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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]]:
* [[Jerkass]]: Yuudai certainly acts this way, but some panels indicate that it's actually just him being [[Despair Event Horizon|fed up with life]] and having no trust into people, because if someone (Read: [[Love You and Everybody|Taisei]]) would strip Yuudai out of all his layers of his [[Buffy-Speak|Jerkass-ness]], then it shows he is actually just a [[Shrinking Violet|shy]] and [[Broken Bird|very lonely]] person, making this more of a [[Jerkass Facade]].
** The angry-looking lady from the train is mean to [[Nice Guy|Taisei]] of all people, which quickly earned her this status. Granted, she did have a bad day. {{spoiler|She turns out to be more of a [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] later on, though.}}
** 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 is's much kinder and awkward than he portrays himself]]. Jiro criticizes him for this.
* [[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]]. You bet nobody bat an eye on that.
** In fact, thisThis 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]]: 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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** 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.
▲* [[IronicMeaningful 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.}}
* [[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 "cashierCashier girlGirl" out on a date, but [[Cannot Spit It Out|is too nervous when talking to her to actually do so]], so he asks her for some change. Depressed, Jiro goes back with the change, but Taro notices a piece of paper with her phone number on it...}}
* [[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 "cashierCashier girlGirl"'s name. {{spoiler|It's Chie, by the way.}}
** 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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** 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 iswould pretty muchbe an straight [[Emotionless Boy]] if not for his relationship with Taisei.
* [[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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* [[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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