Taboo Tattoo
Taboo Tattoo is a Fighting Series by Shinjirou about a boy who is given an odd tattoo on his palm by an old man whom he saves from a thug. Not long after he's got it, he meets a mysterious girl, who punches him in the face, and later steals his phone. Running after her gets him more than he bargained for, though, and he ends up drawn into the beginning of what might be the start of international war...
Tropes used in Taboo Tattoo include:
- Alternate History: After World War II, a new kingdom emerged and quickly became a super power. It's called the Kingdom of Selinistan
- Badass Normal: Even before getting or activating his Spell Crest, Seigi was beating up thugs on the street and exchanging blows with Sheilds, though not very well in the latter.
- Bloody Murder: Invoked. Tom and Lizze tell Seigi that blood is his activation key, hough this is a lie.
- Cyborg: Lizzie's left arm is a prostethic that works as well as an original that can get people fooled.
- Grey and Grey Morality: No side seems to be good, though admittedly that's through lack of information.
- Impaled With Extreme Prejudice: Seigi is discovered by Lizzie to have been impaled with several spikes by the end of Chapter 41.
- Les Yay:
- Mood Whiplash: Taboo Tattoo has the frightening tendency to go from happy go lucky romantic comedy to bloody carnage in the space of a chapter.
- New Transfer Student: Lizzie.
- Older Than They Look
- Only the Chosen May Wield: The Keyless Crest Seal must be controlled out of an altruist will.
- Panty Shot
- Patient Childhood Love Interest
- Pettanko
- Royals Who Actually Do Something
- Sphere of Destruction: Void Maker
- Super Empowering: Spell Crests, apart from granting a unique special ability, also boost the person's physical abilities in a variety of ways:
- Tsundere: Lizzie simulates that behaviour in Chapter 42, saying Tom loves it.
- Tragic Keepsake: Lizzie gives to Seigi beads that belonged to Touko in a flashback in chapter 39.
- Training from Hell: Seighi's grandfather.
- Transformation Trinket: Spell Crest's need specific materials to activeate. The material needed seems to be unique to each Spell Crest.
- Wager Slave
- White-Haired Pretty Girl: Lizzie
- Utopia Justifies The Means: The Princess sees her actions in such manner, allowing her to control the keyless crest seal.
- Yandere