Skintone Sclerae: Difference between revisions

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You may notice that some cartoon characters don't have to have whites to their eyes. Well, they're certainly not ''white.''

Skintone Sclerae are [[Exactly What It Says On the Tin|just that]]: As opposed to the irises being surrounded by white space, a character's skin will apparently go on into the eyeball.

Skintone Sclerae are [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|just that]]: As opposed to the irises being surrounded by white space, a character's skin will apparently go on into the eyeball.

See also [[Black Bead Eyes]].

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* For some reason, Asian characters in western animation tend to be drawn like this despite other (non-Asian) characters having normal eyes.

* Any character that wears [[Eye Glasses]] will have this kind of eye if their glasses were removed.

** This is [[Zig Zagged Trope|zigzagged]] with Milhouse Van Houten on ''[[The Simpsons (~~Animation~~)|The Simpsons]]''. There are some episodes in which Milhouse has dots for eyes when his glasses are removed (making him look like Akbar and/or Jeff from Matt Groening's comic strip series, "Life in Hell") and other episodes (such as season seven's "Radioactive Man" and season nine's ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' parody "Das Bus") where Milhouse has rounded cartoon eyes with whites around the sclerae.

** This is [[Zig Zagged Trope|zigzagged]] with Milhouse Van Houten on ''[[The Simpsons (animation)|The Simpsons]]''. There are some episodes in which Milhouse has dots for eyes when his glasses are removed (making him look like Akbar and/or Jeff from Matt Groening's comic strip series, "Life in Hell") and other episodes (such as season seven's "Radioactive Man" and season nine's ''[[Lord of the Flies]]'' parody "Das Bus") where Milhouse has rounded cartoon eyes with whites around the sclerae.

== Anime & Manga ==

* Many background or [[Ugly/gonk|gonk]] characters in anime will have this.

* Krillin in ''[[~~Dragonball~~]]''. Averted in the video games.

* Krillin in ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. Averted in the video games.

* Cilan in ''[[Pokémon (~~Anime~~)|Pokémon]]''. Made even weirder by being the ''only'' main character afflicted with the condition.

* Cilan in ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pokémon]]''. Made even weirder by being the ''only'' main character afflicted with the condition.

** Lenora's husband, Stephan, and a few other background characters in the ''Black and White'' season also have this.

* The title character of ''[[Yotsubato]]'', her father, and possibly the other characters are examples of this.

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* More than one female character in [[Cyborg 009]] like Arisu, Princess Ixquic, and the Pu-Awak sisters.

** Subverted with Cain and Von Bogoot, since they seem to have this but they're actually shades.

* Tsubasa Yuuki from [[~~Mawaru Penguindrum (Anime)|~~Mawaru Penguindrum]].

* Tsubasa Yuuki from [[Mawaru Penguindrum]].

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* This was common on [[Hanna-Barbera]] shows of the 1960s and '70s. Most of the human characters in the various ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' shows, for instance. No doubt this was motivated by the low budgets of the shows, as not having to paint the eyes saved a bundle on paint.

** Despite having a higher budget, and coming after several series that did feature white sclerae, ''[[Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated]]'' returns to the skintone look to make the cast look more like their 1960s selves.

** Despite having a higher budget, and coming after several series that did feature white sclerae, ''[[Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated]]'' returns to the skintone look to make the cast look more like their 1960s selves.

* The characters in the Disney ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' films have button eyes, occasionally drawn with eyelids but no sclerae for the sake of an expression. This is justified in the case of the stuffed characters, but the same style was used on Christopher Robin as well, perhaps to match the simple pen-and-ink illustrations of the original books.<ref>However, he did have white sclerae in [[Winnie the Pooh (~~Film~~)|the 2011 movie]], which turned him into a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] of sorts.</ref>

* The characters in the Disney ''[[Winnie the Pooh]]'' films have button eyes, occasionally drawn with eyelids but no sclerae for the sake of an expression. This is justified in the case of the stuffed characters, but the same style was used on Christopher Robin as well, perhaps to match the simple pen-and-ink illustrations of the original books.<ref>However, he did have white sclerae in [[Winnie the Pooh (Disney film)|the 2011 movie]], which turned him into a [[Cute Shotaro Boy]] of sorts.</ref>

* [[Shazam|Billy Batson/Captain Marvel]] in both ''[[Justice League]]'' and ''[[~~Batman the Brave And The Bold (Animation)|~~Batman: The Brave ~~and~~ The Bold]]''.

* [[Shazam|Billy Batson/Captain Marvel]] in both ''[[Justice League]]'' and ''[[Batman: The Brave And The Bold]]''.

* [[Mickey Mouse]] in his earlier appearances in the [[Classic Disney Shorts]]. Later depictions of him portray him as having normal-looking eyes.

* [[Superman]] in [[The DCAU]] is usually drawn this way.

* Almost every character in ''[[Daria]]''. The most notable exceptions were Brittany, Stacy, Jodie, Mr. O'Neill, and Mr. DeMartino.

** Ms. Barch (the [[Does Not Like Men|man-hating]] divorced science teacher) had [[Skintone Sclerae]] from seasons one to three. When the show's animation changed in seasons four and five, she was redesigned to have whites around her eyes.

* The characters in ''[[~~Xiaolin Showdown (Animation)|~~Xiaolin Showdown]]''.

* The characters in ''[[Xiaolin Showdown]]''.

* Eileen from [[Regular Show]].

** Justified as she's a mole.