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** Note that the characters featured in that animation are all designed by Naru Nanao; a couple of them even come from the same game. Her later designs vary a bit more.
** Note that the characters featured in that animation are all designed by Naru Nanao; a couple of them even come from the same game. Her later designs vary a bit more.
** This also follows with anime based on h-games (''[[AIR (Visual Novel)|AIR]]'', ''[[Kanon (Visual Novel)|Kanon]]'', ''[[Clannad (Visual Novel)|Clannad]]'', etc.) which tend to have only ''one'' face -- well, maybe two, one for boys and one for girls.
** This also follows with anime based on h-games (''[[AIR (Visual Novel)|AIR]]'', ''[[Kanon (Visual Novel)|Kanon]]'', ''[[Clannad (Visual Novel)|Clannad]]'', etc.) which tend to have only ''one'' face -- well, maybe two, one for boys and one for girls.
** Possibly the worst offender is Aoi Nishimata, possibly best known as one of the character designers for ''[[Shuffle]]''. (Examples: {{media|nishimata-aoi-faces_8348.jpg| One}}, {{media|marriage-royale-prism-story-character-comparison-001_8390.jpg| Two}}, {{media|marriage-royale-prism-story-character-comparison-002_8767.jpg| Three}}, [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/50083/ Four].)
** Possibly the worst offender is Aoi Nishimata, possibly best known as one of the character designers for ''[[Shuffle]]''. (Examples: [[media:nishimata-aoi-faces_8348.jpg|One]], [[media:marriage-royale-prism-story-character-comparison-001_8390.jpg|Two]], [[media:marriage-royale-prism-story-character-comparison-002_8767.jpg|Three]], [http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/50083/ Four].)
** Forget stock 'designs', the game [[Otome wa Boku Ni Koishiteru]] ''literally'' uses the same three character pictures for any random students who aren't part of the main cast. This includes several named characters who are part of the Student Council during Takako's plot.
** Forget stock 'designs', the game [[Otome wa Boku Ni Koishiteru]] ''literally'' uses the same three character pictures for any random students who aren't part of the main cast. This includes several named characters who are part of the Student Council during Takako's plot.
* A common source of mirth when talking about ''[[Half-Life]]'' is how pretty much every guard or scientist in the Black Mesa complex has the same face (well, for scientists there are two alternating faces). [[Ascended Extra|This became more awkward when the models were given names and turned into unique NPCs in the sequel]]. Maybe they were short on employees and decided to [[Expendable Clone|clone themselves repeatedly?]]
* A common source of mirth when talking about ''[[Half-Life]]'' is how pretty much every guard or scientist in the Black Mesa complex has the same face (well, for scientists there are two alternating faces). [[Ascended Extra|This became more awkward when the models were given names and turned into unique NPCs in the sequel]]. Maybe they were short on employees and decided to [[Expendable Clone|clone themselves repeatedly?]]