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* [[Abnormal Ammo]]: [http://www.mangareader.net/423-27287-15/kurohime/chapter-7.html Giant knives shaped like sharks] is just the start of it.

* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: The Kokushinbokuto, despite being made of ''wood'' (holy wood, true, but ''wood'' nevertheless), has been shown to cut through almost ANYTHING. The same goes for the blades Yamatohime fashions from the gods' White God Tree.

* {{spoiler|[[After the End]]}}

* {{spoiler|[[All Your Powers Combined]]: While Kurohime does have her own abilities, her near godlike power level comes from the Black God Tree. Which in turn gets its power from all of the dead souls she's absorbed, who really and truly HATE her.}}

* [[Amazon Brigade]]: Who else, but the Death Angels?

* {{spoiler|[[Apocalypse Wow]]:}} Chapter 67. '''[[Mind Screw|DAMN.]]'''

* [[Badass Normal]]: Zero, who can fire ''four'' guns with [[Improbable Aiming Skills]], Kazuma, who can cut pretty much anything with his [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]], and Rider, who wields a gun-hammer and was the single most effective fighter in the Wolf Brigade.

** In "Aohime," Dan, a member of the Bullet Blade Brigade turned father. {{spoiler|He took on his former comrades after they came after him and his "daughter." [[One-Man Army|Cuts through waves of Mooks]] with only two swords and after they manage to [[Handicapped Badass|cut off his arm,]] he takes out a few more by [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|stealing a tank.]] Only died because of [[Didn't See That Coming|an opponent he knew nothing about.]]}}

* [[Barehanded Blade Block]]: The guardian of Princess Yamato's volcano has this as an [[Calling Your Attacks|move]].

* [[Beautiful All Along]]: Yeti isn't so bad-looking after a transformation haircut.

* [[Because Destiny Says So]]: {{spoiler|the deaths of Ouka's father and the entirety of Rei and Zero's backstory, including Zero's death and Rei's decade of solitude, are predetermined events. Also Asura was gifted with her powers to become part of the Yamato Senryuutou in place of Yamatohime.}}

** [[Screw Destiny]]: In a way. While the past may be inevitable, you can make small changes about how or why it happens. Not to mention the future is a bit more open-ended. {{spoiler|For instance, Himeko is able to avoid sacrificing Asura to the Yamato Senryuutou, but dies in the process. Ouka, on the other hand, was much less fortunate, as she only changed ''why'' her father died, not the ''fact'' that he died.}}

* [[BFS]]: The Sword of Vengeance, the Kokushinbokuto, and the Yamato Senryuutou are the most prominent examples.

* [[Big Bad]]: Yashahime.

* [[Femme Fatalons]]: Kurohime has these in a nice black color.

* {{spoiler|[[Fission Mailed]]: After Himeko's death at the hands of Yashahime, Asura leads the remaining living villagers to the entrance to Mt. Fuji. Shortly after that, Asura convinces the spirits to rewind time so that she can sacrifice herself to the Yamato Senryuutou and turn it into the Ultimate Sword.}}

** Post Zero's Death:

*** [[The Heroine]]: Hime.

* {{spoiler|[[Half the Man He Used To Be|Half The Woman She Used To Be:]] Yashahime is the first victim of the Ultimate Sword at the end of chapt. 72. [[Why Won't You Die?|Yashahime being Yashahime, it didn't stick.]]}}

** {{spoiler|Finally did in Chapter 80 when Kurohime ''slices the entire planet in half'' to beat her.}}

* [[Heroic BSOD]]: Hime {{spoiler|when Rei and Zero die.}} And again, when {{spoiler|faced with having to [[Shoot the Dog|take Asura into Senryuu.]]}}

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: Zero puts an injured Kurohime onto Kandata's boat and pushes towards safe land, being dissolved alive by the waters of Hell. A villainous example would be the Death Angels giving their life-force to ensure Sword's survival.

** [[Love Hurts]]: Zero. [[Please Don't Leave Me|Oh,]] [[Trauma Conga Line|Zero.]]

*** {{spoiler|[[Died in Your Arms Tonight|And]] [[Heroic Sacrifice|yet]][[Love Redeems|...]]}}

* [[Mama Bear]]: There are very few things Himeko won't do for Zero and Rei.

* {{spoiler|[[Maybe Ever After]]}}

* [[Mind Screw]]: Most of chapter 67. {{spoiler|[[God|Igudo]] eats the ''SUN'' for starters...}}

* [[Ms. Fanservice]]: Most of the women in this setting, especially Kurohime.

* [[My Hero Zero]] and Rei

* [[Nietzsche Wannabe]]: Dark Zero.

** {{spoiler|Asura,}} as {{spoiler|the weight of her destiny}} and her own resentment begin to grow.

* {{spoiler|[[Painful Transformation]], [[Body Horror]]: As revealed by Sword, the Black God Tree that Kurohime uses to block attacks and form the Kokushinbokuto is meant to absorb hatred as its power-up method. Because the tree is actually bonded to Kurohime's body, becoming more powerful effectively means that she has to absorb the spirits of the people she kills. After the souls eat holes in Kurohime's body during the absorption, she has to deal with a rejection that makes her spew up blood and literally shreds her down to what looks like a rotting corpse.}}

* {{spoiler|[[Planet Eater]]: The High Gods get that strong by eating the [[Life Energy]] of planets. Then they take the [[Assimilation Plot|dead planets as host bodies.]]}}

* [[Playing with Fire]]: Asura, and Yamatohime, Spirit Queen of Fire.

* [[Shout-Out]]:

** Rei's outfit is similar to [[Bruce Lee]]'s in ''[[Enter the Dragon]]'' (or [[Kill Bill|The Bride's]]).

* [[Slasher Smile]]: Several villains-of-the-week wear these, but Kurohime herself sports one when we see her pulverising the Mountain God.

* [[Small Girl, Big Gun]]: Himeko, especially during the first arc.

** Better yet, the cloaked man (Kandata) that saved "Zero" and Kurohime from the River Styx and followed them back to the past? {{spoiler|[[Jerkass|He's Doc.]]}}

** And to up the ante: {{spoiler|The Spirit King of Wind, Seiryu? It was the SEA DRAGON THE WHOLE TIME.}}

* [[Utopia Justifies the Means]]: Kurohime will do anything to achieve peace. <big> [[Noble Demon|A]] [[Jerkass Facade|NY]] [[Rage Against the Heavens|TH]] [[Kill'Em All|ING.]] </big>

* [[We Can Rule Together]]: Yashahime wants to rule the universe with Dark Zero at her side. {{spoiler|He's not interested. At all.}}

* [[What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic]]: '''{{spoiler|GOD EATS THE SUN.}}'''

* [[What Happened to the Mouse?]]: After the Past Arc Rider and Tsucchi disappear from the story {{spoiler|until they show up with Kandata with a boat to save the people of Yamato from the acid waters of hell.}}

** Has anyone seen [[An Ice Person|Yukio and O-yuki?]]

* [[What the Hell, Hero?]]: In chapter 77, Zero calls Himeko on [[Stop Helping Me!|her various attempts to save his life.]]