History Main / CuteIndignantGirlStance

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' episode "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E7LostInLanguage Lost in Language]]" Amity does this pose when she sees Luz [[NotWhatItLooksLike messing with her diary]] complete with LuminescentBlush

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* Weiss Schnee from ''WebAnimation/RWBY'' can be seen doing this, especially in the first three seasons of the series.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'' episode "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS1E7LostInLanguage Lost in Language]]" Amity does this pose when she sees Luz messing with her diary complete with LuminescentBlush

* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': Dark Magician Girl sports this trope (while ''floating'') during the Virtual World Arc in response to Crump being a [[{{Jerkass}} jerk]] and [[DirtyOldMan a pervert.]] Despite being the franchise's unofficial SexSymbol, she's able to pull this trope off due to how adorable her expression is.

* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': Dark Magician Girl sports this trope (while ''floating'') during the Virtual World Arc in response to Crump being a [[Jerkass jerk]] and [[DirtyOldMan a pervert.]] Despite being the franchise's unofficial SexSymbol, she's able to pull this trope off due to how adorable her expression is.

* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'': Dark Magician Girl sports this trope (while ''floating'') during the Virtual World Arc in response to Crump being a jerk and a pervert. Despite being the franchise's unofficial sex symbol, she's able to pull this trope off due to how adorable her expression is.

Any female character archetype can pull off this trope, though some are better at it than others; we wouldn't expect Xena or Wonder Woman to engage in this trope because they're badass warriors. This doesn't mean they can't do it however.

Any female character archetype can pull off this trope as long as the character is cute; we wouldn't expect Xena or Wonder Woman to engage in this trope not because they're badasses, but because they're drawn realistically with no intention to be cute.

This trope exists as a lighthearted way for a female character to use her body language to convey her irritation, indignation, or some other form of displeasure. Note that in-universe the female character's not trying to come across as anything; it's just the audience perceiving her as cute when she does this that makes her cute for doing so, simply because the illustrator thought she'd look cute this way.

Women have a variety of ways to show their indignation, displeasure, or what-have-you at something that offends them. In anime and manga, however, a girl has to do this without appearing threatening, mainly because the illustrator wants to convey that she's annoyed or irritated or objecting to what's going on without compromising her cuteness. Enter the Cute Indignant Girl Stance.

* This occurs about once every two minutes in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' when your cutesy female assistant inevitably gets cross with you. Most assistants have some variant on the theme, but the most typical are [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/9/9b/Maya_Angry_1.gif/revision/latest?cb=20120728012626&format=original Maya]] and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/1/15/O9GJRA9.gif/revision/latest?cb=20170112175017&format=original Rayfa]].

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* ''Manga/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'': Stella Vermillion does this during Ikki's match with the Hunter. After Ikki takes a few of the Hunter's blows, the spectators start to look down on him, thinking he doesn't have talent. Stella has none of it and calls them out on it for only getting by on their natural talent and not being able to appreciate the hard work Ikki's put into honing his skills.

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[[caption-width-right:250:Her Royal Highness is ''not'' amused.]]

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[[caption-width-right:250:Her Royal Highness is ''not'' amused.]]

* Occasionally employed by Tamara in ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'' when she’s at her most frustrated. If she’s merely annoyed, she uses a folded arms pose instead.

* This occurs about once every two minutes in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' when your cutesy female assistant inevitably gets cross with you. Most assistants have some variant on the theme, but the most typical are [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/9/9b/Maya_Angry_1.gif/revision/latest?cb=20120728012626 Maya]] and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/aceattorney/images/1/15/O9GJRA9.gif/revision/latest?cb=20170112175017 Rayfa]].

* This occurs about once every two minutes in ''VisualNovel/AceAttorney'' when your cutesy female assistant inevitably gets cross with you. Most assistants have some variant on the theme, but the most typical are [[https://aceattorney.fandom.com/wiki/File:Maya_Angry_1.gif Maya]] and [[https://aceattorney.fandom.com/wiki/File:O9GJRA9.gif Rayfa]].

* "VideoGame/CookieRun": Displayed in the end of run sprite by Pawn White of the Choco Chess Cookie team, contrasting with Pawn Black's more serious expression of quiet disappointment.

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* ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'': A frequent pose of Shiki's, fitting with her cute, inoffensive image.
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