History CuteBruiser / AnimeAndManga

* The best example from ''Manga/CorpsePrincess'' is Saki - 10 years old, [[GenkiGirl energetic]], and [[LittleMissSnarker insufferably mischievous]]. Wields a massive [[DropTheHammer hammer]] (or, in the manga, a similarly oversized axe) and can chuck cars around.

* Vita of ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha''. A LittleMissBadass [[DropTheHammer with a hammer]] that can grow really, really, ''really'' big.

* ''Anime/VividredOperation'' has two cute and heavy beaters: Aoi, a shy girl whose weapon is a [[DropTheHammer hammer double her size]], and Himawari, a computer hacker who uses giant DeflectorShields as her weapons. They both have similar roles in combat: breaking barriers and repeling attacks with sheer forces.

* ''Anime/BirdyTheMighty'': The title character has already been known as an ActionGirl, but what's surprising is that she has been that even at such a young age. The second episode of the second season has a flashback of her confronting an evil monster and ''tearing off its arm!'' During her ''childhood!''

** And then, of course, there's also female Ranma -- a girl probably no taller than five feet, and yet has managed to obtain almost stupidly high levels of CharlesAtlasSuperpower... Shampoo and Ranma's girl form are sometimes thought as BoobsOfSteel overlapping with CuteBruiser.

* The Power-type Sekirei from ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' are generally cute girls with super-human strength. Heroine Musubi is the best example, cute as a button with BoobsOfSteel and a tendency to solve problems by smashing them with her fists. She's also a SpiritedCompetitor that loves to fight other Sekirei, often leaving massive property damage in her wake.

* Kanami from ''Anime/LogHorizon'', though older [[spoiler: she has a 3-year-old daughter]], has such a [[GenkiGirl genki]] personality, and a "punch first and ask questions later" attitude, that she fits this trope in spirit.

* ''LightNovel/BlackBullet''. All of the cursed children are born with the Gastrea virus in their blood and can easily manipulate the virus that will grant themselves super strength, agility, and HealingFactor. This is in turn make them valuable assets for civil security companies where they work as Initiators to fight the Gastrea monsters. And many of the said cursed children are adorable girls such as Enju Aihara, Tina Sprout, Kohina Hiruko, and many more.

* In ''LightNovel/InfiniteStratos'', both Houki and Rin have melee-oriented [[PoweredArmor IS suits]]. Additionally, Houki trained in kendo.

* The title character of ''LightNovel/NyarukoCrawlingWithLove'' is an adorable teen girl...and also a merciless fighter who shreds Lovecraftian abominations like they're made of tissue paper. Of course, she's also the human form of Nyarlathotep the Crawling Chaos, one of the most powerful beings in the Franchise/CthulhuMythos.

* The lovely lady in the main page image is Ōkami Ryōko of ''[[LightNovel/OkamiSan Ōkami-san to Shichinin Nakamatachi]]''. Despite her flat & slender figure, she can easily take on thugs thanks to her training in boxing.

* In ''LightNovel/{{Toradora}}'', Taiga [[OneHitKill uppercuts]] Ryuuji upon meeting him. She's known by the nickname "Palmtop Tiger", a name that means "Small, but vicious". Like Ryuuji says during said meeting, it fits her perfectly.

** Meninas [=McAllon=], aka "Sternritter P aka The Power", is the rare ''evil'' example of the trope. She looks like a highschool student, wears her hair [[LongHairIsFeminine super long]] and has a very frilly uniform... but her fighting style involves things like her lifting an ''enormous chunk of a street, including the lower foundations and at least three buildings'', and throwing it down effortlessly at her enemies. She's even strong enough to paralyze Kenpachi.

* The best example from ''Manga/CorpsePrincess'' is Saki - 10 years old, [[GenkiGirl energetic]], and [[LittleMissSnarker insufferably mischievous]]. Wields a massive [[DropTheHammer hammer]] (or, in the manga, a similarly oversized [[AnAxeToGrind axe]]) and can chuck cars around.

* In ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' the two main protagonists, Gon and Killua, are two 12-year-old boys that have taken on full grown adults in battles and have won, in the Heaven's Arena Arc, both of them cleared the first 190 floors of challengers with just ''one hit'' each and they fit this trope to the letter about being [[http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30800000/Hunter-X-Hunter-hunter-x-hunter-30816913-924-510.jpg cute]].

* In ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler'', Hinagiku Katsura is best known for being the pink-haired, romantically-clueless, and incredibly cute StudentCouncilPresident that often has her rather flat figure mocked...as well as being the KendoTeamCaptain and one of the only characters that can keep up with Hayate's athleticism and combat skill. She may not have Hayate's MadeOfIron UpToEleven (probably), but Hayate trusts her to back him up without worrying about her (too much anyway) since not much can face up to her in melee combat, especially once she breaks out the magic swords.

* ''Manga/{{Beastars}}'': Kyuu is a 3-foot tall bunny who regularly takes down Carnivores over twice her size. She's able to do this with such apparent ease because she's a master of a [[SupernaturalMartialArts Supernatural Martial Art]] called "Imaginary Chimera". Though how exactly it allows her to do this is never explained because [[AbortedArc this ability was forgotten about within 10 chapters of being introduced.]]

** The series also gives us Subaru. As her FanNickname of Anime/GaoGaiGar-tan implies, she's basically a SuperRobot packed in the body of a GenkiGirl. [[spoiler: [[{{Cyborg}} Literally]]]].

* Hibiki Tachibana from ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear''. She can't use her gear to summon a weapon, but compensates by learning kung fu and modifying her gauntlet into a PowerFist. The result is an adorable teenage girl who can punch monsters into ''craters'' from a couple blocks away.

* ''Anime/ProjectAKo'' - Title character defines the role.

* Ran from ''Manga/DetectiveConan'', who is both a karate champion and a type dere-dere {{Tsundere}}.

* Brock's Happiny from ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': she's been seen lifting boulders, several cement blocks and her own trainer over her head. She's even lifted an entire frozen lake and chucked it into an abyss.
** In the games, Happiny is tied with its evolution, Chansey, for having the lowest physical strength of all Pokémon. Talk about irony. Maybe it's just something about that particular Happiny. [[RuleOfFunny Or maybe they just thought it would be funny (which it is).]]

* There's another non-female example in ''Manga/OnePiece'' that nonetheless fits this trope pretty well: Zoro as a 11-12 year old. He was beating up adults before he was old enough to shave, but in the anime version of the story, he was also arguably insanely cute (Admit it. If you're female of childbearing age, you probably [[{{Squee}} squealed like mad]] whenever Tiny!Zoro came on-screen.).

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventure Stardust Crusaders'': Alessi thought he had the advantage when he de-aged certified badass Jotaro by ten years, which also meant Jotaro lost access to his Stand. Then he learns that Jotaro ''was this trope as a kid'', and Jotaro proceeds to beat him to a pulp ''without'' his Stand, using nothing but his seven-year-old fists.

* There's another non-female example in ''Manga/OnePiece'' that nonetheless fits this trope pretty well: Zoro as a 11-12 year old. He was beating up adults before he was old enough to shave, but in the anime version of the story, he was also arguably insanely cute. (Admit it. If you're female of childbearing age, you probably [[{{Squee}} squealed like mad]] whenever Tiny!Zoro came on-screen.)

* Compared to the many AmazonianBeauties that populate her class, Ku Fei from ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' is positively tiny, yet she is respectfully referred to as "Chairman" by numerous ''male'' martial artists for her fighting prowess. Also gains extra cuteness points for being TheDitz.

* The lovely lady in the main page image is Ookami Ryouko of ''[[LightNovel/OokamiSan Ookami-san to Shichinin Nakamatachi]]''. Despite her flat & slender figure, she can easily take on thugs thanks to her training in boxing.

* Hungary from ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'', when she was young. She grew into a NinjaMaid. Also, a male example is Chibitalia aka young [[TheDitz North Italy]], who defeats the Ottoman Empire with presumably nothing but a longbow at one point.
** Child!Prussia, who is not only a BloodKnight, but started as the personification of the [[UsefulNotes/TheTeutonicKnights Teutonic Knights]].
** Finland also qualifies. Until the Winter War, you'd think his fighting skills were just an InformedAbility... He's actually a rather fearsome FriendlySniper. At another point, he's so disappointed when [[GentleGiant Sweden]] calls off a battle with Lithuana and Poland that he ''cries'' and [[DrowningHisSorrows drowns his sorrows]].
** Definitely [[LoveFreak America]], who as a two-year-old who could swing a bison by its front hooves. And as an adult, he [[MegatonPunch Megaton Punches]] one of the [[AlienInvasion Pict]] in TheMovie, sending it flying. Not to mention him cheerfully dragging a parked [[note]] Most strong men who do this do not use a parked car so the motor's running [[/note]] car over to its owner to ask if he can borrow it? Cute bruiser.
** Japan, who despite his very youthful appearance beats the hell out of the [[spoiler: [[AlternateUniverse Parallel!France]] that tries to attack him in the 2010 Bloodbath]] with a ''[[ImprobableWeaponUser rolled up poster]]''.
** [[CheerfulChild Sealand]], who is not only a SuperStrongChild, but manages to [[spoiler: knock out one of the Paralell!Frances that attacks him the same Bloodbath]] in [[MegatonPunch one punch]]. It's because he's MadeOfIron, literally, as a sea fort.
** [[ImmortalImmaturity China]], who [[DudeLooksLikeALady despite his looks]] not only managed to beat all three Axis Powers repeatedly [[ImprobableWeaponUser wielding nothing but a wok]], but who once managed to punch a gaping hole through a cement wall with ''nothing but his fists and head''.
* Anime/BirdyTheMighty has already been known as an ActionGirl, but what's surprising is that she has been that even at such a young age. The second episode of the second season has a flashback of her confronting an evil monster and ''tearing off its arm!'' During her ''childhood!''

* All of [[TheHeroine The Heroines]] from the Anime/PrettyCure franchise [[SupportPartyMember except]] [[Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure Hikari Kujou/Shiny Luminous]] are this. However, their {{Signature Move}}s tend to be magical {{Wave Motion Gun}}s.

* The title character of ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' is an adorable teen girl...and also a merciless fighter who shreds Lovecraftian abominations like they're made of tissue paper. Of course, she's also the human form of Nyarlathotep the Crawling Chaos, one of the most powerful beings in the Franchise/CthulhuMythos.

* Compared to the many AmazonianBeauties that populate her class, Ku Fei from ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' is positively tiny, yet she is respectfully referred to as "Chairman" by numerous ''male'' martial artists for her fighting prowess. Also gains extra cuteness points for being TheDitz.
** And on the male side, we have the lead character himself, his friend Kotaro the wolf boy, and (though "cute" may not be the right term) the apparent BigBad Fate Averruncus [[spoiler: aka "Tertium" the Third]]. Each is an AdorablyPrecociousChild, and they are some of the best fighters seen in the series so far.
** Robotic character Chachamaru is a HugeSchoolgirl normally, but she has two body types that are much more child-like in design without losing the SuperStrength.

* Eve from ''Manga/BlackCat''. She has nanobots that change when she wants to, effectively a shape shifter