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14* ''[[Manga/ZeroSevenGhost 07 Ghost]]'': Mostly Frau and Teito, but considering what goes into becoming a Bishop...yeah. The antagonists definitely count as well (especially Ayanami).
15* In ''Anime/AngelBeats'', Takamatsu [[ShirtlessScene takes his shirt off]] in order to display his chiseled musculature every chance he gets.
16%%Zero context example * The entire male cast of ''Manga/AngelSanctuary''.
17* [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys All over the place]] in ''Manga/ArataTheLegend''. While the manga's story and action are very {{Shounen}}, with a Japanese teenaged boy switching places with one from a parallel fantasy world and going on an adventure in a {{Wutai}}-style fantasy land, the author is Creator/YuuWatase. She's known for her {{Shoujo}} work, so many of the male characters boast well-defined muscles and their costumes make them {{Walking Shirtless Scene}}s. Even the ''translator'' gets excited during the HotSpringsEpisode, making jokes about how it included some of the best panels of her favorite characters.
18* Sechs from ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita: Last Order'' either fits the trope or is a parody of it. Starting out as a exact replica of the female main character, by Volume 5 Sechs, after losing her original android body, has changed to a 1.8-metre-tall thin but muscular male body. This was either done to get more female readers into the series or to poke fun at the lack of attractive male fighters in the manga. Additionally, in Volume 10 it's revealed that Sechs has gained a large female fanbase in the solar system, much to his/her annoyance.
19* Barone in ''[[Anime/BattleSpiritsShonenGekihaDan Battle Spirits Brave]]'', who is a {{Bishonen}} character and is given two scenes where he's completely stripped down.
20* Both Rei and Kiriga in ''Anime/BattleSpiritsSaikyoGingaUltimateZero'' qualify, given their frequent shirtless scenes. They're also a bit older than the typical Battle Spirits protagonist.
21* Every guy from ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName''.
22* Oga Tatsumi from ''Manga/{{Beelzebub}}'' is most definitely this, especially when he goes shirtless. Other male characters include Himekawa (at least when his hair is out of the pompadour), Natsume, Kanzaki, even some of the Pillar Division members count.
23* If ''Manga/BlackButler'''s plot and gorgeous art doesn't keep you hooked on the series, the ridiculous amounts of HoYay fodder and [[{{Bishonen}} gorgeous guys]] will. Special mention goes to Sebastian, who is, without a doubt, extremely badass, has silky shoulder-length black hair, is extremely tall and handsome, constantly wears black, has a somewhat sensual nature. And considering that [[spoiler: his human looks are actually derived from Vincent Phantomhive's...]] Oh!
24* Creed from ''Manga/BlackCat'' qualifies for this trope rather nicely. Somehow, his evil plot to take over the world and kill everyone not up to his standards is justified by his sad DarkAndTroubledPast involving his abusive mother. He has a rather deep and sexy voice, and many fans have no doubt that he would [[StalkerWithACrush have no problems doing male-on-male things with Train]]. He also has an incredible amount of [[ShirtlessScene shirtless scenes]] (even his regular clothes show his chest). He also has a very naked bath scene where he's barely covered by strategic floating clumps of rose petals, in a slow pan from his feet to his head. And when he gets out of it, they pan as low as they can without showing "little Creed."
25* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'': While Miura is more often known for the sexual exploitation of his female characters (often too grotesque [[RapeAsDrama extremes]]) there are still plenty of attractive male characters who are often showcased, making it a DoubleStandard.
26** Guts the main character is [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/48/fa/41/48fa41dfe2c349efb8ebb8ba96e8cd9e.jpg ridiculously ripped]] and can be handsome when he [[WhenSheSmiles isn't]] making his usual [[SlasherSmile scary face]] or near [[PerpetualFrowner permanent frown]]. It came to a point where the female portion of the {{Fanon}} were seethingly jealous of Casca, Gut's main LoveInterest especially during their big [[GladToBeAliveSex love scene]].
27** If Guts the raw machismo-kind of attractive, Griffith has the flip side of the appeal being haunting [[LightIsNotGood angelic]] Bishōnen and often creepily effeminate. Regardless Griffith in his human form gains attraction both in universe and out.
28** Out of the Hawks (aside from Griffith) Judeau is the prettiest, perhaps too much since he sometimes [[DudeLooksLikeALady mistaken]] for female. Also Judeau has a likable personality out of the group, always [[UndyingLoyalty supporting]] his friends [[spoiler: and his death caused much [[TearJerker heart ache]] since he withheld his feelings for Casca until his dying breath]].
29** Serpico has much of the similar appeal to which Griffith previously had, being thin prettyboy, but has a different demeanor always very calm and polite with his eyes near permanently [[EyesAlwaysShut shut]]. Compared to his half sister Farnese Serpico is often considered the more attractive of the pair (since Farnese is no MsFanservice).
30* ''Manga/BlackClover'':
31** After the reveal that he's actually incredibly muscular, Asta constantly suffers from ClothingDamage or a situation where his shirt is torn or completely off just to show off how buff he is.
32** Yami is attractive, tall, and muscular, which gets showed off by his tank top that he always wears.
33* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
34** Particularly since ArtEvolution set in, several guys have [[ClothingDamage clothes that refuse to stick to their backs]]. Amongst others, Ichigo once ran around wearing only a pant leg, Renji [[SlipknotPonytail dropped his hair while shirtless in prison]], Grimmjow has a permanently-open bolero shirt that tends to get torn off anyway, Ulquiorra has a OneWingedAngel that doubles as a WalkingShirtlessScene, Kazeshini looks like he's wearing fetish gear, and Senbonzakura showed up ''nude''.
35** Ikkaku's shirt goes missing when he unveils his Bankai, Hisagi never wears sleeves and gets nicely roughed up in his fight with Findor Carias, Kensei has several scenes exposing his lovely, muscular chest and arms...the list goes on and on. Hell, even [[MadScientist Mayuri]] had a ShowerScene that showed that he's actually pretty hot under his weird makeup.
36* Satoshi from ''Manga/BokuraNoHentai'' is a downplayed variant due to his age. He is however the most {{bishonen}} character, is prone to BishieSparkles, and even dressed in a PlayboyBunny costume once.
37* ''Manga/Brave10'' has a bevy of {{bishonen}} in scanty clothing but the Mr. Fanservice is Rokuro by a long mile. He's got crowds sighing over his prettyboy looks in canon, wears a {{Stripperific}} outfit which includes pairing a crop top with strappy low rise hakama that have ever-deepening hip windows and have been cut from MagicSkirt cloth, and he eventually gets an [[AlwaysIdenticalTwins identical twin]] in the sequel, mostly so the author can draw them whipping each other's [[ClothingDamage clothes open]] when they face off in the tournament arc and a bunch of {{Twincest}}y splash pages. To the [[TeasingCreator author's apparent surprise]], he was voted the most popular character when the magazine it ran in polled its readership.
38* Yarai in ''Manga/CageOfEden''. To recap: Yarai is tall, blonde, strong and has highly defined muscles and a big chest that make him the physically biggest character in the series. He has many ShirtlessScene and get a double-page where he bath naked.
39* Minami from ''Manga/CherryJuice'', who has the natural harem, the non-chalant shirtless-ness, and who is not above kissing his bishonen best friend in order to make his [[NotBloodRelated sister]] jealous. His status as this trope is lampshaded within the manga with the opening line:
40-->"A stylish man... dripping with sweat!"
41* Spike Spiegel from ''Anime/CowboyBebop''. Tall, muscular, and certainly easy on the eyes. He's had a ShirtlessScene or two.
42* ''Anime/CuteHighEarthDefenseClubLove'' is rife with the {{Bishonen}} version, with the Defense Club hitting the onsen often for the prerequisite ShirtlessScene. The LongHairedPrettyBoy Akoya is in the Conquest Club, and Yumoto's brother Goura gives a different sort of appeal.
43* ''Franchise/DragonBall'': Most of the cast is made up of handsome, super muscly men who frequently receive ClothingDamage while fighting each other until they're shirtless and sweaty. ''Isn't any wonder the franchise has a large female following?'' The real standouts are: [[https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/001/286/214/1ca.jpg Goku]], [[https://pm1.narvii.com/6343/e475934b4b7e9f1211d3cd872d0ec5d4ab344027_hq.jpg Vegeta]], [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EDUYueUU0AAwj1A.jpg Future Trunks]] and [[https://thumbs.gfycat.com/DampCaringKawala-small.gif Adult Gohan]]. Even [[Anime/DragonBallSuperBroly Broly]] can fall under this now, in his [[https://www.pikpng.com/pngl/m/95-954771_view-samegoogleiqdbsaucenao-broly-dragon-ball-super-broly-base.png base form]] at least.
44** In ''Anime/DragonBallGT'', Trunks is an in-universe example with all the women (and Otokosuki) of Capsule Corp. lusting after him as he walks the halls of the company.
45* ''Manga/DrStone'': Tsukasa is rather prone to the FemaleGaze whenever he takes his shirt off (or, in the case of his very first appearance, is nude).
46* Being a series about American football, ''Manga/{{Eyeshield21}}'' have wonderfully fit athletes working out, shirtless, or just looking attractive all over the place. Special mentions go to Shin, Kakei, Mizumachi, Akaba and Kotaro.
47* While ''Manga/FairyTail'' obviously primarily caters to its male fans, it has plenty of male characters catering to the female fans as well.
48** Gray Fullbuster who, in addition to being the OnlySaneMan, and having a tragic backstory, owns a very nice body which readers get plenty of chances to ogle, since his obligatory quirk is '''[[BattleStrip stripping to his boxers without realizing it]]'''. Hiro Mashima does not try to hide that attracting female fans is Gray's job. When the first major arc focused on Gray, he said it was due to the female fans: there weren't enough of them.
49** Natsu's top attire consists solely of a vest, leaving his abs completely exposed.
50** Sting is always exposing his midriff. At one point, one of Sting's attacks seemed to accomplish nothing more than blowing a hole in Natsu's clothing just sizable enough for his abs to show through.
51** Azuma also, despite existing for only one arc, spent half of it shirtless and showing off a delightfully muscular form.
52** For villains we have Jackal who has many fangirls [[DracoInLeatherPants surprisingly.]]
53** And then we have [[CoolOldGuy August]] in his OneWingedAngel form, who far from being FanDisservice is ''very'' [[SilverFox ripped]] [[ShirtlessScene under his clothes]] to the point you'd have to wonder how he's still a virgin despite his age (he was unaffected by a spell that [[VirginityFlag only seemed to affect those who had experienced sex at least once]]).
54* ''Manga/FoodWars'' is an advocate of equal opportunity fanservice, with both male and female readers getting the eye candy they want.
55** The CastFullOfPrettyBoys is by itself very fanservicey. The award though goes to Isshiki, who spends most of his screentime either in a NakedApron or a Fundoshi (when he is working in the field), and the artist does not have a problem with shots of his ass and chest. He even sleeps naked.
56** Souma's foodgasms will often end up with him completely naked, though with a BarbieDollAnatomy. A pretty ripped BarbieDollAnatomy, that is.
57** Gin's NakedFirstImpression with Soma happened because he was doing his body maintenance [[PublicBathhouseScene while taking his bath]]. He also told Soma that the previous year, both him and Satoshi [[WorkoutFanservice did their workout together]], since they were the only ones there at the time.
58** Soma's dad Joichiro is quite the DILF, though he doesn't get as many {{Shirtless Scene}}s as other characters.
59** For those who prefer a more mature gentleman and a little adventure, Senzaemon Nakiri is both well-built and cut (in fact, he has pretty much the same body type as Gin), long white hair and a few facial scars, and strips whenever he is fed something sufficiently tasty.
60** And for those who like their men "mad, bad and dangerous", Azami looks good in a suit, and positively mouth-watering when training iaido in a gi just open enough to show the sweat running down his chiseled abs.
61* Almost every single male character in ''Manga/FruitsBasket''. Particularly Momiji, Yuki, Ayame and Kyou. The first wears the girl's school uniform (albeit not with a skirt) because "it looks cuter on him", and gets an ImagineSpot dedicated towards showing him aged-up as a {{Bishonen}}. Yuki has soft grey hair and violet eyes, and made for a pretty convincing girl the time he's forced to wear a dress. Ayame is a white hair given quite a few BishieSparkle shots. Then there's Kyou, who fits more in the AllGirlsWantBadBoys area, with a HotBlooded temper and tendency for [[{{Tsundere}} dere dere]] moments around Tohru, and an apparent predilection for shirtlessness. The other males get their fair share of moments as well. Tohru [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] this once, calling the Sohma family a "family of princes". Generally, the series — with its preference towards over-the-top romanticism and {{Dark And Troubled Past}}s — aims more for making fangirls swoon rather than squeal, but the Sohma family curse's transformative effects lead to so much nudity that it still fits.
62* The entire main cast of ''Anime/{{Free}}''. The main five are routinely featured in their swimwear in merchandise and official art and are the subject of such shameless, over-the-top fanservice that Gou as a character primarily (and arguably only) exists in order to lampshade how physically attractive they all are. Each one even has a distinct personality to draw fangirls in: TheStoic Haruka, BoyNextDoor Makoto, {{Keet}} Nagisa, {{Bookworm}} Rei, and JerkWithAHeartOfGold Rin.
63** Season 2 adds three more to the roster: GenkiGuy Momo, ShrinkingViolet Ai, and TroubledButCute Sousuke. Each gets their fair share of fanservice shots in the show and in the official art, with a lingering shot of Sousuke's bare [[spoiler: injured]] shoulder [[HoYay during an intense moment with Rin bordering on erotic.]]
64* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
65** Edward Elric. No easy task considering that he's a [[TheNapoleon vertically challenged]] double-amputee. It helps that he's ridiculously ripped and appears to be unable to so much as walk past a sharp object without [[ClothingDamage his shirt artfully shredding itself]] to [[ShirtlessScene this fact]].
66** Roy Mustang even more so, despite having far fewer {{Shirtless Scene}}s. Essentially, Ed is the MrFanservice for the adolescent fans, and Roy for the adult fans.
67** After a while, one wonders if Major Armstrong's shirtless routine is done just for comedy. With his large, very muscled form, [[EvenTheGuysWantHim maybe women aren't his target audience]].
68** Havoc also gets several loving shots of his nice biceps, and Ling wanders around with his shirt undone.
69** Hell, in the 2003 anime, Hohenheim (Ed and Al's ''father'') gets in on it, as he gets a brief ShirtlessScene in a flashback that's also ''strongly'' implied to be him making love to his wife (it's handled tastefully, of course, and indeed, played up as a bit of a tearjerker). [[FanDisservice Subverted]] though, when we see [[spoiler:the bits of his body that are rotting]].
70** On the subject of the older guys in the franchise, the manga reveals that [[PresidentEvil Fuhrer King Bradley]] was [[IWasQuiteTheLooker really cute]] when he was younger, and has a brief moment where he's strapped to an operating table. [[FanDisservice The sexiness fades away completely when he's injected with the Philosopher's Stone]], and things immediately segue into NightmareFuel, both visceral and existential.
71* With ''Manga/FushigiYuugi'', it's probably just easier to narrow down which male cast members ''aren't'' catering to some estrogen brigade bait fantasies. Whether your taste runs to DracoInLeatherPants (Nakago, Suboshi), or to [[SoBeautifulItsACurse gorgeous]], [[TheWisePrince gallant royalty]] (Hotohori), or to {{Fiery Redhead}}s (Tasuki) or to your basic romantic hunk (Tamahome), there will be at least one ridiculously attractive male character who gets a) gratuitously wet, shirtless or both; and b) a sympathetic BackStory. Hell, even resident [[ReligiousBruiser monk]] Chichiri gets in on the {{fanservice}} action.
72** Anything that Yuu Watase turns her freakishly amazing talents to tends to end up this way. Hell, in one of the author commentaries for Ceres: Celestial Legend, she admits that she has a fetish for hot, bloodied men in bandages. [[AuthorAppeal Guess how resident hottie Toya spends large chunks of his time?]]
73* ''Manga/GreatTeacherOnizuka'': Onizuka has a ShirtlessScene in the very first episode, when he knocks down a wall with a sledgehammer. His nudity is oftentimes PlayedForLaughs, though, and he gives just as much FanDisservice as fanservice.
74* Lockon Stratos [[spoiler: both Neil and Lyle, thank you very much,]] from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00''. Somehow, both Creator/ShinichiroMiki and Creator/AlexZahara manage to do ''wonderful'' things with Lockon's voice. It's possible that because he fits this trope so wonderfully that so many fangirls forget what happens when his BerserkButton is pressed...
75** [[EvenTheGuysWantHim What, ONLY the fangirls?]] Many 00 fanboys have claimed the [[StupidSexyFlanders Stupid Sexy Lockon]] meme for themselves, so smitten they are by his sheer badassery as well as his good looks. For some, if you're not gay/bi for Stupid Sexy Lockon, you're not a 00 fanboy -- period.
76** Then again, this trope can probably be used to point out almost every male character in the series, protagonists and antagonists alike. In A.D. 2307, humanity is still at war... but at least they all look good.
77* In ''Anime/{{Hakuouki}}'', nearly all of the high ranking members of the UsefulNotes/{{Shinsengumi}} are {{bishonen}}, with different members hitting all of the standard personality traits associated with this trope. Given the [[RomanceGame source material]] for the series, this shouldn't come as a surprise.
78* ''Manga/HaventYouHeardImSakamoto'': Sakamoto himself, being basically manga's answer to The Most Interesting Man In the World. He's handsome, cut, elegant, kind, helpful, and excels at anything and everything he does as stylishly as possible. He's fawned over by ''every'' InUniverse female character, and even some of his male classmates can't seem to decide whether they hate him for his popularity [[EvenTheGuysWantHim or are in love with him themselves]].
79* The entire male cast of ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers''. It really says something when even ''the main character's grandfather'' has legions of {{Squee}}-ing fangirls.
80* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': The heroes and even most of the ''villains'' in the series look like they're models, given that they're all [[HeroicBuild incredibly buff]], have manly voices and [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys very attractive]] in their own special ways. For some standout examples:
81** [[BigBad Dio Brando]], whose charisma and beauty are stated by many of his more loyal subjects to be their reason for following him. His outfits are usually designed to show off his muscular body (and that's not even counting the scenes where he's [[WalkingShirtlessScene shirtless]] or just straight up naked), and his [[EvilSoundsDeep baritone]] [[ArousedByTheirVoice voice]] probably helps.
82** Of the [=JoJos=], Joseph Joestar, both in his youth and in [[SilverFox his old age]], is probably the most obvious example for this trope, almost always [[{{Stripperific}} wearing outfits that show off his muscular physique]].
83** While all of the [[OurVampiresAreDifferent Pillar Men]] from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Battle Tendency]]'' are good looking in their own ways, Kars is by far the most notable, as his [[WalkingShirtlessScene constant shirtlessness]] allows the audience to regularly get shots of his muscular chest.
84** Noriaki Kakyoin from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Stardust Crusaders]]'' is an extremely handsome {{Bishonen}}, with his body best shown off while he's in his [[NavelDeepNeckline pajamas]].
85** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Diamond Is Unbreakable]]'':
86*** Rohan Kishibe is a good looking guy who sometimes wears outfits that expose his navel.
87*** Yoshikage Kira, who, after [[spoiler:[[DeadPersonImpersonation stealing Kosaku Kawajiri's identity]]]], gets a couple of {{Shower Scene}}s where he's completely naked, allowing the audience to get a good look at his body.
88** ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Golden Wind]]'':
89*** The entirety of Team Bucciarati is made up of good looking {{Pretty Boy}}s (with the exceptions of [[TheSmurfettePrinciple Trish]] [[MsFanservice Una]] and [[TeamPet Coco Jumbo]]).
90*** Risotto Nero, who wears a [[BadassLongcoat longcoat]] that exposes his chest, and is given a very deep voice in the anime.
91*** [[spoiler:Diavolo, whose muscular body that's only covered by a transparent mesh shirt, as well as his long flowing hair causes him to look somewhat like a male stripper]].
92** In a similar case to [[spoiler:Diavolo]], Narciso Anasui from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Stone Ocean]]'' wears a mesh shirt that heavily exposes his muscular body.
93** Ringo Roadagain from ''[[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Steel Ball Run]]'' is a handsome man whose [[NavelDeepNeckline outfit shows off a lot of chest]].
94* Although most of the male cast of ''Manga/{{Karneval}}'' could qualify to the point of [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys being full of pretty boys]], Gareki is especially seen in cut up or revealing outfits that should not look as hot as they do when he's wearing them.
95* ''Manga/TheKeeperWantsToBuildAZooInAnotherWorldSoHeTamesMonsters'': A panel in Chapter 2 shows the ''very'' muscular Ikuhara bathing in a forest pool, with only a [[SceneryCensor branch]] covering his crotch.
96* ''Anime/KillLaKill'':
97** Aikurō Mikisugi randomly slicks his hair back and removes his glasses to reveal his handsome face while also randomly undoing his clothes and striking erotic poses when he explains how Senketsu works to Ryuko. He does this for no reason other than to annoy Ryuko and make girls watching the show faint. Hell, he even has fangirls who find his ''old man disguise'' sexy, despite it clearly not meant to be.
98** Gamagoori is this for BaraGenre fans. He spends a lot of time shirtless and the show ''loves'' drawing attention to his size and muscle mass.
99** Tsumugu is this for similar reasons to Gamagoori. It helps that he's almost always near-nude.
100* In ''Manga/KurokosBasketball'', pretty much all the guys are this. Considering that this is a sports-genre anime, this series has way more attractive male characters than other sports-genre series. From [[TheHero Kagami]] (with shirtless scene in Episode 1), [[{{Bishonen}} Kise]] who works as a model, to [[TheSixthRanger Kuroko]] himself.
101* Takumi Usui of ''Manga/MaidSama'' is an obvious one. Good looking, wealthy, TroubledButCute, popular, [[TheAce good at everything]], and [[StalkingIsLove completely devoted]] to his [[SingleTargetSexuality girl]]. Both in and out of universe, EvenTheGuysWantHim.
102* ''Manga/MinamiKe'': Hosaka is built from the ground-up to complement Haruka's MsFanservice status and is there to provide appeal to the girls through his unparalleled {{Bishonen}} looks and BishieSparkle abilities... until he starts making {{Shirtless Scene}}s and {{Imagine Spot}}s for no apparent reason.
103* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'': Despite being part of a franchise generally targeted at men ([[SarcasmMode because girls can't possibly be entertained by giant robots and politics]]), an overwhelming majority of the fanbase was women; women who were unabashedly interested in the male characters of the show for their looks, with maybe personality coming in at a close second. Heero, Duo, Trowa, Quatre, Wufei, Zechs, and Treize all fit this trope. The sheer amount of fanfiction, doushinji and websites dedicated to them (usually of the HoYay nature) is testament. IIRC this was done intentionally to broaden their audience demographic. It worked.
104** On that note; there is PLENTY of {{Dark And Troubled Past}}s (particularly Heero, Duo, Trowa and Zechs), badasses (all of them), [[{{Bishonen}} pretty boys]], [[HoYay questionable moments]] that fuel the massive amount of yaoi fangirlism, stoicism (Heero and Trowa; although they kind of sorta not really get over their absolute stocism), [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold jerks with hearts of gold]], and a ShirtlessScene (maybe -- Heero had bandages, but bandages aren't shirts, right?). Depending on your mileage there is FoeRomanceSubtext (Zechs and Heero always promising to finish their "duel"). So much [[TheWoobie Woobie]] (depending on the character it may be {{Iron|Woobie}} or {{Stoic|Woobie}}) it is almost painful to watch at times, considering what the pilots have been through and what they keep going through during the show.
105* Kou from ''Manga/MonochromeFactor''. Troubled past? Check. Emotional and physical scars? Check. Sexy voice? Check. Looks great with his shirt off? Check. Comfortable with man-on-man scenes? Check. Akira and Shirogane are also great examples.
106* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', being a series about teenagers training to become superheroes has a lot of this. Highlights including:
107** An anime only Pool Episode featuring every guy in Class 1-A in skintight swim trunks. 13/14 of them have a Heroic Build. The very next episode the whole class chills naked in the hot springs.
108** ClothingDamage is a frequent reminder that protagonist Izuku Midoriya is ripped to kingdom come underneath his [[ClarkKentOutfit loose-fitting clothes]].
109** Eijiro Kirishima is an even bigger one, as his Hero Costume leaves him [[WalkingShirtlessScene completely shirtless]], laying out his pecs and six-pack abs for all to see.
110** Katsuki Bakugo, who goes shirtless in the 3rd Ending and often wears skintight black tank tops. His hero outfit also shows off his impressively sculpted arms.
111** Shoto Todoroki, the resident {{Bishonen}}, whose fire powers blow up his clothes at the Sports Festival (among other moments) and is acknowledged as the resident “Pretty Boy” in-universe.
112** Mirio Togata, whose powers leave him naked -- and who spends most of his introductory episode in the nude, showing off his impressive physique, though he is something of a {{Butterface}}.
113** Shindo from Ketsubutsu Academy, who was designed to be “Mr. Handsome” according to the author and is not only very pretty but has another shirtless costume.
114* Despite being a {{gonk}}, Takeo from ''Manga/MyLoveStory'' is one of these. In the BeachEpisode there's little focus on the girls but ''a lot'' on shirtless Takeo. The series subverts the usual image of his character design in that instead of being fat, he's a solid wall of muscle. His girlfriend Yamato finds his muscularity very attractive, several older women have gushed over his muscles, and he even lands a job at a macho gay cafe thanks to his physique. He gets bonus points for being a [[GentleGiant gentleman]] [[FriendToAllChildren who's good with kids.]]
115* From ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Sasuke seems designed to conform to BishonenJumpSyndrome: he's a TallDarkAndSnarky TroubledButCute {{Bishonen}} whose main outfit post-timeskip includes an open shirt; furthermore, he gets quite a few {{Shirtless Scene}}s, he gets [[BoundAndGagged tied up a lot]] pre-timeskip, and he's (indirectly) shown almost completely naked at one point, when Konohamaru transforms into him and Sai concealed by nothing more than CensorSteam to prove to Sakura that she's just as much a pervert as Naruto is via GuyOnGuyIsHot.
116** Hey now, [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn%3AANd9GcSqTwkYDpM63x2ECtMbDUwxVglX3rpdGMpA-A&usqp=CAU can't forget the titular protagionst himself]]. In one scene in the anime Naruto gets his hair wet and he shakes it dry while a girl watches him [[EatingTheEyeCandy with her mouth agape]].
117* From ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', there is:
118** Kaworu Nagisa -- the mysterious Fifth Child. Smooth voice, elegant, [[{{bishonen}} handsome]], and for the few times he's appeared (counting [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion the movies]]) usually he's either naked, giant and naked, wet, [[HoYay in bed with another guy]] or in any combination of those.
119** Kaji. Panty-melting smirk, [[HandsomeLech flirtatious]], TallDarkAndHandsome, MessyHair, PermaStubble, [[DeadpanSnarker dark sense of humor]], [[FriendToAllLivingThings looks after watermelons]], [[DarkAndTroubledPast mysterious]]...
120* Jubei Kibegami from ''Anime/NinjaScroll''. At a {{Hot Spring|sEpisode}}! And the way his clothes [[ShirtlessScene hang open]] ''just'' enough for the rest of the movie.
121* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
122** For the Straw Hats: Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, and Post-TimeSkip Usopp. Luffy is handsome and reasonably muscular and his shirt is often unbuttoned; Zoro is ''ridiculously'' muscular and frequently appears either shirtless or in an unbuttoned shirt/coat, and Sanji is a HandsomeLech whose occasional shirtless scenes [[ClarkKentOutfit reveal]] he's as ripped as Zoro is. Post-TimeSkip, all three of them have become ''even hotter'', with Sanji gaining a small-but-smart goatee, and Luffy and Zoro both possessing more mature auras and additional scars. After the timeskip, Usopp has become incredibly muscular and much more confident, so he also qualifies.
123** Luffy, Zoro and Sanji get [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IsmAaVpTa6E particular focus]] in the bath scene from ''Anime/OnePieceFilmZ'' where to fangirls's delight ''they aren't wearing much''. Also, there's an almost naked Aokiji aka Kuzan in that scene as well as Brook... DemBones.
124** Several supporting characters also fit the bill, such as WalkingShirtlessScene Portgas D. Ace and {{Bishonen}} Trafalgar Law and [[spoiler:Sabo]].
125** The series also has some very attractive older (as in, middle-age-ish) men, such as Red-Haired Shanks and Captain Smoker. And also Dracule Mihawk, for those who enjoy their men muscular, darker and brooding.
126** Charlotte Katakuri is certainly this, complete with terminal lack of a shirt and tattoos [[spoiler: albiet he has scary teeth]]. Fans, female and male consider him a {{Hunk}}.
127* ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' parodies this in the first episode by having the brothers start up an [[IdolSinger idol group]] called F6. This includes an ArtShift that turns them into {{Bishonen}} with [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience color-coded hair]] and [[CurtainsMatchTheWindows eyes]].
128** As the fandom could attest, the brothers may already be this by default. And when you have [[http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2016/02/21-1/complete-set-of-mr-osomatsu-hug-pillow-pajama-illustrations-previewed officially licensed dakimakura]] of them and magazine artwork [[http://68.media.tumblr.com/139a33e11cbf5531c7a3953397399efa/tumblr_odqaiah4sa1vsqx0oo2_1280.png like this]], it's hard to say that it was unintentional...
129* The [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys entire male main cast]] of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', which is entirely intentional. They are running a host club, after all, and so are even treated as such InUniverse.
130* Gene Starwind of ''Manga/OutlawStar''. Let's see... tragic history, EvenTheGuysWantHim, not bad to look at, athletic, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold good heart (underneath a selfish juvenile exterior)]], HandsomeLech...
131* ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'': [[BigBad Marder]] is often seen floating in a reanimation chamber completely naked. Despite of being a middle-aged man, he is pretty muscled and well-toned.
132* Yuu Narukami was not MrFanservice in [[VideoGame/Persona4 his original media]]. Well, maybe in-universe, since he could date all the girls at once, but he did not pander to the player. He becomes one of the greatest examples in anime in ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation''. Two words: [[ShirtlessScene King's Game]].
133* The Creator/StudioGhibli movie ''Anime/PrincessMononoke'' has Ashitaka (watch the clothes fall off one by one as the film progresses).
134* ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish'': Kuranosuke is a beautiful male who crossdresses as a beautiful female to great effect because he likes to, leading to boatloads of Fanservice, shirtless scenes such as hanging around Tsukimi's apartment in his boxers and running around in just a ModestyTowel, nude scenes, fetish fuel, and inspiring crushes in both males and females. He's drawn as prettier than most of the girls in the setting too and people who look at him think he's a model.
135* ''Anime/PrincessTutu'': How much time does Mytho spend in nothing but a white shirt (conveniently long enough to cover everything) again? Lampshaded by the bloopers with his voice actor going "Oh what would I give for some underwear?" during one of these. Not to mention Fakir, who gets quite a few {{Shirtless Scene}}s [[BlatantLies to show his scar]], and [[RuleOfSexy for some reason]] [[ClothingDamage his clothes always get torn]].
136* ''Anime/PsychoPass'' has Shinya Kogami in many many {{Shirtless Scene}}s which focuses on his nicely-shaped torso. It can't be accidental though, the fangirls [[FemaleGaze went into a catatonic state]].
137* Kiryuu Touga and Ohtori Akio in ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' can often be seen in open shirts. Of course, [[EstrogenBrigade some]] would say any onscreen appearance by [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Akio]] constitutes fanservice in itself...
138* ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'': Most of the males after the ArtEvolution that takes place in the manga become much more attractive. Especially Tsukune who has [[XMarksTheHero a nice scar]], a well-toned body, some heroic angst, and an increasingly [[{{Bishonen}} pretty face]].
139* This is kind of the reason why ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' has a BIG female fanbase.
140** The most obvious is probably Andromeda Shun, a ReluctantWarrior with a pretty face, in-universe fanclub and big brother complex. [[spoiler:The storyline where he's possessed by the god of death doesn't help matters either]].
141** There's also Dragon Shiryu, known for his constant {{Shirtless Scene}}s. In ''Anime/SaintSeiyaOmega'', his son Ryuhou doesn't do it as much, but when he does...
142** The Gemini Saints is not only in charge to make the heroes faints due to CurbStompBattle, but also the fangirls with their hotness. Gemini Saga is rather infamous for his BattleStrip and [[BathingBeauty bathing scenes]], and [[Manga/SaintSeiyaTheLostCanvas Gemini Defteros]] is a WalkingShirtlessScene before he [[spoiler: inherits Aspros' Gemini Cloth]]
143* Jin from ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''. With a WalkingShirtlessScene
144* ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'''s Sanada Yukimura definitely counts.
145* Joe Asakura from ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' is TroubledButCute, a good shot, drives a CoolCar, a ladies' man ''and'' [[spoiler: pulls a tearjerking HeroicSacrifice in the first series finale]]. No wonder he's the most popular member of the team among female fans! (Oh, and in the OAV? He has long hair, wears [[WalkingShirtlessScene only a]] [[HellBentForLeather leather jacket]] and tight jeans, ''and'' he gets a ShowerScene!) Ken Washio comes in a close second with his big blue eyes, handsome boy next door face and [[TheWoobie a decent amount of emotional baggage]].
146* The ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' anime contains the gallons of fanservice from the original video game and adds a little more with an injured Date Masamune bandaged shirtless scene. Yowza.
147* ''Manga/ShugoChara'' has a lot of these, but Ikuto is the #1 example. He's a TallDarkAndSnarky TroubledButCute JerkWithAHeartOfGold who's NotEvilJustMisunderstood, he constantly [[BelligerentSexualTension flirts with Amu]] in a [[TheTease sexually teasing way]], he often dresses in {{Stripperiffic}} black outfits, and he has [[CatGirl cat ears]]. It's no surprise that he's the most popular male character in the manga/anime. Oh, and he also [[spoiler: spends a story arc [[BrainwashedAndCrazy mind-controlled]] with a [[BadassLongcoat trench coat]] and a scythe.]]
148* Obi of ''Manga/SnowWhiteWithTheRedHair'' is a TallDarkAndSnarky playful [[ReformedCriminal former criminal]] with a mildly [[SexyCatPerson cat themed personality]] who has a DarkAndTroubledPast and more than twice as many {{Shirtless Scene}}s than the rest of the male cast combined. He also goes out of his way to provide most of the series' HoYay by flirting with Zen, implying repeatedly he has a BodyguardCrush on Zen, and EatingTheEyeCandy when he sees Mitsuhide topless.
149* ''Manga/SoulEater'':
150** Blair. Admittedly, it was only during the Book of Eibon arc where all of the characters were gender swapped, but still.
151** Kid also qualifies.
152** And then there's Soul and Blackstar who each showed their abs at some points.
153** Soul mostly considering the scar across his chest, which included a slow pan up of his toned abs at first glance.
154* ''Anime/SpaceDandy'' has both MsFanservice and MrFanservice -- Dandy himself filling the latter role, as one can see in Episodes 6 and 8. In 'The War of the Undies and Vests, Baby' Dandy spends 98% of the episode in just his briefs, and in the second half of 'The Lonely Pooch Planet, Baby' we get not one but ''two'' pan-ups showing his bare butt, as well as him dressed in just a towel.
155* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has Kamina, a regular WalkingShirtlessScene who actually spent a full episode [[ItMakesSenseInContext wearing nothing but Boota]]. This ended with him repeatedly smacking himself in the ass. He's also the [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Testosterone Brigade Bait]], for that matter. Simon also gets an honorary mention for the prison shower brawl scene, in which he and Viral duke it out ''both'' wearing nothing but '''ridiculously small towels'''.
156* ''Manga/PerfectGirlEvolution'' has four guys each for a specific appeal; Kyohei seems to get the majority of the shirtlessness though.
157* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', Barnaby's in-universe status as raging fangirl-bait is something of a running gag.
158-->'''Koutetsu:''' Don't you ever get tired of doing that that?
159-->'''Barnaby:''' Doing what?
160-->'''Approaching Fangirl:''' E-excuse me? Can I hold your hand?
161-->'''Kotetsu:''' ''That.''
162* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' has plenty of attractive male characters, some of who gets shirtless scenes. Most notably Kaneki/Sasaki who goes around with a SexyBacklessOutfit which [[HoYay Tsukiyama is hinted to have made for him]] and who looks quite nice in his suits in the sequel manga. There's a lot of scenes showing off his muscular body.
163* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' includes quite a lot of fanservice scenes of Vash, including a scene where he strips naked. In the manga, the suit under his coat also includes an ab window. Wolfwood also gets a shirtless scene in the anime, not to mention the amount of "cleavage" he shows off, especially in the movie.
164* Pretty much the entire cast of ''Manga/VampireKnight''.
165* In ''Manga/WildRock'', a manga full of {{bishonen}} running around in {{Loin Cloth}}s, Emba's design can be considered nothing more pure cheesecake {{fanservice}}. He's got the "manly, but caring" personality to boot.
166* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
167** Yami Yugi, with his [[{{Bishonen}} slender figure,]] sharp, fine features, large purple {{Tsurime}} eyes, thick curling eyelashes, and muscular arms that are often conspicuously left bare due to his tendency to [[CoatCape wear his coat as if it were a cape.]]
168** Marik Ishtar would definitely count too, given he has quite a number of {{Shirtless Scene}}s.
169** Jaden on ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'' probably counts as this, due to his handsome appearance in Season 4. Not only that, but he also gets a {{Clothing Damage}} in ''Anime/YuGiOhBondsBeyondTime'', when Malefic Stardust Dragon attacks him with a powerful blast.
170** Yusei from ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''. Not only is he a good-looking, badass man who wears a muscle shirt but he also gets a ShirtlessScene for a while after he gets injured.
171* LongHairedPrettyBoy Kurama from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' who was [[LoveRedeems redeemed by love]] but is still quite [[BewareTheNiceOnes dangerous when he wants to be]].
172** Really, ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' has a lot of them. The CastFullOfPrettyBoys often tend to [[ClothingDamage lose their shirts]] in dangerous fights. [[TheHero Yusuke Urameshi]] despite having a slimmer physique, is well-built underneath his [[ClarkKentOutfit loose fitting clothes]]. In the [[CerebusSyndrome Chapter Black arc]], he loses his shirt while being attacked by Sniper and in the conclusion of that fight, he ends up [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6b/1a/ab/6b1aab0a6c8c7bde734ea585e201917a.gif fighting Hiei, who also ditches his top]]. His shirt gets an UnexplainedRecovery in the next episode, but he loses it again while fighting [[BigBad Sensui]] and spends the rest of the arc like that.
173** Kazuma Kuwabara is one too. He is [[TheBigGuy huge]], often [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSgHAKyNg6FZRuqhfZqxQJbRBtdZpbCESxA_A&usqp=CAU loses his shirt in fights]], and in the [[TournamentArc Dark Tournament]], [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQYROcoXZfg76PH97TjNsg-os9xeofw6gNbMA&usqp=CAU leaves his jacket open to show off his impressive pecs]].
174* ''Anime/YuriOnIce'' focuses on male figure skating, so there's plenty of FemaleGaze from the attractive male characters. Victor Nikiforov is a prime example for being [[{{Bishonen}} a very pretty man]] whose body gets a lot of attention in the first four episodes while he's in the hotspring and appears in nothing but a speedo when he's near the pool.
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