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== Anime
* Yuusuke from ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' goes away for six months between arcs to train with his new mentor Genkai, and returns with lots of nifty new techniques that he immediately has to use, since the second main story arc begins the same day he gets back. This is despite the fact that said training took six months, during which ''nothing at all happened'', not even leadup—his training [[Time Skip|timeskips]] us directly to the day of his return and is only ever mentioned again in flashbacks.
* ''[[Bleach]]'' does this with Kurosaki Ichigo; first when he unveils his brand new bankai in battle against Kuchiki Byakuya, and then when he uses his [[Super-Powered Evil Side|hollow mask]] against Grimmjow for the first time.
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* In the final segments of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Sound Stage X]]'', which is set three years after the events of the third season, Teanna reveals Nanoha's parting gift to her which she had been working on since we've last seen her and [[Dungeon Bypass|helps Subaru escape from the burning Marine Garden]] by [[Lock and Load Montage|using every cartridge she has]] and uttering two words: {{spoiler|[[Wave Motion Gun|Starlight. Breaker.]]}}
* In the ''[[Shaman King]]'' manga, it is said that a shaman can only increase his spiritual power after a close encounter with the spirit world (i.e. death and resurrection and/or near-death experience). The closer the shaman gets to death, the larger the factor of the ability increase.
* One cannot forget ''[[Naruto]]'', who practically uses this as his standard way of fighting. Heck, he does it ''in the first episode/volume'' when he first busts out what will become his signature move, not to mention twice first {{spoiler|when he shows up against a nigh-immortal opponent to backstab him with a newly-developed technique that seems to function like a blender crossed with an artillery shell}}, and second when {{spoiler|he is summoned back to the village and starts wiping the floor with the seemingly-invincible Pain using his newly-learned "[[Super Mode|Sage Mode]]". Then later after taking control of Kyuubi's power he can among other things make Mini-Rasenshuriken and ''[[Beam Spam]]'' them, turning him into a [[One-Man Army|One Man]] [[Badass Army]]}}.
* ''[[Soul Eater
* ''[[Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple]]'' combines this with [[My Kung Fu Is Stronger Than Yours]], but with an (anti-)''villain'' instead of the hero. Tsuji Shinnosuke (a.k.a. "the crazy-haired one") of the Ragnarok gang, after being defeated by Kenichi, withdraws into wilderness and trains hard to become stronger. When he eventually returns, he is appalled when finding out that his former gang has been disbanded after their key members had all been defeated by Kenichi.
** This is played for laughs. Despite the training Shinnosuke went through, Kenichi has absolutely no interest in fighting him. Then, when they finally do fight, Kenichi demonstrates that he is significantly stronger than him. However, when Kenichi becomes distracted, Shinnosuke manages a lucky punch and knocks him out. When Kenichi awakens, he immediately demands a rematch, but Shinnosuke refuses and leaves, saying that he's never going to fight Kenichi again.
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* Both Suzaku and Kallen get this in ''[[Code Geass]]'' when they get the final versions of their personal mecha. Kallen shows off the Guren SEITEN's energy wings and wired radiant wave arm in its debut battle, as well as effortlessly destroying a Knight of the Round and handing Suzaku his ass on a platter. The debut of the Lancelot Albion has Suzaku facing off against {{spoiler|''four'' Knights of the Round, killing [[Women in Refrigerators|the two women]] without breaking a sweat and performing a [[Diagonal Cut]] on his former boss Bismarck.}}
** To some extent, Lelouch gets this with the debut of the Shinkirou, showing off its battleship-level [[Beehive Barrier]] and its scattering laser weapon at the climax of the Chinese Federation story arc.
* ''[[One Piece]]'' doesn't do this too often—especially considering
** A few instances in the Water 7 arc, most notably Nami's Perfect Clima-Tact and Luffys Gears.
** Coby, returning after taking a few [[Took a Level in Badass|levels in badass]].
** The entire New Fishman Pirates arc is this. The crew essentially one-shotted a group of [[Big Bad|BigBads]] that seemed to be a perfectly logical next step in the series' [[Sorting Algorithm of Evil]] by showing off their new moves.
* ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' sees the strongest wizards in the guild [[Put on a Bus]] over a seven-year-long [[Time Skip]], and [[The Bus Came Back|return]] to find that their minor-character friends have grown so strong, they can actually give the main character Natsu, one of the strongest members of the guild, a run for his money. Later on, {{spoiler|Ultear}} gives a [[Power-Up]] to the main cast so they can have a fighting chance for an upcoming tournament, and they're suddenly able to do twice as much as they've been able—most prominent is Lucy, who is known to succumb to fatigue after summoning multiple spirits one at a time and one after the other, but can now summon two at once without breaking a sweat..
== Comic Books ==
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