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* In [[Aphorism]] the kids hang the dolls upside down to make it rain, since rain prevents the Blight from occuring.
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* In ''{{Tamayura}}: Hitotose'', in the FestivalEpisode, Fuu, Norie and Maon go to visit Kaoru to check why she wasn't able to meet with them. They find her tying up a rather large Teru Teru Bozu with an (inexplicably) ''scary face'' made by Kaoru's sister. Then all four of them decide to make each her own Teru Teru Bozu and, of course, each of them draws a different face on it.

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* In ''{{Tamayura}}: Hitotose'', in the FestivalEpisode, Fuu, Norie and Maon go to visit Kaoru to check why she wasn't able to meet with them. They find her tying up a rather large Teru Teru Bozu with an (inexplicably) ''scary face'' made by Kaoru's sister. Then all four of them decide to make each her own Teru Teru Bozu and, of course, each of them draws a different gives it ''her own'' face on it.
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* In ''{{Tamayura}}: Hitotose'', in the FestivalEpisode, Fuu, Norie and Maon go to visit Kaoru to check why she wasn't able to meet with them. They find her tying up a rather large Teru Teru Bozu with an (inexplicably) ''scary face'' made by Kaoru's sister. Then all four of them decide to make each her own Teru Teru Bozu and, of course, each of them draws a different face on it.
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* "{{Kanamemo}}" has the girls at the newspaper delivery office take to making Teru Teru Bozu to ward off an incoming typhoon. [[spoiler:They make it out of a large raincoat and rope...which freaks out a passerby who, seeing only its silhouette at night, [[SuicideAsComedy mistakes it for a person hanging himself.]]]]

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* "{{Kanamemo}}" has the girls at the newspaper delivery office take to making a whole bunch of Teru Teru Bozu to ward off an incoming typhoon. [[spoiler:They make it the last one out of a large raincoat and rope...which freaks out a drunk passerby who, seeing only its silhouette at night, [[SuicideAsComedy mistakes it for a person hanging himself.]]]]
]] Or rather, the ghost of a person who hung himself.]]
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* "{{Kanamemo}}" has the girls at the newspaper delivery office take to making Teru Teru Bozu to ward off an incoming typhoon. [[spoiler:They make it out of a large raincoat and rope...which freaks out a passerby who, seeing only its silhouette at night, [[SuicideAsComedy mistakes it for a person hanging himself.]]]]
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** In the manga, they're more into wanting it to rain on Sports Day for the second year, so they hang her upside-down by her ankles. It's still clear.

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** In the manga, they're more into wanting it to rain on Sports Day for the second year, so year. After a series of convoluted leaps of logic, they hang figure that hanging ''Chiyo'' out the window would have the same effect, so hanging her upside-down by her ankles. ankles would logically bring bad weather. They do so. It's still clear.clear the next day.
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** Gardevoir may have taken a little bit of inspiration from this one, too.
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* In ''FairyTail'', Juvia before her HeelFaceTurn had one on her dress because of her being BlessedWithSuck constantly raining around her.
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* The Stage 3 boss of ''{{Parodius}}''.
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* One of the TIPS in ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' show Rika hanging a TeruTeruBozu upside down in order to call in some rain. She's doing this because she's getting tired of the same sunshine [[spoiler:that's happening over and over again]] during the summer. In her mother's eyes, however, this comes off as one of Rika's CreepyChild moments.

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* One of the TIPS in ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' show Rika hanging a TeruTeruBozu upside down in order to call in some rain. She's doing this because she's getting tired of the same sunshine [[spoiler:that's [[spoiler:[[GroundhogDayLoop that's happening over and over again]] again]]]] during the summer. In her mother's eyes, however, this comes off as one of Rika's CreepyChild moments.moments after Rika tells her mother why she wants them hung upside down.
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* One of the TIPS in ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' show Rika hanging a TeruTeruBozu upside down in order to call in some rain. She's doing this because she's getting tired of the same sunshine [[spoiler:that's happening over and over again]] during the summer. In her mother's eyes, however, this comes off as one of Rika's CreepyChild moments.
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* In ''[[{{Yotsubato}} Yotsuba&!]]'', there is one chapter where Yotsuba makes many of these to prevent rain, so that she can go to the beach the next day.

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* In ''[[{{Yotsubato}} Yotsuba&!]]'', there is one chapter where Yotsuba makes many of these (including one huge one) to prevent rain, so that she can go to the beach the next day.



* This is probably one of the inspirations behind the [[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] called [[http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/ken_sugimori/update1/351.png Castform.]] It's main gimmick revolves around its ability to change forms based on the weather conditions.

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* This is probably one of the inspirations behind the [[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] called [[http://media.pldh.net/pokemon/ken_sugimori/update1/351.png Castform.]] It's Its main gimmick revolves around its ability to change forms based on the weather conditions.



** Another time, she realizes she's just washed the stray cat's face, so she hangs a few.




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* In ''AzumangaDaioh'', Chiyo says she'll make these for luck for [[JapaneseHolidays Sports Day]], but Osaka tries to predict weather with her shoe, instead, so we don't find out if she followed through. (It was sunny, though.)
** In the manga, they're more into wanting it to rain on Sports Day for the second year, so they hang her upside-down by her ankles. It's still clear.
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* In ''MinamiKe'', Kana makes one of these ''out of her little sister'' so that she'll be able to go to the beach.

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* In ''MinamiKe'', Kana makes one of these ''out of her little sister'' sister Chiaki'' so that she'll be able to go to the beach.beach. When it works (rather to everyone's surprise), Chiaki chastises the others for praying to her with "Don't worship me!".

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* One episode of the [[KamenRiderDenO Imagin Anime]] had Ryuutaro making a room full of these to ensure good weather for a picnic. When it doesn't look like that will work, he is given a gigantic bear shaped one.

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* Plays a scarier-than-usual role in a TwentiethCenturyBoys flashback.

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* Plays a scarier-than-usual role in a TwentiethCenturyBoys ''TwentiethCenturyBoys'' flashback.


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** Ika Musume's are drawn with such horrifying faces that when Takeru wakes up to see one in his bedroom, it causes "[[BringMyBrownPants a very localized downpour]]"
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* ''{{Boktai}}'' has both a right-side up and upside-down Teru Bozu, the first always giving you at least two bars of sunlight while and the second limiting you to one. In the English version they're called the "Mr. Rainnot" and "[[SdrawkcabName Tonniar .Rm]]", respectively.
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The {{Henohenomoheji}} face is sometimes used on teru teru bozu. Compare UnwillingSuspension.

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The {{Henohenomoheji}} face is sometimes used on teru teru bozu. Compare UnwillingSuspension.
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** A chapter of the manga had Fuyuki and Natsumi making ''teru teru bozu'' dolls to stop a rainstorm. Unbeknownst to them, the Keronians start making their own version of the dolls in order to make it ''keep'' raining, since they thrive in wet, humid weather.



** A chapter of the manga had Fuyuki and Natsumi making ''teru teru bozu'' dolls to stop a rainstorm. Unbeknownst to them, the Keronians start making their own version of the dolls in order to make it ''keep'' raining, since they thrive in wet, humid weather.
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* Takeru and Ika Musume make these during a storm in one episode of ''ShinryakuIkaMusume''. (It doesn't work.)
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* One of these is an item in ''MonsterRancher DS.'' It doesn't seem to actually affect the weather, but it ''does'' reduce your monster's stress in springtime.
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** A chapter of the manga had Fuyuki and Natsumi making ''teru teru bozu'' dolls to stop a rainstorm. Unbeknownst to them, the Keronians start making dolls in order to make it ''keep'' raining, since they thrive in wet, humid weather.

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** A chapter of the manga had Fuyuki and Natsumi making ''teru teru bozu'' dolls to stop a rainstorm. Unbeknownst to them, the Keronians start making their own version of the dolls in order to make it ''keep'' raining, since they thrive in wet, humid weather.
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** A chapter of the manga had Fuyuki and Natsumi making ''teru teru bozu'' dolls to stop a rainstorm. Unbeknownst to them, the Keronians start making dolls in order to make it ''keep'' raining, since they thrive in wet, humid weather.
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* A minor enemy in [[MegaMan CloudMan]]'s stage is designed after the TeruTeruBozu, flipping upside down and summoning rain when shot. (If it's already raining, shooting it with the Freeze Cracker causes it to summon snow instead.)
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*The {{Pokemon}} Castform is based off of a TeruTeruBozu.
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* In one of the many [[{{Japandering}} wacky Japanese adverts]] Jackie Chan has appeared in he was dressed as a Teru Teru Bozu, suspended from a skyscraper singing the song.

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* In one of the many [[{{Japandering}} wacky Japanese adverts]] Jackie Chan has appeared in he was dressed as a Teru Teru Bozu, suspended from a skyscraper singing the song.
* In a live action Japanese TV {{Dorama}} called ''With Love'', one of the main characters used the screen name of TeruTeruBozu and those played some sort of important role to her and her lover.




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* In ''{{Change 123}}'', in the flashback of the morning that Motoko's mother died, the 5-years old Motoko checks out the weather after getting up, and we see her Teru Teru Bozu. [[spoiler:Although seemingly unimportant, this scene actually [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail discretely points out to Motoko's superstition]], and her superstition will play a major role in the creation of her first SplitPersonality.]]
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* In ''KinnikumanNisei'', the character known in English as "Dialbolic" is called "Tel Tel Boy" (''Teru Teru'' Boi) in the original Japanese. This foreshadows the fact that his weakness is water and he's defeated when it starts to rain.

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