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{{trope}}
[[File:Toradora - Ami's flaunting it, Taiga's angsting.jpg|thumb|400px|link=Toradora!|Ami's got it and is flaunting it, giving Taiga a case of [[A-Cup Angst]]. ''(Fan art by Kohinata Sora)'']]
Since [[Most Writers Are Male]] and [[Buxom Is Better]], there are a lot of female characters with... uh... [[Captain Obvious|prominent chests]]. This trope is about the common ways these women are depicted reacting to their situation. Again, remember [[Most Writers Are Male]] and [[All Men Are Perverts]].
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A female character's reaction to possessing large breasts tend to fall into five basic archetypes, each one being usually associated with certain character types and [[Stock Phrases]] (or variations thereof):
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* Common character types: [[Shrinking Violet]], [[Yamato Nadeshiko]], [[Reluctant Fanservice Girl]].
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* Common character types: [[Shrinking Violet]], [[Broken Bird]], [[Reluctant Fanservice Girl]].
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* Common character types: [[Ice Queen]] (and its [[Sub-Trope|sub tropes]]), [[Ojou]] (type I).
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* Common character types: [[Ethical Slut]] / [[Good Bad Girl]], [[Femme Fatale]] / [[The Vamp]], [[Lovable Sex Maniac]], [[Ojou]] (type II), [[The Tease]], [[Shameless Fanservice Girl]].
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* Common character types: [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]].
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=== Anime and Manga ===
* Mikuru Asahina in ''[[The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]''.
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* Mina from ''[[Airmaster]]''.
* [[Eiken|Chiharu Shinonome]]; the girl can't [[Skinship Grope|catch]] [[Clothing Damage|a break]].
* Sakaki of ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''
** Kagura ''seems'' like she's a Type 3 at first, until the manga version of the [[Hiccup Hijinks]] plotline comes into play, when everyone's trying to figure out how to cure Chiyo's hiccups:
{{quote|'''Tomo''': "Hey, you really wanna surprise her? Tell her how big those breasts of yours are."
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* Koumi in ''[[Rail Wars!]]''
* Suzuko in ''[[Risky☆Safety]]'' is 88-E (that's a North American 35-D). She's still in junior high school, and thus no older than 14 (if that).
* Shera in ''[[How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord]]'' is this initially, being better endowed than the average elf (even in the setting's [[World of Buxom]]. She changes her mind after Diablo says he likes them.
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=== Anime and Manga ===
* Claire from the ''Blue Eyes'' [[Hentai]] manga starts out as a definite example of
* Shii of ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'' has an absolutely enormous chest, large enough that she has to set them down on things around the house to keep from falling over, including [[Marshmallow Hell|the title character's head]] and apparently once smothered the cat. When each of the family members gets an [[Imagine Spot]] for what they'd wish for with <s> Kobayashi</s> Puni Puni Poemi's magical powers, Shii's spot shows a flat-chested version of herself.
* [[Keroro Gunsou]]: Natsumi Hinata is reminded more often that she'd like that (usually by the [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] stalking her) she's more well-endowed than average, and seems to think they're more a burden than a blessing. One of her fears is that she'll "end up [[Gag Boobs|a mutant like mom]]" and the effects of Kururu's age-changing beam in volume three indicate that this is indeed destined to be her [http://www.otakuworks.com/view/56799/keroro-gunsou/vol-03-chp-24/read/7 terrible fate.]
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=== Literature ===
* In ''[[Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret.]]'', Margaret and the other girls envy Laura Danker, who developed breasts early. Boys ogle her and girls circulate gossip about her. Later in the story, it's revealed that Laura wishes she didn't have them: she doesn't like the attention they attract.
* In the ''[[Dragonlance]]'' novels, Tika Waylan feels awkward and dumpy because of her big breasts and is envious of the elven princess Laurana's slender figure.
* In ''[[One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest]]'', Nurse Ratched resents having large breasts and tries to hide them.
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** [[Alpha Bitch|Massie]], the leader of ''[[The Clique]]'' also has breast implants, again she explicitly mentions them, and compares some of her bad situations to when they "burst" once and had to be replaced.
=== Live
* A [[Chappelle's Show]]'' sketch presented a [[Wonderful Life]] scenario for this. [[Spoof Aesop|The main character's lack of endowment caused the end of the world.]]
* One episode of ''[[Malcolm in the Middle]]'' had Malcolm's friend with this problem, always wearing overly-large sweaters to hide her chest. When Reese finds out and tries to seduce her just for the chance to see them, Malcolm has to try to stop him.
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=== Anime and Manga ===
* For ''[[Bleach]]'', [[The Ladette|Kukaku]] [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant|Shiba]], [[Evil Is Sexy|Tier]] [[Dark Action Girl|Halibel]], [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|Cirucci]] [[Whip It Good|Sanderwicci]], [[Pirate Girl|Katen Kyokotsu]], [[Gender Bender|Chimpette]], [[Amazon Brigade|Mila-Rose]], [[Sexy Secretary|Nemu]] [[Mad Scientist's Beautiful Daughter|Kurotsuchi]], Nelliel (non-loli version) and [[Catgirl|Haineko]] don't seem to care all that much about theirs, no matter large the size or how much the exposure. In fact, the vast majority of the big-breasted women in this manga fit this trope. Even Rangiku and Yoruichi are
* Yoko from ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'', despite what her [[Stripperiffic]] [[Limited Wardrobe]] may imply.
* Most of the larger girls in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' (including Chizuru, Mana and Kaede, the top three) tend to fit into the Indifference type.
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* Iida (and possibly Sakurai, depending on one's definition of "big") in ''[[Rail Wars!]]''
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* Fairchild in ''[[Gen 13]]'' is mostly this, but can sometimes slip into Type 5 [[Depending on the Writer]] or [[Rule of Funny|whether or not it's funnier that way]]. Makes sense considering that she was a shy flat chested girl up until she got her [[Super Strength|super powers]], which also changed her body into a [[Statuesque Stunner]].
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=== Real Life ===
* As hard as it is for people to believe, there are well-endowed girls who are fine with their breasts. Some may admit to having some problems with them, but they are able to cope with it or don't think they should resent their breasts for it. While on the whole they don't mind attention, they still would like to be taken
▲== Type 4 examples ==
=== Anime and Manga ===
* [[Love Hina]]: Mitsune "Kitsune" Konno. Poor Keitaro.
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* ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]''{{'}}s Kirche is a textbook example of the type 4 buxom.
* Satella from ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' knows what she has and shows it off.
* At least during the early part of the ''[[Rosario
* Naga from ''[[Slayers]]'' is a definite case of Type 4.
* Ami from ''[[Toradora!]]''.
** Ami did get enough [[Character Development]] to stop doing this...and the whole [[Drama Bomb]], halfway through the anime when it's revealed that Taiga's Jerkass father has given her some minor [[Broken Bird]] tendencies.
* Urd from ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', once outright stating this was her view. Peorth and Hild also appear to qualify.
* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'': When Hayate mentions that he's noticed Athena's growth after {{spoiler|their meeting and battling}} after ten years, Athena questions what part he noticed, and makes sure that he answers correctly.
* Satsuki from [[Ichigo 100%]] after her numerous attacks on Manaka.
* ''[[Macross Frontier]]'': "My breasts are different. They give people hopes and dreams!" Sheryl Nome, such a big deal that ''each'' of her breasts have their own [[Fan Nickname]].
* Kami Hestia of ''[[Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?]]'', who uses hers to intimidate women who she sees as being interested in her human companion Bell. Her in-universe nickname is "rori kyonyū" / "Loli Big-Boobs".
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* An episode of ''[[Duckman]]'' features a woman named Tamora who seemed proud of her large assets and regularly used them to seduce people.
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=== Anime and Manga ===
* [[Eiken|Komoe Harumachi]], the ''smallest'' girl in the cast, has even ''bigger breasts'' than the other ''[[Eiken]]'' examples, and yet is completely oblivious to their [[Male Gaze]]-drawing effect whenever she [[Gainaxing|bounces]], which is too often for Densuke's taste ''and'' mental health.
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* Hadzuki from ''[[Koe de Oshigoto!]]!'' never realized [[My Eyes Are Up Here|boys weren't looking at her face]] until she was explicitly told so.
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* [[Discworld|Sacharissa Cripslock]] veers between this and indifference.▼
=== Movies ===▼
* Melody from ''[[Josie and the Pussy Cats]]''. Not so much in the movie, where the car crash happened because of the sign that said "Honk if you love pussy{{spoiler|cats}}," rather than due to her figure.
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=== Anime and Manga ===
* ''[[Manyu Hikencho]]'' revolves around this, depicting a society where a woman's social status depends entirely on her breast size. Type 4 is most common, but the main character has been known to demonstrate more than one type at once. Mostly combinations of Type 1-3.
* Rin Todoriki starts ''[[Mahoromatic]]'' in the "Please don't stare" camp; ends the series in the "When you've got it, you should flaunt it" camp.
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