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{{quote|''"Look at him! He's cuter than a puppy and a kitten trying to climb into the same slipper!"''|'''Stan Smith''', ''[[American Dad]]!''}}

This is an audience reaction to works that are strongly [[Lighter and Softer|attempting to be kid-friendly]]~~—using~~ almost all the tropes of cuteness and [[Idealism Tropes|idealism]], like there's some kind of checklist. '[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saccharine Saccharine]' is the watchword. Viewers react to this with anything ranging from cutesy cuddling to violent revulsion.

This is an audience reaction to works that are strongly [[Lighter and Softer|attempting to be kid-friendly]] — using almost all the tropes of cuteness and [[Idealism Tropes|idealism]], like there's some kind of checklist. '[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saccharine Saccharine]' is the watchword. Viewers react to this with anything ranging from cutesy cuddling to violent revulsion.

Keep in mind that [[Tropes Are Not Bad|extremely over-the-top lightness is not necessarily a bad thing]]. With proper usage, it may result in an enjoyable series wherein the cuteness is there as, essentially, an afterthought. It's when it consumes the entire series, when it puts being adorable ahead of things like actual plots or likeable characters, that it becomes a problem.

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** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oL871Wbi1oc Even without a video to accompany this, your blood will turn into syrup.]

** Then there's [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVtTNN8jJXU Neko Miko Reimu]...

* Once you understand what the lyrics mean in English, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vTqv8naUdY Bouken Desho Desho], opening theme of [[Suzumiya Haruhi~~|an anime that needs no introduction~~]], ''[[Sliding Scale ~~Long~~ ~~Name~~|easily]]'' falls into this. Thank goodness for the ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|despair]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUYCX0905lo treatment].

* Once you understand what the lyrics mean in English, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vTqv8naUdY Bouken Desho Desho], the opening theme of ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'', ''[[Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism|easily]]'' falls into this. Thank goodness for the ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou-sensei|despair]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUYCX0905lo treatment].

** Then there's [[Dancing Theme|Hare Hare Yukai]]... [[Ear Worm]], anyone?

*** And even happier than the above, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERGGVE7HRfM this.]

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