History Main / EarCleaning

--> '''Nako''': (Describing her ear cleaning technique) You gently tickle the outside of the ear before you remove the earwax. That helps the person relax, so the hole opens up wider. \\
'''Ren''': (thinking to herself) [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ... Foreplay?]]

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* Similarly, in Creator/RumikoTakahashi's earlier series ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', Lum does this to Ataru on several occasions. In the anime version, specifically, the first time it happens is at the end of the second 'chapter' of episode 4. She's also seen doing it to him at school in the 17th episode.

* ''Manga/LuckyStar'':
** Kagami does this to her sister Tsukasa.
** One of the character sketches in the manga shows the twins' mother Miki holding an ear pick while asking her husband to come closer.
* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Cologne can be seen doing this to her great-granddaughter Shampoo in an early chapter of the manga.
* Similarly, in Creator/RumikoTakahashi's earlier series ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'', Lum does this to Ataru on several occasions. In the anime version, specifically, the first time it happens is at the end of the second 'chapter' of episode 4. She's also seen doing it to him at school in the 17th episode.

* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' features Shiori cleaning out Touga's ears during their sex scene.
* Chie-sensei in the first episode of ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei'' performs this on herself in a way that's not just a ''bit'' suggestive, even commenting that it's "no wonder that people enjoy this."
* [[{{Meido}} Tomomi]] does this off for Kouichi in ''Anime/MoonlightLady'', much to the chagrin of Io.
* Bes and Karala pull this off towards the end of ''Anime/SpaceRunawayIdeon''.
* In ''Missle Happy'' this turns out to be the innocent reason what's going on between Ryo and Mikako at the time. Her overprotective sister Megumi and his father are about to pay a visit when they hear Mikako practically [[TheImmodestOrgasm moaning]] how ''good'' Ryo makes it feel and Ryo responds with asking if she wants him to 'go deeper'. [[HilarityEnsues Cue Megumi kicking the door down and preparing to rage at Ryo for taking advantage of her sister]].
* Elda does the for her son in ''Manga/{{Karin}}''. He meets the hazard, as well.
* In ''Manga/HidamariSketch'', when Hiro, Miyako, and Yuno walk in on Sae's room and find her asleep on the floor with a note on the progress of the story she's writing, Hiro kneels down and puts Sae's head on her lap. Yuno, charmed at Hiro and Sae's intimacy, runs over and offers Hiro an ear pick, to Hiro's confusion.
* ''Manga/HappyLesson'' gives us a terrifying version in which Chitose is StrappedToAnOperatingTable and ends up with a punctured eardrum.

* Rather unusually done for Manji by Rin in ''Manga/BladeOfTheImmortal''.
* In ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'', Teltina promises to give Rosie a LapPillow along with an ear cleaning to get Rosie to cooperate with Tougo and fight as BackToBackBadasses.
* One of the (very many) outlandish schemes to conquer Earth in ''Manga/SgtFrog'' involves using an energy wave that causes earpicks to appear in people's hands while giving them the subliminal urge to do this to whoever is next to them.
* There was a scene in a much earlier anime, where a maker of traditional wooden earpicks is almost phased out by a newfangled invention, the Mimikaki Machine. Resembling a sewing machine with a woman's folded legs at its base and a mounted earpick over it, the horrific implications became clear as the machine was turned on, and subsequently started bucking and jabbing up and down like an unbalanced washing machine.
* Occurs in ''Manga/{{Change 123}}'' when Kosukegawa imagines Motoko as his wife.
* In the manga ''Manga/OsutekiDarling'', protagonist Seri's brother-in-law wants to clean his wife's ears. She refuses, then says with a blush "The inside of my ears... are for Seri only." He then slowly turns to Seri and declares "You're my enemy!"
* In ''Manga/SamuraiGun'', HookerWithAHeartOfGold Ohana does this for Ichimatsu, then suggestively asks if he wants anything else. Given his CelibateHero nature, Ichimatsu doesn't.
* In ''Manga/Bastard1988'', Yoko cleans Dark Schneider's ear after chewing him out for using a very dangerous spell to utterly destroy an enemy (and nearly the entire village they were in with it). Dark Schneider, being the pervert he is, starts using the position he's in to freely grope her.
* One ending stinger panel of ''Manga/CaseClosed'' has Heiji's dad Heizou submitting to an ear cleaning in which his AlmightyMom of a wife, Shizuka, was rougher than usual, being unhappy that he put Heiji in danger.
* ''Manga/SeitokaiYakuindomo'' episode 5, but besides the InnocentInnuendo because a certain someone misheard, it's played straight. Lap, pick in ear, feels good.
* Sana from ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'' does this at one point to Hayama when she wants to teach him what it is like to have a mother (being [[BunnyEarsLawyer Sana]], she didn't have the proper tools handy and used a very thick branch as a substitute; HilarityEnsues). They become a couple later on.
* In a sweet subversion of ''Manga/FutariEcchi'''s usual stance that AllMenArePerverts, when Yura offers to do "anything" for Makoto, he asks her to do this.
* In the second season of ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'', Keiichi gets his ears cleaned by Belldandy in one episode and [[HotAsHell Hild]] in another.
* Atsushi's fiancee does this to him in a chapter of ''{{Higanjima}}''.
* ''Manga/PoorPoorLips'' has a chapter that revolved around Nako cleaning Ren's ear. The intimate subtext of the act gets lampshaded for all its worth.
--> '''Nako''': (Describing her ear cleaning technique) You gently tickle the outside of the ear before you remove the earwax. That helps the person relax, so the hole opens up wider. \\
'''Ren''': (thinking to herself) [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything ... Foreplay?]]

* In ''Manga/WitchCraftWorks'', Kagari does this for Takamiya as a method of drawing power from him in order to escape a very well-built prison cell. She considers it even better than a kiss (on the cheek), despite not showing any expression.
* In ''Manga/{{Sachiare}}'', Sachiko's attempts to clean her husband's ears are hampered by his playful face-burrowing.
* In ''Manga/TokyoGhoul :Re'', TeamMom Sasaki readily agrees when Saiko asks him to clean her ears. It further establishes their close relationship, with him acting as a ParentalSubstitute and her affectionately calling him "Mama".
* ''Manga/TheElderSisterLikeOne'': Since this is common for elder sisters to perform on younger brothers, Chiyo insist on doing this for her adoptive brother Yuu. With her tentacles. Judging from his reactions, this is an intensely erotic sensation, much like having someone lick your entire ear canal.
* In ''Manga/MissCaretakerOfSunoharaSou'', Ayaka is exceptionally skilled at this. She's shown doing it for her sister Nana, Aki, and later Matsuri with all of them lying on her LapPillow.
* In a chapter of ''Manga/SquidGirl'', Chizuru ''tries'' to do this to the titular character as she's sleeping on her LapPillow. Unfortunately, Squid Girl is so terrified of Chizuru that she misinterprets this genuinely kind offer as a death threat, and runs away in panic; to Chizuru's confusion and dismay.

* ''Manga/IWantYourMotherToBeWithMe'': The cover of the second tankobon volume has Yuzuki cleaning Ryo's ears. A bonus artwork shows her cleaning Haruka's as well.

* In a scene in Japanese-Canadian author Hiromi Goto's novel ''Literature/ChorusOfMushrooms'', the main character's mother cleans her ears, which helps bond mother and daughter.

* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'' having to do this was a frequent penalty in the club's punishment games.

* During Lisianthus' path in ''VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}}'', she does this to Rin as his birthday present to her.

* A throwaway scene in ''VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptuniaVictory'' has Plutia cleaning Neptune's ears. All goes well at first, until Plutia pokes a sensitive spot, and then decides she likes Neptune's "ow" expression...
-->''"You're stabbing my brain!"''
* ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'' has Vanilla doing this for Tact during her route in ''Moonlit Lovers'', as she wants to move their relationship from the LikeBrotherAndSister stage into a more romantic one.

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* In ''Manga/{{Bastard}}'', Yoko cleans Dark Schneider's ear after chewing him out for using a very dangerous spell to utterly destroy an enemy (and nearly the entire village they were in with it). Dark Schneider, being the pervert he is, starts using the position he's in to freely grope her.

* One ending stinger panel of ''[[Manga/DetectiveConan Case Closed]]'' has Heiji's dad Heizou submitting to an ear cleaning in which his AlmightyMom of a wife, Shizuka, was rougher than usual, being unhappy that he put Heiji in danger.

Also known as ''Mimikaki'', ear cleaning is a mostly Asian practice, as generally Asian people's ear wax is harder and more lumpy than westerners'. It uses an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pick ear pick]] (often shown with a puffy, cotton-ball like thing on the end) to remove wax from the inside of the ear. Because having this done to you by another person is considered intimate (and includes a free LapPillow), this is usually seen in anime and manga between parents and children, siblings, or two people who are lovers. As such it can be used for variations of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, VisualInnuendo and even AccidentalInnuendo.

* Sana from ''Manga/KodomoNoOmocha'' does this at one point to Hayama when she wants to teach him what it is like to have a mother (being [[BunnyEarsLawyer Sana]], she didn't have the proper tools handy and used a very thick branch as a substitute; HilarityEnsues). They become a couple later on.

Also known as ''Mimikaki'', ear cleaning is a mostly Asian practice, as generally Asian people's ear wax is harder and more lumpy than westerners'. It uses an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pick ear pick]] (often shown with a puffy, cotton-ball like thing on the end) to remove wax from the inside of the ear. Because having this done to you by another person is considered intimate (and includes a free bonus of LapPillow), this is usually seen in anime and manga between parents and children, siblings, or two people who are lovers. As such it can be used for variations of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, VisualInnuendo and even AccidentalInnuendo.

In India and Pakistan you can even find people who will clean your ears for a small fee, usually around 50 rupees (around 75 US cents or 40 British pennies). This is done in India by the ''kaan maeliye'', a subcaste of the Dalits, and recipients of the service unanimously agree it can be very pleasant and surprisingly relaxing. One American recipient tells his story '''[[http://johnnyvagabond.com/humor/ear-cleaning-india/ here.]]'''

* In ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', Miyuki and Osaragi get so tired of Ishigami and Miko's [[SitcomArchNemesis cat-and-dog relationship]] that they attempt to improve the pair's relationship by doing several friendly/intimate things together. One of the ideas is ear-cleaning, but Miko is absolutely disgusted by the idea of putting her head in Ishigami's lap and he doesn't trust her with sharp objects, so it ends up with Miko laying halfway across a sofa and coffee table while Ishigami lies on the floor underneath her with the ear pick.

** As shown in the image above, Kagami does this to her sister Tsukasa.

* WebVideo/{{ASMR video}}s sometimes use this as a theme, either in roleplay scenarios or as simply using the tool(s) on a microphone with an ear-shaped receiver.

* Source of a SugarWiki/{{Funny Moment|s}} in the manga ''Manga/OsutekiDarling''. Protagonist Seri's brother-in-law wants to clean his wife's ears. She refuses, then says with a blush "The inside of my ears... are for Seri only." He then slowly turns to Seri and declares "You're my enemy!"

Also known as ''Mimikaki'', ear cleaning is a mostly Asian practice, as generally Asian peoples' ear wax is harder and more lumpy than westerners'. It uses an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pick ear pick]] (often shown with a puffy, cotton-ball like thing on the end) to remove wax from the inside of the ear. Because having this done to you by another person is considered intimate (and includes a free bonus of LapPillow), this is usually seen in anime and manga between parents and children, siblings, or two people who are lovers. As such it can be used for variations of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, VisualInnuendo and even AccidentalInnuendo.

* Atsushi's fiancee does this to him in a chapter of ''{{Higanjima}}''

Also known as ''Mimikaki'', ear cleaning is a mostly Asian practice, as generally Asian peoples' ear wax is harder and more lumpy than westerners'. It uses an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear_pick ear pick]] (often shown with a puffy, cotton-ball like thing on the end) to remove wax from the inside of the ear. Because having this done to you by another person is considered intimate (and includes a free bonus of LapPillow,) this is usually seen in anime and manga between parents and children, siblings, or two people who are lovers. As such it can be used for variations of DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything, VisualInnuendo and even AccidentalInnuendo.

* Manga/AneNaruMono : Since this is common for elder sisters to perform on younger brothers, Chiyo insist on doing this for her adoptive brother Yuu. With her tentacles. Judging from his reactions, this is an intensely erotic sensation, much like having someone lick your entire ear canal.