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{{quote|'''Wynne''': Zevran, I am old enough to be your grandmother.<br />

 

A character who proudly and often loudly proclaims their preference for an older ''female'' romantic partner. The woman may not be a real [[Christmas Cake]], but she's obviously older. The exact reasons can be anything from liking a more intellectual woman to simply [[Buxom Is Better|wanting someone with a bigger cup size]]. This preference is most obvious in [[Shonen]] and [[Seinen]], which otherwise tend to concentrate on women of a younger age bracket.

* Mizuiro, one of Ichigo's classmates in ''[[Bleach]]'', has a stated preference for older women, which sets up for a moment where Ichigo tells [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old|Rukia]] to stay away from the boy, much to Mizuiro's confusion.

* ''[[Mahoraba]]'', at least the manga.

* In ''[[Love Hina]]'', one of Keitaro's two childhood friends, Masayuki Haitani, displays an ongoing infatuation with the series's [[Christmas Cake]], Haruka.

* Marie in ''[[Jungle wa Itsumo Hale Nochi Guu|Haré+ Guu]]'' was worried Haré might be one of these.

* Played with in ''[[Star Driver]]''. In it, we have Tsubasa, who is the only guy in all of Southern Cross High that isn't attracted to Hina, the supposed "new girl", because he has a crush on Okomoto-sensei, the school nurse... who happens to {{spoiler|be the true identity of Hina and a notorious lover of [[Bishounen]].}}

** When asked if the reason he drew cute teen female characters all the time was because he was attracted to them, series creator [[Ken Akamatsu]] stated that his preference is actually older women. He's just really ''good'' at drawing cute young girls...

* [[Please Teacher]] would be an example. However one wouldn't tell Mizuho is actually much older than Kei, since she {{spoiler|is an alien from outer space}} and he {{spoiler|has spent three years in a [[Convenient Coma|strange sort of coma]]}}.

** And also, the friend of Kei's who pursued their female classmate {{spoiler|who suffers from the same sort of strange coma-disease,}} and admits out loud that he has a fetish for women who are older than they look.

** That pairing is [[Serious Business]]. When one author revealed in his [[Continuation]] [[Fanfic]] that one character (established as Jounouchi's daughter) was the daughter of Jounouchi and ''[[Bratty Half-Pint|Rebecca]]'', the readers were ''not'' amused. His next story promptly returned to Jou/Mai.

{{quote| '''Joey''': But you're ten years older than me!<br />

'''Mai''': I know. Creepy, isn't it?<br />

* Hawk's Eye of ''[[Sailor Moon|Sailor Moon's]]'' Amazon Trio, who specifically targets older beautiful women. One of them is Ikuko Tsukino, Usagi's [[Hot Mom]].

* Akira Mimasaka from ''[[Hana Yori Dango]]''. Maybe Rui, since his long-time love interest Shizuka is actually older and more mature than he is.

** In the anime adaptation Masamori, Yoshimori's older brother, makes the same observation to tease Yoshimori.

** Not to mention that he also likes cake, leading to the inevitable puns.

* In ''[[Ikki Tousen]]'', people ''think'' Kakouton (Xiahou Dun) is one of them, specially when they meet Hakufu's [[Hot Mom]] Goei (Lady Wu) and she flirts with him. He isn't amused.

* ''[[Zettai Karen Children]]'''s Kaoru Akashi, not even out of elementary school, is already very open about her love of older women, which spills over into her having some [[Lovable Sex Maniac]] tendencies.

** {{spoiler|Although recently he has his maid Saki in mind.}}

* {{spoiler|Garcia Lovelace}} from ''[[Black Lagoon]]''. And the guy is bold enough to pull a surprise kiss [http://i365.photobucket.com/albums/oo91/StayuplateInsomiac/Black%20Lagoon/1256542123920.jpg on the target of his feelings], {{spoiler|his [[Mama Bear]], Roberta}}.

* {{spoiler|The main character, Akira Inugami}} in ''[[Wolf Guy Wolfen Crest]]'' for his [[Hot Teacher]].

* Every male in ''[[Freezing]]'' is this. Generally senior females in the school would desire younger males to be their partners.

* Shinpei from ''[[Wandering Son]]'' saw the protagonist with an adult friend of his and started becoming the characters friend in order to meet that women. His love for her went away after he learned she was [[Transsexual]] though.

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

* [[Deadpool]] openly lusts after Bea Arthur. In one issue he lusts after Spider-Man's Aunt May, sighing how she's "so like my Bea."

** All members of Weapon X, mutant or not, have a slow aging factor, and Deadpool is cursed to be unkillable, so he may have grown up in the same era as Bea Arthur. It has also been noted, in the [[Hot Mom]] trope, that Aunt May has been considered incredibly hot by some.

* The true love and soulmate of Chris Kent is Thara Ak-Var, a childhood friend of [[Supergirl]]. Fortunately, Chris underwent a [[Plot-Relevant Age-Up]] from a little boy to a [[Bishonen]] [[Chick Magnet]] of similar age to her.

* By contrast, in [[Love and Capes]], CM Expy Major Might starts a relationship with [[Wonder Woman]] Expy Amazonia; in his [[Super-Powered Alter Ego]], he looks like an adult (and she is one), but he's really 10 years old. Amazonia is not best pleased to learn this. Of course, she's on the rebound from the main character, the Crusader, and the Major is a huge fan of her ex (to the extent of choosing to have the same powers so that he can be like his hero), so it's a valid question as to whether Amazonia is being a bit of a [[Mrs. Robinson]] here.

== [[Fan Fiction]] ==

* [[Fobbies Are Borange|Jeff "I am so ready to eat your cake" Andonuts]] is this in every sense of the word. Possibly [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshade Hung]] due to the first person he falls for being named the Magic Cake Lady.

 

 

== Film ==

* The title character from ''[[Kirikou and The Sorceress]]''. It's a childrens' movie and he's just a baby, but he does ask the title [[Hot Witch|Sorceress]] in marriage {{spoiler|when she pulls a [[Heel Face Turn]]. She doesn't accept, of course, but [[Overnight Age-Up|then...]]}}

* The movie ''Cougar Club'' is entirely about this.

* ''[[Mystery Men]]'': Dr Heller (Tom Waits) cruises retirement homes "for the ladies".

{{quote| "That's the Maharaja? ''[[Expecting Someone Taller|A kid?!]]''"<br />

"Maybe he like ''older'' women." }}

 

== [[Literature]] ==

* In ''Through the Postern Gate'' by Florence Barclay, the lead male is a Cake Eater [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]] nicknamed "Boy Blue", who is in love with a 10-years-older [[Hot Librarian]]. In fact, the [[Hot Librarian]] cites the age difference as the reason why they should not date. "When I met you, you were six. I was 16".

* Zar-bettu-Zekigal, from [[Mary Gentle]]'s ''Rats and Gargoyles'', explicitly prefers older women (shortly after she's first introduced, she starts rhapsodizing over her fortyish landlady Evelian's laugh lines). When she later becomes infatuated with the Hyena (who's only got about ten years on Zari), it mystifies her that she's crushing on someone so young.

* ''[[Boston Legal]]'', 40-ish Alan Shore competing with Denny for the 60-ish Shirley Schmidt. ([[Zmelik|Neither wins.]])

* Carter on ''[[ER]]'' wasn't really one, but was accused of it after dating a couple of older women.

* ''[[Friends]]'' has Phoebe's brother who marries his much older teacher.

** For that matter, Angel's one true love [[Buffy]] is this in the comics. Buffy, who has been a Slayer for at least ten years, is the [[Les Yay|romantic interest]] of the much younger Satsu. Despite not being gay [[It's Not You, It's My Enemies|and not wanting a relationship]] Buffy sleeps with her. Twice.

* The 2010 Christmas Special of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' does it both ways. In the same relation. Abigail Pettigrew (age unknown, but adult, probably in her 20's) is held in stasis by (initially) Kazran Sardick's father, as collateral for a loan. While Kazran is a young boy, The Doctor briefly releases her. By the time Abigail is put back in stasis, Kazran promises they'll be back every Christmas Eve. They do so, and while Kazran is still younger than Abigail, they 're mutually attracted to each other. Until one Christmas Eve, Kazran learns Abigail has only one day left to live, and he decides to not release her on following Christmas Eves. Eventually, Kazran becomes an old (and grumpy) man. And on a Christmas day, Abigail is the only person who can save the day. Old enough to now be her grandfather, Kazran releases Abigail. Of course, they still love each other.

* Several [[Korean Series]] play this trope up:

** ''[[What's Up Fox]]'': Nine years separate Byung Hee at 33 from her boyfriend Chul Soo, 24, whom she used to help babysit. He announces he's liked her since practically puberty.

** ''[[Oh My Lady]]'': The young [[K Pop]] [[Idol Singer]] falls for the over-30 divorced mom.

* Hanto in [[Engine Sentai Go-onger]], whose crushes have included Kegareshia (played by a then 27-year-old actress) and Miki from ''[[Juken Sentai Gekiranger]]'' (in her 40s and married with a daughter.) He is 16.

 

== [[Opera]] ==

 

== [[Theater]] ==

 

== [[Video Games]] ==

** This is played for tragedy in the female route with his [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] Rio, the females sports team leader who has feelings for him but he's oblivious too in his attraction for older women.

** The female protagonist is the object of a [[Precocious Crush|crush]] from Ken Amada, [[May-December Romance|which you can pursue.]]

** The male protagonist can also pursue a relationship with an older woman he meets over an online game. {{spoiler|She turns out to be his homeroom teacher at the end of the game.}}

** Also adding at one point in the game, Lloyd admitted that he is more fond of older woman {{spoiler|referencing the time when he actually proposed to Paul's mother Lilia.}}

** Not that you would be able to tell any of this by simply looking at the characters. They sound, look and act like a group of fraternity 20-somethings.

** In ''[[Fire Emblem Elibe]]'', Roy, has 6 possible wives: one is Cecilia, a visibly older woman who was Roy's teacher in combat and tactics.

*** Every one of Deu's potential wives is several years older than him except for Sylvia (she's said to be 14 in the games and 16 in the Oosawa manga) or Lachesis (said to be 16 in the mangas).

* Otacon in the ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]'' series, [[Deconstruction|played for drama]].

** Meryl develops a deep attraction to Snake despite him being 14 or 15 years her senior (depending on his birthday he might be 32 instead of 33 as Metal Gear Solid 1 takes place in February) with her only being an 18 year old. Predictably the relationship falters with a combination of Snake's sense of duty and Snake's contempt for Meryl's childish tomboy tendencies.

* Toby in ''[[Catherine]]'' has a crush on Erica, an old friend of the main character, who is 32. However, in the True Lovers ending, he learns that she is {{spoiler|a post-op [[Transsexual]].}}

** Liara, a potential romantic option in ''[[Mass Effect 1]]'', is over 100 (though, by asari standards, she is barely an adult).

** Also Miranda Lawson, who is 35.

 

== [[Visual Novel]] ==

** In addition he gets about 5 more potential older partners in the expanded sequel ''Majikoi S''. 2 of the 5 were more or less extras though.

* In ''[[Visual Novel/Crescendo|Crescendo]]'' you have the choice of either your older non-blood related maternal sister Ayame or your smexy aloof, ''[[Christmas Cake]]'' school nurse Kaori, Take your pick.

* Skwisgaar of ''[[Metalocalypse]]'' has a preference for 60+ year old female partners. And overweight ones too. G-MILFs, in his own words.

** In addition to the MILFs and Soon-to-be-MILFs.

** [[Macbeth]] on a technicality, when he falls in love with Dominique Destine who is really Demona in her daytime human appearance. [[It Makes Sense in Context]].

* ''[[Generator Rex]]'' has [[The Hero|Rex]] who has a crush on [[Hot Scientist|Dr. Holiday]], who is at least a decade older than him.

* J'onn J'onzz was {{spoiler|seen with a middle aged woman, disguised as a middle aged man in the finale of ''[[Justice League]] Unlimited.'' Given the brief look between them before he returned to his original form, it seemed he'd already revealed his identity to her and she was okay with it.}} Given that he was [[Really Seven Hundred Years Old]] and had been married before, its no wonder he'd go with someone more mature, at least by earth standards.

** Admittedly, this example is somewhat muddied in that Spike, despite being a baby dragon, is actually not much younger than the adult main cast and is really only considered such due to dragon's centuries long lifespan. He does consistently behave less mature than the rest of the cast, though.

 

 

* [[William Shakespeare]] was 18 years old when he married a local woman named Anne, who was 26. For a young man to marry a reasonably older woman was in fact rather unorthodox.

** It helped that she was three months pregnant with this child when they got married.

* [[Hugh Jackman]]'s wife Deborah is 10 years older than him.

* Scottish Actor [[James McAvoy]] married Anne-Marie Duff when he was 27 and she was 36 while working together in the tv drama Shameless.

* Nick Cannon married [[Mariah Carey]], who is 10 years his senior.

* Dr. Reza Jarrahy husband of Geena Davis, 15 years older than him. They have three children...

* [[Benjamin Franklin]], who wrote [http://www.swarthmore.edu/SocSci/bdorsey1/41docs/51-fra.html an essay extolling the virtues of older women as mistresses.]

* Sam Kieth, comic book writer and artist and creator of [[The Maxx]], is about 20 years younger than his wife, whom he first met when he was 15.

* Tony Parker, a french professional basketball player, also ex-husband to Eva Longoria of the famed tv show ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' to which he is her junior by 7 years.

 

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