Talk:Super deformed

It would be great if someone could find a pictoral example of this. Cogent 14:48, 8 Dec 2004 (UTC)

It would be great if there were a better example. That Cloud character design is pretty mild as far as super-deformity goes. Ace of Sevens 04:48, 2 July 2006 (UTC)

I replaced Cloud with Ryu from Pocket Fighter, which I think is much more obviously super deformed. Nightwatch／respond 06:55, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

Difference between Chibi and Superdeformed?

http://forum.anipike.com/showthread.php?t=2956

These forum posts of Western manga/anime fans you show us do not really explain anything. From what I have read in Japanese and Mandarin literature or manga, it seems that there is a general guideline according to which a figure is chibi or super deformed. In our cultures we often talk about head-to-body proportion, and asides from its other uses, the term "chibi" is supposed to indicate a smaller ratio, while SD is closer to 1:1. When I find something to cite I will add this. Terukiyo 10:50, 17 May 2006 (UTC)

Is anyone else amused that there is no Japanese article on this yet an in-depth one in English?76.185.10.76 00:11, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

Merging of chibi

As far as I can tell, chibi and super deformed seem to be pretty much the same thing. The Ryu image that's used for an example I would call a clear case of chibi. At the very least, chibi seems to be more of a sub-classification more than anything.--SeizureDog 19:57, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I was looking for an article on chibi/super-deformed character designs to use in an edit I made, and imagine my surprise when I found two different articles for what I believed to be the same thing. So, unless there's a valid reason for this, I think they should be merged.--Nohansen 01:29, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

Here's an example of actual use where chibi and SD are NOT interchangeable:

http://www.fanfiction.net/search.php?field=title&plus_keywords=chibi&minus_keywords=&categoryid=0&languageid=0&genreid=0&ratingid=0&statusid=0&datetype=0&fromyear=0&frommonth=0&toyear=0&tomonth=0

Agreed with Nohansen. They can be similar, but they are *not* the same thing at all. Chibi simply means 'small', or 'child', and is used in many instances in the manner of a younger version of an established character (Chibi Goku in Dragonball Z, for example). Super Deformed is a specific style, and is used to depict adults and, in many cases, robots/mechs (see the SD Gundam series, or the Super Robot Taisen series of games) as well as children. The Super Robot Taisen series, which is SD, is not chibi. Also, while the mechs in this series are in the SD style, the actual human characters are not. DestradoZero 21:54, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, if they are apparently NOT the same why should Wikipedia merge both articles? This doesn't make any sense to me. So I disagree. 87.168.36.125 02:59, 7 April 2007 (UTC)

It appears that Super Deformed and Chibi are separate things. So, the differences should be explained in the article. DarshaAssant 03:34, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

Don't Merge they are different things, and I see no real reason to merge.Darkcraft 10:50, 3 May 2007 (UTC)

Merge They're different things allright but they're alike enough to justify one article. Chibis might show up in fanfictions but they're nothing different from charaters that are shown in SD-style permanently. One term can't exist without the other. Many people think they are the same, therefore it should be one article that explains the term "SD" AND "Chibi". Two articles won't develope that quickly. Merged we have a chance to bring the whole theme to a point. --213.47.161.95 10:05, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

DON'T MERGE. "Chibi" refers specifically to the childlike representation of an anime character - whereas "Super Deformed" is a generic term relating to artistic misproportions in anime art.