Wizard's Soul - Koi no Seisen/Characters

Manaka's Mom

I can't do normal 'mom' things, so I at least want to teach her cards.

Manaka's mom was chronically ill, and spent much of her time stuck in the hospital playing Wizard's Soul.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Manaka

The protagonist of the series. Through no fault of her own, she gets compelled to play to win, which she is not something she enjoys.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Woobie: The reason Manaka hates playing to win is pretty sad. Specifically it involves using a play style that reminds her of her failed attempts to save her mom.
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Manaka's Tournoment Opponents

In chronological order of when they are paired against Manaka.

Futomin

Ouji

Kokona Ayanokoji

A skilled player that quickly conceded against Manaka because she had a bad match up. There are reasons to do this. Games against Manaka with her deck likely take longer than other most games. Since this happened at the last match of the day, it meant she could probably go home or hotel or whatever and relax (if it wasn't the last match of the game you should know that big tournaments take a long time. You don't want to burn yourself out early. One way to do this is to concede a game in the face of almost certain defeat). Also Manaka isn't necessarily a fun person to play against. Kokona then got matched against Manaka's again, but Kokona had a different deck list that time and actually played against Manaka.

Tropes used in Wizard's Soul - Koi no Seisen/Characters include:

Honor Before Reason: A girl tries to frame Manaka for cheating. Kokona's companion suspects the ruse and tells Kokona. Kokona scrutinizes Manaka during the match. Kokomo then went with the loss instead of calling over judges and getting Manaka disqualified.

Roman

Kusama Tsumugi

In MTG terms, her deck is a D&T type deck, (that features a Hokori, Dust Drinker). In english, her deck attacks with small creatures that have abilities that lock up her opponents' resources.

Tropes exhibited by this character include:

Kuya Uehara

Hate Sink: Generally, against tournament opponents, the reader wants Manaka to win her matches. Against Kuya Uehara, the reader probably wants Kuya Uehara to lose.

Kei Komori