chibi
noun/ˈt͡ʃiːbi/ · /ˈt͡ʃɪbi/
Etymology Borrowed from Japanese ちび (chibi, “something small; runt, dwarf; pipsqueak”)
1
Anime, Broadcasting, Comics, Film, Literature, Manga, Media, Publishing, Television A child-like character with exaggerated features, particularly in anime.
2
Anime, Broadcasting, Comics, Film, Literature, Manga, Media, Publishing, Television A style of cartooning in which the characters are drawn to be very small and cute.
- Since the eyes take up so much room on the chibi face, the head needs to be stretched and, therefore, usually ends up being oval-shaped to accommodate the oval-shaped eyes.2013, Christopher Hart, Manga for the Beginner:
- Related terms
- caricature, superdeformed