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♡『Anime with a cute art style or a cute cast of characters!』♡

Here's a bunch of goodies lacking love, many of which are obscure, others just underappreciated. Almost all of them lean more towards being lighthearted, cute and silly. (Not necessarily all at once.) Lots of adventure, too! Keep in mind that they're not all "must-see", but this should still be a great source for finding something new and enjoyable.

List of anime with pretty colors, cute characters or pets/mascots.

Made this interest stack to help locate 4-koma based anime for challenges and achievements more easily.

A Yonkoma (literally, "four-cell") Manga, better known as 4-Koma, is a short comic that consists of four panels arranged vertically from beginning to end, often adopting a plot structure known as "Kishotenketsu". Like western comic stripsnote , they are often found in newspapers, magazines, graphic novels, and other places. 4-Koma can be single-shot gags, or tell a story across several strips. (Notice that it isn't shikoma.) Expect nothing short of a Rapid-Fire Comedy from 4-Koma mangas, since they fire at least one joke every four frames.

[Source: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Yonkoma ; https://anime.jhiday.net/hof/challenge/adaptations]

Trope Maker: Sazae-san (1969)

MORE FOUND HERE: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/15811

Disclaimer: The romance may be very unrequited or subtle.

Happy Lolis, No Romance part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37228
Happy Lolis, No Romance part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/51425
Unhappy Lolis: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/58065

Includes black or dark-colored sailor uniforms. (serafuku/sailor fuku)

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/40991

(Anime version of this stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/47658)

Oldish anime featuring characters that evoke the 萌え (moe) reaction as per the standards in the early-to-late 2000's, when the so-called moe phenomenon was at its peak in Japanese wota-culture. The anime I've listed here vary greatly in terms of genre, subject matter, and popularity, but they all hold the moe factor in common (in my opinion, anyways.) Some of the popular series have resurfaced here in the Western side in recent years as part of an internet-born aesthetic known most commonly as "animecore."

*If you're not familiar with the concept of "moe" or would like to learn more about it, I also recommend reading these great books on it:
https://archive.org/details/otakuencyclopedi0000galb
https://archive.org/details/moemanifestoinsi0000galb