History Main / PinkySwear

* MARETU's Music/Vocaloid original "Mind Brand" has "yubikiri genman" in the lyrics. [[TearJerker The context suggests the pinky promise is made by a guy to a young girl, whom he has sex with and leaves when she's of no use to him anymore.]]

* ''Fanfic/TheRainbowConnection'': It's shown in a flashback that Rainbow Brite and Stormy swore to be friends forever. It was made even more serious by the fact they used their birth names (especially since Stormy [[EmbarrassingFirstName hates]] her original name).
* ''Fanfic/{{Support}}'' starts with he newly graduated Raven and Chelsea pinky promising to support one another even into adulthood. Eight years later, a homeless Chelsea arrives at Raven's job wondering if her friend remembered the promise, which she did.

-->-- '''Master Roshi''', ''Anime/DragonBall''

* ''Manga/DragonBall'' Earth, Water, Sea, Air; I declare a pinky swear!

* In a [[DeletedScene flashback]] from ''Film/WhatsYourNumber'' a teenage Ally and Jake make one promising to [[spoiler: lose their virginities to one another when they are older]].

* Jen Breeden frm WebComics/TheDevilsPanties has [[http://thedevilspanties.com/archives/10813 a good reason]] to refuse a pinky swear.

* ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'': In her SR version's Fate Episodes, Andira initiates this with the protagonist after taking a bath at a hot springs resort. Such promise simply has her requesting that they should not forget this calm and memorable moment.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''
* ''LightNovel/MariaSamaGaMiteru''
* ''Manga/KodomoNoOmocha''

* Also used in the last episode of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', when Sakura and Shaoran vow to keep in touch.

* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', before she leaves for a one-day conference, Nanoha performs one of these with her adopted daughter, Vivio, saying that she will give her some [[TrademarkFavoriteFood caramel milk]] if she promises to wait for her return like a good girl. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, [[BigBad Jail]] [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs attacks their base]] on that night and takes away [[MysteriousWaif Vivio]].]]

* Kyon did this with the adult Mikuru in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', [[spoiler:when Kyon and the young Mikuru traveled 3 years back in time.]]

* In ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'', Germany and Italy's Pact of Steel is forged with a pinky swear.
** Slightly subverted by the fact that both of them are grown men... Although Italy is a bit immature. It was Germany's idea, though; it's stated that he got the idea from Japan.

* ''Anime/{{Doraemon}}''

** The two of them makes another pinky swear in ''[[Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaViVid ViVid]]'', where Nanoha makes Vivio promise not to use her [[OlderAlterEgo Adult Mode]] for mischief. It remains to be seen how long this promise will be held.

* The pro wrestling story, ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7450993/1/One-More-Time One More Time]]'' has Wrestling/MollyHolly instigating one with Wrestling/EddieGuerrero, that he will let the WWE doctors look him over, and she will have another match someday. As the story is a ForegoneConclusion [[spoiler: it takes place the night before Eddie's death]], it helps create a TearjerkerEnding.

* In ''Manga/XxxHoLic'' (anime only), one of Yuuko's customers lands herself into hot water by making promises she can't keep.

* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', before she leaves for a one-day conference, Nanoha performs one of these with her adopted daughter, Vivio, saying that she will give her some [[TrademarkFavoriteFood caramel milk if she promises to wait for her return like a good girl. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, [[BigBad Jail]] [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs attacks their base]] on that night and takes away [[MysteriousWaif Vivio]]]].

* In ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'', before she leaves for a one-day conference, Nanoha performs one of these with her adopted daughter, Vivio, saying that she will give her some caramel milk if she promises to wait for her return like a good girl. [[spoiler: Unfortunately, [[BigBad Jail]] [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs attacks their base]] on that night and takes away [[MysteriousWaif Vivio]]]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' episode ''{{Tearjerker}}'', Stan makes a pinky promise with JohnnyDepp that the latter would tell the former if he became a robot.

-->-- '''Master Roshi''', ''Anime/Dragonball''

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* SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} short story 'The Pinky Swear'. Being Deadpool, he takes it very seriously.

-->Sunshine, sunshine, ladybugs awake\\

You can make me eat sardines.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}'' has a variation on the whole pinky-swearing idea. After being asked for help, the PC can ask a minor NPC to cut off his right pinky in order to "seal the deal," presumably to test if he is serious about his promise or not. The NPC may or may not agree to do it. If he does, a [[KarmaMeter good]] player can stop him before he actually does so, but [[VideoGameCrueltyPotential an evil PC]]...
** ...can then tell him to [[ChaoticEvil fry it up and eat it]]. At that point, the NPC will try to kill you.

* One piece of promotional art in ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}'' depicts two of the characters, Coco and Sara, floating in the sea with pinkies clasped. Interesting in that [[spoiler:the two of them apparently never interact or even meet in-story until the very end, but have a mysterious connection nonetheless]].

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* OverheardInNewYork: "She pinky swore she was 18!"
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* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Pinkie Pie will swear her friends to a "Pinkie Promise," complete with an odd ritual: "Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my eye."

-->'''Fluttershy''': You must swear that you don't tell Rarity!
-->'''Twilight Sparkle''': I promise.
-->'''Fluttershy''': Pinkie Pie Swear!
-->'''Twilight Sparkle''': Cross my heart and hope to fly, stick a cupcake in my [[EyeScream AAAAAH!]]
** [[DemonHead And you do]] ''[[DemonHead not]]'' [[DemonHead want to break a Pinkie Promise.]] 'Cause if you do, Pinkie Pie will '''[[LightningBruiser HIJACK]]''' you for sure. This was [[LampShaded lamp shaded]] in the episode "The Last Roundup".

-->'''Jocktopuss''': Ugh, Jocktopuss hates you.

* WesternAnimation/DespicableMe: Gru makes one of these to [[spoiler:Agnes, promising to come to the girls' ballet recital.]]

* SelfDemonstrating/{{Deadpool}} short story 'The Pinky Swear'. Being deadpool, he takes it very seriously.

"Yubikiri" means literally "finger cut", likely because of the timeless punishment of cutting off a finger if you fail or break a promise or contract (still practiced today amongst some yakuza and other gangsters), so the last bit of the promise is literally "our fingers have been cut!" to seal the deal. Also, the term ''hari senbon'', while meaning literally "1,000 needles", is also a regional slang term for a pufferfish, which is covered with 'needles' when inflated. So, they could also be promising to make you drink a puffer fish, which obviously would be painful, followed by a rather nasty death by neurotoxin.

->''"Fire, Water, Earth, Air! I declare a pinky-swear!"''
-->-- '''Master Roshi''', ''Anime/DragonballZ''

* ''Manga/DragonBall'' Fire, Water, Earth, Air; I declare a pinky swear!