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	Topics Super deformed Topic Home Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricatureCaricature A caricature is a portrait that exaggerates or distorts the essence of a person or thing to create an easily identifiable vi... where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble small children. The style is called chibiChibi as an English word is slang used in some circles.... by some fansFan (person) The word fan refers to someone who has an intense, occasionally overwhelming liking of a sporting club, person, group of per... , though chibi is a different concept that refers more to a person's stature rather than the art style. Many amateur anime artists enjoy drawing super deformed characters because the style is considered cute and is relatively easy to draw. Japanese media The super deformed style is part of Japanese culture and is seen everywhere from advertising and subway signs to animeAnime Overview is an abbreviation of the English word "animation" but in Japanese is spelled ??????? written in katakana.... and mangaManga ' is the Japanese word for comics and print cartoons.... . It is often also used on anime and manga in brief interjections to show an extreme or exaggerated emotionEmotion Emotion, in its most general definition, is a neural impulse that moves an organism to action.... , such as anger or surprise, that would be difficult to portray or would seem out of character if expressed on a more realistic face. They are meant to be cute and are often used in humorous diversions from the storylineStoryline Storyline may refer to:* The plot or subplot of literature or entertainment... . Recent trends in anime have shifted away from super-deformed character designs, yet the traditional anime character designs remain. Proportions In life, heads are usually one eighth of a person's height. The head of a super deformed character is normally anywhere between one third and one half the character's height, often a golden ratioGolden ratio The golden ratio, usually denoted , expresses the relationship that the sum of two quantities is to the larger quantity as t... (38 percent), with the eyes taking up much of the space on the head. Some artists may use alternate proportions. There are other exaggerated proportions (such as the 1/5th proportion, as used by Tales of EterniaTales of Eternia Summary is a Japanese PlayStation action role-playing video game released by Namco in 2000, and later ported to PlayStation Portable in 2... , etc) that are popular in anime, but are not considered SD. Examples See also List of super deformed fighting games External links Sailor Moon site devoted to Chibis and Super deformed defined at Anime News Network.