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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* It is known from the beginning that [[Tower of God|Baam]] is an Irregular, i.e. somebody who entered the Tower uninvited and thus is a terrifying existence to most. But when he boldly announces that during an assembly of most of his generations regulars, jaws drop even though you already knew that.

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'': The audience knows all along that the boy Ako falls in love with is really Negi [[Overnight Age Up|magically aged up]], but she doesn't find out until over 100 chapters later. Cue [[Shower of Angst]] before Ako's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].

* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'': The audience knows all along that the boy Ako falls in love with is really Negi [[Overnight Age-Up|magically aged up]], but she doesn't find out until over 100 chapters later. Cue [[Shower of Angst]] before Ako's [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]].

** Currently going on, the audience knew that {{spoiler|the Asuna that's with Ala Alba now is an impostor long before Rakan revealed it to Negi and Chisame during his [[Obi-Wan Moment]].}}

* ''[[Bleach]]'' has a number of these, most obviously the fact that Ichigo's father is a Shinigami. Ichigo has not yet figured that one out.

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* ''[[Lois and Clark]]'' had the episode where Lois Lane finally figures out that Clark Kent and Superman are the same person.

* Niles was in love with Daphne on ''[[Frasier]]'' for years and years before she finally found out.

* Boomer was revealed to be a Cylon sleeper agent at the end of the ''[[~~Battlestar Galactica Reimagined (TV)|~~Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'' miniseries. Most of the cast, including Boomer herself, didn't find out until the end of season one.

* Boomer was revealed to be a Cylon sleeper agent at the end of the ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined]]'' miniseries. Most of the cast, including Boomer herself, didn't find out until the end of season one.

* In the fifth season of ''[[Angel (TV)|Angel]]'' when Lindsey shows himself to Spike and calling himself Doyle, any viewers who followed the show know something is up because the real Doyle did the same thing for Angel.

* Done to a frustrating level in ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV)|Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. When will Joyce learn that Buffy is a Slayer? When will Buffy learn that Riley is working for The Initiative? When will the cast learn that Willow and Tara are romantically involved? When will the Scoobies learn Ben and Glory are the same person? And so on. One of the things that "Once More With Feeling" is notable for is revealing just about every secret the characters had to each other. Of course, by the next episode there was another half dozen drama-sustaining secrets put into place.

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** Buffy having been in heaven prior to her friend "saving her" through resurrection was one of the internal reveals in "Once More With Feeling", and was one of the most emotional of the lot.

** Spike kept his soul secret from Buffy for a couple of episodes, making for quite a powerful scene when she finally realised.

* ''[[~~Doctor Who (TV)|~~Doctor Who]]'' has done this several times, often using viewers' knowledge of the show before it was brought back.

* ''[[Doctor Who]]'' has done this several times, often using viewers' knowledge of the show before it was brought back.

** The first season episode "Dalek" for example, has two for anyone who knew the episode title - first when the Doctor realises that there is a Dalek, and then when the rest of the characters realised how dangerous Daleks are.

** Any time there are reasonably knowledgeable alien life forms in the show, we wait eagerly for them to realise that this is ''that'' Doctor.

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