Japanese asked to rank the most commonly perpetrated techniques for appearing cute yield up a list which might well double as a “how to feign being a schoolgirl” ranking.
Those looking to appear cute or wishing to dissect the carefully honed techniques of the Japanese maiden may find the list instructive.
1. Pretend you don’t get dirty jokes
2. Look at him cutely with upturned eyes
3. ♡Use lots of emoticons and deco-characters in your mails♡ (´・ω・`)
4. Speak to him with your voice at a higher than normal pitch
5. Smile quietly after nonchalantly telling him what troubles you
6. Coordinate light pink and white
7. Make sure you have plenty of forelock
8. Speak at a leisurely pace
9. Doubtfully lean your head to one side when asking a question
10. Cover your mouth when laughing
Other behaviours thought to increase cuteness mentioned include standing pigeon toed, hair fiddling, sticking out the tongue when messing something up, saying “yoisho” when lifting objects up, and running up to small animals or children.
Making a “duckface” expression is also mentioned, perhaps explaining certain mysteries.
To the Japanese these traits are encapsulated in the term “burikko” (ぶりっ子), a cutesy, childlike woman considered the pinnacle of feminine desirability by a significant subset of Japanese men.
In sum, the secret to appearing cute to Japanese men is apparently thought to be affecting the behaviour of a 10-year-old girl, perhaps not the most shining endorsement of the tastes of Japanese of either gender, at least where “cuteness” is concerned.









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Pretending not to get dirty jokes would annoy me because it's fake. It's not cute to pretend you don't know things you do. It's how you react even if you do understand that makes you cute.
Speaking at a leisurely pace (slower than normal, or they wouldn't mention it) would make her sound like a retard.
And when Japanese girl's spoke at a pitch that was obviously higher than normal I wished I had earplugs. It is cute in other countries, but in Japan they exaggerate the high pitch so much it makes you want to rip your ears off.
1. Be loli.
2. Be tsundere.
3. Wear maid clothes.
Now that works for me.
Apart from that, I think that I'd find everything on the original list excluding 1, 8 and 9 annoying, especially if it doesn't fit her.
Nice one bro
I've been called cute many times, and I do none of these. I get them for:
- I look my age/younger *cough not a tanorexic binge drinker who slaps on 50 pounds of make-up cough*
- I'm short and thin
- I dress in a cute/elegant way *not like I cost 5$for a ride*
- I smile a lot (it's not even conscious)
- not afraid to make fun of myself
- I blush easily
- I'm easily tickled and overpowered *weaklings are cute apparently*
- I'm not a heartless calculating bitch
In my experience women who do the stuff in the japanese list are fake as heck. No grown woman does that stuff naturally. Especially the fake voice. Western women don't do high pitched, but they do that gag-sweet, sort of talk-to-your-pet-or-a-baby voice. All the women who had that affected voice that I've met, are huge bitches.
sounds like a real lady. i like her already. anon-2:50
Well said, completely well said.
I'm Tsundere and I have a foul mouth, love a good hard drink. And roughing it up.
The cutesy dress up charm only comes when I want/need something from someone who otherwise wouldn't give it to me.
1. Pretend you don’t get dirty jokes
-hell no! I AM the one who tells the dirty jokes!
2. Look at him cutely with upturned eyes
-waitwhut
3. ♡Use lots of emoticons and deco-characters in your mails♡ (´・ω・`)
-meh, sometimes. not to the point where someone wont be able to understand it
4. Speak to him with your voice at a higher than normal pitch
-my voice is already high-pitched, anymore than that and it'll sound like a baby animal!
5. Smile quietly after nonchalantly telling him what troubles you
-I listen to people who I don't dislike
6. Coordinate light pink and white
-I don't like pink
7. Make sure you have plenty of forelock
-no
8. Speak at a leisurely pace
-I hate it when people talk too slow...pick up the pace!
9. Doubtfully lean your head to one side when asking a question
-no
10. Cover your mouth when laughing
-I just do that naturally
god, I am such a cute woman! XD
MARRY ME MY SWEET MAPLE SYRUP XD
that's just creepy...
This fake cuteness stuff is a bunch of crap. The Japanese bastards who wrote that stuff about cuteness, don't know anything more about real cuteness than they do about fornicating.
Faking the personality of a preschooler with a learning disability is about as attractive as when women act like completely, horny sluts. Your milage may vary depending on your culture.
1, 9, and 10 are the only the only ones that I can do ; A ;.
Boys get annoyed when you use emotions..
just to let you know
Japan sure is a lolicon nation. Just see how many female names end in -ko (written using the kanji for "child").
Parallel in English follows: "*awful American accent* Hey, Baby!"
Wouldn't work for me. I'd politely suggest to her to act her age if she tried any of those suggestions on me. Ladies, you can blame my ex for making me this jaded now.
I like those tips when the girls doesn't look to obvious that they're faking it, btw I love when they wear white and pink :D
Yawn... here goes me trying to be a jerk.
1. Pretend you don’t get dirty jokes - Yawn... fine, I won't use any, and pretend I'm too dumb to use 'em.
2. Look at him cutely with upturned eyes - Uh, excuse me, but are you trying to scan me for unhandsome deformities?
3. ♡Use lots of emoticons and deco-characters in our mails♡ (´・ω・`) - Too much will kill. Don't ask who gets the death flag.
4. Speak to him with your voice at a higher than normal pitch - Uh, I got pretty bad hearing, but did you just say you want me to choke you?
5. Smile quietly after nonchalantly telling him what troubles you - Okay...
6. Coordinate light pink and white - PINK! IT BURNS! MY EYES! Seriously, just white is fine.
7. Make sure you have plenty of forelock - Not important really, especially if I think that doesn't suit you.
8. Speak at a leisurely pace - Okay, but you're not getting anywhere if you bore me enough.
9. Doubtfully lean your head to one side when asking a question - Good move, but I'm a jerk who probably doesn't look at you whenever either you or me are talking, so sorry for ignoring that,
10. Cover your mouth when laughing - Nice move. At least I won't get your flu - BUT HEY WAIT! NO SALIVA FOR ME!?
Disgusting otakus.
The only one I like and agree is #6
i cover my mouth when i laugh :/ but im a guy :/
It's polite.
yeah!! I agree to what the guy above me said
FUTA:
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(sorry that was off topic)
I agree to the list and find nothing annoying. But that's probably because I'm a very open-minded person.
i first though the title said top 10 ways for guys to be cute XD
Same here xD
Really? I hate women that try and act "cutsey" it's just really annoying and makes me want to walk away from them in an instant.
Cute is when they have a sparkling personality without having to try acting "stupid" (which is basicaly what the list is saying)
AGREED!
If a girl used any of those 10 ways, I doubt I would find it cute, a 20-21 year old girl acting like a naive child isn't necessarily a turn-on.
That's fucking lie!! Don't pretend you're someone you're not!!
That's more like 10 ways of looking cute for men who want retarded women...
Can't agree more. Probably the list is made up of retarded otakus.
careful, otakus roam in packs. they might take your underwear and sniff it. even if you're a guy.
This made me lol.
>4. Speak to him with your voice at a higher than normal pitch
God no, i slap her so hard she'll go back in time.
Annoying bitch
That's why you are likely single and a virgin.
girls are cute just by being natural
be yourselft and if it is the one he will find u cute.
A roommate once asked me how to look cute and I pretty much gave her this list. She didn't believe a word I said!
I could compose top 10 list of looking macho for males, but it would be too boring and easy.
Could someone please explain the near-obsession Japan has with standing pigeon-toed?
It makes them look not as much short-legged as they are?
(censored, 2nd try)
It makes them look not so much short-legged?
what happened to showing up naked with a pack of beer?
and a paddle?
cute != sexy
"4. Speak to him with your voice at a higher than normal pitch"
There have been researches that say the female voice activates the brain areas that correspond to irritation and annoyance sensations (that's reason why they use it for alert voices in GPS and aircrafts).
If you use your voice higher than a normal pitch, the guy will more likely get angry when you talk with him and find you annoying.
For me, the only ones that are naturally acceptable are 8 and 9, the others are ridiculous if the girl is past 16 y.o. and will most likely make me think she is just stupid.
That's why we all prefer our women to have deep, burly voices?
So you get annoyed at women who wear white and pink and have a lot of forelock?
9 is what became a habit of mine... by the way, I'm a boy.
>>1. Pretend you don’t get dirty jokes
Most of these I am unimpressed by. And this one I actually greatly dislike.
1. mmm maybe
2. aham
3. that's sick
4. nah calm girls rulz
5. nah hate that
6. o.o
7. hahah XD
8. yep
9. hahaha ne? XD
10. wth you are covering your black theeths?
OH SHIT.
Girls will only do this if the guy is earning a lot than her.
Or spending a lot on her.
LOLz
as a rather diminutive female who is terrified of men, i tend to do a lot of these things on instinct. act cute and people will be more likely to want to protect you from creepy things, or at least that seems to be my rationale...
i also tend to duck when people try to pat me on the head and hide my face in a book when i get embarrassed...ergh. and i'm a regular meganekko...
ANON DEMANDS PICS NAO!!!
unfortunately, i'd be called a disgusting 3d pig if i did that. or a whale. cos you know, large chest = man the harpoons around here. but thankee for your enthusiasm.
so you're fat and an attention whore
gtfo
I'm exactly the same. Eyecontact with guys makes me go beetroot never mind half the stuff that's expected of me. And I already have quite a childish cute sounding voice. (ALWAYS get "Hello, may I speak to your mum or dad?" on the phone. ;A; This is my house. I live here without parents goddammit! I'm 20!"
I apparently duckface when I'm thinking about things. =_='' Not fun times.
Eep! We also do the same hide behind book thing!
Are you my long lost twin???
200+ comments. To be expected. Another relationship/sex related topic. xD
Ugh, I hate when guys expect you to act like a little girl. How demeaning.
I do a lo of them ;A; i think it's because i spent too much time with people like that (and i watch a lot of anime)
i don't do pink though cuz i don't like pink and i don't change my voice(which is very cracky and kinda low xD)
I don't exactly do #1 because i don't quite get them .____.
It's ok for me to (try to) be 'cute' though :B since i'm still considered a child in most countries ~____~
4. Speak to him with your voice at a higher than normal pitch
I hate that
Almost all of those things would bother the hell out of me.
I like confident women. Not pushy or overbearing, but not juvenile or helpless either.
#3 anoys the fuck out of me
I'm a white chick and I do most of these things naturally... I feel like a very disgusting little weeaboo right now
This encapsulates everything about boxxy
Sounds like the description of this girl I met in a Psychiatric ward. Including that really annoying covering your mouth when laughing thing.
Number 5, however, is absolute genius. I personally think it should be enforced for both genders. 7 is pretty nice too.
Ahem, I mean ...just be yourself. Heh. Just don't cry all over my new shirt, eh?
1. Pretend you don’t get dirty jokes
HOW ABOUT NO
If they don't get my dirty jokes that would annoy me for having some one either stupidly Niave or blatently trying to act innocent, Laugh it up I say.
Use lots of emoticons? no over abreviating and spamming the little bastards is also iritating, especialy when they put "X" at the end of every fucking sentence =_=
"speak to them in a higher tone than normal"
No, don't. it sounds patronising and it's like you're talking to us like we're kids.
all these elements to me make me think I am dealing with a child, and frankly I do not find children attractive. cuteness can't be 'put on' you have to be natural.
i find if not all most of these annoying and corny =/
being cute is overrated anyway, you want cute buy yourself a puppy
hot > cute
I think I'll agree with all points. Maybe because I'm creepy otaku.
Too bad women where I live are boring as shit. I'd like to see a little deviation in the conventional personality trends that are all too common here.
While something like this would be a step in the right direction for me, I can't help but think this would be a "honeymoon" phase. They'd be right back to being your every day whore after a few months of dating.
Humanity's awful. I'mma go back to my 2D.
So basically women should act like stupid, helpless bitches to get guys?
Right, I'll be single forever then.
The way you described it sounded better :D, helpless bitches
Bitches and whores
everything on that list is a complete turn off
if my Gf did half of these things i will break her nose.
i want my GF to be herself not some moe anime bitch
>10. Cover your mouth when laughing
OMG Sankaku Complex please do a gallery on this!
Please!!!1111one
Top 10 Ways of Looking Cute to Otaku
wasn't there an article that pretty much contradicts this?
This sounds like an anime slut...so japanese dudes what anime hos.....didn't we already know that?
But wouldn't girls faking these traits be undesirable anyway?
Another stupid top...
sigh~~~ These are all traits of an anime girl you get infatuated with... -_- Imagining a 3D girl do this stuff DOES seem cute though..
I wander what a guy has to do to get noticed... If a "Top 10" list is made, I bet the top 5 would have to do with money.
Hmmm....I do pretty much everything on this list except 1 and 6 but they are not very cute things to do really.
I find it funny that most comments here are out of context, the whole idea is appearing cute, not appearing desirable.
These are annoying traits, not cute ones, they do not make a girl desirable or adorable, and therefore fail.
Yes, we all like 10-year-old girls.
I wish more girls acted cute like that here, I find it very attractive!
I do most of those.. =A=
Marry me ( ´∀`)
uguu ( ´∀`)
except you do it all wrong!
I do all of those too, except that I'm a guy.
(high pitch voice): "High five, bro! Teehee." (covers mouth)
Jail bros will love him.
no, just....no
...OK not to sound like a stupid retard, but number 7 I don't get what there talking about. The rest are good though.
They mean long bangs.