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* [[Action Girl]]: Merry and Engi.

* [[Badass Adorable]]: Merry. You get in her way? Prepared to be pummeled. You mess with her when she's enjoying her [[Trademark Favorite Food|doughnuts]]? Run. Hurt her friends? She will break the frikkin moon.

** {{spoiler|Also could be played with for John. When he's in [[Fun Size|Reality]] he takes the form of an adorable kitten with a cape. In the Dream World, he is very [[Badass]].}}

* [[Badass Longcoat]]: John Doe.

* [[Bare Your Midriff]]: Merry. The animators seem to be actively ''trying'' to put in as many shots of Merry's bellybutton as they can.

* [[Bathtub Bonding]]: Isana and Merry get to know each other in the bath when [[Accidental Pervert|Yumeji walks in]]. Isana notes this is the fifteenth time he's done that.

** {{spoiler|He later brings a whole army of them to help Merry and Yumeji.}}

*** {{spoiler|They can transform into cats, sans-clothing, in order to escape from being hurt then transform back again with clothing starting to form itself around them.}}

* [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]: To an extent, Isana. She's not reallly all that clingy, but she DOES get jealous when a girl she doesn't know shows up asking for Fujiwara. {{spoiler|It's Yui (and Engi) coming to train him and Merry}}. All considering, her jealousy may just be for [[Rule of Funny]].

** {{spoiler|Taka's little sister for her "onii-chan".}}

** Sometimes he's wrong though, except for...

** '''Black''': Is 100% nightmares and daydreams when a Dream Demon tries to take over a host.

** Mr. Ijima, Yumeji's teacher in the anime, could be seen as this as well. Sure he has an extreme liking of rice, but his speeches to his students are quite inspirational. {{spoiler|Of course, it's all a ruse, but...}}

* [[Compressed Hair]]: Minato

* [[Cry Cute]]: Merry, in her more vulnerable moments.

** {{spoiler|Isana in chapter 33.}}

* [[Cute Bruiser]]: Merry. Chaser John Doe notes how much strength Merry can invest in [[Muscles Are Meaningless|those flimsy little arms.]]

* [[Dark Is Not Evil]]: Merry {{spoiler|and John Doe}}.

* [[Dojikko]]: [[Victim of the Week]] Minato

* [[Demonic Possession]]: What some dream demons attempt with their vessels.

* [[Dream Land]]: Besides his eye ability, Yumeji can also enter the dream world of others - which surprises Merry.

* [[Dream Stealer]]

* [[Dull Eyes of Unhappiness]]: The victims of Dream Loss Syndrome, who are not so much unhappy as ''unmotivated'', almost to the point of complete catatonia. {{spoiler|They were formerly symbiotes or possessed vessels of Dream Demons; when the demon is killed, all the dreams and ambitions of the human vessel die as well.}}

* [[Exotic Eye Designs]]: Most Dream Demons have unique-looking pupils. For example, Chukai has cross-shaped pupils, while Chris Evergreen has tilting H-shaped pupils.

* [[Expressive Mask]]: Chaser John Doe. It's very subtle, but his otherwise motionless mask can change from a frown to a smile or vice versa between shots.

* [[Evil Eye]]: Yumeji's [[Aura Vision|dream-seeing ability]].

* [[Finger Gun]]: Chizuru does this a few times, saying "bang" as she does it.

* [[Girlish Pigtails]]: Isana, Mei.

** {{spoiler|Merry has one on her right arm, she just keeps it covered until the [[Beach Episode]] in chapter 11. Yumeji had a scar, but it's long since faded. Curiously, [[Epileptic Trees|his was in the same place that Merry's is.]] And now the spot where he had his scar is starting to hurt after he exits a daydream... }}

* [[Hannibal Lecture]]: {{spoiler|Maze gives one to Engi. See [[Heroic BSOD]]}}

** All Dream Demons and people who are possessed by those demons have an unusual pattern in their eyes.

*** {{spoiler|The first time we see Yumeji doing his aura-reading trick in the manga, a shape similar to Merry's pupils appears in his eye.}}

*** It ''is'' deliberate. Word of God says that Merry <s> had a little lamb</s> <s> is a little lamb</s> was designed with a sheep in mind.

*** Also they change color from black to white in a Daydream.

** {{spoiler|In chapter 24, Yumeji's eyes took on the pattern of John's mouth on his mask when he first formed John's weapon. In Chapter 25, Yumeji's eyes took on the pattern of Ichima's swirly eye pattern when he used her power to call forth one of her giant toys to protect John. In Chapter 30, Yumeji's right eye takes on Chris's eye pattern when Yumeji uses Chris' [[Rocket Punch]] move}}

* {{spoiler|[[Heroic BSOD]]: Both Merry and Yumeji get hit with one. Merry when Engi tells her that, once they get into the real world, there's no way back to the dream world, and Yumeji after he realizes that by killing any Dream Demon who's already taken a vessel, ''[[Fridge Horror|they also destroy that person's dreams... both the at-night kind of dream AND the personal-ambition variety]] (the only exception to this being if is Merry the one defeating the Nightmares).}}

** [[Macross Frontier|Sheryl]] has developed [[Implausible Fencing Powers]].

** [[Arakawa Under the Bridge|The Mayor]] now gives out random advice and [[Smoking Is Cool|smokes]]

** Is John Doe a [[Hellsing|badass vampire dressing in red]]?

* [[Hime Cut]]: [[Monster of the Week|Ichima]], [[Victim of the Week|Minato]], Yui and her mom too.

* [[Hot Dad]]: Isana's dad is one [http://www.mangareader.net/yumekui-merry/22/13 in-universe].

* [[Hunter of His Own Kind]]: Both Merry and Engi, for different reasons.

* [[Identity Amnesia]]: Merry just can't remember who she is.

* [[I Don't Know Mortal Kombat]]: Merry loses 383 games of a Wii fighting game to Yumeji.

* [[Idiot Hair]]: Yumeji's most recognizable physical trait. Merry remembers him almost solely by seeing it again -- she refers to it as an "antenna".

* [[Improbable Hairstyle]]: Engi's hair is shaped like wings.

** It's also [[Prehensile Hair]] since Engi can move them.

** {{spoiler|The [[New Transfer Student]] in volume 5 has his hair combed back where it spikes into [[Anime Hair]].}}

* [[Improbable Weapon User]]: John Doe has something that the author said was a cross between a saw and a guillotine. {{spoiler|Yumeji, using his Lucid Gadget, creates a smaller version to use against Chain Noir.}}

* [[Large Ham]]: Chaser John Doe

** {{spoiler|Hercules seems to be one as well. ''It's SHOW TIME!''}}

*** [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/yumekui_merry/v04/c020/3.html This is her family looking forward to her cooking].

* [[Light Is Not Good]]: Heracles is described as the guiding light (the kanji of his name make up the word for lighthouse), drawing other Dream Demons to Reality. Because of that, the whole balance between the worlds has been thrown out of whack. {{spoiler|And then there's [[Complete Monster|his personality]]...}}

** Yui Konagi, {{spoiler|Engi's vessel.}} When Yumeji does a diving save for a doll she drops, he saves the doll, but catches a glimpse. The audience also gets a peek in the manga..

** {{spoiler|We get another brief one in volume five. Hey, when you've got Stripperific cat girls fighting, you're bound to get at least one.}}

* [[Male Gaze]]

** Yumeji - "Yumeji" means "Dream Road", or "Road to Dreams" depending on personal interpretation.

** Merry's surname is ''Nightmare''

*** Merry full name is {{spoiler|Sheep Merry Nightmare.}}

** Many of the Dream Demon's names are this, like Chaser John Doe being a hunter, {{spoiler|Maze Landsborough traps people in a maze, Chain Noir uses chains, etc.}}

* [[Meganekko]]: Mei with her [[Nerd Glasses]].

* [[Meido]]: Merry has to dress the part when she works for Isana's dad. {{spoiler|Later Yui starts working there part-time as well.}}

* [[Monster Clown]]: Maze Landsborough, the one-eyed imp-like Dream Demon could be seen as this. His Mooks, however, are this without a doubt.

* [[Most Writers Are Writers]]: Yumeji, and the rest of the Literature Club, by extension.

** {{spoiler|Also Taka's story about his little sister where he talks about how she was sickly when she was little and kept being bounced from hospital to hospital until she could no longer smile. At least until Taka started with those ridiculous poems of his, sparking his dream of wanting to make everyone he meets laugh through his poems. He then pauses before saying that she's completely healthy now and even working part-time at a burger joint.}}

*** {{spoiler|And you get another one from Chapter 36, when it is revealed that Takateru is Hercule's host, and his little sister being healthier is due to Hercules putting a dream demon in her, to use her as an hostage on Takateru}}

* [[Noble Demon]]: John Doe and his cats.

** Minato the [[Victim of the Week]].

** Leon as well.

* [[Prehensile Hair]]: Engi's hair is [[Improbable Hairstyle|styled as wings]] [[Winged Humanoid|which she can move]].

* [[Redheaded Hero|Red Headed Heroine]]: Merry. Well more of a Burgundy. Yumeji's a straight example.

* [[Rocket Punch]]: Since he has [[Raymanian Limbs]], Chris Evergreen does this. {{spoiler|Yumeji is also able to do it later.}}

* [[Running Gag]]: Two so far. Yumeji walking into the bath...and someone's already there, usually it's Isana. She notes that he's done this fourteen times before the two that we see in story. Later, Merry walks in on HIM. Also Yui telling people to depend on her as an older sister, and then being told she's younger than they are.

* [[Sacrificial Lamb]]: Poor, poor Delga.

* [[Show Within a Show]]: ''Full Hell Boarder Glitchou'', a [[Tokusatsu]] series that Yumeji is a fan of.

** Is it Treesea or Woodsea

** Pharos Hercules/Heracles/Elcres

* [[Stealth Pun]]: Chaser calls Merry a "lost little lamb" when they first meet.

** {{spoiler|We later find out that Merry's full name is Sheep Merry Nightmare.}}

* [[Stripperiffic]]: Arguably Merry, but {{spoiler|Chain Noir}}'s costume fits this to a T.

** Definitely John's cat girls.

* [[Suspiciously Specific Denial]]: Yui: ''"I am not going to carve your name into a voodoo doll or anything"''.

** Engi Threepiece is this to Yui.

** {{spoiler|Treesea and Mr Ijima.}}

** Chris Evergreen is existing as a Symbiote to Mei, but he's about to take the [[Demonic Possession|next step]] when Yumeji and Merry intervene.

** This actually the most productive way for Dream Demons and humans to interact. If a Dream Demon tries to take over full time, the host will wake up, possibly at the worst possible moment.

* [[The Nicknamer]]: Merry gives nicknames to some of the characters.

** She calls Engi Threepiece "Eggplant Lady".

** She calls Pharos Hercules "Lighthouse Guy".

** She calls Mistilteinn Treesea "Wood Lady"

* [[Too Much Information]]: Fear not, Yumeji, Yui totally does ''not'' make voodoo dolls of people.

* [[Trademark Favorite Food]]: Merry loves donuts.

** Yumeji likes tomatoes. This is because Tomato is a palindrome and Yumeji thinks that has a manly feel to it.

* [[Unwanted Harem]]: Arguably. Isana's feelings towards Yumeji are as plain as day, and both Merry and Yui have given some hints of having feelings towards him as well, Merry more so.

* [[Waif Fu]]: Merry.

* [[Winged Humanoid]]: Engi. Subverted since her [[Hair Wings|wings]] are made up of [[Prehensile Hair|her hair, but she can move them]].

* [[White Mask of Doom]]: Chaser John Doe.

* [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair]]: Isana's hair is lilac, Mei's is light green, Merry's is violet. Most of the demons' hair is an other-worldly colour anyhow.

 

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