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* It is quite possible to spot this when the guy has a pink product, while the girl has the same one in blue.
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Akira and Mizuki from ''[[Ai Ore Love Me]]'' subvert this. Akira is feminine-looking and the "princess" of his all-boys school, while Mizuki is androgynous and the "prince" at her all-girls school. However, Akira is quite dominant and masculine and Mizuki isn't really all that boyish.
* Kiri and Tohya from ''[[Never Give Up]]''.
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* Childhood Friends Tsuyomaru and Hazumi from ''Woman in the Man'', a short story by [[Masakazu Katsura]]. Mixed with [[Freaky Friday Flip]] as they switch bodies.
* Koume and Yaegashi from ''[[Blue Seed]]''.
* Ito and Makoto from ''[[W Juliet]]''. So much that it's even implied that
* Kazuto "Towa" Sakuma and Miya from ''[[Sensual Phrase]]''. He's a very girly-looking musician who dresses as a female even off-stage, she is the [[Bifauxnen]] who both dates him and pretty much created his androgynous looks.
* The calm and serene So Touma and hyperactive tomboy Kana Mizuhara from ''[[Q.E.D.]]''.
* Ukyo Kuonji of ''[[Ranma ½]]'' is a [[Bifauxnen]] who manages to attract two different [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] suitors.
* Ryunosuke from ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' was unwillingly raised to be the ultimate manly man by her father, and later discovers she's in an arranged marriage with Nagisa, the ghost of a guy raised to be ultra womanly. Though after coming back to life, he turns out to also be insanely strong, despite mostly hiding it behind over the top girly behavior.
* From ''[[World Destruction]]'', we have mild mannered [[Non-Action Guy|Ky]][[The Messiah|rie]] and arrogant [[Lady of War|Mo]][[Jerkass|rte]]. Because the two are so different, Kyrie
* Asuka and Shinji from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''. Shinji is obviously a [[House Husband]] in training, cooking and doing most of the chores around the house he occupies with Asuka and Misato, and has a shy and kind personality most of the time ([[Beware the Nice Ones|unless he's seriously provoked]] [[Despair Event Horizon|or completely snaps]]). By contrast, Asuka is a [[Fiery Redhead]] [[Action Girl]] who revels in combat and remains the better pilot for most of the series.
* A non-romantic example ({{spoiler|not counting Aoi's one-sided crush on her}}) is Misaki and Aoi from ''[[Kaichou wa Maid-sama]]''.
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* ''[[Chotto Edo Made]]'' pairs a [[Bifauxnen]] swordswoman with a feminine [[Long-Haired Pretty Boy]].
* ''[[Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu]]'' with the identical twins Yuuko (masculine girl) and Hideyoshi (feminine boy) Kinoshita. While Yuuko is typically feminine in traits (such as being good at cooking), her personality fit this trope because of her aggressive, prideful, arrogant, quick-to-anger, and competitive behavior. Hideyoshi on the other hand is calm, helpful, and supportive. Ironically, he is also much more popular than Yuuko, much to her dismay, because of [[Attractive Bent Gender|his]] [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|looks]].
* ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has the title's [[Battle Butler|Hayate Ayasaki]] being quite feminine and being domestic enough to make women around him feel as if their femininity is challenged and has so far attracted at least one guy who was completely straight before (and fell in love when he thought Hayate was a woman only to later decide it didn't matter).
* Sumire and Momo from ''[[Kimi wa Petto]]''. Sumire is an efficient, successful journalist who watches pro wrestling and [[Sentai]] anime in her spare time and is a martial arts master on the side, while Momo is a modern dancer who is fairly emotional and doesn't mind taking on the role of Sumire's pet.
* Ayako and Mamoru from ''[[Mamoru Kun Ni Megami Ni Shukufuku O]]''. Ayako's the violent, tsundere [[Person of Mass Destruction]] who gives off [[Huge Schoolgirl]] vibes in her attempts to act more feminine (Not at all helped by the [[Absurdly Powerful Student Council]] constantly teasing the two about their relationship), and Mamoru's a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] who takes all the craziness around him with a gentle smile.
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* The Chinese movie ''Boxing Gloves, Rag Dolls''.
* The teenage couple in ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]''.
* ''[[How to Train Your Dragon (animation)|How to Train Your Dragon]]'' has Astrid and Hiccup. Hiccup ends up upstaging her in the dragon training exams, however.
* Ellie and Carl from ''[[Up (animation)|Up]]'' in their younger years.
* In [[Impromptu]], [[Tomboyish Name|George Sand]] is, by 19th century standards, a [[Ladette]], and she [[Seme|takes the lead in her relationship with Chopin.]] Frederic Chopin is a [[Ill Boy|frail]], sensitive, [[Bishonen]] musician.
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* ''[[A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon]]'' has Lu-La and Bitzer. While Bitzer isn't exactly girly, he tries to keep order in the farm. Lu-La in contrast is definitely more chaotic and is more prone to acting like a dog than he is,...even though Lu-La is actually part of an alien race, instead of being a dog herself. Ironically, Bitzer himself is mistaken for an alien in this movie, which is understandable due to how smart he is.
* ''[[Coraline (animation)|Coraline]]'' and Wybie. While [[The Woobie|Wybie's]] not girly per se, [[Kid Hero|Coraline]] is definitely the more aggressive of the two.
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* ''[[Some Kind of Wonderful]]'' has best friends Keith and [[Tomboyish Name|Watts]], the former a shy and sensitive [[Starving Artist]], the latter a [[Ladette]] drummer going through a [[Green-Eyed Epiphany]].
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* ''[[Kung Fu Panda]]'' has Tigress and Po, who aren't an [[Official Couple]] but have plenty of [[Ship Tease]]. Tigress is a tough-as-nails warrior who lacks [[Tertiary Sexual Characteristics]], while Po (who is also a skilled fighter, mind you) has a more cheerful and spirited personality and is an excellent cook.
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* ''[[Enchanted]]'' has Giselle and Robert. The former is extroverted while the latter is introverted. It’s not such a big surprise when Giselle goes after Narissa to rescue him.
== [[Literature]] ==
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* In ''[[Jane Eyre]]'', the title character has more moral strength and self-worth than Mr. Rochester. His feminine side comes out in the course of the relationship.
* At first sight, King Verence II and Queen Magrat in ''[[Discworld]]'' are more Feminine Boy, Feminine Girl. But when push comes to shove Magrat has [[Hidden Depths]] and can [[Beware the Nice Ones|transform]] into an [[Action Girl]]. Verence ... not so much.
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* In the ''Warhammer 40k Ravenor'' novels, Patience Kys and Carl Thonius are described this way. Hyper intelligent, scholarly dandy Thonius is frequently referred to as a pussy, frequently by Patience herself, a vicious battle telekine. This might be entirely fair, as the novel mentions that anything short of an Astartes in full battle plate is a pussy compared to Patience Kys.
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* Eric and Donna from ''[[That '70s Show]]''.
** Friendship example: Fez and Donna. He and his girlfriend Big Rhonda subvert it, since she's bigger and stronger than he is but is also an awkward [[Huge Schoolgirl]].
* Wash and Zoe from ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]''. He's not ''girly'', but less masculine by comparison.
* Lee "Apollo" Adama and Kara "Starbuck" Thrace from the rebooted ''[[Battlestar Galactica]]'' are an interesting example of how to flip a gender dynamic: it's not so much about the way they look and dress as how they behave with each other. Apollo tends to be the softer, more introspective of the two, while Starbuck is louder, brasher, and more of an alpha than he is. Despite this, no one in-universe sees them as less masculine or less feminine for it.
* J.D. and Elliot from ''[[Scrubs]]''. Elliot seems to have this in most of her relationships. Kelso once commented on she and Keith's relationship:
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== [[Manhwa]] ==
* Jung Suk Ha and Park Bong Bin from ''Utopia Of Homosexuality'' are respectively a [[Butch Lesbian]] and a [[Camp Gay]]
== [[Music]] ==
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* In Wheatus song BMX Bandits invokes this trope with Nichole Kidman.
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends
* In [[Classical Mythology]], the twins Apollo and Artemis ''might'' be considered such, but only by modern standards. Apollo is sometimes thought of as a [[Bishounen]]. He is the god of, among other things, music and art. He also spends a lot of time with the Muses. To classical Greeks, however, he was all man. Artemis, meanwhile, is a wild [[Action Girl]] who spends most of her time hunting in the wilderness with her [[Amazon Brigade]].
** Also Athene and Ares. Both Gods of war and victory, but the male Ares is something of a [[Glass Cannon]] and a serious [[Miles Gloriosus]] while Athene kicks his ass every time they fight, ''and'' is a [[Genius Bruiser]] to boot.
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== [[Professional Wrestling]] ==
* [[Beth Phoenix]] and Santino Marella. Santino also got a bit of this when he started dating Tamina as well but that didn't really last long.
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== [[Radio]] ==
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* Meryl and {{spoiler|Johnny}} in ''[[Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots]]''. {{spoiler|When he proposed to her, she declines. Because she wanted to do that and proposes to him half a minute later.}}
** Meryl and her partner Dave in ''[[Policenauts]]'' also qualify.
* ''[[Persona 4]]'' has Kanji Tatsumi (master tailor) and {{spoiler|Naoto Shirogane}} ([[Bokukko]] and
* Homer and Edy from ''[[Valkyria Chronicles]]'' qualify, with the former being a meek, [[Bishounen|pretty]] little masochist and the latter a [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Idiot Hero]] [[Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking|who]] [[Cute but Cacophonic|can't sing]]. Likewise Karl and Lynn. Although they have similar temperaments, Karl is an engineer supporting the troops while Lynn is in the front lines as a shock trooper.
* ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'': Luigi, the [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man|sensitive guy to Mario's manly man]] and Daisy, the [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|tomboy to Peach's girly girl]], whenever they're paired.
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** Subverted when you learn that Desireé first fell for Ron when he protected her from a mugger. A [[Double Subversion]] occurs when you find out that he rescued her [[Wimp Fight|through high-pitched shrieking and wildly flailing about]], and that it was Desireé that leapt into action first.
* [[Fire Emblem Tellius|Fire Emblem: Radiant Dawn]] includes Rafiel, prince of the heron laguz, a race too emotionally and physically fragile to attack enemies. The woman who saved his life, to whom he is now wholly devoted? Nailah, the wolf Laguz Royal (read: absurdly badass [[Crutch Character]]). ''One'' of them wears an elaborate robe, sings like an angel, and has ankle-length golden tresses. Guess which?
** ''[[Seisen no Keifu]]'' has Brigid, an assertive [[The Archer|sniper]] raised by pirates and sensitive, submissive [[Horse Archer|horseback archer]] Midayle as a predestined pair; to a smaller degree she has these dynamics with her other predestined lover, [[The Archer]] Jamuka, who is similar to Midayle but more reserved. Another one would be Tiltyu, the [[Tsundere]] [[Black Magician Girl]], and her shy childhood friend and local [[Badass Adorable]] Azel.
** In ''Rekka no Ken'', we have [[Ladette]] Vaida and gentle, honorable Heath. Kent and Farina are a borderline case; Kent isn't exactly feminine but he's somewhat shy compared to the outgoing, tomboyish Farina.
** The [[Nice Guy|kind and gentle]] [[Holy Hand Grenade|Monk]] Artur and the [[Sugar and Ice]] [[Black Magician Girl]] Lute in ''[[Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones]]''. Their ending says that Artur managed the household while Lute was the main breadwinner.
* [[Your Mileage May Vary]], but a Female [[Player Character|Shepard]] and either Thane or Kaidan can come across like this, especially if Shepard is a hardass renegade. Shepard has to be the strongest human in existence, can drink anyone under the table, headbutts krogan like it's nothing, and generally is a stoic character. Thane and Kaidan meanwhile are sensitive and fairly soft-spoken, very moral, and the former waxes philosophical every so often. As a bonus, at the beginning of [[Mass Effect 2]], Shepard will be clad in the black N7 armour, whilst Kaidan is in the pink and white Phoenix armour.
* ''[[Lost Odyssey]]''. Possibly [[Action Girl|Seth]] and the husband who encouraged her to settle down and
* Saki and Kojirou from ''[[Danball Senki]]'' are alike in many different ways, but you can tell who's the man in the relationship by how they dress. Saki wears a bandana and a tube top that exposes her midriff, and Kojirou wears an apron. It's not hard to see why they love each other so much, though.
* The short story included in ''[[Mount & Blade]] II: Bannerlord: Digital Companion'' follows protagonist and narrator Asaios the scribe, whose writings are not shy about how (regardless of his extensive travels) he is a [[Non-Action Guy]] whose primary value is his literacy. At one point in his journey he is accompanied by Atun of the Khergit, a nomadic horsewoman that has killed two soldiers. While prideful of her tribal traditions, Atun notes she's unlikely to find a good man that has fulfilled the traditional requirement of marriage (killing an enemy) to be her husband let alone one that exceeds her two kills (and thus won't resent a wife of superior score). {{spoiler|At the end Asaios, a bit too full of himself after having come into enough money to buy a reasonable plot of land, proposes to Atun when the two run into each other again by chance. She enjoys the offer and says she'll consider it, with the story ending before the audience learns what happens.}}
== [[Web Comics]] ==
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* Zombie children Bridget ([[Cute Bruiser]]) and Alphonse (master of [[Cower Power]]) from ''[[Far Out There]]'' are a non-romantic example.
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* ''[[Last Res0rt]]'' toys with this when it comes to Jigsaw and Slick—Jigsaw's a bit of a tomboy (her main team color is light blue), while Slick's not above dressing in harem wear (and his team's main color is purple). Of course, they're not quite an [[Official Couple]]...
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== [[Web Original]] ==
* [[The Nostalgia Chick]] and [[The Nostalgia Critic]]. She's a ladette sociopath who fights dirty and gets turned on by weakness. He's a girly, weepy psychopath who likes to be dominated.
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** The [[Heavy Metal (animation)|Heavy Metal]] review gives us him and [[Diamanda Hagan]]. She's a [[Butch Lesbian]], he goes for manicures and eyebrow waxing.
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* [[Metroid|Samus]] x [[Kid Icarus|Pit]] shipping. The former is an [[Action Girl]] of the [[Bounty Hunter]] variety, who usually wears full body armor. The latter is a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] with [[Our Angels Are Different|angel wings]]. ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' put them in the same game, and several varieties of shippers have had a field day [[Opposites Attract|putting them together]] since.
** Should we mention that they were created by the same guy, Gunpei Yokoi, and that some [[Squick|considered them to be siblings]]?<ref>In either literally or spiritually senses</ref>
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** It should be noted that this is only by comparison as while sensitive, Clawd is the captain of the Casketball (basketball) team and is largely seen as [[The Big Guy]] / [[Big Man on Campus]] alongside Deuce. Clawdeen in turn isn't as masculine as she is sharp witted and fiercely protective of her friends, as this comes up when he begins to start dating her best friend [[Vegetarian Vampire|Draculaura]]. In the past and on usual terms neither are seen this way.
* O'Brady Shaw and Brooke Alvarez of ''[[The Onion]]'', as shown in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfVScr30e2I this video].
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* Another sensitive male musician with a harder-edged lady: [[Nirvana|Kurt Cobain]] and Courtney Love.
* There are several animals that exist where the females are dominant over the males, such as hyenas and spiders.
* [[Harper Lee]] and [[Truman Capote]].
* [[Zig Zagged]] with autistics. While autistic have traits stereotypically associated with their gender, it's the other way around when it comes to being frank. Girls are more likely to speak their mind & boys often are more likely not to.
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