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* Kenshiro from ''[[Fist of the North Star]]'' has a tendency to "[[Hulking Out|hulk out]]" when facing foes he particularly despises or has difficulty defeating, destroying his jacket and undershirt in the process. He seems to have an infinite supply of these jackets and undershirts, as they are always replaced without explanation by the beginning of the next episode -- and sometimes, by the beginning of the next ''scene''. Justified in that he quite literally absorbs it and re-extrudes it when he's finished.

* Pepper of ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' has the power to shed all of her skin at will. Her clothes are treated as if they were part of her skin, as when she uses the power both her and the shed skin are fully clothed.

** This is especially noticeable in the case of Pantyhose Taro. All of the others transform into small animals (pig, cat, etc.) and their clothing either vanishes or crumples to the floor. However, Pantyhose Taro transforms into a multi-story bull/yeti/crane/eel/octopus chimera, and he ''always'' rips his clothes to tiny little shreds when he does yet they're always still there when he transforms back.

** The people of Mt. Phoenix, when in their natural state, wear open clothes and boots that allow for their wings and talons to stretch out unimpeded. But if they transform to human, they add jackets and normal boots, which are ripped apart when they revert to their true forms. It doesn't seem to bother them.

*** This is pushed a bit far in the Bardock special, characters that are clearly wearing cloth material in addition to their spandex or whatever bodysuits still have it on them in Oozaru form, but despite being stretched out so much, it ''still'' wears as loosely as it did on their normal sized form.

** In ''Dragonball GT'' in a [[Filler]]), Goku's Super Saiyan 4 state always has his pants in a good condition, despite the fact that Goku has a child body with child clothes and the transformation makes him to grow in an adult. Also, the first time Goku reached that state, his clothes were previously destroyed because he had converted into a giant ape... and the pants (re-)appeared anyway. Vegeta gets a pretty much identical pair of pants (or possibly pants-like fur) when he makes the SSJ4 transformation, even though he was wearing his usual blue bodysuit before. The pants are apparently just a part of the transformation, which sounds like "more crap from GT" until you realize that using ki for a wardrobe change has been in place since the first season of Z, if not before.

* Averted in ''[[Princess Tutu]]''. The main character repeatedly turns from a human to a duck and back again, losing her clothes in the process and having to constantly hide somewhere to redress. However, it's played straight when Ahiru transforms into the titular [[Magical Girl]].

* Allen Walker, the protagonist of ''[[D.Gray-man]]'', has a left arm made of [[Empathic Weapon|Innocence]]. When he activates it, it becomes a huge, armored claw that goes all the way up to his shoulder, even though he usually wears long sleeves. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in one of the manga volumes, where he [[Fourth Wall Mail Slot|answers a reader's question]] about it.

** Speaking of Sesshomaru, we never learn what happens to his armor when he releases his [[Canis Major|true form.]] Then again, his clothes might literary be magical, given that his brother has a fire-prof, self-repairing magical robe that is as tough as armor and has lasted the entire 200 or so years of his battle-filled life.

** In the "pants are indestructible" vein, whenever Inuyasha transforms into his [[Super-Powered Evil Side|full demon mode]], usually his shirt has already been shredded in the process of gaining a life-threatening injury or will be completely destroyed in the ensuing battle - but his pants remain untouched, never even getting a bit ragged around the edges. Incidentally, he also regains his shirt (fully intact) after every battle with no explanation as to how it got there/was repaired.

** Averted by the [[One-Winged Angel|second stage of the Cursed Seals]]: Tayuya growing horns ripped up her hat, Kimimaro growing spikes out of his body and a tail destroyed his shirt and ripped a hole in the back of his pants (and he pulled down his shirt when growing bone weapons out of his body or ripped holes in it), and Sasuke [[Power Gives You Wings|growing wings]] ripped two huge holes in the back of his shirt (he starts wearing an open shirt which he can pull down easily after the [[Time Skip]]).

** When Itachi was {{spoiler|hit by [[Shock and Awe|Kirin]]}} for some reason his [[Black Cloak]] completely disappeared but what he was wearing under it didn't move at all.

* The anime version of ''[[Violinist of Hameln|The Violinist of Hamelin]]'' is particularly [[Egregious]] about this, especially in the second season. Every time Hamel {{spoiler|transforms into a demon}} his clothes explode off him dramatically, and they're almost always completely intact when he changes back. Made even more painfully obvious when his all-black outfit that Flute made him apparently becomes ''his trademark'' that people recognize him by in his travels. What the hell...?

* Averted in ''[[Those Who Hunt Elves]]'', where one of the characters was tricked into growing specifically because it would rip all of her clothes off. [[It Makes Sense in Context]].

* Extreme example in ''[[Pandora Hearts]]'': When Alice turns into her Black Rabbit form, not only do her clothes change size with her, but her miniskirt turns into a pair of pants! (Could be [[Justified Trope|justified]] by magic.)

* Played straight in adult manga ''[[Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest]]'': the main character Inugami once takes on an explosion at ''point blank'' ([[Department of Redundancy Department|at the ''ground zero'' of explosion]]). [[Nigh Invulnerability|Being a werewolf]], he survives the blast, but his shirt is destroyed... ''[http://img1.maxmanga.com/0/1002/02/01/3007453o.jpg but his pants don't even have a scratch on them.]''

* The ''[[X-Men (film)|X-Men]] Origins: [[Wolverine]]'' game plays this painfully straight. Despite the game having impressive effects where Wolverine's shirt, flesh and muscles get torn up as he takes damage, this only applies to his upper body. His pants stay completely intact.

** Played even more ridiculously straight if you unlock the Classic Wolverine costume, where Wolvie's regeneration suddenly now applies to the whole outfit, so as not to ruin the iconic look of the costume with clothing damage.

* Link from ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]: [[The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]]''. When he's a kid he has no tights. When he wakes up in the Temple of Time...Tights. Magically.

** While we're on the topic of ''Zelda'', two words: [[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|Giant's Mask]]. Well, okay, it may be the ''mask'' that's magical and causes his clothes to grow in tandem, but it's still kind of humorous when you think about it. Also applies to the other masks.

** Same here with [[Prototype 2|James Heller]].

* If you give your female ''[[Soul Calibur]] 4'' character the spyrobe (I have the German version and I`m not sure if this is the right translation) you can clearly see that your character wears no bra. However when the opponent destroys your spyrobe you suddenly wearing one.

* A variation of this trope, in ''[[Sonic Unleashed]]'': Sonic's first transformation into the Werehog clearly shows his gloves being ripped to shreds, but when he reverts back to his original form, they magically reappear. This happens every subsequent transformation, even in the final one.

** For that matter, his shoes change size and shape, even gaining ''spikes''.

* Averted and lampshaded in ''[[Magellan]]'' with superhero cadet Joe Berger (can change the density of his body). When he changes into his gaseous form he leaves his clothes behind and is naked upon resolidifying. This leaves the poor guy begging his teammates to get his clothes for him.

* [[Our Werewolves Are Different|WiredWolf]] of ''[[Enjuhneer]]'' does not have magic pants, but does have a magic shirt. Her transformation tears the sleeves, but it's [[Limited Wardrobe|always back to normal when she's next seen]]. (It's also worth noting that she's been established to be ''significantly'' taller when transformed.)

* ''[[Homestuck]]''. Lord English grows out to Doc Scratch's body, and in the process transforms from a skinny, four-foot-tall figure into something that looks a lot like The Hulk. (In fact, Andrew Hussie's comments imply that this resemblance was intentional.) And, like The Hulk, his pants are the only part of his outfit that aren't destroyed in the transformation.

* In ''[[Wapsi Square]]'', the golem girls have their clothes disappear when they take animal forms, but they reappear when they return to human. Phix is able to make her clothes change with her when she shapeshifts. Nudge is once left with [http://wapsisquare.com/comic/nine-to-five/ a dress that is way too big] because she can't do the same. {{spoiler|[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/spider-dreams/ Neither can Shelly]}}

* In ''[[American Dragon Jake Long]]'', when Jake transforms into his dragon form his clothes disappear, same goes for the other dragons. When he transforms back into human form his clothes reappear. This is lampshaded beautifully by {{spoiler|Jake's dad}} in the last episode:

{{quote| "[[Fridge Logic|When they turn into dragons what happens to their clothes?]]"}}

{{quote| '''Scientist:''' Bring him to zhe pants...}}

* Carter in the 1987 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' series always have his clothes intact when reverting to normal after his mutated transformation. Averted the first time he transforms, but played straight on all subsequent occasions.