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Not to be confused with [[The Grotesque]]. |
Not to be confused with [[The Grotesque]]. |
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* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'', naturally, plays this to total exhaustion. |
* ''[[Azumanga Daioh (Manga)|Azumanga Daioh]]'', naturally, plays this to total exhaustion. |
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* The magic knights of ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' punctuate their rather serious situation with occasional brief forays into Super-Deformed comedy. |
* The magic knights of ''[[Magic Knight Rayearth]]'' punctuate their rather serious situation with occasional brief forays into Super-Deformed comedy. |
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* The deities and demons in ''[[Ah My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' can transform into multiple Super-Deformed miniatures of themselves. There is also a spinoff of ''[[Ah My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' called ''[[Adventures of Mini Goddess (Anime)|Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses]]'' which concentrates solely on the goddesses' miniature selves (and a rat of their acquaintance). |
* The deities and demons in ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' can transform into multiple Super-Deformed miniatures of themselves. There is also a spinoff of ''[[Ah! My Goddess (Manga)|Ah My Goddess]]'' called ''[[Adventures of Mini Goddess (Anime)|Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses]]'' which concentrates solely on the goddesses' miniature selves (and a rat of their acquaintance). |
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* Similarly, the trainee angels and demons in ''[[Wish]]'' have chibi forms; Angels being full-size during the day and chibi in the night, and vice versa for the demons. |
* Similarly, the trainee angels and demons in ''[[Wish]]'' have chibi forms; Angels being full-size during the day and chibi in the night, and vice versa for the demons. |
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* ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' contrasts its characters' elegant designs with ventures into Super-Deformed states. |
* ''[[Rozen Maiden]]'' contrasts its characters' elegant designs with ventures into Super-Deformed states. |
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** But ''[[Super Robot Wars Gaiden]]'' used non-Super-Deformed models and it is seen as the best on the SNES. [[Scrappy Mechanic|Then again, that elevation and facing thing may have been an adequate distraction...]] |
** But ''[[Super Robot Wars Gaiden]]'' used non-Super-Deformed models and it is seen as the best on the SNES. [[Scrappy Mechanic|Then again, that elevation and facing thing may have been an adequate distraction...]] |
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* Many Japanese games have characters drawn chibi-style in long shots (I.E.: overworld mode, in towns, etc.) and normally during combat or cutscenes. This is likely to keep them recognisable when drawn small at console resolution. |
* Many Japanese games have characters drawn chibi-style in long shots (I.E.: overworld mode, in towns, etc.) and normally during combat or cutscenes. This is likely to keep them recognisable when drawn small at console resolution. |
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* The first handheld port of the ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' games was a Super-Deformed version of the arcade game, ''Guilty Gear Petit'' (also known as ''Guilty Gear Puchi'' because of [[Spell My Name With an S|romanisation issues]]). The characters of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' also appear in chibi form in the games ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' and ''Pocket Fighter''. |
* The first handheld port of the ''[[Guilty Gear]]'' games was a Super-Deformed version of the arcade game, ''Guilty Gear Petit'' (also known as ''Guilty Gear Puchi'' because of [[Spell My Name With an "S"|romanisation issues]]). The characters of ''[[Street Fighter]]'' also appear in chibi form in the games ''Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo'' and ''Pocket Fighter''. |
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** Both of these were preceded by the [[Game Boy]] ports of [[Samurai Shodown]] and [[Battle Arena Toshinden]], which chibified the characters to better fit them to the screen. |
** Both of these were preceded by the [[Game Boy]] ports of [[Samurai Shodown]] and [[Battle Arena Toshinden]], which chibified the characters to better fit them to the screen. |
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** This technique is also employed in the [[Neo Geo Pocket]] fighting games, like ''[[The King of Fighters]] R-1'' and ''R-2'' (which are pocket versions of '''97''and '''98'', respectively) and ''[[SN Kvs Capcom|The Match of the Millennium]]''. |
** This technique is also employed in the [[Neo Geo Pocket]] fighting games, like ''[[The King of Fighters]] R-1'' and ''R-2'' (which are pocket versions of '''97''and '''98'', respectively) and ''[[SN Kvs Capcom|The Match of the Millennium]]''. |
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== Web Comics == |
== Web Comics == |
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* The now-defunct ''[[ |
* The now-defunct ''[[Ghastly's Ghastly Comic (Webcomic)|Ghastly's Ghastly Comic]]'' has chibis as their own subspecies of humanity. One recurring character, Chibi-Sue, is a thirty-six-year-old chibi woman who can't have a normal relationship, as the only men interested in her are pedophiles. She also lacks fingers (a common trait of super-deformed characters), making her life suck all the more. |
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* Durkon, Belkar and all other dwarf and halfling characters in ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' have smaller bodies than humans and elves but their heads are the same size, and so look disproportionately large on them. |
* Durkon, Belkar and all other dwarf and halfling characters in ''[[Order of the Stick]]'' have smaller bodies than humans and elves but their heads are the same size, and so look disproportionately large on them. |
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** Lampshaded by Belkar [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0165.html here]. |
** Lampshaded by Belkar [http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0165.html here]. |