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* ''Series/{{Survivor}}'': Due to lack of clothing, many women dress like this.

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* Vita of the Wolkenritter from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' dresses this way when "off duty", (with a dose of {{Perky Goth}} to boot!) and certainly lives up to the brashness requirement in [[DropTheHammer aggression.]]
* Subaru Nakajima from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' fits this to a tee: she's brash and HotBlooded, but is not actually any less feminine than the other female characters (and even cries ''more often'' than her more "girly" partner, Teana). She's also the LightningBruiser

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Vita of the Wolkenritter from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' dresses this way when "off duty", (with a dose of {{Perky Goth}} to boot!) and certainly lives up to the brashness requirement in [[DropTheHammer aggression.]]
* ** Subaru Nakajima from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' fits this to a tee: she's brash and HotBlooded, but is not actually any less feminine than the other female characters (and even cries ''more often'' than her more "girly" partner, Teana). She's also the LightningBruiser

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A classic {{Tomboy}}ish female co-star type in ShonenDemographic-oriented series. She often argues with the lead male a lot, in a kind of mild SlapSlapKiss way, although the WillTheyOrWontThey debate is occasionally subverted.

The character may not even be that tomboyish by Western standards, and may have [[CutenessProximity an extreme weakness for cute things]] and [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak "girlish" trappings]]. Conversely, she'll sometimes avoid the latter because she [[FemininityFailure just can't seem to make it work for her]]; this lack of femininity is often the butt of jokes, even if it's [[GenericCuteness clear to the audience she's very cute]].

She usually wears a lightly {{Fanservice}}-y, sporty outfit such as [[WhoWearsShortShorts short shorts]] and a tanktop (hence the trope name), possibly [[BareYourMidriff Baring Her Midriff]]. If she's a bit girlier, she'll wear miniskirts once or twice. She often has a soft spot in her heart for plants and animals making her a FriendToAllLivingThings. If the living thing is a person she'll probably become a BullyHunter.

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A classic {{Tomboy}}ish female co-star type in ShonenDemographic-oriented series. She usually wears a lightly {{Fanservice}}-y, sporty outfit such as [[WhoWearsShortShorts Short Shorts]] and a tanktop (hence the trope name), possibly [[BareYourMidriff Baring Her Midriff]]. If she's a bit girlier, she may wear miniskirts on occasion. She often argues with the male lead male a lot, in a kind of mild SlapSlapKiss kind of way, although the WillTheyOrWontThey debate is occasionally subverted.

The character may not even be that tomboyish by Western standards, and may have [[CutenessProximity an extreme weakness for cute things]] and [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak "girlish" trappings]]. Conversely, she'll sometimes avoid the latter because she [[FemininityFailure just can't seem to make it work for her]]; this lack of femininity is often the butt of jokes, even if it's [[GenericCuteness clear to the audience she's very cute]].

She usually wears a lightly {{Fanservice}}-y, sporty outfit such as [[WhoWearsShortShorts short shorts]] and a tanktop (hence the trope name), possibly [[BareYourMidriff Baring Her Midriff]]. If she's a bit girlier, she'll wear miniskirts once or twice. She
cute]]. In fact, she often has a soft spot in her heart for plants and animals animals, making her a FriendToAllLivingThings. If the living thing in question is a person person, she'll probably become a BullyHunter.
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A classic {{Tomboy}}ish female co-star type in a ShonenDemographic-oriented series. She often argues with the lead male a lot, in a kind of mild SlapSlapKiss way, although the WillTheyOrWontThey debate is occasionally subverted.

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A classic {{Tomboy}}ish female co-star type in a ShonenDemographic-oriented series. She often argues with the lead male a lot, in a kind of mild SlapSlapKiss way, although the WillTheyOrWontThey debate is occasionally subverted.

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{{Tomboy}}ish female co-star in a ShonenDemographic oriented series. Often argues with the lead male a lot in a kind of mild SlapSlapKiss situation, although the WillTheyOrWontThey debate is occasionally subverted.

The character may not even be that tomboyish by Western standards, and have [[CutenessProximity extreme weaknesses for cute things]] and [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak girlish trappings]]. The latter sometimes they avoid because they [[FemininityFailure just can't seem to make it work for them]]; their lack of femininity is often the butt of jokes, even if it's [[GenericCuteness clear to the audience she's very cute]].

Usually wears a lightly {{Fanservice}}-y, sporty outfit like [[WhoWearsShortShorts short shorts]] and a tanktop (hence the name) that, possibly [[BareYourMidriff Baring Her Midriff]]. If they're a bit girlier, they'll wear miniskirts once or twice as well.

She often has a soft spot in her heart for plants and animals making her a FriendToAllLivingThings. If the living thing is a person she'll probably become a BullyHunter.

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A classic {{Tomboy}}ish female co-star type in a ShonenDemographic oriented ShonenDemographic-oriented series. Often She often argues with the lead male a lot lot, in a kind of mild SlapSlapKiss situation, way, although the WillTheyOrWontThey debate is occasionally subverted.

The character may not even be that tomboyish by Western standards, and may have [[CutenessProximity an extreme weaknesses weakness for cute things]] and [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak girlish "girlish" trappings]]. The latter Conversely, she'll sometimes they avoid the latter because they she [[FemininityFailure just can't seem to make it work for them]]; their her]]; this lack of femininity is often the butt of jokes, even if it's [[GenericCuteness clear to the audience she's very cute]].

Usually She usually wears a lightly {{Fanservice}}-y, sporty outfit like such as [[WhoWearsShortShorts short shorts]] and a tanktop (hence the name) that, trope name), possibly [[BareYourMidriff Baring Her Midriff]]. If they're she's a bit girlier, they'll she'll wear miniskirts once or twice as well.

twice. She often has a soft spot in her heart for plants and animals making her a FriendToAllLivingThings. If the living thing is a person she'll probably become a BullyHunter.
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* Subaru Nakajima from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' fits this to a tee: she's brash and HotBlooded, but is not actually any less feminine than the other female characters (and even cries ''more often'' than her more "girly" partner, Teana). She's also the [[LightningBruiser

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* Subaru Nakajima from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' fits this to a tee: she's brash and HotBlooded, but is not actually any less feminine than the other female characters (and even cries ''more often'' than her more "girly" partner, Teana). She's also the [[LightningBruiser LightningBruiser

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* Leela from ''{{Futurama}}''.
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* ''Series/{{Survivor}}'': Due to lack of clothing, many women dress like this.
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* Initially, Lucy from ''FairyTail'', though she is still a fairly feminine version. This aspect gets downplayed and later disappears almost entirely when Erza and Wendy get promoted to main characters, and Lucy often seems to seek their company and do girly things with them instead of hanging out with Natsu and Gray.

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* Initially, Lucy from ''FairyTail'', ''Manga/FairyTail'', though she is still a fairly feminine version. This aspect gets downplayed and later disappears almost entirely when Erza and Wendy get promoted to main characters, and Lucy often seems to seek their company and do girly things with them instead of hanging out with Natsu and Gray.
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* Initially, Lucy from ''FairyTail'', though she is still a fairly feminine version. This aspect gets downplayed and later disappears almost entirely when Erza and Wendy get promoted to main characters, and Lucy often seems to seek their company and do girly things with them instead of hanging out with Natsu and Gray.
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The character may not even be that tomboyish by Western standards, and have [[CutenessProximity extreme weaknesses for cute things]] and girlish trappings. The latter sometimes they avoid because they [[FemininityFailure just can't seem to make it work for them]]; their lack of femininity is often the butt of jokes, even if it's [[GenericCuteness clear to the audience she's very cute]].

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The character may not even be that tomboyish by Western standards, and have [[CutenessProximity extreme weaknesses for cute things]] and [[TomboyWithAGirlyStreak girlish trappings.trappings]]. The latter sometimes they avoid because they [[FemininityFailure just can't seem to make it work for them]]; their lack of femininity is often the butt of jokes, even if it's [[GenericCuteness clear to the audience she's very cute]].
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** [[spoiler:UG!Shiki Misaki -- that is, Eri, whose appearance Shiki borrowed for the Game. RG!Shiki Misaki has a [[{{Meganekko}} different]] look.]]

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** * From TheWorldEndsWithYou we have [[spoiler:UG!Shiki Misaki -- that is, Eri, whose appearance Shiki borrowed for the Game. RG!Shiki Misaki has a [[{{Meganekko}} different]] look.]]
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* ''VideoGame/FireEmblem''
** Dorothy from ''Fire Emblem 6''; Rebecca from ''Fire Emblem 7''. Curiously, both girls are archers.
** Fury from ''Fire Emblem 4'' is also an example.
** Lyn, the main female character from ''7'', also counts.
* Chie Satonaka of ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}''.
* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''
** Shiki Misaki fits pretty well here.



* Siskier of ''VideoGame/BlazeUnion''.



* Usagi of ''VideoGame/GotchaForce''.

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* Kizaki Tamayo from ''Anime/KidouTenshiAngelicLayer''.
* Arumi from ''Anime/AbenobashiMahouShoutengai''.
* Lina Inverse from ''Anime/{{Slayers}}'' fits the characterization, but is the main character of her series.
* Ryoko Subaru from ''Manga/MartianSuccessorNadesico''.
* Anzu Mazaki/Tea from ''Anime/YuGiOh''.
* Merrill from ''Anime/RuneSoldierLouie''.



* Elie in ''Manga/RaveMaster''.
* Lucy in ''Manga/FairyTail''.



* Rosetta Passel and Sora Naegino from ''Anime/KaleidoStar''.
* Fuuko Kirisawa of ''Manga/FlameOfRecca''.



* Beth from ''Anime/PetitePrincessYucie''.
* ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''
** Frau Bow from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam''.
** Hilde Schbecker from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Gundam Wing]]''.
** Sochie Heim from ''Anime/TurnAGundam''.
** Allenby Beardsley from ''Anime/MobileFighterGGundam''.
** Lunamaria "Luna" Hawke from ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeedDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]]''.
* Maya Ibuki from ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' can be considered a grown-up version of the trope.
** Asuka Langley Soryu plays this trope straighter.
* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has Asuna Kagurazaka and Anya Cocolova.



* Meryl Strife from ''Anime/TriGun''.



* Subaru Nakajima from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' fits this to a tee: she's brash and HotBlooded, but is not actually any less feminine than the other female characters (and even cries ''more often'' than her more "girly" partner, Teana). She's also the [[LightningBruiser other kind]] of "shorttank".
* Both Hitomi Kanzaki and Princess Millerna Sarah Aston from ''Manga/TheVisionOfEscaflowne''.
* Nagisa Misumi from ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure''.

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* Subaru Nakajima from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' fits this to a tee: she's brash and HotBlooded, but is not actually any less feminine than the other female characters (and even cries ''more often'' than her more "girly" partner, Teana). She's also the [[LightningBruiser other kind]] of "shorttank".
* Both Hitomi Kanzaki and Princess Millerna Sarah Aston from ''Manga/TheVisionOfEscaflowne''.
* Nagisa Misumi from ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure''.



* Keiko Yukimura of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho''.



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* The eponymous ActionGirl from ''YokoTsuno''.
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* Kristy from Creator/TerryPratchett's ''JohnnyMaxwellTrilogy''.



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* Red from ''FraggleRock''.
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* Tami from ''DimensionHeroes''.

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* Tami Tasha in ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'', a rare example who wears dresses. Although Uniqua is more heavily tomboyish, Tasha can be really tough sometimes.
* June
from ''DimensionHeroes''.''KaBlam'', though she WILL wear a dress for formal occasions.
* The friendly and adventurous 7-year-old DoraTheExplorer who wears pink despite being the main character of the show.



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* Leela from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.
* Tasha in ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'', a rare example who wears dresses. Although Uniqua is more heavily tomboyish, Tasha can be really tough sometimes.
* Yumi Ishiyama from ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''.
* June from ''KaBlam'', though she WILL wear a dress for formal occasions.
* Anne in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingChanAndTheChanClan''.
* Patti from ''{{Doug}}''.
* Numbuh Five (Abigail Lincoln) of ''CodenameKidsNextDoor''.
* Evangelyne, but more-so her sister Cleophee, from ''WesternAnimation/{{Wakfu}}''.
* The friendly and adventurous 7-year-old DoraTheExplorer who wears pink despite being the main character of the show.
* WonderGirl in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice''.
* Gwen Tennyson in the original ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' series.
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* Misaka Mikoto from ''Anime/ToaruMajutsuNoIndex''/''Manga/ToaruKagakuNoRailgun''.

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* Misaka Mikoto from ''Anime/ToaruMajutsuNoIndex''/''Manga/ToaruKagakuNoRailgun''.''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex''[=/=]''Manga/ACertainScientificRailgun''.
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* Siskier of ''BlazeUnion''.

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* Siskier of ''BlazeUnion''.''VideoGame/BlazeUnion''.
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** Asuka Langley Soryu plays this trope straighter.
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* Winry Rockbell of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''.

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* Winry Rockbell of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''.''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', who also happens to be a WrenchWench.
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* WrenchWench Miki Jounouchi from ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula''. In parties, she is most likely wearing a nice cheongsam.

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* WrenchWench Miki Jounouchi from ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula''. She normally wears a mechanic uniform when working and listens to rock music. In parties, she is most likely wearing a nice cheongsam.
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** Note, Sora eventually ended up growing out of the trope with age.
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* Vita fron ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' dresses this way when "off duty", and certainly lives up to the brashness requirement in [[DropTheHammer aggression.]]

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* Vita fron of the Wolkenritter from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' dresses this way when "off duty", (with a dose of {{Perky Goth}} to boot!) and certainly lives up to the brashness requirement in [[DropTheHammer aggression.]]
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* Vita fron ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'' dresses this way when "off duty", and certainly lives up to the brashness requirement in [[DropTheHammer aggression.]]
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* WrenchWench Miki Jounouchi from ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula''.

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* WrenchWench Miki Jounouchi from ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula''. In parties, she is most likely wearing a nice cheongsam.
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* Tasha in ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'', a rare example who wears dresses. Althought Uniqua is more heavily tomboyish, Tasha can be really tough sometimes.

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* Tasha in ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'', a rare example who wears dresses. Althought Although Uniqua is more heavily tomboyish, Tasha can be really tough sometimes.
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* Subaru Nakajima from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha [[OddlyNamedSequel StrikerS]]'' fits this to a tee: she's brash and HotBlooded, but is not actually any less feminine than the other female characters (and even cries ''more often'' than her more "girly" partner, Teana). She's also the [[LightningBruiser other kind]] of "shorttank".

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* Subaru Nakajima from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha [[OddlyNamedSequel StrikerS]]'' ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikerS'' fits this to a tee: she's brash and HotBlooded, but is not actually any less feminine than the other female characters (and even cries ''more often'' than her more "girly" partner, Teana). She's also the [[LightningBruiser other kind]] of "shorttank".

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* Elie in ''Manga/RaveMaster'' and, from the same author, Lucy in ''Manga/FairyTail''.
* Sonozaki Mion, from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''. Has a crush on the male lead Keiichi and really wouldn't have minded being given [[ForWantOfANail that cute doll]]...

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* Elie in ''Manga/RaveMaster'' and, from the same author, ''Manga/RaveMaster''.
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Lucy in ''Manga/FairyTail''.
* Sonozaki Mion, from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''. Has a crush on the male lead Keiichi and really wouldn't have minded being given [[ForWantOfANail that cute doll]]...
''Manga/FairyTail''.


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* Sonozaki Mion, from ''VisualNovel/HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi''. Has a crush on the male lead Keiichi and really wouldn't have minded being given [[ForWantOfANail that cute doll]]...
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[[caption-width-right:171:Tank top, short shorts, and attitude.]]

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[[caption-width-right:171:Tank top, [[caption-width-right:171:[[BareYourMidriff Tank top]], [[WhoWearsShortShorts short shorts, shorts]], and attitude.[[FieryRedhead attitude]].]]



** Misty (Kasumi), [[BareYourMidriff right down to]] [[WhoWearsShortShorts the outfit.]] She is also the TropeCodifier.

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** Misty (Kasumi), [[BareYourMidriff right down to]] [[WhoWearsShortShorts to the outfit.]] outfit. She is also the TropeCodifier.
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* Independent spirited Katherine "Katy" [=McLaughlin=] from ''{{Flicka}}'' doesn't want her hair too short or she'll look like a boy.

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* Independent spirited Katherine "Katy" [=McLaughlin=] from ''{{Flicka}}'' ''Film/{{Flicka}}'' doesn't want her hair too short or she'll look like a boy.

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