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* Manga/{{Beck}} has Koyuki as the Archie, his [[GirlNextDoor sweet]] childhood friend Izumi as the Betty, and his band leader's brash yet free-spirited sister Maho as the Veronica.

* Manga/{{Beck}} has Koyuki as the Archie, his [[GirlNextDoor sweet]] childhood friend Izumi as the Betty, and his band leader's brash, free-spirited sister Maho as the Veronica.

* In ''{{Naruto}}'', we have a weird variation. Naruto, of course is the Archie, who is attracted to Sakura (Veronica), who acts all {{Tsundere}} towards him and is in love with Sasuke. Watching from afar is Hinata (Betty), who has admired Naruto since childhood and has been in love with him for years. The weirdness comes in when one brings up of social classes, where Hinata has the Veronica trait of being the heiress of a major clan (probably the closest the village has to a princess barring Tsunade), while Naruto, for all of his childhood and most of Part I, was the village pariah -- socially speaking, a relationship between them would be unacceptable. This obstacle for any potential relationship between them was removed when Naruto became the village hero, and became gradually clear to the people of Konoha that he was the son of the Fourth Hokage. [[spoiler:The series ends with Naruto and Hinata as the OfficialCouple, while Sakura ends up with Sasuke.]]

* In ''Manga/NanatsuNoTaizai'' to Meliodas, Elizabeth's a royal Betty due to being a generally calm regular human while Diane's a common Veronica due to being a clingy easily jealous exotic giantess.

* In ''Manga/HanaYoriDango'', the heroine Tsukushi Makino is the object of both Rui's (the calm, supportive Betty) and Domyoji's (the violent, passionate Veronica) affections. Subverted in that Makino initially has unrequited feelings for Rui, while it is Domyoji who has (initially) one-sided feelings for her, and in that the Veronica triumphs while the Betty moves on to someone else.

* ''Manga/WanderingSon'' had this early on, between siblings. It was between a BrattyTeenageDaughter, her gentle ''{{trans sexual}} younger brother'', and the boy who the former was attracted to who had accidentally fallen for her brother when he was dressed as a girl.

** Rei is the down-to-earth 'wholesome girl' and [[ChildhoodFriend childhood friend]] of Takashi, who's [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11322-38/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-12.html plainly stated her feelings for him.]] By contrast, Saeko [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11331-16/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-21.html freely admits to]] [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-57442-30/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-27.html preferring to be the seductress]], so she uses on her sex appeal instead.
** This is also reflected by the difference in how they dress. Rei's school uniform is essentially the same as it's always been with the addition of knee pads and elbow pads for protection. Saeko modified hers with lacey black thigh-high stockings, stiletto-heeled boots, and a matching black miniskirt that has a split-seam so high, it flashes her panties when she walks. When Rei and the others see what she's wearing, Rei [[LampshadeHanging calls her out on it:]]

** Rei is the down-to-earth 'wholesome girl' and [[ChildhoodFriend childhood friend]] of Takashi, who's plainly stated her feelings for him. Whereas Saeko [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11331-16/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-21.html freely admits to]] [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-57442-30/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-27.html preferring to be the seductress.]]
** This is further reflected by the difference in how they dress, which Rei [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] in chapter 27, when she and the others get a load of the modification Saeko's made to her school uniform:
-->'''Rei: (incredulous)''' "What the hec is THAT!? Aren't you embarrassed showing off like that!? I can't believe [[{{stripperific}} youre walking around like that!!"]]

* In ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'', Tsuna's main two canon love interests are Kyoko (Betty) and Haru (Veronica).

* ''Anime/EdenOfTheEast'': Saki has Oshugi (Betty) and Akira (Veronica).
* ''Manga/GakuenAlice'': Mikan has Ruka (The Prince) and Natsume (The Bad Boy).
* ''Manga/ShugoChara'': Amu has Tadase (the Prince) and Ikuto (the Bad Boy).
* ''Manga/FruitsBasket'': Tohru has Yuki (the Prince) and Kyo (the Bad Boy).

* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew'': Ichigo has Masaya (the Prince), Ryou (the Bad Boy), and Quiche (the Bad-er Boy).
* ''Manga/KitchenPrincess'': Najika has Sora (the Prince) and Daichi (the Bad Boy).

* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'' has childhood friend Rei (Betty) vs. Saeko (Veronica)

* In {{Naruto}}, we have a weird variation. Naruto, of course is the Archie, who is attracted to Sakura (Veronica), who acts all {{Tsundere}} towards him and is in love with Sasuke. Watching from afar is Hinata (Betty), who has admired Naruto since childhood and has been in love with him for years. The weirdness comes in when one brings up of social classes, where Hinata has the Veronica trait of being the heiress of a major clan (probably the closest the village has to a princess barring Tsunade), while Naruto, for all of his childhood and most of Part I, was the village pariah -- socially speaking, a relationship between them would be unacceptable. This obstacle for any potential relationship between them was removed when Naruto became the village hero, and became gradually clear to the people of Konoha that he was the son of the Fourth Hokage. [[spoiler:The series ends with Naruto and Hinata as the OfficialCouple, while Sakura ends up with Sasuke.]]

* In Anime/BlueCometSPTLayzner, the cute-looking Anna Stephanie (Betty) and the tomboyish Simone Reflanne (Veronica) were tailor-cut to be this to TheHero Eiji Asuka. [[spoiler: The series finishes with Eiji and Anna as the OfficialCouple, and with Simone staying with Eiji's {{Lancer}} David Rutherford.]]

** Hermione is Betty while Juliet is Veronica (though Juliet herself can be kinda Betty-ish too).

* Ryuuichi Kashima, the protagonist of ''Manga/GakuenBabysitters'' have two girls crushing over him: the shy and gentle Ushimaru (Betty) and the IceQueen Inomata (Veronica). However, due to the lack of focus on actual romance in the series, the LoveTriangle dynamics are rarely focused, and the two girls are frequently more intimate with each other than with their crush.

* Official parodies for ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' portray Eren as the [[ChasteHero clueless]] Archie to Mikasa (Betty) and Annie (Veronica). In the main canon, there are [[ShipTease implications]] of such a dynamic, but it's left ambiguous due to the series' avoidance of romance.

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', you get this trope [[LoveDodecahedron in spades]] with Naruto. There's Sakura who seems to be choosing between Naruto (Betty) and [[EvilFormerFriend Sasuke]] (Veronica). With Sasuke as Archie, you really have Sakura as Betty, Ino as Veronica and Karin as the ThirdOptionLoveInterest. And with Naruto as Archie, you get [[ShrinkingViolet Hinata]] as Betty and Sakura as Veronica.

** The ''Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion'' continuity comes down firmly on Rei's side, to the point that the love triangle is nuked. Asuka the Veronica never gets so much as a hint out to Shinji that she likes him, and once she realizes that Rei the Betty liked him first, she gives up her feelings without any fuss. There's also the fact that Asuka's bitch slap to Rei in the original gets blocked, and that Rei becomes the BarrierMaiden[=/=]ApocalypseMaiden in the film's climax. [[spoiler: And then the whole deal gets much, MUCH worse]].

** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' has Ranka as the Betty and Sheryl as the Veronica. In the second movie, The Wings of Goodbye: The End of the Triangle, it's resolved. [[spoiler: Alto apologizies to Ranka for being unable to return her feelings and declares his love to Sheryl before going Missing In Action. WordOfGod confirmes Alto comes back, Sheryl wakes up and relationship ensues]]

** OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Kagome is the Betty and DarkMagicalGirl Kikyo the Veronica (who once was more Betty-ish). [[spoiler: Solved when Kikyo dies for a second time but now is able to go in peace, so Inuyasha finally lets go of his regrets and stays with Kagome.]]

** Kouga has Kagome as the Betty and Ayame as a mix of Betty (she was his childhood friend as well as very cute) and Veronica (she's somewhat of a ClingyJealousGirl, and a pretty efficient CuteBruiser). [[spoiler: The anime states that Ayame is the winner.]]

** Almost every guy Kagome gets shipped with will be the Betty to Manga/InuYasha the Veronica, with the sole exception being Kouga.

** In an anime episode, Sango has Kuranosuke Takeda as the Betty and Miroku as the Veronica. Since Kuranosuke didn't appear again, Miroku remains alongside her for a HappilyMarried family.

* ''[[Manga/AkuNoHana The Flowers of Evil]]'' gives us Saeki (Betty) and Nakamura (Veronica), this being a very dark take on both.

* In the ''Manga/SailorMoon'' anime, Usagi's torn between sweet boy-next-door Motoki and snarky SlapSlapKiss partner Mamoru.

** It's played straight, however, in the LighterAndFluffier spinnoff series, such as ''AngelicDays'' and ''IkariShinjiRaisingProject''.
** The ''RebuildOfEvangelion'' continuity comes down firmly on Rei's side, to the point that the love triangle is nuked. Asuka the Veronica never gets so much as a hint out to Shinji that she likes him, and once she realizes that Rei the Betty liked him first, she gives up her feelings without any fuss. There's also the fact that Asuka's bitch slap to Rei in the original gets blocked, and that Rei becomes the BarrierMaiden[=/=]ApocalypseMaiden in the film's climax. [[spoiler: And then the whole deal gets much, MUCH worse]].

* ''{{Macross}}'' in all its incarnations is actually ''built around'' this:
** ''SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' had Lynn Minmay as the Veronica and Misa Hayase as the Betty. Minmay herself had a similar case, with Hikaru as the Betty and Lynn Kaifunn as the Veronica.
** ''{{Macross 7}}'' had a gender-reversed version of the trope, with Gamlin as the Betty and Basara as the Veronica.
** As does ''MacrossPlus'', where brash and rebellious Isamu is the Veronica, and serious and caring Guld seems to be a Betty. And then it puts everything on its head in TheReveal, because [[spoiler: Guld, a psychotic [[AttemptedRape would-be rapist]], is TheAtoner who got RedemptionEqualsDeath moment in the end]]; while [[spoiler: Isamu [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy wanted Myung to be happy]], and thus removed himself from the picture, becoming something of a DeathSeeker, but after Guld's RedemptionEqualsDeath he and Myung stay together.]].
** ''MacrossFrontier'' has Ranka as the Betty and Sheryl as the Veronica. In the second movie, The Wings of Goodbye: The End of the Triangle, it's resolved. [[spoiler: Alto apologizies to Ranka for being unable to return her feelings and declares his love to Sheryl before going Missing In Action. WordOfGod confirmes Alto comes back, Sheryl wakes up and relationship ensues]]
* Subverted in ''DoubleArts''. When "Betty" (Ellie) tentatively inquires about Kiri's feelings for the obvious "Veronica" candidate (Sui), he practically goes into a HeroicBSOD. Turns out they already tried dating. And she dumped him. Three times. So much for ''that'' LoveTriangle...

* In ''ShakuganNoShana'', Kazumi Yoshida is the Betty and Shana the Veronica.

* ToLoveRU subverts this. [[MagicalGirlfriend Lala]] is the [[InnocentFanServiceGirl obvious]] Veronica, while Haruna is the obvious Betty, the twist being that Haruna is the one Rito chases (their [[StarCrossedLovers inability to confess to each other]] is a RunningGag after while). Although Lala does end up bringing the two closer together (Rito goes from hyperventilating in Haruna's vicinity to being able hang out with her in a large group of [[TrueCompanions friends]]). The series also seems to be leaning toward a MarryThemAll, which includes Lala ([[spoiler:a galactic princess, so if Rito marries her, the harem option comes into play. Lala actually suggests this, say, if she marries Rito, "the rules of Earth don't apply" ]]. If you assume Lala is a [[FirstGirlWins given]], this would make [[LoveableSexManiac Momo]] the obvious Veronica, although she really does most of the chasing. It's that type of [[HaremSeries series]].

* In ''{{Nana}}'', rock star Takumi would probably count as a male version of Veronica for Hachiko while Nobu serves as a male Betty.

* ''LoveHina'' has a pretty basic version of this: {{Cloudcuckoolander}} Mutsumi versus {{Tsundere}} Naru. Keitaro, however, makes his preference the latter quite transparent halfway into the series, no matter if she's the little girl of the promise or not.
* In ''HanaYoriDango'', the heroine Tsukushi Makino is the object of both Rui's (the calm, supportive Betty) and Domyoji's (the violent, passionate Veronica) affections. Subverted in that Makino initially has unrequited feelings for Rui, while it is Domyoji who has (initially) one-sided feelings for her, and in that the Veronica triumphs while the Betty moves on to someone else.

* Melfina from ''OutlawStar'' gets an inverted version of this with Gene and Harry. When the "safe" choice is a foul-mouthed BadassLongcoat, you just ''know'' the "bad boy" is [[PsychoForHire going to]] [[StalkerWithACrush have some]] [[{{Yandere}} serious issues]].

* The Kuno/Akane/Pig-Tailed Girl triangle of ''RanmaOneHalf'' is an interesting case. You could say Akane is the Veronica trying to be the Betty and Ranma is the other way around, but we're talking about the warped mind of Tatewaki Kuno here.

* In ''Manga/GokinjoMonogatari'', one of the main characters, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold Yuusuke]], is involved in a LoveTriangle with wild and [[HelloNurse sexy]] MsFanservice Mariko and his 'GirlNextDoor'-ish ExtremeDoormat classmate, Ayumi. Since this is a [[{{Nana}} Yazawa]] [[ParadiseKiss Ai]] manga, things [[{{Deconstruction}} don't quite look as stereotypical as they can be described]]...
* ''UruseiYatsura'' has [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Shinobu]] as Betty and [[ClingyJealousGirl Lum]] as Veronica [[ThisIsYourPremiseOnDrugs (LSD version)]].
* ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'', with its LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, gets ''lots'' of LoveTriangle [[TriangRelations combinations]] set up in fanworks that deliberately invoke this dynamic. Even the most canon-supported ones have been played with by fans to ''extensive'' degrees:

* If Setsuna of ''AngelSanctuary'' is Archie, then Demon Princess Kurai is Veronica and sweet, kind-hearted Sara is Betty.

* In ''MekakushiNoKuni'', Arou (Betty) and Namiki (Veronica) are rivals for Kanade's affections, even though Arou wins from Volume 2 onwards.
* Takemoto (Betty) and Morita (Veronica) both fall in love with Hagu in ''Honey&Clover''. [[spoiler:Even though Morita wins Hagu's affections, neither of the guys end up with her.]]
* ''HigashiNoEden'': Saki has Oshugi (Betty) and Akira (Veronica).
* ''GakuenAlice'': Mikan has Ruka (The Prince) and Natsume (The Bad Boy).

* ''TokyoMewMew'': Ichigo has Masaya (the Prince), Ryou (the Bad Boy), and Quiche (the Bad-er Boy).
* ''KitchenPrincess'': Najika has Sora (the Prince) and Daichi (the Bad Boy).
* ''VampireKnight'': Yuuki has Kaname (the Prince) and [[MyHeroZero Zero]] (the Bad Boy).

* ''RosarioToVampire'': Tsukune has [[spoiler:Outer]] Moka (Betty) and [[HornyDevils Kurumu]] (Veronica).

* In ''PeachGirl'', Momo spent years with a crush on the chivalrous and polite Toji, until she finally gets him. They guy helping her out on the way is [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy Kairi]], a [[ChivalrousPervert lecherous]], school-skipping bad boy she discovers she now has feelings for. Throughout the series she bounces back and forth between them, until finally [[spoiler:she ends up with Kairi]].
* ''{{Pretear}}'' seems to set this up between Himeno, Sasame and Hayate, especially in the manga. The anime is more... [[LoveDodecahedron complicated]].

* An odd instance of this happens in ''SakendeYaruze'', where the Betty is a [[{{Seme}} disillusioned, embittered 35 year old man]] and the Veronica is a younger male [[TheVamp Vamp]].
* The ''{{Hellsing}}'' anime has a twisted, 'sort of' affection triangle between Alucard, Integra Hellsing, and Seras Victoria that creates an animosity between the women. While Seras looks as the Veronica (being the one with sultry clothes and the newest addition to the Hellsing group) to Integra's Betty (long-standing bond with Alucard and with more tomboyish traits), personality and role wise could be switched: Integra's the Rich Veronica that has Alucard's affection while Reliable Betty Seras longs for it. [[WordOfGod Studio Gonzo]] claims that in the Anime, Alucard actually [[ReplacementGoldfish turned Seras because her eyes reminded him to Integra during her youth]], but he was mistaken. The manga averts this situation with an emphasis on a platonic bond between Alucard and Seras, but curiously adding LesYay subtext between Seras and Integra, and having Pip Bernadotte as Seras' LoveInterest.
* In ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'', there are two different triangles that could be seen as this. The easier one is between Rena and Mion, with [[GenkiGirl Rena]] as Betty and [[{{Tomboy}} Mion]] as Veronica. Earlier, the twins Mion and Shion are set up as another one of these, but it's a little harder there to say who'd be Betty and who'd be Veronica. The best assumption would be Mion as Betty and Shion, who is introduced as a bit of an outsider and certainly has a bit more danger to her, as Veronica.
* Gender-flipped in ''KimiWaPetto''. Sumire, the tall, smart and successful businesswoman, made a rule that she would only date her equal. One day, she finds a down-on-his-luck dancer sleeping in a box and... takes him on as a pet. She names him Momo and they form a relaxed, if unusual relationship. Soon after this, Hasumi (Betty), her tall, dark and intelligent ''sempai'' from university appears. He's everything she's been hoping for, but when they start going out, she feels that she has to present her best side at all times, instead of the unconditional, doglike affection offered by Momo (Veronica). The dramatic tension between "I can be myself around him" and "He's everything I ever wanted" drives the plot.
* In ''TenshiNiNarumon'' Noelle is Betty and Natsumi is Veronica for Yuusuke. Also, Muse is Betty and Silky is Veronica for Eros
* ''MaisonIkkoku'' has a male version where Kyoko has to choose between the awkward, indecisive, but fundamentally kind-hearted Godai (Betty) and the suave, flashy Mitaka (Veronica). Godai himself encounters an interesting variation on this trope: although he has romantic options that play the Betty and Veronica options straight (his good-natured fellow student Kozue and his outspoken, sexually aggressive pupil Ibuki respectively), his true romantic interest, Kyoko, is a blend of the two types, as she is both a responsible, supportive, somewhat traditional young lady AND an independently minded woman with a temper who is unafraid to criticize Godai or defy her parents when necessary.
* ''KimiNiTodoke'' has two that overlaps, Sawako is Betty and Kurumi is Veronica for Kazehaya, who is the Betty and [[spoiler:Kento]] is Veronica for Sawako. Color inverted since Sawako and Kazehaya are dark-haired.
* ''{{Voltron}}'' has a male version. Boy Scout Keith (Betty) and Evil Prince Lotor (Veronica) both love Princess Allura. But Allura only loves Keith- so this may actually be a subversion. Some fans try to pair up Allura with the rebellious Lance (Veronica)- but in the canon anime and other series they show absolutely no interest whatsoever in each other.

* ''MagicKnightRayearth'' has a few possible instances of this trope, both male and female. Hikaru likes both Eagle Vision (Betty) and Lantis (Veronica). Umi is loved by Ascot (Betty), but she likes Clef as well (Veronica). And both Emeraude (Betty) and Alcyone (Veronica) are in love with Zagato- but he only loves Emeraude and dislikes Alcyone very much.
* ''AyashiNoCeres'' includes a male example: [[ChildhoodFriends Yuuhi]], the BadassNormal, is Betty, while [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Touya]] is Veronica, what with his dark and MysteriousPast.
* ''WanderingSon'' had this early on, between siblings. It was between a BrattyTeenageDaughter, her gentle ''{{trans sexual}} younger brother'', and the boy who the former was attracted to who had accidentally fallen for her brother when he was dressed as a girl.

* ''KashimashiGirlMeetsGirl'' has a LesYay variation. Tomari is a tomboyish {{Tsundere}}, while Yasuna is a YamatoNadeshiko.
* ''RomeoXJuliet'':

* ''Anime/MawaruPenguindrum'''s Kanba Takakura is kind of an an Archie, with [[BrotherSisterIncest his little sister]] [[TheCutie Himari]] as the Betty and [[spoiler: Masako Natsume]] as the Veronica.
** Alternatively, Kanba can be seen as the Betty to Himari's Archie and [[spoiler: Sanetoshi Watase]]'s Veronica.
*** Aaaaand later [[spoiler: Shouma becomes the Betty to the {{Face Heel Turn}}ed Kanba's Veronica. Averted in the end -- Shouma declared his love to ''Ringo'' instead of Himari, [[DyingDeclarationOfLove before being gone forever]].)]]
* GEGoodEnding has Shou and Yuki for Seiji, the protagonist. One is bubbly, the other one is more serious. One comes from a mid-class family background, the other one from a high class family. One is blond, one is black-haired.
* In ''{{Ratman}}'', Shuto's female admirers are both a mix of Betty And Veronica traits while still in stark contrast to one another. On one hand is Mirea Mizushima, his exotically gorgeous YamatoNadeshiko classmate whom he's known for some time, however her family are the ones who turned him into the AntiVillain [[VillainProtagonist Protagonist]], Ratman. On the other hand is Rio Kizaki, who better fits the "cute and spunky" type, but is also the wealthy and [[{{Tomboy}} tomboyish]] daughter of the Hero Association's president, and the two of them bond over their shared dream of being heroes.
* ''NanaToKaoru'' tries its best to steer clear of this. Kaoru is the Archie, but A) Tachi, the supposed Betty, is the SecretKeeper of Nana & Kaoru's [[BoundAndGagged 'breathers']] and acts more like a little sister, continually trying to push them together; B) Kaoru has ZERO interest in Tachi; C) the titular couple are afflicted with [[ObliviousToLove oblivious to each other's love]] on a Charlton-Heston-epic scale and D) the whole thing is skewed by the fact both get tied up by him.
* In ''TenchiMuyo'', [[TheOjou Ayeka]] is clearly the Betty (traditional, reserved) to [[TheVamp Ryoko's]] Veronica (sultry, unreserved). And then it's subverted because [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyLvAp70eLI some side materials]] reveal that [[CovertPervert Ayeka]], who's seen as kinda prudish in canon, actually has more knowledge of S&M than most Betties have...
* ''{{Gantz}}'' has calm, reserved normal Tae as Betty to Reika's Veronica, [[spoiler: which it averts by Reika's cloning of Kei.]]

* ''HighschoolOfTheDead'' has childhood friend Rei (Betty) vs. Saeko (Veronica)

* The one-episode LoveTriangle from ''KaleidoStar'' had Sarah as Archie, Kalos as Betty, and Andy as Veronica. [[spoiler: Sarah chooses Kalos -- in fact, ''she had chosen him quite a while before'' and that's why she had stayed in the Stage in the first place. Andy never really stood a chance, [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy and he immediately acknowledges it]].]]
* Another genderflipped example: In ''EdenOfTheEast'', Osugi (Betty) and Takizawa (Veronica) to Saki's Archie.
* In TheKingOfFighters: KYO manga (a Spinoff from the KOF games), there are several prospect love triangles like this:

* In ''Manga/InuYasha'', OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent Kagome is the Betty and DarkMagicalGirl Kikyo the Veronica (who once was more Betty-ish). [[spoiler: Solved when Kikyo dies for a second time but now is able to go in peace, so Inuyasha finally lets go of his regrets and stays with Kagome.]]

*** Speaking of Kouga, he had Kagome as the Betty and Ayame as a mix of Betty (she was his childhood friend as well as very cute) and Veronica (she's somewhat of a ClingyJealousGirl, and a pretty efficient CuteBruiser). [[spoiler: The anime states that Ayame is the winner.]]
** In an anime episode, Sango had Kuranosuke Takeda as the Betty and Miroku as the Veronica. Since Kuranosuke didn't appear again, well...

*** Speaking of Kouga, he had Kagome as the Betty and Ayame as a mix of Betty (she was his childhood friend as well as very cute) and Veronica (she's somewhat of a ClingyJealousGirl, and a pretty efficient CuteBruiser.) [[spoiler: The anime states that Ayame is the winner.]]

* ToLoveRU subverts this. [[MagicalGirlfriend Lala]] is the [[InnocentFanServiceGirl obvious]] Veronica, while Haruna is the obvious Betty, the twist being that Haruna is the one Rito chases (their [[StarCrossedLovers inability to confess to each other]] is a RunningGag after while). Although Lala does end up bringing the two closer together (Rito goes from hyperventilating in Haruna's vicinity to being able hang out with her in a large group of [[TrueCompanions friends]]). The series also seems to be leaning toward a MarryThemAll, which requires Lala([[spoiler:She is the galactic princess, so if Rito marries her, the harem option comes into play. Lala actually suggests this, say, if she marries Rito, "the rules of Earth don't apply" ]]. If you assume Lala is a [[FirstGirlWins given]], this would make [[LoveableSexManiac Momo]] the obvious Veronica, although she really does most of the chasing. It's that type of [[HaremSeries series]].

* ToLoveRU subverts this. [[MagicalGirlfriend Lala]] is the [[InnocentFanServiceGirl obvious]] Veronica, while Haruna is the obvious Betty, the twist being that Haruna is the one Rito chases (their [[StarCrossedLovers inability to confess to each other]] is a RunningGag after while). Although Lala does end up bringing the two closer together(Rito goes from hyperventilating in Haruna's vicinity to being able hang out with her in a large group of [[TrueCompanions friends]]). The series also seems to be leaning toward a MarryThemAll, which requires Lala([[spoiler:She is the galactic princess, so if Rito marries her, the harem option comes into play. Lala actually suggests this, say, if she marries Rito, "the rules of Earth don't apply" ]]. If you assume Lala is a [[FirstGirlWins given]], this would make [[LoveableSexManiac Momo]] the obvious Veronica, although she really does most of the chasing. It's that type of [[HaremSeries series]].

* ''Manga/HaouAiren'': Kaafai (Betty) and Hakuron (Veronica), for Kurumi. [[spoiler: Until Kaafai goes {{Yandere}} too.. and kills Hakuron.]]. There's also Kurumi (Betty) and Reilan (Veronica), for Hakuron. [[spoiler: Until Reilan deploys a ThanatosGambit.]]

* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' offers perhaps the best example of how subjective this trope can be. In Japan, [[ShyBlueHairedGirl Rei]] is seen as the Betty because of her [[NiceGirl gentle disposition]], [[ShrinkingViolet reserved nature]], and tendency to get [[BandageBabe horribly injured]], whereas the [[FieryRedhead Fiery Redheaded]] [[ForeignFanservice foreigner]] Asuka is the cultural Veronica because her forceful and aggressive personality is just so strange to the [[JapanesePoliteness generally reserved]] Japanese public. Contrast this with more demonstrative Western audiences, who see the more outgoing, [[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman more human]], more [[BadassAdorable badass]], and more [[CannotSpitItOut overtly in love]] Asuka as the familiar Betty, and the [[CreepyChild bizarre]], [[EmotionlessGirl cold]], and [[UncannyValley strangely unsettling]] Rei as the exotic Veronica. Then add in [[WhiteHairBlackHeart Kaworu]], a [[GayOption Gay]] ThirdOptionLoveInterest so popular in [[HoYay fandom]] that he was made ''canon'' in almost all the alternate continuities.
** It's played straight, however, in the LighterAndFluffier spinnoff series, such as ''AngelicDays'' and ''IkariShinjiRaisingProject''.
** The ''RebuildOfEvangelion'' continuity comes down firmly on Rei's side, to the point that the love triangle is nuked. Asuka the Veronica never gets so much as a hint out to Shinji that she likes him, and once she realizes that Rei the Betty liked him first, she gives up her feelings without any fuss. There's also the fact that Asuka's bitch slap to Rei in the original gets blocked, and that Rei becomes the BarrierMaiden[=/=]ApocalypseMaiden in the film's climax. [[spoiler: And then the whole deal gets much, MUCH worse.]]

* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', you get this trope [[LoveDodecahedron in spades]] with Naruto. There's Sakura who seems to be choosing between Naruto (Betty) and [[EvilFormerFriend Sasuke]] (Veronica). Also in the above cases where Shikamaru and Sasuke are the Archies, we also have [[LovableAlphaBitch Ino]]. With Shikamaru as Archie, we have Ino as Betty (same team, parents are friends) and Temari as Veronica (foreigner, older). With Sasuke as Archie, you really have Sakura as Betty, Ino as Veronica and Karin as the ThirdOptionLoveInterest. And with Naruto as Archie, you get [[ShrinkingViolet Hinata]] as Betty and Sakura as Veronica.