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%% * [[TheFifties Older]] [[TheSixties anime]] [[TheSeventies examples]] include [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/17/Amazing_Three-3.jpg Bokko]] of Creator/OsamuTezuka's ''The Amazing 3'', ''Manga/KimbaTheWhiteLion'', and the main cast of ''Anime/{{Bannertail}}''.
* Most characters in ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' are designed to be absolutely adorable, like most of ''Creator/{{Sanrio}}'''s properties. But looks can be deceiving. It is actually a CrapSaccharineWorld where the characters deal with real world adult problems. The main character is a red panda, one of the cutest animals on earth, but under her adorable appearance she is hiding a ton of rage, which she deals with by singing DeathMetal. Even some characters who are based on not stereotypically cute animals are also pretty adorable, such as Haida the spotted hyena. One character named Tsunoda, a gazelle, is actually TheFakeCutie, who uses her appearance to get what she wants.
* Potato, the puppy from ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' that some people think was so named because it resembled a pile of mashed potatoes. It's disturbingly intelligent (Kano can apparently talk with it), says nothing except "Pico pico" and is ''mind-bendingly'' adorable!
%% * The main animal cast of ''Manga/AnimalYokocho''.
* Sodom from ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName'' looks like a winged black hamster/guinea pig... who can also transform into a powerful dragon when needed.
%% * Pitz in ''Manga/CaptainEarth''.
%% * Kero in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', much to his chagrin, as powerful magical guardians are ''not'' cute.
%% * Chi the kitten from ''Manga/ChisSweetHome''.
* ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'':
** Botan, the baby boar. When it first appears, Tomoya and Sunohara aren't quite sure what it is, though they both agree that it's ridiculously cute. After the time-skip Botan is grown, but is still depicted as cute. Doesn't hurt to have kindergartners playing around it as if it's a living stuffed animal.
** The big dango family, of course; they could be described best as small rolls of bread with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mushroom eyes.]]
* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' has [[spoiler: the adorable fluffy, white dog form of dream!Laios that Marcille sees, much to his irritation since he had imagined himself as a badass wolf.]]
** The Winged Lion, Kensuke and the [[spoiler: no less letal]] dungeon rabbit count too.
* Isako from ''Anime/DenNohCoil'' uses a group of virtual pets to do some of her chores. They are all extremely adorable fluffy round things, but underestimating their abilities would be a big mistake.
* MadScientist Watari from ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'' has his fluffy little owl 003.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
** Patamon is probably the Rookie that fits the most; of course, that's before he becomes the super-special-awesome Angemon.
** Culumon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' exemplifies this trope. It has to be among the most "awwwww" inducing critters ever seen. In Culumon's case, this is actually an ExploitedTrope. Because it ''knows'' it's cute, it'll often use that cuteness the same way a stray puppy or kitten would, to get things he wants or needs like food, attention, among other things. He also uses that cuteness to motivate and approach the main trio of Tamers, often to help them out in some way.
** Marine Angemon: Most of the supercute Digimon are at Baby and In-Training levels (the levels of actual infant Digimon, and the heroes' SleepModeSize.) Marine Angemon? ''Mega.'' (That is, the levels of the heroes in SuperMode, and post-midseason {{Big Bad}}s.) ThePowersThatBe sadly didn't let him out of the bag much, but he saves the day in a big way once. [[spoiler: D-Reaper is a program that is basically an EldritchAbomination. Its base matter, called 'chaos,' is the red gel its creations are made of and revert to when defeated. It keeps spreading no matter how many you "kill." See FightingAShadow; nothing actually ''destroys'' D-Reaper matter. Nothing except Marine Angemon's attack, normally used for ''healing.'']] Said attack takes the form of pretty colorful bubbles, naturally.
** Impmon, he even has a tummy smileyface.
** Then we have '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cutemon]]''' in ''[[Anime/DigimonFusion Fusion]]''.
** Puwamon in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''. Best described as a little ball of feathers with big PuppyDogEyes.
%% * Wizz from ''Manga/DNAngel''; cutest floppy-eared rabbit-like thing ever.
* Manga/{{Doraemon}}, the cute robot cat from the future.
* Chibisuke from ''Anime/DragonDrive''. Well, he's not as small as a few others, and he turns into a much bigger dragon later, but still.
* Pip from ''Manga/DragonGoesHouseHunting'' is a fluffy Hraesvelgr chick with big, round eyes and innocent look that quickly wins him Letty's, and later [[RoyalBrat Nell's]], affections.
* The Puuchus from the ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' anime are meant as a parody of this. They're actually evil alien invaders and when you hit them they bleed purple and take on the haggard features and guttural tones of Manga/{{Golgo13}}. Domesticated Puuchus on the other hand turn into heroes from shows like ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' or ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''. Not ugly, but definitely weird.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'' has a newborn baby Happy who earned his name by making everyone in the guild go happy by just being ridiculously cute.
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Xiao Mei, the midget panda actually stunned ''[[NoNonsenseNemesis Scar]]'' into silence with her cuteness.
%% * The [[CuteKitten sunekos]] and the "lord chickens," chickens that wander in the Ayanoi Gakuen campus, in ''Manga/GAGeijutsukaArtDesignClass''.
* ''Manga/GugureKokkurisan'''s animal {{youkai}}s all have cute fluffy SuperDeformed modes that they'll often go into especially to gain sympathy with Kohina. In particular:
** Inugami the dog youkai specifically invokes this by basing his dog form on trendy mascots in order to appeal to Kohina.
** Shigaraki the {{Tanuki}} initially subverts this with his rather unsightly animal form, but he later switches to this trope in order to appeal to women.
%% * The Ham Hams from ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}'', and they know it.
* While the animals characters are already cute in ''Manga/HappyHappyClover'', [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ja6q2ky.jpg Hickory the Flying Squirrel]] takes the cake due to his cute voice in the anime, big eyes, and is so small compared to the others. Same goes for the tiny field mouse who shows up in the manga.
* ''Manga/HappyLesson'': Subverted when Kisaragi brings a box full of live chicks...for the purpose of them being the subject of ''dissection''. The entire classroom's reaction is an extremely anguished BigNo.
* While ''Manga/HeavensDesignTeam'' features plenty of cute animals, the sea otter takes the cake. Fluffy, adorable and smart, its precocious antics cause Neptune and Shimoda to {{squee}} for almost the entire chapter.
* In ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', most of the [[NonHumanSidekick Non-Human Sidekicks]]. Hanatamago and Pochi are some that are named, both being fluffy little dogs. China has a little panda, England has his little spirit friends and so on. There is also a recurring white bunny with gray ears seen with America, England and Japan (probably based on the author's pet rabbit). [[TheGreys Tony the alien]] is also rather cute. There's also Kujimarou the bear cub (with drastic memory problems!) belonging to [[{{Moe}} Canada]].
%% * Hime-Chan's stuffed lion Pokota from ''Manga/HimechansRibbon''.
* Pero Pero from ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'', the dog that gets around by rolling around.
*The main character of ''Anime/IdolAngelYokosoYoko'' has a pet flying squirrel named Mu, who looks like a walking ball of fluff with a streak of blue hair and a bobtail.
* [[http://www.dancingcavy.com/Kirara--2-28-05.jpg Kirara]] from ''Manga/InuYasha'' looks like a cross between a kitten and a fox kit, with adorable mews to match. At least until she [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/inuyasha/images/8/87/Kirara_Full.png/revision/latest?cb=20151214202640 transforms]].
* The eponymous animals of the ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' series all look very cute and cuddly and have precious little gemstone eyes that make it hard not to want to give them a hug. Even better, Lady Jewelina created the Jewelpets specifically to make humans happy.
* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'': Leonard. He's a cute fluffy squirrel with big blue eyes and an AdorableFluffyTail, and he loves cuddling Sophie's cheek. He's also dressed in a dapper red bow by the second half of the season 2.
%% * Jonathan the baby seal from ''Anime/KaleidoStar''.
* The sheep and the bunnies in ''Manga/{{Karneval}}''. All characters (apart from Gareki) seem to find them adorable as well.
* ''Manga/TheKeeperWantsToBuildAZooInAnotherWorldSoHeTamesMonsters'': The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mi%27raj Al-Miraj]] look like round, fluffy bunnies or lemmings with stubby unicorn horns.
%% * The Por Vora from ''Manga/KingOfBanditJing'' are made of adorable. Too bad they're also MadeOfExplodium.
* The Bearbees from ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh''. They're snuggly embodiments of love that sprinkle glitter, say 'Nogitsu!' and concider Yuuri and Wolfram to be their parents, making them Greta's siblings. They're highly endangered and their poop makes very high-quality, but very smelly, paint.
%% * The devolved dragon... slime... THING... Nyo-Nyo from ''Lilim Kiss''.
* ''Anime/{{Macross}}'':
** Guvava, Mylene Flare Jenius' EmpathyPet from ''Anime/{{Macross 7}}''. Basically a Tribble with eyes.
** Ai-kun, the little green alien creature that steals Sheryl's panties and which Ranka befriends from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. Later Ai-kun molts and [[spoiler:becomes a stage-1 juvenile Vajra, and somehow ''still'' manages to act obnoxiously cute]].
** The Ragnan mercats from ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' are cute little half-cat/half-seal things, with Querule taking the cake among them.
* ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'', despite its incredibly [[DeathWorld harsh environments]], has several of these. They're generally fairly harmless, with the exception of the horde of weasel rabbits that briefly attack Riko and Reg in the Third Layer. One example [[ShoutOut looks suspiciously similar to]] [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica a certain space ferret]] from another show seen as a genre deconstruction, but doesn't appear to be dangerous in any way.
%% * The Androgynous, fluffy, playful Mokona from , ''Manga/XxxHolic'' and ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
* ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' features, in one episode, a stupidly-cute, injured, foxlike critter that Hikaru instantly adopts and names "Hikari" after her old dog. [[spoiler:Turns out it's actually a demonic monster named Vigor, who deliberately played this trope in order to get the jump on them.]]
%% ** ''[=HOLiC=]'' also has Tanpopo, Himawari's almost painfully adorable little bird. And Chibi Kitsune.
%% * [[CoolOldLady Torogai's]] little black-and-white HeadPet... ''thing'' in ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit.'' Whatever it is, it's absolutely adorable.
* Fuzzy from ''Manga/TheMoroseMononokean'' is a dog spirit who looks like a ball of fur with stubby legs and big eyes. Ashiya certainly loves cuddling him and plays with him whenever he can.
* ''Manga/{{Moyashimon}}'' features one of the few successful attempts at making bacteria and mold spores cute. This especially goes for the series mascot, an anthropomorphic spore of ''Aspergillus oryzae''.
* ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'': Nyanko-sensei is so cute and round that he has spurred piles and piles of merchandise, from cellphone-straps to giant pillows. His outwardly-abrasive personality only makes him cuter, since we all know he's actually a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold big softie]]. Of course, everyone in-universe with the exception of [[CutenessProximity Taki]] seems to think he is an [[UglyCute ugly, fat cat]].
* In ''Anime/OnegaiMyMelody'', Mari Land is a world entirely populated by cute critters. Heck, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} characters]] in general are like this.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Chopper's half-human form is definitely an example. Even though creatures of his type (animal zoans) look like adult humans crossed with animals, Chopper ends up looking like a three-year-old cosplaying as a plushie, for reasons of Cute, and possibly because he was actually an animal that [[AnthropomorphicShift became half-human]]. To his dismay, this caused the Marines to mistake him for a harmless pet instead of the full-fledged, BadassAdorable crewmember he really is, and thus they gave him a pathetically low bounty of 50 Beri.
** The Tontatta dwarves are tiny, have big puffy tails, pointy noses, and look ''adorable''. Even by their standards, their princess Mansherry is so cute that she causes CutenessProximity in almost everyone she meets.
** Ladies and gentlemen, [[http://i41.tinypic.com/20t1d8i.jpg Baby Laboon]]. An adorable whale cub that made the Rumbar Pirates' hearts melt.
%% ** And the [[CuteMachines Spaceys]] in Eneru's cover story.
%% ** Sengoku's [[http://i.imgur.com/Nwpeeau.png pet goat]] is ''adorable''.
%% * ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' spoofs this with a cute but incredibly depressed bunny that's the pet of the main character.
%% * The ludicrously adorable blue penguins in ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}''.
* ''Anime/{{Photon}}'' has Koro-chan, a critter about the size of a bunny, but with two long tails instead of two long ears. Koro-chan is usually Keyne Aqua's pet, but Koro can also function as part of a computer system, like a wetware [=CPU=]. On his own, though, Koro can only chirp and squeak unintelligibly.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Cute creatures have been a mainstay of the series from the beginning, starting with Misty's Togepi, which even ''Team Rocket'' thinks is adorable.
** Then brought right back in with two of the main group's Pokémon in ''Best Wishes''. Ash's Oshawott (who Ash even ''says'' is adorable), Iris's Axew, and Trip's Vanillite ([[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes although Iris disagrees]]).
** Professor Icarus's Elgyem. It's got big eyes, it's all shy and timid, and it makes little "Ri-kuuuuuu" noises. D'awww.
** ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' has this happening all the time. Because of the author's {{chibi}} art style, all of the pokemon are ether this or UglyCute.
** Even Team Rocket has had cute Pokemon, especially Chimecho, Mime Jr., Cacnea, Wurmple, and Woobat and even Meowth.
* [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130402020250/prettycure/es/images/d/d0/Hummy5.jpg The fairies]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/HeartCatch_-_Chypre__Coffret_5791.jpg from every]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/01p_candy_7396.jpg incarnation of]] ''Anime/PrettyCure''. [[http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire1/1a4c282da75334515d953873c41902c01241725258_full.jpg They're so damn ''cute''!]]
%% * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu63VCPfye4 Kurara/Clara]] the spotted jellyfish from ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish''.
* The main character of ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' is actually one of these! Ahiru's (which means 'Duck' and is named that in the dub) true form is that of a yellow duckling with big, big blue eyes. Even the resident TallDarkAndSnarky can't resist her cuteness.
* Pudding-chan and other dessert characters in ''Manga/PuddingInLove''.
* Kyubey of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Who ''wouldn't'' make a contract with something this cute? [[spoiler:Enforced. WordOfGod says he/it/they was deliberately designed to be this trope to [[CuteIsEvil hide his true nature]].]]
** Charlotte the Dessert Witch is right up there too. [[spoiler:At least, until it reveals its true form: a gigantic clown/cake/worm thing with rows of razor-sharp teeth and a ravenous appetite for human flesh.]]
*** Charlotte's disarmingly cute appearance is probably the main reason for her [[EnsembleDarkhorse sizable fan following.]] She's so insanely popular with fans she made a triumphant comeback in ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'' as the best friend of Mami, and she spends the vast majority of her screentime being downright ''adorable''. [[spoiler:We even learned her identity as a Puella Magi, and she's just as cute!]]
* Another example from Creator/TatsuyamaSayuri is ''[[http://truongton.net/forum/picture.php?albumid=26558&pictureid=373330 Pukupuku Natural Circular Notice]]'' [[https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/images/goods/ar2/web/imgdata2/large/40913/4091336388.jpg which features very cute pets such as hamsters, puppies and cats.]]
* ''Manga/QueenMillennia'': Mayu creatures look like babies with fur and are said to be the cutest and gentlest in the universe who represent Earth itself.
* [[http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie/v/manga/artwork/chuchu/Chu-Chu_01.jpg.html ChuChu]], the little purple marmoset from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' (Particularly in the manga).
* ''Manga/RumikoTakahashiAnthology'''s "Tragedy of P" has Pippin, a Humboldt penguin that the protagonist's husband brought home from work. Virtually everyone who lay eyes on him immediately goes CutenessOverload, and even the protagonist, who was against keeping pets from work, immediately relents after realizing how adorable he is.
%% * Diana, Luna and Artemis's adorable kitten from the future in ''Franchise/SailorMoon''.
%% * Momo, a Japanese dwarf flying squirrel NonHumanSidekick of Fuu in ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''. You really have to see [[http://www.google.com/images?q=Pteromys+momonga pictures of the real thing]] to believe it is an actual species on this planet.
* The Keronians in ''Manga/SgtFrog'' including Keroro, Tamama, Giroro, Kululu, Dororo and every other that shows up over the course of the series. There's also pop-star alien girl Sumumo who isn't Keronian but might as well be.
* Hoshimaru in ''Manga/ShadowStar'' is an adorable star-shaped creature with big, round eyes. Everything else in the manga he's in is ''[[NightmareFuel not]]'' adorable.
* Along the same lines, Pokota from ''Literature/{{Slayers}} Revolution'' is the a prince, bound into the bizarre but adorable shape of an alien bunny looking thing with gigantic wing-hand-ears, a cape, and a zipper up his stomach that opens on to L-space. He is, of course, [[StrongerThanTheyLook Stronger Than He Looks]].
* In the manga version of ''Literature/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' new-born Taratects like the protagonist are pig-sized spiders but their art is more in line with plushy than abomination. It helps that she's also ''pink''.
%% * ''Manga/SoulEater'': Those ridiculously adorable little bunnies that, rather unfortunately, Crona is forced to kill. In three different ways.
%% * In ''Anime/StarDriver'', we have Wako's little fox kit named Vice (as in Vice President... of the drama club).
* Creator/StudioGhibli:
** The soot spirits in ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', little puffballs with eyes. Boh in his mouse form counts too.
%% ** The forest spirits in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''
** Jiji the cat from ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'', with his adorably large head.
** The title character in Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea when in fish-form is made to look especially cute.
%% ** The fox-squirrel creatures from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' and ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''
%% ** The Kodamas from ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''.
%% ** The tanuki in ''Anime/PomPoko''.
* Ryo-Oh-Ki from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'': a fluffy little [[http://www.oocities.org/feanyx/cabbit.html cabbit]] -- a [[MixAndMatchCritters cat/rabbit hybrid]]. She also turns into a ''starship'' - a [[CoolStarship Cool one]], not a cute one, though. In ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', she also has a MiniMecha form. This one ''is'' cute.
%% * Boota in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. Appropriately enough, when [[spoiler:he acquired a human form, he was a {{Bishonen}}]].
* [[QuirkyMinibossSquad The Animal Soldiers]] from ''Manga/TentaiSenshiSunred''. Their attempts at fighting Sunred are commonly thwarted by squealing schoolgirls picking them up and hugging them.
* ''Manga/UFOBaby'' has Pepo, Luu's adorable, stuffed animal-like alien space pet that's a Peponian... from the Planet Pepo. Guess what it says? That's right. Pepo!
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
** Kuriboh, from which [=LittleKuriboh=] of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' gets his name, is a ball of fluff with large eyes, small hands and feet, and a tiny, high-pitched voice. And despite it being a Dark-attribute Fiend-type monster, this is one case where DarkIsNotEvil.
** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGX GX]]'' takes it to the next level with a winged version of the fluffball as Judai Yuki's duel spirit partner.
%% ** And in ''[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds 5Ds]]'', Ruka has yet another variation, Kuribon.
%% ** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL ZEXAL]]'' has Baby Tiragon.
%% * Roppa the nekomata in ''Anime/XamdLostMemories''.
%% * ''Manga/ZeroSevenGhost'' has an incredibly cute little pink dragon, that can only say brrrrupyah but also [[spoiler: it's the reincarnation of Teito's best friend Mikage.]]
* The bears from ''Anime/YuriKumaArashi'' all look like tiny little teddy bears.
%% * [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3Wg603gPTnI/maxresdefault.jpg Ao The Squirrel]] from ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn''.
* Magotan from ''Kitchen Sentai Cookrun'' is an adorable kitchen assistant who has a wealth of knowledge of food and ingredients. Mitten from the second season is a friendly alien who helps the heroes.
* Most characters in ''Anime/{{Aggretsuko}}'' are designed to be absolutely adorable, like most of ''Creator/{{Sanrio}}'''s properties. But looks can be deceiving. It is actually a CrapSaccharineWorld where the characters deal with real world adult problems. The main character is a red panda, one of the cutest animals on earth, but under her adorable appearance she is hiding a ton of rage, which she deals with by singing DeathMetal. Even some characters who are based on not stereotypically cute animals are also pretty adorable, such as Haida the spotted hyena. One character named Tsunoda, a gazelle, is actually TheFakeCutie, who uses her appearance to get what she wants.
* Potato, the puppy from ''VisualNovel/{{AIR}}'' that some people think was so named because it resembled a pile of mashed potatoes. It's disturbingly intelligent (Kano can apparently talk with it), says nothing except "Pico pico" and is ''mind-bendingly'' adorable!
%% * The main animal cast of ''Manga/AnimalYokocho''.
* Sodom from ''Manga/BetrayalKnowsMyName'' looks like a winged black hamster/guinea pig... who can also transform into a powerful dragon when needed.
%% * Pitz in ''Manga/CaptainEarth''.
%% * Kero in ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', much to his chagrin, as powerful magical guardians are ''not'' cute.
%% * Chi the kitten from ''Manga/ChisSweetHome''.
* ''VisualNovel/{{CLANNAD}}'':
** Botan, the baby boar. When it first appears, Tomoya and Sunohara aren't quite sure what it is, though they both agree that it's ridiculously cute. After the time-skip Botan is grown, but is still depicted as cute. Doesn't hurt to have kindergartners playing around it as if it's a living stuffed animal.
** The big dango family, of course; they could be described best as small rolls of bread with [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Super Mushroom eyes.]]
* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'' has [[spoiler: the adorable fluffy, white dog form of dream!Laios that Marcille sees, much to his irritation since he had imagined himself as a badass wolf.]]
** The Winged Lion, Kensuke and the [[spoiler: no less letal]] dungeon rabbit count too.
* Isako from ''Anime/DenNohCoil'' uses a group of virtual pets to do some of her chores. They are all extremely adorable fluffy round things, but underestimating their abilities would be a big mistake.
* MadScientist Watari from ''Manga/DescendantsOfDarkness'' has his fluffy little owl 003.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
** Patamon is probably the Rookie that fits the most; of course, that's before he becomes the super-special-awesome Angemon.
** Culumon from ''Anime/DigimonTamers'' exemplifies this trope. It has to be among the most "awwwww" inducing critters ever seen. In Culumon's case, this is actually an ExploitedTrope. Because it ''knows'' it's cute, it'll often use that cuteness the same way a stray puppy or kitten would, to get things he wants or needs like food, attention, among other things. He also uses that cuteness to motivate and approach the main trio of Tamers, often to help them out in some way.
** Marine Angemon: Most of the supercute Digimon are at Baby and In-Training levels (the levels of actual infant Digimon, and the heroes' SleepModeSize.) Marine Angemon? ''Mega.'' (That is, the levels of the heroes in SuperMode, and post-midseason {{Big Bad}}s.) ThePowersThatBe sadly didn't let him out of the bag much, but he saves the day in a big way once. [[spoiler: D-Reaper is a program that is basically an EldritchAbomination. Its base matter, called 'chaos,' is the red gel its creations are made of and revert to when defeated. It keeps spreading no matter how many you "kill." See FightingAShadow; nothing actually ''destroys'' D-Reaper matter. Nothing except Marine Angemon's attack, normally used for ''healing.'']] Said attack takes the form of pretty colorful bubbles, naturally.
** Impmon, he even has a tummy smileyface.
** Then we have '''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Cutemon]]''' in ''[[Anime/DigimonFusion Fusion]]''.
** Puwamon in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad''. Best described as a little ball of feathers with big PuppyDogEyes.
%% * Wizz from ''Manga/DNAngel''; cutest floppy-eared rabbit-like thing ever.
* Manga/{{Doraemon}}, the cute robot cat from the future.
* Chibisuke from ''Anime/DragonDrive''. Well, he's not as small as a few others, and he turns into a much bigger dragon later, but still.
* Pip from ''Manga/DragonGoesHouseHunting'' is a fluffy Hraesvelgr chick with big, round eyes and innocent look that quickly wins him Letty's, and later [[RoyalBrat Nell's]], affections.
* The Puuchus from the ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' anime are meant as a parody of this. They're actually evil alien invaders and when you hit them they bleed purple and take on the haggard features and guttural tones of Manga/{{Golgo13}}. Domesticated Puuchus on the other hand turn into heroes from shows like ''Anime/CaptainHarlock'' or ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}''. Not ugly, but definitely weird.
* ''Manga/FairyTail'' has a newborn baby Happy who earned his name by making everyone in the guild go happy by just being ridiculously cute.
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', Xiao Mei, the midget panda actually stunned ''[[NoNonsenseNemesis Scar]]'' into silence with her cuteness.
%% * The [[CuteKitten sunekos]] and the "lord chickens," chickens that wander in the Ayanoi Gakuen campus, in ''Manga/GAGeijutsukaArtDesignClass''.
* ''Manga/GugureKokkurisan'''s animal {{youkai}}s all have cute fluffy SuperDeformed modes that they'll often go into especially to gain sympathy with Kohina. In particular:
** Inugami the dog youkai specifically invokes this by basing his dog form on trendy mascots in order to appeal to Kohina.
** Shigaraki the {{Tanuki}} initially subverts this with his rather unsightly animal form, but he later switches to this trope in order to appeal to women.
%% * The Ham Hams from ''Anime/{{Hamtaro}}'', and they know it.
* While the animals characters are already cute in ''Manga/HappyHappyClover'', [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ja6q2ky.jpg Hickory the Flying Squirrel]] takes the cake due to his cute voice in the anime, big eyes, and is so small compared to the others. Same goes for the tiny field mouse who shows up in the manga.
* ''Manga/HappyLesson'': Subverted when Kisaragi brings a box full of live chicks...for the purpose of them being the subject of ''dissection''. The entire classroom's reaction is an extremely anguished BigNo.
* While ''Manga/HeavensDesignTeam'' features plenty of cute animals, the sea otter takes the cake. Fluffy, adorable and smart, its precocious antics cause Neptune and Shimoda to {{squee}} for almost the entire chapter.
* In ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', most of the [[NonHumanSidekick Non-Human Sidekicks]]. Hanatamago and Pochi are some that are named, both being fluffy little dogs. China has a little panda, England has his little spirit friends and so on. There is also a recurring white bunny with gray ears seen with America, England and Japan (probably based on the author's pet rabbit). [[TheGreys Tony the alien]] is also rather cute. There's also Kujimarou the bear cub (with drastic memory problems!) belonging to [[{{Moe}} Canada]].
%% * Hime-Chan's stuffed lion Pokota from ''Manga/HimechansRibbon''.
* Pero Pero from ''Manga/HisAndHerCircumstances'', the dog that gets around by rolling around.
*The main character of ''Anime/IdolAngelYokosoYoko'' has a pet flying squirrel named Mu, who looks like a walking ball of fluff with a streak of blue hair and a bobtail.
* [[http://www.dancingcavy.com/Kirara--2-28-05.jpg Kirara]] from ''Manga/InuYasha'' looks like a cross between a kitten and a fox kit, with adorable mews to match. At least until she [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/inuyasha/images/8/87/Kirara_Full.png/revision/latest?cb=20151214202640 transforms]].
* The eponymous animals of the ''Toys/{{Jewelpet}}'' series all look very cute and cuddly and have precious little gemstone eyes that make it hard not to want to give them a hug. Even better, Lady Jewelina created the Jewelpets specifically to make humans happy.
* ''Manga/{{Lady}}'': Leonard. He's a cute fluffy squirrel with big blue eyes and an AdorableFluffyTail, and he loves cuddling Sophie's cheek. He's also dressed in a dapper red bow by the second half of the season 2.
%% * Jonathan the baby seal from ''Anime/KaleidoStar''.
* The sheep and the bunnies in ''Manga/{{Karneval}}''. All characters (apart from Gareki) seem to find them adorable as well.
* ''Manga/TheKeeperWantsToBuildAZooInAnotherWorldSoHeTamesMonsters'': The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Mi%27raj Al-Miraj]] look like round, fluffy bunnies or lemmings with stubby unicorn horns.
%% * The Por Vora from ''Manga/KingOfBanditJing'' are made of adorable. Too bad they're also MadeOfExplodium.
* The Bearbees from ''Literature/KyoKaraMaoh''. They're snuggly embodiments of love that sprinkle glitter, say 'Nogitsu!' and concider Yuuri and Wolfram to be their parents, making them Greta's siblings. They're highly endangered and their poop makes very high-quality, but very smelly, paint.
%% * The devolved dragon... slime... THING... Nyo-Nyo from ''Lilim Kiss''.
* ''Anime/{{Macross}}'':
** Guvava, Mylene Flare Jenius' EmpathyPet from ''Anime/{{Macross 7}}''. Basically a Tribble with eyes.
** Ai-kun, the little green alien creature that steals Sheryl's panties and which Ranka befriends from ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''. Later Ai-kun molts and [[spoiler:becomes a stage-1 juvenile Vajra, and somehow ''still'' manages to act obnoxiously cute]].
** The Ragnan mercats from ''Anime/MacrossDelta'' are cute little half-cat/half-seal things, with Querule taking the cake among them.
* ''Manga/MadeInAbyss'', despite its incredibly [[DeathWorld harsh environments]], has several of these. They're generally fairly harmless, with the exception of the horde of weasel rabbits that briefly attack Riko and Reg in the Third Layer. One example [[ShoutOut looks suspiciously similar to]] [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica a certain space ferret]] from another show seen as a genre deconstruction, but doesn't appear to be dangerous in any way.
%% * The Androgynous, fluffy, playful Mokona from , ''Manga/XxxHolic'' and ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''.
* ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' features, in one episode, a stupidly-cute, injured, foxlike critter that Hikaru instantly adopts and names "Hikari" after her old dog. [[spoiler:Turns out it's actually a demonic monster named Vigor, who deliberately played this trope in order to get the jump on them.]]
%% ** ''[=HOLiC=]'' also has Tanpopo, Himawari's almost painfully adorable little bird. And Chibi Kitsune.
%% * [[CoolOldLady Torogai's]] little black-and-white HeadPet... ''thing'' in ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit.'' Whatever it is, it's absolutely adorable.
* Fuzzy from ''Manga/TheMoroseMononokean'' is a dog spirit who looks like a ball of fur with stubby legs and big eyes. Ashiya certainly loves cuddling him and plays with him whenever he can.
* ''Manga/{{Moyashimon}}'' features one of the few successful attempts at making bacteria and mold spores cute. This especially goes for the series mascot, an anthropomorphic spore of ''Aspergillus oryzae''.
* ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'': Nyanko-sensei is so cute and round that he has spurred piles and piles of merchandise, from cellphone-straps to giant pillows. His outwardly-abrasive personality only makes him cuter, since we all know he's actually a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold big softie]]. Of course, everyone in-universe with the exception of [[CutenessProximity Taki]] seems to think he is an [[UglyCute ugly, fat cat]].
* In ''Anime/OnegaiMyMelody'', Mari Land is a world entirely populated by cute critters. Heck, [[Creator/{{Sanrio}} characters]] in general are like this.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Chopper's half-human form is definitely an example. Even though creatures of his type (animal zoans) look like adult humans crossed with animals, Chopper ends up looking like a three-year-old cosplaying as a plushie, for reasons of Cute, and possibly because he was actually an animal that [[AnthropomorphicShift became half-human]]. To his dismay, this caused the Marines to mistake him for a harmless pet instead of the full-fledged, BadassAdorable crewmember he really is, and thus they gave him a pathetically low bounty of 50 Beri.
** The Tontatta dwarves are tiny, have big puffy tails, pointy noses, and look ''adorable''. Even by their standards, their princess Mansherry is so cute that she causes CutenessProximity in almost everyone she meets.
** Ladies and gentlemen, [[http://i41.tinypic.com/20t1d8i.jpg Baby Laboon]]. An adorable whale cub that made the Rumbar Pirates' hearts melt.
%% ** And the [[CuteMachines Spaceys]] in Eneru's cover story.
%% ** Sengoku's [[http://i.imgur.com/Nwpeeau.png pet goat]] is ''adorable''.
%% * ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'' spoofs this with a cute but incredibly depressed bunny that's the pet of the main character.
%% * The ludicrously adorable blue penguins in ''Anime/{{Penguindrum}}''.
* ''Anime/{{Photon}}'' has Koro-chan, a critter about the size of a bunny, but with two long tails instead of two long ears. Koro-chan is usually Keyne Aqua's pet, but Koro can also function as part of a computer system, like a wetware [=CPU=]. On his own, though, Koro can only chirp and squeak unintelligibly.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Cute creatures have been a mainstay of the series from the beginning, starting with Misty's Togepi, which even ''Team Rocket'' thinks is adorable.
** Then brought right back in with two of the main group's Pokémon in ''Best Wishes''. Ash's Oshawott (who Ash even ''says'' is adorable), Iris's Axew, and Trip's Vanillite ([[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes although Iris disagrees]]).
** Professor Icarus's Elgyem. It's got big eyes, it's all shy and timid, and it makes little "Ri-kuuuuuu" noises. D'awww.
** ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' has this happening all the time. Because of the author's {{chibi}} art style, all of the pokemon are ether this or UglyCute.
** Even Team Rocket has had cute Pokemon, especially Chimecho, Mime Jr., Cacnea, Wurmple, and Woobat and even Meowth.
* [[http://images2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20130402020250/prettycure/es/images/d/d0/Hummy5.jpg The fairies]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/HeartCatch_-_Chypre__Coffret_5791.jpg from every]] [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/01p_candy_7396.jpg incarnation of]] ''Anime/PrettyCure''. [[http://img1.ak.crunchyroll.com/i/spire1/1a4c282da75334515d953873c41902c01241725258_full.jpg They're so damn ''cute''!]]
%% * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu63VCPfye4 Kurara/Clara]] the spotted jellyfish from ''Manga/PrincessJellyfish''.
* The main character of ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' is actually one of these! Ahiru's (which means 'Duck' and is named that in the dub) true form is that of a yellow duckling with big, big blue eyes. Even the resident TallDarkAndSnarky can't resist her cuteness.
* Pudding-chan and other dessert characters in ''Manga/PuddingInLove''.
* Kyubey of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Who ''wouldn't'' make a contract with something this cute? [[spoiler:Enforced. WordOfGod says he/it/they was deliberately designed to be this trope to [[CuteIsEvil hide his true nature]].]]
** Charlotte the Dessert Witch is right up there too. [[spoiler:At least, until it reveals its true form: a gigantic clown/cake/worm thing with rows of razor-sharp teeth and a ravenous appetite for human flesh.]]
*** Charlotte's disarmingly cute appearance is probably the main reason for her [[EnsembleDarkhorse sizable fan following.]] She's so insanely popular with fans she made a triumphant comeback in ''[[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagicaTheMovieRebellion Rebellion]]'' as the best friend of Mami, and she spends the vast majority of her screentime being downright ''adorable''. [[spoiler:We even learned her identity as a Puella Magi, and she's just as cute!]]
* Another example from Creator/TatsuyamaSayuri is ''[[http://truongton.net/forum/picture.php?albumid=26558&pictureid=373330 Pukupuku Natural Circular Notice]]'' [[https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/images/goods/ar2/web/imgdata2/large/40913/4091336388.jpg which features very cute pets such as hamsters, puppies and cats.]]
* ''Manga/QueenMillennia'': Mayu creatures look like babies with fur and are said to be the cutest and gentlest in the universe who represent Earth itself.
* [[http://www.ohtori.nu/galerie/v/manga/artwork/chuchu/Chu-Chu_01.jpg.html ChuChu]], the little purple marmoset from ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena'' (Particularly in the manga).
* ''Manga/RumikoTakahashiAnthology'''s "Tragedy of P" has Pippin, a Humboldt penguin that the protagonist's husband brought home from work. Virtually everyone who lay eyes on him immediately goes CutenessOverload, and even the protagonist, who was against keeping pets from work, immediately relents after realizing how adorable he is.
%% * Diana, Luna and Artemis's adorable kitten from the future in ''Franchise/SailorMoon''.
%% * Momo, a Japanese dwarf flying squirrel NonHumanSidekick of Fuu in ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''. You really have to see [[http://www.google.com/images?q=Pteromys+momonga pictures of the real thing]] to believe it is an actual species on this planet.
* The Keronians in ''Manga/SgtFrog'' including Keroro, Tamama, Giroro, Kululu, Dororo and every other that shows up over the course of the series. There's also pop-star alien girl Sumumo who isn't Keronian but might as well be.
* Hoshimaru in ''Manga/ShadowStar'' is an adorable star-shaped creature with big, round eyes. Everything else in the manga he's in is ''[[NightmareFuel not]]'' adorable.
* Along the same lines, Pokota from ''Literature/{{Slayers}} Revolution'' is the a prince, bound into the bizarre but adorable shape of an alien bunny looking thing with gigantic wing-hand-ears, a cape, and a zipper up his stomach that opens on to L-space. He is, of course, [[StrongerThanTheyLook Stronger Than He Looks]].
* In the manga version of ''Literature/SoImASpiderSoWhat'' new-born Taratects like the protagonist are pig-sized spiders but their art is more in line with plushy than abomination. It helps that she's also ''pink''.
%% * ''Manga/SoulEater'': Those ridiculously adorable little bunnies that, rather unfortunately, Crona is forced to kill. In three different ways.
%% * In ''Anime/StarDriver'', we have Wako's little fox kit named Vice (as in Vice President... of the drama club).
* Creator/StudioGhibli:
** The soot spirits in ''Anime/SpiritedAway'', little puffballs with eyes. Boh in his mouse form counts too.
%% ** The forest spirits in ''Anime/MyNeighborTotoro''
** Jiji the cat from ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'', with his adorably large head.
** The title character in Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea when in fish-form is made to look especially cute.
%% ** The fox-squirrel creatures from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' and ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''
%% ** The Kodamas from ''Anime/PrincessMononoke''.
%% ** The tanuki in ''Anime/PomPoko''.
* Ryo-Oh-Ki from ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'': a fluffy little [[http://www.oocities.org/feanyx/cabbit.html cabbit]] -- a [[MixAndMatchCritters cat/rabbit hybrid]]. She also turns into a ''starship'' - a [[CoolStarship Cool one]], not a cute one, though. In ''Anime/TenchiInTokyo'', she also has a MiniMecha form. This one ''is'' cute.
%% * Boota in ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann''. Appropriately enough, when [[spoiler:he acquired a human form, he was a {{Bishonen}}]].
* [[QuirkyMinibossSquad The Animal Soldiers]] from ''Manga/TentaiSenshiSunred''. Their attempts at fighting Sunred are commonly thwarted by squealing schoolgirls picking them up and hugging them.
* ''Manga/UFOBaby'' has Pepo, Luu's adorable, stuffed animal-like alien space pet that's a Peponian... from the Planet Pepo. Guess what it says? That's right. Pepo!
* ''Anime/YuGiOh'':
** Kuriboh, from which [=LittleKuriboh=] of ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' gets his name, is a ball of fluff with large eyes, small hands and feet, and a tiny, high-pitched voice. And despite it being a Dark-attribute Fiend-type monster, this is one case where DarkIsNotEvil.
** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhGX GX]]'' takes it to the next level with a winged version of the fluffball as Judai Yuki's duel spirit partner.
%% ** And in ''[[Anime/YuGiOh5Ds 5Ds]]'', Ruka has yet another variation, Kuribon.
%% ** ''[[Anime/YuGiOhZEXAL ZEXAL]]'' has Baby Tiragon.
%% * Roppa the nekomata in ''Anime/XamdLostMemories''.
%% * ''Manga/ZeroSevenGhost'' has an incredibly cute little pink dragon, that can only say brrrrupyah but also [[spoiler: it's the reincarnation of Teito's best friend Mikage.]]
* The bears from ''Anime/YuriKumaArashi'' all look like tiny little teddy bears.
%% * [[http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3Wg603gPTnI/maxresdefault.jpg Ao The Squirrel]] from ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn''.
* Magotan from ''Kitchen Sentai Cookrun'' is an adorable kitchen assistant who has a wealth of knowledge of food and ingredients. Mitten from the second season is a friendly alien who helps the heroes.
