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When sleeping, a character whose primary thrust is comedic invariably develops a bubble of snot from one nostril that inflates and deflates in sync with their breathing or their snoring. Basically the anime equivalent of 'Zzz' used in Western cartoons and comics. While perhaps considered a [[Squick|pretty gross concept]] in the West, Japanese media tends to portray it as cute.
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See also [[Catching Some Zs]] for more universal version of sleep representation.
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Louie in several episodes of ''[[Rune Soldier Louie]]''.
* Chu-chu in ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''.
* Tatewaki Kuno, his father Principal Kuno, and Genma Saotome are all shown asleep with snot bubbles during the fourth season of ''[[Ranma ½|Ranma 1/2]]''.
* Charmeleon/Charizard in ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''
** In one episode of Pokémon Black and White, when Ash battles Alder, Alder gets this when Alder falls asleep in the middle of the battle, which angers his Bouffalant, resulting in Bouffalant to knock out Alder instead of Ash's Pikachu.