History Main / GenkiGirl

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': [[Characters/TheOwlHouseLuzNoceda Luz Noceda]] is an energetic and playful teenage girl who's enthusiastically learning to become a witch. Her bright personality also allows her to slowly make the Boiling Isles a more upbeat and friendly place [[TheIngenue due to winning over it's inhabitants with her sunny and energetic personality]]. [[spoiler:Over the course of the show however, her brightness and positivity are gradually worn down as a consequence of all of the traumatic events to happen to her and her loved ones to the point that in "Thanks to Them", Luz is now a listless and self loathing BrokenBird. Fortunately, in "For the Future", she learns to become herself again.]]

* Boo from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc''. Justified, she is only about two years old.

Despite what you'd think, the Genki Girl is usually not TheDitz. However, there have been a few blends. She is very often a MotorMouth or a [[TheNicknamer Nicknamer]]. Less sympathetic portrayals often make her the {{Jerkass}} of the group (though these are relatively rare). Alternatively, she could be both. Some are even the resident {{Cloudcuckoolander}}.

[[caption-width-right:300:[-[[SenseiChan Yukari]]'s here already!? I AM SO TOTALLY LATE!\\
'''HOLY-FREAKING-CRAP!'''-] ]]

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': [[Characters/GravityFallsMabelPines Mabel Pines]] is loud, playful, and enthusiastic about just about everything ("Yay, grass!"). Her energy is justified since the show has frequent references to her [[SweetTooth sugar intake]].

** [[WordOfGod The writer]] offered justification: one, she has every right to act that way in the movie, considering the events; two, according to the {{novelization}}, she's something of a StepfordSmiler.

-->'''Mabel''': ''(Eating sugar packets)'' Om nom nom...that's beside the point!

-->'''Charlie:''' Omigosh, welcome to the Happy Hotel! You are going to ''[[WingdingEyes LOVE IT HERE!!]]''

* ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'': Ami Onuki, who's VERY much this. Excitable, cheerful, always optimistic, and an all-around sweetie. Needless to say, whenever Ami gets all excited, she sometimes gets on [[DeadpanSnarker Yumi]]'s nerves as a result. For example, in "Collect All Five", there's this little exchange when Ami explains to Yumi about the Super Rainbow Blast cereal:

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'': [[Characters/TheOwlHouseLuzNoceda Luz Noceda]] is an energetic and playful teenage girl who's enthusiastically learning to become a witch. Her bright personality also allows her to slowly make the Boiling Isles a more upbeat and friendly place [[TheIngenue due to winning over it's inhabitants with her sunny and energetic personality]]. Over the course of the show however, her brightness and positivity are gradually worn down as a consequence of all of the traumatic events to happen to her and her loved ones to the point that in "Thanks to Them", Luz is now a listless and self loathing BrokenBird. Fortunately, in "For the Future", she learns to become herself again.

The Genki Girl is a character – usually a schoolgirl, but not always – possessed of an over-abundance of energy, such that she [[ThunderingHerd runs everywhere]] (often with her arms [[HumanHummingbird waving wildly]] or [[AirplaneArms outstretched like airplane wings]]), [[MotorMouth speaks quickly]] (sometimes unintelligibly so), and always does everything fast, fast, fast! She's filled with confidence and determination, regardless of whether she's competent or not. Although usually played exclusively for comedy, sometimes the Genki Girl slows down for a serious or introspective moment. But not for long -- she lives her life full-throttle. To sum it up, a good way of telling whether a female character is ''genki'' or not is to see if her family and peers are exhausted, astonished, or even creeped out by her chronic outbursts of vitality. (A female character is by far the more common version, but this trope is [[GenderInvertedTrope not limited to females]].)

* ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'': Lola Bunny. She's an energetic {{Cloudcuckoolander}} with a MotorMouth.