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Not to be confused with Single Object Sexuality or [[Cargo Ship|Object Sexuality]] in general.
 
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* Amane Misa from ''[[Death Note (Manga)|Death Note]]'' can be described as "Kira-sexual" or "Light-sexual". (Although if she had to choose one or the other, she'd choose Light.)
* Fandom has described Subaru in ''[[X 1999]]'' and ''[[Tokyo Babylon]]'' as "Seishirou-sexual" and vice versa, though it's pretty common for [[CLAMP]] characters to pick one person and stay with him or her for their entire life.
* It runs in the Kokutou family in ''[[Kara no Kyoukai]]''. Azaka is only interested in [[Brother -Sister Incest|Mikiya]], which fuels her hatred of Shiki. Mikiya is also this way towards Shiki; when Azaka insults Shiki for acting like a man, Mikiya responds that it wouldn't matter to him if Shiki was a man, [[Crowning Moment of Funny|prompting Azaka to throw a book at his face.]]
* Yukino and Haruka in ''[[Mai-HiME]]'' and ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' seem to be this way for each other ([[Depending On the Writer|depending on the adaptation]]; in the original [[Mai-HiME]], it's one-sided on Yukino's part) although Yukino's bookishness and Haruka's bullheadedness make their emotions hard to read.
** In the same series, since Mikoto has [[No Social Skills]], it's very hard to pin down the object of her affection ([[Love You and Everybody|if she even has one]]), but given her protective nature toward the protagonist, she can best be described as "Mai-sexual" (pun intended).
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* It could be easily argued that Harima Kenji from ''[[School Rumble]]'' is "100% Tenma-sexual" because despite the fact that babes like the [[Hello Nurse|Hot School Nurse]] Anegasaki Tae, [[Yamato Nadeshiko|the perfect traditional Japanese girl]] Tsukamoto Yakumo and even [[The Ojou|a rich, beautiful]], [[Tsundere|somewhat temperamental]] [[But Not Too Foreign|half-Japanese]] Sawachika Eri all showing degrees of interest in him, he still only has eyes for Tenma, who unfortunately for him is very much a "100% Karasuma-sexual". Just to make sure that [[All Love Is Unrequited]], Karasuma is 100% curry-sexual. [[Cloudcuckoolander|Or something similar]]. (Unless you count the possibly dubious ending of the followup manga.)
** Subverted, Karasuma is 100% Tenma-sexual so, unfortunately for Kenji, not all love in the series is unrequited.
* Kaorin from ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'' has eyes only for the [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] [[Huge Schoolgirl]] Sakaki.
** ...Who absolutely adores all things small, cute and adorable. Theoretically, this relationship ''could'' work. Except that Sakaki {{spoiler|eventually gets a cat of her very own after wanting one the whole anime}}. Poor little lesbian can't catch a break. And that's not counting the fact that Kimura is probably around the corner...
* An even more specific variant of this trope appears in ''[[Kamen no Maid Guy]]'', where the Leader of the Naeka's breasts fanclub only has eyes for her... or at least her chest. Strangely, Naeka finds this almost romantic. After he's put through [[Easy Amnesia]] (for the second time that episode), he reverts to normal, and his eyes are no longer on Naeka only.
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* Yuki, who is, for all intents, a pre-op M-t-F [[Transsexual]], in ''[[No Bra]]'' doesn't seem to have any sexual interest in girls and has flat out said she doesn't like boys in that way. In her own words, "It's not that I like boys. It's only because the only person I love is a boy." She's in love with her childhood friend, Masato, and seems to be physically attracted to him.
** At the end of the manga, {{spoiler|she momentarily seems to switch from Masato to her actual childhood friend.}}
* Souichi from ''[[The Tyrant Falls in Love]]'' is most likely "Morinaga-sexual," despite being utterly in denial about it; he states on more than one occasion that he puts up with Morinaga's sexual advances because he's ''Morinaga,'' and that not even blackmail will make him tolerate having sex with anyone else (and yet he manages to [[Selective Obliviousness|overlook the painfully obvious implications]] of this...). Admittedly, Souichi is a rabid homophobe, which would make him heterosexual by default and his relationship with Morinaga more of an [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay]] situation...if ''any'' sign was shown of him being interested in anyone else, male or female, much less having any friend other than Morinaga.
* In ''[[Zetsuai 1989 (Manga)|Zetsuai 1989]]'', Nanjo Koji is Izumi-sexual, having [[Love At First Sight|fallen in love with him at first sight]] and Izumi being the only person he ever felt emotion for. When they coincidentally meet again years later, Koji [[Stalker With a Crush|all but stalks]] Izumi and even declares to another prospective love interest that even if said love interest was Izumi's twin, he would still love only Izumi.
* Tomoyo in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]'' is deemed "Sakura-sexual" by the fandom.
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* Creed from ''[[Black Cat (Manga)|Black Cat]]'' is "Train-sexual".
* Rolo from ''[[Code Geass]]'' is clearly "Lelouch-sexual".
** Even though they're not actually related and Rolo knows it, it's more of an age-inverted [[Knight Templar Big Brother]], like the reverse of Lelouch over Nunally. Not that that doesn't [[Brother -Sister Incest|get treated this way too]]...
** Mao is "C.C-sexual". Even if he wasn't, [[Blessed With Suck|his Geass]] would make it nearly impossible to form a working relationship with anybody else.
** And, of course, Nina is Euphie-sexual. It's possible that Suzaku might be as well.
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** Sakura was a "Sasuke-sexual" right at the start. And even after Sasuke {{spoiler|tried to kill her twice}} she's still shown to have feelings for him.
* Prince Demand only has eyes for [[Sailor Moon]], and he greatly desires for her to feel the same way about him.
** It's actually pretty tragic in the anime since he's an [[Anti -Hero]], but in the manga he's a [[Complete Monster]]. The musical plays up both sides of his personality, including one scene where he's singing his character song while Sailor Moon is lying passed out on an altar. He later turns into a complete monster.
* Although Chizuru from the ''[[Hen]]'' manga has sex with men often, the only person she has ever fallen truly in love with is Yamada -- a girl who transfers into her school.
* Yuno in ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'' is [[Love Makes You Crazy|completely obsessed]] with Yukiteru. Also, in the [[Alternate Universe]] spin-off, ''Mirai Nikki: Paradox'', Akise Aru is shown to be "Yukiteru-sexual." Murumuru asks him if he's gay, to which he responds that he's not - he just loves [[Ho Yay|Yukiteru]].
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* Kisshu in ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' for Ichigo.
* [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Chizuru]] from ''[[Kanokon (Light Novel)|Kanokon]]'' is like this ([[Shotacon]]) for [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Kouta]]. It actually becomes in some ways rather disturbing, as Chizuru looks like a voluptuous young adult, but Kouta has a rather boyish appearance about him, so it's sexually inexplicit shotacon. It also frequently gets turned up to near [[Rape Is Love]] levels by Chizuru with elements of [[Double Standard Rape Female On Male]] thrown in.
* [[Stalker With a Crush|Gauron]] for Sousuke in ''[[Full Metal Panic]]''. Especially noticeable when one considers that Gauron is a [[Grandma, What Massive Hotness You Have!|40-50 year old]], wealthy terrorist that has [[Twin Threesome Fantasy|two]] [[Wife Husbandry|incredibly loyal, beautiful girls]] at his beck and call (and that both [[Love Martyr|love him obsessively]]). Yet his greatest sexual fantasies that he always wanted to satisfy always seem to be along the lines of "rape Sousuke." Yes, the only one he has eyes for is a [[Shotacon|16-year-old]], [[Chaste Hero|chaste boy]] that hates his guts and would like nothing more than to beat the shit out of him. Oh, and it doesn't matter if Sousuke is [[Shotacon|only 12 years old]], or if he's [[Murder the Hypotenuse|fallen in love with someone else]], or if he's [[A Love to Dismember|a dead body]] - if it's Sousuke, it's all good to him.
** Subverted in the original novel, as his assistants in ''Owaru Day by Day'', on which the ''Second Raid'' was based, were ''[[Depraved Homosexual|boys]]''.
* ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]'': Agni is definitely a Soma-sexual, and [[No Yay|Baron Kelvin for Ciel]]. He even leaves his wife after meeting Ciel.
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* Despite being in a harem manga, and clearly [[Genre Savvy]] about it, Miki of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has only shown interest in one person, [[Even the Girls Want Her|Hinagiku]]. She's even gone so far as to tell the one who's the center of the (main) [[Harem]], that she has no interest in him.
** On the other side of the wagon, Kotetsu {{spoiler|Izumi's older brother}} has been shown to have no interest in anyone but [[Even the Guys Want Him|Hayate]]. This may simply be that we haven't seen any interest being displayed beyond that in Hayate and trains.
* ''[[B Gata H Kei]]'' is filled with many characters who have this. Both Kosuda and Keiichi are Yamada-sexual, Kyoka is [[Brother -Sister Incest|Keiichi-sexual]], and Mayu (and eventually Yamada) is Kosuda-sexual.
* In ''[[Kimi Ni Todoke]]'', Sawako and Shota are both like this for each other.
** Ryuu seems to be one, since he says to Sawako that he "can only love Chizuru" and is a [[Patient Childhood Love Interest]] to her.
* Naoi from ''[[Angel Beats (Anime)|Angel Beats]]'' is obsessed with [[Ho Yay|Otonashi]].
* Sweden from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia (Manga)|Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' could be interpreted as either "Finnsexual" towards Finland or [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay|making an exception for him.]] It's an [[Official Couple]], either way.
** Apparently, the author actually dubbed Sweden as "homosexual for Finland" [[Word of God|in his old notes]]. They were ''very'' old notes though, and aren't around anymore, so the situation might be different now.
** Spain could, from an angle, be viewed as "Italiasexual". He's proposed to both of them, is extremely affectionate to Romano and thinks Veneziano is adorable, and yet doesn't show much of this to any other characters. Could be because he's not shown very often, or because not many of his relationships have been shown, but as of now it looks like this...
** Belarus is "[[Brother -Sister Incest|Russia-sexual]]". [[Mad Love|So]] '''[[Yandere|very]]''' [[Stalker With a Crush|much]].
** One joke/explanation for Germany/Italy shippers is that the usually stoic Germany is Ita-sexual.
** Come on, you guys forgot that Holy Roman Empire is Ita-sexual? {{spoiler|Some fans will tell you this doesn't count because of the Germany-is-HRE theory, making this a double-submisson.}} If I recall correctly:
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* Lum of ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' is Ataru-sexual, having eyes for only her "Darling" in spite of him being literally the biggest lech in the galaxy and constantly running away from her to hit on other girls, and every single other male around her age being enamored with her.
* ''[[Togainu no Chi]]'': Keisuke to [[Ho Yay|Akira]].
* Belldandy of ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' towards Keiichi. Especially applicable in that Keiichi was once gender-flipped into a woman, and Belldandy didn't care a whit (except caring in that Keichii himself was somewhat dismayed).
* [[Fountain of Youth|Conan Edogawa/Shinichi Kudo]] and Ran Mouri of ''[[Detective Conan]]'' are like this to each other.
* Randoll of ''[[Future GPX Cyber Formula (Anime)|Future GPX Cyber Formula]]'' has no interest in anyone other than Asuka, though he tries to flirt with Rena in the PlayStation game (but ultimately fails).
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== Comic Books ==
* In ''[[Fables]]'' volume 3: Storybook Love, Bigby says Snow White is the only one he can't ignore, making him kind of a Snow-sexual.
* Katchoo in ''[[Strangers in Paradise]]'' only has eyes for Francine. Period. Oh, sure, she has a history of [[Really Gets Around|wild promiscuity]] covering [[Bi the Way|men and women]], and another history [[Rape As Backstory|of a slightly less amusing nature]], but when it comes right down to it Francine has always been the only one for her. [[Dogged Nice Guy|David grows to accept this]] and, eventually, [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay|so does Francine]]. The entire series is a lead up the realization that, for these two people, [[They Do|they are simply meant to be together]].
* In ''[[Camelot 3000]]'', when Sir Tristan is reincarnated as ''Lady'' Tristan, it causes her considerable distress and confusion. But Isolde (reincarnated as a woman, as in her first life) has no confusion at all. She's in love with Tristan, regardless of Tristan's sex.
* Mr. Gosh from ''[[Lenore the Cute Little Dead Girl]]'' is Lenore-sexual.
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== Fan Fiction ==
* Many slash fics use this trope on [[If ItsIt's You ItsIt's Okay|characters who may have canonically been hetero/homo/bisexual]]. For example, [[Harry Potter|"He's not gay, he's Sirius-sexual."]]
* This is prevalent in TOS-verse [[Star Trek the Original Series|Kirk/Spock]] slashfic, in that Spock was not a sexual being outside Pon Farr except where Kirk was concerned. Actually, the same could be said for Spock/McCoy fanfic as well.
* A lot of ''[[South Park]]'' fanfics portray Kyle as being [[Slash|Stan-o-sexual.]] Yes, really.
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* In [[Armored Core From the Ashes]], {{spoiler|Fiona Jarnetfeld}} is [[Yandere|HOLY SHIT]] this for {{spoiler|Ghost}}. Made all the creepier by the fact that he doesn't love her back, and that {{spoiler|he [[Mind Rape|Mind Raped]] her into serving him as a ruthless member of his elite guard and her [[Yandere|psychopathic love for him]] is the ''only remaining aspect of her personality''}}. Yeah. In case you weren't clear, the person who {{spoiler|[[Mind Rape|Mind Raped]] her into serving him happens to be ''[[Villain Protagonist|protagonist]]''}}. Can you spell [[Crapsack World]]?
* Many, MANY Sherlock/John fanfictions from the BBC show fandom have this implied or used in their works. Sherlock is generally regarded as asexual, unless it's John, so, "John-sexual." John is generally heterosexual, unless it's Sherlock, so, "Sherlock-sexual."
* [[Megamind]] fanfiction is rather split about this. One one side, the titular [[Anti -Villain]] is paired with [[Launcher of a Thousand Ships|practically every other major character, and then some]]. Then, on the other side, many fanfics portray him as {{spoiler|Roxanne-sexual}}. At least one or two fanfics have his species mate for life.
 
 
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* ''[[The Great Gatsby]]'' centers around Gatsby's unending pursuit for Daisy and no one else. The term "Gatsby" has even come to describe real people who have [[Single Target Sexuality]].
* ''Orlando'' by Virginia Woolf demonstrates in passing that this is '''not''' a good thing for an [[Abhorrent Admirer]] to have, as even a [[Gender Bender]] fails to get rid of him.
* Justine in ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' is pretty much Thomas-sexual. However, {{spoiler|this is originally less about love and more about the fact that an [[Emotion Eater]] is about the only thing that can keep her mental illness under control. And while they finally admit they're in love later ... well, Thomas is a White Court vampire, so [[The Power of Love]] ''burns'' him. [[Star -Crossed Lovers|Ouch]].}}
** {{spoiler|Although Justine eventually realizes her Thomas-sexuality can be used a solution to that particular issue.}}
* Locke Lamora from Scott Lynch's [[Gentleman Bastard]] series is so in love with Sabetha that he's [[The Loins Sleep Tonight|unable to perform with anyone else]], even a hooker he specifically selected because she looked like her.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* Grace from ''[[El Goonish Shive (Webcomic)|El Goonish Shive]]'' is "[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-12-19 Tedd-sexual]". To expand on this, it appears to be simply a result of her Uryuom heritage -- the Uryuom being a [[One -Gender Race]] of alien shape-shifters. Since they can change their external shape basically at will, they form relationships based primarily on concepts and mental connections. Grace, being 1/4th Uryuom (or so), has inherited this disposition. However, in one non-canon story where reality becomes altered so that Tedd is (and always was) female, Grace hooks up with a different character instead (way to go Sarah!). Although this might be explained by the way, like in every alternate universe where the two are of different genders, the female Tedd and Elliot are in a relationship.
* Collin of ''[[Boy Meets Boy]]'' [http://boymeetsboy.keenspot.com/d/20030511.html claims to be asexual with the sole exception of Fox]. However, the [[Spin -Off]] ''[[Friendly Hostility]]'' has him realize that he's actually a full-blown homosexual with the implication that if he was truly asexual, he wouldn't have become attracted to anyone in the first place.
** It's actually kind of a sliding scale. Fatima is described as "more [[Asexual]] than Collin", and by the end of the comic is married, though it's vaguely implied she's not planning on having sex with her husband. (He seems okay with it.)
* ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'': Thanks to [[Brainwashed|brainwashing]], Oasis is strictly Torg-sexual.
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