Nimbus Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 This may come off as a silly question but is there a particular name for those funny pictures that appear in Hoshizora no Memoria such as when Kosame chops You of what Asuho falls asleep at her desk? and if not is there anything that they're commonly referred to as? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 The style is either called chibi, Japanese slang meaning "short person" or "small child", or super deformed. They both refer to the same thing. I'd never heard of the chibi style referred to as super deformed, but I saw it on Grisaia's VNDB page, and the rest is history. EDIT: Oh my God, apparently this exists. This is hilarious. Nimbus 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterz Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 EDIT: Oh my God, apparently this exists. This is hilarious. Why wasn't this in my life earlier? Downloading this right the fuck now. Zenophilious 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Why wasn't this in my life earlier? Downloading this right the fuck now. I just found it on a Wikipedia list of super deformed fighting games xD So amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madvanced Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I just found it on a Wikipedia list of super deformed fighting games xD So amazing. That genre is a thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 That genre is a thing? Nah, it's not a real subgenre of fighting games, just a subcategory. The list I mentioned is pretty small compared to the rest of the page, and I'm pretty so they're only really popular in Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madvanced Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Nah, it's not a real subgenre of fighting games, just a subcategory. The list I mentioned is pretty small compared to the rest of the page, and I'm pretty so they're only really popular in Japan. I think it's too much of a niche to work out in the west, at least for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Poltroon Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I think it's too much of a niche to work out in the west, at least for now. Clearly a niche within a niche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Clearly a niche within a niche. Nicheception. madvanced 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madvanced Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Clearly a niche within a niche. In the west yeah, but over there not so much. Any kind of anime-like art is everywhere so they tend to look past that first barrier much more naturally than westerners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Poltroon Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 Nicheception. I know I set it up but you really didn't need to actually go and say it. :'( In the west yeah, but over there not so much. Any kind of anime-like art is everywhere so they tend to look past that first barrier much more naturally than westerners. We live in the west, therefore I don't care for your logical counterarguments and excuses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flutterz Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I know I set it up but you really didn't need to go and say it. :'( You have no idea how much I wanted to say it... I decided not to, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madvanced Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I know I set it up but you really didn't need to go and say it. :'( We live in the west, therefore I don't care for your logical counterarguments and excuses. That actually made me laugh. Nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 I know I set it up but you really didn't need to go and say it. :'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Poltroon Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 You're all derailing the thread, lads. Not that there's much discussion to be had when the first reply essentially killed the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madvanced Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 You're all derailing the thread, lads. Not that there's much discussion to be had when the first reply essentially killed the thread. That's why the thread will either die, be locked or be moved to G&C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted August 13, 2014 Share Posted August 13, 2014 You're all derailing the thread, lads. Not that there's much discussion to be had when the first reply essentially killed the thread. THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE (answer)! But yeah, we should probably stop posting random crap in this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimbus Posted August 14, 2014 Author Share Posted August 14, 2014 The style is either called chibi, Japanese slang meaning "short person" or "small child", or super deformed. They both refer to the same thing. I'd never heard of the chibi style referred to as super deformed, but I saw it on Grisaia's VNDB page, and the rest is history. EDIT: Oh my God, apparently this exists. This is hilarious. Thanks mate, it was so frustrating trying to describe these without giving them a proper name. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zenophilious Posted August 14, 2014 Share Posted August 14, 2014 No problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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