History Main / LateForSchool

* , [[{{Bokukko}} Hanna]] [[GenkiGirl Shawski]] in ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight''. In combo with CrashIntoHello, this is how the protagonist meets her.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMagicSchoolBus'': In the season 2 episode "Out of This World", Dorothy Ann winds up being late for school due to getting up at 4:00 a.m. to look at an asteroid through her telescope (she had a nightmare about said asteroid destroying Walkerville Elementary School).

* The title sequence for the Creator/FoxKids version of ''[[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]]'' features WesternAnimation/BugsBunny oversleeping and making a mad dash through the Warner Bros. studio. The end has him making it into a soundstage and standing triumphantly alongside the show's title before collapsing from exhaustion.

* As mentioned, Marty [=McFly=] in ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' showed both his slacker side by being late to school and his "coolness" by navigating by skateboard.

* In ''[[VideoGame/WarioWare WarioWare: Touched!]]'', 9-Volt and 18-Volt's chapter revolves around them staying up late playing a new game and doing their usual partying afterwards. As a result, in the epilogue, they end up oversleeping and being late for school the next day, forcing them to rush to get there as fast as they can.

** Likewise, [[{{Bokukko}} Hanna]] [[GenkiGirl Shawski]] in ''Tokimemo'''s SpiritualSuccessor, ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight''. In combo with CrashIntoHello, this is how the protagonist meets her.

* In ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'', Shane, Dustin, and Tori are late to ninja school because they were helping people on their way there. [[SpannerInTheWorks This is vital to the series]] since that's why they escape being captured by Lothor.

* Himeko Kurusegawa wakes up late and has to hurry to get to school on time in the first episode of ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden''.
* Daisuke in ''Manga/DNAngel''.
* Mika in ''Manga/DokiDokiSchoolHours'' often has to be driven to school by her father to avoid being late - which is a bit embarrassing since she's actually a teacher.

* Played for knowing laughs in a ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' Omake later made into an OVA depicting Izumi Curtis having a MeetCute with her future husband, and meeting him when she was running late for alchemy training. At the time, she is lugging a {{bear|sAreBadNews}} on her shoulder that she just defeated in combat.

* The ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' episode that is a flashback to Sir Integra's childhood starts with her being late to go be instructed by her grandfather.
* Yui is running late to her first day of high school at the beginning of the first episode of ''Manga/KOn'', complete with ToastOfTardiness. It's then subverted when she realizes that she's actually one hour ''early''. She proceeds to do the same thing in the first episode of the second season as well, although that time it isn't shown, as the episode begins with her sitting in the club room with a piece of bread, waiting for the others to arrive.
* Nayuki in ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' became the track team captain because her [[HeavySleeper sleeping habits]] trained her to run quickly to school.
* Sana in ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'' frequently oversleeps but hyperspeeds through her entire morning routine so she's never ''quite'' late.
* Early in the first chapter of ''Manga/LeGardenie'' has its two protagonists, Orange and Kiwi, being late for their first day of school due to Kiwi oversleeping. With Orange pulling a DynamicEntry via flinging his schoolbag on a still-sleeping Kiwi.

* The first episode of ''Anime/MagicalProjectS'' starts out with this.
* Two of the main characters in ''Manga/ManabiStraight'' meet this way. The threat of their tardiness results in one breaking out her {{Hoverboard}} that was apparently stolen from the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' set, and they practically have the same music playing.
* Played with in ''Anime/MarginalNumber4''. Atom is running to school because he's late, and almost has a CrashIntoHello with a blue-haired boy in the same uniform. When he gets to school, he tells [[ThemeTwinNaming L and R]] that Rui, the fourth member of their group, will be transferring to their school because Atom saw someone who looked like him from behind, and [[LampshadeHanging that's how it happens in shoujo manga]] (to which L responds, [[ShipTease does that mean Atom will be falling in love?]]). And of course, the transfer student [[spoiler: isn't Rui - but Rui transferred to their school a week ago and just didn't tell them]].
* This occurs to Lan from ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior''. Fortunately he has a sentient program to nag him awake.
* ''Manga/MiyukichanInWonderland''. Miyuki is late to school at the beginning of the story, which leads to her passing a skateboarding bunny girl and then falling down a hole in the sidewalk. After her reluctant adventures, she wakes up, looks at the clock, finds out she's late, grabs a piece of toast, passes a skateboarding bunny girl...and the stories repeat.

* In the ''Grapefruit Pie'' arc of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'', William, ''the professor'', is guilty of this. One of his future clients helps him get to the university and initially doesn't believe he's actually a professor because of his young age.

* Shio does it in the first episode of ''Manga/{{Nobunagun}}''. Similarly to the ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'' example, she has trouble keeping the toast in her mouth and it eventually breaks.
* Ichiko [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cit_Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru_-_late_for_school.jpg does it]] in a flashback in ''VisualNovel/OtobokuMaidensAreFallingForMe''.
* Mira from ''Papa To Kiss In The Dark'' is late for school at the very beginning of the series. The reason? He was having sex ''[[{{Squick}} with his father]].'' What else.
* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': Ash Ketchum wakes late on his first day as a Pokémon trainer, and gets [[CursedWithAwesome "stuck" with Pikachu]] as a result.
* Himeno Awayuki from ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' is Late For School at the beginning of the series, and attempts to [[ShortCutsMakeLongDelays take a shortcut]]. Depending on which adaptation you are following, she either wanders close to [[MagicalLand Leafenia]] and meets Shin, or has a [[CrashIntoHello rather violent encounter]] with Hayate; in both cases, this eventually leads to her being recruited as the titular MagicalGirl.

* Ahiru of ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' wakes up in the first episode, hears the bell, and runs to school, convinced she's late. Turns out she's woken up ''early'', and this bell was for a different class.
* In ''Anime/ProjectAKo'', A-ko wakes up late every single day, and must run at supersonic speeds to school, dragging C-ko behind her, and leaving a [[PowerIncontinence trail of shattered windows]]. She only stops treating B-ko as an UnknownRival when she finds out not even ''getting up early'' to avoid her ambushes before school works.

* Ranma and Akane are late for school several times in the first season of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', starting with the second episode.

* In ''Manga/{{Softenni}}'', Asuna and Elizabeth do this, only the latter with an entire loaf of bread.
* In ''Literature/StrawberryPanic'', Nagisa runs in to the Etoile while taking a shortcut to get to school because she was late on her first day. This show likes to be thorough with its use of tropes.
* In episode 114 of ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}'', Mametchi arrives late for school after having overslept and is promptly told by the teacher, Ms. Perfect, to be careful next time. It's conveniently timed so that Himespetchi, a NewTransferStudent to Tamagotchi School, sees Mametchi and [[LoveAtFirstSight immediately falls in love with him]], too.
* This was actually the point of a scene--Ryoko plays a little joke on Sasami so she can see this in the ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' manga.
* Ichigo of ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' seems to have to run everywhere she goes, from school to work to dates and everything in between. Even with her {{catgirl}} powers, she never arrives normally, always panting and flopping over with a second to spare.
* The theme song for ''Anime/TheTowerOfDruaga'' has both Jil and Fatina perform this trope.
* Occurs in the third episode of ''Anime/VividredOperation'', sans toast. This one is actually justified by the plot: protagonist Akane Isshiki has a morning paper route before school, but the chaos from the initial [[{{Kaiju}} Alone]] attack the previous day meant that the papers arrived late that morning, throwing her schedule off. She resorts to flying to school in her Palette Suit and ends up [[CrashIntoHello crashing into Wakaba]], setting up her introductory episode.
* The protagonist of the ''Manga/WanderingSon'' manga has this occur for non-traditional reasons. Nitori and her sister were going to their first day at their new school when Nitori's teacher crashed into Maho. This caused Nitori to be somewhat late for school, her sister to be absent, and their teacher to be late. Not a big deal is made of it however it does lead to Nitori going to her sister's classroom and being [[UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} 'mistaken' for a girl]].
* In ''Anime/WorldConquestZvezdaPlot'', Itsuka goes undercover as a student at Asuta's school and plays up the cliche by showing up to school late, complete with toast in mouth. However, she's still carrying her katana and wearing her skull-and-bones EyepatchOfPower, making her acting completely incongruous with her image.
* When the boys from ''Manga/YouAndMe'' are making a manga for a club project, they decide on a fantasy adventure. When Chizuru draws a page they're surprised to see [[GenreShift the genre completely changed]] and the protagonist is now a schoolboy. In the first panel, he is late for school with toast in his mouth. One of the characters sarcastically states that running with bread in your mouth seems pretty adventurous.

* Lampshaded in ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. Mikado is telling his friend Kida about rescuing a girl, and Kida responds by noting [[ThisIsReality how much that is an anime cliché]], and then cites a list of anime clichés, including this one: "This could only make more sense if you were also Late For School...Oh! And if she was also a NewTransferStudent. Also if she turned out to be a queen and your [[ForgottenChildhoodFriend childhood friend]]! That would be awesome. [[DontExplainTheJoke Are you getting how I'm being sarcastic here]]?"
* PlayedForLaughs in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Overload'': In the first chapter, Kaname is hurrying to school while trying to avoid Sousuke. When she realizes she's running late, she pulls a piece of toast out of her school bag and puts it in her mouth before running ([[LampshadeHanging while a little note reading "Don't be late without it" appears pointing to the toast]]).
* Subverted with Nozomu in ''LightNovel/{{Kanokon}}'' acting out the trope despite not actually being late. She continues to go through the whole NewTransferStudent routine shortly after, despite becoming a new student in the ''previous'' episode.

* ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'' features a slug student who’s worried about being late on his first day of class, and is as slow as you’d expect any slug. By the time he gets there, he missed a ''whole year''.

--> ''When I wake up in the morning\\

* Jimmy Boyd's song "Wake Up 7:30, Wash Your Ears They're Dirty, Eat Your Eggs and Oatmeal Rush to School Blues"

* ''Film/TommyBoy'' - establishes Creator/ChrisFarley's character right in the opening titles, showing him running to elementary school, then to college classes.

* ''LightNovel/CatPlanetCuties'': [[InvokedTrope Invoked]] when Antonia transfers to the main characters' school. She arrives with a piece of toast in her mouth (as do her two adult maids/bodyguards) because [[WrongGenreSavvy she'd seen the trope in so many shojo manga, she thought it was a Japanese custom for transfer students]] to show up their first day with ToastOfTardiness.

* Lampshaded in ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. Mikado is telling his friend Kida about rescuing a girl, and Kida responds by noting [[ThisIsReality how much that is an anime cliché]], and then cites a list of anime clichés, including this one: "This could only make more sense if you were also Late For School...Oh! And if she was also a NewTransferStudent. Also if she turned out to be a queen and your [[ForgottenChildhoodFriend childhood friend]]! That would be awesome. [[DontExplainTheJoke Are you getting how I'm being sarcastic here]]?"
* Played for knowing laughs in a ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' Omake later made into an OVA depicting Izumi Curtis having a MeetCute with her future husband, and meeting him when she was running late for school (alchemical training). At the time, she is lugging a {{bear|sAreBadNews}} on her shoulder that she just defeated in combat.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Overload'': In the first chapter, Kaname is hurrying to school while trying to avoid Sousuke. When she realizes she's running late, she pulls a piece of toast out of her school bag and puts it in her mouth before running ([[LampshadeHanging while a little note reading "Don't be late without it" appears pointing to the toast]]).

* Subverted with Nozomu in ''LightNovel/{{Kanokon}}'' acting out the trope despite not actually being late. She continues to go through the whole NewTransferStudent routine shortly after, despite becoming a new student in the ''previous'' episode.

* ''Manga/MiyukichanInWonderland''. Miyuki is late to school at the beginning of the story, which leads to her passing a skateboarding bunny girl and then falling down a hole in the sidewalk. After her reluctant adventures, she wakes up, looks at the clock, finds out she's late, grabs a piece of toast, passes a skateboarding bunny girl... it's [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya ENDLESS]].

* In ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'', Nagisa runs in to the Etoile while taking a shortcut to get to school because she was late on her first day. This show likes to be thorough with its use of tropes.

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* Gin from ''LightNovel/WashioSumiIsAHero'' is always late for school and other activities as well. In her case, it's not because she gets up late. Gin often helps with her younger brothers and she also suffers from [[ChronicHeroSyndrome a need to help everyone she sees that's in trouble]].
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* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' begins with main character Usagi Tsukino waking up late and running to school when she sees a bunch of kids teasing Luna. She rescues Luna from the kids, which makes her even more late, but this sets up Luna granting her the power of Sailor Moon later on. It's not just the first episode, either--Usagi being late is a RunningGag.
* This occurs to Lan from ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior''. Fortunately he has a sentient program to nag him awake.
* Ranma and Akane are Late For School several times in the first season of ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', starting with the second episode.
* Played with in ''Anime/MarginalNumber4''. Atom is running to school because he's late, and almost has a CrashIntoHello with a blue-haired boy in the same uniform. When he gets to school, he tells [[ThemeTwinNaming L and R]] that Rui, the fourth member of their group, will be transferring to their school because Atom saw someone who looked like him from behind, and [[LampshadeHanging that's how it happens in shoujo manga]] (to which L responds, [[ShipTease does that mean Atom will be falling in love?]]). And of course, the transfer student [[spoiler: isn't Rui - but Rui transferred to their school a week ago and just didn't tell them]].
* In ''Anime/ProjectAKo'', A-ko wakes up late every single day, and must run at supersonic speeds to school, dragging C-ko behind her, and leaving a [[PowerIncontinence trail of shattered windows]]. She only stops treating B-ko as an UnknownRival when she finds out not even ''getting up early'' to avoid her ambushes before school works.
-->'''A-ko:''' [[TranquilFury Today, I woke up early. This may never happen again! But you! You!]] Over a stupid, petty... B-Ko, you ''[[UnstoppableRage idiot]]!'' (FoeTossingCharge ensues.)
* Sana in ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'' frequently oversleeps but hyperspeeds through her entire morning routine so she's never ''quite'' late.

* Occurs in the third episode of ''Anime/VividredOperation'', sans toast. This one is actually justified by the plot: protagonist Akane Isshiki has a morning paper route before school, but the chaos from the initial [[{{Kaiju}} Alone]] attack the previous day meant that the papers arrived late that morning, throwing her schedule off. She resorts to flying to school in her Palette Suit and ends up [[CrashIntoHello crashing into Wakaba]], setting up her introductory episode.

* Kurusegawa Himeko wakes up late and has to hurry to get to school on time in the first episode of ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden''.
* Subverted in ''Anime/PuniPuniPoemi'': the titular character wakes up at 4AM and arrives at school very early, second only to Futaba-chan, [[LesYay who was there waiting for her]].

* Two of the main characters in ''Manga/ManabiStraight'' meet this way. The threat of their tardiness results in one breaking out her {{Hoverboard}} that was apparently stolen from the ''Franchise/BackToTheFuture'' set, and they practically have the same music playing.
* In ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic'', Nagisa runs in to the Etoile while taking a shortcut to get to school because she was late on her first day. This show likes to be thorough with its use of tropes.
* Nayuki in ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' became the track team captain because her [[HeavySleeper sleeping habits]] trained her to run quickly to school.

* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'':
** Yukari-sensei's immature and irresponsible nature is suggested when she is Late For School in the very first scene. She then compounds this by flying into a rage, [[HeroStoleMyBike stealing a helpful student's bicycle]] (when he stops to fix hers, no less), and reporting to the wrong homeroom.
** Tomo, of course, is even later. "Yukari's here already?"
** In the anniversary manga chapters, one section opens with Osaka leaving for school and one of her parents asking off-screen if she will be late. Osaka is definitely NotAMorningPerson.
* Mira from ''Papa To Kiss In The Dark'' is late for school at the very beginning of the series. The reason? He was having sex ''[[{{Squick}} with his father]].'' What else.

* This was actually the point of a scene--Ryoko plays a little joke on Sasami so she can see this in the ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' manga.
* Mika in ''Manga/DokiDokiSchoolHours'' often has to be driven to school by her father to avoid being late - which is a bit embarrassing since she's actually a teacher.
* ''Anime/PrettyCure'':
** Nozomi in ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'', on multiple occasions (including in the opening credits). Seems to be related to her [[AttentionDeficitOohShiny nonexistent attention span]].
** Miyuki pulls this off in the first episode of ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'' and is how the CallToAdventure meets her. Takes her a while to accept the call, though.
* Subverted with Nozomu in ''LightNovel/{{Kanokon}}'' acting out the trope despite not actually being late. She continues to go through the whole NewTransferStudent routine shortly after, despite becoming a new student in the ''previous'' episode.
* The first episode of ''Anime/MagicalProjectS'' starts out with this.
* Himeno Awayuki from ''Manga/{{Pretear}}'' is Late For School at the beginning of the series, and attempts to [[ShortCutsMakeLongDelays take a shortcut]]. Depending on which adaptation you are following, she either wanders close to [[MagicalLand Leafenia]] and meets Shin, or has a [[CrashIntoHello rather violent encounter]] with Hayate; in both cases, this eventually leads to her being recruited as the titular MagicalGirl.
* Ichiko [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cit_Otome_wa_Boku_ni_Koishiteru_-_late_for_school.jpg does it]] in a flashback in ''VisualNovel/OtobokuMaidensAreFallingForMe''.
* ''Manga/MiyukichanInWonderland''. Miyuki is late to school at the beginning of the story, which leads to her passing a skateboarding bunny girl and then falling down a hole in the sidewalk. After her reluctant adventures, she wakes up, looks at the clock, finds out she's late, grabs a piece of toast, passes a skateboarding bunny girl... it's [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya ENDLESS]].
** In the massive ''Creator/{{CLAMP}}'' crossover ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', there's an alternate Miyuki in almost every world the gang goes to before Tokyo.
* ''Manga/BlackButler'' begins the Weston College arc with Ciel running late, with [[ToastOfTardiness toast in his mouth]]. And an author's note assuring the reader that, yes, they are still reading ''Black Butler'' and not something else.
* The ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'' episode that is a flashback to Sir Integra's childhood starts with her being late to go be instructed by her grandfather.
* Lampshaded in ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''. Mikado is telling his friend Kida about rescuing a girl, and Kida responds by noting [[ThisIsReality how much that is an anime cliché]], and then cites a list of anime clichés, including this one: "This could only make more sense if you were also Late For School...Oh! And if she was also a NewTransferStudent. Also if she turned out to be a queen and your [[ForgottenChildhoodFriend childhood friend]]! That would be awesome. [[DontExplainTheJoke Are you getting how I'm being sarcastic here]]?"
* Yui is running late to her first day of high school at the beginning of the first episode of ''Manga/KOn'', complete with ToastOfTardiness. It's then subverted when she realizes that she's actually one hour ''early''. She proceeds to do the same thing in the first episode of the second season as well, although that time it isn't shown, as the episode begins with her sitting in the club room with a piece of bread, waiting for the others to arrive.
* Shio does it in the first episode of ''Manga/{{Nobunagun}}''. Similarly to the ''Anime/BlackRockShooter'' example, she has trouble keeping the toast in her mouth and it eventually breaks.
* Played for knowing laughs in a ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' Omake later made into an OVA depicting Izumi Curtis having a MeetCute with her future husband, and meeting him when she was running late for school (alchemical training). At the time, she is lugging a {{bear|sAreBadNews}} on her shoulder that she just defeated in combat.
* In ''Manga/{{Softenni}}'', Asuna and Elizabeth do this, only the latter with an entire loaf of bread.
* Is one of the main plot points of ''Manga/MyHeavenlyHockeyClub''. Hana is such a HeavySleeper that she studied as hard as she possibly could so she could go to the prestigious school 200 meters down the street from her house and sleep as long as possible. She still manages to be late and "runs" (actually, sleepwalks) to school with bread in her mouth, and is subsequently [[CrashIntoHello hit by the car driving the male lead to school]].
* Daisuke in ''Manga/DNAngel''.

* While it never happens at any point during the franchise, ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' has immortalized this trope in [[http://myfigurecollection.net/item/78600 a figurine.]]
* ''Manga/HeavensLostProperty'': Tomoki did this while transformed into a girl to [[CrashIntoHello create a memorable entrance]] for his female persona and help establish "Tomoko" as TheDitz.
* In ''Anime/WorldConquestZvezdaPlot'', Itsuka goes undercover as a student at Asuta's school and plays up the cliche by showing up to school late, complete with toast in mouth. However, she's still carrying her katana and wearing her skull-and-bones EyepatchOfPower, making her acting completely incongruous with her image.
* The theme song for ''Anime/TheTowerOfDruaga'' has both Jil and Fatina perform this trope.
* The protagonist of the ''Manga/WanderingSon'' manga has this occur for non-traditional reasons. Nitori and her sister were going to their first day at their new school when Nitori's teacher crashed into Maho. This caused Nitori to be somewhat late for school, her sister to be absent, and their teacher to be late. Not a big deal is made of it however it does lead to Nitori going to her sister's classroom and being [[UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} 'mistaken' for a girl]].
* ''Manga/SakuraDiscord'' starts with the protagonist Kousuke running to not be late for his first day of school… and giving up midway, considering it's all useless anyway. Then [[ChildhoodFriend Nomiya]] runs past him, tells him he sucks and dares him to do a race to the school. Pissed off, he accepts and arrives on time, but completely beat.
* When the boys from ''Manga/YouAndMe'' are making a manga for a club project, they decide on a fantasy adventure. When Chizuru draws a page they're surprised to see [[GenreShift the genre completely changed]] and the protagonist is now a schoolboy. In the first panel, he is late for school with toast in his mouth. One of the characters sarcastically states that running with bread in your mouth seems pretty adventurous.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic Overload'': In the first chapter, Kaname is hurrying to school while trying to avoid Sousuke. When she realizes she's running late, she pulls a piece of toast out of her school bag and puts it in her mouth before running ([[LampshadeHanging while a little note reading "Don't be late without it" appears pointing to the toast]]).
* Parodied in ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'': Tadakuni runs with toast, Tanaka runs with a plate of curry, Tabata runs with a bowl of ramen.
* ''Manga/AceOfTheDiamond'': Protagonist Eijun Sawamura arrives late to the first day of training with the Seidou High baseball team because he spent his first night in the dorms playing videogames with his new roommates (who didn't wake him up). Naturally, the coach isn't pleased and punishes him with running around the field and not letting him practice with the rest of the team.
* In episode 114 of ''Anime/{{Tamagotchi}}'', Mametchi arrives late for school after having overslept and is promptly told by the teacher, Ms. Perfect, to be careful next time. It's conveniently timed so that Himespetchi, a NewTransferStudent to Tamagotchi School, sees Mametchi and [[LoveAtFirstSight immediately falls in love with him]], too.
* In the ''Grapefruit Pie'' arc of ''Manga/MoriartyThePatriot'', William, ''the professor'', is guilty of this. One of his future clients helps him get to the university and initially doesn't believe he's actually a professor because of his young age.

* In one issue of ''ComicBook/FirestormDCComics'', Ronnie is late to school and caught by the principal, but the latter gives him a pass because [[spoiler: he's an old friend of Ronnie's father, who, unbeknownst to Ronnie, has just gone into witness protection]].

* Frequently happens to Calvin in ''ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes'' as he's often late for the bus. Of course, part of this is due to the fact that he is NotAMorningPerson, and has little motivation to get up since he hates school.

* Haru is late for school at the beginning of ''Anime/TheCatReturns'', but the CallToAdventure doesn't show up until she's on her way home.
* Similarly subverted in ''Anime/WhisperOfTheHeart'': When Shizuku is late for school, she comes upon a boy who had previously confessed an unreciprocated crush on her. The big, athletic boy easily leaves the petite girl behind, in effect returning her rejection.

* Max makes it on time to school in ''WesternAnimation/AGoofyMovie'' (barely), but only because he gets into Late For School mode with enough time to fix it.

* This is use in a DreamSequence for ''Anime/PokemonIChooseYou''. In it, Ash is late for school instead of being late for his first Pokémon. [[spoiler:He dreams of a world without Pokémon where he's a normal boy living a mundane life]].

* ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': In TheMovie GrandFinale Walter Denton is late for English class. He nearly barrels over Mr. Conklin running through the hall. He arrives just in time to tell Harriet the drive shaft from his car fell out . . . then the bell rings and the class ends.
* This is the plot-important beginning of ''Film/BigFatLiar''.

* Gin from ''LightNovel/WashioSumiIsAHero'' is always late for school and other activities as well. In her case, it's not because she gets up late. Gin often helps with her younger brothers and she also suffers from [[ChronicHeroSyndrome a need to help everyone she sees that's in trouble]].

* Played straight (by Cookie, who is Late For School in the "normal" manner) and subverted (by Ned and Moze) in ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'' "Guide to: The Bus".
* The original title sequence to ''Series/GrangeHill'' starts with a girl missing the bus to school.

* In ''Series/{{Friends}}'' Ross, as the professor, is late teaching a class at another campus across town. He tries various techniques to make it on time, including roller skates.
* ''Series/{{Pandora}}'': Jax gets on her teacher's bad side on her first day when she arrives late for class due to getting lost.

* The opening cinematic of ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia'' that focuses on Jude shows him running down the hall of his school in his doctor's uniform for his final exam.

* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'', the recently transferred Selphie ends up crashing into Squall while rushing to get to class after being late. Unfortunately for her, homeroom is already over.

* In TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari, the PlayerCharacter meets [[TsunDere Mayumi]] [[GoodBadGirl Kamijou]] when they're both late to school, [[CrashIntoHello bump into]] [[MeetCute each other]], and then the PC gets [[PantyShot quite the view of Mayumi's panties]].

* The beginning sequence of ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'' has Agatha [[https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20021125 being late for school]] after being mugged, part of a series of events that jumpstart the plot. It's implied it's not unusual of her.

* A recurring gag for the opening of ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn''.
* Sometimes happens to the kids in ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''.
* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'''s [[Recap/KimPossibleS1E4TickTickTick first episode (in production order)]] opens with Kim dashing into school in a hurry to deliver a history essay, establishing the formula of [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld finding school more trouble than international heroism]].

* In the ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'' episode "Mister Eggman," Eggman's alarm doesn't go off on his first day BackToSchool, so he winds up being late for class and is thusly singled out as "the goat" by Professor Kingsford.

* In ''Anime/ProjectAKo'', A-ko wakes up late every single day, and must run at supersonic speeds to school, dragging C-ko behind her, and leaving a [[PowerIncontinence trail of shattered windows]]. She only stops treating B-ko as an UnknownRival when finds out not even ''[[RantInducingSlight getting up early]]'' to avoid her ambushes before school [[RantInducingSlight works]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'', we see Marinette do this during the beginning of the season 3 episode, Chameleon.

* Common with several ''[[ComicBook/ArchieComics Archie Comic]]'' characters.
* Bust out some early Franchise/SpiderMan comics (or later comics that are set in high school or college days) and take a [[DrinkingGame shot]] every time Peter's late for class. You'll be very drunk, very quickly.
* Eleanor Preston / Camacho is a minor example in the current ''ComicBook/{{Deadpool}}'' story-line. Ellie hates her new school and doesn't like going as she always has problems with other kids. At one point, she tells Deadpool she doesn't wanna go, and that she's just gonna be late again because it's rush hour. Deadpool solves the problem by driving on the sidewalk, where it's never rush hour.

* A few times in ''[[ComicBook/RobinSeries Robin]]'' Tim wakes up to realize he overslept and is going to be late for school and rushes out the door, just grabbing part of the breakfast prepared for him to eat on the way.

* In TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari, the PlayerCharacter meets [[TsunDere Mayumi]] [[GoodBadGirl Kamijou]] when they're both late to school, [[CrashIntoHello bump into]] [[MeetCute each other]], and then the PC gets [[MaleGaze quite the view of Mayumi's panties]].

* In TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari, the PlayerCharacter meets [[TsunDere Mayumi]] [[GoodBadGirl Kamijou]] when they're both late to school, [[CrashIntoHello bump into]] [[MeetCute each other]], and then the PC gets [[MaleGaze quite the view]] [[PantyShot of Mayumi's panties]]

* In one issue of ''ComicBook/{{Firestorm}}'', Ronnie is late to school and caught by the principal, but the latter gives him a pass because [[spoiler: he's an old friend of Ronnie's father, who, unbeknownst to Ronnie, has just gone into witness protection]].

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* Even the ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'' series of novels is not immune, with Stephen Maturin running late to a launch with toast (in hand, not in mouth) in ''The Reverse of the Medal''.
* Rather than the rush highlighted, in ''Literature/TheNeverendingStory'' the streets around the school are described as deserted, as a student would feel if he was very late for school. Likewise, the corridors of the school were described as echoing Bastian's footsteps.
* Gin from ''LightNovel/WashioSumiIsAHero'' is always late for school and other activities as well. In her case, it's not because she gets up late. Gin often helps with her younger brothers and she also suffers from [[ChronicHeroSyndrome a need to help everyone she sees that's in trouble]].
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