History Main / SuperDeformed

* French toy-line [[http://www.almacenesrubio.eu/images/detailed/0/700010142_B.jpg Pin-y-Pon]] features animesque girls that look like straightforward chibi.
* The Toys/FunkoPop vinyl dolls, which chibi-fy practically anything in pop culture.

* The ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' series renders its human characters in the 'overly large head and small limbs' art style, in both their clay models and in-game sprites, making them look cute in a way that [[ArtStyleDissonance clashes somewhat with the darker themes present in the games]].[[note]]Those including [[PlotlineDeath death]], CyberneticsEatYourSoul, AlienInvasion, and ParentalAbandonment among others.[[/note]] The American versions of the clay models of [[TheAllAmericanBoy Ness]] and [[NiceGirl Paula]] of the second game in the series, ''VideoGame/{{EarthBound|1994}}'', were noticeably stretched, giving them longer limbs and [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore likely trying to make them look older]], though strangely neither other party members [[GadgeteerGenius Jeff]] and [[BareFistedMonk Poo]] received the same treatment.

--> '''[[AmbiguouslyEvil Dr. Alto Clef]]:''' So you want to be my assistant?
--> '''Mini-Clef:''' KILL... kill kill kill.
--> '''Clef:''' Very good. Well, aside from being a miniature clone of me, what are your credentials?
--> '''Mini-Clef:''' MAIM! MURDER! SLAY! DESTROY!
--> '''Clef:''' [[DissonantSerenity I see. Well, I'm very impressed. You can start on Monday.]]
--> '''Mini-Clef:''' DEATH TO THE INFIDELS!

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' has many forays into Super Deformity.
** A series of shorts called "The New Teen Titans" was nothing but super deformed gag strips, proving popular enough to green-light a "WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGo" series which is even more deformed.

* ''Webcomic/{{Driftbreak}}: A particular quirk of the art style. Chibi-fied versions of the characters are abundant throughout the comic, notably in the first few chapter covers and whenever they're just standing there.

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* ''Manga/{{ARIA}}'' is well-known for having its characters switch to Super-Deformed mode extensively, which is probably only topped by ...

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' likes using this to lighten up an otherwise depressing series. Though in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the 2003 anime version]], it drops this halfway through (with the exception of the Chibi Wrap Party OVA). This trope gives Armor!Al a chance to be absolutely [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/super_deformed_4709.png adorable]].

* The manga version of ''VideoGame/HarukanaruTokiNoNakaDe'' has chibi-style {{omake}}, sometimes in {{yonkoma}} format (such as "Go Go Haruka Kindergarten").

* Occurs often in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', usually in funny moments like drunk England.

* Some of the episodes of ''VisualNovel/RumblingHearts'' had short comedy sketches after the closing credits starring chibi versions of "Ayu-Ayu" and "Mayu-Mayu", an interesting contrast to the generally serious nature of the anime itself.
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' characters (particularly Usagi) often lapse into chibi style. This is played straight in the manga, typical 90's chibis appear often in most comedic scenes. The 90's anime is a subversion, although some instances of chibi proportions appear, most of the time is just [[WildTake their faces that get deformed]]. They tend to go more often on full chibi state in promotional materials (Such as toys, stickers and the like) for both anime and manga, very noticeable in the R season eyecatches and the manga's [[{{Yonkoma}} yonkomas]]. Averted, however, in ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal''.

* ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' has "Mini Basara," which is hilarious and adorable.

* ''VideoGame/YoakeMaeYoriRuriiroNa: Crescent Love'' uses this quite a bit.

* ''Webcomic/{{ISO}}'', always with adorable and amusing results.

* The cel-shading character designs of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' are based on this style, as are all handheld ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games from ''Four Swords'' to ''Spirit Tracks''. Characters from ''Wind Waker'' who appear in ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriors'' keep the look alongside their more realistically-drawn counterparts.

* The ''VideoGame/{{MOTHER}}'' series renders its human characters in the 'overly large head and small limbs' art style, in both their clay models and in-game sprites, making them look cute in a way that [[ArtStyleDissonance clashes somewhat with the darker themes present in the games]].[[note]]Those including [[PlotlineDeath death]], CyberneticsEatYourSoul, AlienInvasion, and ParentalAbandonment among others.[[/note]] The American versions of the clay models of [[TheAllAmericanBoy Ness]] and [[NiceGirl Paula]] of the second game in the series, ''VideoGame/EarthBound'', were noticeably stretched, giving them longer limbs and [[AmericanKirbyIsHardcore likely trying to make them look older]], though strangely neither other party members [[GadgeteerGenius Jeff]] and [[BareFistedMonk Poo]] received the same treatment.

* Almost the entire point of the ''VideoGame/PuzzleFighter'' games.

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* In the [[HaveANiceDeath Tiger Dojo]] in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Taiga and Illya sometimes take chibi form. Any other characters in the Dojo always appear as chibi. Other entries in the ''Franchise/FateSeries'' make use of the style as well:
** Everyone's drawn this way in ''Type-Moon Academy Chibichuki!'', a gag manga crossover with ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}''.
** ''Koha-Ace'' as well. The style helps it avoid being an eromanga, since characters are frequently drawn without clothes (not undressing, just suddenly being naked) but all you see is a featureless body with four flipper limbs.
** The Servants in ''VideoGame/CapsuleServant'' are drawn in the ''Koha-Ace'' style, while everyone else is a bit more realistic.
** ''VideoGame/FateGrandOrder'''s ''Learning With Manga'' is drawn this way too. In the game, the Servants' profile pictures are temporarily replaced with pictures drawn in the ''Learning With'' style for April Fool's Day.
* A brief scene in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', when Rika gets mad at Hanyuu's fatalism and punishes her by eating spicy food and drinking alcohol. "Our senses are linked..." The [[http://keikakudoori.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/hg141.jpg original]] sound novel [[http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/4170/higurashioriginaldoujinqs3.jpg art]] is also chibi-like.
* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' uses chibi versions of the female characters as gallery buttons and on its pop-ups. Most famously, the "Are you sure you want to quit?" pop-up features a picture of chibified [[TheWoobie Hanako Ikezawa]] huddling in the corner, invoking YouBastard -- no-one wants to make a tiny Hanako cry!
* A portion of Chapter 4 in ''VisualNovel/DanganronpaV3KillingHarmony'' takes place in a virtual reality simulation, in which everyone's avatar was designed in this style, but otherwise look exactly like the character they represent.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IGPZflaBdM The framing device]] of the ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'' [[TheAnimeOfTheGame mini-scenario]] from the ''VisualNovel/TriangleHeart3SweetSongsForever'' fanbox used chibi versions of Nanoha and the kitsune Kuon.
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* The Wattersons in ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'' look somewhat deformed.
* Used in the [[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderSuperDeformedShorts out-of-continuity shorts]] of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' that were available [[DVDBonusContent 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.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', [[Recap/TheLegendOfKorraS4E8Remembrances one episode]] features a number of characters [[http://i.imgur.com/eENQS9v.png appearing as chibi heads]], speaking to each other over a series a flashbacks.

* Snarf from ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats1985'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' is basically a {{Chibi}}-[[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug]] as a ShoutOut to Creator/RankinBassProductions' film adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit''.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' has usually avoided this (with the exception of some of the novel pictures).

* The [=DVDs=] of ''LightNovel/MariaWatchesOverUs'' contain parody {{omake}} episodes in which all the characters appear in Super-Deformed mode.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' does this quite frequently for a laugh. One notable instance in ''Slayers Next'' has Lina casting a Dragon Slave to save Seillune and Amelia asking Shabranigdu to make it work; Gourry and Zelgadis are quick to berate her in Super-Deformed style ("You're a shrine maiden! Don't pray to Dark Lords!").

* The characters of ''Manga/HighSchoolKimengumi'' spend almost half of their time in chibi form.

* ''Chibi Tiny Tales'' is a series on Creator/DisneyChannel's Website/YouTube account featuring shorts based on ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'', ''WesternAnimation/DuckTales2017'', ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' and ''Film/{{Halloweentown}}'' in this style.

Also known as "chibi" (Japanese for "small") in some circles, although it's not just confined to anime -- it's a very common form of FanArt. Name any popular character, chibi art exists of them. It's almost as common as RuleThirtyFour. Often, [[EverythingsBetterWithPlushies plushies]] based on characters from media (particularly anime and video games) will have chibi proportions by default.

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation has the ([[BizarroEpisode non-canonical]]) device [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-5555-j SCP-5555-J - The Chibinator,]] created by Dr L██████. The machine targets a humanoid and conjures a Super-Deformed duplicate of them. This example seems to be an AffectionateParody of the trope, since the Mini versions (as they are called) are [[ADarkerMe much more hyperactive, more mischievous, and more violent.]] And since the Foundation is stock full of [[BunnyEarsLawyer Bunny-Ears Lawyers,]] the testing results have been [[GoneHorriblyWrong rather explosive, sometimes literally.]] Later, it’s revealed that the machine transports the Super-Deformed people from an entire Super-Deformed AlternateUniverse.

* In ''Literature/TanteiTeamKZJikenNote'', characters are styled like this when portrayed in HexagonalSpeechBalloon.

* The cel-shading character designs of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'' are based on this style, as are all handheld ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games from ''Four Swords'' to ''Spirit Tracks''.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' has many forays into Super Deformity.

* Snarf from ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011'' is basically a {{Chibi}}-[[Literature/TheHobbit Smaug]] as a ShoutOut to Creator/RankinBassProductions' film adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/TheHobbit''.

* The designs of ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' are a parody of super-deformed, with eyes taking up 80% of their heads, [[TheNoseless no noses]], and limbs that look like blobs with no joints [[FingerlessHands or fingers]].

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* In the early 60's Cartoonist Johnny Hart created a series of ads for Dr. Pepper called "Harmon the Caveman", whose characters looked like super deformed versions of his ''B.C.'' comic characters.

* One of the new characters in ''ComicBook/AstroCity'' after the Vertigo relaunch is [[http://www.herocopia.com/American_Chibi American Chibi]], [[spoiler: a video game character concept brought to life by Elder Gods]]. In the issue where the Honor Guard go to her world they become super deformed too.

* In the [[HaveANiceDeath Tiger Dojo]] in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Taiga and Illya sometimes take chibi form. Any other characters in the Dojo always appear as chibi.

* ''VisualNovel/KatawaShoujo'' uses chibi versions of the female characters as gallery buttons and on its pop-ups. Most famously, the "Are you sure you want to quit?" pop-up features a picture of chibified [[TheWoobie Hanako Ikezawa]] huddling in the corner, invoking YouBastard - no-one wants to make a tiny Hanako cry!

* ''Webcomic/TowerOfGod'' - the giant, godzilla-like Alligator Rak Wraithraiser gets shrunk to a chibi by Y Han Sung after being rude to him. [[spoiler: As of Volume 2, he appears to be able to control this at will, even staying small as a disguise and reverting back when in battle.]]
* The now-defunct ''Webcomic/GhastlysGhastlyComic'' has chibis as their own subspecies of humanity. One recurring character, Chibi-Sue, is a thirty-six-year-old chibi woman who can't have a normal relationship, as the only men interested in her are pedophiles. She also lacks fingers (a common trait of super-deformed characters), making her life suck all the more.

--> '''[[AmbiguouslyEvil Dr. Alto Clef:]]''' So you want to be my assistant?
--> '''Mini-Clef:''' KILL… kill kill kill.

* "Super-Deformed" is the default art style of the main ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' series of games (1 through 10), and all the characters are deformed even further in ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp''.

* Many ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'' sketchbook strips have the main and/or supporting characters chibified. This was done often for the "party" or "holiday" strips presumably as it was a convenient way to fit [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters all the characters]] in without it being crowded. [[http://www.egscomics.com/sketchbook/?date=2003-10-26 This]] strip is a good example of this.

* ''WesternAnimation/YuYuHakusho'' has the characters in a chibi style during the eyecatches.

* ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' (pictured above), where the girls become Super-Deformed at the slightest provocation, adding immensely to their [[{{Moe}} cuteness factor]]. There is even a FanNickname for its kind of Superdeformation: ''wideface''. Or [[MemeticMutation Nutbladder]] face.