 Originally Posted by dutchraptor
I think it is the cuteness. For the middle girl, it may also be more than a visual appeal since I like and identify a little with the character.
For cartoon characters, it seems that almost anything can work if put together right. It's almost like noses, mouthes or reasonable proportions is enitrely irrelevant. I think for me, it actually does come down to cuteness and I guess also this 'neoteny' thing that I have somehow never heard of before.
It's hard for me to put a hard line down between what I find cute and what I find sexually attractive though. They sometimes interchange. I think for the most part, cartoons don't trigger my sexuality, unless they're actually rendered in sexual situations.
Here's a character I only recently discovered when someone told me about this show, I was instantly all over the show. In this case, I only think she is cute. But then again I have not yet seen any R34 of her...

 Originally Posted by Wolfwood
On a serious note though, neotenized female faces are perceived as more attractive (to men) than faces with low neoteny. And an additional note.... I confused neoteny with neonatal. 
I think that is really interesting, but also pretty understandable. I don't think people are attracted to child-like faces, but rather just youthful faces. It's just that our society doesn't agree with what evolution has given us. To humans as a species, a 15 year old is a perfect mate, at the peak of fertility. But society doesn't agree, which makes it seem strange when you realize that people find youthful features attractive.
I honestly think most people are ephebophiles..
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