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{{quote|''"I am a true Japanese woman, kind and graceful!"''|'''[[Ms. Fanservice|Mai Shiranui]]''', ''[[Capcom vs. Whatever|Capcom vs. SNK 2]]''}}

A complicated Japanese aesthetic and cultural concept. Breaking the expression down: "Yamato" is one of the older (and thus fancier) names for Japan and the Japanese culture; "Nadeshiko" is Japanese for ''Dianthus superbus'', otherwise known as the carnation, a wildflower native to the Japanese highlands.

Broadly speaking, a ''yamato'Yamato nadeshikoNadeshiko''' is the "flower of Japanese womanhood", a woman with attributes that were traditionally desirable in Japan from the perspective of male-dominated society; generally ascribed to people with traditional upbringings. Basically it revolves around acting for the benefit of the family and obeying and assisting authority figures (father, husband, sometimes father-in-law or older brothers, as well as older females of similar personality traits). Virtues include loyalty, [[Feminine Women Can Cook|domestic ability]], wisdom, maturity, and humility.

This sounds like an [[Extreme Doormat]], especially to [[Values Dissonance|modern Westerners]], but [[More Than Meets the Eye|don't be fooled]]; the nadeshiko is a ''wild''flower, after all. A properly done ''yamato nadeshiko'' will show a [[Silk Hiding Steel|subtle, but definitely present, touch of iron]], in that she is unwilling to let circumstances [[Mama Bear|hurt the ones she cares about]] or [[The Determinator|distract her from her goals or missions]]. (Conversely, in poorly done cases this can come across as a forced attempt at trying to convince the audience that the ''nadeshiko'' in question isn't just a doormat with no personality.) This is often accomplished ''so'' subtly that the target isn't quite certain ''how'' things got redirected -- aredirected—a kind of influence judo, if you will. Older ''yamato nadeshiko'' are better at this, while a younger one will make up for it in determination -- especiallydetermination—especially when it comes to the man she loves, because that trumps ''everything'' else. Remember: this is just a trope, and all [[Tropes Are Tools]].

A poorly done ''Yamato Nadeshiko'' will turn out like an [[Extreme Doormat]]. They are silent and submissive without the inner strength of a true ''Yamato Nadeshiko''. This is a common stereotype of East Asian women in Western fiction and is often referred to derisively as the [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereotypes_of_East_Asians_in_the_Western_world:Stereotypes of East Asians in the Western world#.22China_doll22China doll.22_stereotype22 stereotype|China Doll]] stereotype.

With some notable exceptions, physically ''yamato nadeshiko'' will be of medium height, willowy, modestly endowed, and [[Sliding Scale of Beauty|good-looking without being too beautiful or too cute]]; they will have pale skin and [[Long Hair Is Feminine|long]], [[Shiny Midnight Black|dark hair]] with [[Hime Cut|full, straight bangs and side-bangs]]. They'll dress in feminine fashions: skirts, blouses, low-heeled shoes, lace, ribbons and simple hair ornaments. The other option is impeccable lady-like style for adults. A [[Kimono Is Traditional]] is never a bad choice and is likely to be worn by ''nadeshiko'' brought up in the good old Kyoto style. Some may use jewelry and make-up, but not to the extreme. Their voices will often be gentle, calm, and warm as melted butter. [[Tareme Eyes|Large rounded eyes]] are always a good bet. It is not unusual for [[Geisha|geishasgeisha]]s to be ''Yamato Nadeshiko''.

Sometimes, these seemingly ultra peaceful ladies will also [[Action Girl|handle at least the basics of self-defense]], even if [[Technical Pacifist|they would rather not fight]] [[Martial Pacifist|unless it can't be helped]]. This makes sense, since many ''nadeshiko'' came from samurai clans and thus were trained in fighting so they could defend their homes whenever the males were absent. If that's the case, [[Lady of War|they'll be very graceful and effective in the battlefield]], and they're likely to be [[White Magician Girl|White Magician Girls]]s or [[Barrier Warrior|Barrier Warriors]]s. If they're neither, they'll likely use [[Blade Onon a Stick|polearms, lances]] (specifically naginata which daughters of samurai families were traditionally trained in and were more than once included in a ''yamato nadeshiko'''s dowry) or [[The Archer|bow/arrows]], and maybe even [[Knife Nut|small tantou daggers]] [[Hidden Weapons|that may be hidden in their clothes]].

''Yamato nadeshiko'' characters pop up a lot in [[Magical Girlfriend]] series (usually as the one who will [[First Girl Wins|win the male lead's heart]]) and as the "Betty" in [[Betty and Veronica]] [[Love Triangle|Love Triangles]]s. They tend to be very sympathetic, but their passive, reactionary nature puts them in danger of becoming [[Satellite Character|Satellite Characters]]s for more "interesting" people, as well as target of [[The Scrappy|bashing]] from fans who prefer either [[Action Girl]] or [[Tsundere]] types (and not all of them being [[Real Women Never Wear Dresses|"so-called feminists"]]). The ''yamato nadeshiko'' is much [[Germans Love David Hasselhoff|more popular in Japan]] for [[Values Dissonance|obvious reasons]].

More information on this concept can be found in the [http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/yamatonadeshiko.html sci.lang.japan FAQ]. Compare [[Stepford Smiler]] for a critical take, and [[Yandere]] for a girl who ''seems'' to be a ''yamato nadeshiko'' but hides a far more unstable psyche, as a [[Deconstruction]] of this [[Trope]]. Her sort-of early Western equivalent is the [[Determined Widow]]. A more passive Victorian era Western equivalent is the [http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/novel_19c/thackeray/angel.html "angel in the house."] Or as we call it, [[Proper Lady]]. An attempt to take this [[Trope|trope's]]'s appealing traits [[Up to Eleven]] while still playing it straight runs the risk of producing a [[Purity Sue]].

This trope is commonly used in the portrayal of a [[Patient Childhood Love Interest]] character's personality.

'''Note''': This trope is for the Japanese Ideal in particular, or Eastern Asian Ideal in general. For the western/European ideal see [[Proper Lady]]. For a general 'proper on the outside, powerful on the inside' woman use [[Silk Hiding Steel]]. For tropes describing homemakers and housewives in general, use [[Housewife]]. To describe 'innocence' or 'gentleness' use [[The Ingenue]]. Polite or friendliness can be covered by [[Nice Girl]].

* This is the standard portrayal of the [[OS-tan]] version of Windows 3.1.

== Anime &and Manga ==

* Belldandy in ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'', which pretty much standardizes [[Kikuko Inoue]]'s typecasting. Though the in story reason for her being a ''yamato nadeshiko'' is that if she wasn't, [[Beware the Nice Ones|the universe would be in serious danger]]. She presents an interesting case in that she so deliberately invokes this [[Trope]] personality-wise but actually doesn't fit many of the above-defined physical descriptions, not to mention the fact that she's a ''Norse goddess'' who would have no reason to have ever even ''heard'' of Japan, let alone, take on their ideal of femininity. [[Kikuko Inoue]] count: 1

* Despite being much older than most of the other examples here at 29, Haruka Shitow of ''[[Rah XephonRahXephon]]'' is a perfect example of this. She's sweet, fun, wise, and respects authority, but that doesn't stop her from being quite the [[Badass]].

* Kasumi Tendo in ''[[Ranma One Half½]]'' is this trope incarnate, being the responsible eldest sister, and when Mrs Tendo died, [[Promotion to Parent|she became]] [[Team Mom|the house's mother figure]]. She even has a traditional view on sex and marriage, chastising Ranma and Akane [[It Makes Sense in Context|when she thinks they've been sneaking around having sex]]. She adopted a public face of ''yamato nadeshiko'', but allowed her own selfish and snarky (though always feminine and polite) side to show at home. Later on, she was [[Flanderization|Flanderized]] to follow this trope unto the point of parody. [[Kikuko Inoue]] count: 4

** Michiru Kaiou is mainly [[The Ojou]], but she also shows strong YN vibes - specially in her devotion to [[Les Yay|her girlfriend Haruka]] [[Plucky Girl|and their Outer Senshi mission]].

* Aoi Sakuraba in ''[[Ai Yori Aoshi (Manga)|Ai Yori Aoshi]]'' is a textbook example of this trope, to the point where other characters actually use the term in discussing her. She always wears a kimono, which is rare even for a ''yamato nadeshiko''; although there is a bit of justification given in that her family business ''is'' making kimonos, and it wouldn't do for her to be seen wearing something other than her family's product. It's also justified in that she wants to be a ''perfect'' ''yamato nadeshiko'' for Kaoru in every way, and has been practicing at it since childhood. Since she comes from a ''very'' traditional family, you would expect her to be a very traditional example. This makes her devotion to Kaoru specifically all the more significant, since brazenly defying family for the sake of love is ''emphatically'' non-traditional.

* Oddly, English-born Christine "Chris" Robbins from ''[[Itazura Nana Kiss]]'' acts more like a Yamoto Nadeshiko than any other girl in the series. She's beautiful, domestic, submissive, and graceful. She also makes delicious Japanese food and [[media:itazura-162.jpg|wears a kimono regularly]]. To top it all off, she even admits in episode 19 [[Genre Savvy|that she had read a book about the concept of ''yamato nadeshiko''.]]

* Megumi is challenged to a "''Yamato Nadeshiko'' Cup" in ''[[Tenshi Nana Konamaiki]]''.

* Chitose from the ''[[Galaxy Angel (Videovideo Gamegame)|Galaxy Angel]]'' gameverse is played straight as a ''yamato nadeshiko''. Like everyone else in the [[Galaxy Angel (Animeanime)|the anime]], her game self is parodied quite a bit, with her trying to be perfect but usually failing to even be tolerable.

* Cherry from ''[[Saber Marionette J (Anime)|Saber Marionette J]]'' is a ''yamato nadeshiko'' by virtue of her [[The Three Faces of Eve|"motherly" role]], but this is often overridden by her [[Tsundere]] and [[Covert Pervert]] traits.

** Rei II has shades of this after she [[Defrosting Ice Queen|defrosts]], particulary in [[Rebuild of Evangelion|Rebuild]] where she tries to get her love intrest and his father who also happens to be the closest she herself had for a father to get along by inviting them to a home cooked dinner. She is also quiet, serious, would die for any of those two at any given moment and reacts with a [[Luminescent Blush]] to being told that she'd make a good housewife.

* Parodied in ''[[Muteki Kanban Musume]]'' when Miki Onimaru (normally a [[Bitch in Sheep's Clothing|mean]] [[Jerk Withwith a Heart of Gold|cranky]] waitress) [[In Vino Veritas|got drunk]] and started to act like one, even to the point of loathing violence and acting submissively.

* Momoko from ''[[SumomoSumomomo Mo Momo MoMomomo]]'' takes the entire series to demonstrate the concept, going from stalker to devoted companion, {{spoiler|willing to follow her man even into the next world}}.

* Sakura's dead mother, Nadeshiko, in ''[[Cardcaptor Sakura (Manga)|Cardcaptor Sakura]]''. [[Meaningful Name|Oh look, another one.]] However, she was a rather atypical YN lady, because of her utter [[Cloudcuckoolander|cluelessness]] and [[Dojikko|clumsiness]] when she was young. She '''only''' [[Older and Wiser|started resembling the trope]] after getting married to...

** And last but not least, Kaho Mizuki is a YN too, and specially in the anime where she's more quiet and aloof than in the manga.

* Mayl, the love interest for ten-year-old Lan in ''[[MegamanMega Man Battle Network]]'', clearly aims to be his ''yamato nadeshiko'' when they grow up. In the [[Distant Finale]], she's succeeded.

* Subverted in ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', where Tomoe Yukishiro is sweet, hardworking, so calm and collected she looked borderline cold... {{spoiler|and was actually a spy who wanted to kill Kenshin for murdering her fiance.}} She actually opens up a bit {{spoiler|and ''does'' fall for Kenshin, "her [[Second Love]]", but ends up dead}}. And several years later, [[Second Love|Kenshin falls for the]] [[Tsundere]] Kaoru, {{spoiler|who in the infamous ''Seishouhen'' OAV grows up into a ''yamato nadeshiko''. To be fair, she ''also'' has grown into one in the manga epilogue, but it's handled much more subtly.}}

** Mirai Yashima from [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] is more this than [[The Ojou]], considering her down-to-Earth behavior and motherly disposition. She's even more of one in the sequels ([[Zeta Gundam]] and [[Chars Counterattack]]) where she's married to Bright Noah and has two children with him.

** Queen Dianna Soleil from [[Turn aA Gundam (Anime)|Turn a Gundam]] counts as one too, mixing it with [[The Woman Wearing the Queenly Mask]].

* Aina Sakhalin from [[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team]] is more or less a cross between this trope and [[The Ojou]]. Helps that she's voiced by you know who. Kikuko Inoue count: 7

** Special Edition not so much implies, as outright ''states'' it. Though, this very situation ''subverts'' the trope: in Japan traditionally ''yamato nadeshiko'' could and did control things (there were even women Empresses), but did it discreetly and indirectly, as direct control [[Values Dissonance|was considered crass for women]]. So Lacus would come out more as [[The Ojou]] -- she—she has the behavior, but not the mindset and is too much ambitious for classical ''yamato nadeshiko''. Who, in her situation, would be {{spoiler|perfectly prepared to let Kira [[Meaningful Name|Yamato]] take the position and then [[Man Behind the Man|help and control]] ''[[Man Behind the Man|him]]'' [[Man Behind the Man|from the shadows]]}}.

** Anew Returner from ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam 00]]''. {{spoiler|There's debate about her ''truly'' having a gender, being [[Artificial Human|an Innovator]], but her mannerisms are ''very'' much ''yamato nadeshiko''.}} Subverted later: {{spoiler|her ''yamato nadeshiko'' side was a façade, since she was a brainwashed [[Manchurian Agent]]. And when her boyfriend tried to give Anew a [[Last Second Chance]] and she was about to take it, her boss mind-controlled her ''and'' the boyfriend's partner had to kill her. OUCH.}}

* Saeko Busujima from ''[[Highschool of the Dead]],'' with an [[Heir to Thethe Dojo]] twist. The other twist is {{spoiler|under that polite exterior there's a sadist itching to get out and beat the crap out of everyone. Fortunately for her friends, there's a lot of zombies to kill.}}

* Momo Hinamori from ''[[Bleach]]'', to the extent that a Shinigami can be. Meaning, [[Action Girl|she can burn you]] with [[Empathic Weapon|Tobiume's]] [[Playing Withwith Fire|fire blasts]] [[Beware the Nice Ones|if she gets pissed off]]...

** A more by-the-book ''yamato nadeshiko'' would be the beautiful, feminine, ultra-polite and graceful Miyako, former 3rd officer of the 13th division and wife of its lieutenant, Kaien Shiba. When remembering her, Rukia Kuchiki says that Miyako was her idol and pretty much her ideal woman. Her voice? [[Sumi Shimamoto]], in one of her rare appearances in the modern times.

** The 4th Captain, Unohana Retsu, counts as well, mixing this with [[Team Mom]] traits. She's what happens to this trope when it grows up some and [[Took a Level Inin Badass]] on the way to [[Never Mess Withwith Granny]].

** {{spoiler|After the end of both the Arrancar arc and the last [[Time Skip]], the now [[Older and Wiser]] Ururu Tsugumiya stopped resembling a [[Stringy -Haired Ghost Girl]] and is now growing into a YN as well.}}

* Setsuna Sakurazaki of ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'' was once described as this by [[Weasel Mascot]] Chamo for being quiet and fair-skinned with raven-black hair (at least [[Cultural Translation|in the original translation]]). Keep in mind, however, that once we actually get to know her, she drops this façade and instead becomes a [[Badass]] [[Implausible Fencing Powers|sword-slinging]] [[Samurai]]-type. Meanwhile, [[Repetitive Name|Konoka Konoe]], being a [[Ojou|Princess]] formerly living in a [[Big Fancy House|Big Fancy Temple Complex]] and heiress to an ancient family who leads a prominent [[The Magocracy|Magical Organization]] seems to approach this quite effectively, especially during her [[Arranged Marriage|Omiai]]s when she wears a kimono. More noticable when she [[Overnight Age -Up|eats the magical aging pills]].

** In ''[[Negima Neo]]'', Setsuna [[She Cleans Up Nicely|gets dolled up as a princess]] by Konoka. [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722023526/http://www.onemanga.com/Negima_Neo/29/23/ And she looks the part quite well.] (And at the same time, Konoka dresses up as a Shinsengumi... oh my, she can pull off a nice [[Bifauxnen]].) This is the reverse of the original, where Setsuna drew [[Squee|squeessquee]]s from random passersby with her [[Bifauxnen|"Bishonen swordsman"]] outfit.

** Might be inspired by the fact that, in the old Japanese times, the daughters of the samurais were required to know how to defend themselves and their homes in case they were under attack. [[Blade Onon a Stick|The]] ''[http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Naginata |naginata]]'' [[Blade Onon a Stick|polearm]] is an almost exclusively female [[Weapon of Choice]]; it lets her keep the attackers at bay, using the distance to her advantage and reducing the chance to have the [[Action Girl]] hurt.

* Aiko from ''[[HimechanHime-chan no Ribon (Manga)|Himechan no Ribon]]'' fits this personality, even though nobody else in her family shows a personality like this. Her younger sister, Hime-chan, wished she was more like her but over time she realises she should be herself.

* In ''[[The Prince of Tennis]]'' manga and [[OAV|OAVs]]s, [[Shrinking Violet|Sakuno]] [[Dojikko|Ryuzaki]] is portrayed as more mature and less klutzy, fitting the ''yamato nadeshiko'' mold pretty well. The anime series also gives us Narumi Iijyuin, whose twin younger sister Kurumi is a [[Shorttank]].

** Shuuichiro Oishi is the very ''incarnation'' of a [[Gender Flip|Gender Flipped]]ped ''yamato nadeshiko'', considering he's a male [[Team Mom]] who's extremely devoted to Tezuka and Eiji and later makes ''many'' sacrifices for the team. {{spoiler|Especially when he forfeits his regular position to let Tezuka (manga) or Ryoma (anime) make use of it.}}

** Genderflipped ''and'' very much toyed with in regards to Seiichi Yukimura. The local [[Ill Boy]] ''looks'' and acts the part eerily well with his long-ish and wavy [[Shiny Midnight Black|black-blue hair]], [[Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette|pale skin]], [[Honorifics|very polite speech patterns]], [[Cross -Dressing Voices|extremely soft voice]] and quiet off-courts behavior... but he's a [[Magnificent Bastard]] [[Determinator]] in regards to tennis. Not to mention that his ''very'' stern [[Sensitive Guy and Manly Man|and masculine-looking]] [[The Lancer|sub-captain]] Genichirou Sanada, who looks and often acts [[Samurai|like the archetypical Japanese male]], actually defers to ''him'' quite a bit.

* Depending on which series you are watching and [[Alternate Character Interpretation|how you watch it]] a decent number of the cast of ''[[Tenchi Muyo!]]'' characters fall in this category. Sasami, Ayeka and Kiyone all can be considered this, although the last two often fall out of this [[Executive Meddling|due to]] [[Writer Onon Board|excessive]] [[Flanderization]]. Interestingly, the same influences often cause Sasami to become ''more'' of one.

* Subverted/Deconstructed with Kaede Fuyou in ''[[ShuffleSHUFFLE!]]'': She ''seems'' to be this at the start, being unfailingly gentle and subservient, but when her love interest Rin starts falling for someone else aka their common friend and sempai Asa Shigure, [[Yandere|well...]]

** Note that Kaede is actually [[Playing Withwith a Trope|quite a spin]] in both ''yamato nadeshiko'' ''and'' [[Yandere]], since her madness does not ''only'' come from Rin falling for Asa. {{spoiler|Kaede ''was'' [[Broken Bird|already psychologically damaged from years ago]], and even was horribly ''abusive'' to Rin because [[You Killed My Father|she blamed him for her mother's death in an accident]], to the point of [[Good Scars, Evil Scars|marking his face with a knife]] and destroying his handmade ships in the anime series. Her ''yamato nadeshiko'' side was born out of [[The Atoner|her guilt]] over finding out he was ''not'' to blame: she became his YN to pay off the debt she had with him.}}

* Inverted with Sumire Kanou from ''[[Toradora (Light Novel)|Toradora!]]''. She is described as having the looks and elegance of a ''yamato nadeshiko'', and [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo|is]] the [[Student Council President]]. [[Badass Normal|However, don't judge a book by its cover.]] Has black hair in the light novels, but [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|has blue hair in the anime]].

* Akira Sakou in ''[[Girls Saurus]]'' is [[The Ojou]] who lives in a [[Big Fancy House]] and is an extremely traditional ''yamato nadeshiko'' (and is explicitly described as resembling and behaving like Nadeshiko herself)... however, she subverts this by being a hardcore [[Bokukko]] with very complicated gender identity issues outside of home, and it's implied that her attraction to Shingo is out of a strange inversion of [[SitchSituational Sexuality]], because he's the only boy who (she thinks) thinks of her as a boy.

** Subverted by her mother Kyouko. After marrying Katsuya, she is happy to be a loving mother and housekeeper and finally experience living in a happy family, which she couldn't due to her [[Abusive Parents]]... and then, in Uotani's backstory, we see that [[Action Mom|she beats the tar out of a group of delinquents]] [[Mama Bear|to save Arisa.]] In {{spoiler|Yuki}}'s flashback to when little Tohru went missing, we also see her threaten to "rain death upon [the police's] miserable souls" if they don't find her baby.

** '''Japan''' is the character who [[Zig -Zagging Trope|plays with this trope the most]], to such an extent that it's not completely clear if he's more of a straight than subverted/parodic example or the other way around. On one hand, he's polite, soft-spoken, humble, mature (especially when compared to the rest of the cast), usually wears a kimono or yukata, is shown to have domestic abilities (and not to mention he puts on a female kimono ''and'' apron when he plays house), ''and'' [[Word of God]] actually uses the term "Yamato Nadeshiko" to describe what he would have been like as a female. On the other hand, he's also a [[Hikikomori|socially awkward]] [[Inscrutable Oriental]] who [[Kick the Dog|once turned against his family]] (which is his political commentary), and his YN traits are used for humor/parody as often as they're played straight (e.g. he can be too polite for his own good or doesn't let his politeness get in the way of him being a touch passive-aggressive). Possibly the best way to describe him is as a blend of ''both'' [[Inscrutable Oriental]] and ''yamato nadeshiko'', with the latter being more obvious when he's with people/nations he feels comfortable around.

*** Ironically? ''Austria'', Hungary's husband, can be easily seen as a [[Rare Male Example]]. He's a stern, serious, and ''very'' traditional [[Princely Young Man]] with [[Tall, Dark and Handsome]] looks who acts as the [[Team Dad]] for several European nations, is seen needing Hungary's [[Action Girl]] protection, and sometimes acts as her [[Mission Control]].

** The most straight up example, in the end, would be the [[Youkai|Zashiki Warashi]], a [[Stringy -Haired Ghost Girl]] who lives in Japan's [[Big Fancy House]].

*** So does [http://i1217.photobucket.com/albums/dd391/cvicchen/jp_kyouto.jpg the prefecture of Kyoto], but she seems to be more about [[Lady of War|the poise and the will of iron]] than the kindness. [[Justified Trope]] [http[wikipedia://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto#History |because Kyoto was the former capital of Japan]]; since it's one of the bastions of Japanese tradition and culture despite its growth and evolution, it makes sense that its [[Moe Anthropomorphism]] has the looks and likely the personality of a ''yamato nadeshiko''.

* Kaede Kimura in ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei-sensei]]'' tries to be a true ''yamato nadeshiko'' to [[The Eeyore|Itoshiki Nozomu]] (she actually uses the term). But her years spent overseas, as well as a mental breakdown she suffered when she returned to Japan, have left her with a second, more dominant personality: Kae'''r'''e, who has a stereotypical [[Eagle Land|aggressive foreigner]] attitude. [[Hilarity Ensues]].

** Also parodied with Matoi Tsunetsuki, who wears a kimono and acts like a parody of the trope in regards to Itoshiki-sensei. Then again, she also combines and parodies this with the [[Stalker Withwith a Crush]] trope.

* Shamal from ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha AsA's]]'', as it fits to her "role" as "the mother" in [[The Three Faces of Eve]] Wolkenritters. [[Lethal Chef|Except that she can't cook.]]

* Hermione from ''[[Romeo X Juliet]]'', with the exception of her stress-triggered [[Yandere]] [[Freak -Out]] in one episode.

* Sakura-chan's four older sisters from ''[[Pokémon (Animeanime)|Pokémon]]''. Satsuki (Jolteon), Sumomo (Vaporeon), Tamao (Umbreon) and Koume (Flareon) can wear fancy headgear and kimonos gracefully, serve you the most delicious green tea, play the shamisen beautifully and arrange flowers like pros... and kick your ass [[Lady of War|in style]] with their Mons. Little Sakura is still too young to fully qualify, but she and her Eevee/Espeon are definitely getting there.

* Shimako Todou from [[Mariasama ga Miteru (Light Novel)|Mariasama ga Miteru]]. Sachiko also shows some traits, though she's more of [[The Ojou]].

* [[Playing Withwith a Trope|Toyed with in]] ''[[G Gundam]]''. When Rain Mikamura gets the Rising Gundam to use in battle, it has a [[Blade Onon a Stick|heat naginata polearm]] that can become [[The Archer|a bow with heat arrows]] as its main weapon, following the example of the ''yamato nadeshiko'' who's trained in weapon handling to defend herself and her household. Rain has many traits, personality wise: she is extremely devoted to [[Battle Couple|Domon]], to her [[The Professor|Professor]] father and their mission, but is also quite more [[Hot Scientist|fanservicy]], [[Plucky Girl|stubborn]] and [[Tsundere|outspoken]] than the standard.

* Parodied in ''[[Hamtaro (Anime)|Hamtaro]]'' with Charlotte/Sakura, Philip/Ichiro's girlfriend {{spoiler|and later wife}}. She can play the part well when needed and has been raised as one by her ''very'' [[Overprotective Dad]]... but you'd never know it if you met her outside her [[Big Fancy House]], since she's a [[Genki Girl]] bordering on [[Wild Child]] whenever she gets out.

* Ren Mikihara from ''[[Full Metal Panic!]]? Fumoffu'', a minor addition to the side-story cast, along with student body president Atsunobu Hayashimizu, whom she clings to.

* [[Moe Moe|Mikuru Asahina]] from ''[[Haruhi Suzumiya (Light Novel)|Haruhi Suzumiya]]'' is this trope mixed with all-too-generous portions of [[Extreme Doormat]]. Her seiyuu, [[YukoYūko GotoGotō]], is known for voicing these types of characters (though not to the extent of, say, [[Kikuko Inoue]] or [[Sayaka Ohara]]), though she ([[Biker Babe|definitely]]) isn't one herself and does not appreciate people treating her like she is.

* Twilight Suzuka from ''[[Outlaw Star]]'' is something of a hybrid. She is half this trope, and half [[Hot Chick Withwith a Sword]].

* ''[[Kenichi: theThe Mightiest Disciple]]'' has Kenichi's little sister Honoka, who's a ''yamato nadeshiko'' in progress. She's pretty much the only girl in the series (other than [[Hot Mom|Kenichi's mom]], who also qualifies) who isn't an [[Action Girl]].

* Isumi of ''[[Hayate the Combat Butler (Manga)|Hayate the Combat Butler]]'' has most of the traits, and those she doesn't can be attributed to her age. Plus she's a [[Barrier Warrior]] capable of fighting the [[Big Bad]] / [[The Dragon|Dragon]] to a stalemate.

* Played with in ''[[D .Gray Man-man]]'', where the pale and dark-haired girl who loves serving coffee around and is a total sweetie towards her friends...is also a fearless [[Kick Chick]] [[Action Girl]] and [[Ms. Fanservice]] [[She's Got Legs|with a REALLY nice set of legs.]] Ladies and gentlemen, here's Lenalee Lee!

* While Otae has the mild mannerisms, warm smile and naginata in ''[[Gintama (Manga)|Gintama]]'', [[Tsundere|she's a total subversion of a ''yamato nadeshiko'']]. Hinowa fits the description better.

* Sawako Kuronuma from ''[[Kimi Nini Todoke]]''. Not only does she fit the looks of the trope with her long, dark hair, she also has a penchant for skirts and girly clothing. And let's not forget the domestic traits. She takes turns cooking for her family, makes cookies to thank others for small favors and makes all of her own Christmas gifts by hand.

** And then there's Miyu's mother, whose devotion to her daughter and wish to give her a normal life leads her to either {{spoiler|defy the higher-ups and try running away with little Miyu, then giving her her own blood when her powers awake anyway (OAV) or attempt to kill the girl with her own [[Weapon of Choice]] (manga)}} to free her from the terrible and lifelong duty of being the Guardian.

* Rihoko from ''[[Witchblade (Animeanime)|Witchblade]]'' combines this skillset with a [[Cheerful Child]] persona, which makes the people around her melt. She's ''very'' good at steering her [[Adult Child]] mom, Masane.

* Cake baking, clothes mending, soft toy making, and cute bento lunch cook Asuka from ''[[Otomen]]'' is quite close to this this trope. The one big exception is that [[Gender Flip|he's a guy]].

* Megumi Ouka from ''[[Voltes V]]'' is this and an [[Affirmative Action Girl]] with [[Charles Atlas Superpower]]. Then again, she ''was'' trained in Japanese virtues by her mother parallel to her [[Training Fromfrom Hell]] with her dad...

* Kotori Monou from ''[[X 1999]]''. Voiced in the TV series by [[Mamiko Noto]], too.

* Horrifyingly subverted with {{spoiler|Tsubaki Kasugano aka the Sixth}} from ''[[Mirai Nikki]]'', who plays the part and kinda looks like one, but {{spoiler|is a ''very'' [[Manipulative Bitch]] [[Cute Psycho]], priestess of a [[Religion of Evil]], ''and'' the local [[Woobie, Destroyer of Worlds]].}}

* Tiffa Addil from ''[[After War Gundam X (Anime)|Gundam X]]'' grows from a [[Shrinking Violet]] into this, as a part of her [[Character Development]].

* ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'': (Manga)|Kimura-sensei's]] wife. Or better said, [[Memetic Mutation|"his waifu".]]

* Nicely subverted by ''[[Kino's Journey (Light Novel)|Kino's Journey]]''. There are two characters named Kino, and it's the {{spoiler|male}} one who fits this trope. The {{spoiler|female}}... eh, [[Bokukko|not so much]].

** Many female characters (whether more or less around or only peripheral) invoke the trope in different ways, like Heiji Hattori's [[Hot Mom]] Shizuka who wears kimonos with ease and [[Lady of War|is not to be trifled with.]] Even more than one female [[Sympathetic Murderer]] falls into this, like {{spoiler|[[Innocent Flower Girl]] Midori Nozaki, whose devotion to [[Dead Little Sister|her dead older sister]] makes her go out for ''blood''.}}

* Invoked and discussed in ''[[Haikara San-san ga Tooru]]'', where main character Benio Hanamura has the looks and even wears traditional clothes... but does ''not'' want to become one and thus stop being [[The Ladette]], no matter what her very traditional father says. She starts taking up ''some'' of the traits (more going by [[Plucky Girl|the will of iron]]) as she gets involved in a [[Perfectly Arranged Marriage]] with [[Nice Guy]] Shinobu Iijyuin, though.

* Hitomi Shizuki from ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica (Anime)|Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''. She's very ladylike, soft-spoken, determined when she has a goal (which isn't necessarily good, as shown by {{spoiler|her telling Sayaka that if she doesn't confess to Kamijou, she'll confess... which it's all but stated that she does}}), and good at very traditionally Japanese things like Japanese dance, tea ceremonies and piano playing. She even attends [[Cram School|after-school classes]] for them, feeling that she should learn them even if it means less time for school duty.

* The protagonist of ''[[Wandering Son]]'', Shuichi Nitori. He's a soft-spoken, docile boy who's good at baking and is quite feminine. He says what he feels, and has spoken up for his friends at times. Nitori wants [[TranssexualTranssexualism|to be a girl]], thus making him fit the trope. Noticeably, he's at a sharp contrast to basically every other character; as none of them act like him. In recent chapters, he's begun to break more out of this trope but still fits.

* Anri Sonohara from ''[[Durarara (Literature)|Durarara!!]]''. She has a passive, soft-spoken and gentle personality, although she won't let others push her around all the time. To seal the deal, she wears yukata on occasion.

** Considering her role {{spoiler|as Saika's motherblade}} this could be questioned considerably. Then again, considering that she is {{spoiler|the ''only'' person who can handle Saika without being controlled by her}}, maybe not ''that'' much. This ''is'' ''[[Durarara!!]]'', after all, and almost nobody is what they seem.

* In ''[[Black Butler (Manga)|Black Butler]]'', Soma's [[Battle Butler]] Agni is seen as a [[Rare Male Example]].

* Ui Hirasawa from ''[[K-On!]]!'' fits this trope to a T. Everything she works for being for the good of the family? Check. Loyal? Check. Really good at cooking and cleaning? Check. Mature? Check. Arguably moreso than any other character on the show. Polite? A given.

* ''[[Mawaru Penguindrum (Anime)|Mawaru Penguindrum]]'' has ''three'' of these. First we have the Takakura matriarch, Chiemi, who fits in here to a T ([[Kikuko Inoue]] count: 16). Then we have the girl and youngest {{spoiler|adopted}} child of the Takakura family, Himari. And ''then'' we have the youngest Takakura son, Shouma, who is '''such''' a male YN that even ''Himari'' refers to him as such, and so does their older brother Kanba.

* ''[[Sister Princess (Light Novel)|Sister Princess]]'' has an odd example. Haruka is from ''Germany'' and yet she acts more traditionally japanese than any of the cast. Wearing kimono, conducting tea ceremonies, practicing with a naginata etc.

* Ryougi Shiki of ''[[Kara no Kyoukai (Literature):|Kara no Kyoukai]]'' has the looks and always prefers a kimono over casual dress, yet is a [[Badass]] [[Cute and Psycho]] [[Knife Nut]].

* ''[[Happiness! (visual novel)|Happiness!]]'': Saya. Explicitly referred to as such by Hachisuke.

* Nanako Misonoo from ''[[Oniisama Ee...]]'' is basically one in training, as well as the main character. She likely got it from her [[Hot Mom]], who also is one of these.

* Yune is a cute little girl from ''[[IkokuCroisée Meiroin no Croisee (Manga)|Ikoku Meiroa noForeign CroiseeLabyrinth]]''. She goes to Paris from Japan and introduced in a [[Pimped-Out Dress|gorgeous kimono]]. [[Culture Clash]] is half the premise. The other half is proto-feminism, and it [[Anvilicious|Anviliciously]]ly points out the problems with this trope.

* Yumi, Mayu's mother in ''[[Morita-san wa Mukuchi (Manga)|Morita-san wa Mukuchi]]'', personifies this--asidethis—aside from her fits of jealousy against her husband.

* [[Kikuko Inoue|Ureshiko]] in ''[[Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo (Anime)|OkusamaOku-sama wa Mahou Shoujo]]'' is a clear example, rather [[Pigeonholed Voice Actor|predictably]]. ([[Kikuko Inoue]] count: 17)

* Hinako Aikawa from ''[[Bitter Virgin]]'' definitely has a lot of the traits associated with this archetype - she's sweet, humble, and outwardly extremely vulnerable, but she shows plenty of unexpected courage in confronting those who harm her or people she cares about (albeit, understandably, [[Does Not Like Men|usually only if they're female]], [[The Woobie|due to]] [[Rape Asas Drama|her personal trauma]]).

* In the [[X-Men]] books, Wolverine was in love with Mariko Yashida for a good portion of Claremont's run after Jean Grey's death, and even [[Back Fromfrom the Dead|after she came back]], he stayed devoted to Mariko, though by then he was [[Loving From Afar]]. Mariko herself was a perfect example of this, determined to free her family from its underworld ties at any cost...[[Cartwright Curse|and ultimately, any cost was what it took.]]

* Since ''[[Yoko Tsuno]]'' is the daughter of a very traditional Japanese family, her mother Masako is a ''yamato nadeshiko''. The trope ''might'' have been invoked in "The Devil's Organ", when Yoko shows up to a formal party in Germany in a ''kimono'' and [[Kimono Fanservice|leaves everyone starstruck]]... then she quickly subverts it by pointing the Moebius with a rifle {{spoiler|when Vic is accidentally shot and almost killed.}}

* [[Audrey Hepburn]] is one of the few Western women ''to this day'' who measures up to Japan's standards of a ''yamato nadeshiko''. In fact, both Relena Peacecraft/Darlian of ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' and Lacus Clyne of ''[[Gundam Seed]]'' were based upon Hepburn's Princess Ann from ''[[Roman Holiday]]'', with Relena's {{spoiler|Queen of the World}} dress being modeled after Princess Ann's royal dress from the film. Also, ''[[Roman Holiday]]'' is mentioned by name by royalty in ''[[Irresponsible Captain Tylor]]'', implying a desired connection between the princess and Audrey Hepburn.

* Eve from ''[[Love Onon Thethe Side]]''.

* [[Distressed Damsel in Distress|Tomoe]], the female [[Love Interest|romantic lead]] from ''[[The Twilight Samurai]]'' aka ''[[The Twilight Samurai|Tasogare Seibei]]''. Since the film is set in [[Jidai Geki|nineteenth century Japan]], the [[Justified Trope|trope doesn't seem out of place]]; if anything, [[Plucky Girl|Tomoe is the most "modern" major character in the film]]. Nevertheless, she's a convincing if not outright iconic ''yamato nadeshiko''.

** [[Meaningful Name|Her name]] even includes the word "[[Moe]]." What [[A Worldwide Punomenon|moe]] could you ask for?

** In some form of distaff [[Hilarious in Hindsight]] karma, trailers for Lin Chiling's new movie ''Treasure Hunter'' have her wielding a [[Blade Onon a Stick]] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_At5enQ6q8 in her first major fight scene].

** ''Mulan'' herself plays with the trope a bit. She has the looks, is extremely devoted to her parents and desperately tries to fit in as a perfectly feminine and demure daughter... without much success. However, when she learns that her already old father will have to go to war, she shows the core of steel part by [[Sweet Polly Oliver|dressing up as a male and taking his place]], not for glory or to rebel against her family but to save her dad's life and the family honor.

* A rare male example in the film ''Gohatto''. The protagonist is a quiet, demure [[Bishonen]] who even wears his hair in a [[Hime Cut]]. {{spoiler|However, he's also a ruthless killer who behaves more like a [[WomaninWoman in Black]].}}

* Millie in ''[[Seven Brides for Seven Brothers]]'' is an example in territorial America. She embodies every ideal of femininity at the time: she's not afraid of working hard; she cooks, cleans, and sews for seven men, and yet turns a house of barbarians into a matriarchy through sheer force of personality.

* Denise Baudu from Zola's ''[[The Ladies Paradise]]''. Completely selfless, everything she does is for the benefit of her brothers. She also shows humility under extreme provocation, and there is iron at the core of her character: she will not allow her ideals to be compromised, either through threat, hardship, or temptation. Denise is described as 'formidable in her gentleness'.

* [[Older Than Print]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] in ''[[The Tale of Genji (Literature)|The Tale of Genji]]''. Despite this trope being known as the "perfect Japanese woman," the characters come to the conclusion that a perfect doormat is almost certain to snap eventually, and so it's better for a woman to tactfully but unmistakably bring up grievances with her husband and not simply take any indiscretions on his part lying down.

** ''[[Engine Sentai GoongerGo-onger]]'' has Ren/Go-on Blue, a male example: tall, polite, the most mature and responsible of the bunch, and the one who does all the team's cooking. His teammates even call him "mother."

* [[Trope Codifier]]: [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Oshin |Oshin]].

* As proof that these types of characters don't have to be [[Extreme Doormat|Extreme Doormats]]s, Matsu of ''[[Toshiie to Matsu]]'' is one of these: a traditional Samurai lady of the house raised in the Sengoku era whose indomitable will very few people are willing to come up against. (Though her husband does get a little bit of ribbing from his co-workers due to her tendency to go very ''[[Tsundere|tsun]]'' on him when she suspects him of infidelity.)

* Keiko O'Brian in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.

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''I want to subjugate you tonight<br />

''I claim you, I name you,<br />

''Can't wait, you need to do me for life }}

* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/:Kaguya-hime |Kaguya-hime]] of the Japanese folktale ''The Legend of the Bamboo Cutter''. She was sweet, polite, gentle and completely devoted to her adoptive parents. While she ''did'' ask her suitors to do impossible things as the condition to marry any of them (which meant, they all failed and she blew them off), it wasn't because of hate or cruelty, but because {{spoiler|she had to return to the Moon at some point, to become its Queen}}.

* Despite having a Japanese [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] in Wutai, ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' technically does not have a ''yamato nadeshiko'', just [[Ninja|Yuffie]]. Though if [[Spell My Name Withwith an "S"|Aerith]] had been born there she definitely would be because she fulfills the other qualifications: more traditionally feminine than the other girls and occupies the 'comforting, mothering figure' aspect - which she [[Lampshade Hanging|comments on]] in ''Advent Children''). As it stands, she's [[Silk Hiding Steel]].

** For the same reason and despite her appearance, ''Tifa'' from fits this more so than Aerith. She's first seen greeting Cloud after he came back from his mission, is an excellent cook and bartender, and basically fits [[Team Mom]] role all the way to the end.

** Yuna, from [[Final Fantasy X]], can be seen as this if you squint. She's a gentle and feminine girl whose something like a shaman, wears a dress resembling a kimono, and grew up on an island. She loosens up in [[Final Fantasy X -2|the sequel]]

* It's now normal for ''[[Tales Series(series)]]'' leads to get [[Moe Couplet|paired with]] a [[Tsundere]] by the story, but in ''[[Tales of Phantasia (Video Game)|Tales of Phantasia]]'', the tsundere went to [[The Lancer|best friend Chester]], and the main character got Mint, who is such a perfect example of this trope that she basically gets it as a title.

** [[Tales of the Abyss (Video Game)|Fon Master Ion]] is arguably a male example. He's polite and friendly almost to a fault (and is [[Dude Looks Like a Lady|rather feminine looking]]), but you [[Beware the Nice Ones|don't want to get him mad]].

* Believe it or not, [[Stripperiffic|Mai]] Shiranui from ''[[Fatal Fury]]'' and ''[[The King of Fighters (Video Game)|The King of Fighters]]'' is one. And ''very'' proud of it, since in her own words, she's "the number one Japanese girl". It's quite more evident when she's outside the fighting ring, of course: i.e., in the KOF: KYO game, Mai cheerfully and gladly puts on a ''very'' fancy kimono and [[media:000s8dcq.png|hosts a tea ceremony for Kyo and his girlfriend Yuki]].

* Yukiko Amagi in ''[[Persona 4]]''. Granted, it kind of comes with her job, being the heiress of a [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryokan_:Ryokan (Japanese_inn)Japanese inn)|traditional-style Japanese inn]], but she embodies so much of it that {{spoiler|her Shadow is everything a ''yamato nadeshiko'' is not; very, very trashy... and not one bit serene}}.

** [[Shy Blue-Haired Girl|Fuuka]] from ''[[Persona 3]]'' could fit this as well, especially after overcoming her [[Shrinking Violet|shyness]] through [[Character Development]].

* The [[Pokémon (Franchise)|Pokémon]] Gardevoir. It looks vaguely like a pretty human female, and it devotes itself to protecting and serving its trainer, to the extent of sacrificing itself for them.

** Also, the [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/7/71/Kimonogirl.png Kimono Girls/Apprentice Geishas]{{Dead link}}. They were the inspiration for the aforementioned Sakura-chan and her sisters, actually.

** The most straightforward example is Hokuto from the ''[[Street Fighter EX (Video Game)|Street Fighter EX]]'' continuity. She's calm, cool, ''very'' [[Tall, Dark and Bishoujo]] and the [[Onee-Sama]] to her sister Nanase, as well as a [[Lady of War]] when she fights.

** The original and Magical Melody: Maria--notMaria—not to be confused with the [[Meganekko]] Mary/Maria, though.

*** Celia actually became even more of a ''yamato nadeshiko'' in ''DS''.

* A Western example, albeit not a [[Love Interest]], is 1st Lieutenant (later Lieutenant Colonel) Mariko "Spirit" Tanaka in ''[[Wing Commander (Videovideo Gamegame)|Wing Commander]]''. [[National Stereotypes|She's also the only Japanese character in the first game.]]

* The Seijyun Girls Academy in ''[[Rival Schools (Video Game)|Rival Schools]]'' is a high-class all-girls school that pretty much trains its students to become ''yamato nadeshiko''s. Subverted, though: not only it's also the home to an all-female [[Delinquents|gang]] led by Aoi "Zaki" Himezaki, but the girl who suits the archetype the most {{spoiler|is actually Yurika, [[The Mole]] from the Darkside Student Council.}}

* More [[Chinese Girl|Chinese]] than actual Japanese, but [[Blaz BlueBlazBlue|Litchi Faye-Ling]] has a lot of ''yamato nadeshiko'' element. Kind, sensible, soft-spoken, nurturing and pretty much [[Friend to All Children]], as well as being tall, long haired and having [[Hime Cut]] for the ones not in ponytail. Although her dress of choice is kind of skimpy, she tried her best to dress as modest as possible (except her infamous boobies usually get in the way, forcing her to reveal some of her skins). It's no wonder [[Ninja|Bang Shishigami]] fell in love with her. She's not THAT submissive, though, and can fight damn well and [[Lady of War|gracefully]] with her [[Simple Staff|staff]]. [[Word of God]] claimed that she is one of the few Good people in the series, despite {{spoiler|a [[Face Heel Turn]], since to be fair, most of them are caused by [[Complete Monster|Hazama]] toying around with one of her YN aspects: devotion to her lover Lotte Carmine, who's currently corrupted by the Boundary and the reason she fights was because she's looking for the cure.}}

* Flora/Nera, one of the potential marriage candidates in ''[[Dragon Quest V]]'', is a Yamato Nadeshiko type. Contrary to the usual, however, she's significantly ''less'' popular than her more tomboyish counterpart Bianca -- asBianca—as evidenced in an episode of ''[[Lucky Star]]'' where this choice is referenced. Kagami's choice of Bianca is treated as being more sympathetic... and Konata's brief discussion of why you might pick Flora is purely about gameplay advantages, not character traits.

* [[Ill Girl|Nagisa Furukawa]] and her mother [[Hot Mom|Sanae]] from ''[[Clannad (Visualvisual Novelnovel)|Clannad]]''. Sanae-san's main flaw as a ''yamato nadeshiko'' is that she's a [[Lethal Chef|Lethal Baker]]. [[Kikuko Inoue]] count: 12

* Uraha in ''[[AIR (Visual Novel)|AIR]]'' is an interesting take of this trope. It helps that she's voiced by... [[Kikuko Inoue|well, just guess.]] Kikuko Inoue count: 15

* Sakura Matou from ''[[Fate/stay Stay Nightnight]]''. However, it turns out that her ''yamato nadeshiko'' persona [[Stepford Smiler|was a role she adopted]] as a way to {{spoiler|cope with her [[Break the Cutie|horrific home life]] and}} make herself appeal to Shirou.

** Her mother, [[Fate /Zero|Aoi]], however, wants to and tries to fit this trope to a T, being ''entirely'' unwilling to argue with her husband's decisions, {{spoiler|even when he decided to give Sakura, her youngest daughter, away to the Matou family}}. However, she [[Extreme Doormat|lacks the "iron core"]]. And it really, REALLY doesn't end up well for her either.

* Lilly Satou from ''[[Katawa Shoujo]]'' has some elements of this, even though [[But Not Too Foreign|she's only half Japanese]].

** Actually, [[Playing Withwith a Trope|she's a rather...]] [[Deconstructed Trope|interesting spin on the trope.]] {{spoiler|Her being this is why Hisao often has a difficult time reading her emotions. Furthermore, [[Don't You Dare Pity Me!|she annoys him with her pity.]] (And Hanako too, but that's something else.) She [[Stepford Smiler|represses her emotions]] to the point where Hisao has to get a severe heart murmur before she can confess to him. Near the end of Act IV, she can't reject her parents' wishes for her to return permanently to Scotland despite how unhappy it will make her. In the Good Ending, Hisao [[Heart Trauma|has to give himself a heart attack chasing her]] before Lilly can follow her heart and choose to stay with Hisao.}}

* Meredith Baker from the ''[[Bliss Stage: FirstLove ActIs Your Weapon|Bliss Stage]]'' [[Visual Novel]] is exactly this... except that she's [[Black and Nerdy|black]].

* ''[[Whateley Universe]]'' example: Generator's late mother, who was even first-generation Japanese. Generator would like to become this, and is trying to learn how to cook. She's already a great babysitter and wants to become a mother some day {{spoiler|despite the fact that she was born a boy}}. But right now she's more of a [[Yandere]] and is regarded by most of the [[Super -Hero School]] as a loony.

* The YN of [[Contemplating Reiko]] is the mother of the protagonist: Fumiko. She's the demon world version of this trope: a doting mother and [[Housewife]] whose hobbies include flower arranging, caligraphy, tea ceremony, katana wielding, drinking booze, and bounty hunting.

* In ''[[Kim Possible]]'' there's Yori, who crushed on Ron in Season 2 and 3 is very submissive and deferrent despite her [[Action Girl|impressive martial-arts skills]] (as a female [[Heir to Thethe Dojo]]). When [[Action Girl|Kim]] and Ron finally hook up in season four, Yori [[I Want My Beloved to Be Happy|calmly accepts it]] (to Ron's dismay), claiming it to be [[You Can't Fight Fate|destiny]]. (Which saves her from the [[Die for Our Ship]] that a ''yamato nadeshiko'' love interest usually goes through.)

* The ill-fated Tang Shen, as described in Leonardo's "Tale of Master Yoshi" in ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003]]''.

* Fluttershy from ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (Animation)|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]'' has a lot of elements of a ''yamato nadeshiko''. In addition to being very soft spoken, she is easily the most maternal of the main characters and possesses pretty much all of the domestic skills traditionally admired by men. However, despite being very reserved, she does have moments of true bravery and assertiveness when her friends are depending on her. She shouted a dragon into submission, as well as a Cockatrice in a separate incident (her [[Death Glare]] was able to overpower its petrifying gaze).

* Toph from [[Avatar: The Last Airbender]] can do this perfectly, and in fact she looks a LOT like one when she shows up in a white dress in her parents's home - except she really, ''really'' dislikes it. She'd prefer to punch a rock into your face, instead.

** Mai could potentially fill in the ''yamato nadeshiko'' shoes rather well, though she's much more deadpan than the standard.

* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Gracia_Hosokawa:Gracia Hosokawa|Tama "Gracia" Hosokawa]], daughter of [[Akechi Mitsuhide]]. Converted to Christianity by her handmaid, she chose to die (according to some sources, she [[Seppuku|killed herself]]; to others, she was murdered and her killers made it look like suicide) rather than renouncing her ideas and her family honor. In fact, the aforementioned Mariko from ''[[Shogun]]'' is an [[Expy]] of Gracia.

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