Red Oni, Blue Oni/Anime and Manga: Difference between revisions

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*** 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]]'''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~~.

* ''[[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]]''. 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]]ine ex-karate prodigy-turned-''figure skater'' Masaki and [[The Rival|her rival]] Saaya, a [[Defrosting Ice Queen]] with (naturally) [[Freudian Excuse|a tragic past]].

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* 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.

* [[Zenki]] and Goki.{{context|reason=Which is which?}} There was also Gulen and Gaula.{{context|reason=Which is which?}}

* Hayato Kazami and Bleed/{{spoiler|Jotaro}} Kaga in ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]''.

* Hayato Kazami and Bleed/{{spoiler|Jotaro}} Kaga in ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula]]''.{{context|reason=Which is which?}}

* [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]]'', 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).

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{{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.

* Often-angry Kaname Chidori and usually-calm Teletha Testarossa of ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]''. Their hair bows are a dead giveaway.

* ''[[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.

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* In ''[[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's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation]], 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 ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]''.

* Passionate Kirche and stoic Tabitha from ''[[The Familiar of Zero]]'' are classmates.

* ''[[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 & Go!!~~|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.

* Inverted in a racing genre manga, ''[[Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & 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]]''.

* Michio Yuki and Father Garai from ''[[MW]]''.{{context|reason=Which is which?}}

* Tomoe and Nanami of ''[[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 ½]]'', especially in their team-up episode to signify it.

* Ryoga and Mousse in ''[[Ranma ½]]'', especially in their team-up episode to signify it. Ryouga is the passionate red, Mousse is the technical blue, and they're connected by a hatred of Ranma.

* Eiko and Chizuru from ''[[Squid Girl]]''.

* Often-angry Eiko and calm Chizuru from ''[[Squid Girl]]'' are sisters.

* 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).