

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dzET.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4dzET.jpg)

Say, character2 says or does something -- usually stupid in nature -- in which
character1 responds with a similar face and a comment of their own. I see this
a lot in anime, and I was wondering if it had a name. This happens a lot in
Naruto.


CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-11-17T17:15:12.660
37366
2017-02-08T16:28:29.687
2016-12-06T16:43:12.800
7579
29295
question
tropes
What is this expresison/anime trope called?


Is a visual cue to establish who is the "straight man" in the comedy bit.  
Funny man: I Really like ceilings, I guess I am a ceiling fan!  
Straight man: ¬_¬


CC BY-SA 3.0
2016-11-23T02:27:29.307
37476
2016-11-23T02:27:29.307
29392
37366
answer


I don't know regarding the facial expressions, but your description of their
dialogue seems to be a typical example of _boke_ (character 2) and _tsukkomi_
(character 1) in [manzai comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai). This
type of humour is typically japanese and can be seen or heard in most variety
shows and anime with humoristic tendancies. Anime also tend to have the
variation of " _boke_ and _boke_ ", where both characters say stupid things.


CC BY-SA 3.0
2017-02-08T16:28:29.687
38856
2017-02-08T16:28:29.687
6391
37366
answer