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The '''Shana Clone''' is a character archetype originating in Japanese [[Light Novel]]s, [[Manga]] and their [[Anime]] adaptations, begun by the popularity of the character [[Fountain of Expies|Shana]] from the [[Light Novel]] series ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]''.

* The character has long, ''at least'' waist-length [[Rapunzel Hair]], usually unkempt or tied into [[Twin Tails]]. The actual color is less important, but [[Hair of Gold|blond]], [[Rose-Haired Girl|pink]] or [[Fiery Redhead|red]] are the most common.

* The character wears dresses, usually [[Joshikousei]], or long [[Elegant Gothic Lolita]] style dresses (the latter probably inspired by [[Gosick|Victorique]] and [[Rozen Maiden|Shinku]]), and [[Zettai Ryouiki]] at ''Grade A'', often qualifying for ''Grade S'',<ref>In fact, the "Grade S" classification of [[Zettai Ryouiki]] is based on a similar concept to this trope</ref> though that requires only any [[Twin Tails]], and any kind of Tsundere behavior. Also note that the ''Grade S'' classification was popularized by [[Fate/stay night|Rin Tohsaka, who doesn't fall under this trope]], though if her dress is a long one, it may be difficult to identify the grade and my simply appear to be full tights.

* The character is the female lead of the work, and the main [[Love Interest]] of the male lead, their relationship heavy on the [[Belligerent Sexual Tension]] and [[Cannot Spit It Out]]. Often there is a [[Supporting Harem]] of other girls as rivals.

 

* The character addresses the [[Love Interest]] in some extremely demeaning manner, such as treating him as her property, as being lower than human, or lower in status, even using belittling names like "dog", "slave", or "toy" instead.

* The character may be a [[Big Eater]], especially of [[Trademark Favorite Food|a certain kind of food]], usually sweet breads (Shana's was melon bread).

* The quote provided on the top of the page ("Urusai! Urusai! Urusai!"/"Shut up! Shut up! Shut up!") will often be uttered by these characters.

 

 

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* Before Shana, this archetype was preceded by Kotetsu from [[The Adventures Of Kotetsu]].

* [[Trope Namer|Shana]] is the [[Fiery Redhead]] [[Action Girl]] who made this archetype famous in ''[[Shakugan no Shana]]''. The rousing success of Her performance has since inspired many writers to imitate or outright copy her personality, [[Fountain of Expies|as seen in the following examples]]. Rie Kugimiya point: 1

** She's actually a [[Deconstructed Trope|more realistic version of the trope]]. Taiga's small body, flat chest and childlike appearance are the cause of several inferiority complexes and nearly-unrestrainable anger issues, and her [[Tsundere]] nature comes not from ingenuity or love confusion but from serious problems with her parents. {{spoiler|And to get the guy she loves, Ryuuji, Taiga actually has to tone down her aggressive nature, without fully losing herself.}}

* Astarotte Yngvar from ''[[Lotte no Omocha!]]'', whose childlike body is justified by being a 10-year-old. Rie Kugimiya point: 4

* Aria from ''[[Hidan no Aria]]'', quite possibly the Fifth Tsundere Wonder. Rie Kugimiya point: 6

* Mio, from [[Author Existence Failure|the late, lamented]] ''[[MM!]]'', who is only different from most other examples in that she is tied in a [[Balanced Harem]] with her main rival, not a clear lead character.

* Kodama Himegami from ''[[Maken-ki!]]'' shows many typical aspects of this trope, but her body height is normal for her age.

* ''[[Shugo Chara]]'' plays it straight with Rima Mashiro, but at the same time subverts it with [[One-Scene Wonder|Two Episode Wonder]] Yua Sakurai, who may fit the archtetype physically but is overall quite a nice girl.

** Especially compared to her female co-protagonist Misaka Mikoto, who takes everything but the appetite and the [[Rapunzel Hair]] (and replaces the biting with [[Shock and Awe|thunder]]), and goes to town with it.

* Haruna from ''[[Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?]]'', except that her hair is short like a [[Bob Haircut|bob cut]], not [[Rapunzel Hair]]-long. And she's a [[Jerkass]] [[Genius Ditz]] [[Genki Girl]] who only occasionally dabbles in [[Tsundere]].

* [[The Slayers|Lina Inverse]] has all but one or two of the qualities listed above... [[Older Than They Think|and was famous a decade before Shana.]]

 

* Shinju Miwa from ''[[Shining Pretty Cure]]''. She's actually more snarky and less violent than most examples. Rie Kugimiya point: 7

* Aetae / Cure Arcturus from ''[[Milky Planet Pretty Cure]]'' is this trope applied to the [[Green-Skinned Space Babe]].

 

== Video Games ==

* Airi Ban of ''[[Shin Megami Tensei]]: [[Devil Survivor 2]]''. A bit less childlike than most, as she's only flat [[World of Buxom|in comparison with the rest of the female cast]] and is merely mad about still being mistaken for a junior high student when she's only in her first year of high school, but she has the [[Tsundere|temperament]], the Grade A [[Zettai Ryouiki]], and the [[Rapunzel Hair|long]] [[Fiery Redhead|red hair]] to match the original.

 

* Reo from ''[[Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo]]''. [[Tsundere|Bossy]], [[Older Than They Look|older than she looks]], [[The Ojou|rich]] [[Joshikousei|high-school girl]] with [[Zettai Ryouiki]], [[Rapunzel Hair|extremely long, thick, blonde hair]] and [[A-Cup Angst]].

 

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[[Category:Fountain of Expies]]

[[Category:Love Interests]]

[[Category:Stock Japanese Characters]]