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  • adjective physics Very far from spherical, forming an ellipsoid with axes in ratios of approximately 2:1:1 (as opposed to the norm of approximately 1.3:1:1).

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super- +‎ deformed

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  • As a long-time viewer of anime, I'm no stranger to the technique of superdeformity, or chibi, wherein the character is drawn and animated strikingly off-model while other characters remain the same (or that the superdeformed characters revert to their standard).

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • It's like Matsumoto seized on the propensity of manga characters in stories where boys see spirits to shift to superdeformed mode when something funny happens and exploded it into three-dimensional sphere of hypersensitive bodily flux.

    Jog - The Blog 2010

  • Here's hoping this means you get to play a superdeformed Zidane headbutt mini-game.

    Pocket Gamer | www.pocketgamer.co.uk | Latest additions 2010

  • As a long-time viewer of anime, I'm no stranger to the technique of superdeformity, or chibi, wherein the character is drawn and animated strikingly off-model while other characters remain the same (or that the superdeformed characters revert to their standard).

    Anime Nano! 2010

  • The more recent style merges the thick black line style of Jim Mahfood's work, with some cell animation, and a little bit of superdeformed manga mouths.

    COMIXTALK 2009

  • The more recent style merges the thick black line style of Jim Mahfood's work, with some cell animation, and a little bit of superdeformed manga mouths.

    COMIXTALK 2009

  • The more recent style merges the thick black line style of Jim Mahfood's work, with some cell animation, and a little bit of superdeformed manga mouths.

    COMIXTALK 2009

  • The more recent style merges the thick black line style of Jim Mahfood's work, with some cell animation, and a little bit of superdeformed manga mouths.

    COMIXTALK 2009

  • Later on, characters can collect nanos, superdeformed minis of Cartoon Network characters, that act as power-ups or have special attacks, and are also really cute and addictively collectible in a Pokemon sort of way.

    Chinalyst - China blogs in English 2009

  • Other characters are well-drawn, pleasantly-colored examples of typical shojo styling, though the series still makes regular use of anthropomorphic, colorless superdeformed versions.

    Anime News Network 2009

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