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A common Japanese gesture when preparing to take on a difficult task is to "make a muscle" and rub one's bicep, emphasizing strength. "''Yoshi!''" (''"OK!"'', or ''"Alright!"'') is frequently said with a determined expression when doing this, whereas Westerners usually just grunt. Compare to the "[[wikipedia:File:We Can Do It!.jpg|Rosie the Riveter]]" image from World War II.
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* ''[[Marmalade Boy]]''
* ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]''
* Kanna does this frequently in the ''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' [[OVA
* Fumio Usui in ''[[Karin]]'' does this in job interviews, declaring that she has faith in her body. Given that she is a [[Hot Mom]] that suffers from [[So Beautiful It's a Curse]], this is definitely a mistake.
* Armstrong in ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''.
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* ''[[Naruto]]''
* [[Fiery Redhead|Agito]] [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_shoujo_lyrical_nanoha_strikers_the_comics/c015/16.html does one as a proxy for Signum] during the ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]'' "After Days" manga special. Probably because having [[Lady of War|Signum herself]] do one would look really weird.
* Ryouga tends to do the "up yours" variety in ''[[Ranma ½|Ranma 1/2]]''. One time, in the [[OVA
* This is a signature pose for Monkey D. Luffy of ''[[One Piece]]''
* Shirley and Milly does this from time to time in [[Code Geass]].
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