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* ''Anime/ProjectAko 4: Final'': There's a scene in a bathroom discussing Miss Ayumi's marriage, behind the blue haired girl, a brunette is using a female urinal [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer (yes, you read that correctly, and yes, they exist)]] for the entire conversation.

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* ''Anime/ProjectAko 4: Final'': There's a scene in a bathroom discussing Miss Ayumi's marriage, behind the blue haired girl, a brunette is using a female urinal [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer (yes, you read that correctly, and yes, they exist)]] exist) for the entire conversation.

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* In ''Anime/{{Shiki'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious, when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.

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* In ''Anime/{{Shiki'': ''Anime/{{Shiki}}'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious, when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.

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* When Kaguya is helping a young girl walk to school in episode 3 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', the girl mentions that she normally walks with one of her friends who goes by the nickname "yeti". Right after she says this, an ''actual'' yeti can briefly be seen crossing the street on the left side of the screen.

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* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'':
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When Kaguya is helping a young girl walk to school in episode 3 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', 3, the girl mentions that she normally walks with one of her friends who goes by the nickname "yeti". Right after she says this, an ''actual'' yeti can briefly be seen crossing the street on the left side of the screen.screen.
** Every single instance where Maki is shown painfully pining for Tsubasa after he and Kashiwagi became an item, usually hiding in the background; this somewhat stopped after she was formally introduced.

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* ''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars DX 2'' plays with this trope. When the [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Heartcatch]] and [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Fresh]] teams look for their friends, they end up passing them by as they're doing odd things - [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure the Max Heart team]] just walking by, [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 the Yes! 5 Go Go team]] rocking a bridge and freaking out one of their own and [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar the Splash Star team]] unable to read a map. The Splash Star one had a background event of their own as Tsubomi and Love are DRENCHED by a water ride.

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** In episode 14 of ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'' one happens when Westar runs into a pole.
** Not really "background", as there was nobody in the foreground when it happened, but at one point during the first episode of ''Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure'', a background student was shown arriving at school after [[LateForSchool getting late]].
** ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure''' [[http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_MxyKDUwPTo/UlqS9HlcXnI/AAAAAAAAQKg/_38FwUjaby4/s1600/vlcsnap-2013-10-13-20h26m01s163.png Heart, Rosetta and Sword have caught the falling Diamond, but Sword couldn't catch her legs, so her head got hit by the legs.]]
** In #8 of ''Anime/HappinessChargePrettyCure'' when the reporter stops to interview a villain on TV some of the Choiarks are waving in the background.
** In #9 of ''Anime/StarTwinklePrettyCure'' at the toy store Hikaru excites over a Prunce-colored toy.
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''Anime/PrettyCureAllStars DX 2'' plays with this trope. When the [[Anime/HeartcatchPrettyCure Heartcatch]] and [[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Fresh]] teams look for their friends, they end up passing them by as they're doing odd things - [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure the Max Heart team]] just walking by, [[Anime/YesPrettyCure5 the Yes! 5 Go Go team]] rocking a bridge and freaking out one of their own and [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar the Splash Star team]] unable to read a map. The Splash Star one had a background event of their own as Tsubomi and Love are DRENCHED by a water ride.
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* When Kaguya is helping a young girl walk to school in episode 3 of ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', the girl mentions that she normally walks with one of her friends who goes by the nickname "yeti". Right after she says this, an ''actual'' yeti can briefly be seen crossing the street on the left side of the screen.
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* In [[Anime/Shiki]]: In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious, when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.

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* In [[Anime/Shiki]]: ''Anime/{{Shiki'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious, when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.
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** A later episode has Yuma talking to his former opponent while Astral is checking out the construction site n the background. He looks rather amused.

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** A later episode has Yuma talking to his former opponent while Astral is checking out the construction site n in the background. He looks rather amused.
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* Episode 1 of ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'' is filled with shots of the zombies shambling around and bumping into/walking up against walls in the background.
** Most of the zombies are "awake" in the second episode, meaning they're coherent individuals... and then there's Tae, who chases around the other girls, munches on her own hair, and whose disembodied arm taps along with the music in their second performance.
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* In ''Anime/Shiki'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious, when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.

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* In ''Anime/Shiki'': [[Anime/Shiki]]: In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious, when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.
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* ''Shiki'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious instance of [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere]], when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.

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* ''Shiki'': In ''Anime/Shiki'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious instance of [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere]], hilarious, when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.
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* ''Anime/Shiki'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious instance of [[ScrewThis.I'mOuttaHere!]], when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.

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* ''Anime/Shiki'': ''Shiki'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious instance of [[ScrewThis.I'mOuttaHere!]], [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere]], when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.
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* ''Anime/Shiki'': In episode 20, as the villagers are going through every building hunting sleeping vampires, one can be seen in the background of one of the village scenes leaping out of one of the building's second story windows as the camera pans out. The effect of this is a pretty hilarious instance of [[ScrewThis.I'mOuttaHere!]], when contrasted to the almost entirely serious nature of the series.
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** ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'': Take a look at [[http://i.imgur.com/XPvOpbA.jpg Pika's face]] when Bill [[ShipTease nervously tells Green that Daisy is at home]].

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** ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'': ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'': Take a look at [[http://i.imgur.com/XPvOpbA.jpg Pika's face]] when Bill [[ShipTease nervously tells Green that Daisy is at home]].
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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU0IREz3ha0&feature=related This scene]] in ''Manga/SekaiichiHatsukoi''. Watch everyone else in the background panic as Ritsu is trying to talk on the phone. Takano is screaming at Ritsu for the manuscript, Kisa loses the last of his sanity, Mino simply smiles but is obviously just as freaked out as everyone else, and Hatori...[[CrowningMomentofFunny drops dead.]]

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* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MU0IREz3ha0&feature=related This scene]] in ''Manga/SekaiichiHatsukoi''. Watch everyone else in the background panic as Ritsu is trying to talk on the phone. Takano is screaming at Ritsu for the manuscript, Kisa loses the last of his sanity, Mino simply smiles but is obviously just as freaked out as everyone else, and Hatori...[[CrowningMomentofFunny [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments drops dead.]]
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* ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'' has Yuma's and Kotori's grandmothers talking about their respective grandkids, while a group of old ladies swoon over the waiter, who is then challenged to a duel by an old man. (What makes this even funnier is that the duel is won by one of them using [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Tongue_Twister Tongue Twister]], a weak monster that is not meant to be used offensively.)

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* ''Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL'' has Yuma's and Kotori's grandmothers talking about their respective grandkids, while a group of old ladies swoon over the waiter, who is then challenged to a duel by an old man. (What Suddenly, the entire room is wearing D-Gazers, ''including both grandma'', who are still talking ''without even watching the duel''. What makes this even funnier is that the duel is won by one of them the waiter using [[http://yugioh.wikia.com/wiki/Tongue_Twister Tongue Twister]], a weak monster that is not meant to be used offensively.)
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* Chapter 35 of ''Manga/AkagamiNoShirayukihime'' starts out with Zen and Kiki looking over paperwork in a covered sleigh with the door open out of which can be seen Mitsuhide standing with perfect posture looking over the beautiful scenery in the background while Obi launches a snowball at his head from behind.

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* Chapter 35 of ''Manga/AkagamiNoShirayukihime'' starts out with Zen and Kiki looking over paperwork in a covered sleigh with the door open out of which can be seen Mitsuhide standing with perfect posture looking over the beautiful winter scenery in the background while Obi launches a snowball at his head from behind.
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* Chapter 35 of ''Manga/AkagamiNoShirayukihime'' starts out with Zen and Kiki looking over paperwork in a covered sleigh with the door open out of which can be seen Mitsuhide standing with perfect posture looking over the beautiful scenery in the background while Obi launches a snowball at his head from behind.

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* ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'': One of the Despair Chapter episodes has Junko teasing and harassing [[spoiler:Juzo]] in the rain. She makes all sorts of exaggerated gestures as she does so... while a faceless student holding an umbrella does his best to match her motions and keep her from getting wet.

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* ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'': One of the Despair Chapter episodes has Junko Enoshima teasing and harassing [[spoiler:Juzo]] [[spoiler:Sakakura]] in the rain. She makes all sorts of exaggerated gestures as she does so... while a faceless student holding an umbrella does his best to match her motions and keep her from getting wet.


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* In episode 58 of ''Manga/HunterXHunter (2011)'', Nobunaga lays half the episode unconsciousness in the Phantom Troupe's basement where the troupe members have a heated debate about risking their leader's death to pursuit and kill his kidnapper or following the kidnapper's instructions to save their leader's life. It's subtle, but once you notice Nobunaga's unconscious body, it's hilarious.
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* In episode 3 of ''Manga/BungouStrayDogs'', Dazai tries to swoon a female client. Kunikida give him a DopeSlap, & dragged Dazai into a room. Then we can hear beating sound & Dazai's groaning, while the female client nonchalantly continues her discussion with Tanizaki siblings & Atsushi.
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* [[CloudCuckooLander Sylphy]] from ''Anime/AmagiBrilliantPark'' is practically a walking Funny Background Event. In almost every scene featuring the four [[MagicIdolSinger Elementario fairies]], she's in the background goofing off while the other three are discussing something important to the plot.

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* [[CloudCuckooLander Sylphy]] from ''Anime/AmagiBrilliantPark'' ''LightNovel/AmagiBrilliantPark'' is practically a walking Funny Background Event. In almost every scene featuring the four [[MagicIdolSinger Elementario fairies]], she's in the background goofing off while the other three are discussing something important to the plot.
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* In the J-drama ''Manga/TheWallflower'' Kyohei looks up videos of belly dancers and shows them to the others, but they move on to discussing a completely different topic thereafter. As it goes on Kyohei is still watching the videos in the background and begins ''imitating'' them.
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** In other locales, Chuchu provides entertainment by eating things, causing trouble, and getting sucked into the occasional vacuum cleaner.

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** In other locales, Chuchu provides entertainment by eating things, causing trouble, and getting sucked into the occasional vacuum cleaner. However, his seemingly silly antics usually [[MeaningfulBackgroundEvent hide more meaning]] than they first appear...



* Used as a RunningGag in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' during the last episodes of ''Shippuuden'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU8HklQoQUw with Orochimaru of all people]].

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* Used as a RunningGag in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' during the last episodes of ''Shippuuden'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU8HklQoQUw with Orochimaru and Yamato of all people]].people]].
** Yamato is also used as a constant one in the ''[[Manga/RockLeesSpingtimeOfYouth Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals]]'' anime.
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* ''Anime/ProjectAko 4: Final'': There's scene in a bathroom discussing Miss Ayumi's marriage, behind the blue haired girl, a brunette is using a female urinal [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer (yes, you read that correctly, and yes, they exist)]] for the entire conversation.

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* ''Anime/ProjectAko 4: Final'': There's a scene in a bathroom discussing Miss Ayumi's marriage, behind the blue haired girl, a brunette is using a female urinal [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer (yes, you read that correctly, and yes, they exist)]] for the entire conversation.
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* Used as a RunningGag in''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' during the last episodes of ''Shippuuden'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU8HklQoQUw with Orochimaru of all people]].

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* Used as a RunningGag in''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' during the last episodes of ''Shippuuden'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU8HklQoQUw with Orochimaru of all people]].
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* Used as a RunningGag in''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' during the last episodes of ''Shippuuden'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU8HklQoQUw with Orochimaru of all people]].
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* ''UruseiYatsura'': In the first movie, Ataru is running down a church aisle towards Lum with a ball and chain around his ankle. The ball knocks a guest out cold.

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* ''UruseiYatsura'': ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'': In the first movie, Ataru is running down a church aisle towards Lum with a ball and chain around his ankle. The ball knocks a guest out cold.
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* ''Anime/DanganRonpa3'': One of the Despair Chapter episodes has Junko teasing and harassing [[spoiler:Juzo]] in the rain. She makes all sorts of exaggerated gestures as she does so... while a faceless student holding an umbrella does his best to match her motions and keep her from getting wet.
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* ''Anime/ProjectAko'' Final: scene in a bathroom discussing [[spoiler: Miss Ayumi's marriage]], behind the blue haired girl, a brunette is using a female urinal [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer (yes, you read that correctly, and yes, they exist)]] for the entire conversation.

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* ''Anime/ProjectAko'' Final: ''Anime/ProjectAko 4: Final'': There's scene in a bathroom discussing [[spoiler: Miss Ayumi's marriage]], marriage, behind the blue haired girl, a brunette is using a female urinal [[NotMakingThisUpDisclaimer (yes, you read that correctly, and yes, they exist)]] for the entire conversation.
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* In ''{{Eyeshield 21}}'', it's pretty hard to focus on Sena being happy about the Devilbats finally being able to play with a full roster when Monta is getting mauled by Cerberos in the background.

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* In ''{{Eyeshield ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'', it's pretty hard to focus on Sena being happy about the Devilbats finally being able to play with a full roster when Monta is getting mauled by Cerberos in the background.

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