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* ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' features many of the objects. Bell, Bomby, Bracelety, Bubble, Cake, Grassy, Ice Cube (her mini self also counts), Lightning, Naily, Rocky, Ruby, and Woody are some examples.

For the non-anthropomorphic equivalent, see RidiculouslyCuteCritter. See also MoeAnthropomorphism, MoeCouplet; compare TheCutie, a more specific form of Moe defined by innocence, and TheWoobie where the focus is about sympathy. YamatoNadeshiko has a similar appeal but for older characters. Also see WhenSheSmiles for situations where applicable characters get massive Moe points for finally breaking out a smile. In darker series, very likely to suffer BreakTheCutie. WeaknessTurnsHerOn is a sort of DistaffCounterpart that concerns women's attraction to ''moe'' males. Contrasts are the CompleteMonster, the character who is '''''absolutely''''' unsymphatetic and unloved because of their exceptional evilness, abomination, lack of conscience and remorse, and irredeemablity. WhatDoYouMeanItsNotForLittleGirls when someone mistakes a moe show that's meant for [[{{Seinen}} older males]] for a show that's meant for [[{{Shoujo}} little girls]].

* ''Fanfic/TotalDramaKids'': The designs for the kiddie versions of the teens are all completely and absolutely adorable!

* ''Film/ShortCircuit'':
** Johnny Five. The robot's deep respect for life, loyalty to his friends, and fondness for movie quotes all make him pretty lovable.
** Toy company purchasing agent Sandy, from the sequel. Her enthusiasm for novelty toys that her boss dislikes and the way she's eventually charmed by Ben's awkward flirting are pretty cute.

* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' features the girls, who are all {{Disabled Love Interest}}s who each have some moe traits, but ShrinkingViolet Hanako probably takes the cake. However, it's worth noting that despite fandom's treatment of Hanako as moe, [[spoiler:her route in the game actually deconstructs the concept. Hanako becomes well aware that Hisao feels sorry for her and sees her as TheWoobie, and she greatly resents it. In her Bad End, she calls Hisao out on this, yelling that she hates him for this behaviour. With the way she's facing the screen, however, it doesn't seem that she's yelling at Hisao so much as [[TakeThatAudience she's yelling at]] [[YouBastard the player]]. In her H-scene, the reason she has sex with Hisao in the first place is so that he'll stop seeing her as someone to be pitied and protected.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks'': For a show with {{deranged animation}}, this show has a lot of surprisingly cute characters. Milo, Bea, Oscar, Albert Glass, Jumbo Shrimp, Shellsea, Finberley, and Esmargot all come to mind.

* Moe/CyberpunkLab

* A set of [[DatingSim eroge]] with actual plots and sympathetic characters is Key's works. ''VisualNovel/{{Kanon}}'' and ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' have both been animated twice [[BleachedUnderpants with all H-scenes removed and practically no fanservice]], and didn't lose much; ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'', which was also animated twice under the same contract, was completely clean in the first place.

** Tina dies right at the beginning and yet she still comes across as a very adorable, endearing character in that short amount of time. This continues into her time as a ghost where she pouts about it being unfair that she was killed by the person she was protecting [[TheWoobie in a way that makes you want to hug her]].

** Jodi's character is really cute when she tries to imitate John’s cop voice, and it's also worth noting that she was the only one who was [[NiceGirl kind]] enough to actually care about Brooke's love of chicken tenders.
** Rae is a subversion for being a monstrous SerialKiller, and yet she still comes surprisingly close to this for being [[CuteAndPsycho adorable anyway]] because of her GenkiGirl personality. It's just that trail of bodies she leaves behind...