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Back in the day it was not seen as kosher for a young woman to be seen in public with a man who was not a family member. One exception was during a rainy day, when a man could offer to share his umbrella with a young maiden in the street if she hadn't one herself.

 

 

Compare [[Parasol of Prettiness]], [[Old-Fashioned Rowboat Date]].

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* In ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', Usagi and Mamoru do this at least once. Usagi also unduly flips out over Mamoru offering an older lady his umbrella out of kindness at one point.

** This trope is used early in the original manga, except the umbrella both foreshadowed the two of them becoming a couple ''and'' saved them from a nasty fall.

** And later (chronologically but in an earlier episode) Motoki also offers an umbrella to Makoto, resulting in her developing a severe crush on him.

* In ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', Haruhi walks Kyon home with the [[media:vlcsnap-282742.png|school umbrella]]. [[She Is Not My Girlfriend|They aren't a couple,]] [[Tsundere|really.]]

** A "chapter title" illustration from the manga shows Ryoga and Akari standing happily under Ryoga's umbrella in a deliberate use of the trope.

*** Another one had [[Love Potion|female-Ranma]] cheerfully whacking Ryouga to the ground with it.

** Also, the "carving one's names on a tree, under an umbrella-shaped symbol" version is used several times, especially by Kuno (to Ranma's annoyance, [[When Trees Attack|especially when the tree took it seriously]],) but Genma and [[Hot Shounen Mom|Nodoka]] did this too when they were dating.

** The song "November Rain" from one of the albums is about a rather sad, subverted version of this trope. The entire reason why Ranma is singing the song is because he's heartbroken over his fiancée, Akane, ditching him under the umbrella they were sharing with each other. Since him hurting her feelings was what caused her to leave, he laments throughout the song over how [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|he just can't seem to be tender with her]].

* Keiko, a previously [[Flat Character|flat]] member of Nanami's [[Girl Posse]] in the Black Rose [[Story Arc]] of ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]'', more or less becomes the [[Monster of the Week]] after Nanami catches Keiko under an umbrella with Touga and reacts by throwing Keiko out of the group. Turns out that Keiko does have a crush on Touga, but Nanami's simply a [[Clingy Jealous Girl]] with a [[Big Brother Attraction]]. And Mikage uses it against everyone, pushing the lonely and troubled Keiko into becoming a Black Rose duelist.

* Lucia and Hanon in ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' get caught in the rain under an umbrella, and although they really can't stand the implications, they haven't got a choice, since [[Our Mermaids Are Different|getting wet will turn them into mermaids in the middle of the street]]. This doesn't stop Hanon from latching onto [[Hot for Teacher|her teacher]] at the first opportunity, leaving Lucia open to share her umbrella with Kaito.

* Sort of subverted in a bonus chapter in ''[[Vampire Knight]]'': A teenage Juuri Kuran walks home from a human school in the rain even though Haruka showed up at her school with an umbrella. They both end up getting drenched since he shuts his umbrella when it is obvious she is too irritated with him for hiding all the umbrellas in their mansion earlier that day by storming ahead of Haruka in a huff. When Juuri asks why he did such a childish thing after ranting at him for several minutes, he simply replies, "I wanted to share an umbrella with you."

* The following examples are of the umbrella sketch:

** ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' plays it straight.

** ''Hakaima Sadamitsu'' has Yayoi/the Vulture using an old sketch in a wooden support beam to reveal her feelings to Sadamitsu. He's not amused when he finds it as the Vulture [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|erased his memories of their childhood together]] when it possessed her; therefore, he doesn't know what the heck is going on.

* Similarly, ''[[Candy Boy]]'' has a whole episode devoted to Kanade setting up for one of this for her and Yukino.

* ''[[Mariasama ga Miteru]]'' has the episode "Holding a Parasol". It ends with a picture of Yumi and Sachiko sharing an umbrella under the sun.

* Hayate and Vita of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' share an umbrella under the sun in the [[Comic Book Adaptation|supplementary manga]]. And just to further drive up the [[Les Yay]] of the moment, Hayate gently caresses the blushing Vita while they talk about how it would be wonderful if they could be together always.

* In ''[[The Girl Who Leapt Through Time]]'', {{spoiler|Makoto, Chiaki, and Kōsuke are all sharing a red umbrella in a flashback. Chiaki loves Makoto, Mokoto loves Chiaki, and Kōsuke probably knows that Chiaki loves Mokoto but isn't interested in her himself.}} [[Bittersweet Ending|(although she doesn't realize it until it's too late.)]]

* Greece and Japan share an umbrella in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. Also, Japan's partner Italy uses the umbrella symbol in a poster, drawing himself and Germany underneath it without really understanding what it means.

** Also played with in the manga, where Tohru offers her umbrella to Kyo, since (as the Cat) he's utterly miserable in the rain. He gets flustered and angry, [[Cannot Spit It Out|and turns her down]].

* ''[[Paranoia Agent]]'': Briefly glimpsed in Ikari's dream world, drawn on a door in a school.

* Keichii and Belldandy do this once in ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]''.

* Tsuda and Shino from ''[[Seitokai Yakuindomo]]'' walk home this way once. They're aware that they look like a couple doing that, and so is the school [[Camera Fiend]] not far behind them.

** When Harima offered to walk Eri home after her father left her in the rain.

** When someone drew an umbrella sketch with their names under it after the sports fest. [[Berserk Button|Unfortunately for Harima]]...

** When Harima got a flash of inspiration for a manga and used Eri's umbrella to scratch it on the ground (it was a dud) trashing it in the process and he was forced to walk her home.

* ''[[Bleach]]'': [http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/157/130762148744.jpg Orhime hugging Riruka on the cover of chapter 451] [[Umbrella of Togetherness|under an umbrella]].

 

* ''[[FoxTrot]]'' features a strip were Denise is muttering and cursing until it starts to rain, to which she squeals with delight. Peter comments on their newfound closeness; "Wow, good thing you brought this umbrella."

 

 

* ''[[Little Women]]'': Jo and Professor Bhaer have their [[Relationship Upgrade]] and [[First Kiss]] under his umbrella during a muddy downpour.

** In [[The Musical]], it doesn't happen ''quite'' so - Bhaer finds Jo at Amy's wedding, on a day riddled with 'sun showers.' He proposes to her with the analogy of sharing a "[[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|small umbrella in the rain]]."

* Anne Shirley is offered shelter under a handsome stranger's umbrella in ''[[Anne of Green Gables|Anne of the Island]]'', although the romance doesn't last.

* You can actually ''hear'' Captain Wentworth's heart break in ''[[Persuasion]]'' when he offers to walk Anne home in the rain with his umbrella, and the for-once-oblivious heroine innocently says she already has an escort!

* ''[[Agnes Grey]]'': Rosalie Murray thinks she has Mr. Weston wrapped around her finger as securely as every man in town, but Agnes is the one who he walks to the carriage with his umbrella. [[Crowning Moment of Heartwarming|Awww...]]

 

* ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' featured one of Isaac's precognitive paintings (used above) featuring Simone and Peter apparently embracing under an umbrella, which Isaac took to be a sign of their relationship. {{spoiler|He's right.}}

* Used straight-up for courtship in an episode of ''[[The Commish]]''. A police officer is advised to take his [[Girl of the Week]] to the park. When we see them there it's raining, only it's not a problem as they're both having a picnic under a pair of joined umbrellas.

* Damon and Elena, in an episode of ''[[The Vampire Diaries]]''.

** ''[[Playful Kiss]]''

** ''[[Twinkle Twinkle]]''

* ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. In a platonic love version, Giles walks Willow to the taxi (so she can catch the plane back to the US) under his umbrella.

 

::The main characters continue to share an umbrella even on sunny days, leading others to stare "as if we were both quite insane".

* French folk singer [[Georges Brassens]] had a song called ''Un P'tit Coin d'Parapluie'' ("a little piece of umbrella") about a boy who shares his umbrella with a girl, and whose chorus went: "A little piece of umbrella/For a piece of heaven/She sure looked like an angel".

* The Japanese song ''Ai Ai Gasa'' from TegoMass.

* The Hebrew song "Two of Us Together Under One Umbrella" ("Shneinu Yahad Tahat Mitria Ahat") by Naomi Shemer. The refrain, roughly translated:

 

* ''[[Rival Schools]]: United By Fate'' features this moment in Kyoko's ending as her to-be fiancee Hideo offers her an umbrella.

 

* ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'': Hisao and Rin do this together in her route, fitting with the games [[Animesque]] tone.

 

 

** Much earlier, the Gaang was given an umbrella from a man that was told by a [[Fortune Teller]] that it will rain. Since Sokka is caught up in [[Arbitrary Skepticism]], Katara and Aang are the only ones using it come rainfall.

* Disney's ''[[The Rescuers]]'' has a scene where Miss Bianca and Bernard share an umbrella.

 

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