History Main / CrossPoppingVeins

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* In one scene in the ''Anime/FruitsBasket'' anime Shigure claims [[ThatMakesMeFeelAngry he's angry]], and when no one believes him he grabs one of these and places it on his head, and claims he's angry once more.
--> '''Shigure''': Well, don't we all look lovely?
-->'''Kyo''': I can't believe you're laughing.
-->'''Shigure''': [calmly] Oh, right. [reaches off screen, ''grabs'' a cross vein and sticks it to his head] Now I'm mad.

* In Act 1 of ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', a thick red set show up on angry, temporarily nonverbal cat {{familiar}} Luna as she [[HumanHummingbird rapidly scratches]] her human Usagi's face in retaliation for her [[{{Kissgusting}} upsetting]] apology kiss.

* It's done on the first two "Bus Tour" pages of ''Flying Sparks'': [[http://flyingsparkscomic.com/archive/flying-sparks-the-bus-tour/ #1]] and [[http://flyingsparkscomic.com/archive/flying-sparks-bus-tour-2/ #2]].

* Any one of the 3 spies on ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' can get these.

* In real life, bulging veins are usually a sign of physiological changes, such as aging or diseases. Strong emotion pumps blood faster, thus making it more protrudent. [[/folder]]

* Creator/RumikoTakahashi uses them everywhere in her work, especially if its comedic (except in serious fare like ''The MermaidSaga'' or her horror-oriented ''Rumik World'' one-shots, naturally.) They're even visible through an animal's fur, scales, or feathers, and sometimes a character visibly brushes them off to represent him or her cooling off and taking things in stride.

* ''[[Anime/ShinChan Crayon Shin-chan]]'': Parodied in the GagDub, in the episode "Happiness Bunny's Revenge", when the [[PunnyName Milfers']] stuffed bunny comes to life to exact revenge on them for punching him.

* Gwen on "WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse'' gets these from time to time.

* Happens all the time on ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey''with the Japanese characters such as Ozu.

It's effective in demonstrating the character is angry despite what other emotion they may be displaying, showing the character is putting on a facade to hide their anger.

* In ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'', a thick red set show up on angry, temporarily nonverbal cat {{familiar}} Luna as she [[HumanHummingbird rapidly scratches]] her human Usagi's face in retaliation for her [[{{Kissgusting}} upsetting]] apology kiss.

* ''[[ShinChan Crayon Shin-chan]]'': Parodied in the [[GagDub gag dub]], in the episode "Happiness Bunny's Revenge", when the [[PunnyName Milfers']] stuffed bunny comes to life to exact revenge on them for punching him.

* ''SayonaraZetsubouSensei'': When the obsessively-neat Chiri sports one, it appears in the exact center of her forehead in an utterly symmetrical way.

* ''SoulEater'': Shinigami-sama seems to get these a lot, despite being a skeleton, and therefore [[FridgeLogic lacking veins]].
* ''MahouSenseiNegima'': This appears regularly on the series' various {{Tsundere}}. Most notably, Asakura gets one when faced with Kurt Godel...and it is ''scary''.
* ''{{Anime/Pokemon}}'': This was lampshaded in a particular episode where Jessie began to rapidly fill the screen with floating Cross Popping Veins, some not even touching her head.

* ''{{Doraemon}}'': It's rare, but does occur in the manga once or twice. This appears more frequently in the anime adaptation.

* In {{Nana}}, Nana K actually draws these on the omelets she makes for Takumi in ketchup.
* ''{{Akumetsu}}'' has this show up from time to time as part of the MoodWhiplash.
* In ''LadiesVersusButlers''... You know you are screwed up if you see [[http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/8491/dokiladiesversusbutlers.png this.]]

* RumikoTakahashi uses them everywhere in her work, especially if its comedic (except in serious fare like ''The MermaidSaga'' or her horror-oriented ''Rumik World'' oneshots, naturally.) They're even visible through an animal's fur, scales, or feathers, and sometimes a character visibly brushes them off to represent him or her cooling off and taking things in stride.

* ''{{Durarara}}'' : Shizuo Heiwajima typically has one pop up on his forehead right before he [[HairTriggerTemper loses his temper]] and starts another [[UnstoppableRage rampage]].

* Characters in ''BreathOfFire 2'' have it. Look for it in Highfort... especially with the Princess of Highfort.

* ''[[VideoGame/MarioAndLuigiBowsersInsideStory Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story]]'' has this with the Arm Muscle minigame. When Bowser's muscle expands the second time, it gets a small Cross Popping Vein. When you max out the muscle (causing Bowser to suddenly heave the ball he was carrying [[spoiler:at Fawful Castle]], pull out the [[spoiler:Giga-Carrot]], etc.), it gets a huge one. The effect goes away after the minigame is over.

* [[TheNamelessMod Trestkon]]'s default skin has one tattooed (apparently with MSPaint) on his cheek.

* It appears a couple of times in ''Videogame/{{Mother 3}}'', inside a red circle that appears above an enemy's head.

* Peonie gets some in ''{{Exiern}}'', [[http://www.exiern.com/?p=1961 here]].
* Used in ''{{Monsterful}}'', mostly by characters that get angry pretty easily, like Lily Osiris or Josh Dinora.
* ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'': Along with virtually every other {{Animesque}} art device, these are absolutely loved by the strip.
* Happens in ''CornerAlley13'' [[http://corneralley.comicgenesis.com/d/20040823.html here.]]
* Lampshaded in ''EerieCuties''

* ''MobTies'': Yojimbo "Jimbo" Chairobuto has a permanent case that's later resolved via surgery.
* This trope appears routinely in ''AptitudeTest''.

* ''StressedEric'' : In a rare {{BBC}} example, Eric gets these several times an episode.

* Several characters in ''Manga/{{Kotoura-san}}'' display these occasionally, usually Haruka or Yuriko.

* In many of the ''{{Disgaea}}'' titles, should you see one of these pop up in a speech bubble, it's an early indication that someone's pissed off.
* It appears a couple of times in ''Mother 3'', inside a red circle that appears above an enemy's head.

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** In ''RanmaOneHalf'' manga, this was the only way to know that [[{{YamatoNadeshiko}} Kasumi]] was angry, which only happened once.

* In one particular scene in KaichouWaMaidSama, Shizuko sits through a stressful situation looking out the window, completely ignoring everyone... and with a permanent cross popping vein stuck on top of her head.

* Spoofed in ''DrawnTogether'', with Ling Ling, a parody of Pikachu.

* Touko of ''Manga/ServantXService'' sports a ''constant'' one ''since childhood''.

* In ''[[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F]]'' when interacting with the Vocaloids in their respective diva rooms, they will show this when they get angry after certain undesirable actions by the player.