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'''''Cheeky Angel''''' (天使な小生意気, ''Tenshi na Konamaiki'') is a 1999-2003 manga series by [[Hiroyuki Nishimori]].


9-year-old Megumi is a rough-and-tumble boy with poor manners who always gets into fights. One day, as he and his friend Miki are playing by the river, Megumi rescues a mysterious old man from some thugs. In return, the old man gives him a magic book with a wish-granting spirit who grants Megumi a single wish. Megumi wishes to be a big, strong, manly man. The catch: the spirit is a trickster spirit who always reverses the wishes he grants... so Megumi is transformed into a girl. In frustration, Megumi throws the book into the river. He and Miki run home, to find that everyone else's memories have been altered: only Miki and Megumi remember that Megumi was ever a boy.
9-year-old Megumi is a rough-and-tumble boy with poor manners who always gets into fights. One day, as he and his friend Miki are playing by the river, Megumi rescues a mysterious old man from some thugs. In return, the old man gives him a magic book with a wish-granting spirit who grants Megumi a single wish. Megumi wishes to be a big, strong, manly man. The catch: the spirit is a trickster spirit who always reverses the wishes he grants... so Megumi is transformed into a girl. In frustration, Megumi throws the book into the river. He and Miki run home, to find that everyone else's memories have been altered: only Miki and Megumi remember that Megumi was ever a boy.
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Fast forward six years. Miki and Megumi are just entering [[High School]], and Megumi has grown to be a tall, gorgeous girl with waist-length hair that Miki forbids her to cut. Megumi still vows to find the book... if she can dodge the attentions of the school bully and of the Megumi [[Instant Fanclub]]....
Fast forward six years. Miki and Megumi are just entering [[High School]], and Megumi has grown to be a tall, gorgeous girl with waist-length hair that Miki forbids her to cut. Megumi still vows to find the book... if she can dodge the attentions of the school bully and of the Megumi [[Instant Fanclub]]....


The title translates as "A Cheeky Angel." The "cheeky angel" is Megumi, not the trickster spirit responsible for the curse.
The "cheeky angel" is Megumi, not the trickster spirit responsible for the curse.

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Provides examples of:
* [[Airplane of Love]]
* [[Airplane of Love]]
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Keiko.
* [[Alpha Bitch]]: Keiko.
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Arranged Marriage]]
* [[Beam of Enlightenment]]
* [[Beam of Enlightenment]]
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]
* [[Be Careful What You Wish For]]
* [[Bifauxnen]]
* [[Bifauxnen]]
* [[Big Fancy House]]: At least four of them.
* [[Big Fancy House]]: At least four of them.
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* [[Cooking Duel]]
* [[Cooking Duel]]
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Genzo happens to have one.
* [[Cool Big Sis]]: Genzo happens to have one.
* [[Cross Dresser]]: In episode 7.
* [[Crossdresser]]: In episode 7.
* [[The Danza]]: [[Megumi Hayashibara]] as Megumi Amatsuka,
* [[The Danza]]: [[Megumi Hayashibara]] as Megumi Amatsuka,
* [[Delinquents]]: Whole squads of them, found lurking around every street corner and at the beck and call of any of the main characters' rivals.
* [[Delinquents]]: Whole squads of them, found lurking around every street corner and at the beck and call of any of the main characters' rivals.
* [[Different for Girls]]: Several variations; most prone to [[Kick the Dog]] moments.
* [[Different for Girls]]: Several variations; most prone to [[Kick the Dog]] moments.
* [[Discretion Shot]]
* [[Discretion Shot]]
* [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma]] {{spoiler|The kiss in the last episode.}}
* [[Dude, She's Like, in a Coma]] {{spoiler|The kiss in the last episode.}}
* [[Dude, Where's My Reward?]]: Megumi wishes to become a "man among men". The Genie makes her a girl instead. {{spoiler|The finale reveals that Megumi was a girl all along: the genie made her think she was a boy because he lacked the power to actually change her gender.}}
* [[Dude, Where's My Reward?]]: Megumi wishes to become a "man among men". The Genie makes her a girl instead. {{spoiler|The finale reveals that Megumi was a girl all along: the genie made her think she was a boy because he lacked the power to actually change her gender.}}
* [[Face Fault]]
* [[Face Fault]]
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]
* [[Failure Is the Only Option]]
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* [[Inaction Sequence]]
* [[Inaction Sequence]]
* [[Instant Fanclub]]
* [[Instant Fanclub]]
* [[Instant Seiza]]: Subversion: Keiko takes advantage of being pinned under Fujiki to scream and accuse him of being a pervert, in order to knock Megumi down a peg.
* [[Instant Seiza]]: Subversion: Keiko takes advantage of being pinned under Fujiki to scream and accuse him of being a pervert, in order to knock Megumi down a peg.
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]
* [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy]]
* [[Jackass Genie]]: Or so it seems...
* [[Jackass Genie]]: Or so it seems...
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Genzo.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Genzo.
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|The final [[Big Bad]], on TWO separate occasions, despite attempted murder and rape of most of the main characters, and full ability of the main cast to exact revenge, or just, you know... call the cops! Apparently he gets off clean since his main victim comes from an 'honorable house,' and honor in Japan means not protecting your granddaughter from rapists.}}
* [[Karma Houdini]]: {{spoiler|The final [[Big Bad]], on TWO separate occasions, despite attempted murder and rape of most of the main characters, and full ability of the main cast to exact revenge, or just, you know... call the cops! Apparently he gets off clean since his main victim comes from an 'honorable house,' and honor in Japan means not protecting your granddaughter from rapists.}}
* [[Kid Samurai]]: Kobayashi.
* [[Kid Samurai]]: Kobayashi.
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* [[Megaton Punch]]
* [[Megaton Punch]]
* [[Megumi Hayashibara]]: Sadly, this 2002-03 series has been her last anime leading role, other than the title character of ''[[Paprika]]'' and reboots of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|past]] [[Slayers|franchises.]]
* [[Megumi Hayashibara]]: Sadly, this 2002-03 series has been her last anime leading role, other than the title character of ''[[Paprika]]'' and reboots of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|past]] [[Slayers|franchises.]]
* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of The Body]]: Several characters lampshade how well Megumi seems to function as a girl between her [[Different for Girls]] moments.
* [[The Mind Is a Plaything of the Body]]: Several characters lampshade how well Megumi seems to function as a girl between her [[Different for Girls]] moments.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Megumi's mother spends most of the story in Europe.
* [[Missing Mom]]: Megumi's mother spends most of the story in Europe.
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Keiko.
* [[Noblewoman's Laugh]]: Keiko.
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* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
* [[Scary Shiny Glasses]]
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]]
* [[The Short Guy With Glasses]]: Yasuda.
* [[The Short Guy with Glasses]]: Yasuda.
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]
* [[Slap Slap Kiss]]
* [[Snap Back]]: What Kobayashi hears during the [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] Cup.
* [[Snap Back]]: What Kobayashi hears during the [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] Cup.
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* [[True Companions]]: Grown out of the [[Instant Fanclub]].
* [[True Companions]]: Grown out of the [[Instant Fanclub]].
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[Tsundere]]
* [[A Twinkle in The Sky]]: A frequent fate of Genzo and some other male characters when they step out of line.
* [[A Twinkle in the Sky]]: A frequent fate of Genzo and some other male characters when they step out of line.
* [[Two-Teacher School]]: The "zero teachers" variant.
* [[Two-Teacher School]]: The "zero teachers" variant.
* [[Unwanted Harem]]: ''Very'' unwanted at first.
* [[Unwanted Harem]]: ''Very'' unwanted at first.
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Latest revision as of 20:38, 23 August 2020

Cheeky Angel (天使な小生意気, Tenshi na Konamaiki) is a 1999-2003 manga series by Hiroyuki Nishimori.

9-year-old Megumi is a rough-and-tumble boy with poor manners who always gets into fights. One day, as he and his friend Miki are playing by the river, Megumi rescues a mysterious old man from some thugs. In return, the old man gives him a magic book with a wish-granting spirit who grants Megumi a single wish. Megumi wishes to be a big, strong, manly man. The catch: the spirit is a trickster spirit who always reverses the wishes he grants... so Megumi is transformed into a girl. In frustration, Megumi throws the book into the river. He and Miki run home, to find that everyone else's memories have been altered: only Miki and Megumi remember that Megumi was ever a boy.

Fast forward six years. Miki and Megumi are just entering High School, and Megumi has grown to be a tall, gorgeous girl with waist-length hair that Miki forbids her to cut. Megumi still vows to find the book... if she can dodge the attentions of the school bully and of the Megumi Instant Fanclub....

The "cheeky angel" is Megumi, not the trickster spirit responsible for the curse.

Tropes used in Cheeky Angel include:
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