Cute Girls Doing Cute Things

Cute Girls Doing Cute Things (CGDCT) is a genre of manga and anime which focuses on young female characters doing a particular activity in a cute way, although the activity itself does not have to be cute. The genre is widely regarded as developing in the late 2000s with series such as K-On! , which follows a group of school girls who form a band. ^{[1] [2]} There are some older series retrospectively now grouped into the genre, and cross-over with other genres such as iyashikei . ^{[2] [3]}

Examples

• Girls und Panzer (alternate history where girls take part in a sport using World War II tanks) ^{[3] [4]}
• Is the Order a Rabbit? (girls running a coffeehouse) ^{[4] [5]}
• K-On! (girls form a band) ^{[2] [3] [4]}
• Laid-Back Camp (girls go camping) ^{[3] [6]}
• School-Live (girls surviving a zombie apocalypse) ^{[1] [2]}
• Turkey! Time to Strike (girls in a tenpin bowling club who travel back in time). ^[7]

See also

• Moe (slang)
• Kawaii

References

1. McNeil, Stormie (August 28, 2022). "What Is The Cute Girls Do Cute Things Genre & Why Do People Like It?". Game Rant. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
2. ZeroReq011 (December 11, 2024). "Not Your Average Anime about Cute Girls Doing Cute Things". Anime News Network . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
3. Sammut, Mark (August 27, 2024). "Best CGDCT Anime". Game Rant. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
4. Leverett, Demi (April 15, 2025). "7 Best Cute Girls Doing Cute Things Anime". ComicBook.com . Retrieved July 29, 2025.
5. Wolf, Ian (November 4, 2024). "Is the Order a Rabbit? Volume 1 Review". Anime UK News. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
6. Brown, Steve (April 22, 2025). "Anime Spotlight - The Evolution of "Cute Girls Doing Cute Things"". Shade Studios. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
7. Wolf, Ian (July 24, 2025). "Summer 2025 Preview". Anime UK News. Retrieved July 30, 2025.