Stock Japanese Characters

Stock Characters that originated in Japanese culture, or those that are primarily used in Japanese Media.

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Subcategories:

• Stereotypes of Chinese People

• Aloof Dark-Haired Girl
  Long raven hair adds to the allure of the Ice Queen.
• Anime Chinese Girl
  A cutesy Chinese girl, usually with a variable accent.
• Beady-Eyed Loser
  An Unlucky Everydude with a gawky appearance to match. (At least, that's what we're told)
• Bokukko
  A girl who refers to herself with masculine Japanese Pronouns.
• Bust-Contrast Duo
  An Always Female take on the Red Oni, Blue Oni dictated by the notion of Buxom Beauty Standard.
• Char Clone
  The Rival crossed with the Red Baron, with a Cool Mask to boot.
• Cherry Blossom Girl
  Japanese Cherry Blossoms make for popular Flower Motifs.
• The Chikan
  Beware — crowded subways provide the perfect opportunity to cop a feel...
• Chuunibyou
  The typical Japanese Emo Teen and/or edgelord with delusions of grandeur. "It's not just a phase, Mom!!"
• Class Representative
  A.K.A. the "praepostor", they have peer authority over their classmates and are very keen on getting the most out of them.
• Cosplay Otaku Girl
  A Rare Female Example of the otaku cosplayer.
• Creepy Loner Girl
  She Looks Like Cesare, and has a gloomy disposition to boot.
• Cute Sports Club Manager
  The lovable Team Mom of the High School Sports Club.
• Dark Magical Girl
  A Magical Girl, or rival thereof, who is quite often a Broken Bird with a Dark and Troubled Past.
• Dojikko
  Lit. "clumsy child", a Cute Clumsy Girl played for maximum moe.
• Elegant Gothic Lolita
  Lolita Fashion with a gothic Victorian London aesthetic.
• Fetishized Abuser
  Well... as long as it's Safe, Sane, and Consensual, we don't kink-shame.
• Geisha
  The traditional kimono-clad entertainer woman.
• Genki Girl
  Lit. "energetic" or "enthusiastic". Or in Layman's Terms, hyperhyperhyper!!!
• Gyaru Girl
  A practicioner of a popular Japanese subculture steeped in Western fashion and rebellion against traditional standards of beauty.
• Gorgeous Gaijin
  A Ms. Fanservice Phenotype Stereotype.
• Harem Nanny
  An Unflappable Guardian within the Harem Genre.
• Heir to the Dojo
  So, that explains his Big Fancy House and inexplicable martial arts skills!
• Hero's Slave Harem
  What do you mean, "Slavery Is a Special Kind of Evil?" My ladies don't mind one bit!
• Hikikomori
  The Shut-In with a surprisingly complex from of agoraphobia.
• The Idiot from Osaka
  A Lower-Class Lout from the Kansai region, Japan's rough equivalent to The Deep South.
• Idol Singer
  Japan's answer to the Teen Idol, often with a much greater focus on Contractual Purity.
• Japanese Beetle Brothers
  A tough duo based on the Kabutomushi (rhino beetle) and the Kuwagatamushi (stag beetle).
• Japanese Christian
  The history behind them goes a lot further than Anime Catholicism.
• Japanese Delinquents
  Much like the Greaser Delinquents of yore, they have their own unique style.
• Joshikousei
  Lit. "a female high school student", identified by their Sailor Fuku.
• Kawaiiko
  Lit. "cute child", and they take that title very seriously.
• Kendo Team Captain
  Kendo is highly ubiquitous in Japan, and so the Kendo Club President must hold a lot of clout.
• Kichiku
  Literally "brutal" or "demonic", he's an Always Male Love Interest who's stock-in-trade is Romanticized Abuse.
  • Kichiku Megane
    A Sub-Trope of the above with Sexy Spectacles.
• Kid Samurai
  Everything's Better with Samurai, but even they gotta start somewhere.
• Magical Girl
  Frills of Justice, Mentor Mascots, and Super Cute Superpowers — The progenitor of which might just leave you... Bewitched.
  • Magical Girl Warrior
    Never running from a real fight, indeed.
  • Magic Idol Singer
    Two great tastes that go great together.
• Maou the Demon King
  Only A True Hero can stand a chance against him.
• Miko
  The traditional Shinto shrine maiden. Don't get them mixed up with nuns, though.
• Mukokuseki
  People in Anime Land appear to be The Stateless.
• Ninja
  The masters of stealth. Incredibly flashy stealth.
  • Ninja Maid
    You might say that they're maid of whoop-ass.
• Occidental Otaku
  Did someone just say "weeaboo"?
• Office Lady
  Japanese Girl Friday. Likely Hired for Their Looks for a few years before Quitting to Get Married.
• Ojou
  A wealthy, high-class lady who may as well be an Honorary Princess.
• Ordinary High-School Student
  A likely starting point for The Protagonist before the Call to Adventure.
• Otaku
  Stereotypical "neckbeard" with No Social Skills.
• Otaku Surrogate
  She's the ideal Geeky Turn-On girlfriend!
• Panty Thief
  Ooo, floral print...
• Patient Childhood Love Interest
  When the Love Interests are Childhood Friends awaiting the right time for a Relationship Upgrade even though Everyone Can See It.
• Rei Ayanami Expy
  A fair-colored Not Quite Human Mysterious Waif prone to defrosting.
• Rōnin
  A Samurai with no master Walking the Earth.
• Salaryman
  The typical overworked White Collar Worker.
• Samurai
  Rich important people hired samurai. Poor people who could not afford to hire samurai did not hire samurai.
  • Samurai Shinobi
    For Westerners, try to imagine a knight and a rogue combined into one.
• School Idol
  The tiptop of the Popularity Food Chain.
• Seme
  The... erm... "pitcher" in a Yaoi Genre couple.
• Sensei-chan
  An unmarried schoolteacher who is practically One of the Kids.
• The Shinsengumi
  Secret Police in service of the Tokugawa Shogunate and Spiritual Successor to The 47 Ronin and The Knights Templar.
• Stock Light-Novel Calamity Princess
  Prestigious and powerful Love Interest with something to prove against social stigma.
• Stock Light-Novel Everyman
  A (somewhat) more mundane take on the archetype below.
• Stock Light-Novel Hero
  Unfazed Genius Bruiser Chick Magnet who aquires New Powers as the Plot Demands.
• Stock Shōnen Hero
  An Idiot Hero with an endless amount of Japanese Spirit.
• Stock Shōnen Rival
  The Hero's eternal rival, often a brooding lone wolf.
• Stock Shoujo Heroine
  A relatably awkward and clumsy Naïve Everygirl who Thinks Like a Romance Novel and wins the day with The Power of Love.
• Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl
  AKA the onryō, a Vengeful Ghost girl in an Ethereal White Dress.
• Sumo Wrestling
  The age-old sport of Stout Strength. Let's see you try to Ring Out the gigantic diaper warrior!
• Token Mini-Moe
  Is That Cute Kid Yours?? If not, I'm Taking Her Home with Me!!
• Uke
  The... erm... "catcher" in a Yaoi Genre couple.
• Unknown Rival
  Uh, what do you mean by "We Meet Again"?
• Vampire Lolita Archetype
  Our Vampires Are Different, being elegantly-dressed Really 700 Years Old girls and all.
• Yakuza
  Japan's organized crime outlet, emphasis on "organized".
• Yaoi Fangirl
  A Fan Girl of the Yaoi Genre. Who'da thunk it?
• Yamato Nadeshiko
  The Japanese Proper Lady. Expect Silk Hiding Steel.
• Yuri Fan
  Because Girl on Girl is shipping gold!

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