History Main / GoldfishScoopingGame

* In episode 8 of ''Manga/AharenSanWaHakarenai'', while the cast attends their local summer festival, Matsuboshi Raido and Reina Aharen play the goldfish game. Unfortunately, they unsuccessful at catching a fish.

* In the ''Literature/FullMetalPanic Overload!'' manga, Kaname and Sousuke attend a festival and try their hands at the GoldfishScoopingGame. Kaname's efforts are completely fruitless, but when Sousuke's turn comes, he drops a grenade into the tank: "The shockwave from the explosion stuns the fish. ''That's'' an efficient method of fishing." We're talking about a man who detonated his school's entry hall with a plastic explosive ''because his shoe locker may have been opened''. If he didn't respond to everyday situations with [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill gratuitous overkill]], it wouldn't be Sousuke.

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* The game itself is not directly seen in ''Anime/WeissKreuz'', but flashbacks to Fujimiya Ran's StartOfDarkness show him and his little sister Aya attending a festival, and include a shot (poignant or {{Anvilicious}} depending on your perspective) of a goldfish caught in such a game flopping helplessly on the ground after Aya-chan is run down by a car.

* In the ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic! Overload!'' manga, Kaname and Sousuke attend a festival and try their hands at the GoldfishScoopingGame. Kaname's efforts are completely fruitless, but when Sousuke's turn comes, he drops a grenade into the tank: "The shockwave from the explosion stuns the fish. ''That's'' an efficient method of fishing." We're talking about a man who detonated his school's entry hall with a plastic explosive ''because his shoe locker may have been opened''. If he didn't respond to everyday situations with [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill gratuitous overkill]], it wouldn't be Sousuke.

* In the 5th ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' novel, Mikuru suggests doing this for the O-Bon festival. She doesn't catch any goldfish, but Haruhi gives her one.

* In the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' episode ''Historical Mystery Tour!'', Team Rocket runs a Goldeen version (with giant scoopers) of these during the Twinleaf Festival. It's not rigged (despite accusations), and James proves himself to be a bonafide master at it. An oddly sane subplot, considering [[MindScrew the rest of the episode]].

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* There is a goldfish scooping competition held each August in Yamatokoriyama City, Nara, [[SeriousBusiness with contestants from all around Japan.]]

** ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Especially shown because it was "a rare request from Mikuru", in Haruhi's own words.

* In ''Manga/KillMeBaby'' Yasuna attempts (and fails miserably) to catch one, after Sonya tells her she's just bad she prometly tells her to do it... which Sonya of course promtly does, catching a fish in the first try.

* This is a recurring mini-game in the ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' series, occuring during the Summer Festival.

* Due to complaints from animal rights groups, some festivals have banned the use of live goldfish, as they often end up being won by those who have no understanding of proper goldfish care. Some even get dumped into nearby ponds or rivers. Because of this, many goldfish scooping stalls replace the live fish with wind-up toy fish or specially-decorated bouncy balls instead.

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** ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''

** ''Manga/RosarioToRosarioPlusVampireVampire''

* ''Manga/ImoutoWaShishunki'': While playing the game, Manaka gets quite a few fish and attributes it to her [[http://mangafox.me/manga/imouto_wa_shishunki/v04/c043/3.html scoop not breaking because she is still a virgin.]]

* Inthe ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/13250586/1/Ranma-Restart-Bid-for-Freedom Ranma Restart: Bid for Freedom]]'', Akane and Ranma try their luck at one. Akane fails to catch a goldfish, while Ranma has better success.

** ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''

%%* Shows up often in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''.

* In the ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'' episode ''Historical Mystery Tour!'', Team Rocket runs a Goldeen version (with giant scoopers) of these during the Twinleaf Festival. It's not rigged (despite accusations), and James proves himself to be a bonafide master at it. An oddly sane subplot, considering [[MindScrew the rest of the episode]].

* In Manga/KillMeBaby Yasuna attempts (and fails miserably) to catch one, after Sonya tells her she's just bad she prometly tells her to do it... which Sonya of course promtly does, catching a fish in the first try.

* In ''Manga/DailyLifeWithMonsterGirl'', Kihimito takes Manako to a festival as his second "date" with her, because it means she can wear a mask in public to help her not feel self-conscious. While there, she tries a number of festival games, including goldfish-scooping. Her incredibly powerful eyesight means that she's so good at all of them that the stall owners have to beg her to stop to avoid being cleaned out.

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* In ''FanFic/DirtySympathy'' Trucy convinces Apollo to try to win a bear for her from one when they visit the Obon Festival. Apollo tries recruiting Klavier into helping him, but he doesn't know how to do it either so he decides to fund it.

* In the second Naruto Xbox 360 game, this is one of the minigames available at the festival. Naruto has to play this game to win the water balloons required for his training.

* There is a goldfish scooping competition held each August in Yamatokoriyama City, Nara, [[{{Serious Business}} with contestants from all around Japan.]]