History Main / SweatDrop

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Usually limited to comedic anime, but even some serious ones indulge. A common sight in a DeadPanSnarker or OnlySaneMan when surrounded by idiocy.

Usually limited to comedic anime, but even some serious ones indulge.

->'''Wonderella''': "Th' hell is that '''blue slug''' on my face?"

* Characters in ''{{Disgaea}}'' occasionally do this when exasperated.

-->-- '''TheNonAdventuresOfWonderella, [[http://nonadventures.com/2008/09/20/once-nippon-a-time/ Once NIPPON A Time]]'''

Confusion, exasperation, embarrassment and similar emotions manifest as an unusually large sweat drop that appears on the temple or the back of the head. Sometimes the "drop sweat" symbol can even apply to a group of people as well. Either a gigantic sweat drop appears somewhere in the middle of the crowd, or a few big drops are scattered around (the latter variation is also common in comic books).

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* In ''{{Pokemon}}'' this is also what the Cascade Badge looks like.
** Quite a few characters do this, usually when [[TheLeisureSuitLarry Brock]] tries again to get [[InexplicablyIdenticalIndividuals a Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny]].

* In ''[=~Yotsuba&!~=]'', on everyone around Yotsuba herself. A lot.

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* ''ShadowHearts'' and its sequels do this in little bubbles that appear above a character's head. Others include squiggly lines (for exasperation), ? or ! marks, heart symbols and even internet emoticon-ish faces.
** Ditto the ''GoldenSun'' series.

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* Used almost constantly in early ''{{Misfile}}'' strips, and although its use has been toned down in recent strips even Rumi's T-shirt can develop one.

* Derek, the Anime girl from ''Yahtzee Takes On The World'', can have one. And later, [[spoiler:[[http://yahtzee.comicgenesis.com/d/20011221.html Ludo in Derek's body]]]].
* The anime-style Anthro[=PCs=] in ''QuestionableContent'' have this [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1440 as a feature]] (read the text below the comic).

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* Hewkii did this in one of the early {{Bionicle}} web animations as Macku was dragging him away for a swimming lesson (he hates water), despite the Matoran's apparent absence of sweat glands.

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Confusion, exasperation, embarrassment and similar emotions manifest as an unusually large sweat drop that appears on the temple or the back of the head. Sometimes the "drop sweat" symbol can even apply to a group of people as well. Either a gigantic sweat drop appears somewhere in the middle of the crowd, or a few big drops are scattered around.

-->'''Wonderella''': "Th' hell is that '''blue slug''' on my face?"
-->'''Businesswoman''': "That is a '''sweatdrop'''. In Japan it means you are either ''embarassed'' or you are about to ''climax''."

[[TransformersEnergon http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/EnergonTitdalWaveSweatDrop_6962.jpg]]
[[caption-width:238:Even alien death robots can get annoyed.]]

[[caption-width:238:Even alien death robots can get worried.]]

-->'''Wonderella''': Th' hell is that '''blue slug''' on my face?
-->'''Businesswoman''':That is a '''sweatdrop'''. In Japan it means you are either ''embarassed'' or you are about to ''climax''.

-->'''Businesswonan''':That is a '''sweatdrop'''. In Japan it means you are either ''embarassed'' or you are about to ''climax''.

[[caption-width:238:Even alien death robots can get worried.]] Confusion, exasperation, embarrassment and similar emotions manifest as an unusually large sweat drop that appears on the temple or the back of the head. Sometimes the "drop sweat" symbol can even apply to a group of people as well. Either a gigantic sweat drop appears somewhere in the middle of the crowd, or a few big drops are scattered around.

* In [[{{Yotsubato}} ''Yotsuba&!'']], on everyone around Yotsuba herself. A lot.

* ''Sailor Moon'' tends to have a lot, but apparently most of them are visible by the other characters, like this episode from the SuperS season:
-->Diana: She smelled really good, like fish.
-->Usagi: That's it! Maybe she's the fairy of fish!
* Everyone gets sweat drops, Usagi looks around.*
-->Usagi: What? Did I say something strange?

Usagi: That's it! Maybe she's the fairy of fish!

Usagi: What? Did I say something strange?

* Notable in ''YuGiOhGX'' when... the duel academy sign does it. Yes, a piece of wood. And then it does a {{face fault}}.

[[caption-width:238:Even alien death robots can get worried]] Confusion, exasperation, embarrassment and similar emotions manifest as an unusually large sweat drop that appears on the temple or the back of the head. Sometimes the "drop sweat" symbol can even apply to a group of people as well. Either a gigantic sweat drop appears somewhere in the middle of the crowd, or a few big drops are scattered around.

* In ''BreathOfFire'' III and IV hitting NPCs and a few objects with some characters' on map abilites can make them react in this way.

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* These also appear in TalesOfSymphonia.

** Quite a few characters do this, usually when [[TheLeisureSuitLarry Brock]] tries again to get [[NurseJenny a Nurse Joy or Officer Jenny]].

* In [[KyonBigDamnHero Kyon: Big Damn Hero]], Mikuru {{Sweat Drop}}s whilst explaining to Haruhi about taking Kyon with her to buy cloth and a sewing machine.