History Main / LyingOnAHillside

* In episode 6 of ''Animation/HappyHeroes, Smart S. and Careless S. are lying on the ground watching for shooting stars. Smart S. [[WishUponAShootingStar wishes]] to be as handsome as he is forever, and after a humorous remark from Careless S. realizes one second too late that he's getting something else instead - hit by one of the shooting stars.

* The ending of ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma'' has Kazuma lying on a hillside, contemplating the sky (interspersed with random cast shots), until Ayano shows up to rouse him at the end.

* Edward and Alphonse Elric sit together on a hillside as young children in ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist''. Alphonse gets upset during the conversation about getting their mother back, and Edward ruffles his hair to reassure him.

* ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' opens showing the heroine in that position.

* ''Series/KamenRiderFaiz'' ends with three of the main protagonists on a hillside (though, since 555 likes screen doors/windows, the camera backs through a screen window and at the very end, we're seeing them through a tear in it.

* ''Art/ASundayAfternoonOnTheIslandOfLaGrandeJatte'' shows engimatic upperclass people relaxing on the sloping banks of the River Seine. Part of the painting's historical appeal has been about wondering about their backgrounds and thoughts.

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* ''Franchise/TheLionKing'': Multiple:

** ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKingIISimbasPride'': Kiara and Kovu in the sequel.

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* A brief moment of peace and togetherness for Arika, Nina and Erstin in ''Anime/MaiOtome'' -- possibly their last before the series explodes around them -- takes place as they sprawl on a hill overlooking Windbloom.

* In a similar vein as the Mai-Otome example above, [[Anime/DragonBallZ Son Goku]] and his son, Gohan, spent some time in the 10-day preparation period before the Cell Games doing this.

* [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Shikamaru Nara]] has a habit of doing this, simply because he enjoys watching the clouds. He also tends to do so alone.

* The ''Starry Night'' TV ad for ''VideoGame/{{Halo 3}}'' starts out this way. Two kids stare up at the stars at night wondering if there are other lifeforms up there. Cue a cut to Master Chief in battle against the [[ScaryDogmaticAliens Covenant]].

* A common setup in ''WebComic/SaturdayMorningBreakfastCereal'' is to have two kids, usually a boy and a girl, lie on a hill and wax philosophic about some issue, such as [[https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2012-12-23 here]].

* In ''Manga/AkagamiNoShirayukihime'' Obi and Shirayuki lie and sit respectively on a grassy hill after eavesdropping on some nobles when [[UpperClassTwit Prince Raji of Tanbarun]] visits Clarines for the first time and talk about why Shirayuki fled Tanbarun. Obi ends up falling asleep right out in the open signifying just how much the former drifter has come to trust Zen and Shirayuki and feel comfortable around them.

* Briefly seen in the opening credits of ''Anime/DemashitaPowerpuffGirlsZ''.