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[[File:mamoru-is-that-one-guy-in-sailor-moon 3339.jpg|link=Sailor Moon|frame|[[Captain Obvious|The one on the left.]]]]
That's short for "The one guy associated with [[Amazon Brigade|a team otherwise consisting entirely of females]]." No need to get rabid jealous, though, guys—this isn't the [[Harem Genre]]. At the most, '''The One Guy''' will be in a committed relationship with '''one''' of the members—or [[Dungeonmaster's Girlfriend|he wants to be]]. His membership can range from loose ally to close friend to part of the actual fighting team. Either that, or just some guy who [[Non-Action Guy|rarely ever actually does anything]] other than serve as [[Shirtless Scene|eye candy]] for the [[Mr. Fanservice|female viewers]]. He will usually be involved in plots that require guys, as well as be a non-threatening and harmless crush object for the assorted cast as needed. Could become [[The Face]] of the group if they have exceptional social skills.
The [[Spear Counterpart]] to [[The Smurfette Principle]]. Occasionally [[The Ditz]], or serves the same purpose of rounding out the cast as [[The Face]], and for equally uncertain reasons is less likely to occur on evil teams.
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Not to be confused with [[That One Guy]] or [[Those Two Guys]], and unrelated to [[My Hero Zero]].
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== Advertising ==
* [[Orangina]] mostly always have females, with the exception of four species, and in true fashion, they enjoy a [[Shirtless Scene]] in the ads.
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* ''[[Tokyo Mew Mew]]'' has {{spoiler|Masaya Aoyama aka}} Ai no Kishi/Blue Knight
* Kaito Doumoto of ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'' almost does the same thing... [[Laser-Guided Amnesia|almost]].
* Erio in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
** There's also Yuuno and Chrono, but they were relegated to sidekicks (at best) in ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's|A's]]'' and [[Demoted to Extra|only have a couple of cameos]] in ''[[Striker S]]'', and [[Petting Zoo People|Zafira]], who doesn't count anymore because he had to spend all the third season as a ''dog''.
* Mackie in ''[[Bubblegum Crisis]]''. Sorta joined by Nigel in 2040.
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* There are several men on ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'', but only one, Jun Aoi, who is a regular member of the bridge crew (as opposed to a civilian who hangs out on the bridge giving [[Expospeak]] or looking ominous). Akito's also the only male member of the kitchen staff and, for about a third of the series, the only male pilot - however, being the male lead, he doesn't really fit this trope.
* Kyoutaro from ''[[Saki (manga)|Saki]]''. He's the only guy in the [[Mahjong]] Club and, from what it seems, the only teenage male in the entire series. He's treated more like Yuki's errand boy, if anything.
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]''{{'}}s own [[Dirty Old Man|Kimura-sensei]].
* Akemiya from ''[[Sasameki Koto]]'' who also blurs this trope by being a [[Wholesome Crossdresser]].
* Makoto from ''[[Amanchu]]'', being Ai's hapless twin brother.
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* Akira in ''[[Ai Ore Love Me]]'' is the only boy in an otherwise all-girls band. Ironically, he's the one with the most feminine looks.
* Mikiya is the only recurring male character among the protagonists of ''[[Kara no Kyoukai:]]''. He's also a [[Non-Action Guy]].
* Touma Kamijo fills this role during the "Sisters" arc in ''[[A Certain Scientific Railgun]]'', when he's not off being the [[Hero of Another Story]] in ''[[A Certain Magical Index]]''.
== Comic Books ==
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