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{{trope}}
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Some people can be very friendly. Very, ''very'' uncomfortably friendly.
It isn't just that they tend to stand too close when they're talking to
Somebody with
Anime characters with
Not to be confused with the [[Personal Space Invader]], which deals with grabby [[Mooks]] in video games.
{{examples}}▼
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== [[Anime]]
* ''[[Bleach]]''
** Nel Tu to Ichigo.
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** And [[Psycho Lesbian|Chizuru]] towards any good-looking girl, most notably towards Orihime and Rukia.
** Also Aizen. So much so that fandom has come to peg him as a [[Depraved Bisexual]] [[Memetic Molester]], since he seems to like being touchy-feely with "victims" of both genders. Hugging {{spoiler|Momo}} and speaking to her sweetly before stabbing her to almost death? Check. Caressing {{spoiler|Orihime's}} face as he [[Break Them by Talking|Lecturizes]] her and then lets her go? Double check. Almost feeling up {{spoiler|Ichigo}} when they're finally face to face, even ''placing his hand on the kid's chest''? Triple check.
** Around Ichigo and Urahara, Tessai seems to have
** Rangiku likes draping her arms over people, leaning her face closer to someone elses', tickling people while she's in the nude and so forth, but mostly when she wants to party or bring levity to a serious moment. On the other hand, Haineko [[Bi the Way|gets like this around both boys and girls]] that seem to interest her.
* Shinnosuke from ''[[Ultra Maniac]]''. Although its understandable since the only episode he's in has him change from a cat into a human.
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** Ronove from ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro ni]]'' was like this around Battler especially.
** Meanwhile, Battler himself is like this towards [[Chivalrous Pervert|anything with breasts]].
* ''[[Goshuushou
** Mikihiro, but [[Even the Guys Want Him|only around Shungo]].
** Hinako is this way with Mayu. As is basically every guy in school. Though that's mostly due to her succubus powers.
** Hinako, and most of the girls in Shungo's class, are fond of doing this to Shungo.
* ''[[
* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]'': Matoi in regards to her teacher Nozomu, to the absolute [[Stalker with a Crush|EXTREME]].
* Fukuyama, Kosame, Hijiri, Yukina, and Lisa from ''[[Girls Bravo]]''.
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** Orochimaru is even worse, being like this around just about ''everyone'', even in one case with his ''tongue''.
** Fuka [[Foe Yay|towards Naruto]].
* [[No Social Skills|Son Goku]] started off like this back in early ''[[Dragon Ball]]'', when he figured that the easiest way to tell a boy from a girl was to feel for their... well, ''parts''. He learns his lesson after [[Tsundere|ChiChi]] reacts a little more physically than most and throws him off the Kinto'un/[[Spell My Name with an "S"|Nimbus]] at about 50
* In the ''[[Getter Robo]]'' manga, [[Jerkass|Schwartzkof]] loudly announces that he hates Japanese people, and [[Tempting Fate|absolutely loathes even the very thought of being touched by one]]. Naturally, Gou just finds this chance to rile him up [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/getter_robo_go/v03/c001/20.html way to easy to pass up].
* ''[[Code Geass]]''
** Gino Weinberg. Suzaku Kururugi. 'Nuff said. [[media:
** And [[media:rolo.png|Rolo really likes]] [[media:
** Big Badass Cornelia tends to be rather touchy feely with her younger sister Euphemia.
** Milly can be a little ''too'' touchy feely around Shirley at times.
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** [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|Rosiel]]. Dude gets REALLY touchy-feely with just about everyone he meets. Almost to the point of being a [[Memetic Molester]]. It's hard to tell if it's [[Ho Yay]], [[Foe Yay]] or ''[[Rhymes on a Dime|just his way]]''.
* Lavi in ''[[D.Gray-man|D Gray Man]]''. Especially toward [[Ho Yay|Allen]]. And Road also towards Allen.
* [[Nice Guy|Yamamoto]] from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' just loves putting his arm around people. His [[True Companions|friends]], his [[Face Heel Turn
* Hitagi Senjogahara from ''[[Bakemonogatari]]''. She spends a lot of her conversations with Koyomi invading his personal space bubble in spectacular ways. And feels him up while they're in the car with her father.
* Kouji from ''[[Zetsuai 1989]]'' towards Izumi.
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* In ''[[Pokémon Special]]'', N has no problem whispering into the ear of another boy before said boy is even aware of him. N later grabs him by the arm and brings him up close. It's kind of creepy considering N's almost dead expression. Gender obviously isn't an issue for N, as he gets up close and personal with White {{spoiler|in the Nimbasa ferris wheel}}.
* Kirika in ''[[Eiken]]'' clearly doesn't believe in personnel boudarys when it comes to Densuke.
* Saten and Kuroko from ''[[
* In ''[[Wild Fangs]]'', Syon is like this towards Mao before they actually get together.
* In ''[[Virgin Love|Junai no Seinen]]'', Ian uses the fact he is known for this as an excuse to grope Kaoru in public.
* [[Camp Gay|Nathan]] from ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' is like this when he's around his male
* ''[[Ai no Kusabi]]'': Understandable with Iason since he believes he's entitled to Riki's body but even Guy doesn't give Riki much space.
* ''[[D.N.Angel]]'': Saehara, Satoshi, and Keiji act this way [[Ho Yay|toward Daisuke]].
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* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': Prince Diamond acts this way with regards [[I Have You Now, My Pretty|to Usagi]].
== [[Comic Books]] ==▼
▲== Comic Books ==
* ''[[Albedo: Erma Felna EDF]]'' has this trope of how Erma and her later best friend, Toki, first interacted. When Erma first bunked with Toki, that mouse had some bad habits like leaving the bathroom messy and barging in for frivolous reasons when Erma is using it. However, the last straw is when Toki's feline lover visits that night for sex and Erma is keep awake first with the thumping on the above bunk and the smell of the aftermath. Eventually, the two work out their differences.
== [[Film]] ==
* ''[[Dilbert]]''▼
** [http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1991-12-20/ This comic] has someone from [[The Old Country]] being unaware of the concept.▼
** Dogbert discusses cultural concepts of personal space in another comic. In America, you're allowed just inside the "Bad Breath Zone". In Italy, you can get inside the other person's clothes. In Australia, any distance is too damn close.▼
* ''[[Madagascar]]''
** King Julian.
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* ''[[Treasure Planet]]'': BEN. "I just wanna hug ya and squeeze ya and hold ya close to me!" Much to the dismay of Jim Hawkins.
{{quote|'''Jim:''' You have to stop ''touching me.''}}
== Films -- Live-Action ==▼
* Beldar and other Remulaks in ''[[Coneheads]]'' often exhibits behavior like this, being aliens.
* David from ''[[The Watcher (film)|The Watcher]]'' just ''loves'' to find any excuse he can to hug and touch Joel.
* ''[[Beetlejuice]]'': Betelgeuse does this with
* [[Borat]] takes this to an extreme, even sprinting after people to get in their faces.
* In ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]'' there doesn't seem to be any place more comfy and hospitable for pirates to hang out than your territorial bubble, and no pirate likes it better than Captain Jack. In the third film, Jack actually manages to invade ''his own'' personal space.
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== Literature ==
* ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]''
** Voldemort, especially in the films. When he steals the Elder Wand in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
** Several Death Eaters have this problem in the films; Snape gets uncomfortably close to Harry at times and both Scabior and Bellatrix have some rather [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|suggestive]] moments with Hermione in ''[[Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
** Wormtail made Harry and Hermione uncomfortable in the third book when he tried to thank them by throwing his arms around their legs.
* ''[[A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'': [[Memetic Molester|Count Olaf]]. (most frequent target: Violet) (other targets: Klaus, Sunny, Aunt Josephine, etc. etc.)
* ''[[Seinfeld]]''
** Elaine has to deal with a coworker who combined this with [[Offscreen Teleportation]].
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** The Eleventh Doctor manages to have '''even less''' sense of personal space than the Tenth. He ''never. Stops. Touching someone''.
** The Master [[Foe Yay|towards the Doctor]], constantly. And vice versa, a lot of the time; both Three and Ten got grabby with the Master.
* Gene, with Sam, in ''[[Life on Mars (US)|Life
* ''[[Supernatural (TV series)|Supernatural]]''
** Castiel. From his first appearance, he has been constantly stepping into Dean's personal space. While staring very intensely into his eyes. Much [[Ho Yay]] ensues. [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in "Free to Be You and Me":
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* ''[[The Daily Show]]'': Jon Stewart. Just ask Denis Leary. Or Brian Williams. Or Mike Myers...
* ''[[Star Trek]]''
** Captain Archer of ''[[Star Trek:
** In ''[[Star Trek: The
** Q of ''[[Star Trek: The
{{quote|'''Q:''' Morning, darling.}}
** Janeway of ''[[Star Trek:
* Mulder tends to do this to Scully a lot on ''[[The X-Files]]'' from very early on. He also tends to be quite affectionate with her. She minded for the first few seasons but this eventually goes away, though it's a little while longer before she's comfortable reciprocating the affection.
* Damon, from ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''. He pretty much always does it deliberately to unnerve people, though.
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* ''[[Power Rangers Dino Thunder]]'': Mesogog, especially when he has Tommy [[Strapped to An Operating Table]] in "Legacy of Power".
▲* ''[[Dilbert]]''
▲** [http://www.dilbert.com/strips/comic/1991-12-20/ This comic] has someone from [[The Old Country]] being unaware of the concept.
▲** Dogbert discusses cultural concepts of personal space in another comic. In America, you're allowed just inside the "Bad Breath Zone". In Italy, you can get inside the other person's clothes. In Australia, any distance is too damn close.
== [[Video Games]] ==
* ''[[Half-Life 2]]'': Freeman's squad habitually crowd around him so closely that it can be impossible to move without bumping into one or take a shot without dinging one by accident. One imagines Gordon got to know who used which toothpaste, they're that
* In ''[[Fallout 3]]'', it is not uncommon for you to turn around to find one of your followers right up in your face. Also, robot butler Wadsworth tends to follow you around your Megaton home and do this.
* Alma to Becket in ''[[F.E.A.R.|First Encounter Assault Recon]]''.
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* In ''[[Divinity 2|Divinity 2: Ego Draconis]]'' you have the summonable necromantic creature, which follows you everywhere and tend to get in the way or into your personal space more often than its combat benefits are worth. It also has an idling emote consisting of it raising a leg and urinating on the floor, which must come as very embarrassing for the hero if you're in someone's house. ''Why does an undead creature need to piss?''
* Dark/Demon Lord Ghirahim to Link in their first and second battles from ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword|The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword]]'' which leads to much [[Foe Yay]].
* [[Pinocchio Syndrome|Daniella/The Maid]] from ''[[Haunting Ground]]'' seems to love doing this in cutscenes to poor [[Purity Sue|Fiona]]. {{spoiler|In fact, during the scene that introduces her as the game's second antagonist, she [[Fan Disservice|gropes Fiona in... places]] after poisoning her to make her sleep.}} With a [[Slasher Smile]] to boot!
== [[Web Comics]] ==
▲== Web Comics ==
* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]''
** Parley. Mostly she does it to Andrew Smith ([[Everyone Can See It|making it clear to everyone]] except Andrew himself that [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|she has the hots for him]]) but right on her second page she also gives Antimony some finger-poking action, [[The Rant|commented with]] "Parley needs a lesson in respecting one's personal space". Eventually she got that lesson, along with a scare of her life - when touching Antimony at the wrong time {{spoiler|put her into an intimate mind-to-mind contact with a very angry ghost}}.
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** [[Meaningful Name|Catalina Bobcat]] clings to people while talking to them, to the point that she makes [[Chivalrous Pervert]] Tedd uncomfortable when she does it to him.
** Grace has also done this on occasion.
* ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20101129072227/http://speakwithmonsters.badgods.com/comics/roper Speak with Monsters]'' indicates this is a racial trait of Ropers.
* In the first chapter of ''[[The Meek]]'', we are introduced to [[Innocent Fanservice Girl]] Angora, who has lived in the wild for much of her life and consequently has not developed many cultural taboos, such as a sense of personal space. Pinter gets to discover this firsthand.
* ''[[Ménage à 3]]'': Yuki to Zii.
* ''[[Cyanide
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''. Ty Lee is really into big hugs.
* Courtney would occasionally get a little too touchy with Ginger in ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''.
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* '[[Family Guy]]''
** Glen Quagmire
** Meg in "Barely Legal" when she was [[Yandere
* ''[[Looney Tunes]]''
** Pepe Le Pew.
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* ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends|Fosters Home for Imaginary Friends]]''
** Cheese during his first appearance wouldn't give Bloo any elbow room.
** Neither would [[Yandere
* The eponymous ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes|Jimmy Two Shoes]]''.
* [[Stalker with a Crush|Sierra]] of ''[[Total Drama World Tour]]''. Although it's usually Cody that has to deal with this, she's managed to creep out Heather, Noah and Chris by it too.
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** [[Genki Girl|Pinkie Pie]] can get this way when she's excited, [[Ho Yay|especially around Rainbow Dash]].
** Rarity has her moments as well, most notably in "Ticket Master" when trying to convince Twilight to give her the extra ticket to the Gala.
* Scorpia in ''[[She-Ra and the Princesses of Power]]''. Not ''ten seconds'' after she first appears, she warns Catra that she's a "hugger", something that is confirmed quickly, a habit she is unable to shake for the whole series.
== [[Real Life]] ==
*
* [http://notalwaysright.com/please-dont-pet-the-employees/1670 This customer] on [[(The Customer is) Not Always Right]].
* There are three major ways in which people absorb information: Visual (through sight), Auditory (through sound) and Kinesthetic (through touch). Most people are dominant in one or two of these. Guess which one has issues with other people's personal space?
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