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Relegated mainly to lighter anime, the Visible Sigh is a little white cloud that appears near and moves away from the mouth of a person sighing. It is also used to symbolize heavy breathing after exertion and some cases where the onomatopeia "phew!" is used in English. The cloud itself is usually circular with a small "stem" that points toward the character emitting it.

In many an anime, the cloud will be compacted, resembling a mushroom.

Examples of Visible Sigh include:

Anime and Manga

Sailor Moon: Luna does this whenever Usagi does something facepalm-worthy.
Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi.^[context?]
Magic Knight Rayearth.^[context?]
Dragon Half.^[context?]
Fullmetal Alchemist (Image.)^[context?]
- Travis Willingham, Roy Mustang's voice actor, once made a comment on this at a convention ("Ed just burped out a mushroom!").
Manga example: Yotsuba&!^[context?]
Haré+Guu.^[context?]
Pretty Sammy^[context?]
Ninin ga Shinobuden^[context?]
Kirby does this when he lands after floating, and can hit enemies with it.
- He also gets one in an episode of the anime series, shaped like an apple.
Sketchbook^[context?]
Pokémon, including by Pokémon, mostly Pikachu when he's forced to play Team Dad to younger Pokémon.
Mahoraba makes frequent use of this, even in the opening.^[context?]
Rukawa Kaede in Slam Dunk does this all the time, especially when confronted by rival Sakuragi Hanamichi.
There She Is, when Nabi sees that Doki's cake is unscratched.
Lucky Star but there it's more like a speech ~~bubble~~ cloud.^[context?]
Haruhi-chan^[context?]
The page image comes from Happy Lesson. Show us how it's done, Mutsuki-sensei!^[context?]
Vampire Knight^[context?]
In Pita-Ten, Misha sees Takashi sighing complete with a little cloud. She then mentions the Japanese saying that some of your "happiness" escapes whenever you sigh. When this causes Takashi to sigh again, Misha grabs the cloud saying she can see the happiness getting away.
Sonic X, Doctor Eggman does this once in episode 30 "Heads Up, Tails!".

Video Games

Done by some of the villagers throughout the Animal Crossing series. In Wild World, your character uses this when they learn it from Doctor Shrunk
Kirby exhales after he's been using his flight abilities, and the cloud can hurt enemies. Whispy Woods, Gooey, and King Dedede do this, too.
The original Bubble Bobble arcade game while the player character gets incinerated by an electric bolt by a Space Invader.^{[please verify]}

Web Comics

Gunnerkrigg Court, Kat in Chapter 35, then Annie in Chapter 36 when discovering she didn't mess up the rest of Red's life by accident. For extra expression, supplied with the closed eyes and a weak smile.

Western Animation

Like so many other anime tropes, Teen Titans was fond of using this, particularly with Raven, because she can be exasperated by her teammates' behavior, especially Beast Boy.

Real Life

The magic of condensation will allow you to pull this off on a cold winter day.
- And the magic of Tim David's magic trick "Solid Breath" will allow you to do that anywhere, anytime.
- Ditto if you drink anything very cold (like say a fresh glass of milk) and sigh afterwards.

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+{{cleanup|Many if not all of the examples listed here need context. All The Tropes is not a place to simply make lists; please provide a reason why each example is listed on this page that can be understood by someone who has never read or watched the work in question. "See episode seven" isn't good enough. See [[ATT:ZCE]] for advice on how to do this.}}
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+[[File:tvropes-visiblesigh.jpg|link=Happy Lesson|frame]]
-Relegated mainly to lighter anime, the [[Visible Sigh]] is a little white cloud that appears near and moves away from the mouth of a person sighing. It is also used to symbolize heavy breathing after exertion and some cases where the onomatopeia "phew!" is used in English. The cloud itself is usually circular with a small "stem" that points toward the character emitting it.
+Relegated mainly to lighter anime, the '''Visible Sigh''' is a little white cloud that appears near and moves away from the mouth of a person sighing. It is also used to symbolize heavy breathing after exertion and some cases where the onomatopeia "phew!" is used in English. The cloud itself is usually circular with a small "stem" that points toward the character emitting it.
 In many an anime, the cloud will be compacted, resembling a mushroom.
 {{examples}}
 == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
-* ''[[Sailor Moon (Manga)|Sailor Moon]]''.
+* ''[[Sailor Moon]]'': Luna does this whenever Usagi does something facepalm-worthy.
-* ''[[Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai (Anime)|Abenobashi Mahou Shoutengai]]''.
+* ''[[Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi]]''.{{context}}
-* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''.
+* ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''.{{context}}
-* ''[[Dragon Half]]''.
+* ''[[Dragon Half]]''.{{context}}
-* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' ([http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb161/NGR_album/011.jpg Image.])
+* ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' ([http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb161/NGR_album/011.jpg Image.]){{context}}
-**[[Travis Willingham]], Roy Mustang's voice actor, once made a comment on this at a convention ("Ed just burped out a mushroom!").
+** [[Travis Willingham]], Roy Mustang's voice actor, once made a comment on this at a convention ("Ed just burped out a mushroom!").
+* Manga example: ''[[Yotsuba&!]]''{{context}}
-* Like so many other anime tropes, ''[[Teen Titans (Animation)|Teen Titans]]'' was fond of using this, particularly with Raven.
+* ''[[Haré+Guu]]''.{{context}}
-* Manga example: ''[[Yotsubato|Yotsuba&!]]''
+* ''[[Pretty Sammy]]''{{context}}
-* ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu|Haré+Guu]]''.
-* ''[[Pretty Sammy]]''
+* ''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden]]''{{context}}
-* ''[[Ninin ga Shinobuden]]''
 * ''[[Kirby]]'' does this when he lands after floating, and can hit enemies with it.
-** He also gets one in an episode of [[Kirby of the Stars|the anime series]], shaped like an apple.
+** He also gets one in an episode of [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|the anime series]], shaped like an apple.
-* ''[[Sketchbook]]''
+* ''[[Sketchbook]]''{{context}}
-* ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'', including by Pokémon, mostly Pikachu when he's forced to play [[Team Dad]] to younger Pokémon.
+* ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]'', including by Pokémon, mostly Pikachu when he's forced to play [[Team Dad]] to younger Pokémon.
-* ''Mahoraba'' makes frequent use of this, even in the opening.
+* ''[[Mahoraba]]'' makes frequent use of this, even in the opening.{{context}}
 * Rukawa Kaede in ''[[Slam Dunk]]'' does this all the time, especially when confronted by rival Sakuragi Hanamichi.
 * ''There She Is'', when Nabi sees that Doki's cake is unscratched.
-* ''[[Lucky Star (Anime)|Lucky Star]]'' but there it's more like a speech <s>bubble</s> cloud.
+* ''[[Lucky Star]]'' but there it's more like a speech <s>bubble</s> cloud.{{context}}
-* ''[[Haruhi-chan]]''
+* ''[[Haruhi-chan]]''{{context}}
-*  The page image comes from [[Happy Lesson]]. Show us how it's done, Mutsuki-sensei!
+*  The page image comes from [[Happy Lesson]]. Show us how it's done, Mutsuki-sensei!{{context|reason=Tell us why she's doing it, Troper!}}
-* ''[[Vampire Knight]]''
+* ''[[Vampire Knight]]''{{context}}
 * In ''[[Pita-Ten]]'', Misha sees Takashi sighing complete with a little cloud. She then mentions the Japanese saying that some of your "happiness" escapes whenever you sigh. When this causes Takashi to sigh again, Misha ''grabs'' the cloud saying she can see the happiness getting away.
+* ''[[Sonic X]]'', Doctor Eggman does this once in episode 30 "Heads Up, Tails!".
 == Video Games ==
-* In ''[[Animal Crossing]]: Wild World''.
+* Done by some of the villagers throughout the ''[[Animal Crossing]]'' series. In ''Wild World'', your character uses this when they learn it from Doctor Shrunk
 * [[Kirby]] exhales after he's been using his flight abilities, and the cloud can hurt enemies. [[Recurring Boss|Whispy]] [[When Trees Attack|Woods]], Gooey, and King Dedede do this, too.
-* The original ''[[Bubble Bobble]]'' arcade game while the player character gets incinerated by an electric bolt by a [[Space Invaders|Space Invader]].
+*The original <i>[[Bubble Bobble]]</i> arcade game while the player character gets incinerated by an electric bolt by a [[Space Invaders|Space Invader]].{{verify|reason=Please confirm that a character from Space Invaders can attack a character from Bubble Bobble -- they're completely different video games, although they are from the same company.}}
 == [[Web Comics]] ==
-* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', Kat in Chapter 35, then Annie in Chapter 36 when discovering she ''didn't'' mess up the rest of Red's life by accident. For extra expression, supplied with the closed eyes and a weak smile.
+* ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'', Kat in Chapter 35, then Annie in Chapter 36 when discovering she ''didn't'' mess up the rest of Red's life by accident. For extra expression, supplied with the closed eyes and a weak smile.
+== [[Western Animation]] ==
+* Like so many other anime tropes, ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'' was fond of using this, particularly with Raven, because she can be exasperated by her teammates' behavior, especially Beast Boy.
 == [[Real Life]] ==
-* The magic of condensation will allow you to pull this off on a cold Winter day.
+* The magic of condensation will allow you to pull this off on a cold winter day.
 ** And the magic of Tim David's magic trick "Solid Breath" will allow you to do that anywhere, anytime.
-** Ditto if you drink anything very cold (Like say a fresh glass of milk) and sigh afterwards.
+** Ditto if you drink anything very cold (like say a fresh glass of milk) and sigh afterwards.
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+[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]
 [[Category:Japanese Visual Arts Tropes]]
 [[Category:Manga Effects]]
-[[Category:Visible Sigh]]