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If your show is aimed at a younger audience, this young woman (usually in her mid to late teens, sometimes in her early 20's20s) will be older than the [[Shorttank]] and be the girl everyone thinks is hot (if they're nice) or a slut (if they're not). The Shorttank girls often admire them, even when they playfully flirt with the much younger male lead and steal everyone's attention. Also, the [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] or [[Shrinking Violet]] girls will admire and at the same time envy how more open their Big Sister figure is with her thoughts and feelings.

Expect a somewhat jaded, cynical character who prefers to work the system in their favor rather than admit to others she's become cynical. If old enough to drink, she may also be a [[BottleHard-Drinking FairyParty Girl]], or even [[The Ladette]]; if not, she'll often be a [[Lethal Chef]] and/or [[Big Eater]]. If older than the standard, she might be a [[Christmas Cake]] as well. She's often a [[Good Bad Girl]].

* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Nami and Robin tend to alternate between this and the [[Team Mom]] trope. Nami is definitely the [[Cool Big Sis]] type to both Vivi and Chopper, while to the rest of the crew, she is definitely the [[Team Mom]]. Robin is the [[Cool Big Sis]] to Nami, and is often referred to as "oneesama" by Nami.

* In ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma ½]]'', though she [[Flanderization|ends up]] playing the [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] so straight she becomes a parody of it, Kasumi Tendô is a gentle, kindhearted woman who holds the Tendô household together, always tries to comfort her family, thinks the best of others and displays a subtle comic wit, often trying to pull off a one-woman [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]]. [[Tomboy|Akane Tendô]], her [[Tsundere]] little sister [[Promotion to Parent|whom she helped raise]], ''adores'' her "Kasumi-neechan" and desperately wants to be like her, but without giving up her martial arts abilities.

* Urd of ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'', to both younger sister Skuld and Keiichi on occasion, though with mixed success. Skuld seems to regard Belldandy more as her [[Cool Big Sis]] than Urd (although, to be fair, Urd is Belldandy and Skuld's ''half''-sister, so a bit of sibling rivalry sneaks in there).

* Nice Holystone and eventually {{spoiler|Ennis}} from ''[[Baccano!]]''.

* Shigure Asa of ''[[ShuffleSHUFFLE!]]'', who is also a [[Genki Girl]] [[Bokukko]] to boot. {{spoiler|And she's the one who gets the guy.}}

* Seiji's big sister Rin in ''[[Midori no Hibi]]'' is a mild exaggeration and subversion. Seiji's already pretty damned cool himself, but his sister is over the top -- althoughtop—although she dresses like an [[Office Lady]], she leads a biker gang, and generally takes all the usual Cool Big Sis behaviors to an obnoxious extreme. She's the only human being (he describes her as a demon) that he fears. She does, however, sincerely care for her little brother and wants him to be happy. Which explains why she put him through [[Training Fromfrom Hell]] as a child. Of course, she ''did'' seem to enjoy it...

* ''[[Bitter Virgin]]'' has Izumi Suwa, elder sister of Daisuke, who is considered a [[Cool Big Sis]] by Daisuke's childhood friend Yuzu Yamamoto. She also becomes such to female lead Hinako when she encourages her to fight for Daisuke's affections and becomes {{spoiler|the only person who Hinako has knowingly divulged her secrets to}}. She also earns some points for casually dismissing the flak she catches for returning to her conservative home town ''very'' pregnant with no father in sight.

* Mai Tokiha from ''[[MaiMy-HiME]]'' who, atypically for this trope, ''is'' a [[Shonen]] series lead. She jokes about Shiho's [[Big Brother Attraction]] toward Yuuichi when they all first meet, stating that she (Mai, not Shiho) and Takumi are blood-related.

* Yuki in ''[[Wandering Son]]'' is a Cool Big Sis, with [[TranssexualismTransgender|a slightly modified definition of "Sis".]]

* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS]]''

** And Signum seem to be a Grumpy but Cool Big Sis to Nanoha, Fate and some minor characters like Vice or Alto, especially in [[Magicalthe Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS|''StrikerS]]'' manga.

** Rangiku Matsumoto. She really takes on the [[Cool Big Sis]] role when she lives with Orihime, and later is this also to Momo and ''her own captain''.

** Yoruichi Shihoin. Teases the hell out of Ichigo, after abandoning cat form and [[Shameless Fanservice Girl|appearing]] [[The Tease|nude]] in front of him, [[Luminescent Blush|revealing]] [[Please Put Some Clothes On|his prudishness]]. Also she was the mentor of both a teenage Soifon and a teenage Byakuya. (Byakuya was even less thrilled than Ichigo by Yoruichi's antics making Soifon the only one of the trio who adored having her as a mentor and [[Cool Big Sis]].)

* Yukari from ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]''. Madoka also was the [[Cool Big Sis]] for Yuusaku, Hikaru and the Kasuga twins.

** Curiously, ''Nadja herself'' used to be the [[Cool Big Sis]] of her [[Orphanage of Love]].

* In ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' after she switches sides, Adette eventually becomes this role, well, after she stops sleeping all the time. The Siberian Railroad even still calls her Big Sis while she's attacking them.

* Tamaki Kousaka from ''[[To Heart 2]]'' is the [[Cool Big Sis]] to Takaaki.

* Played for laughs with Li Syaoran's ''four'' older sisters in the first ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' movie. They were all very sweet and well-intentioned ... and complete [[Kawaiiko|Kawaiikos]]s.

** In Finland's notes, Belgium is hinted to be a [[Cool Big Sis]] too, but she has only had cameos so far. [http://pics.livejournal.com/melcratch/pic/00003xx2/ Confirmed in the published manga], so much that little!Romano gets a [[Precocious Crush]] on her.

** Ukraine ''might'' qualify as this, but both her younger siblings Russia and Belarus are [[Yandere (disambiguation)|Yanderes]] and she's very much a [[Shrinking Violet]]. Russia ''does'' seem to consider her as one, considering [[Pet the Dog|his genuine affection for her and how fondly he remembers their childhood.]]

* Fasalina in ''[[Gun X Sword]]'' is amongst the antagonist's group, however she seems fond of newcomer Michael and if he's not being guided by The Claw, he goes to her and she teaches him. It doesn't excuse her position as a villain though, making her a rare villainous [[Cool Big Sis]].

* Asagi in ''[[YotsubatoYotsuba&!]]'', who ''definitely'' knows [[Mind Screw|how to work people]].

* Kirino Chiba, ''[[Bamboo Blade]]''{{'}}s [[Kendo Team Captain]], is more ditzy than flirty, but is clearly remarked to be the [[Cool Big Sis]] for the kendo team, which helps to keep them united. This may also make her something of a [[Team Mom]].

* Chikaru of ''[[Strawberry Panic!|Strawberry Panic]]''.

* ''[[ToA AruCertain Majutsu noMagical Index]]''.: Kamijou Touma has an [[Unwanted Harem]], even if he doesn't realise it. The [[Cool Big Sis]] was Kaori Kanzaki, {{spoiler|but of course she now is also part of his harem. Way tato go Touma!!}}

== Films -- Animation[[Film]] ==

* The ''[[In Death]]'' series. Peabody thinks of Dallas this way, while Dallas is impressed by Mira's grace, style and poise, to the point of her mental descriptions reaching near girl-crush levels.

* On ''[[Chuck]]'', Ellie is the ultimate [[Cool Big Sis]]. She practically raised her younger brother Chuck by herself after their parents left their lives, is willing to lend an understanding ear to his problems, and is just generally an awesome person.

* ''[[Firefly]]'' has urbane, sophisticated [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold|Inara]] frequently playing the more experienced [[Cool Big Sis]] to [[Wrench Wench|Kaylee]] - complete with hair-brushing sessions and advice on boys.

* Eun Bi from the [[KoeranKorean Drama]] ''[[Flower Boy Ramyun Shop]]'' is this to Ba Wool, who admires her for being an ex-gang leader and for being the daughter of somebody he respects as well.

* Bleu/Deis from the ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' series is somewhat of a [[Cool Big Sis]] to the party, most notably in 3 and 4. She guides and gives hints to Ryu and his party, and is definitely the most... erm... endowed woman in the party. Interestingly enough, Ryu ''does'' express romantic interest in her (pretty much the most you'll ever see him express towards anyone, considering he's a [[Silent Protagonist]]) in 3, sort of culminating in a [[Precocious Crush|little kiddy crush]]. Probably has to do with how he saw her [[Big Bouncy Breasts|full front]], [[Naked on Arrival|completely naked and up close]].

* Teased with ''[[Grandia III]]''. Everything you've seen indicates Miranda is a [[Cool Big Sis]], until it's revealed she's a [[Hot Shounen Mom]] instead. Her personality, however, fits this trope.

** And after the latest game, fanworks seem to also make out Byakuren Hijiri to be half this trope and half [[The Messiah]] in equal helpings -- withhelpings—with the sis-dom particularly pointed towards [[Battle Butler|Shou Toramaru]] and [[Eldritch Abomination|Nue Houjuu]]

* In ''[[Nie RNieR]]'', [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Kaine]] plays this role to [[The Woobie|Emil]], in that she can relate to the idea of having a part of their body that makes them hated (Emil has [[Evil Eye|Evil Eyes]]s while Kaine is a [[Hermaphrodite]] possessed by a Shade) and tells him to never be ashamed of himself for what he is.

* ''[[Ow, My Sanity]]'' [http://owmysanity.comicgenesis.com/d/20100809.html literally introduces this character] as the [[Cool Big Sis]].

* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' has Diane, [[Lovable Alpha Bitch|the Queen Bee of Moperville South]] who is somewhere between this and [[Onee-Sama]] (EGS had thick anime roots before these girls) for Rhoda -- unusualRhoda—unusual in that they are in the same class, but Diane is about a head taller and more mature, so she comes across [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-02-01 as senior] and [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-12-27 acts] very [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-11-24 protectively] toward "her puppy" who is tiny and [[Shrinking Violet|feels even smaller]].

== [[Western Animation]] ==

* Frankie is this to almost everyone in ''[[Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends]]''.

* Jen on ''[[Sixteen6teen]]'' has a mean older sister everyone loves that she's jealous of.

** The couple whose wedding the Mane Six attend in the Season 2 finale, appropriately enough, both played this role for Twilight Sparkle when she was a foal: Shining Armor is her ",<ref>Big Brother, Best Friend Forever</ref>," while Princess Cadance was her foalsitter (and apparently, "the best foalsitter in the history of foalsitters").

** Not to mention that, despite having a good heart, poor Olga has ''terrible'' problems of her own. The fact that [[Stage Mom|the Pataki parents]] dote on her so much has caused Olga to become a [[Stepford Smiler]] [[Shrinking Violet]] who collapses in tears at the slightest evidence that something may go wrong; As a result, while she plays this role to Lila and others who are outside the family, she and Helga are pretty distant -- anddistant—and sometimes Helga comes off as more mentally strong than Olga does.

* Miss Martian becomes Beast Boy's adopted sister in season two of ''[[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]]''.