History Main / LoveFreak

* Momoko starts off this way at the beginning of ''Manga/WeddingPeach'', fantasizing about having a beautiful wedding despite everyone around her pointing out that she doesn't even have relationship experience, let alone a boyfriend. It's because of this that she keeps pretending to herself that she has a crush on TheAce senior Yanagiba despite her interest being [[LovingAShadow superficial at best]], and she keeps trying to ignore the [[EveryoneCanSeeIt blatantly obvious]] BelligerentSexualTension she's developing with her classmate Yosuke because it doesn't fit her fantasy image. As her relationship with the latter improves, she starts taking the idea of a romantic relationship and all of its potential difficulties much more seriously.

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* Miss Crangela from ''Manhwa/{{LetDai}}'' is quite a realistic example.

* The [[EccentricMentor eccentric rabbi]] Emmanuel aka Manuila in ''[[Literature/SisterPelagia Pelagia and the Red Rooster]]''. [[spoiler:Which makes sense, given that he's implied to be the time-traveling real-world prototype of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}.]] It extends even to his views on sexuality:
-->Amazingly enough for a prophet, he does not have a shred of sanctimonious hypocrisy. For instance, when he saw the street women who came out to ply their trade at the Zion Gate, he started talking to me about physical love, although he knew that I was a nun. He said: ‘There is no sin in affections of the flesh, and on the contrary, those who wither their flesh by abstinence commit a sin against God. The one thing you must not do is to debase and insult this joyful mystery by exchanging it for common coin. That is as bad as mocking the other two great mysteries — birth and death.’

* The [[EccentricMentor eccentric rabbi]] Emmanuel aka Manuila in ''[[Literature/SisterPelagia Pelagia and the Red Rooster]]''. [[spoiler:Which makes sense, given that he's implied to be the time-traveling real-world prototype of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}.]]
-->And he also said: 'Do not strive to love the whole world; that way not many people will get much love. When you wish to build a tall tower, first sit down and work out if you have the funds to complete the building. But there are many who promise to love the whole world and all people, although they have no idea what love is. They cannot even love themselves. Do not dilute your love, do not spread it in a thin layer, like a drop of oil on a large pancake. Rather love your family and friends, but with all your heart. If your strength is very little, love yourself, but truly and faithfully. Do not betray yourself. That is, do not betray God, for he is your true self. And if you are true to yourself, that will be your salvation.'

* The eccentric prophet Emmanuel aka Manuila in ''[[Literature/SisterPelagia Pelagia and the Red Rooster]]''. [[spoiler:Which makes sense, given that he's implied to be the time-traveling real-world prototype of UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}}.]]

'''”For hearts long lost and full of fright,'''

'''for those alone in blackest night,'''

'''accept our ring and join our fight.'''

'''LOVE CONQUERS ALL WITH VIOLET LIGHT!”'''

* The children of Aphrodite in ''Literature/{{Percy Jackson and the Olympians}}''.

[[caption-width-right:350:Lo♥e makes the world go round.]]

* In most ''Literature/TheCampHalfBloodSeries'' fanfics, Aphrodite, as the goddess of love is a certified LoveFreak, she especially takes the cake in ''Fanfic/TheyllNameACityAfterUs'' where she aids and abets a kidnapper, risking a DivineCoflict instigated by the victim's PapaWolf just because the kidnapper is madly in love with his victim.

* In most ''Literature/CampHalfBloodSeries'' Aphrodite, as the goddess of love is a certified LoveFreak, she especially takes the cake in ''Fanfic/TheyllNameACityAfterUs'' where she aids and abets a kidnapper, risking a DivineCoflict instigated by the victim's PapaWolf just because the kidnapper is madly in love with his victim.

* Vash in ''Manga/{{Trigun}}''. ''"My name is Vash the Stampede. I am a hunter of peace, chasing the elusive mayfly known as love..."'' Cue BishieSparkle. Unfortunately, it's really part of his StepfordSmiler routine. [[{{Catchphrase}} PEACE AND LOVE!]]

* In ''LightNovel/MagiciansAcademy'', specifically episode 5 introduces [[spoiler:Hapshiel]] who loves everyone and wants to share this. Seeing as [[spoiler:he's invincible as well as dense as a plank and a bisexual masochist he doesn't really know how to stop loving people.]]

* The Maiden Squadron from ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'', as a {{Parody}} of MagicalGirl series, believe in the PowerOfLove and mention it in the {{Anime}} (not {{Manga}}) in almost every sentence. Their leader Ribrianne takes this behavior to extremes.

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* Selphie from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII''.

* Sora from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' is more of a "Friendship Freak", but his often cut-scene covering speeches about [[ThePowerOfFriendship how nobody can defeat one, who's got friends, love and a strong heart]] could easily compete with that of your average Love Freak.
** To be fair, the Keyblade and general metaphysics of the game world seem to agree with him.
** And anyone who disagrees will probably get a skyscraper thrown into their face.
** This also comes back to bite him HARD in Dream Drop Distance. [[spoiler: The Big Bad uses their potential friendship to utterly corrupt him. Sora gets better. Maybe.]]
*** Aqua from ''Birth By Sleep'' is almost as bad as Sora when it comes to friendship speeches and philosophies. But, even moreso than Sora, it's [[MemeticBadass best not to disagree with her.]] Ven also qualifies: whenever he's not fighting the Unversed or running after the friends he already has, he sums up his goal as "just trying to make friends".

* [[spoiler:Shinka]] in the animated version of ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'' was one when she was in the MsImagination stage. While she grew out of it and saw that as OldShame, she still shows traces of it now.

* In the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' [[LightNovel/DisgaeaNovels novels]] we meet [[TropeNamers Flonne]]'s parents, [[Characters/DisgaeaNovels Terre and Elle]], two HappilyMarried angels who may be even bigger love freaks than their daughter.

* Elmer C. Albatross of ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' is a hardcore example, to the point where his behavior often stops being annoying and becomes seriously disturbing (such as when he cheerfully encourages a young girl to smile after her fiancee was murdered right in front of her). This is probably because he [[TheAntiNihilist doesn't see any inherent meaning or morality in the world]], so instead he just wants everyone to be happy.

* From the same creator as ''Baccano'' comes [[spoiler:Saika]] of ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'', a [[spoiler:sword]] who just wants to love anyone and everyone. Of course, since she's [[spoiler:an EmpathicWeapon that "breeds" by cutting people]], [[TheVirus this dream can only end in disaster.]]

* Yuuri from ''LightNovel/KyoKaraMaoh'', who becomes king of the Demons and sets out to end thousands of years of racism by reaching out the Humans with compassion and never distrusting anyone, ever. Because he has such [[UndyingLoyalty good]] [[TrueCompanions support]], it works. Mostly.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'':

* The literally heart-shaped Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Luvdisc is apparently one, as it swims after loving couples and is generally regarded as a symbol of eternal romance in-universe.

--> '''Radio:''' Gather round, people! All together now! Nobody likes a lonely only! Everyone's your friend, everyone's your friend, when you join hearts and sing - Army of One, we're an Army of One! Everybody join hands now, everybody join hearts now, Army of Oooooone!!

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample ** Her cousin Chelia, in the timeskip, shares the same sentiment.

* In ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'', Tougo is a HenshinHero whose powers run on ThePowerOfFriendship, so he believes that any problem can be solved with the power of the bonds between people. He inserts "bond" and "friendship" in his sentences whenever possible, and his response to any crisis to tell others to believe in the power of his bonds with them to help him charge up enough Kizuna Energy to spectacularly win the fight. Lampshaded by Idola, who is surprised that he doesn't talk about bonds after she offers to help him find a way home.

* [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] and [[ExaggeratedTrope taken up to eleven]] with the Star Sapphire Corps from [[Creator/DCComics DC Comics]]. Just like how their counterparts in the [[ComicBook/GreenLantern Green Lantern Corps]] are powered by will and courage, the Star Sapphire rings are literally [[ThePowerOfLove powered by love]]. And just like how you need great willpower to join the Green Lanterns, you need to have great love in your heart to join the Star Sapphires. This basically means that love itself is a major part of the Star Sapphires’s culture and philosophy, since it is literally the source of their power. Unusually for this trope, when it comes to the “nutty” part, it’s ''not'' played for laughs in this case, because since love is one of the strongest emotions of the emotional spectrum, those who are exposed to the violet light of love may end up going nuts and turn into [[AxCrazy crazy]] [[{{Yandere}} yanderes]], which happened several times to Hal Jordan’s love interests over the years. Thankfully, the Sapphires have figured out how to use the violet light without (for the most part) going crazy, so it’s not much of a problem anymore. Basically, every time you see a Star Sapphire, expect them to preach on about the power of love and using it to kick ass. Like the Green Lanterns, they’ve also got their own [[BadassCreed Lantern Oath]] that preaches on about the power of their respective emotion, so their motto is ''literally'' about being this trope and using the power of love to help those whose hearts and love are in danger:

* Deconstructed in ''VideoGame/DotHackGU'' in the form of Atoli. Her LoveFreak attributes drive her to be close to an anti-PVP guild (where PVP is SeriousBusiness in the game). She is ''so'' much of a LoveFreak Haseo basically went nuts. What nobody knows is that [[spoiler: this is motivated by her complete lack of self-esteem which pushes her to do "good" stuff to gain acceptance]]. To twist the knife further, her most trusted friend/mentor [[spoiler:Sakaki is actually manipulating her, milking her trust in him and her powers of the Second Epitaph, Innis]]. Oh, and did we mention she met him on [[spoiler: a ''suicide website'']]?

** In one of the alternate endings in Disgaea D2, she has so much love that she unleashes some sort of ultimate love attack and causes Barbara to retreat out of inability to fight the love. Unfortunately, she can't stop causing whatever effect she's making, resulting in unleashing so much angelic power and love that she accidentally turns the entire Netherworld into a second Celestia (think "Heaven"). Not only does this entirely negate every single thing the main characters were working for, but it results in Flonne personally apologizing to every demon in the Netherworld...while still trying to promote love to them.

* Kim Kaphwan of the ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' series has made it his life's goal to eliminate evil and stand for justice and truth... as well as strong-arming criminals into his "reformatory" program of intensive training[[note]]his reformation of Chang Koehan and Choi Bounge led to the formation of Team Korea in the ''King of Fighters'' series[[/note]]. Later on in the series, he seems to gain the ability to DetectEvil, as his eyes glow yellow whenever he meets up with an evil character. Indeed, fans often use Kim's "evil sense" as a way to determine whether or not a character is truly a villain. His son Jae Hoon also follows suit, and sometimes labels someone overconfident but not completely evil like Gato... EVIL!

%%Administrivia/ZeroContextExample* There are actually TWO examples of this in ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara''. First is the traditional LoveFreak Xavi. And second is the [[LoveFreak Justice Freak]] in the same vein of Kim Kaphwan, Azai Nagamasa.

* Aphrodite being the goddess of lust and passion is this in ''Webcomic/{{MYth}}''. Since she's conscious that passion can't be active without love and vise versa, she's getting her nose into other people's love lives and it's determined that Hades and Persephone consummate their relationship. Ironically, Eros, who's in charge of making people fall in love, is more down to earth than her and often acts as her CloudcuckoolandersMinder.

** Nepeta also counts, in that she's a [[{{Shipping}} shipping]]-obsessed troll who even has a large shipping diagrams for the four quadrants of troll romance. [[spoiler: Her dancestor, that is to say, her ancestor's alternate-universe incarnation]] Meulin is Nepeta taken a few steps furthe, mimicking her {{flanderization}} from some of the fanbase.

* The akumatized villainess Zombizou in ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' is this. She just wants everyone to get along, and she does this by blowing kisses at people, turning them into zombies who love kissing others and spread the infection this way. The result? A ZombieApocalypse-level problem for Paris.

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[[caption-width-right:350:The [[TropeNamers original]] love freak. We'd say "[[Film/JackieBrown Accept no substitutes]]", but she'd disapprove of us not accepting people.]]

* ''Theatre/{{Patience}}'' by GilbertAndSullivan has the entire female chorus obsessed by the poetic ideal of love (although, this being a satire, their ideal involves a lot of melodramatic pining and [[LoveHurts sounds generally unpleasant]]).

* In the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' [[LightNovel/DisgaeaNovels novels]] we meet [[TropeNamer Flonne]]'s parents, [[Characters/DisgaeaNovels Terre and Elle]], two HappilyMarried angels who may be even bigger love freaks than their daughter.

* The TropeNamer here is Angel Trainee Flonne from ''VideoGame/DisgaeaHourOfDarkness'', who is actually called a "Love Freak" in the game.

* Stomped into the dirt and ground under [[Creator/JunjiIto Junji Ito's]] heel in the story ''Army Of One''. The titular group preaches that everyone is friends and should join hearts and love each other... by killing people and sewing them together in increasingly and creatively brutal fashions. Turns out it's [[spoiler: Natsuko somehow doing it all by herself.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The [[TropeNamers original]] love freak. We'd say "Accept no substitutes", but she'd disapprove of us not accepting people.]]