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* Many shows [[Kodomomuke|aimed mainly for children]] have sizable teenage and adult female fanbase since many of those shows will activate motherly instincts among them. One of the reasons is that they often contain lots of [[Ridiculously Cute Critter|Ridiculously Cute Critters]].
* Several series fail to attract the originally targetted gender audience: ''[[Saiyuki|Gensomaden Saiyuki]]'' failed so hard to attract a male audience that subsequent anime and manga series were switched from [[Shonen]] to [[Josei]], mostly due to the overwhelming amount of gay vibes. Likewise, [[Shonen Jump]] series ''[[Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro]]'' was fansubbed and scanlated in America with a very very low percentage of male fans. Other Shounen Jump series like ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' and ''[[Get Backers]]'' are split on gender attraction; the latter of the two acknowledges this.
* Fighting [[Shonen]] is aimed at teenage boys, but many series like ''[[Bleach]]'', ''[[Naruto]]'', ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'', ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'', etc. have sizeable female fanbases who watch for the [[Ho Yay]], which is bound to be plentiful whenever you have a bunch of [[Bishonen|attractive]] [[Hot
** Though, to be fair, a lot of the girls enjoy it specifically for the fighting.
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* [[Kanamemo]] has it's share of female fans appreciating the yuri context for the sake of cuteness.
* ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'', despite being a [[Cast Full of Pretty Boys|bishonen-ridden]] reverse-harem series, is well-written and hilarious enough to attract a sizeable male audience as well. Another appealing aspect is that the female protagonist is a cute but sensible girl who's refreshingly more realistic than most shoujo heroines and how much focus and development is given on the host club members.
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'' is a weird example. Like the ''Nanoha'' example above, it took the cutesy character designs (by [[Hidamari Sketch]]'s own [[Ume Aoki]]) and marketed it to the usual Periphery Demographic (adult men) of the [[Magical Girl]] genre. Then [[Wham! Episode|episode 3]] rolled around and fans realized that the creaters were doing [[Genre Deconstruction|something else altogether]]. However, this has not stopped the series from having both male ''and'' female fans. Mostly adults, though. This... [[Nightmare Fuel|really]] isn't a show for [[What Do You Mean It's Not for Little Girls?|your little sister]].
* A notable portion of the ''[[Kimi Ni Todoke]]'' fandom consists of older males. Reasons for this include the series in many ways breaking the shoujo mold, such as favoring [[Single Woman Seeks Good Man]] over [[All Girls Want Bad Boys]] and focusing a good portion of the story on the non-romantic relationships between characters. Plus, Sawako is pretty relatable to a lot of timid manga/anime fans of both genders, and when she's not [[The Un-Smile|unintentionally scary]], she's actually [[Moe|really cute]].
* ''[[Pokémon Special (Manga)|Pokémon Special]]'' is published in magazines aimed for elementary school kids, but its strong sense of character and continuity draws in older readers, especially those nostalgic for the games but got tired of the anime.
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* Most shows [[Girl Show Ghetto|aimed for tween girls]] can sometimes be this towards boys. Shows like ''[[Lizzie Mcguire]]'', ''[[I Carly]]'', ''[[Sonny With a Chance]]'', ''[[Victorious]]'', ''[[Shake It Up]]'', etc., would sometimes be watched by boys either because they like/have a crush on the lead/supporting girls in the show, to hear them sing, to enjoy their antics, or all of them.
** Many shows aimed for kids or tweens also have large college-aged audiences. ''[[Spongebob SquarePants]]'', ''[[Fairly Oddparents]]'', and ''[[I Carly]]'' are all good examples of this.
* The idea of the Sci-Fi Channel (or SyFy now) having a mostly young male demographic is increasingly fallacious, which the execs seem to have some difficulty recognizing; when confronted with the fact that many of their viewers are women, David Howe [http://scifiwire.com/2009/03/sci-fi-president-dave-how.php acknowledged that] "almost half of our audience is women, thanks to shows such as ''Ghost Hunters'' that attract more women than men", completely ignoring the fact that many of their scripted shows (''[[Farscape (TV)|Farscape]]'', ''[[The Invisible Man (TV)|The Invisible Man]]'', the various [[Stargate Verse|Stargates]], ''[[
* [[German TV Stations|Kika, a German kid channel]], has a mascot called Bernd das Brot (Bernd the Bread). The pessimistic bread became a cult favorite with young adults and teens in Germany. Kika started airing a looped program with Bernd instead of static after 9 P.M, attracting many insomniac young viewers.
* Teen shows with prominent gay or lesbian characters, like ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'' or ''[[Greek]]'', often find themselves with significant ''adult'' followings in [[Fan Yay|the LGBT community]].
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* ''[[Teletubbies]]'' is a show aimed at extremely young children, but it became famous for attracting the attention of college/uni students and druggies, all of whom were often watching television in the middle of the day. The show's baffling and surreal nature, combined with its bright colors and hypnotically repetitive nature, made the show enjoyable with the right amount of irony or [[Watch It Stoned|chemistry]].
* ''In the Night Garden'' is arguably even more cutesy, surreal and coy than Teletubbies, and makes perfect hangover viewing, or if you are so inclined, watching it stoned or tranquillised is amazing.
* Shows aimed at older children. ''[[Raven]]'' is surprisingly popular among adults, and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' is watched by many adult fans of parent show ''[[
** Speaking of ''[[
* Although ''[[Beakmans World]]'' was generally aimed at 9-to-14 year old school kids, high schoolers and college students liked it too. Maybe it was because they finally got what they couldn't get in middle school; maybe it was because the main character looked like someone who'd do drugs; maybe it was the assistants (no, not the rat); or even a combination of all three.
* Similarly, ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]'' still has a significant following among young men, which may have been a factor in creating a similar series more directly targeted at them.
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** TPTB claim that the cancellation of SGA and the launch of SGU weren't direct causation. They have not convinced many fans that this is true.
* ''[[Queer As Folk]]'' was intended for gay men to watch, but ended up largely drawing in [[Yaoi Fangirl|straight women]].
** Its [[Distaff Counterpart]], ''[[The L Word]]'', also caught the attention of many straight men because, well ... [[Girl
* The [[Vision On]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcCHRW8G9yY gallery theme tune], so iconic it penetrated a national consciousness, can only be intended for the periphery demographic, as the intended audience was {{spoiler|deaf children.}}
* ''[[Sesame Street]]'' intentionally invoked this trope, in order to create a show that kids and parents would watch and enjoy together. This kids show grew its following gradually; when the original kid viewers grew up to be adults, they would subsequently watch the show with their own children.
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== Specific ==
* ''[[The Far Side]]'' gained a substantial following among biologists and other scientists, most particularly for cartoonist Gary Larson's humorous [[Shown Their Work|yet accurate]] depictions of anthropomorphic animals. Larson, himself a wilderness buff, was especially gratified by this, especially when one of his fans arranged to have a species of chewing louse named after him.
** And as a further [[Shout
** Following one cartoon that involved a female chimp accusing a male chimp of "hanging around with that Goodall tramp", Larson got a bunch of hate-mail from people who resented the implication on Jane Goodall's behalf - and a letter from Goodall herself telling him that she thought the cartoon was hilarious and that she was honored to have been featured. Goodall, who was a long time fan of ''[[The Far Side]]'' enjoyed the cartoon so much that she invited Larson to her nature reserve in Tanzania and wrote the preface for a collection of ''Far Side'' comics that included the cartoon. Her institute also recently began selling a T-shirt with that same cartoon on it.
*** And in the first known instance of interspecies [[Periphery Hatedom]], [[Shout
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* In South Korea, ''[[Starcraft]]'' has a very large fanbase in terms of female audiences who like to watch pro-gaming a lot. Majority of the contestants are young men after all.
* It may be rarer for a ''[[Touhou (Video Game)|Touhou]]'' fan to have actually played the games, rather than be drawn to it by the [[Fantasy Kitchen Sink|setting]], the [[Loads and Loads of Characters|massive, colourful cast]] (and equally massive amounts of fan art) and/or the [[Touhou (Video Game)/Awesome Music|awesome music]] (and equally awesome arranges).
** For exactly the same reasons, the fanbase has a large margin of females as well, despite the [[Improbably
** The Periphery Demographics are, in fact, the reason for most of the popularity the series has accumulated. The games themselves are fairly standard [[Bullet Hell]] [[Shoot'Em Up|Shoot Em Ups]], however fanartists became obssessed with ZUN's (often conceptually brilliant, always technically flawed) character designs and sought to improve upon them, the doujin communities saw incredible potential in an elaborate setting with piles of [[Fanfic Fuel]], [[Fan Fic Magnet|Fanfic Magnets]] and [[OC Stand In|OC Stand Ins]], and the musical arrangers fell in love with the music, to the point where they managed to turn [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLGW4-pgGXc this] into '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-eensMhO_k this]'''.
** Best part of it all is ZUN outright supporting this whole thing by effectively saying "Don't spoil the endings, don't use my sound effects in your fan games. Otherwise, ''do whatever you want because I don't mind it as it's cool and there will be no copyright issues EVER.''"
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* ''[[Jimmy Two Shoes (Animation)|Jimmy Two Shoes]]'' has an audience with adults, but what do you expect from a kids' show that takes place in [[Hell]]?
* Aren't you a little bit old to watch ''[[Phineas and Ferb (Animation)|Phineas and Ferb]]''? Common response: [[Catch Phrase|Yes. Yes I am.]]
** This can be explained by the show's surprisingly clever writing, [[Better Than a Bare Bulb|lampshadic nature]], almost constant [[Parental Bonus]] and [[Shout
** Plus, just like with every (or almost every) Disney cartoon, there are many female characters that the male viewers find hot, like Vanessa, Candace, and Stacey for example.
* This is the entire motto AND modus operandi of [[The Hub]]. Knowing they couldn't beat the other major kids' networks with just kids watching, it's a veritable fountain of fun Periphery Demographic. Their crown jewel in this regard is ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''; see the Toys section above.
* ''[[Dave the Barbarian (Animation)|Dave the Barbarian]]''. It was full of [[Parental Bonus|Parental Bonuses]], so it's not surprising.
* ''[[WITCH (Comic Book)|WITCH]]'', a comic/cartoon about five girls with magical powers, has no small number of male fans, in part due to its gorgeous art (and ''not'' just in a sexual sense, either; it's essentially a series that ascends Disney fairy-tale art [[Up to Eleven]]), and in part due to the way its characters, though predominantly female, are also very ''human''. The show took its appeal to the opposite gender even farther; while Blunk was [[The Scrappy|not so liked]], [[Freakazoid|Napoleon]] the [[Hey, It's That Voice!|talking]] cat was a big hit, to the point that it's sad his screen antics never ascended in the comics.
** That [[Greg Weisman]], the creator of ''[[Gargoyles (Animation)|Gargoyles]]'', had a hand in it really shows.
* This trope goes all the way back to the late 1950s. Early [[Hanna-Barbera]] shows such as ''Huckleberry Hound'' and ''[[Quick Draw McGraw]]'' were very popular amongst grown-ups when they first premiered.
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* Henry Jenkins, in his book ''Textual Poachers'' says this may be the primary driving force behind [[Fanfic]]. The [[Girl Show Ghetto]] means that females aren't going to have their brothers or husbands watching shows that are aimed for them, or they find the [[Lifetime Movie of the Week|female-aimed shows lacking in quality]] and they end up watching shows aimed at men and using fanfic to refocus the narrative.
* Male homosexual pornography is popular among heterosexual women.
** Not surprising, as lesbian pornography is [[Girl
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