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'''Naota''': ...Never mind.|''[[FLCL]]'', episode 4}}

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.

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** 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.

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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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* England from ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]''. Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Sealand, India, and The Principality of Wy have them too. In Hong Kong's case, this is supposedly because England placed a curse on them. Sealand has the same last name as England (and is, for all legitimate purposes, ''part'' of the UK) and is considered England's little brother. Curiously, Australia's eyebrows seemed even ''bigger'' than England's, at least in his preliminary sketch. New Zealand shares the brows due to being another former British colony, while Wy is considered Australia's younger sister.

* Mugi from ''[[K-On!]]'' is an exceptional case of a ''girl'' with noticeable eyebrows, which apparently run in the family (although her eyebrows are more potato-wedge shaped than they are bushy...).

** When Azusa imagines a more determined Yui, she imagines her with thick black eyebrows fixed in an angry position. In the background of her fantasy, the other members of the band each sport a pair as well[[media:~~determined_eyebrows_305~~.png|.]]

** When Azusa imagines a more determined Yui, she imagines her with thick black eyebrows fixed in an angry position. In the background of her fantasy, the other members of the band each sport a pair as well[[media:determined eyebrows 305.png|.]]

** In the 'Final' episode they're pickled radishes. At least, in Yui's fever-dream.

** Sumi from Amaenaideyo!! also qualifies as another exceptional case of bushy 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 It's 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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== Comic Books ==

* ''[[Usagi Yojimbo]]'' has Inspector Ishida (with his notable monobrow) and Koji.

* Used to comic effect in [[Asterix|Asterix the Legionary]] ~~-- the~~ Egyptian man, who speaks entirely in pictograms and hieroglyphics, describes both Asterix and the ship's captain with a symbol that the translator dictates as "old hairy eyebrows".

* Used to comic effect in [[Asterix|Asterix the Legionary]]—the Egyptian man, who speaks entirely in pictograms and hieroglyphics, describes both Asterix and the ship's captain with a symbol that the translator dictates as "old hairy eyebrows".

* [[Depending on the Artist]], [[Wolverine]] can qualify.

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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 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]]'' 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 ''[[LazyTown]]'' has thick, [[Evil Eyebrows|arched eyebrows]] to emphasize that he is, in fact, the villain.

* From ''[[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]]'' 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].