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{{quote|''"OMOCHIKAERI ''[''I wanna take it home with me'']''~!"''|'''[[Trope Namers|Rena Ryuugu]]''', ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
There are times when something is just so pure, innocent, right and '''[[Kawaisa|adorably cute]]''' that even the most level-headed persons are struck by a quaint phenomenon we Tropers like to call "[[Cuteness Proximity]]", in which all pretences of stoic maturity are dropped to reveal [[Tastes Like Diabetes|an affectionate and nurturing, sweet-tongued]] [[Cuddle Bug|teddy bear who wants to]] [[Glomp|hug the subject of cuteness all day long]]. Sometimes, it can get so bad that said persons [[Cuteness Overload|cannot comprehend and withstand the intense emotional effects.]]
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Another way this can end badly is if the abductor [[Does Not Know His Own Strength]], and their overly ''physical'' expression of affection [[And Call Him George|spells doom for poor little "George"]]. Occasionally, the "cute creature" in question is either [[Ugly Cute]] at best, or [[Fluffy the Terrible|downright monstrous]].
Has [[I Thought It Meant|absolutely nothing]] to do with [[Taking You
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== Anime & Manga ==
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* ''[[Ranma ½
* In ''[[
* The pet store clerk in ''[[Chi's Sweet Home
* ''[[
** Yuki Nagato, [[The Stoic|of all people]], reacts this way in ''The Melancholy of [[Haruhi-chan]] Suzumiya'' when she finds the newly revived "Achakura", proceeding to place her in her bag and ''literally'' take her home.
** Tsuruya said this about Mikuru in a waitress costume.
** Don't forget the ''original'' case, where Haruhi practically ''kidnaps'' poor Mikuru because of her [[Moe]] factor. {{spoiler|We get to see it from a slightly different perspective in ''Disappearance'', where it's just as hilarious and extremely awesome to boot.}}
* ''[[
* ''[[
* Isumi Saginomiya in ''[[
* Shin from ''[[
* ''[[
** Teresa "Tessa" Testarossa gets this reaction when she introduces herself to Kaname's high school class in ''[[Full Metal Panic Fumoffu]]''. All the guys go "WOOOAH!" while all the girls cry [[Even the Girls Want Her|"Oh she's so cute!"]] with accompanying love hearts.
** Sôsuke evidently elicited this kind of response when he was [[Adorably Precocious Child|young]]. Just like in the trope description, his Cuteness Proximity was so incredibly intense, it managed to melt the hearts of ''war-hardened veterans'' and pretty much made them internally [[Squee]] that they want to take him home and make him their child. Which they then proceed to attempt to do. He certainly never lacked people who were all too eager to take him in as their own. Starting with Majid, an <s>Afghanistani</s> Helmajistani rebellion leader whom Sôsuke had ''tried to assassinate'', who liked him so much that he adopted him as his "Son of Bdakshon's Tiger", and raised him with complete kindness. And then there was Kalinin, who wanted Sôsuke as his son from the very beginning, and took him as a prisoner of war ''after Sôsuke tried to assassinate him''. He then proceeds to persistently try to get Sôsuke to agree to be his adopted son (which he refused, since he already had Majid as his "father" -- yes, it got to the point of being a first-come-first-serve basis). After Majid dies, Kalinin ''finally'' manages to force his way and get Sôsuke to be his legally adopted son. And all while that was going on, [[Ax Crazy|Gauron]] has tried to take Sôsuke for himself [[Love At First Sight|ever since the moment he first set eyes on the boy]]. He ''literally'' did a double take, parked his jeep, and tried to lure Sôsuke to come with him by promising him food and ammunition. Sôsuke refuses, and Gauron ends up [[Stalker
* [[Depraved Homosexual]] Lussuria from ''[[
* In ''[[
* The follow-up series, ''[[Negima Second Season
* In ''[[
* Referenced in episode 9 of the new season of ''[[
{{quote| '''Kiko:''' I'm not into lolicon. Besides, that's illegal.}}
** This may be a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist (
* Though not to the point of the trope's name, after Tohru's initial encounter with Kisa in ''[[
* In the ''[[
* Rena Ryuuguu from ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* The cold-hearted, and, at times, cruel [[Battle Butler]] Sebastian in ''[[
* In chapter 12 of ''[[
* In ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou
* This is Kyrie's reaction toward Toppi from the ''[[World Destruction]]'' manga when Toppi and Morte save his life. Toppi does not take being called "cute" well.
* Eisuke Kitamura in ''[[Stepping
* In ''[[Panty
* Iris from ''[[Pokémon (
* While Sasha ''[[
* ''[[
* Gajeel Redfox in ''[[
** In this case however, it's less about cuteness and more about, as his two fellow Dragon Slayers have cat companions with them, he figures he's lacking as a Dragon Slayer if he didn't find one as well. Pantherlily's badassness is exactly why Gajeel likes him.
* One story in the Shoujo Jump edition had a girl who helps a friend (boyfriend?) catch a wild rabbit in a snare. After accomplishing the deed we see into her mind the scenarios of her keeping the rabbit as a pet (feeding it, giving it it's own little house, etc) much to her friend's chagrin. She's horrified to discover that her friend has a more "culinary" interest in the animal, and she lets it escape.
* A more serious example occurs in ''[[
* A creepy (though hilarious) version happens in chapter 210 of ''[[D
* Katanashi in ''[[
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== Fan Works ==
* ''[[
** A [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JpPSAF0wGw voicepack] for [[Boisterous Bruiser|Suika]], of all people, has this very phrase in it. Makes sense, since Oni are traditionally known to carry people off when they lost contests, and Suika is strong enough to carry away anyone she'd want.
** ''Touhou'''s other oni, Yuugi, is also frequently portrayed by fandom as carrying off others. [[Jerkass Woobie|Parsee]] [[Green-Eyed Monster|Mizuhashi]] is a [[Chew Toy|favorite victim]], [[Crack Pairing|for some reason]].
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Overlook her<br />
'''Take her home''' }}
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series
* Performed by the [[Trope Namer]], Ryuguu Rena, on a cosplaying Yuki, in ''[[Kyon:
* ''[[
* In ''[[Fan Fic/My Little Hangover|My Little Hangover]]'', a drunken Rarity does this with a full-grown panda.
* Vinyl Scratch continues the silliness [http://scramjet747.deviantart.com/art/The-Bass-Has-Been-Doubled-299273909 here]. Poor Octavia.
* The [[Mega Crossover]] [[Fanfic|fan]][[Web Comic|comic]] ''[[Roommates 2007
** And a perfectly straight example happened when [[Labyrinth
* Any time Tabitha shows her vulnerable side, [[The Hill of Swords|Shirou]] has to suppress an urge to take her home and give her "adorable ponies and dollies and pretty dresses".
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== Films -- Live-Action ==
* Veruca Salt, in both versions of the film based on the novel ''[[Charlie and
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* In ''[[The Time Machine]],'' the Time Traveler has encountered a race of people who are essentially humans that stop developing physically and mentally at age six. He has fallen in like with one of the womenfolk. "Weena I had resolved to bring with me to our own time." (Ch. 7)
* Subverted in ''[[Dune]]'', and combined with [[I Have You Now, My Pretty]]. The Harkonnen's Mentat Piter de Vries wanted to keep Jessica Atreides for himself, but quickly dumps the idea when the Baron offers him to stay and rule Arrakis in his name instead.
* Veruca Salt, as mentioned above in Films, wants to take a squirrel home with her in ''[[Charlie and
* "The Kidnapping", by Shiga Naoya, is a perfect example of this trope. The narrator sees a little girl and decides that he must have her for his own.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* Ryutaros from ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' is very fond of cute animals and tends to bring them back to the DenLiner, sometimes regardless of whether they're homeless or not. Reaches an extreme when he does it to a fellow [[Monster of the Week|Imagin]], which introduces the cast to [[White Prince|Sieg]]...
* Liz does this accidentally on ''[[30 Rock
{{quote| '''Liz:''' It was like highway hypnosis -- you know, when you pull into your driveway and you don't remember driving home.<br />
'''Pete:''' Oh right, and you have someone else's baby in your car. }}
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I can't take this one home<br />
I can't take this one home'' }}
* Darkly invoked in [[
{{quote| ''I'm taking her home with me, all dressed in white<br />
She's got everything I need, some pills in a little cup'' }}
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== Video Games ==
* ''[[
** Yukari is said to ''spirit away'' people whom she takes a fancy to. This includes taking home people from ''outside'' Gensoukyou.
** In ''Phantasmagoria of Dim Dream'', Yumemi decided she wanted to take home one of the magical denizens of Gensoukyou, [[For Science!]]!
** After spending most of ''Undefined Fantastic Object'' geeking out at the prospect of meeting an alien Sanae refuses to believe [[Humanoid Abomination|Nue]] is a youkai, and after she defeats her drags her off to take pictures with her.
* ''[[
** If you bring your [[Canine Companion|Mabari War Hound]] to the city of Denerim in ''Dragon Age: Origins'', he will abruptly run off and return a cutscene later with a small boy in tow. The boy just jumps up and down excitedly shouting "PUPPY!" You have to convince your dog to take him back home.
** Also Anders & Ser Pounce-a-lot in ''Awakening''.
* In ''[[
* In ''[[
* In the Ork campaign of ''[[
== Visual Novels ==
* [[media:kor_Higurashi_YOU_GONNA_GET_TAKEN_HOME.jpg|Rena Ryuuguu]] of the mystery-horror franchise ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro
** In the sound novels, this is often intentionally invoked to enable Rena's "adorable mode". [[Super Mode|In this mode, she cannot be beaten by anyone.]]
** Apparently, this attitude is contagious. Keiichi starts to act this way (most likely as a joke) when confronted with Shion in [[Fan Service
** Miyo Takano acts this way for, em, [[Nightmare Fetishist|creepy torture equipment]].
* ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
** Cute boy {{spoiler|Sakutarou}} often falls victim to this when around the [[Seven Deadly Sins|Stake sisters]]. (Especially Mammon, what with her being [[Greed]] and all.)
** Jessica says this in her [[Image Song]].
* ''[[Fate/stay
** Shirou took Ilya home (and Taiga approved) in Fate route despite the fact that she was an [[Ax Crazy]] enemy of his only five seconds earlier, and tried to kill him, Saber, Rin, and Archer, and abducted him once.
** On the other hand, Ilya had taken Shirou home in quite a few of the Bad Ends. Taken home [[A Love to Dismember|in pieces]] that is.
* Mizuki wonders if she can take Chihiro home during her chapter in ''[[Ef:
* An unnamed woman in ''[[Da Capo (Visual Novel)|Da Capo]]'' wants to take Sakura home.
== Web Animation ==
* In the ''[[
== Web Comics ==
* ''[[
* In ''[[The Lounge]]'', for a while it was a running gag for people to see the very petite Jamie MacKenzie and equally short (but teenage) Max Espinoza and ask how much they cost. Usually when they were wearing a cute hat or costume.
* In ''[[
{{quote| '''Marena:''' Aw, but she's so cute. Let's keep her.}}
* [http://www.drunkduck.com/Batman_Retold/?p=725261 These] [http://www.drunkduck.com/Batman_Retold/5258297/ two] ''Batman Retold'' strips.
* ''[[Sequential Art (
* ''[[A Girl and Her Fed]]'' had [[Only Known
* ''[[
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* In ''[[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]]'', Welch's characters are prohibited from doing this to drow priestesses.
* ''[[Not Always Right]]'' got [http://notalwaysright.com/fritzl-be-one-of-those-days this case].
* In the ''[[
== Western Animation ==
* In ''[[Peanuts
* An episode of ''[[
* Elmyra of ''[[
* ''[[
* [[Tex Avery]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo8HM77q4Is did it first]. "Hello George! Glad to know ya, George! You're my new lit-tle friend, George! My new lit-tle friend. What I'm gonna do is to pet ya and play with ya, George!" ''(crunching of bones in a hug)''
* A rather odd example in ''[[The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest]]''. Villain Jeremiah Surd and his minions have hijacked Air Force One and they plan to kill everybody in it with a deadly nerve gas. Our heroes Jonny, Jessie and Hadji get themselves captured while trying to rescue the President. Bandit (Jonny's pet dog) is also there. When Lorenzo, one of Surd's minions (who is usually very competent in his ruthlessness, except for being rather [[Book Dumb]]) points Bandit's presence out to Surd, the boss tells him to "throw him in, too." And Lorenzo goes: "But he's so cute! Can I keep him?" Surd, predictably, says no.
* In ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* ''[[
* In the ''[[Teen Titans (
* In ''[[Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness
{{quote| '''Po:''' Oh please, please can we keep him? Can we keep him ''pleeeeease''? He's even [[Just for Pun|pottery trained!]]}}
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* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOwogW6RC40 There is a Youtube clip of Pedobear doing this to a child at one of the larger cons.]
* And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sYmUOeOVls this clip] from a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' convention. For a child dressed as a ''Dalek''.
* The reason inter-species adoptions are possible -- e.g. a dog with puppies adopting a baby bunny it might have normally had for breakfast, a [[Older Than Feudalism|she-wolf adopting]] [[Raised
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