History Main / CuteIndignantGirlStance

* This is a RunningGag for whenever Fujiwara starts getting frustrated while training Shirogane in ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'', though she does so with her hands wide open instead of curled into fists.

* ''Manga/ChivalryOfAFailedKnight'': Stella Vermillion provides the page image 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.

* Princess Sally does this in some of her exceptionally childish arguments with Sonic in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatam'', even adding a tantrum-esque foot stomp to the mix.

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.

There is no in-universe justification for this trope: It solely exists for RuleOfCute, and the body language itself is meant to emphasize this: Her arms will be straight and her hands balled into fists with her wrists bent at ninety-degree angles so as to project her fists outward in opposite directions; her shoulders will be bunched up to help emphasize this. Meanwhile, her facial expression, while conveying annoyance, displeasure, etc., will vary depending on the level of gravitas (or lack thereof) in the scene in which the cute girl is conveying it. She may be bent forward slightly, she may not.

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.

Any female character archetype can pull this trope off as long as the character is cute; you 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.

* ''Manga/GambleFish'': Natsumi Kimura reacts this way when the other members of Tomu's harem start {{glomp}}ing him. Additionally, her ''pigtails'' go up on either side for RuleofFunny.

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* ''Manga/ChivalryOfaFailedKnight'': Stella Vermillion provides the page image 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.

* ''Manga/ChivalryofaFailedKnight'': Stella Vermillion provides the page image 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.

There is no in-universe justification for this trope: It solely exists for RuleOfCute, and the body language itself is meant to emphasize this: Her arms will be straight and her hands balled into fists with her wrists bent at ninety-degree angles so as to project her fists outward in opposite directions; her shoulders will be bunched up to help emphasize this. Meanwhile, her facial expression, while conveying annoyance, displeasure, etc., will vary depending on the level of gravitas (or lack thereof) in the scene in which the cute girl is conveying it.

* ''VisualNovel/MissingStars'': One of Natalya's sprites is of doing this pose. The first time Erik sees her doing it, he notes that it looks more cute than intimidating.

* ''BlazblueChronophantasma'': in one Gag Reel where Ragna gets the Spectacles of Eros plastered onto him, when Noel sees Ragna act awkwardly when Celica says she likes Ragna (when he would deny other girls' confessions), Noel strikes this pose while being angry at Ragna (although we only see her hips and her right hand, visibly stretched down and angled sideways).
* ''MarvelVsCapcom3'': One of Phoenix Wright's Limit Break has his partner Maya appear in front of him and strike this pose, before rushing at the enemy while flailing her arms.

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* Princess Sally does this in some of her exceptionally childish arguments with Sonic in ''WesternAnimation/SonicSatam'', even adding a tantrum-esque foot stomp to the mix.

* ''MarvelVsCapcom3'': One of Phoenix Wright's Limit Break has his partner Maya appear in front of him and strike this pose, before rushing at the enemy while flailing her arms.

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* ''MarvelVsCapcom3'': One of Phoenix Wright's Limit Break has his partner Maya appears in front of him and then doing this pose, before rushing at the enemy while flailing her arms.

* ''Manga/ChivalryofaFailedKnight'': Stella Vermillion provides the page image when everyone starts doubting Ikki's abilities when he starts to falter in his match against the Hunter. She then gives them a ReasonYouSuckSpeech for only listening to rumors about him and not knowing what he's really like.