The Un-Smile: Difference between revisions

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* In ''[[Darker than Black]]'', Contractors tend to have lessened emotions. When the [[Emotionless Girl]] companion of the main character wants to get emotions across [http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/323/d/1/yin_attempting_to_smile_by_lilith_zer0-d336dxk.jpg she puts her fingers to the corners of her mouth to] "[[Frozen Face|make]]" herself smile. This differs from most of the examples because of the specific [[Emotionless Girl]] trope appeal... this was considered [[Moe Moe|adorable]] by fans instead. July makes himself smile this way too. It's [[Uncanny Valley|not as cute]].

** Yin's "smile" was adorable, but July's was hilarious.

* [[Face of a Thug|Natsuki]]'s '[[media:mko10-34.jpg|smile]]' in ''[[Minami-ke]]''. [[Hilarity Ensues]] when he tries to do ~~it -- plus~~ follow a few other reasonable instructions completely ~~literally -- while~~ asking a favour of the Minamis.

* [[Face of a Thug|Natsuki]]'s '[[media:mko10-34.jpg|smile]]' in ''[[Minami-ke]]''. [[Hilarity Ensues]] when he tries to do it—plus follow a few other reasonable instructions completely literally—while asking a favour of the Minamis.

* Ichi's "smile" from ''[[Ichi the Killer]]''. Is it pathetic? Or creepy? [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/ichi_the_killer/c005/15.html You decide].

* Sawako's earlier attempts at smiling in ''[[Kimi ni Todoke]]''. Her innately [[Evil Laugh|creepy laughter]] does not help matters.

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* In [[Inuyasha]], Sesshomaru's expressions normally runs the gamut from happy (read: completely impassive) to furious (read: slight frown.) He's only shown (to this troper's memory) fully smiling exactly ''once''. And when he does it is a thing of ''beauty'' to the viewers. But, given his normal disposition, his [[Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain|retainer, Jaken]] has a slowly-building panic attack over it, eventually begging Sesshomaru to "go ahead and beat me, but please stop smiling!"

* In general Amu from [[Shugo Chara]] is capable of smiling normally, but in her "cool and spicy" mode at school when attempting to be friendly to others has a threateningly disturbing smile...really.

* [[Lucky Star|Akira's]] friend Akuru Nakatani is never shown smiling. [[Perpetual Frowner|She constantly looks mildly peeved]], though she's not necessarily angry. When Akuru says she smiles now and then, [[The Un-Smile]] is what Akira imagines. (As for what it really looks like? [[Take Our Word for It|Presumably]] [[When She Smiles|nice]].)

* [[Lucky Star|Akira's]] friend Akuru Nakatani is never shown smiling. [[Perpetual Frowner|She constantly looks mildly peeved]], though she's not necessarily angry. When Akuru says she smiles now and then, The Un-Smile is what Akira imagines. (As for what it really looks like? [[Take Our Word for It|Presumably]] [[When She Smiles|nice]].)

* [[Emotionless Girl|Chihaya Kisaragi]] in ''[[The Idolmaster (anime)|The Idolmaster]]'' when the producer tell her to smile, though we don't see it Oddly enough, she smiles in other episodes, though it's a rare sight.

* Rei Ayanami from [[Neon Genesis Evangelion]]. Although that may just be this troper.

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** Earlier: [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=751 No, no, I didn't mean literally].

** [[The Woobie|poor Hanners]] [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1399 tries to be normal,] then [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1401 tries to figure out where she went wrong.]

** As does Marigold when compensating for being told that it was impossible to resist the wishes of her sadface. Really, very few significant characters with teeth have gone without an ~~[[The Un-Smile|~~UnSmile]] (even Marten used an UnSmile at least once, though ironically).

** As does Marigold when compensating for being told that it was impossible to resist the wishes of her sadface. Really, very few significant characters with teeth have gone without an UnSmile (even Marten used an UnSmile at least once, though ironically).

** Hanners gets another one that's so creepy that Jeph shuddered while drawing [http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1585 it.]

* [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-28 This], and [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2003-01-31 this] ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' comic.

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== Real Life ==

* Fun fact: You can subliminally tell if someone is faking by their ''eyes'', not their mouth. In a real smile, the eyebrows lower and the cheeks will rise, narrowing the edge of the ~~eye -- some~~ people (especially people with wrinkles) get "crow's feet" at their eyes if it's real. In a fake smile, the lips will widen, but the cheeks won't rise and the eyebrows don't lower; thus, no crow's feet.

* Fun fact: You can subliminally tell if someone is faking by their ''eyes'', not their mouth. In a real smile, the eyebrows lower and the cheeks will rise, narrowing the edge of the eye—some people (especially people with wrinkles) get "crow's feet" at their eyes if it's real. In a fake smile, the lips will widen, but the cheeks won't rise and the eyebrows don't lower; thus, no crow's feet.

** Unless of course they've learned how to make a convincing fake smile, which is quite easy to do with a little mirror practice.

** It's not even necessary to know how a "natural" smile works. It's enough to think of something that elicits a smiling response from you. It should be enough to fake a smile, because our facial expressions are a (relatively) simple response. In other words: if you have to pretend to smile, just pretend to have something to smile about. Amazingly, your brain will believe you.