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Super Deformed is a specific form of Japanese Caricature , in which characters are drawn in a highly exaggerated manner. Those characters are typically small and chubby with stubby limbs and oversized heads. It is sometimes called Chibi by some anime fans, though chibi is a different concept that refers more to a person's stature rather than the art style.

It is part of the Japanese Culture , and is seen everywhere in Japan , from subway signs and advertising to anime and manga.

It is often also used on anime and manga in brief interjections, in order to show extreme or exaggerated Emotion , especially in the cases of anger or surprise, that would be difficult to portray, or would seem out of character if expressed on the more realistic visage. They are meant to be cute and are often used in Humor ous diversions from the Storyline .

Many amateur anime artists enjoy drawing super deformed characters because the style is considered cute and is relatively easy to draw. The head of a super deformed character is normally anywhere between one third and one half the character's height, often a Golden Ratio , with the eyes taking up much of the space on the head. Some artists may use alternate proportions. Recent trends in Anime have shifted away from super-deformed character designs, yet the traditional anime character designs remain. In life, heads are usually one eighth of a person's height. There are other exaggerated proportions (such as the 1/5th proportion, as used by Tales Of Eternia , etc) that are popular in anime, but are not considered SD.


APPEARANCES IN OTHER MEDIA


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  • The Capcom fighting games '' Puzzle Fighter '' and '' Pocket Fighter '' featured characters from various Capcom fighting games, all portrayed in the SD style.

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  • Sega's '' Virtua Fighter Kids '' is '' Virtua Fighter 2 '' with the characters in the SD style.

  • '' Final Fantasy VII '' was the first in the '' Final Fantasy '' series to implement three-dimensional super deformed Character Models . However, in the battle mode and in many of the pre-rendered cinematic sequences, the characters were much more realistic. It is argued, though, that the use of SD animation in the game was not intentional, but instead necessary because of technological constraints on the Polygon Count . Likewise, many of the earlier, 2D sprite-based, games in the ''Final Fantasy'' series used SD character animation, as this was the only way to produce visible facial expressions on the small sprites.

  • '' SD Snatcher '' is a remake of Hideo Kojima 's best seller '' Snatcher '' made by Kojima himself.

  • The little-known Nintendo 64 fighting game, '' Flying Dragon '', created by Natsume and Culture Brain , features two playing modes, one of them being the "SD Mode", where all the fighters are super deformed, showing happiness when they win or land a super move successfully, and showing pain when they are hit.

  • The recent television show '' Teen Titans '' uses excessive amounts of super deform.

  • The Super Robot Wars series typically features various Gundams, Super Robot s, and other Mecha as super deformed versions. Close-ups of the mecha during attack animations in later games in the series, however, are proportioned normally.

  • A special series of '' Gundam '' animation was produced, called '' SD Gundam ''. The series was popular enough to land their own games and merchandise and also include itself to the '' Super Robot Wars '' Series.

  • Most of the characters from the anime '' Getbackers '' will morph into a child like form to express their emotions in any situation.

  • The title of '' Syd Of Valis '' for the Sega Genesis is a mistranslation of "SD Valis", as it presents the events of Valis II in a super deformed style.

  • The well-known MMORPG '' Maple Story '' uses super deformed character models.

  • The online community Gaia Online gives eachh user an icon/avatar in the shape of a super deform humanoid that they can personalize themselves.



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