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4	[[quoteright:200:[[Manga/LuckyStar https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cit_lucky_star_kagami_blushing.jpg]]]]
5	[[caption-width-right:200:[-Why is [[{{Tsundere}} Kagami]] so nervous?-] ]]
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7	->'''Amalia:''' Come on, tell me, what happened? Did you dream about Sadlygrove?\
8	'''Evangelyne:''' Uh... what? Sadlygrove? No. And why would I dream about that Iop brain anyway?\
9	'''Amalia:''' ''[giggles]'' You're red as a tomato.
10	-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}''
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12	When embarrassed or otherwise deeply affected emotionally a character will exhibit a dark red blush just under her eyes, usually crossing the bridge of their nose. In more humorous works, their entire face may turn red, to the point that it's glowing hot. Turning away from the object of said blush and putting their hands to their cheeks is optional, as is [[ShyFingerTwiddling playing with your fingers]]. In addition to/instead of a blush, a character may {{nosebleed}}, which has a more lustful connotation.
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14	The character in question is usually ([[GenderInvertedTrope but not always]]) [[AlwaysFemale female]]. The typical medium for this is {{anime}}, {{manga}}, and other works that are {{animesque}}. Additionally, the background may become a [[LoveBubbles glowing pink colour, with little hearts, clouds, flowers]] or the like. {{Hentai}} (and, to a lesser extent, {{Ecchi}}), use this as a sign of sexual gratification or arousal of some sort.
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16	This is most likely to occur with characters who are more or less innocent. Occasionally, a brighter red blush may be used to show a character is angry. In times of severe effect, [[TroubledFetalPosition they may tuck themselves into a little ball while blushing]]. In times of even more severe effect, their whole skin may [[HighPressureEmotion turn into a luminescent glow the color of molten iron]].
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18	[[{{Moe}} For some reason]], it makes well for {{Fanservice}}. Bonus points if the blushing character in question is a {{Tsundere}}.
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20	In RealLife, blushing is something completely out of one's control. Hence why this is rarely portrayed in live-action media.
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22	Often pops up ThroughAFaceFullOfFur. Compare BlushSticker and CrushBlush -- other tropes about blushing. See also SicknessEqualsRedness and DrunkenGlow, where the redness is caused by illness or drunkenness.
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24	!!Examples with their own pages:
25	[[index]]
26	* LuminescentBlush/AnimeAndManga
27	* LuminescentBlush/FanWorks
28	* LuminescentBlush/{{Webcomics}}
29	* LuminescentBlush/WesternAnimation
30	[[/index]]
31	!!Other Examples:
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34	[[folder:Advertising]]
35	* A turtle does give off one of these in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MG_e_PSBknA this commercial]] for a Korean LoveHotel when she's flipped over, which is accompanied by a vibraphone sound.
36	* In the Dancing with the Bars ad, promoting Rice Krispies Squares, Snap blushes when he notices that the viewers are watching him dance.
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39	[[folder:Asian Animation]]
40	* In ''Animation/HappyHeroes'', Doctor H. sometimes has luminescent blushes when he is admiring his crush, Miss Peach.
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43	[[folder:Comic Books]]
44	* ''ComicBook/BenoitBrisefer'': When Eglantine sits next to Benoit, her father teases her by saying she found a fiance. Eglantine flatly denies it while Benoit couldn't help blushing.
45	* In ''ComicBook/SupermanVsShazam'', ComicBook/MaryMarvel's cheeks turn red when ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} makes her realize how silly she looks when she is drooling over Franchise/{{Superman}}.
46	* ''ComicBook/{{Bone}}'': Fone Bone blushes around Thorn, most notably when she takes off her clothes to bathe right in front of him.
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49	[[folder:Film - Animated]]
50	* ''WesternAnimation/CatwomanHunted''. Batwoman has the curt stoicism of her DistaffCounterpart when dealing with Catwoman, but once the police have left Selina Kyle starts flirting with her and [[BeneathTheMask lifts off Kate Kane's mask and wig to reveal]] [[NotSoAboveItAll she's blushing like a schoolgirl.]]
51	* This happens to Calcifer the fire demon from ''Anime/HowlsMovingCastle'' when Sophie kisses him after he decides to come back to live with her and Howl rather than be a star again.
52	* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolfTheSuperAdventure'', Dong Dong blushes in this fashion after explaining his backstory to the goats.
53	* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', this happens to Mei when her mother embarrasses her at the Daisy Mart.
54	* Felix from ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'' blushes furiously when he starts to fall in love with Calhoun, saying it's "the honeyglow" on his cheeks.
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57	[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]
58	* Sugarpuss has a revelation monologue about her growing love for Bertram in ''Film/BallOfFire'', which mentions all of the dorky little character quirks he has that she likes about him, mentioning that he "blushes right up over his ears". This is more of an [[TakeOurWordForIt implication]] because the film is in monochrome, so the audience has no clue how and when she found out this, but there are several moments during Sugarpuss' flirting that could've caused Bertram to blush around her, meaning that he could've done it more than once as his {{crush\|blush}} on her grew.
59	* Parodied in ''Film/TopSecret'': Hillary is flushed with relief(and possibly desire) to see Nick emerge safely after the climactic battle. Her face doesn't light up, but her breasts do, to the point that they're ''glowing'' under her sweater.
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62	[[folder:Literature]]
63	* Ty from ''Literature/DarkLife'' has the literal version of this -- when he blushes, he ''glows''. (All of the sea-floor settlers have a 'Shine' from eating bioluminescent fish. Ty's is particularly strong, since he's the first person born and raised on the ocean floor.)
64	* In ''Literature/EndoAndKobayashiLive The Latest on Tsundere Villainess Lieselotte'', [[{{Tsundere}} Lieselotte]]'s face positively glows when she's called out on doing something nice despite her harsh words. Or when her fiance Sieg gets close to her.
65	* In ''Literature/TheFamousFive'', some characters (always female ones) give their feelings away by blushing.
66	* Lord Jim from the eponymous novel by Josef Conrad is often embarrassed and often blushing, which is always described in detail.
67	-->The quote from the beginning:
68	-->'''‘I looked at him. The red of his fair sunburnt complexion deepened suddenly under the down of his cheeks, invaded his forehead, spread to the roots of his curly hair. His ears became intensely crimson, and even the clear blue of his eyes was darkened many shades by the rush of blood to his head. His lips pouted a little, trembling as though he had been on the point of bursting into tears. I perceived he was incapable of pronouncing a word from the excess of his humiliation.''''
69	* ''Literature/ShadowOfTheConqueror'':
70	** PlayedForDrama. Lyrah notices Daylen staring at her face when he realizes that she's a BrokenBird and questions him about it. Desperately fishing for a lie, Daylen tries to cover what he was really thinking about by saying that he was staring because ''she's beautiful,'' remembering belatedly that this is one of her [[TraumaButton trauma]] and [[BerserkButton berserk]] buttons. Cue Lyrah blushing with mingled embarrassment and rage, and Daylen mentally cursing himself with gusto.
71	---> "It had been a ''profoundly'' stupid thing to say."
72	** Sain has a much more humorous outbreak of blushing when Daylen guesses that Sharra seduced him, with jealousy turning him even more red when he finds out that she tried (and failed) to seduce Daylen, first.
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75	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
76	* Those who remember ''Series/TheSecretWorldOfAlexMack'' will remember that one of the side effects of the main character's powers was that, whenever she blushed, she glowed gold -- of course, thus further embarrassing her and compounding the problem (though this side effect was only shown in the pilot. The telekinesis, electrical powers, and ability to morph into liquid powers stayed).
77	* In ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'', Shoutarou's shown to be blushing brightly after making a rather heartwarming comment after closing a case, except his are a bit more computer generated.
78	* ''Series/KamenRiderOOO'' has Eiji showcase a more natural blush (via proper makeup) in episodes #23 and 24 after falling madly in love, courtesy of the MonsterOfTheWeek's spell.
79	* In episode 14 of ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'', this is Insarn's immediate reaction when she takes a better look at [[Series/GekisouSentaiCarranger Kyosuke]]: ''the entirety of her lower face'' glows red.
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82	[[folder:Video Games]]
83	* One rather off-putting moment in ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant'' comes at the Fountain of Sukune, when Saki asks Karin if she has feelings for Yuri. A luminescent blush ''blinks'' on and off her face.
84	* In the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'', although not shown on characters' faces, blushes show on their speech balloons as red slashes.
85	** Actual facial blushes were more of a ''[[VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld Dawn of the New World]]'' thing, especially in the c-skits (Emil blushes a ''lot.'')
86	** Characters in ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' had ''whole faces'' turn red when they blush.
87	* Taken to extremes in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' in the form of Kasuga (AKA Venus in ''[[{{Macekre}} Devil Kings]]''). She has her priorities straight, but if [[{{Bishonen}} Uesugi Kenshin]] is nearby, or complimenting her, she goes completely dazed, blushing and swooning ''hard'' with this trope painted on her face. This gets even worse if Kenshin is about to embrace her, which he does often.
88	** The anime once again exaggerates one of its source tropes: In it, Kasuga basically [[TheImmodestOrgasm climaxes]] if Kenshin touches her.
89	** New character Tsuruhime also goes bright pink whenever her "saviour" Fuuma is around, complete with LoveBubbles. Unlike Kasuga, she merely goes into soliloquies rather than swooning.
90	* Happens in ''VideoGame/Persona3'' in conversations with many female characters. Their faces literally glow bright pink.
91	** Same thing with the guys in ''Portable'' when playing as the Female MC. Most notably, Akihiko's and Ken's cuteness appeal increases. (Especially Ken)
92	* In ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'', due to the small screen size, characters' ''entire faces'' turn beet-red.
93	** In one scene in The Lost Age, when Sheba is teasing Jenna about her and Isaac being "an item", Jenna first flushes as normal (i.e. her face). Then, when Sheba teases her again, it's not just her face that turns red, ''it's also her hair and clothes.''
94	* ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles'' is an anime-styled Japanese RPG that features a romance subplot; the blush is a must.
95	* Interjecting a quiet and [[MotorMouth quick]] "Is it getting hot in here?" is shorthand for blushing in both ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' and ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII''.
96	* In ''VideoGame/BreathOfFireIII'', SilentProtagonist Ryu's whole face turns a bright red and he tries to look to the side when [[NakedOnArrival Bleu awakens]]. It especially isn't helped by her deciding to talk to him by standing ''right'' in front of him.
97	* In the ''VisualNovel/TokimekiMemorial'' series, and its SpiritualSuccessor ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight'', this is a staple feature. If the girls you are dating show up with a blushing face, it's a good sign that your relationship with her has reached a "deeply in love" stage and thus you have a high chance of ending with her, special requirements for the particular girl not taken into account. In ''Tokimeki Memorial'', this feature is officially called the "Tokimeki State", and in some parts of the Western fandom the "Blushing Stage".
98	* The rather soft-spoken male lead of ''VideoGame/FarlandSaga2'' is called to judge a swimsuit contest. He ''starts'' the contest in a state of embarrassment, graduating in a full-face flush when protagonist (and LoveInterest) Karin takes the stage.
99	* Every monster you raise in ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher DS'' gets one of these when you praise it for something, from the mighty Dragons to the cute Pixies.
100	* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', Ruto gets does this at one point during her rescue by Link.
101	* In ''VideoGame/TheKingofFighters XIII'', King gets one during the Art of Fighting's team ending, thanks to [[ShipperOnDeck Yuri]], who knows damn well how she feels about her brother, [[AllAmazonsWantHercules Ryo]].
102	* In ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', whenever Pit is shocked or embarrassed, his touch-screen portrait changes to this with a rather funny accompanying facial expression. When [[spoiler:Phosphora]] flirts with Pit, she notices him blushing deeply and finds him even cuter because of it.
103	* In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', if one of the characters on-screen is in love with another, their in-game portrait will sport a nice blush. Also, whoever confesses his/her feelings to the [[PlayerCharacter Avatar]] will be blushing heavily in the Love Confession CG... including such people as [[TheSpock Miriel]], [[BloodKnight Vaike]], [[CannotTalkToWomen Lon'qu]], [[SociopathicHero Henry]], [[TeamDad Frederick]], [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Nah]], etc. It's so damn cute.
104	* You can {{invoke\|dTrope}} this trope in ''VideoGame/ArcStyleBaseball3D'' by giving some blush (it doesn't have to be red) to a character in the Team Customization feature.
105	* ''VideoGame/TomodachiLife'': Tapping a Mii's face and waiting for a couple seconds sometimes results in them blushing and saying "Don't stare! It makes me nervous!"
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108	[[folder:Visual Novels]]
109	* Four characters in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' (Saber, Rin, Sakura, and [[HoYay Issei]]) do this, pretty much all in reaction to the main character.
110	** Actually Archer does this once or twice too in the prologue when talking to Rin. Possibly because [[spoiler: He knew her in life and had a crush on her]].
111	* [[DudeLooksLikeALady Tsukasa Shiramine]] of the second ''VisualNovel/FragmentsNote'' can fake a bright blush on the spot when he's acting like a girl. He mainly uses it to [[TheGadfly purposefully provoke reactions out of the other characters.]]
112	* Happens more than once in ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'', and it's specially cute when [[StudentCouncilPresident Shizune]] is the one who's doing it.
113	* In ''VisualNovel/HalloweenOtome'', exaggerated in Mr. Wolf, who blushes often in regular conversation and his entire face and neck turn bright red in extreme cases (such as when Emma says something mildly inappropriate).
114	* All of the girls in ''VisualNovel/NineHoursNinePersonsNineDoors'' with varying intensity. Mostly [[LoveInterest Akane]], but even [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Lotus]] isn't immune.
115	* Gundham Tanaka in ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' has a variant sprite with most of his face hidden inside his scarf, while what little is visible of his eye area and forehead is bright red. It only gets used whenever [[ShipTease Sonia compliments him]].
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118	[[folder:Web Animation]]
119	* ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'':
120	** Happens to Nora when Jaune mistakes her relationship with [[ChildhoodFriend Ren]] as romantic. What sells it is that Nora is known for always carrying a BlushSticker but, during this particular moment, her blush is so visible even her ears get red.
121	** When Team SSSN win their first tournament match, Sun and Neptune begin doing a silly victory dance in the middle of the stadium. Sun suddenly stops dancing, locates Blake in the watching crowd, and directly acknowledges her. Blake responds by blushing furiously.
122	** Ilia is something of a variation. Being a chameleon Faunus, her body changes colors according to her mood. When she [[spoiler:[[VillainousCrush confessed that she was in love with Blake]]]], the spots on her face turned bright pink.
123	** When Team JNR and Oscar train against Team FNKI in Volume 7, Neon is full of compliments after the session is over. When she winks at Oscar and mentions how the "cute little farmboy" had a few surprises for them, Oscar's cheeks turn bright red and he responds with a nervous laugh.
124	** Played [[{{Irony}} straight]] when [[spoiler:Blake and Yang confess their feelings to each other]] in Volume 9.
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