MCDONALD'S new cartoon plastic cups feature a cute design which shows a boy and girl "falling in love" – that's until you look at the cup from a certain angle.

The fast food chain launched a new line of McFizz drinks in Japan, in an attempt to reach the younger target market.

The new drinks are poured into these transparent plastic cups, which show the adorable drawings of the animated couple seemingly falling in love.

Soon after the launch of the cups, some customers began uploading pictures of the two characters in quite a few inappropriate positions.

EXPLICIT DESIGN

A blog by Japanese job board GaijinPot first brought the cups to everyone's attention, noting that when viewed from certain angles, the cups’ peck on the cheek “becomes a multitude of other intimate moments.”

By switching the angle of the cup, the boy and girl looked like they were busy doing some very explicit things.

However McDonald’s Japan has not yet stopped the decorative cup promotion, reported SoraNews24.

The blunder quickly became a topic of discussion on Instagram, as many chimed in on their opinions towards the cup design.

One person wrote: "This is why we can't have nice things."

Another wrote: "Omg something so innocent became nasty."

While a third wrote: "Still got a feeling it's not unintentional…cos it's Japan."

UNDER FIRE

The fast food chain has recently been under fire for their new “eco-friendly” paper straws after it emerged they cannot be recycled.

Plastic ones were axed in all UK branches as part of a green drive — even though the fast food giant has said they were “100 per cent recyclable.”

But The Sun has revealed an internal Mac memo admits the new paper versions — hated by customers — are not actually recyclable and must be binned and burned.

McDonald’s decision to swap recyclable plastic straws for “eco-friendly” paper versions which cannot be recycled was today branded “a silly stunt.”

It dumped the 1.8 million plastic straws used by its UK restaurants each day as part of a huge green drive.

An insider said: “When McDonald’s introduced paper straws it was getting pats on the back for being environmentally responsible."

They added: “But it seems like it was a stunt to appease green campaigners because the things go straight in the rubbish. It’s ridiculously stupid.”

The paper straws have infuriated thousands of McDonald’s customers who claim they make milkshakes hard to drink and dissolve in cola.

The firm has admitted that its plastic straws were “100 per cent recyclable” but said it changed to paper because “more can be done.”

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