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* ''[[Midori no Hibi]]'': Seiji thinks that his problem is not being able to get a girlfriend, but that's actually just a symptom of his general inability to interact non-violently with others. Having to protect Midori and her secret, and deal with wacky people he can't just punch, brings out his better qualities.

* Explicit in ''[[Haunted Junction]]'': Hayato, who says [[I Just Want to Be Normal]], but is constantly dragged into supernatural mayhem. In the final episode we learn that the school spirits have been tormenting him specifically to avert a [[Bad Future]] in which he lives a "normal life" but never emotionally connects with anyone including his future wife and child. Which seems to lead into a happy ending...except that said [[Preacher's Kid]] was made so miserable by the constant torment that he voluntarily participated in a plan to kill or imprison all the school spirits; and there's no indication that things are going to get better for him.

* ''[[Sumomomo Momomo]]'': Koushi never wanted an [[Arranged Marriage]] or to be surrounded by lunatic martial artists bent on killing/loving him. But after Momoko finally admits she knows he doesn't love her, Koushi acknowledges that his experiences have broken him out of his fear of confronting other people (even if he's still a physical coward.)

* The residents of ''[[Maison Ikkoku]]'' spend most of their time driving Yusaku Godai insane with their alcohol-induced insanity, but also end up somehow making him the man he needs to be for Kyoko, as well as get Kyoko to reflect on her feelings for him.

== Live Action Television ==

* Jeff Winger in ''[[Community]]'' grows (slowly and with much backsliding) from [[Jerkass]] to [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]] when forced to interact with his unwanted study group. See especially the episode "Paradigms of Human Memory."

* This is the basic plot of ''[[Producing Nobuta]]''.