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* Towards the end of ''[[Film/Twelve2007 12]]'', a Russian remake of ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'', one of the jurors tells the others that he really wants to wrap up deliberations so he can go to the airport and pick up his hot new girlfriend. "She has tits like melons!"

* Towards the end of ''[[Film/{{Twelve}} 12]]'', a Russian remake of ''Film/TwelveAngryMen'', one of the jurors tells the others that he really wants to wrap up deliberations so he can go to the airport and pick up his hot new girlfriend. "She has tits like melons!"

** In ''Literature/TheTruth'', the LemonyNarrator goes on a tangent describing how various aspects of Sacharissa's face would have been considered attractive in different eras. The narration then adds that her conservative fashion sense does little to hide the fact that she also has "a well-crafted supply of other features that never go out of fashion at all and are perfectly at home in any century."

* ''Film/OnTheBuses'':
** Eileen has rather large breasts, which Stan and Jack take the chance to ogle when they help her adjust her ticket machine:
--->'''Eileen''': I can't adjust me ticket machine, can you give me a hand?
--->'''Jack''': Hehe, not 'alf. Ha, ha! Oh, blimey, I can see your trouble - it stands out a mile.
** Stan doesn't care if Bridget (the new canteen's new cook) is good at her job or not for one reason:
--->'''Jack''': I wonder if she can make a decent stew.
--->'''Stan''': I don't know, but there's nuffin' wrong with 'er dumplin's.

* ''Film/DoctorAtLarge'': Eva has large breaths, sorry ''breasts'', for a thixteen-year-old.

Within various forms of media, there is a prevalent assumption among creators that large breasts automatically make a woman more attractive. This often leads to significant focus on said breasts, or in-universe social norms (or specific {{Cast Herd}}s) treating larger breasts as absolutely more attractive than smaller ones, sometimes going as far as [[ExaggeratedTrope making it the most important or even sole standard of female beauty]] -- regardless of who the fans think is really the most attractive, or whether there is an in-universe distinction between sexual attractiveness and non-sexual beauty. In some cases, establishing that this trope is in effect from the get-go can help avert InformedAttractiveness while still being constrained by GenericCuteness or HollywoodBeautyStandards. Contrast WorldOfBuxom.

Within various forms of media, there is a prevalent assumption among creators that large breasts automatically make a woman more attractive. This often leads to significant focus on said breasts, or in-universe social norms (or specific {{Cast Herd}}s) treating larger breasts as absolutely more attractive than smaller ones, sometimes going as far as [[ExaggeratedTrope making it the most important or even sole standard of female beauty]] -- regardless of who the fans think is really the most attractive, or whether there is an in-universe distinction between sexual attractiveness and non-sexual beauty. In some cases, establishing that this trope is in effect from the get-go can help avert InformedAttractiveness while still being constrained by GenericCuteness or HollywoodBeautyStandards.

Within various forms of media, there is a prevalent assumption among creators that large breasts automatically make a woman more attractive. This often leads to significant focus on said breasts, or in-universe social norms (or specific {{Cast Herd}}s) treating larger breasts as absolutely more attractive than smaller ones, sometimes going as far as [[ExaggeratedTrope making it the most important or even sole standard of female beauty]] -- regardless of who the fans think is really the most attractive, or whether there is an in-universe distinction between sexual attractiveness and non-sexual beauty. In some cases, establishing that this trope is in effect from the get-go can help avert InformedAttractiveness while still being constrained by GenericCuteness.

Within various forms of media, there is a prevalent assumption among creators that large breasts automatically make a woman more attractive. This often leads to significant focus on said breasts, or in-universe social norms (or specific {{Cast Herd}}s) treating larger breasts as absolutely more attractive than smaller ones, sometimes going as far as [[ExaggeratedTrope making it the most important or even sole standard of female beauty]] -- regardless of who the fans think is really the most attractive, or whether there is an in-universe distinction between sexual attractiveness and non-sexual beauty. In some cases, establishing the in-universe validity of this trope can help avert InformedAtractiveness while still being constrained by GenericCuteness.

Within various forms of media, there is a prevalent assumption among creators that large breasts automatically make a woman more attractive. This often leads to significant focus on said breasts, or in-universe social norms (or specific {{Cast Herd}}s) treating larger breasts as absolutely more attractive than smaller ones, sometimes going as far as [[ExaggeratedTrope making it the most important or even sole standard of female beauty]] -- regardless of who the fans think is really the most attractive, or whether there is an in-universe distinction between sexual attractiveness and non-sexual beauty.

* This is one of [[JustForFun/TropesExaminedByTheMythbusters the many tropes examined]] (and confirmed) by ''Series/{{MythBusters}}'': working as a barista, Kari earns 30-40% more tips ''from both genders'' when she wore extra-large FakeBoobs, as compared with her normal bust and when she bound them.

* ''Manga/BootyRoyaleNeverGoDownWithoutAFight'':
** Played straight with protagonist Haebaru Misora and recurrer Sarashina Utako, both of whom are gravure models whose large cup sizes are part of their professional appeal: Utako goes up from a J- to a K-cup in chapter 50, while Misora is officially a K-cup for marketing reasons (the two are the 'K'-cups in the current two generations of the idol troupe Japan KGB), but in fact has gone all the way up to M by chapter 64. {{Discussed}} in Extra Chapter 2 when some middle school students in the GreekChorus debate the relative merits of Utako versus Misora. The female class rep comes to Misora's defense: Misora being [[OneHeadTaller over 25 centimeters taller]] and having darker skin means that Utako looks bustier by comparison, but then notes that Misora's muscular physique from her UsefulNotes/{{karate}} practice means she scratches different itches compared to the much girlier Utako.

** Played straight with protagonist Haebaru Misora and recurrer Sarashina Utako, both of whom are gravure models whose large cup sizes are part of their professional appeal: Utako goes up from a J- to a K-cup in chapter 50, while Misora is officially a K-cup for marketing reasons (the two are the 'K'-cups in the current two generations of the idol troupe Japan KGB), but in fact has gone all the way up to M by chapter 64. {{Discussed}} in Extra Chapter 2 when some middle school students in the GreekChorus debate the relative merits of Utako versus Misora. The female class rep comes to Misora's defense: Misora being [[OneHeadTaller over 25 centimeters taller]] and having darker skin means that Utako looks bustier by comparison, but then notes that Misora's AmazonianBeauty from her UsefulNotes/{{karate}} practice means she scratches different itches compared to the much girlier Utako.
** Averted with Alevtina Guseva, a champion UsefulNotes/{{judo}}ka who has an even bigger bust than Misora (P-cups), but she's huge all over: she's portrayed more as [[BigBeautifulWoman thick and motherly]] rather than being sexualized.

* "Boobs A Lot" by the Holy Modal Rounders. "They're big and round, they're all around."
Music/CledusTJudd spoofed Music/TobyKeith's "Red Solo Cup" as "Double D Cups", a tongue-in-cheek ode to busty women.

'''King of Swamp Castle:''' Don't ''like her?'' What's wrong with her? She's ''beautiful!'' She's ''rich!'' She's got '''''huge''''' ...tracts of land!

* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', the source of many ACupAngst is due to big breasts. Kokonoe threw a tantrum over Makoto's bigger breasts; mentioning her small breasts and comparing them to others makes Noel ''really'' mad, and she [[ACupAngst wished to get bigger breasts like Litchi's]]; and when Tsubaki was groped by Taokaka and the catgirl called "Average" despite Tsubaki having decent-sized breasts, she's indignantly pissed. And big breasts was one of the reasons Litchi is such a MsFanservice. Even in ''Chronophantasma'', Celica wonders if Ragna believes in this trope, both by getting angry when he calls her "normal" and when he becomes enamored by Makoto's chest.

The logical opposite to DCupDistress and PetitePride (though in different ways). A common cause of ACupAngst. Also the DistaffCounterpart both to BiggerIsBetterInBed, which applies BiggerIsBetter to penis size and quality of sex, and the male half of MuscleAngst, which equates attractiveness with larger muscles. When it is paired in some way with another female with a smaller chest, then it's a BustContrastDuo. When related to the amount of muscle/fighting ability, you get BoobsOfSteel.

* Of all the ''Franchise/DragonBall'' female characters, Bulma has the biggest bust (with the exception of the ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' {{filler}} character [[BrainlessBeauty Maron]]) and [[DirtyOldMan Roshi]] naturally like this.

* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'':

** [[NinjaMaid Hungary]] also has BoobsOfSteel, and is considered more beautiful for it -- at one point, [[ACupAngst Taiwan]] can't concentrate at a meeting of the female nations [[LesYay because she keeps getting distracted by the Western Girls' cleavage.]]

* ''Anime/StreetFighterIITheAnimatedMovie'': Seen when the monitor cyborg is streaming a live feed of Guile and Chun Li, to Bison's lair. The cyborg gets a clear shot of Guile's face, but when it shifts focus to Chun Li, it [[MaleGaze zooms in on]] [[BoobsOfSteel her breasts]] instead, [[AllMenArePerverts causing Bison to grin.]]

* The pilot of [=JakuBuOh=] in ''2nd VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'', Jun Kanan, is pretty much obsessed with voluptuous figures, but especially one that belongs to Kusuha Mizuha, to the point of pointing out her 'assets' is her spoken reasons why she wants Kusuha to join them. To hammer things down, Kanan also explicitly said that she had no interest in those with flat chests... this is within the earshot of poor [[ACupAngst Ibis Douglas]].
* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', the source of many ACupAngst is due to big breasts. Kokonoe threw a tantrum over Makoto's bigger breasts; mentioning her small breasts and comparing them to others makes Noel ''really'' mad, and she [[ACupAngst wished to get bigger breasts like Litchi's]]; and when Tsubaki was groped by Taokaka and the catgirl called "Average" despite Tsubaki having decent-sized breasts, she's indignantly pissed. And big breasts was one of the reasons Litchi is such a MsFanservice. Even in ''Chronophantasma'', Celica wonders if Ragna believes in this trope, both by getting angry when he calls her "normal" and when he becomes enamored by Makoto's BoobsOfSteel.

* Miranda from ''VideoGame/MassEffect2''. As the engineers put it...

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', Liara's father, [[spoiler:Matriarch Aethyta]], practically goes starry-eyed remembering her mother "Nezzy"'s magnificent rack, with [[TooMuchInformation predictable results]] as far as Liara's reaction is concerned.

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* ''Film/MacheteKills''. When Miss San Antonio takes off her top to have sex with our hero, a message on the screen advises the audience to put on their 3D glasses now.[[note]]Ironic, considering her actress, Creator/AmberHeard is fairly small in real life.[[/note]]

* The titular protagonist of ''Manga/UzakiChanWantsToHangOut'' is very short but also pretty stacked (she even wears a FunTShirt with the words "Sugoi Dekai" as if emphasizing this). Another character once calls her breasts "weapons".
* ''Manga/VermeilInGold'': Every named female in the anime is D-Cup or larger,[[note]]A [[ACupAngst Flat]] character shows up in the manga, but isn't present in the anime[[/note]] and even unnamed background characters come with sizable chests. Biggest of all is Vermeil herself, with each boob the size of her head, and she is considered the sexiest woman at the school vby every male student.

* ''Manga/VermeilInGold'': Every named female in the anime is D-Cup or larger,[[note]]A Flat character shows up in the manga, but isn't present in the anime[[/note]] and even unnamed background characters come with sizable chests.

* In ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' #34, Dinah Lance, the ComicBook/BlackCanary, mentions ComicBook/PowerGirl as having the top bosom of DCU, comparing her assets with a "national treasure".
* ComicBook/{{Agent327}}: Olga Lawina, a Swiss female spy, has very large breasts, who even have grown to ridiculous round sizes in later albums. She takes advantage of her nature's gift by keeping all kinds of stuff hidden there and uses her attractiveness to seduce men. Her actual extra part-time job is ''bodyguard'' in the literal sense: she guards her clients by taking them into bed and covering her nude body over them. The only one who remains to shy to actually be tempted by her is Agent 327 himself.

* Among M-rated ''Harry Potter'' fanfic writers, there seems to have been an unspoken agreement long ago that Susan Bones is the bustiest girl in school (and her aunt Amelia is the most impressively endowed adult).

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* The entire point of the song ''Tig Ol' Bitties''. The song is about the singer seeing an attractive new girl in class, who has a large pair and asks her to the prom with "I like your boobs. Go to prom with me?" She says yes, and in the end, it turns out she stuffed her bra. "Those aren't boobs! They're lies!" He then dumps her.
-->''It's like two beach ball in shirt disguise\\
Or Earth and Mars havin' some fun\\
Wait, I take that back -- it's like two of the suns.
* Music/CledusTJudd spoofed Music/TobyKeith's "Red Solo Cup" as "Double D Cups", a tongue-in-cheek ode to busty women.

* "Dicke Titten" (translates to "Big Tits") by Music/{{Rammstein}} leaves ''very'' little imagination to what it's about; in it, Till Lindemann sings about his desire to have a girlfriend with big tits, and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thJgU9jkdU4 the music video]] features a lot of busty women.
* In his song "Music/JustAFriend", Music/BizMarkie makes sure to mention that the woman he meets has "a very big bra".

* Inverted in ''VideoGame/CrusaderKingsII''. One of the nicknames a woman may get for losing a beauty contest is "The Flat-Chested".

* ''VisualNovel/FunBagFantasySeries'': Lute, the main protagonist, has a fetish for big-breasted women, and every lady in his harem all sport very large boobs he would lovingly grope and fondle to pleasure them. You won't find a main girl's cup size lower than an H cup here. One of his lovers' main greetings to him is to press their tits on him, much to Lute's delight. There are even times when Lute's desire for large breasts actually saved his life.

* [=SynthOrange=]'s LetsPlay of ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker 2'', casts [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Gendo Ikari]] as the father of the main character. Upon getting a visit from a travelling salesman, who, amongst other things, sells "Buxom Pills", a drug that increases bust size. Gendo first does a FlatWhat, then angrily chases the salesman away for being a creepy weirdo. In a later chapter, Gendo eventually buys a Buxom Pill... to use on himself.