History Main / SuperDeformed

* Happens frequently in ''{{The Secret Devil-Chan}}", mostly with Kogure.

* Occurs often in AxisPowersHetalia, usually in funny moments like drunk England.

* Used in the [[ChibiAvatar out-of-continuity shorts]] of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' that were available online and on the second season {{DVD}}. To achieve the main series's particular sense of realism, the creators set down some boundaries as to what they could and couldn't use for comic effect. With the shorts, Mike and Bryan, who are fans of the crazier variety of manga and anime, were able to pretty much let themselves go.

* [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2009}} Stephanie Brown]] narrates history of the Batfamily to [[JusticeFriends Wendy]], complete with a chibi Darkseid.

* The deities and demons in ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' can transform into multiple Super-Deformed miniatures of themselves. There is also a spinoff of ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' called ''[[Anime/AdventuresOfMiniGoddess Adventures of the Mini-Goddesses]]'' which concentrates solely on the goddesses' miniature selves (and a rat of their acquaintance).

* ''TowerOfGod'' - the giant, godzilla-like Alligator Rak Wraithraiser gets shrunk to a chibi by Y Han Sung after being rude to him. Hopefully, it reverted when he left the second floor.

* Around 2009, Kellogg dropped its DonHertzfeldt-inspired "Crazy Good" ad campaign for Pop-Tarts toaster pastries in favor of "Made for Fun", which has super-deformed CGI children along with far-less-deformed adults. But then you realize that the kids' heads are ''bigger'' than those of the adults, and the only [[EpilepticTree conclusion you can draw]] is that adults in this world don't eat Pop-Tarts. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDkjWHuX0u0 This video]] exposes the FridgeLogic.

* Most games in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series portray the mecha as being Super-Deformed in their battle animations. Characters, close-ups of the mecha in battle, and in the Original Generation animes, are shown at normal sizes and proportions. This is at least party done to hide [[UnitsNotToScale the immense scale differences between the various units]], given it is entirely possible to have a 12 meter tall Macross Battleroid backing up the 250 meter tall {{Gunbuster}}. This does, however, occasionally lead to odd consequences in attack animations. ''Super Robot Wars W'' finds a way to complicate thing even further, Not only having such things as as a seven-foot-tall [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Tekkaman]] lifting up a 300-meter-long Battleship one-handed and impaling it on their spear, but also things like the differences in size between the cyborg Renee in [[GaoGaiGar KorRyu and AnRyu]]'s attacks, and the PoweredArmor-wearing heroes who are their own units. One game, ''VideoGame/ShinSuperRobotWars'', used non-SD models for battle animations. Fans didn't really like it. But ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGaiden'' used non-Super-Deformed models and it is seen as the best on the SNES.

* Happens a lot in ''KaichouWaMaidSama''. It's practically the [[ThoseTwoGuys the three]] [[ButtMonkey idiots]]' default design.

* ''VideoGame/PlayStationAllStarsBattleRoyale'' and its customizable minions are taking part here. You can choose your own littled bodies big headed characters and have them cheer for you

* Snarf from ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats}} [=ThunderCats=]]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}} [=ThunderCats (2011)=]]]'' is basically a {{Chibi}}-[[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug]] as a ShoutOut to RankinBass' film adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit''.

* ''MartinMystery'' Has these moments from time to time, as well as its sister show ''TotallySpies''.

-->-- '''PeterCullen''' promo for '''''SDGundamForce'''''

* Most games in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series portray the mecha as being Super-Deformed in their battle animations. Characters, close-ups of the mecha in battle, and in the Original Generation animes, are shown at normal sizes and proportions. This is at least party done to hide [[UnitsNotToScale the immense scale differences between the various units]], given it is entirely possible to have a 12 meter tall Macross Battleroid backing up the 250 meter tall {{Gunbuster}}. This does, however, occasionally lead to odd consequences in attack animations. ''Super Robot Wars W'' finds a way to complicate thing even further, Not only having such things as as a seven-foot-tall [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Tekkaman]] lifting up a 300-meter-long Battleship one-handed and impaling it on their spear, but also things like the differences in size between the cyborg Renee in [[GaoGaiGar KorRyu and AnRyu]]'s attacks, and the PoweredArmor-wearing heroes who are their own units.
** However, the style has become iconic with the series. One game, ''VideoGame/ShinSuperRobotWars'', used non-SD models for battle animations. Fans didn't really like it.
** But ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsGaiden'' used non-Super-Deformed models and it is seen as the best on the SNES. [[ScrappyMechanic Then again, that elevation and facing thing may have been an adequate distraction...]]

* Running off the ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' and ''SuperRobotWars'' examples, ''{{Mekton}}'' has rules for SD mecha in one supplement.

* Most games in the ''SuperRobotWars'' series portray the mecha as being Super-Deformed in their battle animations. Characters, close-ups of the mecha in battle, and in the Original Generation animes, are shown at normal sizes and proportions. This is at least party done to hide [[UnitsNotToScale the immense scale differences between the various units]], given it is entirely possible to have a 12 meter tall Macross Battleroid backing up the 250 meter tall {{Gunbuster}}. This does, however, occasionally lead to odd consequences in attack animations. ''Super Robot Wars W'' finds a way to complicate thing even further, Not only having such things as as a seven-foot-tall [[Anime/TekkamanBlade Tekkaman]] lifting up a 300-meter-long Battleship one-handed and impaling it on their spear, but also things like the differences in size between the cyborg Renee in [[GaoGaiGar KorRyu and AnRyu]]'s attacks, and the PoweredArmor-wearing heroes who are their own units.
** However, the style has become iconic with the series. One game, ''Shin SuperRobotWars'', used non-SD models for battle animations. Fans didn't really like it.
** But ''SuperRobotWarsGaiden'' used non-Super-Deformed models and it is seen as the best on the SNES. [[ScrappyMechanic Then again, that elevation and facing thing may have been an adequate distraction...]]

* Half of the ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' franchise, considered LighterAndSofter by the BrokenBase.

* The author of the [[TheIronKing Iron fey]] series Julie Kagawa, published a couple of chibis, (WordofGod she admitted to be an anime ang manga fan) of the main characters in the official website and recently some of them in the novella copilation "Iron Legends"

* In ElfOnlyInn, Hambonetaru-Chan bought the chat room when they were running out of funds to run it. As a new rule, [[http://www.elfonlyinn.net/d/20021025.html everyone got new Super-Deformed avatars]], except Goku, who was already anime, and [[spoiler:Megan, who rebelled against it]].

* In the ShirowMasamune manga ''DominionTankPolice'', the puma sisters join the police force. Ani-puma gets bored, and wants to go out on a tank police raid. But she is over six feet tall, and can't fit in their mini-tank. Ani-puma is a type of android (or bioroid, who can tell with Shirow), and she reveals the power to release all the water in her body, and become a chibi version of herself. After the raid, Ani drinks up the contents of several water coolers, and [[PerfectlyCromulentWord embiggens]] herself again.

* Even ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' has [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hKxd8B4RS8 this]], including the Rei clones and a Deformed version of Unit 01.

* The pygmies in ''ComicBook/PocketGod'' are drawn like this. Emphasized in the ''Infestation'' crossover, where they only come up to the knee of the more realistically-proportioned Britt.