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"What's your sign?" is among the most notorious (and least effective) pick-up lines. "Sign" in this case means "star sign," a way of guessing a person's personality by their date of birth.
Astrology is actually a bit more complex than that. The term "star sign" is technically inaccurate for a start - that horoscope that appears in the paper every day is actually the ''sun'' sign. Furthermore, ''every'' planet has a sign - you might say that you're a Virgo, but your Mercury, Mars and Venus might all be in Libra while Jupiter is meandering around in Capricorn. A birth chart will also take into account ''where'' the planets were in the sky and the angles at which they connect to each other. All of these factors [[Fan Wank|supposedly]] have an effect on personality. For a practice that yields results indistinguishable from random chance, astrology involves a great deal of math.
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* The anime ''[[Aquarian Age]]'' takes its title from the Aquarian Age. Aquarius is the sign of oddities and advances, connected to the theme of the anime. See the Real Life section.
* The second episode of ''[[Urusei Yatsura]]'' after Mendo's introduction had Lum comparing Ataru and Mendo with a zodiac. Being a bit of a [[Literal Genie]], she actually had them riding on a miniature models of the zodiac signs in a globe.
* The OZ-made [[Humongous Mecha|mobile suits]] in ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' and its spinoffs use the Western Zodiac as part of their [[Theme Naming]], though the name is usually only significant in rare cases (Cancer and Pisces are amphibious models; Virgo is [[
* The girls of ''[[Sister Princess]]'' are each born under one of the signs.
* Ditto ''[[Sentimental Graffiti]]''.
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* Celestial Spirit Mages in ''[[Fairy Tail]]'' can [[Summon Magic|summon]] the spirits of each of the constellations, through the use of keys. Main character Lucy is the prime example of one of these mages, who currently owns {{spoiler|ten}} out of twelve spirits. Curiously, [[Making a Splash|Aquarius]] and [[Light'Em Up|Leo]] are her two strongest, and none of the personalities or elements really match with the above. For example, Aries is a shy, non combative [[The Woobie|woobie]] and Taurus is a [[Loveable Sex Maniac]].
** However, Virgo's personality matches almost perfectly with the above traits, and though we haven't seen much of his personality yet, {{spoiler|Capricorn's}} personality also seems to match.
* In ''Naruto'' Kakashi Hatake's September 15 birthday makes him is a typical Virgo (August 23 - September 22). Virgo's Strengths: Perfectionist, Practical, Loyalty, Modesty, and Introspective. Virgo's Weaknesses: Hyper-critical, Seemingly cold on the outside, and Moody on the inside (Virgos are described as "still waters that run deep").
** During the events of "Kakashi Gaiden," it is shown that he was an introverted, cold, taciturn, and perfectionist student.
*** "Kakashi became more stern and serious following {{spoiler|his father's suicide (who had killed himself after being vilified for saving the lives of his team instead of the prioritizing the success of an important mission)}}, following all the shinobi rules and scorning any who disobeyed them, like his team-mate {{spoiler|Obito}}. This caused {{spoiler|Obito}} to resent Kakashi, as Kakashi showed little kindness to his team-mates."
** Virgo's personalities are mutable (adaptable/flexible).
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* ''[[Iron Man (anime)|Iron Man]]'' had Zodiac themes for each [[Monster of the Week]].
* In [[Bleach]] fights, [[Tite Kubo]] seems fond of pairing up people of the same sign. For example: Kenpachi vs Nnoitra (both Scorpio), Kenpachi vs Tousen (who is a Scorpio as well), Soifon vs Barragan (both Aquarius), Byakuya vs {{spoiler|Tsukishima}} (another fight between two Aquarius people). Seeing people of the same element fghting one against the other happens often, too: Toshiro (Sagittarius) vs Harribel (Leo) (both Fire signs), Zommari (Libra) vs Byakuya (both Air signs), Ichigo (Cancer) vs Ikkaku (Scorpio) (both Water signs), Ichigo vs Kenpachi, Ichigo vs {{spoiler|Ginjou}} (Scorpio).
* [[Sket Dance]] has a bit of fun with Astrology, as well. Sometimes it happens that a character is shown reading their horoscope, and the three protagonists represent (coincidence?) the three Water signs (Bossun is a Scorpio, Himeko is a Cancer and Switch is Pisces).
* And of course, [[Zodiac P.I.]] revolves around a detective using spirits of the zodiac signs of murder victims to help solve her cases
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* In ''Gods of Riverworld'', last and "tributary" novel from the [[Philip Jose Farmer]]'s ''Riverworld'' series, [[Author Avatar]] Peter Jairus Frigate uses zodiacal attributes to assign certain special rooms to himself and his other seven companions in the journey to the Dark Tower. It's done semi-humorously, though.
* Jonathan Swift's ''Bickerstaff Papers'' began with a set of satirical astrological predictions. It was basically a giant [[Take That]] against a quack almanac writer named Partridge, particularly the very first prediction {{spoiler|of Partridge's death}}.
* [[Harry Potter]] ([[The Hero]]) and his feisty, red-headed love interest Ginny Weasley are both Leos. Hermione is a Virgo and Ron is a Pisces, making them opposite signs. Somewhat [[Lampshaded]] by the fact that they are all in Gryffindor House (which selects the most brave students), whose emblem is a lion.
** Severus Snape (The head of Slytherin) is a Capricorn. Which is interesting, since the character himself is ambitious, hard working, cold, reliable and stubborn.
** Also, Fred and George Weasley not only match the profile of Aries, but were born on April Fools' Day.
* [[James Bond]], Agent 007, is a Scorpio (November 11). This is an appropriate sign for him, since good detective skills are one of its key characteristics.
* In the beginning of ''[[Good Omens]]'', there's a (very accurate) horoscope prediction for the earth, which is a Libra
** Except for the part about the salads
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== Tabletop Games ==
* A Zodiac villain team similar to that in Marvel Comics appeared in a supplement for ''[[Champions]]''.
* The [[Tabletop Games]] ''Nephilim'' had a whole [[Splat]] of characters classified by the 13 Zodiac signs (with The Serpent added to the more typical 12, something Final Fantasy Tactics also did). Because the game's setting works with 7 elements (the usual four, plus Moon, Sun and Orichalcum), the elements' association of the signs went under a bit of rework.
* ''[[Werewolf: The Apocalypse]]'' sourcebook, "Rage Across the Heavens" deals with astrology according to Garou spirituality. Each of the 13 remaining "good" tribes has a sign that corresponds to an astral body in the solar system, which also corresponds to the Zodiac. As such, a Garou's chart would include the sign she's born under as well as the sign of her tribe. A side bar in the book mentions how the [[Eastern Zodiac]] fits in with this, for Asian Garou who would rather use that than the western system. Oh in case you're wondering, the 13th sign, Zorg the Many-Taloned Hunter (represented by the Astroid Belt) doesn't correspond to any Zodiac; his followers besides the feral Red Talons (his tribe) join him by choice rather than the accident of birth.
* According to the ''[[Horus Heresy]]'' novel 'Horus Rising' all of the Primarchs correspong to one of the _twenty_ signs of the Zodiac. Guess there are a couple more months in the year in ''[[Warhammer
* The time-travel RPG Continuum marks off deep time in astrological ages, with the Age of Aquarius as the upcoming rise of the Inheritors.
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