History Main / ChildLikeVoice

* ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'':

* ''Manga/Haikyuu'': Protagonist Shoyo Hinata is short, adorable and has a fittingly boyish voice.

Contrast BaritoneOfStrength and ContraltoOfDanger, which denote fearsome, imposing and very adult-like characters with fittingly deep voices.

* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'': Armin Arlert, as portrayed by Creator/MarinaInoue, has a boyish voice that suits his fearful, timid and selfless nature. Downplayed with the English cast, where Creator/JoshGrelle gives him a more masculine voice, but still a decidedly very youthful one.

Contrast BaritoneOfStrength and ContraltoOfDanger, which denote fearsome, imposing and very adult-like characters with fittingly deep voices, men and women respectively.

Contrast BadassBaritone and ContraltoOfDanger, which denote fearsome, imposing and very adult-like characters with fittingly deep voices, men and women respectively.

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/KickButtowski'': Kick is a 10-year-old boy but has an unusually deep adult voice bordering on BadassBaritone, at odds with the rest of the kids his age. It's one sign that he has skills far beyond what would be normal for a child (or most adults, for that matter).

* ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'': Despite the show focusing on children, there's a few of them that subvert this trope, such as Numbuh 1 who has a voice more fitting for a teenager despite being 10. Other child characters usually have adult-sounding voices in order to fit the role or occupation they have, such as Elementary School Hall Monitor Joe Balooka, or a Salesman-like boy from Operation: S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

* Ted Wiggins from ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'' inverts this. Even though he's a 12-year-old boy, he's voiced by Creator/ZacEfron using his natural voice, which makes him sound like a man in his late teens/early twenties as a result.

* The adult Naruto in Anime/{{Boruto}} even though he’s now in his thirties he still has the same high pitched childish voice he had as a child and teenager, still provided by Junko Takeuchi and Maile Flanagan, in Japanese and English respectively.

* ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
** ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'': Koichi Hirose, the TinySchoolboy of the three teenagers we follow through Morioh, is given a notably boyish voice by Creator/YuukiKaji, to highlight his timidity and kindness, as well as to complement his short stature.
** ''Manga/GoldenWind'': Narancia Ghirga is voiced by Creator/DaikiYamashita, and since he's one of the lankier and more boyish-looking guys in Bucciarati's team, he has a notably childish voice.

* Goku in ''Manga/DragonBall'' retains his kid voice right up to the end, and into [[Anime/DragonBallZ the next series]]. It later turns out his father, Bardock, not only looked but sounded pretty much the same. Japanese audiences had been used to hearing Creator/MasakoNozawa as Goku from the start. In English-speaking countries, the first series didn't catch on and audiences largely started with ''DBZ'', so the VocalDissonance was a bit much and the dubs give the characters more mature voices.

-->-- '''Viktoriya Serebryakov''', ''LightNovel/SagaOfTanyaTheEvil''

** Izuku's most loyal female classmate, Ochaco Uraraka, is equally chipper and endearing, has similarly child-like facial features and a comparably high soprano, provided by Creator/AyaneSakura.

** In the movie ''Sponge on the Run'', the flashbacks to Kamp Koral feature [=SpongeBob=] and his friends with pubescent child voices, due to them having separate voice actors for them when younger. Averted in the spin-off where they retain their present day voices with slightly higher tones.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitan2003s'': Beast Boy is the youngest of the Titans, and easily one of the dorkiest. His goofy demeanor and overall child-like stature are well-complemented by a boyish tenor.

* WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse: One of the Walt Disney mascot's most distinguishing traits is his boyish, falsetto-like voice, which highlights his endearing design and his overall kindness and friendliness.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'': Beast Boy is the youngest of the Titans, and easily one of the dorkiest. His goofy demeanor and overall child-like stature are well-complemented by a boyish tenor.

--> '''Angel Kitty:''' Be grateful for your gifts. They are all around you.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStoryThatTimeForgot:'' [[CuteKitten Angel Kitty]] is one of the few "toys" actually voiced by a child in the WesternAnimation/ToyStory series, emphasizing her purity and cuteness.

** Luffy is in his late teens, but it isn't easy to tell just listening to him speak. Most language dubs, including Japanese and all of the handful of the English ones, make him sound like an energetic kid.

* ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'': Inverted in some foreign dubs (like in the [[VocalEvolution later episodes of the Latin American Spanish dub]]), wherein Ryder (who is only ten) has an adult man's voice.

** [=SpongeBob=] himself has a notably boyish, nasally voice, despite being old enough to own a house and have a full-time job, underscoring his childlike personality. This is particularly audible in the Serbian dub.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012'': Michelangelo is the most childish of the four Turtles, and in this show, he's played with a really child-like tone by Creator/GregCipes, who also voiced the aforementioned Beast Boy.

* ''Anime/OuranHighSchoolHostClub:'' [[TinySchoolboy Honey]] is 17-years-old and has seniority over most of the host club, yet has the voice, appearance, and personality of a small child. This is [[{{Handwave}} handwaved]] by him having a LeapDay birthday, and appeals to many of the host club's clients.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': [=SpongeBob=] himself has a notably boyish, nasally voice, despite being old enough to own a house and have a full-time job, underscoring his childlike personality. This is particularly audible in the Serbian dub.

* [[TheHero Ruby Rose]] from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' has a squeaky, high-pitched voice for a 15-year-old girl, to highlight her [[GenkiGirl high energy]] and [[NiceGirl kind-hearted]] [[AllLovingHero innocence]]. As the series grows DarkerAndEdgier, her voice gradually develops a more realistic tone, but it's still rather high. It's worth noting that her voice actress Lindsay Jones's natural voice is much deeper.

** ''Manga/VentoAureo'': Narancia Ghirga is voiced by Creator/DaikiYamashita, and since he's one of the lankier and more boyish-looking guys in Bucciarati's team, he has a notably childish voice.

** Yet another example with Creator/DaikiYamashita, and probably the best known in his portfolio, is the protagonist, Izuku Midoriya. His fuzzy hair, huge, round eyes and overall being a {{Fanboy}} of heroes is matched by a fittingly boyish tenor. Creator/JustinBriner replicates this trope well in the English dub.

** Other examples of this trope in Izuku's class are the shy, nervous Koji Koda, the invisible and energetic Toru Hagakure (who has a dorm room full of stuffed toys), the spunky Mina Ashido and the resident TinySchoolboy Minoru Mineta.

* ''Anime/OuranHighSchoolHostClub:'' [[TinySchoolboy Honey]] is 17 years old and has seniority over most of the host club, yet has the voice, appearance, and personality of a small child. This is [[{{Handwave}} handwaved]] by him having a LeapDay birthday, and appeals to many of the host club's clients.

* Ted Wiggins from ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax'' inverts this. Even though he's a 12-year old boy, he's voiced by Creator/ZacEfron using his natural voice, which makes him sound like a man in his late teens/early twenties as a result.
* Downplayed in ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' with [[KidFromTheFuture Wilbur]], who despite mentioning he's 13 years old, sounds more like someone in his early teens whenever he talks, though there are moments where he speaks in a slightly higher tone of voice, more notably in a few deleted scenes.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'': Mary Louise Dahl is an actress with a genetic condition that prevents aging, leaving her looking 3 years old though she's in her 30's. As Baby Doll, she's a child-themed criminal seeking revenge on the television executives who canceled her show, speaking in a babyish voice as she captures them; in private she drops the voice and speaks like a grown woman, revealing the damage the condition has done to her psyche.

* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'': Bobby Hill is 13 years old for the majority of the series' run, but he never goes through age-appropriate physical changes his best friend Joseph does. Bobby's voice actor, Creator/PamelaAdlon, gave him a set of squeaky vocals that convey that immaturity, showing that Bobby is a late bloomer compared to the rest of his peers.

* Goku in ''Anime/DragonBall'' retains his kid voice right up to the end, and into [[Anime/DragonBallZ the next series]]. It later turns out his father, Bardock, not only looked but sounded pretty much the same. Japanese audiences had been used to hearing Creator/MasakoNozawa as Goku from the start. In English-speaking countries, the first series didn't catch on and audiences largely started with ''DBZ'', so the VocalDissonance was a bit much and the dubs give the characters more mature voices.

** ''Manga/DiamondIsUnbreakable'': Koichi Hirose, the TinySchoolboy of the three teenagers we follow through Morioh, is given a notably boyish voice by Creator/YukiKaji, to highlight his timidity and kindness, as well as to complement his short stature.