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In Japanese popular culture, a bishōjo (美少女, lit. "beautiful girl"), also romanized as bishojo or bishoujo, is a cute girl character. Bishōjo characters appear ubiquitously in media including manga, anime, and computerized games (especially in the bishojo game genre), and also appear in advertising and as mascots, such as for maid cafés.
This drawing style has also migrated into anime, as many manga are adapted into television shows and films and some of the well-known animation studios are founded by manga artists. In manga, the emphasis is often placed on line over form, and the storytelling and panel placement differ from those in Western comics.
A sample model sheet from the DVD tutorial 'Chaos&Evolutions' In visual arts, a model sheet, also known as a character board, character sheet, character study or simply a study, is a document used to help standardize the appearance, poses, and gestures of a character in arts such as animation, comics, and video games.
How to Draw Anime and Game Characters Vol. 2: Expressing Emotions (March 2001) How to Draw Anime and Game Characters Vol. 3: Bringing Daily Actions to Life (August 2001) How to Draw Anime and Game Characters Vol. 4: Mastering Battle and Action Moves (April 2002) How to Draw Anime and Game Characters Vol. 5: Bishoujo Game Characters (September 2003)
A dakimakura (抱き枕; from daki 抱き "embrace" and makura 枕 "pillow") is a type of large pillow from Japan which is usually coupled with pillow covers depicting anime characters. [1] The word is often translated to English as body pillow , waifu pillow , or husbando pillow .
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The chibi art style is part of the Japanese kawaii culture, [9] [10] [11] and is seen everywhere from advertising and subway signs to anime and manga. The style was popularized by franchises like Dragon Ball and SD Gundam in the 1980s. It is used as comic relief in anime and manga, giving additional emphasis to a character's emotional reaction.
Lauren Conrad/Instagram. Trey Phillips, Lauren Conrad and Dieter Schmitz at their 20th high school reunion; Laguna Beach High School’s Class of 2004 members in photos taken on Nov. 30, 2024