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* ''Manga/SailorMoon''. While it is primarily a shojo anime, it actually has quite a bit of a male following as well, with all the Sailor Senshi being really hot, [[HotAmazon kickass]] {{action girl}}s. There are Testosterone Brigades for approximately all ten of the female leads.

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** MagicalGirl series in general, really, to the point where some modern series are written [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls primarily for a slightly older, mostly male audience]]. ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' and ''LyricalNanoha'' are among the most successful examples.

* Female-fronted symphonic metal bands such as {{Nightwish}}, Music/{{Epica}} and Music/AfterForever. While metal music as a whole already has a very large male following (and an EstrogenBrigade), a good number of these bands' fans are listening and going to concerts for a bit more than just the music.

* The large male fanbase of the animé classic ''Manga/CatsEye'', which features three [[TallDarkAndBishoujo highly attractive]], [[HotAmazon highly trained]] {{action girl}}s. They are essentially a Japanese version of ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}, sans the whip and cat-themed suit. [[BadassFamily All three are sisters]], each one having their own Brigade, and the show can be considered the DarkerAndEdgier ancestors of ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies''.

* ''SexAndTheCity''. It's a show about [[MsFanservice four sexy]] [[ChristmasCake older women]] who like to [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex have sex]] and talk about it -- and this being {{HBO}}, they don't cut away from the nudity.[[hottip:*:Out of the four main cast, SarahJessicaParker was the only one who had a no-nudity clause and didn't have to bare her naughty bits for the show -- and perhaps not coincidentally, she's also the one whose [[HollywoodHomely appearance]] is most frequently criticized by men.]] While its male fanbase is often stereotyped as being [[FagHag composed primarily of]] CampGay men who watch it for the fashion, during its prime it also had a very large contingent of straight male fans, as it featured a ton of female skin and enough of the male perspective (at times) to occupy straight men's interest.

The SpearCounterpart to the EstrogenBrigade, the TestosteroneBrigade is an enclave of male fans within a traditionally female-dominated (or at least gender-neutral) {{fandom}}. They tend to focus on a particular character or actor, rather than the entire series. Occasionally, as with an EstrogenBrigade, [[FanDumb both sides will butt heads over largely superficial reasons]], with buckets of opposite-sex awkwardness, which can get defensive. It should also be noted that not all male fans within such a fandom are necessarily of the Testosterone Brigade.

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* The Italian ''Film/{{Hercules}}'' movies, which were very popular with stay-at-home housewives in the late '50s and early '60s due to their ample displays of [[WalkingShirtlessScene buff, shirtless male bodybuilders]]. As {{Moviebob}} [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/5550-Hercules-Part-One put it]]:
-->"Junior got a theoretically exciting movie about [[SwordAndSandal swords and monsters and heroes]], while Mom got... ideas. Filthy, filthy ideas. And now you know what [[TheRockyHorrorPictureShow Dr. Frank-N-Furter]] was [[CampGay talking about]] when he said "we could take in an old Steve Reeves movie!"

* ''Manga/SailorMoon''. While it is primarily a shojo anime, it actually has quite a bit of a male following as well, with all the Sailor Senshi being really [[{{Bishoujo}} hot]], [[HotAmazon kickass]] {{action girl}}s. There are Testosterone Brigades for approximately all ten of the female leads.

* ''SexAndTheCity''. It's a show about [[MsFanservice four sexy]] [[ChristmasCake older women]] who like to [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex have sex]] and talk about it -- and this being {{HBO}}, they don't cut away from the nudity.[[hottip:*:Out of the four main cast, SarahJessicaParker was the only one who had a no-nudity clause and didn't have to bare her naughty bits for the show -- and perhaps not coincidentally, she's also the one whose appearance is most frequently criticized by men.]] While its male fanbase is often stereotyped as being [[FagHag composed primarily of]] CampGay men who watch it for the fashion, during its prime it also had a very large contingent of straight male fans, as it featured a ton of female skin and enough of the male perspective (at times) to occupy straight men's interest.

* ''SexAndTheCity''. It's a show about [[MsFanservice four sexy]] [[ChristmasCake older women]] who like to [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex have sex]] and talk about it -- and this being {{HBO}}, they don't cut away from the nudity. While its male fanbase is often stereotyped as being [[FagHag composed primarily of]] CampGay men who watch it for the fashion, during its prime it also had a very large contingent of straight male fans, as it featured a ton of female skin and enough of the male perspective (at times) to occupy straight men's interest.

* ''TheLWord'' exploited this and pandered generously to straight males through extensive sex scenes, making one of the girls bisexual (which ensured ''at least'' some scenes would include a straight guy), featuring mainly straight guys in the supporting cast and reducing gay guys to extras.

* The famous "Brony" fanbase of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Also a rare example that ''doesn't'' use {{Fanservice.}}

* The famous "Brony" fanbase of ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''.

* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', and its famous "bronies".

** MagicalGirl series in general, really, to the point where some modern series are written [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls primarily for a slightly older, mostly male audience]]. ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' and ''LyricalNanoha'' are among the most successful examples.

** Magical Girl series in general, really, to the point where some modern series are written primarily for a slightly older, mostly male audience - PuellaMagiMadokaMagica and LyricalNanoha being the most successful examples.

* ''DesperateHousewives''. Its description on this wiki even describes it as "not a porn mag, but a US TV drama." Like ''[=SatC=]'' above, it also attracts a Testosterone Brigade, for much the same reason. At the height of its popularity, {{ABC}} even ran an ad with a guy admitting he watched it... and (unconvincingly) claiming that it was [[IReadItForTheArticles for the story]]. Riiiiiight.

* ''SexAndTheCity''. It's a show about [[MsFanservice four sexy women]] who like to [[EverybodyHasLotsOfSex have sex]] and talk about it -- and this being {{HBO}}, they don't cut away from the nudity. While its male fanbase is often stereotyped as being [[FagHag composed primarily of]] CampGay men who watch it for the fashion, it also had a very large contingent of adolescent male fans who watched it for the nude scenes.

A Testosterone Brigade is easily attracted by hints of LesYay or by {{fanservice}} from main characters. See also MultipleDemographicAppeal. When a kids' show is actively courting this demographic, it's WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls.

* Race car driver Danica Patrick, who has parlayed her Testosterone Brigade into both a {{NASCAR}} career and modeling work.

* Female wrestlers in general get this, often to their detriment. In many cases, pro wrestling companies have dropped all pretense of their women's divisions being about athletic competition in order to use them to supply as much [[{{Fanservice}} cheesecake]] as possible.

The SpearCounterpart to the EstrogenBrigade, the TestosteroneBrigade is an enclave of male fans within a traditionally female-dominated fandom. They tend to focus on a particular character or actor, rather than the entire series. Occasionally, as with an EstrogenBrigade, [[FanDumb both sides will butt heads over largely superficial reasons]], with buckets of opposite-sex awkwardness, which can get defensive. It should also be noted that not all male fans within such a fandom are necessarily of the Testosterone Brigade.