History Main / WaterIsWomanly

* Yokosawa the axolotl and [[DubNameChange Lucille/Gomakawa]] the seal from ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' are the series' only major characters who are aquatic animals, and both are women.

* ''LightNovel/DateALive'': Yoshino Himekawa can control the three states of water, but she prefers using ice. She is also a very polite and gentle, if shy, young girl who wouldn't even harm a fly.

* Subverted with Aqua from ''LightNovel/{{Konosuba}}''. She's introduced as a beautiful water goddess but is soon revealed to have almost none of the positive feminine traits associated with water. She can heal allies and purify the undead, and is a muse of the arts. But instead of being calm, graceful, modest, and intelligent, she's idiotic, graceless, egotistical, and temperamental. Her incredible incompetency has led her to be labeled as a "Useless Goddess" by Kazuma.

* Mary Hunt in ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'' is a feminine and beautiful noblewoman possessing the magic element of water.

* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
** Akira Okochi is one of the most ladylike, calm, and caring girls in the class. As a swimmer, she's associated with water. Her Pactio provides her with powers closely tied into water along with a mermaid theme.
** Sextum, the only female Averruncus, is a water mage.
** In the ''Anime/NegimaSecondSeason'' anime, Konoka can generate water when using her Cosplay card. She's an Ojou and the most feminine of her group of friends.

* ''LightNovel/ReZero'':
** Rem is a calm, polite blue-haired maid who uses water magic to heal others and can condense it into ice. After falling in love with Subaru, Rem shows a much more gentle side, providing him with much-needed emotional support.
** {{Gender Flip}}ped with Felix, a water mage who wears blue and uses water to heal but is a man -- a man who has feminine mannerisms and likes crossdressing in girly dresses, causing Subaru to mistake him for a woman.
* Princess Melty Q Melromarc from ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero''. She has water magic to contrast with her sister's fire, a blue dress, and blue hair, and is a polite, charming young princess.

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': In ALO, [[{{Deuteragonist}} Asuna]] [[LadyOfWar Yuuki]], a kind, feminine young woman who's also a great cook, has her avatar as an Undine, gaining recovery magic and water spells to supplement her swordsmanship, as well as a blue and white outfit complete with light blue hair.

* Mew Lettuce from ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' has the DNA of a Finless Porpoise which grants her water-related powers. In the manga and [[Anime/TokyoMewMewNew anime reboot]], she can transform into a mermaid when she goes underwater (she needed a magic item for that transformation in the first anime). She's the most demure, polite, and gentle of the heroines.

* ''VideoGame/{{Zork Nemesis}}'': Madame Sophia Hamilton, the only female alchemist, represents Water.

-->--'''Ye Wenjie''', ''Literature/TheThreeBodyProblem''

This has started back with water goddesses such as Nephthys, the Egyptian goddess of rivers and childbirth, and Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of wisdom and the Sarasvati river who would become known in Japan as Benzaiten. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, was worshipped as a sea goddess for being born from sea foam. Eventually, this led to the myths of female beings associated with water such as [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mermaids]], [[OurNymphsAreDifferent naiads and nereids]], [[SelkiesAndWereseals selkies]], [[OurSirensAreDifferent sirens]], and [[AlchemicElementals undines]].

* Schierke from ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' can summon the Lady of the Deep Water, who manifests as a female angel with dominion over the Undines. She was worshipped by the ancestors of the habitants of Enoch, but was forgotten when the church of Holy See was built in its sanctuary. In accordance with an ancient oath, she is summoned to cleanse evil spirits, drowning monsters in a flood of water.

** Noelle Silva's magic attribute is water, and she is named "Sea Goddess" by the people of the Underwater Temple for her powerful Water Magic. She's a refined, if haughty, young woman from the kingdom's royal family who regularly wears a dress. After training for six months, she gains [[ElementalArmor Valkyrie Armor -]] [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent Mermaid Form]] which enhances her power underwater.

** Juvia Lockser is a Water Wizard who can turn her very body into water. In her introduction, she's the Water and only female in Phantom Lord's Element 4. Juvia is also, for the most part, demure and ladylike, being adept in traditionally feminine activities like sewing and cooking, and is defined by her devotion to her love Gray.

* Subverted with Aqua from ''LightNovel/{{Konosuba}}''. She's introduced as a beautiful water goddess, but is soon revealed to have almost none of the positive feminine traits associated with water. She can heal allies and purify the undead, and is a muse of the arts. But instead of being calm, graceful, modest, and intelligent, she's idiotic, graceless, egotistical, and temperamental. Her incredible incompetency has led her to be labeled as a "Useless Goddess" by Kazuma.

* Princess Melty Q Melromarc from ''LightNovel/TheRisingOfTheShieldHero''. She has water magic to contrast with her sister's fire, a blue dress and blue hair, and is a polite, charming young princess.

** Ami Mizuno is a demure, kind girl who is the most intelligent of the Sailor Guardians, and uses water attacks as Sailor Mercury. When Sailor Neptune is introduced, to better distinguish her powers she begins using ice attacks.
** Michiru Kaioh is a very sophisticated young lady, conducting herself gracefully and being a classical violinist and painter. She has wavy sea green hair resembling waves. And as Sailor Neptune, she has powers over water that come from the sea.

* Adiane the Elegant from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' is the Water General and only female among the Four Supreme Generals. Her name is based in part on the water elemental Undine and, unlike her fellow generals, she has the ability to make tons of water appear out of thin air for her Gunman to have the advantage in sea combat. She has long blue hair and wears a slinky dress. But like violent water currents, she is ''very'' cruel and impulsive.
* Mew Lettuce from ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' has the DNA of a Finless Porpoise which grants her water-related powers. In the manga and [[Anime/TokyoMewMewNew anime reboot]], she can transform into a mermaid when she goes underwater (she needed a magic item for that transformation in the first anime). She's the most demure, polite and gentle of the heroines.

* Chloe Cerise in ''Fanfic/InfinityTrainBlossomingTrail'' has a water motif to reflect her calm and caring personality, her creativity when it comes to writing stories and how she is finding herself via traversing the numerous cars on the Train. She swaps her school outfit, with two prominent anchors on the skirt, for a beach dress with sealife on the collar and neck, an umbrella with fish and sandals that have shells on the laces. This, combined with [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair]] evokes the image of a young maiden heading out to sea. However, she also has an aggressive side and will unleash a NoHoldsBarredBeatdown to those who piss her off, reflecting how water can change from calm to violent in a snap.

* The film adaptations of ''Literature/TheRing'' give the female ghost a heavy water motif that is not really present in the books. Aside from being raised in an isolated island by the sea and thrown into a well, the Japanese films suggest that Sadako Yamamura is the product of Shizuko Yamamura's affair with an unnamed sea god, which explains where she got her powers from. The demigoddess part is only vaguely hinted at in the American films' Samara Morgan (Anna and Richard Morgan's neighbors suspect they conceived Samara through a DealWithTheDevil), but the victims of the cursed video tape are noted to have a nightmarish decaying look, as if they've been drowned and submerged in water for weeks. In the TwistEnding, it turns out that said decaying look is modeled after Samara's ghost form.

* Subverted in ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': The only water-mage explicitly identified as such we have seen is [[SpicyLatina the distinctly fiery]] [[MagicKnight Warden Commander]] Carlos Ramirez. Furthermore, in the Dresdenverse water is associated with dissolution, cleansing and entropy, making water-mages terrifying figures. When Ramirez goes up against a gun-toting vampire, he first dissolves the vampire's bullets in mid-air, followed by dissolving the vampire's head.
* Queen Mizuno from ''Literature/{{Labyrinth}}'' is the Queen of Cups and a water sorceress. She has an elegant demeanor and wears regal, flowing dress befitting her royal station.

* Sayuri from ''Literature/MemoirsOfAGeisha'' is a kind and determined young woman, with a desire to be with her beloved Chairman, who becomes an elegant, beautiful geisha during the story. She comes from small fishing village and is said to "a lot of water in [her] personality", which is tied to her unusual blue-grey eyes. Sayuri's personality of water represents her adaptability throughout her life as a geisha:

** Downplayed with Tori in ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm''. She's the Blue Wind Ranger with the power of water and a dolphin motif, as well as the only girl among the Wind Rangers. She's a {{tomboy}}, but is [[WomenAreWiser more mature]] than her male teammates.

* Selkies in Myth/CelticMythology are beings able to take on human forms by shedding their sealskin. Scottish folk tales often have beautiful female selkies become the wives of human men who steal and hide their sealskin. However, the selkie wife will long for returning to her true home the sea, and when regaining her sealskin will abandon her husband and never return.

* In the WesternZodiac, the 12 signs are also grouped together by the four elements of water, earth, fire, and air. This gives the grouped together signs ElementalMotifs based on whichever element they are categorized as. Water and earth signs are considered to be feminine and are associated with the qualities of being intuitive, emotional, sensual, and nurturing (the former element much more so than the latter).

** Aerith Gainsborough and Tifa Lockhart from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' are associated with water. Aerith is associated with rain and water in Advent Children, even creating a healing pool for those inflicted with geostigma. She is also heavily associated with the lifestream, which flows like water. Aerith was also laid to rest in a lake in front of the Forgotten City. Nojima even in stated in the Advent Children Reunion Files that "Aerith has sort of a 'watery' image about her, so [the staff] used water to convey her presence". Tifa has a dolphin-themed hairstyle, uses water-themed attacks with Waterkick and Dolphin Blow as her {{Limit Break}}s.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' introduces Kairi's [[LiteralSplitPersonality Nobody]], Naminé (''nami'' is Japanese for "wave"). She is every bit kind and lovely as Kairi and, unlike the latter, who is a bit of a tomboy, Naminé is a girly girl through and through.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts358DaysOver2'' has Xion, a [[ArtificialHuman Replica]] who mostly takes after Kairi's persona. Her name is pronounced "shee-on"; ''shio'' in Japanese means "tide". A recurring dream that Xion experiences throughout the game is her drowning inside seawater.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'': Out of the three Dragons that have lived in the surface (one of them perished prior to the events of the game, but is revived by Link), the female one (Faron) represents the water element. She watches over the crystalline waters of Lake Floria within Faron Province, and is an elegant (if sometimes also cocky) ProperLady.

** Queen Tia in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''. She's cold and aloof, and as the partner of Virgo she has water powers to contrast with her brother Jack's fire powers. She can become Queen Virgo, wielding water attacks in an [[BattleBallgown armored dress]].

* ''VideoGame/StellaGlow'': Lisette's signature element is water, as she not only can attack enemies with water (and eventually ice too), but also buff nearly allies so their attacks are imbued with water as well (which comes handy when dealing with enemies vulnerable against this element). Her signature Witch song, "To The Sea", also grants a full heal to ''all'' allies as well as herself, and on the first [[AccidentalPun wave]] it also fully restores their (and her) {{Mana Meter}}s. She also happens to be the most graceful and loving of all Witches, and the protagonist Alto is her LoveInterest.

* ''VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny'': PlayedWith. The Swordian of Water, Atwight Eks, is a long haired feminine lady specializing in healing spells (when compared to the boyish female MadScientist). Her chosen master, Rutee Katrea, however, is tomboyish, greedy and a far outcry from the feminine WhiteMage that Atwight projected herself.

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Among the main quartet, Rose [[ElementalMotifs is associated with water]]: her former house was based off Fallingwater, her denizen is the water monster Cetus, and her color resembles the deep sea. She also likes wearing elegant dresses and is a reserved young LadyOfBlackMagic.
* In ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'', Undine is a magical girl with water powers and theming who is quite feminine overall, from her clothing and hairstyles to her demure personality. This is contrasted with her partner Heartful Punch who, [[PinkMeansFeminine despite being decked out in pink]], is an occasionally foul-mouthed, bareknuckle brawler and athlete who regularly eats protein powder for lunch.

** The titular character of the sequel series, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', was born into a waterbending family from the Southern Water Tribe. She is contrasted with her initial love interest, Mako, [[OppositesAttract a male firebender]]. Though in terms of personality, they are an inversion of the usual tropes, as Korra is brash and hot-headed, while Mako is cool headed and nurturing given that he raised his younger brother without a strong parental figure.

** Blue Diamond is associated with water, wearing blue and having water-related powers such as using her tears to affect emotions and form clouds. She's also dressed in regal robes and is compassionate, intelligent, and patient.

* Iara, whose name means "water mother", is a prominent figure in Brazilian folklore. Having been unjustly slain by her father after she killed her brothers in self-defense, she returned to life as a beautiful mermaid who lures men to the Amazon River in order to drown them.

Water is an element associated with [[HealItWithWater healing,]] [[CoolClearWater purity,]] [[ElementalMotifs calmness, life, creation, and creativity]], all of which are traditionally tied to women. It is also regarded as the most elegant of the classical elements due to its fluid nature. As a result, water has become associated with femininity.

* ''Series/TidelandsNetflix'': The sirens are water beings and depicted being [[OneGenderRace all female]]. Most of their half human children are women as well (though some men exist too) well they got more focus. Hybrids have [[MakingASplash abilities to manipulate water]] from their siren heritage.

* Having the DNA of a Finless Porpoise, Retasu Midorikawa / Mew Lettuce from ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'' and its [[Anime/TokyoMewMewNew reboot]] has water-related powers and can transform into a mermaid underwater. She's also the most demure, polite and gentle of the heroines.

* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'':
** Barbara is a kind, cheerful Deaconess and IdolSinger who wants to help others, focusing her Hydro magic on healing.
** Mona, a sensual, erudite Hydro mage in a feminine witch outfit who uses hydromancy for her astrology.
** Kokomi is a female Hydro-type character with an iridescent, mermaid-esque design, which makes her very pretty to look at.

* Pregnancy, a uniquely feminine bodily function, involves the womb filling with water (amniotic fluid), and birth is ushered in by said waters breaking.

* In Romance languages, the words for water (''[[GratuitousItalian acqua]]'', ''[[GratuitousSpanish agua]]'', ''[[GratuitousFrench eau]]'', all derived from Latin ''aqua'') are feminine (this is not necessarily the case for Latin, however).

Often overlaps with PersonalityPowers and FourTemperamentEnsemble (specifically the phlegmatic) if it involves MakingASplash, and TrueBlueFemininity as WaterIsBlue. Compare WinterRoyalLady. May also overlap with IceMagicIsWater when the woman also casts magic (which is why ice-slinging women are also very common). Compare and contrast LordOfTheOcean, who is often more aggressive and temperamental due to the association with more "active" water (ocean waves) and FatherNeptune, which is more associated with the harshness of the sea on sailors. See also EarthMother, MotherNature, and FlowersOfFemininity.

* In ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', almost all the elemental tribes are {{One Gender Race}}s, with most of them being male. One of the only all-female elements is water. [[note]] If you're curious, the others are [[ShockAndAwe Electricity]] and [[PsychicPowers Psionics]], though neither tribe appear much in the story.[[/note]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Temtem}}'': Denizan mythology prominently features the Sea Queen, a goddess-like figure who lived in the Sillaro River.

* ''VideoGame/GachaLife'' has Lado, a [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue haired]] CatGirl whose element is water.

** In the third season, the Gaang meet with Hama, an elderly waterbender who acts like a kind grandmother. [[spoiler:Except it's just all an act, as she is a BitchInSheepsClothing.]]

This has started back with water goddesses such as Nephthys, the Egyptian goddess of rivers and childbirth, and Saraswati, the Hindu goddess of wisdom and the Sarasvati river who would become known in Japan as Benzaiten. Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, was worshipped as a sea goddess for being born from sea foam. Eventually, this led to the myths of female beings associated with water such as [[OurMermaidsAreDifferent mermaids]], [[OurNymphsAreDifferent naiads and nereids]], [[SelkiesAndWereseals selkies]], [[EnthrallingSiren sirens]], and [[AlchemicElementals undines]].