Almost Kiss: Difference between revisions

 

'''Note:''' If anyone tries to add a [[Real Life]] example of this Trope, we're gonna start crying.

 

== Anime & Manga ==

{{quote| '''Asuka:''' I know you tried to kiss me while I was sleeping!<br />

'''Shinji:''' You cheat! You were awake?!<br />

* ''[[Love Hina (Manga)|Love Hina]]'': Naru and Keitaro have several of these, always interrupted by their friends.

* There's at least three of these between Sachie and Rakuto in every volume of ''[[Wild Ones (Manga)|Wild Ones]]''. It gets frustrating after a bit.

* ''[[Pretty Cure (Anime)|Pretty Cure]]''

** Later, in the most infuriating event in ''Pretty Cure'' history, their real [[First Kiss]] would be interrupted by... [[Dancing Theme|Ganbalance de Dance]].

** From the main OVA’s show-within-a-show, Popoko-ko and her chief: "Hey, sorry to interrupt, but we have news to report..." "Aw!"

** In the spinoff ''[[Pretty Sammy (Anime)|Pretty Sammy]]'', Tenchi and Ryoko nearly kiss, only to be interrupted by [[Rich Bitch|Ayeka]].

* ''[[Mai-HiME (Anime)|Mai-HiME]]''

** She has another near-miss kiss with Yuuichi in a later episode, except ''she'' stops because she knows it's all part of Yukariko's [[Lotus Eater Machine]], and thus just wishful thinking.

** In the last episode, Mai and Yuuichi are about to kiss when Mai stops, having noticed that [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Shiho]] and several of Mai's friends are watching them.

* ''[[Detective Conan (Manga)|Detective Conan]]'': Takagi and Sato, so many times. Finally resolved when Takagi is in the hospital.

* [[Les Yay|Konoka and Setsuna]] in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima (Manga)|Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has one of these when Setsuna found her resolve to kiss the girl through a (admittedly questionable) [[Confessional]]. Maybe a subversion since it was a pactio, of which the (somewhat) unromantic nature of was partially the cause of Setsuna's resolve and the fact that there was no actual build-up since we're shown this from Asuna's (the interrupter) perspective; [[Ken Akamatsu|Akamatsu]] is going to need several volumes to facilitate a ''proper'' pactio for the two in order to satisfy the legions of KonoSetsu [[Shipping|shippers]]. [[And the Fandom Rejoiced|Until chapter 252.]]

* [[Running Gag]] in ''[[Eureka Seven (Anime)|Eureka Seven]]''. The only times Renton gets to actually kiss Eureka are {{spoiler|in the final episode}}. Not that he isn't often tempted or doesn't try...

* Both episodes 41 and 42 of ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', Sakura and Syaoran being interrupted both times by the highly inopportune appearance of a Clow Card.

** The first is with Rin and {{spoiler|Sia}}: When they get separated from their friends during the [[Beach Episode]], they act like they've crossed into another world where they're alone and go for the kiss. Hilarious in that Primula walks behind them looking for seashells; both parties ignore each other's presence.

** The second instance is when Rin walks {{spoiler|Asa}} home after the latter twisted her ankle. Both are sitting on her bed, and Rin is getting teased. When the poor girl stands up, she trips and falls on Rin, pinning him to the bed. She leans in for the kiss, but her mother comes home and goes up to the room; when she opens the door, we see the two separated, with Rin sitting at the desk (as is, of course, proper for a gentleman).

* Happens a few times in ''[[Ai Kora (Manga)|Ai Kora]]''. In chapter 77, for example, Yukari (in disguise, and under her gaming alias Fantazma) orders Maeda to give her a kiss as penalty for losing her gaming challenge, but the two are stopped by a horde of jealous fanboys.

* ''[[Kaichou wa Maid Sama (Manga)|Kaichou wa Maid Sama]]'': So many times...

{{quote| I brought some bread and milk!}}

* In "[[Mirai Nikki (Manga)|Mirai Nikki]]" {{spoiler|Nishijima and Uryu}} share an almost kiss but are interrupted by a Walkie-Talkie. Kinda sad once you realize that {{spoiler|Uryu and the 2nd world's Nishijima}} never get another chance.

 

 

== Films -- Animation ==

* ''[[The Little Mermaid (Disney)|The Little Mermaid]]'

** And when Ariel is reunited with him on the third day, she and Eric are just about to kiss when the sun sets -- which was the time limit Ursula had decreed, so the smooch is interrupted by her changing back into a mermaid...

* ''[[Chicken Run (Animation)|Chicken Run]]'' has this as a running gag, largely because the animators couldn't figure out how to make two chickens kiss. For the big kiss at the end, their heads were strategically placed so the beak-action was hidden and therefore didn't have to be animated.

** This scene is a parody of a scene from ''[[The Empire Strikes Back]]''. Although Han and Leia actually ''did'' kiss, they were immediately [[Moment Killer|interrupted by C-3PO]] before things could go any further.

* ''[[The Avengers 1998 (Film)|The Avengers 1998]]''. While Steed is helping Emma Peel on with her boots, they are close to kissing when Father breaks in and arrests Mrs. Peel.

* Harry and Ginny have an almost-kiss in ''[[Harry Potter (Film)|Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince]]'', interrupted by a Death Eater attack.

* After Indiana Jones and Marion survive a [[Death Trap]] in ''[[Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull (Film)|Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of The Crystal Skull]]'', they lean on each other for a reunion kiss (all the danger and "[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|They weren't you]]" compensating the "abandoning her at the altar")... and Mutt comes out of the water putting armor on Indy's arms.

* Seen in the gag reel of ''[[Hot Fuzz]]''. Spoofing their buddy cop [[Ho Yay]], Simon Pegg and Nick Frost almost kiss repeatedly before eventually pretending to snog passionately in the graveyard scene.

* In ''[[Zombieland (Film)|Zombieland]]'', Wichita and Columbus are slow-dancing and about to kiss... and then the otherwise-awesome Tallahassee barges into the room to ask for their help in building a furniture fort.

* In ''[[Dragon Ball Evolution]]'', Bulma and Yamcha almost kiss in a bar, as they talk about how the world is about to end. The moment is ruined by a loud guy nearby and both nervously laugh it off.

* In ''[[Speed Racer (Film)|Speed Racer]]'', Speed and Trixie nearly kiss while relaxing in Speed's car. They're interrupted when they hear Sprittle making gagging noises in the trunk.

* ''[[Starship Troopers (Film)|Starship Troopers]]''. There's one between Between Carmen and Zander on the bridge of the ''Roger Young'' just before the asteroid is detected.

* ''[[Batman and Robin (Film)|Batman and Robin]]''

** It happens again later in the same scene. With the civilities out of the way, Poison Ivy tries a [[Manipulative Bitch|"different" approach to seducing Robin]]. Dosing him once again with her [[Love Potion|lovedust]] she immediately gets amorous and very [[Evil Is Sexy|sensual]], [[No Sense of Personal Space|backing him into a corner and coddling him]] [[Evil Feels Good|seductively]]. She [[More Than Mind Control|woos him]] by convincing him he's better that his mentor and [[Wounded Gazelle Warcry|he doesn't need him anymore]]. [[Villainesses Want Heroes|Not when she can guide him instead]]! Trapped and under her spell Poison Ivy attempts to [[A Magic Contract Comes With a Kiss|seal Robin's fate with a poison kiss]]. Their lips linger over each other closer than before, [[Smug Smiler|Ivy]] tries to [[Poisonous Person|entice Robin]] into initiating it but he hesitates. Finally she gives up and [[Forced Kiss|pushes in]], her lips almost brush against hi--

{{quote| '''Batman:''' [[Big No|"STOP!]] [[Kiss of Death|Don't kiss her!"]]}}

* A [[Running Gag]] in SM:TV Live's ''[[Friends (TV)|Friends]]'' parody ''Chums'': Dec and Cat are always interrupted when they are about to kiss by the doorbell.

* Watch the gag reel for ''[[How I Met Your Mother (TV)|How I Met Your Mother]]'', if anyone forgets their line and ends up just staring they will start moving in.

{{quote| '''[[DVD Commentary|Joss Whedon]]:''' Oh, thank you very much, Book. Way to ruin the kiss!}}

* Played darkly and subtlely in ''[[Robin Hood (TV)|Robin Hood]]''. Guy of Gisborne has just proposed to Marian and been accepted. He moves in for a kiss, but she looks tearful and uncertain, and both turn their heads away fractionally. (Reasons being that he's just threatened her with execution after accusing her of being in cahoots with Robin over a missing necklace. She proves him wrong by producing it - Robin has just passed it to her through the window, and is privy to everything that goes on inside the room).

 

== Web Original ==

* Speaking of [[Felicia Day]], it's [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshaded]] in the "The Guild" music video, "Game On" -- lyrics: "Level up/Feel the bliss/Forward-slash/Almost kiss..." For those not familiar with MMORPG terminology, forward slashes are used for emotes (especially in [[World of Warcraft]], which is The Guild's main source of parody). So /kiss would cause your character to blow a kiss to his or her target. Naturally, in the music video, they perform an Almost Kiss immediately after the line.

* Lampshaded by Thalia in ''[[Thalias Musings]]'' as it happens to her and Apollo.

* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''

** Possibly Aang and Katara in "The Cave of Two Lovers". However, the lights go out as they're moving in, and to this day, it's a mystery if there was an Almost Kiss or a [[First Kiss]]. [[Word of God|The producers say]] that is was a {{spoiler|[[First Kiss]]}}.

** Sokka and Suki also share an Almost Kiss-moment on a moonlit night, which is exactly why Sokka can't go through with it (his last girlfriend died and became the Moon Spirit). He makes up for by the end of the episode with two [[Shut Up Kiss|Shut Up Kisses]].

* ''[[American Dragon Jake Long (Animation)|American Dragon Jake Long]]'': Despite the fact that it was his plan, Jake panics every time he and Rose are about to kiss while practicing for the [[School Play]], and if his neurosis doesn't stop them, the sudden appearance of the magic beetle they're both searching for does.