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One possible source is [[Robert A. Heinlein]]'s fondness for hypercapable redhaired heroines (he had a red-haired wife).
In European comics, the high proportion of redheads among the
Look out for the large number of [[Dark-Skinned Redhead|Dark Skinned Redheads]] in Anime.
Perhaps surprisingly to outsiders, given the (''relatively'') higher proportion of [[Ireland|Irish]] redheads, this trope does not seem to exist in Ireland. Redheaded female leads do appear, of course, but they are heavily outnumbered by the more common blondes and "Dark Irish" brunettes. This may be that, unlike almost everywhere else, red hair is not really seen as especially "exotic" in Ireland and Irish
There isn't always a reason for this; if there is, sometimes, the [http://girlswithredhair.blogspot.com/ red hair] is symbolic of love and romantic desire, or the author just finds girls that look like that appealing.
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* Kushina Uzumaki, [[Naruto]]'s mother, to her husband, {{spoiler|the Fourth Hokage, who said he loved her for her red hair}}.
* [[Magic Knight Rayearth]]: both Lantis and Eagle want [[Red Headed Heroine]] Hikaru.
* Ai Tanabe from ''[[Planetes]]'' is a redhead; she has a ... complex ... relationship with the show's protagonist Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino.
* Lina Inverse of
* Chiharu Shinonome from ''[[Eiken]]'' is male protagonist Densuke Mifune's crush the entire series. Everone else in her family are redheads too.
* [[Manipulative Bastard|Lelouch]] from ''[[Code Geass]]'' really cared about [[Wide-Eyed Idealist|Shirley]], even after {{spoiler|Rolo killed her in R2.}}
** Even [[Anti-Hero|Anti Heroes]] want Kalen. And she's a [[Tsundere]], to boot.
** Cornelia and Euphie also have very good relationships with their respective knights (if pink counts for red).
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** Not to mention the straighter subversion of this trope. Miaka is a brunette, but some people think she's a redhead.
*** Actually, in the second arc of the manga, her name is said to be written with the kanji for "beautiful red". In the OVA, which spans over the second arc of the manga, her hair is turned into an auburn color.
* Yoko of ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' garnered interest from at least three heroic men. Though the true protagonist, Simon, ends up seeing her as more of an older sister/good friend character and pairs up with Nia, whose hair is... well, [[Anime Hair]].
** It was played straight between her and Kamina, who seemed to be the protagonist {{spoiler|right up until the moment he died and apparent sidekick Simon was elevated to the role of hero.}}
** Could be played straight since Simon had an obvious huge crush on Yoko. He practically had an emotional breakdown when he saw her and Kamina kissing.
* Maruko from ''[[Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou]]'' is arguably a subversion of this trope, as she's somewhat off-putting towards some of the characters (including the main character) and it may be partially the author's intention to convey that to the audience. Quite a bit of the audience aren't listening, though, and as far as they're concerned, she's a straight-up trope example.
* ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' has a few examples:
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** Jump forward about sixty years and you get Cecily Fairchild, who has [[Mobile Suit Gundam F91|an entire movie]] centered around the hero's quest for her.
* Flay Allster of ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' may have been the Scrappy, but Kira had a crush on her at the beginning of the series and it grew into something more. They {{spoiler|have sex, even if she was manipulating him}}, and it's clear he still cares greatly for her at the end of the series. Also, she ''did'' come to care for him after her [[Character Development]], {{spoiler|but ends up dead.}}
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* [[Les Yay]] example in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] StrikerS'' with [[Fiery Redhead|Teana]], who [[Genki Girl|Subaru]] isn't shy about [[The Glomp|expressing her affection for]], much to [[Tsundere|Teana's embarrassment]].
** In fact, both of the other major [[Les Yay]] pairings ([[Fundamentally Female Cast|not that there's a shortage]]), Nanoha/Fate and Hayate/Vita, involve a redhead of some shade. Whether this is coincidence [[Author Appeal|or not]], though, is entirely a matter of speculation.
* Lead character Izumi Noa of ''[[Patlabor]]'' becomes a redhead about three seconds into the OVA opening animation. Apparently, they'd already started animating, then decided that she needed to be more visually distinctive.
* Kenshin from ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' is also a redhead - despite his Japanese origins. He's pursued by both Kaoru and Megumi. {{spoiler|The first wins.}}
* Keitaro Urashima of ''[[Love Hina]]'' has the red-headed Naru Narusegawa ([[Unwanted Harem|among others]]), although he's not much of a hero. [[Took a Level in Badass|Initially]].
** Of course, this is subverted in the anime, where Naru's hair is less red/orange and more straight brown.
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