History Main / PlayboyBunny

* One chapter of ''Manga/AiYoriAoshi'' involves Tina and Taeko wanting to photograph Aoi in various costumes. They start with a SailorFuku, then a nurse's uniform, {{Qipao}}, {{Meido}} uniform, exercise clothes... "And to finish it off, of course — a Bunny Girl!!" Aoi panics at that point and hides behind Kaoru; somehow [[InstantCosplaySurprise they've managed to get her into the costume before she realized it]].

** Erza Scarlet is asked by a reporter what's her favorite "armor" (among the hundred she can [[InstantArmor "Ex-quip" at will]]). Her answer? The Bunny suit. And then Lucy, starving for attention from the same reporter, dresses in turn as a Playboy Bunny. (Which may be an ActorAllusion considering which other Creator/AyaHirano [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya character]] has worn such a costume.)

The Playboy Bunny... a sexy costume popularized by the Magazine/{{Playboy}} Club, composed of a [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]] (color varying, though often black or [[PinkIsErotic pink]], and typically with plenty of cleavage), [[AnimalEaredHeadband fake bunny ears]], a collar with a bowtie, cuffs, a fluffy tail (usually made of cotton), some [[StockingFiller hose or stockings]] (usually fishnets), and high heels.

* ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'': The Pokémon Lopunny has been based on this. Seriously, that's not surprising. Too bad that 50% of the time, Lopunny's a '''[[UnsettlingGenderReveal GUY]]'''. Some people were actually joking that [=PUSA=] would call it Playbunny in English-language localizations even before the Japanese release.

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[[caption-width-right:249:Poke the Bunny.]]

* In one Easter themed strip of ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'' comic strip, the punchline shows Pebbles' grandfather approach the Flintstone car with two "Easter bunnies" he picked up for Pebbles - two women wearing Playboy Bunny outfits.

* A few of them appear in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' episode "Krusty Gets Kancelled". Justified because one of the {{Special Guest}}s in the episode is Hugh Hefner.

* ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'': Meme dresses as one in Chapter 55 as part of her training to improve her misdirection (it was Hahari's idea).

->'''Melody:''' Try not to go after more than one “carrot” at a time.

** The male lead Kaoru gets in such a costume for a play at school. His classmates want to haze and humiliate him with this. [[http://mangafox.me/manga/nana_to_kaoru/v07/c050/19.html It backfired.]]
** Tachi and Nana appear suited up on [[http://mangafox.me/manga/nana_to_kaoru/v09/c064/1.html a title page]].

* In the ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' manga, the girls dress up as "extras" to get into a TV studio. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/tokyo_mew_mew/v02/c000/58.html Guess what the costumes look like.]] Also, some people say that [[TheScrappy Berry]] [[PuritySue Shirayuki]]'s costume resembles a Playboy Bunny. [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/tokyo_mew_mew_la_mode/v01/c000/18.html Here, look.]]

** At the start of the [[RPGEpisode "Trouble Quest" arc]], the Guild assigning "adventurers" their CharacterClass had a [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/to_love_ru/v11/c094/6.html staff of Bunnies]] -- well, actually, multiple copies of one Bunny (there was also a Bunny on the sign outside the door). Then, when Yami shows up, she's been dressed as a Bunny as part of her character class. Yami, who ''hates'' anything {{Ecchi}}...

* Haruko from ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' puts one on for no immediately discernible reason in episode 5. Though "for no discernible reason" covers almost everything Haruko does. The outfit serves as an [[CompanyCrossReference allusion]] to Creator/StudioGainax's famous ''[[Anime/DaiconIIIAndIV Daicon IV]]'' opening animation, which features a Bunny-suited ActionGirl SkySurfing [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot on a flying sword]]. Hence why she shouts "Daicon V!"

The Playboy Bunny... a sexy costume popularized by the Magazine/{{Playboy}} Club, composed of a [[OfCorsetsSexy corset]] (color varying, though often black, and typically with plenty of cleavage), [[AnimalEaredHeadband fake bunny ears]], a collar with a bowtie, cuffs, a fluffy tail (usually made of cotton), some [[StockingFiller hose or stockings]] (usually fishnets), and high heels.

* ''Manga/YuunaAndTheHauntedHotSprings'': After being kidnapped by Genshiro Ryuuga, Yuuna is forced to undergo "bridal training" by being forcefully changed into {{Fanservice}}-y outfits, one of which is a bunny outfit.

* One chapter of ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' has a crossdressing contest at Tamura's and [[spoiler:Ryousuke's]] high school. Satoshi had mostly quit crossdressing due to puberty but dressed up in a Playboy bunny costume anyway. Tamura, Ryousuke (to his [[DraggedIntoDrag embarrassment]]), and Marika (though she's {{Transgender}} she had lingering worries) entered as well. [[spoiler:Marika]] won, and Satoshi expressed displeasure that he didn't even make it into the top three.

For whatever reason, any female character could end up in this costume. Most often the pretext is quite flimsy, as it is hard to pretend that this is anything but {{Fanservice}}. Mainly seen in {{Anime}} and {{Manga}}; not absent from Western works but rarer, precisely because Playboy has a trademark on this particular outfit, and American intellectual property laws are a little stricter than in Japan. Oddly enough, the "anyone could end up in one" part applies ''even more'' in regards to [[TheMerch official merchandise]], with many characters who never wear it in-show still getting an official Playboy Bunny-clad artwork or figurine (or multiple).

This is one of the most common forms of {{fetish}} wear, along with its {{Sister Trope}}s, the FrenchMaidOutfit and the NaughtyNurseOutfit. If done willingly by the woman, she's certainly [[ReadyForLovemaking trying to seduce some love interest]]. More often, for comedic value, [[ReluctantFanserviceGirl she's not exactly happy about the dolling up]], but can't escape it. Might have involved InstantCosplaySurprise.

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[[caption-width-right:215:Poke the Bunny.]]

* In ''LightNovel/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'', Mai Sakurajima finds that seemingly everyone is ignoring her, so she eventually starts walking around in public in a Playboy Bunny outfit to try to get people to notice her. It turns out that due to something called Adolescence Syndrome, nobody can see or hear her and their memories of her get erased. Her eventual love interest Sakuta Azusagawa is able to see her, and one time again she wears the outfit again for his benefit when she helps him studying.

* Haruko from ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'' puts one on for no immediately discernible reason in episode 5. Though "for no discernible reason" covers almost everything Haruko does. The outfit serves as a MythologyGag to Creator/StudioGainax's famous ''Daicon IV'' opening animation, which features a Bunny-suited ActionGirl SkySurfing [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot on a flying sword]]. Hence why she shouts "Daicon V!"

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'': Mikuru Asahina, of course. Haruhi a few times as well, most notably in the iconic episode "Live Alive" (example above). There's also a picture with [[http://abload.de/img/7a6652165a43118afcda03ek2n.png all the girls wearing Bunny outfits!]] Even Kyon's little sister. There are even figurines of the girls in bunny outfits.

* In ''LightNovel/RascalDoesNotDreamOfBunnyGirlSenpai'', Mai Sakurajima finds that seemingly everyone is ignoring her, so she eventually starts walking around in public in a Playboy Bunny outfit to try to get people to notice her. It turns out that due to something called Adolescence Syndrome, nobody can see or hear her and their memories of her get erased. Her eventual love interest Sakuta Azusagawa is able to see her, and she sometimes wears the outfit again for his benefit.