History Main / CrossPoppingVeins

* ''Anime/Ojarumaru'': These occur frequently during the 1st series. Episodes afterwards use them less frequently to the point of eventually becoming extremely rare.

* In ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', Katsuki Bakugou does this often. To the point sometimes where he uses his explosions to get his point across.

[[TheNapoleon Ed Elric]] has no shortage of these. (AARGH WHO ARE YOU CALLING A [[RunningGag TINY LITTLE SHRIMP SO SMALL YOU CAN'T SEE HIM WITHOUT A MICROSCOPE?!!?!]])

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* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': [[TheNapoleon Ed Elric]] has [[IncrediblyLamePun no shortage of these]].
** [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments AARGH WHO ARE YOU CALLING A]] [[RunningGag TINY LITTLE SHRIMP SO SMALL YOU CAN'T SEE HIM WITHOUT A MICROSCOPE?!!?!]]

* ''Anime/FruitsBasket'':
** In one scene in the 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.

** Also used ''nearly'' straight in regards to Ritsu. Poor Ritsu, trying to be nice, brings a couple [[FridgeLogic fruit magazines]] to the Sohma house, which makes Shigure a tad frustrated. When Ritsu asks if something's wrong, Shigure turns to Ritsu and says "No, it's nothing," in a perfectly calm voice, with a nice genial smile. However, there's a Cross Popping Vein the size of his fist on his forehead. In the Anime version, a giant red arrow is featured, pointing to the vein. Ritsu starts running for dear life... [[TheWoobie as always.]]

* ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'': In the GoingThroughTheMotions sequences, characters sometimes have a picture of cross popping veins on a speech balloon (they do the same thing for TheSweatDrop).

->''"Val, you're scaring me! I can see the veins in your forehead."''
-->-- '''Victor''', ''WesternAnimation/VictorAndValentino''

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

---> '''Shigure:''' Well, don't we all look lovely?\\

'''Shigure:''' (''calmly'') Oh, right. (''reaches off screen, ''grabs'' a cross vein and sticks it to his head'') Now I'm mad.

** [[CrowningMomentOfFunny AARGH WHO ARE YOU CALLING A]] [[RunningGag TINY LITTLE SHRIMP SO SMALL YOU CAN'T SEE HIM WITHOUT A MICROSCOPE?!!?!]]

* 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 protuberent. [[/folder]]

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' takes a more realistic approach, depicting the veins as more branchy and bound to the characters' foreheads rather than the cartoony cross- or Y-shaped variants.

** This continues on in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.