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Holyland (Manga)

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Holyland is a fairly realistic martial arts-based manga series with footnotes on how any used or subverted trope fits in with how martial arts really work. The author is Mori Kouji, who also wrote Suicide Island and was a close friend of the late Kentaro Miura.Meet Yuu Kamishiro, a young high school student who was bullied during middle school. The harassment gets to the point he stops going to school and starts secretly training to fight. A year later, disconnected from life around him, he has taken to roaming the streets looking for a place to belong.He unleashes his secret left-right combo on random street thugs and in doing so gains a reputation as a thug hunter. He ends up fighting increasingly strong opponents as everyone wants to test his skill. Though the series deals a little with the reality of gang violence, people beaten into comas are usually out of the hospital in a few chapters.The manga was serialized in the seinen magazine Young Animal from 2000 to 2008, and compiled into 18 volumes. It was adapted into a Live-Action TV Drama in 2005 and 13 episodes were made; it aired at late-night Fridays in Japan, on TV Tokyo. Another live adaptation, this one Korean, was made in 2012 starring Shin Dongho of K-Pop group U-KISS as "Kang Yoo".
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Retired Badass
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Retired Badass: If this trope can be said to apply to a person mid-twenties, Masaki is an example.
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Dirty Coward
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Dirty Coward: Yagi. Pretends to be a badass gang boss, but is really this. In the latter half of the series he is so terrified of Yuu that he can only face him when hiding behind King's two MMA henchmen or when he's holding Mai hostage. When he is last seen in the manga, he pathetically begs for his life in front of an enraged Yuu (after already trying to hide from him and seeing him everywhere) before he gets his much deserved curbstomp.
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Artistic License – Martial Arts
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Artistic License – Martial Arts: Tsuchiya should actually be one of the more dangerous fighters in the manga. It is said his wrestling is ineffective on concrete as he can scrape his hands from grappling somebody, meaning he has to fight on sand or on grass for his skills to be truly effective. The main reason for this seems to be because he favors ankle picks where he dips very low to the ground. Tsuchiya is shown to be perfectly capable of using other wrestling moves that doesn't require going so near the ground like Double Leg Takedowns or Lateral Drops; there is also nothing stopping him from simply wearing gloves or knee pads to fight on concrete. If anything fighting on concrete should actually make Tsuchiya more dangerous as he can stop a fight by slamming someone onto the hard ground like Iwado does: he has shown he has more than enough athleticism to do so as he had picked up someone over his head once.
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Heroic BSoD
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Heroic BSoD: Yuu, right after Shin gets attacked. He also BSODs again several chapters later and takes a while to regain his old fighting form. Hell, Yuu before the series even starts.
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Tempting Fate
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Tempting Fate: At one point Sawako gangsters are thinking of going after Shougo or Yuu after attacking Shinichi. Cue the former.
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Evil Versus Evil
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Evil Versus Evil: Katou tries to muscle in on King's drug operation. It does not end well for him.
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Not-So-Harmless Villain
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Not-So-Harmless Villain: King, who appeared to be just a drug trafficking boss, is quite the fighter - chapter 159 reveals he is discipled in Chinese (actually stated as Japanese) Kenpo and even managed to strike fear in Shougo's heart.
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Kirk Summation
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Kirk Summation: Yuu gives one in chapter 176 to counter King's attempt at a "Not So Different" Remark.
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Defeat Means Friendship
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Defeat Means Friendship: Iwado and Midorikawa Shougo, obviously. Also Taka and Tsuchiya seem to be going this way.
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Underestimating Badassery
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Underestimating Badassery: Happens to a number of fighters at least once. Most notably, Iwado was underestimated twice in one fight, first because he seemed just a fat guy and then, after he destroyed one of his opponents with a Judo throw, because the two survivors had recognized Judo but thought they only had to worry about the great throws.
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The Place
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The Place: Also a One-Word Title and a Portmantitle, as Holyland is a place one can belong to, something worth protecting.
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Pay Evil unto Evil
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Pay Evil unto Evil: Invoked by Yuu in his speech before he fights Taka. "All I know is that I will answer malice... with violence."
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Diabolus ex Machina
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Diabolus ex Machina: The ending. Yuu has beaten King and had his final showdown with Masaki, where he admits Yuu's the better fighter. Then, on the way back from his final fight in the series, Yuu is stabbed with a knife by a nobody and left to die alone in an alleyway. The final Time Skip chapter plays with whether he's really dead or not, as nobody has seen him in the interim and they Never Found the Body, until Yuu finally shows up alive in the last half. With the knowledge that Yuu is alive, the talk about him in this chapter could be taken in another way, i.e. Shin regrets that Yuu chose to stay on the streets instead of going pro.
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Back-to-Back Badasses
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Back-to-Back Badasses: Masaki and Tsuchiya in chapter 152. Yuu and Shougo in chapter 164.
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Deal with the Devil
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Deal with the Devil: In chapter 147 the Yakuza regular tempts Masaki with Yakuza assistance in dealing with the drug problem if he just joins up. Masaki refuses.
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Paper Cutting
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Papercutting: This being done to King in chapter 174 convinces him to get serious.
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Only Sane Man
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Only Sane Man: Tetsu, King's other MMA henchman. While also violent, he's the sane and level-headed one of the two. He even calls Ryuu out on the latter's sadism and unprofessionalism.
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Heel–Faith Turn
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Heel–Faith Turn: Implied to have been what delivered Masaki from his Start of Darkness.
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Taught by Experience
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Taught by Experience: Yuu adapts his fighting style based on his experiences.
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Evil Power Vacuum
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Evil Power Vacuum: King's rise to power in the Shimokita and Kishijoji areas was enabled by Yuu destroying Yagi and Kato during his rampage and Izawa humiliating Yoshii, thus removing the main obstacles he had to move in. To cement that, King even recruits Yoshii's two former strongest henchmen, various delinquents from both schools, and even Yagi himself.
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Disappeared Dad
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Disappeared Dad: Izawa's father, in his back-story.
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Parental Abandonment
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Parental Abandonment: Pretty much all characters are victim of this, as adults are clearly not a big part of the teenager cast's lives; their parents are completely absent and neglectful of their children, others are dead, and the majority simply doesn't exist in the storytelling.
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Beauty Equals Goodness
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Beauty Equals Goodness: Mostly played straight in that villains who look physically ugly are a lot more likely to be Jerkasses (and generally don't get Sympathy for the Devil moments) compared to villains who look more normal.
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The Dreaded
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The Dreaded: Yuu wants to become this so that bullies and gangsters will stop bothering him. It not actually working is a major recurring theme.
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Bland-Name Product
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Bland-Name Product: Wakudonalds. Chapter 107 gives us Copcom.
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He Who Fights Monsters
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He Who Fights Monsters: Yuu struggles with the reality of turning the tables on his bullies.
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Worf Had the Flu
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Worf Had the Flu: A recurring phenomenon. When Yuu or whoever's heart is not in it, their fighting ability takes a large drop. Turns out, Shougo's actual ability had been kept down by his Inferiority Superiority Complex the whole time, most clearly shown by him adopting stances that made him appear bigger to hide his short stature, no matter if they hampered him or not. After he finally realizes how he had been acting he suddenly becomes a much more fearsome opponent than he had ever been, even as he had been weakened by his addiction to True.
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The Cavalry Arrives Late
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The Cavalry Arrives Late: After Yuu beats Shougo, the other thugs have already started beating Yuu before the police arrive.
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Gratuitous English
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Gratuitous English: The English titles for the chapters are from the original print of the manga in Japan.
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The City Narrows
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The City Narrows: Where most of the street fighting takes place.
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Even Evil Has Standards
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Even Evil Has Standards: The gangsters who refused to gang up on Yuu with Katou. Even Ryuu, the more insane of King's two henchmen, is creeped out by Katou.
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Sorting Algorithm of Evil
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Sorting Algorithm of Evil: Yuu starts out with small-time thugs and Glory Seekers who mostly know basic street-fighting and a single martial art, moves his way up to youth gangsters who are more adult and are better trained in one or multiple disciplines (or fight dirty) and are accustomed to actual fighting, before starting to butt heads with martial art prodigies or pros with formal training in actually combat-related disciplines like kickboxing or MMA. Zig zagged with Tsuchiya. Early in the series he loses fights to both Shougo & Yuu, due to being tactically disadvantaged using wrestling to the former, and attempting to using boxing in the latter. Near the end of the series when it's revealed wrestling works best on soft surfaces(grass, sand) he's actually able to defeat Yuu handily in sparring sessions, defeats the Inogata siblings, and verbally challenges Shougo, each of those times on grass.
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Adapted Out
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Adapted Out: Both dramas don't feature King, his underlings and his plot.
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Geo Effects
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Geo Effects: Terrain and location play a role in many fights: As Masaki explains, on the street Judo is something to be feared simply because you're not falling on a mat but on concrete. In the series, the only one to ever (barely) stand back up after being thrown by Iwado is Yuu, and that was because his backpack softened the blow. To be properly executed, many wrestling moves need the user to go so low they scrape the terrain with knees and the palms of the hands-something that prevents Tsuchiya from going all out on concrete, as he himself learned the hard way when he fought Masaki in the past and defeated himself by going that low. He claims his ideal terrain would be sand, as it's optimally soft and would keep kick users from doing their best... But even grass is soft enough for him to become virtually invincible, as Yagi and the Inogata siblings find out there was a reason Shogo didn't want to fight him there. During his rematch with Shogo's sempai, Yuu challenges him in a dead-end alley, and takes advantage of the corners and light poles to prevent him from using his kicks and force him into a fist-only fight where the reach advantage of Yuu's boxing jabs is decisive.
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Boring, but Practical
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Boring, but Practical: The moves shown. Nothing crazy that you need to be a ballerina to use, just the straightforward and effective. Especially notable with how Yuu got his initial fame, his second fight with Shogo's sempai, and the first fight with Yoshito: Yuu's initial victories come from the basic one-two and an improvised training regime based mostly on push-ups. Nothing but above-average (if growing) fitness and the most basic combo in boxing. Shogo's sempai is larger and has the advantage in both strength and reach, plus experience in kicking... But Yuu gets the advantage by hiding behind a concrete light pole to neutralize the kicks and strike only with the jab, Boxing's most basic strike that reverses the reach advantage. While Yoshito, a trained kickboxer, is legitimately more skilled than Yuu, his greatest advantage comes from his superior stamina and the ability to pace himself, with Yuu quickly tiring himself out. Yuu aknowledges this by training with Yamazaki to improve both his boxing and, most importantly, his stamina before his rematch with Yoshito.
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Villain by Default
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Villain by Default: Majority of Delinquents and other gangsters seem to exist only to cause trouble. Yuu has admited several times that he doesn't know if he's on the "good" side, there's a time when he recognizes that even those who picked fights on him were posibly "protecting their holyland". This goes to the point that Izawa comments on how stupid is to gather up to just "commit crimes". Yuu admits that he is similar to them; they too are just looking for a place to belong to and protecting that place. The biggest difference between him and them is that due to him being bullied, he developed a shy, timid, humble, and more considerate personality, which is the opposite of most of the hot-headed, conceited, jackass thugs.
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Ungrateful Bastard
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Ungrateful Bastard: The guy who stabs Yuu in the second-last chapter is a student who Yuu saved from bullies many chapters back.
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Bittersweet Ending
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Bittersweet Ending: King is gone and True has been taken off the streets, but Yuu is stabbed by a kid in the same position he was in at the start of the series. Despite all odds, Yuu manages to pull through, and he's last seen guarding kids in the Tokyo nightlife having taken on a role similar to Izawa.
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Acrofatic
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Acrofatic: Iwado. Notes mention how most people underestimate the speed of judoka.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_43e36f2f
 Holyland (Manga) / int_44e06bb6
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Boisterous Weakling
 Holyland (Manga) / int_44e06bb6
comment
Boisterous Weakling: Yagi shouts a good shout but can't back it up with his fists at all.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_44e06bb6
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_44e06bb6
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4604fd4d
type
Worthy Opponent
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4604fd4d
comment
Worthy Opponent: Practically all the non-Smug Snake villains are presented as this instead.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4604fd4d
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_4604fd4d
 Holyland (Manga) / int_483152c4
type
The Resenter
 Holyland (Manga) / int_483152c4
comment
The Resenter: Shougou eventually becomes this.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_483152c4
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_483152c4
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4852f325
type
I Just Want to Be Normal
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4852f325
comment
I Just Want to Be Normal: Yuu, often.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4852f325
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1.0
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4852f325
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_4852f325
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4873d055
type
Use Your Head
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4873d055
comment
Use Your Head: Katou does this to Shougo, marking the start of the latter's loss.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4873d055
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Holyland (Manga) / int_4873d055
 Holyland (Manga) / int_48ca7c29
type
Broken Ace
 Holyland (Manga) / int_48ca7c29
comment
Broken Ace: Masaki. He is at first presented as everything Yuu is not: Calm, experienced, self-confident, an expert fighter and a martial arts prodigy in both karate and boxing, and highly respected. Eventually, his backstory reveals he's basically a two year older Yuu who went through even worse things (including a suicide attempt), came out broken and cynical, and has basically given up on trying to move forward after reaching his current slump.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_48ca7c29
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Holyland (Manga) / int_48ca7c29
 Holyland (Manga) / int_48eb031d
type
Finger-Tenting
 Holyland (Manga) / int_48eb031d
comment
Finger-Tenting: The principal in chapter 131 does this while announcing Masaki's expulsion from the boxing club.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_48eb031d
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_48eb031d
 Holyland (Manga) / int_49fb5ccb
type
Combat Pragmatist
 Holyland (Manga) / int_49fb5ccb
comment
Combat Pragmatist: Several times, the narration will point out the differences between sparring and street fighting and the no-holds-barred nature of the latter. Late in the manga, we learn that karate is a martial arts form of this trope. Shougo announces to one and all that he's done playing around when he gouges Ryuu's eye and spearhands him in the neck.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_49fb5ccb
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Holyland (Manga) / int_49fb5ccb
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4e3decd5
type
A Friend in Need
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4e3decd5
comment
A Friend in Need: Shin is the only character who always sticks by Yuu no matter what.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4e3decd5
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_4e3decd5
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4e7017f1
type
Wig, Dress, Accent
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4e7017f1
comment
Wig, Dress, Accent: Yagi tries to do this in chapter 170, going In the Hood and wearing Sunglasses at Night. Yuu isn't fooled for a second.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4e7017f1
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Holyland (Manga) / int_4e7017f1
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4ec86e6f
type
Clark Kent Outfit
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4ec86e6f
comment
Clark Kent Outfit: In Later volumes when Yuu gets quite muscle bound, while in his school uniform, t-shirts or wearing long sleeve shirts his muscles are barely notable. Only in a normal shirt you can see how far his body has developed.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4ec86e6f
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Holyland (Manga) / int_4ec86e6f
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4f84cdef
type
Smug Snake
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4f84cdef
comment
Smug Snake: Practically all the arc villains are unbearably smug.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_4f84cdef
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Holyland (Manga) / int_4f84cdef
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5009999d
type
Painting the Medium
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5009999d
comment
Painting the Medium: of a sort: when the pros and cons of a certain move are explained by Izawa or someone else, the author elucidates further with diagrams and text boxes clearly not perceived by the characters.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5009999d
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Holyland (Manga) / int_5009999d
 Holyland (Manga) / int_50b05d30
type
Disproportionate Retribution
 Holyland (Manga) / int_50b05d30
comment
Disproportionate Retribution: Yuu is a rare protagonist example of this, and nobody attempts to justify it in-universe. Basically, you want to fight Yuu? He's good with that, he'll fight you, but he won't hold a grudge. Target someone Yuu cares about who isn't a fighter? Especially if your reason is that you're afraid to confront him directly? Yuu will beat the absolute hell out of anyone and everyone who associates with you until he can find you.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_50b05d30
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Holyland (Manga) / int_50b05d30
 Holyland (Manga) / int_51beab21
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Good Old Fisticuffs
 Holyland (Manga) / int_51beab21
comment
Good Old Fisticuffs: Played with. Most fighters base their styles on some formal martial art - even Masaki's has karate as a base - and effectiveness varies.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_51beab21
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Holyland (Manga) / int_51beab21
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5313c266
type
Bookends
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5313c266
comment
Book Ends: The series both starts and ends with a rookie entering the world of the back-alley street fighting and thug scene in the hope of finding a place he can 'belong' to. Only in the ending, the Naïve Newcomer has the Thug Hunter still around and looking out for him.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5313c266
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Holyland (Manga) / int_5313c266
 Holyland (Manga) / int_541e7371
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But I Read a Book About It
 Holyland (Manga) / int_541e7371
comment
But I Read a Book About It: Yuu first learnt boxing through a book.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_541e7371
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Holyland (Manga) / int_541e7371
 Holyland (Manga) / int_59af9477
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Delinquents
 Holyland (Manga) / int_59af9477
comment
Delinquents: Lots. Well, just about everyone, with few exceptions.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_59af9477
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Holyland (Manga) / int_59af9477
 Holyland (Manga) / int_59f0de2a
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Not Himself
 Holyland (Manga) / int_59f0de2a
comment
Not Himself: A frequent occurrence with Yuu. More experienced fighters are able to recognise when his heart is not properly in the fight, as his skill takes a corresponding drop.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_59f0de2a
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Holyland (Manga) / int_59f0de2a
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5a23602
type
Big Ol' Eyebrows
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5a23602
comment
Big Ol' Eyebrows: Shougo. They mostly stand out because they're not bleached, but his hair is.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5a23602
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Holyland (Manga) / int_5a23602
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5b1a2f4e
type
Ain't Too Proud to Beg
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5b1a2f4e
comment
Ain't Too Proud to Beg: Yuu in chapter 88.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5b1a2f4e
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Holyland (Manga) / int_5b1a2f4e
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5b6e57e
type
Required Secondary Powers
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5b6e57e
comment
Required Secondary Powers: In chapter 64, after seeing Yuu's more muscular body and the latter's issues with his form, Shougo points out that it needs to be adapted to his new physique, likening it to how a car can't just get a better engine thrown in but needs to be modified all around to make use of that added power.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5b6e57e
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Holyland (Manga) / int_5b6e57e
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5c300c3b
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The Berserker
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5c300c3b
comment
The Berserker: Yuu can become so enraged at a person that he doesn't even acknowledge someone else attacking him.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5c300c3b
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Holyland (Manga) / int_5c300c3b
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5ca80293
type
Pragmatic Villainy
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5ca80293
comment
Pragmatic Villainy: The Yakuza exist and are in business, but don't want to get involved in the events of the story because acting openly would cause unwarranted attention from the police. Thus when Yuu's Roaring Rampage of Revenge has him beating some of their pushers their member Shimoyama goes to Izawa and tells him to stop Yuu before they have to intervene, and are more than happy to let Yuu go with only Izawa's fake beating as long as he doesn't go after their pushers again. Late in the story Shimoyama warns Izawa about True and its effects. He's completely open on the fact they're doing it because True may be cornering their market and they don't want to get involved unless they have to, and later, as they realized they can take advantage of True after all, decide to not get involved unless King makes too much noise.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_5ca80293
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5e1ecc50
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Mistaken for Badass
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5e1ecc50
comment
Mistaken for Badass: Yuu is, in the eyes of the delinquents and gangsters, some fearsome hunter.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_5e1ecc50
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Holyland (Manga) / int_5e1ecc50
 Holyland (Manga) / int_60c96f24
type
Portmantitle
 Holyland (Manga) / int_60c96f24
comment
Portmantitle: Also a One-Word Title and an example of The Place, as Holyland is a place one can belong to, something worth protecting.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_60c96f24
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Holyland (Manga) / int_60c96f24
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6377d6e6
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Grievous Harm with a Body
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6377d6e6
comment
Grievous Harm with a Body: Tsuchiya throws a thug at some others twice in chapter 144.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6377d6e6
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6381b11
type
Game-Breaking Injury
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6381b11
comment
Game-Breaking Injury: Used several times throughout the series. For example, Osada and Yoshito kicked Yuu's legs until he could not use them to support his weight. Yuu later learns to use it himself.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6381b11
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6381b11
 Holyland (Manga) / int_64070096
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Cowardly Lion
 Holyland (Manga) / int_64070096
comment
Cowardly Lion: This is a major part of Yuu's characterization.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_64070096
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Holyland (Manga) / int_64070096
 Holyland (Manga) / int_641a883f
type
Final Exam Finale
 Holyland (Manga) / int_641a883f
comment
Final Exam Finale: The fight with King demands Yuu bring to bear everything he learned throughout the series.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_641a883f
 Holyland (Manga) / int_64e975cf
type
Manly Tears
 Holyland (Manga) / int_64e975cf
comment
Manly Tears: Yuu, Masaki, and Shougo each weep these at least once.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_64e975cf
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6566a884
type
My God, You Are Serious!
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6566a884
comment
My God, You Are Serious!: Early on, this is the general reaction when those who have fought him or seen him in action tell others that Yuu is the Thug Hunter. The final instance was when Yuu was forced to fight Iwado, with everyone from Setashou who hadn't already faced him laughing at the idea and even wondering if it wasn't a case of a mistaken identity... Up until Yuu threw his one-two and knocked Iwado down. In the Korean drama, this is the reaction of Yoshii's counterpart when Kang Yoo says that nobody ordered him to beat up his men, prompting him to ask in shock if he did it just because he wanted to fight them before deciding he doesn't really care and sending his Judoka in.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6566a884
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6566a884
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6a47a1e2
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Knight of Cerebus
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6a47a1e2
comment
Knight of Cerebus: Whenever Katou shows up, things get much worse in short order: the first time, Shin is at the receiving end of a No-Holds-Barred Beatdown that puts him in the hospital, and the second time kicks off the True arc.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6a47a1e2
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6a47a1e2
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6b2b3b59
type
The Reveal
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6b2b3b59
comment
The Reveal: Masaki is Mai's brother.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6b2b3b59
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 Holyland (Manga) / int_6b750ec9
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I Am a Monster
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6b750ec9
comment
I Am a Monster: Yuu's view of himself in chapter 101 after he loses control in a friendly boxing spar.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6b750ec9
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6d332aea
type
Driven to Suicide
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6d332aea
comment
Driven to Suicide: Yuu wanted to in the backstory, but could not bring himself to actually take the step off the roof. Masaki has scars on his wrist from an attempt; we later learn that he would have successfully bled out if Mai had not walked in on him.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6d332aea
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6d332aea
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6d5fb1e0
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Waistcoat of Style
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6d5fb1e0
comment
Waistcoat of Style: Masaki sports one at his bartending job.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6d5fb1e0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6d5fb1e0
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6ee10e0
type
My Greatest Failure
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6ee10e0
comment
My Greatest Failure: Masaki's is begging forgiveness from thugs that he could have fought, while Yuu's is getting Shin attacked.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6ee10e0
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 Holyland (Manga) / int_6ee10e0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6ee10e0
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6fb4d332
type
Invulnerable Knuckles
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6fb4d332
comment
Invulnerable Knuckles: Averted. Yuu breaks or otherwise injures his knuckles a few times and takes to wearing protective gear.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6fb4d332
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6fb4d332
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6fbe85e6
type
Adaptation Personality Change
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6fbe85e6
comment
Adaptation Personality Change: In the Korean drama, Sang Mi is notably more cynical than Mai, and Woo Min Ki is much calmer than Yoshii, and genuinely Affably Evil. Justified, as Sang Mi has to deal with her brother's inability to take care of himself at home or to clean said home and Woo Min Ki, being an adult boss, doesn't have anything to prove, allowing him to calm down.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_6fbe85e6
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 Holyland (Manga) / int_6fbe85e6
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_6fbe85e6
 Holyland (Manga) / int_725583e8
type
Good Feels Good
 Holyland (Manga) / int_725583e8
comment
Chapter 167: Taka and Iwado show up to a showdown between King's gang and a drug-ring fighting outfit organized by Masaki, and completely demolish the former. Taka even lampshades how it feels good to know that he's swinging his (wooden) sword "for justice" for once.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_725583e8
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 Holyland (Manga) / int_725583e8
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Holyland (Manga) / int_725583e8
 Holyland (Manga) / int_7276d0de
type
Mugging the Monster
 Holyland (Manga) / int_7276d0de
comment
Mugging the Monster: Happens to Yuu so often it's almost a Running Gag. It's even part of his Establishing Character Moment, as we first see him when Yagi tries to mug him only to be taken down by the same one-two combo Masaki had been describing to his friends. One of the Korean drama's early fights has a couple thugs pull a double one, as Kang Yoo gets underestimated as always when they try and molest Sang Mi... That is, Mai's counterpart. Who was actually trying to warn them her older brother was a former boxer before Yoo arrived and tried to talk them down.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_7276d0de
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 Holyland (Manga) / int_7276d0de
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Holyland (Manga) / int_7276d0de
 Holyland (Manga) / int_72e0023f
type
Invoked Trope
 Holyland (Manga) / int_72e0023f
comment
Yuu knows it, too, and swings between acceptance and fear of becoming this. More towards acceptance in later chapters.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_72e0023f
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 Holyland (Manga) / int_72e0023f
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Holyland (Manga) / int_72e0023f
 Holyland (Manga) / int_73733868
type
Awesomeness by Analysis
 Holyland (Manga) / int_73733868
comment
Awesomeness by Analysis: Chapter 168 explains that the ability to "read" an enemy is the real source of Masaki's ability, more than any of his physical prowess.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_73733868
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 Holyland (Manga) / int_73733868
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Holyland (Manga) / int_73733868
 Holyland (Manga) / int_73ef9ef3
type
Almighty Janitor
 Holyland (Manga) / int_73ef9ef3
comment
Almighty Janitor: Many gangsters who know karate won't take the black belt test even if they can fight at that level. Justified because having a black belt would give more ammunition to the prosecution if they ever got charged for assault.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_73ef9ef3
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1.0
 Holyland (Manga) / int_73ef9ef3
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1.0
 Holyland (Manga)
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Holyland (Manga) / int_73ef9ef3
 Holyland (Manga) / int_7796aabe
type
Boxing Battler
 Holyland (Manga) / int_7796aabe
comment
Boxing Battler: Yuu starts out as this, but moves away as the story progresses and he integrates different moves into his style. Masaki is thought to be one at first, at least until Shougo reveals he's actually a karateka who started boxing in high school and that in the fight we've seen him so far there simply was no need for him to use more than his hands.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_7796aabe
 Holyland (Manga) / int_78313bf7
type
Handwraps of Awesome
 Holyland (Manga) / int_78313bf7
comment
Yuu is soft-spoken, has clothes of various colors, and if he's wearing anything on his hands it's his Handwraps of Awesome. If he suddenly starts screaming and/or shows up with black clothing and gloves, it means he's actively hunting someone and will destroy anyone in his way.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_78313bf7
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_78313bf7
 Holyland (Manga) / int_798e72aa
type
Just Hit Him
 Holyland (Manga) / int_798e72aa
comment
Just Hit Him: Justified and subverted. Iwado is a judoka, so it makes sense that he would be better at throwing than striking. At the same time, it's shown that getting hurled into a concrete wall or onto asphalt can be as fight-ending as a good strike combo. Also inverted in the fight against Taka, where at one point in chapter 72, Yuu closes on his foe and the narration notes that he could have ended the fight right there had he used a grab or throw rather than trying to strike.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_798e72aa
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Kick Them While They Are Down
 Holyland (Manga) / int_7ab81664
comment
Kick Them While They Are Down: Masaki pretends to do this to Yuu in order to placate the watching thugs.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_7ab81664
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_7ab81664
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type
Celebrity Paradox
 Holyland (Manga) / int_7b8b3def
comment
Celebrity Paradox: In chapter 182, one passerby says that Masaki looks like the actor who portrayed him in the Live-Action Adaptation.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_7b8b3def
 Holyland (Manga) / int_82108e3d
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Attack Its Weak Point
 Holyland (Manga) / int_82108e3d
comment
Attack Its Weak Point: Where to aim for on humans to do this is mentioned from time to time.
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_82108e3d
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Conservation of Ninjutsu
 Holyland (Manga) / int_82f5ced1
comment
Conservation of Ninjutsu: Averted as Yuu can win one-on-one duels, but usually does poorly in a target-rich environment. He has got better at it later on.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_82f5ced1
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Holyland (Manga) / int_82f5ced1
 Holyland (Manga) / int_83641c73
type
Logical Weakness
 Holyland (Manga) / int_83641c73
comment
Logical Weakness: Tsuchiya having to go low to tackle exposes his back of neck and puts his head in easy reach of kicks.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_83641c73
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_83641c73
 Holyland (Manga) / int_88472ef3
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Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life
 Holyland (Manga) / int_88472ef3
comment
Desperately Looking for a Purpose in Life: Yuu, which is why he started going into the streets for fights. It eventually comes to light that practically all the street fighters are this way, hanging around the streets because they've got nowhere better to be. Many of the more skilled ones talk about 'graduating from the streets' and taking their skills into the realm of professional martial arts. In the end, Masaki takes this step and becomes a pro kickboxer, leaving Yuu to fill in his shoes as Big Brother Mentor to a new generation of street fighters.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_88472ef3
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Holyland (Manga) / int_88472ef3
 Holyland (Manga) / int_8b3fe1cb
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Flaw Exploitation
 Holyland (Manga) / int_8b3fe1cb
comment
Flaw Exploitation: See Masaki's Berserk Button above? In chapter 129, some envious seniors pressed it to lure him into a trap.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_8b3fe1cb
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Holyland (Manga) / int_8b3fe1cb
 Holyland (Manga) / int_8cb844c6
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Mr. Exposition
 Holyland (Manga) / int_8cb844c6
comment
Mr. Exposition: Masaki, all the time. The author himself on occasion (see Painting the Medium) or any of the more experienced fighters.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_8cb844c6
 Holyland (Manga) / int_963086ce
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Damn You, Muscle Memory!
 Holyland (Manga) / int_963086ce
comment
Damn You, Muscle Memory!: When Shougo gets a headbutt from Katou he reverts to his karate training, which proves his undoing.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_963086ce
 Holyland (Manga) / int_97d54bb0
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Tragic Keepsake
 Holyland (Manga) / int_97d54bb0
comment
Tragic Keepsake: The crucifix Masaki wears around his neck is later shown not to be a mere fashion accessory. It was given to him by a terminally ill blind girl when he hid inside a church during his Start of Darkness, in order to "give him guidance". It eventually worked. He is later shown gripping it and praying when he is faced with the decision to either take down King's drug ring or back away.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_97d54bb0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_97d54bb0
 Holyland (Manga) / int_9aaf8eca
type
Crippling Overspecialization
 Holyland (Manga) / int_9aaf8eca
comment
Crippling Overspecialization: Tsuchiya is a wrestler, which means he has to drop onto his hands and knees quite often to use his best moves. The manga goes out of the way to point out that this will not work on asphalt, severely limiting Tsuchiya's streetfighting (Tsuchiya himself admits that when he fought Masaki before the series he lost without being hit once, scraping his hands and knees on concrete was more than enough to disable him). But, as Shougo points out, nobody can fight Tsuchiya on ground soft enough for him to use his full range of wrestling skills, such as a vacant lot of grass.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_9aaf8eca
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Holyland (Manga) / int_9aaf8eca
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Took a Level in Badass
 Holyland (Manga) / int_9bcd82c0
comment
Took a Level in Badass: Essentially, the entire series for Yuu.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_9bcd82c0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_9bcd82c0
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a0db7803
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It's Personal
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a0db7803
comment
It's Personal: Masaki originally did not want to lead the rest of the street fighters against King, but when Yagi tried to kidnap Mai, he changed his mind.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a0db7803
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Holyland (Manga) / int_a0db7803
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a18fda9c
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Dumb Muscle
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a18fda9c
comment
Dumb Muscle: Tsuchiya is a subversion. Initially he looks like a simple-minded wrestler, but chapter 84 reveals that he can think rather profoundly. Not super-intelligent enough to be a true Genius Bruiser though.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_a18fda9c
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a1b141f4
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My God, What Have I Done?
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a1b141f4
comment
My God, What Have I Done?: Shougo experiences this, finally, after being kind of an asshole for a good eighty-plus chapters and having a beaten and bloodied Shin literally crawling in order to see him.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_a1b141f4
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Eye Scream
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a2b38d3b
comment
Eye Scream: Twice. Graphically. It is, after all, a series about street fighting.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_a2b38d3b
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a414c3f0
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One-Hit Kill
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a414c3f0
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One-Hit Kill: Chapter 29 mentions that the best way if forced to fight multiple opponents is to take out lesser fighters as fast as possible.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_a414c3f0
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a7055a94
type
Classical Anti-Hero
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a7055a94
comment
Classical Anti-Hero: Yuu. The entire manga is basically about Yuu shedding his 'outsider' status and flaws in order to find a place he belongs.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a7055a94
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Holyland (Manga) / int_a7055a94
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a7ba94de
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Inferiority Superiority Complex
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a7ba94de
comment
Turns out, Shougo's actual ability had been kept down by his Inferiority Superiority Complex the whole time, most clearly shown by him adopting stances that made him appear bigger to hide his short stature, no matter if they hampered him or not. After he finally realizes how he had been acting he suddenly becomes a much more fearsome opponent than he had ever been, even as he had been weakened by his addiction to True.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a7ba94de
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Holyland (Manga) / int_a7ba94de
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a939d96a
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Adults Are Useless
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a939d96a
comment
Adults Are Useless: A major theme in the series. The teenage characters live in a total alien world to adults; the night streets, the fighting, their Holyland, adults make no part of it and the teens don't miss their company.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_a939d96a
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Holyland (Manga) / int_a939d96a
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ab17f66
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Big Brother Mentor
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ab17f66
comment
It eventually comes to light that practically all the street fighters are this way, hanging around the streets because they've got nowhere better to be. Many of the more skilled ones talk about 'graduating from the streets' and taking their skills into the realm of professional martial arts. In the end, Masaki takes this step and becomes a pro kickboxer, leaving Yuu to fill in his shoes as Big Brother Mentor to a new generation of street fighters.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_ab17f66
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ab2df806
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Red Baron
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ab2df806
comment
Red Baron: Yuu, "the Thug Hunter". Masaki, "the Charisma of the Streets".
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ab2df806
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1.0
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Holyland (Manga) / int_ab2df806
 Holyland (Manga) / int_abdf1659
type
Bodyguarding a Badass
 Holyland (Manga) / int_abdf1659
comment
Bodyguarding a Badass: King has two highly skilled Co-Dragons, but eventually turns out to be quite the capable fighter himself.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_abdf1659
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Oh, Crap!
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ad1db87c
comment
Oh, Crap!: In chapter 27 Yuu's old bullies have this when they realise he's Took a Level in Badass. In chapter 35 it's Shougo's turn when Katou tackles him and takes him to ground. And in Chapter 149 it's Yagi's turn after Yuu foils his attempt to kidnap Mai and attacks his car in a maddened rage.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_ad1db87c
 Holyland (Manga) / int_adfd3165
type
For the Evulz
 Holyland (Manga) / int_adfd3165
comment
For the Evulz: Why Katou attacked Shin. Averted and invoked after Izawa beats the shit out of Yoshii, who was the main antagonist for most of the series. Most characters think everything he did was for the evulz, turns out he was simply jealous of Izawa, but didn't wanted anyone to know it, so he pretended to do it for the evulz. Even when asked directly, he answered "because he's an eyesore." In chapter 172 King gives "fun" as the reason why he brought his drug into town.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_adfd3165
 Holyland (Manga) / int_af1a2782
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More Despicable Minion
 Holyland (Manga) / int_af1a2782
comment
More Despicable Minion: King may be a Smug Snake, but Yagi kidnaps, drugs, and leaves Yuu's love interest to be raped on camera while his thugs beat Yuu up, a depth that not even King sinks to.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_af1a2782
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Holyland (Manga) / int_af1a2782
 Holyland (Manga) / int_b42b7e7b
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Moral Myopia
 Holyland (Manga) / int_b42b7e7b
comment
Moral Myopia: Yamazaki wanted to have to have a friendly boxing match with Yuu both to teach him proper boxing techniques and to show the superiority of boxing yet is given two What the Hell, Hero? speeches. The first when his boxing club members got angry when Yuu started using grappling maneuvers when he was losing and second when he retailiated in kind. In both instance he was told that he was wrong because yuu is a street fighter.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_b42b7e7b
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 Holyland (Manga) / int_b59f6070
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Confusion Fu
 Holyland (Manga) / int_b59f6070
comment
Confusion Fu: Masaki diagnoses Yuu's fighting style as this in chapter 89: the reason why he can beat better conventionally trained foes is due to mixing styles into an unpredictable blend.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_b59f6070
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Holyland (Manga) / int_b59f6070
 Holyland (Manga) / int_b7c53a22
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Blood Knight
 Holyland (Manga) / int_b7c53a22
comment
In the Korean drama, this is the reaction of Yoshii's counterpart when Kang Yoo says that nobody ordered him to beat up his men, prompting him to ask in shock if he did it just because he wanted to fight them before deciding he doesn't really care and sending his Judoka in.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_b7c53a22
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Holyland (Manga) / int_b7c53a22
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Berserk Button
 Holyland (Manga) / int_bc74ef27
comment
Berserk Button: When he was younger, Izawa had one that got triggered by being taunted about running from an opponent due to his father walking out on his family.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_bc74ef27
 Holyland (Manga) / int_bd4264a3
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Slasher Smile
 Holyland (Manga) / int_bd4264a3
comment
Slasher Smile: Tsuchiya gets one in chapter 144 just before he turns a fight around. Ryuu in particular is prone to this.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_bd4264a3
 Holyland (Manga) / int_bdddc73e
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Yakuza
 Holyland (Manga) / int_bdddc73e
comment
Yakuza: When Yuu's Roaring Rampage of Revenge extends to attacking drug pushers, one of these tells Masaki to put a stop to it before they have to do it themselves. Later on, he shows up again to tell Masaki to do something about the teen gangs pushing Shiromon/True before the adults have to get involved.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_bdddc73e
 Holyland (Manga) / int_bfaff026
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Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy
 Holyland (Manga) / int_bfaff026
comment
Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Lots of them all around, especially the actual martial artists who start taking over for the delinquents.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_bfaff026
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c313d43a
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True Companions
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c313d43a
comment
True Companions: One of the key meanings of the term "Holyland" (especially for Yuu who never had a true friend in his life) - a place one can belong to, something worth protecting.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c313d43a
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Holyland (Manga) / int_c313d43a
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c6bc89f7
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Curb-Stomp Cushion
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c6bc89f7
comment
Curb Stomp Cushion: Masaki versus Yuu, the first time. Yuu genuinely did get in a seriously dangerous attack, though Shougo suspects the whole thing was a Batman Gambit on Masaki's part to give Yuu one hit.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c6bc89f7
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Holyland (Manga) / int_c6bc89f7
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c87660d5
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Get a Hold of Yourself, Man!
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c87660d5
comment
Was on the verge of one when Yagi tried to kidnap Mai before Izawa snapped him out of it.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_c87660d5
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c87e2665
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One-Tract Mind
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c87e2665
comment
One-Tract Mind: Whenever they meet after their fight, Iwado will proclaim he's stronger than Yuu, multiple times.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c87e2665
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Holyland (Manga) / int_c87e2665
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c887dc21
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You Can Barely Stand
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c887dc21
comment
You Can Barely Stand: Invoked by Yoshii in chapter 67, where he has two thugs try to ambush Masaki and weaken him before the fight with Taka.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_c887dc21
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Holyland (Manga) / int_c887dc21
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ca04edd6
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Charles Atlas Superpower
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ca04edd6
comment
Charles Atlas Superpower: In chapter 170, King somehow slices a beer bottle's neck off with his bare hands.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_ca04edd6
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ca3a6dbd
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Informed Ability
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ca3a6dbd
comment
Informed Ability: Yoshii's knife-fighting, considering that he gets demolished by an injured Masaki immediately afterwards.
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ca3a6dbd
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Holyland (Manga) / int_ca3a6dbd
 Holyland (Manga) / int_cc427069
type
Hard Work Hardly Works
 Holyland (Manga) / int_cc427069
comment
Hard Work Hardly Works: Played with. Yuu is noted as being precociously talented in martial arts, despite his 'style' being a patchwork mish-mash of street fighting with some moves learned from his opponents thrown in, and defeats several people who've spent years practising their respective sport or martial art. On the other hand, Yuu works himself to the bone and tends to (initially) fare badly when facing people who both have talent and years of training.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_cc427069
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Lighter and Softer
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Lighter and Softer: The two dramas: both remove Katou's drug addiction (but he's still a drunkard in the Korean one) and ends before the True arc.
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Roaring Rampage of Revenge
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comment
Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Yuu goes on one after Shin is hospitalized. Was on the verge of one when Yagi tried to kidnap Mai before Izawa snapped him out of it.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_ceec4df5
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One-Word Title
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comment
One-Word Title: Also a Portmantitle, and also The Place, as Holyland is a place one can belong to, something worth protecting.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_d0f0a80d
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type
Sympathy for the Devil
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comment
Yuu admits that he is similar to them; they too are just looking for a place to belong to and protecting that place. The biggest difference between him and them is that due to him being bullied, he developed a shy, timid, humble, and more considerate personality, which is the opposite of most of the hot-headed, conceited, jackass thugs.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_d3a4af1e
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type
You Are Not Alone
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comment
You Are Not Alone: Tsuchiya says this to Masaki in chapter 147 when the latter does not want to shoulder the burden of putting together a group to stand up to the drug pushers. Masaki passes the favour on to Yuu in chapter 156.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_d44ea142
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type
Screw This, I'm Outta Here
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comment
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Some of the thugs in chapter 162 chose to flee than try taking on Yuu.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_d9cf40fa
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type
The Cavalry
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comment
The Cavalry: Shougo calls the police before Katou's thugs can take revenge on Yuu. Iwado in chapter 59 saving Yuu from three thugs.
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type
Malevolent Masked Men
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comment
Malevolent Masked Man: Ryuu puts a mask on after his first fight with Yuu, for no obvious reason though.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_db88b941
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type
Drugs Are Bad
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comment
Drugs Are Bad: The story arc about the new street drug "True" is this in spades. Also, the drug trade in general throughout the series.
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type
I'm Not Here to Make Friends
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comment
I'm Not Here to Make Friends: Masaki as a first-year in the boxing club.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_e057ad12
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Changed My Mind, Kid
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comment
Changed My Mind, Kid: In chapter 67, Shougo decides to go to Masaki's aid after previously saying he didn't want to.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_e0ecc959
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type
From Nobody to Nightmare
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comment
From Nobody to Nightmare: King deliberately invoked this before the story's time-line. Also Yoshii. He was originally just another bullied kid before Taka saved him.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_e1acc872
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type
Finishing Stomp
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comment
Chapter 155: Shin, Masaki, and Tsuchiya show up before Ryuu can do a Finishing Stomp on Yuu.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_e3697447
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Extreme Mêlée Revenge
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Masaki does this to Yuu to stop him carrying out Extreme Mêlée Revenge on Katou. It doesn't take. He tries again later and succeeds.
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Composite Character
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comment
Composite Character: In the Korean drama, "the Soldier" has Taka's role as the final henchman called in specifically to take on Masaki (Sang-Ho in the adaptation), but is a kempo practitioner like King.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_e4965307
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type
Gonk
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comment
Gonk: Iwato, the fat Judo user, has an astoundingly round head. Later, his face is drawn differently, goofy and standing out from the rest of the art style. Katou, the horrifyingly ugly junkie street boss. He doesn't depart from the art style like Iwado, but he is missing his front teeth, has a crooked nose, and his eyes are milky and deeply strabismal.
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Never Bring a Knife to a Fist Fight
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comment
Never Bring a Knife to a Fist Fight: Masaki calmly takes on a knife-wielder and dismantles him - all without disarming him. Notes mention how blind focus on trying to wrestle away the weapon is unwise. The author does mention that fighting bare-fisted against someone with a weapon is generally unwise, Masaki is exceptional after all. Then averted in the manga's final chapter, when a kid with a knife blind-sides Yuu and apparently fatally stabs him (the epilogue reveals that he survived).
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type
Determinator
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comment
Determinator: Yuu. Once his blood is up, he'll take beatings that do in lesser men and keep going until he wins or is definitively knocked out.
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type
O.O.C. Is Serious Business
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comment
O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Masaki never uses weapons, so him pulling brass knuckles against Taka and wearing them on his left is treated as a sign that he's either scared (Yoshii and his group), has planned something (Shougo, Tsuchiya and those who'd listen them), or respect for his armed opponent (Taka). Shougo and Tsuchiya were right: he used his left fist and the brass knuckles as a shield to block Taka's boken. Yuu is soft-spoken, has clothes of various colors, and if he's wearing anything on his hands it's his Handwraps of Awesome. If he suddenly starts screaming and/or shows up with black clothing and gloves, it means he's actively hunting someone and will destroy anyone in his way.
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type
Wooden Katanas Are Even Better
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comment
Wooden Katanas Are Even Better: Taka the kendoka fights using a wooden sword, which is a frightening weapon in his skilled hands. It can break bones as effectively as a baseball bat, and anyone with a shorter weapon or bare fists is very disadvantaged against his reach.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_e8b656fc
 Holyland (Manga) / int_e9db9908
type
Younger Than They Look
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comment
Younger Than They Look: Tsuchiya is barely out of high school but looks like he's in his mid-twenties (which helps his Big Brother Mentor credit). He gets annoyed when people automatically assume he's older than he really is.
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type
Groin Attack
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comment
Groin Attack: Katou pulls this on Shougo and Yuu.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_eaf5a1ac
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type
Big Damn Heroes
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comment
Big Damn Heroes: Chapter 155: Shin, Masaki, and Tsuchiya show up before Ryuu can do a Finishing Stomp on Yuu. Chapter 167: Taka and Iwado show up to a showdown between King's gang and a drug-ring fighting outfit organized by Masaki, and completely demolish the former. Taka even lampshades how it feels good to know that he's swinging his (wooden) sword "for justice" for once.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_eb81c601
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type
VacuumHurricaneKick
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comment
Vacuum Hurricane Kick: Totally averted, thank God.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_ebe378bd
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type
Redemption Equals Death
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comment
Redemption Equals Death: Getting arrested, technically but this is what happens to Shougo in chapter 166 when he saves Yuu and beats down (and partially blinds) Ryuu.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_f1492605
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type
Unskilled, but Strong
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comment
Unskilled, but Strong: All Yuu could do for quite a while was a "one-two" combo that he applied a bit differently when the situation called for it. However, his power, speed (both recognised In-Universe) and ability to take beatings that do in lesser men help him to hold his own. This is actually subverted. The one-two works because Yuu's opponents don't expect someone as small and timid as him to have knockout power in both fists. Once rumors start spreading of the "thug-hunting boxer" and people start expecting the one-two combo, he has to learn different punches, proper footwork, and kicks in order to keep winning. Katou has absolutely no formal training whatsoever, but is naturally strong, fights extremely dirty, and is near insensitive to pain due to drug abuse.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_f25b1ae6
 Holyland (Manga) / int_f8e010ce
type
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good
 Holyland (Manga) / int_f8e010ce
comment
Evil Cannot Comprehend Good: This is one of King's flaws as mentioned in chapter 172.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_f8e010ce
 Holyland (Manga) / int_f922bb73
type
Tell Me How You Fight
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comment
Tell Me How You Fight: Endemic to the story. Yuu's fighting style evolves to fit his character growth, from simple beginnings to a fully-rounded end, while a lot of the named characters mirror their personality with their fighting style and often alter their style during their arcs as well.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_f922bb73
 Holyland (Manga) / int_fd32c5a1
type
Don't Make Me Destroy You
 Holyland (Manga) / int_fd32c5a1
comment
Don't Make Me Destroy You: Masaki says this to King in chapter 140. Obviously, the villain does not listen.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_fd32c5a1
 Holyland (Manga) / int_fe614133
type
Beauty Is Never Tarnished
 Holyland (Manga) / int_fe614133
comment
Beauty Is Never Tarnished: No matter how many fights he's been in and how many times he's been beaten up, Yuu has yet to lose or chip a visible tooth, hasn't broken his jaw or nose or gotten any permanent scars (he gets plenty of scratches and bruises, but never any permanent ones). Averted by some of the villains, who meanwhile get these things.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_fe614133
 Holyland (Manga) / int_ffad4e9f
type
Shown Their Work
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comment
Shown Their Work: Extensive annotations for all the fight scenes, explaining how the various attacks, defenses, and footwork work to the combatants' advantages — and disadvantages. Probably the selling point of the manga. There are, however, some flubs here and there; always consult a properly trained martial artist first.
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Holyland (Manga) / int_ffad4e9f
 Holyland (Manga) / int_fff371b4
type
Death Seeker
 Holyland (Manga) / int_fff371b4
comment
Death Seeker: In chapter 159 King says that Shougo seems like he almost wants to die.
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 Holyland (Manga)
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A Friend in Need / int_a22918b
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Acrofatic / int_a22918b
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Ain't Too Proud to Beg / int_a22918b
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Almighty Janitor / int_a22918b
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Anime and Manga of the 2000s / int_a22918b
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Beauty Is Never Tarnished / int_a22918b
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Bested by the Inexperienced / int_a22918b
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Boisterous Weakling / int_a22918b
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Boring, but Practical / int_a22918b
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Boxing Battler / int_a22918b
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Bully Brutality / int_a22918b
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But I Read a Book About It / int_a22918b
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Charles Atlas Superpower / int_a22918b
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Clark Kent Outfit / int_a22918b
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Confusion Fu / int_a22918b
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Cornered Rattlesnake / int_a22918b
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Curb-Stomp Cushion / int_a22918b
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Damn You, Muscle Memory! / int_a22918b
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Don't Make Me Destroy You / int_a22918b
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Drugs Are Bad / int_a22918b
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Evil Power Vacuum / int_a22918b
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Extreme Mêlée Revenge / int_a22918b
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Feel No Pain / int_a22918b
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Fighting Series / int_a22918b
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Final Exam Finale / int_a22918b
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Finger-Tenting / int_a22918b
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Fish Eyes / int_a22918b
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Game-Breaking Injury / int_a22918b
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Geo Effects / int_a22918b
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Good Old Fisticuffs / int_a22918b
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Grievous Harm with a Body / int_a22918b
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Handwraps of Awesome / int_a22918b
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Heroic RRoD / int_a22918b
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Hikikomori / int_a22918b
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I Am a Monster / int_a22918b
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I'm Not Here to Make Friends / int_a22918b
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Improvised Armour / int_a22918b
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Invulnerable Knuckles / int_a22918b
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Just Hit Him / int_a22918b
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Kick Them While They Are Down / int_a22918b
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Kirk Summation / int_a22918b
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Malevolent Masked Men / int_a22918b
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More Despicable Minion / int_a22918b
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Tell Me How You Fight / int_a22918b
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The Cavalry / int_a22918b
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The City Narrows / int_a22918b
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The Greatest Style / int_a22918b
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The Place / int_a22918b
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Yakuza / int_a22918b
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