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Big "NO!" in Anime & Manga.

  • In Air, when Misuzu dies, her mother figure shouts out her name in this fashion ("MISUZUUUUUUUU!").
  • A majority of the regular cast in episode 10 in the Air Gear anime let out a huge "NOO!!!!" after Akito kisses Ikki.
  • During the School Festival, Ao of Asteroid in Love lets out this when her mother Shiori tries to take photos of her in meido outfit the the Earth Science Club's booth.
  • During the traumatic end of the first episode of Attack on Titan, Eren Yeager lets loose with a big "YAMEROOOOOOOOOO!" note  as his mother is about to get eaten by the Smiling Titan. In the manga and the English dub, this scene is served with a proper Big "NO!".
  • Bleach:
    • Kon does one in episode 15.
    • In anime episode 79 (the Bount arc), Uryu Ishida has one after Yoshino is killed.
    • Shinji does this in the flashback (Turn Back the Pendulum) arc.
    • In anime episode 217, Charlotte Cuuhlhourne does one just before he's killed by Yumichika's sword.
    • In anime episode 271, Orihime Inoue does one right after Ulquiorra fires a cero blast into Ichigo Kurosaki, leaving a huge hole in his chest and apparently killing him. In its original manga rendition (chapter 349), it spans two pages and she even needs to take a breath before continuing with it.
    • Toshiro Hitsugaya in chapter 392 when he realizes he's stabbed Momo and not Aizen in the chest.
    • In manga chapter 459, Ichigo Kurosaki when Kūgo Ginjō steals his Fullbring.
    • An arrancar girl does this when Chizuru makes perverted advances towards her in the anime.
    • In the anime, when Riruka in Rukia's body sees a maddened Tsukishima attack Ichigo, she shouts "NOOOOOO!" and uses Rukia's body to propel herself there, then switch into her own body to stop him.
  • In Brave10, Sasuke gives a very vehement one after Kamanosuke asks him if he could skin his weasel Amaharu.
  • Brynhildr in the Darkness: Kanade understandably gives one when her captors eject the Harness device on her neck, causing her body to melt.
  • Cardcaptor Sakura: Meiling lets out one when Syaoran is injured by The Shot, which she accidentally released.
  • In Code Geass, Lelouch has one when he loses a life-or-death game of chess to Mao — and the life on the line was Nunnally. Though as it turns out, she was perfectly safe and he Geassed himself for some Enforced Method Acting.
    • A few episodes earlier, Shirley lets out an anguished one of these while crying into Lelouch's chest after telling him about how her father was killed in the Battle of Narita.
    • The English Dub presents us with Suzaku's epic "(g)NOOOOOOOOO(me)!" when his currently Brainwashed and Crazy Love Interest, Euphemia li Britannia, is gunned down by Lelouch right as he arrives on the scene. He immediately flies into an Unstoppable Rage and barges even past the Guren MKII and the Gawain with his Lancelot to grab the mortally wounded Euphemia and get her out of there.
  • Cross Ange:
  • Daily Lives of High School Boys: Hidenori had one in his Internal Monologue when the literature girl is sitting next to him again. Why? She's projecting the image of her novel's male protagonist onto him, which weirded him out.
  • Dawn of the Arcana: Nakaba wakes up screaming this when she has a dream foreseeing Caesar getting killed. She has another one when her hair is dyed black.
  • In Destiny of the Shrine Maiden, Himeko releases two when Chikane rapes her. The English is even better.
  • In Digimon Adventure, Hikari does one when Wizardmon "dies", leading to the activation of her crest. It was strangely cut from the dub. Equally as strange, the clip was shown in a brief flashback in a later episode, except during a voiceover narration, so her voice was not heard. Also used in the episode "Ogremon's Honor" by Mimi when Leomon "dies"note 
  • Dragon Ball Z:
    • Goku lets out one of the biggest Big Nos ever: after defeating Frieza on a crumbling Namek, Goku tries to escape on Frieza's ship, but unfortunately, the ship was damaged and plummets into a fissure to dissolve in lava, leaving our hero with no way to escape.
    • Let's not forget Jeice's TWO Big Nos for the price of one when he realizes Vegeta is going to kill him late in the Frieza Saga.
    • Goku uses Instant Transmission to do a point blank Kamehameha on Cell here.
    • Super Buu's Big No rips a hole in a dimension.
    • Earlier in the same season (in the original and English dub), Bulma lets out one upon learning that Vegeta has been killed by Buu.
    • Even earlier, in the dub only (he screams "Goku" in the original), Krillin uses one when it becomes clear that Goku is going to sacrifice himself to take Cell away.
    • In the dub, Trunks seemed to have mastered the Narm of the Big No, with lines like "If they let that android free, it will be the end of all of us! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" (Lampshaded in this fanvid) and not too long after "FATHER! hurgh, NOOOOOO! FATH-ER!"
    • But Trunks also has a decidedly non-narmy Big No in the dub of Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks when he finds Future Gohan dead. In the original Japanese, it's a simple Skyward Scream.
    • At the end of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F', Frieza has a particularly bad one once he's back in his Ironic Hell and the fairies welcome him back to his tree.
  • Pedro from Excel♡Saga is infamous for doing the Big No at least Once an Episode.
  • Fairy Tail:
    • This is Erza's reaction when Simon dies in her arms after protecting her from a possessed Jellal.
    • Lisanna lets out one followed by lots of crying after Mirajane sacrifices herself to save her from Azuma's 180-Second Time Bomb, presumably dying as a result.
    • Natsu when he loses Igneel in episode 264 English Dub.
  • Fullmetal Alchemist:
    • The second Greed gets one of these after the revived and amnesiac Greed unknowingly kills the last living member of the former Greed's Quirky Miniboss Squad. Ling, whose body the current Greed is inhabiting, asks What The Hell Anti-Villain, causing the old Greed's memories to resurface, with the new one letting out a screen-filling, gut-wrenching, Big No.
    • Hohenheim pulls an inarticulate scream of despair and horror after he realizes he's the Last of His Kind (the last human alive in Xerxes, his country, to be exact) and has become a living philosopher's stone.
    • In chapter 107, Ed lets out a Big No when he realizes Al is sacrificing his own soul to restore Ed's real arm and save him from Father.
    • Episode 45 of Brotherhood sees Large Ham Alex Armstrong giving big no after big no. He's fighting his sister, Four-Star Badass Oliver Armstrong.
  • In chapter 52 of Future Diary Yukiteru does this when Yuno asks him to kill her.
  • In the first episode of Future GPX Cyber Formula ZERO, Asuka lets one out when she sees Hayato lying down on the ground with his car completely destroyed after his car crashes down from the track with him in it at the English Grand Prix.
  • Gankutsuou: Victoria Danglars does this in the 8th episode before fainting.
  • In episode 11 of Ghost Stories, Satsuki yells this when her brother says he put a Creepy Doll in the trash can and she remembers when the doll called her to say it's at the trash can.
  • In season 2, episode 6 of Girls Bravo, a cross-dressing Yukinari screams this at one point.
  • In Guilty Crown, Mana Ouma does it twice. The first is when she caused the Lost Christmas outbreak, and the second time happens in the final episode.
  • Halo Legends: Specifically in The Duel, where Fal discovers the dead body of his wife and lets out his "NOOOOOOOOO". His inflection makes it a bit difficult to tell, but it seems more like an inarticulate Skyward Scream.
  • Chitose utters these quite often when having to deal with his self-proclaimed mothers on Happy Lesson, but the entire Biology class gets one when the lesson of the day is: "Dissection - Live chicks".
  • Hetalia: Axis Powers: Chibitalia when HRE tries to make him a part of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • Satoko plays this straightforward the anime-exclusive "Disaster Awakening" chapter of Higurashi: When They Cry when she sees the bodies of her schoolmates in the aftermath of a disastrous toxic gas leak that wiped out virtually the entire population of 2,000 people in her village other than herself.
  • In Ikki Tousen Dragon Destiny, an anguished Kan'u screams "NO!" and follows it with Ryuubi's name towards the end, when Ryuubi is fully taken over by her Superpowered Evil Side.
  • In Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time, Kagome lets out a rather chilling one after being forced to shoot Inuyasha by the Big Bad Complete with lack of BGM and echoes. It is used rather effectively though.
  • In the first episode of Is the Order a Rabbit?, Tippy does one when Cocoa is holding him too long. At first she's confused by it, but Chino tries to play it off as ventriloquism. However, Tippy is later revealed to be able to talk.
  • JoJo's Bizarre Adventure:
  • The English dub of Kanon (2006) has the young Yuichi screaming "NOOOOOOOOOO!" after Ayu falls off a tree and apparently dies (she actually slips into a coma). In the Japanese version Yuichi instead screams "AYUUUUUUUUUU!"
  • Used in Karin (also called Chibi Vampire) in conjunction with Big "OMG!" when Winner sees his most recent test score. Link
  • In Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, during a financial crisis, Miu has the masters of Ryouzanpaku give lessons to small children. Kenichi is amused to see the straight-faced (but cruel) Akisame being run ragged by the hyperactive kiddies, but enacts this trope when he later sees what kind of effect his teachings have.
  • The sixth volume of the King of Thorn manga devotes a full page to a Big No by Shizuku when Kasumi dies.
  • In K-On!, Mio lets out one of these after her on-stage... accident. Involving a "bowl of rice."
  • Liar Game plays this straight with Ms. Kosaka upon her defeat.
  • Lyrical Nanoha:
    • Delicate and Sickly Hayate has a huge, primal one near the end of the second season. Considering how it punctuates a particularly nasty Break the Cutie moment, the overall effect is quite chilling.
    • In the fourth Megami sound stage, Shamal gives one in a more light-hearted moment when Agito inadvertently shows Hayate a cake from Nanoha's parents' cafe that was supposed to be a surprise (as part of celebrating the tenth anniversary of Hayate recovering) due to being unable to read the kanji on the box.
    • Fate has one in the one-shot "Second Mother's Day," when she worries that when Vivio doesn't give her a gift for Mother's day, she will soon stop seeing her as a mother and eventually no longer recognize her.
    • Quattro gets one of these off just seconds before Nanoha's Dungeon Bypass Wave-Motion Gun utterly frags her.
  • Magic Knight Rayearth: Princess Emeraude releases one when Zagato dies in a battle with the Magic Knights.
  • Mazinger Z: Kouji Kabuto, right after his grandfather dies in his arms: "GRANDPA! NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"
    • Great Mazinger: Tetsuya, after realizing his adoptive father had pulled out a kamikaze attack to save his life: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!"
    • UFO Robo Grendizer: Duke Fleed after watching several hundred children being murdered by the Vegans: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!"
    • A variant in Shin Mazinger: Both Dr. Hell and Tsubaki both cry out "YAMEROOOOOOO!"note  just as Kouji performs the Big Bang Punch. Doing so ended up freeing Baron Ashura and ushering in The End of the World as We Know It.
  • Mega Man NT Warrior: Lan, and whole number of spectators, react with their with own individual "No!" upon Mega Man getting deleted by Pharaoh Man.
  • The Misfit of Demon King Academy: After being forcibly turned into a half-demon and will always revive as one every time she dies, Emilia Ludowell starts saying no several times with her biggest one occurring when Anos leaves her behind in the nude.
  • In a mid-series episode of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Duo gives one out when Trowa destroys his Gundamnote . It's even bigger in the US dub; voice actor Scott McNeil has said in order to achieve this, he thought about the time his wife ran over his motorcycle with the family minivan. It's actually so famous that he's often asked to re-enact it at conventions.
  • In the final scene of the last episode of Monster we are treated to a flashback of Nina's and Johann's childhood where their mother is forced to give one of them up for an experiment. The two hold onto their mother's hand begging her not to let go, and their mother hesitates before handing over Nina who proceeds to scream "No!" in horror as tears spring from her eyes.
  • My-HiME has more than a few instances of this happening. Of course, what with all that's going on in that series (especially later on), the characters can be forgiven for yelling Big Nos.
  • Used in Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water by the title character, twice in the final episode first when Emperor Neo sacrifices his life to free her from Gargoyle's control, and, even more heartbreakingly, when Gargoyle kills Jean by making him fall to the floor. (Nadia eventually revives him with the Blue Water.)
  • In Naruto, Izumo yells this in his mind a few seconds before Hidan kills Asuma.
  • Though the series engages in more and more towards the end, the biggest of Big Noes in Neon Genesis Evangelion are one by Asuka at the end of her Mind Rape, one by Shinji after realizing his Mecha has been used by his father to crush the Entry Plug loaded with his unconscious best friend, another for Shinji after seeing that the MP-Evas have murdered and EATEN Asuka alive and one by Maya Ibuki (who spends most of End of Evangelion freaking out) after Giant Naked Rei's hand passes right through her entire body. Some of these were dubbed into English as inarticulate yells, probably to avoid being straight-up Narm.
  • At the end of the first ep of Nyan Koi!, Junpei lets out one in its full Engrish glory.
  • Melfina of Outlaw Star screams "NO!" in episode 17 which stops Harry's hacking attempt on her.
  • In Penguindrum, Ringo does this as a drugged up Tabuki chases her.
  • Pokémon: The Series:
    • Dawn does one after reliving her Pikari incident in the middle of a contest.
    • Pyramid King Brandon also does it whenever he disapproves of something.
    • Mars has one when Cyrus throws himself into the new universe Dialga and Palkia have created just as it's starting to disappear.
    • Nando gets one when Ash's Heracross knocks out his Kricketune with Megahorn.
  • In the manga version of Prétear, Himeno lets out a Big No when she realizes that her carelessness has led to Shin's life being drained away.
  • Pretty Cure:
    • Futari wa Pretty Cure: Gekidrago's last words is a Big No as he gets destroyed.
    • Smile PreCure!:
      • In Episode 4, Miyuki shouts one when the Monster of the Week is about to attack Nao's little siblings.
      • Nao herself shrieks this in Episode 43, when the villain appears to have killed her siblings.
  • Princess Princess: Sayaka in episode 7 after Yuujirou kisses Tooru.
  • In episode 10 of Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Homura screams a Big No when Madoka becomes a magical girl.
  • Bindi and Ricky in Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire each does this once upon seeing someone close to them dying. Many tears ensue in both cases.
  • In Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles there are two moments - first when Commander Tailor dies and then when Alex Romero sacrifices himself. This one is especially strong.
  • Romeo × Juliet: Juliet when Romeo dies.
  • Sailor Moon: This occurs a lot, but particularly in the last episodes of the first and last seasons when all her friends seemingly die.
    • In the first episode of the second season, R, Usagi screams this as Luna restores her memories so that she can become Sailor Moon again to fight the new threat of the Makai Tree Aliens.
    • In one episode of Sailor Moon S, we see the light go out in Sailor Uranus' eyes after a long and labored speech about needing Sailor Moon to complete their mission. Usagi gives a particularly heart-wrenching scream.
  • Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei subverts this by having one of the girls peep on their (male) teacher, and when they knock over the privacy wall and each side gets a good eye-full of the other, only he screams, much to his consternation.
  • School Days:
    • Sekai yells this in the last anime episode, when Kotonoha and Makoto kiss in front of her.
    • In episode 10 Nanami becomes extremely upset after the School Festival, when a sex tape of her and her boyfriend is shown to many classmates as a cruel joke from Otome's Girl Posse. She lets out one of these before collapsing to the ground in tears.
  • S Cryed has the main character, Kazuma, shouting this trope involving the death of a character.
  • In Shadow Star, Hiroko understandably lets one out as Aki Honda and her Girl Posse are raping her with a test tube.
  • In Sorcerer Stabber Orphen, none other than Azalie lets out a massive one when Flameheart kills Bloody August and destroys Childman's body right when Orphen was about to undo the spells on all of them.
  • Symphogear G sees Hibiki Tachibana give a Sharp Chigaunote  in the penultimate episode to the way the antagonists constantly call her a "human-relic fusion specimen".
    Maria: "Out of my way, Human-Relic Fusion Specimen One!"
    Hibiki: "No! I'm Hibiki Tachibana, age 16! I'm not some "fusion specimen!" I'm just Hibiki Tachibana, and I came here to talk to you!"
  • Happens in a couple of Hinako Takanaga's works:
    • In The Tyrant Falls in Love, the homophobic Souichi does this whenever his lab assistant Morinaga comes onto him. Matters are confused because he doesn't want to face up to his potential homosexuality and so pretends to resist Morinaga to satisfy his own guilt even when he secretly wants to have sex - the Big "NO!" comes out when he really doesn't want it and needs to make that clear.
    • In Little Butterfly Kojima pushes his boyfriend Nakahara off with this whenever a makeout session gets too intense and it looks like sex might happen. Needless to say, this happens quite a lot.
  • Tamagotchi: At the end of episode 21b, Kuchipatchi claims to watch his dental hygiene well. Then, when his friends Mametchi and Memetchi leave the room, he says to himself "Not really..." and uses Mametchi's mouth-cam to check to see if he has a cavity. Sure enough, he does, and he lets out a big "NOOOOO-TCHI!" in his shock.
  • Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann:
    • Simon performs a variation on this trope, instead shouting "BROOOO!!!" when he believes Kamina has been killed by Thymilph. Kamina, however, stays alive just long enough to make a Heroic Sacrifice in the form of the Giga Drill Breaker.
    • The king (or rather, queen) of this trope is - surprise, surprise - Kinon. When Rossiu is about to shoot himself in the head, Kinon screams out a teary NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! which stops him dead in his tracks - just in time to receive a Get A Hold Of Yourself Man punch from Simon.
  • In Tokyo Mew Mew, Ichigo's boyfriend screams this when Ichigo is about to be kissed by Quiche and Ichigo screams this as well before knocking Quiche away.
  • In Transformers: Armada, Optimus Prime lets out one when Smokescreen is killed.
  • YuYu Hakusho:
    • When Kuwabara is struck down by Toguro, Yusuke lets one loose.
    • Prior to that, when Genkai told him that allowing Kuwabara to die was the only way to beat Toguro, Yusuke belted one at her before calling her out.
  • Zatch Bell!: Golden Gash/Zatch Bell has this.

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