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* Emiya Shirou from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' is one dense lady-magnet. By the time ''VisualNovel/FateHollowAtaraxia'' rolls around, he has [[LadyOfWar Saber]], [[{{Tsundere}} Rin]], [[ShrinkingViolet Sakura]], Rider, [[SugarAndIcePersonality Caren]], [[TokenMiniMoe Illya]], [[HoYay Issei]], the entirety of the Archery Club, the 3 gossip girls from the school and arguably even [[CloudcuckooLander Taiga]]. Despite finding many of these girls attractive, it rarely occurs to him that any might feel the same way about him, such that Rin and Sakura have an especially hard time getting him to notice their feelings in their respective routes.

** He seems to have passed this trait onto his little brother [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]].

* ''VideoGame/DragaliaLost'': The Prince/Euden is completely unaware of the many, many women who end up falling for him. Cleo, Mym and Elisanne are the two main characters that are in love with him, among the side characters, [[{{Tsundere}} Estelle]] and [[LadykillerInLove Malora]]. He even gets [[EvenTheGuysWantHim a male adventurer to fall for him]] in Orion, who would only bodyguard women due to falling in love with whoever he protects, but eventually admits that Euden has a charm that he doesn't understand and says [[IfItsYouItsOkay he is the only man he'd want to protect]].

* The titular character in ''VideoGame/{{Wadanohara}}'' is oblivious that she is being crushed on [[{{Tsundere}} Samekichi]], [[TheStoic Fukami]], and [[spoiler:{{Yandere}} Sal]] for most of the game, and ultimately ends up with [[spoiler:Samekichi]] in the GoldenEnding after she gets the hint.

'''MC:''' Wait, wait, that's not what I'm talking about! I meant, you're really popular with women.\\

A character who is his own worst enemy when it comes to love. In fact, he's pretty much his only enemy in this arena. Wherever they go, it seems that for some reason they attract some romantic attention, in theory there is no reason why they couldn't go on to be TheCasanova with a new person every night. The only problem is they are so unfamiliar with the dating scene they don't realize the girl who is hovering around him, batting her eyes, trying every excuse to make physical contact with them and suggesting they go back to her place qualifies as flirting and not simply being friendly.

* ''Fanfic/AdviceAndTrust'': Asuka liked Shinji, Rei cared for Shinji, and all of his females classmates had a huge crush on Shinji... and Shinji was completely clueless about it. He never ever noticed. It changed over the story, though. He accidentally got a hint Asuka was throwing herself at him and they got together... which eventually led to Rei spending more time with them AND all of their classmates deciding to chase him actively, much to his surprise and disbelief.
* The grown up and ponified Godzilla Jr. seems to be flirting with this trope in once he ended up in Equestria during the crossover story ''Fanfic/TheBridge''. In his new unicorn form he's no Prince Blueblood, but has a degree of TallDarkAndHandsome to him by some mares' standards. Despite his GentleGiant persona, he's lived his life so far without even giving romance a thought. When a guard named Blade Dancer starts flirting with him, he has no idea what she is doing and is somewhat creeped out.
** This is taken to its logical conclusion when Godzilla Junior gets plopped into the middle of the [[LadyLand Mermare capital]], where he is the only male for miles. Naturally, just about every mermare (with the exception of [[StraightGay his escort]]) wants a piece of him and aren't afraid to let him know. [[UpToEleven Even the queen of the mermares is interested!]] However, given this is [[OblivioustoLove Godzilla]], he doesn't understand their strange behavior around him and [[HilarityEnsues unintentionally manages to cause much accidental humor in the process]]. Somewhat [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] however, in that he's gotten better at understanding the idea of romance, he's just still not very good at picking up romantically oriented cues. Also the queen is at least aware of his interest in another and doesn't want to interfere, although she's not against trying to woo him if his interest changes...

* ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'': Shinji is a really thick and oblivious chick magnet. In a scene he's watching Rei trying to talk Asuka into sharing him… and he thinks that they can’t possibly want a threesome with him.

* A sidestory of ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' establishes that even when he was a kid, Ash was very popular with girls, but never noticed their affection. In the present time he still remains this way to a degree, since he's unaware that his female companions all harbor a degree of attraction towards him. However after the Sabrina arc this is no longer in effect with Ash no longer being clueless and expressing interest.
* A running gag in ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/246808/sunny-moonie-twily Sunny, Moonie, Twily]]'' is the existence of a support group for stallions [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer and mares]] unwittingly rejected by Twilight Sparkle. Apparently she takes all flirting literally, and nobody has ever successfully managed to ask her out before she mistakenly assumes they're there for her LovableSexManiac roommate. The one pony that ''was'' going to ask her directly was preemptively recruited into the group on the assumption that he ''would'' have been rejected, much to his frustration. And then it turns out there's ''another'' group for those unwittingly rejected by Sunset Shimmer...

* ''Literature/ABrothersPrice'': Jerin has no idea how many women are attracted to him. Part of this may be due to his very protective sisters - presumably women don't get to do more than gaze longingly at him. When he is old enough to get married and his sisters decide they can demand a brother's price (like a bride price, but for a bridegroom) of double the usual sum, he is very insecure about it, and thinks they're overestimating his attractiveness.

* Ishmael from ''Literature/DontCallMeIshmael''. He doesn't think he's popular with girls, but by the end of the series quite a few girls have shown interest in him. He usually doesn't initiate contact with anyone, instead, some girls make moves on him.
* ''Literature/TheElenium'': Berit is capable of attracting a harem wherever he goes, with no clue about what he's doing. When visiting Matherion the [[ProudWarriorRace Atan]] girls fall over themselves trying to get him alone for a "sparring session". He responds by [[WhatAnIdiot setting up a lesson program.]] In the end Sparhawk offers that he should talk to the lad before he sparks a diplomatic incident, only to be shouted down by every woman in hearing range. Apparently the innocent cluelessness is part of his charm.

* ''LightNovel/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' has Lux Arcadia, who has yet to realize the attentions of the more than a dozen girls interested in him. This is despite several of them explicitly confessing their love and kissing him, in some cases ''more than once''. His little sister Airi suggests that it's because he has too much emotional baggage and subconsciously rejects the idea of others being interested in him. [[spoiler:This ends once the main conflict is (seemingly) over, with Lux acknowledging their attentions.]]
* Miles Vorkosigan from the ''Literature/VorkosiganSaga'' is a ''lot'' more attractive to women (and one hermaphrodite[[note]]Who is explicitly said to be falling for him shortly after they first meet.[[/note]]), for all his bodily deformities, than he even begins to realize -- though his cousin Ivan surely does. He later begins griping that while he can find women to ''love'', none of them will ''marry'' him. And most of the women who fell for him did so without any real effort on his part. [[spoiler:Both times he does try, it doesn't go well. Elena married another man, and Ekaterin nearly kicked him out of her life entirely, since he did it dishonestly.]]

** Ciro's kind and innocent nature has drawn no less than four girls to him; however, that same nature renders him oblivious to their affections, even though he [[IDontWantToRuinOurFriendship somewhat]] reciprocates one of them.
** Ivy is shocked to discover that she was actually quite popular with the boys back in middle school. The multiple Valentine's she received were genuine, and not just an act of courtesy. While it's ambiguous whether it still applies to her in the present, there is at least one girl crushing on her that she's still oblivious to.

* Both [[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Lloyd Bannings]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Rean Schwarzer]] in the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries'' have a number of women who would throw themselves at them in their respective arcs. Despite all that however, the two protagonist don't see it themselves.

* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', resident scholar Cyrus has been noted to be a very handsome teacher who has charmed many female students. Unfortunately for every girl concerned, Cyrus only ever cares about his teachings but has absolutely no idea about their infatuation for him, and it only gets worse when he freely describes women as gorgeous and beautiful...as ''facts'', not ''compliments''. This trait of his leads to the headmaster [[spoiler:banning him from teaching because one of his infatuated students spread a rumor that he was romantically involved with the princess of the kingdom]]. Throughout his story, this becomes a point of hilarity to the player and anyone else who knows about his infamous reputation as a lady charmer. ''Even'' the [[spoiler:BigBad was subtly flirting with him but grew sick of his long speech of his ideals to share knowledge to the world instead of keeping it all for themselves]].
* Mario in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor''. There's the obligatory [[OfficialCouple implied romance with Princess Peach]], but beyond that, every single one of his female party members develops romantic interest in him. Random female npcs will also flirt with him in their dialogue and even one of the baddies admits she finds him handsome. That said, he seems genuinely shocked when Flurrie and especially when Ms. Mowz flirt openly with him.

** Tatsuya Suou. The boy is absolutely ''oblivious'' to the affections of his childhood friend Lisa Silverman -- who he sees more as a ClingyJealousGirl. His cop brother's Katsuya not exempt from this, either. This even while they are both head over heels with [[CoolBigSis Maya]] [[IntrepidReporter Amano]].
** How dense is Katsuya? One time, on Valentine's Day, a female cop gave him some chocolate. In his capacity as an amateur chef, he spent a while telling her everything that was wrong with the chocolate, from texture to flavor, and asking why he was getting it, since it isn't his birthday.

* Hyde Kido of ''VideoGame/UnderNightInBirth'' has a ton of different cute girls in his life, and he is completely useless with all of them. In fact his interactions with women tend to be played for comedy more than anything. He keeps Linne and Vatista as PrettyFreeloaders in his house, doesn't realise Orie has a ''really'' strong crush on him, doesn't realise his old childhood friend Yuzuriha doesn't actually hate him like he believes, and he's the only person in the game who gets duped by Hilda's FemmeFatale act by virtue of being a horny teenager.

* Since ''VideoGame/YandereSimulator'' will be a 10-week long game with a new rival each week, this means that Senpai has, completely by accident, managed to attract the attentions of 11 different girls. And WordOfGod is that {{Removing The Rival}}s by setting them up with other students will have him come to believe he's ''just not attractive''.

** The writers clearly like this character gag. In {{spinoff}} comic ''Webcomic/StickyDillyBuns'', we get swimming instructor Andy, who never notices how much attention he's getting from women (and some men) until he becomes boyfriend to TheIngenue Ruby....

* David from ''Webcomic/OwMySanity'' is a variation of this. He is ''completely'' unfamiliar with the dating scene and implied to have zero experience in this field. Yet, wherever he goes, he attracts romantic attention--just never from human women. First he gains the interest of an EldritchAbomination who takes the form of a pretty, Arabic woman after ''eating all David's flatmates''... it goes downhill from there.

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Moloch possibly has some excuse in that he wasn't this trope before he TookALevelInBadass as Agatha's head minion, and indeed had a hopeless crush on one of the three women now interested in him, but he still misses some obvious clues. From his own words, he never got the chance to be around attractive ladies before. His childhood was on a farm, soldiering in adulthood, and then being a prisoner shipped off to an insane sentient castle, where he's got neither the experience or the time to think about romance.

* On ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug,'' both protagonists seem to attract a lot of admirers, in both their civilian and superhero identities. Marinette/Ladybug has Adrien, Theo (aka "Copycat"), Nathaniel, Luka, and Nino crushing on her at various points, while Adrien has Marinette, Chloe, and Lila. Adrien in particular can be shockingly ObliviousToLove.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda'':

* On ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug,'' both protagonists seem to attract a lot of admirers, in both their civilian and superhero identities. Marinette/Ladybug has Adrien, Theo (aka "Copycat"), Nathaniel and Nino crushing on her at various points, while Adrien has Marinette, Chloe and Lila. Adrien in particular can be shockingly ObliviousToLove.

* Where does one begin with ComicBook/SpiderMan? From boyhood he seems to have the amazing ability to make extremely pretty girls fall in love with him only to be completely oblivious to it half time and have his [[TheMasqueradeWillKillYourDatingLife secret ID]] ruin it for him anyways once he finally manages to figure it out.
* ''ComicBook/{{Nightwing}}'' has almost a dozen women who are totally attracted to him without even trying. His butt is apparently so perfect that it transcends species.[[note]]A sentient gorilla fell in love with him after seeing it.[[/note]]
** He seems to have passed this trait onto his little brother [[Comicbook/RobinSeries Tim Drake]]

* Clueless ''Dude'' Magnet example in ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]''. Italy had ''no'' idea that Germany, Japan, and Prussia were attracted to him. Or so it seems...

'''Rei:''' We were,

* A running gag in ''[[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/246808/sunny-moonie-twily Sunny, Moonie, Twily]]'' is the existence of a support group for stallions [[EvenTheGirlsWantHer and mares]] unwittingly rejected by Twilight Sparkle. Apparently she takes all flirting literally, and nobody has ever successfully managed to ask her out before she mistakenly assumes they're there for her LovableSexManiac roommate. The one pony that ''was'' going to ask her directly was preemptively recruited into the group on the assumption that he ''would'' have been rejected, much to his frustration. And then it turns out there's ''another'' group for those unwittingly rejected by Sunset Shimmer...
* A sidestory of ''Fanfic/PokemonResetBloodlines'' establishes that even when he was a kid, Ash was very popular with girls, but never noticed their affection. In the present time he still remains this way to a degree, since he's unaware that his female companions all harbor a degree of attraction towards him. However after the Sabrina arc this is no longer in effect with Ash no longer being clueless and expressing interest.
* Izuku Midoriya is this in ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia''. Due to spending the [[FriendlessBackground last thirteen years of his life]] as [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer a laughingstock among his peers]] for wanting to become a Huntsman despite being a [[UnSorcerer Moon]] [[DreamCrushingHandicap Child]], he's become thoroughly convinced that no girl on Remnant would ever want to date him. Because of this, he's utterly oblivious to the fact that his warm and understanding personality is winning him the affections of the ''many'' gorgeous girls around him, including Weiss, Pyrrha, Yang, and Blake. In the latter case, he even encourages Blake to ask out [[IHaveThisFriend a guy]] she describes as "good", "kind and just", and "a stand up person", assuring her that this guy would definitely say yes if a pretty girl like her asked him out on a date. Meanwhile, Blake is wondering if the gods are trying to make her die of embarrassment with his cluelessness.
** His belief is further reinforced by the fact that he's considered "plain-looking" compared this more typically {{Bishonen}} peers like Ren and Shouto. [[HollywoodHomely This is in spite]] of the fact that Izuku is [[HeroicBuild lean and muscular with six-pack abs]] that happen [[DistractedByTheSexy to be mesmerizing]] for his [[EatingTheEyeCandy female friends to look at.]]
* ''Fanfic/LeCommencementDuDiableBlanc'' revolves around the formative years of [[PrettyBoy Gambit]] whose smile is already a weapon of mass seduction. Unfortunately for his young admirers, his eleven-year-old self is firmly stuck in the GirlsHaveCooties mindset and females swooning and blushing in front of him comforts him in the assumption that the fair sex is inherently crazy.

* The title character in the Australian film ''Film/AlvinPurple'' and its sequels is a quintessential example of this trope. The opening scene has him being chased across UsefulNotes/{{Melbourne}} by a group of hysterical fangirls, and it all goes downhill from there.

* Darryl, the protagonist of ''Literature/HeartInHand''. When an attractive woman at a nightclub mentions that she's cold, talks about "wanting something to warm me up" and spills a drink over her top, his only reaction is to give his sweatshirt to her[[note]]yes, he wore a sweatshirt to a nightclub[[/note]].

* Beau in ''Literature/LifeAndDeathTwilightReimagined'' has no idea that he has a lot of success with the girls at school from day one, not even when other boys start hanging around him just to get a share of his attention. Edythe later claims he has gathered [[AllWomenAreLustful ten admirers]].

* ''LightNovel/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' has Lux Arcadia, who has yet to realize the attentions of the more than a dozen girls interested in him. This is despite several of them explicitly confessing their love and kissing him, in some cases ''more than once''. His little sister Airi suggests that it's because he has too much emotional baggage and subconsciously rejects the idea of others being interested in him. [[spoiler:This ends once the main conflict is (seemingly) over, with Lux acknowledging their attentions.]]
* ''Literature/TheElenium'': Berit is capable of attracting a harem wherever he goes, with no clue about what he's doing. When visiting Matherion the [[ProudWarriorRace Atan]] girls fall over themselves trying to get him alone for a "sparring session". He responds by [[WhatAnIdiot setting up a lesson program.]] In the end Sparhawk offers that he should talk to the lad before he sparks a diplomatic incident, only to be shouted down by every woman in hearing range. Apparently the innocent cluelessness is part of his charm.
** Subverted by Bevier, who is well aware that pretty much every woman he walks past is making moony-eyes at him, but since he is angling at priesthood and fully occupied with his duties, he refuses to act on it.

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* In ''Theatre/LoveNeverDies'', the semi-canonical sequel to ''Theatre/PhantomOfTheOpera'' Erik has managed to capture the affections of Christine ''and'' Meg, despite feeling that no one loves him because of his face.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda''

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 2}}'':

* Aoife in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4'' is a GenderInverted example. She's so beautiful and sweet, with a habit of paying well-intentioned compliments to the men in her unit, that she has a huge throng of admirers who think they have a chance with her... and she is ''completely'' unaware of it. Her Squad Story is all about one of her squadmates trying to work up the nerve to confess his feelings, only to find out that she already has a fiancee, and all of the things that others mistook for affection were simply because she is very nice. One of her female squadmates ends up astonished by how much of an 'unintentional seductress' she is.
* Both [[VideoGame/ZeroNoKiseki Lloyd Bannings]] and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel Rean Schwarzer]] in the ''VideoGame/KisekiSeries'' have a number of women who would throw themselves at them in their respective arcs. Despite all that however, the two protagonist don't see it themselves.

* Mitsunari in ''VisualNovel/IkemenSengoku'' is an extremely beautiful and kind man who gets mobbed by women whenever he goes into town but, being a DitzyGenius, doesn't have the faintest clue that these women may have more than a friendly interest in him. This extends to the poor female main character in his route; he [[ObliviousToLove utterly fails]] to realize that she's fallen for him or that ''he'' has fallen for ''her'' too, despite [[EveryoneCanSeeIt everyone around them knowing it and trying to not-so-subtly nudge them together]].

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* Elan of ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick''. He has an 18 in Charisma (the highest you can naturally get), but, due to his happy-go-lucky, childlike nature, he doesn't notice Haley's crush on him (even Belkar, with a notoriously bad Spot skill, notices). This is taken to extremes when Haley receives ''actual brain damage'' in keeping the secret from him (damage that is reversible); the damage causes her to spend an entire book (roughly 200 strips) speaking in a code requiring letter replacement to decipher (the code changes with different strips) - which no one does.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': In the episode where Aqualad's introduced, Raven and Starfire are instantly smitten. Aqualad doesn't notice until the very end of the episode, and quite frankly, those two scare him.

* On ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug,'' both protagonists seem to attract a lot of admirers, in both their civilian and superhero identities. Marinette/Ladybug has Adrien, Theo (aka "Copycat"), Nathaniel and Nino crushing on her at various points, while Adrien has Marinette, Chloe and Lila. Adrien in particular can be shockingly ObliviousToLove.

->'''Leonard:''' ''[regarding girls flirting with him]'' Trust me, it doesn't [happen].\\
'''Alex:''' You sure? You're cute. You're funny. Maybe you're getting hit on and you don't even know it.\\
'''Leonard:''' Really?\\
'''Alex:''' Yep, pretty sure. ''[gives him the Puppy Dog Eyes]''\\
'''Leonard:''' ''[ponders it for a moment]'' Hahahaha, I have to get back to work, thanks for listening.\\
'''Alex:''' No problem.\\
'''Leonard:''' Hope no girls rip my clothes off on the way! ''[leaves in laughter]''
-->-- ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''

* Aoife in ''VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles4'' is a GenderInverted example. She's so beautiful and sweet, with a habit of paying compliments to the men in her unit, that she has a huge throng of admirers who think they have a chance with her... and she is ''completely'' unaware of it. Her Squad Story is all about one of her squadmates trying to work up the nerve to confess his feelings, only to find out that she already has a fiancee, and all of the things that others mistook for affection were simply because she is very nice. One of her female squadmates ends up astonished by how much of an 'unintentional seductress' she is.

* Elliot from ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' had gained the affection of several girls all without him realising it. Ellen has this to say about her brother:

* Izuku Midoriya is this in ''Fanfic/MyHuntsmanAcademia''. Due to spending the [[FriendlessBackground last thirteen years of his life]] as [[AllOfTheOtherReindeer a laughingstock among his peers]] for wanting to become a Huntsman despite being a [[UnSorcerer Moon]] [[DreamCrushingHandicap Child]], he's become thoroughly convinced that no girl on Remnant would ever want to date him. Because of this, he's utterly oblivious to the fact that his warm and understanding personality is winning him the affections of ''many'' of the gorgeous girls around him, including Weiss, Pyrrha, Yang, and Blake. In the latter case, he even encourages Blake to ask out [[IHaveThisFriend a guy]] she describes as "good", "kind and just", and "a stand up person", assuring her that this guy would definitely say yes if a pretty girl like her asked him out on a date. Meanwhile, Blake is wondering if the gods are trying to make her die of embarrassment with his cluelessness.

* In ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', Moloch possibly has some excuse in that he wasn't this trope before he TookALevelInBadass as Agatha's head minion, and indeed had a hopeless crush on one of the three women now interested in him, but he still misses some obvious clues. From his own words, he never got the chance to be around attractive ladies before. His childhood was on a farm, soldiering in adulthood, and being a prisoner of an insane castle at his introduction. He's got neither the experience or the time to think about romance in Castle Heterodyne.

* In ''VideoGame/OctopathTraveler'', resident scholar Cyrus has been noted to be a very handsome teacher who has charmed many female students. Unfortunately for every girl concerned, Cyrus only ever cares about his teachings but has absolutely no idea about their infatuation for him, and it only gets worse when he freely describes women as gorgeous and beautiful...as ''facts'', not ''compliments''. This trait of his is what ends up making the headmaster [[spoiler:ban him from teaching for one of her infatuated students spreading a rumor that he was romantically involved with the princess of the kingdom]]. Throughout his story, this becomes a point of hilarity to the player and anyone else who knows about his infamous reputation as a lady charmer. ''Even'' the [[spoiler:BigBad was subtly flirting with him but grew sick of his long speech of his ideals to share knowledge to the world instead of keeping it all for themselves]].

* ''LightNovel/UndefeatedBahamutChronicle'' has Lux Arcadia, who has yet to realize the attentions of the more than a dozen girls interested in him. This is despite several of them explicitly confessing their love and kissing him, in some cases ''more than once''. His little sister Airi suggests that it's because he has too much emotional baggage and subconsciously rejects the idea of others being interested in him.

** Well, not quite ''never'' catches on. There's a reason the encounter with Tealove involves him practically screaming "ABORT! ABORT!" in his {{Internal Monologue}}. But that can still be partially excused by the fact that the mare is running a kissing booth.