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An art style alternative to the tall, skinny design that is so common in [[Bishoujo Series]]. [['''Puni Plush]]''' avoids straight lines, emphasizing a character's curves, especially the face and hips, that can give to the cast an overall short, young look. Most common in [[Moe|romantic or slice-of-life anime]], but sometimes used in [[Break the Cutie|less obvious ways]]. Often leads to [[Artistic Age]] of the "looks younger" variety.
 
Take this trope to its extreme and you get [[Super -Deformed]]. Contrast [[Noodle People]]. Not to be confused with the species from ''[[Paper Mario: theThe Thousand -Year Door]]'' (Videoor Game)|Paper[[Puni MarioPuni the Thousand Year DoorPoemi]]''.
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Pictured above: ''[[Manabi Straight!]]'', especially jarring when it's removed to accommodate a [[Beach Episode]] and the girls suddenly look [[Fan Service|much older]].
** They're supposed to be 15-1615–16 years old at the start of the series, and after a four year [[Time Skip]], they still look the same.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'', at least 90% of the countries are this.
* ''[[Baka to Test Toto Shoukanjuu]]''
* ''[[Bottle Fairy (Animeanime)|Bottle Fairy]]''
* ''[[Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' had traces of this style [[Ur Example|before it was even considered a "type" of style]] (there are almost no angles anyway), but it was [[Art Evolution|gradually abandoned]] by the time of the Tienshinhan saga, and afterward it gets increasingly angular.
* ''[[Figure 17]]'', albeit very restrainedly, and with attention to proper representation of characters' ages.
* ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]''
** Also ''[[Shoulder a Coffin Kuro]]'', from the same creator.
* [[Grrl Power]]!
* ''[[Haré+Guu|Hare + Guu]]''
* All of the students in ''[[Hanamaru Kindergarten]]''. These are some of the smallest and roundest toddlers anywhere in fiction.
* ''[[Heartcatch Pretty Cure]]''
* ''[[Hen Zemi]]'', which brings great graphical dissonance with the horribly [[Squick|squickysquick]]y fetishes discussed and practiced therein.
* ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''
* ''[[Ichigo Mashimaro]]''
* ''[[Kamichama Karin]]''
** Actually everything authored by [[Koge-Donbo]] sorted to this category despite of her plot is quite mature.
* ''[[Kamichu!]]''
* ''[[Kanokon (Light Novel)|Kanokon]]''
* ''[[Kemeko Deluxe]]''
* ''[[Kokoro Library]]''
* ''[[Kyouran Kazoku Nikki]]'', with humans but especially with animal characters.
* ''[[Keion|K-On!]]'', being the [[Moe]] series that it is, loves this-- <s>The girls</s> The ''[[ImprobablyFundamentally Female Cast|entire cast]]'' almost looks like chipmunks!
* ''[[Lucky Star]]'' is probably the most notable example, which is even mentioned in the theme song.
** The manga tends to have a character even more Puni Plush at the beginning and end of each chapter. The beginning is more notable than the ending sketches, due to the character sketches still having them in a Plush-like state.
* ''[[Macademi Wasshoi]]''
* ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', particularly the manga.
* ''[[Mahoraba]]'' was influential in first developing the [[Puni Plush]] style.
* ''[[Majokko Tsukune Chan-chan]]'' is an absurdly adorable example of this style, which makes the show's [[Crosses the Line Twice]] humor all the more amusingly jarring.
* ''[[Mitsudomoe]]''
* ''[[Moetan]]''
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* ''[[Nurse Witch Komugi]]''
* ''[[Ojamajo Doremi]]''
* ''[[Pani Poni Dash!]]'', except for certain characters like Tsurugi Inugami
* ''[[Popotan]]'' - "Puni-Puni!"
* ''[[Potemayo]]''
* ''[[Puella Magi Madoka Magica]]''. Uses the same style as ''[[Hidamari Sketch]]''
** This is [[Art Style Dissonance]], since the plot is something of a {{spoiler|[[Cosmic Horror Story]]}}.
* ''[[Read Or Dream]]'', in comparison to the more "realistic" character designs of the ''[[Read or Die (Anime)|Read or Die]]'' [[Read or Die (Manga)|manga]].
* [[Rumiko Takahashi]]'s character designs are this to a T.
* ''[[Saki (Mangamanga)|Saki]]''
* ''[[Sayonara, Zetsubou Sensei-sensei]]'' used this in an [[Art Shift]] during a [[Magical Girl]] anime parody.
* ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'' had a puni-plush web anime called ''Suzumiya [[Haruhi-chan]] no Yuutsu'' (based off a gag Manga) to settle the fan's cravings for the upcoming Season 2.
* The younger characters of ''[[Higurashi no Naku Koro Nini]]'', such as Satoko and Rika. Rena strikes a variable medium between this and Mion's leaner, more angular form; depending on the scene she could fall more toward or away from Puni Plush.
 
 
== Comic Books ==
* [http://en.[wikipedia.org/wiki/Taral_Wayne:Taral Wayne|Taral Wayne's]] art style is a western, anime (and ''[[Cats Don't Dance]]'') influenced, version of this.
 
 
== Video Games ==
* While [[Akira Toriyama]] may have moved away from this style in his print and animated works, it's still quite evident in the game series with his character designs, such as ''[[Blue Dragon]]'' and ''[[Dragon Quest]]''.
* Battle Arena Nitoshinden, featuring certain fighters from [[Battle Arena Toshinden|the main franchise]] (and a few exclusive to this game) as kids.
* Most of the heroes of the ''[[EarthboundEarthBound]]'' series are 13 years old, but it's very hard to notice. There's a reason why the likes of [[EarthboundEarthBound|Ness]] and Lucas may be classified as [[Cute Shotaro Boy|Cute Shotaro Boys.]]s.
** The American version of the figurines has them aged up. This is especially visible on the Ness figurine ([[Super Smash Bros.]] uses the original Japanese version world-wide)
** Lucas's [[The Woobie|woobiness]] in the Subspace Emissary doesn't quite help either.
* ''[[Yggdra Union]]'' poses an interesting example in that even the items get some puni. Perhaps not surprisingly, the game (and the entire [[Dept. Heaven]] series, since its release) was art-directed by the creator of ''GA'' and ''Kuro'' above; Kiyudzuki is famous for her puni-moe characters (though she [[Knights in The Nightmare|doesn't always draw this way]]).
* Early ''[[Harvest Moon]]'' games had art like this. It's mostly been dropped since ''Island of Happiness'' in favor of [[Bishonen]] and [[Bishojo]]. If you didn't know any better, you'd think the protagonists were preteens at most. Yet, they're supposed to be in their 20s and up. The hint drops when you're expected to get married. It's especially jarring in games like ''[[Harvest Moon 64]]'' and ''Magical Melody''.
* ''[[Etrian Odyssey (Video Game)|Etrian Odyssey]]'' has this too. Quite jarring given the scenario, but very charming too.
* ''[[Eternal Sonata]]''
* Most of the character art in the original ''[[Panel Dede Pon]]'' is done in this style. It's toned down for the 2-Player and Vs. mode portraits, though.
* ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]''. Exceptions seem to be limited to named characters (civilians exhibit this on a massive scale, even the furry ones.)
* ''Ontamarama''
* All ''[[Touhou]]'' characters, at least in the official art. FanartFan art depictions vary considerably.
 
 
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Lilo and Stitch]].'' The character designers were explicitly told to avoid straight lines and harsh angles, and even rectangular objects have dulled corners, probably as a deliberate contrast with the rampant abuse of straight lines in western animation. This becomes somewhat more amusing when the character designer's deviantart page is viewed, which continues the same style, but includes artistic nudes and 1950s style pinups with a Hawaiian theme.
* ''[[Magi Nation]],'' at least in its original incarnation. Even the [[Our Dragons Are Different|fierce Hyrens]] were kind of cute and chubby.
* Fionna from ''[[Adventure Time (Animation)|Adventure Time]]'' has a lot more curves than the typical [[Noodle People]] in that show. Her designer says she's meant to look '"chubby cute".' Considering she's the [[Distaff Counterpart]] of Finn, it makes sense. He's kind of a chunky kid (?) and women hold their weight in different places.
 
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[[Category:Rule of Cute]]
[[Category:Japanese Visual Arts Tropes]]
[[Category:Useful Notes/Kawaisa]]
[[Category:PuniAlliterative PlushTrope Titles]]
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