History Main / CheekyMouth

* ''Franchise/ArchieComics'' characters often seem to have their mouths shoved over to one side of their faces, even when they're facing the camera!

** Sonic is usually depicted with a side-mouth, along with much of his supporting cast such as Knuckles who is almost never seen any ''other'' way. However, most characters in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' and [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 its sequel]] were modeled with their mouths dead-center in the front of their faces, which looked awkward enough that [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed subsequent games]] made it a deliberate art design choice that Sonic's mouth should always be at the side. This gets really noticeable with the ''Anime/SonicNightOfTheWerehog'' animated short they did. Sonic walks past a mirror, mouth facing camera, but on the mirror, he looks as if he has no mouth at all.

* Used almost constantly with everyone in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse''.
* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'' also does this constantly.

* Anime/KemonoFriends does this sometimes, despite being an AllCGICartoon

** ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'' does the same thing.

** ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' actually have Cheeky Mouth programed into the rendering engine so that Sonic's mouth is always closest to the camera. [[GoodBadBugs If you're able to get him at the right camera angle,]] You can get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fua3bguHyQc this]].

** ''VideoGame/SonicUnleashed'' and ''VideoGame/SonicGenerations'' actually have Cheeky Mouth programed into the rendering engine so that Sonic's mouth is always closest the the camera. [[GoodBadBugs If you're able to get him at the right camera angle,]] You can get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fua3bguHyQc this]].

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* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', the characters' mouths are fully visible, even when they are viewed from the side.

* Most anime and manga are subject to this trope at some point. It's been common in TV anime ever since the days of ''Manga/AstroBoy''. Due to that, time would probably be better spent simply listing all the anime productions that ''don't'' do this trope.
** It's more common in older, lower-budget, or comedy series. It's less common (though not completely absent) in higher-budget, more lushly animated works such as Creator/StudioGhibli films or ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater''.

** Sonic is usually depicted with a side-mouth, along with much of his supporting cast such as Knuckles who is almost never seen any ''other'' way. However, most characters in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' and [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 its sequel]] were modeled with their mouths dead-center in the front of their faces, which looked awkward enough that [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed subsequent games]] made it a deliberate art design choice that Sonic's mouth should always be at the side. This gets really noticeable with the "Night of The Werehog" animated short they did. Sonic walks past a mirror, mouth facing camera, but on the mirror, he looks as if he has no mouth at all.

** It's more common in older, lower-budget, or comedy series. It's less common (though not completely absent) in higher-budget, more lushly animated works such as ''Creator/StudioGhibli'' films or ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater''.

** It's more common in older, lower-budget, or comedy series. It's less common (though not completely absent) in higher-budget, more lushly animated works such as ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater''.

** It's more common in older, lower-budget, or comedy series. It's less common (though not completely absent) in higher-budget, more lushly animated works such as ''Series/WorldMasterpieceTheatre''.

** It's more common in older, lower-budget, or comedy series. It's less common (though not completely absent) in higher-budget, more lushly animated works such as ''Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheatre''.

* Most anime and manga are subject to this trope at some point. Due to that, time would probably be better spent simply listing all the anime productions that ''don't'' do this trope.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' is usually depicted with a side-mouth, along with much of his supporting cast such as Knuckles who is almost never seen any ''other'' way. However, most characters in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' and [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 its sequel]] were modeled with their mouths dead-center in the front of their faces, which looked awkward enough that [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed subsequent games]] made it a deliberate art design choice that Sonic's mouth should always be at the side.
** This gets really noticeable with the "Night of The Werehog" animated short they did. Sonic walks past a mirror, mouth facing camera, but on the mirror, he looks as if he has no mouth at all.

* It's a rare occasion when the manga ''Kamisama no Iutoori'' and its sequel ''don't'' do this.

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' is usually depicted with a side-mouth, along with much of his supporting cast such as Knuckles who is almost never seen any ''other'' way. However, most characters in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'' and [[VideoGame/SonicAdventure2 its sequel]] were modeled with their mouths dead-center in the front of their faces, which looked awkward enough that [[VideoGame/SonicUnleashed subsequent games]] made it a deliberate art design choice that Sonic's mouth should always be at the side.