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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''"Your presence itself is like shouting."''
|'''[[Deadpan Snarker|Yomi]]''', to Tomo (pictured at right), from ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''}}
"Genki" is Japanese for energetic or enthusiastic. The '''Genki Girl''' is a
Despite what you'd think, the Genki Girl is usually not [[The Ditz]]. However, there have been a few blends. She is, of course, very often a [[Motor Mouth]] or [[The Nicknamer|a Nicknamer]]. If she focuses her powers on getting a boring guy to relish life, she's a [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]]. Less sympathetic portrayals often make her the [[Jerkass]] of the group. Alternatively she could be both. Some are even the resident [[Cloudcuckoolander]].
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If a work of fiction gives its characters [[Flower Motifs|symbolic flowers]] that represent their personalities, the Genki Girl will likely get [[Sunny Sunflower Disposition|the sunflower]] while her animal is the [[Kindhearted Cat Lover|cat]], though her energy won't necessarily make her go [[Crazy Cat Lady|crazy]].
Whatever you do, don't give them [[Caffeine Bullet Time|too much coffee, cola or sugar. And definitely teach them that hard drugs are
Voice actors sometimes become famous for just being able to keep up the role.
Compare [[Fist of Enthusiasm]] and [[Hot
[[Keet]] is a related but separate trope.
Contrast [[Emotionless Girl]].
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{{examples}}
== Female examples ==
=== Adertising ===
* Flo from the Progressive Insurance commercials.
===
* Kurata Sana from ''[[Kodomo no Omocha]]'' is the archetypical Genki Girl. The [[Fan Vid]] ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc8dFL9Mk0o Caffeine Ecomium]'' gives some inkling of just how energetic she is; ''none of the sequences in this video have been sped up''.
* Shampoo, from ''[[Ranma ½]]''.
* Chi, the energetic kitten in ''[[Chi's Sweet Home]]''.
* Excel from ''[[Excel Saga (
* Excel Saga's director also gave us Poemi from ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]''. Impossible as it may sound, at times she surpasses even Excel in genki-ness. ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'' seemed to be a deliberate attempt to cram all the insanity of its parent series into two episodes.
* ''[[
** The title character is a very avalanche of
** Tsuruya-san, a minor character, is somewhat of a [[Motor Mouth]] and a cheerful Genki Girl, with emphasis on the 'cheerful'. A natural co-conspirator with Haruhi. (When Haruhi isn't working with Little Sister.)
** In the 9th/10th novel introduced Yasumi absolutely qualifies. No surprise, considering her true identity: {{spoiler|Haruhi's subconsciousness.}}
* Lime from ''[[
* Lirin from ''[[Saiyuki]]''.
* Mink and Pia from ''[[Dragon Half]]''.
* Nabatame Renge from ''[[Sweet Ninja Girl Azuki]]''. Also Azuki herself, to a lesser extent.
* Wakaba Shinohara from ''[[Revolutionary Girl Utena]]''.
* From ''[[
** Self-described "wildcat high school girl" Tomo (pictured above), when she isn't being a [[Jerkass]] and a [[Ted Baxter]]. We know she's a Genki Girl because "Genki!" is the first thing she says.
** Yukari-sensei is what happens when the Genki Girl grows up. Or doesn't.
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* Huang Bu-ling from ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'', whose sprinting and flailing is often accompanied by circus tricks like running on top of a ball or breathing fire. As Mew Pudding, most of her fight scenes consist of jumping around and climbing things.
* To a lesser degree, Hikaru Shidou from ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]''.
* Mamoru from ''[[
* Mikoto from ''[[
* Radical Edward from ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]''.
* Cisqua when near money in ''[[Elemental Gelade]]''.
* Miki from ''[[Marmalade Boy]]''.
* Minori from ''[[Toradora
* Arale Norimaki from ''[[Doctor Slump]]''. With a dose of [[Super-Powered Robot Meter Maids]], [[Cute Bruiser]], [[Strange Girl]] and ''definitely'' [[Cloudcuckoolander]].
* ''[[Bleach]]'':
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** Orihime appears to be one at times, though it seems to be [[Stepford Smiler|more of a facade than anything]]. She fits in more genuinely {{spoiler|after the [[Time Skip]]}} and a dose of [[Character Development]].
** Mashiro, which makes a hilarious contrast to [[Jerkass With a Heart of Gold|Kensei]].
*** [[Doomed
** Nel, {{spoiler|even when all grown up}}.
* Miaka from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''.
* Manabi from ''[[Manabi Straight!]]''.
* [[Attention Deficit Ooh Shiny|Nozomi]] from ''[[Yes! Pretty Cure 5]]''. With each "Kettei~!", you know she's going to drag the team into some [[Zany Scheme|good-hearted but implausible plan]], and somehow, her pure energy makes it work. On the other hand, from the following seasons, we have [[Fresh Pretty Cure|Love Momozono]] and [[Heartcatch Pretty Cure|Erika Kurumi]].
* Tamayo from ''[[
* Dita from ''[[Vandread]]'' fills this role, right down to [[Dojikko|frequently falling over while running]].
* Nano-Nano Pudding of ''[[Galaxy Angel (
* In [[The Ditz]] variation, Kana in ''[[Minami-ke]]'' steals the show from her [[Little Miss Snarker]] and [[Onee-Sama]] sisters.
* The Tachikomas from ''[[Ghost in
* ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'':
** Sakura Kinomoto is also very good at cheerleading, skateboarding, video games, and even sports.
** Nakuru Akizuki, who is also a [[Manipulative Bastard]]. And being a technically genderless spirit being rather than a human girl, though she more or less refers to herself as a girl.
* Hana-chan from ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]''.
* Yotsuba from ''[[
* Lulu from ''[[Blood
* Several characters in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' count; Makie is the most notable example. The entirety of [[Elaborate University High|Mahora Academy]] is described as such, [[Keet|even the boys]], by the ''teachers themselves''. It was stated that during a previous [[School Festival]], they arranged an academy-wide game of ''tag'', and afterwards decided not to do that again because there were too many ''injuries''. That year, they were going for a (slightly) more sedate game of Hide-N-Seek, until the [[Big Bad]] of that arc provided an army of robots, and they decided to unleash the students on ''them'' instead.
* Winry Rockbell of all incarnations of the ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' series. She goes full-on [[Bishie Sparkle]], [[Squee]], and arm-wavy mode whenever she sees something cute or acting cute (Elysia Hughes weeded this mode out of her the first few minutes after she met her), something's caught her interest (mainly anything involving automail, i.e. Rush Valley, or a shopping spree in Central), or a rather vicious (and comic) argument with Ed (again, mainly over automail). The times that she's ''not'' Genki mode are when she's realized something tragic or an error in her construction (
* Pixy Misa and Washu in the ''[[Pretty Sammy]]'' series.
* Tomoka, Kurumi, and to some extent An ([[Beware the Nice Ones|if you don't piss her off]]) in ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]''.
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** And Wendi of the [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|Numbers]].
** Lutecia Alpine in ''ViVid''. Yes, really, THAT [[Emotionless Girl|Emotionless]] [[Dark Magical Girl]] Lutecia from ''StrikerS''. And she is [[Large Ham]] now, to boot.
* Haruna from ''[[Kokou Debut]]'' (also titled ''[[High School Debut]]'') is so genki she's almost [[Badass Normal]]. One of her recurring sentences is "let's work hard!"
* In a number of [[Lighter and Softer]] ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' adaptations, Rei, ''of all people'', gets this treatment. Seriously.
** The first ''Girlfriend of Steel'' [[Gaiden Game]] keeps her [[Emotionless Girl|in character]]. The set-in-episode-26's-alternate-universe sequel, however, plays this trope straight.
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** Rosette is what happens when you give a Genki Girl a loaded weapon. [[Stuff Blowing Up|It's probably a good idea to run]].
** On the villain's side is also Shader, a [[Catgirl]] [[Our Demons Are Different|demon]]. In the manga she has her serious moments, but in the anime she's 100% [[Perky Female Minion]].
* Misa from ''[[
* Renge from ''[[Flame of Recca]]'' is also a strong contender for that title.
* ''[[Code Geass]]'':
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** [[Emotionless Girl|Anya Alstreim]] also becomes one of these after {{spoiler|Marianne [[Grand Theft Me|takes over her body.]]}}
** Shirley and Euphie, the respective [[Love Interests]] of Lelouch and Suzaku, are also these, and give some much needed lightness to their troubled lives. {{spoiler|Unfortunately, and ironically enough, [[Stuffed Into the Fridge|things do not well end for either of them]], and both of their heartbroken counterparts descend further into darkness.}}
* Ahiru from ''[[Princess Tutu]]''
* Both the girls, but especially Mei, in ''[[My Neighbor Totoro]]''. Justified in that they're a couple of kids exited about a new house and [[Weirdness Censor|giant, friendly nature-gods]].
* Sora from ''[[Kaleido Star]]'' is amazingly energetic. Emphasis on '''amazingly'''. Her friends Rosetta Passel and Marion Begnini try to keep up with her, but they still have a way to go.
* Mileina Vashti from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''. Louise Halevy ''used'' to be one, but [[Broken Bird|later she's not so genki anymore]]. And Nena Trinity looked like a Genki Girl, but was actually [[Cute and Psycho]].
* Hikari from ''[[Lamune]]''. Noted by the male lead (her cousin) that she acts much like a kid, despite being a year older than him.
* Miria Harvent from ''[[Baccano
* Princess Amelia from ''[[Slayers]]'' is a truly terrifying mix of this trope and [[Love Freak]]. [[Catch Phrase|HAMMER OF JUSTICE!!]]
* Tenma Tsukamoto from ''[[School Rumble]]'' is this combined with [[The Ditz]].
* Himeko from ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]''. [[Verbal Tic|Maho]]!
* [[Kendo Team Captain]] Kirino Chiba from ''[[Bamboo Blade]]'' is easily the most ''genki'' member of her squad.
* Sakuya from ''[[Candy Boy]]''. Particularly with respect to her [[Stalker
* Mihoshi Akeno from ''[[Sora no Manimani]]'', who's full of energy and passion about two things: astronomy and Saku. She also has a tendency to [[The Glomp|hug]] him without warning.
* Yuki from ''[[Saki (
* Natsumi from ''[[Taiho Shichauzo]]'' (aka "You're Under Arrest") is genki and loud most of the time.
* Sakuya from ''[[
* A-Ko Magami and C-ko Kotobuki from ''[[Project
* Nina from ''[[Tona Gura]]'' is so annoyingly Genki, she nearly causes [[Emotionless Girl]] Marie Kagura to punish her, something she never does to anyone outside of her brother Yuuji. In his [[Chivalrous Pervert]] mode, Yuuji asks that he be punished in her place. If Marie were to choose this option with Tojo Haya, like as not no one would stop her.
* Julie from ''[[Bakugan]]''.
* Mana, the Egyptian past life of the Dark Magician Girl from the fifth season of ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''.
* Bunny from ''Alice in Sexland'' pours energy and passion in everything she does. And I do mean everything. That said, she's pretty chaste compared to everyone else in the series.
* Momoko Kuzuryu in ''[[
* Pino from ''[[Ergo Proxy]]'', who is really more like a Genki Robot that looks like a girl.
* Niea from ''[[
* Nikotama Sara from [[Ai no Shintairiku]] acts like this to come off as cute.
* You could consider Akira Kogami from ''[[
** Yui would also count. Minami muses that innocent little Yutaka will take on her personality as time goes on, upon meeting her for the first time.
* Haruhara Haruko from ''[[FLCL]]'' calms down for maybe thirty seconds an episode, and sometimes not even that much.
* Ritsu from ''[[K-On!]]'', essentially holding the club together with her enthusiasm.
* Yui of ''[[Angel Beats
* The titular character of ''[[A Little Snow Fairy Sugar]]'', much to Saga's initial annoyance. Saga's cousin Kanon would also qualify.
* Komugi Nakahara of ''[[Nurse Witch Komugi]]''.
* The titular [[Cute Ghost Girl]] from ''[[My Lovely Ghost Kana]]'' is a strange example. In the back story, she gruesomely [[Driven to Suicide|took her own life]], stabbing herself in the chest many times, and her ghost remained behind, trapped in the apartment building where she died. By the time the real story begins many years later, Kana has [[Ghost Amnesia|forgotten most details of her life]], including why she decided to end it. When [[Unlucky Everydude]] Daikichi (unable to afford to live anywhere better) moves into the allegedly haunted building, he has a hard time accepting that this cheerful, energetic girl (overjoyed at finally having some company) is actually a ghost.
* Chika from ''[[
* Hiromi from ''[[Aim for
* Asuka from ''[[
* Usagi Tsukino of ''[[
{{quote|
All right!!
With mom's food, and the TV on, my cheerfulness goes up a hundred times! The peace of school, and the peace of my family, and the peace of my sweetheart, and the peace of the universe, I will protect them all together!
Time to eat!
Yes! Energy level at two hundred percent! Cheer bursting at ten billion horsepower! Transform! }}
* ''[[Pokémon (
** Bianca, your female rival from ''Black and White'' is even worse.
* Ayu in ''[[Kanon]]'', contrasting [[Heavy Sleeper|Nayuki]], [[Tsundere|Makoto]], [[Ill Girl|Shiori]] and [[Emotionless Girl|Mai.]]
* Miyako in ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''. While she's prone to sleep in class and can sometimes sleep for 12 hours in one go, once she ''is'' awake, she's quite energetic. One episode shows her coming into Yuno's apartment, showing no signs of having awakened two minutes ago; another has Yuno pointing out that she's hyper even in the morning. "That was quick!" is a common phrase applied to her actions, whether she's gobbling down food or making art (usually impromptu). But despite all her teasing, she's a likable person, a good friend... and surprisingly, does well in school!
* Ran Kotobuki from ''[[Super
* Ayumi from ''[[The World God Only Knows]]''. The first time we see her, she sprinted into the main character, sped through the conversation, and ran off. '''Into a wall'''.
* Road Kamelot from ''[[D
* Noelle from ''[[Tenshi
* Akiko from ''[[Eve no Jikan]]'' acts like this when the main characters first meet her. They automatically assumed she was human, only to discover that in public, she is an [[Emotionless Girl|emotionless]] [[Robot Girl]]. This is a facade, though, so being a
* Hachi from [[Nana]] is called a puppy by her roommate for her energy and desire to please.
* Chizuru Sarashina from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' is a wacky and eccentric girl who does what she wants to, even going against her schools clothing rules (she wore a bikini instead of the school swimsuit once, sometimes wears a tie instead of a ribbon, and wears the boy's uniform occasionally).
* Last Order a.k.a. [[Cloning Blues|
* Suruga Kanberu from ''[[Bakemonogatari]]'' fits this trope well.
* Tomoko Arikura from ''[[Oniisama
* Patty Thompson from ''[[Soul Eater]]'' maintains a cheerful attitude in any situation. Also she laughs like crazy.
* Mio Hio and Towa-chan of ''[[D.N.Angel]]''.
* Misaki from ''[[Misaki Number One]]''.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' gives us [[Shorttank|Seychelles]] and [[Plucky Girl|Taiwan]]. The former has some elements of [[The Ditz]] and openly admits to [[The Prankster|prank calling]] [[Annoying Younger Sibling|her former boss]] England while the latter is a [[Motor Mouth]] and the [[Savvy Guy, Energetic Girl|Energetic Younger Sibling to the rest of the Asian countries]]. Both seem to highlight this element in their character songs, with Seychelles humming her song while the music isn't even playing and Taiwan singing about making problems go "poof".
* In [[Street Fighter
=== Comic Books ===
* ''[[X-Men]]'':
** Villain Mojo has a [[Deadpan Snarker]] assistant, Majordomo, who in turn has a Genki Girl assistant, Minordomo. Minor can be expected to say "Ohmygosh, ''OH''mygolly..." at least twice per appearance, and will get worked up over something (complete with arm-waving and rapidfire
** Early appearances of Kitty Pryde started her out as a Genki Girl, though she actually [[Character Development|matured]] during her run with the team.
** Her best friend Illyana Rasputin tended towards this when she was in an honestly good mood, which it must be admitted [[Blessed
** Megan Gwynn (Pixie) follows ''both'' girls in starting this role, then she met Illyana a few times, and [[Break the Cutie|she's slowly being broken out of this trope]].
* Harley Quinn, both in the comics and the [[DCAU]].
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* Deconstructed in [[Young Liars]]. Sadie acts the way she does because a bullet in her brain destroyed her inhibitions and ability to realize consequences.
=== Fan Works ===
* Gabrielle/Takako from the ''[[Tamers Forever Series]]''.
* Alyssa from ''[[Keepers of the Elements]]''.
* The fan fiction ''[[Nobody Dies]]'' takes this treatment of [[Neon Genesis Evangelion|Rei]] and gives it [[Crazy Awesome|a]] [[Sociopathic Hero|few]] [[Eldritch Abomination|twists]].
=== Film -- Animated ===
* Young Ellie from Disney/Pixar's ''[[Up]]!'' is definitely one of these. Her wonderful mania for living makes you feel for her all the more when {{spoiler|she finds that she can't have children.}}
* ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]]'':
** Jessie from ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] 2'' and ''3''. What we see of her [[Show Within a Show]] character is pure Genki; in her real-life personality, though she displays quite a bit of cynicism and remorse, she still manages to fit this trope.
** Trixie the Triceratops from ''3''. Bonnie from the same film seems like she'll grow into one of these as well.
* Dory from ''[[Finding Nemo]].'' Ellen Degeneres, her VA, is a real-life example.
* Rapunzel from ''[[
* Charlotte from ''[[The Princess and
* ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' has Ariel who frustrates her father with how energetic and adventurous she is. Years later when she's grown out of it she ironically describes herself as "a real fish out of water".
=== Film -- Live Action ===
* Jordan Cochran in ''[[Real Genius]].''
{{quote|'''Jordan:''' I never sleep, I don't know why. I had a roommate and I drove her nuts, I mean really nuts, they had to take her away in an ambulance and everything. But she's okay now, but she had to transfer to an easier school, but I don't know if that had anything to do with being my fault. But listen, if you ever need to talk or you need help studying just let me know, 'cause I'm just a couple doors down from you guys and I never sleep, okay?}}
* Every role Bollywood actress Genelia D'Souza has done. Ever. Even in the non-Bollywood Indian movies. Her most famous Genki Girl role was in the Telugu film "Bommarillu". It was remade into three different languages, and she played the same character in ''all of them''.
* Christine McIntyre's character in ''[[The Three Stooges|The Brideless Groom]]''. She doesn't even have a name, but she leaves one heck of an impression.
* Sophie in ''[[Mamma Mia!]]''. Donna and her friends are quite energetic as well, despite being in their fifties.
* Bahia Ben Mahmoud in the french movie ''Le Nom des Gens''.
* Toby Walters from [[Romy and
* Toyo from ''[[
* Basanti from ''[[
* Eden Brent in ''[[Bullets Over Broadway]]'', inspiring the above page quote.
* Quorra from ''[[Tron
=== Literature ===
* The eponymous character of ''[[Anne of Green Gables]]'', who has a tendency to spout monologues lasting for more than a page. She stops this in the later books, though.
* The eponymous heroine of ''[[Pippi Longstocking]]''.
* Prilla from the ''[[Disney Fairies]]'' series.
* Suzy Turqoise Blue from ''[[Keys to
* Wendy from [[John C. Wright]]'s ''[[
* Of all possible people in ''[[Warhammer
* The eponymous character of the ''[[Junie B. Jones]]'' series. So. Much.
* One of the first eccentricities Winterbourne notices about ''[[Daisy Miller]]'' is how she's just overflowing with energy and enthusiasm. "It was many years since he had heard a young girl talk so much."
* The eponymous character of the [[Ramona Quimby]] series is rambunctious and noisy and described as "the cheerleader type" by her older sister. Her excitable nature has been known to clash with her friend Howie's stoic demeanor.
* [[Andrew Vachss]]'s Burke books have Pepper, although speaking to Burke somehow puts a damper on her energy.
* [[Twilight (
* Kate Weatherhall from [[The Mysterious Benedict Society]].
* Permanent Rose Casson, ''and how'', from the [[Casson Family Series]]. She is described as recklessly boisterous (going so far to cause a traffic jam just to meet a boy her brother knows - and she's only eight!) and when told that her father is going to New York, she about bursts with energetic excitement. Also her older sister Caddy fits to a lesser extent.
* Beverly Brook in ''[[Rivers of London]]'', her enthusiasm frequently leaves protagonist DC Grant exhausted. Especially when she is near a river (well she is an [[Anthropomorphic Personification]] of the river by the same name).
* Squirrelflight from ''[[
* Quite a few of Anne Tyler's heroines qualify, especially Pauline in ''The Amateur Marriage'' (one of the many reasons why she and her husband [[The Stoic|Michael]] are so mismatched). There's also [[Dojikko|Maggie]] in ''Breathing Lessons'', [[Stepford Smiler|Rebecca]] in ''Back When We Were Grown-Ups'', [[Abusive Parents|Pearl]] and Jenny in ''Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant'', and [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl|Muriel]] in ''A Patchwork Planet''.
* Effie Trinket from "[[The Hunger Games (
* Pauline Stoker from [[
=== Live
* [[Rachael Ray]] from her eponymous talk show. She purposely avoids "sob stories" and almost always has a smile on her face. She also works 100-hour weeks and is a rather shrewd businesswoman, and her energy and determination are usually quoted as the source of her success.
* Giada De Laurentis is a somewhat more sedate Genki Girl, also on Food Network. What probably helps is that, with that largish head and especially large eyes of hers, she even almost looks like a real-life anime girl. [http://www.joeydevilla.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/07/giada-enthusiasm.jpg Or, to put it visually....]
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* Similarly, Ellen DeGeneres is very energetic.
* Taylor Townsend of ''[[The OC]]''.
* ''[[
** Elliot Reid was for the most part of the first few seasons highly enthusiastic and quick-talking, tempered with bouts of self doubt [[The Woobie|(audience: AWWWW!)]]. Her enthusiasm was more of a mask. She was very neurotic on the inside, due to bad childhood experience, overbearing parents, etc. She could be considered a Genki Girl later on, the way she pushes her boyfriends about (sometimes literally).
* ''[[Doctors]]'':
** Cherry, particularly in her early appearances. When she first started work at the Mill, Michelle got her to put away all the medicine that had been left out, expecting to have to sort it out herself later. Not only did Cherry get it done in record time, while she was at it, she alphabetized all the cabinets to make things easier to find.
* [[Tomboyish Name|Chuck]] from ''[[Pushing Daisies]]''.
* Kimmy Gibbler from ''[[
* Lorelai from ''[[Gilmore Girls]]''. Funnily enough, her daughter Rory is the more grounded one, but Rory has her genki moments as well.
* Jessie Combs of ''[[
* Abby Scuito on ''[[
* Kaylee on ''[[
* Claudia Donovan, a hyperactive, always-getting-into trouble techwiz from ''[[Warehouse 13]]''.
* Patty Lane on ''[[The Patty Duke Show]]''.
* Surely Daphne from ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]'' must have been written with this trope firmly in mind.
* Rachel Berry from ''[[
* Lilly/Lola from ''[[
* Cat Valentine from ''[[
* Daisy Wicke from ''[[
* Sonny Munroe from ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]''.
* Carly from ''[[
* ''[[
* Dharma from ''[[Dharma & Greg
* Brook from Season 17 of ''[[The Amazing Race]]'', who talked nonstop while working a speed bag and jumping rope. Also, Mallory from the same season.
* Momoyama Lily in the Japanese drama ''Anna-san no Omame'' (a.k.a ''The Best Friend of Beautiful Anna'').
* Valeria Ferrer in ''[[Carrusel]]''.
* This is a common trait on [[Coronation Street]] right from the first episode with Linda Chevski(which aired [[Older Than You Think|December 9, 1960]] ) to today's Kylie Platt. Combine this with [[Really Gets Around]] and you get one of the shows favourite archetypes the classic "Tart with a Heart".
* CeCe and Rocky in ''[[
* [[Aaron Stone
* Emma from ''[[Jessie]]''.
* Kang Jong Hee in ''[[Wild Romance]]'' is {{spoiler|bipolar, so she goes through periods of excitability and depression}}. When she's happy, she's exceedingly happy and takes to biting people.
=== Professional Wrestling ===
* Mickie James, though she fitted the bill more when she was playing her psycho character. Her entrance theme was a [[Suspiciously Similar Song]] version of "Hey Mickie" and she would literally bounce all the way to the ring. She calmed the bouncing down after her [[Heel Face Turn]] but still fit the trope.
* [[Chick Busters|AJ Lee]] when she was on NXT season 3. Overly perky and energetic and she once appropriately had to give a speech about caffeine. "Caffeine will perk you up but I'm some natural dynamite baby".
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* Jessica James from the indie circuit and [[SHIMMER]] fame is like this as well. It rubbed off on her tag team partner Rachel Summerlynn when they formed Rachel And Jessica's Excellent Tag Team.
=== Tabletop Games ===
* A Wizards of the Coast free online supplement for ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'' 3.5 [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/mm/20040103a describes] Mercury Dragons as such.
* ''[[Pathfinder]]'' ''Curse of the Crimson Throne'' AP gives us allied NPC Laori Vaus, the disturbingly enthusiastic cleric of a god of Pain and Loss (Hellraiser). So genki, she creeps out other members of her church.
** The book she's introduced in includes the wonderful description of how she made her pilgrimage "Armed only with her indomitable optimism and an appetite for pain."
* From the list of [[Things Mr. Welch Is No Longer Allowed to Do In An RPG]]:
{{quote|
=== Video Games ===
* Midori from ''[[
* ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' has a quite a few, in order from the first:
** Krile Mayer Baldesion of ''[[
** This is followed by Relm of ''[[
** ''[[
** Aerith Gainsborough in her younger incarnation from ''[[
** Selphie from ''[[
** In ''[[
** Rikku in ''[[
*** Tidus could be an example of a Genki Guy.
** Vanille from ''[[
* [[Rebellious Princess|Marle]] from ''[[
** [[Bare-Fisted Monk|Ayla]] fits this trope almost as well as Marle.
* Sakura Kasugano from ''[[Street Fighter]]''.
* The ''[[King of Fighters]]'' series:
** Kula Diamond in all her hyper-cheery, candy-loving, [[Face Doodling]] glory. She's especially notable given her status as an [[Opposite
** Yuri Sakazaki becomes one of these later on. She's kinda like that in ''[[Art of Fighting]] 2'' and definitely in the ''Capcom vs. SNK'' games
** Mignon Beart from KOF Maximum Impact. Also, Athena Asamiya, Mai Shiranui, and Metal Slug crossover Fiolina Germi.
* Norma Beatty in ''[[
* Meru from ''[[Legend of Dragoon]]''.
* Many ''[[Suikoden]]'' characters are this; sometimes there are many in the same game. For example:
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** An example from earlier in the series would be Nanami of ''[[Suikoden II]]''. Her introduction sequence consists entirely of her shaking her brother around out of giddiness for about 2 solid minutes, culminating when she accidentally sends him hurtling into a cliff wall, leaving a hero-sized imprint in SOLID ROCK.
* The ''[[Fire Emblem]]'' series has a lot:
** ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius
** Tiltyu from ''[[Fire Emblem Jugdral|Genealogy of the Holy War]]'' is a tragic example of how a Genki Girl can eventually [[Break the Cutie|break down]] and cannot be Genki anymore for the rest of her life. Sylvia also counts, and for the second half Fee and Patty (and her replacement Daisy) more then fit the bill.
** ''[[Fire Emblem Elibe|Fire Emblem]]'' has Serra ([[Stepford Smiler|for the most part]]), Rebecca and Nino, and ''The Sword of Seals'' has Thany the pegasus knight and Lalam the dancer.
** In ''[[Fire Emblem:
* Yayoi Takatsuki and Hibiki Ganaha from ''[[The Idolmaster (
** Yayoi literally refers to herself as 200% genki.
* Aschen from the ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' spinoff ''[[Endless Frontier]]'' becomes this whenever she lets out her full power. Makes for an... interesting contrast with her [[The Stoic|usual self]]. She even goes so far as cheerily shouting out things like [[Calling Your Attacks|"ASCHEN PUNCH!" and "ASCHEN KICK!"]] Considering that, appearance-wise, she looks more like something out of a robotic [[Amazon Brigade]] than a Genki Girl, it makes for an amusing contrast.
* [[Izuna Legend of the Unemployed Ninja|Izuna]] from the two [[Nintendo Hard|merciless]] games sporting her name certainly qualifies.
* Though she gets toned down a bit in the later games due to all the [[Break the Cutie|torture and all]], Imoen, from ''[[
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* Kazooie from ''[[Banjo
* Marine the Raccoon from ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic Rush Adventure]]'' is a hyperactive [[Land Down Under|Australian]] [[Totally Radical|slang-spouting]] [[Motor Mouth]] who considers herself to be the star of the adventure, despite being the [[Tagalong Kid]].
* Arche from ''[[
* ''[[Ace Attorney]]'':
** Trucy Wright in ''Apollo Justice: [[Ace Attorney]]''.
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** Kay Faraday in ''[[Ace Attorney]] Investigations''.
** Pearl Fey in the second game. The trip to Kurain Village takes two hours by train. She <s>walked</s> ''ran all the way''.
* [[Super Mario Bros.|"Hi I'm Daisy!"]]
** [[Exposition Fairy|Starlow/Chippy]] in ''[[
* From the ''[[
** Kaori Nishidake. In a series ''about'' death-defying snowboarders, Kaori's excitable nature is explicitly childlike and she just has so much ''fun'' out on the snow.
** Marisol Diez Delgado from Tricky also qualifies.
* The Dryads' voice-set in ''[[
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* Neeshka from ''[[Neverwinter Nights 2]]'' has elements of this. Note her kleptomania, habituation to speak very rapidly, and general variance between overwhelmingly excited or deeply anxious.
* From the ''[[Tokimeki Memorial]]'' series, [[Kawaiiko|Yumi Saotome]] and [[The Fashionista|Yuko Asahina]] in ''1'', [[Victorious Childhood Friend|Hikari Hinomoto]], [[Dojikko|Miyuki Kotobuki]], and [[Twin Switch|Maho Shirayuki]] in ''2'', and [[Bokukko|Itsuki Maeda]] and [[Twin Switch|Rui Nanakawa]] in ''4''. Yumi and Hikari even get [[Sunny Sunflower Disposition|the Sunflower]] as their [[Flower Motifs|symbolic flower]] to drive the genkiness point home.
** In ''[[
* Eileen from ''[[Virtua Fighter]]''.
* Deconstructed in the [[GTA Radio]] from ''[[Grand Theft Auto Vice City]]'', where Amy from the VCPR station is a Genki Girl who was put on heavy anti-depressants ever since her family was brutally murdered.
* In ''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon]] Explorers'', there's Sunflora. Bianca and Iris in ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' also fit the bill.
* Jess from ''[[Mana Khemia: Alchemists of Al
* Gretchen Hasselhoff from ''[[Backyard Sports]]'', who is both one of the fastest runners and the fastest talker in the series.
* ''[[Touhou Project]]'''s [[Baka|Cirno]] is such a genki girl she gets an [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjXN_xPQd0M entire song] in which to display it. "Chirumiru, chirumiru genki, chirumiru!" Marisa also displays levels of genkiness. What else would you expect from a [[Cute Witch]] that can fire ''a giant [[Wave Motion Gun]]''?
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* Flare Pris of [[Tail Concerto]].
* Hagino apparently has this role assigned to her in [[Canvas 2]] and is required to be cheerful or Hiroki will get upset.
* In some of the incarnations of Zelda she seems to be full of energy, at least until she gets kidnapped. In ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword
* Nelie and Orpha in [[Eien no Aselia]]. Nelie's twin Shiah looks like she's trying, but she's a little shy.
* [[Rebellious Princess|Uriel Chuluun]] in ''[[Rift]]'' says "Isn't it exciting?" a lot. Her voice actress sounds cheery even when she's ranting about how her dad is out of touch or stating that "[[Perky Goth|there is something oddly perfect about death]]." She attempts to give her [[Les Yay|crush]] (who's [[Career Killers|an assassin]]) a cutesy nickname. She's even got [[Girlish Pigtails|twintails]]! This is all the more amusing in light of the fact that she's a bahmi (and therefore, a lilac-skinned, [[Storyboard Body|tattooed]] amazon of a [[Proud Warrior Race Girl]]) and a [[Necromancer]].
* Lilica Felchenrow in ''[[
* [[King's Quest|Princess Rosella of Daventry]] - just as fond of adventuring as her dad, impulsive as all get-out, fun-loving and extroverted. Oh, and asked her long-lost brother to prove his identity by showing off a certain birthmark...
* Megan from [[Night Trap]].
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* Arme and Amy from ''[[Grand Chase]]''.
* Female Tico from ''[[Devil Survivor 2]]''.
* Miley Verisse of ''[[
=== Visual Novels ===
* ''[[Fate/stay night]]'':
** Fujimura Taiga is an adult Genki Girl.
** Ilya is too... except she's a genki not-quite-evil girl who likes dismembering Shirou a bit too much. {{spoiler|Shirou also realizes after spending a little time with her that it's all an act and that in reality she's immensely conflicted inside about whether to treat Shirou as a brother or an usurper.}}
* Tsuzuriko/Tojiko in ''[[Kara no Shoujo]]'' is your stock genki girl... going to school at an academy full of near zombies. You might say she stands out a little.
* Sachi in [[
* Arcueid Brunestud in [[Tsukihime]]... well, when she's not out killing Dead Apostles and is spending time with Shiki instead, anyway. Kohaku definitely qualifies, too. [[Flanderization|Especially]] in [[Tsukihime
* Beatrice from ''[[Umineko no Naku Koro
* ''[[Da Capo II]]'' has Yuzu, one of the characters in Nanaka's route, who is as genki as they come, despite being an [[Ill Girl]].
* From ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'', Emi and Misha, who are rather...[[Stepford Smiler|interesting variants of the trope]]. For Emi, {{spoiler|while she indeed is a cheery girl, it turns out she's not as drama (or trauma)-free as she initially seems. The loss of her legs was traumatic, but she learned to cope with that well. The loss of her ''[[Disappeared Dad|dad]]'' she did not cope with at all. Part of getting her happy ending is to help her deal with her loss.}} In Misha's case, {{spoiler|it's partly a pretense to hide the emotional trauma of Shizune rejecting her love confession, as well as being [[Love Hurts|a coping mechanism for said trauma]].}}
=== Web Comics ===
* Sapphire from ''[[Monsterful]]'': The energetic zombie teenager is way faster and louder than a zombie should be.
* Kiki from the [[Web Comic]] ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]''. The one time they feed her Pixie Stix, she [[Efficient Displacement|makes a ferret-shaped hole in the wall]], and circles the Earth three times before the others had even reacted.
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* ''[[
** Grace fits this trope [http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2002-08-18 sometimes], though she also enjoys sleeping a lot. Sometimes, she combines the two, resulting in the invention of her legendary "Sleepy Little Ninja Stealth Hug"...
** [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2007-09-29 Catalina Bobcat] from the same comic.
** Add to that {{spoiler|Elliot's "party animal socialite" [[Alter Ego]] form}}.
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* Jade Harley of ''[[
* The hyperactive, lovably eccentric Millie Mudd from ''[[
* Larxene in the comic ''[[Ansem Retort]]''. She's a homicidal version of this, once nuking Disney World because she couldn't get free Funnel Cake.
* Lisa, and to a lesser extent, Katy-Ann, in ''[[Penny and Aggie]]''.
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* Missi from ''[[Misfile]]'' definitely qualifies. While not exactly hyper, she's drastically energetic and upbeat when compared to [[Wangst|the rest of the cast]]. So far nothing, not even being dumped, has been able to make her sad for more than a single panel.
* Felucca from ''[[Earthsong]]''.
* The always-enthusiastic Molly the Peanut Butter Monster from ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]].'' It probably helps that she has a super-fast metabolism and can outrun a bear.
* Freddy from ''[[
* Fio from ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20170802124754/http://www.revenant-braves.schala.net/ Circumstances of the Revenant Braves]'' is a girl of action and gets restless when sitting around for too long. She even hopes for trouble if it will alleviate her boredom.
* ''[[Girl Genius]]''
** A [[Crosses the Line Twice|comically]] [[Ax Crazy]] version
** Agatha when [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070525 she's] on [http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070528
* Harmony from ''[[Sore Thumbs]]''.
* Hope From ''[[Alone in A Crowd Comic]]''.
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* Sugar Shock from ''[[School Bites]]''.
* Daria from ''[[A Magical Roommate]]'' is a Genki dragon who was introduced to tools and became obsessed. Then she was introduced to modern technology...
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* Randy the Bandicoot from ''[[Questionable Content]]''.
* Serrin from ''[[Murphy's Law (
* Skull Girl from ''[[Super Temps]]''. She has been barred from coffee and sugar twice, her outbursts can create walls of text, and her energy can demolish a multi-story corporate complex in minutes.
* Nina Delacroix from ''[[Eerie Cuties]]''. Later ocelot girl Tabitha joined the cast.
* ''Dangerously Chloe'' got three (so far). Of the demons, there's Pandora - Chloe's classmate in succubus school, friend and headache. As [http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/karaoke_night "Karaoke night"] bonus page illustrates the attitude: Chloe sings to the audience, while Pandora enjoys the process and throws herself into it. She also generally likes people ([[Fantastic Racism|even angels]]), but also [[The Prankster|likes pranking]] - everyone in sight, [[Screwy Squirrel|all the time and just for the hell of it]] and loves adventure as enthusiastically as she does everything else. The angels have [[The Ditz|ditzy]] young [[Ironic Name|Prudence]] who imagines herself Pandora's nemesis, but actually for most part falls somewhere between [[Bratty Half-Pint|loud-mouthed mild annoyance]] and [[Butt Monkey]]. The human cast is blessed with [[Annoying Younger Sibling|Abigail]], who quickly became a good friend of ''both''.
* Jennie from ''[[The Devil's Panties]]''
* Mac in ''[[Impure Blood]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20130608181940/http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter007/ib040.html Comes running to burble] [[Wrench Wench|over the car]] and [https://web.archive.org/web/20140117091633/http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Issue3/ib061.html goes] [[Squee]] over—the Abomination.
* Ivy from ''[[Lackadaisy]]'' is actually based off of a hyperactive cat that the author knew.
* Nancy from ''[[Zodiac Blues]]''.
* Myari, from ''[[
* Holly from ''[[mezzacotta|Lightning Made of Owls]]''.Sure, some think it's annoying. But she's [http://www.mezzacotta.net/owls/?comic=18 not] easy to discourage.
* [https://backlashcomic.tumblr.com/post/186448812263/281 Marcy Breeze] from ''[[BACKLASH]]''. «Kids think she's cool, adults think she has too much energy.»
=== Web Original ===
* Maria Graham from ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' V4, who's an odd mix of Genki Girl, [[Cloudcuckoolander]], and [[Stepford Smiler]].
* Toni Chandler, AKA Chaka, from ''[[Whateley Universe]]'', is definitely a Genki Girl. She ''has'' learned to stay away from caffeine, though.
* Seth from ''[[Dept Heaven Apocrypha]]'', full stop. {{spoiler|She slows down a little while suffering from her [[Heroic BSOD]], but she's starting to get better now.}}
* Rina from ''[[Gaia Online]]'', and the [[Squee
* Ginny from ''[[A Very Potter Musical]]'', as part of her [[Manic Pixie Dream Girl]] persona. Cho comes close as well.
* [http://www.youtube.com/user/boxxybabee
* Gimmick, a [[Kid Hero]] [[Gadgeteer Genius]] from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' who fights crime in Saint Louis, Missouri.
* Arella from ''[[MSF High Forum]]''. So. So much.
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* Ruby Rose from ''[[RWBY]]'' shows genki tendencies but also seems more than capable of slowing down and being calm when the moment calls for it.
=== Western Animation ===
* Maggie Pesky from ''[[The Buzz on Maggie]]''.
* Goo from ''[[
* Harley Quinn, of ''[[Batman: The Animated Series
* Frida Suarez of ''[[El Tigre]]''.
* The main protagonist of ''[[The Itsy Bitsy Spider]]'' franchise, Leslie McGroarty is even more Genki. She also used to be a [[tomboy]].
* [[Perky Female Minion|Ty Lee]] from ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', in contrast to her [[Foil]], [[Emotionless Girl]] Mai. Also, the latest Avatar, [[The Legend of Korra|Korra]], in contrast to her mentor [[The Comically Serious|Tenzin]].
** One of Tenzin's children, Ikki, is this trope personified.
* Birdgirl from ''[[Harvey Birdman, Attorney
* Kuki Sanban (Numbuh Three) from ''[[Kids Next Door]]''. Her mom's name is even "Genki."
* Gadget from ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (
* The eponymous (title) character of ''[[The Mighty B!]]!'', Bessie Higgenbottom, is an ambitious and optimistic 9 year old Honeybee scout who believes she will become a superhero called The Mighty B if she collects every Honeybee badge.
* Uniqua from ''[[The Backyardigans]]'' is one of those. But in one episode, usually-[[Tsundere]] Tasha got to be the Genki Girl and show her deredere side.
* Dot Hugson from ''[[The Oz Kids]]'' was completely Genki. She also had a cute, witty, tomboyish and humorous personality.
* Iris from ''[[Ruby Gloom]]''.
* Izzy from ''[[
* Pepper Potts in ''[[Iron Man: Armored Adventures]]'' is a big time Genki Girl.
* Hay Lin from ''[[WITCH (
* Saffi from ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''
* Kiina's portrayal in ''[[Bionicle]]: The Legend Reborn'' qualify her as one. It's in stark contrast, with how sour she behaved in the novel that takes place before the movie's
* Starfire from ''[[Teen Titans (
* Mystique Sonia from ''[[Hero: 108]]''.
* Yo from ''[[Fanboy and Chum Chum]]'' is so genki, she can appear in two places at once.
* Quinn from ''[[Daria]]'' lapses into this at times. Stacey, maybe even more so.
* Moofy, a one-shot character from ''[[Invader Zim]]'' is both a hilarious and downright scary example of this trope.
* ''[[
* ''[[Transformers Prime]]'': Miko, who transferred to an America school to escape a life of piano lessons and ends up in the middle of a war between alien robots, to her absolute delight. ''Also'' played by Tania Gunadi, who is good at these.
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** To [[Hidden Depths|everyone's surprise]], later episodes deconstructed this. Parties are her way of validating herself, and if nopony likes them that must mean nopony likes her.
*** When your life's career is party catering and cheering everypony up, receiving no approval is the worst that could happen.
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** Fluttershy can get like this when animals are involved. Just hearing Rainbow Dash suggest she might ''want'' to get a pet is enough to set Fluttershy off.
* From the original ''[[My Little Pony]]'' we have Surprise, whom Pinkie is heavily based off in G4. She enjoys pranking people, is very active, and is very loud.
* Stacy Hirano from ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]''.
* June from ''[[KaBlam!]]'' started out as one of these, as well as [[The Ditz]]. In season two, she's still this trope at times, but much more snarky. In season three, this starts to drop a little bit more as she becomes a sarcastic [[Jerkass]], and by season four, this is gone and she became a slight example of the [[Only Sane Man|only sane girl]].
* Lola Bunny from ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''
* Cindy, one of the kindergarteners from ''[[Recess]]''. Miss Grotke can be a mild example at times.
* Odd Della Robbia in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' has plenty of energy and confidence. And his Lyoko Warrior form is cat-based.
=== Real Life ===
* [[Miley Cyrus]]. Her little sister Noah is also extremely bubbly, energetic and confident, but she's just 10, so who knows how she turns out.
* Japanese singer and actress Tomoe Shinohara.
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== Male examples ==
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* ''[[Bleach]]'': Asano Keigo is constantly active and cheerful (or entirely down in the dumps), to the point that he gets on Ichigo's nerves. Though Keigo does have some introspective moments, they are few and far between.
* Kakeru, the protagonist of ''[[Area no Kishi]]'', is a student who channels his love of [[Footy Rules|football]] into working tirelessly first as manager for his high school football team, and later in the series to overcome obstacles becoming a player himself.
* Jackie Gudelhian, Johji Ohtomo and Bleed Kaga from ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' are adult versions of the trope. The latter, however, drops off his genki-ness in the ''ZERO'' arc when he began to become serious.
* Raphael from ''[[Tenshi ni Narumon]]'', to a lesser degree.
* Just like Taiwan is the Genki Girl from the Asian Group in [[Hetalia]], her "brother" South Korea can easily be seen as a male version.
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* Most of the [[Robin]]s have this to some extent, although this was most obvious in Golden Age Robin (which was translated into that of the TV series.)
=== Literature ===
* ''[[Harry Potter]]'': Ludo Bagman is energetic and enthusiastic; he is also described as resembling and acting like an overgrown schoolboy.
* Fregley from [[Diary of a Wimpy Kid]].
* Jeko from the ''[[Col Sec Trilogy]]'' is a small, wiry, hyperactive young man who's always trying to rile the resident [[Tsundere]]. (On an off note, although it's ''not'' anime, it's mentioned at one point that he's Japanese-American.) Enough said.
=== Newspaper Comics ===
* ''[[Beetle Bailey]]'s'' Asian [[Token Minority]] character Corporal Yo sometimes has the trait of getting really, really excited about anything he finds interesting, and he likes to run around doing everything as quickly and efficiently as possible.
=== Video Games ===
* The Scout from ''[[Team Fortress 2]]''.
* Kieran from ''[[Fire Emblem]]'': ''[[Fire Emblem Tellius|Path of Radiance]]'' and ''Radiant Dawn'': a [[Genki Boy]] who is obsessed with glory. Unfortunately, he and Mia never interact.
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* ''[[The Order of the Stick]]'''s Elan is happy-go-lucky and energetic.
* [[Fun Personified|Taisei]] from ''[[Sakana]]'', who is [[Up to Eleven|extremly cheerful]], light-hearted and energetic.
=== Western Animation ===
* Aang from ''[[
* Odd Della Robbia in ''[[Code Lyoko]]'' has plenty of energy and confidence. And his Lyoko Warrior form is cat-based.
* Neddie from ''[[The Oz Kids]]''.
* [[SpongeBob SquarePants]].
* Peter Griffin from [[Family Guy]] is either this or an [[Adult Child]].
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