Pikachu is the face of the Pokémon anime, and many of the best episodes ... Seeing Pikachu and all the other typically friendly and cute Pokémon behave so violently is uniquely unsettling.

Friede's Pikachu is "allergic" to being called cute and has a strong sense of responsibility ... Also read: 3 ways Liko is a better Pokemon anime protagonist than Ash (and 2 ways that she's ...

In the original Digimon anime series’ first episode ... Granted, Agumon’s design might not hit on the same cute overtones that Pikachu does, but his enduring design is no less diminished ...

At the same time, the internet was having a field day with another stalwart of Japanese anime ... cute character can look helpless, but it can rally support for the underdog. Perhaps that's why ...

Ash and Pikachu are leaving the Pokemon anime after decades spent as its main protagonists ... but it remains to be seen if this new one has anything more going for it than a cute little hat.

At the same time, the internet was having a field day with another stalwart of Japanese anime ... from riot police. A cute character can look helpless, but it can rally support for the underdog.