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All of those worlds classify as a Sugar Bowl. Also, whimsical worlds are usually gender neutral.
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Thank you for replying, but I meant as in motif or theme, not world/setting. And I just realized ‘Cutesy’ was the word I was looking for, not whimsical.
I thought I wasn’t going to get a response, so I went ahead with my Trope proposal for ‘Cutesy Fantasy’. I’d like you to check it out, if you don’t mind.
How can a work/creator have a sugary cute fairy theme/aesthetic WITHOUT having a sugary cute fairy setting??
Please explain
Sorry for that mistake! Yeah I guess a sugary cute fairy setting is required.
wdym motif or theme? it's fantasy.
Haven’t you noticed that some fantasy works have different aesthetics/motifs/themes? Like Percy Jackson is mostly legendary and heroic. Harry Potter is classic yet modern, resembling the older times about magic. Meanwhile Pretty Cure is sparkly, sweet, and cute, and many other fantasy shows for girls are similar.
And Percy Jackson has a mythological setting because it has a mythological theme. The battles take place in Greece or Rome or the Labyrinth.
Hogwarts and the Ministry Of Magic have settings that are a combination of modern and classic technology.
Theme informs setting. If you have a theme that clashes with the setting, that's typically Genre-Busting.
I feel like Super-Cute Superpowers might go hand in hand with this concept
I can think of works with cutesy characters whose setting may not be cutesy, such as Fish out of Water stories. Star vs. the Forces of Evil comes to mind.
I do some cleanup and then I enjoy shows you probably think are cringe.
That's characters. OP is discussing themes/motifs. I am saying theme informs setting and when it doesn't, it falls under one of the many genre tropes, i.e. Genre-Busting, Genre Mashup
A fantasy show/work targeted towards girls with a girly, feminine, or sweet aesthetic. For example, My Little Pony, LoliRock, Winx Club , Ever After High , Disney Fairies , and Pretty Cure. Not necessarily a Magical Girl show too, but it is common. Opposite would be either a ‘Classic’ fantasy (Lord of the Rings) or a masculine fantasy targeted towards boys. Note: Changed the title and made some edits.
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