

If there's even a name for it?

I saw [this](https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/6556/why-does-the-
drawing-style-in-manga-or-anime-often-change-when-a-character-is-di) question
that explains **why** but I'd love to know if there's a name for it. The
linked question mentions _superdeformed_ but I figured there's a Japanese
name, if there's anything.

They do it in many anime (and manga) and it's used with the character is
embarrassed, sometimes it's when they're tired, annoyed, or confused.

It reminds me of chibi but it's even simpler than that and doesn't really make
them look like kid-versions.

From [Fullmetal Alchemist:
Brotherhood](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullmetal_Alchemist:_Brotherhood):

![From Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood](https://i.stack.imgur.com/udtFV.gif)


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anime-production terminology
What is the simplified art style called that is often used when a character is emotional?


In all the artist references and sources I've used for drawing manga, I've
never come across a standard name for the style. I've sometimes seen it
referred to as deformation, with super-deformation chibi style at the end of
the spectrum.

More often I've seen it referred to simply as exaggeration, as it's
exaggerating the facial features and body language to emphasize the depicted
emotions.


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The so-called "simple background" is essentially a montage of a particular
mental landscape. Sometimes referred to as "kouka haike" (効果背景, lit. effect
background) or "kouka back" (効果バック, lit. effect back), referring to a simple
effect background.

The particular lines in the scene are likely some variant of "taresen" (たれ線)
meaning "dripping lines". Sometimes it is also generically referred to as
"tatesen" (縦線), or "vertical lines".

They both refer to the depiction of parallel vertical lines (sometimes
squiggly or uneven to represent a distressed state) in a background or on a
particular character's face. The lines typically of a dark blue or purple hue
(they can vary by artist and context) is indexed to express how a particular
character or scene feels depressed, sad, disgusted, or anguished, amongst
other negative feelings.

The term is likely derived from 垂れる, referring to how the emotions of the
scene or character are "dripping".

[![yotsubato chapter
8](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOdE2.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/fOdE2.png)

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