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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 is.
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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* [[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. It says a lot when you have ''the freaking [[Yakuza]]'' as side antagonists, and they ''still'' come across as more likable than this guy.
* [[Hates Being Touched]]: A defensive mechanism of Yuudai, and [[Jerkass Woobie|he has a pretty good reason for it]].
* [[Hates Everyone Equally]]: Yuudai [https://web.archive.org/web/20130321230940/http://sakana.smackjeeves.com/comics/1033527/035/ claims] that he's this, but this is [[Subverted Trope|subverted]] since [[Tsundere|he]] [[Pet the Dog|adores]] [[Kindhearted Cat Lover|his cat]] and seems to get along at least a little bit better with Taro than with everyone else, and even eventually befriends [[Sitcom Arch Nemesis|Jiro]]. {{spoiler|To say nothing about his blossoming relationship with Taisei...}}
* [[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]].}}
** 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.
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** 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.]]
* [[Ironic 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.}}▼
* [[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]].
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* [[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]]
**
** 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]]: Both sides of the [[Big Bad Ensemble]] count. [[Loan Shark|Nishimura]] and his cronies downplay this a bit since they have some funny moments that add some levity. {{spoiler|Arata Tasaki}}, on the other hand, is played '''dead seriously''' at all times, being the walking personification of [[Nightmare Fuel]].
* [[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.
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* [[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.
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* [[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]?"
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* [[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|if pushed too far]].
* [[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}}. {{spoiler|Taisei and Yuudai}} are on the way to become this as well.
* [[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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** [[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.
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** 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.
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* [[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...
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* [[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.}}
* [[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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