History Main / MeditatingUnderAWaterfall

* ''HanaukyoMaidTai'' episode 14. Konoe Tsurugi and Taro do this while she's training him.

* In Ippatsuman's ending in ''[[TatsunokoVsCapcom Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', he realizes how strong the various street fighters are without armor or mecha, and strives to improve himself so he doesn't have to rely on them. Cut to him meditating under a waterfall as Polymar, Viewtiful Joe and Tekkaman wonder if they should be doing the same thing.

* Ash and Pikachu are shown doing this in the seventh opening for the ''[[{{Anime/Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon]]'' anime.

* Ash and Pikachu are shown doing this in the seventh opening for the ''[[{{Anime/Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokemon]]'' anime.

* In ''[[PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon Heart Gold And Soul Silver]]'' versions, the Cianwood gym leader, Chuck, meditates under an artificial waterfall in his gym. In fact, he's ''so'' deep in meditation that you can't rouse him to have a battle, despite him being the ''first trainer you see'' in the gym. You have to battle through the gym to reach the shutoff valve for the waterfall to snap him out of his meditation.

* The [[AccidentalPervert kendo captain]] in ''MaiHime'' does the entire "sitting under waterfall" thing to [[ThinkUnsexyThoughts "cleanse his spirit of lustful thoughts"]].

* Seiji Date from ''[[RoninWarriors Ronin Warriors]]'' does this twice--and his [[AnimeHair Anime Hair]] doesn't move an inch. There would have been a 3rd, but meditating in a cave ''behind'' the waterfall doesn't count.

* Despite not really happening, Tohru Honda from FruitsBasket [[ImagineSpot thought]] that it was part of Kyo's TrainingFromHell that happened before the series start.

* [[TheLancer Ryunosuke]] spontaneously does this under a fountain at the end of the second episode of SamuraiSentaiShinkenger, with all the LargeHam he's famous for.

* In Ippatsuman's ending in ''[[CapcomVsWhatever Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All-Stars]]'', he realizes how strong the various street fighters are without armor or mecha, and strives to improve himself so he doesn't have to rely on them. Cut to him meditating under a waterfall as Polymar, Viewtiful Joe and Tekkaman wonder if they should be doing the same thing.

* The [[AccidentalPervert kendo captain]] in MaiHime does the entire "sitting under waterfall" thing to [[ThinkUnsexyThoughts "cleanse his spirit of lustful thoughts"]].
* Subverted, lampshaded AND used straight in ''SamuraiChamploo''. Mugen is doing a TrainingMontage before facing a fearsome swordsman, and towards the end, he approaches the waterfall, commenting, "Meditating under a waterfall..."; then, after starring at it for a few seconds, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he just goes "Screw that" and walks away.]]

* Kyohei from YamatoNadeshikoShichihenge tried it once when he suspected he was in love with Sunako. As it turned out, he got distracted by his hunger and ended up craving fried prawn.

* Ryoma in the PowerStone anime. While telling his fortune, Rouge assumes this means he has a fascination with laundry.
* [[LoveHina Motoko Aoyama]] does this as well, only one time, she gets bothered by [[PaintingTheFourthWall some arrow graphics with her name on them]] and [[CameraAbuse slices the fourth wall]], transitioning into the next scene.
* Happens in {{Inuyasha}}, when Miroku visits the family shrine.

* Parodied in HappyMania - Shigeta is pictured meditating under a waterfall... about men as usual.

* Seiji Date from ''[[RoninWarriors Ronin Warriors]]'' does this twice--and his [[AnimeHair Anime Hair]] doesn't move an inch. There would have been a 3rd, but meditating in a cave BEHIND the waterfall doesn't count.
* ''LoveHina''. Motoko does this in an early chapter in order to train, Keitaro also does this later in the manga although [[ButtMonkey he gets hit by a falling log.]]

* In ''Best of the Best'', the South Korean Taekwondo team is shown standing under a waterfall during their training.

* In [[PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon Heart Gold And Soul Silver]] versions, the Cianwood gym leader, Chuck, meditates under an artificial waterfall in his gym. In fact, he's ''so'' deep in meditation that you can't rouse him to have a battle, despite him being the ''first trainer you see'' in the gym. You have to battle through the gym to reach the shutoff valve for the waterfall to snap him out of his meditation.
* [[AceAttorney Maya Fey]] at one point sought a waterfall for her spirit-medium training. SubvertedTrope: There are no nearby waterfalls, however, so she is forced to do it in the shower. Unfortunately, Phoenix didn't pay the water bill for his office. The basis of the plot of the last case of the third installment is Maya, Pearl and Phoenix heading to a temple so that Maya can undergo an especially cold variation.

* In MonsterRancher 2, one of the versions of "Meditate" is this.

* In ShirenTheWanderer, Pekeji claims to have done this when he has reached his maximum potential.
* The end of the ChinaTown section boss in MadWorld is found MeditatingUnderAWaterfall, the AnnouncerChatter inform us it's the first time in ages he's had a shower..

* On ''SteelAngelKurumi'' both Nakahito and his brother do this.

* ''HanaukyoMaidTai'' episode 14. Taro and Konoe Tsuragi do this during Taro's TrainingFromHell.

* LoveHina Motoko does this in an early chapter in order to train, Keitaro also does this later in the manga although [[ButtMonkey he gets hit by a falling log.]]

[[caption-width-right:330: Her will, like iron. Her perm, like steel.]]

* The [[AccidentalPervert kendo captain]] in MaiHime does the entire "sitting under waterfall" thing to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean *ahem* "cleanse his spirit of lustful thoughts"]].

Seiji Date from ''Ronin Warriors'' does this twice--and his [[AnimeHair Anime Hair]] doesn't move an inch. There would have been a 3rd, but meditating in a cave BEHIND the waterfall doesn't count.

* The [[AccidentalPervert kendo captain]] in MaiHime does the entire "sitting under waterfall" thing to [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean * ahem*]] [[ColdShower "cleanse his spirit of lustful thoughts"]].
* Subverted, lampshaded AND used straight in ''SamuraiChamploo''. Mugen is doing a TrainingMontage before facing a fearsome swordsman, and towards the end, he approaches the waterfall, commenting that you ALWAYS have to meditate under a waterfall for these things... then, after starring at it for a few seconds, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he just goes "Nah." and walks away.]]

* Averted, lampshaded AND used straight in ''SamuraiChamploo''. Mugen is doing a TrainingMontage before facing a fearsome swordsman, and towards the end, he approaches the waterfall, commenting that you ALWAYS have to meditate under a waterfall for these things... then, after starring at it for a few seconds, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere he just goes "Nah." and walks away.]]

* In the {{Pokemon}} series, one (game) Gym Leader is said to do this.

Compare ,WatchingTheSunset.