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"Mine!" "Mine!" "Stop! You're gonna dislocate my shoulders!"

Most guys would give anything to have the girl of his dreams literally want a piece of him.

But it can get painful if more than one girl wants that to happen.

Watch as each young lady in this tug of war grabs an extremity (usually an arm) and literally tries to take her man away from her rival, in a grotesquely hilarious exaggeration of wish fulfillment. Bonus Points if girls in competition shout this:

"He's mine!"
"No, he's mine!"

A staple of the Harem genre of anime. The unfortunate bloke in question is effectively Made of Iron for the duration of suffering under this trope, especially when the contestants have superstrength.

This trope also shows the chivalrous side of a guy -- he Wouldn't Hit a Girl even to protect himself from this trope. For this reason, a girl is rarely fought over this directly in Distaff Counterpart harems.

See A Lady on Each Arm for the less violent version of this trope.

Examples of Lover Tug of War include:

Anime and Manga

Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu
Girls Bravo
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni had this at least twice, between twin sisters at that.
Maburaho
Mahoromatic
MM!
Negima ...though given the size difference between Negi and his paramours (not to mention their energy level), it's more of a particularly fumble-prone football (either one) game.
Omamori Himari
Pandora Hearts...except the people fighting over Oz are Alice and...Gilbert.
Ranma ½
Rosario + Vampire
Saber Marionette J
Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei
Seto no Hanayome
Seitokai Yakuindomo: Pictured above. Parodied in a Not What It Looks Like moment when Suzu is shocked after walking in to see Aria and Shino tugging on Tsuda's arms and shouting "Mine!". They were actually fighting over which one of them Tsuda would help carry heavy stuff for first.
Tenchi Muyo!
To LOVE-Ru (Episode 14 in particular)
Vandread
The Familiar of Zero
The end of the Zelda II: The Adventure of Link manga adaptation ends with both Zeldas doing this to Link. As seen here.
High School DxD
One of the spinoff manga for Girls und Panzer has a Schoolgirl Lesbians version -- but the girl they're tugging on, though petite, is the loader for a tank's 75mm main gun, and she puts their heads together.

Comic Books

Archie: Try finding some promotional art for this comic or its (non-Jughead) spinoffs that doesn't depict Betty and Veronica doing this to Archie.
Superman: A lot of old comics, specially Lois Lane comics feature Lois Lane and Lana Lang in such a position.

Western Animation

Jimmy Two-Shoes: Heloise and Beezy over Jimmy in "The Competition".
In one of the earlier color episodes of Popeye, Popeye and Pluto vie for Olive Oyl's affections by pulling each of her arms in opposite directions. (Since she originated in the age of rubber-hose animation, her arms stretch to a length of about 30 feet.)
A disturbing one in Superjail where the women from the female prison have a ball with the men, the Twins release spanish flies that drive all the women sex crazy. In one case two girls do this to the point they rip the man's arms off and start dry humping themselves with said arms.

Web Comics

Ménage à 3: Yuki and Sonya do it to Gary here.

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 Watch as each young lady in this tug of war grabs an extremity (usually an arm) and ''literally'' tries to take her man away from her rival, in a [[Crosses the Line Twice|grotesquely hilarious]] [[Be Careful What You Wish For|exaggeration of wish fulfillment]]. [[Bonus Points]] if girls in competition shout this:
-{{quote| "He's mine!"<br />
+{{quote|"He's mine!"
 "No, he's ''mine''!" }}
 A staple of the [[Harem]] genre of anime. The unfortunate bloke in question is effectively [[Made of Iron]] for the duration of suffering under this trope, especially when the contestants have superstrength.
-This trope also shows the chivalrous side of a guy -- he ~Wouldn't Hit A Girl~ even to protect himself from this trope. For this reason, a girl is rarely fought over this directly in [[Distaff Counterpart]] harems.
+This trope also shows the chivalrous side of a guy -- he [[Wouldn't Hit a Girl]] even to protect himself from this trope. For this reason, a girl is rarely fought over this directly in [[Distaff Counterpart]] harems.
+See [[A Lady on Each Arm]] for the less violent version of this trope.
-See [[A Lady On Each Arm]] for the less violent version of this trope.
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+{{examples}}
-=== '''Examples''' ===
 == Anime and Manga ==
-* ''[[Baka to Test To Shoukanjuu]]''
+* ''[[Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu]]''
-* ''[[Girls Bravo (Manga)|Girls Bravo]]''
+* ''[[Girls Bravo]]''
-* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni (Visual Novel)|Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni]]'' had this at least twice, between twin sisters at that.
+* ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro ni]]'' had this at least twice, between twin sisters at that.
 * ''[[Maburaho]]''
 * ''[[Mahoromatic]]''
-* ''[[MM (Light Novel)|MM!]]''
+* ''[[MM!]]''
 * ''[[Negima]]'' ...though given the size difference between Negi and his paramours (not to mention their [[Genki Girl|energy level]]), it's more of a particularly fumble-prone football (either one) game.
 * ''[[Omamori Himari]]''
 * ''[[Pandora Hearts]]''...except the people fighting over Oz are Alice and...[[Ho Yay|Gilbert]].
-* ''[[Ranma One Half]]''
+* ''[[Ranma ½]]''
-* ''[[Rosario to Vampire]]''
+* ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]''
-* ''[[Saber Marionette J (Anime)|Saber Marionette J]]''
+* ''[[Saber Marionette J]]''
-* ''[[Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei]]''
+* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei]]''
 * ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]''
 * ''[[Seitokai Yakuindomo]]'': Pictured above. Parodied in a [[Not What It Looks Like]] moment when Suzu is shocked after walking in to see Aria and Shino tugging on Tsuda's arms and shouting "Mine!". They were actually fighting over which one of them Tsuda would help carry heavy stuff for first.
-* ''[[Tenchi Muyo]]''
+* ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]''
-* ''[[To Love Ru]]'' <small>(Episode 14 in particular)</small>
+* ''[[To LOVE-Ru]]'' <small>(Episode 14 in particular)</small>
 * ''[[Vandread]]''
-* ''[[Zero no Tsukaima (Light Novel)|Zero no Tsukaima]]''
+* ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]''
-* The end of the ''[[Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]'' manga adaptation ends with both Zeldas doing this to Link. [http://melorasworld.com/zelda/publications/manga_aol_wan3/191.html As seen here.]
+* The end of the ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' manga adaptation ends with both Zeldas doing this to Link. [http://melorasworld.com/zelda/publications/manga_aol_wan3/191.html As seen here.]
-* ''[[High School DXD]]''
+* ''[[High School DxD]]''
+* One of the spinoff manga for ''[[Girls und Panzer]]'' has a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] version -- but the girl they're tugging on, though petite, is the loader for a tank's 75mm main gun, and she [[Put Their Heads Together|puts their heads together]].
-== Comics ==
+== Comic Books ==
 * [[Archie]]: Try finding some promotional art for this comic or its (non-Jughead) spinoffs that ''doesn't'' depict [[Betty and Veronica]] doing this to Archie.
 * [[Superman]]: A lot of old comics, specially ''Lois Lane'' comics feature Lois Lane and Lana Lang in such a position.
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 * ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'': Heloise and Beezy over Jimmy in "The Competition".
 * In one of the earlier color episodes of ''[[Popeye]]'', Popeye and Pluto vie for Olive Oyl's affections by pulling each of her arms in opposite directions. (Since she originated in the age of rubber-hose animation, her arms stretch to a length of about 30 feet.)
-* A disturbing one in ''[[Superjail (Animation)|Superjail]]'' where the women from the female prison have a ball with the men, the Twins release spanish flies that drive all the women sex crazy. In one case two girls do this to the point they rip the man's arms off and start dry humping themselves with said arms.
+* A disturbing one in ''[[Superjail]]'' where the women from the female prison have a ball with the men, the Twins release spanish flies that drive all the women sex crazy. In one case two girls do this to the point they rip the man's arms off and start dry humping themselves with said arms.
 == [[Web Comics]] ==
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