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* In ''[[Ranma ½]]'', most of the martial artists seem to have some level of greater-than-human strength, implicitly ''because'' of the fact [[Supernatural Martial Arts|they practice martial arts]]. Akane Tendo, [[Overshadowed by Awesome|generally considered the least skilled of the group]], can carry a refrigerator up and down a flight of stairs in her arms, single-handed and at a jogging pace. Mousse, who generally prefers fighting with weapons to bare hands, is capable of splitting a huge temple bell with one punch. Ranma Saotome himself is generally considered [[Weak but Skilled]] because he prefers agility and technique to brute force, as opposed to [[The Rival|Ryoga Hibiki]], who [[Does Not Know His Own Strength|tends to break things around him without meaning to]], but is still capable of feats like lifting multiple tons, smashing through solid rock and wood with his bare hands, bending steel and leaping multiple stories.
* In ''[[Naruto]]'', we have a lot of examples.
** First and foremost is [[Lady of War]] and [[Combat Medic]] Tsunade, whose trademark ability is her monstrous super strength. She can shatter an entire city block and the walls around it with a single kick, or by just slamming her finger into the ground she could create an entire chasm which she used to trip up Naruto. [[Complete Monster|Orochimaru]] acknowledged that her strength was one of the few things that could actually ''kill'' him if she was at full strength. Her best feat is wielding [[Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever|Gamabunta's Sword]] and slamming it down on Manda's jaws.
*** {{spoiler|She's even stronger than A, and can smash Susano'o on her own!}}
** The second example is Tsunade's student, Sakura Haruno. She can now shatter boulders, launch Naruto over 300 meters (over 1000 feet) away with a single punch, and break the highly defensive Hiruko puppet's defense with ease.
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** Similarly his student, Lee can smash the earth by running and could uproot casually uproot trees as a 13 year old boy.
* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', Teana made the mistake of telling Subaru to put more strength into boosting her up during a wall climbing exercise in the Ground Forces Military Academy. Subaru did... and accidentally threw Teana all the way up to the sky in the process. {{spoiler|This was our first clue on Subaru's [[Hollywood Cyborg|cyborg nature]]}}.
** In ''[[Magical Record Lyrical Nanoha Force|FORCE]]'', most members of the Huckebein family sport some degree of boosted physical strength but so far{{WHEN}} Fortis is the only one who has done a clear demonstration by crushing a soda can to a little marble with barely an effort.
* Apparently{{verify}} a standard ability of the vampires in ''[[Hellsing]]''. Alucard [[Guns Akimbo|dual-wields]] [[Hand Cannon]]s that are explicitly said to be beyond human ability to lift, while Seras's [[BFG]]s keep getting bigger and bigger.
** This one is demonstrated more brutally on other occasions. During a flashback sequence in Volume 3, Integra's father tells her during a lecture that vampires can rip humans apart, "like wet rags." [[Sociopathic Hero|Alucard]], naturally, does exactly that in the same chapter to a SWAT team, including one instance of apparently bitch-slapping a man in half.
* ''[[Strike Witches]]'' implies that the characters have Super Strength, what with their ability to carry around huge guns. Gertrude really shows off her strength in episode 12 when she throws an I-beam.
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* Ku Fei in ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' is essentially the [[Badass Normal]] of the main cast yet still one of the top fighters. Even Negi has to resort to buffing himself with [[Dark Is Not Evil|dark]] magic to match her sheer physical strength.
** Quite a few of the girls in 3-A can enhance their strength with either ''ki'' or [[Yin-Yang Bomb|ki and magic combined]], Asuna, Kaede, and Setsuna, for three. And if Ku Fei wasn't doing it in the early books, she certainly advanced to it by the Mahora War arc.
* In ''[[Black Butler]]'',
* While most of the cast seem to be Made of Iron with regards to being physically injured, a few in ''[[Soul Eater]]'' demonstrate extreme strength. Outside of gods like Shinigami and Kid putting craters in the scenery when not using their Weapons, Black Star has been known to punch holes in walls thanks to his soul wavelength.
* Standard feature of ''[[Youkai]]'' in ''[[Inuyasha]]''. The titular character, despite being half-human, is in the high side of the curve for ''Youkai''. Not surprising, as his late father was one of the strongest ''youkai'' to ever live.
* [[Unstoppable Rage|Heiwajima]] [[Hair-Trigger Temper|Shizuo]] in ''[[Durarara!!]]''. Though he was born with the strength, he initially lacked the [[Required Secondary Powers]] and repeatedly broke his bones throwing stuff at people. Shizuo's body toughened up, though, so by the time most of the series take place he routinely chucks vending machines around and swings lampposts without suffering any ill effects.
* Makoto/Lita, AKA [[Shock and Awe|Sailor Jupiter]] from ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', possesses great strength even in ''civilian'' form. She can pick up and throw man-sized enemies without much strain. All the Sailor Soldiers have enhanced strength in their Sailor forms, but Jupiter is the most powerful physically. Appropriate, given the god she's named after.
* Ryoko in the ''[[Tenchi Muyo!
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann|Gurren Lagann]]''
* [[Cute Bruiser|Kagura]] from ''[[Gintama]]'' can toss around boulders and cars with ease and stop Gin's scooter by grabbing the back of it, among other things.
* In ''[[Rosario + Vampire]]'', pretty much every monster out there is stronger than a normal human, but most especially the [[Our Vampires Are Different|vampires]], whose primary power is this.
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