Fist of Enthusiasm

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I swear that our cause will not fail!

One of the Stock Poses in anime and manga, where a character, usually a guy, proclaims something he is determined to accomplish, or to express pride, where he holds up his fist to his shoulder, palm facing inward, and the fist might even shake a little.

Being Hot-Blooded or a Genki Girl will of course make this pose more likely.

This is so common, that it's spoofed as often as it's played straight. Some parodies even have the guy crying Manly Tears of pride.

Compare Fist of Rage, Angry Fist Shake.

Examples of the Fist of Enthusiasm include:

Anime And Manga

• Some of the club members in Cosplay Complex do this at various points.
• In Azumanga Daioh, the boys are actually proud of the teacher Kimura admitting up front that he likes high school girls, and one guy does this pose.
• Jun does this when he introduces Yurika as a singer in Martian Successor Nadesico.
• Limone does this in a Wedding Peach Omake video.
• Rock Lee of Naruto often does this, as does Sakura's inner alter ego early in the series.
• One Piece: Luffy, more often than not.
• Natsu from Fairy Tail when he gets FIRED-UP!

Live Action TV

• Power Rangers, obsessively. Comes in the same package as the exaggerated gesturing done when wearing those face-concealing helmets. It's especially big in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, where Jason would say something with a fist-pump and a Head Bob, and the others would repeat it or say "right!" with the same gesture.