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{{quote|'''Taokaka:''' Hey, it's lacking lady!

In many cultures, [[Buxom Is Better|large busts are usually more popular with men than small ones]]. But not all girls can be that well-endowed, and while [[Petite Pride|some wear the "ironing board" title with pride]], others have low self-esteem as a result of their conspicuous lack of cleavage.

** Japan's [[Gender Flip|Nyotalia self]] is often portrayed this way too, especially since the canon sketches of her don't exactly emphasize her assets the way sketches of many other Nyotalia nations do. In [http://i56.tinypic.com/f51ulx.jpg one Pixiv fanart], she's shown weeping about having no chest compared to the extremely well-endowed Greece's.

** Taiwan isn't ''as'' super flat as Liechten, but she seems to be [[Oh Crap|rather... troubled]] when she sees that the European females (save for Liechtenstein) are not only well-endowed, but not afraid to show it...

* Maka from ''[[Soul Eater]]''. Soul's nickname for her is "Tiny Tits." It [[Berserk Button|never ends]] [[Megaton Punch|well for him]].

** At around 13 Maka's young enough to grow out of this, and her concern about it. Being around a group of older rather well-endowed girls can't help, though.

* Kiko from ''[[Darker than Black]]'', as her boss Gai Kurosawa is ever-so-helpful to point out. She responds by threatening to sue him for sexual harassment.

** Suou in the 2nd Series counts as well

* In ''[[Cyber Team in Akihabara]]'' we have Kamome, who at 13 is quite troubled for not being developed fast and big enough, to the point she regularly stuffs her bra. Meanwhile, we have Uzura, a [[Schoolgirl Lesbians|Schoolgirl Lesbian]] who have an absolute passion for flat chested girls, to the point that she turns her attentions from Hibari to Kamome (and, in [[The Movie]], towards Tsubame), as she realizes that each girl is flatter than the former. Kamome is ''not'' happy about having Uzura behind her because of the implications.

* Kouyama Mitsuki in ''[[Full Moon o Sagashite]]'' is a pettanko to some extent. Well-endowed Meroko teases her for this in the beginning, brutally calling her "Puchipai" (puchi means tiny and pai means breasts) Mitsuki, as the teenage Full Moon blushes and says "I have breasts when I'm in THIS form!" When she turns back into a 12-year-old in the anime, Meroko again remarks that "her chest returned to normal" and Mitsuki asks her not to stare. Later on in the manga, Mitsuki develops a bit more after her 13th birthday but interestingly {{spoiler|even as a true teenager (16) at the end, her chest does not look much bigger...}} (rather surprising for a main character from Arina Tanemura). Doujinshi artists also go out of their way to emphasize that Mitsuki is a indeed a loli character and quite DFC.

** It should be noted this only applies to the anime. The games and most adaptations have her being rather well-endowed (though not on the level of other girls her age such as a few female protagonists), even as an eleven/twelve year old. She doesn't angst obviously, and is often called beautiful.

* ''[[Ookami-san]]'' gives us both the titular Ryoko Ookami as well as her best friend, Ringo Akai. Of course, they probably wouldn't be too concerned about it, if a certain [[Lemony Narrator]] didn't call frequent attention to the fact.

* "Bare and Slippery" Fumika from ''[[Seikon no Qwaser]]''. She goes to a [[Corner of Woe]] after an amnesiac Sasha asks if she was a girl cursed to be a boy too.

* Disturbingly invoked ''and'' subverted in ''Eiken''. Yuriko laments her "tiny A-cup boobies." These would be A-cup only in comparison to the...ah, [[Gag Boobs|ample plumage the other women boast]].

** And in ''iFight Shelby Marx'':

{{quote|'''Carly:''' I'm not a twig. I'm getting curvier every day.

'''Carly:''' Eyes up, dude. }}

* Apparently, ''[[Lizzie McGuire]]'', [[Alpha Bitch|Kate]] ditched Lizzie and Miranda as friends once she "developed", only lending to Lizzie's insecurity regarding her size. Many episodes made reference to bras, Lizzie's lack of curves, etc., which seemed unlikely towards the end of the show, when [[Hilary Duff]] got older and obviously well-endowed.

** This is the basis of a few skits in ''Tales of the World: Narikiri Dungeon 3". In one skit, Frio (the game's male protagonist) sees Arche and Calo (his female counterpart) together and begins gleefully shouting about the "Pettanko Girls". Arche joins him in teasing Calo, who responds by reminding Arche that "He said Pettanko Girl'''s'''! With an 's'!" Cue savage beatings of Frio.

** Estelle of ''[[Tales of Vesperia]]'', while not exactly flat chested, still wishes to be more like [[Buxom Is Better|Judith]]. Rita, [[Petite Pride|on the other hand...]]

'''Estelle''': "I wish I could bounce like that." }}

* Ibis Douglas in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]''. In a series where girls of her age just manage to have well endowed breasts, she happens to be a Pettanko and has [[Gainaxing|no bouncing cut-ins, contrast with the other heroines]]. Even a loli that she took care of (in ''Alpha 2'') has an adult form which has bigger breasts than her. Obviously her status as a [[Pettanko]] has been the subject of jokes. But it doesn't stop her to be a champ of [[Moe Moe]] girls amongst fans.

** Mukkur was disappointed because she didn't produce milk. though.

* Lina in ''[[Riviera: The Promised Land]]''. One of the villains calls her "flatty". If you pick the "Small-chested..." dialog option, [[The One Guy|Ein]] loses [[Relationship Values|relationship points]] with her. Go figure.

** Ironically, [[Elegant Gothic Lolita|Rachel]] may be flatter than Noel, but she's not as insecure about it, [[The Stoic|or indeed,]] [[Little Miss Badass|anything]].

*** But Rachel has the overall proportions and look of a young child. Noel's figure is lacking only in the chest.

* Abigail in ''Dangerously Chloe'' had a rather amusing [http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/calm_down reaction] when a [[Succubus]] shapeshifted into more buxom form right before her eyes. Later, [http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/really_really_interested when she meets Naomi], Abby's gaze gives away her persistent interest in this matter.

** Pandora isn't as well-endowed as some other succubi, but looks fine... with her own figure. However, [http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/do_they_retract when she tried to pass as Chloe] the difference becomes obvious... and we learn that "[[Bigger Is Better]]" principle ''also'' applies to the horns. She looked like chewing on a lemon. Though normally she is confident and doesn't think of it as a problem, especially compared to non-succubi: Pandora isn't jealous of e.g. [http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/prankster Charity's greater "assets"], it's Charity who [http://www.dangerouslychloe.com/strips-dc/they_are_all_tricksters gets to be jealous] despite her best efforts.

{{quote|'''Danalach''': ''Don't judge me!'' }}

* The artist of ''Living With Hipster Girl and Gamer Girl'' once drew a lineup of the comic's four named females: title characters Sophie and Erika, both D-cups, in 1st and 2nd place, B-cup Clara in 3rd, '''a rough sketch of Artur (yes, a male) in 4th''', and 5th-place A-cup Elly glaring out toward the reader and saying, "Ha, ha, Very funny..."

** Actually, she torched the house because she had a big zit on her cheek. Her parents were trying to fend her off with a stapler when she got mad about her breasts.

* A throwaway line hints that Angelica is this on ''[[Rugrats]]: [[All Grown Up!]]''. Apparently she's a little bitter that her bra-stuffing campaign didn't turn out the guys like she wanted... considering she practically ''has no breasts'' when she stuffs her bra, one wonders if her chest is concave without it.

** Conversely, Caitlin ''is'' flat-chested, and is revealed to pad her bra.

* An amusing variant happens on ''[[Family Guy]].'' When Peter is feeling self-conscious about his own less-than-average endowment, Lois tries to reassure him by saying, "I care about the size of your penis as much as you care about the size of my breasts," to which he runs out of the room crying.