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* Athena and her assistant Nike in ''[[Appleseed]]'' are complete opposites but work extremely efficiently together running the city of Olympus, with Athena keeping the public and the politicians in check mostly by sheer force of will and Nike serving as her [[Noble Top Enforcer]] behind the scenes. In the anime, Athena has red hair and dresses in red and brown, while Nike is pale blond and dresses in white and blue.
* Jin and Mugen from ''[[Samurai Champloo]]''. They are not only dressed in the respective colors and are [[Foil|foils]], they represent every trait possible of the trope. Water and fire ([[Animal Motifs|fish and rooster]] in the OP), past and future, tradition and innovation ([[Technician Versus Performer]]), orthodox and unorthodox, predictable and unpredictable, economy and extravagance, controlled purpose and chaotic energy, [[Order Versus Chaos|order and chaos]], [[Emotions vs. Stoicism|stoicism and emotion]], etc. Jin is practically unable to feel passionate about anything or form attachments to anyone, while Mugen is recklessly passionate without direction or purpose (or the brain power to put it to use). Fortunately, [[Character Development|they get better]] throughout all the whirls of yin and yang.
* The Elric brothers from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'': Edward (red) and Alphonse (blue). Ed is typically more impulsive and quick to anger and wears a red coat, while Al is a more collected [[Gentle Giant]] who typically has to restrain his older brother and <s>wears</s> is a cool gray suit of armor.
** Made quite blatant in the fourth ''Brotherhood'' opening -- the two pass each other and gain their respective colors.
** Also kind of interesting is that all of the other State Military characters wear blue uniforms, and the Xingese characters also tend toward either blue or more muted colors, and Ed ''is'' one of the most [[Hot-Blooded]] characters in the cast. On the other hand, he's a unique example of a highly intelligent Red Oni.
*** [[The Hero|Ed]] is a [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Hair-Trigger Temper|Hair Trigger Tempered]] [[Insufferable Genius]] in a red [[Badass Longcoat]]. [[Supporting Leader|Roy]] is a laid-back [[Magnificent Bastard]] (heavy emphasis on [[The Chessmaster]]) in a blue [[Badass Longcoat]]. Coincidence? {{spoiler|I think NOT!}}
** Also, Winry and Sheska from the first anime. Winry is extraverted, enthusiastic, and sometimes wears a red bandanna while Sheska is quiet, bookish, and sometimes wears a blue uniform.
** [[Ax Crazy]] [[Blood Knight]] Kimblee, who's main outfit before being re-instated is a red buttoned shirt, and cold-blooded [[General Ripper]] Archer, who's never seen in anything but his blue military uniform, from the first anime would be villainous examples. 
* Ayano and Kazuma from ''[[Kaze no Stigma (Light Novel)|Kaze no Stigma]]''. Ayano has a fiery, impulsive, very caring personality, while Kazuma has a calm, impassioned, jaded personality. The colors fit them too; in the OP, Ayano is colored red and Kazuma blue. Kazuma has blue eyes when his power is activated and a general blue theme, and Ayano has red hair and reddish eyes.
* Shinji Hikari (red) and Richard Lancelot (blue) from ''[[Sei Juushi Bismarck (Anime)|Sei Juushi Bismarck]]'', although the people behind its dubbed version, ''[[Saber Rider and The Star Sheriffs (Anime)|Saber Rider and The Star Sheriffs]]'', don't want you to believe it.
* Kazuma and Ryuho from the ''[[S-Cry-ed]]'' anime.
* The ''[[Sailor Moon]]'' manga has Usagi/Minako as impulsive, outgoing red, with Ami/Rei as cool, introverted blue. Makoto's in the middle. As for the anime, Rei contrasts better with Ami, since Rei is just as impulsive as Usagi and is actually a fire soldier to counteract calm Ami's water powers.
** While Haruka and Michiru both had the same intentions in season 3, Haruka's attitude was more outgoing and harsh in comparison to Michiru's calmer, more introvert demeanor.
* [[Hot-Blooded|Inuyasha]] and [[Aloof Big Brother|Sesshoumaru]] from ''[[Inuyasha]]''. Also, Inuyasha and Miroku, each dressed in their respective color. 
* An arguable case is Ogami Itto and Yagyu Retsudo from ''[[Lone Wolf and Cub]]''. Although Itto doesn't have the not-so-bright or tasteless qualities of many red oni, he is driven to incredibly reckless behavior and horrid deeds by a passion for revenge, while Retsudo prefers being the puppetmaster and using [[Death Trap|traps]], [[Mooks]], and the like. Along the way, he sacrifices [[Moral Event Horizon|an appalling amount of men and his own children]] in his attempts to stop Itto.
* Light and L from the ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' anime series are often shaded in red or blue to reflect this, although personality-wise, it doesn't ''quite'' apply, since aside from a few times that Light gets riled up after his cause is challenged ({{spoiler|and just before his death}}), both Light and L tend towards being brainy, cold blooded types. This theme is also used (and generally played much straighter) with Misa and Light, Light and Near, Mello and Near, and even Misa and Takada.
** On the other hand, Light tends towards extremes of fantasy and pitches of emotion that L never begins to approach.
** In [[Butt Monkey|Matsuda]]'s [[Day in The Limelight]] episode, he is shown with the same lighting effects, but yellow.
** Aizawa also gets the same lighting treatment in the last few episodes, but his color is apparently green.
** Mikami, on the other hand, is purple.
* Goku and Vegeta of ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] Z'' exemplify this trope to a point where it could be named for them (And for a while, it ''[[Vegeta and Son Goku|was]]'').
** [[Characterization Marches On|Although it's hard to remember now]], but when Vegeta was first introduced, he seemed like a cold-blooded and heartless killer, one who seldom emoted more than wearing a [[Psychotic Smirk]] when killing someone. It wasn't until Goku proved himself an equal, if not superior in fighting ability (something that goes directly against Vegeta's pride, the Saiyan traditions, and culture he prizes so, etc), that Vegeta starts going off the deep end. Even then, it's worth noting that, in the description, it does say that (especially for villains) the calm, unemotional face of a Blue can just be a facade and conceal a lot of intensity and even craziness right below it. (Oh, and Piccolo is definitely a Blue type as well.)
*** When introduced, Vegeta played the Blue Oni to [[Blood Knight]] Nappa's Red.
** Literal truth right down to their clothes - Goku always wears Orange Red and Vegeta always wears blue.
** Another example from ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] Z'': Goku encounters a literal red and blue oni in the first season. It's inverted, as [[The Big Guy]] bruiser is a blue oni (who gets beaten quickly in a contest of strength), while the faster and more clever red oni challenges Goku to catch him and spends half the episode dodging the hero.
** This can be traced to the very first episodes of the series with strong but dumb Goku and sly and crafty Bulma.
** Androids 17 and 18.
** Goku's children fits this too, with Gohan being the blue and Goten being the red.
* On the same side, but Ryoma and Hayato from ''[[Getter Robo]]'' definitely fit. Ryoma's a heroic burning-sense-of-justice type ([[Ax Crazy|well,]] [[Sociopathic Hero|most]] [[Berserk Mode|of the time...]]), while Hayato is a cold-blooded loner. This is taken into extremes in ''Getter Robo G'', where Ryoma's Getter Dragon is red and Hayato's Getter Liger is blue!
* Naruto and Sasuke of ''[[Naruto]]'' (complete with the colors of their clothing and demon forms). In the third opening of ''[[Oddly Named Sequel|Naruto Shippuden]]'', "Blue Bird", the pair are shown [http://images4.fanpop.com/image/polls/757000/757286_1309075440026_full.jpg against a red-and-blue background]. Unusually, Naruto has wind-based powers, while Sasuke's are fire-based.
** ''Naruto'' [[Geodesic Cast|loves this trope]]. Pretty much every team has the two guys as this with the girl making it a [[Power Trio]]. Other Red Oni/Blue Oni pairs include Lee and Neji, [[Generation Xerox|Jiraiya and Orochimaru]], Guy and Kakashi (and, before that, Obito and Kakashi), Kiba and Shino, Choji and Shikamaru, and arguably even Kankuro and Gaara (at least after his [[Heel Face Turn]]). With Choji and Shikamaru, Choji is easily set off and uses close attacks while Shikamaru is known to think things through thoroughly and always be ten steps ahead, and he also uses his shadows to attack from a distance. Shikamaru is not exactly blue but he does have a cool-color based theme while Choji has his bright red symbol, and in Shippuden, his outfit is nearly all red.
*** To a lesser extent, [[Generation Xerox|their dads]] qualify. Shikaku is a fiercely intelligent, rational [[The Strategist|strategist]] and Jounin Commander of Konoha. Choza is calmer than his son, but is still the fieriest of the Ino-Shika-Cho trio, and he has red hair.
** Karui and Samui of Kumogakure are a female [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] pair. Karui is a hot-tempered [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]], while pale blonde Samui is level-headed and calm - hell, her [[Meaningful Name|name even means 'cool']].
** The color scene is inverted with Akatsuki partners Itachi and Kisame, the former being a cold, calculating [[Aloof Big Brother]] with [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red eyes]] and several fire jutsus, the latter being a [[Blood Knight]] that specialises in Water Jutsus and has the blue skin of a shark.
*** See also Juugo and Suigetsu. Juugo has red hair, but is a [[Gentle Giant]] when he's not flipping out and is the calmest out of Taka. Suigetsu, meanwhile, is a [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|white-haired]] [[Blood Knight]] from the same village as Kisame.
*** Now that this troper thinks about it, a few of the Akatsuki pairings invert this. Between Sasori and Deidara, Sasori has the orange eyes and Deidara has blue. Meanwhile, Konan and Pein have their hair colors mismatching the trope. Maybe the author is hinting at something....?
** Lately, Sasuke has been showing a few Red Oni traits, while Naruto has been showing some Blue Oni traits. But I wouldn't switch the names quite yet.
*** Then there's [[Laughably Evil|Hidan]] and [[The Stoic|Kakuzu]]. No colour association, but jeez, the contrast couldn't get much stronger.
* ''[[Bleach]]'': There are a lot of examples but many of them can be much more complicated or even the reverse of what they might appear to be. Kubo loves playing with this trope.
** Played straight with Ichigo (Red) and Ishida (Blue), Ichigo (Red) and Byakuya (Blue), Renji (Red) and Byakuya (Blue), Renji (Red) and Ishida (Blue), Kenpachi (Red) and Byakuya (Blue), Ginjou (Red) and Tsukishima (Blue), Hitsugaya (Red) and Gin (Blue).
** Played with in the case of Orihime and Rukia where [[Cloudcuckoolander]], orange-haired Orihime should be the red and [[Ice Person]] Rukia should be the blue. However, the wild, passionate, forceful character is Rukia and the quiet, introverted character who would rather fade into the background is Orihime. This is especially highlighted when Urahara pulls Orihime off the frontlines. Orihime accepts the situation sadly but without protest while Rukia goes on the warpath to get Orihime back to the frontlines...even if she has to drag Orihime there herself to do it.
** Played with in the case of Aizen and Ichigo. Aizen is the blue to Ichigo's red until their Deicide battle when Ichigo becomes the blue to Aizen's red.
** Subverted with Tsukishima versus Byakuya. Being two characters who traditionally take the Blue role, this trope shouldn't have come into play at all. Except it did. With ''Byakuya'' as the red oni. [[Lampshade Hanging|Discussed]] by the pair during the fight.
** Subverted with Aizen and Gin. Throughout the manga, it looks like Aizen's the red oni to Gin's blue. It turns out to be the reverse.
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' has Sanosuke and Kenshin, who are even cast in their respective colored lights during their first battle. After losing, Sano becomes [[The Lancer]].
** A lot of the time, Kenshin becomes the Red Oni, especially compared to stoic antagonists such as Saito and Aoshi
* In ''[[Vision of Escaflowne|Escaflowne]]'', brothers Van and Folken wear red and blue--the latter wearing blue as a young man. Van plays out as a brash hot head, with Folken a great candidate for [[The Spock]] as well as a [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]].
* In ''[[Fruits Basket]]'', calm, blue-eyed, grey-haired Yuki and temperamental, red-haired, red-eyed Kyou are cousins and rivals in love, martial arts, and, to some degree, even social life, each one envying the other's abilities in dealing with people.
** Tohru's friends, [[Delinquent|Arisa]] and [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|Hanajima]], have this going on. As did Tohru's parents: Kyoko was brash and excitable while Katsuya was calm and polite to a fault.
* In ''[[Majokko Meg Chan]]'', [[Cute Witch|Meg]] and [[Dark Magical Girl|Non]] are the Red and Blue respectively, complete with conveniently color-coded hair.
* Zenon and Shien, the two gods that appear about halfway through ''Gensou Maden [[Saiyuki]]''.
* A classic female example: Kei ([[Fiery Redhead|Fiery]] [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]], [[Genki Girl]], and/or [[Bokukko|tomboy]]) and Yuri (Pale Skinned [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|Blue-nette]] [[Yamato Nadeshiko]] with [[Kawaiiko]] tendencies) from ''[[Dirty Pair (Light Novel)|Dirty Pair]]''. Many of the [[Lovely Angels]] teams who [[Spiritual Successor|followed in their footsteps]] share a similar Red Oni-Blue Oni dynamic.
* The titular duo of ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure]]'': Nagisa is the lacrosse-playing tomboy who wears the black and red costume, Honoka is the intellectual one in the white and blue dress. At one point, they even fight a pair of red and blue Oni just to drive the trope home.
** And, of course, their [[Expy|Expies]] in ''Splash Star'' fulfil the roles as well.
** In ''[[Yes Precure 5]]'', this trope is played both straight and inverted. Cure Rouge and Cure Aqua play it straight, complete with a story showing how their opposite personalities clash. However, while Nuts usually wears red and Coco wears blue, especially in their human prince forms, Nuts is the quieter, more aloof one of the two, so they are the inversion of this trope (with the quieter one wearing red).
** ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]'' also inverts this. The pink-wearing Tsubomi is a shy and introverted blue oni; her partner, the blue-wearing (and water elemental!) Erika, is an outgoing and energetic red oni.
** It's played straight again with ''[[Smile Pretty Cure]]'' and its [[Everything's Better With Rainbows|rainbow theme]] with Miyuki and Akane as Red and Nao and Reika as Blue. Yayoi (Yellow) falls in between.
* ''[[Kiddy Grade]]'' has Eclair (red oni and boisterous [[Action Girl]]) and Lumiere (blue oni; calm, [[The Spock|logical, and cultured]] [[Technopath]]), and they both wear colors to match.
** ''[[Kiddy Girl-and]]'' has the antagonist duo Saphir and Rubis, with [[Hair Colors]] to match their names (though Saphir's hair is actually closer to green than blue), with the "blue" one able to use [[An Ice Person|ice-based attacks]] (the "red" one doesn't use fire, though, but rather is a [[Beast Man|beast-humanoid]] with [[Wolverine Claws|long claws]]), and with contrasting personalities in line with this trope.
* Zatch and Brago from ''[[Zatch Bell]]''. Also, Zatch {{spoiler|and his [[Evil Twin]] Zeno}}, later on in the series. The former is a kind, but childish boy who wishes to be friends with anyone he meets, while the latter is a cold, manipulative person who hates humanity and bears a grudge towards Zatch, {{spoiler|though this is only because Zatch received the ''Baou'' power instead of him.}} Their owners and even the color of their books reflect this as well.
* Asuka Langley Soryuu and Rei Ayanami from ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' also satisfy this trope, although more in the rivalry sense, as Asuka despises Rei and Rei is characteristically [[Emotionless Girl|indifferent]] to Asuka much of the time. That doesn't stop [[Studio Gainax]] from pairing them up in merchandising, though.
** Note that their 'theme colour' is inverted in their eye colour: Rei is blue-haired with red eyes, Asuka is a redhead (or a blonde in the manga) with blue eyes. This arguably reinforces their contrast and even complimentarity.
** Their mecha are, however, all red and all blue respectively and explicitly compared to oni in concept and design just to be obvious.
** If you look at the colors of the mecha and plug suits, Shinji appears to be the blend of the two: not a hot-blooded glory hound but not a heartless machine, completing the [[Power Trio]].
** Misato (red) and Ritsuko (blue).
* In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam Wing (Anime)|Gundam Wing]]'' there are two mobile suits designed to complement each other in battle: Vayeate, a blue colored suit that specializes in attack, and Mercurius, a red colored suit that specializes in defense.
* ''[[Turn a Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]]'' features Sochie Heim, a feisty (read: bratty) tsundere, and Miashei Kune, her relaxed and practical friend, who both wind up piloting Kapools and partner with each other often.
* ''[[Kazemakase Tsukikage Ran]]'' has Ran as the blue oni and Meow as the red oni.
* ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho (Manga)|Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' has ''literal'' blue and red oni -- the blue oni are the bureaucrats in the Spirit World, while the red oni are security. With the protagonists, Yusuke and Kuwabara are both brash and eager, ready to throw themselves at a challenge, while demonic protagonists Hiei and Kurama are far more calculating and keep much cooler heads about them.
* Every season of ''[[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]]'' has at least one hero and teammate that make up this duo.
** ''[[Digimon Adventure 02 (Anime)|Digimon Adventure 02]]'' season 2 has the high-energy, somewhat brash gogglehead Daisuke paired with introverted intellectual villain Ken, who pulls a [[Heel Face Turn]] halfway through the series. While enemies, they repeatedly face off; while allies, they find out that their digimon can combine into a much stronger digimon, linking their characters even more than before. Furthermore, Daisuke felt a kinship with Ken before they learned that he ''was'' a villain and, of all the other heroes, was the most sympathetic toward Ken during the time between repentance and alliance. Oh, and on the Blue Oni quality of "pride and aloofness": after his repentance, Ken spent a long time apart from the hero group, trying to "clean up his mess" in his own way, and worried that even if he tried to join up, they wouldn't accept him.
** In the first half of the season, T.K. was the Blue Oni -- smarter, more level-headed and rational than Davis. With Ken's arrival, T.K. sort of became the third banana, though.
** Just 02? Let's see, in the first ''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Adventure]]'', we have the main character, Taichi, who Daisuke is an [[Expy]] for, and so they share a lot of personality traits (albeit Taichi's are toned down a little), and [[Aloof Big Brother]] [[The Lancer|Lancer]] Yamato, who spends most of his time [[Big Brother Instinct|trying to figure out what will keep his younger brother safest]]. While Taichi is unrestrained emotionally, Yamato is more prideful and tends to get embarrassed quickly at activities that lower him down to Taichi's level. Taichi is associated with the color orange (at least it's close to red) and Yamato with the color blue.
** Just ''[[Digimon Adventure (Anime)|Digimon Adventure]]''? Masaru and Touma in ''[[Digimon Savers (Anime)|Digimon Savers]]''. There are specific episodes built around their might vs. mind clashes, and Touma seems particularly afraid of losing his coolness and intelligence in the face of Masaru's determination and charisma. Nanami taunts him with the fact that he didn't defeat with his prided logic and calculations; he beat her by charging at her head on, Masaru-style, and this seems to disturb him. Their DATS uniforms (red bodysuit with blue jacket for Masaru, blue bodysuit with blue jacket for Touma) reinforce this...heck, there's an absolutely hilarious [[Image Song]] dedicated to them (and Agumon and Gaomon) explaining why their personalities and methods clash, but they're still the greatest team...right?
** Takuya and Kouji from ''[[Digimon Frontier (Anime)|Digimon Frontier]]'' also have something of this dynamic, as do Ruki and Takato/Jenrya from ''[[Digimon Tamers (Anime)|Digimon Tamers]]''.
** In short, all seasons of ''[[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]]'' invoke this trope.
*** Interestingly, in all of the seasons of ''[[Digimon (Franchise)|Digimon]]'' save ''[[Digimon Tamers (Anime)|Digimon Tamers]]'', the Blue Oni/Onis have "[[Blue Eyes]]" while the Red Oni has brown. In ' '[[Digimon Tamers (Anime)|Digimon Tamers]]' ', this is reversed (at least, if you count Ruki's indigo eyes as blue).
* Duck (or Ahiru in the Japanese version) and Fakir from ''[[Princess Tutu]]'' follow this trope very well. Duck has orangy-pink hair and is a loud, determined, dizty klutz who cares deeply about people and wants to be everyone's friend. Fakir is a green-haired boy who is cold, seemingly prideful, and anti-social. They start off as bitter rivals but later {{spoiler|discover they have the same goal -- to help and protect Mytho -- and end up becoming awkward partners. In the second season, Fakir develops a crush on Duck and the two become even more closely associated.}}
* Keroberos and Yue of ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' fame also qualify; [[The Stoic|Blue Oni]] Yue is often cold, introspective, and seemingly totally dispassionate, while [[The Idiot From Osaka|Red Oni]] Kero-chan is hot-headed and emotional.
** In the anime, Sakura switches to Blue Oni when she's around the more [[Hot-Blooded]] Li Meiling.
** Sakura Kinomoto (red) and Li Syaoran (blue). A bit of a twist happens when  {{spoiler|the Red and Blue Onis actually ''fall in love''.}}
* Jonouchi (Joey) and Seto Kaiba from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' follow this trope to the letter, right down to their trademark cards.
** Sometimes, Honda (Tristan) is the blue oni to Jounochi's red oni when Kaiba's too busy, Honda being more romantic, quiet, contemplative, and likely to choose his battles than Jounochi.
** As do Fubuki (Atticus) and Ryo (Zane) from ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh GX|GX]]''. Although, this [[Expy|probably isn't entirely coincidental...]]
*** And in the manga, Jaden and Chazz.
** ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds]]'' has Yusei Fudo as the Blue Oni and Jack Atlas has turned to be the Red Oni. Remarked with Yusei´s Blue Stardust Dragon and his Clear Mind and Jack´s Red Archfiend Dragon and his Burning Soul.
** The newest Yu-Gi-Oh series, ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh Ze Xal|Zexal]]'', pairs the stubborn, [[Hot-Blooded]], and [[Idiot Hero|dim-witted]] protagonist, Yuma Tsukumo, with his calm, [[The Strategist|strategic]], and [[The Stoic|stoic]] spiritual partner, Astral, for this trope.
* In ''[[Trigun]]'' (especially on the manga covers), Vash is associated with fiery reds and poses full of dynamism while Wolfwood is associated with blue and grey tones and more static positions. Bonus points if Wolfwood also glares coldly at the reader. This is an accurate representation of the contrasts between their personalities.
** ''Trigun'' also has the contrast between Vash and cold-blooded [[The Dragon|Legato]], who's [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|gotta have blue hair]].
** Vash vs. Knives is a more complex case: Knives is the brainy and coldly rational part of the "duo", but he's also incredibly violent and psychologically unstable. While Vash is a passionate and dynamic character, Knives is prone to feeling lonely and depressed and tends to hang around doing nothing. Moreover, Knives's grand theories actually hide his crazy irrationality, while Vash is able to think with a cold head so as not to take personally all the shit he takes from humans. Manga Knives is often associated with blue and aqua colors, but also with darker reds than his brother. Also, note that, during their fight at the end of the anime, Vash's vortex is blue and Knives' is red.
* ''[[Gao Gai Gar]]'': EnRyu and HyoRyu, red and blue. Later, they get taken over by yellow RaiRyu and green FuuRyu, respectively. And then again by light pink KouRyu and dark purple AnRyu. They even represent elements -  EnRyu's fire, RaiRyu's lightning, and KouRyu's light for the Red Oni side, and HyoRyu's ice, FuuRyu's wind, and AnRyu's darkness for the Blue Oni side. And it's interesting to note that when the first two pairs switch [[Fusion Dance]] partners, they switch across [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] boundaries: EnRyu combining with FuuRyu, HyoRyu with RaiRyu.
** [[Gao Gai Gar]] himself and King J-Der. Twist: GaoGaiGar's G-Stone is ''green'', while J's J-Jewel is ''red''. Not to mention that [[Gao Gai Gar]] is a mostly black-colored robot while King J-Der is mostly white.
* ''[[Chrono Crusade]]'' reverses the color-coding: Rosette is [[Hot-Blooded]], brash, energetic, and reckless, but wears a blue nun uniform. Chrono, who serves as her [[The Lancer|lancer]], is calm, sensitive, and the voice of reason, but wears a striking red coat. However, Chrono himself does have a dangerous temper which flares up at times.
* In the movie ''[[Tokyo Godfathers]]'', homeless [[Transvestite]] Hana uses the story of the red and blue oni to illustrate a point to tomboyish runaway Miyuki; in it, Hana explicitly compares <s>himself</s> herself to the blue oni and the gruff but good-hearted Gin to the red oni.
* Miriya/Max from ''[[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]]''. Or the updated version, Klan/Michael from ''[[Macross Frontier]]''. In both, they pilot appropriately color-coded mecha. Although, rather than being rivals, they end up love interests, but hey, what's the difference?
** In a weird way Sheryl and Alto qualify for this trope as well, as their aura color is Red and Blue respectively due to [[Chromatic Arrangement]], but the [[Belligerent Sexual Tension|attitude between them]] and their individual behavior when it's just the two of them (most notably in episode 5) fits. Possibly unintended, as the [[Chromatic Arrangement]] doesn't appear in its finalized form until much later in the series.
* Guts and Griffith from ''[[Berserk]]'', with Guts being the violent, determined, and impulsive Red Oni to Griffith's cool, calculating, and exceedingly ruthless Blue Oni, the ruthlessness even more pronounced when Griffith {{spoiler|[[Face Heel Turn|goes bad]]}}. And Guts, in keeping with the Red Oni, {{spoiler|swears unholy vengeance upon Griffith after the horrible betrayal that wiped out the rest of his [[True Companions]] and ended the anime}}.
** Lampshaded in ''[[Berserk Abridged]]'', with Zodd comparing the two with Naruto and Sasuke, though Griffith notes that Guts is way more [[Emo]] than he is. And as noted, {{spoiler|Griffith does indeed turn into a "winged lipstick monster" by the name of Femto upon his [[Face Heel Turn]]}}.
* ''[[Pokémon (Anime)|Pokémon]]'': Ash, the [[Idiot Hero]], as the perfect example of the Red Oni, while Gary, [[The Rival]], definitely qualifies as the Blue Oni. Paul, Ash's new [[The Rival|rival]], seems to have taken over the Blue Oni role, mixed with [[Jerkass]]. To a lesser degree, Zoey and Nando also qualify.
** From the first movie: the cute and cheerful Mew as the Red Oni to the [[Badass]] and angsty Mewtwo as the Blue Oni.
** ''[[Pokémon Special (Manga)|Pokémon Special]]'' features the heroic trainer Red and his rival, Oak's nephew, Blue. In the Japanese original, ''[[Pokémon Special]]'', however, this was not the case, as Red's rival was Green, while Blue was the female trainer that the English-language version called Green.
*** [[Hot-Blooded|Gold]] and [[Anti-Hero|Silver]] fit the trope better, although they don't get the colors.
*** No mention of {{color|blue|R}} and {{color|red|S}}?
** The anime tends to use [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] in DPP.
*** Dawn and Zoey would count technically, but Zoey comes off as being the calmer one, so the colors are mixed up. 
** The ''[[Pokémon (Manga)|Pokémon]]'' manga love this trope. [[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure (Manga)|Hareta and Mitsumi]], [[Pokémon Golden Boys (Manga)|Gold and Black]], [[Manga/Phantom Thief Pokemon Seven|Hiori and Lily]]...
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'':
** Kamina and Simon -- blue-shirted and blue-eyed Simon is the comparatively rational one of the two, while red-caped and red-eyed Kamina is...well, ''[[Idiot Hero|Ka]][[Hot-Blooded|mi]][[Determinator|na]].'' Kamina is also the Red to Yoko's blue.
** Later, Simon becomes the red to Rossiu's blue.
** On the villain side, the [[Four Is Death|four]] Beastman generals have this dynamic as well, in a way. Thymilph and Adiane, the fire and water generals, are off-the-wall [[Berserker]] [[Blood Knight|Blood Knights]], whereas Guame and Cytomander, the earth and air generals, are much smarter, calmer, and more calculating.
** The final battle pulls one of these between Team Dai-Gurren and the Anti-Spirals. While Team Dai-Gurren make use of Spiral Energy, which is all about being [[Hot-Blooded]], [[Chewing the Scenery]], and fighting with passion, the Anti-Spirals want to eliminate Spiral Energy, and are thus emotionless, aloof, distant, and uncaring. The colour schemes of their mecha even match, with the good guys' [[Title Drop|Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] being red, while the Anti-Spiral pilots the Grand Zamboa, which has a [[Battle Aura]] of blue fire. However, by the end of the battle, [[Not So Different|even the Anti-Spirals have given in to the Spiral Instinct and began hamming it up.]]
* In ''[[Gundam SEED Astray]]'', Lowe Guele (loud, dramatic, impulsive) pilots the Astray Red Frame and Gai Murakumo (cool, intelligent, professional) pilots the Blue Frame.
* In ''[[Prince of Tennis]]'', Kaoru Kaidoh (skittish, kinda naÃ¯ve, aloof) and Takeshi Momoshiro (cheerful, a bottomless pit, carefree) might not dress in red and blue, but otherwise, they fit the trope to a T. And yes, they play doubles.
** In ''Hyoutei'', we have the flighty and loud redhead Gakuto Mukahi and his doubles partner, the suave Yuushi Oshitari (who has blue hair).
* ''[[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]'' has two giants, Dory and Brogy, respectively titled "The Red Ogre" and "The Blue Ogre" on their wanted posters, although they both act [[Hot-Blooded|the same to this troper]]
** Also, [[Hot-Blooded|Sanji]] and [[The Comically Serious|Zoro]] fit.
** And we have [[The Hero|Luffy]] (red) compared to [[The Lancer|Zoro]] (blue)
** [[The Chick|Nami]] and [[Dark Action Girl|Nico Robin]] also fit this dichotomy as the two women aboard. Orange-haired Nami tends to react loudly and angrily to the crew's stupid antics and gets very passionate over money, while black-haired and blue-eyed Robin is introverted to a fault, reacting quietly to everything short of a world-ending crisis.
** Not to mention Nami and Vivi, whose hair (orange for Nami, sky blue for Vivi) even helps to fit this trope. Nami, as mentioned above, is short-fused and quick to react with anger, while Vivi is sweet and sensible. In a crisis, however, this trope is completely inverted; Nami usually is the one to react with a plan, while Vivi has a meltdown.
** For the Marines, Admiral Akainu (Red), who is prone to passionate bouts of well-intentioned extremism, and Admiral Aokiji (Blue), who is very laid back. Even their names reflect this--"aka" is red, "ao" is blue.
* [[Yaiba]] offer us [[Idiot Hero|Yaiba]] (Red) and [[Evil Overlord|Onimaru]] (blue), though the more suitable comparison would be [[Shock and Awe|Raijin]] and [[Blow You Away|Fujin]].
* In ''[[Real Bout High School]]'', Ryoko has red hair and usually wears her (red) school uniform, while [[Lady of War]]/[[The Ojou]] [[Heir to The Dojo]] Azumi Kiribayashi has blue hair and wears blue. On the other hand, Ryoko's central rivalry is with [[Hot-Blooded]] Shizuma Kusanagi, who has a knack for [[Playing With Fire]] and has got a slight red tint to his ''skin''.
* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', the passionate, pink-aura-ed Nanoha, with her philosophy of [[Defeat Means Friendship|befriending people]] with "[[Catch Phrase|Maximum Power]]", is a red oni. Meanwhile, [[The Stoic]], blue-aura-ed Chrono, who frequently bemoans Nanoha's tendency to use a lot more power than necessary, is a blue oni. The two were even enemies ([[Foe Yay|and eventually lovers]]) in the [[What Could Have Been|original]] ''Nanoha'' [[The Anime of the Game|mini-scenario]] of ''[[Triangle Heart 3 Sweet Songs Forever]]''.
** The second season changes things up by introducing Vita, a tiny girl clad in red that carries around a massive hammer with a hair-trigger temper. Throughout the second and third seasons, she is the Red Oni and Nanoha, who by this time has become much more level headed and calculating, is the Blue Oni among the Wolkenritter.
** And reversed in the case of [[Les Yay|Subaru and Teana]]. The former's a blue-aura-ed, blue-haired, [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Genki Girl]] of a red oni. The latter, especially after her [[Rage Against the Mentor]], is a red-aura-ed, red-haired, hyper-competent [[Smart Guy]] of a blue oni.
* ''[[Highlander the Search For Vengeance]]'' features a strong Red vs Blue rivalry between its protagonist and antagonist. [[Roaring Rampage of Revenge|Colin]] is a red with a two thousand year old grudge against the Roman general who slaughtered his people and wife; the blue [[Knight Templar|Marcus]] cares only for bringing "civilization" and order to the world.
* If you look closely, the ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'' series contains a very subtle subversion. At first glance, it may seem as though Yuki ([[The Quiet One|quiet]], [[The Spock|rational]], and [[The Stoic|unemotional]]) is the Blue Oni to Ryoko's (cheerful, pleasant, compassionate, and somewhat {{spoiler|[[Ax Crazy]]}}) Red, but actually, it's reversed. Over the course of the series, it's revealed that beneath Yuki's expressionless face exists a complex inner world which comes boiling to the surface in the fourth book/second season, while Ryoko is actually a ruthless and emotionally vacant [[Stepford Smiler]] whose {{spoiler|foiled attempt on Kyon's life}} was actually a calculated act designed to prompt a reaction from Haruhi.
** Haruhi and Kyon themselves could count as well: Haruhi is a [[Hot-Blooded|passionate]] [[Genki Girl]], while Kyon is the calm voice of reason and [[Deadpan Snarker]].
** In the 6th episode of the ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Literature)|Endless Eight]]'', Kyon wore red swimming and Itsuki wore blue.
** Also, in the 13th ([[Anachronic Order|11th]]) episode of Season 1, Haruhi is wearing a red uniform, while Kyon is wearing blue.
* The two ghosts (or whatever they are) in ''[[The Tower of Druaga (Anime)|The Tower of Druaga]]'', although it's not immediately obvious for two reasons: one, the red girl doesn't show up until episode 8, and it's not the girls themselves that demonstrate the appropriate personality, but rather the person to whom they appear. The blue girl shows herself to [[Aloof Big Brother|Neeba]], while the red one appears to Jil.
* Noa Izumi and Kanuka Clancy from ''[[Patlabor]]''. One is a slobbish redhead without a college degree who constantly rushes into trouble; the other is a super-professional MIT graduate with glossy black hair (that looks blue) who never lets any situation get to her.
* ''[[Dragon Quest (Video Game)|Dragon Quest]]: [[Dai no Dai Bouken (Manga)|Dai's Great Adventure]]'' has the clashes between super-[[Hot-Blooded]] [[Tsundere|Maam]] and borderline cowardly Pop. They're respectively dressed in red and pink and in green. Maam and [[The Stoic]] Hyunkel form an even bigger contrast, but they get along well while a large amount of screentime is devoted to [[Slap Slap Kiss|the conflict between Pop and his "badass goddess of luck"]]. Also, notice that Maam is a martial arts specialist and Pop a mage. Avan and Hadler are another interesting case, with Avan as the silly, warm-hearted, and spontaneous red oni (he's [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|gotta have blue hair]], but he's dressed in red]]) and Hadler as the stubborn and fiery but cold-hearted and stoic green-skinned warrior. Pop and Hadler become increasingly like their counterparts - the former through [[The Power of Friendship]] and the latter through the magic of [[Foe Yay]].
* ''[[D.N.Angel]]'' has Daisuke Niwa as red and Satoshi Hiwatari as blue, very obvious in their theme colours. Dark and Krad are rather associated with black and white, though they may also be seen as the grown-up and cynical equivalents of their hosts.
* ''[[Code Geass]]'' has scenes where Lelouch and Suzaku are shaded in red and blue respectively, though it counts as a subversion: Lelouch is the cold, tactical one and Suzaku is brash and reckless...but in the end, both can be hotblooded and irrational under pressure.
** Lelouch's first [[Evil Counterpart]] (and [[Worthy Opponent]]) Mao is also a red Oni to Lelouch's blue in a way: Mao is emotional, impulsive, completely concerned with <s>the people around him</s> C.C., and has no concern for the political climate or anything bigger. Lelouch is ([[Melodrama|relatively speaking]]) cool, intellectual, sophisticated, and has lofty political ideals. It makes for an ironic form of [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]] in that Lelouch wears a ''reddish''-brown jacket and Mao wears a ''blue''-and-white [[Badass Longcoat|great coat]].
** And Lelouch and C.C. are red and blue Oni respectively as well, perhaps even better. Lelouch is, after all, very passionate and C.C. is a detached, sarcastic [[The Stoic|Stoic]].
** In maps, Brittania is blue and the UFN is red.
** In the final arcs of the series, Lelouch is red and Schneizel is blue, even though they are both ruthless and calculating [[Magnificent Bastard|Magnificent Bastards]].
** The final opening theme parodies this color-coding, having Schneizel and Charles under Red/Blue light, meaning they have a cold and an impulsive side…then Lelouch appears, and his light is a full rainbow. Don't try to color-code Lelouch, folk: he's more complicated than that.
* Priss Asagiri and Sylia Stingray in ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]''.
* ''[[The Snow Queen (Literature)|The Snow Queen]]'' of the anime named after her has a red imp and blue imp as bumbling servants. It's based on the [[Hans Christian Andersen]] fairy tale.
* Sakuragi and Rukawa from ''[[Slam Dunk]]''. Heck, Sakuragi even has red hair; not to mention, Rukawa has blue eyes (anime only).
* In ''[[Mai-HiME (Anime)|Mai-HiME]]'', Mai Tokiha is the Red Oni (emotional, passionate, concerned with people) and Natsuki Kuga is the Blue Oni (aloof, mysterious, and concerned with goals). They even have hair colors to match (Mai's is [[Redheaded Hero|reddish-orange]] and Natsuki's is [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|bluish-violet]]).
** Mirrored by Arika (red) and Nina (blue) in ''[[Mai-Otome (Anime)|Mai-Otome]]''. In the prequel mini-series, Nina's mother Sifr plays Red to Arika's mother Lena's Blue, seemingly just for the irony.
* Reversed in ''[[Kurohime]]'' - the Fire Elemental is a pale-skinned, dark-haired [[Ojou]] while the Ice Elemental is a pair of hyperactive [[Dark-Skinned Redhead]](s).
* Ame-warashi and Zashiki-warashi, the fairies of ''[[Xxx Holic (Manga)|Xxx Holic]]''. Ame-warashi has red hair and is brash, rude, and aggressive, while the blue-haired Zashiki-warashi is the shy, quiet, kind one.
** In the manga, however, the Ame-warashi has blue hair and the Zashiki-warashi has black hair. 
* They aren't quite colour-coded, but Tamaki and Kyouya of ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' seem to embody this trope rather well with cool-headed, intellectual [[Chessmaster]] Kyouya balancing up exuberant, people-focused [[White Prince]] Tamaki.
** Interestingly, at various times during the anime series, each member is represented by a coloured rose. Kyouya's is a pale blue, almost mauve, whereas Tamaki's is white. The red rose went to Haruhi.
** Alternatively, the twins Hikaru and Kaoru represent the red and blue oni, respectively. It's not always obvious, since they tend to use the 'Identical twins' act, but a few episodes that focus on the twins delve into this aspect. Exemplified in one episode when, each twin trying to distinguish himself from the other, Hikaru dyes his hair pink (red) and Kaoru dyes his hair blue.
* One color may be off, but [[Keroro Gunsou|Keroro (green) and Giroro (red)]] not only exemplify this trope, they even drag out the trope namer and elaborate on it in one episode.
* ''[[Shaman King]]'' loves this. Firstly, there are several instances where the show uses an overlay of two characters, one in red and one in blue - Yoh, the calm, cheerful protagonist, is always the blue character. Also, Amidamaru, Yoh's spirit partner, condenses into a blue spirit flame in battle, which means that Yoh's various oversouls are all blue as well. The major baddies he winds up fighting (Ren at first, then later Hao) have spirits who manifest themselves in red. Finally, there are Zenki and Kouki, two genuine oni who are actually red and blue.
* In ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'', friends-turned-enemies Miaka and Yui. Miaka, who is impulsive and passionate, becomes priestess for the god Suzaku, whose element is fire. The more coolheaded Yui becomes priestess for the god Seiryuu, whose element is water.
** A friendly version is done among the male characters: [[Vitriolic Best Buds]] Tasuki and Tamahome, and later Tasuki and Chichiri.
*** The amusing part is that this is a pun on the symbol on Tamahome's forehead. Go ahead and guess what it is.
* Alucard and Anderson from the ''[[Hellsing]] Ultimate'' OVA. Partially subverted - they both have a [[Church Militant|cause]], but both are also [[Blood Knight|fighting for the fun of it]].
* In ''[[D Gray Man]]'', Allen is warm-hearted and passionate with a case of [[Chronic Hero Syndrome]], whereas Kanda is cynical, aloof, and [[Deadpan Snarker|prone to making snide remarks]]. Possibly a subversion since [[Word of God]] says Kanda is the dumber of the two.
** A better example is red-haired Lavi and Kanda - they even have complimentary weapons ([[S-Cry-ed|smash through! Slice through!]]) and Hair colours, to top it off. 
*** Although, again, in this case, it's Lavi who's [[The Smart Guy]].
* In ''[[Soul Eater]]'', almost every meister/weapon pairing does this.
** Maka is a cool, intelligent planner, while Soul is impulsive, emotional, and aggressive. It may say something that the Blue Oni is in charge in this case!
*** Later on, the roles switch; Maka becomes more headstrong and direct, while Soul becomes more of a calm and cool foil.
** Maka's father Spirit/Death Scythe mirrors Soul's traits, with a double shot of lechery. His former meister, Dr. Stein, is much like Maka...except that his curiosity is so strong, it drives him to do medical experiments on people while they're asleep!
** Black Star is a classic [[Idiot Hero]] and a complete show-off, while Tsubaki is [[Yamato Nadeshiko|calm, mature, and patient]].
** The Thompson sisters as well. Patty, the Red Oni, is a [[The Ditz|ditzy]], [[Genki Girl|genki]] [[Cloudcuckoolander]] with a [[The Hyena|hyena laugh]], while Liz, the Blue Oni, is calm, serious, and cynical.
* Jin and Jo from ''[[Innocent Venus]]''. Jin is the smooth talker and nice guy  {{spoiler|at first}}; Jo is the [[The Stoic|intimidating stoic]]. [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience|Appropriately]], Jin has [[White-Haired Pretty Boy|white hair]] and pilots a white mecha and Jo has dark hair and pilots a black mecha.  {{spoiler|Subverted in that Jin really was the villain all along and Jo is the true hero of the series.}}
* In ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', Red Oni US is cheerful, idealistic, and brash, if a little too much; whereas Blue Oni England is his cynical, grouchy, critical, sometimes underhanded longtime '[[Friendly Enemy|frenemy]]'.
** US also has this with Canada. US, as mentioned above, plays the Red Oni to Canada's softspoken, gentle, thoughtful, [[Crowning Moment of Awesome|and passive-aggressive-sarcastic Blue Oni]]. 
** There's also Red Oni Prussia, an albino who is [[Hot-Blooded]] and [[Crazy Awesome]] in the extreme, juxtapositioned with his brother, Blue Oni Germany, who is an aloof [[Perpetual Frowner]] and [[Drill Sergeant Nasty]]. Also, in what may be a possible [[Lampshade Hanging]], Prussia and Germany have red and blue eyes respectively.
** No one's mentioned Denmark/Sweden? Denmark, ie happiest country in the world, is constantly smiling and dresses in red (even his flag is red), whereas the calmer, quieter, and less emotional Sweden is in blue, like his flag.
*** One could also replace Sweden with Norway, who is constantly [[The Stoic|stoic]] and calm, and although his flag only has a little blue, he himself dresses head to toe in it. 
** Turkey and Greece.
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'''s Red Oni homeroom and English teacher Yukari, who is goofy, carefree, fun-loving, and irrational, and wears bright red and yellow clothes contrasts Blue Oni P.E. teacher Nyamo, who is cautious, caring, responsible, thoughtful, and wears darker blue clothes. Red Oni Tomo and Blue Oni Yomi also fit the trope.
* [[Cain and Abel|Rin and Yukio]] from ''[[Blue Exorcist (Manga)|Blue Exorcist]]''. They may be [[Half-Identical Twins|twins]] but they're completely different: Yukio is a prodigy exorcist-doctor while Rin is the [[Hot-Blooded]] [[Anti-Anti-Christ|son of Satan]].
* ''[[Ice Revolution]]'': [[Hot-Blooded]] tomboy (her ''coach'' thought she was a boy for a while) [[Idiot Hero|Idiot Heroine]] ex-karate prodigy-turned-''figure skater'' Masaki and [[The Rival|her rival]] Saaya, a [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] with (naturally) [[Freudian Excuse|a tragic past]].
* ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' has protagonist Spike, who is dangerously cold in combat but is an easy going, well meaning, impulsive guy outside of it versus [[Evil Counterpart]] [[Meaningful Name|Vicious]], an utterly ruthless, nihlistic [[Social Darwinist]] and [[Nietzsche Wannabe]] who seems completely emotionless until he breaks out the [[Slasher Smile]].
** Also, Spike's first partner on the Bebop is Jet, who is an ex-cop who reads 18th century literature, tends bonsai, loves jazz, and frequently encourages Spike to use his head more.
** There's also [[Fiery Redhead|red-haired]] [[Idiot Savant]] Edward and [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|indigo-haired]] [[Con Man|con woman]] Faye.
* ''[[Tenchi Muyo]]!'' has the very obvious example of sex-crazed, alcoholic, sailor-mouthed Ryoko and her traditionally-minded, honor-driven counterpart, Ayeka.
** There is also a possible inversion with Ryoko being blue-haired and base and Washu being Red-haired and cerebral. 
* Joe and Ken of ''[[Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (Anime)|Science Ninja Team Gatchaman]]'', respectively.
** It varies with those two, actually. Usually, Ken is the steady, reliable one and Joe the impulsive, but later on, the roles reverse themselves,  {{spoiler|namely during the final Red Impulse arc}}.
* In ''[[Wolfs Rain|Wolf's Rain]]'', [[Hot-Blooded|Kiba's]] relationships with both [[The Lancer]] Tsume and  {{spoiler|[[Start of Darkness|eventual]] [[Big Bad]]}} Darcia reflect this dynamic.
* In ''[[Sorcerer Hunters]]'', the relationship between the brash and thoughtless [[Idiot Hero|Carrot]] and his suave older brother Marron is a good example.
* ''[[Paprika]]'' and Dr. Chiba,  {{spoiler|who are the same person}}.
* Fai and Kurogane from ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'', especially through the first arc. They're almost completely [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|colour coded]] (eyes/clothes even skin colour and hair to an extent) until their positions start to change and Fai starts to crack.
* There's also [[The Hero|Natsu]] and [[The Lancer|Gray]] from ''[[Fairy Tail]]'', who even have themed powers/auras.
* One scene in the first ''[[Hokuto no Ken]]'' has Ken and Shin standing next to their master's headstone. As they recall his words about the Nanto and Hokuto being two sides of the same philosophy, Ken and Shin are replaced by a Blue and a Red Oni respectively.
** In episode 47, as Ken prepares to fight his brother Raoh, Raoh releases a red aura and Ken releases a blue aura, with both auras filling about half the screen and merging into a purplish haze in the middle.
* In ''[[Lucky Star]]'', we have [[Tsundere|Kagami]] [[Deadpan Snarker|Hiiragi]] (Red) and [[The Ditz|Tsukasa]] [[Cloudcuckoolander|Hiiragi]] (Blue). With Konata's cousins, we have Yui [[Drives Like Crazy|Narumi]] (Red) and [[Ill Girl|Yutaka]] [[The Ingenue|Kobayakawa]] (Blue).
** Or, if you want to put into the perspective of [[Proud to Be A Geek|Konata]] [[Otaku Surrogate|Izumi]] (Blue Oni), Kagami is the Red Oni.
** Then we have Misao (red) to Ayano (blue), the [[Those Two Guys]] pair.
* The main characters of ''[[Hunter X Hunter]]'' seem to pair off in these. Leorio is the Red Oni to Kurapica's Blue Oni. Same goes with Gon and Killua, Gon obviously being the Red Oni and Killua being the Blue Oni. Heck, they've even stated it themselves; Gon is the one who's supposed to do the stupid stuff and Killua's there to bail him out of it. And Gon absolutely forbids it to be the other way around.
* ''[[Slayers]]'' (movie/OVA timeline) has the rather shy Lina with her quiet, unassuming temper of a bounding mine and narcissistic Naga showing off herself but not keeping a teaspoon of powder in reserve -- she isn't wound up at all even when fighting. Lina is leaning toward fire magic and Naga is more inclined to water, though they have personal reasons for this.
** The TV ''[[Slayers]]'' timeline has Lina as a textbook Red Oni with her red hair, red outfit, [[Red Eyes, Take Warning|red eyes]], love of fire magic, and red-hot temper. "Heartless magic-using swordsman" Zelgadis is the Blue Oni. Unusually, Lina and Zelgadis are near-equals in intelligence and strategic ability.
* Shiris and Orson from ''[[Record of Lodoss War]]'' are red oni and blue oni respectively. There's a slight twists, that Orson is also a [[The Berserker|Berserker]] and falls into an [[Unstoppable Rage]] in combat, but at these times, he's literarly [[Demonic Possession|not himself]].
* ''[[Sky Girls]]'' has Ranko and Haruko Mikogami, as shown in the main page, who fit this trope to a T.
* Leon and D from ''[[Pet Shop of Horrors]]''. 
* ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'', with Gokudera and Yamamoto as Red Oni and Blue Oni respectively. In so many ways. A strange balance between [[With Friends Like These...|rivals]] [[Vitriolic Best Buds|and]] [[Odd Couple|comrades]], Gokudera has the firey disposition while Yamamoto is almost always composed. Heck, even their [[Color Coded for Your Convenience|Flames]] correspond perfectly to this trope.
* The opening credits of ''[[Saint Beast|Kouin Jojishi Tenshi Tan]]'' present Judas (blue) and Goh (red) like this, except this assignment only invites [[Epileptic Trees]]. When the other way around (Goh->blue, Judas->red) invoking this trope makes quite a bit more sense, especially as both are different interpretations of [[The Hero]].
* [[Shamanic Princess]]: Tiara (red) and Lena (blue). Or, alternately, Tiara (red) and Sara (blue).
* Louie and Genie in ''[[Rune Soldier]]'' are both very tall and extremely strong, and very good in combat as well. They are also the two characters who are arguing and getting into fights with each other the most. Interestingly, they are the only two characters with unnaturally colored hair, but it's stoic and responsible Genie who has bright red hair and funny guy and troublemaker Louie who has blue hair. While Genie has her violent moments, it is almost always because of Louie's antics.
* [[Played With]] in ''[[Legend of the Galactic Heroes]]'' with Wolfgang Mittermeyer and Oskar Von Reuental. Much of the trope is played straight: Mittermeyer is a blond commoner, more brawny and passionate and, in his youth, was clearly a bit more goofy. In any other anime, he could be the [[Idiot Hero]]. Reuental is colder and more distant, dark haired and elegant son of a noble family. They are even colour-coded: their otherwise identical flagships have a red stripe for Mittermeyer and a blue one for Reuental,  {{spoiler|and after the uniform change in Season 3, they sport adequately coloured capes!}} The playing with comes into play in many ways, firstly because they are best friends rather than rivals. Secondly, because they are both masterful tacticians and very brawny. However, their tactical preferences for commanding fleets are quite different: Mittermeyer prefers swift attacks, while Reuental prefers a slower, more calculating approach, thereby matching the trope.
* [[Zenki]] and Goki. There was also Gulen and Gaula.
* Hayato Kazami and Bleed/{{spoiler|Jotaro}} Kaga in ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]''.
* In ''[[Watashi Ni XX Shinasai|Watashi ni XX Shinasai!]]'', you have three: [[Hot-Blooded|Shigure]] and [[The Stoic|Yukina]]; [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|Shigure]] and [[Nice Guy|Akira]]; [[Genki Girl|Mami]] and [[Ice Queen|Yukina]].
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTBdGtTPOyE Mazinkaiser SKL's opening] doesn't even try to hide who's the red oni and who's the blue oni between the two main characters.
* Kyoko Sakura and Sayaka Miki in ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Anime)|Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]'', right down to the respective colors of their [[Curtains Match the Window|hair, eyes]], and combat outfits. Madoka (outgoing, cheerful) and Homura (distant, aloof, collected) also fit, including their color identifiers (pink, gray).
** Madoka and Sayaka, meanwhile, the two best friends at the start of the series, count as an [[Inverted Trope|inversion]] of sorts - Madoka is pink and Sayaka blue, as already mentioned, but gentle, slightly [[The Ditz|ditzy]] Madoka is definitely the blue oni to boisterous, [[Jumped At the Call]] Sayaka's red oni in terms of personality.
** Finally, though it's not reflected in the colour-coding, both Madoka and Sayaka could be seen at the beginning of the series as the naïve red onis to [[The Mentor|Mami's]] calm, experienced blue. It seems that Kyouko might also fulfil the red oni role to Mami in the prequel manga much as she does to Sayaka in the anime.
** And pretty much everyone ends up playing the red oni when interacting which Kyubey.
* From ''[[Shichinin no Nana]]'', Nanappe is hot-tempered, violent, wields a red crystal, and wears a red Nana Ranger costume. Regular Nana is much more calm, rational, and level-headed, wields a blue crystal, and wears a blue Nana Ranger costume. 
* In ''[[Rosario to Vampire|Rosario + Vampire]]'', the two main characters are '''Ao'''no Tsukune (the only human among monsters and often the [[Only Sane Man]]) and '''Aka'''shiya Moka (who's much more excitable, to say nothing of her true vampire personality). Most of the other characters also have [[Theme Naming|colour-based names]].
** When their [[Super-Powered Evil Side|super-powered evil sides]] show up, the status is switched.
* ''[[Go Lion]]'' plays with this trope. Isamu has all the stereotypical characteristics of the Red Oni: impulsive, rebellious, loud, confrontational, outgoing, nervous...but wears a blue uniform, while still piloting the red lion! Akira has the Blue Oni traits: levelheaded, cool-minded, rational, quiet, calm, composed, judicious, reasonable...but wears the red uniform and civilian attire! Fala has an even mix of traits from both red oni and blue oni, wears a pink uniform and civilian clothes, and pilots the blue lion.
* The eponymous duo of ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'' exemplify this. Heroes with identical abilities forced to work as partners by their sponsoring company, their personalities and views on their profession are vastly different. Wild Tiger is the Red Oni - relying on emotion, instincts, and personal beliefs in justice to guide him; Barnaby is the Blue Oni - relying on logic, reason, and the best interests of his sponsors instead.
** Their color schemes are actually inverted. Tiger originally wore blue but moved on to green (still a "cool" color) early on in the series; in constrast, Barnaby wears red, a "warm" color.
* [[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Anarchy Panty]] and [[Panty and Stocking With Garterbelt (Anime)|Anarchy Stocking.]]
* ''[[Durarara]]'': Shizuo Heiwajima and Izaya Orihara. Masaoimi Kida and Mikado Ryugamine. 
** Also, Walker and Erika collectively play red oni to Kadota's blue.
** Shizuo Heiwajima gets two, actually -- when Izaya isn't around, his [[Benevolent Boss]] and [[Sempai-Kohai|middle school sempai]], Tom Tanaka, acts as his blue, complete with meeting the insanity caused on a daily basis with tolerance and [[Face Palm|facepalms]]. He's not without his moments, though.
{{quote|  Tom: You guys never heard of Heiwajima Shizuo? You guys really did go to public school...}}
* In ''Lotte no Omocha'', Lotte and Asuha even wear the matching colors for their roles (Asuha wears pink, but close enough).
* [[Full Metal Panic|Kaname Chidori and Teletha Testarossa.]] Their hair bows are a dead giveaway.
* ''[[Chobits (Manga)|Chobits]]'' has Kotoko and Sumomo. Kotoko has dark bluish hair and Sumomo pink hair, as well as clothing.
* Haruna ([[Genki Girl]], [[Tsundere]], [[Shana Clone]] [[Magical Girl]]) and Eucliwood Hellscythe ([[The Stoic]], [[Sugar and Ice Girl]], [[Rei Clone]] [[Necromancer]]) from ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu Ka]]''. Alternatively, {{spoiler|Kyouko ([[Ax Crazy]], [[Yandere]], [[Serial Killer]] [[Magical Girl]])}} and Eucliwood.
* In ''[[Night Raid 1931]]'', Aoi is a red oni, being friendly and easygoing, is very open about his feelings, and uses his powers a lot, even when not necessary. He frequently butts heads with blue oni teammate Kazura who is [[The Stoic]], generally keeping his emotions in check and often appearing humorless (although he can be [[The Comically Serious]]). He only uses his powers when necessary. For extra points, Aoi wears his clothes casually and has a red tie hanging loosely, while Kazura dresses conservatively and generally wears dark colors.
* Excel and Hyatt from ''[[Excel Saga (Manga)|Excel Saga]]''. [[Excel Saga (Anime)|The anime]] fittingly gives Excel red hair and Hyatt blue hair. When they sing the opening theme song, Excel has a red microphone and Hyatt has a blue one.
* In ''[[Bakuman｡ (Manga)|Bakuman｡]]'', Takagi and Mashiro; Takagi tends to wear red and is somewhat more excitable and temperamental, while Mashiro wears Blue and is more often level headed. On the other hand, when issues that influence whether the manga they are working on at the moment will get an anime come into play, Mashiro tends to be the one to get impatient and take risks while Takagi is more cautious. Similarly, Miura and Hattori, as Miura tends to lose his temper more easily than the much calmer Hattori does, as while Miura is cautioned to avoid letting artists see him lose his composure, it's noted that Hattori angrily reacting to Mashiro and Takagi going mainstream is [[Out of Character Is Serious Business|unusual for him]].
* In [[Muhyo and Roji]], Muhyo is a blue oni to virtually everyone he's partnered with. His old friend and current enemy Enchu comes off as fairly stoic most of the time, but inwardly held issues with jealousy and felt pressure to become an executor, leading him to snap and perform a [[Face Heel Turn]] after his mother's death. Roji is also quite the Red Oni, being more impulsive, emotional, and concerned with others than Muhyo is. Busujima and Imai are another [[Red Oni, Blue Oni]] pairing.
* Kirche and Tabitha from ''[[Zero no Tsukaima (Light Novel)|Zero no Tsukaima]]''.
* ''[[Baka and Test]]'': [[Idiot Hero]] Akihisa to either [[The Smart Guy|Yuuji]] or [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|Hideyoshi]]. For the main female characters, we have [[Tsundere|Minami]] to [[Nice Girl|Mizuki]]
* Inverted in a A racing genre manga, ''[[Bakusou Kyoudai Let's and Go (Manga)|Bakusou Kyoudai Let's and Go]]'', the older sibling, Retsu, wearing red, is level-headed and careful, while Go, the [[Hot-Blooded]] and [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold|bad behaving]] little sibling, wears blue. Their traits also show off in their customized mini 4wd racing machines.
* Michio Yuki and Father Garai from ''[[MW (Manga)|MW]]''.
* Tomoe and Nanami of ''[[Kamisama Kiss (Manga)|Kamisama Kiss]].'' Nanami is red: passionate, energetic, frequently acts on impulse, very extroverted. Tomoe is blue: is very proud along with being much more calm, intellectual, tends to think before acting, and is more introverted.
* In ''[[Saint Beast]]'', Judas is red and Goh is blue. Both are variations of [[The Hero]], but Judas is more take-charge whereas Goh plays more on the safe side.
* Ryoga and Mousse in ''[[Ranma One Half]]'', especially in their team-up episode to signify it.
* Eiko and Chizuru from ''[[Squid Girl]]''.
* Kaoru and Rei from ''[[Oniisama E]]''. Kaoru is sporty and sociable while Rei is reserved and angst-laden. Atypically, it's actually Kaoru who puts a leash on Rei, due to the latter's self-destructive habits.
* Arikawa and Misaki from ''[[Hana no Mizo Shiru]]''. Arikawa is cheerful, sociable and honest about his feelings. Misaki is quiet, antisocial and emotionally repressed. The [http://www.dm5.com/m104616-p4/ Chapter 4 picture] [[Lampshade Hanging|lampshades]] this trope, by outlining how both characters' birth flowers describe their personalities (Arikawa is honest and free; Misaki is delicate and sensitive).

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