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* ''[[Aoi Hana]]''
* Most [[Studio Ghibli]] movies, including ''[[Spirited Away]]'' and ''[[The Cat Returns]]''.
** Miyazaki loves this trope as this can apply at least partially to ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind]]'', and ''[[Laputa: Castle in the Sky]]''.
* ''[[Onani Master Kurosawa]]''. [[Incredibly Lame Pun|In every sense of the word.]]
* All three of ''[[Fate/stay night]]'''s routes. The first two leave his future developments open. The last route, ''Heaven's Feel'', is basically one possible conclusion.▼
* ''[[Real]]'' heartbreakingly deals with teenagers forced to grow up because of the disabilities that they've suddenly had to accept in order to deal with the world around them.
* ''[[Full Moon wo Sagashite]]'' also deals with the protagonist, Mitsuki, having to grow up while dealing with the fact that she doesn't have much time to live.
* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' is a coming-of-age story, among other things, for [[Ragtag Bunch of Misfits|just about all the good guys]]—yeah, especially Miaka. Bonus points because, while it takes somewhere between a few weeks to a few months for them to finish their journey in the book, it's only [[Year Inside, Hour Outside|two days in the real world]].
* To some extent, ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]: The Second Raid'' might count as a coming-of-age story for Sousuke. During the season, {{spoiler|he got separated from Kaname}} which pissed him off royally. By the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hX9Iy70gTvw last episode], he even goes so far as to verbally insult a '''GENERAL''' to get his will through. Mardukas and Kalinin both comment on it afterward (although it's clear [[Stalking Is Love|why he did it]]); it was also the first instance where he properly socialised with Tessa (so much so that she was gawking at him in shock).
* ''[[Cross Game]]''
* Arguably a main point in ''
* ''[[Uta Kata]]''
* ''[[Nanaka 6/17]]''
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* Aside from the [[Unwanted Harem]] elements, ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]'' is this for Tsukune. He starts of as a directionless [[Ordinary High School Student]], but gradually becomes a more mature and confident individual, and dedicates himself to promoting peaceful relations between humans and monsters.
* In ''[[Ciguatera]]'' the main character matures greatly by the end of the story
* ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' boils down to the main character growing out of his wimpy kid mold and becoming a man (Albeit, a rather wimpy man).
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* Most—but not all—of literature that has won the Newbery Medal.
* ''[[A Separate Peace]]''
* ''[[Audrey, Wait!]]''
* ''[[The Chosen]]''
* ''Thumbsucker''
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=== Videogames ===
▲* All three of ''[[Fate/stay night]]'''s routes. The first two leave his future developments open. The last route, ''Heaven's Feel'', is basically one possible conclusion.
* ''[[Mega Man Star Force]]'' seems to be one of these, as the main character (Geo) starts out by [[Hikikomori|shutting out the world]] in the first game, then grows up through the second game, so that by the third he is able to step up and take charge of the gang when [[Class Representative|Luna Platz]] has been [[Disney Death|datafied]].
* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda Ocarina of Time]]'', Link starts out as a mere orphan, but he eventually becomes well trained in the art of the sword and obtains the great status of the Hero of Time.
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* The main themes of the ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'' trilogy revolve around growing up, moving on, and that nothing lasts forever. Andy goes from being a carefree young boy to a young man heading off to college, and his toys realizing, and eventually facing the fact that Andy will inevitably outgrow them.
{{quote|"How long will it last Woody? Do you really think Andy is going to take you to college? Or on his honeymoon? Andy's growing up...and there's nothing you can do about it." }}
* ''[[South Park]]'' has been toying with these in later seasons. "You're Getting Old" and "Assburgers" plays this mostly straight for Stan. Then three episodes later "1%" flips this trope around in its handling of Cartman.
*The main arc of ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' is Danny's growth from an average, awkward and naive kid who just want to fit in with the popular crowd to a much more heroic and down-to-earth (in a manner of speaking) young man.
== Examples of Late Bloomer Subversions ==
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