History ParentalSubstitute / AnimeAndManga

** [[ChildSoldiers Rickert]] has looked up to Guts ever since he saved him during Gut's first siege on a castle so it's natural he sees Guts as a heroic father figure/BigBrotherMentor. Rickert always defended Guts from Corkus's jibes and was deeply sad when Guts left the Hawks. Rickert was delighted at Guts's [[DynamicEntry timely return]] but is horrified later when he discovers Guts and Casca as the only survivors of the [[DespairEventHorizon Eclipse]] [[spoiler: which Griffith caused]].
*** After Guts tells him about the Eclipse, Rickert is not swayed by Griffith and his kingdom of [[FalseUtopia Falconia]], [[ArmourPiercing slapping]] him when Griffith offers him to join his new band of hawk showing UndyingLoyalty to Guts.

** [[KidSideKick Isidro]] could be Guts jr and nobody would think twice, Isidro left his village in pursuit of legend of the [[OneManArmy "hundred man-killer"]] (who is Guts). Isidro was drawn to the swordsmen and claimed he'd follow in Guts's foot steps and become legendary. Guts, liking the boy's spirit trains him halfheartedly [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTury1-gcuWo0PY0XA0eTjmA7_3F0Rq0b4hBQ&usqp=CAU in a very similar manner]] to how Gambino (Gut's adoptive Dad) [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTwcD_DDT3JYUlYlV75SmoEpnRsJdK8lu4lSw&usqp=CAU trained]] him [[note]]though thankfully without the horrific abuse[[/note]]. Neither Isidro or Guts admits how much they care for each other, Guts even keeps watch of him in secret, after Isidro storms off in Enoch Village.
** [[CuteWitch Schierke]] had seen very few other humans due to her sheltered upbringing, but comes to strongly admire Guts forming a none too subtle [[PrecociousCrush schoolgirl crush]] on him. But soon their relationship becomes father daughter-like especially after Schierke [[PsychicLink guides his soul]]. Like Jill, Schierke has a serious father complex when comes to Guts.
*** These three kids in particular Guts is very PapaWolf over.

* Daikichi of ''Manga/BunnyDrop'' acts as the father figure of Rin, a young abandoned relative he took in and raised (before [[spoiler:[[WifeHusbandry eventually becoming]] [[NotBloodSiblings her love interest]]]] after a ten year timeskip). He also becomes the father figure of Rin's friend named Kouki, so much so that Kouki proudly declares that he would be happy if Daikichi were his father, and when his mother does remarry, he still considers Daikichi more like his dad than his actual step-father.

** The Muten Rōshi though is often a DirtyOldMan, is still regardless a caring grandfather figure for the Dragon Team and can hold them together in a crisis e.g. the Demon King Piccolo Saga. The Muten Rōshi's students in particular hold him in high regard in contrast the Crane Hermit who abuses his students. It's also more apparent in the Japanese version, where Goku calls the Muten Rōshi "Gramps".
** Future Gohan effortlessly steps into BigBrotherMentor/father figure role for Future Trunks since Vegeta was killed while Trunks was a baby in the BadFuture. Trunks cares for Gohan so deeply that his death at the hand of the Androids [[DespairEventHorizon triggers]] his [[SuperMode Super Saiyan state]] in ''Anime/DragonBallZTheHistoryOfTrunks''.

** In [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]], Sloth is this to Wrath. He has a living mother but loathes [[spoiler:Izumi]] for "abandoning" him [[spoiler: and they don't reconcile until much later.]]

** Jigoro Kuwajma practically became Zenitsu’s grandfather after taking him under his wing by freeing the troubled youth from the woman pilled with debts and Zenitsu definitely sees him as such, [[spoiler:his death was enough to make Zenitsu turn more serious than he had ever been in the series till then, fighting the cause of his death, the traitor pupil Kaigaku, without ever relying on his trance sleep mode]].

* ''Anime/VariableGeo'': Both of Satomi's parents died years ago, in a car accident. Since she and [[IllGirl her brother]] have no other living relatives, [[PromotionToParent she's had to support them]] [[MinorLivingAlone on her own]] by working two jobs, while still trying to finish highschool.

* ''Manga/{{Ooku}}'': Shogun Yoshimune's three daughters refer to Sugishita, their mother's male attendant (and later Senior Counsellor of the RoyalHarem) as "father", despite him being sterile and having fathered none of them.

** [[KidSideKick Isidro]] could be Guts jr and nobody would think twice, Isidro left his village in pursuit of legend of the [[OneManArmy "hundred man-killer"]] (who is Guts). Isidro was drawn to the swordsmen and claimed he'd follow in Guts's foot steps and become legendary. Guts, liking the boy's spirit trains him halfheartedly [[https://i3.imggur.net/berserk/24/berserk-1592005.jpg in a very similar manner]] to how Gambino (Gut's adoptive Dad) [[https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTwcD_DDT3JYUlYlV75SmoEpnRsJdK8lu4lSw&usqp=CAU trained]] him [[note]]though thankfully without the horrific abuse[[/note]]. Neither Isidro or Guts admits how much they care for each other, Guts even keeps watch of him in secret, after Isidro storms off in Enoch Village.

** The mother figures of ''Berserk'' are [[MissingMom Shisu]] (for Guts), [[ActionGirl Casca]] (for the [[GooGooGodlike Moonlight boy]] [[note]]who may be her actual son[[/note]]), [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold Luca]] (to the girls under her care) and [[SpoiledSweet Farnese]] (for Guts' younger TrueCompanions [[spoiler: and [[TheOphelia the traumatised]] Casca]]).

** Jill came to see Guts in this light, especially since her own father Zepek was a gambling, abusive piece of shit. After Guts saved her from bandits, covering her in his cloak like [[ComfortingComforter blanket]] (something he does with Casca later), Jill hardly wants to return to her home life and seeks Guts again, she trusts Guts so much she [[SleepCute falls asleep]] [[https://i.pinimg.com/originals/f7/d5/08/f7d508f03ef6bb62f2a524b26d3f1cb1.jpg on him]] and still trusts Guts after seeing and experiencing [[AxCrazy the worst of him]]. Despite Jill's wish that Guts take her away from her village and horrible homelife, but Guts refused saying she would just get swallowed by his darkness and that she should be fight her own battles.

* Izuku Midoriya and All Might of ''Anime/MyHeroAcademia'' seem to have this relationship. The Midoriya family consists of Midoriya and his mother, with Hisashi Midoriya, the DisappearedDad, said to be working abroad. In Hisashi's absence, All Might meets Midoriya, trains him for ten months in order to [[PassingTheTorch give his Quirk, One For All]] to him, and subsequently is not subtle in his mentorship to Midoriya when he becomes a teacher at UA. In the semi-canon movie, All Might describes their relationship as [[ThickerThanWater thicker than blood]].

** Happens a lot in the series as most of the characters are [[ParentalAbandonment orphaned or abandoned at a young age]]. The most powerful example would have to be Nami and Nojiko's foster mother [[MeaningfulName Bellemere]] who sacrificed herself for her daughters because she refused to deny that they were hers, Nami herself struggled with the concept of Bell-mere being her mother but not sharing her blood, but at the end of the day loved Bell-mere deeply, and her death still [[HarmfulToMinors traumatizes]] Nami to this day.

** Chopper knew no love from the moment of his birth, and doubly so after eating the Human-Human fruit and being rejected by his fellow Reindeer herd (and likely biological parents). But when he was found and saved by the questionably sane Dr Hiluluk, Chopper grew to love the quack doctor and was left in despair at his death. Despite his time spent with the superior Doctor Kureha, Chopper still refers to Hiluluk as "the greatest doctor in the world." Hiluluk also gave Chopper his name, claiming his antlers looked like they could chop down trees.

** Admiral Sengoku had a NumberTwo, whom he took in and raised when he was a child. [[spoiler: Said NumberTwo was the aforementioned Corazon.]]

** For a spoilery example [[spoiler:Kin'emon isn't Momonosuke’s true father, but a parental substitute. Oden and Toki, Momonosuke's real parents, both boiled/burned to death. Kin’emon and Momonosuke are so similar ([[AllMenArePerverts perverted]]) that Straw Hats were completely duped into thinking they were father and son.]]

* After episode 10 of ''Manga/YourLieInApril'', Saki's college best friend Hiroko becomes this to Kousei. She had known him from a young age and even encouraged Saki to teach her son the piano, though she later regrets it due to the emotional damage it caused him. Though, it was implied she already become this immediately after Saki's death, it was just she don't want to be near Kousei's life if her existence would bring his bad memories back.
* In ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'', Yusei, Crow and Jack were taken in by Martha when they were young. Crow himself becomes one to several children.

* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', Misato Katsuragi is this to Shinji Ikari and Asuka Langley Soryu, although she's so broken by her own ordeals that Shinji [[ChildrenRaiseYou seems to end up taking care of her just as often.]]

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' is especially bad about this, with insane amounts of one-shot characters clearly being raised by a (often same-gendered) grandparent.

** Iruka Umino unconsciously avoided Naruto for a while because he was the living vessel for the Kyuubi, which killed his parents. After some time, though, Iruka came to realize Naruto for the person he was and realized that aside from the Kyuubi issue they were NotSoDifferent, and by the time the series starts he acts like a BigBrotherMentor to him. Taken a step further in ''[[LightNovel/NarutoHiden Konoha Hiden]]'' when Naruto asks him to come to [[spoiler:[[OfficialCouple his and Hinata's]] wedding as his father. Iruka accepts immediately and cries TearsOfJoy when Naruto leaves]].

** [[KidSideKick Isidro]] could be Guts jr and nobody would think twice, Isidro left his village in pursuit of legend of the [[OneManArmy "hundred man-killer"]] (who is Guts). Isidro was drawn to the swordsmen and claimed he'd follow in Guts's foot steps and become legendary. Guts, liking the boy's spirit trains him halfheartedly [[https://i3.imggur.net/berserk/24/berserk-1592005.jpg in a very similar manner]] to how Gambino (Gut's adoptive Dad) [[https://i3.imggur.net/berserk/24/berserk-1592005.jpg trained]] him [[note]]though thankfully without the horrific abuse[[/note]]. Neither Isidro or Guts admits how much they care for each other, Guts even keeps watch of him in secret, after Isidro storms off in Enoch Village.

** Saria's relationship with Link can be viewed in various ways. She is OlderThanTheyLook (possibly several hundred years old), has a mature personality for her physical age, and has watched over Link since infancy. Their relationship can be LikeBrotherAndSister, Saria being a ParentalSubstitute towards Link, or romantic.

** Tsunade is Naruto's sole mother-figure, though she didn't think much of him at first when Jiraiya brought him along to recruit her for the role of Hokage. Naruto's personality reminded her of her deceased little brother Nawaki and lover Dan, especially since [[CommonalityConnection they all shared the same dream of becoming Hokage]]. Tsunade gradually grows to care for the youth and gives Naruto Harshirama's (the first Hokage) [[TragicKeepsake necklace]], Tsunade even goes outright MamaBear protecting him from Orochimaru. She's is also the first woman in {{canon}} to kiss Naruto... [[AnywhereButTheirLips on the forehead]]; even as the fifth Hokage, Tsunade does occasionally give Naruto special treatment and lets him get away with saying his opinion or acting rebellious. Naruto calls her "Granny", which is both insulting (though she is [[OlderThanTheyLook old enough]]) and kind of endearing. Tsuande also vouches for Naruto when A (the fourth Raikage) doubts him, [[TheGambler betting]] that Naruto will be able to save the ninja world.

** Jigoro Kwajma practically became Zenitsu’s grandfather after taking him under his wing by freeing the troubled youth from the woman pilled with debts and Zenitsu definitely sees him as such, [[spoiler:his death was enough to make Zenitsu turn more serious than he had ever been in the series till then, fighting the cause of his death, the traitor pupil Kaigaku, without ever relying on his trance sleep mode]].

** Shanks towards Luffy, since [[spoiler: Luffy's father is busy with [[RebelLeader his "job"]], and his grandfather was a well-intentioned yet ''really'' bad parental figure]]. They were so close, many [[{{Jossed}} thought they would be revealed as actual father and son]] (especially given that they even looked quite a bit alike early on, though ArtEvolution has made their faces more distinct). Luffy and Ace both also had a foster mother (Curly Dadan) in their youth, again because [[spoiler: Luffy's dad was gone and his grandpa simply couldn't fit in parental-like shoes, despite caring for them]]. Ace also finds this with his captain Whitebeard, since his father, whom he deeply resented anyway, is dead [[spoiler: and his mother, Rouge, fell victim to DeathByChildbirth]].

* The titular characters of ''Anime/MichikoToHatchin'' develop a familial bond over the course of the anime. Hatchin's mother is unknown and presumed deceased, her father is a deadbeat [[spoiler:who leaves her not long after they're reunited]], and her foster family is abusive. Despite the fact Michiko kidnapped Hatchin from her foster parents, they're shown to have a strong love for each other even if they don't get along all the time.

*** Actually Naruto and Tsunade’s bond may be even deeper if you take into consideration Mito Uzumaki is Tsunade’s grandmother, which means Naruto and Tsunade are indeed [[EveryoneIsRelated related]].

* ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'':
** China raises some of the East Asian nations, but they see him more as a brother than a father. In fact, Korea refers to China as "Aniki" ("Bro"), a rather informal term for "older brother": this is pretty important since the others don't fully acknowledge China as a brother -- Japan and Macau call him "Mr. China" while Taiwan and Hong Kong refer to him as "teacher".
** Same with England and young America. Despite what bash-happy [[ParentalIncest might tell you]], they also have an older brother/younger brother relationship, with America at first calling England "Big Bro" (or at the very least offering to, but England, having less than stellar experiences with his own brothers, says "just England is fine") and later telling him that they're not brothers anymore.
** Hungary and Austria were like this towards North Italy when he was a young child. Also Spain, to South Italy.
** [[PerpetualSmiler Denmark]] was this to a young [[FriendlessBackground Iceland]], combined with a BigBrotherMentor. He taught Iceland how to make friends, for one, and proclaims that he raised him. In the present, Denmark is still adamant about being a [[BigBrotherInstinct big brother figure]] and TeamDad to the Nordics as a whole, but ''especially'' [[IJustWantToBeNormal Iceland]], much to the [[BrattyTeenageDaughter annoyance of Iceland himself]], as well as Iceland's blood-related brother [[DeadpanSnarker Norway]].

* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn'': The aforementioned Reborn did more to raise the protagonist Sawada Tsunayoshi in one year than Tsuna's biological father Iemitsu did over the course of his ''entire life''. Fanon frequently emphasizes this, canon lampshades it, and even the series' [[http://reborn.wikia.com/wiki/Reborn wiki]] points it out.

* Izuku Midoriya and All Might of Anime/MyHeroAcademia seem to have this relationship. The Midoriya family consists of Midoriya and his mother, with Hisashi Midoriya, the DisappearedDad, said to be working abroad. In Hisashi's absence, All Might meets Midoriya, trains him for ten months in order to [[PassingTheTorch give his Quirk, One For All]] to him, and subsequently is not subtle in his mentorship to Midoriya when he becomes a teacher at UA. In the semi-canon movie, All Might describes their relationship as [[ThickerThanWater thicker than blood]].

* ''Anime/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'': Balsa pulls double duty as guardian figure and [[BodyguardBabes bodyguard]] to [[ShelteredAristocrat Prince Chagum]], after being hired to protect him. At one point in the series, [[spoiler:she even gives a knife to him, a symbolic tradition of coming-of-age in her home country.]] Tanda even points out that her vow to protect him from all harm for as long as is necessary means she is, for all intents and purposes, his mother.

* Minamoto, the male TeamMom from ''Manga/ZettaiKarenChildren'', is a full time parental figure and role model to at least five [=ESPers=].