Line #104 Webcomic/ChibiMikuSan


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4	-> ''"I'm in love with its unique cuteness!"''
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6	''Chibi Miku-san'' is what you get when you cross Music/{{Vocaloid}} with Manga/AzumangaDaioh (Or any {{Moe}}-themed [[{{Yonkoma}} 4koma]] for that matter). ''Chibi Miku-san'' is a {{webcomic\|s}} that narrates the humorous everyday life of [[FunSize Chibi-]][[Music/HatsuneMiku Miku]] and the rest of the Crypton Vocaloid gang in a series of silent, often ''non sequitur'' strips. Illustrated by a Japanese artist named Minami, it used to be a gag-per-day webcomic series until recently, where new strips are [[ScheduleSlip released erratically]] (which can range from once every few days to a whole month). Though it is not the first Vocaloid 4koma series nor the most original, it is arguably the longest-running out there with a small but dedicated fanbase.
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8	Known for its [[OffModel inconsistent character designs]], being disgustingly adorable and easy to understand despite the lack of dialogue (thus [[BilingualBonus enjoyed by both Japanese and English speaking fans alike]]). Can be found in Minami's 'site [[http://carafuru.web.fc2.com/comic.htm here]] and his PIXIV page. A Danbooru archive with translation notes can also be found [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/pool/show/675 here]].
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11	!!This Vocaloid comic series provides examples of:
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13	* ADayInTheLimelight:
14	** Yowane Haku gets a special ''"DX"'' strip that spans 8 panels long. It deals with her [[spoiler:getting a surprise birthday celebration. D'aaaaaaaaaawwwwwww~!!!]]
15	** Other characters can also take center stage for brief moments, changing the title of those particular strips (''Chibi Neru-san'', ''[[{{Pun}} Meguri-neesan]]'', etc.)
16	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: A RunningGag in the series. Characters are either ObliviousToLove or just plain dense.
17	* AllThereInTheManual: About Kiyone Suzu's specs. Yes, even her [[BigEater dietary needs]].
18	* AloofBigBrother: Kagamine Len to Chibi-Miku.
19	* AlwaysSomeoneBetter: Teto is better than Rin at video games, to her dismay, but in a later comic, Teto enters an online gaming tournament and manages to beat everyone there until she meets, and is defeated by, a mystery player who is revealed to be Defoko.
20	* [[AndThenJohnWasAZombie And Then Neko-Miku Was a Stray Cat]]: The strange twist in "Neko Miku-san".
21	* AnimatedActors: It's the only explanation how they manage to play as themselves (or each other) in the Project Diva games.
22	* AnimatedAdaptation: A short video uploaded on ''Niconico Douga'' gives us a taste of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMYBrjwkKZw what could be done]] in the future of the series.
23	* AprilFoolsDay: 2010 gave us [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/645834/ this]] fake [[Platform/PlayStationPortable PSP]] box art.
24	* ArtEvolution: [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/266930/ It's]] [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/398997/ in]] [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/4781808 there]], [[TakeOurWordForIt trust us]].
25	* ArtShift: Some panels will have a more anime-esque artstyle to exaggerate the scene, boost the punchline's impact, or both. Some examples include:
26	** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/317297?q=pool%3A675 Haku working out.]]
27	** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/348244?q=pool%3A675 Rin pretending to be Len's lover.]]
28	** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/408642?q=pool%3A675 FL-Chan tripping and landing on Len.]]
29	** [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1728695?q=pool%3A675 Len's point of view when helping Rin work out.]]
30	* AsideGlance: Luka turns to the readers at one point and [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/481174 gives a thumbs-up]] for finally getting brownie points from Chibi-Miku.
31	* AuthorAvatar: Arguably, Kiyone Suzu.
32	* BackingAwaySlowly: [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1255560?q=pool%3A675 Chibi-Miku does this]] when Meiko gets over-excited taking pictures of Haku in cosplay.
33	* BerserkButton:
34	** Don't feed Chibi-Suzu anything that tastes awful, if you value your life.
35	** Alternatively, don't get caught eating anything that was meant for her.
36	** Also Chibi-Neru, when she takes one snowball too many.
37	* BigEater: Suzu, a RunningGag along with her iron stomach.
38	* BigOlEyebrows: Akita Neru
39	* BrattyHalfPint: The Kagamine twins when they were younger. Thankfully Hatsune Miku ''fixed'' them.
40	* BreakTheBadass:- When Rin found out that Chibi-Teto is an even better gamer than she is. She also straightens up whenever Big Sis Miku is around.
41	* BrickJoke: Chibi-Neru tries to impress Chibi-Miku and Chibi-Teto by eating a spicy cracker in front of them and enduring the spiciness. She does so, but in reality she's trying her hardest not to break. She ends up successfully convinces Miku and Teto that she can endure it. Nearly 400 strips and a hiatus later, Miku finds out that Chibi-Yukari can eat the cracker without sweat (and in fact loves them), and tells her that Neru can do the same. Yukari then wants to see Neru demonstrate, leaving her with no other choice.
42	* BulletCatch: Luka catches an airborne snowball thrown by Rin... with her bare hands. Cue SNOWBALL FIGHT.
43	* BullyingADragon: Rin ''knows'' that getting on Miku's bad side is digging your own grave. Doesn't stop her from trolling Miku occasionally. It goes as well as you'd expect it to.
44	* ButtMonkey: Funny how Len has turned into a bigger ButtMonkey than KAITO in this series... It helps that Len is Hatsune Miku's YesMan. But KAITO is still MEIKO's [[TheChewToy chew toy]].
45	* TheCameo: Minami likes to insert some of his original characters in a few strips. Most notable is his own Vocaloid derivative, [[AuthorAvatar Kiyone Suzu]].
46	* ChristmasEpisode: Featuring Haku in a SexySantaDress.
47	* ClarkKenting: Almost nobody recognized Chibi-Neru without her clip-on side-ponytail.
48	* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Chibi-Miku. Thinks of the craziest things (like Teto's ''doriru''-hair).
49	* TheCoatsAreOff / LetsGetDangerous: After Rin realizes that she and Luka are an even match in the snowball fight.
50	* CoolBigSis: Rin to Chibi-Miku. MEIKO to Hatsune Miku. Luka tries to be this to Chibi-Miku.
51	* CosplayOtakuGirl: MEIKO, but not for herself. Guess who are her favorite victims...
52	* CrazyPrepared: Rin
53	* CuteClumsyGirl: FL-chan falls flat on her face every few steps.
54	* CutesyNameTown: Vocalotown, home of the [[QuirkyTown quirkiest Vocaloids]] ever.
55	* DisabilitySuperpower: FL-chan's clumsiness turns into this when she learns how to dodge with it.
56	* DissonantSerenity: What Hatsune Miku does to keep the Kagamine twins in line. It really creeps them out.
57	* DistractedByTheSexy: Len will never be able to finish ''World Is Mine'' in Project Diva if he keeps playing as Miku.
58	* DraggedByTheCollar:
59	** Part of Uta's ''shtick'' with Momo, [[SuperStrength whenever she's not twirling her in the air for being silly.]]
60	** Chibi-Miku also had to drag Chibi-Suzu away from Haku's shop.
61	* DreadfulMusician: Chibi-Suzu. Full stop.
62	* EmotionlessGirl: Ruko and Uta.
63	* ExactWords: Chibi-Miku's doll's head came off, and she asks Rin to fix it. And she indeed fixed it and said that the head won't come off again. True to her words, the head is fine; but she made it so that only the ''hair'' launch off from the head. Nice trolling, Rin, as always.
64	* ExtremeDoormat: Take a good guess. Here's a hint: It's ''not'' any of the girls.
65	* ExtremeOmnivore: When hungry, Chibi-Suzu will eat ''anything'' that can pass through her mouth.
66	* EyesAlwaysShut: Momone Momo, so far... except for one time Defoko dragged her away from Chibi-Miku.
67	* {{Fangirl}}: Chibi-Teto to KAITO.
68	* FriendToAllChildren: Momone Momo is probably this. [[spoiler:Pedoluka]] is a creepier version.
69	* FunPersonified:
70	** Chibi-Miku. Nothing can get in her way and/or ruin her fun.
71	** The other ''chibified'' characters also count.
72	* GenerationXerox: The Hatsune sisters, though Chibi-Miku is ''a lot'' more hyperactive than her older sister.
73	* TheGlomp: For a dog, Hamo strangely likes to attempt to do this with Chibi-Miku and Neru.
74	* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: MEIKO
75	* TheHeart: Haku is the best friend you can ever have. She has managed to rescue Hatsune Miku and Ruko's friendship ''twice'', and is perfectly content with just being in the sidelines.
76	* InSeriesNickname: The title character. She's only called as such because her older sister probably shares the same name as her. The other ''chibified'' characters get to retain their full names.
77	* {{Jerkass}}: Kagamine Rin to pretty much everyone, but especially to Chibi-Miku.
78	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Kagamine Rin , when no-one is looking.
79	* LethalChef:
80	** Hatsune Miku tries to teach Chibi-Teto how to cook. HilarityEnsues.
81	** Inverted with FL-chan, whose cooking turns out fine, but [[CuteClumsyGirl she hurts herself while doing so]].
82	* TheLoad: Yowaneko, both figuratively and literally. It serves nothing but to creep the other characters out, and when Haku tried to lift it, she threw her back.
83	* MadeOfIron: Uta and Momo, as demonstrated by jumping out a helicopter and landing feet-first on the ground.
84	* MegatonPunch: Defoko to KAITO under orders from MEIKO. Theoretically-speaking, ''any'' of the girls can do this [[ChewToy to]] [[ButtMonkey the]] [[ExtremeDoormat two]] [[YesMan guys]] if they really wanted to.
85	* MemeticMutation: In-universe example: the ''Not-Quite-Sure-What-This-Thing-Is'' gained a cult following all thanks to Website/FourChan. Chibi-Miku, Rin and FL-chan fail to understand this logic.
86	* MoodWhiplash: Some story arcs tend to have this, especially those that deal with [[spoiler:Hatsune Miku's past]].
87	* MundaneMadeAwesome: Uta uses her ultra-fast reflexes to... catch flies (and extremely agile dogs) with her bare hands. Could also be MundaneUtility.
88	* NewSeasonNewName: After the hiatus, the series makes a return with the new title, "Chibi Miku-san EX".
89	* NoDialogueEpisode: Almost the entire series.
90	* [[NoseBleed Nosebleed]]: [[https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1747217?q=pool%3A675 Luka gets one]] when Chibi-Miku rewards her with candy.
91	* OneeSama: Hatsune Miku, the older sister of Chibi-Miku, always with a smile on her face and cares for everyone, especially her little sister.
92	* PerpetualSmiler: Hatsune Miku never seems to get angry with her peers... or does she? Just don't [[http://danbooru.donmai.us/post/show/372165/ try to tell Chibi-Miku that Santa isn't real.]]
93	* RunningGag: It's subtle, but there ''are'' a few:
94	** The Vocaloids' cooking skills.
95	** Negi-based products.
96	** Chibi-Neru's fear of dogs, always hurting herself in the head whenever she tries to run away from Hamo.
97	** "Thing Not Quite Sure What It Is", an ugly mascot-type character that nonetheless has a huge following.
98	** Miku gets strange souvenirs for everyone, except Chibi-Miku who gets better ones
99	** Even the supplemental material has running gags. In Suzu's specs, it's often said that she could either drain Tokyo's energy, or cause destruction equivalent to a certain number of famous Tokyo spots. Lampshaded at a certain point:
100	--->''"Does she hold some sort of grudge against Tokyo?"''
101	* SheIsAllGrownUp: Yokune Ruko was introduced (in a flashback, no less!) as Hatsune Miku's childhood friend who [[PutOnABus moved away]]. Cue present day Ruko returning...
102	* ShootTheBullet: When Luka and Rin's snowballs clash.
103	* ShoutOut:
104	** One of the names Chibi-Miku suggests for Hamo when she first arrives is [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Negima]]; this could be a reference to the ''negi'' dish, though.
105	** Given that the series is a fan-series based on Vocaloid characters, various references of Vocaloid songs are made throughout the series.
106	* ShowWithinAShow: Franchise/BlackRockShooter is an anime series in Chibi Miku-san, and it's Chibi Miku's favorite show.
107	%%* SilentSnarker: For a 4koma series ''with no dialogue'', Rin's snarkiness really shines through!
108	* SliceOfLife: The series revolves around Chibi Miku and the residents of Vocalotown living their daily lives.
109	* SpiderSense: Luka can sense whenever Chibi-Miku is nearby... even when she's been [[{{Animorphism}} transformed into a cat]]!
110	* SugarAndIcePersonality: Luka is usually seen as stoic and aloof, but she positively ''glows'' whenever she's together with Chibi-Miku. She even [[LuminescentBlush blushes]] just thinking about her.
111	%%* SuperDeformed: Practically everybody, since they're really not up to proportion.
112	%%* SupremeChef:
113	%%** Kagamine Len, but his skill are hardly praised and his position is currently being threatened by Momone.
114	%%** Also Rin [[BrilliantButLazy to a fault]].
115	%%* TaremeEyes: Teto, FL-chan and Uta.
116	%%* ThoseTwoGuys:
117	%%** Uta and Momo were introduced almost simultaniously, with Uta acting as a foil to Momo's wackiness.
118	%%** Luka was also introduced a few strips after FL-chan, and they've been together ever since.
119	%%* TranquilFury: What Rin usually does to her brother and Chibi-Miku when they do something to tick her off.
120	%%* TrueCompanions:
121	%%** Chibi-Miku, Chibi-Neru and Chibi-Teto. They are joined by Chibi-Suzu later.
122	%%** Also Hatsune Miku, Yowane Haku and Yokune Ruko.
123	%%* TsurimeEyes: Neru, MEIKO and Luka.
124	%%* WhatIf Chibi Miku-san...
125	%%** [[SuddenlySpeaking ...had dialogue?]]
126	%%** [[ArtEvolution ...remade its very first strip?]]
127	%%* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Neru's pursuit of Len is often thwarted by the presence of TeamPet dog Hamo.
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