History Main / LateForSchool

* Lilo from ''Disney/LiloAndStitch'', although it wasn't because of sleeping late. She was feeding a fish a sandwich.

* Rather than the rush highlighted, in ''Literature/TheNeverendingStory'' the streets around the school are described as deserted, as a student would feel if he was very late for school. Likewise, the corridors of the school were described as echoing his footsteps.

* Gin from ''LightNovel/WashioSumiIsAHero'' is always late for school and other activities as well. In her case, it's not because she gets up late. Gin often helps with her younger brother and she also suffers from [[ChronicHeroSyndrome a need to help everyone she sees that'd in trouble]].

In {{manga}} and {{anime}}, this is associated with the {{shoujo}} (girl's) genre, where the original intent was to establish the protagonist as [[CuteClumsyGirl cute but clumsy]], or give her a minor flaw (in Japan, there is a stigma against eating in public). Overused to the point of becoming a DiscreditedTrope; current Japanese "How to Become a Shoujo Manga-ka" books specifically advise ''against'' using this trope, and more recent manga even lampshade how much of a cliche it is. It is often paired with CrashIntoHello.

* Occurs in the third episode of ''Anima/VividredOperation'', sans toast. This one is actually justified by the plot: protagonist Akane Isshiki has a morning paper route before school, but the chaos from the initial [[{{Kaiju}} Alone]] attack the previous day meant that the papers arrived late that morning, throwing her schedule off. She resorts to flying to school in her Palette Suit and ends up [[CrashIntoHello crashing into Wakaba]], setting up her introductory episode.

* ''Anime/HeavensLostProperty'': Tomoki did this while transformed into a girl to [[CrashIntoHello create a memorable entrance]] for his female persona and help establish "Tomoko" as TheDitz.

* In ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' Shane, Dustin and Tori are late to ninja school because they were helping people in their way there. [[SpannerInTheWorks This is vital to the series]] since that's why they escape being captured by Lothor.

* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', we see Marinette do this during the beginning of the season 3 episode, Chameleon.

* This occurs to Lan from ''Anime/MegamanNTWarrior''.Fortunately he has a sentient program to nag him awake.

* Eleanor Preston / Camacho is a minor example in the current ''{{Deadpool}}'' story-line. Ellie hates her new school, and doesn't like going as she always has problems with other kids. At one point, she tells Deadpoolshe doesn't wanna go, and that she's just gonna be late again because it's rush-hour. Deadpool solves the problem by driving on the sidewalk, where it's never rush-hour.

* Chel from ''Podcast/{{Sequinox}}'' often is because she sleeps in, which leads to her driving like a madwoman to get there on time.

* The protagonist of the ''Manga/WanderingSon'' manga has this occur for non-traditional reasons. Nitori and her sister were going to their first day at their new school when Nitori's teacher crashed into Maho. This caused Nitori to be somewhat late for school, her sister to be absent, and their teacher to be late. Not a big deal is made of it however it does lead to Nitori going to her sisters classroom and being [[{{transsexual}} 'mistaken' for a girl]].

* In TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari, the PlayerCharacter meets [[TsunDere Mayumi]] [[GoodBadGirl Kamijou]] when they're both late to school, [[CrashIntoHello bump on]] [[MeetCute each other]], and then the PC [[MaleGaze quite the view]] [[PantyShot of Mayumi's panties]]

* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' has immortalized this trope in [[http://myfigurecollection.net/item/78600 a figurine.]]

* In the second part of the ''[[WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan SML Movie]]'' "Bowser Junior's Summer School!", Bowser watches an episode of [[ShowWithinAShow Charleyyy and Friends]] in which Charleyyy is late for school. The show then reveals that [[spoiler: Charleyyy is a student in Bowser Junior's class]], which Bowser treats as an UnusuallyInterestingSight.

* In the second part of the ''[[WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan SML Movie]]'' "Bowser Junior's Summer School!", Bowser watches an episode of [[ShowWithinAShow Charleyyy and Friends]] in which Charleyyy is late for school...[[which turns out to be the same one Junior's attending his summer school class at!]]

A common device for a series opening or EstablishingCharacterMoment. Things begin in a frantic rush which usually results in taking short cuts, such as eating breakfast on the run. The classic image is of someone running down the street with a slice of toast hanging out of their mouth, dragging their backpack with one hand while trying to put on their jacket or sweater one-handed with the other, [[CrashIntoHello bumping into important people]] in a manner that gets the plot started.