Kyuusei said:  reminded me of this it looks bad imo She looks like a fish, lol. |
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Artist Tasuku Iizuki tends to illustrate characters with lips:   |
Illyricus said: Kyuusei said: reminded me of this it looks bad imo She looks like a fish, lol. I think she looks good :/ |
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badwolf45f said: Illyricus said: She looks like a fish, lol. I think she looks good :/ A good looking fish. |
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| don't have enough budget, or the budget went into the tits. |
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Forever the best lips. (really late comment) |
aLotQuestion said: even with slight pink color, it would make the character wearing lipstick especially in male character WHICH IS A MISTAKE. WANT TO SEE HOW MUCH OF A MISTAKE THIS IS?  THESE ARE DUDES. NO NO NO. |
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| I like having the lips visible. I usually prefer them to be subtle; although there are occasional exceptions. |
I love michiko's lips, they're my favorite in an anime. |
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For some reason, it works so well for her. XD She's just an attractive character. :x |
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Seriously! She's the most attractive anime character I've seen.  |
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| It's just a stylistic choice like the nearly non-existent noses. Many newer artists are influenced by this style and seek to emulate it for their creations, which influence a new generation, and so on. The cycle just goes on and on. |
| ahmen brothas, i need not even type. |
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| You missed Ore Monogatari, ore Monogatari has like a lip thing, they are so visible all the time and its awesome. |
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Making the lips invisible or shading near a presumed lower lip gives the appearance of soft lips. This subtle accent actually works quite well. I like to see the soft line from a far and then fuller lips when closing up~ |
  These show pictures of lips in different definitions |
dranimeFeb 7, 2016 9:44 AM
| Unless it's like the Erased MC's mom's lips I'm totally fine with them. And cute girls lips can be pretty hot sometimes |
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| Why do so few anime have defined lips? I can think of two reasons: 1) Lips are actually very hard to draw. If you do them wrong, it just looks bad. So defined lips are kept to a minimum to limit what can go wrong in any given shot. Anime has what, 24 FPS? That's a lot of things that can go wonky in a short amount of time. 2) Conservation of detail. Anime and manga are generally very simplistic, so adding lines in an area that isn't the eyes can look weird. Dark, defined lines around the mouth make the character look old. Plus, odd-looking mouths can be very off putting, and defined lips are limited to characters who have larger lips. Think like Major General Armstrong from Fullmetal Alchemist. (Though I would argue that the anime doesn't do her lips particularly well - I'm just using her as an example of character design.) Personally, I like anime that use a line for the bottom lip and some shadow definition, but I don't really like ones that have full, detailed lips. |
    these show characters mouths(in outline) and a shadow under their lower lip which shows that lower lip is being defined |
one thing is missing though,the color of the lips |
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this. OT: I understand that due to time and budget restraints, most anime has to resort to simplified character designs and uniforms, but I appreciate it when they put in the extra time, money, and effort to give the characters detailed facial features. Big studios like Production IG, Madhouse, and Shaft can usually afford lips.  |
| I didn't really like that style on shigatsu for example :c |
| both are hot to me, but honestly, lips can look bad to me depending on the artstyle |
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| Ore monogatari does it well, since every single character has visible lips, but male characters don't look female. |
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| @dranime yea generally i agree, but it does work with some art styles, but i do overall prefer the standard no lip style |
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dranime said: Mamster-P said: yea generally i agree, but it does work with some art styles, but i do overall prefer the standard no lip style don't get confused they do have lips its just they are invisible  lol of course they do..... many studios such as kyoani (dat side view tho) do a great job of letting us know this ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) |
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Nico- said: Mamster-P said: both are hot to me, but honestly, lips can look bad to me depending on the artstyle That's artist. But then again Stevens Universe doesn't have big ugly lips so what does that make it compared to anime??? i only watch Chinese cartoons, so i can't answer that lol.... oh, i mean anime XD |
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Nico- said: There are female characters in Steven Universe with lips and lips can be visible without being big.Mamster-P said: both are hot to me, but honestly, lips can look bad to me depending on the artstyle That's artist. But then again Stevens Universe doesn't have big ugly lips so what does that make it compared to anime???  |
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l0li_m0e_ya0i said: this is the only acceptable form of defined lips in anime.Making the lips invisible or shading near a presumed lower lip gives the appearance of soft lips. This subtle accent actually works quite well. I like to see the soft line from a far and then fuller lips when closing up~ |
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| Look at Bleach,Tite kubo initially drew characters mouths with just simple lines but as his art evolved he added definition of the lips  |
| I actually feel as if lips are making a comeback. Haganai had subtle lips which made Sena way sexier. |
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| Not a huge fan of lips in anime; especially when a lot of attention is drawn to them and are supposed to make a female character look more sexy. It's just awkward. Shadows and/or light outlines are the best imo. Visible makeup in anime in general looks weird to me though. |
Milk_is_Special said: Ore monogatari does it well Their lips are fully defined in these images    |
Araki and some 80s mangakas can only pull off those lips. |
TheBrainintheJar said: Yukimura's lips also hinted towards the fact that she's a girl. Girls usually aren't allowed to wear makeup in Japanese high schools so it's up to the "eyelash rule" to define the sexes of the characters (I would say genders, but Yukimura's gender is far too confusing to put her into a category. She's like a reverse reverse-trap).I actually feel as if lips are making a comeback. Haganai had subtle lips which made Sena way sexier. |
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| It's just art style, some animes have lips but i think most just avoid detailed lips. |
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zombie_pegasus said: TheBrainintheJar said: Yukimura's lips also hinted towards the fact that she's a girl. Girls usually aren't allowed to wear makeup in Japanese high schools so it's up to the "eyelash rule" to define the sexes of the characters (I would say genders, but Yukimura's gender is far too confusing to put her into a category. She's like a reverse reverse-trap).I actually feel as if lips are making a comeback. Haganai had subtle lips which made Sena way sexier. I didn't know Japanese girls aren't allowed to wear make-up. Make-up often emphasizes lips. Maybe the lack of lips comes from that. |
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dranime said: This looks hot.Milk_is_Special said: Ore monogatari does it well Their lips are fully defined in these images I like defined lips, even just slightly. Some color makes characters look prettier (if done well.) |
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dranime said: Another reason why the Monogatari Series is the best. They manage to add lips to their characters and still make them look hot.Milk_is_Special said: Ore monogatari does it well Their lips are fully defined in these images |
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| Try Monogatari series. They often do close-up shots on lips. |
 this character MOMO,from xenosaga episode 1,is a moe character with visible lips.3d model anime characters are prone to have their lips visible |
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