Suggestion: Reused Character Design

If I understand correctly, the trope is about this:

Above: The Sword In The Stone Below: The Jungle Book

It's a pretty good start, but I think an even better example would be the multiple ways that Osamu Tezuka and Hayao Miyazaki have recycled characters throughout their works. Having characters recycled only once doesn't seem to quite fit the spirit of the trope.

That's not so much recycling the character design as recycling the animation, I find.

Agreed. Baloo and Little John would be a better example of recycling the character design, though.

They fit both tropes.

Maybe we could collage these two◊ pictures◊ of the different Byakuya Togami's from Dangan Ronpa 1 and 2?

Aren't those the same characters? If so, I don't think they'd qualify.

That is not this trope.

Technically no, they aren't. The second one is an impostor. The series has plenty of other examples, but I felt as if it would have been harder for those to play out, seeing as it's not as clear that they're from different games in the series.

As for the other examples... compare Aoi Asahina◊ from the first game to Akane Owari◊ from the second. Or Chihiro Fujisaki◊ and Chiaki Nanami.◊

edited 13th Dec '14 11:56:22 PM by silkywishes

Those are in no way this trope... Have you even read the thing? This is same character design used on a different person in a different work, with at most minor changes, like they are the same actors playing a role.

I honestly think.this trope needs to go to TRS because I don't think anybody in the examples understands what it is.

"It's only until you get to the artist's collected works that you realize that he is halfway cheating - using some of the same characters over and over again, in different works, as though they were "actors" playing "roles"."

Wouldn't it be better to get a bunch of pictures of Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy in the various, various roles they have played over the years, in totally different universes?

Mei Narusagawa◊ from Love Hina, Mei Sakura◊ from Negima

Does that count? as that really IS them playing the role.

edited 14th Dec '14 12:36:28 AM by Memers

I mean, it is the page quote...and an example but maybe that example doesn't understand this trope either? Idk

I think the page quotation is more Universal-Adaptor Cast.

Wow...definitely needs TRS...but that's beside the point. If that's the case, then I like 12.

Mei and Mei works, but I think those images are slightly hurt by being anime and manga respectively, since those aren't drawn in the same style.

The only manga image of Mei Narusagawa from the manga is this one◊.

However I think this one works really well.◊

For Mei Sakura Cropping this one might work better◊

And Art Shifts in this trope is quite common so minor artstyle changes are normal.

edited 14th Dec '14 1:23:26 AM by Memers

I like 12.

Another one Shinobu Maehara◊ from Love Hina made in 2000 Shinobu Yuuki◊ from UQ Holder made in 2013.

edited 14th Dec '14 1:33:57 AM by Memers

Main characters from Kurumada works (ring no kakero, saint seiya, btx) [1]◊

The the problem with that one is it isn't just that one artist who uses that basic character design, it is everywhere heck even Shojo like Heartcatch Precure (by the character designer who would go on to adapt Omega) had a side character who looked exactly like those and the design is pretty indistinguishable from other characters with Go Nagai Sideburns.

Anyway should we Repair Shop it first?

edited 15th Dec '14 9:17:55 AM by Memers

I'm starting to think that may be a good idea. The major problem I had when I was skimming through the examples was that the vast majority seemed to be only using a couple of works as the basis for the comparison, which is hardly enough of a body of work to justify the trope.

I don't see large amounts being any different than small amounts outside of The Same But More. The rename from Star System to this also pointed it more in that direction too.

edited 15th Dec '14 9:51:28 AM by Memers

Hmmmm. The thing is this isn't :the same charcater playing a different role in different works" Like Mickey, Mminnie and Donal. And it isn't using the same cels over again in different works, like the current.

It's more like how Herge's Policemen all tend to look like the same guy:

		Thompson and Thomson from Tintin
		policeman from Quick et Flupke

edited 15th Dec '14 10:30:35 AM by Madrugada

I only said that in 10 because it was an adequate desciption of 'same character design' thing since the previous post was so off base.

But it does outright say that in the trope description.

edited 15th Dec '14 10:22:12 AM by Memers