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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#76: Feb 11th 2011 at 5:12:41 PM

[up]The only problem is that the current image got originally zapped by Fast Eddie, and I'm kinda reluctant to revert one of his edits.

Thoughts?

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#77: Feb 11th 2011 at 5:18:09 PM

Show him the results of the crowner. Maybe it'll convince him to change his mind on the image.

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#78: Feb 11th 2011 at 5:44:10 PM

It's currently only a 1.41:1 ratio, so it's not an overwhelming consensus. If we give it more time and/or find new suggestions, it could lose its lead.

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#79: Feb 11th 2011 at 8:31:04 PM

The original image doesn't work. No idea why it is getting votes. Fan myopia, I guess.

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#80: Feb 11th 2011 at 8:32:19 PM

I think it is because of the look/expression, which apparently isn't enough.

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#81: Feb 11th 2011 at 8:34:41 PM

[up][up]I don't think it is fan myopia. I have no idea which anime is it and still voted on it. I am not even familiar with it face, so I don't think it is a popular anime either.

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#82: Feb 11th 2011 at 8:38:34 PM

Perhaps the person in the original image's a bit... too girly? I mean, seriously, come to think of it, he looks no different from an actual short-haired girl. I'm aware that he's supposed to serve as an Audience Surrogate for the ladies, but still, it wouldn't hurt to find an image of him appearing a bit more masculine, if only to make him look less like an actual girl.

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JapaneseTeeth Existence Weighed Against Nonbeing from Meinong's jungle Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Mu
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#83: Feb 11th 2011 at 8:46:55 PM

[up]That's probably our best bet.

I thought that the original image got the trope across fairly well, other than the fact that he's mistakable for a girl.

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#84: Feb 11th 2011 at 8:49:49 PM

[up][up]There are probably some better image of him in the Internet. Just looked in the page history and learned he is the Uke guy from Gravitation. Which is a famous anime. Did not recognized him.

If someone is whiling to look for a new image, be sure to pick one that illustrate this trope.

PS: Then again, this is probably one of the msot 'mainly pics we can find of him and he still could be confused with a woman.

edited 11th Feb '11 8:52:39 PM by Heatth

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#85: Feb 11th 2011 at 8:51:04 PM

Fast Eddie, since it seems like a good chunk of the people in this thread didn't have any idea who that character is, I highly doubt it's Fan Myopia.

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#86: Feb 11th 2011 at 9:37:50 PM

[up] Speaking for myself - I had no idea who it was; the pic seemed to fit the personality characteristics.

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#87: Feb 11th 2011 at 10:07:41 PM

[up] I don't know who it is either. Upon research of the characters though it's the only one that actually fits the trope.

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#88: Feb 12th 2011 at 6:06:55 AM

I'm not familiar with the trope, but it seems like, from what I gathered, a Genki Boy which is often a female audience surrogate, a bit girly, and pops up in works with homosexual overtones. That pink-haired boy seems ideal; obviously high on sugar, girly, and the work in which he appeared in is a yaoi, where he is the submissive half. What's wrong with it? What doesn't work? Of course, I might be missing something (I reckon many people missed the "surrogate" bit, so maybe there's more to this).

PS: I also didn't know who the hell he was. Could easily be mistaken for a girl, though.

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marheavenangel89 Captain Mimi from TEXAS!!!! Since: Mar, 2010
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#89: Feb 14th 2011 at 6:28:16 PM

Yeah, I thought it was a girl too at first.

Uh-perhaps Son Goku from Saiyuki?

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#90: Feb 14th 2011 at 6:30:15 PM

[up] Is he a Audience Surrogate for a female audience? That's a big part of this trope.

The first and second pictures he looks girlier than the current since he looks a bit like he has boobs and long hair. The third one is just weird and blurry.

edited 14th Feb '11 6:32:02 PM by shimaspawn

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marheavenangel89 Captain Mimi from TEXAS!!!! Since: Mar, 2010
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#91: Feb 14th 2011 at 6:37:24 PM

[up] Yes he would qualify. He's been listed as such on this page and the Saiyuki page. I certainly think he qualifies big time. He's loud, hyperactive, cheerful, small.

He even has a distaff counterpart as a Genki Girl.

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#92: Feb 14th 2011 at 6:42:11 PM

[up] If you can find one where he doesn't look like he has boobs he'd probably be a decent image. I realise it's probably just a trick of how his shirt hangs, but with the long hair it's the sort of reason we looked at replacing the current image.

edited 14th Feb '11 6:43:01 PM by shimaspawn

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#93: Feb 14th 2011 at 7:06:51 PM

Never seen the series myself but that looks to be a very good example of it just have to find the perfect picture.

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edited 14th Feb '11 7:15:21 PM by Raso

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#94: Feb 14th 2011 at 7:08:30 PM

Yeah, we just need one where he's not hunched over like that. I think it's what's giving the illusion.

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#95: Feb 14th 2011 at 7:15:46 PM

[down] I think Genki Guy needs to be a separate trope from Keet and we should probably open a TSR to split it off since the examples are currently badly shoehorned into Keet and Genki Girl, and the name Genki Guy points to Genki Girl.

Is there really such a big difference between the Genki Girl and Genki Guy that they can't be the same trope if we just widen the definition to let in men?

edited 14th Feb '11 7:17:05 PM by shimaspawn

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#96: Feb 14th 2011 at 7:16:18 PM

Anyway should I open a repair shop for this on the whole Spear to Genki Girl? Because "Cutesy, Hyperactive Guy" (the current Laconic") isn't quite spear to Genki Girl.

edited 14th Feb '11 7:19:22 PM by Raso

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#97: Feb 14th 2011 at 7:22:25 PM

Well in anime a Genki Guy will be Keet or Bolsterious Brusier I can't think of a single example that doesn't fall under those 2. A few examples progress from one to the other when they grow a spine, such as Naruto

Genki Girl s however are rarely the latter (At least all the time they can have their moments aka Haruhi and Tomo) and are treated a lot like a Keet in story.

edited 14th Feb '11 7:36:50 PM by Raso

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marheavenangel89 Captain Mimi from TEXAS!!!! Since: Mar, 2010
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#98: Feb 14th 2011 at 7:35:12 PM

Well Goku actually manages (arguably) to be both of those things...but mostly he's labeled as the "Keet".

Here are a few more images. If these won't do, I'm still looking for more.

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#99: Feb 14th 2011 at 7:36:51 PM

[up] Ok, all of those are better and more boy like. I'd be happy with one of them.

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marheavenangel89 Captain Mimi from TEXAS!!!! Since: Mar, 2010
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#100: Feb 14th 2011 at 7:40:00 PM

I put them in the voting...they'd be 4, 5, and 6 as followed.

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