History Main / MasculineGirlFeminineBoy

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* TheNostalgiaChick and TheNostalgiaCritic. She's a ladette sociopath who fights dirty and gets turned on by weakness. He's a girly, weepy psychopath who likes to be dominated.
** Also done in ''SuburbanKnights'' with ObscurusLupa[=/=]Critic when she's out of character. She pulls Critic around by his tie, will teach him how to be ladylike whether he likes it or not and eventually pulls out a gun against the enemies while he's learned his "bending like a girl" lesson.
** And then we have Iron Liz and Linkara.
* Parodied in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQFsAUvHL1s this]] (NSFW) YouTube video, where the girl dresses up increasingly like a guy.
* [[{{Metroid}} Samus]] x [[KidIcarus Pit]] shipping. The former is an ActionGirl of the BountyHunter variety, who usually wears full body armor. The latter is a CuteShotaroBoy with [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel wings]]. ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' put them in the same game, and several varieties of shippers have had a field day [[OppositesAttract putting them together]] since.
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It's a mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world"
-->-- '''TheKinks''', "Lola"

!!Examples:

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* Shuichi Nitori and Yoshino Takatsuki, the adolescent protagonists in ''WanderingSon,'' each prefer things associated with the opposite gender.

* The ''{{Pokemon}}'' adaptations enjoy making at least one pairing like this. The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]] has the aggressive FieryRedhead Jessie and the CampStraight James of Team Rocket, while the ''[[{{ptitled53fvupl}} Pokémon Special]]'' manga has the CampStraight Ruby and the aggressive {{Tomboy}} Sapphire.

** Lampshaded in {{Hetaween 2011}}, where she [[{{Bifauxnen}} dresses up as a prince]] and ropes Austria into putting on a dress over his suit so he can be her "Princess".

* Koume and Yaegashi from ''{{Blue Seed}}''.

* The calm and serene So Touma and hyperactive tomboy Kana Mizuhara from ''{{QED}}''

* Andre and Oscar from ''{{Rose of Versailles}}''. Perhaps not a textbook example, since Andre is not tremendously effeminate. But Andre is the more sensitive and people oriented one, while Oscar is very direct and more goal oriented. Oscar is referred to as the "light", and Andre as the "shadow".

* Ayako and Mamoru from {{MamoruKunNiMegamiNiShukufukuO}} Ayako's the violent, tsundere PersonofMassDestruction who gives off HugeSchoolgirl vibes in her attempts to act more feminine (Not at all helped by the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil constantly teasing the two about thier relationship), and Mamoru's a CuteShotaroBoy who takes all the craziness around him with a gentle smile.

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* Betty and Archie, from the {{Archie Comics}}, so much. When Archie's car breaks down, Betty fixes it. And there is even one comic where they try to enter a team surfing competition, but since Archie is too weak to carry Betty, Betty carries Archie.

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* Ellie and Carl in ''{{Up}}.'' Especially in their younger years.

* In ''{{The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert}}'', Tick [[spoiler:wears a wedding dress and his wife wears a tuxedo to their wedding]].
* Jimmy Stark's parents in ''RebelWithoutACause.''
* {{WALL-E}} and EVE

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* In ''{{Jane Eyre}}'', the title character has more moral strength and self-worth than Mr. Rochester. His feminine side comes out in the course of the relationship.

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-->'''Kelso''': No, no, continue. You were having an argument, but it was like he's the chick and you're the dude!

* Nerdy InsufferableGenius Cody Martin and {{Tomboy}} {{CountryMouse}} Bailey Pickett on ''[[TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody The Suite Life On Deck]]'' might count.

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* Commander Up and Lieutenant Taz in {{Team Starkid}}'s musical ''{{Starship}}''

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* On ''{{Daria}},'' Helen and Jake have a lot of this--she's a workaholic career women, while he works a lot less and seems to enjoy cooking.

* June and Henry on ''KaBlam'', though they're PlatonicLifePartners according to WordOfGod

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* Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark in TheHungerGames trilogy. [[ActionGirl Katniss is an independent survivalist]] and [[ImprobableAimingSkills her skill with a bow is second to none]]. The son of a baker, Peeta's main talents are baking, painting, camouflage, [[ConsumateLiar and being able to sway people with words at the drop of a hat]].

* [[{{Metroid}} Samus]] x [[KidIcarus Pit]] shipping. The former is an ActionGirl of the BountyHunter variety, who usually wears full body armor. The latter is a CuteShotaroBoy with [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel wings]]. ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' put them in the same game, and several varieties of shippers have had a field day [[OppositesAttract putting them together]] since.

* Borderline example in ''OrderOfTheStick''. While [[LoveableRogue Haley]] is not overly masculine, she is much more direct and goal-oriented than the ditzy and sensitive [[SpoonyBard Elan]]. Also, Elan is [[SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan the sensitive guy to Roy's manly man]] and Haley is [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl the tomboy to Celia's girly girl]]

* [[{{Metroid}} Samus]] x [[KidIcarus Pit]] shipping. The former is an ActionGirl of the BountyHunter variety, who usually wears full body armor. The latter is a CuteShotaroBoy with [[OurAngelsAreDifferent angel wings]]. ''[[SuperSmashBrosBrawl Super Smash Brothers Brawl]]'' put them in the same game, and several varieties of shippers have had a field day [[OppositesAttract putting them together]] since.

* In the manga ''Otome No Iroha'', the main siblings' grandmother comes back from the dead and forcibly [[GenderBender Gender Bends]] them because of this. Her feeling was that the odds of a Pink Boy and a Blue Girl successfully marrying, [[IWantGrandkids let alone providing great-grandchildren]], were so minute she had to take matters into her own hands.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': Newly married Amy Pond and Rory Williams seem to be this, as Amy wears the pants in the relationship ''and'' is an ActionGirl, while Rory is a bit of a NonActionGuy and a nurse (and while male nurses are common these days, it's still a profession that's predominantly female where he comes from).

* HaikaraSanGaTooru has TheLadette Benio in ''two'' of these. A non-romantic version with her best male friend Ranmaru (a very feminine-looking boy who's a member of a ''abuki'' troupe), and a more romantic one with her [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage arranged boyfriend]] Shinobu Iijyuin (who, like the aforementioned Andre Grandier, isn't that girly but is still more patient and sensitive than she is.)

* ''{{Animorphs}}'':

Compare to SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl, PitbullDatesPuppy, and ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend. SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan and TomboyAndGirlyGirl work on a similar principle, but with two characters of the same gender. The UselssBoyfriend trope can be the result of this, but not always. Most likely are {{Cultural Rebel}}s. Subtrope of StereotypeFlip.

Compare to SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl, PitbullDatesPuppy and ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend. SensitiveGuyAndManlyMan and TomboyAndGirlyGirl work on a similar principle, but with two characters of the same gender. Most likely are {{Cultural Rebel}}s. Subtrope of StereotypeFlip.

* Childhood Friends Tsuyomaru and Hazumi from ''Woman in the Man'', a short story by [[VideoGirlAi Masakazu Katsura]]. Mixed with FreakyFridayFlip as they switch bodies.

[[OrSoIHeard We]] sincerely hope [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial you aren't here looking for]] ''LaBlueGirl''.

* Ayako and Mamoru from [[{{MamoruKunNiMegamiNiShukufukuO}} Mamoru-kun ni Megami ni Shukufuku O]]. Ayako's the violent, tsundere PersonofMassDestruction who gives off HugeSchoolgirl vibes in her attempts to act more feminine (Not at all helped by the AbsurdlyPowerfulStudentCouncil constantly teasing the two about thier relationship), and Mamoru's a CuteShotaroBoy who takes all the craziness around him with a gentle smile.

* TheNostalgiaCritic and TheNostalgiaChick. He's a girly, weepy psychopath who likes to be dominated. She's a ladette sociopath who fights dirty and gets turned on by weakness.

* In TwoGuysAndGuy, Wayne and [[TomboyishName Guy]] are this, [[http://www.twogag.com/archives/297 evidently]].
* Andrew and Parley of ''GunnerkriggCourt''.

** [=GokaiGreen=] and [=GokaiYellow=] from ''KaizokuSentaiGokaiger''

* ''SinCity'' has a non-romantic variation of this in Dwight and Miho. Dwight is a laid-back everyman while Miho is much more violent and dangerous. In fact, Dwight has expressed fear of Miho in the past and worked to ensure that he didn't piss her off.