Cross-Popping Veins: Difference between revisions

Occasionally, if the character gets mad enough, extra popping veins will appear in the air around them. Of late, the veins have begun to turn into a symbol like the [[Sweat Drop]], and as seen in the illustration to the right, no longer appear to be part of the character's body. Also, there are absolutely no regulations when it comes to the size of it.

 

 

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== Anime and Manga ==

 

* ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' uses this frequently, especially with regards to Yukari-sensei and Tomo-chan.

* ''[[Fruits Basket]]'':

'''Shigure''': (Calmly) Oh, right. (Reaches off screen, ''grabs'' a cross vein and sticks it to his head) Now I'm mad. }}

** Also used ''nearly'' straight in regards to Ritsu. Poor Ritsu, trying to be nice, brings a couple [[Fridge Logic|fruit magazines]] to the Sohma house, which makes Shigure a tad frustrated. When Ritsu asks if something's wrong, Shigure turns to Ritsu and says "No, it's nothing," in a perfectly calm voice, with a nice genial smile. However, there's a Cross Popping Vein the size of his fist on his forehead. In the Anime version, a giant red arrow is featured, pointing to the vein. Ritsu starts running for dear life... [[The Woobie|as always.]]

* Trigger from ''[[Kurogane Communication]]'' is the grandmaster of these, despite being a ''robot''.

* ''Doraemon'': It's rare, but does occur in the manga once or twice. This appears more frequently in the anime adaptation.

** [[Crowning Moment of Funny|AARGH WHO ARE YOU CALLING A]] [[Running Gag|TINY LITTLE SHRIMP SO SMALL YOU CAN'T SEE HIM WITHOUT A MICROSCOPE?!!?!]]

* In [[Nana]], Nana K actually draws these on the omelets she makes for Takumi in ketchup.

* Sebastian from ''[[Black Butler]]'' gets a few when dealing with the incompetent servants of the Phantomhive household.

* [[Rumiko Takahashi]] uses them everywhere in her work, especially if its comedic (except in serious fare like ''The [[Mermaid Saga]]'' or her horror-oriented ''Rumik World'' oneshots, naturally.) They're even visible through an animal's fur, scales, or feathers, and sometimes a character visibly brushes them off to represent him or her cooling off and taking things in stride.

* ''[[One Piece]]'' uses these rather often, usually due to Luffy being exasperating, especially in the eyes of Zoro or Nami.

* In one particular scene in [[Kaichou wa Maid-sama]], Shizuko sits through a stressful situation looking out the window, completely ignoring everyone... and with a permanent cross popping vein stuck on top of her head.

** Mewtwo gains this whenever he launches most of his attacks in the ''[[Pokémon Stadium]]''/''[[Pokémon Colosseum]]'' games.

* In ''[[Super Mario World (video game)|Super Mario World]]'', when you reach the third phase of the fight with Bowser, his Koopa Clown Car has this expression while he attempts to flatten Mario in it.

* In the ''Izuna'' games, an excite trap will cause this to appear above your head. Excite traps are actually beneficial, though: they raise your attack power by ''pissing you off''.

* ''[[Golden Sun]]'': In the [[Going Through the Motions]] sequences, characters sometimes have a picture of cross popping veins on a speech balloon (they do the same thing for [[The Sweat Drop]]).

* Happens in ''[[Corner Alley 13]]'' [http://corneralley.comicgenesis.com/d/20040823.html here.]

* Lampshaded in ''[[Eerie Cuties]]''

* ''[[Mob Ties]]'': Yojimbo "Jimbo" Chairobuto has a permanent case that's later resolved via surgery.

 

 

== Real life ==

* Angelina Joile had a pretty big Y on her forehead at one stage.

 

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