princesses|Hime]] which he loves very much, and who is pretty much his only friend.
** Taisei likes them too! But then again, [[Friend to All Living Things|it's difficult to find something]] [[Gentle Giant|he]] [[Friend to All Living Things|doesn't like]].
* [[Knight of Cerebus]]:
* [[Living Emotional Crutch]]: The Sakana brothers towards each other, [[Orphan's Ordeal|with good reason]].
** While not as blatant, the Yamamoto sisters have a similar relationship. {{spoiler|Mori moved in near Chie's place after her [[Broken Bird|mind-shattering]] [[Your Cheating Heart|breakup]], and Chie tells Jiro she previously didn't have anyone save for her sister, implying [[Morality Chain|Mori]] was the reason [[Enfante Terrible|she]] didn't become a total [[The Sociopath|sociopath]] growing up.}}
** [[Cute Kitten|Hime]] is pretty much the main reason [[Broken Bird|Yuudai]] hasn't lost his mind completely.
** [[Funny Foreigner|Jan]] tends to latch onto [[The Stoic|Shigeru]], due to his struggle fitting in.
* [[Loser Protagonist]]
* [[Love At First Sight]]: More or less. {{spoiler|Yuudai}} was already smitten when he first saw {{spoiler|Taisei}}, but his feelings were fully solidified when he showed him selfless kindness and treated him as his friend.
** It can also apply to {{spoiler|Taisei}} as well, as his crush on {{spoiler|Yuudai}} took less than three days to be solidified.
* [[Love Bubbles]]: "Cashier Girl" has them and [[Bishie Sparkle|sparkles]] in Jiro-Vision.
** In chapter seven, a lovestruck Jiro is surrounded by [https://web.archive.org/web/20120825164035/http://www.mangamagazine.net/read-manga/SAKANA-Chapter-7-Chapter-7/125/6/7 gigantic roses and sparkles].
* [[Love Epiphany]]: More like ''Crush Epiphany'', but still. {{spoiler|Yuudai realizes his feelings for Taisei, with help from Jiro, after revising his text messages.}}
** Not long after that, {{spoiler|Taisei has one of his own concerning Yuudai.}}
* [[Love You and Everybody]]: Taisei, in contrast to Yuudai.
* [[Loving a Shadow]]: This is the main reason why Taisei's previous relationships failed. The women he attracts are interested in his "serious salaryman" mask he puts at work, but once they learn of his cheerful and childlish true self, they dump him. {{spoiler|Yuudai is pretty much the exception to this rule.}}
* [[Luminescent Blush]]: [[Tsundere|Yuudai]]! Have some [https://web.archive.org/web/20130321231120/http://sakana.smackjeeves.com/comics/1205262/106/ here], [http://mynameismad.deviantart.com/art/SAKANA-134-279277820?offset=25#comments here], and, perhaps a more visible one due to it being coloured, [http://mynameismad.deviantart.com/art/tumblbumbls-2-251972475?q here].
** Not surprisingly, [https://web.archive.org/web/20120815110609/http://www.mangamagazine.net/read-manga/SAKANA-Chapter-7-Chapter-7/125/6/10 it happens to Jiro, too]. In [[The Rant]], Mad even [[Lampshade Hanging|hangs a lampshade]] [http://mynameismad.tumblr.com/post/21768015103/yuudai-hes-moving-in-on-your-blushing-territory on it], and on the aforementioned number of [[Luminescent Blush|Luminescent Blushes]] Yuudai pulls off.
* [[Massive Numbered Siblings]]: The Tachibana siblings.
* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Yuudai thought Taisei was [[Ho Yay|Jiro's boyfriend]].▼
* [[Meaningful Echo]]: There's one example that establishes two characters as [[Not So Similar]]. {{spoiler|When Yuudai's ex Arata appears at the stall, he starts mocking Yuudai's haircut. Later, Yuudai mocks Jiro's disastrous haircut the same way. But while [[Jerk with a Heart of Jerk|Arata]] was completely remorseless about it, [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Yuudai]] has an immediate [[Heel Realization]] and goes out his way to help him.}}
** "[http://www.mangamagazine.net/read-manga/SAKANA-Chapter-4-Chapter-4/125/3/6 Are you coming onto me]?"▼
▲* [[Mistaken for Gay]]: Yuudai thought Taisei was gay and [[Ho Yay|Jiro's boyfriend]]. {{spoiler|He's [[Bi the Way|kinda right]] on the first part.}}
▲** "[https://web.archive.org/web/20120825163153/http://www.mangamagazine.net/read-manga/SAKANA-Chapter-4-Chapter-4/125/3/6 Are you coming onto me]?"
* [[Nice Guy]]: So many people, but Taisei outshines them all.
* [[Nightmare Fuel Station Attendant]]: Taro, [[Blood Is the New Black|of]] [[Knife Nut|course]].
* [[No Name Given]]: Due to Jiro's shyness when it comes to girls, he hasn't got a chance to ask "cashier girl" for her name. This has developed into a [[Running Gag]] of sorts, since every time Jiro gets to talk to her, he always somehow fails to get her name. {{spoiler|Finally averted as of later chapters.}}
* [[No Sense of Personal Space]]: Taisei. The awkwardness level of it is especially high because he's so tall.
* [[Not So Different]]: Jiro and Taro, despite being a [[Sibling Yin-Yang]] [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] pair, have a few common traits, most notably being [[Nice Guy|nice guys]] who are [[Big Brother Instinct|very protective]] of their loved ones and [[Tranquil Fury|can turn terrifying]] [[Beware the Nice Ones
* [[Not What It Looks Like]]: When Jiro gets hurt after falling down, Yuudai tries to clean his blood off his face. Cue [[Big Brother Instinct|Taro]] entering the scene. [[Berserk Button|Guess what happens next]].
* [[Oblivious to Love]]: [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]]. {{spoiler|After Jiro tries to ask "
* [[Official Couple]]: Jiro and Cashier Girl/{{spoiler|Chie Yamamoto}}.
* [[Oh Crap]]: Our three [[Date Peepers]] pull an epic one [https://web.archive.org/web/20130321234644/http://sakana.smackjeeves.com/comics/1343981/122/ here].
** Jiro also does this pretty frequently. {{spoiler|[http://www.mangamagazine.net/read-manga/SAKANA-Chapter-7-Chapter-7/125/6/11 This is probably the best example] (beware, spoilers!)}}.
* [[Orphan's Ordeal]]: The Sakana brothers' parents died long ago in a car crash, which was extremely traumatic for both of them. Even to this day, they're still very much affected by their absence.
* [[Parental Neglect]]: Cashier Girl/{{spoiler|Chie}} tells Jiro her parents were never around, only having her sister in her life before getting her jobs and meeting new people.
* [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]]: Despite being the smallest character out of all the important characters introduced right now (5'4'' or 163 cm), Taro, former [[Japanese Delinquents|delinquent]], is probably the most [[Badass]] and strong.
** Sango is pretty much on the same boat.
* [[Plucky Girl]]: "Cashier Girl" sure has to be one when one of her jobs is training gigantic, feral-looking dogs for "companionship".
* [[Recurring Extra]]: A guy with a cap with the phrase [[Fun T-Shirt|"THIS GUY"]] on it shows up frequently in the background. He seems to be a [[Chekhov's Gunman]], because the artist revealed that he will have a bigger role in the future. {{spoiler|And boy, [[Bastard Boyfriend|what]] [[Domestic Abuser|a]] [[Smug Snake|role]] [[Knight of Cerebus|he has]]...}}
* [[Relative Error]]: Taro confuses {{spoiler|sisters Chie and Mori}} for a lesbian couple. {{spoiler|Mori}} is '''not''' amused.
* [[Rule 63]]: [http://mynameismad.tumblr.com/post/19486809384/what-if-a-genderbending-beam-came-and-shot-the-whole#notes With official art provided by Mad herself], please enjoy [http://mynameismad.tumblr.com/tagged/girlkana Girlkana].
* [[Running Gag]]: The brothers epically failing to get "
** Taro being in awkward situations because of him being covered in blood or looking [[Ax Crazy]] due to his work as a butcher.
* [[Scenery Porn]]: There are some rather neat and detailed drawn shots of parks, Harajuku and, of course, the Tsukiji Fish Market.
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* [[Shadow Archetype]]: Yuudai is what would happen if Jiro's issues and misfortunes were turned [[Up to Eleven]] and had nobody to pull him out of his misery, growing increasingly bitter and resentful as a result. Fittingly enough, Jiro is the one who helps Yuudai get his life back on track.
** Yuudai has a shadow of his own in the form of {{spoiler|his ex-boyfriend Arata, who has his [[Jerkass]] tendencies [[Up To Eleven]] and none of his redeeming qualities.}}
** [[No Social Skills|Genji]] is what would happen if [[Hot-Blooded|Taro]] didn't [[Older and Wiser|grow up]] and [[Took a Level in Kindness|abandon his delinquent life in favor of his family]].
* [[Ship Tease]]: Between Taro and Yuudai. [http://mynameismad.tumblr.com/post/13488765706/somebody-mentioned-something-about-shipping-these No, really]. [[Word of God|Mad]] in general is very fond of this trope, both in-story and in extra materials.
* [[Shipper on Deck]]:
** Taro and Taisei clearly ship Jiro with Cashier Girl and do their best to help them (though Taro becomes more apprehensive when it's revealed {{spoiler|she was Jiro's former bully}}). Uncle Ren also seems to be on board, and by the latest chapter this extends to [[Everyone Can See It|all the Sakana market]].
** While it took a while, Jiro does eventually try to help Yuudai in getting with {{spoiler|Taisei}} after learning of his crush on them. {{spoiler|When they meet, Genkei is more than happy to get Yuudai and Taisei closer, even relating to the former's insecurities.}}
* [[Sibling Rivalry]]: Averted with his actual brother, but Taro has this with his cousin Genji. They were raised together, and they do not get along '''at all'''.
* [[Sibling Yin-Yang]]: The Sakana brothers, Jiro and Taro. Jiro is the meek, reserved and shy younger brother while Taro is the passionate, thrill-seeking, extroverted older brother.
** The Yamamoto sisters also fit this trope. {{spoiler|Chie/"Cashier Girl" is a
** Also [[Genki Guy|Taisei]] and his older brother [[The Quiet One|Genkei]]. Later subverted, as Genkei proves he's just as intelligent and excitable as his brother, even sharing his trademark laugh.
* [[Sickeningly Sweethearts]]: Jiro, in an attempt to eat on a cheap place in his date, accidentally goes to a place where ''[[Up to Eleven|everyone]]'' is this, which only furthers his embarrassment.
* [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]]:
** Same-sex example: After {{spoiler|Taisei}} shoves him with genuine kindness, {{spoiler|Yuudai}} finds himself attracted to him in less than a day. {{spoiler|This is due to his [[Dark and Troubled Past|sad backstory]], in which he was in a five-year long abusive relationship with a colossal [[Bastard Boyfriend]].}}
** The three main girls all subscribe to this. Cashier Girl/{{spoiler|Chie}} is very interested in [[Nice Guy|Jiro]] {{spoiler|and has been ever since she was a kid}}; Angry Lady/{{spoiler|Mori}} broke up with her fiancé for [[Your Cheating Heart|cheating on her]] and is [[Ship Tease|teased]] with the [[Hot-Blooded|rough]] yet [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|kind]] Taro; and Sango has a very blatant crush on the [[Nice Guy|lovely]] [[Funny Foreigner|Jan]].
* [[The Stoic]]: Shigeru is a pretty calm and cool dude.
** And then there's Genkei, who
* [[Straight Gay]]: {{spoiler|Yuudai. Who would have guessed?}}
* [[Straw Loser]]: [[Berserk Button|Don't tell him that]], but is very obvious Yuudai is this for Jiro, whose lack of social graces are such he makes Jiro look like [[The Social Expert]] by comparison.
** And he's still outdone when compared to [[Jerkass|Genji]].
* [[Strong Family Resemblance]]: Once he [[The Glasses Come Off|takes off his glasses]], Genkei is pretty much identical to his younger brother Taisei.
* [[Sugar and Ice Personality]]: Shigeru and Genkei are the [[The Stoic|stoic]] version, while Mori is the [[Ice Queen]] version.
* [[Sweet Tooth]]: Yuudai likes donuts. And Pocky.
* [[Talking in Your Sleep]]: A common thing for Taisei. He's also described as a "traveling sleeper", meaning he tends to roll around in his sleep, sometimes crushing or coming too close to his poor roommates by doing so.
* [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]]: This seems to be Yuudai's type, as {{spoiler|[[Bastard Boyfriend|Arata]], [[Friends with Benefits|Shigeru]] and [[Second Love|Taisei]]}} all fit the stereotype.
* [[Thicker Than Water]]: ''Viciously'' [[Deconstructed Trope|deconstructed]]. It's [[Jerkass|Genji]]'s exploit of this trope in his [[Sibling Rivalry|cousin feud]] that led to Taro's [[Hair-Trigger Temper|anger issues]].
* [[Tomboy and Girly Girl]]: {{spoiler|The Yamamoto sisters, Mori and Chie aka}} Cashier Girl and Angry Lady, respectively, though they each have traits of the other.
* [[Town Girls]]: Sango is the femme, Angry Lady/{{spoiler|Mori}} is the butch, and Cashier Girl/{{spoiler|Chie}} is neither.
* [[Tranquil Fury]]: If there's something [[Sibling Yin-Yang|Jiro and Taro]] have in common, is that they show this trope when they're angry, and it's not a pretty sight.
* [[Trapped by Gambling Debts]]: Heavily implied about Jiro and Taro's cousin Genji. And his dad Ren is getting sick of bailing him out, so he's gearing up to cut Genji off...
* [[True Companions]]
* [[Tsundere]]: Yuudai is very ''tsun'' around his co-workers, and very ''dere'' [[Kindhearted Cat Lover|around his cat]]. The moments where he actually shows his kind side to them are rare indeed. [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|He is not a bad guy, though]].
** He is also [[Ho Yay|notably flustered]] whenever [[No Sense of Personal Space|Taisei]] invades Yuudai's normally well-protected comfort zone [[Love You and Everybody|just by being friendly]]. {{spoiler|No wonder he gained a crush on him.}}
* [[Tsunshun]]: Yuudai per [[Word of God]]. Also Genji and Angry Lady/{{spoiler|Mori}}.
* [[Turn the Other Cheek]]: Jiro does this to Yuudai, which makes him confused.
* [[Used to Be a Sweet Kid]]:
** Taro zig-zags this trope. He used to be a nice child, grew into a [[Japanese Delinquents|japanese delinquent]] in his teens due to heavy personal trauma, and he has mellowed out into a [[Nice Guy]] as an adult, albeit one [[Beware the Nice Ones|who can wreck shit if trifled with]].
** Played straight with Yuudai and "Angry Lady"/{{spoiler|Mori}}. Yuudai was still very quiet and antisocial, but nowhere near the angry mess he is now. "Angry Lady"/{{spoiler|Mori}}'s has become her own antithesis over the years. Of course, [[Love Hurts|there's very good reasons]] [[Broken Bird|behind their changes in attitude]].
** Inverted completely with "Cashier Girl"/{{spoiler|Chie}}. {{spoiler|As a child, she was an [[Enfant Terrible]] who liked to [[The Bully|beat up]] [[Loving Bully|her crush]] (who is her later boyfriend Jiro).}} A far cry from the [[Nice Girl]] she is in the present.
** Absolutely averted with {{spoiler|Arata}}. He was a disgusting asshole [[Enfant Terrible|even as a child]] (though he obviously got worse as an adult).
** Also averted with Genji, who was a [[Bratty Half-Pint]] and it's clear [[Man Child|he didn't grow out of this phase]]. He's nowhere near as horrible as {{spoiler|Arata}}, though.
* [[Vile Villain, Saccharine Show]]: For a [[Slice of Life]] [[Romantic Comedy]], ''Sakana'' has genuinely dark antagonists in its [[Big Bad Ensemble]].
* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Taro and Yuudai, due to the latter's prickly personality. Later on, Yuudai becomes this with his former [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis]] Jiro (though "best buds" it's still a bit of a stretch).
* [[Wham! Line]]: Ohoho. And what a [[Wham! Line]] it was.
{{quote|{{spoiler|'''"Cashier Girl":''' No! You haven't done anything wrong! I'm the monster here! I've felt guilty for so long I just have to say it! I'm sorry, Jiro Sakana. I'll never forgive myself for what I did in preschool.}}}}
* [[Wham! Shot]]: After their date, Cashier Girl ends up showing Jiro her boss at the dog-training center she works at. {{spoiler|It ends up being Endo, one of [[Yakuza|Nishimura]]'s minions.}}
* [[X Marks the Hero]]: Subverted, while Yuudai is a main character, he's not really heroic (he would be a [[Byronic Hero]] at best).▼
* [[What You Are in the Dark]]: A good way to show a character's [[Hidden Depths]].
** Jiro is caught in one of those situations. {{spoiler|When [[Bastard Boyfriend|Arata]] arrives at the stall and starts harassing [[Tsunshun|Yuudai]], [[Shrinking Violet|Jiro]] could have just walked away, since Yuudai had done nothing but treat him like shit until that point. Instead, he confronts Arata personally, brushes off his [[Break Him By Talking|breaking speech]] and [[Tranquil Fury|very calmly]] [[Get Out!|tells him to leave the stall and Yuudai alone]].}}
** [[Tsunshun|Yuudai]]'s sweet moments with [[Cute Kitten|Hime]] show [[Broken Bird|who]] [[Jerkass Facade|he]] [[Troubled but Cute|really]] [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|is]].
** [[Jerkass|Genji]] also gets this. After Taro leaves after one of their [[Sibling Rivalry|vicious fights]], Genji apologizes for trying to mooch off money from him. Also, his dealings with the [[Yakuza]] show that, [[Stepford Smiler|for all his enthusiasm in being seen as a gangster]], [[Being Evil Sucks|he's really not cut out for that kind of life and is deeply miserable because of it]].
▲* [[X Marks the Hero]]: Subverted, while Yuudai is a main character, he's not really heroic (he would be a [[Byronic Hero]] at best), though he [[Took a Level.
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