Chibi
Chibi ( jap. ちび ., Dt "small, tiny, dwarf") is an idiom of anime - Fandoms , the one for manganese describes typical character style for the representation of characters in a child shape. The style is regularly used to depict strong emotional actions such as anger, fear, or impotence in love. While the shape and color of the hair and clothing are largely retained in order to allow the figure to be recognized, the entire body shrinks to a shape similar to a starfish . Distinctive features such as eyes and mouth are sometimes drastically simplified.
Together with Speed Lines , wildly gesticulating figures are created, which despite fewer strokes are the strongest form of expression in the manga. Many authors also use this form to leave a caricature of themselves on or in the cover of their works. Colloquially, the term is often equated with super deformed .
Differentiation from Super Deformed
While Chibi refers more to downsizing a figure, Super Deformed is a more general term for figures with unrealistically distorted proportions.
Linguistic context
The word chibi has the same meaning in the original language context as “little one” for children in German.
In the fandom , fanarts in particular are given a chibi in their name to make it clear that the figure, otherwise only shown as an adult, can be seen in a child version.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Robin E. Brenner: Understanding Manga and Anime . Libraries Unlimited, 2007, ISBN 1-59158-332-2 , pp. 56-57 .