shows; boys

• Stranger Things - Steve, Dustin, Billy

shows; girls

• Stranger Things - El, Robin, Barb

western animation; boys

• VLD - Keith
• VLD honorable mention - Lance (fanon saved him)

western animation; girls

• VLD - Pidge (I prefer them non-binary in fanon, but it ain't canon - WASTED POTENTIAL just like the rest of the show)

japanese animation / anime / manga; boys

• BNHA - Bakugou, Kirishima, Tamaki, Mirio, Aizawa
• BNHA honorable mention - Todoroki (he's getting sassier and I lov)
• Naruto - Gaara, Shikamaru
• Devilman Crybaby - Akira, Kukun
• Promised Neverland - Ray, Yugo
• Wolf's Rain - Kiba, Hige
• Noragami - Yato, Yukine, Daikoku
• Bungou Stray Dogs - Ryunosuke, Ranpo
• Juni no Taisen - Dotsuku, (begrudgingly) Nezumi

japanese animation / anime / manga; girls

• BNHA - Tsuyu, Uraraka, Momo
• BNHA honorable mention - Mina, Camie
• Naruto - Temari
• Devilman Crybaby - Miko
• Promised Neverland - Emma
• Wolf's Rain - Blue, Cher
• Noragami - Bishamon, Kofuku
• Bungou Stray Dogs - N/A (slim pickins)
• Juni no Taisen - Tora

movies/books; boys

• LotR - Aragorn, Sam
• Harry Potter - Draco, Newt, Jacob
• X-Men - Quicksilver, Nightcrawler

movies/books; girls

• LotR - Eowyn
• Harry Potter - Luna, Hermoine, Queenie
• X-Men - Kitty, Storm

games; boys

• Dragon Age 2 - Fenris
• League of Legends - Ekko, Pyke, Jhin, Sylas, Aphelios
• Oxygen Not Included - Nikola
• Borderlands (1/2) - Mr. Torgue, Handsome Jack, Zer0, Krieg

games; girls

• Dragon Age 2 - Merrill, Isabela
• League of Legends - Vi, Poppy, Nidalee, Miss Fortune
• Oxygen Not Included - Mi-Ma
• Borderlands (1/2) - Tiny Tina, Moxxi, Tannis