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{{quote|''"Right smack dab in the middle of town''<br />
{{quote|''"Right smack dab in the middle of town''
''I've found a pa-ra-dise that's trouble proof...''<br />
''I've found a pa-ra-dise that's trouble proof...''
''And if this world starts getting you down''<br />
''And if this world starts getting you down''
''There's room enough for two''<br />
''There's room enough for two''
''Up on the roof..."''|'''The Drifters''', "Up on the Roof"}}
''Up on the roof..."''|'''The Drifters''', "Up on the Roof"}}


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* Renamon from ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' can frequently be found spending her downtime sitting on the roof of her tamer's house.
* Renamon from ''[[Digimon Tamers]]'' can frequently be found spending her downtime sitting on the roof of her tamer's house.
* Mutsumi Saburo of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' is commonly shown hanging out on the rooftop; it's also a favored hangout for ninjas Dororo and Koyuki.
* Mutsumi Saburo of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'' is commonly shown hanging out on the rooftop; it's also a favored hangout for ninjas Dororo and Koyuki.
* The eponymous Niea from ''~Niea_7~'' does this a lot, often while listening to [[Crowning Music of Awesome|her blues records]]. Mayuko also does this frequently, mostly while discussing things with her best friend Chiaki.
* The eponymous Niea from ''[[Niea_7]]'' does this a lot, often while listening to [[Crowning Music of Awesome|her blues records]]. Mayuko also does this frequently, mostly while discussing things with her best friend Chiaki.
* A key ''[[Death Note]]'' scene has Light finding a distracted, uncharacteristically chatty L brooding on the roof of the headquarters building.
* A key ''[[Death Note]]'' scene has Light finding a distracted, uncharacteristically chatty L brooding on the roof of the headquarters building.
* In ''[[Kekkaishi]]'', the main character often goes to the roof during lunchtime to contemplate the latest problem to crop up, often with another character beside him to comment.
* In ''[[Kekkaishi]]'', the main character often goes to the roof during lunchtime to contemplate the latest problem to crop up, often with another character beside him to comment.
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* Sharon Spitz in ''[[Braceface]]''.
* Sharon Spitz in ''[[Braceface]]''.
* Another western example is from ''[[Daria]]''. It was a plot point in "Daria!" (A.K.A. The Daria Musical):
* Another western example is from ''[[Daria]]''. It was a plot point in "Daria!" (A.K.A. The Daria Musical):
{{quote| '''Daria''': "Hey, look at what the newspaper is saying." <br />
{{quote|'''Daria''': "Hey, look at what the newspaper is saying."
'''Jane''': "What?"<br />
'''Jane''': "What?"
'''Daria''': "It says a great big storm is on the way." <br />
'''Daria''': "It says a great big storm is on the way."
'''Jane''': "Cool."<br />
'''Jane''': "Cool."
'''Daria''': "The roof's not really where we should be staying." <br />
'''Daria''': "The roof's not really where we should be staying."
'''Jane''': "Why?"<br />
'''Jane''': "Why?"
'''Daria''': "'Cause this big-ass storm is happening today." }}
'''Daria''': "'Cause this big-ass storm is happening today." }}
* In the second episode of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', and several afterward, Robin and Starfire have a heart-to-heart on the roof.
* In the second episode of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', and several afterward, Robin and Starfire have a heart-to-heart on the roof.
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