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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

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 a lot, in a mild SlapSlapKiss kind of way, although the WillTheyOrWontThey debate is occasionally subverted.

* Sakura Haruno, from ''Anime/Naruto'' wears a set in her timeskip uniform, although she does also wear a vest and apron over it.

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

** Bebe from ''VideoGame/PokemonDiamondAndPearl'' may also count, though it's hard to tell from just her in-game sprite.

** The fandom has also given this personality to New Zealand (which counts [[AmbiguousGender if it's a girl.]])

* Candice "Candy" White from ''CandyCandy'' is very tomboyish, but she doesn't mind dresses and wears ribbons on her hair.

* 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]]...

* Julie from ''{{Flipped}}'' will climb a tree, raise chickens and tame her yard but also says that the boy next door is walking around with her first kiss.

* ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]'': Kurin only appears in the manga adaptation. She's basically [[{{expy}} a kid version]] of [[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] and [[http://mangapark.me/manga/star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/s1/v4/c16.5/2 dresses in similar fashion]] - from a skin-tight pair of short shorts with [[TheGunslinger twin gun holsters]], to fingerless gloves and hiking boots. And you'd best believe she's got attitude for spare, because [[http://mangapark.me/manga/star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/s1/v3/c0/151 she's a bounty hunter]]... [[LittleMissBadass at 14 years old!]]

* ''[[VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime Star Ocean: Till the End of Time]]'': Kurin only appears in the manga adaptation. She's basically [[{{expy}} a kid version]] of Lara Croft and [[http://mangapark.me/manga/star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/s1/v4/c16.5/2 dresses in similar fashion]] - from a skin-tight pair of short shorts with [[TheGunslinger twin gun holsters]], to fingerless gloves and hiking boots. And you'd best believe she's got attitude for spare, because [[http://mangapark.me/manga/star-ocean-till-the-end-of-time/s1/v3/c0/151 she's a bounty hunter]]... [[LittleMissBadass at 14 years old!]]

* Franchise/''LyricalNanoha''

* Puria Richardson, of ''Anime/{{Gaiking}}: Legend of Daikuu Maryuu''. Shorts, check. Tanktop, check. Tomboy, double check.

* June from ''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.

* Luna, the main character from ''MujinWakuseiSurvive''. She looks girlier than the standard, though, since she wears a miniskirt.

* Leela from ''{{Futurama}}''.

* ''Manga/{{Evangelion 303}}'': [[{{Tsundere}} Asuka]], co-protagonist of the doujin, is [[FieryRedhead agressive, fierce]], [[HotBlooded, hot-tempered, passionate]] and hardly feminine. She often wears tank-tops or shirts and short pants, is loud and blunt and [[BelligerentSexualTension argued with the male lead often]] until they [[RelationshipUpgrade got together]].

* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': Saya has the attitude, being she's a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak and {{tsundere}}, set to ''"tsun"'' [[WillTheyOrWontThey in regards to Hirano.]] But she doesn't dress the part until chapter 18, where she made it official with her [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11328-32/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-18.html khaki shorts and suspenders + T-shirt ensemble.]]

* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': Saya Takagi has the attitude, being she's a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak and {{tsundere}}, set to ''"tsun"'' [[WillTheyOrWontThey in regards to Hirano.]] But she doesn't dress the part until chapter 18, where she made it official khaki with her [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11328-32/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-18.html shorts and suspenders + T-shirt ensemble.]]

* ''Manga/HighschoolOfTheDead'': Saya Takagi has the attitude, being she's a TomboyWithAGirlyStreak and {{tsundere}}, set to ''"tsun"' [[WillTheyOrWontThey in regards to Hirano.]] But she doesn't dress the part until chapter 18, where she made it official khaki with her [[http://www.mangareader.net/170-11328-32/high-school-of-the-dead/chapter-18.html shorts and suspenders + T-shirt ensemble.]]

** Iris is one of these too.

* Winry Rockbell of ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', who also happens to be a WrenchWench.
* Anita King of the ''Anime/ReadOrDie'' TV series fits this trope to the letter.

* Miki Koishikawa from ''Manga/MarmaladeBoy'' mixes this and {{Kawaiiko}}.

* Miki Onimaru from ''RamenFighterMiki'' certainly counts, due to her rough-and-tough personality.
* Otome Katou and Sekai Saionji from ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays''.

* 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.]]

* Arguably, the ''main character'' of ''Manga/YumekuiMerry''. Her tomboyish LittleMissBadass attitude is belied by her slightly girlish choices of clothing -- a NiceHat, a [[BareYourMidriff belly shirt]], a miniskirt, ZettaiRyouiki stockings, and chunky boots that add about two inches to her height. [[CuteBruiser Not that she CAN'T kick your ass without breaking a sweat, but...]]

* Several ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' characters arguably fit this archetype, but the [[strike: best-known]] strongest is probably Cirno, the "beloved tomboy" ice fairy.