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What does Chibi-(fill in the blank) mean?

Postby Silent Hunter » Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:13 am

What does Chibi-(fill in the blank) mean?

[color=#000000]Me: "Hey, what's her last name?"

Brett: "Doesn't matter. It's going to change anyway."

Brett: "Why do they call it tourist season if you can't shoot them?"

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Postby KojiroMusashi » Sat Dec 24, 2005 12:27 am

"Chibi" refers to "little" or "small"....usually used in conjunction with something such as Super Deformed characters, it is used to denote not only miniature stature, but also a certain "cuteness".


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Example: "Chibi-Moon is so kawaii!!"


Meaning "Little-Moon (not even gonna try to pretend I know how she and Sailor Moon are connected) is so cute!"


Hope this helps!

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Postby Silent Hunter » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:43 pm

Thanks! :thumb:

[color=#000000]Me: "Hey, what's her last name?"

Brett: "Doesn't matter. It's going to change anyway."

Brett: "Why do they call it tourist season if you can't shoot them?"

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Postby chibiphonebooth » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:47 pm

oo! LIKE ME!

IM A CHIBIPHONEBOOTH! BWAHAHAHAH!
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Postby meboeck » Sat Dec 24, 2005 9:49 pm

chibiphonebooth wrote:oo! LIKE ME!

IM A CHIBIPHONEBOOTH! BWAHAHAHAH!


You're a cute little phonebooth? :eh: Okaaaaaaayyyyyyyy. :P
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Postby CreatureArt » Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:51 am

chibiphonebooth wrote:oo! LIKE ME!

IM A CHIBIPHONEBOOTH! BWAHAHAHAH!


LOL! :lol: I had to post a response to that; I found it so funny!

Otherwise, I haven't got anything more to add to what KojiroMusashi said in the first reply. I'm not expert but it seemed like a good description to me.

Psssht! A cute phonebooth! *covers face in an attempt to stop laughing*

The only point I could make is that the Chibi style is often used to convery humour in Anime and manga. Often you'll see a character drawn in the super deformed Chibi style (I think its typically something like their heads drawn 1/2 or 1/3 the size of their total height) in the context of an amusing situation. It can add to the funny. :thumbsup:
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Postby chibiphonebooth » Sun Dec 25, 2005 11:15 am

i AM a cute lil phonebooth.

i AM.

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Postby Kuro-Mizu » Sun Dec 25, 2005 12:58 pm

chibiphonebooth wrote:i AM a cute lil phonebooth.

i AM.

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Postby Yamato145 » Sun Dec 25, 2005 2:25 pm

or it could just mean a younger version of ....
such as those babies in the goof off forums
they are chibi-sasuke and chibi-naruto simply because of how young they are
(although they also happen to be small and cute)
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Postby Myoti » Sun Dec 25, 2005 3:52 pm

You're a cute little phonebooth?

No, you're a Runt Phonebooth.

Chibi literally means "runt", but can be used when meaning little or younger.
"Kawaii" is cute. You people should know that, the way everyone seems to overuse it. XP
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Postby chibiphonebooth » Sun Dec 25, 2005 7:34 pm

*sobs*

im just a runt phonebooth... *hangs head in shame*
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Postby Mithrandir » Mon Dec 26, 2005 10:46 am

Myoti wrote:No, you're a Runt Phonebooth.

Chibi literally means "runt", but can be used when meaning little or younger.
"Kawaii" is cute. You people should know that, the way everyone seems to overuse it. XP



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