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* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'': Roberto is [[ImplacableMan burly]], [[BloodKnight loves to fight]], and is generally as manly can be. Johan is [[EvilIsSexy beautiful]], [[WickedCultured well-read and highly intellectual]], and [[spoiler:[[CreepyCrossdresser far more in touch with his feminine side]]]]. Why do they even associate with each other? Johan likes to [[TheDragon make use of Roberto's muscle]] to kill people and ruin their lives during those pesky times when he's too busy [[MindRape driving small children]] [[spoiler:or his sister]] [[HannibalLecture to nearly kill themselves]] or otherwise [[ForTheEvulz proving why he's been compared to both Hitler and the Antichrist]], while Roberto is [[PsychoSupporter completely]] [[HoYay in love]] with Johan.
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* ''Manga/{{Monster}}'': Roberto is [[ImplacableMan burly]], [[BloodKnight loves to fight]], and is generally as manly can be. Johan is [[EvilIsSexy beautiful]], beautiful, [[WickedCultured well-read and highly intellectual]], and [[spoiler:[[CreepyCrossdresser far more in touch with his feminine side]]]]. Why do they even associate with each other? Johan likes to [[TheDragon make use of Roberto's muscle]] to kill people and ruin their lives during those pesky times when he's too busy [[MindRape driving small children]] [[spoiler:or his sister]] [[HannibalLecture to nearly kill themselves]] or otherwise [[ForTheEvulz proving why he's been compared to both Hitler and the Antichrist]], while Roberto is [[PsychoSupporter completely]] [[HoYay in love]] with Johan.
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* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' gives us the main protagonists and best friends Yuugi Muto, a caring and patient boy who tries to keep the peace, and Katsuya Jounouchi, a boy from the streets who isn't afraid to throw hands at anyone who hurts him or his friends. Additionally, Katsuya suffered from toxic masculinity and a big part of his CharacterDevelopment was him letting go of those mentalities while being more receptive of his friends.
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* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' gives us the main protagonists and best friends Yuugi Yugi Muto, a caring and patient boy who tries to keep the peace, and Katsuya Jounouchi, Jonouchi, a boy from the streets who isn't afraid to throw hands at anyone who hurts him or his friends. Additionally, Katsuya suffered from toxic masculinity and a big part of his CharacterDevelopment was him letting go of those mentalities while being more receptive of his friends.friends.
** Judai Yuki and Jun Manjome on ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' play with this dynamic. Judai is a kind-hearted and energetic boy, compared to Manjome, who is arrogant and serious. Of course, the fourth season actually inverts this trope, as Judai is far more serious than Manjome (mostly due to the Yubel incident in the third season).
** Judai Yuki and Jun Manjome on ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' play with this dynamic. Judai is a kind-hearted and energetic boy, compared to Manjome, who is arrogant and serious. Of course, the fourth season actually inverts this trope, as Judai is far more serious than Manjome (mostly due to the Yubel incident in the third season).
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* Professor Go (sensitive guy) and Chujo (manly man) from ''Manga/GiantRobo''. Professor Go is always getting overcome with emotion and crying, but Chujo keeps walking along as a stoic paragon of masculinity. Naturally, the two are best friends.
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* Professor Go (sensitive guy) and Chujo (manly man) from ''Manga/GiantRobo''.''Anime/GiantRobo''. Professor Go is always getting overcome with emotion and crying, but Chujo keeps walking along as a stoic paragon of masculinity. Naturally, the two are best friends.
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* ''Anime/YuGiOh'' gives us the main protagonists and best friends Yuugi Muto, a caring and patient boy who tries to keep the peace, and Katsuya Jounouchi, a boy from the streets who isn't afraid to throw hands at anyone who hurts him or his friends. Additionally, Katsuya suffered from toxic masculinity and a big part of his CharacterDevelopment was him letting go of those mentalities while being more receptive of his friends.
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* From ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', Roberto is [[ImplacableMan burly]], [[BloodKnight loves to fight]], and is generally [[RatedMForManly as manly can be]]. Johan is [[EvilIsSexy beautiful]], [[WickedCultured well-read and highly intellectual]], and [[spoiler:[[CreepyCrossdresser far more in touch with his feminine side]]]]. Why do they even associate with each other? Johan likes to [[TheDragon make use of Roberto's muscle]] to kill people and ruin their lives during those pesky times when he's too busy [[MindRape driving small children]] [[spoiler:or his sister]] [[HannibalLecture to nearly kill themselves]] or otherwise [[ForTheEvulz proving why he's been compared to both Hitler and the Antichrist]], while Roberto is [[PsychoSupporter completely]] [[HoYay in love]] with Johan.
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* From ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', ''Manga/{{Monster}}'': Roberto is [[ImplacableMan burly]], [[BloodKnight loves to fight]], and is generally [[RatedMForManly as manly can be]].be. Johan is [[EvilIsSexy beautiful]], [[WickedCultured well-read and highly intellectual]], and [[spoiler:[[CreepyCrossdresser far more in touch with his feminine side]]]]. Why do they even associate with each other? Johan likes to [[TheDragon make use of Roberto's muscle]] to kill people and ruin their lives during those pesky times when he's too busy [[MindRape driving small children]] [[spoiler:or his sister]] [[HannibalLecture to nearly kill themselves]] or otherwise [[ForTheEvulz proving why he's been compared to both Hitler and the Antichrist]], while Roberto is [[PsychoSupporter completely]] [[HoYay in love]] with Johan.
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* In fitting with their girlfriends being the TomboyAndGirlyGirl of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', motorcycle-riding boxer Hamasaki Masahiro and [[SenpaiKohai junior]] {{Keet}} Shiroi Nagisa are Manly and Not, respectively.
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* In fitting with their girlfriends being the TomboyAndGirlyGirl of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', motorcycle-riding boxer Hamasaki Masahiro and [[SenpaiKohai junior]] junior {{Keet}} Shiroi Nagisa are Manly and Not, respectively.
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* ''Manga/RecordOfRagnarok'': The ninth round is a fight between Apollo (Sensitive Guy) and King Leonidas (Manly Man). Apollo is a radiant, flamboyant, beauty-obsessed Sun God; King Leonidas is a cigar-chomping, scar-riddled, foul-mouthed Spartan warrior.
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* ''LightNovel/FateZero'' has [[LargeHam RIDER]], [[BoisterousBruiser KING OF CONQUERORS!]], and his sidekick, er, ''summoner'', Waver Velvet.
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* Sion is the sensitive guy to Nezumi's manly man in ''LightNovel/{{No 6}}''. Sion is a sweet NiceGuy while Nezumi is a badass JerkWithAHeartOfGold. They also have a lot of HoYay between them.
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* Sion is the sensitive guy to Nezumi's manly man in ''LightNovel/{{No 6}}''.''Literature/No6''. Sion is a sweet NiceGuy while Nezumi is a badass JerkWithAHeartOfGold. They also have a lot of HoYay between them.
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* In fitting with their girlfriends being the TomboyAndGirlyGirl of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', motorcycle-riding boxer Hamasaki Masahiro and [[SempaiKohai junior]] {{Keet}} Shiroi Nagisa are Manly and Not, respectively.
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* In fitting with their girlfriends being the TomboyAndGirlyGirl of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', motorcycle-riding boxer Hamasaki Masahiro and [[SempaiKohai [[SenpaiKohai junior]] {{Keet}} Shiroi Nagisa are Manly and Not, respectively.
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* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'': There are ''many'' partnerships/rivalries/brother duos that play with this concept to different degrees: Shun and Hyoga, Shiryu and Seiya, Seiya and Jabu, Aiolos and Aiolia, Asterion and Moses, Hyoga and [[spoiler:Isaac]], [[spoiler:Kanon]] and Saga, Milo and Camus, Mu and Shiryu, Shiryu and Ohko, Aphrodite and Deathmask...
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* In ''Manga/{{Yellow}}'', [[{{Seme}} Goh]] is the more macho of the duo, whereas [[{{Uke}} Taki]] takes the sensitive guy role as he increasingly gains [[TheWoobie woobie points]]. There are ''many'' partnerships/rivalries/brother duos that play with this concept to different degrees: Shun and Hyoga, Shiryu and Seiya, Seiya and Jabu, Aiolos and Aiolia, Asterion and Moses, Hyoga and [[spoiler:Isaac]], [[spoiler:Kanon]] and Saga, Milo and Camus, Mu and Shiryu, Shiryu and Ohko, Aphrodite and Deathmask...
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* In ''Manga/{{Yellow}}'', [[{{Seme}} Goh]] is the more macho of the duo, whereas [[{{Uke}} Taki]] takes the sensitive guy role as he increasingly gains [[TheWoobie woobie points]]. There are ''many'' partnerships/rivalries/brother duos that play with this concept to different degrees: Shun and Hyoga, Shiryu and Seiya, Seiya and Jabu, Aiolos and Aiolia, Asterion and Moses, Hyoga and [[spoiler:Isaac]], [[spoiler:Kanon]] and Saga, Milo and Camus, Mu and Shiryu, Shiryu and Ohko, Aphrodite and Deathmask...
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** Hilariously and endearingly subverted in ''Anime/MyHime''. IllBoy Takumi Tokiha and his buff roommate Akira Okuzaki fit ''perfectly'' in the archetype, and they even have a group of girls as their [[ShipperOnDeck in-universe fans]], but [[spoiler:Akira is actually [[{{Bifauxnen}} a young girl]] who's pulling a SweetPollyOliver to fulfill her Hime mission better.]] And later, [[spoiler:Takumi [[UnsettlingGenderReveal finds out]] as he accidentally sees Akira undressing, doesn't mind the truth... [[MoeCouplet and they fall in love]]. [[{{Squee}} Aaaaaaw.]]]]
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** Hilariously and endearingly subverted in ''Anime/MyHime''. IllBoy Takumi Tokiha and his buff roommate Akira Okuzaki fit ''perfectly'' in the archetype, and they even have a group of girls as their [[ShipperOnDeck in-universe fans]], but [[spoiler:Akira is actually [[{{Bifauxnen}} a young girl]] who's pulling a SweetPollyOliver to fulfill her Hime mission better.]] And later, [[spoiler:Takumi [[UnsettlingGenderReveal finds out]] as he accidentally sees Akira undressing, doesn't mind the truth... [[MoeCouplet and they fall in love]]. [[{{Squee}} Aaaaaaw.]]]]
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* Creator/{{CLAMP}} seem to be into this trope:
** In ''Manga/XXXHolic'', {{W|eirdnessMagnet}}atanuki and [[TheStoic Doumeki's]] characterization plays a lot with this, Watanuki is a {{keet}} and {{Tsundere}} most talented at cooking, knitting, and housekeeping, while Doumeki is a TallDarkAndHandsome archer that mostly serves as his KnightInShiningArmor. Despite this, Doumeki is more emotionally mature, doesn't seem to have any problem whatsoever with the fact that [[spoiler:he used to dress in girl's kimonos [[ItMakesSenseInContext as a kid]]]] ''and'' is also strongly hinted [[spoiler:to be [[HoYay in love with]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Watanuki]]]].
** [[OfficialCouple Touya Kinomoto and Yukito Tsukishiro]] in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. As well as their counterparts (King Touya and High Priest Yukito) in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
** While we're on the subject of TRC, Fai and Kurogane.
** ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'''s Sumeragi Subaru and Sakurazuka Seishirou.
** ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'''s Kamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou. Sorata and Kamui also fit the bill, albeit in a platonic way - despite Sorata's penchant for commenting on Kamui's good looks and his tendency to invade his personal space, but well, [[LauncherOfAThousandShips it's Kamui]]. While we're listing them, [[OfficialCouple Kakei and Saiga]], as well as [[Manga/DrugAndDrop Kazahaya and Rikuou]].
* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'': Legosi and Louis play with this. Legosi is a very tall guy with muscles, and, being a carnivore, he's also much stronger and powerful than most of the cast, but he's also extremely shy, meek and introspective, virgin, caring and loves small things like bugs and Haru. Louis, on the other hand, is much smaller and more physically frail, by virtue of being a herbivore, but he's also outgoing, ruthless, domineering, has an active sex life, and even terrifying to other people, even those that should be able to easily deal with him. It's worth noting that their characters arcs are about meeting in the middle. Louis mellows out and learns to have consideration and care for the struggles of carnivores, while Legosi grows to be braver and utiliza his strength to protect herbivores precious to him.
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts and Griffith. The two were best of friends and while Guts is possibly the manliest man you'll see in any manga, Griffith is poetic, attuned to the emotions of people, and is described as "beautiful". Guts is a person who would just kill the problem with his sword as soon as it's a possibility. [[spoiler: It's too bad that Griffith later betrays Guts and his other comrades in order to become a perfect demon that is powerful enough to be in the [[BigBad God Hand]] group.]]
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Ichigo is passionate, aggressive, rough, and physical, and spent years courting a jerkass image and delinquent reputation. He solves problems fists first. Uryuu is quiet, reserved and one of the two main stars of the sewing club. He has excellent tailoring skills, although the men he tailors for tend to view his designs as too feminine. Together, the pair are VitriolicBestBuds, with Uryuu trying to get Ichigo to think more in battle and Ichigo getting impatient with Uryuu thinking too much.
** Before Ichigo met Uryuu, Ichigo's oldest male friend is Sado. Sado is a huge, physically powerful man who can shrug off motorcycle collisions and falling steel girders even when powerless. However, he is extremely {{gentle|Giant}}, refuses to fight to [[TechnicalPacifist defend himself]], and adores cute animals and teddies. Ichigo, therefore, fights to protect Sado, who only ever fights to make sure Ichigo (or any other friend) doesn't get too badly roughed up in battle.
** Ganju is a rough, aggressive boisterous man, who rides boars for fun and fights with every dirty trick he can think of. Hanatarou is a gentle healer, a mouse of a man who shies away from combat, and whose EmpathicWeapon is a sword that heals injuries before it can strike just once. Together, they actually make a good team... in a brawn-and-brains sort of way.
** Hisagi has a flair for the rebellious image. He's covered in tattoos, loves to fight dirty, to the extent of hiding bombs in his armbands. He even once got in trouble with the captains for bringing a motorcycle back from the World of the Living and causing trouble with it in Soul Society. Kira is a gentle, constantly-worrying poet who believes WarIsHell. However, during the Fake Karakura Town battle, the pair are forced to confront an [[BerserkButton overly emotional]] Yumichika. Hisagi takes the Sensitive Guy route of attempting to talk Yumichika down. Kira doesn't bother and simply [[InstantSedation tranquilizes]] Yumichika into unconsciousness, disapproving of the way a fifth seat is talking to a lieutenant.
** The anime plays straight with Ikkaku (manly man) and Yumichika (sensitive guy) solely through a considerable softening of Yumichika's character. However, they're subverted in the manga and [[AllThereInTheManual databooks]]: Ikkaku's good at meditation and inner communion and is more in touch with Kenpachi's feelings than Yumichika. Yumichika's true idea of beauty is that only flowers are beautiful and people can only achieve it at the moment they're torn to death. While Ikkaku tells some slackers they're idiots for getting caught, Yumichika tells them he'll kill them if they don't do a perfect job. Lampshaded when Yumichika and Ganju fight; Ganju observes how sadistic Yumichika's personality really is.
** Love is a rough, physical guy who wallops his way through his fights with a giant club and who tackles his problems as aggressively as possible. Rose is a poet and musician who doesn't so much as fight as engage in an "artistic performance". Rose won't make a move if he can't do something artistically. Love just crashes through life without a care.
* ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' features this in the main pair of T cells. Killer T is the loud, brazen, and very chiseled leader of his squadron. Helper T is more relaxed, friendlier, and has tea whenever he's on break. Their days in training were the exact opposite, where young Killer was weak-willed and prone to tearing up while young Helper was colder and willing to fight.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': Played with for Suzaku and Lelouch, especially in the sound dramas. Lelouch is much more feminine in his tastes and appearance while Suzaku is far more masculine. Yet of the two, Suzaku seems much more kind and sensitive than snarky, aloof Lelouch. Of course, ''Code Geass'' being the [[CrapsackWorld universe]] it is, this gets deconstructed. As children, however, they played this trope straight as Suzaku was rough, boisterous, and a bit cruel whereas Lelouch was sensitive, sheltered, and more gentle.
* ''Manga/DGrayMan'':
** [[MessianicArchetype Allen Walker]] and [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Yu Kanda]].
** The second being [[CoolOldGuy Froi Tiedall]] and Cross Marian. The latter are a bit similar in that Cross seems to have a softer side, but he tries to keep his in check. Said he laughs at Tiedoll's being openly sensitive, and affectionate with his pupils, even though it's said by Hoshinon he thinks Allen is cute. So, seems Cross may see Tiedoll as a bit overly openly emotional-possibly a crybaby, and Tiedoll, thanks to Cross' hiding his true self and being JerkWithAHeartOfGold, seems to find Cross to be a hoodlum. And while Cross hates the Order, Tiedoll has been known to blow it off in favor of what he feels are other matters. While Winters and Klaud returned to HQ before the others with no issues.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' has this with troubled, sensitive musician Matt and HotBlooded soccer player Tai respectively.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has [[MessianicArchetype Goku]] and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Vegeta]], respectively. In this case, the characters' relative appearances are inverted, with Goku being taller and more physically imposing than Vegeta, who's shorter than his wife.
* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'': [[TheJuggernaut Rikiya Gaou]] and [[SissyVillain Hiromi Kisiragi]] of the Hakushuu Dinosaurs. Interestingly, they are ''both'' {{Blood Knight}}s who share an obsession with physical strength and power and serve as CoDragons to BigBad Marco; the difference is in their appearances and attitude, with Gaou being a beefy lineman who loves direct assault for its own sake, while Kisiragi is a mincing {{Bishonen}} who [[InLoveWithYourCarnage waxes eloquently about the beauty of raw destruction]].
* ''LightNovel/FateZero'' has [[LargeHam RIDER]], [[BoisterousBruiser KING OF CONQUERORS!]], and his sidekick, er, ''summoner'', Waver Velvet.
* The blood brothers Toki and Raoh from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' have this kind of relationship, with the former being a healer who treats the sick and the latter a tyrannical conqueror. Of course, Toki can kick as much ass as his brother Raoh, it's just that he's more reserved about it and only does it when necessary.
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Edward Elric is tough and short-tempered and his brother Alphonse is a sensitive KindheartedCatLover. They subvert the stereotypes as for most of the story Edward is a short but muscular teenage boy while Alphonse is stuck in a suit of armor, and thus looks older and scarier than Ed.
* ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'':
** Hayato Kazami (sensitive guy) and Naoki Shinjyo (manly man). While Hayato is generally polite and energetic when it comes to racing, Shinjyo is moodier and has a more focused approach in his skill.
** For side characters, {{G|enkiGirl}}udelhian and [[TheStoic Heinel]] and Bootsvorz and Osamu. Katagiri plays the sensitive guy to Shinjyo's manly man.
* Professor Go (sensitive guy) and Chujo (manly man) from ''Manga/GiantRobo''. Professor Go is always getting overcome with emotion and crying, but Chujo keeps walking along as a stoic paragon of masculinity. Naturally, the two are best friends.
* Badass thief Ray/Noir and emotional aristocrat Florian from the manga ''Manga/GorgeousCarat''.
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
** From the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' are Char Aznable and Garma Zabi in Zeon. Char is an AcePilot (who also happens to be hell-bent on avenging himself on the Zabis) and one of the best warriors in Zeon. Garma is softer and very in love with his girlfriend and feels inadequate next to both his siblings and Char. He's also the Zabi who is probably least deserving of Char's retribution.
** George de Sand is the sensitive guy to Chibodee in ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''. George is a CulturedWarrior with a strong code of chivalry (and the pilot of Gundam ''Rose''). Chibodee is a BoisterousBruiser who leaps without looking and uses both boxing and gunslinging as his method of fighting.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'' has Quatre and Trowa. Quatre is a TechnicalPacifist who always tries to negotiate before he has to kill his opponents and wants to bring peace above all else. Trowa, although very kind beneath the surface, is cold and calculating in battle.
* ''Manga/HarlemBeat'': there are [[{{Meganekko}} Sakurai]]-[[ScaryBlackMan Umakure Imagawa]]-[[TheStoic Kobayashi]], and [[LongHairedPrettyboy Takao Yuuta]].
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': Several examples.
** Chibitalia and Holy Roman Empire. Chibitalia is a meek, cross-dressing artist while HRE is a bold warrior who wears men's clothes. HRE even mistakes Chibitalia for a girl.
** Sweden and Finland. The former is a tall, stoic, and assertive man. The latter is a short, expressive, and passive boy. Additionally, Finland refers to himself as "a delicate flower" in the dub.
** Germany and Austria downplay it. They both read, cook, and have stern dispositions, but Germany is a soldier whereas Austria is a non-combatant who receives protection from the female [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Hungary]]. They also subvert it since Germany is a virgin and Austria is sexually experienced.
* Mikael and Raphael from ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'' [[spoiler:mostly play it straight - visually, Mikael is of slight build, feminine looking and Raphael is more muscular and manly looking in comparison. In terms of personality though, they have lots of shades of their opposite spectrum - Mikael is mostly cold, stubborn and shows that he can be pretty aggressive and determined when the need arises, while Raphael has a rather mellow and carefree attitude and shows lots of kindness towards not only Mikael but also Noelle and Natsumi. That said, the last episode plays it straight again, though - in the climax scene, it shows that Mikael is totally dependable on his teacher and helpless without his help, while Raphael appears as a strict and unbending, leaving his student to clean up the mess his responsible for]].
* Etienne and Nicolas from ''Manga/InnocentsShounenJuujigun'' are the main duo of the series, with Etienne being a gentle, feminine boy with endless compassion and a soft heart, and Nicolas being a hotheaded, aggressive young knight who'd rather cut down the infidels than show them kindness. The two are best friends and ''extremely'' close, with Nicolas willing to die and kill for Etienne's sake.
* ''The Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' plays this straight for laughs early on. Two terrorists seize a building, one of them an effeminate "sensitive guy" and the other one more traditionally manly, despite being an alien.
* Although ''all'' of its male characters are rather manly-looking (at least [[Main/ArtEvolution early on]]), ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' features a handful of examples:
** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' gives us [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJosephJoestar Joseph Joestar]], a brash and stubborn Main/GuileHero, and [[Main/TheLancer Caesar Zeppeli]], his refined and chivalrous [[Main/VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic best bud]].
** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' stars Jotaro Kujo: a stoic, surly and foul-mouthed [[Main/JapaneseDelinquents delinquent]]. Early in the story he [[Main/DefeatMeansFriendship defeats and befriends]] Noriaki Kakyoin, who is portrayed as gentle, polite and soft-spoken.
** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' reverses the pattern set by the two previous parts by having its main character, Josuke Higashikata, be an Main/AllLovingHero with the power to [[Main/HealingHands heal]]. His best friend Okuyasu Nijimura, however, is a [[Main/DumbMuscle dimwitted brute]] with a stand that can do nothing but [[Main/PowerOfTheVoid destroy things]].
* ''Anime/{{K}}'' has Shiro and Kuroh. Shiro is a NonActionGuy who carries a ParasolOfPrettiness and is incredibly {{Moe}}. Kuroh is a swordsman who is the most powerful fighter in the series other than Kings, whose supernatural powers make them unbeatable except by other Kings (even [[spoiler: Shiro]]). Played with in that Kuroh cooks for their team, but he doesn't consider that to be a gendered trait - the body requires sustenance, after all. He learned cooking from the same person who taught him sword-fighting, [[CrazyPrepared helicopter piloting]], poetry, and everything else a proper [[PastRightNow vassal to a king]] should know.
* Sensitive Eagle Vision and Manly Lantis from ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''.
* ''Mahou Shounen Majorian'' blurs the line between this and TomboyAndGirlyGirl with Iori and Masaru. Iori is extremely feminine in appearance and manner, and Masaru is a typical boy who plays sports and [[DoesNotLikeMen doesn't like girls]] because he has four obnoxious sisters. Then they're both turned into magical girls by aliens who mistook Iori for a girl. Naturally, Masaru has a huge problem with that.
* Akito and [[HotBlooded Gai]] from ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico''.
* In fitting with their girlfriends being the TomboyAndGirlyGirl of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', motorcycle-riding boxer Hamasaki Masahiro and [[SempaiKohai junior]] {{Keet}} Shiroi Nagisa are Manly and Not, respectively.
* The eventual alliance between [[DarkMessiah Paptimus Scirocco]] and [[SociopathicSoldier Yazan Gable]] in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' comes off as a twisted version of this trope, with [[WickedCultured cultured]] [[ManipulativeBastard psychological predator]] [[TheCasanova Scirocco]] as the Sensitive Guy and [[TheBrute op brutish]] [[AcePilot physical predator]] [[BloodKnight Yazan]] as the Manly Man. While neither one actually cares about each other, they genuinely seem to enjoy one another's company and make a very effective duo.
* From ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', Roberto is [[ImplacableMan burly]], [[BloodKnight loves to fight]], and is generally [[RatedMForManly as manly can be]]. Johan is [[EvilIsSexy beautiful]], [[WickedCultured well-read and highly intellectual]], and [[spoiler:[[CreepyCrossdresser far more in touch with his feminine side]]]]. Why do they even associate with each other? Johan likes to [[TheDragon make use of Roberto's muscle]] to kill people and ruin their lives during those pesky times when he's too busy [[MindRape driving small children]] [[spoiler:or his sister]] [[HannibalLecture to nearly kill themselves]] or otherwise [[ForTheEvulz proving why he's been compared to both Hitler and the Antichrist]], while Roberto is [[PsychoSupporter completely]] [[HoYay in love]] with Johan.
* Nozaki of ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'' is the manly man who gives his advice and support (with, admittedly, mixed results) to the sensitive and naive Wakamatsu, who has been Nozaki's underclassman since middle school.
* ''Anime/MyHime'':
** Hilariously and endearingly subverted in ''Anime/MyHime''. IllBoy Takumi Tokiha and his buff roommate Akira Okuzaki fit ''perfectly'' in the archetype, and they even have a group of girls as their [[ShipperOnDeck in-universe fans]], but [[spoiler:Akira is actually [[{{Bifauxnen}} a young girl]] who's pulling a SweetPollyOliver to fulfill her Hime mission better.]] And later, [[spoiler:Takumi [[UnsettlingGenderReveal finds out]] as he accidentally sees Akira undressing, doesn't mind the truth... [[MoeCouplet and they fall in love]]. [[{{Squee}} Aaaaaaw.]]]]
** [[BadassNormal Yuuchi Tate]], who's the Sensitive Guy to [[KendoTeamCaptain Masashi]] [[DoggedNiceGuy Takeda]] ''and'' the Manly Man to Reito [[TallDarkAndSnarky Kanzaki]].
* Physically, best friends Takeo and Suna from ''Manga/MyLoveStory'' match. Takeo is an absolutely huge boy who looks like a stereotypical {{gonk}} (though his girlfriend finds him very attractive) and is very muscular. Suna, however, is a skinny and {{Bishonen}} ChickMagnet with [[CelibateHero absolutely no interest]] in girls. Personality-wise, Suna isn't quite feminine, though Takeo is more masculine than him.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Naruto is the Sensitive Guy to Sasuke's Manly Man. Naruto is more cheerful and pretty emotional, one of his hobbies is watering and taking care of plants, and he develops into an AllLovingHero. Conversely, Sasuke is very stoic, hardly lets anyone into how he really feels, and has a real ego at times and develops into a ByronicHero.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has QuintessentialBritishGentleman Negi Springfield and his best friend and rival, HotBlooded WolfMan Kotarou Inugami.
* Sion is the sensitive guy to Nezumi's manly man in ''LightNovel/{{No 6}}''. Sion is a sweet NiceGuy while Nezumi is a badass JerkWithAHeartOfGold. They also have a lot of HoYay between them.
* ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'': Shouma is the polite, expressive, {{Househusband}}-in-training sensitive guy to Kanba's blunt, stoic, playboy manly man. It extends to their appearance as well - Shouma has TaremeEyes, visible eyelashes, and longer hair, while Kanba has TsurimeEyes and shorter hair.
* ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'':
** Sort of inverted with the doubles pair of Ohtori and Shishido. Choutarou Ohtori, the taller, physically stronger of the two, is sensitive and nice (he even plays classical violin and wishes for world peace), while Ryou Shishido is [[TheNapoleon shorter, louder, bad-tempered]] and much more butch (he even has the scars to prove it!).
** Another subverted example would be Seiichi Yukimura and Genichirou Sanada. The first is polite, soft-spoken, with frail health and long hair...; the other is very tall, stern, and the KendoTeamCaptain in a tennis setting. The subversion comes from ''Yukimura'' being the captain of their team as well as a KnightTemplar MagnificentBastard when it comes to tennis, and Sanada being ''extremely'' devoted to Yukimura - like a Samurai's devotion to his feudal lord (and yes, they're one of the most popular HoYay couples [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls in the fandom]]).
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' has Kenshin ([[PintsizedPowerhouse short and lean]] WarriorPoet and [[FeminineWomenCanCook homemaker]] in his spare time, with [[RealMenWearPink a pink kimono]] and white hakama as his most remarkable outfit) and Sanosuke (immature, HotBlooded [[TheLancer lancer]], former ''professional'' brawler, appropriately OneHeadTaller).
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'':
** Snarky badass Mamoru, a.k.a. Tuxedo Mask is the Manly Man to his NiceGuy friend Motoki's Sensitive Guy.
** The [[MinionShipping villain]] HoYay duo [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Kunzite]] and [[DudeLooksLikeALady Zoicite]].
** While Tiger Eye and Hawk Eye were way too {{Camp}} to really fit in, they ''deliberately'' invoked the trope [[http://www.soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/galleryscreencaps/141/index1.php in episode 141]] when they decided to pursue Minako at the same time and get a shot at [[MindRape peeking into her dreams]]. Hawk Eye disguised himself as the sweet and sensitive artist Mr. Takano, [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan acting all wholesome]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing to get in her good graces]]; meanwhile, Tiger Eye's facade was that of the handsome BadassBiker Torashima, who wooed Minako [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys with his bad-boy appeal]].
** The few episodes where the Tsukino males play a major role reveal them to be this way. TallDarkAndHandsome Kenji is all about protecting his loved ones and he [[MenCantKeepHouse cannot cook]]. AdorablyPrecociousChild Shingo is nerdier and he has been seen enjoying things like cuddly pets and dolls (not that he likes to admit it).
* Ryu and Joe in ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', sort of. Ryu is definitely the softer-hearted of the two but is far from "in touch with his feminine side". Joe is definitely a guy's guy but in a more grizzled way rather than oozing testosterone. Ken and Joe's dynamic is sort of a subversion; Ken only looks the part of the doe-eyed sensitive one, but it's his ''repression'' of emotions that leads to some rather ugly outbursts.
* Both of the same-sex partners in ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' are this, with the Ashikabi as the Sensitive Guys to their Manly Man Sekirei.
** Minato is gentle and deeply emotional, and looks up to Kagari as a "cool guy". Kagari is a chain-smoking [[TheCasanova Casanova]] and a MysteriousProtector and remains the more traditionally masculine of the pair even after [[spoiler: his unstable state results in him becoming a GenderBender]].
** Mikogami and Mutsu are a villainous example, playing the trope completely straight. The former is TheDandy, and highly emotional while the later is a quiet, serious MasterSwordsman.
* Death the Kid is the sensitive guy to Black*Star's manly man in ''Manga/SoulEater''. This is most easily noticeable in the episode where they go to find Excalibur together, and Kid winds up riding on Black*Star's back, so as to avoid the water on the floor. Oddly enough, ''this'' is the episode where they become friends.
* Played with in ''Manga/{{SWOT}}''. Iwashida, the sensitive guy, is fairly typical since was the weakly kid who was always victimized by the {{delinquents}} in his school. He's also all about being loyal to his newfound friendships. The manly man is [[BadassBookworm Manabizaki]] who is crass, arrogant, routinely beats up delinquents, and has a HairTriggerTemper. He's also a "swot," someone who studies way too much, and is initially dismissed as a harmless nerd.
* Simon and Kamina are like this at the start of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. By the end of the series, Simon grows into the Manly Man role fantastically. [[spoiler:Kamina even says that Simon's become more of a man than him during Simon's time in the LotusEaterMachine.]]
* Subverted with Kaneki Ken and Hideyoshi Nagachika from ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', at first it was played straight where Hide is more brash and loud compared to the more shy and quiet Kaneki. But later in the series, Kaneki becomes AxCrazy after his transformation and Hide is a NonActionGuy.
* In ''Manga/WildRock'', Yuuen is the [[{{Bishonen}} small and pretty]] NonActionGuy and Emba is the [[MrFanservice cheesecake]] HunterTrapper with a [[{{BFS}} big sword]].
* ''Anime/WolfsRain'':
** Hubb and Quent.
** Also {{T|heBigGuy}}sume and Toboe.
* In ''Manga/{{Yellow}}'', [[{{Seme}} Goh]] is the more macho of the duo, whereas [[{{Uke}} Taki]] takes the sensitive guy role as he increasingly gains [[TheWoobie woobie points]]. There are ''many'' partnerships/rivalries/brother duos that play with this concept to different degrees: Shun and Hyoga, Shiryu and Seiya, Seiya and Jabu, Aiolos and Aiolia, Asterion and Moses, Hyoga and [[spoiler:Isaac]], [[spoiler:Kanon]] and Saga, Milo and Camus, Mu and Shiryu, Shiryu and Ohko, Aphrodite and Deathmask...
* Tetsuo and Taichi from ''Manga/{{Yuureitou}}''. Tetsuo is an assertive and cool ByronicHero while Taichi is a more average guy with DistressedDude and LovableCoward qualities. Taichi is the one who ends up DisguisedInDrag, though Tetsuo is far more {{Bishonen}} than Taichi. [[spoiler:They end up the OfficialCouple.]]
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** In ''Manga/XXXHolic'', {{W|eirdnessMagnet}}atanuki and [[TheStoic Doumeki's]] characterization plays a lot with this, Watanuki is a {{keet}} and {{Tsundere}} most talented at cooking, knitting, and housekeeping, while Doumeki is a TallDarkAndHandsome archer that mostly serves as his KnightInShiningArmor. Despite this, Doumeki is more emotionally mature, doesn't seem to have any problem whatsoever with the fact that [[spoiler:he used to dress in girl's kimonos [[ItMakesSenseInContext as a kid]]]] ''and'' is also strongly hinted [[spoiler:to be [[HoYay in love with]] [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Watanuki]]]].
** [[OfficialCouple Touya Kinomoto and Yukito Tsukishiro]] in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. As well as their counterparts (King Touya and High Priest Yukito) in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
** While we're on the subject of TRC, Fai and Kurogane.
** ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'''s Sumeragi Subaru and Sakurazuka Seishirou.
** ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'''s Kamui Shirou and Fuuma Monou. Sorata and Kamui also fit the bill, albeit in a platonic way - despite Sorata's penchant for commenting on Kamui's good looks and his tendency to invade his personal space, but well, [[LauncherOfAThousandShips it's Kamui]]. While we're listing them, [[OfficialCouple Kakei and Saiga]], as well as [[Manga/DrugAndDrop Kazahaya and Rikuou]].
* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'': Legosi and Louis play with this. Legosi is a very tall guy with muscles, and, being a carnivore, he's also much stronger and powerful than most of the cast, but he's also extremely shy, meek and introspective, virgin, caring and loves small things like bugs and Haru. Louis, on the other hand, is much smaller and more physically frail, by virtue of being a herbivore, but he's also outgoing, ruthless, domineering, has an active sex life, and even terrifying to other people, even those that should be able to easily deal with him. It's worth noting that their characters arcs are about meeting in the middle. Louis mellows out and learns to have consideration and care for the struggles of carnivores, while Legosi grows to be braver and utiliza his strength to protect herbivores precious to him.
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': Guts and Griffith. The two were best of friends and while Guts is possibly the manliest man you'll see in any manga, Griffith is poetic, attuned to the emotions of people, and is described as "beautiful". Guts is a person who would just kill the problem with his sword as soon as it's a possibility. [[spoiler: It's too bad that Griffith later betrays Guts and his other comrades in order to become a perfect demon that is powerful enough to be in the [[BigBad God Hand]] group.]]
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Ichigo is passionate, aggressive, rough, and physical, and spent years courting a jerkass image and delinquent reputation. He solves problems fists first. Uryuu is quiet, reserved and one of the two main stars of the sewing club. He has excellent tailoring skills, although the men he tailors for tend to view his designs as too feminine. Together, the pair are VitriolicBestBuds, with Uryuu trying to get Ichigo to think more in battle and Ichigo getting impatient with Uryuu thinking too much.
** Before Ichigo met Uryuu, Ichigo's oldest male friend is Sado. Sado is a huge, physically powerful man who can shrug off motorcycle collisions and falling steel girders even when powerless. However, he is extremely {{gentle|Giant}}, refuses to fight to [[TechnicalPacifist defend himself]], and adores cute animals and teddies. Ichigo, therefore, fights to protect Sado, who only ever fights to make sure Ichigo (or any other friend) doesn't get too badly roughed up in battle.
** Ganju is a rough, aggressive boisterous man, who rides boars for fun and fights with every dirty trick he can think of. Hanatarou is a gentle healer, a mouse of a man who shies away from combat, and whose EmpathicWeapon is a sword that heals injuries before it can strike just once. Together, they actually make a good team... in a brawn-and-brains sort of way.
** Hisagi has a flair for the rebellious image. He's covered in tattoos, loves to fight dirty, to the extent of hiding bombs in his armbands. He even once got in trouble with the captains for bringing a motorcycle back from the World of the Living and causing trouble with it in Soul Society. Kira is a gentle, constantly-worrying poet who believes WarIsHell. However, during the Fake Karakura Town battle, the pair are forced to confront an [[BerserkButton overly emotional]] Yumichika. Hisagi takes the Sensitive Guy route of attempting to talk Yumichika down. Kira doesn't bother and simply [[InstantSedation tranquilizes]] Yumichika into unconsciousness, disapproving of the way a fifth seat is talking to a lieutenant.
** The anime plays straight with Ikkaku (manly man) and Yumichika (sensitive guy) solely through a considerable softening of Yumichika's character. However, they're subverted in the manga and [[AllThereInTheManual databooks]]: Ikkaku's good at meditation and inner communion and is more in touch with Kenpachi's feelings than Yumichika. Yumichika's true idea of beauty is that only flowers are beautiful and people can only achieve it at the moment they're torn to death. While Ikkaku tells some slackers they're idiots for getting caught, Yumichika tells them he'll kill them if they don't do a perfect job. Lampshaded when Yumichika and Ganju fight; Ganju observes how sadistic Yumichika's personality really is.
** Love is a rough, physical guy who wallops his way through his fights with a giant club and who tackles his problems as aggressively as possible. Rose is a poet and musician who doesn't so much as fight as engage in an "artistic performance". Rose won't make a move if he can't do something artistically. Love just crashes through life without a care.
* ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' features this in the main pair of T cells. Killer T is the loud, brazen, and very chiseled leader of his squadron. Helper T is more relaxed, friendlier, and has tea whenever he's on break. Their days in training were the exact opposite, where young Killer was weak-willed and prone to tearing up while young Helper was colder and willing to fight.
* ''Anime/CodeGeass'': Played with for Suzaku and Lelouch, especially in the sound dramas. Lelouch is much more feminine in his tastes and appearance while Suzaku is far more masculine. Yet of the two, Suzaku seems much more kind and sensitive than snarky, aloof Lelouch. Of course, ''Code Geass'' being the [[CrapsackWorld universe]] it is, this gets deconstructed. As children, however, they played this trope straight as Suzaku was rough, boisterous, and a bit cruel whereas Lelouch was sensitive, sheltered, and more gentle.
* ''Manga/DGrayMan'':
** [[MessianicArchetype Allen Walker]] and [[ArrogantKungFuGuy Yu Kanda]].
** The second being [[CoolOldGuy Froi Tiedall]] and Cross Marian. The latter are a bit similar in that Cross seems to have a softer side, but he tries to keep his in check. Said he laughs at Tiedoll's being openly sensitive, and affectionate with his pupils, even though it's said by Hoshinon he thinks Allen is cute. So, seems Cross may see Tiedoll as a bit overly openly emotional-possibly a crybaby, and Tiedoll, thanks to Cross' hiding his true self and being JerkWithAHeartOfGold, seems to find Cross to be a hoodlum. And while Cross hates the Order, Tiedoll has been known to blow it off in favor of what he feels are other matters. While Winters and Klaud returned to HQ before the others with no issues.
* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' has this with troubled, sensitive musician Matt and HotBlooded soccer player Tai respectively.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' has [[MessianicArchetype Goku]] and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy Vegeta]], respectively. In this case, the characters' relative appearances are inverted, with Goku being taller and more physically imposing than Vegeta, who's shorter than his wife.
* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'': [[TheJuggernaut Rikiya Gaou]] and [[SissyVillain Hiromi Kisiragi]] of the Hakushuu Dinosaurs. Interestingly, they are ''both'' {{Blood Knight}}s who share an obsession with physical strength and power and serve as CoDragons to BigBad Marco; the difference is in their appearances and attitude, with Gaou being a beefy lineman who loves direct assault for its own sake, while Kisiragi is a mincing {{Bishonen}} who [[InLoveWithYourCarnage waxes eloquently about the beauty of raw destruction]].
* ''LightNovel/FateZero'' has [[LargeHam RIDER]], [[BoisterousBruiser KING OF CONQUERORS!]], and his sidekick, er, ''summoner'', Waver Velvet.
* The blood brothers Toki and Raoh from ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' have this kind of relationship, with the former being a healer who treats the sick and the latter a tyrannical conqueror. Of course, Toki can kick as much ass as his brother Raoh, it's just that he's more reserved about it and only does it when necessary.
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Edward Elric is tough and short-tempered and his brother Alphonse is a sensitive KindheartedCatLover. They subvert the stereotypes as for most of the story Edward is a short but muscular teenage boy while Alphonse is stuck in a suit of armor, and thus looks older and scarier than Ed.
* ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'':
** Hayato Kazami (sensitive guy) and Naoki Shinjyo (manly man). While Hayato is generally polite and energetic when it comes to racing, Shinjyo is moodier and has a more focused approach in his skill.
** For side characters, {{G|enkiGirl}}udelhian and [[TheStoic Heinel]] and Bootsvorz and Osamu. Katagiri plays the sensitive guy to Shinjyo's manly man.
* Professor Go (sensitive guy) and Chujo (manly man) from ''Manga/GiantRobo''. Professor Go is always getting overcome with emotion and crying, but Chujo keeps walking along as a stoic paragon of masculinity. Naturally, the two are best friends.
* Badass thief Ray/Noir and emotional aristocrat Florian from the manga ''Manga/GorgeousCarat''.
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'':
** From the original ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' are Char Aznable and Garma Zabi in Zeon. Char is an AcePilot (who also happens to be hell-bent on avenging himself on the Zabis) and one of the best warriors in Zeon. Garma is softer and very in love with his girlfriend and feels inadequate next to both his siblings and Char. He's also the Zabi who is probably least deserving of Char's retribution.
** George de Sand is the sensitive guy to Chibodee in ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''. George is a CulturedWarrior with a strong code of chivalry (and the pilot of Gundam ''Rose''). Chibodee is a BoisterousBruiser who leaps without looking and uses both boxing and gunslinging as his method of fighting.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]'' has Quatre and Trowa. Quatre is a TechnicalPacifist who always tries to negotiate before he has to kill his opponents and wants to bring peace above all else. Trowa, although very kind beneath the surface, is cold and calculating in battle.
* ''Manga/HarlemBeat'': there are [[{{Meganekko}} Sakurai]]-[[ScaryBlackMan Umakure Imagawa]]-[[TheStoic Kobayashi]], and [[LongHairedPrettyboy Takao Yuuta]].
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': Several examples.
** Chibitalia and Holy Roman Empire. Chibitalia is a meek, cross-dressing artist while HRE is a bold warrior who wears men's clothes. HRE even mistakes Chibitalia for a girl.
** Sweden and Finland. The former is a tall, stoic, and assertive man. The latter is a short, expressive, and passive boy. Additionally, Finland refers to himself as "a delicate flower" in the dub.
** Germany and Austria downplay it. They both read, cook, and have stern dispositions, but Germany is a soldier whereas Austria is a non-combatant who receives protection from the female [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend Hungary]]. They also subvert it since Germany is a virgin and Austria is sexually experienced.
* Mikael and Raphael from ''Anime/ImGonnaBeAnAngel'' [[spoiler:mostly play it straight - visually, Mikael is of slight build, feminine looking and Raphael is more muscular and manly looking in comparison. In terms of personality though, they have lots of shades of their opposite spectrum - Mikael is mostly cold, stubborn and shows that he can be pretty aggressive and determined when the need arises, while Raphael has a rather mellow and carefree attitude and shows lots of kindness towards not only Mikael but also Noelle and Natsumi. That said, the last episode plays it straight again, though - in the climax scene, it shows that Mikael is totally dependable on his teacher and helpless without his help, while Raphael appears as a strict and unbending, leaving his student to clean up the mess his responsible for]].
* Etienne and Nicolas from ''Manga/InnocentsShounenJuujigun'' are the main duo of the series, with Etienne being a gentle, feminine boy with endless compassion and a soft heart, and Nicolas being a hotheaded, aggressive young knight who'd rather cut down the infidels than show them kindness. The two are best friends and ''extremely'' close, with Nicolas willing to die and kill for Etienne's sake.
* ''The Anime/IrresponsibleCaptainTylor'' plays this straight for laughs early on. Two terrorists seize a building, one of them an effeminate "sensitive guy" and the other one more traditionally manly, despite being an alien.
* Although ''all'' of its male characters are rather manly-looking (at least [[Main/ArtEvolution early on]]), ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' features a handful of examples:
** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'' gives us [[Characters/JoJosBizarreAdventureJosephJoestar Joseph Joestar]], a brash and stubborn Main/GuileHero, and [[Main/TheLancer Caesar Zeppeli]], his refined and chivalrous [[Main/VitriolicBestBuds vitriolic best bud]].
** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders'' stars Jotaro Kujo: a stoic, surly and foul-mouthed [[Main/JapaneseDelinquents delinquent]]. Early in the story he [[Main/DefeatMeansFriendship defeats and befriends]] Noriaki Kakyoin, who is portrayed as gentle, polite and soft-spoken.
** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'' reverses the pattern set by the two previous parts by having its main character, Josuke Higashikata, be an Main/AllLovingHero with the power to [[Main/HealingHands heal]]. His best friend Okuyasu Nijimura, however, is a [[Main/DumbMuscle dimwitted brute]] with a stand that can do nothing but [[Main/PowerOfTheVoid destroy things]].
* ''Anime/{{K}}'' has Shiro and Kuroh. Shiro is a NonActionGuy who carries a ParasolOfPrettiness and is incredibly {{Moe}}. Kuroh is a swordsman who is the most powerful fighter in the series other than Kings, whose supernatural powers make them unbeatable except by other Kings (even [[spoiler: Shiro]]). Played with in that Kuroh cooks for their team, but he doesn't consider that to be a gendered trait - the body requires sustenance, after all. He learned cooking from the same person who taught him sword-fighting, [[CrazyPrepared helicopter piloting]], poetry, and everything else a proper [[PastRightNow vassal to a king]] should know.
* Sensitive Eagle Vision and Manly Lantis from ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth''.
* ''Mahou Shounen Majorian'' blurs the line between this and TomboyAndGirlyGirl with Iori and Masaru. Iori is extremely feminine in appearance and manner, and Masaru is a typical boy who plays sports and [[DoesNotLikeMen doesn't like girls]] because he has four obnoxious sisters. Then they're both turned into magical girls by aliens who mistook Iori for a girl. Naturally, Masaru has a huge problem with that.
* Akito and [[HotBlooded Gai]] from ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico''.
* In fitting with their girlfriends being the TomboyAndGirlyGirl of ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'', motorcycle-riding boxer Hamasaki Masahiro and [[SempaiKohai junior]] {{Keet}} Shiroi Nagisa are Manly and Not, respectively.
* The eventual alliance between [[DarkMessiah Paptimus Scirocco]] and [[SociopathicSoldier Yazan Gable]] in ''Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam'' comes off as a twisted version of this trope, with [[WickedCultured cultured]] [[ManipulativeBastard psychological predator]] [[TheCasanova Scirocco]] as the Sensitive Guy and [[TheBrute op brutish]] [[AcePilot physical predator]] [[BloodKnight Yazan]] as the Manly Man. While neither one actually cares about each other, they genuinely seem to enjoy one another's company and make a very effective duo.
* From ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', Roberto is [[ImplacableMan burly]], [[BloodKnight loves to fight]], and is generally [[RatedMForManly as manly can be]]. Johan is [[EvilIsSexy beautiful]], [[WickedCultured well-read and highly intellectual]], and [[spoiler:[[CreepyCrossdresser far more in touch with his feminine side]]]]. Why do they even associate with each other? Johan likes to [[TheDragon make use of Roberto's muscle]] to kill people and ruin their lives during those pesky times when he's too busy [[MindRape driving small children]] [[spoiler:or his sister]] [[HannibalLecture to nearly kill themselves]] or otherwise [[ForTheEvulz proving why he's been compared to both Hitler and the Antichrist]], while Roberto is [[PsychoSupporter completely]] [[HoYay in love]] with Johan.
* Nozaki of ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'' is the manly man who gives his advice and support (with, admittedly, mixed results) to the sensitive and naive Wakamatsu, who has been Nozaki's underclassman since middle school.
* ''Anime/MyHime'':
** Hilariously and endearingly subverted in ''Anime/MyHime''. IllBoy Takumi Tokiha and his buff roommate Akira Okuzaki fit ''perfectly'' in the archetype, and they even have a group of girls as their [[ShipperOnDeck in-universe fans]], but [[spoiler:Akira is actually [[{{Bifauxnen}} a young girl]] who's pulling a SweetPollyOliver to fulfill her Hime mission better.]] And later, [[spoiler:Takumi [[UnsettlingGenderReveal finds out]] as he accidentally sees Akira undressing, doesn't mind the truth... [[MoeCouplet and they fall in love]]. [[{{Squee}} Aaaaaaw.]]]]
** [[BadassNormal Yuuchi Tate]], who's the Sensitive Guy to [[KendoTeamCaptain Masashi]] [[DoggedNiceGuy Takeda]] ''and'' the Manly Man to Reito [[TallDarkAndSnarky Kanzaki]].
* Physically, best friends Takeo and Suna from ''Manga/MyLoveStory'' match. Takeo is an absolutely huge boy who looks like a stereotypical {{gonk}} (though his girlfriend finds him very attractive) and is very muscular. Suna, however, is a skinny and {{Bishonen}} ChickMagnet with [[CelibateHero absolutely no interest]] in girls. Personality-wise, Suna isn't quite feminine, though Takeo is more masculine than him.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Naruto is the Sensitive Guy to Sasuke's Manly Man. Naruto is more cheerful and pretty emotional, one of his hobbies is watering and taking care of plants, and he develops into an AllLovingHero. Conversely, Sasuke is very stoic, hardly lets anyone into how he really feels, and has a real ego at times and develops into a ByronicHero.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has QuintessentialBritishGentleman Negi Springfield and his best friend and rival, HotBlooded WolfMan Kotarou Inugami.
* Sion is the sensitive guy to Nezumi's manly man in ''LightNovel/{{No 6}}''. Sion is a sweet NiceGuy while Nezumi is a badass JerkWithAHeartOfGold. They also have a lot of HoYay between them.
* ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'': Shouma is the polite, expressive, {{Househusband}}-in-training sensitive guy to Kanba's blunt, stoic, playboy manly man. It extends to their appearance as well - Shouma has TaremeEyes, visible eyelashes, and longer hair, while Kanba has TsurimeEyes and shorter hair.
* ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'':
** Sort of inverted with the doubles pair of Ohtori and Shishido. Choutarou Ohtori, the taller, physically stronger of the two, is sensitive and nice (he even plays classical violin and wishes for world peace), while Ryou Shishido is [[TheNapoleon shorter, louder, bad-tempered]] and much more butch (he even has the scars to prove it!).
** Another subverted example would be Seiichi Yukimura and Genichirou Sanada. The first is polite, soft-spoken, with frail health and long hair...; the other is very tall, stern, and the KendoTeamCaptain in a tennis setting. The subversion comes from ''Yukimura'' being the captain of their team as well as a KnightTemplar MagnificentBastard when it comes to tennis, and Sanada being ''extremely'' devoted to Yukimura - like a Samurai's devotion to his feudal lord (and yes, they're one of the most popular HoYay couples [[MostFanficWritersAreGirls in the fandom]]).
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' has Kenshin ([[PintsizedPowerhouse short and lean]] WarriorPoet and [[FeminineWomenCanCook homemaker]] in his spare time, with [[RealMenWearPink a pink kimono]] and white hakama as his most remarkable outfit) and Sanosuke (immature, HotBlooded [[TheLancer lancer]], former ''professional'' brawler, appropriately OneHeadTaller).
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'':
** Snarky badass Mamoru, a.k.a. Tuxedo Mask is the Manly Man to his NiceGuy friend Motoki's Sensitive Guy.
** The [[MinionShipping villain]] HoYay duo [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Kunzite]] and [[DudeLooksLikeALady Zoicite]].
** While Tiger Eye and Hawk Eye were way too {{Camp}} to really fit in, they ''deliberately'' invoked the trope [[http://www.soul-hunter.com/sailormoon/galleryscreencaps/141/index1.php in episode 141]] when they decided to pursue Minako at the same time and get a shot at [[MindRape peeking into her dreams]]. Hawk Eye disguised himself as the sweet and sensitive artist Mr. Takano, [[SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan acting all wholesome]] [[BitchInSheepsClothing to get in her good graces]]; meanwhile, Tiger Eye's facade was that of the handsome BadassBiker Torashima, who wooed Minako [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys with his bad-boy appeal]].
** The few episodes where the Tsukino males play a major role reveal them to be this way. TallDarkAndHandsome Kenji is all about protecting his loved ones and he [[MenCantKeepHouse cannot cook]]. AdorablyPrecociousChild Shingo is nerdier and he has been seen enjoying things like cuddly pets and dolls (not that he likes to admit it).
* Ryu and Joe in ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'', sort of. Ryu is definitely the softer-hearted of the two but is far from "in touch with his feminine side". Joe is definitely a guy's guy but in a more grizzled way rather than oozing testosterone. Ken and Joe's dynamic is sort of a subversion; Ken only looks the part of the doe-eyed sensitive one, but it's his ''repression'' of emotions that leads to some rather ugly outbursts.
* Both of the same-sex partners in ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' are this, with the Ashikabi as the Sensitive Guys to their Manly Man Sekirei.
** Minato is gentle and deeply emotional, and looks up to Kagari as a "cool guy". Kagari is a chain-smoking [[TheCasanova Casanova]] and a MysteriousProtector and remains the more traditionally masculine of the pair even after [[spoiler: his unstable state results in him becoming a GenderBender]].
** Mikogami and Mutsu are a villainous example, playing the trope completely straight. The former is TheDandy, and highly emotional while the later is a quiet, serious MasterSwordsman.
* Death the Kid is the sensitive guy to Black*Star's manly man in ''Manga/SoulEater''. This is most easily noticeable in the episode where they go to find Excalibur together, and Kid winds up riding on Black*Star's back, so as to avoid the water on the floor. Oddly enough, ''this'' is the episode where they become friends.
* Played with in ''Manga/{{SWOT}}''. Iwashida, the sensitive guy, is fairly typical since was the weakly kid who was always victimized by the {{delinquents}} in his school. He's also all about being loyal to his newfound friendships. The manly man is [[BadassBookworm Manabizaki]] who is crass, arrogant, routinely beats up delinquents, and has a HairTriggerTemper. He's also a "swot," someone who studies way too much, and is initially dismissed as a harmless nerd.
* Simon and Kamina are like this at the start of ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. By the end of the series, Simon grows into the Manly Man role fantastically. [[spoiler:Kamina even says that Simon's become more of a man than him during Simon's time in the LotusEaterMachine.]]
* Subverted with Kaneki Ken and Hideyoshi Nagachika from ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'', at first it was played straight where Hide is more brash and loud compared to the more shy and quiet Kaneki. But later in the series, Kaneki becomes AxCrazy after his transformation and Hide is a NonActionGuy.
* In ''Manga/WildRock'', Yuuen is the [[{{Bishonen}} small and pretty]] NonActionGuy and Emba is the [[MrFanservice cheesecake]] HunterTrapper with a [[{{BFS}} big sword]].
* ''Anime/WolfsRain'':
** Hubb and Quent.
** Also {{T|heBigGuy}}sume and Toboe.
* In ''Manga/{{Yellow}}'', [[{{Seme}} Goh]] is the more macho of the duo, whereas [[{{Uke}} Taki]] takes the sensitive guy role as he increasingly gains [[TheWoobie woobie points]]. There are ''many'' partnerships/rivalries/brother duos that play with this concept to different degrees: Shun and Hyoga, Shiryu and Seiya, Seiya and Jabu, Aiolos and Aiolia, Asterion and Moses, Hyoga and [[spoiler:Isaac]], [[spoiler:Kanon]] and Saga, Milo and Camus, Mu and Shiryu, Shiryu and Ohko, Aphrodite and Deathmask...
* Tetsuo and Taichi from ''Manga/{{Yuureitou}}''. Tetsuo is an assertive and cool ByronicHero while Taichi is a more average guy with DistressedDude and LovableCoward qualities. Taichi is the one who ends up DisguisedInDrag, though Tetsuo is far more {{Bishonen}} than Taichi. [[spoiler:They end up the OfficialCouple.]]
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