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You'll probably see it most often in [[Unwanted Harem]] comedies. The boy and the girl don't exactly have the same feelings towards each other. He thinks it's a friendly relationship. She is secretly in love with him. Our oblivious hero boasts, "I will definitely protect you!" Our confused heroine thinks he is confessing his life-long devotion to her. She will have an [[Inner Monologue]], or occasionally even say out loud, "Why would he say something like that to me?" or "Don't say things that can be misunderstood!" [[Hilarity Ensues]].

 

 

In an actual romantic context, it's a very intimate promise to always be there for your partner; possibly to the extent of the equivalent of a marriage proposal depending on the scene. And even more confusing to English-speakers to leave it literally translated as "I will definitely protect you" than the previous two examples.

 

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* [[Rurouni Kenshin|Kenshin]] gives several of them, but the biggest is to Tomoe.

{{quote|'''Kenshin''': The happiness you lost during this chaos, this time... I will protect it for you.}}

* [[I''s]] ''Ichitaka:'' '''"I will protect Iori-chan for my entire life!"'''

* [[Ichigo 100%]]: Manaka says to Satsuki, "I will protect you to the full extent of my abilities!" (meaning against the pervs in the Film Studies Club). She blushes and thinks to herself, "He just said he was going to protect me ... what the hell was he talking about!"

* ''[[Inumimi]]'': Yuichro [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/inumimi/v02/c008/20.html says it to Rino] when she is mad at him for not adequately protecting the house. Of course [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/inumimi/v02/c008/21.html she is flustered] that he would say such a thing.

* ''[[Inuyasha]]'': While it's not the exact phrase, the verb ''mamoru'' is used, complete with subtext, shortly after Inuyasha acquires the Tetsusaiga, when he is fighting Sesshoumaru. After Kagome starts to cry at the fact that Sesshoumaru could quite possibly kill her, Inuyasha responds by saying, "Shut up! I'm saying I'll protect you!" This leads Kagome to wonder, "did he really just say he'd protect me?"

{{quote|'''Sosuke:''' Don't worry Ponyo, I will always protect you. I promise.}}

* ''[[RahXephon]]'': This is a major theme and, in [[Super Robot Wars MX|SRW MX]], one of Ayato's battle quites is him yelling this (doesn't have the "definitely" part but [[Hot Blood]] compensates).

* [[Shakugan no Shana|Shana]] frequently says this of her [[Battle Couple]] partner, Yuji.

* ''[[Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru]]'': Luka to Yuki.

* In ''[[Video Girl Ai]]'', Youta says "I will protect you, no matter what!" as he's trying to protect Ai from being destroyed by Mai. Very much a combination of #2 and #3, since he's taking a beat-down while telling Mai that he wants to be with Ai forever.

* In the ''[[Sands of Destruction]]'' manga, [[Badass Adorable]] [[Everything Is Worse With Bears|Toppi]] tells [[The Heart|Ky]][[The Messiah|rie]] this when they're first introduced in the manga. He continues to tell him this and be protective of him all because he showed him compassion despite the fact he was the one thirsty after wandering the desert for three days. The trend continues in the anime and video game.

{{quote|'''Homura''': "No matter how many [[Groundhog Day Loop|times I must repeat it]], I will save you from the depth of despair."}}

* Non-romantic example: Seiichirou Aoki in the [[X (manga)|X 1999]] movie tells Nataku during their fight "I ''will'' protect those I love" ("boku wa aisuru mono wa mamoritai!" is his more or less literal phrase). {{spoiler|And pulls a [[Taking You with Me]]. Which in ''this'' context is more like a [[Stupid Sacrifice]], sadly.}}

** [[Aoi Shiro]] has a similar promise of protection on Yasumi's route.

* Western Example: In ''[[Dragon Age]]: Origins'', you can say this to [[Black Magician Girl|Morrigan]] after {{spoiler|defeating ([[Eldritch Abomination|for]] [[Staying Alive|now]]) [[Complete Monster|Flemeth]] and preventing her from potentially hijacking her body.}}

 

 

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