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* ''[[Tower of God]]'' suddenly decided to have some characterization in a bathhouse on the 20th floor.

* Happens multiple times in ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'', in the extremely large and luxurious ofuro in the main house. Also at an outdoor ofuro during a [[Beach Episode]]. Also the subject of a good deal of sexual tension and humour in Kaoru's apartment during the first two episodes.

* The "Miss Hungary and her Maiden Heart" strip in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' features [[Cool Big Sis]] Hungary and her ward Chibitalia taking a bath together, [[Fridge Logic|which leads us to question how she never realized Italy was a boy...]].

** Except she did know Italy was a boy...

* ''[[Sky Girls]]'' goes out of its' way to ensure at least one bath is in every episode.

* ''[[Girls Bravo]]'' has several scenes like this, especially in the manga.

** 'Several'? Try [[Once an Episode]] for the anime!

* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]'' has Yuno contemplating events in her bath at the end of every episode. The girls also attend a public bath together and Miyako doesn't have any inhibitions to hop into the tub with Yuno when the opportunity arises. Strangely this is only used more for comedic effect than for actual [[Fan Service]] as the characters are drawn in [[Super-Deformed]] style whenever they might otherwise show skin.

* Shows up a few times in the ''[[Ichigo Mashimaro]]'' manga. Chika seems too embarrassed to join them (though it's implied that she probably joins Nobue, her sister, under normal circumstances) and opts to take one later.

* ''[[Love Hina]]'' makes this a reoccurring event (the onsen being a major feature of Hinata-so), and a regular reason for Keitaro to be the [[Accidental Pervert]].

* The Jungle Bath in ''[[Love Mode]]''.

** Actually there were two, with one as part of a longer scene and therefore even less naughty.

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has numerous scenes set in the Mahora baths, but chapter 235, set in a giant bathhouse in the Magic World, is the undisputed king of this. Soooo much [[Skinship Grope]]. [[Serial Escalation|So much.]]

** Then there's the bath scene in volume 3 when Negi's training in the mountains...

** And the later one with Asuna and Setsuna. Complete with [[Fantastic Arousal]]!

** You forgot [[Hot for Student|Shikijo-sensei]]!

* ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' has scene of Asuka standing next to a bath in the nude. [[Fan Disservice|It's not sexually appealing]], since [[Shower of Angst|she's going insane at the time]]. To quote her:

** Later on, she's found in a different bath in a run-down building. It could be that the tub is rusty and old, or it could be that she's [[Squick|lying in a pool of her own blood]], implying a [[Driven to Suicide|suicide attempt]].

*** Actually, as noted by Misato before [[Mind Rape|that infamous scene]], she was only on day 2 of her period. It, like most, probably lasted longer.

** This trope is played straight at the ''onsen'' that Shinji, Misato, Asuka, and Pen-Pen attend following the defeat of Sandalphon, the Eighth Angel.

* Parodied in ''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden]]''. Shinobu is... enthusiastic about the prospect of bathing with Kaede. And of course, [[Dirty Old Man|Onsokumaru]] attempts join in, and ends up tied to a pile of garbage. Not to mention what happens [[Skinship Grope|in his imagination]].

* It happens in the ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' manga, at the start(ish) of the 3rd story arc. Red, the protagonist, is looking for some mystic/magic/healing springs that can cure his hands, which are constantly shaking due to his encounter with the [[Well-Intentioned Extremist|ecoterrorist]] [[Four Is Death|Elite 4]] in the last story arc. Of course, when he finally gets there, Sabrina is already bathing, but she doesn't seem to mind and he gets in, of course carefully facing the other way. Then, the very moment he looks at her, she stands up, declaring that her treatment is complete.

** Sapphire and Flannery enjoyed the Lavaridge hot springs and had a Gym Battle at the same time. The Sinnoh Trio conveniently found a bathhouse after they were sprayed by a Stunky. They smelled so bad that they had the baths to themselves.

** The "waterproof soap" storyline has a ton of fanservice in the form of Shampoo, Ranma and Ryōga chasing each other around public baths in varying states of undress.

** One early episode was noted for being censored by raising the water level to hide Usagi's cleavage when she was shown in the bath.

** [[Femme Fatale]] villainess Esmeraude from the R season has a hot bath scene as well before she goes in a mission.

* Similar goings-on occur in the first episode of ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]''. When Kafuka arrives in the classroom, it appears to be a large furo/indoor onsen. Filled with every female student in class. Every time anything naughty would be visible, however, there's both [[Censor Steam|steam]] AND [[Scenery Censor|Maeda-kun's face]] (the uncensored version removes Maeda-kun). It turns out to have been an [[Imagine Spot]].

* In ''[[Saiyuki]]'''s bath house episode, Gojyo and Hakkai have one. Tenpou also gets one, in a bath tub (he's fallen asleep) in the gaiden manga.

* The last part of an OVA of ''[[School Rumble]]'', although if you want to watch it, bring some [[Brain Bleach]].

* ''[[Shikabane Hime]]'' has almost the entire female cast in a furo at one point, with strategically placed bubbles, of course.

* ''[[Simoun]]'' replaces the traditional furo scene with a number of scenes set in the shower instead. The scenes give the cast ample opportunity for skinship, but interestingly contain remarkably little actual [[Fan Service]]. The shower scenes are ubiquitous enough that every level of the ''Simoun'' video game features one as well.

* Quite a few scenes in ''[[Strike Witches]]'' revolve around the base bath.

* Relatively common in the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' storylines as well. In the TV series and the OVA, the bathroom is a piece of alien tech to begin with. And, living up to the name, Tenchi isn't always in there (though he gets dragged in on occasion, or the girls walk in on him, or girls walk in on him after another girl dragged him in...).

* ''[[Hanaukyo Maid Tai]]''. Taro and several of the maids, during the [[Hot Springs Episode]]. Also Taro and Konoe together in Episode 14.

* In ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]'', we see the main characters being chased out of their baths by horrendous mold, hauntings, and worse. Then they all visit a public bathhouse while they figure out who's causing all this trouble. Bath scenes were split evenly between the male and female classmates and teachers.

* ''[[Outlaw Star]]'''s penultimate episode is their [[Hot Springs Episode]], with the female members of the cast enjoying a number of onsen (the [[Cute Monster Girl]] complaining that it wasn't hot enough and winding up in a ''lava pool''). At the same time, the episode's A-plot involves Gene climbing to the top of the mountain to get nude footage of the priestess whose temple was built there. When he arrives up at the top of the mountain, he finds himself on the snow-covered glass roof looking down on what is either a giant stripperiffic laundry, or an odd sentou, filled with barely-dressed miko.

* The anime version of ''[[Fate/stay night]]'' has one, as Shirou accidentally walks in on Saber, who, compared to the previous occasion this happened earlier in the anime, was actually embarrassed to be seen, believing her body which is more toned than Rin's makes her less attractive to Shirou, for whom she is beginning to become something of a [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] for, though Shirou tries to convince her he finds her body attractive as best he can without making the situation more awkward than it already is, with little real success. She was mostly concealed by the water though. The manga has a scene at the beginning of the fifth volume set earlier in the series that partially defies this trope in the anime since he was about to walk into the furo just as she was coming out, where Shirou actually walks in on her while she's still in the furo, standing up, and completely naked. He freaks out. Big time.

* In ''[[Wild Rock]]'', the ''Child Rock'' chapter features [[Doting Parent|doting uncles]] Yuuen and Emba spending some quality bathing time [[One Million BC|in the lake]] with baby Nava.

* ''[[Wandering Son]]'' has a few. The first one is to illustrate how different Nitori is from the other boys, and to give some insight into some of the male characters. The second is used for talks.

* ''[[Maicchingu Machiko Sensei]]'' has a few episodes with these scenes. Expect one or more male students (or even a teacher) to sneak a peek. One episode had a teacher and student flying in a kite and landing in a furo by accident. Of course, the eponymous Miss Machiko and her students were there at the time and the men (mostly) hid themselves.

* Averted in ''[[The Tower of Druaga (anime)|The Tower of Druaga]]'', where Fatina is only briefly shown to be bathing for a few brief seconds, and even then only from a distance, splashing around. The scene quickly cuts to Kally complaining about the noise she's making, after which Team Leader Neeba gives him permission to [[Accidental Pervert|"take a peek"]]. Kally responds to this incredulously.

 

* Has happened at least three times in ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]''. {{spoiler|First with Kyon and Tsuruya, then with Kyon, Tsuruya, and Nagato, and finally with Kyon and Haruhi.}}

 

* ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]'' features a furo scene, with the father taking a bath with his two daughters. This scene was allegedly considered disturbing when the film was originally released in the US, despite its complete lack of sexual content by Japanese standards.

* ''[[Austin Powers]]'' has one of these with Italian secretary "Alotta Fagina".

* In ''[[Back to The Future]]'' II, Marty interrupts Biff with two ladies in one of these, to ask about [[Timeline-Altering MacGuffin|Gray's Sports Almanac]].

* A rare, '''non-sexual'' Western example happens between a man and a woman in ''[[Buffalo '66]]''.

 

 

* Sentai in general will often have at least one episode that involves a sentou during the course of a season.

* A character from ''[[Kamen Rider Kiva]]'' would often be shown in the tub.

** Funnily enough, though, it was always the male characters... [[Ho Yay|sometimes two or more of them together.]]

 

 

* The ''[[Suikoden]]'' series is known for having funny and/or character-developing bath scenes.

* ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' has an entire set of costumes related to the bath episode. Actually wearing them into a fight nets you hilarious skits, including one where a character blames the fact that they're fighting in swimwear on mind control.

* The ''[[Shin Megami Tensei|Persona]]'' series is also well-known for its bath scenes, although those are more of the [[Hot Springs Episode]] variant.

* The ''[[Rune Factory]]'' games typically have a bath house and bath scenes.

 

* There are a couple such scenes in ''[[Shikkoku no Sharnoth]]'', most notably when Angie visits Mary's flat and they take a bath together. Despite her bath being so tiny only one person can fit in, and only just.

 

* Parodied in ''[[Megatokyo]]'', where Ping needs to visit a [http://megatokyo.com/strip/412 public bath] and Miho needs to show her how it works, with Piro and Largo in a nearby room. Piro's anti-conscience actually plans to use this to drill the concept of fanservice into his head, except by the time he gets the chance, the whole thing has ''already taken place''. ''Offscreen''. Nice going.

* ''[[Not Quite Daily Comic]]'' has a fairly long and fanserving [http://www.truefork.org/Art/comic/cindex.php?103 one] that ends in destruction and mayhem.

* ''[[Red String]]'' includes a very rare onsen scene that not only involves a traditional mixed-gender bath, but is played fairly seriously and realistically, not primarily for [[Fan Service]] or titillating humour.

 

* Done a few times with Yumi Ishiyama of ''[[Code Lyoko]]''. Although set in France, her family's house is equiped with a typical Japanese furo.

 

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