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{{quote|''Little ghost, little ghost

''One I'm scared of the most

 

Simply put, the '''Cute Ghost Girl''' is a female member of the cast who just so happens to be a ghost. Despite this fact, they often look entirely like a normal person (except for the presence of [[Ghost Lights]] and a [[Fog Feet|lack of feet]]), will act accordingly, and are treated more or less normally by the rest of the cast. The whole "they're dead" aspect is not considered a big deal by anyone, and once they are inducted into the cast the fact that they are a ghost will only come up on occasion. Oftentimes, it can be easy to forget that they're a ghost because they act so much like the rest of the cast. . .to the extent that the cute ghost girl herself is sometimes afraid of ghosts.

== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* Menma, the focus of ''[[Ano Hana]]'', whom only Jinta can see. She is suspected to be stuck on Earth [[Unfinished Business|until her wish is granted]], which she cannot remember.

* Sayo Aisaka (seen above) from ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]''. A little more ghost-y than others, but mainly because nobody can see her. When they finally figure out she exists they start treating her like a normal girl. Currently possesses a Voodoo doll and pilots [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v28/c253/7.html this].

* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' has Sayaka, an [[Ill Girl]] who was desperate to have some kind of fun before she went to heaven. Botan plays the trope a bit more straight, despite being a [[Shinigami]] instead of a ghost. There's a scene in the manga where she has to rush back to Reikai, and Yanagisawa freaks out because her body suddenly falls over—what he doesn't see is that she's ''left it behind'' and is flying away on her oar.

* Chapter 29 of ''[[Ai Kora]]'' has Maeda and Shibusawa hunting one down: Maeda's interest is piqued when he finds the ghost girl has a really sexy back. Seriously, he's just that kind of guy.

* "Ghost Princess" Perona from ''[[One Piece]]'' is an interesting variation. She isn't dead, but she has the power to leave her body as well as create various ghosts to attack with.

* A few in ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'', all of whom Ataru flirts with. Nagisa is the most notable, being a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]] and thus a gender flipped version. The cast figures out that he's a boy only because [[All Men Are Perverts|Ataru and Mendou]] start to wonder why they're ''not'' flirting with Nagisa. He soon gets a physical form and romantically pursues fellow crossdresser Ryunosuke, his [[Arranged Marriage|fiancee]].

* {{spoiler|Mayoi Hachikuji}} of ''[[Bakemonogatari]]''. The fact that she's a ghost is only ever mentioned in one episode.

* ''[[Koko wa Greenwood]]'' had a one-episode character of a girl who died prior to getting to date and is determined to have a good date before she passes on. {{spoiler|She has so much fun that she decides to stick around at the end of the episode.}}

* Jolokia-tan in ''Habanero-tan''. It's a [[Stealth Pun]], as naga jolokia is also known as "ghost pepper".

* Okinu from ''[[Ghost Sweeper Mikami]]''. {{spoiler|She comes back to life eventually, since her lieless body is found uncorrupted and still in use..}}

* The Zashiki Warashi that lives in Japan's home in ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. {{spoiler|It's all but stated that she and the [[Kappa]] have to leave, though, since Japan cannot see them anymore.}}

 

* ''[[Young Justice (comics)|Young Justice]]'' had Secret, a sweet and naive ghost girl who showed up in a prequel issue and stuck around.

* [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|The eponymous ghost]] in [[Anyas Ghost]] is a nice, polite little spirit, wearing an old-fashioned dress and poofy 'dandelion' hair. {{spoiler|Of course, she's not quite so lovable after she goes all [[Yandere]] on Anya...}}

 

== [[Film]] ==

* Poisoning victim in [[The Sixth Sense]], sans vomit.

* Suzie from the Disney Channel movie ''Suzie Q''

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* Jane Thayer's ''Gus Was a Friendly Ghost'' series is a rare male example. Gus seems to have always "lived" in the attic of an old house (later converted to a museum), and the people he interacts with have no real trouble accepting him as a roommate.

 

* Thelma in ''[[Hex]]'' is a prime example of this character type.

* Komachi from ''[[Madan Senki Ryukendo]]''. She's a ghost that only Kenji can see most of the time, and when she temporarily regains her body in one episode, she ends up faceplanting into the wall, since she can't walk through it anymore.

* Sarah Collins on ''[[Dark Shadows (TV series)|Dark Shadows]]'' first appeared as a ghost, mostly to young David Collins, and in fact became his friend. The few other people she appeared to usually thought that she was just a regular little girl (budgetary constraints of the show prevented her usually looking particularly "ghostly" aside from her late-eighteenth century attire.) She was cute (if sometimes annoying, pretty much constantly accompanied by her theme music, "London Bridge," and usually bouncing a toy ball) and was also later instrumental in helping Maggie Evans escape from {{spoiler|Barnabas Collins, Sarah's cursed vampire brother}}.

 

* A musical example would be ''Little Ghost'', by the [[The White Stripes]]:

{{quote|''I lean to touch her and I whisper''

''When I held her I was really holding air'' }}

* [[The Decemberists]]' "Leslie Ann Levine", [[Squick|whose mother birthed her down a dry ravine]].

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

** Though classed as poltergeists rather than ghosts, the Prismriver Sisters could count too. Same for Kana Anaberal.

** ''Ten Desires'' adds in Soga no Tojiko.

* Colleen in [[Touch Detective|Touch Detective 2 1/2]].

* In ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks|The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks]]'', Princess Zelda herself spends most of the game in this form.

* {{spoiler|Rosalia}} from ''[[Trauma Team]]''.

* The "antagonist" of the ''[[Sonic Unleashed|Night of the Werehog]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7QOdvxWAac short]. She might as well be the average [[Genki Girl]] with a ghost tail slapped on for kicks. She was the subject of fan obsession for a while, although it was diminished due to the fact that she does not actually appear in the game. She had a hobby of collecting pictures of scared visitors to her mansion.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

* ''Unlike Minerva'' has Nina, the library ghost who is mildly fixated on the protagonist Brisbane. It's left ambiguous, though, as to whether she's actually a ghost or if she just [[No Social Skills|grew up in the crawlspaces of the library]].

* A few of these show up in ''[[Minus]]''.

* Shion from ''[[Tsunami Channel|Experimental Comic Kotone]]'' goes one step further, actually being able to pass for living...when she remembers to use doors.

* Bryony, the deceased sister of Bear and Patches, more or less fits this trope in ''Catena''. Most of the cast isn't actually able to see Bryony for quite some time. She's actually an [[Our Angels Are Different|angel]] (complete with pink wings).

* Athena in the [[Remix Comic]] version of ''[[Jet Dream]]'' is a strange magical figure who only appears to Harmony. She doesn't look especially "ghostly," perhaps due to the author's apparent confusion over whether Athena is [[Sadly Mythtaken|the goddess of wisdom and warfare or a "ghost girl warrior of olden times."]]

 

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==

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