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* ''[[Tenchi Universe]]'' episode 19 "No Need For Runaways!" The group is eating at a diner in a space truck stop. After two punks steal their ship the Yagami, most of the group rushes off in pursuit. Ayeka and Sasami are left behind but have no money to pay the bill. They're still washing dishes 92 hours (almost 4 days) later.
* In [[One Piece]], Luffy is forced to work at the Baratie as a chore boy for a year after damaging the restaurant when he deflects one of Fullbody's cannon balls. Ultimately, Zeff releases him from his debt in exchange for defeating Don Krieg, largely because with his incompetence, the restaurant wouldn't last a year with him around.
* The title character of ''[[Shinryaku!Squid Ika MusumeGirl]]'' is stuck working at the Lemon Beach House to work off her debt, although in her case she's working to pay to fix the hole she blasted in the restaurant's wall. When she asks how long it will take, Eiko replies that it would take her 5 or 6 years to pay it all off. Even a [[Cute Monster Girl|squid girl]] who until recently had no concept of debt or money realizes that this is ridiculous:
{{quote|'''Ika''': "What kind of lame wage are you paying me, [[Verbal Tic|de geso]]?!"}}
* In ''[[Peach Girl]]'', Kairi Okayasu gets his wallet stolen by street punks at one point. He doesn't realize it until he gets the (rather cheap) bill at a restaurant, and winds up washing dishes.