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* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Anyone with autism.
* [[Cloudcuckoolander]]: Anyone with autism.
* [[Doorstopper]]: The American paperback volumes of this are '''huge''', even for a non-manga series. Granted, each volume is actually two Japanese volumes put together, but even half of that is big.
* [[Doorstopper]]: The American paperback volumes of this are '''huge''', even for a non-manga series. Granted, each volume is actually two Japanese volumes put together, but even half of that is big.
* [[Everyone Calls Him Barkeep]]: Masato's older sister and her daughter are introduced early in the first tankobon, but she's always referred to by [[Japanese Honorifics|oneesan]] or "Sis." It's not until towards the (premature) end of the series that we catch her name.
* [[Everyone Calls Him "Barkeep"]]: Masato's older sister and her daughter are introduced early in the first tankobon, but she's always referred to by [[Japanese Honorifics|oneesan]] or "Sis." It's not until towards the (premature) end of the series that we catch her name.
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: This is usually employed upon any bad caretaker or mean-spirited person that doesn't breach close to [[Complete Monster]] territory. [[Anvilicious|A lot.]]
* [[Freudian Excuse]]: This is usually employed upon any bad caretaker or mean-spirited person that doesn't breach close to [[Complete Monster]] territory. [[Anvilicious|A lot.]]
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Early on, we are introduced to Sachiko's Filipino neighbors. After one become friends with Hikaru, he starts randomly repeating several phrases in Tagalog.
* [[Funny Foreigner]]: Early on, we are introduced to Sachiko's Filipino neighbors. After one become friends with Hikaru, he starts randomly repeating several phrases in Tagalog.
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** Hikaru's full name is Azuma Hikaru, or "light of the East," and upon hearing this name, his new father Masato's first hope was that Hikaru would grow up to climb the corporate ladder. Which... he most likely won't do.
** Hikaru's full name is Azuma Hikaru, or "light of the East," and upon hearing this name, his new father Masato's first hope was that Hikaru would grow up to climb the corporate ladder. Which... he most likely won't do.
** Miyu means "beautiful feather", but she acts far less delicate than her name would suggest, as does [[Huge Schoolgirl|the fifth-grade kendo champ Misaki]], whose name means "beautiful blossoms."
** Miyu means "beautiful feather", but she acts far less delicate than her name would suggest, as does [[Huge Schoolgirl|the fifth-grade kendo champ Misaki]], whose name means "beautiful blossoms."
* [[Last Name Basis]]: Takuya Oki, Daisuke Ishida, Kanata Tanaka, and Misaki Oota.
* [[Last-Name Basis]]: Takuya Oki, Daisuke Ishida, Kanata Tanaka, and Misaki Oota.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Pretty much the entire series may count, largely due to its effort to capture the unpredictability of [[Real Life]]. Families with autistic members have to handle the afflicted person's condition ''on top of'' all the other challenges and fears of life -- job loss/tranfer, illness, natural disasters, etc.
* [[Mood Whiplash]]: Pretty much the entire series may count, largely due to its effort to capture the unpredictability of [[Real Life]]. Families with autistic members have to handle the afflicted person's condition ''on top of'' all the other challenges and fears of life -- job loss/tranfer, illness, natural disasters, etc.
* [[No Periods Period]]: Averted. Saori has her first during a school trip; it's also mentioned that Miyu will probably start getting hers soon.
* [[No Periods Period]]: Averted. Saori has her first during a school trip; it's also mentioned that Miyu will probably start getting hers soon.
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