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[[File:yamane_asafeiyamane asafei.jpg|link=Finder Series|frame|[[Tall, Dark and Handsome|Tall, dark, handsome]] and filthy rich. Oh, and he wants your ass. [[LampshadedIf You Know What DoubleI EntendreMean|Literally.]]]]

The Seme is typically designed to embody what the female audience is thought to desire in a boyfriend, from the [[All Girls Want Bad Boys|hot bad boy]] with a [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|heart of gold]] to the [[The Stoic|ice king]] whose heart can only be [[Defrosting Ice Queen|tha]][[Kuudere|wed]] by [[The Power of Love]] to the [[Knight in Shining Armor]] who's always there to [[Rescue Romance|rescue]] or protect his beloved. See [[Boys Love Notes]] for a list of standard seme and uke types. One of the attractions of Boys Love works, however, is that since the uke is male, and thus a legitimate object of desire, it's easier for the female reader to place herself in the dominant role than it is in a heterosexual romance.

By the way; there is no "N" in Seme. That is [[Something Completely Different|something completely different]].

** In ''The Prime Ministers Secret Diplomacy'' Yoshinaga holds an important position as the Japanese embassador of Thailand and is older and more sophiscated than Shiraishi who is a few ranks lower in the diplomatic service. However, Yoshinaga turns out to be the [[Uke]] of the relationship leaving younger and much more sexually inexperienced Shiraishi to take on the [[Seme]] role.

** In ''[[Seikimatsu Darling]]'' none of the men can decide which one should be the [[Seme]]. Since their love is too "similar" they resolve to compete to see who gets to be the top. By the end of the [[OVA]] they are still unsure of how to solve the situation but seem willing to be the [[Uke]] as long as [[If It's You It's Okay|they can be together]].

** Any manga by [http://www.mangafox.com/search/author/MISHIMA+Kazuhiko/ Mishima Kazuhiko] will feature a young, short [[Seme]] and a mature [[Uke]].

** The manga ''[[Seven Days (Mangamanga)|Seven Days]]''. Yuzuru is older, but Seryou is taller and black-haired, and tends to treat Yuzuru a bit like a girl when they're going out. However, Yuzuru is the colder one who demands (not always jokingly) that Seryou not cheat on him, while Seryou is the one who gets easily flustered, especially when it comes to anything sexual. The idea of Seme and Uke never comes up at all - there isn't even a clear 'pursuer' and 'pursued'.

* Both Asami and Feilong in the ''[[Finder Series]]''. (Page picture.) Feilong is somewhat feminine-looking (being a [[Long -Haired Pretty Boy]]), but he's 100% seme to Akihito. (There's hints he'd like to be uke to Asami, though.)

* In ''[[Genshiken]]'', Ogiue writes and draws [[Boys Love|yaoi]] [[Doujinshi]] about her fellow club members, casting Madarame as the passive [[Uke]] and Sasahara as the aggressive [[Seme]]. {{spoiler|Though she is mortified when Sasahara finds out, he accepts it as a work of art, not a projection on him.}}

{{quote| {{spoiler|"But let me take this opportunity to show you just how aggressive I can be."}}}}

* [[Yaoi Fangirl|Yaoi Fangirls]]s will often take note that Sasuke has this appearance compared to ''[[Naruto]]'', although they both are equally strong and tough. This is milked more often in fanfics of the two together.

* Shizuma, an [[Onee-Sama]] type character from ''[[Strawberry Panic (Light Novel)!|Strawberry Panic]]'', is a yuri version of the [[Seme]] archetype.

* [[Big Bad|Gauron]] from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]''. No, seriously, Shoji Gatoh himself mercilessly teases at the idea of him and [[Uke|Sousuke]]. Funnily [[Lampshaded]] in an episode of ''[[Lucky Star]]'' (which he had a hand in), where a [[media:[[Oh Lord]]OhLord.jpg|hardcore yaoi doujinshi]] of Gauron with a [[Fetish Fuel|bound Sousuke]] is shown. Kagami is shown to [[Luminescent Blush|turn bright red]] while reading it, even yelling out, "Whoah, Gauron is really giving it to Sousuke!" And in the novels themselves, Gauron makes it very clear that he wanted to fuck Sousuke up the ass. He is also [[One Head Taller|noticeably taller]] than Sousuke, is a ''lot'' more aggressive, and has a much lower voice. Oh, and Sousuke's status as [[Uke]] is mentioned by Kaname in one of the novel's side stories, where she giggles and says that he would be the "receiver".

** Not to mention how he would even top and ''completely'' dominate ''[[The Big Guy|Dunnigan]]'' for christ's sake. Seriously, for him to be able to make a tough, macho man like that [[media:Gauron_RapeFaceGauron RapeFace.jpg|whimper]] [[media:Gauron_Raep2Gauron Raep2.jpg|and]] [[media:Gauron_RaepGauron Raep.jpg|submit]] to him, there really should be no doubt that he would always be the one raping people and never the other way around.

* [[The Ace|Usui]] from ''[[Kaichou wa Maid Sama-sama]]'' is a classic het [[Shoujo]] example, paired with [[Tomboy|tomboyishtomboy]]ish [[Tsundere]] Misaki. Demonstrated traits include [[Defrosting Ice Queen|Defrosting Ice King]], [[But Not Too Foreign|just a dash]] of [[Everyone Looks Sexier If French|foreign blood]] ([[Phenotype Stereotype|complete with blond hair]]) and ability to play his [[Uke]] of choice like a violin ([[Marty Stu|which he's also talented at, incidentally]]). Not to mention general [[Bishounen]] looks, of course.

* Ban when paired with Ginji on ''[[Get BackersGetBackers]]''.

* Touya Kinomoto of ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' and ''[[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]'' fame is the Seme to Yukito.

* Nezumi when paired with Sion on ''[[No. 6]]''.

* Iason of ''[[Ai no Kusabi (Light Novel)|Ai no Kusabi]]''.

* Adamska in ''[[Stray (Fanfic)|Stray]]'' is at least ten years younger than his partner (if you're counting physical age and years of life experience [[Time Travel|and not respective dates of birth]]), but makes the initial sexual advances in their relationship due to his relatively more outgoing personality {{spoiler|and [[Ripple -Effect -Proof Memory]].}}

* [[Fanon]] for ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' will depict [[Ms. Fanservice|Excellen]] [[The Tease|Browning]], if placed in a [[Les Yay]] scenario, as the [[Seme]], thanks to her attitude of wanting to do [[Anything That Moves]].

** [[Overly Long Gag|And]] [[Foe Yay|Vanitas]] [[Screw Yourself|with Ven]]. {{spoiler|It depends on how much of a [[Seme]] Vanitas actually ''is'', given how he looks just like Sora...}}

* In the US ''[[Queer Asas Folk]]'', Brian Kinney is the complete embodiment of this trope, particularly with regard to his relationship with ([[Uke]]) Justin.

{{quote| '''Summer:''' I wanna be on top this time.<br />

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