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  • Although the fire is absent here, the second episode of Azumanga Daioh has Osaka getting a long, bad case of Hiccup Hijinks after eating a croquette filled with chili peppers.
  • Doraemon: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi have the gang meeting Carla, a girl from an ancient civilization 100,000 years ago. When dining at Carla's place, she offers them her special delicacy, "Bomb" Puddings, which are cherry-shaped candies that puffs up before exploding harmlessly in the mouth. Cue Doraemon and gang finishing their meals and giddily regurgitating candy smoke in a hilarious manner.
  • Dora-nichov, one of The Doraemons spin-off characters has the ability to transform into a wolf when he looks at a moon-like object and can breathe fire when eating something spicy.
  • This happens to Krillen in episode 6 of Dragon Ball Super when he tries his own octopus meatballs with wasabi sauce.
  • Early in the third episode of Fighting Foodons, Pie Tin suffers this after eating some spicy food.
  • Galaxy Fraulein Yuna: Yuri Cube's recipe for curry has this effect. Yuri loves it. Yuna couldn't stand it (but it was her only option for lunch that day).
  • In the DVD special Gundam Seed Character Theater this happens to Ray, after trying to sabotage Kira's dinner... But Kira unfortunately loves spicy foods.
  • Hoshin Engi: After the arrival of the Ko clan in Seiki, a chapter has Hiko Ko's four sworn brothers complaining about the excessively spicy cuisine of Seiki, which also introduces Nankyu Katsu, the hot-blooded, overly macho head general of Seiki who tries to defend his homeland's kitchen from the foreigners' criticism. This ends up starting a Cooking Duel staged by Taikobo in an attempt to both make Hiko and Katsu closer and to make Sho Ki eat something.
  • Yasuna's curry in Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl reduced Yasuta to this and the rest of her guests aren't in much better condition. She likes it just fine though.
  • In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, (as pictured on the main page), an entire episode had an Escalating War between Kawasaki's restaurant and Dedede's in making spicier and spicier foods. Everybody ended up doing this, except Kirby. Finally food spicy enough to affect him was found, just in time, as the flame spewing Kirby did allowed him to beat the Monster of the Week.
  • From the My-HiME series:
    • Mikoto gets this in the second episode after she takes a bite of a spicy curry roll she ganked from one of the kendo students.
    • In My-Otome 0~S.ifr~, Bruce Blan de Windbloom pretends to be drunk, then takes a drink and spits fire in Kid's face to distract him long enough for Lena to overpower the Schwarz agents in the train car in order to rescue Sifr.
  • The Naruto fillers have a particularly infamous arc named for the Curry of Life. Even though it is the titular character who truly invokes the trope, the only part that makes it truly worth watching is Neji's reaction to tasting it. On both occasions.
    • Completely averted by Rock Lee, who has a fondness for the stuff... He and Neji at a contest would play out akin to Legolas and Gimli drinking.
  • Pandaikon of Nerima Daikon Brothers suffers from this after biting a bok choy soaking in kimchee sauce.
  • Happens occasionally in One Piece, usually courtesy of Usopp's Tabasco Star, which he usually tricks people to eat. The most prominent example would be when Mr. 5 lets out a big ball of fire after swallowing one. But when Usopp was given a grape laced with Tatababasco, he actually subverts the trope by jumping clean past it and straight into Nightmare Face.
  • One episode of Pokémon: The Series had some of Ash's Pokémon eating some spicy food; the one who ended up breathing fire was Squirtle...
    • This has happened a few other times as well: In one episode, Ash ate a Tamato berry (a spicy berry that looks like a tomato with spikes on it) and breathed fire. He was later shown with lips swollen from that. It's also happened to Team Rocket a few times.
    • In Best Wishes, Cilan cooks up a rather spicy dinner, and Ash becomes the victim of a spicy mouth. Iris calls him a kid because of it...though she too thinks it's too hot for her.
    • It also happens a few times when Serena makes Poképuffs - she makes extra spicy ones for Fennekin, which will have this effect on anyone else who eats them, especially Ash or Chespin.
    • The Sun and Moon episode "That's Some Spicy Island Research!" has Ash, his classmates, and their Pokemon try some daikon radish. The majority of the cast finds it to be too spicy for them, with Ash, Kiawe, and Lana's Popplio breathing fire as a reaction.
  • Project A-Ko: Lethal Chef C-Ko breathes fire for a few seconds after eating her own cooking.
  • In Sister Princess, the first breakfast at Welcome House turns out to be horrendously spicy, prompting a classic fire-breathing act from Wataru.
  • Happens at least once in Saber Marionette J. Otaru and Bloodberry have crashed a flying machine in the mountains; Bloodberry finds two fruit-bearing plants and hopes the juice from one will revive Otaru. Unfortunately, the pink one is more of a chili pepper than a fruit; Otaru not only breathes fire upon being revived, his lips swell up to the size of a bratwurst.
  • The episode in Sailor Moon R, the one with the upgrade to the locket, has the Rei Eats Wasabi scene that was cut from the DiC dub. (It was actually a prank from Usagi, who put wasabi paste in a sandwich and then gave it to Rei...)
    • Similarly, in another R episode Minako gives the ill Rei a soup that's way too salty. Rei reacts in exactly the same way.
  • School Rumble has a few instances of this, like Hanai (here) after drinking really hot tea. Yes, "hot" as in "spicy."
  • In one episode of Shugo Chara!, Amu's charas give her a spicy drink to make her breathe fire and make Rima laugh. Rima's response is simply, "Super spicy gags are so out."
  • In one episode of Super Gals, Ran accidentally becomes a meek girly-girl. Her rival, Mami Honda, tries to crack Ran's unflappable smile by spiking a couple of fast food burgers with Tabasco sauce and hot mustard, which Ran eats without even breaking a sweat. Mami tries a burger herself and suffers from this effect, even after taking a drink. However, Ran does notice a burning in her mouth (though no fire) after turning back to normal.
  • In Taiko no Tatsujin: Clay Anime, Katsu breathes fire after eating spicy curry.
  • In episode 116 of Tamagotchi, Lovepapalitchi offers the kids some sweets he made and tastes one for himself. This being Lovepapalitchi, he made them so spicy that he breathes fire afterwards.
  • Twin Princess of Wonder Planet: An earlier episode of the first season involved Fine and Rein wanting to try "Flame Fried Rice" and finding that the spice needed wasn't present. A newer, even stronger spice was found and "Ultimate Flame Fried Rice" was born. As thanks, the chef cooking the stuff let Fine and Rein be the first to taste it. Their faces turned red for a few seconds...and then they breathed fire.
  • While the victims are more likely to breathe smoke then flames, this is pretty much the result of anyone who eats food made by Lum in Urusei Yatsura. As part of their Bizarre Alien Biology, Onis have a much higher tolerance for spice, and this desire to replicate her native tastes means Lum's meals are too hot for humans to handle. Case in point, the first time she ever cooks in the anime, she gives Ataru a homemade lollipop... stuffed full of cayenne peppers.
    • The stuff the oni eat is so hot that a candy considered as sweet by Ten, Lum's little cousin, causes a swallow - who normally don't even register spicy food as such - to become visibly distressed.

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