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[[File:furcoat_back_5597furcoat back 5597.jpg|frame|<small>[[Naked in Mink]] goes well with this trope.</small> ]]
 
 
A naked or topless woman is shown only by the camera showing her bare back (and nothing below her waist). This usually means someone is seeing her Sexy Front... but not us. Allows the ''suggestion'' of female nudity without actually showing the bare breasts. A form of [[Discretion Shot]].
 
Very [[Rare Male Example|Rare Male Examples]]s of this trope also exist. Most often seen in [[Boys Love Genre|Yaoi]] and [[Otokonoko Genre|Otokonoko]] works, which use censorship as a sort of titillation, the idea being that what you don't see is more interesting that what you do.
 
This trope does not count if the character is also seen topless from the front. [[Dress Hits Floor]] is the below-the-waist equivalent.
 
For clothing that exposes the back but covers the front, see [[Sexy Backless Outfit]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Inuyasha]]'', Kagura has one of these in an episode when she's attacked from behind, showing off Naraku's mark on her back.
* Happens to Clare in ''[[Claymore]]'' a couple of times when Rubei tells her to turn around while naked. Of course, what he's seeing is a [[Take Our Word for It|really horrible-looking scar, or possibly something]] even more [[Squick|squicktasticsquick]]tastic, but the idea is the same.
* Riza Hawkeye in the manga version of ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'', in the manga and anime it also {{spoiler|has a giant tattoo, and burn scars covering it}}. Since it's [[Good -Looking Privates|Riza]], you could still call it Fanservice, and the fourth ending to Brotherhood prominently features her back.
* In the ''[[Fate/stay Stay Nightnight]]'' anime, the audience sees Saber's back while Shiro sees the front after she gets out of the bath. Saber [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|doesn't seem to mind]] and tells Shiro that he shouldn't think of her as a woman, but as a warrior first. Shiro's reaction? "[[Please Put Some Clothes On]]!"
* The ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' anime has the twins putting a photoshopped picture of Haruhi's shirtless back on the club website,<ref>since Haruhi is actually a girl, but they want people to think she's a boy</ref>, leading Tamaki to falsely conclude that they must've seen something while taking the picture. It's more [[egregious]] in the manga, where the twins put Haruhi's head on ''[[Shirtless Scene|Tamaki's chest]]'' and Tamaki is still fooled into thinking it's real.
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' does this on occasion, but it's usually overshadowed by the fact that most of the girls are naked all the time anyway, their modesty only preserved by [[Censor Steam]] and [[Barbie Doll Anatomy|lack of detail]].
** In an oddly justified use of the trope, Setsuna's tribal [[Ravens and Crows|crow]] garb comes with an exposed back purely for [[Half-Human Hybrid|half-demons]] and [[Youkai|full crows]] in humanoid form to release their [[Winged Humanoid|wings]]. Otherwise the new appendages would appear underneath the user's shirt uncomfortably.
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** Later still, we have the backless dresses variant at a fancy ball. [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v31/c279/11.html Check out Chisame and Ku Fei here.] (Warning: Enormous Spoilers)
** Ako could also qualify. ''She'' may think that her back is ugly, but [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v14/c122/18.html if you're into chicks with scars...]
* Subverted in ''[[Code Geass (Anime)|Code Geass]]''. During Kallen's [[Shower Scene]], the curtain gets pulled open, and we get a Toplessness From The Back shot. Then the [[Male Gaze|camera pans down...]]
* Averted in the OP sequence of ''[[Mnemosyne]]'', which shows Rin, in the buff, pressing against a stone pillar. Needless to say, her sexy back, legs, and rear end are visible for [[Fan Service|your viewing pleasure]].
* When Akane's body was [[Grand Theft Me|possessed by a vengeful spirit doll]] in ''[[Ranma One Half½]]'', it tried to distract Ranma (so it could kill him afterwards) by stripping bare in front of him. The audience only got to see Akane's back and upper hips; the real Akane (trapped in a doll's body) threw herself at Ranma's face to keep him from looking.
* [[Gintama (Manga)|Gintoki]] gets a lot of these moments. Most of the time, they're played for laughs but that doesn't stop the fangirls from ogling over him.
* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'' gives us a view of Miaka's back as she's bathing to purify herself for the summoning ceremony (her butt's included though, poor girl). We don't see her when she turns around. Tamahome does.
* ''[[Spice and Wolf]]'': Holo [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|normally doesn't wear clothes]], but she ''does'' use the trope to justify why she's not going to remove her (ear- and tail- concealing) cloak for some strange merchant Holo and Lawrence met that day.
* In ''[[Zero Zero Nine One (Anime)009-1|Zero Zero Nine One]]'' Mylene Hoffman/ Agent 009-1 has several Toplessness From The Back scenes combined with [[Modesty Bedsheet|Modesty Bedsheets]]s. Indeed, the very first time you see her in the series is when she gets out of bed wearing only a bedsheet and showing plenty of sexy back.
* ''[[Soul Eater]]''. Tsubaki Natsukasa in the first opening and the various [[Furo Scene|Furo Scenes]]s.
* Weapons-grade [[Pettanko]] Isis Egret from ''[[Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force]]'' has another side that's gotten a lot of attention lately, with a certain racerback outfit.
* Mixed with the Japanese nape-of-neck thing in ''[[Samurai Champloo]]'' when Fuu poses for an artist. First she's asked to only loosen her kimono a bit and let the collar slide a little lower. OK, that's a bit naughty. The artist just keeps prompting her to lower the collar more and more. Scandalous!
* Marik Ishtar's tattooed back is lampshaded as such in [[Yu-Gi-Oh!: theThe Abridged Series|Yugioh The Abridged Series]].
* When [[Mr. Fanservice|Akune]] of ''[[Medaka Box]]'' first joins the student council, we get [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/medaka_box/v01/c006/16.html this shot.] [[Fan Service|Yum.]]
* This is often the most we get to see of Nami in ''[[One Piece]]'' during her shower scenes. In some cases, however, she is shown topless from the front, but with her breasts covered by [[Censor Steam]]. The trope was also used as an actual plot point for more than a half chapter, when Hancock had to show Luffy the mark on her back.
 
 
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* [[X -Men|Astonishing X-Men]] #21. When Colossus and Kitty are given a refuge from the Breakworld's Powerlord by former gladiator Arghanne, Colossus considers the ramifications of his presence on Breakworld before turning in. Hearing his confusion, Kitty emerges from behind the curtain. The reader is treated to a clear view of Kitty's nude back. Colossus clearly sees her front.
{{quote| "Now I am more confused. But somehow not as tired."}}
* In a scene in the graphic novel ''Hooky'', Spindrifter uses a portal to save [[Spider-Man]] from plunging into an abyss, and he falls into a lavish palace full of harem girls, two of which are shown like this. Three others are also topless and [[Hand or Object Underwear| covering themselves with their arms.]]
 
* The Marvel Swimsuit Special occasionally depicted female heroes (and villains) this way, such as [http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Cnyih_QEkqM/TjjsB3MDu_I/AAAAAAAAMGk/EZhagTWt8xk/s1600/8_Marvel_Swimsuit_Special_93_New_Warriors.jpg this artwork] with the [[New Warriors]], with Namorita applying sunscreen with her bikini top off; [[Distracted by the Sexy| only Nova and Speedball seem to notice]].
 
== [[Film]] ==
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* Dina Meyer's character in the ''[[Johnny Mnemonic]]'' movie.
* Jennifer Coolidge does this in ''[[Seltzer and Friedberg|Epic Movie]].''
* The poster of ''[[The Red Violin (Film)|The Red Violin]]'' has a Toplessness From The Back shot made up to look like a violin.
* [[Bai Ling]] has a serious moment of Toplessness From The Back in ''[[The Crow]]''.
* ''[[Jennifer's Body]]'': For a movie whose main marketing point was [[Megan Fox]], a sexy wet back is the most you'll get.
* [[Angelina Jolie]] after emerging from the tub in a scene from ''[[Wanted]]''.
* Perhaps the raciest shot of ''[[Cabin Fever (Filmfilm)|Cabin Fever]]'' shows Marcy from the back. Specifically, [[Tempting Fate|it shows her lover squeezing her back, which explains how she gets the rashes]] that reveal she was actually infected with the flesh-eating disease and [[Death Byby Sex|passed it on to loverboy]].
{{quote| '''Paul:''' ''(While they are in the middle of having sex)'' Shouldn't we use a condom?<br />
'''Marcy:''' It's okay, I'm healthy.<br />
'''Marcy:''' ''(Later)'' Damn, Paul, you really did a number on my back! }}
* In ''[[Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows (Filmfilm)|Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows]] Part 1'', Ginny comes up to Harry and asks him to zip up her dress.
* In ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark (Film)|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'', Marion Ravenwood's back in seen in the mirror by Belloq and it is lampshaded on the journey to the U-Boat pen.
* ''[[Cowboys and Aliens (Filmfilm)|Cowboys and Aliens]]'' has this when Ella is reborn from the fire. While we see her bare back, Jake and most other male characters clearly see her front.
* In ''[[Tommy Boy]]'', the female skinny-dipper bares only her back to the audience.
* ''[[Teen Wolf]]''; Pamela takes her top off to seduce Scott (who has full view) in her dressing room, applying this Trope to the viewers.
 
 
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* This happens in an episode of ''[[Twenty Four|24]]'', when Nina is forced to undress in front of Jack, so she doesn't try anything. She deliberately faces him, showing us her scarred back. Prison must have been rough.
* In the season 2 finaleof ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'', O'Neill wakes Carter from the cryotable and she only has a sheet on. When she sits up her entire back is revealed resulting in O'Neill giving her a through looking over before requesting they get her some clothes.
** [[The Reveal]] of RepliCarter in ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' involves this.
* Saffron in the ''[[Firefly (TV)|Firefly]]'' episode "Our Mrs. Reynolds".
** And Inara taking a sponge bath in the unaired pilot. Lucky sponge.
* Caprica-Six or Sharon Valerii [Athena] in ''[[Battlestar Galactica Reimagined (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica]]'', and basically an excuse to have a sex scene ''and'' show off the glowing spines of the female Cylons (at least initially, as the concept <s>was forgotten</s> [[Retcon|would have made identifying Cylons too easy]]).
* Zhaan ("[[Innocent Fanservice Girl|Is nudity a taboo in your culture?]]") and Chiana in ''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]''.
** And Sikozu in season 4.
* T'Pol showed her interest to Tucker in ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' this way.
** This popped up in [[Star Trek: Voyager]] as well, in an episode where Q's son uses his powers to take away Seven's clothes.
* [[Innocent Fanservice Girl|Parker]] from ''[[Leverage]]'' does this quite often. Usually in front of [[Unresolved Sexual Tension|Hardison]].
* The audience (and [[The Captain|Sheridan]]) get this treatment on ''[[Babylon Five|Babylon 5]]'' when the new [[Political Officer]] attempts [[Distracted Byby the Sexy|to seduce him]].
** In a fifth-season episode we see Lyta Alexander nude from the back in a scene with the irritating telepath Byron, showing how vulnerable she is to his manipulation.
* Rather surprisingly, this shows up in the pilot episode of ''[[The X-Files]]'' between Mulder and Scully. The case involved teenagers being returned from alien abduction with two small bumps on their lower back. While getting ready to take a shower, Scully finds two such marks on her own back, freaks out, and runs--inruns—in her underwear and red robe--torobe—to Mulder's hotel room to get his opinion. Mulder is understandably perplexed when she drops her robe and has a moment of pause. There is a shot of both the front of Scully in her undies and her bare back as Mulder inspects the bumps. They turn out to be bug bites, and for the rest of the series, Scully is noticeably more stoic and clothed.
** And how Chris Carter thought that this scene wouldn't escape romance-hungry viewers (Mulder and Scully were originally only supposed to be "platonic work partners") is insane.
* The British sitcom ''[[Coupling]]'' does this a couple of times - once with Sally (Kate Isitt) in series two and once with Jane (Gina Bellman) in series four. In each case the audience is treated to "the full backal", as the show puts it, but other characters see the front.
** Also once with Sarah Alexander's character.
* Abbey in [[NCIS]] had one of these scenes early in the series, and it is now part of her montage in the opening credits
* In the ''[[Married... with Children]]'' episode "Her Cups Runneth Over", a woman in the lingerie store asks Al's opinion of a sexy ensemble she's wearing, asking if he'd like it if she was her boyfriend. When he replies in the affirmative, she asks if he'd like it better without the bra, and removes it, invoking this trope (and causing Al, who has full view, to faint). Incidentally, this is the episode that started the famous letter-writing campaign in 1989, calling for a boycott of the show (that backfired).
 
 
== [[Magazines]] ==
* The ''Vanity Fair'' photo of [[Hannah Montana|Miley Cyrus]] that caused so much controversy in 2008.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160728101927/http://www.maxim.com/women-az/brooke-burns-profile This] ''Maxim'' photo of Brooke Burns in [[Walking Swimsuit Scene|a monokini]].
 
* ''[[Playboy|Playboy's Bathing Beauties 1994]]'': [[Subverted Trope|Subverted]] and played straight in [http://www.imagebam.com/image/39d34f405704661# both of these] [[Walking Swimsuit Scene| monokini pics]] of Jacqueline Sheen. The one on left's subverted and the one on the right's played straight.([[NSFW]])
 
== [[Music]] ==
* The [[Pink Floyd]] poster "Back Catalog"; naked women, with Pink Floyd album covers painted on their back.
* The cover of Sade's newest album ''Soldier of Love''. Bam.
* [[Lady Gaga (Music)|Lady Gaga]]'s videos for "Bad Romance" and "Alejandro", although both incidences contain a certain amount of [[Fan Disservice|disturbing]] along with the sexy.
 
 
== [[New Media]] ==
* [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Series (Web Video)|Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series]]'' when Marik/[[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"|Malik]] takes his shirt of to reveal a tattoo on his back. "Now watch, Fangirls, as I strip. Yea, get a load of that back. You '''''[[Sound Effect Bleep|(EFF)]]'''''ing love it, don't you!"
** Might be counted as [[Fan Disservice]] in the original anime, once you see how exactly he received it, since in the ''original'' Japanese-language anime, it wasn't a tattoo at all; it was actually ''carved into the flesh of his back to the point of scarring.'' And look at how [http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/File:Marik%27sBack.jpg intricate] this thing is!
* [http://silverwingfox.deviantart.com/ Silverwingfox's] series of [http://silverwingfox.deviantart.com/art/In-The-Black-209479645?q=gallery%3Asilverwingfox%2F8638920&qo=15 Disney girls] in black dresses had this for [[Tarzan (Disney film)|Jane Porter]]
 
 
== [[Video Games]] ==
* Miang from ''[[Xenogears (Video Game)|Xenogears]]'', after having sex with Ramsus. She has a [[Modesty Bedsheet]] to cover her hips, but Grahf is getting a good look at her bare front.
* The Wii game ''Enjoy Your Massage!'' has this as the gameplay. You massage the bare backs of attractive [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue-haired]] women.
* In ''[[Fear Effect]]'' the player is awarded with Hana's bare back after she drops her towel to [[Distracted Byby the Sexy|distract an enemy]].
 
 
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Used in ''[[Sluggy Freelance (Webcomic)|Sluggy Freelance]]'' when Monica [https://web.archive.org/web/20161013014047/http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=080201 seduces Riff].
* ''[[Venus Envy]]'' [http://www.venusenvycomic.com/index.php?id=899 on this page].
* In ''[[Out There]]'', Miriam is seen like this occasionally [https://web.archive.org/web/20180319081628/http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20091111.html\]; as are others, such as Rebecca, less frequently [https://web.archive.org/web/20180319075443/http://outthere.keenspot.com/d/20100501.html\].
* Used in ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'', when Grace has to [http://egscomics.com/?date=2002-05-17 change shirts] with [[Chivalrous Pervert|Tedd]] in the room.
* ''[[Megatokyo (Webcomic)|Megatokyo]]'''s Miho joins the fun in [http://megatokyo.com/strip/1319 this strip], and throws in some [[Bare Your Midriff]] and [[Side BoobSideboob]] for good measure. Despite the situation, she's [[Your Mileage May Vary|probably]] not giving Piro a show on purpose.
* In [[Shifters]], shown [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter-3-pg-1/ here] in [http://shiftersonline.com/chapter1-cover/ "Shifters - Redux"] {{spoiler|when Ferrah arrives in a [[Mental World]] quite naked.}}
* ''[[Last Res 0 rtRes0rt]]'': at one point, Daisy ends up [http://www.lastres0rt.com/2012/05/again-showering-is-very-important/ looking at herself] in a mirror to inspect why her implants ([[I Thought It Meant|no, her BIONIC implants]]) are going haywire.
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Leela and Amy have the need to de-top in ''several'' episodes of ''[[Futurama]]'', usually enacting this Trope, often when Fry has full view.
 
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