In Touch, Minami constantly criticizes Tatsuya's laziness and immaturity and tries to coax him to give his best.
Despite being the one of them not capable of punching holes in concrete and running at the speed of sound, she's the one who does everything around the house, owns their apartment and stationary, earns a steady paycheck, and (with her limited spare time) tries to get Sunred to apply himself.
Sayoko from Tentai Senshi Sunred is the girlfriend of Sunred, an ex-sentai hero who's unemployed.
Shinku in Rozen Maiden, partly because she believes Jun is her servant, partly because she has the attitude of an Ojou and Jun is a Hikikomori.
Louie and Melissa in Rune Soldier Louie, as Melissa constantly criticizes Louie and tries to turn him into a 'champion'.
William and Miyako in Private Prince genderflip this, as he is the prince and she's the commoner with low patience.
It doesn't help that she views their guardian, Misato, as enabling these traits in Shinji by often telling him that he is good enough as he is. Asuka is often quite the Jerkass towards Shinji, but it is clear at least some of her meanness stems from the fact that she is attracted to him ( not that she would ever admit it), but views his passiveness, social ineptitude, and tendency to apologise a lot as undesirable traits.
True to a degree of Asuka and Shinji's relationship in Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Nagi and Princess Arika in Negima! Magister Negi Magi, with some serious slaps thrown in for his uppitiness.
On the other hand, Hachiman is described as having an unpleasant appearance, academically variable at best, and socially awkward. Yukino is described as incredibly beautiful, a strong first academically, and, in Hachiman's words (LN), the "epitome of nobility". Still with Hachiman compared to Yukino this trope is likely to apply. Although compared to the average person, it's debatable if Hachiman is a loser.
In My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU, its a notable element of the chemistry between Hachiman Hikigaya and Yukino Yukinoshita.
The Goddess Pandora, the "heroine" of the manga Because I'M the Goddess!, has that kind of attitude in her dealings with Aoi.
Often appears in romantic comedies, depending on how satirical the story is. The idea is that the snarky loser will help the princess loosen up and be friendlier, while the princess constantly holding the loser to a higher standard will eventually make him improve himself. However, the guy usually takes it in stride, mocks her in return, or just says the trope title.Įxpect a generous helping of Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other moments, to let the audience know why they should be supporting this couple. She expects better from him and pushes him to improve, while still expecting to be taken care of. She makes no attempt to ignore the fact that he is the Loser Protagonist, and frequently calls him on it, criticizes him, and rarely if ever fawns over him like some Fangirl. This is essentially a satire of the standard Magical Girlfriend, which describes a beautiful, classy, good-mannered, loyal girl - the logical result being she should be somewhat critical of her loser boyfriend. Snarky loser hero meets snarky haughty heroine.