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== Anime and Manga ==
* Sumiyoshi in ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]''. Compared to his roommates Watanabe and Iwata, however, he's the smartest of Excel's neighbors.
** Unusually, his accent is rendered in English (in the translation of the manga) as a [[wikipedia:Geordie|Geordie]] accent, which doesn't quite carry the same connotations (it's more associated with crudeness). Also, in the manga version of the story, he is not from Kansai proper, but instead is from Okayama prefecture (which is slightly to the west of the Kansai region).
** If we want to be REALLY fair, Sumiyoshi is probably the most normal character in the entire series.
* Sasshi in ''[[
** Sasshi isn't just ''from'' Osaka—he ''lives in'' Osaka. When not hopping worlds back and forth, that is. He's still an [[Idiot Hero|idiot]] though.
* Osaka (of course) in ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''. Her name isn't even Osaka; it's Ayumu Kasuga, but [[Genki Girl|Tomo]] branded her with the nickname for being from Osaka. (Like Sakaki the [[Subverted Trope|Not Quite]] [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]], however, the humor in Osaka's character lay in how she ''doesn't'' act like her required stereotype; she's still not exactly bright, but she's an earnest, daydreaming airhead, not a brash money-grubber. Osaka is often teased for not saying things that a stereotypical person from Osaka should say.)
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* Subverted in [[Air Gear]], in which {{spoiler|the [[Trickster Mentor]] Sora Takeuchi, who speaks with a Kansai accent is revealed to be the [[Big Bad]] of the series. He was such a cool guy, too...}}
* In ''[[Ranma ½]]''. Ukyou Kuonji has the accent but few idiotic tendencies, rather being a [[Bifauxnen]] workaholic (itself a Kansai stereotype, but a different one) with possible [[Yandere]] tendencies.
* Kanjani8, a boyband devoted to the stereotype.▼
* Emishi Haruki, the "Fresh Blood Joker," in ''[[GetBackers]]''. Also Natsuki Amon, who, it is explicitly mentioned. fakes an accent to come off as a cheerful buffoon.
* Joker in ''[[Flame of Recca]]''.
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** Even so, Hattori and his prospect girlfriend Kazuha are ''BOTH'' prone to occasional fits of stereotypical Osakan obnoxiousness.
* Yurika Doujima from ''[[Witch Hunter Robin]]''. She comes into work late, leaves early, and generally acts like a complete goof-off. Subverted a bit in that it's later revealed to be mostly [[Obfuscating Stupidity]]—she is capable of acting competently when the situation requires it.
* Oosawagi Natsumi in ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' (Lotta Hart in the localization) is a firey tabloid photographer. Reportedly she was so much of an Osaka stereotype that one of the Osaka-born staff members took mild offense to her. In the localization she is from 'The Heartland' and speaks with an appropriate accent.▼
** Natsumi/Lotta often [[Lampshading|outright admits]] the fact that she is the walking emodiment of this trope and always fiercely tries to defend her homeland and de-power the stereotype by claiming that she was the only one who really fits the trope in Osaka/Rural America.▼
* Tasuki from ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]''.
** And his [[Expy]] in ''[[Absolute Boyfriend]]'', the salesman Gaku Namikiri.
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* The brash and talkative Naniwa Tiger Takeshi Sendo from [[Hajime no Ippo]]. He boxes because he loves to fight strong men, and used to be a gang leader in high school. His grandmother's nickname for him is "idiot". He speaks in an Osaka accent.
** Well, he ''is'' from Osaka.
* In Kamen Rider Kiva, the boisterous rockstar wannabe Eritate Kengo fits this trope to a T, {{spoiler|until midseason when it is revealed that he was always a Tokyo native, taking on the Kansai accent to come across as more personable. He also goes through a major attitude overhaul at this point, losing the accent and the hair and shifting to full [[Badass]] gear.}}▼
▲* Browning in ''[[Transformers Super God Masterforce]]'', comedic mascot.
* Thrust and Dirge in ''[[Beast Wars II]]'', a comedy duo. Also Diver.
* Gusher (Slapper) in ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (anime)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]''
* Shuichi Nakatsu from ''[[Hana Kimi]]''.
** And also his garishly dressed mother who is absolute comic relief.
* Video game example: In ''[[Mega Man Battle Network]]'' 3, Tora is so painfully stereotypically Osakan (despite being a literal, but not figurative, [[Chessmaster]]) it even bleeds through into the ''English version of the game'', even without any of the usual conventions of rendering a Kansai dialect.▼
* The Osaka team in ''[[Gantz]]'' takes the "idiot" in the trope title literally. Almost all of them are [[Ax Crazy]] [[Trigger Happy]] [[Jerkass|bastards]], and {{spoiler|their complete lack of [[Team Spirit]] gets them brutally slaughtered}}.
* Li Kohran, from [[Sakura Wars]]. Despite being of Chinese descent, she speaks in an Osakan accent, probably being raised there. An idiot mechanical genius who is prone to having her creations blow up in her face. In one episode of the [[OVA]]s, she even threw in a random "What the heck" just for the Osakan reference.▼
* Nishiki from [[The Movie]] of [[Kamen Rider Hibiki]], in keeping with the five movie Riders' Location Theming.▼
* Takane Katsu and the other Osakan characters in ''[[Burst Angel]]''. A southern accent is used for the English dub.
* Tadao Yokoshima in ''[[Ghost Sweeper Mikami]]''.
* In a meta-example, some of the character's behavior in the Generation II [[Pokémon]] games becomes somewhat amusing when you remember that [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|Johto is Kansai]].▼
** Whitney has an Osaka accent in the Japanese version and, though she's not an idiot per se, she is a [[Genki Girl]].▼
* Spain from [[Axis Powers Hetalia]] speaks and acts like this. Although, [[Captain Obvious|he's definitely not from Osaka]].
** And actually ''averted'' with the guy who represents the Osaka prefecture, who is kind of a keet but ''not'' an idiot.
* Subverted in [[Lovely Complex]], where EVERYBODY has a Kansai accent.
* Mentioned in [[Gai-Gin]] when Gin is planning to meet some netfriends in Osaka. According to her sources they [[Kansai Regional Accent|talk with a weird dialect]] and "Oh yeah, they are all ''completely insane''." When we meet him, though, the Kansai-born Pyon is perfectly intelligent and nice, despite a childish sense of humour (he takes delight in learning the meaning of the English word "boogers").▼
* Kina from ''[[Wife and Wife]]'', while having the Kansai accent, subverts this by being rather insightful at times, but also quite devious in her knowledge of how to push [[Girls Love|her partner]] Sumi's buttons.
* ''[[Yaiba
* Tsubame from [[Ai Kora]].
* Rika from [[Inazuma Eleven]] may count, consider her [[Stalker with a Crush]] trat on Ishinose Kazuya.▼
* In ''[[Death Note]]'' [[Spanner in the Works|Misa Amane]] is from Kansai.
* Video game example: In the Japanese version of [[Sonic the Hedgehog|Sonic Rush Adventure,]] Marine The Racoon is definitely this trope. In the English version, she has an [[Land Down Under|Australian accent.]] Since Sonic Team is based in the United States, we may never know [[Accent Adaptation|which was adapted from which.]]▼
* Kintaros from ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' isn't actually from Osaka, but speaks the dialect. And while he's not an idiot, he is kind of [[The Ditz]]; in his spotlight story arc, his contractor wanted to become the best karate-ka he could, so Kintaros trained his body...with Sumo. And didn't realize it until a couple of preteen boys told him.▼
* Erika from ''[[Ginga e Kickoff!!]]'' is from Osaka, and proud of it. She's a loud [[Tomboy]] and a natural comedian.
== Film ==
▲* Nishiki from [[The Movie]] of [[Kamen Rider Hibiki]], in keeping with the five movie Riders' Location Theming.
* Nezumi from ''[[Alien vs. Ninja]]''.
== Live-Action TV ==
▲* In [[Kamen Rider Kiva]], the boisterous rockstar wannabe Eritate Kengo fits this trope to a T, {{spoiler|until midseason when it is revealed that he was always a Tokyo native, taking on the Kansai accent to come across as more personable. He also goes through a major attitude overhaul at this point, losing the accent and the hair and shifting to full [[Badass]] gear.}}
▲* Kintaros from ''[[Kamen Rider Den-O]]'' isn't actually from Osaka, but speaks the dialect. And while he's not an idiot, he is kind of [[The Ditz]]; in his spotlight story arc, his contractor wanted to become the best karate-ka he could, so Kintaros trained his body...with Sumo. And didn't realize it until a couple of preteen boys told him.
== Music ==
▲* Kanjani8, a boyband devoted to the stereotype.
== Video Games ==
▲* Oosawagi Natsumi in ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' (Lotta Hart in the localization) is a firey tabloid photographer. Reportedly she was so much of an Osaka stereotype that one of the Osaka-born staff members took mild offense to her. In the localization she is from 'The Heartland' and speaks with an appropriate accent.
▲** Natsumi/Lotta often [[Lampshading|outright admits]] the fact that she is the walking emodiment of this trope and always fiercely tries to defend her homeland and de-power the stereotype by claiming that she was the only one who really fits the trope in Osaka/Rural America.
▲*
▲* In a meta-example, some of the character's behavior in the Generation II [[Pokémon]] games becomes somewhat amusing when you remember that [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture|Johto is Kansai]].
▲** Whitney has an Osaka accent in the Japanese version and, though she's not an idiot per se, she is a [[Genki Girl]].
▲* Li Kohran, from ''[[Sakura Wars]]''. Despite being of Chinese descent, she speaks in an Osakan accent, probably being raised there. An idiot mechanical genius who is prone to having her creations blow up in her face. In one episode of the [[OVA]]s, she even threw in a random "What the heck" just for the Osakan reference.
▲* Rika from ''[[Inazuma Eleven]]'' may count, consider her [[Stalker with a Crush]] trat on Ishinose Kazuya.
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== Web Comics ==
▲* Mentioned in ''[[Gai-Gin]]'' when Gin is planning to meet some netfriends in Osaka. According to her sources they [[Kansai Regional Accent|talk with a weird dialect]] and "Oh yeah, they are all ''completely insane''." When we meet him, though, the Kansai-born Pyon is perfectly intelligent and nice, despite a childish sense of humour (he takes delight in learning the meaning of the English word "boogers").
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