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== Anime and Manga ==

* Probably used first in the first ever [[Magical Girl]] manga (though not the first anime - [[Sally the Witch|that was another show]]) ''[[Himitsu no Akko-chan]]'', which first appeared in 1963. The [[Cute Witch]] female lead, Atsuko Kagami aka Akko, had a [[Magic Mirror]] that allowed her to [[Master of Disguise|take up the appearance of other people]]. Obviously, more than once she aged herself up to help the rest.

* In ''[[Pokémon 3]]: Spell of the Unown'', Molly decides she'd like to be older, and they make it so.

* ''[[Hime Chen! Otogi Chikku Idol Lilpri]]'' Being [[Magic Idol Singer|magical idol singers]], this isn't surprising.

* This is how Digivolving works in ''[[Digimon Xros Wars]]'', as opposed to the usual [[Evolutionary Levels]].

 

== Comic Books ==

* Aside from Prime (see above), [[The Ultraverse]] also had Elven, a teenage girl who transformed into an adult female elf.

 

* This is one of the powers of the Grass Guardian in ''[[Guardians of Pokémon]]''.

** Later, {{spoiler|Pikachu}} also gets the power to temporarily age up {{spoiler|using the Thunder Stone}}...but after the transformation has run out, she temporarily becomes even ''younger'' than usual.

* One particular [[That Guy With The Glasses]] [[Slash Fic]] casts [[Atop the Fourth Wall|Lewis Lovhaug]] as a high school student who uses a [[Power Rangers]] transmorpher to become the superhero "Linkara". While the age difference isn't major, Linkara is stated to be five years older than teenaged Lewis (making him roughly Mr. Lovhaug's ''actual'' age).

 

 

== Literature ==

* ''[[Come On Ossie]]'' - Oswald turns into an 18-year-old when he borrows his grandfather's medal.

 

* In ''[[Out of This World]],'' Evie once turned herself into an adult, becoming "Evie's older cousin Yvette," to attract a boy. Attempts to reverse it rendered her seven years old.

* In ''[[Smallville]],'' an enchanted comic book turned a boy into an adult superhero. Chloe seemed semi-interested in him until she found out he was really about ten years old. {{spoiler|Turns out, though, that the comic wasn't about a hero, but a villain's [[Start of Darkness]], and the kid was going to go [[Ax Crazy]].}}

* The main characters of [[Big Bad Beetleborgs]] are all kids who thanks to a Phantasm called Flabber [[Ascended Fanboy|become their favorite heroes]].

* The titular character of ''[[Merlin (TV series)|Merlin]]'' uses an aging spell now rather regularly to turn into an 80yr old version of himself, known as "Dragoon" most of the time, though Morgana may know him as Emrys due to her vision.

 

== Video Games ==

* Will from ''[[Illusion of Gaia]]'' can transform into Freedan, an adult swordsman. They look nothing like each other, though.

* Anna, [[Pint-Sized Powerhouse]] of ''[[Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis]]'', uses this trick in her [[Finishing Move]].

 

== Western Animation ==

 

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[[Category:Aging Tropes]]

[[Category:Magical Girl Tropes]]

[[Category:Shapeshifting]]