History Adorkable / AnimeAndManga

* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld'': Haruyuki. Cute? Check. Clumsy? Check. A huge video game nerd with zero self esteem, yet has a rather sizable harem ([[LikesOlderWomen most of whom are]] [[WiseBeyondTheirYears way older than him in many ways]])? Double check.

** Kotomi is a socially awkward, eccentric TeenGenius who is nonetheless very sweet and lovable.

** Nagisa is timid and mildly eccentric, and yet is extremely cute and lovable.
** Kotomi is a socially awkward yet sweet-hearted {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.
** Fuko is quite endearing with her starfish hobby that she shares with her peers and her IntergenerationalFriendship with little Ushio.
** Sanae's bumbling and childlike nature makes her absolutely adorable.

** Sanae's airheaded and childish nature makes her absolutely adorable.

** Despite being rather airheaded and childish, Sanae is nonetheless just as adorable as her daughter.

* ''VisualNovela/{{Clannad}}'':

** Sanae's childlike and sensitive nature makes her absolutely adorable.

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** Conan's teacher Sumiko Kobayashi is not only really pretty, but a very sweet NiceGirl who often goes {{adorkable}} when she fangirls over her beloved mystery authors and the Japanese Police (she wanted to be a police woman before choosing to become a teacher), or when she tries to become [[SnoopingLittleKid the Detective Kids's]] "manager". Appropriately, [[spoiler:when she and GentlemanInspector Shiratori [[ChildhoodFriendRomance get together]], [[MoeCouplet her adorkable levels]] start rubbing off on ''him''.]]

** Johnny. He's incredibly clumsy, and kind-hearted.

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* ''Manga/{{Haikyuu}}'': Kageyama. He might be [[TheAce an amazing volleyball player]], but is as [[NoSocialSkills socially awkward]] as it gets. His cluelessness in social situations along with his [[TheComicallySerious serious attitude]] about the most mundane and ridiculous things (such as buying milk at a vending machine) make him come off as endearing to fans.

** Junko in-universe was revered as a pure and perfect idol who kept herself elusive to fans so that they could admire her from afar. Then you meet the real version of her: an intensely shy, demure girl who gets flustered about love, can't operate a computer to save someone's life, and is constantly being chased around like a cat by Tae. She also has a some very sweet interactions with those closest to her like Ai and Sakura, especially the former.

*** Naruto and Hinata get [[UpToEleven an extra dose]] of this in ''Anime/TheLastNarutoTheMovie'', ''especially'' in the second act of the movie, after [[spoiler:[[LoveEpiphany he realizes he's in love with her]] and he starts [[EveryoneCanSeeIt being incredibly unsubtle with his feelings]], whilst she is humorously, and {{iron|y}}ically, [[ObliviousToLove oblivious to it all]]]].

* ''Revenge'' introduces Maimai Yuzuriha, an incomparably upbeat, klutzy, and sweet girl with a massive admiration for Franchouchou. Even the reveal that her idols are ''zombies'' isn't enough to sway her sheer glee meeting them.

** When Vorona goes undercover as Shizuo's kohai to discover his weaknesses and eventually kill him, she discovers to her surprise that the [[TheRedBaron God of Destruction in a Bartender Suit]] is actually a rather dorky NiceGuy when he's not under the influence of his violent HairTriggerTemper. Cue the [[DefrostingIceQueen defrosting]].

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'':
** Conan himself. In the beginning of the series the only clothes he's seen wearing are his miniature suit, complete with a bow tie. This combined with his cute ways of expressing his feelings and his ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'' obsession create top quality Adorkable material. He can also be classified as an out-and-out mystery geek, not just a Holmes geek.
** [[LikeFatherLikeSon Conan's dad]], Yusaku Kudo. He's a mystery writer who gets a bit too excited about mysteries. Also, his glasses rock. And his wife/Conan's mom Yukiko mixes this with OneOfTheKids, {{Tsundere}}, and being ''really damn pretty''.
** Conan's teacher Sumiko Kobayashi is not only really pretty, but a very sweet NiceGirl who often goes {{adorkable}} when she fangirls over her beloved mystery authors and the Japanese Police (she wanted to be a police woman before choosing to become a teacher), or when she tries to become [[SnoopingLittleKid the Detective Kids's]] "manager". Appropriately, [[spoiler:when she and GentlemanInspector Shiratori [[ChildhoodFriendRomance get together]], [[MoeCouplet her adorkable levels]] start rubbing off on ''him''.]]

* ''Manga/KanakosLifeAsAnAssassin'': The eponymous Kanako has many cute attributes such as reciting the names of different animals to set her mind at ease. Upon becoming an assassin, she is at first disturbed by her killings but gradually becomes a natural at it to the point she was happy to know that she had become a legend in the underground.

** Grell in butler attire may have epitomized Adorkable, had [[{{Transgender}} she]] not revealed her [[ChainsawGood true]] [[DepravedBisexual nature]] after one chapter, appearing in butler form for only a few pages.

** Daisuke.

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** Ryuichi Kobayashi definitely. With his huge ears and easily flustered nature, especially around women.
** Azumi Yamada is a total klutz and is a mousy cute little girl who gets easily flustered over things of a sexual nature.

%%** And [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Isaac]] [[ThoseTwoGuys and]] [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} Miria]].

%%* ''Manga/BirdyTheMighty'': Tsutomu Senkawa from the 1996 OVA adaptation. The English dub makes him sound even more dorky.

%% * ''Anime/FreedomProject'': Takeru and Bismarck. Their dorky teenage nervousness around girls, for many, will ring all too true.
%% ** Takeru
%% ** Bismarck

%%* ''Manga/GirlsBravo'': [[ButtMonkey Yuki]][[AccidentalPervert nari]]. Also, [[ShrinkingViolet Koyomi]].

%% * ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'': Many characters end up being this trope in one way or another. The most prominent examples are [[KidHero Issei]], [[StatuesqueStunner Rias]], [[NiceGirl Asia]] & [[ShrinkingViolet Gasper]].

%%** Keiichi, especially during the "punishment games".

%%* * ''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'': [[NoSocialSkills Tomoko]]. One of the [[ThisLoserIsYou reasons]] [[Website/FourChan /a/]] [[TheWoobie just wanna hug her]].

%% * ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'': Brief, the somewhat woobie-ish ButtMonkey KidSidekick.

%% * ''Anime/PsychoPass'': Akane has shades of dorky cuteness. Before her BreakTheCutie TraumaCongaLine.
%%* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Madoka [[spoiler:and Homura, before she [[TookALevelInBadass took]] [[OverNineThousand over 9000 levels]] [[TookALevelInBadass in badass]]]].
%% * ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'':

%% ** Ranma when he lets go of the jerk part of his JerkWithAHeartOfGold nature.

%%* ''Manga/Reborn2004'': Tsuna.
%%** Kozato Enma.
%%** Irie Shouichi. He's even got the glasses.
%%** Dino when his subordinates aren't around becomes really clumsy and dorky.

%%* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'': Sweet, kind and cuddly ([[SuperPoweredEvilSide most of]] [[BewareTheNiceOnes the time]]) Himura Kenshin.

%%** Maka. She may be a total badass on the battlefield (even then, a BadassAdorable and BadassBookworm), but she can definitely become this trope at times. Especially the basketball scene.

%%* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'':
%%** Keima himself (despite acting like an outright jerk); he's known as the [[{{Otaku}} ota]][[{{Megane}} mega]] after all.
%%** [[ShrinkingViolet Shiori]] [[CuteBookworm Shiomiya]].

%%* ''Manga/AskDrRin'': Tokiwa [[spoiler:when he's not possessed]] is a very sweet, if a little doofy, ChickMagnet.

%%** Arthur, the {{Moe}} NiceGuy, and Finnian, the [[{{Keet}} hyper]] crybaby.
%%** Grell in butler attire may have epitomized Adorkable, had [[{{Transgender}} she]] not revealed her [[ChainsawGood true]] [[DepravedBisexual nature]] after one chapter, appearing in butler form for only a few pages.
%%** Snake is described near-perfectly by this page. Shy? Check. Quirky? Check. Socially awkward? Check, check, check.

%%** [[{{Moe}} Orihime]], Bleach's resident {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, manages to be this from time to time.

%%* ''Manga/DawnOfTheArcana'': Caesar, whenever he thinks about Nakaba or tries to make her happy.
%%* ''Manga/DGrayMan'':
%% ** Johnny. He's incredibly clumsy, and kind-hearted.
%% ** BadassBookworm Lavi
%% ** MadScientist Komui
%% ** NaiveNewcomer Krory
%% ** TheKlutz Miranda
%% ** Allen, since his {{Moe}} NiceGuy traits have been known to reach dangerous levels.

%% ** Daisuke.
%%** Towa-chan, especially when she's around Dark.
%%* ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'': The Literature Girl. A CuteClumsyGirl who tried to re-enact the novel she wrote and had a crush with they guy (Hidenori) who happened to sit on the ArtificialRiverbank? Check.

%%** Some Digimon themselves qualify for the trope as well, particularly Gomamon.

%%** Sheska, the CuteBookworm from Central Library.
%%** Al, the giant suit of armor who loves kittens.

%%* ''Manga/FutureDiary'': There's Yukiteru who is an {{Expy}} of Shinji.

%%* ''Manga/KarateShoukoushiKohinataMinoru'': Minoru.

%%* ''Manga/NoMatterHowILookAtItItsYouGuysFaultImNotPopular'': [[NoSocialSkills Tomoko]]. One of the [[ThisLoserIsYou reasons]] [[Website/FourChan /a/]] [[TheWoobie just wanna hug her]].