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* This characterizes Cosmo's and Tails' romance in ''Anime/SonicX''--at least in the 4Kids dub. The Japanese version had them be more explicit about it.

* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' has WholesomeCrossdresser Haruhi and her obvious feelings for the Host Club's King, Tamaki, and vice versa. The entire club, being in on the crossdresser thing, takes note of the impending coupledom before the characters in question even begin to entertain the idea. Of course, it doesn't help that Tamaki used to see himself as Haruhi's second father, and have we mentioned the whole crossdressing thing yet?
* Kyohei and Sunako in ''Manga/TheWallflower''. By the manga's second half, the main plot question has gone from "Will Sunako ever become a lady?" to "Will these two dense idiots ''ever'' realize they're in love with each other?" Even their housemates are getting tired of it.
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
** In spite of the ending, Shinji and Asuka's relationship played into this. Touji even comments they bicker like an old married couple. It's deconstructed over the course of the series. Despite the fact that they kiss, visit each other when one of them is in hospital, she flirts with him and sleeps beside him when no one's around and he is attracted to her and [[spoiler: [[ADateWithRosiePalms jacks off]] [[NeverLiveItDown over her]] [[DudeShesLikeInAComa comatose body]]]], they never see it. That's what leads to that ending: [[spoiler: the world effectively ends, at least for humanity as we know it [[Main/AdamAndEvePlot aside from the aforementioned pair]]]], [[ForWantOfANail and it could very possibly have been averted if these two had realised]] [[ThePowerOfLove what they could have done for each other]].
** Asuka calls Hikari on her BelligerentSexualTension with Toji, saying that everyone can see it except for the "Three Stooges" (Toji, Kensuke and Shinji).
* Elie and Haru in ''Manga/RaveMaster'', to such an extent that the BigBad--who spends, at best, a total of one hour in contact with them over the course of the series--feels the need to tease them about how slowly they've been taking their relationship.

* Pretty much everyone in ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' has caught on to the fact that [[{{Tsundere}} Karina]] has a giant, poorly-disguised crush on Kotetsu--except for [[ObliviousToLove Kotetsu himself]].
* A good part of the ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'' cast has at least commented once on Ringo [[{{Yandere}} Oginome]] and Shouma Takakura's odd relationship. Shoma's siblings, Ringo's mother, Ringo's crush as well as said crush's own girlfriend, [[spoiler: Kanba's ClingyJealousGirl…]]
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'': When it comes to [[OfficialCouple Ranma and Akane]], everybody but {{the rival}}s and [[UnwantedHarem Ranma's harem]] can see it. The entire school thinks the two of them will get together, because they argue so much, and they enjoy teasing them both about it.
-->'''Boy:''' Ooo, a lovers' quarrel!\\
'''Girl:''' Practically married already.
* In ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': It takes people about five seconds of watching the pair interact to realize Asuna and Kirito are going to end up together. This can be heart-rending when the ones realizing this are girls who have [[ChickMagnet fallen for Kirito]].
* Ryuuji and Taiga in [[LightNovel/ToraDora Toradora!]] spend a significant chunk of the series explaining to others how they're ''not'' going out and ''don't'' have feelings for each other. Yet somehow, nobody is surprised when the two of them show up in the middle of the night, [[spoiler:running away to elope]].
* Averted for the most part in ''Manga/SakuraTrick'', as everyone comments on how Yuu and Haruka are a little too clingy for friends, but no one seems to notice the two are in a ''SchoolgirlLesbian'' relationship despite them being very bad at hiding it.
* From the series ''Manga/PlaceToPlace'', Tsumiki is ''very'' obviously crushing on Io and the only one who doesn't seem to notice it is Io himself. All the other characters ship them wholeheartedly and their reaction to learning they were compatible from a magazine's compatibility test basically amounted to "Well, duh!"
* ''[[Anime/{{Patlabor}} Patlabor: The Mobile Police]]'':
** It doesn't take long for Noa to form a close bond with her partner, Asuma. Nor does it take long for their squadmates to notice [[ShipTease they have chemistry with each other]]. Even [[IdolSinger Hana]] realized it, during her brief stint with [=SVU2=], which causes her to forego [[TwoGirlRomanticFriendship her own crush on Noa]], so she could be together with Asmua. Predictably, Noa and Asuma had no idea what gave her that impression and [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend deny it]]. Though the last 2-3 episodes of ''The New Files'' [[MaybeEverAfter imply otherwise]].
** ''[[Film/TheNextGenerationPatlabor The Next Generation]]'' is set 15 years after the OVA continuity's conclusion and serves as its DistantFinale, where it's confirmed that Noa and Asuma [[TheyDo eventually became an item.]]
* ''Manga/YoureUnderArrest'': Similar to the ''Anime/{{Patlabor}}'' example, it's no secret to anyone at Bokutou Precinct that Miyuki and Nakajima are crazy about each other, except [[CannotSpitItOut they're both too shy to say anything]]. Natusmi and the others have even gone as far as to set them up on dates to try to get things going between them, [[StatusQuoIsGod but to no avail]][[note]]The closest they've ever gotten was when Nakajima nearly proposed to Miyuki during season 2 ("Fast & Furious"), 'til he chickened out at the last second. Miyuki understood what he was trying to say and tells him that [[IWillWaitForYou she'll wait for him]][[/note]].

** In addition, Mari sees how Vivio interacts with Fate and Nanoha, and immediately says "oh, she's their daughter."
* ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' has a couple of examples:
** During the first chapter (and subsequent flashbacks that take place before the events of that chapter), nearly everyone at Hiryuu Castle could tell that the titular Princess Yona has a pretty huge crush on [[KissingCousins her cousin]] Suwon, save for King Il.
** It's very much clear to most other characters that ChildhoodFriend Hak harbours some ''serious'' unsaid feelings toward Yona, despite that he tries his best to hide it. Jaeha in particular takes it upon himself to [[TheGadfly tease]] him about it whenever possible. Later, [[spoiler: when Yona grows to fall for him as well;]] many characters figure it out long before [[LoveEpiphany she does]].

* In ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'' it's blatantly obvious that Youko and Asahi are into each other. It still takes a while for [[TwiceShy the two of them to figure it out.]]
* Most people in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' wonder if Ilulu and Taketo are a couple when they see them together. Taketo does the whole SheIsNotMyGirlfriend routine, while [[FishOutOfWater Ilulu]] has no idea what they're talking about due to not understanding what dating is.
* Ochaco Uraraka of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' develops a crush on Izuku Midoriya over the course of the story, which doesn't go unnoticed by her classmates. She becomes extremely flustered whenever it comes up. Several of their classmates, [[ShipperOnDeck Ashido]] especially, notice their chemistry, with Chapter 256 being a standout example.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Yuya and Yuzu are a shocking example considering what the [[NoHuggingNoKissing franchise is known for.]] But nearly everyone that knows the both of them knows that something is going on between them. The biggest example is when Tokumatsu, who Yuya befriended when he was separated from Yuzu, asked Yuzu if she was his girlfriend after watching her determination.

* Kyon and Haruhi in ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''. This is rather difficult to tell, given Kyon is an UnreliableNarrator and half the time he's lying to himself, the reader, or other people. This has created a large WillTheyOrWontThey among the fanbase, considering Kyon's being especially vague and there being a larger ulterior motive behind everything he does that would normally be counted as romantic feelings. However, given the 95% chance he's probably getting with her, Kyon refuses to acknowledge the relationship and says nothing on the subject. This doesn't stop all of his classmates from assuming that he's Haruhi's first love interest in a while, adding to Kyon's reputation for liking "weird girls"...

* Otani and Risa in ''Manga/LovelyComplex'' are shipped mercilessly by their friends well before they get into a relationship.

* The ''Mazinger'' series:
%%** ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Kouji and Sayaka. Everyone but Kouji can see it.
** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': Tetsuya and Jun. Unfortunately, Tetsuya was even more oblivious. How oblivious? He thought Jun would replace him with Kouji in spite of: Jun barely knew Kouji; and she had spend the whole series trying Tetsuya noticed her.
** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'': Duke averted this trope with Hikaru [[spoiler:and with Rubina.]] However, Kouji was absolutely oblivious to the feelings of Maria. Of course, he was the only one.
* ''Anime/{{K}}'' manages to combine this with FoeRomanticSubtext - Saruhiko defected from HOMRA to Scepter 4, and Misaki hates him as a traitor... but the rest of HOMRA are mostly cool with his decision, since they realize it was just what was best for him. Kusanagi in particular always responds to Misaki's rants about hating Saruhiko with a "Sure, keep telling yourself that," tone. [[spoiler: Misaki finally comes around at the end of season 2]].

* Touma Tokigawa and Nana Mizuha of ''Manga/CaheDetectiveClub''. The former is a SupremeChef who is also ObliviousToLove (until he shows signs of liking the latter), while the latter is a BigEater who can also cook. Their friends in two different schools are [[ShipperOnDeck Shippers On Deck]] for them, except Touma's sister Emina, who has a case of brother complex.
* This characterizes Cosmo's and Tails' romance in ''Anime/SonicX''--at least in the 4Kids dub. The Japanese version had them be more explicit about it.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' has WholesomeCrossdresser Haruhi and her obvious feelings for the Host Club's King, Tamaki, and vice versa. The entire club, being in on the crossdresser thing, takes note of the impending coupledom before the characters in question even begin to entertain the idea. Of course, it doesn't help that Tamaki used to see himself as Haruhi's second father, and have we mentioned the whole crossdressing thing yet?
* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':
** [[SchoolgirlLesbians Konoka and Setsuna]]. Everyone who sees them together immediately assumes the obvious. Including ''[[ChasteHero Negi]]'', who's the epitome of ObliviousToLove. Konoka is probably aware of this, but Setsuna takes a ''lot'' longer to catch on, finally getting it when [[spoiler:they finally make a pactio and the kiss lasts ''forever''...]]
** Nagi and Arika. Every single [[BadassCrew Ala Rubra]] member can see it.
* Kyohei and Sunako in ''Manga/TheWallflower''. By the manga's second half, the main plot question has gone from "Will Sunako ever become a lady?" to "Will these two dense idiots ''ever'' realize they're in love with each other?" Even their housemates are getting tired of it.

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'':
** Throughout one of the Drama [=CDs=], it's rather explicit that the nation-tans see America and England (both real heavy on the {{Tsundere}} traits) in this way. In the last track, everyone else stranded on the island hears an exchange between England and America at night.
-->'''Lithuania:''' R-Russia! Everyone was pretending not to hear anything!\\
'''England:''' W-what? Everyone's awake, after all?\\
'''France:''' That's because you were having a lover's quarrel here.\\
'''England:''' Don't say it was a lover's quarrel!\\
'''Japan:''' Well, it's not like we were peeping and such...
** Even the ''dubbers'' can see it: one episode of the dub has France asking America and England if they're done "releasing sexual tensions".
* In ''Manga/FruitsBasket,'' (manga only) everyone discusses how obviously in love [[spoiler:Tohru and Kyo]] are, but they just CannotSpitItOut.

* The Yamamoto sisters in ''Manga/HanamaruKindergarten'' have Guiness World Record levels of [[ObliviousToLove obliviousness to love]]. This despite the fact that, in the older Nanako's case, even ''kindergartners'' realize Tsuchida is in love with her. Making it even funnier, Nanako is blatantly aware that Hanamaru-sensei has feelings for Mayumi, while Mayumi is likewise aware of Tsuchida's feelings for Nanako, and one episode ends with both of them expressing pity for the guys having to deal with such a clueless girl.
* In ''Manga/KazeHikaru'', most people are under the impression that Okita and Sei are a couple. Since Sei is [[SweetPollyOliver disguised as a boy]], this also means they're MistakenForGay.
* Mikado and Anri from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. It's noted in the LightNovels that one of the only reasons people don't ask Anri out is that they just kind of ''assume'' she and Mikado are already dating.
* Deconstructed and later reconstructed in ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''. Before Guts leaves the Band of the Hawk, Judeau pushes the would-be relationship between Guts and Casca as a way to persuade him to stay (or rather, to get him to take her with him), [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy saying that they would be good together]]. However, Guts pulls the "JustFriends" routine, because he believes that Casca only has eyes for Griffith and that he was no competition for him. He couldn't have been more wrong, and only realizes this ''after'' he returns to the Hawks a year later when everything turned to shit [[spoiler:but luckily he and Casca get to share some joys in their new found relationship upon his return… [[FromBadToWorse before shit turns into deeper shit]]]].
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex''
** Everyone can see that [[{{Tsundere}} Mikoto]] is completely and utterly smitten with Touma. Even [[SchoolgirlLesbians Kuroko]] can see it, [[ClingyJealousGirl much to her chagrin]]. Even ''her clones'' can see it, especially #10032 (aka Misaka Imouto) who happens to feel the same way and openly declares that she'll "take a different route than the original" before glomping onto his arm. Touma ([[WildMassGuessing probably]]) [[ObliviousToLove hasn't noticed]], but that's justified because [[spoiler:he has amnesia but refuses to tell anyone]].
** On the Magic Side, everyone can see Kaori Kanzaki has feelings for Touma. Be it [[TheGadfly Motoharu]], her comrades in the Amakusa Catholic Church (including her kouhai Itsuwa, who ''also'' has feelings for Touma), and thanks to rumor about ''half of England''.

* Revy and Rock in ''Manga/BlackLagoon''. It's so obvious that Eda constantly brings it up with Revy, and Bao flat out asks Rock if the two of them had a fight just because he happened to not be with her when Bao saw him.

* ''Manga/{{Horimiya}}'''s main characters, Hori and Miyamura, both deny feelings for each other, although Hori's reasons are more that of a typical {{Tsundere}} and Miyamura's are more that of feeling unworthy. Of course, everyone else has a hard time believing it, even Hori's DoggedNiceGuy Ishikawa, though it does practically send him into a HeroicBSOD every time.
* Played with in ''Manga/BokuraNoKiseki''. Everyone living in the castle in Zerestria could tell that [[RebelliousPrincess Veronica]] and [[HeroicBastard Glen]] were a couple. But when Veronica's ArrangedMarriage is decided on and Glen's fellow squires all gather to comfort him, in surprise he tells them [[spoiler: that there was absolutely nothing between him and Veronica beyond a close friendship]]. The protagonist Harusumi, who is Veronica's reincarnation, confirms this. [[spoiler:However, a deeper look at their feelings shows it's likely they were merely both ObliviousToLove, thus playing this trope straight]].

* In ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'', during a flashback of Alma Torran, everyone (except Ithnan) could see that Sheba nursed a PrecociousCrush on Solomon for five years. And after [[CoolBigSis Arba]] gave her blessing to be Solomon's wife, she had the difficult task of making Solomon fall for her, seeing how he treated her like a child. [[OfficialCouple He eventually reciprocated her feelings]].
* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': It takes them awhile to get there, but by Chapter 28, it's clear that Takashi and the others can see how things are shaping up between [[{{Megane}} Hirano]] and [[NerdsAreSexy Saya.]] In that chapter, when Saya admits she'd been watching him so she could learn to fight like him, it leads to a tender moment where they exchange guns, which cause Alice to wave a pair of flags while the others smile knowingly.

* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
** Bisca and Alzack, minor characters who are the only ones unaware of the fact that their feelings are mutual.
** Juvia's crush on Gray, at first, with Gray more confused than anything. Later it becomes obvious he ''does'' notice, but he finds her attempts both too forward and he himself has unsure feelings towards her.
** It's clear to most of the guild who sees them interact that Levy has feelings for Gajeel. Even Jet and Droy, two of her old childhood friends who have feelings for her themselves, can see she loves him more than she loves either of them and they (reluctantly) support it.
** Natsu and Lucy with the former being oblivious and the latter being in denial, no matter how much Happy and Virgo take notice of it. Even little Asuka thinks they are dating.
* ''Manga/MakenKi'': It's a well-known fact at Tenbi Academy that Haruko is in love with Takeru. Mainly because, as shown in Chapters 12 and 37, she's so bad at hiding it that it's become a RunningGag. The only one she's fooling [[BadLiar is herself]].

* In ''Manga/KimiToBoku'' the fact that Masaki has a crush on Shun is noticeable to everyone ''[[ObliviousToLove but]]'' the object of her affections.

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'': Nanoha and Vivio were a non-romantic example. ''Everyone'' knew from day one that Nanoha was the perfect person to adopt Vivio despite her various protests.

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': Kaguya and Shirogane are so obvious about their feelings that are many rumors flying around that they're dating. Chapter 50 shows the audience just ''what'' everyone else can see; in the eyes of a neutral party (in this case, Kashiwagi), all of the serious, mind-wracking battles that Shirogane and Kaguya go through and their extreme efforts to deny their feelings to themselves and each other end up looking like awkward flirting and thinly veiled confessions.

* ''Manga/CityHunter'': Numbers of men and women give up chasing romance with the main characters simply because they notice Kaori has feelings for Ryo or/and vice-versa. Ryo and Kaori, of course, are completely clueless.

* The titular characters in ''Mishiro-san to Yamada-kun''. They've been friends since childhood, share a lot of the same interests (namely the same video games), are extremely close (to the point that Mishiro is completely fine with staying over at Yamada's house even without his parents being there), and like to tease each other.[[spoiler: To the point that, when Mishiro tells her parents that she has a boyfriend now, her father immediately (and correctly) assumes it has to be Yamada, and her mother remarks that she thought the two had been sleeping together for a while now. The only member of her family to be surprised is her younger sister, and even then she's more surprised that the two actually got together, not that the two like each other]]. To a lesser extent, their friends Mawari and Susuki, though their relationship receives less focus than Mishiro and Yamada's.

* Ryuuji and Taiga in ''LightNovel/ToraDora'' spend a significant chunk of the series explaining to others how they're ''not'' going out and ''don't'' have feelings for each other. Yet somehow, nobody is surprised when the two of them show up in the middle of the night, [[spoiler:running away to elope]].

* ''Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut'': Shinichi and Hana are made for each other... [[ObliviousToLove but neither realizes it]] or [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial cares to admit it.]] Wherever they go their interactions are mistaken for those of a couple. [[ShipperOnDeck Their friends]], [[CovertPervert Ami]] and [[ChickMagnet Itsuhito]], especially are desperate to get them to realize their feelings for one another.

** In ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'', Tokumatsu seems to ship [[ChildhoodFriends Yuya/Yuzu]] despite Yuzu's crush being [[AllLoveIsUnrequited entirely one-sided]], although this is mainly because he's only met them separately and never seen them together.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Yuya and Yuzu are a shocking example considering what the [[NoHuggingNoKissing franchise is known for.]] But nearly everyone that knows the both of them knows that something is going on between them. The biggest example is when Tokumatsu, who Yuya befriended when he was separated from Yuzu, asked Yuzu if she was his girlfriend after watching her determination.

%%** Juvia's crush on Gray, at first. Gray might be paying attention more often these days.
%%** Gajeel and Levy.
%%** Natsu and Lucy as well. Even little Asuka thinks they are dating.

** Everyone can see that Mikoto is completely and utterly smitten with Touma. Even [[SchoolgirlLesbians Kuroko]] can see it, [[ClingyJealousGirl much to her chagrin]]. Even ''her clones'' can see it, especially #10032 (aka Misaka Imouto) who happens to feel the same way and openly declares that she'll "take a different route than the original" before glomping onto his arm. Touma ([[WildMassGuessing probably]]) [[ObliviousToLove hasn't noticed]], but that's justified because [[spoiler:he has amnesia but refuses to tell anyone]].

* Ochaco Uraraka of ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' develops a crush on Izuku Midoriya over the course of the story, which doesn't go unnoticed by her classmates. She becomes extremely flustered whenever it comes up.

* A good part of the ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'' cast has at least commented once on *** [[{{Yandere}} Oginome]] and Shouma Takakura's odd relationship. Shoma's siblings, ***'s mother, ***'s crush as well as said crush's own girlfriend, [[spoiler: Kanba's ClingyJealousGirl…]]

* A good part of the ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'' cast has at least commented once on Ringo [[{{Yandere}} Oginome]] and Shouma Takakura's odd relationship. Shoma's siblings, Ringo's mother, Ringo's crush as well as said crush's own girlfriend, [[spoiler: Kanba's ClingyJealousGirl…]]

* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Yuya and Yuzu are a shocking example considering what the [[NoHuggingNoKissing franchise is known for.]] But nearly everyone that knows the both of them knows that something is going on between them. The biggest example is when Tokumatsu who Yuya befriended when he was separated from Yuzu and didn't mention that his reason for arrive quickly asked Yuzu is she was his girlfriend after watching her determination.

* The titular characters in ''Mishiro-san to Yamada-kun''. They've been friends since childhood, share a lot of the same interests (namely the same video games), are extremely close (to the point that Mishiro is completely fine with staying over at Yamada's house even without his parents being there), and like to tease each other.[[spoiler: To the point that, when Mishiro tells her parents that she has a boyfriend now, her father immediately (and correctly) assumes it has to be Yamada, and her mother remarks that she thought the two had been sleeping together for a while now. The only member of her family to be surprised is her younger sister, and even then she's more surprised that the two actually got together, not that the two like each other]]. To a lesser extent, their friends Mawari and Susuki, though their relationship receives less focus than Mishiro and Yamada's

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', everyone can see that Mikoto is completely and utterly smitten with Touma. Even [[SchoolgirlLesbians Kuroko]] can see it, [[ClingyJealousGirl much to her chagrin]]. Even ''her clones'' can see it, especially #10032 (aka Misaka Imouto) who happens to feel the same way and openly declares that she'll "take a different route than the original" before glomping onto his arm. Touma ([[WildMassGuessing probably]]) [[ObliviousToLove hasn't noticed]], but that's justified because [[spoiler:he has amnesia but refuses to tell anyone]].

* In ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'', everyone in Team Thorden, except Laios, was aware that Shuro had feelings for his sister, Falin. He's a little embarrassed to learn about it.

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'': Shinichi and Ran. Except for the fact that she blatantly tells "Conan" about her crush in the first episode. Still SelectiveObliviousness on his part though.

** Alphonse Elric gets some mileage out of teasing Ed and Winry about their ''obvious'' feelings for each other. Riza also makes Ed have a rather spectacular SpitTake on poor Black Hayate (resulting in a CrowningMomentOfFunny) when she addresses his love for Winry. As a note to just ''how'' obvious Ed and Winry are, not only can Al and Riza see it, but [[PluckyComicRelief Hughes]] assumes they are in a relationship already. Heck, [[PresidentEvil Bradley]] and ''[[SociopathicSoldier Kimblee]]'' seem to have figured it out, which should tell you pretty much everything you need to know about these two. When [[spoiler:the literal personification of Wrath]] and the genocidal MadBomber have picked up on it, it's pretty obvious that yes, ''everyone'' can see it.

* ''Anime/YuGiOhArcV'': Yuya and Yuzu are a shocking example considering what the [[NoHuggingNoKissing franchise is known for.]] But nearly everyone that knows the both of them knows that something is going on between them. The biggest example is when Chojiro who Yuya befriended when he was separated from Yuzu and didn't mention that his reason for arrive quickly asked Yuzu is she was his girlfriend after watching her determination.

* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaWaKokurasetai'': Kaguya and Shirogane are so obvious about their feelings that are many rumors flying around that they're dating. Chapter 50 shows the audience just ''what'' everyone else can see; in the eyes of a neutral party (in this case, Kashiwagi), all of the serious, mind-wracking battles that Shirogane and Kaguya go through and their extreme efforts to deny their feelings to themselves and each other end up looking like awkward flirting and thinly veiled confessions.

* SamuraiFlamenco: Goto and Masayoshi are [[HoYay pretty obvious.]] Mari calls them out on it several times.

** Juvia's crush on Gray, at first. Gray might be paying attention more often these days.
** Gajeel and Levy.
** Natsu and Lucy as well. Even little Asuka thinks they are dating.