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The moment when two characters become an [[Official Couple]].
There may have been [[Unresolved Sexual Tension]] earlier, romantic feelings on either side or even an unmistakable [[Held Gaze]] or two, but that was all on paper. This is ''it'', the actual relationship. It's happening, starting now. In a work, it's that point where [[That Didn't Happen|until further notice]] there's no more sense in asking [[Will They or Won't They?|Will They Or Won't They?]]. In [[Real Life]], it's that point beyond which you'd feel justified calling the other person "my boyfriend/girlfriend".
For many shows it is a natural part of the ongoing narrative. For some it's a twist. For still more it's a season [[Cliff Hanger]] or standard ploy for the [[Grand Finale|series finale]] to be employed at the [[Last Minute Hookup|very end]]. For others it triggers [[Shipping Bed Death|a specific type of Jumping The Shark]], especially if it breaks the [[Relationship Ceiling]].
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Beware: this page might contain '''spoilers'''.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* For ''[[Digimon Adventure 02]]'', the [[Christmas Episode]] was an opportunity to upgrade some relationships-- i.e. Ken and Iori could from that moment on converse with each other in a friendly, civil way rather than with constant unease. Also, Ken laughed for what was [[The Comically Serious|pretty much the first time]] -- much to everyone's amazement.
* In the last episode of ''[[Candy Boy]]'', Yukino and Kanade's relationship appears to get an upgrade from a [[Romantic Two
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'':
** Chapter 252. "With ultimate love and ultimate power, the ultimate duo is finally born!!" And lo, did the {{spoiler|[[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Konoka/Setsuna]] [[Yuri Fan|fans]]}} [[Squee]].
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* ''[[Rebuild of Evangelion]]'' appears to play this trope straight with {{spoiler|Shinji and Rei}} in the second film finale. Appears because with Hideaki Anno's habit of [[Mind Screw|Mind Screwing]] the viewer, we can never be sure... ''Rebuild 3.0'''s trailer didn't even show Shinji so until the film comes out, we're in the dark.
* The kiss between [[Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water|Jean and Nadia]] may be treated as the moment where this upgrade takes place. Unfortunately, it was very inconveniently placed in the middle of an arc, with about 20% canon material. Regardless, they end up as an official couple in the epilogue.
* ''[[Toradora (Light Novel)|Toradora]]'' is a good example of this trope. With a confusing [[Love Dodecahedron]] and twice your daily serving of [[Will They or Won't They?]] , {{spoiler|Taiga and Ryuuji ''finally''}} get upgraded from [[Platonic Life Partners|...whatever they were,]] to {{spoiler|a couple in episode 24, where Ryuuji [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|proposes]] [[Tear Jerker|to Taiga.]]}}
* At the end of ''[[Virgin Love (Manga)|Virgin Love]]'' Kaoru and Daigo upgrade from [[Fuck Buddies]] to lovers after Kaoru overcomes his commitment issues.
* In the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' manga, {{spoiler|Ed}} and {{spoiler|Winry}} play out this trope well. Before leaving for the west, {{spoiler|Ed}} somewhat "confesses" his feelings to {{spoiler|Winry}} at the train station, using the words: "It's equivalent exchange! I'll give you half of my life, so give me half of yours!" Though he corresponds alchemy with love, {{spoiler|Winry}} acknowledges what he really means, resulting in her agreeing to give him all of her life. Then, she quickly corrects herself, being flustered when those words dawned on her. Depending on how you want to interpret it (some say this was a proposal, while others say it was merely a confession), {{spoiler|Ed}} and {{spoiler|Winry}} end up with two children anyway, not to mention a wedding ring on {{spoiler|Edward}}'s finger. After spending their entire life denying any romantic feelings, they pass their comfort zone and hit home run!
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* In ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', {{spoiler|Alzack and Bisca are revealed to have gotten married after the time skip}}. {{spoiler|Sherry is also engaged to Ren after the Oracion Seis arc hints at them getting together.}}
* In ''[[Zero no Tsukaima]]'' Louise and Saito start getting serious with their relationship at the beggining of the fourth season{{spoiler|, they also marry at the end of the series.}}
* Guts and Casca from ''[[Berserk]]'' go from [[Teeth Clenched Teamwork|teeth-clenched comrades]] to [[Fire
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* Booth and Brennan in ''[[Bones]]'', despite several false starts, finally achieved their relationship upgrade at the end of Season 6.
* ''[[Glee]]'': Occurs in "Original Song" between Blaine and Kurt.
* In Season 3's "[[Chuck]] Versus the Other Guy", Chuck and Sarah dropped the [[Will They or Won't They?]] pretenses and got their relationship upgrade by episode's end.
* Grissom and Sara on [[CSI]] in the season 6 finale-the last scene showed them in bed together.
* ''[[Babylon 5]]'': John Sheridan and Delenn get theirs in "[[Babylon Five/Recap/S03 E11 Ceremonies of Light and Dark|Ceremonies of Light and Dark]]" when he tells her, "...I can no longer imagine my world without you in it." Although they don't get their [[Big Damn Kiss]] until eight episodes later, from that episode on, they are for all intents and purposes together romantically.
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* While Candace and Jeremy from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' were an [[Official Couple]] from the get-go, they don't refer to each other as boyfriend and girlfriend (and share their [[First Kiss]]) until the episode, "Summer Belongs to You." (Although the timing of their [[Relationship Upgrade]] is made more complicated by the fact that the episodes don't air in the same order they take place. In some episodes, Candace is still only crushing on Jeremy; in some episodes, they are de facto dating; and in some episodes they are "officially" boyfriend and girlfriend.) Season 3 starts with them being unquestionably canon though, as Candace tries to find out what Jeremy likes about her.
** Subverted in the movie. Isabella kisses Phineas at the end but then they're both exposed to an amnesia ray that wipes both their memories of the event.
* [[Troubled but Cute|Duncan]] [[Birds of a Feather|and]] [[Perky Goth|Gwen]] from ''[[Total Drama World Tour]],'' who unfortunately got together by cheating on Duncan's current girlfriend [[Well, Excuse Me, Princess!|Courtney.]]
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