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Anime character 'NEVER have lips', 'NEVER have normal size eyes' and now 'NEVER have foreheads'.

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Oct 24, 2017 5:37 AM
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No, seriously.
WHY keeping on answering again and again the same baits and each time wasting our time searching for screenshots, when the people keep on reposting the questions not only as new topic but also IN many other unrelated threads again and again? And when we can completely show similar western examples and generalize them too.
I don't think we even have to defend an art style. Don't like? don't watch. Isn't it simple.
Oct 24, 2017 5:41 AM
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you know what's even worse? parted lips. as in left lip and right lip. like wtf
Oct 24, 2017 10:44 AM
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I love unique artstyles. Kinda annoying that people wanna bitch about anime's artstyle.

People need to understand that anime looks different depending on the time period and artists, and to stop lumping all anime into one blob of moe eyes and weird hair colours. Jeez.
Oct 24, 2017 3:54 PM
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I don't have a problem as long as my subconscious generally translates the character on screen to a human being. I can even go so far as to say I don't mind the necks in Ballroom e Youkoso. But I definitely see where people are coming with that complaint.
Oct 24, 2017 3:57 PM
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What???? You mean like this guy?????

I'm a shitposter for fun
Oct 24, 2017 4:00 PM
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Aetherzel said:
I don't think we even have to defend an art style
agree

Aetherzel said:
Don't like? don't watch
disagree

romagia said:
you know what's even worse? parted lips. as in left lip and right lip. like wtf
That's a cut, get some balm
gone bai bai
Oct 24, 2017 4:04 PM
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Generally I don't find these to be problems. The only exception would be whenever the eyes on a character have a gap wider than the runway in Fast and the Furious 6, then it just creeps me out a bit
Oct 24, 2017 4:04 PM
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I love unique artstyles. Kinda annoying that people wanna bitch about anime's artstyle.

People need to understand that anime looks different depending on the time period and artists, and to stop lumping all anime into one blob of moe eyes and weird hair colours. Jeez.


Tbh most anime use the same general artstyle and only a small portion can really be considered unique in anyway. It is true though that the style has changed over time and back in the 80s it was more common to see more detailed character designs.
Oct 24, 2017 4:37 PM
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Chino's lips be fine as hell tho...
Oh, and watch Aikatsu!
Oct 24, 2017 5:23 PM

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So people bitch. That's what they do. It's the one trait every human being on earth possesses, the ability to bitch and moan. Can't change that, so just ignore it.
Oct 24, 2017 5:32 PM

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Anime characters never have a tear duct.

Anime character eyes are never central or partial heterochromatic, always a solid color.

Anime character eye lids are never single, always double, even though it’s rare to have double in Japan.

Anime characters never have a rib cage, no matter how thin they are.

I’ll think of some more later.
Oct 24, 2017 5:46 PM

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Oct 24, 2017 6:24 PM
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I mean, even when they don't have lips/normal-size eyes/foreheads, who cares? It never stopped this guy:

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Oct 24, 2017 6:28 PM

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YAY A THREAD WHERE I CAN POST PICTURES!!!

Oct 24, 2017 7:46 PM

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Well, not to mention the unrealistic proportions when they have really long slim n slender bodies like in One piece and Persona 5.

But it's a good thing to have many unique art styles in anime to fit the story n characters. Certainly, I really like the art style of Detective Conan. Tho I used to watch it when I was little, it's still stuck in my mind. I was especially drawn to the eyes that I even used to draw them. For some reason, everyone always had the same reflection in their eyes, but it's different from all the other anime I've watched.

After all, every art style has it's own charm.
Oct 24, 2017 7:59 PM
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Phendrus said:
I mean, even when they don't have lips/normal-size eyes/foreheads, who cares? It never stopped this guy:



hahahaha you made my day. I feel nostalgic seeing the picture of Marvin the Martian hahaha
Oct 24, 2017 8:12 PM

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And you know what's worse than characters not having lips at all? These kinds of hideous lips.



They look as if someone sliced off her upper lip and left her mutilated. And that's how most anime characters that do have lips look like. I'd rather see characters with no lips than this abomination. Is it really that hard to draw another lip? Fucking hell.
Oct 24, 2017 8:23 PM

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@Aetherzel
Look man. I made the post about anime characters not showing foreheads. (This one) I wasn't criticizing anything, I even specified
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I don't have a problem with that, just curiosity.


I was just wondering if it had something to do with culture or things like that. And about bait. Man, I don't care how many messages my post gets, and I don't care about my post count, even though it feels good to look at your four figures number, I don't go around spamming just to make my post count bigger.
Oct 24, 2017 8:26 PM
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unrelated but what is your favourite music album that contains songs? i am liking the band led zeppelin, a band you may have heard of... very good :)
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Oct 24, 2017 8:28 PM

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Anime characters never go and buy condoms. They’re always in the drawer, or wallet.
Oct 24, 2017 8:32 PM

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Yeah I tend not to care much... I mean there are art styles that I really don't like but I kinda don't make a big stink about it...
Oct 25, 2017 4:03 PM
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CrustyRolls said:
I love unique artstyles. Kinda annoying that people wanna bitch about anime's artstyle.

People need to understand that anime looks different depending on the time period and artists, and to stop lumping all anime into one blob of moe eyes and weird hair colours. Jeez.

^^^^^^Yes. Not all anime features large eyes and unnatural hair colours.
Oct 25, 2017 5:05 PM

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Jin-Roh has a pretty realistic art style, it's the only anime I've seen with "realistic" looking characters
Oct 27, 2017 3:30 AM

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I don't care to much about it because many Animes have things like that.
I've seen Animes that look realistic but this isn't something I always want to see.


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Oct 27, 2017 6:39 AM

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> People still seeks logic from anime. Even their facial features.
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Oct 28, 2017 12:21 PM

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> People still seeks logic from anime. Even their facial features.

anime is better than cartoons in every way so they only attack the outside features, lol
Oct 28, 2017 12:23 PM

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Don't like, don't watch.
Don't ask, don't tell.
I probably regret this post by now.
Oct 28, 2017 4:48 PM

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Aetherzel said:
No, seriously.
WHY keeping on answering again and again the same baits and each time wasting our time searching for screenshots, when the people keep on reposting the questions not only as new topic but also IN many other unrelated threads again and again? And when we can completely show similar western examples and generalize them too.
I don't think we even have to defend an art style. Don't like? don't watch. Isn't it simple.
Do you prefer the western style? I recommend the 1983 cartoon film Fire and Ice, they have lips, normal size eyes, and foreheads.
Oct 28, 2017 4:49 PM
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This reminds me, did anyone save that pic of the mannequin from the troll thread earlier? I thought it was pretty accurate in terms of anime physiology.

EDIT: never mind, found it:


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saitama has a forehead ..... what do u mean
Oct 28, 2017 4:58 PM

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Aetherzel said:
No, seriously.
WHY keeping on answering again and again the same baits and each time wasting our time searching for screenshots

> Implying looking at hot 2d waifus is waste of time.
Oct 28, 2017 5:06 PM

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Female anime characters in modern anime can have lips but it's usually for close up and kiss scenes. Few modern anime have female characters where in EVERY scene all the female characters have double lips. Double lips for female characters on a constant and in every scene is far more common in cartoons especially DC superhero cartoons. Even though I gave Kakeguri a low score I really liked how ALL the female characters had constant double lips in every scene.
Oct 28, 2017 5:10 PM

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Does it matter though? I just drop an anime whenever I don't like the art style lmao.
Oct 28, 2017 5:11 PM

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Some designs look better without all that. It's just preference, I guess.





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Oct 28, 2017 5:23 PM

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Calal-Chan said:
YAY A THREAD WHERE I CAN POST PICTURES!!!

Too bad those are only for close up scenes and are not constant in every scene except for Mikasa.

Oh where oh where have those same lips gone to?






Oct 28, 2017 5:34 PM

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DrGeroCreation said:
Calal-Chan said:
YAY A THREAD WHERE I CAN POST PICTURES!!!

Too bad those are only for close up scenes and are not constant in every scene except for Mikasa.

Oh where oh where have those same lips gone to?








You need to learn to take a joke. Obviously, I cherry-picked some images lol.
Oct 28, 2017 5:42 PM

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Anime characters never have a tear duct.

You mean caruncle? Bleach characters have them.

Oct 28, 2017 5:43 PM

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You need to learn to take a joke. Obviously, I cherry-picked some images lol.
Oh, my bad bro.

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Oct 28, 2017 10:59 PM

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Vhailor said:
And you know what's worse than characters not having lips at all? These kinds of hideous lips.



They look as if someone sliced off her upper lip and left her mutilated. And that's how most anime characters that do have lips look like. I'd rather see characters with no lips than this abomination. Is it really that hard to draw another lip? Fucking hell.


I completely agree. They look more hideous showing the bottom lip only, especially those really "strong" smiles. Stop half assing please, although I prefer they actually just omit a lip design rather than have a full lip design
Oct 28, 2017 11:06 PM

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NEVER say NEVER, because NEVER is a long time, and you NEVER know.

Based off this thread's title, you sound like someone that has watched a total of like 2 anime, and now think you know all there is to know about it.
You're never too old to watch anime.
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Oct 29, 2017 1:13 AM

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At first, I hated the fact how these studios just start making whatever they seem pleasing.
But as time went by, I started noticing that there will always be somethings that some people will be cool with and others are gonna hate on them.
And I don't blame them, it's within human nature to not get along in terms of liking something.

Sorry if I'm getting off-topic but same goes for the foreheads. And another point to note is that, they're trying everything to just make the characters look more "attractive/cute?". Anyways the industry is probably running out of ideas to developing the characters' looks so if they wanna try new things, let them xP

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