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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* Riiko in ''[[Absolute Boyfriend]]'' is an Unlucky Everydud''ette'', she has a string of rejections and doesn't seem to realize that her [[Unlucky Childhood Friend]] has a crush on her (that or his teasing her simply puts her off).
* Keiichi Morisato in ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]'' had trouble with girls due to his short height, which affected his self-confidence, but he is otherwise a moderate character; he has friends, went to a decent college, and has a knack for auto mechanics.
* Similarly, Kaoru Hanabishi in ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' had no real obvious issues (and was considered attractive) until his "unluckiness" was revealed as being the victim of orphanhood AND repeated [[Abusive Parents|child abuse]] from his grandfather.
* Another [[Rare Female Example]] is Minako Aino, better known as [[Sailor Moon|Sailor Venus]]. Especially in ''[[Codename: Sailor V]]'' where her multiple crushes and rejections are a running joke {{spoiler|though not in the two cases where she has to kill said crushes, one of whom requited her affections.}}
** There is also an element of Irony with Minako. Her own series states early on she's an incarnation of Venus/Aphrodite, the goddess of love. Her senshi title is also the "Soldier of Love and Beauty" and she will play up the goddess of love angle when trying to get people together. And of course, since she's on this page, she is entirely unsuccessful herself in every pursuit. It's also stated at the end of her series that this is pretty much her fate as she's going to choose duty over love.
* Kouta from ''[[Elfen Lied]]''. He is constantly found in [[Accidental Pervert|compromising positions with female characters]] by... [[Pretty Freeloaders|other female characters]], and is given a lot of flack for this by [[Clingy Jealous Girl|Yuka]]. Not to mention {{spoiler|his entire family ends up being killed}} because of one white lie.
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* Jean Havoc from ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' is relatively attractive, an army officer, and generally a nice guy. Despite this, his bad luck with women is notorious among his friends and colleagues, who often add insult to injury by making fun of him for it. Not only that, but let's not forget the time his new girlfriend turned out to be {{spoiler|Lust}}, who proceeded to {{spoiler|''stab him'' in the abdomen, effectively [[Handicapped Badass|paralyzing him]] from the waist down}}. Poor, poor Havoc...
* Rock from ''[[Black Lagoon]]'' is a bit of a subversion since he has proven to be a stone cold [[Badass]] whenever he has to. If he had been a standard squeemish [[Unlucky Everydude]], [[Dark Action Girl|Revy]] would have gotten rid of him long ago. With a bullet.
* Sawada Tsunayoshi aka "Dame Tsuna" (useless Tsuna) from ''[[Katekyo Hitman Reborn]]'' before he [[Took a Level In Badass]]. Unfortunately ([[Ho Yay|or not]]), the family <s> harem</s> setup for him by his [[Sidekick Ex Machina]] consists of more Bishonen than girls.
* At the other extreme, Keitaro Urashima in ''[[Love Hina]]'' was a victim of low self-esteem, bad grades and terrible luck with girls, and was initially only kept afloat by [[Pollyanna|a near-irrational optimism]].
** Also, [[Distaff Counterpart|Ema Maeda]] from the epilogue. Low self-esteem, [[Book Dumb|bad grades,]] [[Meganekko|wears glasses,]] [[Pettanko|small breasts,]] [[Dojikko|klutzy?]] All check.
* Akito Tenkawa of ''[[Martian Successor Nadesico]]'' is traumatized (and continues to be so) to the point of actual Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. But, for whatever reason, he still attracts a sizable [[Unwanted Harem]].
* [[Tenchi Muyo!|Tenchi...Tenchi...Tenchi.]]
** ... has ''nothing'' on Seina Yamada from ''[[Tenchi Muyo! GXP|GXP]]'', who is so unlucky, it actually bleeds into the people around him. The first episode contains a scene of him walking to school, and bad things start happening to the people around him just as he walks by. He meets up with a friend carrying an umbrella (on a clear day), who says he brought the umbrella because he had a feeling he would run into Seina that day. Sure enough, he opens it just in time to shield himself as a car comes by and splashes mud on them. He puts it away, feeling good about himself... just in time for ''another'' car to get him. Seina puts the "UN" in Unlucky.
*** His bad luck is so bad, it's the reason why Fuku has that name instead of "Kou." Even though both can mean luck, "Kou" is also used in "fukou," which means "unlucky."
* Fujiki in ''[[Tenshi na Konamaiki]]'' is constantly [[Lampshade Hanging|commenting on]] just how overwhelmingly average he is.
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== [[Video Games]] ==
* Almaz from ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'' is pretty normal except for low courage (gets better in chapter 4) and his [[Chew Toy|extremely awful luck]].
* Larry Butz in the ''[[Phoenix Wright]]'' series. He can't hold a girlfriend or a job and almost falls under ditz status. His friends mock his troubles by saying "When something smells, it's usually the Butz." Not to mention his annoying unlucky and dumb-witted personality gets some of the characters in the 3rd game to point out just how much of a menace he is to society. Still, he's pretty cute, and even though he gets in the way, he always has good intentions and does his best to help his friends out however he can.
* Kouno Takaaki from ''[[To Heart]] 2'' outright states in the third episode that he has problems in dealing with women, by virtue of growing up with an Imouto and [[Cool Big Sis]] childhood friends.
* [[Assassin's Creed|The Assassin's Creed]] series has Desmond Miles.
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