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[[File:cit manabi straight - lookin kinda plushy.jpg|link=Manabi Straight!|
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: The Thousand-Year Door]]'' or [[Puni Puni Poemi]].
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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]].
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== Comic Books ==
* [[wikipedia: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 ''[[EarthBound]]'' series are 13 years old, but it's very hard to notice. There's a reason why the likes of [[EarthBound|Ness]] and Lucas may be classified as [[Cute Shotaro Boy
** 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.
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* ''[[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.
== 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]]'' has a lot more curves than the typical [[Noodle People]] in that show. Her designer says she's meant to look
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