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[[File:crying_freeman_10_7958.jpg|frame| Tears from his eyes, blood from your throat.]]
[[File:crying_freeman_10_7958.jpg|frame| Tears from his eyes, blood from your throat.]]


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{{quote|''"I do not believe that a murderer could weep so piteously... He cried without making a sound. His tears fell like a soft, quiet rain..."''}}

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{{quote| ''"I do not believe that a murderer could weep so piteously... He cried without making a sound. His tears fell like a soft, quiet rain..."''}}



'''''Crying Freeman''''', a 1986 manga illustrated by Ryouichi Ikegami and written by Kazuo Koike, follows the story of Yoh Hinomura, an internationally-renowned potter from Japan. A Chinese triad organization known as "The 108 Dragons" kidnapped Yoh and turned into an unwilling assassin: after sticking acupuncture needles in him and implanting post-hypnotic suggestions, Yoh became one of their best assassins, killing for the group whenever he is ordered to. Whenever Yoh kills, he [[Manly Tears|cries out of remorse for his victims]] (hence the name of the series). When solitary artist Emu Hino witnesses one of Yoh's assassinations, the Dragons order him to eliminate her -- but Yoh's love for Hino [[Love Redeems|could become his salvation]]...
'''''Crying Freeman''''', a 1986 manga illustrated by Ryouichi Ikegami and written by Kazuo Koike, follows the story of Yoh Hinomura, an internationally-renowned potter from Japan. A Chinese triad organization known as "The 108 Dragons" kidnapped Yoh and turned into an unwilling assassin: after sticking acupuncture needles in him and implanting post-hypnotic suggestions, Yoh became one of their best assassins, killing for the group whenever he is ordered to. Whenever Yoh kills, he [[Manly Tears|cries out of remorse for his victims]] (hence the name of the series). When solitary artist Emu Hino witnesses one of Yoh's assassinations, the Dragons order him to eliminate her -- but Yoh's love for Hino [[Love Redeems|could become his salvation]]...


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=== ''Crying Freeman'' contains examples of the following tropes: ===

* [[Action Girl]]: Emu becomes one with time.
* [[Action Girl]]: Emu becomes one with time.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Yoh.
* [[Anti-Villain]]: Yoh.
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* [[Christmas Cake]]: Emu.
* [[Christmas Cake]]: Emu.
* [[Cool Sword]]: The Muramasa sword that Emu receives.
* [[Cool Sword]]: The Muramasa sword that Emu receives.
* [[Death By Sex]]: Subverted. Emu knew Yoh would kill her for witnessing one of his murders, [[You Don't Want to Die A Virgin, Do You?|and she didn't want to die a virgin]]. She asked him to have sex with her as her last wish; however, Yoh couldn't bring himself to murder her -- so he made her his partner instead.
* [[Death by Sex]]: Subverted. Emu knew Yoh would kill her for witnessing one of his murders, [[You Don't Want to Die a Virgin, Do You?|and she didn't want to die a virgin]]. She asked him to have sex with her as her last wish; however, Yoh couldn't bring himself to murder her -- so he made her his partner instead.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Baya San to Yoh.
* [[Defeat Means Friendship]]: Baya San to Yoh.
* [[Double Standard]]: Pretty heavy on this -- and ''really'' unapologetic about it.
* [[Double Standard]]: Pretty heavy on this -- and ''really'' unapologetic about it.
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* [[Femme Fatale]]: Kimie Hanada; it [[Sex Face Turn|backfires]] when she tries it on Yoh.
* [[Femme Fatale]]: Kimie Hanada; it [[Sex Face Turn|backfires]] when she tries it on Yoh.
* [[Full-Frontal Assault]]: And how.
* [[Full-Frontal Assault]]: And how.
* [[Hitman With a Heart]]: Both Yoh and Emu.
* [[Hitman with a Heart]]: Both Yoh and Emu.
* [[In Love With the Mark]]: And how.
* [[In Love with the Mark]]: And how.
* [[Lady of War]]: Emu evolves into this.
* [[Lady of War]]: Emu evolves into this.
* [[Live Action Adaptation]]: There are three: Two made in Hong Kong and one French-Canadian produced adaption.
* [[Live Action Adaptation]]: There are three: Two made in Hong Kong and one French-Canadian produced adaption.
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Latest revision as of 19:29, 23 December 2019

Tears from his eyes, blood from your throat.

"I do not believe that a murderer could weep so piteously... He cried without making a sound. His tears fell like a soft, quiet rain..."

Crying Freeman, a 1986 manga illustrated by Ryouichi Ikegami and written by Kazuo Koike, follows the story of Yoh Hinomura, an internationally-renowned potter from Japan. A Chinese triad organization known as "The 108 Dragons" kidnapped Yoh and turned into an unwilling assassin: after sticking acupuncture needles in him and implanting post-hypnotic suggestions, Yoh became one of their best assassins, killing for the group whenever he is ordered to. Whenever Yoh kills, he cries out of remorse for his victims (hence the name of the series). When solitary artist Emu Hino witnesses one of Yoh's assassinations, the Dragons order him to eliminate her -- but Yoh's love for Hino could become his salvation...

Tropes used in Crying Freeman include:
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