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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]].

* 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.]]

{{quote|'''Ranma:''' Even rain that's about to freeze from cold is warmer than my heart. November rain, until my tears vanish, don't stop.}}

* 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.

* Asa's [[Instant Fanclub]] in ''[[SHUFFLE!]]'' is called Ai Ai Asa, playing off the word "aiaigasa" as well as the chant simply meaning "love love Asa".

* 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.

* ''[[xxxHolic]]'' has a situation where Watanuki doesn't want to walk under one with Doumeki (whom he's an [[Unknown Rival]] of) because they're both guys and he has this trope in mind. This is just one of many [[Ho Yay]] moments between them. (It is a [[CLAMP]] manga after all...)

* 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.)]]

** 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]]''

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

== [[Visual Novels]] ==

== Western Animation ==

** 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.