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* Mamoru Chiba acted like one from time to time in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', mostly to the Inner Senshi since he was [[OlderAndWiser older and more responsible]] than them, being a mentor figure towards Ami in particular and always taking care of Chibiusa, his future daughter.
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* Mamoru Chiba acted like one from time to time in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', mostly to the Inner Senshi since he was [[OlderAndWiser older and more responsible]] than them, being a mentor figure towards Ami in particular and particular, always taking care of Chibiusa, his Chibiusa (his future daughter.daughter), and even aiding the Senshi in battle whenever he can.
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* Brock in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, who like Jet Black does double duty as both the Team Dad ''and'' the TeamMom.
** In ''BW'', Cilan makes a strange aversion, considering how [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute similar]] he is to Brock.
** Pikachu takes up the role when no humans are present, mostly to take care of the younger Pokemon.
** In ''XY'', Ash himself is the one who has the Team Dad role as this is the series where he's at his most mature.
** For the ''Sun and Moon'' series, the Team Dad role usually goes to Professor Kukui, but Kiawe also takes up the role when its just Ash and his classmates.
** In ''BW'', Cilan makes a strange aversion, considering how [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute similar]] he is to Brock.
** Pikachu takes up the role when no humans are present, mostly to take care of the younger Pokemon.
** In ''XY'', Ash himself is the one who has the Team Dad role as this is the series where he's at his most mature.
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* Brock in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'', who like Jet Black does double duty as both the Team Dad ''and'' the TeamMom.
** In''BW'', ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'', Cilan makes a strange aversion, considering how [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute similar]] he is to Brock.
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* ''{{Manga/Doraemon}}'': Doraemon himself is often the closest thing the main kids have to an authority figure in their group, especially in the [[BigDamnMovie movies]]. He takes it upon himself to make sure they're safe and cared for on their adventures, and will reprimand them for poor behavior. He's also the one the kids tend to call for when they get in over their heads.
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* Masayuki Hori from ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'', being both the rest of the cast's [[SenpaiKohai senpai]] and the president of the drama club, takes on a lot of responsibility over for his underclassmen, including attempting to coach Nozaki on how to either draw backgrounds or learn to get better at laying things out for the actual background artist (himself). His dadly-ness is best demonstrated during the KaraokeBox chapter, when, as soon as the gang arrive, he asks [[HollywoodToneDeaf Kashima]] if she wants to sing first, only to announce an order for everyone to sing when she says no. She and Mikoshiba wonder if Hori suspects the truth... until Hori continues on pointing out where the bathrooms are and asking what everyone wants from the food and drink menu, and they realize that, no, Hori is just a dad.
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* Masayuki Hori from ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'', being both the rest of the cast's [[SenpaiKohai [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics senpai]] and the president of the drama club, takes on a lot of responsibility over for his underclassmen, including attempting to coach Nozaki on how to either draw backgrounds or learn to get better at laying things out for the actual background artist (himself). His dadly-ness is best demonstrated during the KaraokeBox chapter, when, as soon as the gang arrive, he asks [[HollywoodToneDeaf Kashima]] if she wants to sing first, only to announce an order for everyone to sing when she says no. She and Mikoshiba wonder if Hori suspects the truth... until Hori continues on pointing out where the bathrooms are and asking what everyone wants from the food and drink menu, and they realize that, no, Hori is just a dad.
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* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind'': Leone Abbachio is the oldest member of Bruno Bucciarati's faction of Passione. His tragic past as a police officer has molded him into a stern man who doesn't take shit from anyone, refusing to particpate in shenangians with the rest of the team. He is openly hostile to the newbie Giorno until he proves himself on a field mission, though he'd never admit this to his face.
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* ''Manga/InuYasha'''s title character, believe it or not. He's pretty unorthodox, but he tries to give TheChick / TheLancer / TeamMom emotional support, physically prevents the ActionGirl from giving up on her brother and TheSmartGuy from throwing his life away, and is an example for both the TagalongKid and the aforementioned TeamMom's little brother.
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* ''Manga/InuYasha'''s title character, believe it or not. He's pretty unorthodox, but he tries to give TheChick / TheLancer / TeamMom emotional support, physically prevents the ActionGirl from giving up on her brother and TheSmartGuy from throwing his life away, and is an example for both the TagalongKid and the aforementioned TeamMom's little brother.
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* Masayuki Hori from ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'', being both the rest of the cast's [[SenpaiKohai senpai]] and the president of the drama club, takes on a lot of responsibility over for his underclassmen, including attempting to coach Nozaki on how to either draw backgrounds or learn to get better at laying things out for the actual background artist (himself). His dadly-ness is best demonstrated during the KaraokeBox chapter, when, as soon as the gang arrive, he asks [[HollywoodToneDeaf Kashima]] if she wants to sing first, only to announce an order for everyone to sing when she says no. She and Mikoshiba wonder if Hori suspects the truth... until Hori continues on pointing out where the bathrooms are and asking what everyone wants from the food and drink menu, and they realize that, no, Hori is just a dad.
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* This trope is ''very'' common in sports manga/anime, with the captains and/or coaches acting as if they were the fathers of their teammates or pupils (and possibly working alongside a BigBrotherMentor and/or a CuteSportsClubManager):
** ''Manga/BambooBlade'' -- Toraji "Kojiro" Ishida, for the Muroe High School kendo team.
** ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' -- Roberto Hongo (Nankatsu Elementary), Kouzou Kira (Meiwa Elementary), Takashi Furuoya (Nankatsu Junior High) and Makoto Kitazume (Tohou Junior High).
*** Tatsuo Mikami and later Gamo Minato are Team Dads to the Japanese National Squad. To a degree, so is Munemasa Katagiri, but in a more distant way.
** ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' -- Tetsuichiro Kurumada of Sugo Asurada, whom Hayato calls him Oyaji-san, and in turn, sees Hayato as a son to him. Edelhi Bootsvorz of Missing Link, [[spoiler:after his HeelFaceTurn]], becomes a fatherly figure to his teammates.
** ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' -- Karasuno's [[TheCaptain captain]] Daichi was the closest thing the team had to adult supervision before Coach Ukai and Takeda came to supervise them. He is probably the most responsible and level-headed member of the team and can be quite strict compared to his vice-captain and TeamMom counterpart Koushi Sugawara, but cares a lot about the rest of the team and makes sure they don't overwork themselves.
** ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' -- Genji Kamogawa (Kamogawa Gym). Sendoh's trainer Yanaoka (Naniwa Gym), Ozma's coach Hachinohe (Hachinohe Gym; Ozma ''does'' nickname him "dad" in canon), Volg's trainer Ramuda and [[spoiler: Eiji Date (Nakadai Gym) after he retires]] are quite younger versions of the trope.
** ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' -- Captains Kippei Tachibana (Fudomine) and Kunimitsu Tezuka (Seigaku), alongside vice-captain Genichirou Sanada (Rikkai), are Team Dads for their school tennis teams. If we check on coaches, the best example is Ojii from Rokkaku, whereas Taro Sakaki from Hyoutei and Osamu Watanabe from Shotenhouji are younger versions. Also Mikiya "Banji" Banda from Yamabuki, though he's more of a TricksterMentor.
** ''Manga/SlamDunk'' -- Coach Mitsuyoshi Anzai and captain Takenori Akagi from Shohoku, as well as coaches Moichi Taoka from Ryounan (who specially shows his TeamDad ID by [[spoiler: counseling freshman!Uozumi when he almost leaves the team due to his upperclassmen's bullying]]) and Riki Takato from Kainan.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has Reiner Braun and Marco Bott, though their styles are slightly different. Marco plays it straighter, primarily keeping order among the trainees while offering occasional support or advice to them. In contrast, Reiner is something of a BigBrotherMentor, and blends some of the nurturing elements of the TeamMom through his efforts to keep morale up or encourage them to excel. [[spoiler: Marco ends up as a SacrificialLion, killed during the defense of Trost. On the other hand, Reiner is actually TheMole and his attachment to the others causes him to begin suffering SanitySlippage due to guilt]].
* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': Dutch very much fills this role to his employees on the Lagoon.
* Captain Jushiro Ukitake in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' acts more like a father than a captain towards his subordinates.
** In a huge subversion, so did [[spoiler: Sousuke Aizen... before he faked his own death and then was revealed to be the BigBad]]
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', Kakei is older, more [[GoodOldWays conservative]], and tends to vocally correct the misbehaviours of the Braves around him. Naturally he gets along quite well with the TeamMom, Rokuro, both of them being fairly orthodox people in a cast of [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits eccentrics]].
* A rather sui-generis one is Akira Mimasaka form ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers''. He doesn't particularly care about forcing morality on the group (and probably couldn't if he wanted to) but is the general mediator for conflicts and seems to take it upon his shoulders when the group isn't getting along, eventually leading to him getting in a fistfight with Tsukasa when the latter won't stop stirring up drama with Rui.
* Tomoya Okazaki from ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'', as the OnlySaneMan in his group.
* In ''Manga/Classi9'', Bach is Class S-'s resident dad friend: he is the one indulging [[ThePrankster Haydn]] [[{{Keet}} and his antics]] the most, he makes sure Ren understands the lessons and passes her his notes, watches out for Chopin, repairs the pianos Liszt has broken, makes sure Mozart and Tchaiko keep it in their pants at least while inside the school... His BerserkButton is hurting or insulting his family ones, and yes that includes his classmates. Mozart constantly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it by calling him by dad-themed names and the first part of chapter 11 focuses on his fatherly habits.
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Jet Black, who ''also'' is the male TeamMom.
* ''Manga/Cyborg009'' -- Dr. Isaac Gilmore and Dr. Koizumi. Chang Changku (Cyborg 006) has traits of both this ''and'' a male TeamMom (''hilariously'' lampshaded in an episode of the 2001 series).
* Senshi of ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' views himself as one. When the party runs low on food, he blames himself for "not being able to provide food for the youngsters".
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' brings us the current page image, Jou/Joe Kido. There was a very good reason he was appropriately chosen to be the bearer of the "Crest of Reliability" as the dub calls it, and pretty much [[SpellMyNameWithAnS all of the possible translations for its Japanese name]] (Honesty, Faith, Sincerity) are fitting too. Despite being [[TheSoCalledCoward scared out of his wits]] and always vouching for the "safest" option, he was often the first to throw himself at attacking Digimon to protect the other [[ChosenOne Chosen children]] (aka Digidestined) and his own [[BondCreature partner]] [[{{Mon}} Digimon]], even though said partner Digimon was there to protect him! His top priorities were always to make certain everyone was safe, getting along, and would give emotional support and advice when needed. This carried over into the [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 sequel]] too - despite being regularly bogged down with the rigors of Japanese higher education, Jou/Joe was always there as a figure of guidance and support for [[KidSamurai Iori/Cody]], the youngest of the Digidestined, whenever he needed him.
** ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' -- [[TheCaptain Captain]] Satsuma. Better known as a stern disciplinarian to everyone else in DATS, he is also a BadassLongcoat and very [[LetsGetDangerous dangerous]] when the need arises.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'' -- Master Roshi, at least until the Saiyan arc of ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Piccolo also qualifies in the Cell and Buu arcs.
* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' -- Youichi Hiruma fits the trope quite well... If you don't pay attention to his: blackmailing everyone he wants to, screaming and shouting, constant evil laughing, harsh training, shooting his own teammates, and adding a certain [[ClusterFBomb swear word]] to every noun he says. Also, his ability to turn his head 180 degrees, spiky dyed hair and teeth that are just as sharp, his habit of spinning his AK 47 like a pencil and shooting it at the same time. As long as you don't pay attention to that, he fits the bill.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'': Master Makarov is the prime example, to the entire guild.
* In ''Anime/FangOfTheSunDougram'', this role is split between Professor Samarin and Dick Raltaff. Samarin is the leader the liberation movement, but is especially close to the protagonist and his team, while Raltaff is more of a mentor.
* Houshou Takigawa, aka Bou-san or Monk, from ''Manga/GhostHunt'', with Ayako as TeamMom.
* In ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', Gintoki acts as a father figure towards Shinpachi and Kagura, when he's not acting like a child himself, that is.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'''s Alexander Anderson has his moments with his people. Surprisingly, so does Alucard in the manga in a twisted way, towards his interaction with Seras, Bernadotte and mercenaries. He's also known to lecture the vampire punks before he kills them, and when he starts calling Seras by her name he actually pats her on the head almost like a dad praising his little girl.
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': Even after UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, England can't fully get his former protege America off his back. And even more after the Allies are formed and he often has to be the OnlySaneMan... if you stretch the "sane" part a bit.
** Austria also is like this towards North Italy and TheClan. As a bonus, he marries the local CoolBigSis and makes her his TeamMom.
** Among the Asians, China tries to be this... but the straightest example seems to be Macau instead. Specially when he has to deal with China ''and'' Hong Kong.
** Denmark sees himself as the leader and "older brother" (re: this) of the Nordics. The others don't seem to agree.
** France insists on being called "big brother" by everyone younger than him, and in a deleted strip he denies America alcohol because of his age (though it may have been to [[FrenchJerk insult]] [[JustAKid him]]). This makes the strip "Even if I depart, You Shall Remain" all the more of a TearJerker, as it shows France's [[WhoWantsToLiveForever immortality]] will prevent him from being a true father. When he sees the human protagonist with a son, he makes a sad smile.
** Though Russia is [[PsychopathicManchild childish]], he sees himself as this towards his subordinates and his people, in a [[{{Yandere}} twisted way]]. In "Lithuania's Out-Sourcing", he acts like a concerned parent when telling America to take care of Lithuania...[[CuteAndPsycho until]] he pulls a SlasherSmile and [[StalkerWithACrush calls Lithuania his "ex".]] Then there was "Bloody Sunday", where he snaps and decides the only way to make the best for his citizens is to [[MurderIsTheBestSolution gun down some rebels]], because "we don't want children who can't play nice."
* ''Manga/InuYasha'''s title character, believe it or not. He's pretty unorthodox, but he tries to give TheChick / TheLancer / TeamMom emotional support, physically prevents the ActionGirl from giving up on her brother and TheSmartGuy from throwing his life away, and is an example for both the TagalongKid and the aforementioned TeamMom's little brother.
* Kalos Eido, boss of the ''Anime/KaleidoStar'' troupe. To a smaller degree, Marion's father; makes sense since while Kalos handles the big decisions, Mr. Begnini is the one in charge of the stagehands and technical issues.
* In ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', despite being female, TheStoic [[RedBaron Blazing General]] Signum often takes this role in the teams she's in, leading by example and taking responsibility for the things her group did, as well as being the one most willing to discipline a team member who's out of line; when Teana starts complaining about being taken off active duty (more because she's not in the right physical or mental shape for it than as a punitive measure), Signum [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan punches her in the face]] and says that [[QuitYourWhining she will only get spoiled if her whining is tolerated]]. This gets a LampshadeHanging in the RealTrailerFakeMovie ''Magical Family Lyrical Wolken'' {{Omake}} included in the Special Edition of ''Anime/{{Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 2nd As}}'', where she was assigned the father role while [[TeamMom Shamal was assigned the mother role]].
* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Prof. Yumi was TeamDad by the heroes (and ParentalSubstitute for Kouji and Shiro). He was mature, serious and disciplined, and tried to lead through those traits.
** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': Prof. Kenzo Kabuto filled the same role.
** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'': And Dr. Umon.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' -- Bright Noah. [[spoiler: Who ends up married to the local TeamMom, Mirai Yashima.]]
** Also Captain Henken Beckener and Commander Blex Forrer from [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]], as well as Jamil Neate from Anime/AfterWarGundamX.
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]] has Mu La Flaga take this role for the Archangel's crew, and [[spoiler: after Mu's death]] [[FathertoHisMen Andrew Waldfelt]] eventually ascends to this role in the sequel.
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]] has a dark example in Neo Roanoke ([[spoiler: actually a CriminalAmnesiac La Flaga]]), a bitter and cynical ZenSurvivor who serves as the Team Dad and EvilMentor the the [[{{Tykebomb}} Extended]], demonstrating legitimate concern for their well-being, all while making sure they stay in line and follow [[FinalSolution Djibril's]] orders.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'': Johann Trinity is this to his siblings Michael and Nena, as a part of him getting a PromotionToParent of sorts. Among the Gundam Meisters, Lockon Stratos [[spoiler: (the first one)]] is a mix of this and BigBrotherMentor.
* Jiraya eventually becomes this to Manga/{{Naruto}} which also fits on how Tsunade is the TeamMom for him. Turns out Jiraiya is technically Naruto's godfather, but was not available for his early years for many reasons (being a spy master protecting the village along with his own lechery being prime examples.)
** Iruka Umino, being actually responsible for most of the pre-ninja training of the kids, bounces between TeamDad and TeamMom (specially to Naruto). Also Kakashi and Asuma, as team leaders.
** Interestingly enough, Shikamaru seems to be developing into this for the Konoha 11 Group. Makes sense, [[spoiler: they lost their TeamDad Asuma to Hidan.]]
** Let's not forget that Hiruzen Sarutobi aka the Third Hokage was the TeamDad for most of Konoha, barring his former teammates and Danzo, his former friend.
** To a degree, it can be said that ''every'' male Kage plays the TeamDad role for their village, in their own ways. As the new Kazekage, Gaara is still too young, but he's got Baki-sensei to back him up. Baki himself wasn't exactly the TeamDad for the Sand siblings at first, but acts more like that after the TimeSkip.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has some odd examples.
** Takamichi Takahata seems to fill this position in the early chapters, but the position eventually gets passed to [[WeaselMascot Chamo]].
** Later on, ''[[BoisterousBruiser Jack Rakan]]'', of all people, seems to fill in.
** Evangeline sort of counts as a female example, although [[NobleDemon she would of course deny this vigorously if confronted about it]].
** In the Ala Rubra days, the TeamDad was Eishun Konoe and Alberio Imma was his TeamMom.
* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', [[TheProfessor Kouzou]] [[TheLancer Fuyutsuki]] and [[MagnificentBastard Gendo]] [[TheChessMaster Ikari]] would be the {{Team Dad}}s... if the series was, well, [[ThereAreNoTherapists NOT]] [[DysfunctionJunction Neon]] [[{{Deconstruction}} Genesis]] [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]].
** Gendou deconstructs the trope big time (he's Shinji's father and team leader all right, but his actions are only remotely dad-like towards his adoptive daughter of sorts Rei), but Fuyutsuki plays it straight as he's still got some degree of concern for others around him. [[spoiler: That's what gets him arrested by SEELE.]]
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Franky towards his original TrueCompanions before he left, and now, as confirmed by WordOfGod, towards Luffy's crew. Though he's a particularly... [[BumblingDad immature example]].
*** Zoro and Sanji though younger than Franky, have shades of this trope towards their more immature and childish crewmates. Both Zoro and Sanji give Chopper in particular guidance in “how to be manly“, and they also give him [[ShoulderTeammate shoulder rides sometimes]]. Zoro and Sanji also commonly both give orders to other crew members alongside same as TeamMom Nami.
*** Jimbei effortlessly takes this position when he joins the crew in Wano thanks to being more mature than Franky and generally having more experience than Zoro and Sanji.
** Whitebeard as a FatherToHisMen was literal example for the Whitebeard Pirates, even when Squard [[HeelFaceTurn stabs him]] Whitebeard just hugs his “foolish son” and forgives him immediately causing Squard to cry.
** Smoker similar to Whitebeard was this for the G-5 Marines and Tashigi thus Smoker was [[PapaWolf extremely pissed]] when he learned TheMole Vergo had attacked and nearly killed all of them.
** Charlotte Katakuri invokes this towards his siblings, not only will he use his Devil Fruit powers to aid them in battle but will protect them ferociously. Luffy learned this ''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown the hard way]]''.
** Kozuki Oden was this to his TrueCompanions the Nine Scabbards and plenty of others in Wano country, even some of his most badass samurai friends gave Oden TheGlomp, much to his annoyance. Oden’s death protecting his family and friends still brings tears to his followers’s eyes.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' -- Tamaki Suoh is the self-proclaimed Team Dad (and assigns Kyouya the TeamMom role), but the rest of the team pretty much just play along because they feel like it; when they boycott him, Tamaki throws tantrums about why they're being so disobedient. This gets even more complicated once Tamaki starts developing feelings for Haruhi that he keeps handwaving as "fatherly concern".
** This, of course, leads to HoYay courtesy of the Twins: "Mommy kept a secret from Daddy."
* Kanba Takakura from ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'', who has to take care of both his younger siblings ''and'' their penguins. With his sister Himari as the TeamMom.
* Brock in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, who like Jet Black does double duty as both the Team Dad ''and'' the TeamMom.
** In ''BW'', Cilan makes a strange aversion, considering how [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute similar]] he is to Brock.
** Pikachu takes up the role when no humans are present, mostly to take care of the younger Pokemon.
** In ''XY'', Ash himself is the one who has the Team Dad role as this is the series where he's at his most mature.
** For the ''Sun and Moon'' series, the Team Dad role usually goes to Professor Kukui, but Kiawe also takes up the role when its just Ash and his classmates.
* ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' -- Conrad, with the bonus of having his grandson Antonio in the group and having raised Juliet and Cordelia after the Capulet massacre.
* Mamoru Chiba acted like one from time to time in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', mostly to the Inner Senshi since he was [[OlderAndWiser older and more responsible]] than them, being a mentor figure towards Ami in particular and always taking care of Chibiusa, his future daughter.
* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' -- Kozaburou Nambu, also TheProfessor.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'': Dr. Stein, [[MadScientist oddly]] [[TokenEvilTeamMate enough]]. In the last chapter of the manga, it turns out [[spoiler:he [[TeamMom Marie]] are going to be an ''[[BabiesEverAfter actual]]'' mom and dad.]]
** [[BigGood Shinigami-sama]] and [[PapaWolf Spirit Albarn]] may qualify as well.
* ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' and ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' -- Captain Bruno J. Global[=/=]Henry J. Gloval.
* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' -- Kurogane, to go along with the overwhelming sea of HoYay between him and (male) TeamMom Fai. This becomes particularly visible around the [[WhamEpisode Wham Chapters]] in which everything goes to hell and Kurogane does quite a bit of stepping up and taking charge in order to keep the team together.
* Enho from ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'' mixes this and OldRetainer. Keiki also has some shades of the trope.
* ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'' -- [[BlowYouAway Wind Master]] Aoki Seiichirou is this with Kasumi Karen taking on the role of "Team Mom".
* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'': [[Characters/ZombieLandSagaFranchouchou Ai Mizuno]], of a [[TheMentor mentor]] variety. She is the one most responsible so far for the girls' training drills, teaching the newcomers the basics of the business, and is the one most vocal about the way of thinking they should approach their shared goal with. When a member is struggling or has a particularly important role to play in a new song, she coaches that member directly by way of example and takes it upon herself to review songs as a whole when the entire band is having trouble. Also, while she always strives to be constructive and, ordinarily, is by no means any less open-hearted than the rest of the group, she firmly believes that they won't get anywhere by "just playing friends all the time" and does not mince words with someone if she feels they are out of line.
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** ''Manga/BambooBlade'' -- Toraji "Kojiro" Ishida, for the Muroe High School kendo team.
** ''Manga/CaptainTsubasa'' -- Roberto Hongo (Nankatsu Elementary), Kouzou Kira (Meiwa Elementary), Takashi Furuoya (Nankatsu Junior High) and Makoto Kitazume (Tohou Junior High).
*** Tatsuo Mikami and later Gamo Minato are Team Dads to the Japanese National Squad. To a degree, so is Munemasa Katagiri, but in a more distant way.
** ''Anime/FutureGPXCyberFormula'' -- Tetsuichiro Kurumada of Sugo Asurada, whom Hayato calls him Oyaji-san, and in turn, sees Hayato as a son to him. Edelhi Bootsvorz of Missing Link, [[spoiler:after his HeelFaceTurn]], becomes a fatherly figure to his teammates.
** ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'' -- Karasuno's [[TheCaptain captain]] Daichi was the closest thing the team had to adult supervision before Coach Ukai and Takeda came to supervise them. He is probably the most responsible and level-headed member of the team and can be quite strict compared to his vice-captain and TeamMom counterpart Koushi Sugawara, but cares a lot about the rest of the team and makes sure they don't overwork themselves.
** ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'' -- Genji Kamogawa (Kamogawa Gym). Sendoh's trainer Yanaoka (Naniwa Gym), Ozma's coach Hachinohe (Hachinohe Gym; Ozma ''does'' nickname him "dad" in canon), Volg's trainer Ramuda and [[spoiler: Eiji Date (Nakadai Gym) after he retires]] are quite younger versions of the trope.
** ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis'' -- Captains Kippei Tachibana (Fudomine) and Kunimitsu Tezuka (Seigaku), alongside vice-captain Genichirou Sanada (Rikkai), are Team Dads for their school tennis teams. If we check on coaches, the best example is Ojii from Rokkaku, whereas Taro Sakaki from Hyoutei and Osamu Watanabe from Shotenhouji are younger versions. Also Mikiya "Banji" Banda from Yamabuki, though he's more of a TricksterMentor.
** ''Manga/SlamDunk'' -- Coach Mitsuyoshi Anzai and captain Takenori Akagi from Shohoku, as well as coaches Moichi Taoka from Ryounan (who specially shows his TeamDad ID by [[spoiler: counseling freshman!Uozumi when he almost leaves the team due to his upperclassmen's bullying]]) and Riki Takato from Kainan.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has Reiner Braun and Marco Bott, though their styles are slightly different. Marco plays it straighter, primarily keeping order among the trainees while offering occasional support or advice to them. In contrast, Reiner is something of a BigBrotherMentor, and blends some of the nurturing elements of the TeamMom through his efforts to keep morale up or encourage them to excel. [[spoiler: Marco ends up as a SacrificialLion, killed during the defense of Trost. On the other hand, Reiner is actually TheMole and his attachment to the others causes him to begin suffering SanitySlippage due to guilt]].
* ''Manga/BlackLagoon'': Dutch very much fills this role to his employees on the Lagoon.
* Captain Jushiro Ukitake in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' acts more like a father than a captain towards his subordinates.
** In a huge subversion, so did [[spoiler: Sousuke Aizen... before he faked his own death and then was revealed to be the BigBad]]
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', Kakei is older, more [[GoodOldWays conservative]], and tends to vocally correct the misbehaviours of the Braves around him. Naturally he gets along quite well with the TeamMom, Rokuro, both of them being fairly orthodox people in a cast of [[RagtagBunchOfMisfits eccentrics]].
* A rather sui-generis one is Akira Mimasaka form ''Manga/BoysOverFlowers''. He doesn't particularly care about forcing morality on the group (and probably couldn't if he wanted to) but is the general mediator for conflicts and seems to take it upon his shoulders when the group isn't getting along, eventually leading to him getting in a fistfight with Tsukasa when the latter won't stop stirring up drama with Rui.
* Tomoya Okazaki from ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'', as the OnlySaneMan in his group.
* In ''Manga/Classi9'', Bach is Class S-'s resident dad friend: he is the one indulging [[ThePrankster Haydn]] [[{{Keet}} and his antics]] the most, he makes sure Ren understands the lessons and passes her his notes, watches out for Chopin, repairs the pianos Liszt has broken, makes sure Mozart and Tchaiko keep it in their pants at least while inside the school... His BerserkButton is hurting or insulting his family ones, and yes that includes his classmates. Mozart constantly [[LampshadeHanging lampshades]] it by calling him by dad-themed names and the first part of chapter 11 focuses on his fatherly habits.
* ''Anime/CowboyBebop'': Jet Black, who ''also'' is the male TeamMom.
* ''Manga/Cyborg009'' -- Dr. Isaac Gilmore and Dr. Koizumi. Chang Changku (Cyborg 006) has traits of both this ''and'' a male TeamMom (''hilariously'' lampshaded in an episode of the 2001 series).
* Senshi of ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' views himself as one. When the party runs low on food, he blames himself for "not being able to provide food for the youngsters".
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' brings us the current page image, Jou/Joe Kido. There was a very good reason he was appropriately chosen to be the bearer of the "Crest of Reliability" as the dub calls it, and pretty much [[SpellMyNameWithAnS all of the possible translations for its Japanese name]] (Honesty, Faith, Sincerity) are fitting too. Despite being [[TheSoCalledCoward scared out of his wits]] and always vouching for the "safest" option, he was often the first to throw himself at attacking Digimon to protect the other [[ChosenOne Chosen children]] (aka Digidestined) and his own [[BondCreature partner]] [[{{Mon}} Digimon]], even though said partner Digimon was there to protect him! His top priorities were always to make certain everyone was safe, getting along, and would give emotional support and advice when needed. This carried over into the [[Anime/DigimonAdventure02 sequel]] too - despite being regularly bogged down with the rigors of Japanese higher education, Jou/Joe was always there as a figure of guidance and support for [[KidSamurai Iori/Cody]], the youngest of the Digidestined, whenever he needed him.
** ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'' -- [[TheCaptain Captain]] Satsuma. Better known as a stern disciplinarian to everyone else in DATS, he is also a BadassLongcoat and very [[LetsGetDangerous dangerous]] when the need arises.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'' -- Master Roshi, at least until the Saiyan arc of ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Piccolo also qualifies in the Cell and Buu arcs.
* ''Manga/Eyeshield21'' -- Youichi Hiruma fits the trope quite well... If you don't pay attention to his: blackmailing everyone he wants to, screaming and shouting, constant evil laughing, harsh training, shooting his own teammates, and adding a certain [[ClusterFBomb swear word]] to every noun he says. Also, his ability to turn his head 180 degrees, spiky dyed hair and teeth that are just as sharp, his habit of spinning his AK 47 like a pencil and shooting it at the same time. As long as you don't pay attention to that, he fits the bill.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'': Master Makarov is the prime example, to the entire guild.
* In ''Anime/FangOfTheSunDougram'', this role is split between Professor Samarin and Dick Raltaff. Samarin is the leader the liberation movement, but is especially close to the protagonist and his team, while Raltaff is more of a mentor.
* Houshou Takigawa, aka Bou-san or Monk, from ''Manga/GhostHunt'', with Ayako as TeamMom.
* In ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'', Gintoki acts as a father figure towards Shinpachi and Kagura, when he's not acting like a child himself, that is.
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'''s Alexander Anderson has his moments with his people. Surprisingly, so does Alucard in the manga in a twisted way, towards his interaction with Seras, Bernadotte and mercenaries. He's also known to lecture the vampire punks before he kills them, and when he starts calling Seras by her name he actually pats her on the head almost like a dad praising his little girl.
* ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'': Even after UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution, England can't fully get his former protege America off his back. And even more after the Allies are formed and he often has to be the OnlySaneMan... if you stretch the "sane" part a bit.
** Austria also is like this towards North Italy and TheClan. As a bonus, he marries the local CoolBigSis and makes her his TeamMom.
** Among the Asians, China tries to be this... but the straightest example seems to be Macau instead. Specially when he has to deal with China ''and'' Hong Kong.
** Denmark sees himself as the leader and "older brother" (re: this) of the Nordics. The others don't seem to agree.
** France insists on being called "big brother" by everyone younger than him, and in a deleted strip he denies America alcohol because of his age (though it may have been to [[FrenchJerk insult]] [[JustAKid him]]). This makes the strip "Even if I depart, You Shall Remain" all the more of a TearJerker, as it shows France's [[WhoWantsToLiveForever immortality]] will prevent him from being a true father. When he sees the human protagonist with a son, he makes a sad smile.
** Though Russia is [[PsychopathicManchild childish]], he sees himself as this towards his subordinates and his people, in a [[{{Yandere}} twisted way]]. In "Lithuania's Out-Sourcing", he acts like a concerned parent when telling America to take care of Lithuania...[[CuteAndPsycho until]] he pulls a SlasherSmile and [[StalkerWithACrush calls Lithuania his "ex".]] Then there was "Bloody Sunday", where he snaps and decides the only way to make the best for his citizens is to [[MurderIsTheBestSolution gun down some rebels]], because "we don't want children who can't play nice."
* ''Manga/InuYasha'''s title character, believe it or not. He's pretty unorthodox, but he tries to give TheChick / TheLancer / TeamMom emotional support, physically prevents the ActionGirl from giving up on her brother and TheSmartGuy from throwing his life away, and is an example for both the TagalongKid and the aforementioned TeamMom's little brother.
* Kalos Eido, boss of the ''Anime/KaleidoStar'' troupe. To a smaller degree, Marion's father; makes sense since while Kalos handles the big decisions, Mr. Begnini is the one in charge of the stagehands and technical issues.
* In ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'', despite being female, TheStoic [[RedBaron Blazing General]] Signum often takes this role in the teams she's in, leading by example and taking responsibility for the things her group did, as well as being the one most willing to discipline a team member who's out of line; when Teana starts complaining about being taken off active duty (more because she's not in the right physical or mental shape for it than as a punitive measure), Signum [[GetAHoldOfYourselfMan punches her in the face]] and says that [[QuitYourWhining she will only get spoiled if her whining is tolerated]]. This gets a LampshadeHanging in the RealTrailerFakeMovie ''Magical Family Lyrical Wolken'' {{Omake}} included in the Special Edition of ''Anime/{{Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The Movie 2nd As}}'', where she was assigned the father role while [[TeamMom Shamal was assigned the mother role]].
* ''Anime/MazingerZ'': Prof. Yumi was TeamDad by the heroes (and ParentalSubstitute for Kouji and Shiro). He was mature, serious and disciplined, and tried to lead through those traits.
** ''Anime/GreatMazinger'': Prof. Kenzo Kabuto filled the same role.
** ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'': And Dr. Umon.
* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' -- Bright Noah. [[spoiler: Who ends up married to the local TeamMom, Mirai Yashima.]]
** Also Captain Henken Beckener and Commander Blex Forrer from [[Anime/MobileSuitZetaGundam Zeta Gundam]], as well as Jamil Neate from Anime/AfterWarGundamX.
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Gundam SEED]] has Mu La Flaga take this role for the Archangel's crew, and [[spoiler: after Mu's death]] [[FathertoHisMen Andrew Waldfelt]] eventually ascends to this role in the sequel.
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Gundam SEED Destiny]] has a dark example in Neo Roanoke ([[spoiler: actually a CriminalAmnesiac La Flaga]]), a bitter and cynical ZenSurvivor who serves as the Team Dad and EvilMentor the the [[{{Tykebomb}} Extended]], demonstrating legitimate concern for their well-being, all while making sure they stay in line and follow [[FinalSolution Djibril's]] orders.
** ''[[Anime/MobileSuitGundam00 Gundam 00]]'': Johann Trinity is this to his siblings Michael and Nena, as a part of him getting a PromotionToParent of sorts. Among the Gundam Meisters, Lockon Stratos [[spoiler: (the first one)]] is a mix of this and BigBrotherMentor.
* Jiraya eventually becomes this to Manga/{{Naruto}} which also fits on how Tsunade is the TeamMom for him. Turns out Jiraiya is technically Naruto's godfather, but was not available for his early years for many reasons (being a spy master protecting the village along with his own lechery being prime examples.)
** Iruka Umino, being actually responsible for most of the pre-ninja training of the kids, bounces between TeamDad and TeamMom (specially to Naruto). Also Kakashi and Asuma, as team leaders.
** Interestingly enough, Shikamaru seems to be developing into this for the Konoha 11 Group. Makes sense, [[spoiler: they lost their TeamDad Asuma to Hidan.]]
** Let's not forget that Hiruzen Sarutobi aka the Third Hokage was the TeamDad for most of Konoha, barring his former teammates and Danzo, his former friend.
** To a degree, it can be said that ''every'' male Kage plays the TeamDad role for their village, in their own ways. As the new Kazekage, Gaara is still too young, but he's got Baki-sensei to back him up. Baki himself wasn't exactly the TeamDad for the Sand siblings at first, but acts more like that after the TimeSkip.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has some odd examples.
** Takamichi Takahata seems to fill this position in the early chapters, but the position eventually gets passed to [[WeaselMascot Chamo]].
** Later on, ''[[BoisterousBruiser Jack Rakan]]'', of all people, seems to fill in.
** Evangeline sort of counts as a female example, although [[NobleDemon she would of course deny this vigorously if confronted about it]].
** In the Ala Rubra days, the TeamDad was Eishun Konoe and Alberio Imma was his TeamMom.
* In ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', [[TheProfessor Kouzou]] [[TheLancer Fuyutsuki]] and [[MagnificentBastard Gendo]] [[TheChessMaster Ikari]] would be the {{Team Dad}}s... if the series was, well, [[ThereAreNoTherapists NOT]] [[DysfunctionJunction Neon]] [[{{Deconstruction}} Genesis]] [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Evangelion]].
** Gendou deconstructs the trope big time (he's Shinji's father and team leader all right, but his actions are only remotely dad-like towards his adoptive daughter of sorts Rei), but Fuyutsuki plays it straight as he's still got some degree of concern for others around him. [[spoiler: That's what gets him arrested by SEELE.]]
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Franky towards his original TrueCompanions before he left, and now, as confirmed by WordOfGod, towards Luffy's crew. Though he's a particularly... [[BumblingDad immature example]].
*** Zoro and Sanji though younger than Franky, have shades of this trope towards their more immature and childish crewmates. Both Zoro and Sanji give Chopper in particular guidance in “how to be manly“, and they also give him [[ShoulderTeammate shoulder rides sometimes]]. Zoro and Sanji also commonly both give orders to other crew members alongside same as TeamMom Nami.
*** Jimbei effortlessly takes this position when he joins the crew in Wano thanks to being more mature than Franky and generally having more experience than Zoro and Sanji.
** Whitebeard as a FatherToHisMen was literal example for the Whitebeard Pirates, even when Squard [[HeelFaceTurn stabs him]] Whitebeard just hugs his “foolish son” and forgives him immediately causing Squard to cry.
** Smoker similar to Whitebeard was this for the G-5 Marines and Tashigi thus Smoker was [[PapaWolf extremely pissed]] when he learned TheMole Vergo had attacked and nearly killed all of them.
** Charlotte Katakuri invokes this towards his siblings, not only will he use his Devil Fruit powers to aid them in battle but will protect them ferociously. Luffy learned this ''[[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown the hard way]]''.
** Kozuki Oden was this to his TrueCompanions the Nine Scabbards and plenty of others in Wano country, even some of his most badass samurai friends gave Oden TheGlomp, much to his annoyance. Oden’s death protecting his family and friends still brings tears to his followers’s eyes.
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' -- Tamaki Suoh is the self-proclaimed Team Dad (and assigns Kyouya the TeamMom role), but the rest of the team pretty much just play along because they feel like it; when they boycott him, Tamaki throws tantrums about why they're being so disobedient. This gets even more complicated once Tamaki starts developing feelings for Haruhi that he keeps handwaving as "fatherly concern".
** This, of course, leads to HoYay courtesy of the Twins: "Mommy kept a secret from Daddy."
* Kanba Takakura from ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}'', who has to take care of both his younger siblings ''and'' their penguins. With his sister Himari as the TeamMom.
* Brock in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime, who like Jet Black does double duty as both the Team Dad ''and'' the TeamMom.
** In ''BW'', Cilan makes a strange aversion, considering how [[SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute similar]] he is to Brock.
** Pikachu takes up the role when no humans are present, mostly to take care of the younger Pokemon.
** In ''XY'', Ash himself is the one who has the Team Dad role as this is the series where he's at his most mature.
** For the ''Sun and Moon'' series, the Team Dad role usually goes to Professor Kukui, but Kiawe also takes up the role when its just Ash and his classmates.
* ''Anime/RomeoXJuliet'' -- Conrad, with the bonus of having his grandson Antonio in the group and having raised Juliet and Cordelia after the Capulet massacre.
* Mamoru Chiba acted like one from time to time in ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', mostly to the Inner Senshi since he was [[OlderAndWiser older and more responsible]] than them, being a mentor figure towards Ami in particular and always taking care of Chibiusa, his future daughter.
* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'' -- Kozaburou Nambu, also TheProfessor.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'': Dr. Stein, [[MadScientist oddly]] [[TokenEvilTeamMate enough]]. In the last chapter of the manga, it turns out [[spoiler:he [[TeamMom Marie]] are going to be an ''[[BabiesEverAfter actual]]'' mom and dad.]]
** [[BigGood Shinigami-sama]] and [[PapaWolf Spirit Albarn]] may qualify as well.
* ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross'' and ''Anime/{{Robotech}}'' -- Captain Bruno J. Global[=/=]Henry J. Gloval.
* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' -- Kurogane, to go along with the overwhelming sea of HoYay between him and (male) TeamMom Fai. This becomes particularly visible around the [[WhamEpisode Wham Chapters]] in which everything goes to hell and Kurogane does quite a bit of stepping up and taking charge in order to keep the team together.
* Enho from ''Literature/TheTwelveKingdoms'' mixes this and OldRetainer. Keiki also has some shades of the trope.
* ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'' -- [[BlowYouAway Wind Master]] Aoki Seiichirou is this with Kasumi Karen taking on the role of "Team Mom".
* ''Anime/ZombieLandSaga'': [[Characters/ZombieLandSagaFranchouchou Ai Mizuno]], of a [[TheMentor mentor]] variety. She is the one most responsible so far for the girls' training drills, teaching the newcomers the basics of the business, and is the one most vocal about the way of thinking they should approach their shared goal with. When a member is struggling or has a particularly important role to play in a new song, she coaches that member directly by way of example and takes it upon herself to review songs as a whole when the entire band is having trouble. Also, while she always strives to be constructive and, ordinarily, is by no means any less open-hearted than the rest of the group, she firmly believes that they won't get anywhere by "just playing friends all the time" and does not mince words with someone if she feels they are out of line.
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