Chibi, also known as super deformation (SD), is a style of caricature originating in Japan, and common in anime and manga where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby with stubby limbs, oversized heads, and minimal detail.

后来这种美术风格被扩展运用到画人的动画和美少女游戏里，又发明了一个词叫Chibi Character来指代，一些美少女手办（奸笑社的粘土人为代表）会故意采用此风格造型来吸引人。

The word chibi used by the Japanese is simply a way to describe a short person, equivalent to a dwarf or runt. What is Super Deformed (SD)? It is a form of Japanese caricature whereby the character's proportions and features are deformed in an exaggerated manner.

Q版 （cute版 又被稱為 Chibi，可愛版）是一種刻意裝作可愛的包裝手法，為頭大身體短的 頭身 設計。 又稱為 SD （Super Deformed），這個說法源於《SD GUNDAM系列》 [1]。 最早見於 玩具 、 漫畫，源襲 日本 風氣。 自1980年代至1990年代在 香港 、 台灣 興起，大量運用於流行產品元素中。 2006年， 中國 出現 文學 作品以 Q 版人物 封面 包裝 歷史 書籍及名著故事，一度引起爭議。 2009年 台北聽障奧運 中，開幕表演中，臺灣傳統 陣頭 七爺 、八爺、 三太子 被改裝為 Q …

Generally both can be mixed in the same work. It is also not easy to identify, but it is obvious that the chibi is cuter and prettier while the SD tends to be more deformed and defective as the name suggests. Sometimes an SD has stranger and pointier hair and some peculiar things.

2012年1月29日 · This is my comparison picture of the differences in size between SD (super deformed) and chibi. Believe it or not, the head is exactly the same on both images. Just the bodies are different. SDs (the smaller one) are super chibis and stand only two heads tall. Chibis stand 3 heads tall. Mostly this picture is drawing and coloring practice for me.

2015年11月21日 · SD and chibi are used interchangeably by most non-Japanese fans and it can be easily identified by disproportionately large eyes and heads and –most of the time - little detail in regards to things like wardrobe or even fingers or …

2022年9月26日 · Even though chibi figures all have exaggerated features, there must be a way to distinguish between various characters. Chibi is a slang word for little and charming in Japanese. The phrase is used to characterize "super deformed" characters in Western anime fandom, typically with huge heads and tiny bodies for comedic effect.

Super deformed or SD is a specific style of Japanese caricature where characters are drawn in an exaggerated way, typically small and chubby, with stubby limbs and oversized heads, to make them resemble small children. The style is closely related to the chibi concept.

2025年2月11日 · Chibi (ちび, chibi/Super Deformed) is a drawing style commonly called 'SD' in Korea, but was originally written in Japanese. It comes fromちび( slang for a kid). When creating a character, it refers to a technique of drawing the head and shortening the body. Usually, they are either two-headed characters whose head is similar in size to the ...