Anime Cute

A kind of Tryhard Cuteness and Cheap Attractiveness in which the playing character has been made to be overbearingly "cute" with features like big eyes, a soft voice, and either be peppy or reclusive. Many Cute Girls and Lambs may be considered Anime Cute, but not everyone who is Anime Cute is either a Cute Girl or Lamb. Being designed as an Anime Cute character can lead to roles like the Wimp or Useless Secondary occupying a spot in the main group of protagonists. The audience can find these leading characters as an annoying presence in the franchise who only gets in the way of the Good Guys and story. This is due to how cute characters are often bad at fighting, rarely do any supporting, and mainly stand around to look pretty. Therefore, they're usually the ones who get called useless by audience members. On top of this, they don't need many brain cells to do their role's job, which can make them even more aggravating to watch. Despite this, characters who are Anime Cute may end up being Fan Favorites if they're not excessively cute and shallow.

Compare to Anime Cool, a kind of Tryhard Coolness that has has a similar way of building characters, but with that UnTrash, it's to make them cool, not cute.