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=== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ===

* Pictured: Nodamiki and Kisaragi from ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class (Manga)|GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]'' make them appear while sharing a rather intimate moment.

* Occurs in a [[Filler]] episode of ''[[Naruto (Manga)|Naruto]]'' when he dreams that he and Sakura are [[Almost Kiss|about to kiss]].

** Love bubbles accompany Karin's [[Immodest Orgasm|audible]] [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|reaction]] when Sasuke bites her arm.

* ''[[Fruits Basket (Manga)|Fruits Basket]]''

* ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' -- both—both straight and subverted.

* ''[[Zone of the Enders]] Dolores i'' -- if—if a [[Humongous Mecha|humongous pink mecha]] with god-like power isn't enough, it also has a [[Robot Girl|preteen romantic personality]] prone to love bubble moments.

* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'', when Kaorin is daydreaming about Sakaki.

* In ''[[Peacemaker Kurogane (Manga)|Peacemaker Kurogane]]'', Soji and Tetsu share a bubble moment during the Poetry fluff episode. This is never explained or referred to again.

* ''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Digimon Adventure 02]]'', when Daisuke is daydreaming over ''Hikari-chaaan''. It's also done for laughs in [[Digimon Tamers|the following season]]:

{{quote| '''Leomon:''' ''(twitches)'' Would you ''please'' stop doing that?}}

* Played both humorously and straight in ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]''.

* ''[[Speed Racer (Anime)|Speed Racer]]'' does these with camera flashes.

* Used in a number of fantasy sequences in ''[[Midori no Hibi (Manga)|Midori no Hibi]].''

* Happened all the time in ''[[Marmalade Boy (Manga)|Marmalade Boy]]''.

* ''[[Rosario to Vampire (Manga)|Rosario to+ Vampire]]'' ("Tsukune!" "Moka-san!")

* Confined to a zone in episode 34 of ''[[Zettai Karen Children (Manga)|Zettai Karen Children]]'', to the depression of another character.

* Used a ''lot'' in ''[[Aishiteruze Baby (Manga)|Aishiteruze Baby]].''

* ''[[Gunbuster (Anime)|Gunbuster]]'' uses a floral background pattern when Noriko first meets Kazumi.

*** This is done as [[Affectionate Parody|a reference to]] ''[[Aim for Thethe Ace (Manga)!|Aim for The Ace]]''. Hiromi sees bursting floral patterns and bubbles when Reika does any especially awesome tennis moves, only adding to the unintentional [[Les Yay]].

* ''[[Paradise Kiss (Manga)|Paradise Kiss]]'' uses a floral background pattern when Yukari first meets George. In this case, it is made to look like an embroidered floral pattern on fabric, which matches the subject matter (clothing designing) of the series.

* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi (Manga)|Fushigi Yuugi]]'' uses love bubbles and sparkles, flowers, colorful backgrounds, etc.

* The end song of the ''[[Transformers Zone (Manga)|Transformers Zone]]'' [[OAV]] shows Cain and Akira running through a field of such bubbles.

* Yume and Yuuki from ''[[Kanamemo (Manga)|Kanamemo]]'' are grandmasters in evoking these.

* Achakura and Yuki in ''[[Haruhi Chan (Manga)-chan|Haruhi Chan]]'', after Yuki rescues her from a cat.

* Used in, of all places, ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]''. They appear once, when Misa plays Ring Around the Rosie with Light and L.

{{quote| '''L:''' ''(deadpan)'' Yay, fun.}}

* Either the bubble or flower version, or possibly a combination, occurs in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' whenever Winry waxes poetic about automail.

* In the ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Gundam Wing]]'' doujin "Ground Zero" (not to be confused with "Episode Zero") these were used in some [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|particularly tender scenes with Heero and Relena.]]

* In ''[[Genesis of Aquarion (Anime)|Aquarion]]'', Tsugumi gets this for [[Les Yay|Reika]].

* So overdone in ''[[ION (Mangamanga)|ION]]'' that the mangaka later said she was embarrassed of it and she'd get rid of them if she could.

* Appears frequently in ''[[Kimi Nini Todoke]]'', so frequently in fact, that it would be rare to see a chapter (or an episode) that wouldn't have '''at least''' two scenes made of it.

* In the chapter 423 of ''[[Kenichi: theThe Mightiest Disciple]]'', in the scene where {{spoiler|Kenichi and Miu hold hands for ''one whole minute'', they stare wide-eyed at each other}} standing inside a ''whirlpool'' of [[Love Bubbles]].

* ''[[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Pokémon]]'': Any time [[Casanova Wannabe|Brock]] imagines himself wooing the local beauty.

* A variation happened, accompanied by a [[Luminescent Blush]], in ''[[Wandering Son (Manga)|Wandering Son]]'' when Nitori {{spoiler|asked Anna to go on a date with him}}.

* ''[[Kaichou wa Maid Sama (Manga)-sama|Kaichou wa Maid Sama]]'' uses a lot of both bubbles and flowers. Maid Latte's manager practically has it as a skill, which occasionally goes out of hand.

=== [[Video Games]] ===

* Kimmy Howell, [[Loony Fan]] of Travis Touchdown in ''[[No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle]]'', ''weaponizes'' these.

* They appear in ''[[Sengoku Basara (Video Game)|Sengoku Basara]]'' whenever Tsuruhime tries to confess to Fuuma. Or just around Tsuruhime in general.

* Often happens to Fuuko in ''[[Clannad (Visualvisual Novelnovel)|Clannad]]'' whenever she gets overwhelmed by the cuteness of something (usually starfish). The scene often pulls back and shows everything looking as normal, but with (starfish-shaped) bubbles appearing only around Fuuko.

=== [[Web Comics]] ===

* The floral variant is used in [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-05-21 this] ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' to drive home Tony's [[Stupid Sexy Flanders|attraction to Tedd.]]

== Parodies/Examples [[Anime]]Played andfor [[MangaLaughs]] ==

* Spoofed a lot in the ''[[Pretty Sammy (Anime)|Pretty Sammy]]'' series.

* Used utterly satirically in one episode of ''[[Soul Eater (Manga)|Soul Eater]]'' after Soul and Black Star attempt to combine their power and fail.

* ''[[Saiunkoku Monogatari (Light Novel)|Saiunkoku Monogatari]]'' occasionally plays these for comedy, as when Shuurei suspects that Ryuuki and Shuuei, or Ryuuki and Seiran, are in love. Ryuuki himself has a ''fierce'' case of [[Love Bubbles]] at the beginning of the first episode of season two, also mostly played for humor.

* Parodied in an early episode of ''[[Bobobo-Bo BoboboboBo-bobo]]''.

* Played for laughs in ''[[Prétear (Manga)|Prétear]]''--every—every time Himeno's stepsister runs into one of the [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|Leafe Knights]], she sees them in this way.

* Used hilariously in the ''[[Maiden Rose]]'' OVA omake. Apparently the only reaction possible to neko-Taki surrounded by [[Love Bubbles]] is [[Black Comedy Rape|attempting rape]].

* The title character of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' can summon [[Love Bubbles]], [[Bishie Sparkle]] and [[Dramatic Wind]] at will to look cool and convince people.

* In ''[[The Legend of Koizumi (Manga)|The Legend of Koizumi]]'' Hitler of all people has this when he first appears and whenever he talks about the Pope.

* ''[[Bleach (Manga)|Bleach]]'': The [[Anime]] plays this for laughs at the end of Episode 142. [[Number Two|Renji]] gets more than he [[Ho Yay|bargained for]] when he asks if [[Blood Knight|Kenpachi]] and [[The Stoic|Byakuya]] were waiting long when timing their dramatic entrance - Kenpachi pulling a [[Bishie Sparkle]] while surrounded by [http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs50/f/2009/311/7/5/Kenpachi_Demotivates_You_by_mooniestar.jpg love bubbles] as Byakuya lays on the [[Subtext|innuendo]] is as [[Cheshire Cat Grin|terrifying]] as it's [[Gay Bravado|hilarious]].

* ''[[Ranma One Half (Manga)|Ranma One Half½]]'': Played for laughs during a parody of the [[Lady and Knight|Lady And Knight]] trope.

=== [[Web Comics]] ===

* The [[Alt Text]] in [https://web.archive.org/web/20141026030935/http://mokepon.smackjeeves.com/comics/1108016/chapter-3-page-46/ this] ''[[Mokepon (Webcomic)|MokeponMoképon]]'' mentions how silly it is to draw them for candy.

* Played for laughs in ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja (Webcomic)|The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' when the Doc gets them merely from being complimented by the Ultimate Diplomat. [http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/21p99/ Link.]

=== [[Web Original]] ===

* Parodied in ''[[Wedding Peach (Manga)|Wedding Peach]] [[The Abridged Series]]''. See the quote above.

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