History Main / ImNotHungry

* {{Bleach}}'s [[spoiler:Inoue Orihime]]. She even manages to combine this with an slap. Of course, [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Ulquiorra]] isn't actually hurt by it, and leaves after informing her that he'll force-feed her if she hasn't eaten within an hour]].

* {{Bleach}}'s [[spoiler:Inoue Orihime]]. She even manages to combine this with an ArmorPiercingSlap. Of course, [[spoiler:[[TheDragon Ulquiorra]] isn't actually hurt by it, and leaves after informing her that he'll force-feed her if she hasn't eaten within an hour]].

* Sorta invoked by [[spoiler: Mariko Shinobu]] in ''OniisamaE'', after the disastrous birthday party where [[spoiler: she goes {{Yandere}} on Nanako.]] She says she won't eat until she gets [[spoiler: Nanako]]'s forgiveness, but [[spoiler: both Kaoru and Nanako]] give her a WhatTheHellHero instead. (Previously, [[spoiler: her mom Hisako]] tried to appeal to her unsuccesfully, and had decided to give her a dose of ForceFeding [[spoiler: but doesn't get the chance since Mariko passes out and has to be hospitalised.]]

* Sorta invoked by [[spoiler: Mariko Shinobu]] in ''OniisamaE'', after the disastrous birthday party where [[spoiler: she goes {{Yandere}} on Nanako.]] She says she won't eat until she gets [[spoiler: Nanako]]'s forgiveness, but [[spoiler: Nanako]] gives her a WhatTheHellHero instead.

* In ''{{Anime/Monster}}'', Tenma is a bit [[ForgetsToEat unreliable about that whole "food" issue anyway]], but when he was [[spoiler:being held in jail]] he actively ''refused'' to eat for so long that they had to put him on an IV. Which, to be fair, made sense, since [[spoiler: he was trying to get in touch with Milch (who he knew would be in the infirmary).]]

* In EdgarRiceBurroughs's '[[JohnCarterOfMars Chessman of Mars]]'', when O-Tar declares that Tara shall dine as a princess, Tara declares she sits as a prisoner, not a guest.

* ''NodameCantabile'': Chiaki gets frustrated with Nodame and tries to force-feed her mushroom and cheese risotto after she lies and tells him that she has no appetite, even though she is actually very hungry.

* CSLewis's ''TheChroniclesOfNarnia: The Horse and His Boy'':

* New Yorkers who grew up in the 70s will remember a commercial for the show "Gemini" that seemed to run forever. One character is offered food, refuses, and says "I'm not hungry I'll just pick" as they dive a fork into another character's plate of pasta.

* The ''Literature/ArabianNights'' tale "Literature/AliBabaAndTheFortyThieves" involves a variant--a visitor informs the host that he can't eat anything with salt in it. Because "sharing salt" is a culture-specific form of TastesLikeFriendship, this is a clue that he's secretly a villain.

May be a reaction to NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine.

* In ''EllaEnchanted'' Ella talks back to Sewing Mistress who orders her to her room without supper. Ella stubbornly states "ImNotHungry" even though she actually is so Sewing Mistress says she may go without breakfast as well.

* JamesBond has refused to eat with Fransisco Scarmanga in ''TheManWithTheGoldenGun'' and also not eaten a single bite of a sheep's head offered to him by Kamal Khan in ''{{Octopussy}}''. He did tuck in at the dinner DrNo provided, though.
* In the second ''MortalKombat'' movie, prisoner Kitana spits Shao Kahn's hospitality right in his face. One can't blame her, considering that her cage didn't have a bathroom...
* Sort of a non-villain example. Near the end of ''BramStokersDracula'', Helsing and Mina are camped out in the mountains by themselves near Dracula's castle. Helsing tries to feed her, but as Mina currently under Dracula's spell and a half-vampire, she slaps it away growling the line in the process. Then becomes more seductive (thanks to Dracula's three brides nearby manipulating her) before nearly biting into Helsing. Luckily he snaps out of it and manages to take control of the situation.

* The captured American general in ''Literature/TheMouseThatRoared'' insists on being given treatment of a specific minimum standard, a point to which he stubbornly clings as the rest of his men are treated to the best hospitality that the Duchy of Grand Fenwick has to offer..
* Belle refuses to go to dinner with the Beast in ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast'' because she's "not hungry".

* Rosa Ushiromiya tries to do this in UminekoNoNakuKoroNi, after the [[spoiler:second]] arc. Beato is really just amused, though, and has the goats just keep [[ForceFeeding shoving the food down her throat]]. She has a very good reason for not being hungry, though. The entire meal is just an excuse for Beato to implement some ColdBloodedTorture by forcing her to eat food made from [[spoiler:the remains of her siblings]].

* Near the end of 1992 film version of ''{{Dracula}}'', Helsing and Mina are camped out in the mountains by themselves near Dracula's castle. Helsing tries to feed her, but as Mina currently under Dracula's spell and a half-vampire, she slaps it away growling the line in the process. Then becomes more seductive (thanks to Dracula's three brides nearby manipulating her) before nearly biting into Helsing. Luckily he snaps out of it and manages to take control of the situation.

* The captured American general in ''TheMouseThatRoared'' insists on being given treatment of a specific minimum standard, a point to which he stubbornly clings as the rest of his men are treated to the best hospitality that the Duchy of Grand Fenwick has to offer..

* The ArabianNights tale "{{Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves}}" involves a variant--a visitor informs the host that he can't eat anything with salt in it. Because "sharing salt" is a culture-specific form of TastesLikeFriendship, this is a clue that he's secretly a villain.

* In the ''Series/DoctorWho'' serial "The Time Meddler'', the imprisoned Doctor angrily flings the offered breakfast back in the Monk's face.

* Bink and Fanchon of the first {{Xanth}} novel turn down Magician Trent's offers for accommodations in general. Then he gives them cake and wine anyway, just to screw with their heads.

* Sorta invoked by [[spoiler: Mariko Shinobu]] in OniisamaE, after the disastrous birthday party where [[spoiler: she goes {{Yandere}} on Nanako.]] She says she won't eat until she gets [[spoiler: Nanako]]'s forgiveness, but [[spoiler: Nanako]] gives her a WhatTheHellHero instead.

* In the "R. Tam Sessions," a tie-in to the ''{{Firefly}}'' movie ''{{Serenity}}'', River destroys her mattress in her room at [[SchoolForScheming the Academy]] because she "doesn't trust it" and is "trying to protect her spine." This is probaby a mixture of this trope and a symptom of her growing madness.

* Sorta invoked by [[spoiler: Mariko Shinobu]] in OniisamaE, after the disastrous birthday party where [[spoiler: she goes {{Yandere}} on Nanako.]] She refuses to eat until getting [[spoiler: Nanako]]'s forgiveness, but [[spoiler: Nanako]] gives her a WhatTheHellHero instead.

* In ''{{Anime/Monster}}'', Tenma is a bit [[ForgetsToEat unreliable about that whole "food" issue anyway]], but when he was [[spoiler:being held in jail]] he actively ''refused'' to eat for so long that they had to put him on an IV.
** Which, to be fair, made sense, since he was trying to get in touch with Milch (who he knew would be in the infirmary).
* Rosa tries to do this in UminekoNoNakuKoroNi, after the [[spoiler:second]] arc. Beato is really just amused, though, and has the goats just keep [[ForceFeeding shoving the food down her throat]]. She has a very good reason for not being hungry, though. The entire meal is just an excuse for Beato to implement some ColdBloodedTorture by forcing her to eat food made from [[spoiler:the remains of her siblings]].

* TruthInTelevision as, for some people, getting pissed off or upset enough actually does cause them to lose their appetite.
* Also TruthInTelevision for really picky eaters whenever they're asked if they want to stay for dinner.
* Frequently occurs when people are nervous, due to the body shutting off some non-essential systems when it thinks you're in danger. Also the cause of butterflies in your stomach.

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