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In most animated works and comics featuring an ensemble cast, particularly a [[Five Man Band]], the male characters will have a wide range of body types -- [[The Smart Guy]] will often be [[Geek Physiques|small and slender]], [[The Big Guy]] will be either huge and muscular or endearingly pudgy, and [[The Hero]] will typically be somewhere in between.

In most animated works and comics featuring an ensemble cast, particularly a [[Five-Man Band]], the male characters will have a wide range of body types -- [[The Smart Guy]] will often be [[Geek Physiques|small and slender]], [[The Big Guy]] will be either huge and muscular or endearingly pudgy, and [[The Hero]] will typically be somewhere in between.

Female characters, however, tend to have almost identical body shapes -- typically standing [[One Head Taller|one head shorter]] than the hero, relatively slender build, very little muscle definition. Breast size varies depending on the work, but in many cases, all the women in the cast will have the same cup size. Surprisingly, this even applies to works with an all-female cast.

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For the face equivalent, see [[Only Six Faces]], [[Generic Cuteness]]. Related to the [[Most Common Superpower]]. Contrast [[Pettanko]], [[Amazonian Beauty]], [[Big Beautiful Woman]]. See also [[Heroic Build]] for when this trope applies to superheroines.

== [[Anime and Manga]] ==

* ''[[One Piece]]'' started as this (aside from the rare [[Token Mini Moe]]), though Oda finally decided to be just as [[Cast of Snowflakes|outlandish]] with women as he was with men.

* ''[[One Piece]]'' started as this (aside from the rare [[Token Mini-Moe]]), though Oda finally decided to be just as [[Cast of Snowflakes|outlandish]] with women as he was with men.

* ''[[Uchuu Senkan Yamato]]'' and other [[Leijiverse]] works owe this to [[Author Appeal]]. Males sometimes have a token Gonk just to skew the ratio.

* ''[[Sailor Moon]]''. Other than height (and ignoring a certained talented meme), is there really a difference in build among ''any'' of the girls in this show?