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* In ''[[Code Geass]]'', Andreas Darlton and Gilbert G.P. Guilford begin treating Suzaku Kururugi in a Sempai-Kohai fashion after he wins their respect, and even moreso after he's selected as Euphemia's Knight (they're both Knights of Euphemia's older sister Cornelia). In the second season, Guilford offers him some friendly advice and, when Suzaku expresses surprise, he openly admits to trying to play the sempai. (Despite the fact that in terms of status, Suzaku has surpassed Guilford at this point by becoming a Knight of the Round.)
** Princess Cornelia, despite her royal status (she's officially fourth in line for the throne, and unofficially closer to second in line), treats Nonette Enneagram, the Knight of Nine, as her sempai in the audio dramas.
* Subverted in ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya]]''. Mikuru is Haruhi's sempai, but still
* In ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'', the university-going characters seem to be in the same year, but they have sempai/kohai relationships based on who joined the photography club first. Taeko always attaches "sempai" to Kaoru and Tina's names. Kaoru in turn is kohai to Tina and [[Those Two Guys]], but he's close enough with them that he doesn't call them sempai.
* In ''[[Naruto]]'''s ANBU, Kakashi is sempai to Yuugao and Yamato. He convinces Yamato to pay for a ramen lunch by suggesting that while he may be his sempai, Yamato is the only kohai he respects, and the two are essentially equals. Sakura refers to Shizune, Tsunade's first apprentice, as a sempai, and in an omake, Tsunade chides Shizune for not showing enough confidence in her junior disciple Sakura's chances of passing Kakashi's test. Suigetsu, an once-aspiring member of the Seven Mist Swordsmen, calls the members "sempai", despite the fact that his goal is to kill them and steal their weapons.
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* Tsukuyomi uses this with Setsuna in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', both being closely-aged and similar-in-power members of the Shinmeiryuu, with Setsuna being both slightly older and stronger. Its implied that Tsukuyomi merely uses this playfully, not having quite the level of respect the title would otherwise connotate.
** And later on it becomes [[Stalker with a Crush|pretty]] [[Psycho Lesbian|freaking]] [[Attempted Rape|obvious.]]
* The ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' franchise:
** At the end of [[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's|A's]], when Hayate mentions that she's joining the TSAB, she notes that it will make her Nanoha and Fate's kohai, although they never officially have that kind of relationship. Hayate even uses the term "kohai" in the English dub of that scene. Near the beginning of the season, Mary addresses Amy as "Amy-sempai".
** In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
** In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ViVid|ViVid]]'', Vivio refers to Einhart as her sempai, but calls her "Einhart-[[Japanese Honorifics|san]]" rather than "Einhart-sempai"
* Used repeatedly in ''[[Prince of Tennis]]''.
* In ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', Shishio refers to Kenshin, the government's previous manslayer in the shadows, as his sempai. Similarly to the ''[[Yu Yu Hakusho]]'' example, he's being kind of snarky about it, as Kenshin is kind of trying to stop his grand plans now.
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* Happens a lot with [[Boys Love Genre]] and [[Yaoi]] works, whether set in a school or an office environment. For example, Souchi's sempai to Morinaga's kouhai in the university in ''[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]''.
* It also frequently shows up in [[Yuri Genre|yuri]] works, especially since they're often set in schools.
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