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[[File:riverbank.jpg|link=Kimi Nini Todoke|frame|A perfect riverbank]]
 
 
Many Japanese cities, as seen in [[Anime]] and [[Manga]], will feature a river with a gently sloped artificial riverbank featuring a sidewalk or trail either at the top or bottom (or both) and stairs to descend to the water's edge. There's likely a nearby bridge, too. Suitable for [[Lying Onon a Hillside]], [[Scenery Porn]], [[Watching the Sunset]], and [[That Cloud Looks Like...]]. This is [[Truth in Television]], as the Liberal-Democratic Party - which virtually monopolized the government for several decades<ref> Except for a very brief stint of minority status in 1993, the LDP - which despite the name is Japan's Conservative party - controlled the Japanese government continuously from the acceptance of the modern Constitution in 1955 until they finally lost their lower house majority to the Democratic Party of Japan in 2009.</ref> - realized back in the '60s that investing huge sums in semi-useful infrastructure and beautification projects kept people employed, happy, and voting for them. Thus, many if not most rivers that pass through urban areas have received this treatment. However, only the largest tend to be picturesque, with most being small creeks enveloped by steep concrete. These also happen to serve a practical purpose in allowing for controlled overflow during the typhoon season.
 
See also [[Ghibli Hills]]. A small-scale subtrope of [[Terrain Sculpting]].
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* The river that runs through Mabase in ''[[FLCL]]'' is of this type. Much of the show is set on the banks.
* The 3rd [[Ending Theme]] for ''[[Cross Game]]'' takes place on one of these.
* In ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', Kyon and Mikuru have a private talk along the steeply walled creek version. In the Endless Eight arc of ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', the SOS Brigade sets off fireworks on one.
* Titular Nanas and their friends in ''[[Nana (Manga)|Nana]]'' do this as well at one time. It helps that their apartment looks out over one as well.
* Sawako in ''[[Kimi Nini Todoke]]'' often walks home passing by a scene like this while thinking about her day at school.
* In ''[[Ranma One Half]]'', Ranma often passes by one, occasionally he falls in ([[First Law of Gender Bending]]) or he'll have a battle in a location like this. He also seems to like to go hideout under a bridge next to the riverbank when he wants to get away from the craziness. It's actually become a bit of [[Fanon]] that he commonly does this.
* ''[[Toradora (Light Novel)|Toradora!]]'' - Taiga lays on the riverbank exhausted after wheeling a bike around, because she can't ride a bike. A chance encounter with her [[Love Interest]] motivates her to get up and try to ride the bike. In the novels Ryuuji and Ami go there as part of a community service project to collect trash, but the scene is heavily truncated in the anime.
* ''[[To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (Manga)|To Aru Kagaku no Railgun]]'' - The titular character challenges another character to a duel, which takes place on such a riverbank.
* In the first season finale of ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]'', the entire cast is watching an after-festival bonfire on such a riverbank when {{spoiler|the enemy's [[Ominous Floating Castle]] teleports into place just above them.}}
* The protagonist of ''[[To Love Ru]]'' takes Lala to such a riverbank for some privacy in an effort to break up with her, only to run out of time to do so safely. It's also a [[Watching the Sunset]] moment.
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (Animeanime)|Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' - Ed and Al practice fighting on a riverbank like this.
* ''[[Darker Than Black (Anime)|Darker Than Black]]'' - [[Fan Nickname|Chinese Electric Batman]] is sitting with [[Hero Antagonist|Kirihara]] on the stairs of such a riverbank in his [[Secret Identity|civilian disguise]] when he [[Stealth Hi Bye|suddenly vanishes]], leaving her perplexed.
* ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]'' - It's in such a location that the heroine makes her first deliberate time-leap.
* All of Karakura Town in ''[[Bleach]]'' is built around a big river, whose banks look exactly like this. Said river is good for watching fireworks, doing exercise, and [[Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick|being devoured by]] [[The Heartless]].
* Tina's favorite place in ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]''.
* One episode of ''[[Nyan Koi]]'' has the protagonist meet his [[Love Interest]] repeatedly along such a riverbank while training.
* ''[[Omamori Himari]]'' has the first meeting with the [[Token Mini-Moe]] under a bridge along one of these.
* In the first episode of ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]'' Hikaru and Ayukawa face down a gang of five burly high school boys and win (well, mostly Madoka wins) on this type of bank.
* Some of the most dramatic scenes in ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]'' take place in such a setting.
* ''[[Prince of Tennis]]'': The flat part of the bank at the bottom is [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|Kaidou Kaoru's]] favorite place to work out, when he's not jogging.
* ''[[Kiss X Sis]]'', in the flashback about the two dogs.
* Doused in blood in (what else?) ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'''s 18th episode. You know, the one that got them [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Kids?|knocked out of their children's time block.]]
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* ''[[Shugo Chara]]'' has these scenes in most episodes.
* In ''[[Arakawa Under the Bridge]]'' the protagonist is forced to live under a bridge spanning over one of these, alongside ... [[Crazy Awesome|interesting]] neighbours such as a [[Nun-Too-Holy|guy in a nun's habit]] and a [[Kappa]]-wannabe.
* In episode 11 of ''[[Excel Saga (Animeanime)|Excel Saga]]'' (the "youth drama" episode), [[The Ace]] of the baseball team is sitting on one of these when he overhears the conversation that convinces him to change his mind and play for the team.
* In episode 4 of ''[[All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Anime)|All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku]] TV'', Kyousuke goes to one to angst, only to be subjected to several of Nuku Nuku's classmates practicing their karaoke. In the new year's episode, Nuku Nuku herself goes there for the same reason.
** In episode 3 of ''[[All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku (Anime)|Nuku Nuku Dash]]'', Ryuunosuke is running along the wall of one when he falls in the river, allowing Nuku Nuku to catch up with him.
* Essential for training in ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]''.
* Episode 5 of ''[[Highschool of the Dead]]'' has the group re-convene at one.
* In the ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' anime Tsuna fought challengers of a dojo here with a style reborn taught him.
* The site of Ryoushi's training in episode 10 of ''[[Ookami-Sansan]]''.
* Passed by in ''[[Tamayura]]'' 01.
* In ''[[Inukami!]]'', Keita and Yoko are forced to live under a bridge that spans one of these for a few episodes.
* In ''[[Moetan]]'' episode 05, site of the troubled person of the week, overly dramatic scene of the week, and [[Monster of the Week]] all in one go!
* In episode 13 of ''[[Mitsudomoe]]'', that's where the Marui sisters find a stray cat, and where Mitsuba goes to brood at the end of the episode.
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* Hikari and Chiaki used to hang out at one in the manga ''[[Genkaku Picasso]]''.
* Kanon films a TV drama on one in episode 6 of ''[[The World God Only Knows]]''.
* Hasegawa encounters Tomoka on one in episode 2 of ''[[Ro -Kyu -Bu!]]''.
* A majority of the action in ''[[Dokkoida (Light Novel)|Dokkoida]]'' takes place there.
* ''[[Beelzebub (Manga)|Beelzebub]]'' has the titular character first appear on Earth on one, and later a major fight between Tojo and Oga takes place in that same spot.
* Justifiably, an artificial riverbank is one of the places the characters in ''[[Daily Lives of High School Boys (Manga)|Daily Lives of High School Boys]]'' hang out.
 
 
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