Tomboy with a Girly Streak

"Rukia is a weirdo. She talks like a boy, and acts like a boy... But no matter what she did, she's always had a gentle aura around her." —-- Renji Abarai on Rukia Kuchiki, Bleach

In fiction, most Tomboys are depicted as openly disliking anything “girly”- or being associated with such things. However, something ultimately sneaks through despite her best efforts to hide the fact. She admits inwardly that she loves the color pink, has a thing for pumps and frilly dresses despite her normal manly wear (anyone for silk gloves?), enjoys cosmetics and perfume, swoons over cute things, or demonstrates an amazing knack for domestic work (especially cooking).

Reactions are variable. Initially, the character in question is ashamed of her “girly” lapse and tries to hide it. Later on, especially if it becomes a critical plot point, she might actually take pride in that fact and royally smash the tar out of anyone who dares to tease her about it. This usually surprises her peers, to say nothing of those who teased her earlier.

This character type is far more common in anime and manga than straight-up Tomboys, which may be due to Values Dissonance; in Japan, gender roles are very strictly enforced.  If a girl doesn’t measure up to this ideal of femininity, then she won’t be “desirable” enough. Thus, in Japanese media, tomboy characters are given enough feminine traits to avert this impression.

Since Real Life is far too complex for mere binary labels, this is definitely Truth in Television. Compare Tomboy Princess and Spirited Young Lady. Contrast One of the Boys, The Ladette, and Girly Bruiser. Inversion, and sometimes Foil, to the Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak, who's very feminine but can demonstrate clear prowess in a “manly man” pursuit (also see the Tomboy and Girly Girl dynamic). Distaff Counterpart to and Gender Inversion of Real Men Wear Pink.

Examples of Tomboy with a Girly Streak include:

Anime / Manga

• Mikoto Misaka from A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun. She wears shorts under her skirt, and when allowed seems to do away with the skirt altogether. She's a bit violent and seems to enjoy a friendly fight. She's also a complete sucker for cute, childish Gekota (an In-Universe frog mascot), likes large stuffed animals, and is extremely protective of her "little sisters" aka her clones.
• Berserk: Being a mercenary, Casca's usual usual consists of men's clothes and armour (and Boyish Short Hair to match), but when the Hawks were promoted to nobility, she is seen wearing much more fancy and feminine clothing. When Guts was teasing her (only after gawking at her very pleasing appearance), Casca truthfully stated she has no problem wearing dresses, but it's just not practical for her to do so with her profession and living environment. She's later NOT happy when the Queen of the Faeries dolls her up, but to be fair said outfit was even fancier.
• Quoted and pictured above: Bleach has the boisterous Rukia Kuchiki. She likes drawings of bunnies, wears dresses when off-work, adores plush toys (as the picture shows), and in the anime can dress up in super ladylike kimonos. Her bankai invokes the looks of the very beautiful and feminine yukionna spirits, and Rukia herself is seen wearing a pretty white kimono when she uses it.. Her best friend and prospective Love Interest (and ultimately, husband) Renji even lampshades it.
• The Brave Fighter of Sun Fighbird: Momoko Yamasaki may be an impulsive tomboy who takes no shit from anyone... but she tends to wear a blouse with a big bow on the front, isn't afraid to show off her cute figure in the summer episodes, and at some point she's seen wearing a rather girly and childish set of pajamas. She also tends to gush like a Smitten Teenage Girl when she's in front of Fighbird alias "her prince".
• Captain Tsubasa: Sanae "Anego" Nakazawa begins as one. She's a super boyish girl who wears a male boy's uniform, and keeps her hair in a bob and bosses near everyone around, but she knows how to sew (she made the big Nankatsu flag she waves around) and is a Type B tsundere for Tsubasa (super sweet to him, still bossy to the others). After a Girliness Upgrade, she switches to a Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak.
• Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: Aoi Kanzaki is a very outspoken Tsundere who takes no shit from the boys around her, can be very bossy when needed, has few brain-to-mouth filter, and wears the standard Slayer uniform (which includes pants). However she's a nurse instead of a frontline warrior, her Slayer outfit and her butterfly hairpins are blue, and she's excellent at both caretaking and housekeeping (which includes her marvelous cooking). It offers quite a contrast with her best friend and adoptive sister, the Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak Kanao Tsuyuri.
• Detective Conan: Kazuha Touyama is a Hot-Blooded Aikido expert who keeps her hair in a Tomboyish Ponytail and is very Tsundere to her Love Interest Heiji Hattori. However, she ties said ponytail with hair ribbons, is more than capable of dressing up if needed, and is VERY afraid of the supernatural (which is seen as stereotypically girly in anime).
• Dr. Slump: Arale is a super strong Cute Bruiser, loves poop, monsters, fighting games, and messing around, she also is sweet, ditzy, Friend to All Living Things who doesn't mind girly things, likes to dress up animals, likes flowers and jewels (she generally just loves everyone and everything). Also a running gag is that she wants bigger breasts (despite being a robot) and in her manga resume, she mentions “feminine allure” as her main talent.
• Fairy Tail: Erza Scarlet is a tomboyish Badass Action Girl, but she also loves cute outfits, dresses and jewelery and is almost never seen wearing pants.
• Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics has Rose-Red, from Snow White and Rose Red. She is a spirited Tomboy and Genki Girl who also has her long hair down, wears a pink dress, helps her mother and sister with their textile work, Thinks Like a Romance Novel and develops a crush on a redhaired nobleman that she rescues.
• Haruhi Suzumiya is one of the most athletic cast members and quite possibly the most adventurous. She's also very heavily into pursuing a romance with aliens, time-travellers, espers and the like (regardless of gender), is a Supreme Chef and can be a decent Team Mom when given the chance.
• Infinite Stratos: Houki Shinonono has been interested in kendo ever since she was a kid, can get very violent and generally feels uncomfortable in feminine or revealing clothing. However, she was also delighted when Ichika said he liked her cooking, blushes whenever he calls her beautiful and tries her hardest to tone down her temper. Makes sense considering she's Japanese, but it's also because she was constantly picked on by boys for being a tomboy when she was young.
• Kara no Kyoukai: Having been Raised as the Opposite Gender and putting on a front for her lost male personality, Shiki Ryougi is extremely tomboyish, to the point that Azaka once asked if she was really a man (followed by Mikiya claiming his feelings wouldn't change even if she was). However, she seems to love feminine clothing (kimonos, to be precise), has a graceful fighting style and while she starts off hating ice cream, it eventually becomes her favourite snack. And she's a pretty good mother to her and Mikiya's child, Mana.
• Kaze no Stigma: Being the series' resident Tsundere, it's probably no surprise that Ayano Kannagi is far from ladylike; she's hot-headed, constantly chews out Kazuma for his selfish actions, dislikes the idea of being protected and isn't against disobeying her father's orders if they collide with her own personal sense of justice. She also wears her hair long (in a Hime Cut, no less), seems to really like the colour pink (with it being the colour of both her pajamas and a dress she wears in one episode) and has a serious Sweet Tooth.
• Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?: Seraphim is a Vampire Ninja who is brutally honest, swears constantly and is horrible at cooking. She also plays the violin and has the second longest hair in the series (after Eucliwood).
• Mariasama ga Miteru has Rei Hasekura. She's a short-haired Bifauxnen who's also a skilled kendoka, but is also gentle, reads girly novels and loves sightseeing, cooking, and the word "sincerity".
• Ookami-san: Ryoko Ookami is a tomboy to the extreme; her syntax and Japanese grammar is completely masculine, up to and including using the coarse-masculine pronoun of "ore" and she's a boxer. She also has a huge soft spot for cute animals and romance novels. Interestingly, she's ashamed of her girly side and tries to hide it.
• Ouran High School Host Club: Haruhi Fujioka is a tomboy who dresses as she pleases and doesn't care if people mistake her for a boy. She's perfectly happy wearing the Ouran boy's uniform if that's what it takes to belong to the club. She's also blunt, pragmatic, and resolutely practical, and her clothing choices out of school reflect this feminine-but-practical aesthetic. On the girly side her hobbies include cooking and sewing and she doesn't mind dressing up in feminine clothes when the situation requires it.
• Pandora Hearts: Alice acts like this. She is tough and wild, eats meat and can beat up her manservant, Oz, because she is the chain B-rabbit, but despite her tomboyish demeanor, she does not mind wearing elaborate dresses much.
• Pokémon had Misty who is often a tough tomboy but is deathly scared of bugs. She at times wore feminine accessories (like when she had to be in an Aquarium show) and was even VERY interested in winning the festival of princesses because the prize was a batch of beautiful traditional dolls. The tomboy aspect was toned down when Togepi was introduced however, as she showed more Team Mom traits.
• Princess Knight: Sapphire is an adventurous Tomboy Princess and Action Girl, but she also enjoys wearing elegant dresses and wants to marry Prince Franz. Justified because she has both male and female hearts.
• Project A-ko: Despite initial impressions, A-ko Magami isn't totally devoid of femininity. In Cinderella Rhapsody, she tells her friend C-ko that she dreams of a perfect summer where she'd meet a cute boy and spend romantic evenings with him. She also goes shopping for dresses in hopes of attracting Kei's attention, and keeps her red hair pretty long.
• Yayoi Kunizuka from Psycho Pass is a Action Girl who wears a black suit when at work plus ties her Rapunzel Hair in a Tomboyish Ponytail, is quiet yet very blunt with others, and is a bit of a Nightmare Fetishist. However she can also be very sensitive to the emotional needs of other people (like when she comforted a sobbing schoolgirl over the murders of her friends), is seen using make-up (especially cute nail polish, and in the Visual Novel she can be seen doing Nadeshiko's nails) and wearing form-fitting clothes in the past, at some point she starts Letting Her Hair Down and in at least two illustrations she's clad in lovely blue dresses.
• Ranma ½: Akane enjoys martial arts and has quite a temper. However, she likes cute things and prefers to wear skirts and girly outfits, so if one were to judge based solely on appearance she's more like a girly girl with a tomboy streak. She aspires to be more like her Yamato Nadeshiko older sister, Kasumi, but unfortunately her domestic skills are... lacking. In her case, it's justified as Akane has a very idealised view of femininity coming from the early death of her mother- it's implied that she wants to be more girly to emulate the dead Mrs. Tendo.
• Romeo X Juliet has Juliet herself. Due to the plot she has to pose as a boy (and a rather adorable one), and is also an accomplished swordswoman... but she loves flowers (especially lillies), is pretty thrilled when she gets to wear a fancy gown while still posing as a cute dude, and has no problem putting on cute dresses when in private.
• Makoto Kino from Sailor Moon. On the one hand, she's a tomboyish Huge Schoolgirl and Bully Hunter who gets unfairly painted as a Delinquent, is The Big Gal of her Five-Man Band and the one who gets most physical of them in a fight (besides Haruka/Sailor Uranus). On the other hand, she is the best among them at domestic skills, from cooking and sewing to general housekeeping, and dreams of becoming a florist and baker.
  • Also Haruka Tenoh, she is an outright Bifauxnen in the first anime, but in the manga and second anime wears girly clothing and make up as often as she cross-dresses.
• Shakugan no Shana: Shana is a hardcore, no-nonsense Action Girl, but still has rare moments where she acts more girlish, such as when she tries to learn how to cook so she can impress Yuji. Plus she has pretty girly looks that include long hair, Zettai Ryouiki and miniskirts.

Comic Books

• Archie Comics: Betty gets a Tomboyishness Upgrade in the 1960s comics and is the tomboy to Veronica's girly girl. She is a Wrench Wench who has a Tomboyish Ponytail and is a Passionate Sports Girl who is athletic and enjoys baseball and basketball, but she also enjoys wearing dresses and has great domestic skills.
• Batman: Harley Quinn is very acrobatic and mischievous and loves pulling pranks, but she also enjoys fashion and makeup, and she can be just a bit dramatic at times.
• Wonder Woman: Diana Prince a.k.a Wonder Woman is a Tomboy Princess who is rough and rebellious personality, is more focused on being a super hero than being a traditonal princess, and enjoys hunting, contact sports, and showing off her battle skills. That being said, she also adores children, doesn't mind wearing fancy outfits, makes a great secretary, and is a motherly figure to her teammates.

Films — Animated

• Anastasia is very outspoken and gutsy, not afraid to get her hands dirty, and is happy to throw down grappling hooks and set gun powder alight when the need calls for it. However, she also loves looking her best, has no problem wearing feminine and elegant outfits, and she is also thrilled about dress shopping in Paris and going to a ball to dance.
• The Barbie movies have Ro from Barbie As The Island Princess (an Outdoorsy Gal who likes to climb trees, isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, and knows how to throw a spear, but is a sweet, kind, and innocent girl who also enjoys pretty dresses and romance), and Corrine (a fearless, adventurous, hardworking, and Hot-Blooded Woman who wears pants, works on a farm, and practices fencing, but also enjoys ballroom dancing and doesn't mind fancy pink ballgowns.)
• Eilonwy from The Black Cauldron may be a cynical, plucky, outspoken, independent, and assertive Tomboy Princess, but she also wears a feminine dress and headband, is very affectionate and emotional, and can be shown as romantic when falling in love with Taran.
• Brave: Princess Merida is one of the most tomboyish princesses in Disney. She does archery and horseback riding, keeps her hair messy, dislikes wearing dresses and corsets, balks at the rules of being a princess and the idea of getting married, is active, adventurous, outspoken, and rebellious, and doesn't mind getting dirty. However, she still wears a dress when shooting arrows and riding her horse, adores her little siblings, and she bakes a Spell Cake for her mother.
• Encanto: Luisa Madrigal is a strong muscular girl who also wears earrings and hair ribbons and fantasizes about relaxing with unicorn donkeys.
• Frozen: Anna is kind of a Tomboy Princess who is more headstrong, tough, adventurous, active, energetic, and athletic than her more prim and proper sister, Elsa. But she also loves wearing dresses, adores sweets and especially chocolate, likes the color pink, has no problem wearing pink clothes, and is very romantic and wanting to fall in love and get married. She's also very happy about being engaged to Kristoff and becoming queen in the sequel.
• Hercules: Megara is very cynical, sarcastic, strong-willed, quick-witted, and independent (or at least, she tries to be independent), has a Tomboyish Ponytail, doesn't want to be seen as a Distressed Damsel, and appears to dislike talking about men and romance. Although, she also wears a graceful purple dress, has purple eyeshadow and black eyeliner, and can secretly be considered romantic since she soon develops strong feelings for Hercules (despite her song that states that she won't say she's in love).
• How to Train Your Dragon: Astrid is a rough and competitive girl who also wears skirts and headbands, has a feminine braided ponytail, and soon develops romantic feelings for Hiccup as she warms up to him more.
• The Incredibles: Bob Parr's wife, Helen Parr, is a bold, headstrong, and heroic Action Girl with short hair who is skilled at fighting crime, has a sharp wit, and enjoys riding motorcycles, but she's also a responsible housewife and mother.
• Riley Anderson Inside Out is a hockey player who also enjoys romantic vampire novels, has butterfly curtains in her room, gains interest in boy bands, and played with dolls as a little girl.
• Lilo Pelakai from Lilo & Stitch has interests of zombies, voodoos, swimming, surfing, and collecting bugs, but she also wears a flowery red dress, participates in hula dancing, and plays with dolls.
• The Little Mermaid: Tomboy Princess Ariel is more adventurous and rebellious compared to her sisters, but she is also giddy, playful, bubbly, sensitive, and romantic, has a feminine and graceful appearance, is fond of girly dresses, and doesn't mind wearing flowers and hair bows as accessories sometimes.
  • In the sequel, Return to the Sea, Ariel and Eric's daughter, Melody, is more of a tomboyish princess than Ariel ever was as a teen, because she's more headstrong and daring and isn't into femininity and romance, but she also has a canopy bed and a girlish styled bedroom. She also doesn't mind wearing a pink feminine dress to the ball and is mostly a very well-behaved young lady and can sometimes be a Shrinking Violet.
• Mulan turns out to be one of these. Sure, she's not exactly good at traditionally feminine things (double when she's nervous) and turns out to be an amazing Sweet Polly Oliver, but she did like the makeover she got for the matchmaking deal (it was not exactly her fault that said matchmaker was a Jerkass) and she went through her most awesome moment in the whole movie, defeating the Huns, while having her hair down and wearing a simple but feminine dress.
• Atlantis: The Lost Empire is packed with these. First there is Helga, the Femme Fatale slash Action Girl. Kida, the romantic lead, is a fierce warrior and very outdoorsy and ballsy, but also sexy and in touch with her feminine intuition. The older example is Cool Old Lady Ms. Packard, the no-nonsense Communications Officer. She is a Deadpan Snarker Ms. Fan Disservice with a touch of Action Girl, but is very gossipy and surprisingly compassionate. Averted with Wrench Wench Audrey, who is a hardcore tomboy through and through.
• Peter Pan: In the sequel, Return to Neverland, there's Wendy's daughter, Jane, who is a Little Miss Badass and a Little Miss Snarker, has short hair, is a skilled fighter, has an outspoken, impulsive, and bad-tempered attitude, and who grows up too fast and stops believing in fairies and fairy tale stories. However, she soon realizes the positive impact on how fairy tales can help people feel better, and after her Character Development and becoming nicer and more cheerful, she eventually gets herself into fairy tales again.
• Pocahontas is very athletic and outgoing and has hobbies and is skilled at climbing trees, jumping off cliffs, swimming in rivers, and rowing canoes. Although, she also frequently wears her turquoise necklace (which is a beloved gift from her mother), has a graceful and feminine demeanor, and her romantic side shows when she meets John Smith. In the sequel, Journey to a New World, Pocahontas is also shown to not mind having her hair styled and wearing ball gowns, and she seems to enjoy ballroom dancing too.
• Lady Kluck from Robin Hood is a fierce and outspoken Violent Glaswegian and a skilled fighter who also has a passion for knitting, wears a nice blue dress, and has a sweet, kind, and motherly nature.
• Space Jam: Lola Bunny is a sassy no-nonsense woman who is very skilled at basketball and has a passion for it, and dislikes being called "doll." On the other hand, she acts like a typical seductive female fatale, and her demeanor is anything but masculine.
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie: Princess Peach (who is usually a Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak in the video games) pretty much has an Adaptational Badass personality in the movie, which is pretty much a Tomboyishness Upgrade for her. She's more tough and strong and has a more similar personality to Princess Daisy (who is the usual Tomboy Princess of the Mario franchise.) However, she still wears feminine dresses and sparkly crowns, has a kind, gentle, and sweet demeanor, is a pink-coded character, and can be shown to developing romantic feelings for Mario, including during a kart race when the two of them flirt and talk about Mario's life in Brooklyn.
• The Swan Princess: As a little girl, Princess Odette is a Tomboy Princess who is tough and knows how to fight, but she also wears a pink dress and headband, and she soon has a Girliness Upgrade as she grows up.
• Tarzan (Disney film): Terk is playful and energetic with the other monkeys who are boys, but she has a soft side for cute things, including leopard cubs.
• Jessie from the Toy Story trilogy is an adventurous and energetic cowgirl, but she also has a romantic side of her when she first meets Buzz Lightyear and calls him the "sweetest space toy" she ever met in the second film, and also repeatedly kissing him on the cheek when realizing he's okay in the third film and dancing with him at the end. She can also be sensitive and emotional, and her design has a sparkly hat and sleeves during the 2000 Patsy Montana Awards Recipient.
• Zootopia: Officer Judy Hopps has an unwavering dream of being a real cop, wants to be the center of the action, is strong-willed, and feels most comfortable as a leader, but she also shows an interest in fashion and cute things, wears a pink shirt during the third act, and shows her emotions readily.
• Edith from Despicable Me. She is interested in Gru's cool high-tech gadgets, thinks its cool that her bed is a hollowed-out bomb, was excited about Gru shaping her pancakes like a "dead guy", is violent to grown-ups she doesn't like and has a generally gross sense of humor. However, she is in the same ballet class as her sisters and is always seen wearing pink (and almost nothing else), especially her pink sherpa hat.
  • Margo has an inverted moment of this in the sequel: at Agnes's princess birthday party, when all the other girls are wearing princess dresses, Margo is wearing knight's armor.

Films — Live-Action

• Beauty and the Beast: In the 2017 live action film, Belle is more tomboyish compared to the more feminine Belle from the original 1991 animated version, because she is more proactive, independent, and outspoken, and is more of a feminist. She is also more tough and has a strong will to fight. Although, she's happy about wearing a beautiful yellow ballgown dress for her date with the Beast, and she enjoys romantic literatures.
• The Parent Trap:
  • In the 1961 version, the more tomboyish twin is Susan Evers, who is outgoing and adventurous, wears more casual clothing, and has hobbies of hiking, fishing, horseback riding, and exploring the ranch. However, she also enjoys a lot of the same girly accessories Sharon McKenzie (the more girly twin) likes, doesn't dislike dressing up in flouncy outfits, and socializes with the other girls at camp.
  • In the 1998 version, the more tomboyish twin is Hallie Parker, who was raised by her father, is sporty, sassy, and spunky, wears t-shirts and jeans, and enjoys several sports. But she also likes funky nail polish and a lot of the same girly accessories Annie James (the more girly twin) likes.

Literature

• American Girls Collection: Kit Kittredge is the most tomboyish of the historical girls. She keeps her hair short, plays baseball, prefers overalls and pants over dresses and frilly fashion, isn't fond of her pink "girly" bedroom, and dislikes the color pink, fairytales, chores. However, she adores her Amelia Earhart doll, wears a red dress and bow on Christmas, helps out at the soup kitchen, and eventually learns that her best friend, Ruthie, was right that fairy tales can helping you feel better about things and takes your mind off of your troubles. She even writes a story on her typewriter.
  • Nicki Hoffman is the more tomboyish Hoffman twin compared to her girly twin, Isabel Hoffman. She wears casual clothing and caps, enjoys skateboarding, listens to rock and punk music, and prefers dark colors. However, her favorite color is purple (which can be considered a feminine color), and she watches The Powerpuff Girls, lets Isabel dye her hair streaks purple for a special occasion, and wears a nice dark accented albeit dress to the Millenium celebration.
  • Kaya'aton'my is an adventurous and hot-blooded Outdoorsy Gal and Action Girl who enjoys horseback riding and going on adventures outdoors, but she also adores cute animals like horses, puppies, and baby wolves, and she wants to learn how to be a good Nez Perce ruler.
  • Julie Albright is the only female basketball player of a team of boys, has more male friends, and is more of a tomboy compared to other girls at school. However, she also enjoys baking and making bracelets, and she enjoys dressing up with her best friend Ivy to celebrate Lunar New Year with her.
  • Felicity Merriman is outspoken, impulsive, and bad-tempered, enjoys horseback riding and climbing roofs, and would rather spend time outdoors than doing anything "ladylike" like sewing. However, her default personality is giggly, giddy, and loving, she comes to enjoy Miss Manderly's tea and sewing lessons, wears a default coral beaded necklace and feminine dresses and hats, shows interest in wearing dancing shoes, and is excited to go to the governor's palace and even wears a blue dress for the occasion.
  • Caroline Abbott is outspoken and adventures, enjoys sailing, fishing, and ice skating, doesn't want to be "ladylike" like her friend and older cousin, and dreams of being the captain of her own ship when she grows up, but she also enjoys embroidery, doesn't mind having her hair curled, wears several feminine dresses (including a pink default outfit, despite that pink was a more "masculine" color during her time period), and has a strong skill and passion for sewing and knitting.
  • Molly McIntire enjoys camping, hiking, skating, and pulling pranks, and she wears tomboyish clothing, but she also enjoys spending time with her female friends, has a giddy and bubbly personality, is a skilled tap dancer, admires English princesses like Princess Elizabeth and Margaret Rose, and wants to dress up fancifully and have her hair curled for special occasions like Halloween, Christmas, her birthday party she shares with her English refugee friend, and even during a stage performance when she plays the role of Miss Victory.
  • Maryellen Larkin has several male friends and plays the same games they play, doesn't mind getting dirty, and is considered kind of a "wild tomboy" by her oldest sister, but she also has a bubbly nature, loves wearing dresses and jewelry, cherishes fashionable trends like fancy bangs and poodle skirts, and seems to love the color pink.
• The Baby Sitters Club: Kristin Amanda "Kristy" Thomas is the most tomboyish of the club members, mainly because she grew up living with her three brothers. She participates in several sports (with her favorite being baseball), prefers jeans and sneakers over skirts and heels, balks at the idea of dressing up, and dislikes talking about boys and romance. That being said, she has no problem with wearing pink clothes, and she enjoys babysitting (which can be considered a feminine activity). She is also excited about being a bridesmaid and wearing a beautiful yellow dress at her mother's wedding, and she finds fun in beauty contests (even if she thinks they are a bit sexist.)
  • Abigail "Abby" Stevenson is more of a tomboy compared to her twin sister, Anna Stevenson, because she is almost as sporty as Kristy, is a natural athlete, and has a passion for soccer, and she is also the comedic one of the group, but she also enjoys babysitting, keeps her hair curly, doesn't mind dressing up for special occasions, and owns a few dresses in her wardrobe.
  • Dawn Schafer is an Outdoorsy Gal who has a mostly casual wardrobe, enjoys horror stories, and has hobbies of camping, hiking, and surfing, but she enjoys babysitting (much like the other members of the club), and when she develops a crush on a boy, she gives herself a more feminine makeover just to impress him.
• Harry Potter: Ginevra "Ginny" Weasley has grew up with many brothers and has learned to be tough. She enjoys sports such as Quidditch and insists on joining Harry and the gang on fighting against the Death Eaters. She is also very popular amongst the boys, keeps a pink Pygmy Puff as a pet, and nursed a crush for Harry for quite some time.
• Junie B. Jones: Junie B herself is boisterous, outspoken, rough, wild, sassy, snarky, and energetic, doesn't mind getting messy, has a lot of friends who are boys, and keeps her hair short, dresses as a superhero during field day, and considers herself a "one man band" during a parade, but she also wears bows in her hair, doesn't mind wearing skirts, dresses and other girly outfits and accessories for parties, is delighted about being a flower girl at a wedding, and develops a crush on Warren and fights with her friend, Lucille, over him.
  • Junie B's best friend, Grace, is considered athletic and a fast runner, and she wears overalls and enjoys running races, but she also wears headbands and doesn't mind dressing up as Minnie Mouse instead of Mickey Mouse for a costume party.
• Little House on the Prairie: Laura Ingalls Wilder is an adventurous and independent pioneer girl who dislikes sewing and has hobbies of working in the fields, horseback riding, fishing and playing baseball. However, she also enjoys wearing dresses her mother makes, including stylish skirt hoops (even if they annoy her at times). She's also well-behaved and proper at school.
• Little Women: Jo March is the most tomboyish out of her sisters. She is very headstrong, energetic, rebellious, and outspoken, has a bad-temper, wears more masculine clothing, and balks at usual "feminine" things like acting proper, falling in love, and chores. Although, she actually does enjoy reading romance novels, and she prides herself in being the family seamstress.
• Magic Attic Club: Alison McCan is the most athletic and tomboyish out of her friends. She participates in more sports than they do, wears a jeans and jacket as her default outfit, is skilled at taking risks, and balks at anything "too girly." However, she cares less if adults call her a "tomboy," she wears a pink shirt under her vest and a pink bow in her hair as her default appearance, has a hobby for baking and figure skating (a more feminine sport), and enjoys dressing up by Ellie's attic like her friends do. She also feels thrilled about wearing a fancy blue dress and being a bridesmaid at a wedding.
• The Narnia book The Horse and His Boy depicts the older Lucy Pevensie aka Queen Lucy the Valiant as one. On one hand she's a Cute Bruiser and fights with the guys, but when she properly meets Aravis she's quite excited at the prospect of discussing dresses and girly stuff with her.
• Pippi Longstocking is strong enough to carry a horse, has skills for climbing trees and houses, and is tough enough to fight pirates and bad guys alike, but she also enjoys baking gingerbread at home, arranges coffee parties with her friends, and adores her horse and her monkey.
• As a little girl, Ramona Quimby is a tomboy with messy Boyish Short Hair who wears t-shirts, pants, and overalls, is close with her father, frequently plays games with boys outdoors, has more male friends than female friends, has a plucky, fearless, feisty, athletic, energetic, and inquisitive personality, and enjoys sports and roller skating. However, she also enjoys playing dress up, cherishes fairy tales, adores cute animals like dogs and cats, can be hopelessly romantic and develops crushes on certain boys at school, and even envies a close female friend for having blonde hair, fancy dresses, and shoes. She soon has a Girliness Upgrade as a preteen, wears more fancy clothes and enjoys soap operas.
• The Saddle Club: Stephanie "Stevie" Lake is the most tomboyish of her trio. She grew up with her three brothers, has more male friends than female friends, and is a huge fan of horseback riding, but she also adores animals, especially horses, and has Carole and Lisa as her two best female friends.
• Spy School: Erica is a very focused Action Girl who is into several outdoor activities, but she also has a bedroom full of gingham pillows and posters of kittens, and she used to play princess when she was younger.
• Stardust Classics: Throughout the three main characters, there's Kat, who is an active, adventurous, and curious time traveler who is an Action Girl and who wears more "masculine clothing" compared to both Laurel and Alissa, and she enjoys horseback riding. However, she also doesn't mind wearing feminine dresses, and the doll of her wears a pink frilly dress.
  • There's also Tomboy Princess Alissa, an unladylike royalty who has bad manners, and is a Hot-Blooded Outdoorsy Gal who doesn't mind getting messy and dirty, but she still wears wearing elegant dresses and jewelry (especially her default purple gown), she sometimes enjoys doing embroidery, cooking, and poetry. Also, she enjoys having lessons with her wizard teacher, Balin.

Live-Action TV

• Friends: Monica, despite being bossy, competitive, loud, extremely strong and the most athletic of the girls, is also very domestic, longs for a family and children and loves cleaning and cooking.
• How I Met Your Mother: Robin is this, being a gun toting, scotch drinking Canadian who was raised as a son by her father but eventually rebelled as a teenager. As a result she has an odd mix of masculine and feminine traits. For example she was a hockey player as a teenager and frequently goes to the shooting range. But she was also a teen pop star and fashion icon.
• Leverage: Parker the Thief may be more at home cracking vaults and hanging over rooftops at night, but she's no slouch at moving around in dresses and stilettos (as "The Studio Job" demonstrated).
• The Trini version of the Yellow Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was essentially this, not as girly as Kimberly but still often wore form fitting clothes and wore hair decorations. She also was shown to have other feminine hobbies.
  • In the pilot another actress played the yellow ranger role and this version appeared to be 100% a tomboy.}
  • Power Rangers Wild Force's own Yellow Ranger, Taylor Earhardt, also was one. She was a tough Action Girl and Ace Pilot, as well as one of the strongest fighters in the team, plus a huge Tsundere to a guy she had Ship Tease with, but she also has a romantic side and even was a huge Merrick/Princess Shayla Shipper on Deck.
• The Teletubbies: Po (the red Teletubby) is boisterous and energetic, rides a scooter, and doesn't mind getting messy or muddy when on adventures. But her scooter is also pink-coded, she adores cutesy things like animals, and she sometimes likes wearing pink skirts when dancing.

Puppet Shows

• Bear in the Big Blue House: Ojo is very sporty and loves playing games with her many male friends, and she often enjoys pretending to be a detective or a doctor (which aren't traditional feminine roles), but she's also attached to her snowbear, enjoys playing tea party, and occasionally dresses up in girly costumes and accessories.
• Sesame Street: Zoe is playful and enjoys riding in her "Zoe Mobile" and playing with her pet rock, Rocco. Although, she also loves ballet and wears a pink tutu and barrettes in her hair.

Professional Wrestling

• Rhea Ripley is portrayed as strong and powerful on screen who has Took a Level In Badass especially since Ronda Rousey left being portrayed as unstoppable and capable of womanhandling all the women in the roster including Nia Jax and Raquel Rodriguez but she still had a romance with Dominik Mysterio and when that was over she acted quite feminine with Jey Uso before that angle was dropped. On interviews she has been seen doing the Coy Girlish Flirt Pose and has even been seen having to hold on to Damien Priest while going down a ramp because of her high heels.

Video Games

• Donkey Kong: Dixie Kong is an Action Girl with a Tomboyish Ponytail who has an athletic, stubborn, sarcastic, playful, adventurous, and fearless personality, but she wears a pink hat and blue earrings, and she is considered The Heart of the Kongs.
  • Dixie's little sister, Tiny Kong, is more tomboyish, but she takes good care of her appearance and enjoys makeup and nail polish, and she has a Girliness Upgrade as a teen.
• Understated with Final Fantasy III's Refia. She's the adoptive daughter of a blacksmith and has no problem with fighting, traveling, etc. But there is a bit of frill in her outfit and she sports a pair of earrings, plus she readily befriends girly-girl Salina and sympathizes with her boyfriend trouble.
• Final Fantasy VII: Yuffie is a loudmouthed, fast-talking thief with a hugely inflated opinion of herself, but she talks in girly-girly Valley Girl slang and is less brave than the other girls, often looking to Cloud to comfort her when she gets panicked or upset.
  • Subverted with Tifa, who isn't really a tomboy, but comes off as one due to having the look of a Biker Babe and knowing martial arts. Deep down, she's reserved, kind and motherly and plays Team Mom for the whole party. Doesn't stop her from kicking far more ass than Yuffie, and therefore completely inverting Real Women Don't Wear Dresses.

• Persona 3: While not an explicit example, Mitsuru Kirijo could very well be the least feminine of the main heroines; she's brutally honest, has no fashion sense (she relies on her family's stylist), can't understand a classic romance to save her life and plays a stern, disciplinarian role in the party rather than a warm, nurturing one. At the same time, her hair is the longest in the group, she has a graceful fighting style and, while it isn't brought up as much, she shares Yukari's fear of horror stories.
• Persona 4: Chie Satonaka is an almost to-the-letter example. She's headstrong, brash, athletic, energetic, into martial arts, a Big Eater with a particular hankering for meat, and a huge Lethal Chef. However, she's also deeply concerned with how unfeminine she is, appreciates being seen as a girl by guys (the best way for Yu to romance her, in fact, is to compliment her on being girly when she displays such traits), and has several phobias (scary stories and bugs, with Golden adding thunderstorms) traditionally seen as feminine.
  • Naoto Shirogane also qualifies. She's the least feminine of the main heroines, but she also has a hidden Shrinking Violet side and acts as the group's Team Mom e.g. her first action after she joins is to get the party to the hospital for check-ups. Not to mention she's the only girl who can cook properly, something even the resident Yamato Nadeshiko Yukiko can do.
• Fire Emblem Awakening:
  • Severa is a huge Tsundere, is initially in the Mercenary class which used to be male-only, and has next to no brain-to-mouth filter. But she also has extremely long hair in Girlish Pigtails, adores jewelry, is infamous for her shopping trips...
  • The Female Avatar can be seen as one. On one hand she's a Magic Knight, is pretty blunt, cannot cook to save her life (unless she does it for non-humans) and can be given very tomboyish looks if the player wishes; but on the other she's also the Team Mom of the cast, can be given a super girlish appearance, is handy at sewing and washing clothes, and when Chrom implies that he doesn't think she's feminine enough, she gets VERY angry at him.
• Most of the tomboyish girls and women tend to be this in Street Fighter, with feminine aspects to their otherwise designs (or feminine clothing as DLC) - the only true 100% tomboy is Makoto. ie., Cammy is an Blood Knight-like Action Girl who's extremely serious and blunt - but adores cats, is extremely protective of her friends and her "sisters" (The Dolls) and, until Street Fighter 6 came in, kept her Rapunzel Hair in Braids of Action; whereas Sakura Kasugano is a short-haired Cute Bruiser who fights in a Sailor Fuku or dresses and has a huge crush on The Hero Ryu.
• Similar to above the tomboys of Tekken aside from Leo (if Leo counts) are this. Asuka is probably the biggest example: she picks fights and has no qualms pummeling others, but often wears dresses or other feminine accessories, loves cats (even rescuing one in the Tekken 5 opening), has a Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak as a rival (Lilli), and also is known as a mediator between Osakan gangs. Also when she is defeated in battle suddenly it isn't ok for a certain man to hit her.
• The titular heroine of the Shantae series is referred to as a tomboy occasionally but with her personality and appearance that really appears to be more of an Informed Attribute. Still Rotty Tops appears to be more feminine than Shantae however.
  • Risky Boots appears to be this, always appearing tough and ready to throw down at a moment's notice, but she does a rich girl laugh and literally commands her troops from a bathtub... while she is using it... in her mode in Half Genie Hero.
• Ayane from Dead or Alive is supposed to be more tomboyish than Kasumi, but she has quite a bit of dresses and other feminine clothing options. She also loves the color purple and butterflies.
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: has Braith who bullies Lars-Battle Born and claims she will actively fight anyone whether it be boys, girls or elders. It is later shown with Lars she abuses the fact it isn't acceptable for him to hit her back (he isn't all to brave to begin with however) . It is shown though that she is actively trying to ask her parents about a boy who is strongly implied to be Lars where both parents won't answer with her father telling Braith to ask her mother and her mother simply not wanting to talk to her daughter in favor of reading. This is further enhanced if both her parents are killed and Braith is adopted where she will act just like any other female child liking "pretty" things and getting the same pets any other girl you adopt would.
• Super Mario Bros.: Princess Daisy is the more tomboyish princess in comparison to the more feminine and elegant Princess Peach. She is more energetic, has a boisterous voice, has a strong passion for sports, keeps her hair short above her shoulders, and is so tough and strong that she had the ability to slap Bowser and cause him to fly away in Mario Party 3. However, Daisy also wears feminine outfits in many games such as Mario Kart Tour, Mario Golf, and Mario Tennis. She also loves flowers and gardening, wears flower earrings and a dress that is as feminine as Peach's, and she is stated into priding herself as "the fairest of them all" and as a tough girl that still likes to make things pretty.
  • Wendy O Koopa is described as tomboyish (much like Daisy) and is pretty much an Action Girl, but she also wears girly and pink accessories and has a feminine demeanor.
  • Pom Pom is an argumentative, bad-tempered, impulsive, and tough fighter, but she also wears a green-beaded ponytail tie between her Tomboyish Ponytail and has "ladylike" poses in Super Mario Party.
• The specific Zelda from The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of TIme is said to have a girly mode, One of the gossip stones claim that despite how princessy Zelda is as a child she is actually a tomboy when she can be. As an adult she acts more male as Sheik but when she reveals herself as Zelda she is more meek and feminine acting towards Link.
• Rumble Roses: Dixie Clemets helps out the police of her area and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, actually becoming a cop in her heel mode, and is the big girl of her game only being outsized by Sebastian, the only male in the game and the artificially made Lady X Robots. She also hits the hardest of all the Roses, but she still cared about being prom queen according to Aisha and could still wear any of the other clothes and dresses available to any of the Roses.
• WarioWare: Mona is stated to be a spunky tomboy, but also has clear interest in feminine things and has no problem in wearing dresses.

Visual Novels

• Clannad: Kyou Fujibayashi is aggressive, loud, athletic and violent, but she's very good at cooking and is very proud of her Rapunzel Hair.
  • Tomoyo Sakagami also qualifies. Despite being masculine in her behaviour and her insane fighting ability, she got upset when Sunohara suspected she might be a boy in disguise and proved to be a good cook when she prepared Tomoya's meals. She also has super girly looks and, in the Tomoyo After game, she took care of her and Tomoya's home while he worked, dealing with her Dark and Troubled Past via becoming a Team Mom for the two of them, her younger brother, said brother's girlfriend, and her half-sister..
• Fate/Stay Night: Saber is a stoic female warrior who, due to the circumstances of her life before the Grail War, has trouble seeing herself as a woman, and indeed has a rather masculine self-identity. However, in the modern era, she is free to explore her femininity: she keeps her hair up in a Prim and Proper Bun kept in place with a ribbon, habitually wears dresses (such as the blouse/skirt combo given to her by Rin, and a Battle Ballgown when fighting) and loves stuffed animals.

Western Animation

• Arthur: Arthur's little sister, D.W., climbs trees and is a bit sporty, but she also plays with dolls, likes the color pink, and adores unicorns.
• The Backyardigans: Uniqua is the tomboy of the group, but she is pink-coded all over, and she often feels happy about dressing up as fancifully as Tasha.
• The Berenstain Bears: Sister Bear is athletic and competitive, wears overalls, and enjoys playing soccer, but she doesn't mind wearing dresses at times and enjoys playing with dolls, and her default outfit is pink along with the bow on her head.
• Dora the Explorer is adventurous, has short hair, doesn't mind getting dirty or messy, and would rather go outside and explore, but she also wears a pink shirt and a yellow bracelet with a blue flower charm, she likes girly things, and she dresses up for several occasions. Surprisingly, she has a Girliness Upgrade in Dora: Explorer Girls and Dora and Friends: Into the City!
• Hey Arnold: Helga is brash, tough, violent, and is a Tsundere, but she always wears pink dresses, her room is filled with girly stuff, and she secretly has a crush on Arnold.
• Kim Possible: Kim may be sporty and into martial arts, but she also enjoys fashion and cheerleading, and she dresses up as a princess in a pink dress during Halloween.
• The Loud House: Lynn is the most tomboyish out of all the other sisters of the Loud family. She is The Ladette, and she keeps her hair short, plays contact sports, practices Mexican wrestling, has a raspy voice, and is very rough, athletic, and competitive. However, she also helps out with Lucy's makeover, and enjoys watching the dreamboat with her sisters.
  • Lana is the more tomboyish twin compared to Lola. She wears overalls and a cap as her default outfit, has a raspy voice and a rough and tough personality, and cares less about getting dirty, messy, or muddy. That being said, she also doesn't mind wearing a a dress sometimes, and she a motherly side for her pets.
  • Luna has a pixie cut and a raspy voice, and is an electric guitar player, but she doesn't mind skirts, make up, and jewelry, and she is a caretaker to Lily.
  • Lisa has short hair, an unkempt appearance, is snarky, and enjoys science experiments, but she also enjoys soap operas.
  • Luan is boisterous and enjoys pulling pranks and telling jokes, but her default look is with a skirt, a pink flower on her shirt and shoes, and a scrunchie. She also owns a diary, and she has no problem wearing dresses.
  • Lincoln's friend, Ronnie Anne, is rough and tumble, and enjoys video games and skateboarding, but she wears a pink hoodie and pink socks, is quite sensitive, and actually enjoys domestic chores.
  • Ronnie's best friend, Sid, is a skateboarder, but she is a softie at heart and doesn't mind playing princess with her little sister, Adelaide.
• The Magic School Bus: Wandi Li enjoys sports and doesn't mind hanging out with her male friends and wears more overalls than skirts and dresses, but she wears a pink shirt under her red tuxedo as her default outfit, she adores her pet, she gets delighted about seeing a nutcracker performance, and feels excited about the possibility that Mrs. Frizzle is in love.
  • Dorothy Ann Hudson is very bookish and sporty and enjoys baseball and is a capable slugger, but she has cute pigtails as her default hairstyle, wears a skirt as her default outfit, and plays the role as a princess during a play of Jack and the Beanstalk.
• Muppet Babies: In the original 1984 version, Skeeter is rough and outgoing and is more tumble compared to her softie and nerdish brother, but she wears a green default shirt with feminine puffed out sleeves and purple glasses. In the 2018-2022 rebooted version, Skeeter is still shown as outgoing and energetic and would rather join Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo, and Animal for a bicycle race instead of going to the spa with Piggy and Summer, but she wears pink glasses with hearts and a purple jacket.
  • In the 2018-2022 reboot, Summer Penguin is adventurous and sporty, but she has a giddy and kind-hearted nature, and she also adores cutesy things and is a big old softie, and she doesn't mind joining Piggy on going to the spa for some relaxation.
• My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic:
  • Rainbow Dash is the most tomboyish member of the Mane Six. But she isn't above being in a fashion show, wearing a dress at a gala or going to the spa but she draws the line at getting a hooficure. In the same light, her Equestria Girls counterpart wears a skirt over bicycle shorts.
  • Though Applejack is similarly tomboyish, being a hard-working, plain-talking farm girl character with a characteristic disdain for anything "too frou-frou", she displays a similar willingness to indulge in more feminine things, like wearing a fancy dress to the Grand Galloping Gala in season one, or happily going to the spa and getting a massage in season two. The Season 4 episode "Simple Ways" shows she can look very nice in a dress if she wants to.
  • Twilight Sparkle isn't as tomboyish as Rainbow Dash and Applejack, but she is very snarky and has a confrontational personality, is adventurous and and enjoys strategic planning, has lack of interest in her appearance, and is pretty much a capable combatant, which makes her more less feminine compared to Celestia, Luna, and Cadence. However, she also occasionally squeals in a girlish way, obsesses over boys like Flash Sentry (a member of a rock band), and enjoys wearing dresses for celebrations.
  • Scootaloo, the tomboy of the Cutie Mark Crusaders, is still the only one to care enough about her appearance on camera to smile and pose, rather femininely. Also, despite her protests regarding mushy stuff, she's on board with playing Shipper on Deck for her teacher Cheerilee and Big Macintosh. It's even more apparent with her Equestria Girls counterpart, who normally has a very boyish wardrobe and hairstyle, but has no problem wearing a dress for the Fall Formal dance.
  • Apple Bloom is likewise in the middle between Tomboy Scootaloo and Girly Girl Sweetie Belle. She's a farm girl like Applejack and a little 'uncouth' - with no problem belching and getting her hands dirty. Yet her trademark accessory is a cute pink bow, and she enjoys getting dressed up for the Grand Galloping Gala.
• Ni Hao, Kai-Lan: Kai-Lan is an energetic and adventurous little girl who wears a tank top, shorts, and sneakers, has more male friends, and who enjoys sports, dinosaurs, and roller skating. Although, she also likes girly things, doesn't mind dressing up cutesy for parties and celebrations, and sometimes enjoys tea parties with her rhino friend, Lulu.
• Peanuts: Peppermint Patty is brash and tough, has short hair, prefers shirts over dresses, and enjoys playing sports. She also enjoys participating in figure skating (which is considered a more feminine sport.)
• The Powerpuff Girls: Buttercup is a tomboy compared to Bubbles and Blossom. She is known as the toughest fighter and is good at playing sports, and she often has more male friends at school. Although, she also wears a dress when fighting crime and gushes over cute things and animals almost as much as her sisters do.
• Recess: Gretchen may be a science nerd, but she also wears a default gingham farmer girl dress and ribbons in her pigtails, and she also wears a pink bow in her hair during Picture Day.
• Rugrats: Lil DeVille loves playing in the mud and eating worms with her twin brother, Phil, but she also plays with dolls, always wears a dress, and gets excited when she thinks that she's going to play the role as a princess in Angelica's ballet performance.
• Scooby-Doo (animation): Velma Dinkley keeps her hair short, wears a sweatshirt, is snarky and sarcastic, balks at fashion, and wants to be a detective someday. Although, she also wears a red skirt and Mary Jane shoes, she wants to end up in some special romantic relationship.
• The Smurfs: Sassette Smurfling is a female Smurfling who loves doing activities the male Smurfs do, such as climbing trees, chasing frogs, playing leap frog, playing marbles, and she mentioned to Smurfette in her debut episode that she want to do arm wrestling, and digging for earth worms, however she does have a girly side, she loves dressing up, she plays with her doll Smurfy Lou, she loves flowers, and she even wore a dress in one episode.
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil has Jackie Lynn Thomas. She is very good at sports and skateboarding but also enjoys fashion, romantic-fantasy movies and having romantic dates with Marco.
• Strawberry Shortcake (2003): Strawberry Shortcake herself has short hair and wears a gender-neutral red and white striped shirt, plays sports and is skilled at them, doesn't mind getting her hands dirty, and is very adventurous and outgoing. However, she also enjoys playing baking, gardening, dress up, tea parties, and having celebrations with her friends. She even gets a Girliness Upgrade in Season 4.
  • Ginger Snap is a perky tomboyish mechanic who has a love for fixing things, but she wears a pink default outfit and has a soft side for baking and dress up from time to time.
  • Plum Puddin' has a love for sports, horseback riding, and photography, but she dresses up in an elegant way as the good witch queen in the Wizard of Oz episode.
  • Raspberry Torte is a sporty athlete who has Jabba Table Manners and is very snarky at times, but she has no problem wearing dresses, having flowers in her hair, or having tea parties, and she appears to have soft place for her beloved doll in the Sweet Dreams movie.
  • Banana Candy is a mayor and a mechanic, but she wears a fancy yellow and pink hat.
  • Rainbow Sherbet is a sailor who lives on a boat, but she dresses as more tomboyish version Rapunzel in "A Princess Named Rap."
• Strawberry Shortcake (2009): Sour Grapes is a snarky and sarcastic emo girl who has lack of interest in baking and fashion, but she actually likes pretty outfits as long as they don't look similar to what her twin sister, Sweet Grapes, is wearing, as she states to Strawberry in the IDW Comics/2018 web series.
  • Plum Pudding is the most tomboyish out of her berry besties. She keeps her hair in a Tomboyish Ponytail, and she has a sporty nature. Although, she loves wearing skirts and ballet dancing, and her demeanor is as feminine as almost all the other girls.
  • Apple Dumplin' is Strawberry's traveling cousin who has a raspy voice, is adventurous, active, energetic, and outgoing, and enjoys traveling and adventuring more than anything, but when she moves to Berry Bitty City, she realizes she also has a love for baking when she help Strawberry and Sweet Grapes bake in the cafe.
• The Buzz on Maggie: Maggie Pesky loves heavy metal music, hanging out and R-rated action movies... but she really also joins fashion, doing ballet and anything else girly.
• The Oz Kids: Dot Hugson is a tomboyish young farmgirl, who loves to hanging out with boys, riding horses and having fun. But, she joins reading fairy tales, wearing dresses and playing dolls.
• Arguably, Katie "Pidge" Holt from Voltron: Legendary Defender. She's quite the Bifauxnen and has an interest in technology and videogames, but before pulling her Sweet Polly Oliver stunt she looked VERY feminine (Rapunzel Hair included), can be quite emotional when her family and friends are in trouble, was quite the Shipper on Deck for Allura and Lance in the last season (even giving up on a video game she really wanted to get money to buy Allura a new dress for a date), and at the very end she styles her hair in a short yet feminine cut similar to Ami Mizuno's. As a plus her Cool Big Sis, the aforementioned Allura, is a Girly Girl with a Tomboy Streak.
• Dinah Rex from Action Pack falls into this. She wears a punk rock shirt, a helmet to cover her horns, is really into dinosaurs, and can be quite stubborn. At the same time, she also wears a tutu as part of her regular attire, likes having tea parties, and was giddy when her mom called her for dinosaur shaped nuggets.
• The Raccoons: Lisa may be a Passionate Sports Girl, but she also dislikes fishing (since it involves touching slimy objects), loves the color pink, and enjoys romantic movies.
• The Weekenders: Lor keeps her hair short, enjoys sports more than anything else, and isn't into "girly" stuff, but she swoons over a Marlon Brando expy in an old movie, and she develops a crush on Thompson.
• Winx Club: Musa is considered the most tomboyish of the group, because of her short hair, her jeans on her default look, her bad temper, and her rebellious, independent, and confident personality. However, she wears a pink default outfit, and she enjoys listening to music (which is a part of her powers and transformation.) Plus, she's also the most emotionally vulnerable of the other club members, and she has a crush on Riven despite assuming that he would never be interested in a tomboy like her. She has a Girliness Upgrade by Season 4, where she has longer hair and more feminine pink outfits.
  • Aisha is sporty and rebellious and dislikes the traditional upbringing of being a princess, but she also likes to dance, doesn't mind wearing skirts and dresses, she played with dolls when she was little, and she adores the Fairy Pets. Just like Musa, she also has a Girliness Upgrade by Season 4.
  • Tecna has short hair, wears casual outfits, and is into science and technology, but she doesn't dislike the idea of dressing up and has her own beauty. Despite keeping short hair throughout the whole series, she, like Musa and Aisha, also gets a Girliness Upgrade and wears more fashionable and feminine outfits and accessories starting from Season 4.
  • Roxy wears more pants than dresses, doesn't mind getting her hands dirty, and adores spiders, rats, and any other species that are gross to the more feminine fairies, but she also adores cutesy things like animals and enjoys taking care of them.
• Wonder Pets: Linny the Guinea Pig wears a baseball cap and a blue cape as her default look, has a Tomboyish Name, and is active and adventurous, but she also doesn't mind dressing up for occasions, has a soft-spoken voice, and is the Team Mom of the group.