History Main / OutdoorBathPeeping

Naturally, women bathing outdoors run a greater risk of being spotted, than if they were in the privacy of their own home. Especially in anime and manga, which makes it seem as if the mere act of disrobing in the wild for bathing is a magnet to virtually any male in a thirty-mile radius. So it's almost bound to happen during a HotspringsEpisode.

Generally distinct from similar occurrences in an OnsenEpisode, since those are usually indoors, though outdoor onsens also exist and are often popular bathing spots. So it's not uncommon for guys to try [[DoubleEntendre taking in "the scenery"]] as it were. Guys caught peep in this fashion are referred to as [[ThePeepingTom "Peeping Toms"]].

** In the omake "Fairy Tail Stone Age" (which turns all the characters into cavemen), Natsu chasing a wild boar stumbles upon Lucy bathing naked in a pond next to a waterfall.

* In ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'' Kurz and Sōsuke's classmates go to great lengths to peek at the girls. And Sōsuke, being CrazyPrepared, is more than willing to make sure they ''don't''. [[RuleOfFunny With turret machineguns and landmines]]. Shinji Kazama does manage to get to the women's side of the bath... only to fly face-first into Sōsuke's crotch, who calmly informs him that after midnight, the men and women swap sides.

* In ''Manga/KishinDoujiZenki'', Soma Miki spots [[spoiler: Anju]] taking a bath during a break in their training. [[{{Tsundere}} She's not amused.]]

* ''Franchise/LupinIII: [[Anime/LupinIIITheSecretOfTwilightGemini The Secret of Twilight Gemini]]'': Near the end of the film, Lupin awakes to find himself alone in [[spoiler: the Elder's tent]] and decides to look for Lara. As per the trope, he finds her bathing in the oasis, which is when he finally sees [[spoiler:[[TwoHalvesMakeAPlot she has the other half of the Twilight]]]].

* A peeping attempt committed by Kyu and Kinta, which finished with [[{{Tsundere}} Megu]] going ''berserk'' on them... actually provides a clue to a mystery in ''Manga/DetectiveSchoolQ''. [[spoiler: The person Megu was sharing a [[HotSpringsEpisode hot spring bath]] with was the case's SympatheticMurderer, and she tried to use it as an alibi but the detectives weren't fooled.]]

* King David did this with Bathsheba, sparking his interest in her. This led to TheUriahGambit in Literature/TheBible. It gets messier after that...
* Also in the Bible (accepted by Catholics and the Orthodox but considered apocryphal by Protestants), the story of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susanna_(Book_of_Daniel) Susanna and the Elders]]. A very popular subject for paintings [[{{Fanservice}} for obvious reasons]].
* Occured in Myth/CelticMythology between: prior to a battle with the Fomorians, the Dagda encountered the Morrígan as she was washing herself in a river. CoitusEnsues, and she agrees to help grant the Tuatha Dé Danann victory in the upcoming battle.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLongestFiveMinutes'', when the party visits the famous Naraca Hot Springs, Regent tries to sneak a peek at one of the women's hot springs, but Yuzu beats him up over it...[[HypocriticalHumor only to dash into the men's hot spring a few seconds later]] and freak out when she gets an eyeful. A second one is built around a thick forest specifically to keep out peeping toms, but one NPC finds a gap between the trees that lets him see through. Another episode has Flash either joining Regent in peeping on the girls or staying back at the hotel room.

* In ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIVApocalypse'', [[spoiler:Navarre]] admits to having done this. Unfortunately, he got some rather extreme instant karma as [[spoiler: he tripped over his lowered pants and drowned, which is how he ended up as a ghost]].

* Occured in Myth/CelticMythology between two gods: prior to a battle with the Fomorians, the Dagda encountered the Morrígan as she was washing herself in a river. CoitusEnsues, and she agrees to help grant the Tuatha Dé Danann victory in the upcoming battle.

* Occured in Celtic/GreekMythology between two gods: prior to a battle with the Fomorians, the Dagda encountered the Morrígan as she was washing herself in a river. CoitusEnsues, and she agrees to help grant the Tuatha Dé Danann victory in the upcoming battle.

Naturally, a girl bathing outdoors runs a greater risk of being spotted, than if they were in the privacy of their own home. Especially in anime and manga, which makes it seem as if the mere act of disrobing in the wild for bathing is a magnet to virtually any male in a thirty-mile radius. So it's almost bound to happen during a HotspringsEpisode.

** In the omake "Fairy Tail Stone Age", which turns all the characters into cavemen, Natsu chasing a wild boar stumbles upon Lucy bathing naked in a pond next to a waterfall.

* In ''Manga/ToLoveRu'', Saruyama would never miss a chance to peak on girls bath and would bring Rito along and make him take the blame if ever caught. He always fails.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Melusine}}'', the eponymous HotWitch sometimes goes for a swim in natural bodies of water, so it can happen. Notably in book 20, where a KnightErrant on a vaguely draconic mount catches her bathing in a pond; the knight apologizes, saying that her virtue is safe with him, as all he wants to do is drench the thirst of his steed. However, the weird beast starts emptying all the water with its snout, leaving a rather miffed Mélusine standing naked in the now-dry pond.

* [[http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7677/kumo14.png The unnamed female protagonist]] of ''[[http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=139039 Flaws]]'' (a fan webcomic in the style of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'') has a game-related reason for it happening:

** Actaeon the hunter was [[KarmicTransformation changed into a stag]] (and killed by his own hounds) by the goddess Artemis for having seen her naked while bathing in the woods. Antoninus Liberalis' ''Metamorphoses'' mentions its own variant of the myth, except the hunter is a Cretan named Siproites and Artemis instead [[GenderBender turns into a woman]]. Which is still pretty harsh, considering how sexist the ancient Greeks were.

** Actaeon the hunter was [[KarmicTransformation changed into a stag]] (and killed by his own hounds) by the goddess Artemis for having seen her naked while bathing in the woods. Antoninus Liberalis' ''Metamorphoses'' mentions its own variant of the myth, except the hunter is a Cretan named Siproites, Artemis instead [[GenderBender turns into a woman]]. Which is still pretty harsh, considering how sexist the ancient Greeks were.

** BlindSeer Tiresias (in Callimachus' version of the legend, at least) lost his sight as punishment for stumbling upon the Goddess Athena bathing. When she realized it was completely unintentional, Athena gave him the ability to tell the future as an apology.
** Acteon the hunter was [[KarmicTransformation changed into a stag]] (and killed by his own hounds) by the goddess Artemis for having seen her naked while bathing in the woods.
** This happened to Artemis a lot. The only one she didn't turn into an animal was Siproites. She turned him [[GenderBender into a woman]]. Which is still pretty harsh, considering how sexist the ancient Greeks were.

* One 19th century story mentions a Spanish town where a group of women go bathing in the river when the church bells ring at 6PM, when the light is low enough that they won't risk voyeurs. So said voyeurs bribe the bellringer to start ringing and hour early, allowing them to enjoy the show.

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Often reminds women that they CantBatheWithoutAWeapon. May result in GoneSwimmingClothesStolen. A common hazard of DrumBathing. {{Shameless Fanservice Girl}}s aren't bothered by this sort of thing. For the rare moments where the bather asks the peeper to ''join'' her, see TwoPersonPoolParty.

-->-- Literature/TheBible, [[Literature/BooksOfSamuel 2 Samuel 11:2]]

* ''Film/JamesBond''

* ''Film/MadMaxFuryRoad''. Max is sneaking up on the War Rig, only to encounter the Five Wives (the BigBad's harem, whom Furiosa has rescued) washing themselves down with a fire hose after being hidden in the War Rig's fuel tank. Given that they're in the ThirstyDesert, the sight of the water is more lust-inducing to Max than their wet clothes.

* ''Film/JamesBond'': In ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'', James Bond visits a billionaire's compound and comes across a young woman skinny-dipping in a fountain. (And amazingly enough, ''she'' flirts with ''him''.)

* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': While Oggie is reminiscing about his wife and saying he never knew why it was his tent she chose to share she's depicted [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20200415 staring at him from behind a tree while he bathes in a pond.]]

** This happens at the beginning. Kagome, bathing nude in a cold stream to get rid of the grim and blood of her first fights in the past, spots Inuyasha spying on her. '''"SIT!"''' Kagome thinks he is peeping on her, while old Kaede guesses correctly that the hanyo aims rather at stealing a fragment of Shikon no Tama.
** Happens '''repeatedly''' to Inuyasha and Kagome, even more so after Miroku and Sango show up. Actually, Kagome '''meets''' Miroku like this, when he's peeping at her while she's at an outdoor bath. She guesses someone's watching her, tries to use a rock to hit him... and hits Inuyasha instead.

* ''Manga/AyakashiTriangle'': Shadow Mei [[NakedFirstImpression is first encountered]] by the protagonist when Soga and Matsuri run into her bathing in a forest. It’s implied this wasn’t an accident, but a trap to [[DefeatByModesty send Soga reeling]] and lower Matsuri’s guard.

* One of the artpieces from ''{{Manga/Berserk}}'' shows Casca (the only girl in the Band of the Hawk) bathing outside, with Corkus, Ricket and Pippin on a cliff overlooking her... [[SoMuchForStealth and Ricket and Corkus about to fall in the water.]]

* ''Manga/FairyTail'': In the omake "Fairy Tail Stone Age", which turns all the characters into cavemen, Natsu chasing a wild boar stumbles upon Lucy bathing naked in a pond next to a waterfall.

* ''Film/CryBloodApache'': the Deacon wakes up Billy and drags him down to the river to spy on Jemme bathing.

* ''Film/{{Dragonslayer}}'': this is how the protagonist discovers that the "boy" he is accompanying is Not as Advertised.

* ''Film/FrankensteinsCastleOfFreaks'', the DepravedDwarf Genz spies upon Maria and Krista while they are bathing in the mineral bath in the caves.

* In ''Film/TheManWithTheGoldenGun'', Film/JamesBond visits a billionaire's compound and comes across a young woman skinny-dipping in a fountain. (And amazingly enough, ''she'' flirts with ''him''.)

* ''Webcomic/{{Oglaf}}'' features one strip where a woman is bathing erotically in a convenient body of water, thinking to herself that doing this just perpetuates the cycle of bathe--be peeped on--have sexual encounter--bathe. Another woman strides through the bushes and into the body of water and starts doing plain bathing, accompanied by such unsexy actions as blowing her nose into the water. The first woman follows her lead to break the cycle, causing the peeper in the bushes to lose interest and walk away.

** [[http://yafgc.net/comic/0366-one-year-today/ The one-year anniversary strip]] presents a gender-flipped version of the same scene.

* In ''Film/AlmostHeroes'', Leslie Edwards (Matthew Perry) is looking through his telescope and happens upon the bathing beauty Shaquinna. When Bartholomew Hunt (Chris Farley) intrudes, he takes a peek, but at first sees her (male) owner.

* In ''Film/CryBloodApache'', the Deacon wakes up Billy and drags him down to the river to spy on Jemme bathing.
* In ''Film/DateWithAnAngel'', Jim sees the eponymous angel bathing in a pool. He stares for a few seconds, then gets embarrassed and leaves.
* In ''Film/{{Dragonslayer}}'', this is how the protagonist discovers that the "boy" he is accompanying is Not as Advertised.

* In ''Film/GhostRock'', Savannah rides up on Slaughter while he is bathing in a waterhole. She spends a few minutes enjoying the view before he notices and stands up.

* Seen in ''Film/HouseOfFlyingDaggers''. It turns out that the bathing damsel was quite aware of being ogled, and didn't seem to mind.

* When Luo and Ma first see the Little Seamstress in ''Literature/BalzacAndTheLittleChineseSeamstress'', she's bathing in a stream with other young women.
* In ''Literature/TheBelgariad'', Ce'Nedra goes bathing and Garion is sent to keep an eye on her. Averted, because she's quite happy for him to see her, but he's too embarrassed to look. He is actually "sent to keep an eye on her" in an attempt to [[InvokedTrope invoke this trope]] and spark a romance since they are royal heirs and [[ArrangedMarriage scheduled to marry]].
* Rowen sees Tanalasta in ''[[TabletopGame/ForgottenRealms Beyond the High Road]]'', but it isn't a problem... until the Royal Magician sneaks up on him:

* In ''Literature/TheBlackSwan'', Siegfried spies the gypsy girl bathing in a river. It doesn't end well.

* In ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'', Jerin's grandmothers stumbled upon their later husband while he was taking a bath... in a place they were raiding. [[AbductionIsLove They decided to steal him, too.]] This trope is heavily implied.

* Gilthanas came upon his NubileSavage/[[spoiler:shapeshifted dragon]] LoveInterest bathing in the second book of the ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}} Chronicles''.
* In Creator/GuyGavrielKay's ''Literature/TheFionavarTapestry'', Dave sees the goddess of hunting bathing. No man of Fionavar may see her in her bath and live. Luckily, Dave is not a man of Fionavar.

* ''Literature/TheKingkillerChronicle'': In Bast's [[ADayInTheLimelight Day in the Limelight]] short story "The Lightning Tree", this happens twice.
** Bast trades a favour to one of the village boys in exchange for being told the location where a particular young woman likes to bathe. It's implied that he allows himself to be seen spying on her and that [[SexyDiscretionShot she's quite pleased to see him]].
** Bast {{Invoke|dTrope}}s this with a bit of ObfuscatingStupidity by making it easy for some of the local women to follow him -- a PrettyBoy newcomer -- to a pond, feigning ignorance of their presence, and letting more than enough of him slip above the water to keep their attention.
* ''Literature/TheNameOfTheWind'': Kvothe has one of these moments when Denna is accidentally drugged. Despite her increasingly explicit offers, he doesn't take her up on it both because he doesn't want to take advantage of her and because he loathes the drug in question.

* ''Literature/ARoomWithAView'' contains an accidental example in which it is the ''men'' (George, Freddy, and Mr. Beebe) bathing and splashing around naked in a pond when Lucy, her mother and Cecil inadvertently come upon them.
* In ''Literature/TalesOfTheFiveHundredKingdoms'', a woman taking a bath unguarded is just asking for trouble, since the ambient magic in the land tends to make stories come true -- even the bawdy songs and barroom tales.

* The first scene in ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'' described below is very similar to one in the OVA short ''Fire Tripper'', also by Creator/RumikoTakahashi, which is considered the inspiration for ''Inuyasha''. In there, male protagonist Shukumaru doesn't exactly hide that he's ogling female lead Suzuko as she's swimming nude in a river, and almost gets nailed by her with a boulder as a result.