The Cutie / Anime & Manga

Three cuties looking at each other

In Shōjo

• Azumanga Daioh:
  • Chiyo Mihama seems to exist for the sole purpose of having everyone fawn over her. Not that we can blame them, since calling Chiyo "cute" amounts to calling the ocean big.
  • Osaka, in a sense, being a curious, sweet, (relatively) innocent cloudcuckoolander with big lovable eyes and a soft voice. Especially when she's eating sata andagi.
  • Sakaki is an odd example. She's an imposing, intimidating and tall Huge Schoolgirl, is often mistaken for a delinquent (or at least for being very aloof) and is very good at sports. That said, she's actually nothing but a very kind and sweet girl without a mean bone in her body, who loves cute things and wishes she had Chiyo's cute appearance; furthermore, she's also quite a cloudcuckoolander.
• Cardcaptor Sakura:
  • Tomoyo has obvious fondness for Sakura and is near infallibly charming and innocent.
  • Sakura herself leans more and more into this as the series goes on as she's earnest and friendly. Tomoyo makes sure she fits this trope by making her darling costumes (if Syaoran is involved, expect a Luminescent Blush).
• Diabolik Lovers: Yui Komori is an adorable Shrinking Violet who's pursued by many vampires for her blood. Laito comments on how easily she's flustered and manipulated.
• Hello! Sandybell: 12 year old Sandybell Christie is an unconventional example - she's certainly adorable, but she's also stubborn and honest to a fault. She has a heart of gold, as well as an upbeat demeanor in spite of the fact that she's an orphan. She's a Plucky Girl who doesn't let the negativity of others bring her down, and impresses even her most dedicated of detractors with her spirit, eventually turning them into her friends.
• Highschool of the Dead:
  • Alice is a 7-year-old when the world as they once knew it is overrun by "them". In spite of this, she's eternally cheerful (or tries to be), even when she's terrified. But the thought of being alone again scares her even more than "they" do.
  • Asami was a newly assigned patrol officer, who was presented as cheerful, perky, and eager to make a good impression. Her inexperience was apparent, which made her endearing as a character.
• Iga No Kabamaru: Mai is a socially awkward girl, often bashful and adorable when she laughs. Kabamaru is in love with her for his very reason.
• Fujiwara from Kaguya-sama: Love Is War is a cheerful, cute girl who wears a large bow on her hair. Every time she speaks, there are flower effects around her speech bubbles.
• Mako from Kill la Kill. Her happy and carefree nature is utterly adorable.
• Lady!!: Lynn Russell, despite losing her mother at five and being shunned at her new home for being a Fish out of Water, always looks at the bright side of things and behaves kindly to the people that treat her badly. She has golden hair and big eyes, and a heart full of empathy, and she charms the Hot-Blooded Edward into being her protector.
• Maken-ki!:
  • Kimi is the manga's primary example, given she's petite, shy, and she's such an otaku that her "Comic Star" ability is based on her imagination and derives its power from her love of manga and cosplay.
  • Inaho styles her hair in a short pair of bobbles that look like animal ears, and has a perpetual cat smile. While she's a capable fighter, she mainly serves as the series' Plucky Comic Relief and is often used to cut dramatic tension.
  • Celia is fun personified, which has endeared her to her legions of fans, as she's a teen idol. And she's so moe, that she has heart shaped irises and her speech bubbles also have hearts in them — even when she's angry!
• Project Ako: C-ko Kotobuki is very cute, innocent, and very devoted to A-ko. She's also vulnerable and prone to being abducted.
• Puella Magi Madoka Magica:
  • Madoka Kaname is so adorable that Sayaka jokingly declared that she couldn't let her become popular with boys.
  • Homura was originally a dorky version of a cute one in the original timeline; glasses, pigtails, kind yet unsure of herself, etc.
• Sailor Moon:
  • Usagi Tsukino is easily the most innocent and happy-go-lucky Guardian. She's unfailingly optimistic and forgiving to anyone and everyone.
  • Ami Mizuno is the most intelligent of the Guardians, but she is also a genuine sweetheart who is especially faithful to Usagi.
  • Minako Aino is bubbly and optimistic, much like Usagi, and is a kind-hearted individual overall.
  • Chibi-Chibi is absolutely adorable, being just a toddler who mostly says her own name instead of sentences. Usagi even points out that she's much sweeter than Chibi-Usa.
  • Diana the Cat, Luna and Artemis' Kid from the Future, is a sweetheart and very adorable.
• Spy X Family: Anya, with her childish naivete and curiosity, combined with her cute design, is undeniably adorable.
• Tanaka-kun is Always Listless: Miyano is a Cloudcuckoolander Genki Girl whose small size makes her look like a middle schooler or younger rather than a high school student. She's so cute that her attempt to be a cat demon for her class' haunted house fell flat because she came off as an adorable Cat Girl instead of a vicious monster (this actually made the haunted house more popular).
• Common for World Masterpiece Theater protagonists:
  • Remy: Nobody's Girl: Remy is beloved for her kindness to animals and singing skills. In the orphanage, she earns the favour of the kids for her encouraging Cool Big Sis attitude.
  • Pollyanna: The titular Pollyanna has Innocent Blue Eyes, Youthful Freckles, and makes it a point to always see the good in anything, because her father told her to do so before passing.
  • Lucy-May of the Southern Rainbow: Lucy-May and Kate are both Bratty Half Pints, but they're also beloved around the neighborhood of Adelaide for being good hearted and helpful.
• From the same creator behind Azumanga Daioh, Yotsuba&! has the titular Yotsuba who is found to be both adorable and loveable by nearly everyone who meets her, and due to her young age she's naive (with a few Adorably Precocious Child moments) and always discovering new things.
• Zombie Land Saga: Lily Hoshikawa, the youngest member of Franchouchou at twelve, is a cheery, starry-eyed girl who got her start as a child-actress. She's a very enthusiastic and social girl who tries to help the others get along.

Outside Shōjo

• Bubblegum Crisis: Nene is the youngest member of the Knight Sabres, and is presented as the cheerful, perky member of the team who's always concerned about her weight, because of her insatiable Sweet Tooth.
• Beyblade Burst: Valt Aoi is a total cutie pie from the bottom to the tippy top.
• Cells at Work!: The Platelets are protrayed as young children who are not only very cute looking, but also very friendly. Their appearances lead to many adorable moments and their presence induces Cuteness Proximity from all the other cells.
• Chi from Chobits is one of the cutest animé characters ever made. Not only is she absolutely gorgeous, she is unbelievably innocent and sweet. Add the fact that she has the mind of an innocent baby (she's a persocom whose memories were erased and so she has to relearn everything)'', and her saying "Chi?" at least eight times per episode and you have a serious overdose of cuteness in one lovable character.
• Chibi Marukochan:
  • Maruko and her sister Sakiko are cute.
• Daimos:
  • Nana Izumi (nicknamed Candy♡Candy with a gun by fans) has a golden hair and adorable blue eyes. She's a bit of a brat, but is a sweet girl and cares for Erika even if she's jealous of her.
  • Princess Erika loves flowers and is a kind girl. Even after she's publicly disgraced for choosing to side with the humans in the war, she retains a lot of popularity amongst the Baam-seijin.
• Daltanious: Ochame is a six year old orphan who was taken in by Sanae after her parents were killed in the Alien Invasion. She loves animals, is a bundle of energy, and Kento loves to make her happy.
• Dragon Ball:
  • Goku was pretty adorable in his youth, mainly as the result of Akira Toriyama's Puni Plush art style during the first five years of the manga's serialization. It helped that Goku was also pretty dimwitted, which gave him his trademark adorkability and naivety, two traits that helped compliment his huggable appearance as a child.
  • Gohan and Goten (Goku's sons) were well-mannered, naïve, and dorky as kids.
  • Krilin's daughter, Marron. A sweet little girl.
  • Pan as a four-year-old was cute and bubbly and full of energy. She's more tomboyishly cute in GT.
• Food Wars!: Out of the entire cast, Megumi Tadokoro stands out as the sweetest and most adorable, especially given that she's not as much of a competition freak like them. This is even reflected in her cooking style, focusing more on hospitality and making people happy rather than trying to cause an impact.
• Ghost Talker's Daydream: Ai is very similar to Momo Hinamori, and was such a Woobie that she drew out Misaki's 'big sister' instinct.
• Great Teacher Onizuka: Tomoko Nomura is the sweetest girl in her class, partly due to her ditziness making her too dumb to be mean to anyone, though she's also a genuinely nice person. Unfortunately, her ditziness and Cloudcuckoolander tendencies led to her Friendless Background, at least until Onizuka shows everyone her Hidden Depths. She also has a Kawaiiko personality, collecting dolls and cute things.
• Jeanie With The Light Brown Hair: All three of the main characters, Jeanie, Bill and Stpehen, are precocious children with big dreams and a strong sense of justice. Stephen wants to become an esteemed man worthy of Jeanie's love, Jeanie is a Friend to All Living Things ready to help anyone, and Bill is a soft little boy who desires to be like his tough-as-nails dad.
• In March Comes in Like a Lion, Hina's probably one of the cutest characters, second only to her younger sister. She constantly approaches life with cheer, kindness, and optimism, despite the tragedy of losing her parents.
• Mischievous Twins: The Tales of St. Clare's: Unlike her boisterous sister, Isabel is very demure and soft-spoken. Her classmates think she's adorable and very pretty.
• Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid has Kanna, the resident Token Mini-Moe among the cast, though she's something of a variation due to being The Stoic. There's even a Running Gag about her best friend suffering a Cuteness Overload just from being near her.
• Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water: Marie was taken in by Jean and Nadia and essentially becomes their ward, since her parents were killed by Gargoyle's soldiers. Grandis and her gang also take a shine to her, with Sanson acting as her big brother figure (and eventually husband, when she grows up).
• Naruto:
  • Hinata Hyuga in Part I of the story, being extremely kind and sweet, polite, shy and having a crush on Naruto.
  • Hinata's own daughter with Naruto, Himawari, seems to be this to the next generation according to Boruto. She's a sweet Cheerful Child.
• Pokémon: The Series has shown plenty of these, but Clemont's little sister Bonnie definitely qualifies the most for the Main Characters, being a sweet and adorable Cheerful Child who loves making new friends.
• Project Ako: C-Ko's so adorable that few can resist her charm, including Mari, which is why A-ko and B-ko are both so fiercely protective of her.
• The Quintessential Quintuplets: Fuutarou's younger sister, Raiha, is such a sweet and lovable little girl that pretty much everyone in and out of universe adores her. Both Itsuki and Yotsuba can attest to her capacity to induce Cuteness Proximity just by making Puppy-Dog Eyes.
• Sasami from Tenchi Muyo! and Pretty Sammy is an incredibly adorable Cheerful Child, complete with Girlish Pigtails and kindhearted personality.
• Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: Protagonist Iruma Suzuki is a rare male example. Beyond looking the part, Iruma is genuinely kind to everyone he meets, and always tries to resolve situations as peacefully as possible. He can also act endearingly childlike whenever he’s really excited or curious about something, such as going to an amusement park for the first time. This has helped to win him the respect and admiration of many demons - Lied even outright calls him a cinnamon roll at one point!
• Shun Matsuoka from You and Me is one of the sweetest characters ever.
• Voltes V has a male example with Kenichi's little brother Hiyoshi, the youngest pilot of Voltes V. He's 10, but looks up to his big brother's friends and wants to impress them, and also invents a cute octopus Robot Buddy in the form of Tako.
  (scenario: Tako has just disposed of a bomb)
  Hiyoshi: "Tako! Are you alright?"
  Tako: "Tako is fine because Hiyoshi made them big and strong!" *kisses Hiyoshi's cheek*
• Yu-Gi-Oh!: Shizuka Kawai and Mokuba Kaiba, both young children who are constantly protected by the older kids. Shizuka's last name even means cute in Japanese, and the scenes of her and her big brother Jonouchi spending time together are adorable.
  • Yugi Mutou in his default self counts as well. His big eyes, fascination with games, and caring nature are a factor.