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* Kyo in ''[[Fruits Basket]]'' realizes that he loves Tohru when he finds himself yelling back at Akito for talking badly about her.
** Which, it should be noted, is significant because Akito is {{spoiler|a scary-arse psycho mo-fo, as well as the head of the family, with a sort of supernatural power over all the others suffering the Zodiac curse.}}
* The ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' manga has this--forthis—for several characters. First is {{spoiler|Kaoru}}, who realizes he has feelings for Haruhi. Then {{spoiler|Hikaru}} finally sees that he's in love with Haruhi after {{spoiler|Kaoru explains that's why he felt so jealous when Haruhi spoke so kindly about Tamaki}}. Haruhi takes a while longer to finally realize she's in love with {{spoiler|Tamaki}}, at first thinking her sudden blushing and being flustered around him were due to a cold. Finally, after over 60 chapters, Tamaki has the revelation that he doesn't love Haruhi as a "father", but that he's actually IN love with her, as a man.
* Winry from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' (manga and second anime) has one when she's taking the train away from Central.
* Hinagiku in ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has her realization (on her birthday!) on a balcony as Hayate is helping her out with her fear of heights. Not that she was fooling anyone BEFORE that. {{spoiler|Unfortunately for her, just as she finally has the courage to confess to him, Hayate realized that '''he''' still loves his childhood friend Athena. Hina ended up [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|supporting him to reconcile with her instead]]. Which naturally goes nowhere in this series, leaving her still unable to spit it out.}}
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== Film ==
* ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]'', during "Something There", a song that's pretty much about this trope. [[media:belle_realizes_lovebelle realizes love.jpg|And as seen in this pic, it freaks Belle out a little.]]
** The Beast has one later after the famous ballroom sequence. His is a little different as instead of realizing that he loves her [[Tear Jerker|he realizes what that truly]] ''[[Tear Jerker|means]]''.
* In ''[[Clueless]]'', when Cher realizes she loves Josh. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by the fountain behind her lighting up and coming to life.
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"You're a grown woman and in training," he said. "If you want me out of your room, it'll take you just one knee and a little leverage to put me out. But you can't just tell me to go, not this time. I love you. I'm not going to meekly walk away." He pulled her face to his and kissed her.<br />
He had a glimpse of her widening eyes. Then he was lost in the sweetness of her lips. }}
* [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[The Golden Oecumene|Golden Transcedence]]'', with Phaethon pondering over Daphne Prime and Daphne Tercius -- noticingTercius—noticing things.
* [[J. R. R. Tolkien|JRR Tolkien]]'s ''[[Lord of the Rings|The Return Of The King]]'', after Eowyn doesn't go to the army, and Faramir points out there are two possible reasons, one of which is reluctance to leave him.
* [[Harry Potter]]'s [[Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince|chest monster]]. Only after walking in on {{spoiler|Ginny and Dean kissing}} does he finally realize just how he feels about her.
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== Live-Action TV ==
* Although the actual [[Love Epiphany]] for the character in question doesn't happen onscreen (or may not have happened in a bolt of clarity at all), the ''audience'' for the first time realizes that the subtle [[Ship Tease]] of Josh and Donna on ''[[The West Wing]]'' has become 100% definitely, unequivocally [[Canon]] in the 4th season's penultimate episode "Commencement" when {{spoiler|Amy delivers the long-teased, never-spoken [[Wham! Line]] "Are you in love with Josh?", and Donna doesn't answer, standing stock still and staring fixedly at her papers while the camera slowly pans in, just as the lyrics to the song ("Angel" by Massive Attack) playing in the soundtrack change to ''"love you love you love you love you..."'''}} Doubles as a [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] for the writer, director, and editor of that episode.
* There's a scene in ''[[Arrested Development (TV series)|Arrested Development]]'' where Michael realizes he loves Marta, when they're sitting on the steps in the hallway during the Desi Award show.
* Happens in the ''[[Friends]]'' finale with Rachel's answering machine message to Ross after rejecting him at the airport. She's assuring him that she loves him as a friend, "I love you, I love you, ''I love you.'' What am I doing? I love you!" You can actually hear her realize on the third "I love you" that she means it romantically.
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