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Essentially a [[{{Kawaisa}} cute]] male equivalent to the ''{{moe}}'' aesthetic in the eyes of female fans, this kid is barely past puberty -- if that old -- but acts as if he's always preoccupied with responsibility. He works hard at whatever he does and treat things seriously, but every once in a while does indeed act like a kid and hates the subsequent teasing. He is not taken too seriously by anyone and he hates being treated like a kid by adults even if he likes the attention.

Often his family situation is problematic, although he may have a [[CoolBigSis big sister he respects and admires]]. Said sister may not appear (letting the girls in the audience take that role) and the {{Cute Shotaro Boy}} can attach to the closest female who lets him -- this is especially common if he's also a MouthyKid. Sometimes this works in reverse, and the female character may have to defend herself against [[{{Shotacon}} unwholesome comments]] by other characters by insisting he's [[LikeBrotherAndSister just like a little brother to her]], or he's [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than He Looks]].

If the character's appearance could at all be described as somewhat girlish or at least extremely cute (and come on, this is ''anime''), he will eventually be subject to a comedic drag scene. Usually against his will.

Compare CheerfulChild and TheLinus.
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* [[TropeNamer Shotaro Kaneda]] from ''{{Gigantor}}'', or, as he's known in the US, Jimmy Sparks, so embodies this trope that he's the trope namer for both this ''and'' {{Shotacon}}.
** For that matter, Daisaku from ''GiantRobo''.
*Momiji Sohma in ''FruitsBasket'', pictured above, who makes his other family members jealous because his cute appearance can manipulate girls. [[OlderThanTheyLook Older than he looks]].
**His cousin Hiro might also count, being an actual middle schooler (Momiji is a high-schooler who looks like a middle schooler) who is clearly much more responsible than his mother and gets extremely offended any time he thinks someone is treating him like a child.
**Momiji also grows up in the manga. Of course, FruitsBasket being a {{Shoujo}} series, he just becomes a {{Bishounen}}. He retains his personality, though.
*Son Goten of ''DragonballZ'' is an '''extremely''' sweet and cuddly GenerationXerox of his father's younger self, with the rough-edges removed and replaced with good manners.
*Negi of ''MahouSenseiNegima'' is the basic polite version, while Kotaro Inugami is more of a MouthyKid. Both of them, however, are extremely capable on their own.
** Due to GenreShift (and liberal use of magical age-up pills), Negi is starting to drift away from this, although he still currently retains a lot of the characteristics.
* Ritsuka from ''{{Loveless}}''.
*Haré from ''[[JungleWaItsumoHaleNochiGuu Haré+Guu]]'' probably counts. He was mistaken for a girl once and even crossdressed (against his will) once.
*The effeminate-looking Junior in the ''ReadOrDie'' TV series.
*Mamoru Shimesu in ''PhantomQuestCorp''. He actually runs the company, the contacts, the finances, etc. while his boss Ayaka spends their funds on booze. He has a very stressful job.
* Miharu in ''NabariNoOu'' who is very much aware of his own cuteness and is not above using it to his own advantage, or just to torment people.
*Shippo in ''{{Inuyasha}}'' is the equivalent age for a young kitsune and, despite being a crybaby at times, often takes delight in being more emotionally mature than Inuyasha himself.
** Kohaku fits the trope better, as most of the fandom would say.
* His Holiness Alessandro XVIII, 399th Pope of Rome, from ''TrinityBlood'', is a Cute Shotaro Boy constantly being scolded by his mean, aggressive big brother.
* Takumi, youngest of the few boys in ''{{Mai-HiME}}'', fulfils most of the requirements. He's gentle, domestic, [[IllGirl needs caring for]], affectionate to his older sister, whose friends also [[{{Squee}} enjoy]] him being in a pseudo-HoYay relationship with [[{{WholesomeCrossdresser}} Akira]].
* Though he's 13 (and then 14), Riku from ''BloodPlus'' doesn't look like it. He also acts much older, too.
* Parodied with ''lolishota type'' Mitsukuni "Hani" Haninozuka in ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', who, despite being [[OlderThanTheyLook the second oldest member]], uses his over-the-top childish looks and behavior (plus a stuffed bunny he always carries around) to get the club's customers to fawn over him. Later, Renge coaches a decidedly less cutesy MouthyKid into a ''[[JerkWithAHeartOfGold rascal]]'' type she thinks will appeal to big sisters.
* Hippo's human form in ''MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch''.
* Erio Mondial from ''MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha''.
* Hitsugaya Toshirou of ''{{Bleach}}'' also seems to suffer from this, except that a lot of people in the story do treat him seriously, because he's in a position of authority. Although he's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld, he still suffers from this because the rest of the characters he works with are even ''older''.
* Jim Hawkings in ''OutlawStar'', who is clearly the more mature of the group between him and his "aniki" Gene.
* ''FullmetalAlchemist'''s Alphonse Elric was this before his soul was placed in a suit of armor.
* The title character from ''{{Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo}}!'' has a slightly older, [[OneHeadTaller slightly taller]] girl [[{{Tsundere}} demand]] that he go out with her due to his falling into this trope. [[WillTheyOrWontThey thank god this was in the first episode]]...
* In a similar vein, ''{{Kanokon}}'' has its girls falling over this character type.
* ''AngelSanctuary'' has Metatron as this. Yes, [[TheBible that Metatron]].
* Naota from ''{{FLCL}}'', an entire ''series'' based around him trying to act adult (to be a good ReplacementGoldfish for his big brother) and being mocked for lapsing into childish behavior.
* Yukiteru from ''MiraiNikki'' most definitely.
* Kohta from ''ElfenLied''. Later grows into something of a {{Bishonen}}.
* Czeslaw Meyer of ''[[{{Baccano}} Baccano!]]'' deliberately tries to cultivate this image, despite being ReallySevenHundredYearsOld. He claims he isn't used to being treated any other way.
* Kota Shinyoji in ''MidoriNoHibi'', who gets kidnapped by a gang of female delinquents, who promptly fall in love with him when they see how ''adorable'' he looks in a dress.
* Gon and Killua from HunterxHunter, and especially Gon fit this troupe to a T.
* Chrono from ''ChronoCrusade'' looks (and sometimes even acts) like he's one of these, but he's a demon that's ReallySevenHundredYearsOld and looks like a {{Bishounen}} in his true form.
* The three younger knights in ''{{Pretear}}''.
* In ''[[DNAngel D.N.Angel]]'', there's the main character, Daisuke, and his rival, TroubledButCute Satoshi. Daisuke acts closer to the typical version, whereas Satoshi is a [[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wise Beyond His Years]] college graduate (despite being only 14).
*''[[RevolutionaryGirlUtena Revolutionary Girl Utena's]]'' Mitsuru Tsuwabuki, who is constantly bending to Nanami's every whim and taking care of her business, takes the desire to be treated like an adult to extremes - [[spoiler:his rants during the Mikage Seminar and his duel with Utena border on the AxCrazy. "I want to become an adult and wreck the whole world! Wreck it!" "You become an adult by destroying other adults!" Or something to that effect.]]
* 13-year-old Wataru from ''HayateTheCombatButler'' fits both the acting hard-working and responsible (he does pretty much run the head branch of his family's video rental franchise) and MouthyKid aspects of the trope. He doesn't have a big sister, although his maid [[{{Dojikko}} Saki]] does fill the role.
** If Hayate wasn't just a bit too old to qualify, he would probably be the poster-child of this trope. The levels of {{Moe}} that boy radiates are ''staggering''.
* Would [[ThoseTwoGuys Kunikida]] of ''SuzumiyaHaruhi'' count? Despite him being in high school he looks and sounds like he should be in middle school.
* Simon or Rossiu in ''TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' are possible examples [[spoiler:(and both became {{Bishonen}} after the [[TimeSkip Time Skip]])]], but according to [[AllThereInTheManual the last Parallel Works video]] when [[spoiler:''freaking Lord Genome'']] of all people was a kid he was one of them. Hell, he practically looked like a somewhat masculine version of [[spoiler:[[StrongFamilyResemblance his daughter Nia]]]].
* Tadase from ShugoChara. He's even compared to a prince, even thought [[BerserkButton if you call him that, you're dead]].
* Syrup from YesPrecure5's sequel Yes! Precure 5 Go Go. For some reason.
* Mitsuuru, the male Mikuru from the very popular GenderFlip [[FanFic/SuzumiyaHaruhiNoSeitenkan fanproject of Suzumiya Haruhi]]. He's [[GagPenis also well hung]].
* Loki (yes, the [[NorseMythology god]]) gets turned into one in ''MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok''.
* [[AxisPowersHetalia "One day, Sealand-kun will be a huge empire that even that jerk England will bow to!"]]
**Latvia counts as well.
* Usso Evin in ''VictoryGundam'', being the youngest {{Gundam}} protagonist at the tender age of 13.
** Quatre Raberba Winner in ''GundamWing,''' who only ''looks'' [[OlderThanTheyLook like a kid]]. Cemented (for this troper, at least) by the end of ''Endless Waltz'', where his hard hat falls over his eyes.
* Mokuba Kaiba from the (second) ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh}}'' anime. A clear case of {{Bowdlerization}}, since in the original manga he qualifies more as an EnfantTerrible (but responsible, for that). His big sister is a big brother.
** He even had the comedic drag scene, although that was his own idea. ItMakesSenseInContext.
*** Also, Yugi himself. Such big expressive eyes...
**** [[YugiohTheAbridgedSeries Is that a baby panda?]]
**** Yugi follows [[FruitsBasket Momiji's]] example above, since he is ''sixteen years old'', though looks much younger.
* {{Kuroshitsuji}}'s Ciel Phantomhive is a sort of creepy version of this.
** On that note, Near from DeathNote is along that vein, only [[OlderThanTheyLook he's actually in his late teens by the time the series ends.]]
* Nai from ''{{Karneval}}'' most certainly qualifies. [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ep12.jpg Just look at this.]] Instant "D'AW." His default chibified face is an even worse offender, though...
* Akito from AirGear is a good example, he even wears a wedding dress in one occasion, although most of the time we only see his SuperPoweredEvilSide Agito
* Tsuna from ''KatekyoHitmanReborn'' has most certainly [[ArtEvolution evolved]] into this. It's impossible ''not'' to notice his [[http://www.onemanga.com/Katekyo_Hitman_Reborn/185/05/ blatant moe-ness in later chapters]].
** Ranking Fuuta and Ginger Bread are also one of these.
* Boo from ''NowAndThenHereAndThere'' is adorable, loyal, protective, loving, responsible, mature, kind, innocent (but not for long), and realistic. He's also a child soldier, forced to fight in a mad king's army. The responsibility on his shoulders is staggering. Doesn't have a CoolBigSis, but latches onto the series' EnsembleDarkHorse, even [[spoiler: taking a bullet for him]].
* Arguably, Schrodinger from {{Hellsing}}.
* Garcia Lovelace from ''BlackLagoon''. The closest thing to a CoolBigSis for him, though, happens to be a [[HeroicSociopath killer]] [[NinjaMaid maid]] [[{{Determinator}} from]] [[ImplacableMan hell]].
* From a bit of questionably-canon [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Star Wars manga]], we have [[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Tao Tao]], Vader's second and very much younger secret apprentice. (How many illegitimate apprentices did this guy have, anyway?!) ...Honestly, it's kind of creepy.
* Sousuke from ''FullMetalPanic'' when he was young. ''Very'' {{Moe}}. You [[http://pics.livejournal.com/fmp_misha/pic/0002tcfx/g44 seriously just want]] to [[http://pics.livejournal.com/fmp_misha/pic/000371ee/g44 hug him]]. Ironically, even after he's sixteen, people ''still'' treat him like a kid and don't take him seriously.
** That would be because he's sixteen, Ie, a '''kid''', albeit a slightly taller one with a greater chance of not screwing up and coming out of trauma a bit better. Those who actually know he's a child soldier tend not to treat him as a kid, of course.
* Arguably, Emile from [{{Count Cain}}, Although he is possibly to messed up to fit this exactly.
* Train from ''BlackCat'' temporarily reverts back to being a child (due to being shot with a Lucifer bullet). He is so incredibly MoeMoe, [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/train-animestocks-067.jpg it's not even funny]]. This is milked for what it's worth in the anime, where it's complete with his original clothes falling off of him because they're suddenly too big for him, he blinks innocently several times, and says "eh?" in a very cute, high voice. Later, he's even shown to be forced to wear [[{{Crossdresser}} Eve's dress]] temporarily, since no one else had clothes that were his size. It's an interesting thought as to what [[StalkerWithACrush Creed]] would've done if he had seen Train like that...
* Pico, Coco, and Chico in the [[{{Boku No Pico}} Boku no Pico]] series.
* [[{{SayonaraZetsuboSensei}} Sayonare Zetsubou-Sensei]] has Majiru, Nozomu's nephew, who looks to be around 7-9 and sorta looks like a mini version of Nozomu. A bit snarky/mouthy, but still cute. And he & [[{{Hikikomori}} Kiri Komori]] seem to be developing [[{{Shotacon}} feelings for each other]].
* Ascot from ''MagicKnightRayearth''.
* Conan Edogawa of DetectiveConan. Glasses + bowtie + blue blazer + matching shorts = kawaii.
* Sota Higurashi, Kagome's little brother in InuYasha. Especially when he's mimicking Inuyasha's moves, and in particular, dressed up like Conan (see above) for his date.
* The human form of [[spoiler:Sakutaro]] from ''UminekoNoNakuKoroNi'', seen in the fourth arc. Seriously, [[http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs47/f/2009/235/8/8/Umineko___Sakutaro_by_kankitu.jpg look at him.]]
* One of the most BadAss ones: Allen Walker from ''[=~D.Gray-Man~=]''. Over time, he's shifted a bit from "most [[{{Moe}} adorable]] thing ever" to "most [[{{Moe}} adorable]] and [[{{Bishonen}} hot]] thing ever," but he certainly started out as one and still cuts it close.
* ''DarkerThanBlack'' has two: July and Maki. July is extremely cute (as well as the male equivalent of an EmotionlessGirl), but Maki kind of subverts it by being a [[LackOfEmpathy sociopathic]] {{Yandere}} [[StalkerWithACrush nutcase]].

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*Cute? Young? Super-Serious? Doesn't like to be treated like a kid? Family problems? [[{{Shotacon}} Relationship with an older girl]]? ''[[StarWars Anakin Skywalker]]!''
** Only in the first prequel, since ''Attack of the Clones'' takes place around ten years later.
*** Which makes him ten years old in ''The Phantom Menace'' and her ''twenty-two''. Ten years later, he's barely an adult and she's thirty-two! Padme is such a cougar! (Note: Information is taken from starwars.wikia.com. )
**** Padme was 14 in TPM. Though it does make the Anakin/Mara sexual tension in ''Balance Point'' an interesting case of GenerationXerox.
*Midshipman Blakeney in ''Master and Commander: the Far Side of the World.'' Being a midshipman in the Napoleonic-era British navy, he also counts as a [[ChildSoldiers Child Soldier]].
*Chekov in the reboot ''[[Film/StarTrek Star Trek]]'' film manages this.
** Make that a ''[[PerverseSexualLust very]]'' cute shotaro boy. I feel dirty. (Also, young!Spock appears only briefly, but displays elements of this trope. Cute, young, super-smart, super-serious, and you do ''not'' insult his mom.)
** Analysis: It's the accent and the actor's gift for puppy-dog eyes.
* The Artful Dodger in the 1968 musical movie [[OliverTwist Oliver!]]. (He was specifically described as being a rather ugly child in the book, but movie adaptations always use cute kids.)
* Satoshi from ''HigurashiNoNakuKoroNi'' manages to be this, mixed with {{Bishonen}}, even though he's seventeen years old. Not that he [[CrossDressingVoices sounds]] like it in the Japanese version.
* The ''other'' Satoshi, Ash from ''{{Pokemon}}'' tends to be this at times.

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* The trope goes at least as far back to the detective novels of Edogawa Rampo (1894-1965, real name Hirai Tarou), whose protagonist Kogoro Akechi was frequently aided by the "junior detective" Yoshio Kobayashi; this makes it OlderThanTelevision. According to Wikipedia: "Kobayashi was written as a perfect young teenager who, some might say, had a [[HoYay strong 'dependency']] on Mr. Akechi. Every time he appeared, he was either worried about Akechi's well-being or helping Akechi set the trap for criminals. On the numerous occasions that the boy was captured, Akechi swooped in for a timely rescue."
* Rare Western literature example - Eoin Colfer's book ''The Supernaturalists'' involved a 'kid' called Ditto who was ReallySevenHundredYearsOld - okay, in his early twenties - but as he was a naturally-immature adult he occasionally cracked.
** Eoin Colfer also brings us ArtemisFowl, who at the beginning of the series is a twelve-year-old evil genius who plans to rebuild the Fowl family fortune using fairy gold.
*** Did you just call Artemis Fowl ''cute?'' You realize if he were real, he'd have to have you killed for that, right?
**** This entirely different troper will venture to say he's freaking adorable. His sinister machinations and tendencies towards [[EvilIsStylish very stylish evil deeds]] only make him more [[MoeMoe moé-tastic.]]
**** Perhaps this troper should mention that Artemis is consistently described as very skinny with a face "bleached white by long hours in front of the monitor." Appearance-wise, something tells me our [[TeenGenius young mastermind]] is quite the opposite.
****If Snape is any example, that doesn't matter in the slightest.
**** Being a PaleSkinnedBrunette doesn't disqualify you from being cute any more than it disqualifies you from being awesome.
*** This troper agrees that a) he's adorable and b) he'd probably build a positron cannon just so he could use it on you if he heard you say that. But since she also doubts [[FullmetalAlchemist Edward Elric]] or [[{{Bleach}} Hitsugaya Toshiro]] would particularly appreciate being called cute when they very clearly are, she considers this to be some sort of "Angry Moe."
* Markl from the movie of ''[[HowlsMovingCastle Howl's Moving Castle]]'' fits this trope. He's generally more mature than his mentor, Howl, and yet still young enough to freak when a girl threatens to clean his room.
** Better yet, [[spoiler:Howl's child disguise]] in the new sequel, ''House of Many Ways'', fits this trope to a tee, as ''not only'' does he speak with an exaggerated lisp, but also is described to be [[{{Shotacon}} ultimately cherubic with golden curls, adorable puppy-fat, and a lot of lace]]. It's even more ridiculous when [[spoiler:his reasoning for adopting a jailbait disguise is simply because he had a horrid childhood (or so he says, Sophie immediately denounces him as a liar) and he has every right to relive being six years old... only prettier.]] But [[spoiler:because it is only a ruse]], he manages to surprise the main character, Charmain, into speechlessness when he drops all pretenses and acts very adult and down-to-business.
** While on the subject of Diana Wynne Jones' books, Ceri in ''The Power of Three''.
* [[WarAndPeace Petya Rostov]] is a mild version of this. He joins the Russian army because of a mix of responsibility over his family's sad state and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy patriotism.]]
* ''LambTheGospelAccordingToBiff'' gives us a CuteShotaroBoy ''Jesus Christ''. Yes, really.
* How about ''GoodOmens''? Cute shota Antichrist.

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* [[{{Vocaloid}} Len Kagamine]] is sometimes portrayed as one, despite his age of 14, but YourMileageMayVary.

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[[folder: Video Games ]]

* Sora from ''KingdomHearts''.
* Roan in Grandia 2.
* Bridget from the ''GuiltyGear'' series not only falls into this category, but, as he is a convincing crossdresser, also appears to be custom-made for [[BoysLove yaoi]] fandom.
** Also his SpiritualSuccessor from BlazBlue, Carl Clover. Though Carl is certainly missing [[WholesomeCrossdresser a certain something only Bridget has]].
* Shiva from the GalaxyAngelGameverse... [[SweetPollyOliver or so the player thinks]].
* Link from ''TheLegendOfZelda'', in games where he's not old enough to qualify as {{Bishonen}}.
* All three of the main [[KidHero Kid Heroes]] of each [[{{Earthbound}} Mother]] game is a Cute Shotaro Boy ([[EarthboundZero Ninten]], [[{{Earthbound}} Ness]], and [[{{Mother3}} Lucas]], respectively). However, they'er all [[OlderThanTheyLook Older Than They Look]].
** Their ages are actually between 12 and 13, so it's not much of a surprise. But still...
* Laharl from ''{{Disgaea}}'', of a [[KillerRabbit particularly vicious]] kind. Taro of the second game is a straighter example, though a bit of a CloudCuckoolander
* Larsa of ''FinalFantasyXII'' probably fits this trope.
* Hope Estheim, of ''FinalFantasyXIII''.
* Ken Amada from ''{{Persona 3}}'' seems like one of these at first. However, it's later revealed that [[spoiler: he joined SEES so he could exact revenge on his mother's killer]].
* Culotte of ''LaPucelle''.
* Jr. from the {{Xenosaga}} series. Combined with CloningBlues, lots of HoYay ([[{{Squick}} with his]] [[BrotherSisterIncest brother]]) and OlderThanTheyLook, he is a pseudo main character who fits this trope to a T (popularity with the female fanbase as well) and even gets some {{Shipping}} with the [[MoeMoe Loli]] character. Also someting of a KidAnova, flirting with every female in the cast to some degree, popular among the [[{{Lolicon}} 100-series]] [[ArtificialHuman Realians]], and somewhat [[ShipTease implied]] to get "attention" from his other brother's twin "assistants".
* Rolf from FireEmblem certainly qualifies often putting a tough front despite being very sensitive and sweet. (Sothe may also qualify before he grows into a Bishonen, where as Tormod is more of a BrattyHalfPint. Earlier examples include Nils from Rekka no Ken, Rei and Lugh from Fuuin no Tsurugi, Corple from Seisen no Keifu, Asvel from Thracia 776, and Ewan from Seima no Kouseki.
* Genis from ''TalesOfSymphonia'' qualifies very much. He's [[WiseBeyondTheirYears dang mature]] and can even be a DeadpanSnarker when he feels up to it.
** Also see Karol from ''TalesOfVesperia''. Given how anime trope-heavy the TalesSeries is, more will doubtless follow.
*** You forgot Mao from ''TalesOfRebirth''.
* Machi Tobaye from the 4th game in the ''Ace Attorney'' series. It doesn't help either that he was originally [[DroppedABridgetOnHim meant to be designed as a girl]].
* Laliar in SuperRobotWars R and OriginalGeneration, being the only boy in Duminuss' creations. The rest are lolis.
** Elma, Selena's assistant from Alpha 3, would fit this trope to a T if he were human (or at least [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot human-shaped]]).
* Beat from EternalSonata is the poster boy for this trope.
* ''PopNMusic'' has countless examples; this troper's personal favorites are [[http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/music16/mc/04/cyberdigi.html Timer]] and [[http://www.konami.jp/bemani/popn/gs/10/chara_hugh.html Hugh]].
* The professor's boy assistant Luke from {{Professor Layton}}.
* Brian of {{Quest 64}}
* Nasir of {{Lagoon}} is somewhat older, unlike his brother Thor.
* Shinra from ''{{Final Fantasy X-2}}''. A bit unusual in that he is wearing a suit that covers him completely, including his face.
* ''FlowerSunAndRain'' has a character actually ''named'' Shoutaro. He fits the aesthetic visually, but is closer to a BrattyHalfPint in personality -- although everyone ''except'' the main character and player seems to think he fits this trope, instead. He's also an egregious Fourth Wall Breaker in a game already full of BreakingTheFourthWall.
* Edward in the {{Clock Tower}} 2 (Also known as Clock Tower in USA).
* Although it is a furry version, Tails from the Sonic games qualifies. YMMV.
* Bugsy from ''{{Pokemon}}''. Yes, he's [[ViewerGenderConfusion a boy]]. Look at him, [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/1c/Bugsy_anime.png he's]] [[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/0/07/Bugsy_Special.png so]]..[[http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/a/ab/HGSS_Bugsy_Art.png Cute]].
** Possibly [[strike:Gold]] Hibiki, Lucas, and Pearl.

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[[folder: Western Animation ]]

* Mac from FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends.
*Toby from WordGirl fits most of this trope... except for the relationship with an older girl (not that he doesn't WANT one with a certain superheroine...).
*Beast Boy from ''TeenTitans''. Simultaneously TheBumblebee. So cute, he's huggable! Comes with optional cute [[{{Animorphism}} animal-forms]].
*Brainiac 5 in the ''Series/LegionOfSuperHeroes'' cartoon was made into this kind of (pre-)TeenGenius for the first season, in contrast to his snarky InsufferableGenius characterization in recent comics. He even gets a good amount of HoYay with Superman, the hero he looks up to. And watches with cameras. And calls at ungodly hours of the night. And... you get the idea.
*Jake from TazMania.
*Tricks from {{Scruff}} is a TalkingAnimal version of this trope, being a young Border Collie pup with an easygoing, smart, modest but playful personality.
*Russell in ''{{Up}}''.
*Flapjack from TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack is the very definition of CuteShotaroBoy for western animation. He was even [[DudeLooksLikeALady mistaken for a girl]] in one episode. (then again, he is shown with long eyelashes in several epiodes)
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