History Main / Ojou

* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
** Yai in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'', a mini-Ojou of the Chiyo-chan sort. Her wealth and connections are often a plot point. They're also how she manages to stay afloat as a [=NetBattler=] without her friends' natural talent: she just buys outrageously expensive chips.
** Her ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' {{Expy}}, Luna, is also a mini-Ojou, as well as her class' [[ClassRepresentative president]].
* Emilie "Lili" de Rochefort from ''VideoGame/Tekken5: Dark Resurrection'' is the daughter of an absurdly rich oil magnate from Monaco that has [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney screw-the-rules money]] from his franchise (Though, by ''Tekken 6'' that rule seems to have no effect when he was on the verge of bankruptcy). She, however, spends most of her time with her butler and is quite graceful throughout.
* ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'':
** The first ''VideoGame/{{Persona|1}}'' has the elegant and beautiful Eriko Kirishima, who's from a wealthy family and is one of the more popular girls in her school.
** Mitsuru Kirijo from ''VideoGame/Persona3'' is red-haired, the StudentCouncilPresident, and the daughter of the president of the Kirijo Zaibatsu. Her social link is even the Empress Arcana.
** Yukiko Amagi from ''VideoGame/Persona4'', destined to inherit her parents' [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryokan_%28Japanese_inn%29 classic Japanese inn]] and widely desired by the boys in her school. Her Social Link is the Priestess Arcana, even.
** Haru Okumura from ''VideoGame/Persona5'' is actually a bit of a subversion. She may be the beautiful and cultured daughter of the president of a major corporation, but she has trouble making friends due to her fear that everyone is simply trying to use her for her family's wealth, and her classmates regard her as a weirdo. That said, like Mitsuru, her Confidant arcana is Empress.
* Lady Riddel in ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' is a somewhat meek and retiring ojou, though she has her moments of bravery.
* Karin Kanzuki from ''Franchise/StreetFighter''. Despite being wealthy to extremes (she uses her wealth to try to cheat Sakura out of a legitimate competition in the Sakura-focused UDON comic mini-series and can casually arrive to a fight via helicopter), she is talented enough to last in a real fight using her family's martial arts.

* ''Franchise/TouhouProject'':
** Remilia Scarlet is the Ojou of the ''Scarlet Devil Mansion''. As for influence, well... she IS a powerful vampire... Somewhat subverted in that she's mostly only an Ojou [[RoyalBrat in her own head]], and the only ones who actually treat her like an Ojou are her NinjaMaid and, arguably, her MagicLibrarian.
** Also, ghost princess Yuyuko Saigyouji is the Oujo of ''Hakugyokurou''.
** And exiled moon princess Kaguya Houraisan is the Oujo of Eientei with Eirin and a horde of rabbits to keep her company.
* Sapphire of ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' is an AxCrazy example of this. Very nice to Almaz though except for one accidental attack and the time he needed to be punched to get him in line.
* Lady Bow of ''VideoGame/PaperMario64'' is a Boo version of this.
* Yurika Kirishima from ''[[VideoGame/RivalSchools Project Justice]]'' is an odd amalgamation of qualities from both types of Ojou. Like the Proper Lady, she is unassuming and naive (although her desire for a normal life [[spoiler:is to escape her current life as a hired assassin and her brother's reluctant henchwoman]]), but lacks the vocal fanbase that worships her every move. She has the physical features of the Royal Brat (OjouRinglets and TsurimeEyes eyes), but lacks any of the personality traits of that type. She is still portrayed as high-class and implied to be rich, at least compared to her best friends BadassBiker Akira and JapaneseDelinquents Zaki.
* [[ActionGirl Ashelin]] in ''VideoGame/JakAndDaxter'' is the Baron's daughter, a high-ranking member of the Krimzon Guard, and takes over as Governor of Haven City after Praxis's death.
* Chiaki Tachibana from ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne''. [[spoiler: She evolves due to the horrific events of the [[EldritchLocation Vortex World]] into a full-blown monster]].

* Ridley from ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'' is type 2: A snobby BlueBlood knight, who is followed on her missions by other knights to make sure she doesn't get hurt. After a key event, she mellows into the first type; polite and sweet VIP among her new allies, with an IdiotHero declaring his life's mission is protecting her.
* ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' has examples of both basic types: first Diana who is closer to the latter definition as the ''de facto'' leader of the Aristocrat Club, characterized by her strong-willed, mischievous personality and willingness to humiliate those who don't meet her standards, most notably the protagonist Jennifer. The second example is closer to the first definition: [[spoiler:the sickly, gentle-minded Wendy who in her role of Rose Princess outranks Diana and apparently is the founder and lawmaker of the Club. [[{{Yandere}} You also don't want to end up in her bad side.]] ]]
* Helena Douglas from ''VideoGame/DeadOrAlive'' carries herself as one (and for all intents and purposes, fits the trope) but the soft exterior conceals a very troubled heart.

* ''VideoGame/Asuka120Percent'' has Tamaki Shindou, the principal's daughter.
* ''VideoGame/TearsToTiara2'' has Elissa, the daughter of head merchant and governor-general of Qart Hadast.
* ''VideoGame/PrincessMaker2'':
** The Daughter of the game subverts it: she and her father are, in practice, members of the nobility of the realm after the Father was the Hero who saved the Realm years ago, and she'd probably fit real well in the sweet type. However, despite her living with her dad and the family butler Cube in what's implied to be a BigFancyHouse, she has little ''actual'' spending money for herself, so she must take up part-time jobs after turning 10 to pay for her own expenses.
** Out of the Daughter's rivals, Patricia Hearn is ''very'' much the SpoiledBrat type. She's the only Rival who doesn't hold any part-time jobs, is seen only taking up Art classes before she formally appears, and is super haughty and dismissive when she challenges the Daughter, NoblewomansLaugh included.
* Petra Johanna Lagerkvist from ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart''. She's frigging rich alright...
* Mii Koryuji from ''VideoGame/ProjectXZone''. Not only does she live in a BigFancyHouse but Kogoro often refers to Mii as "ojou".
* Sumire Kanzaki from ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' fits the second category to a T. Beautiful, talented and rich, she has no problems reminding others of these facts.

* Except for [[PennyAmongDiamonds Chiho]], all of the main female cast in ''VisualNovel/PrincessEvangile'' come from upper-class families, with the end result being that most of them live sheltered lives, having never seen a boy their age outside of their own brothers.
* Miku in ''VisualNovel/AProfile'', though at first she attempts to deny it and pretend she doesn't fit the trope.
* All the girls in ''VisualNovel/ShikkokuNoSharnoth'' who attend the royal academy. They're not quite aristocrat level, but pretty close.
* Kotonoha Katsura from ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' starts as the ProperLady kind. She's very pretty, kinda naive, lives in a BigFancyHouse, is thought of as "unreachable" by boys, envied ''badly'' by girls [[spoiler: and prone to snap ''horribly'' in some routes and endings.]]
* Arcueid Brunestud from ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''. Very wealthy despite literally having no source of income, presumably based on a fortune that was amassed 800+ years ago. Check. Big house? Castle Brunestud, plus some vaguely alluded to mansions. Check. 'Real' Princess, check. Bit of a lonely rich [[ManChild grown up kid]] but other than that mostly just a [[CloudcuckooLander strangely friendly]] demeanor, check. Oh, and supernatural powers tied to her being a princess in the first place. She's also called the White Princess, if that helps.
** Tohno Akiha is a better example, though. She actually does behave like a noble.

* Ouba Academy appears to mostly be a school for ojous in ''VisualNovel/KaraNoShoujo'' but ''the'' ojou is the local StudentCouncilPresident, Orihime Tsukishima. [[spoiler:Only she's stifling under the atmosphere of the school and expectations on her, so she set up a prostitution ring among those who are similarly repressed.]]
* Sonia Nevermind in ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'', being titled as the "Super High-School Level Princess". It's implied that her home country is some sort of totalitarian police-state but it's all PlayedForLaughs.
* ''VisualNovel/TrueLoveJunaiMonogatari'' has Remi Himekawa, who is the sweet LonelyRichKid type. [[MeaningfulName Her last name even translates to "Princess River".]]
* Despite her [[NoSocialSkills complete lack of social skills]], Kotomi Ichinose from ''VisualNovel/{{Clannad}}'' comes from a rich family.

* Karen Ayanokouji from ''VisualNovel/AkaneIroNiSomaruSaka'' is this type of character. She has the curls, the laugh and tries very hard to please her classmates with her fortune, but ultimately ends up trying way too hard.
%%* Mutsu Emiho in ''VisualNovel/FinalApproach''.

%%* Mistaki in ''VisualNovel/Canvas2''.

* ''Anime/LaSeineNoHoshi'' has Marie Antoinette and Madame Catherine. Marie Antoinette is a polite lady and her behaviours fit the trope, but Madame Catherine, on the [[{{Manchild}} other]] [[RichBitch hand]]...
* ''Anime/LucyMayOfTheSouthernRainbow'' has Sylvia Princeton. She's the wife of wealthy developer Frank Princeton. Sylvia develops a mother-like bond with an amnesiac Lucy-May, but once Lucy-May recovers her memories and remembers her old family, Sylvia becomes a HystericalWoman and begs her to stay. Sylvia actually lost her own daughter, Emily, when she was two, hence her attachment to the titular character.
* ''Anime/KatriGirlOfTheMeadows'' has Lotte Kuusela. She is the wife of Carlo Kuusela, who died during UsefulNotes/WorldWarOne[[note]]the anime takes place in 1900s Finland, where the country was under Russian occupation, and he was conscripted against Germany[[/note]]. Lotte is SpoiledSweet and after his death, relinquishes the Kuusela mansion to her servant Viljemi and his wife Alina, and adopts Katri so she can send her to school.

* ''Anime/{{Pollyanna}}'': Ruth is a 1920's American variant. She's from the Wetherby family and is always dressed lavishly.

* Mami Honda from ''Manga/{{Gals}}'' is ridiculously rich in the anime. Her wealth is not mentioned in the manga, though her style tends to be classier than Ran and friends.

* Kihel Heim from ''Anime/TurnAGundam'' is a blonde, but fits in otherwise. Her little sister Sochie is more of a {{Tsundere}}.

* ''Anime/OkkosInn'' has Matsuki, who runs a luxurious inn and acts like a bratty princess.
* ''Manga/StoryOfADumbPrefectAndHighSchoolGirlWithInappropriateSkirtLength'': StudentCouncilPresident [[MeaningfulName Yamato Nadeshiko]][[note]]Though this is partially an IronicName, as she's not demure at all[[/note]] is a type 2, who enjoys [[TheTease teasing]] her Vice President Kaoru Kogori, especially in her [[SheCleansUpNicely "gal form"]]. She's well-respected as the StudentCouncilPresident, and her family is friends with the Kogori family, who are rich enough to have a beach villa and a chauffeur, implying her family's prominence too.

* Lana Lang from ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' started out being Smallville's sweetheart. She is kind to everyone, beautiful, and involved in everything so everyone in the whole school knows her and likes her. She also starts out as a cheerleader and the homecoming queen.

* Romana of ''Series/DoctorWho'', a Time Lady who, as she reminds him, did far better academically than the Doctor and who started off early on as an IceQueen, became a ProperLady, before regenerating. [[Franchise/DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse Every iteration of the Expanded Universe]] has Romana's second or third regeneration become Lady President of the Time Lords.
* Lady Morgana in the first series of ''Series/{{Merlin|2008}}'' was the alpha female of the castle, what with being King Uther's beloved ward [[spoiler:and secret daughter]] and Prince Arthur's foster sister.

* Black-haired Ayla Goodkind in the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse''. After being disinherited, she's still worth a third of a billion dollars, which is peanuts by her family's standards. She was disinherited from a mutant-hating family because she manifested as a mutant. She was the blond ShelteredAristocrat before she manifested.
** Solange and Traduce are both definitely examples of the second type. Solange is also the AlphaBitch.

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* Chiyo Mihama from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' is from a rich family [[TokenRichStudent despite attending a middle-class high school]], though she defies pretty much all of the stereotypes other than "BigFancyHouse", "polite speech patterns" and "has her own power and influence". Unlike most examples, she's a CheerfulChild who's generally very nice, smart and well-liked.

A staple feature of these characters are to have OjouRinglets, RegalRinglets, or a HimeCut for a haircut and for the RoyalBrat type a NoblewomansLaugh.

* Music/{{Beyonce}}. Even before she was rich due to her music, she came from an upper-middle-class family. She's very feminine and graceful and the people around her definitely treat her like royalty.

Most Ojou characters can be boiled down to three main types: a ProperLady, an IceQueen and RoyalBrat version. See the [[Analysis/{{Ojou}} Analysis For This Page]] to see how those three types tend to play out.

A staple feature of these characters are to have OjouRinglets, RegalRinglets, or a HimeCut for a hair cut and for the RoyalBrat type a NoblewomansLaugh.

* Kyoka Kanejo from ''Manga/BGataHKei'' belongs to the second variety, has this tropes in spades and throws in [[BrotherSisterIncest an unhealthy obsession]] for good measure. Oh, and a [[BigFancyHouse ludicrous mansion]]

** Minerva carries that title as well, and is even called this by her fellow guild mates.

** Ikumi is a double subversion. While she is the heir to one of Japan's largest meat distributors, and does get called ojou-sama by her father's subordinates, she is also a foul-mouthed [[TheLadette lad-ette]] with a penchant for wearing American-flag-patterned bikini tops. Young Ikumi was a far more traditional example of this trope, but her father raised her to be more laddish in order to have a chance of surviving as a woman in the frathouse-like atmosphere of the meatpacking industry.

** The [[NoSenseOfDirection perpetually lost]] Isumi Saginomiya fits the trope even better then Nagi; her profile in the manga even calls her the one most worthy of the title "Ojou-sama", and in the omake to Volume 5, chapter 52, Nagi and Sakuya actually discuss why she qualifies as the most ojou of the ojou-samas.

* Kaguya from ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'' is treated this way by her classmates, even by the standards of a school where over 99% of the student body come from super rich families. Her family owns one of Japan's largest companies, and she displays mastery over a variety of artistic and intellectual subjects. However, as hard as she tries to ''behave'' as one, she often displays lapses in behavior that are unbefitting of a proper one many times.

* In ''Manga/{{Mellodia}}'', Momoe, at first, has lived a rich life until her father's death. She later deconstructs the trope by learning to live by herself.

** In a throwaway phrase [[spoiler: after she gets a Pactio from Negi]], Kotaro mentions that Chizuru Naba is this as well. The Nabas seem to be [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_industry into heavy industries,]] so they're are likely to be a part of a ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu keiretsu]]'' (the sucessors of the [[UsefulNotes/ImperialJapan old-time]] ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaibatsu zaibatsu]]''). What does this mean? That her family is on par with ''Ayaka's'' in riches and prestige. No wonder they're close friends and share the same dorm.

** Also Mariko Konjou, the cheerlader who pursues Kuno. She's also a SpoiledBrat type.

** Michiru Kaioh (Sailor Neptune) is an interesting example of the IceQueen type, in that it is never stated that she is actually filthy rich, and we never have any idea who her parents are, but the fact that she owns a Stradivarius violin and a gigantic condo with its own aquarium (with Haruka) and is a world-famous violinist and painter in her own right (enough so to get double-billing with the world-famous pop sensation The Starlights in the ''Stars'' season of the [[Manga/SailorMoon 90s anime]]) still makes her part of this trope. In fact, Usagi, in a memorable episode, wherein she is feeling she is not classy enough or worthy enough of Mamoru, stumbles upon Haruka and Michiru in a theater in a park, where Michiru is up on stage playing her violin and looking classy, and then proceeds to bounce a lemon on her violin while playing it with her eyes closed; Usagi declares Michiru to be the "ideal Princess" and pitifully follows her around for the rest of the episode, hoping she'll get some of it by osmosis or something. Michiru also, notably, has a mirror which always shows her the truth and has the ability to sense when things are coming, and has wavy, aquamarine hair. It was clearly mentioned in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]] that both she and Haruka are rich, not as much as Hotaru's and Rei's fathers, but had loads of money. Specifically through a good number of patrons.

* The anime only character Lulu De Morcerf in ''Manga/ShugoChara''.

* The all-girl Fujigaya high school from ''Manga/SweetBlueFlowers'' caters to students from wealthy families, which makes "normal" girl Akira feel out of place at times. Kyouko fits right in though and she also tends to act the part. Yasuko also comes from a wealthy background, but attends the middle-class Matsuoka high school. She is also much more tomboyish.

* ''Manga/StoryOfADumbPrefectAndHighSchoolGirlWithInappropriateSkirtLength'': StudentCouncilPresident [[MeaningfulName Yamato Nadeshiko]][[note]]Though this is partially an IronicName, as she's not demure at all[[/note]] is a type 2, who enjoys [[TheTease teasing]] her Vice President Kaoru Kogori, especially in her [[SheCleansUpNicely "gal form"]]. She's well-respected as the StudentCouncilPresident, and her family is friends with the Kogori family, who are rich enough to have a beach villa and a chauffeur, implying her family's prominent too.

** As mentioned previously, the titular Erma Felna is basically a military version of this trope. She is a descendant of a prestigious family of soldiers that dates back centuries, and her personality usually gives that vibe, not to mention that, in times of peace, she is usually a very educated and formal woman, albeit, when she was a child, she was a RoyalBrat, especially towards her younger brother. On the other hand, she could be a deconstruction of this, as she could be quite mercurial, vindictive at times, and prone to explosive outburst, not to mention she doesn't receive any kind of special privileges for being one, not that she cares of this anyways. Heck, she is even addressed with the [[TranslationConvention in-universe term]] of ''ojou-sama'' by the resident MasterComputer, The Net.
** Her mother Eda is a much classical ojou than her own daughter, albeit this is very most justified, as she is an ActualPacifist with a utter hatred for war. She even sits in [[SeizaSquirm seiza pose]] for drinking tea.
** Teka Ardehad is also another classical example of an ojou. In this case this is even more justified because she hails from a royal family and also because [[spoiler:she is a clone from Erma]].

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* Tsuruya from ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is an aversion to any of the typical personalities. Technically she's an ojou because her family is ridiculously rich, and her BigFancyHouse is extremely impressive; however she has absolutely none of the personality traits of one. She's laid-back, down to earth and is simply "one of the girls", not to mention a lot of fun. Probably why she gets along with Haruhi so well.

* ''Literature/LadiesVersusButlers'' is practically filled with this trope, most of the characters are high class BlueBlood. Sernia Flameheart is at the top of the heap though, with the hair, laugh and (for the first part of the story) attitude, but she lacks the respect of others, who only call her Ojou as a kind of mocking, usually prefering to refer to her as 'Drill' after her hairstyle.

** Yumi is actually turning into the CloserToEarth version of the first type of Ojou. She's definitely got a set of fans that are rabid enough to give Touko hell once it obvious that the latter is being favored by Yumi to be her soeur.
** Touko herself counts as a the second type. [[spoiler: Even if she's adopted.]] Actually, the Chinensis family seems to both attract and create Ojous.

* Little Neese in ''Literature/RecordOfLodossWar''. Her mother is a very high ranking priestess, her father a famous sorcerer, and her grandmother was one of the greatest heroes of Lodoss. As most kings of Lodoss were born commoners [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership and gained their position by becoming famous heroes]], this puts her in the very highest circles of society. Her personal bodyguard Aldo also always calls her Neese-sama aka Lady Neese.

* Emilie "Lili" de Rochefort from ''VideoGame/Tekken5: Dark Resurrection'' is the daughter of an absurdly rich oil magnate from Monaco that has [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney screw-the-rules money]] from his franchise (Though, by ''Tekken 6'' that rule seems to have no effect when he was on the verge of bankruptcy). She, however, spends most of her time with her butler, and is quite graceful throughout.

** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBindingBlade The Binding Blade]]'' gives us [[spoiler: Pent and Louise's daughter]], Clarine. She's a mounted WhiteMagicianGirl -> MagicWarrior who tends to act like a Type 2, but shows two or three Type 1 traits too (specially towards [[{{Tsundere}} Dorothy]]). There's also MagicalGirlWarrior Lilina.
** ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemTheBlazingBlade The Blazing Blade]]'' has Lady Priscilla of Carleon, a ''redheaded'' and melancholic Ojou who's quiet and polite as well as a mounted WhiteMagicianGirl who can become a MagicWarrior through promotion, and Louise, a beautiful and elegant Archer married to Mage General Pent the most powerful magic user in Etruria. Both asre NiceGirl types.

* Sapphire of ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' is an AxCrazy example of this. Very nice to Almaz though except for one accidental attack and the time he needed to be puched to get him in line.

* Gardenia from the ''Franchise/DotHack'' games both acts like a highly esteemed general and has her own devoted fan club (whom all members refer to her as Lady Gardenia). In fact it's because of Gardenia's fan club that Kite was able to recruit her as they forced him to deliver her a letter. [[spoiler: And leading her to reveal she doesn't want anything to do with this fan club when she refuses to cooperate with Kite by taking the letter. At first.]]

* ''VideoGame/RuleOfRose'' has examples of both basic types: first Diana who is closer to the latter definition as the ''de facto'' leader of the Aristocrat Club, characterized by her strong-willed, mischiveous personality and willingness to humiliate those who don't meet her standards, most notably the protagonist Jennifer. The second example is closer to the first definition: [[spoiler:the sickly, gentle-minded Wendy who in her role of Rose Princess outranks Diana and apparently is the founder and lawmaker of the Club. [[{{Yandere}} You also don't want to end up in her bad side.]] ]]

** The subseries games also has (at least) one ojou idol. Popular examples from the subseries include [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterCinderellaGirls Momoka Sakurai]] and [[VideoGame/TheIdolmasterMillionLive Chizuru Nikaido]]. One is a still-a-child idol who wants to be treated like a lady, and another is an adult idol who acts like a celebrity and often coughs when she [[NoblewomansLaugh laughs]]. Both of them fall into the ProperLady category.
* Chizuru Kagura, Hinako Shijou, Elisabeth Blanctorche and Rose Berstein from ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters''. Chizuru and Hinako are the ProperLady kind, Elisabeth is the IceQueen type, and Rose is the RoyalBrat variety.

* Rin Tohsaka from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' has at least some characteristics of this: she's from a family of magi nobility (and she's not shy about it), and has a large fanclub of boys at school who consider her untouchable.

** Shizune Hakamichi comes from a ''very'' rich family, lives in a BigFancyHouse and is the StudentCouncilPresident. [[spoiler: Later she's revealed to be a LonelyRichKid who has driven almost all of her friends away (save for Hisao and Misha) due to how competitive she is, and has very serious issues about it since, being deaf-mute, poor Shizune can't show and express her feelings and thoughts properly.]]

* Since ''VisualNovel/OtobokuMaidensAreFallingForMe'' is set at a private all girl's school, many characters fit this, most notably Takako.

** The more straight-up Ojou is actually Yukari Koshiki, daughter of a rich family and very courteous, naive and sweet. [[spoiler: And she knows Rei's real gender, as they're childhood friends.]]

* There once was a young Japanese arts student named Michiko Shouda, the daughter of a rich businessman who was the president and later honorary chairman of the Nisshin Flour Milling Company. She fell in love with Crown Prince Akihito of Japan, managed to marry her PrinceCharming [[UptownGirl after more than one hardship (because of her commoner status, and also the fact she was from a Roman Catholic family in Shinto domimated Japan)]], and ultimately she became [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Michiko_of_Japan Empress Michiko of Japan]].

* Music/{{Beyonce}}. Even before she was rich due to her music, she came from an upper-middle class family. She's very feminine and graceful and the people around her definitely treat her like royalty.

* Jackie Kennedy. Her first husband was president John F. Kennedy and her second husband was Greek tycoon Aristotle Onassis. She was known for her style, charm, dignity, and love of high culture.
* Eva Peron. While born into a poor family, she grew up to be First Lady of Argentina. Both during her life and after her death, she was famed for her charisma, political and charity work, and fashionable style.
* Subverted with Anna Sorokin, aka Anna Delvey. She tried to pass herself off as an example of this by creating the impression of being rich. In reality, she came from a working-class Russian family and scammed wealthy business acquaintances and several hotels in New York City over $275,000. ''Podcast/{{Swindled}}'' has further analysis of Delvey's schemes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuvlaUKEEkc here]]

** Asami Sato from ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' is the daughter of Hiroshi Sato, the wealthiest man in Republic City and herself a genial, generous fan of [[FictionalSport pro-bending]] who talks her father into sponsoring her poor boyfriend's team.

In [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseLanguage the original Japanese]], expect all types of ojou to use the more formal [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns first-person pronoun]] "''watakushi''" rather than the more casual (and [[UsefulNotes/GenderAndJapaneseLanguage feminine-only]]) "''atashi''," and to make heavy use of the "''wa''" feminine emphasis particle at the end of their sentences.

Ojou, pronounced ''o-joe'' or ''eau-jeau'' for French speakers (often ''Ojou-san'' or ''Ojou-sama'', [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics as they are the more formal honorifics]]), a formal Japanese word for literally "young lady", is typically used in anime when referring to wealthy, high-class female characters. [[note]] This term should not be confused with ''Oujo'', which means "princess" (literally "lord's daughter"). ''Ojou'' is written with distinctly different kanji and has the accent on the second syllable while ''oujo'' has it on the first. Regardless, this entry is in fact suitable for both, due to shared personality and mannerisms. Likewise, "ojou-''chan''" is closer to "little lady" - a friendly way for adults to address a young woman whose name they don't know, rather than implying anything about her background.[[/note]]

* Little Neese in ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar''. Her mother is a very high ranking priestess, her father a famous sorcerer, and her grandmother was one of the greatest heroes of Lodoss. As most kings of Lodoss were born commoners [[AsskickingLeadsToLeadership and gained their position by becoming famous heroes]], this puts her in the very highest circles of society. Her personal bodyguard Aldo also always calls her Neese-sama aka Lady Neese.

* ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'''s Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière is stuck in a school where ''everyone'' is an ojou (or their male counterparts) because it's a school for nobles. She still expects high-class treatment by everyone who's a plebian, [[EspeciallyZoidberg especially Saito]].

* Houjou Reika of ''Literature/GoodLuckNinomiyaKun'' is an ojou and is called as such by her servants who call her ojou-sama and her juniors at high school who call her ojou-senpai.

* Tsuruya from ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'' is an aversion to any of the typical personalities. Technically she's an ojou because her family is ridiculously rich, and her BigFancyHouse is extremely impressive; however she has absolutely none of the personality traits of one. She's laid-back, down to earth and is simply "one of the girls", not to mention a lot of fun. Probably why she gets along with Haruhi so well.

* Katherine in ''Literature/KazeNoStigma'', from a "famous American fire mage family".

* ''Literature/LadiesVersusButlers'' is practically filled with this trope, most of the characters are high class BlueBlood. Sernia Flameheart is at the top of the heap though, with the hair, laugh and (for the first part of the story) attitude, but she lacks the respect of others, who only call her Ojou as a kind of mocking, usually prefering to refer to her as 'Drill' after her hairstyle.

* Kamishirou Rin (Japanese-type) and Kazetsubaki Kuriko (western-type) in ''Literature/{{Maburaho}}''.

* ''Literature/MariaWatchesOverUs'':
** A vast majority of characters in the show are this, with Yumi being a notable (and purposeful) exception - even if they don't act the part, all the girls' families are filthy rich. Sachiko is the most extreme example in personality, however.
** Yumi is actually turning into the CloserToEarth version of the first type of Ojou. She's definitely got a set of fans that are rabid enough to give Touko hell once it obvious that the latter is being favored by Yumi to be her soeur.
** Touko herself counts as a the second type. [[spoiler: Even if she's adopted.]] Actually, the Chinensis family seems to both attract and create Ojous.

* Kanade in ''Literature/MayoChiki'' is a rather clear example, complete with her own [[BattleButler butler]] at school. Her [[TheTrickster true personality]] isn't [[ManipulativeBitch quite]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold standard]], though.

%%* Midori from ''Literature/TelepathyShoujoRan''.

%%* Taiga Aisaka from ''Literature/{{Toradora}}'' appears to have the funds--at least enough to live in a huge apartment on her own, financed by her parents [[spoiler: (or better said, her mom and stepfather)]]. Of course, her small stature and [[{{Tsundere}} violent outbursts]] don't really make her give off the vibe.
%%** Ami Kawashima is perhaps more indicative of this trope.

%%%%* Sara Crewe in ''Literature/ALittlePrincess'', before [[FallenPrincess she falls on hard times.]]
%%%* Yao Mulan in ''Literature/MomentInPeking''.

* Houjou Reika of ''LightNovel/GoodLuckNinomiyaKun'' is an ojou and is called as such by her servants who call her ojou-sama and her juniors at high school who call her ojou-senpai.

* Hirasaka Kayuki from ''Manga/TheRecordOfAFallenVampire'', complete with BigFancyHouse (with TheThingThatGoesDoink) and a ridiculously fancy kimono closet.

* ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'''s Louise Françoise Le Blanc de La Vallière is stuck in a school where EVERYONE is an ojou (or their male counterparts) because it's a school for nobles. She still expects high class treatment by everyone that's a plebian, [[EspeciallyZoidberg ESPECIALLY Saito]].

* Saya Takagi in ''Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead''. Her family is extremely wealthy, complete with a large estate and a BigFancyHouse.

* ''LightNovel/LadiesVersusButlers'' is practically filled with this trope, most of the characters are high class BlueBlood. Sernia Flameheart is at the top of the heap though, with the hair, laugh and (for the first part of the story) attitude, but she lacks the respect of others, who only call her Ojou as a kind of mocking, usually prefering to refer to her as 'Drill' after her hairstyle.

* Kanade in ''LightNovel/MayoChiki'' is a rather clear example, complete with her own [[BattleButler butler]] at school. Her [[TheTrickster true personality]] isn't [[ManipulativeBitch quite]] [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold standard]], though.

* Anastasia Burns from ''Fanfic/TheSimpsonsTeamLASH'' is the haughty, princess-like, and [[AdorablyPrecociousChild adorably-precocious]] daughter of [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Mr. Burns]]. She's even got [[MegaTwintails giant drill-shaped pigtails]] and OjouRinglets.

The [[SpearCounterpart male equivalents]] of ''oujo-chan'' and ''ojou-sama'' are ''bocchan'' and ''bocchama'', but these tend to have stronger ShelteredAristocrat implications; see PrincelyYoungMan for a more direct counterpart to the "elegant" implications of this trope. BoysLove works occasionally features a male version of the Ojou. The YamatoNadeshiko is the adult version.

Ojou, pronounced ''o-joe'' or ''eau-jeau'' for French speakers (often ''Ojou-san'' or ''Ojou-sama'', as they are the more formal honorifics), a formal Japanese word for literally "young lady", is typically used in anime when referring to wealthy, high-class female characters. [[note]] This term should not be confused with ''Oujo'', which means "princess" (literally "lord's daughter"). ''Ojou'' is written with distinctly different kanji and has the accent on the second syllable while ''oujo'' has it on the first. Regardless, this entry is in fact suitable for both, due to shared personality and mannerisms. [[/note]]

See also PrincelyYoungMan for the SpearCounterpart of this trope. BoysLove works occasionally features a male version of the Ojou. The YamatoNadeshiko is the adult version.