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* Chrome Dokuro from ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn''. [[spoiler:Though she shares her body with a man who is more psycho than shy...]].

* Due to an AdaptationDyeJob, this is inverted with Yue Ayase in ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''. Starting out in the manga, she has blue hair with a [[TheSnarkKnight cynical]] personality obsessed with philosophy, but eventually moves farther towards shy once she begins getting closer to Negi and her hair is changed to purple.
** Nodoka Miyazaki in ''Anime/NegimaSecondSeason'' gets blue hair (as opposed to the other series where she is a literal ShrinkingViolet) and is really shy, a [[CuteBookworm bookworm]], and thinks with her head.
* Natsuki Kuga of ''Anime/MaiHime''. You wouldn't know it at first, since she's also an ActionGirl, but Natsuki doesn't like opening up to people, is highly self-conscious about other people walking in on her in the bath, even other girls (Mai in episode 25 and Shizuru in the directors cut of episode 26), and is easily flustered by personal attention, which [[TheGadfly Shizuru]] exploits for her own amusement.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has a number of blue/indigo-haired characters, but the {{kappa}} Nitori Kawashiro, pictured above, a GadgeteerGenius who wants to be friends with humans but is incredibly shy around them, is the one who plays this straightest...at least in her first appearance in the tenth game, ''Mountain of Faith''. She's [[CharacterizationMarchesOn become increasingly more outspoken with each appearance she's made]], becoming somewhat impatient in ''Subterranean Animism'' before [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade''.

** Sapphire has fluffy light blue hair and is who Garnet gets the pensive and quiet nature from. Sapphire can get so focused on the future due to her [[{{Seers}} ability to predict the future]] that she forgets to engage in the present, and is prone to anxiety because of this, as revealed in the song "Here Comes a Thought".

* Akira Sakura from ''Manga/NaruTaru'' is about as shy as this trope can get, to the point of suicidal {{Deconstruction}}. It turns out that she is shy and nervous because of [[spoiler:sexual abuse at the hands of her father combined with a crippling social phobia.]]

* Waterfall in ''Webcomic/AntiHeroForHire''. She's by far the nicest of her 5 girl band. [[BewareTheNiceOnes Except when she isn't...]]

* Tedd Verres in ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' is a perfect male version of this, although it's purple hair instead of blue. He was especially shy during his younger years, though he has opened up somewhat since then. He is the smartest of the group and is constantly inventing or experimenting on stuff. And, for bonus points, [[GenderBender he frequently transforms himself into a girl for fun]].
* Emily [=McArthur=] in ''Webcomic/{{Misfile}}'' is this to some degree. She has blue hair and is very intelligent, having already been accepted to Harvard [[spoiler:before two years of her life were erased]]. She is only a little shy and it's not a large facet of her personality, but she [[RedOniBlueOni definitely pairs well]] with Ash.

* Kimiko Ross in ''Webcomic/DresdenCodak'' fits this trope to a T. She is easily one of the smartest people in an already highly advanced world, and is extremely logic-driven. She is constantly inventing crazy advanced technology, and even [[spoiler:created several advanced prostheses for herself after getting half her body blown up]]. On top of that, she is very socially handicapped when it comes to new relationships, acting very clumsy and shy around boys she is interested in. And her hair is bluish black.

* Jolene “Brooksie” Brooks of ''Webcomic/BetweenFailures''. From the cast page: ''She is shy, yet can be outgoing once she gets comfortable with her surroundings.''

* Mizore, the oboe player in ''Literature/SoundEuphonium'', is so shy that she comes off as an EmotionlessGirl and seems to have only one friend at a time. Her blue hair is all the more salient given that the vast majority of the characters in the show have some shade of black or brown hair.

While blondes are [[DumbBlonde foolish]] or [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold innocent]] and redheads tend to be [[FieryRedhead aggressive]] or {{evil|Redhead}}, blue hair depicts a person being either shy or nervous, or even both. Either way, blue hair is [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair very common in fiction]], particularly in {{anime}}, and if the character has ElementalPowers, they are probably MakingASplash as AnIcePerson. Because of this, they are often paired with, or contrasted with, [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience a redhead]] or someone [[FireIceDuo with fire powers]] or [[RedOniBlueOni a very strong and passionate personality]].

* Ao in ''Manga/AsteroidInLove''. She is [[{{Dandere}} initially shy and quiet]], and wears her blue hair in {{Girlish Pigtails}}. That said, her shyness part is {{downplayed}} as she doesn't have much social anxiety; her main problem is a fear of speaking due to being teased for OpenMouthInsertFoot in the past.

* Mitsuki from ''WesternAnimation/KappaMikey''.
* Little Miss Shy from the 'Mr. Men and Little Miss' books and TV series doesn't have blue hair, but her BODY color is blue.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has Marge Simpson, most notably during her college days.
** Milhouse Van Houten is a male example. He's a common bully magnet due to his shyness, extreme gullibility and poor social skills, and has bright blue hair.
* Sapphire from ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollz}}''.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'': Taranee. Averted with Hay Lin.
* [[{{CuteClumsyGirl}} Marinette]] from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug'' is very shy when she is around her crush, Adrien.
* Chris from ''WesternAnimation/MonsterBusterClub'' would fit this trope to T if he was a girl. He is comfortable around his friends, but not around people in general.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': Coco Pommel is nowhere near as shy as Fluttershy, but she's definitely timid and {{adorkable}}.

* ''[[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona Persona]]'':

** Milhouse is a male example.

* Ao in ''Manga/AsteroidInLove''. She is [[{{Dandere}} initially shy and quiet]], and wears her blue hair in {{Girlish Pigtails}}. That said, her shyness part is {{downplayed}} as she doesn't have any social anxiety; her problem is a [[ElectiveMute fear of speaking]] due to being teased for OpenMouthInsertFoot in the past.

* Megumi Tadokoro from ''Manga/ShokugekiNoSoma'', whose shyness turns out to be a crippling factor that hampers her from performing well as a chef, despite having an extraordinary talent.

* ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' has a number of blue/indigo-haired characters, but the {{kappa}} Nitori Kawashiro, a GadgeteerGenius who wants to be friends with humans but is incredibly shy around them, is the one who plays this straightest...at least in her first appearance in the tenth game, ''Mountain of Faith''. She's [[CharacterizationMarchesOn become increasingly more outspoken with each appearance she's made]], becoming somewhat impatient in ''Subterranean Animism'' before [[TookALevelInJerkass taking a level in jerkass]] in ''Hopeless Masquerade''.

* Hinata Hyuga of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' has dark blue hair, is terribly shy, and lacks confidence. She admires the [[IdiotHero blond]] [[BrattyHalfPint loud]] titular protagonist and nurses a [[EveryoneCanSeeIt giant crush]] on him, and [[CharacterDevelopment gradually loses her shyness and becomes more confident]] after the TimeSkip. Notably, pre-timeskip [[TheHero Naruto]] himself calls her "[[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette weird and gloomy]]" but says [[FanOfUnderdog he admires]] "[[PluckyGirl people like you]]" the most. [[spoiler: [[VictoriousChildhoodFriend They eventually get married]].]]

* Ao in ''Manga/AsteroidInLove''. [[{{Dandere}} Initially shy and quiet]], and wears her blue hair in GirlishPigtails.

** This is averted ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening''. Out of [[TheThreeFacesOfEve the three prospect daughters]] for Prince Chrom, who will all inherit his blue hair, ''none'' fit in: Cynthia is a GenkiGirl, Kjelle is a {{Tomboy}}, and [[spoiler:Lucina]] is more serious than shy. [[spoiler:And if a blue-haired second-generation female is the mother of girl!Morgan, she also averts it by being another GenkiGirl.]]

** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', this is averted. Outta [[TheThreeFacesOfEve the three prospect daughters]] for Prince Chrom, who will all inherit his blue hair, ''none'' fit in: Cynthia is a GenkiGirl, Kjelle is a {{Tomboy}}, and [[spoiler:Lucina]] is more serious than shy. [[spoiler:And if a blue haired second generation female is the mother of girl!Morgan, she also averts it by being another GenkiGirl.]]
*** Boy Morgan ''may'' [[RareMaleExample fit in]] if he's fathered by either Chrom, Virion, [[spoiler:Priam]], or a blue haired second generation male, though.

*** A downplayed example exists in Inigo if he's fathered by Virion, a blue haired Avatar, or Chrom: his flirtatious nature is exaggerated to hide his own shy insecurities, and to keep the others from losing morale. He was apparently very shy and timid as a child and when asking his equally shy mother for advice, she advised him to talk to women to become braver. He took that a little too far. He's still very shy when it comes to his dancing though [[spoiler:and remains shy about it in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemFates'', even when his hair has been magically turned gray to hide his identity ''and'' he's become noticeably OlderAndWiser]].

While blondes are [[DumbBlonde foolish]] or [[HairOfGoldHeartOfGold innocent]] and redheads tend to be [[FieryRedhead aggressive]] or {{evil|Redhead}}, blue hair depicts a person being either shy or nervous, or even both. Either way, blue hair is [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair very common in fiction]], particularly in {{anime}}, and if the character has special powers, they are usually associated with [[MakingASplash water]][=/=][[AnIcePerson ice]]. Because of this, they are often paired with, or contrasted with, [[ColorCodedForYourConvenience a redhead]] or someone [[FireIceDuo with fire powers]] or [[RedOniBlueOni a very strong and passionate personality]].

** Yukino also fits this profile. Shy? Check. Intelligent? Check. Water powers? One of her Celestial Spirits is Pisces, the Fish. Blue hair? Check, though it is a much lighter shade of blue than Levy, Juvia, and Wendy.

* Kanon Matsuraba from ''VideoGame/BangDreamGirlsBandParty''