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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's) 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.
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* Milly Ashford, the [[Student Council President]] from ''[[Code Geass]]'', is actually referred to on the show's official website as a "reliable older sister" to her friends (when she isn't tormenting them with her playful antics and "magic spells"). She's one of the more popular side characters due to this, as well as her... um... [[Monty Python and the Holy Grail|huge tracts of land]] and [[Fetish Fuel Station Attendant|eagerness to grope the female Student Council members]].
** Cornelia is one to her little sister Euphemia, who in turn was one to Nunnally.
* In ''[[One Piece]]'', Nami and Robin tend to alternate between this and the [[Team Mom]] trope. Nami is definitely the
** Nami also has Nojiko, her "sister" who was adopted with her by Bellemere.
* In ''[[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.
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* Averted for both Lina and Amelia in ''[[Slayers]]''; Lina is terrified of her older sister, Luna, who [[Noodle Incident|allegedly put her through torment]] during her childhood ([[Subverted Trope|which Lina did deserve]]), and {{spoiler|while Amelia's older sister, Gracia/[[Goldfish Poop Gang|Naga]] taught her some magic per [[Word of God]], she ran out on Amelia and her father when they were young after their mother was killed; Amelia did not hear from her since, and in the novels she's quite saddened by it.}}
* Mai Kujaku/Valentine in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' to Shizuka/Serenity and, to a lesser extent, Tea/Anzu.
* 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
* Nice Holystone and eventually {{spoiler|Ennis}} from ''[[Baccano!]]''.
* Shigure Asa of ''[[SHUFFLE!]]'', who is also a [[Genki Girl]] [[Bokukko]] to boot. {{spoiler|And she's the one who gets the guy.}}
* Reki in ''[[Haibane Renmei]]'' is this to all the younger characters.
* 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
* Haruka Urashima in ''[[Love Hina]]'' probably counts.
* Haruka Minami from ''[[Minami-ke]]'' ''definitely'' does.
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* Sakaki from ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' is pretty much this, being quite protective of [[The Cutie|Chiyo]][[Cheerful Child|-chan]] and earning Chiyo's admiration in return. And then there's all her in-show [[Fan Girl|fangirls]].
* Yoko Littner from ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' becomes this after outgrowing her [[Tsundere]] stage early in the show, although she had hints of it from the beginning.
* ''[[Bitter Virgin]]'' has Izumi Suwa, elder sister of Daisuke, who is considered a
* Mai Tokiha from ''[[Mai-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 [[Transsexualism|a slightly modified definition of "Sis".]]
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* Claudia LaSalle (or Claudia Grant, if we go by ''[[Robotech]]'' names) from ''[[Macross]]''.
* ''[[Bleach]]''
** Rangiku Matsumoto. She really takes on the
** 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 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
* Tsubaki Doumyouji and Shizuka Todou from ''[[Hana Yori Dango]]''.
* Yukari from ''[[Kimagure Orange Road]]''. Madoka also was the
* ''[[Ashita no Nadja]]''
** Sylvie "Songbird" Arte is this to the lead girl.
** Also, [[The Ojou|Julietta]]. {{spoiler|When Nadja is caught in a [[Love Triangle]] with the twins Keith and Francis, Julietta tells her "Choose the guy ''you'' truly want!"..}}
** Curiously, ''Nadja herself'' used to be the
* Cathy Taymor and Pamela (also a [[Hot Shounen Mom]]) from ''[[Kaleido Star]]''. Sarah Dupont is ''both'' this and the local [[Team Mom]].
* Natsumi Hayama from ''[[Kodomo no Omocha]]'', after her [[Character Development]].
* In ''[[Overman King Gainer]]'' after she switches sides, Adette eventually becomes this role, well after she stops sleeping. The Siberian Railroad even still calls her Big Sis while she's attacking them.
* Tamaki Kousaka from ''[[To Heart 2]]'' is the
* 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
* Both [[Hello, Nurse!|Dr. Yamaguchi]] and [[Hot Scoop|Mari Iizuka]] from ''[[Hajime no Ippo]]''.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''
** Hungary, before she "graduates" into [[Team Mom]] and marries Austria.
** In Finland's notes, Belgium is hinted to be a
** 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.]]
** [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|Vietnam]] tends to get this treatment in fanon, and shows shades of this in the 2011 Bloodbath when she takes charge of the girls' meeting.
* Melissa Mao from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]''. She mentions the trope almost by name in ''The Second Raid'' when she confronts Sousuke about [[Heroic BSOD|spacing out in the middle of a mission]]. Not to mention that Kurz calls her "Sis."
* Rin Ataka from ''[[Gasaraki]]'' is arguably one of these too, she even goes so far as to sneak off of a military base despite being detained in order to check if Yushiro is ok.
* 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
* ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' has Negi's cousin Nekane filling this role whenever she's around. Kaede, Konoka, Akira, and Chizuru all fit the bill as well. On that note, most of the 3A girls can qualify at some point or another...
* Asagi in ''[[Yotsubato]]'', who ''definitely'' knows [[Mind Screw|how to work people]].
* Tae Sekihara in ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', who counsels her friend Kaoru and takes Tsubame under her wing.
* Kirino Chiba, ''[[Bamboo Blade]]'''s [[Kendo Team Captain]], is more ditzy than flirty, but is clearly remarked to be the
* Anehara Misa in ''[[Yoku Wakaru Gendai Mahou]].''
* So far, Eva from ''[[Karneval]]'' is one to some extent, being reliable during a crisis, [[Les Yay|especially when Tsukumo-chan is concerned]], although the guys are pretty scared of her.
* Chikaru of ''[[Strawberry Panic!|Strawberry Panic]]''.
* ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index]]''. Kamijou Touma has an [[Unwanted Harem]], even if he doesn't realise it. The
** Fukiyose Seiri is good at depicting this image. She's also hijacked the role of class representative on a number of occasions.
* Though only [[Berserk Button|one year older]] than the rest of the main cast of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler]]'', Maria seems to be the holder of this title.
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* In the [[Korean Series]] ''[[Boys Before Flowers]]'', Joon Hee is the white Ferrari-driving older sister of Jun Pyo.
* On ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Buffy originally filled this role for Dawn. However, after dying, coming back and basically abandoning her, it stopped applying for a bit. It was repaired in Season 7, only to be destroyed again and still be in pretty bad shape over a year later in Season 8.
* On ''[[Chuck]]'', Ellie is the ultimate
* ''[[Firefly]]'' has urbane, sophisticated [[Hooker with a Heart of Gold|Inara]] frequently playing the more experienced
* Eun Bi from the [[Koeran 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.
* Referenced almost by name in C-drama ''The Holy Pearl'' between [[Lady of War|Mu Lian]] and [[Rebellious Princess|Yu Die]].
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** Likewise, the [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] [[Super Robot Wars Original Generation|Ouka Nagisa]] of The School Children is the eldest and addressed by Arado Balanga, Seolla Schweizer and Latooni Subota as their "sister".
* Nanami from ''[[Suikoden II]]''.
* Bleu/Deis from the ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' series is somewhat of a
* Teased with ''[[Grandia III]]''. Everything you've seen indicates Miranda is a
* Letty Whiterock of ''[[Touhou|Perfect Cherry Blossom]]'' is one of these for the [[The Ditz|ditzy]] [[An Ice Person|ice fairy]] Cirno.
** And after the latest game, fanworks seem to also make out Byakuren Hijiri to be half this trope and half [[The Messiah]] in equal
* Tamara from ''[[Custom Robo]] Arena''.
* Ellone from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' served this purpose for the rest of the orphans in the backstory.
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* In ''[[Mass Effect]]'' a female [[Player Character|Shepard]] can be this to [[Wrench Wench|Tali]] to the point where in the second game she seems to have something of a [[Even the Girls Want Her|crush]] on the Commander. She's also something like this to [[Cowboy Cop|Garrus]] during the first game. Shepard's role as the team's [[Living Emotional Crutch]] does seem to put him/her in this position a lot.
* Isabela acts like this towards Merrill and Bethany in ''[[Dragon Age II]]'', especially the former. Whenever Fenris / Anders would be ragging on Merrill for her use of [[Blood Magic]], Isabela just tries to comfort her and asks if it's what she really wants. Party banter between them involves offering to teach Merrill about body-shots and trying to get Bethany a night at the local brothel. If the PC romances Merrill, Isabela gives him / her the [[If You Ever Do Anything to Hurt Her...]] speech, threatening a male PC with ''castration''.
* In ''[[Nie R]]'', [[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
* Esperia seems to have this role among the spirits in ''[[Eien no Aselia]]''. Halion really tries, but she's a bit too slow and strange to pull it off.
* In the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' 'verse:
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* Rhea of ''[[Slightly Damned]]'' is this way to both Buwaro and Kieri.
* ''[[Misfile]]'': Once she lightens up after {{spoiler|Rumisiel exorcises her dead older sister's vengeful spirit}}, "Kamikaze" Kate becomes one of these, ''insisting'' on making Ash her "little sister".
* ''[[Ow, My Sanity]]'' [http://owmysanity.comicgenesis.com/d/20100809.html literally introduces this character] as the
* Amethyst Lashiec from ''[[Heartcore]]'' is like this, both to her actual younger sister Sukina, and to her sidekick Lutz.
* Nique to Criminy in ''[[Sinfest]]'', though its more along the lines of Nique considering him to be like a [[Big Sister Instinct|little brother]]. She can be very protective of him, something Fuchsia found out early in her romance arc.
* ''[[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
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** Pinkie Pie sometimes takes this role, trying to cheer up Applebloom or chaperoning foals on Nightmare Night.
*** And with the recent arrival of Mr. and Mrs. Cake's twin foals, Pinkie is now filling this role in a quite literal sense given that the Cakes regard her as something of a foster daughter.
** 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>
** Subverted by Rainbow Dash. While the other members of the Mane Six are all pretty good with kids and fit this Trope nicely, [[Word of God]] says she probably wouldn't make the best big sister.
*** She does still get occasional moments of this with other team mates however, especially to Fluttershy. When Gilda revealed her true colors and turned on Pinkie, she stood up for her (and all her other friends) as well.
* Olga Pataki, the 20 year old sister of Helga Pataki on ''[[Hey Arnold!]]''. Not only does she get top grades, is a Valedictiorian, humanitarian and has her own trophy room, but she's gorgeous and tends to steal the lime light at any given second. Everyone adores her... except her sister. Their parents even love her more than Helga.
** 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
* Arcee acts as this to Jack in ''[[Transformers Prime]]'' (though the occasional [[Relationship Writing Fumble]] can make their relationship seem a bit deeper than intended).
* Miss Martian becomes Beast Boy's adopted sister in season two of [[Young Justice (animation)|Young Justice]].
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