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* By the end of the series ''Anime/GenjiTsuushinAgedama'' has Agedama, Rei and Ibuki, the third of which is Agedama's LoveInterest

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* No matter the version of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' you go after, there'll always be a girl rounding out the group with Sakura and Syaoran (Kero-chan notwithstanding): if you go for the manga, Tomoyo's always there with them, but in the anime, Meiling is added to the equation.
* ''Anime/CasshernSins'' has the titular Casshern, ActionGirl [[{{Tsundere}} Lyuze]], and TagalongKid [[TheHeart Ringo]]. They're occasionally accompanied by Ohji, Ringo's father-figure and Friender, the TeamPet.
* By the end of the series ''Anime/GenjiTsuushinAgedama'' has Agedama, Rei and Ibuki, the third of which is Agedama's LoveInterestLoveInterest.
* ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix'': Takeshi, Amy, Liz. A rare example where the one male is TheHero.
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': The main cast starts off with this dynamic for the first 23 chapters with Kaguya, her best friend Fujiwara, and LoveInterest Shirogane. It later shifts into a GenderEqualEnsemble when Ishigami finally starts bothering to show up to meetings (and then further adds another girl with Iino joining following the reelection arc).



* ''Literature/LogHorizon'' has the older Akatsuki and the younger Minori vying for the affection of the protagonist, Shiroe.



* ''Anime/SoulEater'': Death the Kid is the meister of Liz and Patty. A subversion in that Kid is the lead (of the partnership) and neither Liz or Patty are in love with him.
* ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix'': Takeshi, Amy, Liz. A rare example where the one male is TheHero.

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* ''Anime/SoulEater'': Death the Kid is the meister of Liz and Patty. A subversion in ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' actually has two different trios that Kid is get different focus in the lead (of various spin-offs: there's the partnership) school trio (Kanna, Saikawa, and neither Liz or Patty are Shouta) in love with him.
* ''Anime/IGPXImmortalGrandPrix'': Takeshi, Amy, Liz. A rare example where
''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the one male is TheHero.work trio (Elma, Kobayashi, and Takiya) in ''Elma's Office Lady Diary''.
* Samui, Karui and Omoi (the guy) from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', in contrast to the overused TwoGuysAndAGirl formula of the series.



* ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'' has Tabuki, Yuri and [[spoiler:Momoka]]. Both Tabuki and Yuri are in love with [[spoiler:Momoka]], whom she has known them since they were children. [[spoiler:And then Momoka dies/disappears in the Tokyo subway attacks]] and since this is a MindScrew series, things get... complicated from there.



* ''Anime/SoulEater'': Death the Kid is the meister of Liz and Patty. A subversion in that Kid is the lead (of the partnership) and neither Liz or Patty are in love with him.



* No matter the version of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' you go after, there'll always be a girl rounding out the group with Sakura and Syaoran (Kero-chan notwithstanding): if you go for the manga, Tomoyo's always there with them, but in the anime, Meiling is added to the equation.
* ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves'': Junpei, Ritsuko and Airi.



* ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'' has Tabuki, Yuri and [[spoiler:Momoka]]. Both Tabuki and Yuri are in love with [[spoiler:Momoka]], whom she has known them since they were children. [[spoiler:And then Momoka dies/disappears in the Tokyo subway attacks]] and since this is a MindScrew series, things get... complicated from there.
* Samui, Karui and Omoi (the guy) from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', in contrast to the overused TwoGuysAndAGirl formula of the series.
* ''Literature/LogHorizon'' has the older Akatsuki and the younger Minori vying for the affection of the protagonist, Shiroe.
* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'': From the start it's Vash, Meryl, and Milly.



* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': The main cast starts off with this dynamic for the first 23 chapters with Kaguya, her best friend Fujiwara, and LoveInterest Shirogane. It later shifts into a GenderEqualEnsemble when Ishigami finally starts bothering to show up to meetings (and then further adds another girl with Iino joining following the reelection arc).
* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' actually has two different trios that get different focus in the various spin-offs: there's the school trio (Kanna, Saikawa, and Shouta) in ''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the work trio (Elma, Kobayashi, and Takiya) in ''Elma's Office Lady Diary''.
* ''Anime/CasshernSins'' has the titular Casshern, ActionGirl [[{{Tsundere}} Lyuze]], and TagalongKid [[TheHeart Ringo]]. They're occasionally accompanied by Ohji, Ringo's father-figure and Friender, the TeamPet.

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* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'': The main cast starts off with this dynamic for ''Manga/ThoseWhoHuntElves'': Junpei, Ritsuko and Airi.
* ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'': From
the first 23 chapters with Kaguya, her best friend Fujiwara, start it's Vash, Meryl, and LoveInterest Shirogane. It later shifts into a GenderEqualEnsemble when Ishigami finally starts bothering to show up to meetings (and then further adds another girl with Iino joining following the reelection arc).
* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' actually has two different trios that get different focus in the various spin-offs: there's the school trio (Kanna, Saikawa, and Shouta) in ''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the work trio (Elma, Kobayashi, and Takiya) in ''Elma's Office Lady Diary''.
* ''Anime/CasshernSins'' has the titular Casshern, ActionGirl [[{{Tsundere}} Lyuze]], and TagalongKid [[TheHeart Ringo]]. They're occasionally accompanied by Ohji, Ringo's father-figure and Friender, the TeamPet.
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* ''Anime/PokemonHorizonsTheSeries'' stands out from [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries its predecessors]] to have the child leads be composed of two girls (Liko and Dot) and one guy (Roy) rather than the traditional TwoGuysAndAGirl. In fact, Roy stands out as being the only boy in the main cast, with the other male leads being adults.
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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' has Simone, Lena and Jacques, although Jacques has a bit of a minor role from the first acts [[spoiler:the final act has them work together reveal themselves to be the villains of the film]].

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* ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooOnZombieIsland'' has Simone, Lena and Jacques, although Jacques has a bit of a minor role from the first acts acts, [[spoiler:the final act has them work together and reveal themselves to be the true villains of the film]].
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Three friends that have been TrueCompanions for most of their lives: a girl, her best friend and her best male friend.

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Three friends that who have been TrueCompanions for most of their lives: a girl, her best friend and her best male friend.
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* ''Anime/CasshernSins'' has the titular Casshern, ActionGirl [[{{Tsundere}} Lyuze]], and TagalongKid [[TheHeart Ringo]].

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* ''Anime/CasshernSins'' has the titular Casshern, ActionGirl [[{{Tsundere}} Lyuze]], and TagalongKid [[TheHeart Ringo]]. They're occasionally accompanied by Ohji, Ringo's father-figure and Friender, the TeamPet.
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* ''Anime/CasshernSins'' has the titular Casshern, ActionGirl [[{{Tsundere}} Lyuze]], and TagalongKid [[TheHeart Ringo]].
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* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'': Raven, Chelsea and Eddie. Only once (for each girl) was there ever so much as a ShipTease; in one of said instances, Raven points out the UnfortunateImplications of what would happen.

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* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'': Raven, Chelsea and Eddie. Only once (for each girl) was there ever so much as a ShipTease; ShipTease with Eddie; in one of said instances, Raven points out the UnfortunateImplications unfortunate consequences of what would happen.
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** This was also the case within the First Doctor's three companions when he traveled with Barbara, Ian and either Susan or Vicki.

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Not true for a long time with Graham, Ryan and Yaz.


** When the Doctor has three companions, they generally consist of one male and two females.
** The Fifth Doctor travelled with two female companions (Tegan and Nyssa) for part of his run.

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** When the Doctor has three companions, they generally consist of one male and two females.
** The Fifth Doctor travelled with two female companions (Tegan and Nyssa) for part of his run. For some of that time, he also traveled with Adric or Turlough, so this was the case within his three companions.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TwelveForever'' has Reggie (female), Esther (female), and Todd (male).
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* ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'': The main ThreeAmigos of the series; Elinor and Olive are girls, while Ari is a boy.

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* ''WesternAnimation/ElinorWondersWhy'': The main ThreeAmigos trio of the series; Elinor and Olive are girls, while Ari is a boy.
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Compare ThreeAmigos, where the protagonist is usually male; see also TwoGuysAndAGirl.

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Compare ThreeAmigos, where the protagonist is usually male; see Subtrope to PowerTrio. See also TwoGuysAndAGirl.
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* ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}[=/=]ComicBook/RedRobin Tim Drake tends to hang out with his girlfriend/friend Spoiler[=/=]ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2009}} Stephanie Brown and her best friend ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2000}}[=/=]Blackbat Cassandra Cain, who also becomes Tim's sister through adoption. They're all members of the Batfamily who are the same age and they trained together, with Tim and Cass helping to train Steph and ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'' implies they're all living together in an apartment in Gotham.

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* ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}[=/=]ComicBook/RedRobin ComicBook/{{Robin|1993}}[=/=]ComicBook/RedRobin Tim Drake tends to hang out with his girlfriend/friend Spoiler[=/=]ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2009}} Stephanie Brown and her best friend ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2000}}[=/=]Blackbat Cassandra Cain, who also becomes Tim's sister through adoption. They're all members of the Batfamily who are the same age and they trained together, with Tim and Cass helping to train Steph and ''ComicBook/{{Convergence}}'' implies they're all living together in an apartment in Gotham.
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* ''Anime/SoulEater'': Death the Kid is the meister of Liz and Patty. A subversion in that Kid, is the lead (of the partnership) and neither Liz or Patty are in love with him.

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* ''Anime/SoulEater'': Death the Kid is the meister of Liz and Patty. A subversion in that Kid, Kid is the lead (of the partnership) and neither Liz or Patty are in love with him.



* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' actually has two different trios that get different focus in the various spin-offs, there's the school trio (Kanna, Saikawa, and Shouta) in ''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the work trio (Elma, Kobayashi, and Takiya) in ''Elma's Office Lady Diary''.

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* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'' actually has two different trios that get different focus in the various spin-offs, spin-offs: there's the school trio (Kanna, Saikawa, and Shouta) in ''Kanna's Daily Life'' and the work trio (Elma, Kobayashi, and Takiya) in ''Elma's Office Lady Diary''.
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* ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' has the older Akatsuki and the younger Minori vying for the affection of the protagonist, Shiroe.

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* ''LightNovel/LogHorizon'' ''Literature/LogHorizon'' has the older Akatsuki and the younger Minori vying for the affection of the protagonist, Shiroe.



* ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'': Pacifica--the main character--and her adoptive siblings, Raquel and Shannon. (The latter two are blood relatives, but Pacifica is an ApocalypseMaiden from the royal family.) Its SpiritualSuccessor, ''LightNovel/CoffinPrincessChaika'', starts out the same way with Chaika, Toru, and Akari; but it soon adds Frederica to the group, making it three girls and one guy.

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* ''LightNovel/ScrappedPrincess'': ''Literature/ScrappedPrincess'': Pacifica--the main character--and her adoptive siblings, Raquel and Shannon. (The latter two are blood relatives, but Pacifica is an ApocalypseMaiden from the royal family.) Its SpiritualSuccessor, ''LightNovel/CoffinPrincessChaika'', ''Literature/CoffinPrincessChaika'', starts out the same way with Chaika, Toru, and Akari; but it soon adds Frederica to the group, making it three girls and one guy.
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* if you count only main vocalists of the band, Music/TheB52s will fit into this, comprised of Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, and Cindy Wilson.
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* Shine, Roll, and Gumiya from ''Webcomic/NextSoundOfTheFuture''. The three of them are the main trio of the cast, with Shine as TheProtagonist who's [[TomboyAndGirlyGirl feminine style contrasts with the more tomboyish Roll]]. Gumiya, meanwhile, is a NiceGuy who is JustFriends with Shine even though he secretly harbors a crush on her, and is one of very few male characters in the comic.
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* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles3'': When it comes to the three members of the main team of Agnes soldiers, Mio, Taion, and Sena, Taion is the only guy. Ironically, when it comes to Keves, Eunie is [[TwoGuysAndAGirl the only girl in the group.]] This is just one of the things that connects Taion and Eunie together.
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* Grace, Anna, and Ian from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls''. In an unusual spin of this trope, [[AvertedTrope no]] LoveTriangle is present, since Anna and Ian are [[HappilyMarried already married]]. Their dynamic is more established in the remastered version, where all three of them work in the same FantasyTavern.

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* Grace, Anna, and Ian from ''Fanfic/TheNightUnfurls''. In an unusual spin of this trope, [[AvertedTrope no]] no LoveTriangle is present, since Anna and Ian are [[HappilyMarried already married]]. Their dynamic is more established in the remastered version, where all three of them work in the same FantasyTavern.
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In some variations, the male character may even be TheLeader ''and'' TheBigGuy, if both the main and the other girls also serve the [[TheSmartGuy Smart]] [[TheChick Chicks]] role.

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In some variations, the male character may even be TheLeader ''and'' TheBigGuy, if both the main and the other girls also serve the [[TheSmartGuy Smart]] [[TheChick [[TheHeart Chicks]] role.
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* Maronnier, one of the songs from their 3rd album "Cocktail Love", consists of Baek Jong-woo (Maro), Kim Jong-un, and Kim Min-kyung as broadcasting singers.

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* Maronnier, one Maronnier was a South Korean pop/ballad project group most active in the 1990s. One of the songs from their 3rd album "Cocktail Love", Love" consists of Baek Jong-woo (Maro), Kim Jong-un, and Kim Min-kyung as broadcasting singers.

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* Alcazar, comprised of Andreas Lundstedt, Therese Merkel, and Lina Hedlund, from 2007 onward. It was this from 1998 to 2002, until Magnus Carlsson joined and the group shortly became the GenderEqualEnsemble.

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* Alcazar, comprised of Andreas Lundstedt, Therese Merkel, and Lina Hedlund, from 2007 onward. It was this from 1998 to 2002, until Magnus Carlsson joined and the group shortly became the GenderEqualEnsemble.GenderEqualEnsemble after Magnus Carlsson joined.


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* Maronnier, one of the songs from their 3rd album "Cocktail Love", consists of Baek Jong-woo (Maro), Kim Jong-un, and Kim Min-kyung as broadcasting singers.
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* The anime adaptation of ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' takes this setup and [[PlayedForDrama pushes it past the breaking point]] [[ExaggeratedTrope with reckless abandon]]. Two girls, one guy, [[IdiotPlot zero brains]]. [[DeconstructedTrope And that's the point]].

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* The anime adaptation of ''VisualNovel/SchoolDays'' takes this setup and [[PlayedForDrama pushes it past the breaking point]] [[ExaggeratedTrope with reckless abandon]]. Two girls, one guy, [[IdiotPlot zero brains]].brains. [[DeconstructedTrope And that's the point]].
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* Alcazar, comprised of Andreas Lundstedt, Therese Merkel, and Lina Hedlund, from 2007 onward. It was this from 1998 to 2002, [[SixthRanger until Magnus Carlsson joined]] and the group shortly became the GenderEqualEnsemble.

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* Alcazar, comprised of Andreas Lundstedt, Therese Merkel, and Lina Hedlund, from 2007 onward. It was this from 1998 to 2002, [[SixthRanger until Magnus Carlsson joined]] joined and the group shortly became the GenderEqualEnsemble.

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* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' gives us the famous trio, the Air Pirates Vyse and Aika, and the Silvite Fina. This is played with; Vyse is the leader of the group, and though there is a visible LoveTriangle, it is not the main focus of the story, and it strays away from it, leaving it unresolved - given the circumstances, it's handled quite well.
** Not only is it unresolved, but numerous fans found the handling of the LoveTriangle to suggest a canon OT3.

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* ''VideoGame/SkiesOfArcadia'' gives us the famous trio, the Air Pirates Vyse and Aika, and the Silvite Fina. This is played with; Vyse is the leader of the group, and though there is a visible LoveTriangle, it is not the main focus of the story, and it strays away from it, leaving it unresolved - given the circumstances, it's handled quite well.
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well. Not only is it unresolved, but numerous fans found the handling of the LoveTriangle to suggest a canon OT3.OT3.
* ''VideoGame/Splatoon3'' has the idol trio Deep Cut, which consists of the TomboyAndGirlyGirl duo Shiver and Frye, plus the male manta ray Big Man.
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* Alcazar, comprised of Andreas Lundstedt, Therese Merkel and Lina Hedlund, from 2007 onward. It was this from 1998 to 2002, when Magnus Carlsson joined.

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* Alcazar, comprised of Andreas Lundstedt, Therese Merkel Merkel, and Lina Hedlund, from 2007 onward. It was this from 1998 to 2002, when [[SixthRanger until Magnus Carlsson joined.joined]] and the group shortly became the GenderEqualEnsemble.
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* In ''VisualNovel/MahouTsukaiNoYoru'', you have the main character Aoko, her {{foil}} and best friend Alice, and her schoolmate Soujuurou, who claims to like her. [[PlayingWithTropes Played with]] in that while Soujuurou has ShipTease moments with both of them, only Alice is implied to have feelings for him while Aoko and Soujuurou only become [[JustFriends very intimate friends]] with little to no romantic interest in each other.

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* In ''VisualNovel/MahouTsukaiNoYoru'', ''VisualNovel/WitchOnTheHolyNight'', you have the main character Aoko, her {{foil}} and best friend Alice, and her schoolmate Soujuurou, who claims to like her. [[PlayingWithTropes Played with]] in that while Soujuurou has ShipTease moments with both of them, only Alice is implied to have feelings for him while Aoko and Soujuurou only become [[JustFriends very intimate friends]] with little to no romantic interest in each other.
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Cucu Ashley and Yoshy from Gordita Chronicles
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Cucu Ashley and Yoshy from Gordita Chronicles
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* ''Series/{{Unfabulous}}'' has Addie, Geena, and Zack.

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