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** PlayedForLaughs in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' again with Hayate. After repairing the Book of Darkness, the new artificial intelligence inside it is as sentient as the previous one, but far more amenable and not corrupted. As such, Rein, the Unison Device, is Hayate's most loyal supporter of her dreams. She accompanies Hayate raises through the ranks and is her personal secretary when Hayate is finally appointed as the commander of her own military special operations unit. Rein is the ComicRelief more often than not (perks of being a miniature humanoid), but also soothes Hayate's insecurities and helps her tune down her immense raw magic output into usable spells.

** Overall, the series provides a very {{downplayed}} and mostly PlayedForLaughs example. Bloom is a fairy girl who discovers her magical powers kind of thanks to her pet bunny, Kiko, with whom she parts from Earth to the magical dimension she belongs to. Downplayed because the focus of the plot is not Bloom and Kiko's relationship, but the friendship between Bloom and other five fairies. However, it must be noted Kiko's supposed death triggered Bloom's first fairy transformation and that marked the start of Bloom's CharacterDevelopment (gaining more confidence in herself). Other than that, Kiko is used as a ComicRelief and progressively loses screen time.

* ''Machinima/FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged'' reinterprets [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Barret]] and [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Red XIII]], as part of the show's general recharacterization of the cast, as this, functioning as a duo and a double act; Barret's subplots co-star Red and vice versa, while they weren't required for each other's subplots in the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII original]], and in general, [[AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul not really especially closer to each other as they were to any of the other party members]].

** Similarly, Fry's InterspeciesFriendship with [[RobotBuddy Bender]] seems to cut both ways; from a human perspective Bender is Fry's SnarkyNonHumanSidekick, but Fry is ''Bender's'' MonsterRoommate, living with him in an apartment complex designed for robots.

** PlayedForLaughs in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' again with Hayate. After repairing the Book of Darkness, the new artificial intelligence inside it is as sentient as the previous one, but far more amenable and not corrupted. As such, Rein, the Unison Device, is Hayate's most loyal supporter of her dreams. She accompanies Hayate raises through the ranks and is her personal secretary when Hayate is finally appointed as the commander of her own military special operations unit. Rein is the ComicalRelief more often than not (perks of being a miniature humanoid), but also soothes Hayate's insecurities and helps her tune down her immense raw magic output into usable spells.

[-[[caption-width-right:330:''Oh, you're my best friend, in a world we must defend!'']]-]

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' features a fallen Twili named Midna [[spoiler:who turns out to be the titular princess]] and her [[NobleWolf wolf companion]] Link ([[BalefulPolymorph some of the time, anyway]]). At first, their relationship ''is'' more akin to pet and owner, with Midna riding Link around as though he were a horse and simply using him to fulfill her own ends, but by the end of the game, they've become FireForgedFriends (with no small amount of ShipTease on the side).

* The Creator/HarlanEllison story ''A Boy and His Dog'' twists this trope: [[spoiler: The boy is a serial rapist and the dog helps him find victims. The boy really does seem to love him, and finds his dog… food.]]

%%* Christopher Paolini's ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'': A Boy and His Dragon.

%%* ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'': The girl and her dragon.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuersDownUnder'' has a boy named Cody, who befriends a giant golden eagle named Marahute after he rescues her from a poacher's trap.

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* WebVideo/TheNostalgiaChick has this complaint about ''Film/{{Dragonheart}}'' and other dragon movies, seeing as how most girls loved dragons (or at least she did) and women never factor in the films.[[note]]On that note, there are actually a couple properties which feature "A Girl and Her Dragon" -- see ''[[Literature/TortallUniverse The Immortals]]'' and ''WesternAnimation/JaneAndTheDragon''.[[/note]]

%%* ''Anime/{{Heroman}}'': A Boy and His GiantRobot… [[RecycledInSpace IN AMERICA]].

** It's also worth noticing the way Nanoha and Fate's (the now allied dark magical girl) Intelligent Devices copy the programing of the Wolkenritters' Devices so they mistresses have the chance to fight their new opponents on equal footing. Raising Hear (Nanoha's) and Bardiche (Fate's) even encourage them to go through the difficult, very innovative, and potentially dangerous power-up. If witty, the Intelligent Devices are usually just there to channel and shape the magic, rarely getting to the level of {{Virtual Sidekick}}s.

* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': Although the series has a large, rotating main cast with countless character arcs, the central characters are Ash Ketchum and his Pokémon partner, Pikachu. After getting off to a rough start in the first episode, the two became inseparable best friends, unwilling to part ways even offered the choice.

** First {{subverted}} in the [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha first installment of the franchise]]. Nanoha's customary magical girl pet is the ferret Yuuno. It's true he teaches her how the [[AmplifierArtifcat Intelligent Device]] works and how to do magical spells with it. However, her actual CharacterDevelopment occurs upon encountering a DarkMagicalGirl.

%%* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'': A Girl and Her Ferret in the [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha first series]]; A Girl and Her Wolkenritter in [[Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs the second]]. Loli and their badass combat powers in both. More like "[[PersonOfMassDestruction A girl and her world-destroying boom stick]]."

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' presents a {{deconstructed}} and PlayedForDrama example. Like nearly every anime of this genre, the magical girls get a cute AnimalCompanion who is the source of the magic and introduces them to the trade of being a magical girl. Just, this time, roping prepubescent-to-teenage girls into a war against {{Eldritch Abomination}}s proves to have very dire consequences. They are now exposed to trauma, injuries, and often death. Kyubey, the alien cat/squirrel, does not help them mature, he makes them realize who truly horrible the world can be as he [[spoiler: milks their despair as free energy to counter the Entropy Death of the universe. He even comments how the conversion from a magical girl into a witch (the monsters they battle) is akin to the process of girls growing up to women]]. While all of the girls are "mentored" by Kuybey or interact with him in one way or another, this trope is most notorious with him and Madoka. Kyubey spends the better part of the series trying to convince her to turn into a magical girl, viciously exploiting her insecurities and the tragedies her friends, who are magical girls, face.

* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' presents a {{deconstructed}} and PlayedForDrama example. Like nearly every anime of this genre, the magical girls get a cute AnimalCompanion who is the source of the magic and introduces them to the trade of being a magical girl. Just, this time, roping prepubescent-to-teenage girls into a war against {{Eldritch Abomination}}s proves to have very dire consequences. They are now exposed to trauma, injuries, and often death. Kyubey, the alien cat/squirrel, does not help them mature, he makes them realize who truly horrible the world can be as he [[spoiler: milks their despair as free energy to counter the Entropy Death of the universe. He even comments how the turning from a magical girl into a witch (the monsters the battle) is akin to the process of girls growing up to women]].

*** Piff is a constant reminder of Aisha's more maternal side and helps her soothe her separation anxiety -- as a baby, Piff will always be dependant on her and therefore incapable of abandoning her. Furthermore, taking her of Piff is a very calming activity.

*** Tune is uptight and clashes with Musa a lot, but her nature is exactly the kind of mother figure Musa so desperately needs after losing her mother at a young age.

** Bloom is gifted a horse by her newly found biological parents in the second movie and names her Peg. Peg is used mostly as a device to rekindle Bloom and Sky's romance in the face of hardships, but one must remark Bloom was happier to meet Peg again than Sky. After eating a seedling she probably shouldn't have, Peg [[spoiler: is transformed into a winged unicorn]]. "A fairy girl and her (original) significant horse", indeed.
* ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'': Marrow is a BrokenBird who lives in an apocalyptic BadFuture. Then, a day comes where she meets this unrepaired Sentinel (giant robot) named Rover and her life gets a little happier. Her days get a little more purpose as she destroys other Sentinels looking for robotic parts to fix Rover. Unfortunately, Rover [[spoiler: is destroyed and it's partially her team's fault, which leaves her so distraught to the point of betraying her team]].

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'' features [[TheHero Rean Schwarzer]] with his mech, [[SuperRobot Valimar the Ashen Knight]] after he inadvertently finishes the trial with his friends. Rean ends up piloting Valimar throughout the CivilWar in ''Cold Steel II'' and helps end it. At first, Valimar talks robotic but when Rean gets better at piloting Valimar, Valimar ends up talking like a human and starts remembering things from before he slept 250 years before the start of the game.

%%* ''VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends'': Nunu and Willump, the Boy and his Yeti.

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Link's beloved mare Epona, first appearing in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' and being a one of few characters with multiple recurring incarnations throughout the series. It's pretty telling that in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', when Link is stranded in Termina and separated from his companion [[ExpositionFairy Navi]], Epona stays with him throughout his journey.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' features a fallen Twili named Midna [[spoiler:who turns out to be the titular princess]] and her [[NobleWolf wolf companion]] Link ([[BalefulPolymorph some of the time, anyway]]). At first, their relationship ''is'' more akin to pet and owner, with Midna riding Link around as though he were a horse and simply using him to fulfill her own ends, but by the end of the game, they've become FireForgedFriends (with no small amount of ShipTease on the side).

%%* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'':
%%** Kagura and her über-cute, head bitting inugami, Sadaharu.
%%** Also Katsura and his man-disguised-as-duck, Elizabeth.

%%* ''Anime/DaisukiBuBuChaCha'': A boy and his dog... car.

* ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'' follows Blue, a CGI, blue-spotted dog, as she leaves a trail of (also blue) paw prints all over the house. His caretaker, a live-action young man hence asks the audience (preschooler kids) for help in finding where is Blue and what is she up to this time. Most of the episodes ended with the host and Blue happily reuniting.
%%* ''WesternAnimation/BooBoomTheLongWayHome'' has a boy and his five animal friends: a horse, a dog, a cat, a rooster and a bee.

*** Digit is Tecna's Pixie precisely because they are so very alike. Yeah, Tecna has friends now and they help her get in contact with her feelings. But Tecna also needs someone to remind her that logic, videogames, and book smarts are as part of her as her feelings, thus she doesn't have to ditch the latter to achieve the former.

%%* Marrow and Rover in ''WesternAnimation/WolverineAndTheXMen2009'' are A Girl and - yes- Her Giant Robot.

* ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime'' is about twelve-year-old Finn, the [[TheLastOfHisKind last human]], adventuring in a [[spoiler: post-apocalyptic]], RPG-like world along with Jake, a magically shapeshifting dog. In a rare case of this trope, Jake [[NonhumanSidekick is not only sentient but is able to talk and perform very human activities]] such as playing the violin, doing magic when taught, and having a girlfriend. Also, Jake is literally Finn's family -- he is his adopted brother since Jake's biological parents found a baby Finn alone in the woods. If one ignores that Finn is the protagonist, it could be said the show it's about [[InvertedTrope a dog and his boy]]. In any case, both of them help each other mature and become better versions of themselves. usually getting through life milestones together (e.g., Finn supports Jake when he meets his girlfriend's parents, Jake gives Finn advice in romantic matters).

* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Sam [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this trope a couple of times.
** First when Danny meets a ghost dog (the same episode where Valerie becomes an important reoccurring character) and is trying to tame him.
--> '''Sam:''' A boy and his dog. Somehow, it's not supposed to be this weird.
** The second is a "boy and his snow beast", presumably referring to Frostbite.

** The second season presents us with the Pixies, miniature fairies with whom actual faires can bond. The power boost aside, each of the Winx girls overcome a personal struggle with the help of their pixies, which goes along with the first four seasons' overall theme of coming to age.