Tista



"I am just searching for the Lord, just a poor soldier bending a bow in the service of the Lord's kingdom. This mission alone affirms me."

Tista is a 2007 Endou Tatsuya manga.

Tista Ruon is a painfully shy, awkward church-going girl that dreams of being a teacher some day. At night, she's Sister Militia, an assassin who kills criminals for the church. She has a special feature in her eyes in that she can spot a target from miles away, and each shot is sure to take only one bullet to be fatal. During the day, she is nervous around Arty, a third-year Jerk with a Heart of Gold artist. Between protecting her Secret Identity and killing criminals, Tista has been busy.

The story is neatly contained in two volumes.

Tropes in the Manga:

 * Altum Videtur: Trista's gun is inscribed with "", referring to the sight of th cross.
 * Arc Words: "The judgement of the cross must be swift and gentle..."
 * Badass Adorable: Tista as Sister Militia.
 * BFG: Just look at it!
 * Big Applesauce
 * Church Militant
 * Clark Kenting
 * Creepy Cool Crosses: Tista even has them on the bows of her glasses.
 * Disappeared Dad: Both Arty and Tista have one.
 * Dramatic Wind: And how!
 * Girlish Pigtails: Tista
 * Improbable Aiming Skills
 * It's All My Fault: Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa
 * It's Not You, It's My Enemies
 * Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Arty
 * Madness Mantra: Kyrie eleison... kyrie eleison
 * Meganekko: Tista
 * Narm: Absolutely ludicrous facial expressions get in the way sometimes.
 * No Indoor Voice: Arty yells a lot.
 * Non-Action Guy: Arty
 * Punny Name: Arty. And That's Terrible.
 * She Is Not My Girlfriend
 * Shinigami
 * Shrinking Violet: Tista
 * Slasher Smile
 * Trojan Horse: Arty is not pleased to find out that his paintings and the artwork are only being used to smuggle drugs to London.
 * Vigilante Man: Tista is the young girl version.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: Arty's friends.
 * When She Smiles: Arty notes that she actually looks pretty cute when she smiles.
 * Wide Eyes and Shrunken Irises: When Tista has flashbacks.
 * You Have Outlived Your Usefulness: Said when Arty is held at gunpoint
 * You Killed My Father