Brooding Boy, Gentle Girl: Difference between revisions

This dynamic can also show up in a lot of [[Boys Love Genre]] works. If one of the partners is really cheerful and sweet, [[Foil|the other partner]] is probably an angst-fest waiting to be unleashed.

 

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== Anime & Manga ==

* Several Shoujo type manga will have the main male and female pairing like this. Not ''every'' single one, mind you.

* ''[[Fruits Basket]]'': Kyo and Tohru. [[Toy Ship|Hiro and Kisa]] fit to some extent as well.

* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' has several:

== Western Animation ==

* Robin and Starfire in ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]''.

** Beast Boy and Raven are another gender-flip. Even though they never have an official relationship on the show, the popularity of this [[Fan Preferred Pairing]] led to them getting together in the comics.

* Superboy and M'ggan in ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]''.

* Lance and Ilana from ''[[Sym-Bionic Titan]]'', although their relationship isn more familial and platonic than romantic.

* Although Aang in ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'' begins as a [[Pollyanna]], trials and trauma slowly wear down his optimism and joy, to where in Season Three, he's a Badass who angsts that can rival even Zuko. His true love Katara can always cheer him up with a [[Cooldown Hug]] or kind words, though she also has her own brooding problems.

* [[Disney Animated Canon]]'s ''[[Beauty and the Beast]]''.

 

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