Line #46 Main/SidewaysSmile


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3	And no, [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant despite what you may think]], it's not: '''[[{{Emoticon}} :-)]]'''
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5	This is another artistic convention seen in anime and manga, and most commonly in comedy material.
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7	Even when a character is facing away from the viewer and only a narrow part of the side of the face is visible, facial expressions are still apparent, especially a sneaky smile that crawls up the cheek and almost reaches the ear. Real flesh-and-blood humans are anatomically incapable of this but drawn characters suffer no such limitations.
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9	Can be used to make a PsychoticSmirk stand out or look creepier or to turn an already PlayfulCatSmile even more mischievous. Not to be confused with the CheekyMouth, an even more anatomically impossible expression in which the mouth is shown from a 3/4th perspective even though we are seeing the character's profile.
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11	!!Examples:
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13	[[AC:Anime & Manga]]
14	* ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'': Many characters do this, though Shin and Hima do it the most. For those two the smile isn't just visible from the side but ''[[ExaggeratedTrope directly behind them]].''
15	* ''Anime/EurekaSevenAO'': In later episodes, Lt. Nakamura starts smiling like this as a consequence of working for Truth. It really isn't good for one's peace of mind.
16	* ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'':
17	** Haruko does this a lot.
18	** Kamon as well.
19	* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Lust does this early on. Combined with PsychoticSmirk.
20	* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'': The OVA version does this a lot with the "face-splitting smiles" of the original manga.
21	* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'': Sesshomaru starts molding a smile so big it threatens to split his face. And then the smile keeps going, becoming a fanged muzzle as he takes on his true dog-demon form.
22	* ''Manga/NatsumesBookOfFriends'': Sometimes, when the youkai are trying to deceive Natsume, the camera will pan to their side profile just as they are smirking deviously.
23	* ''Manga/RamenFighterMiki'': Miki, Megumi, and Toshiyuki all get toothy, menacing smiles when planning something sneaky or during the peak moments of a fight. The only one in whom this is not anatomically impossible is Toshiyuki because he's a dog and the elongated shape of dog muzzles lets them show all of their teeth even from the side profile.
24	* ''Manga/SoulEater'': Plenty of characters get this, particularly Soul himself when the little demon gets in on the action.
25	* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'': Kamine and Simon smile like this when they enter their own mechas for the first time.
26	* ''Manga/UshioAndTora'': This is Tora's default expression, both when happy or angry.
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28	[[AC:Fan Works]]
29	* ''Fanfic/ThisAndThat'': Angela lets out a positively vindictive and spiteful PsychoticSmirk when she recounts her sabotage of her creator's plan at the moment of its completion.
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31	[[AC:Films -- Animation]]
32	* ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'': Kurotowa seems to have one perpetually plastered on his face. Ironically, Chris Sarandon shares that trait.
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34	[[AC:Live-Action TV]]
35	* ''Series/Batman1966'': The semi-animated opening credits feature one of the characters doing this.
36	* ''Series/InspectorLynley'': Yumna gets an unconcealed look of glee on her face when she realises that Shala is [[spoiler: pregnant out of wedlock]]. This is part of the big BitchAlert that her introduction is during the episode [[Recap/InspectorLynleyS02E04DeceptionOnHisMind "Deception on His Mind"]].
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38	[[AC:Music]]
39	* The cover of Music/{{The Rolling Stones\|Band}} spin-off album ''Jamming With Edward'' (yes, that's where ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' got one of its episode titles from) features a cartoon strip by Nicky Hopkins, in which a sideways smile ''literally'' splits a character's face in two [[spoiler:causing the top of his head to fall off]].
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41	[[AC:Video Games]]
42	* ''{{UsefulNotes/Mii}}'': This is one of the mouth choices.
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44	[[AC:Web Comics]]
45	* ''Webcomic/CogaSuro'':
46	** Styx, in particular, is fond of this, even having a grin so wide that the synthetic skin of its face cracks and splits in a later chapter.
47	** The first Styx robot seen has this as the one expression on its immobile face --thus looking quite odd when the 'wrong' side is facing the viewer.
48	* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': The characters do this all the time, especially the Jägermonsters.
49	* ''Webcomic/OnePunchMan'': Saitama [[http://imgur.com/a/liASc gets a great one]] after he trolls Geryuganshoop by asking for directions out of his ship.
50	-->'''Geryuganshoop''': Take a right, go up the stairs, and wait there for further instructions.\
51	'''Saitama''': [[ObfuscatingStupidity A... right?]]\
52	'''Geryuganshoop''': E-e-exactly, a right!\
53	''[beat]''\
54	'''Saitama''': ''[unsettling laugh]'' I guess I'll go left then!
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56	[[AC:Western Animation]]
57	* ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'': In [[Recap/TheAmazingWorldOfGumballS3E23TheMirror "The Mirror"]], when Gumball thinks he got an e-mail from Penny, he makes a very ''Anime/CrayonShinChan''-esque smile [[http://theamazingworldofgumball.wikia.com/wiki/File:Youarenowcursed.png visible from a back view.]]
58	* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Toph smiles like this whenever she's about to do something impressive.

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