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{{quote|'''Osaka:''' Kaorin... [[The Cuckoolander Was Right|are you gay?]]<br />

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Girls having crushes on other girls is, while not common, nothing that raises eyebrows in the Japanese school system. Sometimes matters go beyond simple crushes to explicit romance; even then eyebrows remain unraised as long as participants aren't too indiscreet. Note that this is less a [[Japanese Media Tropes|Japanese media trope]] than a reflection of real-life behaviors and ~~attitudes -- the~~ Japanese refer to this as a Class S Relationship, which teaches the young ladies about "real" relationships and is meant to be outgrown eventually. Retaining a Class S Relationship as one grows older [[Unfortunate Implications|is a sign of immaturity]] (note the number of immature [[Clingy Jealous Girl~~|Clingy Jealous Girls~~]] whose lesbian crush has suddenly noticed Boys). Thus, it is not uncommon to find such girl-girl relationships in anime, especially with the frequency of adolescent characters. Also see [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] for a more ambiguous relationship with a similar cause.

Girls having crushes on other girls is, while not common, nothing that raises eyebrows in the Japanese school system. Sometimes matters go beyond simple crushes to explicit romance; even then eyebrows remain unraised as long as participants aren't too indiscreet. Note that this is less a [[Japanese Media Tropes|Japanese media trope]] than a reflection of real-life behaviors and attitudes—the Japanese refer to this as a Class S Relationship, which teaches the young ladies about "real" relationships and is meant to be outgrown eventually. Retaining a Class S Relationship as one grows older [[Unfortunate Implications|is a sign of immaturity]] (note the number of immature [[Clingy Jealous Girl]]s whose lesbian crush has suddenly noticed Boys). Thus, it is not uncommon to find such girl-girl relationships in anime, especially with the frequency of adolescent characters. Also see [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] for a more ambiguous relationship with a similar cause.

If they don't just [[Bait and Switch Lesbians|pretend the girls are together]] and get out of it later by [[Jossed|revealing they're not]], often writers like to [[Hide Your Lesbians|hide behind subtext]] in a form of [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]].

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* Futaba in ''[[Puni Puni Poemi]]'' is both an extreme parody of this character type and a parody of Tomoyo from ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura]]'', which is an example of this trope herself (see below).

* Chanohata Tamami in ''[[Mahoraba]]'' admits to Shiratori Ryuushi that she is in love with Aoba Kozue (who is completely oblivious), explaining her mean-spirited attitude.

* ''[[Simoun]]'' [[Sitch Sexuality|cheats]] [[Discount Lesbians|a little]] by setting the story on a world where everyone under 17 is female, making all of the main characters [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] by default. And they use the power of [[Girls Love]] to make their fighter planes fly.

* ''[[Simoun]]'' [[Sitch Sexuality|cheats]] [[Discount Lesbians|a little]] by setting the story on a world where everyone under 17 is female, making all of the main characters Schoolgirl Lesbians by default. And they use the power of [[Girls Love]] to make their fighter planes fly.

* In ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'', Kaorin has an immediately obvious crush on Sakaki that seems one-sided; however, considering Sakaki's addiction to cute things, it's possible that it would be reciprocated (or at least not minded) if she wasn't [[Chaste Teens|entirely oblivious]].

** According to the newest manga, Kaorin is either in denial or in denial and in the [[Transparent Closet|closet]].

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* Nina Einstein from ''[[Code Geass]]'' fits this trope pretty well. After Princess Euphemia stands up for her in a hostage situation, Nina has a huge obsession with her, and even goes as far as to {{spoiler|masturbate against a table with a picture of Euphemia.}} Later, when {{spoiler|Euphemia dies}}, Nina goes insane and threatens to {{spoiler|set off a bomb killing herself, Zero, and many innocent bystanders.}} This is promptly used by {{spoiler|Schneizel, Euphemia's half-brother, who takes the still insane Nina in so she builds an even bigger bomb for him...}}

* In ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'' there's the Ryoufu Hosen (Lu Bu) and her best friend Chinkyuu Koudai (Chon Gong). Ryoufu is seductive and even brutal, bordering on [[Depraved Bisexual]], but shows a [[Pet the Dog|more human side]] when around the devoted Chinkyuu. {{spoiler|In the manga, they die together when Chinkyuu is raped and both she and Ryoufu rebel against their evil leader, Toutaku (Dong Zhuo). In the anime, Chinkyuu is not only raped but beaten to death; Ryoufu dies [[Taking You with Me|trying to kill Toutaku and herself]].}} Later, Kan'u Unchou (Guan Yu) is shown to be one of this for her leader and friend, Ryuubi Gentoku (Liu Bei).

* Nene, the [[Class Representative]] from ''[[Hyakko]]'', claims to be ~~bisexual--but~~ she is mostly shown drooling over ''girls''.

* Nene, the [[Class Representative]] from ''[[Hyakko]]'', claims to be bisexual—but she is mostly shown drooling over ''girls''.

* Sakuya from ''[[Candy Boy]]'' has a major crush on Kanade and has no qualms about letting everybody know about it. Alas, she has [[Official Couple|lost by definition]] to [[Twincest|Kanade's twin sister, Yukino]].

* ''[[To Aru Majutsu no Index]]'': Kuroko, who gets concerned at how much [[Foe Yay|fun]] [[Tsundere|Mikoto]] seems to be having in her [[Unknown Rival|rivalry]] with Touma. [[Clingy Jealous Girl]], too.

** She's [[Lovable Sex Maniac|even]] [[Too Kinky to Torture|worse]] in ''[[To Aru Kagaku no Railgun]]''.

* Makina in ''[[Shikabane Hime]]'' once found herself being stalked by a [[Gainaxing|large-breasted]] lesbian schoolgirl who was attracted to death.

* Kanako in ''[[Maria Holic]]''. She has a [[Does Not Like Men|strong dislike of men]] and attended a girls' school purely to find a female love interest. She has a tendency to have [[~~Nosebleed|nosebleeds~~]] at the thought of that.

* Kanako in ''[[Maria Holic]]''. She has a [[Does Not Like Men|strong dislike of men]] and attended a girls' school purely to find a female love interest. She has a tendency to have [[nosebleed]]s at the thought of that.

** Even though her biggest crush is on a [[Villainous Crossdresser]]. She still loves the entire female cast.

* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''. Natsume is painfully [[Tsundere]] for Sae but can't catch a break, being the losing corner of a [[Love Triangle]]. Played up to the hilt in episode 12 of x365 when Sae joins Natsume for lunch, with the latter first getting combative before quieting down. We even get a few [[Male Gaze]] shots in that episode; when Natsume watches Sae enter the cafeteria (focusing on her hips), watching her eat (focusing on her lips), and again as Sae walks away... The flowers the spring out of her hair and the [[Luminescent Blush]] seem to put it straight into [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] territory. The very last episode has her praying at a shrine to become more honest with her feelings. And {{spoiler|guess who wrote that passionate fan letter that Sae got}}?

* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''. Natsume is painfully [[Tsundere]] for Sae but can't catch a break, being the losing corner of a [[Love Triangle]]. Played up to the hilt in episode 12 of x365 when Sae joins Natsume for lunch, with the latter first getting combative before quieting down. We even get a few [[Male Gaze]] shots in that episode; when Natsume watches Sae enter the cafeteria (focusing on her hips), watching her eat (focusing on her lips), and again as Sae walks away... The flowers the spring out of her hair and the [[Luminescent Blush]] seem to put it straight into Schoolgirl Lesbians territory. The very last episode has her praying at a shrine to become more honest with her feelings. And {{spoiler|guess who wrote that passionate fan letter that Sae got}}?

* Possibly hinted at in the ending credits of ''[[SHUFFLE!]]'' episode 24, where Lisianthus and [[Yandere|Kaede]] share an [[Accidental Kiss|"accidental" kiss]].

* ''[[Yami to Boushi to Hon no Tabibito]]'' is about one of these searching time and space for her best friend/adoptive older sister Hatsumi {{spoiler|who turns out to be Eve...yes, that Eve}}. Who {{spoiler|returns her feelings,}} but {{spoiler|can only exist in a given world for 16 years at a time}}. Hatsumi herself is at least bisexual, as {{spoiler|a series of very direct love letters shows.}}

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* ''[[Hanjuku Joshi]]'' is an erotic manga about the relationship between Chitose and Yae, two students at an all-girls school.

* The OVA ''Butt-Attack Punisher Girl Gautaman'' and its sequel spend a lot of time on the crush [[Tomboy and Girly Girl|tomboyish Saori has for her cute roommate Mari]] (who also happens to be the titular [[The Hero|Gautaman.)]] It's even all but flat-out stated that they went all the way, which is much farther than Mari ever went with her heterosexual love interest, [[The Dragon|Tobishima.]] {{spoiler|Nevertheless, when Mari is forced to move away at the end of ''Gautaman R'', Saori is left standing on the train platform shouting her love for Mari, who's wistfully daydreaming about Tobishima.}}

* ''[[Shoujo Sect]]'', where the [[Cast Full of Gay|entire cast]] are [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] in an [[One-Gender School|all-girl school]].

* ''[[Shoujo Sect]]'', where the [[Cast Full of Gay|entire cast]] are Schoolgirl Lesbians in an [[One-Gender School|all-girl school]].

* ''[[Hanaukyo Maid Tai]] La Verite''. Yashima Sanae's feelings for her boss Konoe Tsurugi.

* ''[[Husky and Medley]]'' chronicles the budding romance between the eponymous pair of high school students who attend an all girls school, and is supposedly [[Based on a True Story]].

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** Though some interactions later on indicate that they do sometimes continue.

* Maybe, just maybe, {{spoiler|Bill and Clarissa}} in [[Enid Blyton]]'s ''[[Malory Towers]]''. Fandom is more definite, and not without justification.

* ''[[Annie on My Mind]]'' by Nancy Garden is about two [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]], Annie and Liza, and is one of the first Western books to present lesbianism in a positive light. Needless to say, the [[Moral Guardians]] are on the phone.

* ''[[Annie on My Mind]]'' by Nancy Garden is about two Schoolgirl Lesbians, Annie and Liza, and is one of the first Western books to present lesbianism in a positive light. Needless to say, the [[Moral Guardians]] are on the phone.

* Even with all the [[Les Yay]] and [[Romantic Two-Girl Friendship]] floating around in the ''[[Gemma Doyle]]'' Trilogy, there's a canonical and very deep romantic love between {{spoiler|Felicity}} and {{spoiler|Pippa}}.

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** And a recent arc [http://www.misfile.com/index.php?page=1795 explores her feelings] [[Single-Target Sexuality|toward Ash]] in more depth.

* ''[[Heliothaumic]]'' has Cassandra and Lydia, who first paired up in High School as Lydia rebelled against her [[Ancient Egypt|ancient Egyptian-themed religion]], broke up later on, and have recently gotten back together.

* ''[[YU+ME: dream]]'' is, at first, a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians]] themed story, with the slight twist that they're at a Catholic school (and it's also hinted that one of the girls' parents is homophobic). But, after the [[Drama Bomb]] of issue 9, turns out to be more than that...

* ''[[YU+ME: dream]]'' is, at first, a Schoolgirl Lesbians themed story, with the slight twist that they're at a Catholic school (and it's also hinted that one of the girls' parents is homophobic). But, after the [[Drama Bomb]] of issue 9, turns out to be more than that...

* Rachel Einhorn in ''[[Kevin and Kell]]''. It's a bit of a surprise to her when [[Samus Is a Girl]] ends up reversed, genderwise. The fact she's lesbian is only highlighted here; no-one really cares otherwise (although the male target of her misdirected affections starts going for more masculine attire).

* ''[[Questionable Content]]'' [http://www.questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=726 seems to assume] many of the students of the [[Real Life]] Smith College are this.