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* Chilchuck from ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' detests mimics (which in this series resemble a cross between crabs and bugs), which have killed him several times in the past and are very difficult to deal with, so when he notices one he of course ends of screwed. Due to the nature of his job he can recognize them easily, but he is not infallible. Much to his annoyance - as a master lockpicker and trap disabler- many parties expect him to open and deal with mimics, which is almost always a supremely dangerous waste of time.

* Yamame of ''Manga/The100GirlfriendsWhoReallyReallyReallyReallyReallyLoveYou'' is terrified of fire, to the point where just the smell of smoke causes her to freeze up.

* Sengyoku of ''Manga/SoulHunter'' is afraid of birds after being stalked by a guy with birds.

* ''LightNovel/MyNextLifeAsAVillainessAllRoutesLeadToDoom'': Geordo is terrified of snakes, and Catarina carries a fake snake around just in case she needs to use it against him.

* ''LightNovel/InvadersOfTheRokujyouma'': Ruth isn't ''scared'' of beetles, per say, but she's hated them ever since a sleep-walking incident caused her to think that Koutarou is more interested in beetles than her. Her hatred is limited to rhinoceros beetles, however.

* ''LightNovel/{{Inukami}}'': Yōko has a fear of dogs, which one might think as strange, given that she's an Inukami (dog god) herself... [[spoiler:except that she's actually a kitsune.]]

* The heroine of ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', Lina Inverse, also known (to herself) as Sorceress Genius and (to anyone else) as Bandit Killer, Dragon Spooker and Enemy Of All Who Live, is terrified ''unto death'' by two things: Slugs, and her big sister Luna. Her sister is also the reason why she fears slugs. [[GoodIsNotNice Luna]] was pissed off because [[ChaoticNeutral Lina]] decided to sell pictures of her in the bath.

* [[spoiler:Aoba]] from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' has a rather strong fear of fire. However, he uses this to his advantage [[spoiler: in order to frame [[BigBrotherBully Izumi]] by setting his room on fire and making it seem like it was Izumi's fault because he forgot to unlit the cigarette he smoked.]] He plays this straight though after the events though.

* Tabitha from ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' is a stoic badass, but trembles and faints when she thinks she hears ghosts.

* ''LightNovel/TrappedInADatingSimTheWorldOfOtomeGamesIsToughForMobs'': in the Marie Route, Leon is terrified of ghosts.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'': Naga the White Serpent is also quite afraid of blood, [[spoiler: since she walked on the place where her mother was assassinated, which was all blood-splattered]]. Made even worse by how [[spoiler: she killed the assassin... via using a RazorFloss-like spell, thus splattering the room ''in even more blood''.]]

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDxD'': Believe or not, [[spoiler:Issei Hyoudou]] is somewhat terrified of attractive women, all due to a [[FirstEpisodeResurrection very brutal betrayal]] on his first date. Already suffering from low-self esteem, he often avoids getting close to girls he finds attractive out of fear that they find him boring. For a while, this fear puts a damper in his relationship with his SecondLove [[spoiler:Rias]].

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Hyouka Kazakiri is terrified of Touma Kamijou, despite him being one of the nicest guys on the planet and her having a crush on him. [[spoiler: It is because she is an artificial angel, and she subconsciously sensed Touma's right hand, the [[AntiMagic Imagine Breaker]], which would erase a supernatural being from existence on contact. When Touma learns this, he assures her that her fear is a good thing, because the fear of death proves that a being is alive]]. She somewhat gets over her fear when Touma saves her several times and assures her that he would never willingly harm her.

* Celty from ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' is afraid of ''space aliens'' for some reason. [[RuleOfCute (Probably because it's adorable).]] She also develops a fear of police – traffic cops in particular – later in the series, after a stubborn justice-focused {{Determinator}} on a squad bike starts getting on her case.

* Ryoshi Morino in ''LightNovel/OkamiSan'' has extreme scopophobia (fear of being seen or stared at); he shrinks down into a cringing ball and covers his face whenever people look at him.

* In ''Manga/SoulEater'', Death The Kid's SuperOCD seems to mainly manifest as a fear of asymmetry (sometimes it gives him panic attacks and HeroicBSOD, sometimes it acts as a BerserkButton).

* ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'': The title character is afraid of mice despite being a robotic cat. It's because he was once sleeping and mice ate his ears. He turned blue of the shock and that's why he is a blue, ear-less robot cat.

** It's not really surprising that Oda made [[TheChick Nami]] afraid of bugs as well, but [[ChefOfIron Sanji]]? He's just as terrified. It's even more hilarious, when Usopp, who embodies the LovableCoward trope, is the only one of three who is not afraid of insects and finds them cute. Nami’s entomophobia comes back in the Whole Cake Island anime as when the crew is attacked by giant ants. She runs away while everyone else fights, saying she just can’t stand them.

* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': PsychopathicManchild Pierrot le Fou, due to his association of them to his experimental trauma. [[spoiler:It also turns out the cat that was present during the experimentation had heterochromia just like Spike has (his false eye doesn't quite match his real one), which makes him freeze up at a crucial moment during their final showdown and allows Spike to defeat him.]]

* In the movies and filler cases of ''Manga/CaseClosed'', Kogoro suffers from mild acrophobia (fear of heights) and is quite uncomfortable in high settings where he has the chance to see how high up he is. He does not have this fear in the manga.

* ''Manga/CityHunter'': Umibozu is ''deathly'' afraid of cats, and especially [[TastesLikeDiabetes cute kittens]], leading to many funny moments, as we're speaking about a [[GentleGiant giant]] badass ProfessionalKiller here. His enemies, who know how unbeatable he is, often make use of this weakness to have a chance at him.

* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura'': Shutaro Mendou is afraid of one ''specific woman''--his fiancee, Asuka Mizunokoji. Due to her intense strength (she even tore a tank apart and made it into a makeshift armor suit with her bare hands) and athleticism (she could run 100 meters in 12 seconds with same armor suit--200 kg, or 440 pounds) a simple "light hug" from her causes multiple broken bones and internal injuries. Since Shuutaro is rather terrified of being crushed, it seems unlikely that this relationship will ever be consummated.
* The doppelgänger who appears in early chapters of ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire Season II'' is very afraid of women. It doesn't stop him to kick their asses or copying them.

* Makoto Kenzaki from ''Anime/DokiDokiPrettyCure'' is afraid of dentists in episode 35, but she overcomes her fear in the same episode.