History Main / CheeryPink

->''Pink! Goes with everything!\\
We like other colors, but pink just looks so good on us\\
P: Pretty\\
I: Intelligent\\
N: Never sad\\
K: Kool!''
-->-- '''{{Music/Lizzo}}''', "Pink" in ''Film/Barbie2023''

* Chibiusa/Rini from ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' is a pink-haired CheerfulChild, nicknamed "The Pink Spore" by her (mostly Western) detractors. Her pinkness gets dialed up when she gets her full Senshi powers. Her fuku is mostly pink and her attack is even "Pink Sugar Heart Attack".

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* ''VideoGame/GalaxyAngel'': Milfeulle Sakuraba has pink hair and her Angel uniform has a pink skirt. She's the most cheerful and optimistic among the members of the Angel Troupe in both the videogame and anime continuities, always kind and friendly to everyone.
* Misha from ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' is Shizune's very cheerful and loud best friend. She has bright pink hair. [[spoiler:This is an invoked example as Misha's natural hair color is brown and she is [[StepfordSmiler hiding her more depressed personality]] under a mask of sweetness]].
* April May from the very first ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]'' game seems like this on the surface: her hair and clothes are pink, and she's very playful, bubbly, and bouncy... in more ways than one. But she's the accomplice to Case 1-2's murderer, and a nastier side [[NightmareFace (and a scarier face)]] surfaces when she's sufficiently pissed off.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TurningRed'', when Mei starts embracing the panda more, she starts showing off the pink polo shirt underneath her red cardigan, and becomes even more cheerful.

* Amy Rose from the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series is a pink hedgehog and is always cheerful and excited, especially whenever she's with the titular character whom she's in love with, much to his dismay.

A cheerful character wears (or ''is'') pink to signify their cheerfulness and optimism.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles'', Violet Parr favors clothes in purple and other dark colors, fitting her rather dour personality. After she gains more self-confidence (thanks to superhero-ing), she switches to wearing a pink shirt.

* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'''s Mina Ashido. She has pink skin as a side effect of her Quirk and pink hair, and she's one of the most cheerful and upbeat students in her class. Her hero name is even "Pinky".

* [[ImageSource Pictured above]] is ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'''s Mina Ashido. She has pink skin as a side effect of her Quirk and pink hair, and she's one of the most cheerful and upbeat students in her class. Her hero name is even "Pinky".

* Mina Ashido from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', pictured above. She has pink skin as a side effect of her Quirk and pink hair and she's one of the most cheerful and upbeat students in her class. Her hero name is even "Pinky".

* April May from the very first ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright]]'' game seems like this on the surface: her hair and clothes are pink, and she's very playful, bubbly, and bouncy... [[{{Gainaxing}} in more ways than one.]] But she's the accomplice to Case 1-2's murderer, and a nastier side [[NightmareFace (and a scarier face)]] surfaces when she's sufficiently pissed off.

** ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'' and ''[[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Futari Wa Pretty Cure MaX Heart]]'': Although Cure Black's theme color is, well, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment ...black]], her secondary color is pink and she is cheerful and energetic.

** ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'': Cure Happy manages to top all the previous heroines by having pink hair and eyes both transformed and untransformed (although it's a much darker pink untransformed), and has the cheerful and energetic attitude to match. Her Cure name even states that she's one of the happiest Cures in the series!

** ''Anime/DeliciousPartyPrettyCure'': Cure Delicious has pink hair, pink eyes, a pink outfit and is a GenkiGirl.

* The main character of ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'' is a GenkiGirl who retains an entirely pink color scheme, even though her outfit undergoes several changes as the show progresses.
* Yuna from ''Anime/YukiYunaIsAHero'' is a RedHeadedHero. Her magical girl appearance has pink hair and equally pink attire. Yuna is the most energetic and optimistic of the Heroes.
* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'': Main character Lucia's tail as a mermaid is pink, and her idol form outfit consists of a pink dress, pink gloves, and pink boots.

* Mina Ashido from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'', pictured above. She has pink skin as a side effect of her Quirk and pink hair and she's one of the most cheerful and upbeat students in her class. Her hero name is even "Pinky".
* ''Manga/{{Gravitation}}''. Male example: Shindou Shuichi has pink hair and is the poster child for {{Keet}}.
* ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'':
** Caro is normally happy, if a little shy. She has pink hair, magic, and clothing.
** Downplayed by the ever cheerful Nanoha who, while closely associated with the color pink (as it's the color of her magic, and she can hit you with [[WaveMotionGun a lot of it]]), almost always wears white.
** Symbolically speaking, Fate [[FriendshipTrinket exchanging her black hair ribbons for Nanoha's pink ones]] at the end of the first season marked the point where her outlook on life started to improve.
** Averted by Signum who wears pink and has pink hair but is TheStoic.
* Ichigo from ''Manga/SeiyusLife'' is ''always'' wearing pink and is incredibly upbeat. Then again, with a StageName that translates to "Cute Smile Strawberry", what did you expect?

* Kaito Odagiri of ''Bokura wa Mahou Shounen'' is an excitable, cheerful young boy whose [[MagicalGirl Magical Boy]] form has a pink motif. In the scanlations, his callsign is even the trope name.
* Yokosawa from ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' is an example (justified, because she's an axolotl), persistently upbeat and very talkative (to the point that it actually annoys Retsuko sometimes).

* In ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', Belle starts to think of Beast more kindly during the "Something There" number, and she is wearing a pink dress.
* In ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'', after Ariel gets her legs, she's given a pink PimpedOutDress in a scene, where she can barely contain her excitement at being in the human world (although this continues even when she's in [[TrueBlueFemininity her blue dress]]).

* ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'''s Princess Aurora spends most of the film with her dress coloured blue - and whenever she's wearing the dress, she's sad that she thinks she won't get to see Philip again. In the subsequent Franchise/DisneyPrincess merchandise (including spin-off stories), she is wearing the dress in pink when she's reunited with her parents and therefore much happier.

* ''Film/ThirteenGoingOnThirty'': Jenna slowly undergoes a HeelFaceTurn as she gets back in touch with her childhood self. This is accompanied by her being seen in soft pink outfits more often.

* Arche from ''VideoGame/TalesOfPhantasia'' is a perky 17-year-old witch who dresses in pink and has pink hair to boot.
* Amy Rose from the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series is a pink hedgehog and is always cheerful and excited, especially whenever she's with the titular character whom she's in love with, much to his dismay.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Kirby is an adorable pink blob that is cheerful and has a mentality of an active toddler. [[BadassAdorable He can also kick some serious butt.]] [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore If you live in America, however...]]
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
** Happiny evolves into Chansey after leveling up with an Oval Stone, which evolves into Blissey when leveled up with high friendship. All three forms are pink and their [[MeaningfulName names hint]] at their cheerful and friendly nature.
** Cherrim's Sunshine form has pink petals and by nature is very energetic.

* Princess Peach of ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' fame almost always wears pink. She's the sweet and cheerful (though not as much as [[VibrantOrange Daisy]]) ruler of the Mushroom Kingdom.
* Dizzy, the most upbeat and peppy playable character in ''VideoGame/IgglePop'', is an Iggle with bright pink fur.

* In ''VideoGame/EnsembleStars'', Tori is associated with pink - he wears a pink jumper under his uniform, sometimes has pink accents on his idol costumes, and has pink hair. However, this bubbly cuteness is a deliberate affectation to make himself seem cuter. But while he's not as sweet as he first appears, he's still quite childish and enthusiastic.
* ''VideoGame/BugFables'':
** Cerise is a pink-colored fruity bug that vaguely resembles a cherry, and is not only incredibly friendly and cheerful, but also ridiculously ditzy. [[EstablishingCharacterMoment When she's first encountered]], she's seen taking a nap in a prison cell she accidentally dug her way into and is rather nonchalant about the whole thing.
** Muze, a moth living in the Ant Kingdom, has a body that runs the gauntlet between a bunch of different shades of pink and is very welcoming to Team Snakemouth when they introduce themselves to her. [[spoiler:According to Leif, her ancestor, she's a dead ringer for his late wife Muse who was a lot louder and headstrong, but still very friendly.]]
** [[spoiler:The pink-petaled goddess Venus appears to be more of a FoulFlower at first, but once Team Snakemouth has proven their worth to her, she's revealed to be a kind and upstanding goddess who is very chummy with them save for Vi, whose greediness rubs her the wrong way.]]
* Robot Master Bounce Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan11'' is a [[BigFun round, rubbery, pink Robot Master with the mentality of a playful, hyperactive child.]] While he's been reprogrammed by Wily for his evil schemes, he isn't mean or unpleasant towards Mega Man and views their fight as a game. He can even start his fight by joyfully exclaiming "Oh boy, a new playmate!"
* Hilda from ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses'' has striking pink eyes and matching hair that are bound to immediately catch the player's attention. And while she's lazy to a fault, that doesn't stop her from being perky and playful, as well as [[BadassAdorable damn good with a gigantic axe.]]

* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'':
** ''My Little Pony'' has over two hundred pink ponies, but Pinkie Pie is the most famous example of this trope. Pinkie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyG3'' is cheerful and nice, though [[CharacterExaggeration not to the degree]] of her party-loving {{Cloudcuckoolander}} [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic G4]] counterpart (who is actually an {{expy}} of the white-and-yellow coloured Surprise from G1). She was upgraded to TheLeader during the "Core 7" retool.
** Princess Cadence, also from G4, quite literally has powers over love and was Twilight's favourite foal sitter years ago. She's essentially a surrogate CoolBigSis and frequent source of care and affection for Twilight.

* Molly from ''WesternAnimation/BubbleGuppies'' has pink hair. She is optimistic and nice.
* Aelita from ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' has pink hair and wears pink clothes. While not nearly as cheerful as [[{{Keet}} Odd]] she is often upbeat.
* Pim from ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'' has pink skin and a pint-sized bundle of joy.
* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Rose's son Steven didn't inherit his mother's pink hair color, but instead [[PinkHeroine inherited her love for pink]]. His shirt is pink and [[ColorCodedWizardry his powers are, too]]. He's also a CheerfulChild.
* Starfire's [[AdaptationDyeJob normally red hair is pink]] in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo''. She is usually the most optimistic and cheerful of the team.

** Downplayed again in ''Anime/HealinGoodPrettyCure'' - Cure Grace has a pink outfit, pink eyes, and pink hair, but she's less energetic than other lead Cures due to being an IllGirl.

* Chibiusa/Rini from ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' is a pink-haired CheerfulChild, nicknamed "The Pink Spore" by her (mostly Western) detractors. Her pinkness gets dialed UpTo11 when she gets her full Senshi powers. Her fuku is mostly pink and her attack is even "Pink Sugar Heart Attack".

* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'': Kirby is an adorable pink blob that is cheerful and has a mentality of an active toddler.

** CureBlossom, who [[Inverted inverts]] this in ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure''. While Cure Blossom '''does''' have a pink scheme color, along with the pink hair to boot, she's more of a ShrinkingViolet instead. The blue Cure, Cure Marine, is the one who's an outgoing GenkiGirl.

** ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5'' and ''Anime/YesPrettyCure5 [=GoGo=]'': Cure Dream manages to top Cure Bloom by having pink hair as well as a pink uniform and being a GenkiGirl.
** ''Anime/FreshPrettyCure'': Cure Peach manages to top Cure Dream by having a name that alludes to the color pink (Momozono/Peach), two shades of pink in her uniform, and even pink eyes and is a GenkiGirl.
** Inverted in ''Anime/HeartCatchPrettyCure'': While Cure Blossom has a pink scheme color, along with pink hair, she's more of a ShrinkingViolet instead. The blue Cure, Cure Marine, is the one who's an outgoing GenkiGirl.

** ''Anime/SmilePrettyCure'': Cure Happy manages to top all the previous heroines by having pink hair and eyes both transformed and untransformed (although it's a much darker pink untransformed), and has the cheerful and energetic attitude to match.
** ''Anime/DokiDokiPrecure'': Cure Heart is the first Cure to get less pink when she transforms, with her pink hair turning blonde (although she keeps her pink eyes), but is still a GenkiGirl.

** ''Anime/GoPrincessPrettyCure'': Cure Flora has a pink outfit, gets pink streaks in her hair when she transforms, and is a GenkiGirl.
** ''Anime/MahoGirlsPrecure'': Cure Miracle's outfit is bright pink (except the skirt, which is a lighter shade of pink), she wears a pink bow in her hair, and her hairband has a small pink witch hat. She's also a GenkiGirl.
** ''Anime/KiraKiraPrecureALaMode'': Cure Whip has pink eyes, her white Cure outfit has a dark pink frill accent, a pink bodice, a hot pink bow on her left hip, pink boots, and a magenta choker, and she's a GenkiGirl.

** Played with in ''Anime/TropicalRougePrettyCure'' - Cure Summer is a GenkiGirl, but her outfit is mainly white, with hints of pink, yellow and blue.

* Chibiusa/Rini from ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' is a pink-haired CheerfulChild, nicknamed "The Pink Spore" by her detractors. Her pinkness gets dialed UpTo11 when she gets her full Senshi powers. Her fuku is mostly pink and her attack is even "Pink Sugar Heart Attack".