No Sense Of Personal Space / Anime & Manga

Those with No Sense of Personal Space in Anime & Manga.

---

• The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You:
  • Momiji loves to grope and fondle soft objects. Women's bodies are her favorite, but anything soft will do, to the point where she's perfectly willing to massage people's faces.
  • Usa-chan Hates Being Alone and is self-aware enough to know she can push people away by being super clingy because of it, but not enough to know when she's doing that. Rentarou can handle it no problem, but when he's unavailable in chapter 174 Mimimi tries to fill his shoes and winds up overwhelmed when Usa-chan follows her everywhere at school, including bathroom stalls, and constantly texts Mimimi at home. Mimimi recruits the other girls' help to divide Usa-chan's attention between all of them so she doesn't feel lonely and no one person gets overwhelmed like Mimimi did.
• Arthur of Air Gear was like this to his opponent Agito, even pelvic thrusting against him and nibbling his ear. And Shalott ended up straddling Agito at the end of one chapter.
• Angel Sanctuary:
  • Katou is a fairly bad offender, especially when it comes to Kira and Setsuna, but even he has nothing on Belial.
  • Rosiel. Dude gets REALLY touchy-feely with just about everyone he meets. Almost to the point of being a Memetic Molester. It's hard to tell if it's Ho Yay, Foe Romance Subtext, or just his way.
• Hitagi Senjogahara from Bakemonogatari. She spends a lot of her conversations with Koyomi invading his personal space bubble in spectacular ways...and feels him up while they're in the car with her father.
• Drum/Dante Koryu of Beyblade Burst has a bad habit of getting up close to people's faces when he's excited and has to be repeatedly told to respect people's personal space, not that the lesson ever sinks in.
• Beyond the Boundary: Hiroomi invokes this towards Akihito because he gets cold extremely easy and uses Akihito's body heat to stay somewhat warm.
• Black Butler: Sebastian will get in people's faces when being demonic, especially Ciel's. He also has no problems with pushing boundaries in order to better do his job, such as insisting on helping Ciel bathe or carrying him when he's injured.
• Bleach:
  • Kon to just about every big-breasted and/or good-looking female. However, Rukia is a favorite target, too, although she usually stomps on him before he can try anything.
  • And Chizuru towards any good-looking girl, most notably towards Orihime and Rukia.
  • Also Aizen. So much so that fandom has come to peg him as a Depraved Bisexual Memetic Molester, since he seems to like being touchy-feely with "victims" of both genders. Hugging Momo and speaking to her sweetly before stabbing her to almost death? Check. Caressing Orihime's face as he Lecturizes her and then lets her go? Double check. Almost feeling up Ichigo when they're finally face-to-face, even placing his hand on the kid's chest? Triple check.
  • Around Ichigo and Urahara, Tessai seems to have No Sense of Personal Space.
  • Rangiku likes draping her arms over people, leaning her face closer to someone else's, tickling people while she's in the nude and so forth, but mostly when she wants to party or bring levity to a serious moment. On the other hand, Haineko gets like this around both boys and girls that seem to interest her.
• Saten and Kuroko from A Certain Scientific Railgun will not hesitate to lift Uiharu's skirt or glomp Mikoto, respectively.
• Chainsaw Man Part 2: When Asa is hanging off a ledge, Falling Devil gets up behind her and starts feeling her face and commenting that she can smell her sweat.
• Shader from Chrono Crusade just loves getting touchy with pretty much everyone and everything. She does not care if you are friend, stranger, sworn enemy, male, female, human, or demon (though she does have an extra fondness for young children...) — she will want to hug you. No exceptions.
• Code Geass:
  • Gino Weinberg. Suzaku Kururugi. 'Nuff said. Seen even in the first OP for R2.◊
  • And Rolo really likes◊ being too close for comfort◊ around Lelouch.
  • Big Badass Cornelia tends to be rather touchy-feely with her younger sister Euphemia.
  • Milly can be a little too touchy-feely around Shirley at times.
• Dororo (2019): Hyakkimaru, not knowing how to speak or sign, sometimes attempts to communicate with people by touching or grabbing their face, blind to the fact that this may not be comfortable for the other party.
• Son Goku started off like this back in early Dragon Ball, when he figured that the easiest way to tell a boy from a girl was to feel for their...well, parts. He learns his lesson after ChiChi reacts a little more physically than most and throws him off the Kinto'un/Nimbus at about 50 mph.
• Kirika in Eiken clearly doesn't believe in personal boundaries when it comes to Densuke. Yuriko doesn't either, constantly thrusting her crotch and butt into Densuke's face or forcing him to touch her.
• Natsu from Fairy Tail has shades of this, particularly when it involves Lucy. He will occasionally get up right next to people or even come out of nowhere and grab them. He's also crawled into Lucy's bed a few times or casually walked in on her at moments that even he couldn't have realized were inopportune with perfectly innocent intentions. Lucy's teammates have a bad habit of entering her house without permission, though Natsu and Happy are by far the most frequent offenders, to the point that Lucy often expects them to be there.
• Fruits Basket:
  • Bunny boy Momiji does this with most people, especially Tohru.
  • There's also Akito, who's extraordinarily touchy-feely with everyone, regardless of how they may actually feel about each other.
• Fullmetal Alchemist:
  • ALEX LOUIS ARMSTRONG never passes up an opportunity to invade people's personal space to show off his perfectly/hilariously sculpted body.
  • And the people of Rush Valley thought nothing of ganging up on poor Edward, seizing him, and stripping him to examine his automail.
• Full Metal Panic!:
  • Gauron is like this whenever Sōsuke is involved, apparently since the latter was a child. He's also like this around just about anyone.
  • Contrast with Sōsuke, who will not hesitate to beat the shit out of anyone he's not comfortable with touching him.
  • Tessa tends to get a little too touchy-feely with Sōsuke, even trying to molest him while he's sleeping. Hell, she once did it when she was sleeping.
• In the Getter Robo manga, Schwartzkof^note His name obviously modeled after the famous US general Schwartzkopf loudly announces that he hates Japanese people, and absolutely loathes even the very thought of being touched by one. Naturally, Gou just finds this chance to rile him up way to easy to pass up.
• Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun:
  • Mikihiro, but only around Shungo.
  • Hinako is this way with Mayu. As is basically every guy in school. Though that's mostly due to her succubus powers.
  • Hinako and most of the girls in Shungo's class are fond of doing this to Shungo.
• In Great Pretender, Laurent has a habit of being too close to Makoto for the latter's comfort, and Laurent will often put a hand on Makoto's shoulder only to get peevishly brushed off.
• In Haganai, Sena sometimes does this to Kodaka when talking about games. When done in Yozora's presence, she tends to get a bit jealous and smacks Sena with a fly swatter if Kodaka doesn't make her back up first. Sena also has a tendency to do this to Kodaka's younger sister, Kobato, due to Cuteness Proximity. It always creeps Kobato out, and she will either hide behind Kodaka or run away if the situation allows.
• Haruhi Suzumiya:
  • Itsuki, with Kyon as the target. At first, it's assumed it's because he likes messing with Kyon and it's to satisfy Haruhi's whims, but as the series progresses he tends to pay Kyon a lot of disproportionate attention during the most inconvenient instances and even when Haruhi isn't around to observe.
  • Haruhi herself is also inappropriately in-your-face with just about everyone and likes to grope Mikuru for Fanservice and/or her own enjoyment. While she will order (or drag/kidnap) just about anyone, this trope is mostly restricted to Kyon and Mikuru, with the other SOS members being mostly immune; make of that what you will.
• Hetalia: Axis Powers:
  • Italy, being The Ditz and slightly Truth in Television about real life Italians, just doesn't understand that his need for constant close human contact makes Germany and Japan more than merely uncomfortable (especially since he combines his habit of sneaking to sleep into other peoples' beds with the habit of sleeping naked). Lampshaded in the Valentine's Day Strips when Germany, unable to distinguish if Italy's actions are a veiled way of expressing romantic feelings or just his own idiosyncrasy, consults Austria to clear his mind up:
    Germany: Hey, Austria, what type of relationship do you call it when you see them every day, and they hug and kiss you, and go in the bath with you, and sleep in the same bed with you [while they're naked]?
    Austria: [blushing] ...Don't say such vulgar things!
    Germany: [despaired] Vulgar....?!
    Austria: Oh, you meant him...
  • Also, France has a tendency to get close to people and attempt to grope them. Let's not forget the Olympics.
• Higurashi: When They Cry:
  • Rena towards Keiichi, her stalking victim, in the series' first arc Onikakushi-hen. However, Keeichi is revealed to have hallucinated her stalking him, putting into question whether the trope was played straight or subverted.[[/spoiler
  • Ronove from Umineko: When They Cry toward everyone, but especially Battler. Meanwhile, Battler himself is like this towards anything with breasts.
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure:
  • Stardust Crusaders: Captain Tennille snatches away and extinguishes Jotaro's cigarette up and close to his face in spite of the fact that the action only serves to make him Obviously Evil.
  • Diamond is Unbreakable: If someone seems interesting enough to Rohan, he will try to literally read them like a book after getting up-close.
  • Golden Wind: Bruno Bucciarati licks Giorno's sweat to see if he's lying in their first encounter.
  • Stone Ocean: Weather Report has a habit of standing very close to whomever he's talking to.
  • Steel Ball Run: Scarlet Valentine enjoys playing with other women, with Lucy, she fiddles with her nose and plays with her cheeks.
  • JoJolion: Yotsuyu Yagiyama puts himself very close to Yasuho since he was waterboarding her while trying to interrogate.
  • The JoJoLands: When a Dirty Cop is pulling Dragona over, he sticks his face extremely close to theirs, which Dragona is uncomfortable with because they're worried they might catch sick.
• Koko Hekmatyer in Jormungand, mostly towards her subordinate Jonah, though occasionally to others.
• Tomoe from Kamisama Kiss is like this, much to Nanami's chagrin. However, he stops temporarily once he learns that she loves him...only to fall back into the habit again.
• Ragyo Kiryuuin of Kill la Kill takes this trope to disturbing degrees, molesting and later outright raping her daughter Satsuki.
  • Nui Harime does not hesitate to touch and caress other characters' bodies either. Like Ragyo, she's not sunshine either no matter how much her cutesy appearance tells you.
  • Being a Cloudcuckoolander, Mako is always this, especially to Ryuko. Unlike the other two examples above, however, it's not malicious, Mako just likes to hug.
• Lucoa from Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid takes baths with Shouta, sleeps in his bed, and gives him hugs in public despite his many protests.
• Turkes in Mother Keeper, at least when it comes to Ricalna. He has their noses touching at every opportunity.
• In My Hero Academia, Mei instantly starts feeling Izuku up when he asks for hero costume upgrades in order to get his measurements. Himiko Toga also straddles Izuku after knocking him to the floor when they first meet. Ochaco has the habit of getting up close to Izuku's face, which flusters him to no end. By Episode 40 of the anime, she realizes how she's gotten far too comfortable with this and starts acting as embarrassed as he does.
• Naruto:
  • The title character has this problem, especially when younger. Probably comes with his attention-starved youth.
  • Orochimaru is even worse, being like this around just about everyone, even in one case with his tongue.
• Negima! Magister Negi Magi:
  • Fate can get like this around Negi at times.
  • And Tsukuyomi mainly does this around Setsuna and various other girls.
• Neon Genesis Evangelion:
  • Kaji tends to be like this around almost every woman in the show. Plus, in Rebuild 2.0 he jokingly(?) acts like this around Shinji.
  • Also, in Rebuild 2.0, Mari is very touchy-touchy with Shinji upon first meeting him.
• One Piece:
  • Trebol from the Dressrosa Arc has this problem in which he'll sidle up right next to whomever he's talking to. The fact that he's ugly, rude, tells very inappropriate jokes, has an Annoying Laugh, and has a serious post-nasal drip problem doesn't help. Even the other Donquixote Pirates can't stand him with the except of Doflamingo himself, who's been with Trebol since childhood. Also doubles as a Stealth Pun: Trebol has the powers of the Stick-Stick Fruit, which allows him to generate and control adhesives, and he has a habit of sticking too closely to other people.
  • "Physical minktimacy" is a cultural trait of the Minks in which they express physical affection to those they like. While some of it is species specific, such as Wanda the dog-woman licking Luffy or rabbit-girl Carrot giving him love bites. In general, the Minks are inclined to rub against and hug anyone they like and are prone to overdoing it when they get excited.
• Wakaba, the Dressing Club manager, and Rei from Otasuke Miko Miko-chan, mostly because Ayumu is a very attractive girly guy. More so when he's cross-dressing, and especially if he's Miko-chan.
• Outlaw Star:
  • Fred Lou tends to get really touchy with Gene, mostly because he's completely hot for him. Gene usually handles it with good humor, but sometimes Fred likes to pull little "jokes" like suggestively blowing into his ear during business exchanges.
  • Harry too, considering he's Melfina's obsessive Stalker with a Crush.
• Pokémon Adventures:
  • In the Black and White chapter, N has no problem whispering into the ear of another boy before said boy is even aware of him. N later grabs him by the arm and brings him up close. It's kind of creepy considering N's almost dead expression. Gender obviously isn't an issue for N, as he gets up close and personal with White in the Nimbasa Ferris wheel.
  • In Black 2 and White 2, Blake becomes a little too friendly for Whitley's taste, but that's because he's searching for Team Plasma but has already determined that all the other girls in their class have no connection to them. As for Whitley, she doesn't want anyone becoming too close to her as she really is ex-Plasma and she obviously doesn't want anyone to find out.
• Ranma ½:
  • Shampoo. When Ranma's involved, the word "personal space" does not exist!
  • Kodachi Kunō to her "darling" Ranma.
  • She must have gotten it from her brother, Tatewaki.
  • Happōsai, being the patron saint of Dirty Old Men, literally lives to latch onto women so he can feel their breasts and buttocks.
  • Ranma himself, while usually the one to receive unwanted contact, has no qualms about perching on other people's heads to say hello. And whenever Female!Ranma is in disguise to fool Ryōga, she tends to be quite the grabby girl.
• Yamamoto from Reborn! (2004) just loves putting his arm around people. His friends, his Face Heel Turned frienemies, the guy who hates his guts but then ends up thinking otherwise.
• Rebuild World: Sheryl is like this specifically with Akira, her Living Emotional Crutch, and spends literal hours cuddling him and/or sitting on his lap to recharge herself emotionally from the stresses of leading her slum gang. When Sheryl stops doing it as a result of composure training from her mentor, it feels really off to Akira and he ends up taking his daily baths with her.
• Akio of Revolutionary Girl Utena is like this around anyone he tries to seduce. Touga is like this around Utena, Wakaba to Utena, Kozue to Miki, Saionji to Anthy, and Nanami to Touga.
• Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei: Matoi in regards to her teacher Nozomu, to the absolute EXTREME.
• Seraph of the End:
  • Krul frequently hugs and kisses Mika despite the latter's discomfort, as exemplified by the fanmade wikia's image gallery. Seriously, she makes Zephyr Breeze look tame!
  • Mika can sometimes get like this to Yuu, though Yuu is not shy about this either. In particular, Mika has carried Yuu in a Bridal Carry a couple of times and liked to hug Yuu when they were children.
  • Ferid has no concept of anyone's personal space; once grabbing Krul to bite her neck, nearly touching Crowley's chest in the novel when commenting on his looks, touching Yuu's shoulder while saying he wants to taste his blood, touching Mika's butt...
• Sword Art Online: As shown in his interactions with Asuna, Sugou has no idea how to keep his hands or his tongue to himself.
• Nathan from Tiger & Bunny is like this when he's around his male coworkers, with varying reactions from the targets. Barnaby gets annoyed and shoves him away, Antonio just wishes he'd keep his hands above the belt, Kotetsu doesn't really care as long as he's not effectively trying to occupy the same space as him.◊
• Shinnosuke from Ultra Maniac. Although it's understandable since the only episode he's in has him change from a cat into a human.
• In ...Virgin Love, Ian uses the fact he is known for this as an excuse to grope Kaoru in public.
• In Wild Fangs, Syon is like this towards Mao before they actually get together.
• Victor Nikiforov of Yuri!!! on Ice is this. Surprisingly, this trope only applies with Yuri. He appears to make contact with others such as hugging his coach Yakov and his younger rinkmate Yurio once or twice, but most of the time he appears to avoid touching everyone else. In general, the official art has him very close and/or touching Yuri, and Yuri (who Hates Being Touched by the way) eventually becomes comfortable with it later in the series. As it turns out, Victor's actually been flirting with Yuri for all the times he's been trying to get close to him, not just blatant attempts of teasing.

---