Only being kidnapped seems to have fazed him, but he gets over it quickly. Very little gets the best of him, including being stuck in a world where time stands still, his uncle being attacked, the Heralds in general, feeling his Herald familiar's stomach being eaten by Sagawa and witnessing his grandfather's finger being chopped out. A lot of the series' funnier moments are made at his expense. Then he discovered his father and best friend's mother were having an affair, destroying his belief in both father and religion. Broken Pedestal: Sagawa deeply admired his father, a religious leader who seemed to be a pillar of morality.Juri even notes how it feels like she's already lived this before. In the final episode the scene repeats only with a reborn Sagawa instead of Makoto and Juri being much happier. In the first episode Juri is collapsed face down on the floor after another failed interview, with Makoto coming to fetch her.She instinctively sought out the woman, who is revealed to be the true Founder. In the final episode the scene repeats and reveals Juri had fallen into despair and transformed into the Herald from the first scene.

The first scene of the anime is a woman being pulled into Stasis by a Herald.However, the Yukawa family aren't malicious by any means, but the Heralds won't lift a finger to help them, even though the Genuine Love Society is hunting them down. Their duty is to protect the Stalled from those who travel to Stasis and abuse its rules, especially if they try to kill said Stalled (often by killing them in return). Blue-and-Orange Morality: The Heralds have this.Then, he decides he wants to use the stone to cheat and steal so that his family can have a more prosperous life. First, he summons Shouko's Herald family by testing how much bloodlust is needed for a Herald to show up (something which Sako calls him 'sick' for). Black Sheep: Though the members of the Yukawa family are the main characters and normal people, it's later revealed Takafumi isn't entirely innocent.Berserk Button: Juri doesn't take too kindly when some thugs call her 'busty bitch'.After the True Founder frees her from Stasis, the boy is now with the Yukawa family and calls Juri his Mama. Juri and her grandfather raise the baby inside stasis for 6 months before she decides to Stall it. As Juri saw Sagawa's memories disappear, they conclude that the baby is not Sagawa but rather an entirely new human. When Juri expels the Spectre from Sagawa's cocoon, a newborn baby comes out of it. Babies Ever After: A bizarre twist on the trope in that no romantic couple is involved.However, with each moment they are summoned to perform their duties, they gradually get smaller as their host's body is consumed for energy. Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: The Heralds bar Yousuke, for some reason are huge they easily tower over most buildings.Ascend to a Higher Plane of Existence: Sagawa's goal as he, through the power of the Spectres and Stasis, desires to explore the mysteries of the universe beyond time and space while unshackled from the limitations of a mortal shell and lifespan.Heralds are the result of Spectres consuming the host's body for a core and building a body using the airborne particles. Powers such as Juri's ability to expel them and her grandfather's teleporting are the result of the host becoming more attuned to the Spectre (aside from being part of the Yukawa bloodline).

They bond to a host's nervous system, allowing them to enter Stasis, and removing the Spectre Stalls the person. Applied Phlebotinum: Spectres are the key to everything involving Stasis.Affectionate Nickname: Tsubasa calls Makoto 'Ma-tan'.Affably Evil: Despite trying to kill the Yukawa family, Sagawa addresses everyone in a calm and courteous manner.When her older brother, Yousuke, is hitting his sister in the car, he hits him and tells him he's walking home. Abusive Parents: It's implied through a flashback of Shouko's that her father may not have been the best parent.But at the kidnappers' hideout, they soon realize they are not the only ones who can move about in this still world. In a world where everyone and everything is inert, called Stasis, Juri and her father and grandfather run to rescue the two.

Having only 30 minutes to meet the demands of the kidnappers, Juri, who realizes there is not enough time to prepare the money, decides to head for their rescue by herself with a knife in hand, but is stopped by her grandfather who uses a mysterious stone passed on in the Yukawa family to stop time. One day, her nephew and brother are kidnapped for ransom. Juri Yukawa lives with her NEET father and brother, her working mother, her retired grandfather, her sister (a single mother) and her young nephew. It later received a 12-Episode Anime adaptation in 2018. Kokkoku is a dark fantasy manga by Seita Horio, which was serialized in Monthly Morning Two from 2008 to 2014.

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