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* ''Manga/HimechanNoRibon'':

* ''Manga/{{Shiki}}'': Kaori, who has plain brown hair and is never seen wearing any dresses besides her school uniform, plays the tomboy to RoseHairedSweetie Megumi, who's interested in fashion and boys. Of the adults, there's tomboy Kanami, a woman who lives alone except for her mother and generally wears pants, and girly girl Motoko, a housewife with several children who is always shown in dresses.

* ''Manga/SchoolRumble'': Mikoto Suo is essentially [[OneOfTheBoys 'the guy']] among her group of friends. She's the most athletic girl at the school [[BoobsOfSteel and it shows]], given she's trained in Kenpo[[note]]alongside Hannai, who is her sparring partner[[/note]], since childhood. [[{{Ojou}} Eri Sawaichika]] comes from a distinguished and wealthy family, thus, is more concerned with appearances and dresses accordingly. Also, while generally kindhearted, she's {{tsundere}} (default mood, dere-dere); especially when it comes to Harima (where she usually switches to "tsun-tsun".

* ''Literature/TsukimichiMoonlitFantasy'': In their human forms, Tomoe acts and dresses as a samurai with BoobsOfSteel, who loves her name because it comes from a female samurai in Japanese folklore. Mio wears a more feminine kimono and is a YamatoNadeshiko. Mio also attempts to be a good housewife by learning to cook meals for Makoto, though this is hampered by her ExtremeOmnivore nature making it hard to tell what other people can actually eat.

** May was actually a girly girl in her own arc, however when she appears in ''Diamond & Pearl'' she is this to Dawn. It's just that Dawn is girlier than May. The contrast in their designs - sporty shorts and short hair for May compared to a skirt and long hair for Dawn - emphasize it.

* ''Manga/MiracleGirls'': The main characters are PolarOppositeTwins Toni (a spunky PassionateSportsGirl with BoyishShortHair) and Mika (who is intellectual, unathletic, has [[LongHairIsFeminine long hair]], and wears frilly dresses).

* In ''Maetel Legend'', the twins [[Manga/GalaxyExpress999 Maetel]] and [[Anime/QueenEmeraldas Emeraldas]] have this dynamic going on: while both are decisively feminine in appearance, Emeraldas is taciturn and combative, while Maetel is compassionate and generally passive. In fact, despite the OVA being named after Maetel, it's Emeraldas who is the major plot-driving force between the two of them.

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' has on the one hand Nice Holystone, who wears a vest and tight pants ([[AnachronismStew in 1930's America, no less...]]) and [[{{Pyromaniac}} enjoys blowing stuff up]], and on the other, Chane Laforet, who wears long, elegant dresses and [[DeviousDaggers fights gracefully with a knife]].

* This trope is played with in ''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun'' and by extension its [[Lightnovel/ACertainMagicalIndex parent series]] too with Mikoto Misaka and Kuroko Shirai. The former is a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak that is more aggressive, keen on fighting and likes to wear shorts, however some of her interests are rather childish with an extreme obsession with cute things particularly a series of cartoon frogs. The latter however is something of a GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak, she looks far more physically frail than Mikoto and chides her on her childish interests, striving to be more like a fine lady with far more feminine interests, she is however in [[CopsAndDetectives the local law enforcement agency Judgment]] and doesn't think twice about taking on fully grown criminals with a combination of [[CuteBruiser kicks]] or [[KnifeOutline her array of sharp needles.]]

* ''LightNovel/DirtyPair'': This is practically a given for ''any'' LovelyAngels teams. Kei and Yuri almost certainly [[SpiritualSuccessor inspired]] the ''Pretty Cure'' girls, right down to their very similar hairstyles.

* ''LightNovel/HighschoolDXD'' introduces two ChurchMilitant girls Xenovia and Irina. The former is pretty much a serious ActionGirl with a short hair and a deeper voice while the latter is a chirpy GenkiGirl sporting GirlishPigtails with the English dub outright giving her a valley girl accent. Ironically, Irina started out as a tomboy to the point where her ChildhoodFriend, and main protagonist, Issei thought she was a boy growing up, only to discover, to his delight and shock, that she was a girl upon reuniting. Xenovia for the most part stays tomboyish though she does loosen up and desires to become a mother as a goal both "feminine" and serving of God in a traditional woman's role.

* ''LightNovel/OthersidePicnic'' has Toriko (the Girly Girl) and Sorawo (the Tomboy). Toriko is described as being unbelievably beautiful, with long blonde hair, indigo blue eyes, a stylish dresser, and a cheerful personality (at least when dealing with people she knows. She's hopelessly shy otherwise). Sorawo is an anti-social young woman with short cut black hair, glasses, and if it weren't for her interest in net-lore concerning "Real-life Ghost Stories" and her accidental discovery of the Otherside, she'd almost be a hikkikomori.

%%** Badass Lucy or Erza to timid, supporting Wendy who is JUST TheChick.

%%** [[BadassBookworm Yuki]] and [[{{TheChick}} Mikuru]]

* ''Anime/TweenyWitches'': [[TheChick Eva]] is a gentle ProperLady in training and the TeamChef with long hair. Her friends, [[TheHero Arusu]] and [[TheLancer Sheila]], are brash and outspoken girls with BoyishShortHair, but the similarity stops there. While Arusu is a FieryRedhead, Sheila is [[RedOniBlueOni relatively calmer]] and has greyish purple hair. In terms of the UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns, Arusu uses the gender-neutral "watashi" instead of [[OreOnna the assertive masculine "ore"]] used by Sheila. Unlike Sheila, who [[LimitedWardrobe almost always wears a black minidress]], Arusu wears a [[TankTopTomboy tank top]] and pants before her SignificantWardrobeShift as part of her GoingNative. While Sheila is not particularly athletic, Arusu rides a FlyingBroomstick like a skateboard, with which she is skilled enough to have been nicknamed [[RedBaron "the Skateboard King"]] back in the Human Realm. While Arusu opposes the idea of violence, Sheila is quite willing to fight the warlocks as a {{Child Soldier|s}}.

* The titular Tomo from ''Manga/TomoChanIsAGirl'' is such a massive tomboy she has to be balanced by ''two'' girly girls: the Eastern SteelHidingSilk girly girl Misuzu, and the bubbly, air-headed Western girly girl Carol.

** While Makoto and Ami are generally close friends and foils, both are usually too much of a mix of boyish and girly traits to fit. In the live-action, though, Makoto is an outright tomboy who plays basketball and eschews girly things and Ami gets a GirlinessUpgrade, complete with more feminine hair, and is now [[ShrinkingViolet shyer]] than ever.

* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'': Another adult example is [[PunchClockHero Masane]] and [[HotScientist Reina]]. [[spoiler: They are [[CheerfulChild Rihoko]]'s adoptive and biological [[ActionMom mothers]] respectively.]]

* ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' has a surprising subversion between two cousins. Hasekura Rei has short hair but is gentle, reads girly novels, loves sightseeing, cooking, and the word "sincerity" (though she ''is'' in the kendo club...). By contrast, after the longhaired Shimazu Yoshino's miraculous surgery allows her to recover from her SoapOperaDisease, she reveals more and more the aggressive, headstrong and {{Tsundere}}-ish personality that loves thriller stories and kendo.

* ''[[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' has several pairings like this:

** A-ko Magami is the powerhouse daughter of [[spoiler: Superman and Wonder Woman]], while her rival, [[TheSmartGuy B-ko Daitokuji]] is a mega [[RichBitch Rich]] AlphaBitch, who's just as strong, despite her feminine appearance and mannerism. In ''"Cinderella Rhapsody"'' she even [[spoiler: briefly fights A-ko, ''without'' [[ChainmailBikini Akagiyama-23]]]]!

* ''LightNovel/TelepathyShoujoRan'' has the sporty and short-haired Ran with the somewhat more elegant, long-haired Midori. They both like to wear dresses, though.

* LightNovel/TsukimichiMoonlitFantasy: In their human forms, Tomoe acts and dresses as a samurai with BoobsOfSteel, who loves her name because it comes from a female samurai in Japanese folklore. Mio wears a more feminine kimono and is a YamatoNadeshiko. Mio also attempts to be a good housewife by learning to cook meals for Makoto, though this is hampered by her ExtremeOmnivore nature making it hard to tell what other people can actually eat.

* ''Manga/TheGuySheWasInterestedInWasntAGuyAtAll'': Mitsuki dresses boyishly when not in uniform, such as preferring pants over skirts, which results in her being mistaken for a guy. Aya, on the other hand, is a fashionable gyaru who dresses in a girly manner and wars makeup.

* ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'': Hikaru and Maria play the trope, subverting it slightly, in one of the ''Anime/MazingerZ'' sequels. Hikaru is very feminine -and later a still kinds girlish ActionGirl-, and she switches from flowing dresses to pants and miniskirts [[AdrenalineMakeover as the story progresses.]] Maria, on the other hand, is a tomboy and a BikerBabe {{Tsundere}} constantly and consistently wears dresses and skirts. Not matter what, they are good friends.

* ''Anime/YuGiOh'': [[{{Shorttank}} Téa Gardner/Anzu Mazaki]] is the tomboy to [[IllGirl Serenity/Shizuka Kawai]]'s (or [[AscendedExtra Miho Nosaka]]'s in the Toei series) girly girl.

* The titular Tomo from ''Manga/TomoChanWaOnnanoko'' is such a massive tomboy she has to be balanced by ''two'' girly girls: the Eastern SteelHidingSilk girly girl Misuzu, and the bubbly, air-headed Western girly girl Carol.

* ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' has on the one hand Nice Holystone, who wears a vest and tight pants ([[AnachronismStew in 1930's America, no less...]]) and [[{{Pyromaniac}} enjoys blowing stuff up]], and on the other, Chane Laforet, who wears long, elegant dresses and [[KnifeNut fights gracefully with a knife]].

* ''Anime/KillLaKill'': While Mako plays the role of the friendship-obsessed and good-natured character, Ryuko has a tougher image, doing lots of fighting, being of a gruffer nature and [[LadySwearsALot cursing frequently]]. The two are very close and spend a lot of time together and their contrasting views help them grow throughout the series, particularly with helping Ryuko let go of her anger in her quest for vengeance.
** There's also Ryuko being the [[Main/JapaneseDelinquents Butch Tomboy]] to Satsuki's [[LadyOfWar Moderate Girly Girl]]. [[spoiler:Surprisingly, they turn out to be sisters.]]

* ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' plays with this in the form of Anezaki Mamori and Suzuna Taki. On the field Mamori is the sweatpants wearing, calculating team manager who makes calls alongside quarterback Hiruma, while Suzuna is TheCheerleader. Off the field, however, Mamori is the girly-girl and TeamMom all dressed up in frilly clothing, while Suzuna is the DeadpanSnarker and rollerblading enthusiast who hangs out with [[BashBrothers Sena and Monta]].

** The third season has [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nanoha-subaru-having-a-gay-old-time-with-teana.jpg Subaru and Teana]] (Teana's the redhead), the former being a GenkiGirl and the latter a {{Tsundere}}. Subaru and her older sister Ginga may work as well, as Ginga wears more conservative clothing than Subaru (who wears shorts and a white bow on her hair) during battle, wearing pants and a black ribbon on her RapunzelHair.

* ''Anime/TweenyWitches'': [[TheChick Eva]] is a gentle ProperLady in training and the TeamChef with RapunzelHair. Her friends, [[TheHero Arusu]] and [[TheLancer Sheila]], are brash and outspoken girls with BoyishShortHair, but the similarity stops there. While Arusu is a FieryRedhead, Sheila is [[RedOniBlueOni relatively calmer]] and has greyish purple hair. In terms of the UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns, Arusu uses the gender-neutral "watashi" instead of [[OreOnna the assertive masculine "ore"]] used by Sheila. Unlike Sheila, who [[LimitedWardrobe almost always wears a black minidress]], Arusu wears a [[TankTopTomboy tank top]] and pants before her SignificantWardrobeShift as part of her GoingNative. While Sheila is not particularly athletic, Arusu rides a FlyingBroomstick like a skateboard, with which she is skilled enough to have been nicknamed [[RedBaron "the Skateboard King"]] back in the Human Realm. While Arusu opposes the idea of violence, Sheila is quite willing to fight the warlocks as a {{Child Soldier|s}}.

** A-ko Magami is the [[ExtraordinarilyEmpoweredGirl powerhouse daughter]] of [[spoiler: Superman and Wonder Woman]], while her rival, [[TheSmartGuy B-ko Daitokuji]] is a mega [[RichBitch Rich]] AlphaBitch, who's just as strong, despite her feminine appearance and mannerism. In ''"Cinderella Rhapsody"'' she even [[spoiler: briefly fights A-ko, ''without'' [[ChainmailBikini Akagiyama-23]]]]!

* ''Anime/TweenyWitches'': [[TheChick Eva]] is a gentle ProperLady in training and the TeamChef with RapunzelHair. Her friends, [[TheHero Arusu]] and [[TheLancer Sheila]], are brash and outspoken girls with BoyishShortHair, but the similarity stops there. While Arusu is a FieryRedhead, Sheila is [[RedOniBlueOni relatively calmer]] and has [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair greyish purple hair]]. In terms of the UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns, Arusu uses the gender-neutral "watashi" instead of [[OreOnna the assertive masculine "ore"]] used by Sheila. Unlike Sheila, who [[LimitedWardrobe almost always wears a black minidress]], Arusu wears a [[TankTopTomboy tank top]] and pants before her SignificantWardrobeShift as part of her GoingNative. While Sheila is not particularly athletic, Arusu rides a FlyingBroomstick like a skateboard, with which she is skilled enough to have been nicknamed [[RedBaron "the Skateboard King"]] back in the Human Realm. While Arusu opposes the idea of violence, Sheila is quite willing to fight the warlocks as a {{Child Soldier|s}}.

* ''Manga/BeautyPop'', where Kiri Koshiba, a very boyish girl (to the point that she is often mistaken for a boy when not in school uniform), has a RomanticTwoGirlFriendship going on with girly and feminine Kanako. Kiri is also friends with a genki goth loli (sister of another main character) who has a big crush on her, but those feelings are not reciprocated by Kiri.

** {{Those Two G|uys}}irls outspoken {{Tsundere}} of a former bully Alisa and gentle, soft-spoken, former ShrinkingViolet Suzuka. After the TimeSkip, Alisa even cuts her hair short. Unless they're playing sports, whereupon Suzuka reveals a [[MundaneMadeAwesome enthusiasm and strength equivalent to Nanoha in battle]], as Fate found out. Suzuka [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_shoujo_lyrical_nanoha_a_s/v01/c004/15.html "blows Fate out of the sky"]] with a thrown dodgeball. Fate is a high speed, close combat specialist. Suzuka and Alisa seem to be [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship slightly more than just close friends]] as well.

* ''Manga/{{Nana}}'': The two Nanas fit this trope, as one (Nana Osaki) is a punk rocker and the other (Nana "Hachi" Komatsu) an overly romantic young woman who likes to wear cute dresses. This doesn't prevent them from being extremely close, [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship shy of being actually in love with each other]].

* ''Manga/HanjukuJoshi'' is a yuri manga about SchoolgirlLesbians Chitose (tomboy) and Yae (girly); Yae is painfully aware that she fits the trope, and dislikes being called "girly" for this reason.

* ''Manga/KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'': The love triangle variety gets a [[SchoolgirlLesbians lesbian slant]] when [[GenderBender boy-turned-girl]] Hazumu has to choose between ultra-feminine Yasuna and tomboyish Tomari. Since Hazumu is very girlish him/herself, the outcome is pretty much a {{foregone conclusion}} -- at least in the manga.