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SubTrope of MuggleMageRomance. The Magical Girlfriend might be a MagicalGirl, but the tropes shouldn't be confused. Compare and contrast with ManicPixieDreamGirl. See WellExcuseMePrincess for when the Magical Girlfriend wakes up to how much of a geeky loser her love interest is and begins calling him on it, and ActionGirlfriend if she's more action-oriented than magical. May overlap with BoyMeetsGhoul. See also DivineDate.

* In ''Manhwa/MyLoveTiger'', the hero finds himself engaged to a [[CatGirl Tiger Girl]].

* ''Manhua/MyWifeIsADemonQueen'' is pretty much ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin - a guy is married to the queen of all demons.

* ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'': As far as TheSmartGuy Jérémie is concerned, Aelita definitely fits this trope; it was obvious to his friends that he was in love with her even though he knew her only as a cheerfully innocent, pixie-like artificial intelligence living in a computer. She's gradually revealed to be an amnesiac human girl who was trapped in {{cyberspace}}, and their relationship continues once she's rescued (though it also [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome gets more complicated]], as Jérémie predicted would happen if she started living on Earth).

* Tenchi from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' definitely fits the whole UnluckyEverydude trope. The main differences are (a) He gets [[UnwantedHarem A Whole Bunch Of Magical Girlfriends]], (b) He's too much of a NiceGuy to head to [[MarryThemAll marrying all of them]] with any kind of speed, and (c) the girlfriends are actual ''people'' with all the complications thereof. The ManicPixieDreamGirl is a {{Space Pirate|s}} with a price on her head several dozen orders of magnitude greater than Earth's combined GNP. As for the [[GratuitousPrincess princesses]], one's a bossy, prudishly-repressed proto-dominatrix and the other's a little girl who happens to be [[spoiler:the avatar of one of the three [[GodWasMyCopilot goddesses who created the universe]],]] and they're both half-sisters of his grandfather. The cute lil' MadScientist is [[Really700YearsOld really 20,000 years old]] and the mother of the SpacePirate, but she [[MrsRobinson wants him anyway]], and she's [[spoiler:''another'' of the three goddesses who created the universe]]. WordOfGod says that the [[spoiler:third goddess wants in as well]]. Then there's the two [[SpacePolice Galaxy Police Detectives]].

* Giselle, the fairytale princess from ''Film/{{Enchanted}}'' and breaks up an existing affair in the process. In addition, the breakup and associated hookup happen late because at first Giselle is eternally devoted to ''someone else''. [[spoiler:These extra LoveInterests [[PairTheSpares hook up with each other]] in the end.]]

* ''Film/{{Splash}}'', in which an incredibly submissive mermaid is absolutely crazy about Tom Hanks. Her being a mermaid is the least implausible part of this equation.

* ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' (or ''[[JustForPun Oh My Goddess!]]'', as the {{manga}} is called in the English world): [[UnluckyEverydude awkward, mistreated]] Keiichi Morisato and his Magical Girlfriend – [[FriendToAllLivingThings pure-hearted]] wish-granting goddess Belldandy, who [[TropeCodifier fit every basic aspect of the Trope to a "T"]]. The passion of their relationship, the [[CharacterDevelopment depth of their characters (and the characters around them)]], and the emphasis on drama and [[FantasticComedy comedy]] depends on the incarnation – over the course of the [[LongRunners 25½-year run of the original manga (1988-2014)]], there was a 5-episode {{O|riginalVideoAnimation}}VA (1993-6), a [[TheMovie theatrical movie]], a two-season TV series (2004-2006) plus a few more [[NoExportForYou Japan-only]] [=OVAs=] to go with it.

* The line between subverted/played straight in ''Film/TheFifthElement'' is a little muddy here. The female lead is a fairly traditional magical girlfriend, but whether or not Bruce Willis fits the stereotypical loser role is questionable. On one hand, he is as hardcore and good-looking as any action hero. On the other hand, he is a washed up vet with no friends or prospects who loses his job and his apartment within the first quarter of the movie.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', Korra plays this role to Mako in the first two seasons but it soon becomes apparent that they're far from perfect for each other and they eventually break up. Played straighter in the finale where she gets together with [[spoiler: Asami]], who's a non-bender.

** Occurred in the backstory with Steven's parents, Greg Universe (an ordinary guy and failed musician) and Rose Quartz (alien polymorphic gemstone [[spoiler:former rebel leader]]). Unfortunately, Rose's species doesn't reproduce sexually, and while she was able to shapeshift up some compensations to have a son with Greg regardless, the effort still killed her as Steven inherited the magical gem that was the core of her being.
** Steven, in turn, shows signs of being a magical boyfriend to Connie, although it isn't quite clear given that they're [[PuppyLove still pretty young]].

* Izark the [[TheStoic cool and stoic]] young warrior is a gender-flipped example in ''Manga/FromFarAway'' to the series' female protagonist, [[AllLovingHero Noriko]]. As the incarnation of the [[TheAntichrist Sky Demon]], Izark has an [[SuperStrength extraordinary physical strength]], [[SuperSpeed able to move faster]] than any humans, is able to control fire and wind, and also [[spoiler: transform into a dark dragon-like creature]]. On the other hand, Noriko is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who is TrappedInAnotherWorld but is also prophesied as [[spoiler: The Awakening who will soon awaken the existence of The Sky Demon itself.]]

* ''Manga/MamotteShugogetten''. The main character ends up with two (diametrically opposed) magical girlfriends. One is a NiceGirl who draws magical energy from the moon and summons cutesy sprites. The other is a {{Tsundere}} Vamp who draws magical energy from the sun and can bring inanimate objects to life. HilarityEnsues.

* Parodied in ''Manga/TheSecretDevilChan'': the hero summons a succubus to take his virginity, only to discover "she's" a ''guy''… and until the pact is fulfilled, he has to live with the demon. Naturally, HilarityEnsues.

* Subverted and deconstructed in ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' comics with [[StarCrossedLovers Ice Goddess Kelda and short-order cook Bill]]. Characters/DoctorDoom [[KickTheDog even taunted the bereft Kelda]] that [[MayflyDecemberRomance she and Bill were never meant to be]].

* ''Franchise/WonderWoman'' is an immortal, superhuman Amazon. Her most iconic love interest is a mortal man named [[Characters/WonderWomanAllies Steve Trevor]].

* The male leads in the ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'' series are Magical ''[[GenderInvertedTrope Boy]]''friends, one of them a werewolf, and one of them a ''very'' sparkly vampire.

* ''Series/IDreamOfJeannie'', although successful astronaut Tony Nelson wasn't exactly an UnluckyEverydude apart from his mistake of repeatedly [[HilarityEnsues trying to apply rational thought to Jeannie's inherently magical nature]].

* Rizel, the genetically engineered female lead of ''Manga/{{Rizelmine}}''. In a twist on the trope, male lead Tomonori isn't happy about this, as he LikesOlderWomen and is still in love with his teacher, even though she's engaged to be married [[spoiler: however, in the end he learns that Rizel is the older woman he fell in love with when he was young, [[RescueRomance having saved her from being hit by a truck]] - she was unable to grow after they met because she fell for him too, and needed more than just the love from her three [[HasTwoMommies "papas"]] in order to age]].

-->-- '''Roxette''', "Joyride"

* ''Film/LetTheRightOneIn'' - vampire. A very dark example in the ForeignRemake ''Film/LetMeIn''. Owen, a shy and nice boy who is merely mistreated or neglected by those around him, meets Abby, the vampire girl next door. However, Abby kills several completely innocent people during the plot, and Owen goes through some traumatic experiences. Towards the end of the film, however, he leaves town to start a new life with her, either as [[TheRenfield her caretaker]] [[ShrugOfGod or she turns him into a vampire]].

* ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'' has Fuchsia and Criminy. Crim's a ChasteHero while Fyoosh is a [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] who works for {{Satan}} who will likely [[KillTheCutie kill her if he ever finds out]]. The reason she's so into him? [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe Because he's the only person]] who didn't [[FantasticRacism treat her like a monster]] or [[SexSlave a sex object.]] [[spoiler: Fuchsia resolves the problem by ditching Hell.]]

* ''LightNovel/{{Inukami}}'' has Keita and his magical girlfriend, Youko, a loving and clingy [[AsianFoxSpirit fox spirit]].