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See also [[Gonk]]. Compare [[Art Shift]].

 

== Anime & Manga ==

* In the 1939 Max Fleischer film of ''[[Gullivers Travels|Gulliver's Travels]]'', Gulliver is drawn in a more realistic manner (thanks to [[Rotoscoping]]) than the more cartoony Lilliputians.

** Except the two love-interest Lilliputians, Prince David and Princess Glory, who are also rotoscoped, wrecking the otherwise nicely stylistic contrast.

* Similarly, [[Alluring Anglerfish|the Anglerfish]] from ''[[Finding Nemo]]'' is the only realistically-drawn animal to appear in the entire film.

* During the song "I Just Can't Wait to be King" from ''[[The Lion King]]'', Simba, Nala, and Zazu are the only characters that are drawn normally contrasted to the stylized nature of the song.

** Justified, because in the film, at least, he is a rat.

* [[Tangled|Rapunzel]], unlike all the other [[Disney Princess|Disney Princesses]], is actually animated using CGI instead of cel animation, so she often looks very strange when they are all in a group. It also explained why she had to be redesigned when she is greenlighted into the franchise so that she can blend in with the other princesses.

** Also, the shape of her fingers: They have rounded tips, while the males have square-tipped fingers, the other females also have similarly-drawn fingers ([[Wrench Wench|Audrey]] has squared fingers because of her tomboyish nature, while [[Blondes Are Evil|Helga]] has claw-like fingers to fit her role as [[The Dragon]]).

 

* The title characters of ''[[Beavis and Butt-Head]]'', who have gigantic heads compared to the fairly realistic design of the other characters. This was lampshaded when the police showed a composite sketch depicting them as they would look like if they were drawn like everyone else.

* The title character of ''[[Kappa Mikey]]'' is drawn in "American" style, [[Thick Line Animation|with a thick black outline]], while just about everything else is uses an [[Animesque]] style. This is because he's an American [[Animated Actors]] in Japan.

* In ''[[South Park]]'', Ike looks different from everyone else. This is explained because he is Canadian. Later on we see that Canadians are drawn like him. It is questionable whether or not this was planned from the beginning.

** There are also a few characters whose heads are just taken from celebrity photos. A handful of examples include the Christina Aguilera monsters that Cartman sees in "Timmy 2000", Ben Affleck at the end of "How To Eat With Your Butt", Mr. Garrison after his nosejob in "Tom's Rhinoplasty", and of course, Saddam Hussein.

* Mr. Stenchy is actually the only alien experiment from ''[[Lilo and Stitch The Series]]'' to have sclerae and pupils instead of the solid black eyes his "cousins" (including Stitch) actually all have.

* The title duo from ''[[Fanboy and Chum Chum]]'' are constructed more realistically and carefully than the rest of the characters. [http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3474/3789426538_b445375f9a_z.jpg Especially prominent in this shot].

** The Space Coyote in Homer's hallucination from "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (voiced by [[Johnny Cash]]) is drawn in a boxier style partially to resemble the style of coyotes in American Southwestern sand paintings.

* ''[[Star Wars the Clone Wars]]''. Ahsoka Tano's facial markings for some reason look ''absolutely'' nothing like that of a normal Togruta's (compare her to Shaak Ti's).

* The Warden from [[Superjail (Animation)|Superjail]] is far more cartoonish than every other character appearing, often distorting his body into shapes and having stretchy limbs.

* In ''[[El Tigre]]'', Frida's [[You Gotta Have Blue Hair|blue hair]] and [[The Goggles Do Nothing|goggles]] look like they would fit better on an [[Anime]] character...

** [[Princesses Rule|Princesses]] Celestia and Luna have longer legs, necks and snouts than normal (also more closely resembling real life horses), are ''[[Large and In Charge|huge]]'' compared to everypony else (Luna is easily twice the height of other mares, and Celestia is even larger with an appropriately enormous wingspan), and their manes are long, constantly flowing and contain thematically-relevant patterns (aurora and stars, respectively). All of this is to illustrate their nature as [[Physical God|Physical Goddesses]].

*** A background pony in "Sweet and Elite" is based off of Princess Celestia's body model rather than a regular pony's. [[Wild Mass Guessing]] ensued.

** The Flim Flam Brothers have a much more elongated design than other ponies, with lengthier limbs, faces and sharper horns.

** In "Hurricane Fluttershy", a [[Recurring Extra]] is an abnormally muscular white pegasus, complete with a large muzzle and defined hooves (and small wings, almost immediately leading to jokes about steroid abuse).

** In "Ponyville Confidential", a pegasus colt named Featherweight has rather skinny legs and big eyes compared to the rest of the ponies in the school.

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