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An extremely old Japanese artistic convention is giving men bushy eyebrows. The manly ''[[Cool Old Guy|oyaji]]'' usually has them, and it makes his expressions more imposing and tougher. A lot of older [[Shonen]] manga use this style to great effect. Unless it's specifically part of the art style, [[Big Ol Eyebrows]] are a common [[Art Shift]] gag when a character is being overdramatic.

An extremely old Japanese artistic convention is giving men bushy eyebrows. The manly ''[[Cool Old Guy|oyaji]]'' usually has them, and it makes his expressions more imposing and tougher. A lot of older [[Shonen]] manga use this style to great effect. Unless it's specifically part of the art style, [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]] are a common [[Art Shift]] gag when a character is being overdramatic.

Women tend to get very thin eyebrows. Thicker eyebrows are usually just a convention to make their faces more noticeable or make their facial expressions funnier. But in a few anime, woman have thicker eyebrows which resemble long commas. It's the case of Momoko from ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]'' and Honoka, Saki and Kurumi from the ''[[Pretty Cure]]'' franchise.

Usually related to [[Evil Eyebrows]] and [[Hotblooded Sideburns]]. See also [[Big Ol Unibrow]]. A Subtrope of [[Unusual Eyebrows]].

== Anime ==

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** In Season 0 as well to make Ushio appear more threatining.

* Amarao from ''[[FLCL]]'' takes this to ridiculous extremes with his prosthetic [[Oddly Visible Eyebrows]], which is visually made out of digitally-rendered ''nori'' seaweed sheets. The fact that they're fakes only serves to emphasize his immaturity. Believed that they also keep Haruko from channeling N.O. through his head like she does with Naota, but this is unconfirmed.

** They actually are intended to serve the same function as a tinfoil cap, although it's probably less because he doesn't want it to happen and more because the things that ''do'' come through are [[Does This Remind You of Anything|embarrassingly small]] (the guitar Haruko pulls from his forehead is barely big enough to be a slingshot).

** They actually are intended to serve the same function as a tinfoil cap, although it's probably less because he doesn't want it to happen and more because the things that ''do'' come through are [[Does This Remind You of Anything?|embarrassingly small]] (the guitar Haruko pulls from his forehead is barely big enough to be a slingshot).

** Amarao also gives a pair to Naota to wear as protection. Of course, they don't last long.

* ''[[Di Gi Charat]]'' features a strange blue onion-headed man whose [[Big Ol Eyebrows]] are most visible in his usual explosive moods.

* ''[[Di Gi Charat]]'' features a strange blue onion-headed man whose [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]] are most visible in his usual explosive moods.

* Rock Lee and Might Guy from ''[[Naruto]]'' are notorious for their thick eyebrows. Lampshaded numerous times:

{{quote| '''Guy:''' You know, Lee, we're a lot alike, you and I.<br />

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* [[Rich Bitch]] Dorothy Catalonia from ''[[Gundam Wing]]'' had strange, long, ''double-tufted'' eyebrows, prompting the [[Fan Nickname]] "Forked-Eyebrow Bitch". Her cousin Treize has a slightly toned-down version of the same thing.

** Dorothy's eyebrows are seen by many fans as one of her defining traits, to the point of becoming a [[Running Gag]]; one official [[Yonkoma]] actually has her using them to imitate various Gundams' forehead crests, and there is at least one doujin where they turned into hands.

* [[Souten Kouro]] features more than its share of [[Big Ol Eyebrows]]. Especially noteworthy are Cao Cao's; it's not that they're all that thick, it's just that he has four of them.

* [[Souten Kouro]] features more than its share of [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]]. Especially noteworthy are Cao Cao's; it's not that they're all that thick, it's just that he has four of them.

* Klan Klein in ''[[Macross Frontier]]'' is female, and when she's her natural 30 feet tall her eyebrows are normal, but when ''micronized'' down to her peculiar [[Sleep Mode Size]] four-and-a-half feet, her eyebrows are relatively gigantic.

* [[Gentle Giant|Jumbo]] on ''[[Yotsubato|Yotsuba&!]]'' has these. Ena compares the ''shiisa'' figurine Asagi gives her to Jumbo largely because of the eyebrows.

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* Benkate from ''Et Cetera.'' [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/et_cetera/v02/c000/4.html So... bushy...] (You'll know her when you see her.)

* [[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]] gives us Kittan Bachika. Rossiu's are also more prominent than the rest of the cast.

* In ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'', Keroro occasionally displays [[Big Ol Eyebrows]] when he's being [[What Do You Mean ~~Its~~ Not Awesome|overly dramatic]].

* In ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'', Keroro occasionally displays [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]] when he's being [[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|overly dramatic]].

* Shinnosuke in ''[[Crayon Shin Chan]]'' has some impressive eyebrows for his age (5 years.)

** And he manages to accidentally shave one of them off once in the manga. His mother's solution? Pick up a marker and draw the missing one!

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== Literature ==

* Gandalf in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' is described as having gigantic eyebrows.

{{quote| '' 'Good morning' said Bilbo, and he meant it. [...] But Gandalf looked at him from under [[Big Ol Eyebrows|long bushy eyebrows]] that '''stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat'''.''}}

{{quote| '' 'Good morning' said Bilbo, and he meant it. [...] But Gandalf looked at him from under [[Big Ol' Eyebrows|long bushy eyebrows]] that '''stuck out further than the brim of his shady hat'''.''}}

** The Rankin/Bass animated versions of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Return of the King]]'' took this maybe ''too'' literally, and gave Gandalf a titanic, impossibly bushy unibrow that, along with his similarly oversized beard, completely frames his (also huge) nose and eyes. His freaky appearance is used to great effect when he introduces himself with an extreme closeup shot.

* Ogier in ''[[The Wheel of Time (Literature)|The Wheel of Time]]'' are described to all have very large eyebrows.

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*** There's also Sean Cameron. Though his eyebrows are not as big as some of the other examples here, it's lampshaded nonetheless.

* There is a subset of ''[[Stargate SG-1]]'' fandom that is in love with Daniel Jackson's epic eyebrows.

* In ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', Ned has a set of expressive eyebrows--in fact, Olive and Chuck identify {{spoiler|his half-brothers}} in part because they also have [[Big Ol Eyebrows]].

* In ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'', Ned has a set of expressive eyebrows--in fact, Olive and Chuck identify {{spoiler|his half-brothers}} in part because they also have [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]].

* Robbie Rotten from ''[[Lazy Town]]'' has thick, [[Evil Eyebrows|arched eyebrows]] to emphasize that he is, in fact, the villain.

* From ''[[Game of Thrones (TV)|Game of Thrones]]'', little Arya Stark's noticeable eyebrows have not gone unnoticed by the viewers.

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* Andrew Smith from ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court (Webcomic)|Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' has [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=578 thick, expressive eyebrows] which can, in extreme cases, leave his face to float over his head.

* ''[[The Book of Biff]]'' is a major example of this trope. Though Biff's eyebrows aren't ''bushy'' per se, they are ''very, very'' big.

* ''[[Nothing Nice to Say]]'' has a minor [http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/28/ running] [http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/225/ gag] involving Fletcher's [[Big Ol Eyebrows]].

* ''[[Nothing Nice to Say]]'' has a minor [http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/28/ running] [http://www.mitchclem.com/nothingnice/225/ gag] involving Fletcher's [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]].

* In ''[[The Inexplicable Adventures of Bob]],'' Rocko Sasquatch's eyebrows are so bushy that they completely obscure his eyes.

* Rocky of webcomic ''[[Lackadaisy]]'' has some crazy huge eyebrows. They go well with his typically crazy expressions.

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* The Monarch from ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'' has eyebrows that are each at least a gravity-defying foot long.

** And prehensile. [[Expressive Hair|They curl into spirals, arch and curve to go with his expression]].

* Butch Hartman (creator of ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]'') has a habit of giving his [http://www.gamershell.com/static/screenshots/1666/26365_full.jpg characters] [[Big Ol Eyebrows]].

* Butch Hartman (creator of ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'' and ''[[Danny Phantom]]'') has a habit of giving his [http://www.gamershell.com/static/screenshots/1666/26365_full.jpg characters] [[Big Ol' Eyebrows]].

** Especially noticable on Dr. Rip Studwell, who's voiced by Hartman.

** Makes sense considering [http://frederatorblogs.com/bronk_and_bongo/files/2008/04/butch-hartman.jpg his eyebrows].

* Aku in ''[[Samurai Jack]]'' has '''GREAT ''FLAMING'' EYEBROWS'''

* Hikita, [[The Obi Wan]] in ''[[Tenko and The Guardians of The Magic]]'' has some big eybrows.

* Hikita, [[The Obi-Wan]] in ''[[Tenko and The Guardians of The Magic]]'' has some big eybrows.

* Many of the [[Thunder Cats]], especially Jaga, have incredibly bushy eyebrows.

* Aisling from [[The Secret of Kells]] definitely counts. What's odd is how they're black when she has white hair.

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* Gashuin Tatsuya, a Japanese actor, has [http://homepage3.nifty.com/gashu-in/ an incredibly pronounced] unibrow.

* [http://www.disneysociety.com/files/2008/06/jonas-brothers-sushi-stop-01_nc.jpg Jonas Brothers.] And that's '''after''' manscaping!

* [http://images.tvrage.com/people/16/46573.jpg Stephen Frost] of the Comedy Store Players and [[Whose Line Is It Anyway (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]].

* [http://images.tvrage.com/people/16/46573.jpg Stephen Frost] of the Comedy Store Players and [[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (TV)|Whose Line Is It Anyway]].

* Ron Livingston's eyebrows are not only thick but are also [http://www.burdigala.org/zettau/media/1/ron_livingston.jpg oddly asymmetrical]. Lovely.

* [[Daniel Radcliffe]]. I'm sorry, he does.

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* Former [[Marilyn Manson]] guitarist, Scott "Daisy Berkowitz" Putesky.

* [[Robert Sheehan]] from ''[[Misfits (TV)|Misfits]]'' sports a pair of thick, expressive caterpillars over his eyes.

* All the [[~~Everythings~~ Better With Penguins|penguins]] belonging in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudyptes Eudyptes] genus have big, yellow eyebrows that ''extend beyond their faces''.

* All the [[Everything's Better With Penguins|penguins]] belonging in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eudyptes Eudyptes] genus have big, yellow eyebrows that ''extend beyond their faces''.

* [http://www.bloodygoodhorror.com/bgh/files/ed_boon_mk_top.jpg Ed Boon], co-creator of the Mortal Kombat games, has these.

* [[Darren Criss]] has some really large, thick and slightly triangular eyebrows.