History Main / BitingTheHandkerchief

Not related to ReturningTheHandkerchief, and has absolutely nothing to do with "[[{{Uke}} biting the pillow]]".

** In the Indigo League episode "[[Recap/PokemonS1E48HolyMatrimony Holy Matrimony!]]", Brock is seen doing this after hearing James' sad childhood tale involving a Growlithe.

** In the Indigo League episode "Holy Matrimony!", Brock is seen doing this after hearing James' sad childhood story involving a Growlithe.

** Brock was spotted doing this in the anime.

* Chi, the kitten in ''Manga/ChisSweetHome'', often bites and tears cushions and such when upset.

* Seen a couple of times in ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' as well.

* Mill does this in ''Literature/MazeMegaburstSpace''.

* In ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}'', a bizarre, unnamed man (known only as the "Handkerchief Man") occasionally makes an appearance in the background doing this after the harem lead narrowly avoids being annihilated by the girls' fan clubs. No other characters notice him until the last episode.
* Episode 13 of the ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' OVA has Misaki doing this in the scene where Azusa is first introduced.
* The play in ''Manga/TomoChanIsAGirl'' features this trope from Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters while watching her dance with the prince (played by Tomo, of course) at the ball.

* An episode of ''Anime/YoKaiWatch'' has Katie inspirited by Minochi making her jealous and does this whenever Nate does that something that involves other people instead of paying attention to her.

* In the second episode of ''Literature/LessonsForAPerfectDetectiveStory'' [[spoiler:Osuma gives a false confession for Seichiro's death]]. Akira starts crying and biting on his handkerchief believing [[spoiler:Osuma really did it and they'd be separated]].

* [[TheOjou Raffina]] in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series does this as her losing animation.
* In ''VideoGame/UminekoGoldenFantasia'', this is what Ange does during Virgilia and Beatrice's team ending.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}''

* [[BigEater Nishizawa]] in ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'' upon dropping her food.
* In ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'', Chizu often bites onto one whenever someone does something overly emotional.
* Both Arumi and her father do it in the "War" episode of ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi''.

* Keiko plots to make Megumi bite her handkerchief in ''Manga/CheekyAngel''.

* Nana in ''Manga/WeWereThere'', the various times her abusive boyfriend makes her cry.
* Miyu did this in the Cinderella episode of ''Manga/UFOBaby'', and Christine and other fans of the prince Kanata bit their hankies and wept during a special dance for the prince and his chosen girl.
* When Ohno in ''Manga/{{Genshiken}}'' has her spying on a new club member unknowingly thwarted by Saki, she pulls down and bites on a ''surgical mask'' that she had been using to hide her face.
* Exaggerated in ''Anime/PuniPuniPoemi'': Futaba nearly rips the handkerchief in two.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
** Brock was spotted doing this in the anime.
** Also Done by Marilyn in [[http://www.filb.de/content/anime/dp/125/338.jpg "Battling a Cute Drama."]]
** Burgundy in "The Club Battle Hearts of Fury, Emolga Versus Sawk" also does it while insulting Cilan and his Pokémon food, and she gets attacked by Snivy for it.
** Bianca does this in [[http://www.filb.de/content/anime/bw/024/580.jpg "Emolga the Irresistible"]] once Iris catches an Emolga that Bianca wanted to catch.
* Jun'iku of ''Anime/KoihimeMusou'' can be relied on to do this any time Sousou is paying attention to a woman other than her.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Sanji is seen doing this when "his" precious Nami-san gets terribly ill. Complete with snivelling and fat tear drops.
** As about half of the crew gets spirited away by a Super Express Lobster, Sanji watches Nami through some binoculars, realizes that she is wearing a T-shirt instead of a tank top, and bites his shirt instead.
* In ''Manga/IdatenJump'', during one of the chibi sequences at the end [[TheSmartGuy Kakeru]] is seen doing this out of frustration for not getting his own Idaten Bike.
* Episode 13 of the ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' OVA has Misaki doing this in the scene where Azusa is first introduced.
* Occurs twice in the third episode of ''{{Manga/Pretear}}''; first done by Mayune out of frustration as she chases Hayate, and a little later Yayoi goes melodramatic when talking to her and bites ''Mayune's bathrobe''. Mayune also does this once in the manga, when she is jealous.
* In ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'', Mayu's ImagineSpot where she makes a perfect lunch for Kaoru includes Tina doing this.
* Nanny does this a bit in ''Manga/TheRoseOfVersailles'', particularly in episode 18.
* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', Mion did this when she spoke with [[spoiler:her twin sister Shion, admitting her feelings for Keichii and complaining that she couldn't compete with Rena's cuteness]].
* France does this in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' thinking about his situation in the war.
* Chi, the kitten in ''Manga/ChisSweetHome'', often bites and tears cushions and such when upset.
* Mamori in ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' does this, not out of comedic, over-the-top sadness, but comedic, over-the-top vindictive rage.
* When Maya of ''Manga/GlassMask'' does this to express sadness in a play competition, the crowd and judges are actually impressed. But ''Glass Mask'''s definition of dramatic genius usually translates as overacting, anyway.
* Oz from ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' sort of does this to a pillow (not like that), out of intense frustration.
* ''B-Shock'' has a male example in chapter 2; hanky-biter Goshona, Hatsune's fiancé, isn't particularly chivalrous, though. Here, the trope is used more to show his histrionic streak and lack of manly virtues than anything else.
* In ''Manga/FateKaleidLinerPrismaIllya'', Luvia does this when explaining how her TalkingWeapon Sapphire abandoned her and made a contract with someone else.
* In ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' the two most commonly seen doing this is fairly flamboyant Kabuki actor Daikon Yakusha and Katsudonman, the most modern and romantic member of the Donburiman Trio.
* [[ClingyJealousGirl Yuuki]] does this with a spoon in the first episode of ''Manga/{{Kanamemo}}'' when she thinks that her girlfriend,[[OfficialCouple Yume]] is being too close to some of the other female characters. But Yume notices and swings over to kiss Yuuki, thus deflating any tension before it can really build.
* [[ClingyJealousGirl Kuroko Shirai]] does this in the second seasons of ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' when Saten suggests that the reason she's been gone most nights [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kurokoshiraibroken_6821.jpg is because of a man.]]
* [[Literature/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove Nyarko-san]] can be seen doing this in the background after [[LustObject Mahiro]] *gasp* [[FelonyMisdemeanor gets a kiss on the cheek from another girl]].
* [[DramaQueen Tampopo]] does this in ''Literature/{{Oresuki}}'' when her first matchmaking plan goes nowhere and she gets subjected to AccidentalMisnaming.
** and again, when Joro figures out her [[ShipperWithAnAgenda ulterior motives]].
* An episode of ''Anime/YoKaiWatch'' has Katie inspirited by Minochi making her jealous and does this whenever Nate does that something that involves other people instead of paying attention to her.
* The play in ''Manga/TomoChanIsAGirl'' features this trope from Cinderella's stepmother and stepsisters while watching her dance with the prince (played by Tomo, of course) at the ball.

* Mill does this in ''Anime/MazeMegaburstSpace''.

* Chi, the kitten in ''Manga/ChisSweetHome,'' often bites and tears cushions and such when upset.

* [[DramaQueen Tampopo]] does this in ''LightNovel/{{Oresuki}}'' when her first matchmaking plan goes nowhere and she gets subjected to AccidentalMisnaming.

* Seen a couple of times in ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' as well.
* In ''Manga/KimiNiTodoke'', Chizu often bites onto one whenever someone does something overly emotional.
* Mill does this in ''Anime/MazeMegaburstSpace''.
* Both Arumi and her father do it in the "War" episode of ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi''.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':
** Kodachi does this from time to time.
** So does Girl-type Ranma. Subverted in that, in both cases, it's a deliberate ploy to make someone else feel horribly guilty or uncomfortable. In Ranma's case, it's also used at times for a more seductive type of [[ManipulativeBastard manipulation]].
** Not to mention Tsubasa, a [[WholesomeCrossdresser crossdressing guy]] who acts the part of [[{{Kawaiiko}} a cute girl]] to the hilt.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'':

* [[ClingyJealousGirl Kuroko]] [[PsychoLesbian Shirai]] does this in the second seasons of ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' when Saten suggests that the reason she's been gone most nights [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kurokoshiraibroken_6821.jpg is because of a man.]]
* [[LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove Nyarko-san]] can be seen doing this in the background after [[LustObject Mahiro]] *gasp* [[FelonyMisdemeanor gets a kiss on the cheek from another girl]].

** Eridan also does it with his scarf when he realizes how painfully obvious his [[TriangRelations Caliginous feelings towards Sollux]] are.

* Chi, the kitten in ''Manga/ChisSweetHome,'' often bites and tears cusions and such when upset.

* In the seventeenth episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', BigBad troupe member Brain bites his handkerchief in jealous rage at seeing fellow BigBad Medic heal Heart and be more useful.
** He does it again in the non-canon ''Kamen Rider Brain'' special during the airing of ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' when told by Krim that the "600" that is meant to refer to him does not mean his IQ as he thought, but ''gigabytes'', as in his storage capacity, a paltry amount for any storage device in 2019, let alone an advanced AI such as him. Naturally, Brain doesn't take that double whammy well.
** Not just him. In ''Recap/KamenRiderDriveSagaKamenRiderChaser'', which takes place shortly before ''Drive's'' finale, after enduring a triple SpitTake [[Funny/KamenRiderDrive from Shinnosuke, Kiriko, and Mr. Belt]] in reaction to [[spoiler: Chase smiling and laughing happily, after gaining emotions]], Gou tries to lunge at Chase in sheer bewilderment of the whole thing, but Chase obliviously dodges, resulting in Gou enacting this trope with the towel he was using to wipe himself off.

* The original ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' had the players in first and last place play a victory or losing animation. [=DK=]'s losing animation has him doing this with his tie.

* Usagi resorts to this in the image above from the ''[[Anime/SailorMoon Sailor Moon Super S]]'' movie, when engaged in a discussion with Mamoru about his feelings for Chibi-Usa.

* Surprisingly, this turns up (played seriously) in a scene in Creator/RaymondChandler's ''Literature/TheBigSleep''.

* [[ClingyJealousGirl Yuuki]] does this with a spoon in the first episode of ''Manga/{{Kanamemo}}'' when she thinks that [[SchoolgirlLesbians her girlfriend]],[[OfficialCouple Yume]] is being too close to some of the other female characters. But Yume notices and swings over to kiss Yuuki, thus deflating any tension before it can really build.

* In ''Franchise/{{Anpanman}}'' the two most commonly seen doing this is fairly flamboyant Kabuki actor Daikon Yakusha and Katsudonman, the most modern and romantic member of the Donburiman Trio.

* In the [[RealTrailerFakeMovie promo short-short]] ''Anime/MaiHime vs. Anime/MaiOtome'', Mai is shown with [[OcularGushers tears like waterfalls]] and biting a handkerchief as she bemoans the monsters that she had to face in her series.

* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''

* ''Anime/YuGiOh''

* When Ohno in ''{{Manga/Genshiken}}'' has her spying on a new club member unknowingly thwarted by Saki, she pulls down and bites on a ''surgical mask'' that she had been using to hide her face.

* ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}''

* ''Manga/OnePiece''

* Mamori in ''{{Manga/Eyeshield 21}}'' does this, not out of comedic, over-the-top sadness, but comedic, over-the-top vindictive rage.

* In ''{{Franchise/Anpanman}}'' the two most commonly seen doing this is fairly flamboyant Kabuki actor Daikon Yakusha and Katsudonman, the most modern and romantic member of the Donburiman Trio.

* [[LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove Nyarko-san]] can be seen doing this in the background after [[Main/LustObject Mahiro]] *gasp* [[Main/FelonyMisdemeanor gets a kiss on the cheek from another girl]].
* [[DramaQueen Tampopo]] does this in ''{{LightNovel/Oresuki}}'' when her first matchmaking plan goes nowhere and she gets subjected to AccidentalMisnaming.

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* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}''

* France does this in ''Manga/HetaliaAxisPowers'' thinking about his situation in the war.

* France does this in ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' thinking about his situation in the war.

* Mamori in ''{{Manga/Eyeshield 21}}'' does this, not out of comedic, over-the-top sadness, but comedic, [[http://www.onemanga.com/Eyeshield_21/129/20-21/ over-the-top vindictive rage]].

* Oz from ''Manga/PandoraHearts'' sort of does this to a pillow (not like that), out of [[http://www.onemanga.com/Pandora_Hearts/28/13/ intense frustration]].

* [[LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan Nyarko-san]] can be seen doing this in the background after [[Main/LustObject Mahiro]] *gasp* [[Main/FelonyMisdemeanor gets a kiss on the cheek from another girl]].

* The original ''VideoGame/MarioParty'' had the players in first and last place play a victory or losing animation. {==DK==}'s losing animation has him doing this with his tie.

* The original Mario Party had the players in first and last place play a victory or losing animation. {{==DK==}}'s losing animation has him doing this with his tie.

* The original Mario Party had the players in first and last place play a victory or losing animation. {=DK=}'s losing animation has him doing this with his tie.

''Anime/YoKaiWatch''
* An episode of Yo-Kai Watch has Katie inspirited by Minochi making her jealous and does this whenever Nate does that something that involves other people instead of paying attention to her.

''Anime/Yo-KaiWatch''

* In the second episode of ''Literature/TheConditionsOfGreatDetectives'' [[spoiler:Osuma gives a false confession for Seichiro's death]]. Akira starts crying and biting on his handkerchief believing [[spoiler:Osuma really did it and they'd be separated]].

[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* Baryl the drummer does this with his hat in ''{{Anime/Interstella 5555}}'' when [[spoiler:Shep reveals that he is dying.]]

[[folder:Literature]]
* Surprisingly, this turns up (played seriously) in a scene in Creator/RaymondChandler's ''Literature/TheBigSleep''.
* In ''Literature/GoingPostal'', Moist von Lipwig does this after promising to follow through on a suicidal boast. More related to outright terror than sadness, but the overacting is still there.

[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* In the second episode of ''Literature/TheConditionsOfGreatDetectives'' [[spoiler:Osuma gives a false confession for Seichiro's death]]. Akira starts crying and biting on his handkerchief believing [[spoiler:Osuma really did it and they'd be separated]].
* In the seventeenth episode of ''Series/KamenRiderDrive'', BigBad troupe member Brain bites his handkerchief in jealous rage at seeing fellow BigBad Medic heal Heart and be more useful.
** He does it again in the non-canon ''Kamen Rider Brain'' special during the airing of ''Series/KamenRiderZiO'' when told by Krim that the "600" that is meant to refer to him does not mean his IQ as he thought, but ''gigabytes'', as in his storage capacity, a paltry amount for any storage device in 2019, let alone an advanced AI such as him. Naturally, Brain doesn't take that double whammy well.
** Not just him. In ''Recap/KamenRiderDriveSagaKamenRiderChaser'', which takes place shortly before ''Drive's'' finale, after enduring a triple SpitTake [[Funny/KamenRiderDrive from Shinnosuke, Kiriko, and Mr. Belt]] in reaction to [[spoiler: Chase smiling and laughing happily, after gaining emotions]], Gou tries to lunge at Chase in sheer bewilderment of the whole thing, but Chase obliviously dodges, resulting in Gou enacting this trope with the towel he was using to wipe himself off.

[[folder:Video Games]]
* [[TheOjou Raffina]] in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series does this as her losing animation.
* In ''VideoGame/UminekoGoldenFantasia'', this is what Ange does during Virgilia and Beatrice's team ending.
* The original Mario Party had the players in first and last place play a victory or losing animation. {=DK=}'s losing animation has him doing this with his tie.

[[folder:Visual Novels]]
* ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney'' has a few variations of this -- in the first game, Jake Marshall does this with a piece of beef jerky. In the second game, Ini Miney bites her hat and stretches it between her hands when she's flustered during questioning. When she starts getting really agitated you can see holes forming; from the look of things, that cheesy beret is made of some kind of foam rubber.
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[[folder:Web Comics]]
* ''{{Webcomic/Homestuck}}''
** CatGirl Nepeta bites her kitty cap in frustration after her [[LivingEmotionalCrutch moirail]] told her not to associate with the lower classes.
** Eridan also does it with his scarf when he realizes how painfully obvious his [[TriangRelations Caliginous feelings towards Sollux]] are.
-->[[color:#6a006a: swweet stinkin murder i am truly pathetic arent i]]
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