Why Do Anime Eyes Look Like This? - Why, Anime? | Get In The Robot

Anime is known for many tropes but probably the most known is how unique eyes are stylized in anime. Why do anime eyes look this way? When did this style of eyes start appearing? Here at Get in the Robot we have to ask... Why? Anime.
If you want to get your eyes on some more great anime, join GKIDS and Fathom Events for the third annual Studio Ghibli Fest, bringing you nine of the beloved, groundbreaking animated films on the big screen! Tickets: GhibliFest.com
Watch More of Our Videos!
• Why Characters Get Nos...
Don't miss our videos, make sure you subscribe!
Tweet Us on TWITTER
/ getintherobottv
Heart Us on INSTAGRAM
/ getintherobottv
Sign up for email updates:
frdr.us/GitRem...
Join Us on DISCORD
/ discord
Grab Our Merch
crowdmade.com/...
Do NOT forget to visit our KZbin friends!
Channel Frederator - frdr.us/YTCFyou...
Cartoon Hangover - frdr.us/YTCHyou...
Want to tell us something? Write an email.
[e-mail]
Want to work at Frederator? See our job openings and internships.
frdr.us/YTFREDjobs
Credits for This Episode
-----------------------------------
Researched by: Danielle Burgos
Written by: Danielle Burgos, Casey Gonzalez
Hosted by: Curtis Richardson
Edited by: Caleb Pryor
Executive Producers: Carrie Miller, Fred Seibert, Jeremy Rosen
Producer: Adrian Apolonio
Head Writer: Casey Gonzalez
Graphics and Thumbnail by: Alexandria Batchelor
Project Manager: Jessica Ferrer
Programming Manager: Cade Hiser
Music Provided by Epidemic Sound:
ES_Asparuhgus - Guustavv
ES_Empty Road - [ocean jams]
ES_I'm Here - Damma Beatz
ES_JuiceBox - Dylan Sitts
ES_Lay Low - Dylan Sitts
ES_ORANGE - SINY
Get in the Robot welcomes all anime fans. We’re your anime explainer, here to guide you through your watchlist. As the first anime club on KZbin, we like to talk about shows like Dragon Ball Z, My Hero Academia, Attack on Titan…and some deeper cuts, too! Get in the Robot. It’s comfy in here.
Uploading every week.
Made in NYC. Because we can't move to Japan.

[@GetInTheRobot]

We're super excited about this episode of "Why, Anime?" and we hope you enjoy it. 👀 What would you like to see explained on "Why, Anime?" 🤔 Coming soon to Get in the Robot ✨🤖✨ • Anime Food 🍜 • Naruto 🍥 • Quirks Explained 🤓

[@ScuzoidMelee]

Since you brought it up, "Why, anime? Moe." I mean, MAYBE you can explain the genre without coming off as condescending and judgmental, but I wouldn't be able to. What about "Why, anime? WWII" there's some pretty hardcore depressing anime depicting the events, then others that go a completely nonsense route where countries are cute boys or something, then there was this one I hate watched on Netflix a couple of years ago where the writers blamed the atrocities committed in Korea/Mongolia/China on some group with magic powers mind controlling Japanese military/officials and another group with magic powers had to stop the first evil group. Fuck I hated that show. Japan goes to weird places when they set a story in the mid 30s to the 50s.

[@hellsingbaby16]

would like to know history of there body proportions , why are their noses so small & why is their hair so big ?! but the most important question is why are Curtis eyes so sparkling ;)

[@UltimateFunBilly]

Beach Episodes

[@kingutoyama9599]

Can’t wait till the next videos..! ✨🤩✨

[@SuperShana97]

Anime nose???

[@coolbeans5911]

Meanwhile Brock's sitting here looking like -.-

[@kitsunesden8085]

Looks excited!

[@everawed4487]

OHO! Classic Goldbloom...

[@nathanschubert3048]

that just makes the (at least) 2 times he open's his eyes all the more important.

[@bossapocalypse]

The coolest anime character

[@pokerraper1]

The thing about Brock is that he wasn't meant to be that important aside from being the parent figure and a walking pokedex, so...

[@celeeste9881]

They always ask Why anime, but they never ask How’s Anime?

[@pepitoperez5938]

I'm 12, and this is deep

[@21minute]

So depth, much deep.

[@samirraza9069]

The better question is, when is anime?

[@ur.mum.cum.]

Samir Raza WHEN is anime?

[@dragonarchive7443]

@@samirraza9069 when is NGNL S2?

[@emilemil1]

This video misses one important reason why anime eyes are massive, which is that it's a trait common in babies, something we're genetically programmed to view as cute. This applies to many other common anime treats as well, such as big heads, high pitched voices, small noses, etc. And it's not just in anime, if you look at cats and dogs you'll find that we've bred them to also have these traits, because we want our pets to be cute. This is also why the cool characters in anime often have smaller eyes and deeper voices, because they're not supposed to be cute. The character eye style often even changes from scene to scene to reflect their mood, like how the iris may contract and sometimes lose its color when a character gets angry, or how the pupil contracts when characters go insane (changes in pupil size are common when taking drugs).

[@bluesdealer]

Right, because as you age, your skull and eyebrow ridges grow, yet eyes stay the same size. The big eyes to head ratio is genetically programmed into humans as youthful and desirable.

[@decapulet]

Yesss, cuteness is justice!!

[@FoxiestLia]

I must say that 2/3 of the replies on this comment + the comment itself is very educational. A rare sight. (I just changed it from 33% not educational to 25% not educational. Gomen'nasai)

[@hi-gf5yl]

@Scott Whatever could you elaborate?

[@Aidal03_]

@Commentator as an asian person, no we dont wanna look caucasian, asian beauty standards are a lot higher than that. being white doesnt make u pretty since white people generally arent as "cute" basiclly cuteness=beauty thats japanese beauty standards

[@nikagoesoffline5675]

Anime trope Girl: Big eyes Male: Smol eyes

[@Mohmar2010]

JoJo trope Girl: Normal Eyes Male: Normal Eyes

[@masacote_]

Only in mainstream-cliché-romance animes.

[@charliekahn4205]

Shonen: Am I a joke to you?

[@ileanabriannemari]

Have you _seen_ OHSHC? Their eyes are h u g e

[@yoyo-vt8fn]

[ Brianne • ] OHSHC is more of a older anime and manga, the eyes back then are usually bigger and the faces more sharper

[@victoriansquirrel]

Anime eyes are fine and dandy until they are like 50% of the face. I just get body horror vibes from it.

[@damsen978]

That's why i just want realistic eyes like in Jin-Roh... is that so hard to make? No wait, forgot they are money-driven, nevermind...

[@dilophosaurussk4333]

I dont have a problem with that EXACTLY, but im unnerved when they have no/a very tiny nose/mouth.

[@ccricers]

For me it's just with those life-size waifu cosplay dolls. They enter the uncanny valley

[@Malakai__WeLoveYouMafumafu]

same, it's why I never watched air or clannad

[@humanatee6639]

Or until they start facing out.

[@escherford3053]

Curtis: The smaller a characters eyes, the more evil they are. Me: *Thinks about Brock* Oh no....

[@Hessed3712]

Escher Ford 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@escherford3053]

Blaise Requina i understand dont worry 😂

[@mariniere7962]

Tsukasa: *Nani??*

[@epic-user-handle-83]

Plot twist, his eyes are always closed and he uses ecolocation.

[@DanielLopez-ob9jz]

dont worry brock's eyes are nonexistent so its cancelled out.

[@schino]

I'd use japanese emoticons everyday if they were easier to type

[@ThatCatmeow]

There's lots of apps and websites that you just have to copy and paste from

[@aurora9882]

Schino has

[@keriis]

Just get a japanese keyboard

[@cherubblu]

Sophia Reitz true. I put one on my phone ☆*:.｡. o(≧▽≦)o .｡.:*☆

[@cherubblu]

Ooohbopbopboppadoohwah yes, i think that’s what they mean

[@Versaucey]

Huh, I always thought because we Asian eyes are small so we drew it large to compensate.

[@4nnd711]

Versans is here already

[@AWESOMEDUDE2311]

loooooooooool.

[@PokeShadow77]

@@4nnd711 cockity

[@theonepersonp9974]

Pff omg

[@SamuelChac0n]

That can also apply to hentai

[@mattdylla3225]

This was much more educational than I expected.

[@JustinY.]

The real question is: Why not?

[@KGamer-xh2oc]

Justin Y. Aiiiiiiii

[@sociallyineptspider-man2366]

Stop stalking me😂

[@jaysutter9934]

@@sociallyineptspider-man2366 I think he's just collectively stalking KZbin as a whole.

[@mattlucas169]

How are you here

[@kingutoyama9599]

Justin Y. Oof, pls un sub to Get in the Robot. I don’t wanna see u here any more

[@JustADioWhosAHeroForFun]

Then why do most Cartoon Characters have 4 fingers?

[@randomfrog7974]

no middle finger

[@ollie7070]

DDDDIIIIIOOOO!

[@Lancor84]

There are multiple reasons for that depending on the show. For example it could be to make it less time consuming to draw and also easier to draw. Another reason is that it makes the characters less like humans and so you can justify them being handled less like a human or them doing things humans won't do. Imagine a Road Runner sketch with fully realistic graphics. It would be very weird and unfriendly, compared to the look we know. 4 fingers is part of this look. (Although Coyote's 4 fingers can also be attributed to other reasons, such as that coyote paws only have 4 visible toes).

[@ahmed6472]

CARTOON!?!?!?!?

[@victorthecollector9198]

Hands are super hard to do, and drawing 4 fingers is slightly less of a pain than 5. Also with how exaggerated the characters who get the 4 fingers are, 5 of them would look super weird.

[@magdalenelooper7522]

Can the next topic be about anime thighs

[@badonklerconklers6586]

eyes to the thighs

[@cyrilgigee4630]

Anybody read this and instantly think of Rikka from Gridman?

[@eduuklee9453]

@@cyrilgigee4630 no idea whos that character. but i think emediately about tohsaka rin, louise, taiga and shana. you know the holy grail of character design; tsundere, thighthighs and miniskirt :L

[@acanthus34]

Hentaii!! Baka!!

[@katarinadreams6955]

that's what we have kpop idols for hon

[@ziriebenton6659]

I would question anime eyes, but I’m more curious about why American cartoons have eyes that don’t even fit on the heads of some characters. Some of which already have weirdass heads. *Insert Phineas and Ferb*

[@smritisuresh894]

Agreed, what is with that

[@uhoy1488]

Peppa pig

[@pokerraper1]

to attract kids. Unusual shapes often are used for that (for example, they used a FUCKING TRAIN for a protagonist once, also a plane).

[@maulanalaser4748]

The question ov live.

[@elmateo77]

Because American animators are just lazy and don't give a shit. As long as it'll sell toys they don't care what the character looks like.

[@Tay-ol4ig]

I love like-the glitter clouds in the background. Completely off topic i know but its true.

[@GetInTheRobot]

Taylor Pierce-james Thanks! It makes things feel comfy!

[@Tay-ol4ig]

@@GetInTheRobot it looks great too.

[@dejanpapic1431]

So even a source of anime eyes is a JoJo reference...

[@cnrandomencounters9668]

yes

[@Bnannannaoil]

Even my dad going to get the milk and not returning is a jojo referance

[@takashimizutani1808]

@Romulo Perez Tomas me too I headed straight into the comment after I heard the word jojo in video

[@ilikedolphins3059]

Everything is what were you expecting.

[@lucas6620]

@@takashimizutani1808 same

[@sub7se7en]

The vast majority of cartoons have larger than normal eyes. Like the video said, it makes it easier to express emotion or feelings. It's not quite unique to Japan, though Japanese's examples are often times more extreme than other places. Regardless, it still exists anywhere there's animation.

[@LuigiTheMetal64]

subseven As I said before, people need to research before thinking Japan, England, or whatever invented something that the US didn't for the medium.

[@tubblestop414]

No, that's cause it's a feminine childish trait.

[@rensten8050]

Pretty nuch

[@elessar6950]

Jojo= Description of Feeling ... iS ThAt a JojO REfeRenCE?

[@DA_4289]

LIFE is a JOJO'S reference.

[@onceever3097]

B...bakana...

[@deidararuderuchiha]

Get a feeling so complicated

[@Greypher]

ゴゴゴゴゴ

[@powerpotion1525]

@@DA_4289 *_J O J O I S A J O J O R E F E R E N C E_*

[@user-wt5if6rx8m]

Eyes are the windows to someone's soul, shows when someone is faking a smile or if someone's actually uncomfortable but acting up. When someone comes to you with bad intentions on a happy face you can also tell by the eyes, if you pay attention.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

yes i read that everywhre but it's not like they are tought has child to read somone ele's soul

[@anonymoususer775]

6:08 Yes, JoJo is very descriptive of its feelings.

[@ADeeSHUPA]

ジョジョ

[@erosrangel976]

@@ADeeSHUPA ゴゴゴゴゴ

[@ADeeSHUPA]

@@erosrangel976 ないす

[@mrabetto857]

6:06 Anime eyes were jojo references all this time

[@mhammadalloush5104]

Take this thumbs up, and go isolate yourself in the Himalayas.

[@nightnimbus]

What about Brock from pokemon

[@jasonstimecapsule77]

Just like how when Snorlax opens its eyes, there's a Hyper Beam coming out of it

[@202cardline]

He's a big brother figure, a strong emotionally stable friend you can rely on. Therefore. He has no emotions. Also he's a robot

[@clickbateman9224]

He was supposed to be Okinawan. The Japanese have all kinds of stereotyped for the island. They replaced him with the awful Terry to avoid controversy and ironically people complained about terry.

[@Makocat]

I guess it conveys his serious rock solid personality

[@vireo2543]

@@clickbateman9224 Man, I hated Tracey. Dude was such a forgettable character lol.

[@FaeChangeling]

Something also intriguing that fits into this is how there's so many "eye powers" in anime or eyes changing when a character uses their power, leading to some cool supernatural designs. Like the sharingan (naruto), geass (code geass), Ciel's contract (black butler), the ultimate eye (fullmetal alchemist), ect.

[@iel-]

If you were actually listening he explained all of this and am not gonna explain it to you cause I don't have the time so... Yeh

[@FaeChangeling]

@@iel- dude, there's no need to be rude, I did actually watch the video and he briefly touched on it, mentioning black eyes and ciel's eye relating to posession, but didn't say what I said.

[@fbiopenup7129]

Wut about mahou shoujo site? X'D

[@SpydersByte]

@@iel- actually he didn't spend any significant time on eye-based abilities like BlackMania is trying to point out. So your comment is not only rude for no reason, it's also incorrect .

[@anrazarts7238]

AND the all-seeing eyes from kekkai sensen... and even more...

[@jaimeg309]

6:09 Description of Feeling Bizzare Adventure

[@robertlupa8273]

Descreption of a _feeling so complicated_

[@jotarobat]

SONO CHI NO SADAME DEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESCRIPTIONOFILINGS

[@tickytickytango5634]

6:03 so you're telling me that all anime-style eyes are Jojo references?

[@pouuyo]

well yes but no?

[@RiverChaos]

Fun fact: Japan at one point before Westernizing had an unspoken rule that human figures in art pieces needed to be exaggerated, hence the long proportions and unreal eyes.

[@Terrekain]

Actually, Japanese anime historically is a cheaper imitation of American animation, in technology and technique. If you want to look into the history of artistic history of "Big Eyes" and how they're drawn, I would suggest you look at Bambi, the animation character that set the standard of Animation (and later Anime). The American Occupation brought many things to Japan, including Christmas, Valentine's Day, Baseball, etc - things that were once banned by by the Japanese Emperor (worshiped as a god in Imperial Japan). So it was with Animation. When the American Occupation decided to OK screening of Bambi to the film was shown to the general Japanese populace as well as soldiers and American populace in Japan. It is hard to convey what a watershed this was - just as it is hard to convey to later generations the watershed moment of a picture of General Macarthur over what the Japanese populace always assumed was a "god" of their religion. You're a Japanese kid in Imperial Japan. Take a look at Japanese animation of the period in the 1930s and during the War, the animation that the average Japanese kid and most adults would see through their lifetime. Yes, SOME American animation like Snow White might be seen by the aristocracy, but for the general populace, Imperial Japan keeps them from being exposed to what it considers American "propaganda", especially in the late 1930s and World War 2. Then the Japanese propaganda about the superior Yamato Master Race infused with Shinto and Bushido (Yamato Damashai), Flying Geese formation, Greater Asian Co-prosperity Sphere, etc, etc, etc. The Japanese think they're the best in the world. But their world ends. They're defeated, conquered, and occupied. And then are shown Bambi (vintage 1942) by their conquerors. The animation technology, the quality, the style, the storytelling, etc is like NOTHING they've EVER seen before. To Americans, it's wonderful, but hardly earth-shattering. American kids and adults have been watching Looney Tunes, Warner Bros and DIsney for a long time kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmPXmJWkmLSig80 But to Japanese? In some ways, it might be soul-crushing, and it others it might be exhilarating. Bambi quickly becomes VERY popular to the Japanese. Exposed to the artistic styles of their conquerors, the Japanese populace inevitably followed the trend of the popular film, including the artistic style of Bambi and his cutesy "Big Eyes", palettes and color which were seamless without drawn lines, frame rate so high that stutter was imperceptible to the human eye, etc, etc, etc. Nascent Japanese animators and studios quickly followed suit to exploit this demand, imitating this now iconic Disney character and its style, a style that became emblematic of Japanese culture, like so many other things that were born in arguably the greatest cultural changes/reformation in Japanese history. That is how modern Japanese anime was born. It may not be the Truth the Japanese (and certain kinds of Americans) want, but it is the Truth they deserved.

[@RiverChaos]

@@Terrekain I was mentioning something much older than that and more towards the predecessor of manga.

[@dargondude2375]

@@Terrekain The Japanese were exposed to animation before world war two (about 1907) in fact animation was used as a propaganda tool by the Japanese empire kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5S5pmCXmK2fprc Sooo... its a bit problematic. It was just an exchange of ideas that took shape in its own way. Not the intelligent Americans showing up the ignorant Japanese. Not to say Disney didn't have a large impact on Japanese anime. Any way, right now I would say that Japanese anime is the superior medium it has more diverse genres and stories to tell while American animation is either a comedy show, a children show or a big blockbuster 3d animated movies aimed at children, not to say there aren't good animated american properties.

[@princessthyemis]

@@Terrekain Wow that is so fascinating! And, kind of ironic because now Japan's anime art is 1000000 % better than computer animated movies the US makes nowadays.....

[@Terrekain]

@@princessthyemis "And, kind of ironic because now Japan's anime art is 1000000 % better than computer animated movies the US makes nowadays....." [facepalm] You do realize that virtually ALL anime today from the Japanese industry is made using digital painting/inking and software tools that were developed in the US right? I think the first Japanese anime to utilize Disney's digital rendering tech (which was developed a decade before) was Ghost in the Shell, after Disney had already used it for years in its renaissance period beginning in the mid-80s for some of its most breath-taking effects from Black Cauldron's litho-film APT cells and digital imagery to Beauty and the Beast's flying camera view in the castle ballroom. You want to know when anime started to look "%1000000 better"? The credit goes not to the Japanese, but to Americans like David Spencer. To this day, all the software and techniques Japanese studios use from Ghibli to Sunrise are either clones or licensed from companies held by Disney to Adobe. Americans don't do 2D anymore ever since Treasure Planet's "failure" due to a number of factors, costs being one of them. But ultimately, Japanese studios will continue following the industry standards in America - it's always been this way. Japanese studios have always been about 10 years behind their American counterparts, due simply to the nature of waiting for someone else to innovate the technology, watching it "mature" in the market place, before the Japanese think it's "safe" to "adapt". That's the Japanese business model; always has been: they wait for other people to take the real big risks, then reap low-risk (and often still-lucrative) rewards.

[@m_.agicity1069]

I think the eyes are pretty unique, I just hate the anime eyes when they are so far a part.

[@wakawakawakawaka8804]

Same, a good example is clannand

[@yoursleepparalysisdemon9969]

Same honestly. Can't focus on them when they're staring at two different hemispherss

[@whatthefridge1o1]

IKR

[@MoonlightFox]

Uguu!

[@DetectiveDespair]

C H I C O yeah same it just makes the characters look derpy lol. When a fair distance apart, they can look really pretty

[@literallyh3093]

I always wondered what was up with anime eyes. I thought only reason was too look cute and push sales, But Theres So Much More Than Just that. You broke every thing down perfectly. Every question i had and more. So much history. Good video and i love your eyes.

[@Festivogamer]

6:07 i love watching drescription of feeling's bizarre adventures

[@Someone-zn4dh]

I always wonder, Art teachers always complain about Anime EYES Style were to big, while the somehow adore Cartoon style even tho some of them had big eyes to?

[@DoctorPhileasFragg]

Did they have big eyes and equally ridiculously proportioned bodies?

[@Someone-zn4dh]

@@DoctorPhileasFragg some of them do

[@tatarsauce6314]

Felice Dimensions oof

[@budj1]

If an art teacher says that anime eyes are stupid, then he/she is not the real art teacher...

[@CandyApples4ever]

Felice Dimensions it’s their own personal bias that makes them complain about anime art. Western art and Japanese art are equally good in their own way.

[@chevand8]

I know a lot of Westerners who aren't into anime immediately have a vision of it in mind that focuses primarily on the large eyes, and see it as a mark of being from a different culture. To me, though, that seems really strange, because Western animation has a long history of exaggerated eyes too. To me, it's really no different than a studio like Disney or Warner Bros. changing the size and shape of the eyes; the eyes those studios draw on their characters typically aren't realistically proportioned either. It's not purely a Japanese thing-- it's an animation thing. As the saying goes, the eyes are the windows to the soul, which means they're absolutely one of the most important aspects of any character design, and they have to be able to convey emotion well. And since one of the fundamental principles of animation is exaggeration... naturally, that includes the eyes. From a technical standpoint, animation is a really labor-intensive process, and if animators can find good shortcuts and workarounds with character design to make their jobs a little simpler without diminishing the quality of their finished product, they'll tend to gravitate toward those things. In early Western animation, characters tended to wear white gloves to make their hand gestures easier to distinguish, and many characters were drawn with only four fingers on each hand to make animating a little simpler. These are stylistic choices that have had lasting effects on animation in the West; The Simpsons springs to mind as a more recent example of characters with four-fingered hands. Large, expressive eyes are simply one more design choice that makes the animator's job a bit easier-- as mentioned in this video, they're much easier for viewers to read, so from the animator's standpoint, they're far more efficient at successfully communicating expressions.

[@dynamicworlds1]

Yup! The things on the head people pay attention to: hair (for recognizing a person at a glance/distance), eyes, and mouth are emphasized to help viewers read emotions (even subtle emotions) on a less detailed face than a real life one. Humans can distinguish emotions in photos of _just_ eyes to a surprising level of accuracy, so it makes sense to enlarge the features we look at for social cues in the same way that squash and stretch are used to go off model in animation to help depict motion. Japanese animation just took the principles of this used in western animation and refined it. Moving from circles/ovals to shapes and show/imply a points to the eyes (the nuances in placement of which are a lot of what our brain looks for to judge emotion) is simply an improvement that makes the same big-eyed style more expressive. Other changes (like the eyes loosing their luster when someone stops showing emotional reactions to their environment for whatever reason) further expand the range. To top it off, the eye size isn't as much innocent=big vs cruel=small, but rather a representation of how easy a person's emotions are to read. A child or other innocent person has emotions tend to be right on the surface, so they get big, expressive eyes, whereas someone who is more cold/guarded (either due to a cruel nature or having seen some shit) gets smaller, harder to read eyes. If we want to get into cultural, Japan having a culture where real emotions are often supposed to not ne expressed would of course be putting even more emphasis on developing that aspect of stylistic art.

[@jeanr.rivera4583]

can i get a tl;dr??

[@cbbblue8348]

@@jeanr.rivera4583 Ok heres a tl;dr version Western people who critic anime because of eyes dont be hypocrite,do not forget that most disney or anything similiar had large similiar eyes. Associating big eyes with anime is not a good idea,since many animator and artist had different style and views on style,basically stylistic choice.

[@ineednochannelyoutube5384]

+扇子夜迷（Nightfans） Anime has a tendency to colourcode its characters through hair and eyes. Western animation usually has an entirely unique, sometimes anatomycally incorrect frame for each character. The shape of the head is similarly varied. eyes might or might not be exeggerated, but they are definitely less of a focus.

[@jeanr.rivera4583]

@@cbbblue8348 thank dude!!

[@fishussugon3215]

6:04 JoJo fans: *sweating profusely*

[@eliasmg9144]

So that's why everything is a jojo reference, literally everything is a jojo

[@user-zw1um5ee7t]

me, a JoJo fan: "I smell JoJo!" *bass busted golden wind started*

[@ZigealFaust]

I remember being in school years ago and a teacher commented on my Pokémon cards saying "They have big eyes because the Japanese have alot of self hatred." I then proceeded to school him (being only 8 at the time) on the origins of Japanese anime and remark how it was Disney that invoked big expressive eyes in animation and cartoons and he was stunned. Even apologized in front of the class.

[@fitnesspoint2006]

Nah, stop tryin sooo hard, justify how ever you want but its Asian Eye Insecurity (AEI)

[@ZigealFaust]

@Panel Deepak I'm sorry your life is so boring stuff like that doesnt happen to you and you lash out at people who do. I'm pretty sure the only reason he even apologized was becasue I told him how rascist he was sounding and he realized it was a lawsuit waiting to happen. People do lie on the net, but I am not one of those people, being fake online defeats the purpose of global connectivity imo.

[@ZigealFaust]

@Panel Deepak I'm not making a case, I just notice many people lie on the net and it takes away from real life craziness like this.

[@kakigori_baby]

Also large eyes and small nose/lips is taught in American art classes as the triangle of of cuteness. Deriving from how baby human and animal have these traits to create an adiction of sorts so they can be cared by others

[@CharlieWang]

Ashlei Evans What animal that have the entire top half of its face dominated with its eyes and lower half with a tight V shape focus of nose and mouth? Cats!

[@matchaleche]

@@CharlieWang oh, that's interesting. Never thought about that! Doesn't that also apply to rabbits?

[@kakigori_baby]

@@CharlieWang bunnies.

[@kakigori_baby]

@@CharlieWang additional small mouth emphasizes that the thing you are looking at can't speak like animals and babies. Yes the make noises, but they won't challenge you, talk too much, or be smarter than you. Unfortunately, being cute suggests the same

[@satapon4129]

I think the look of a kitten is quite popular in Japan. They look like they are about to cry. Is all about looking the cutest in Japan really ^^

[@CurtRichy]

*HEY! GET IN THE ROBOT HAS MOVED CHANNELS!* Curt here, the guy in the video! Get in the Robot HAS MOVED!!! Just search our new home " *Beyond The Bot* "!

[@adhyniaa]

CurtRichy hi

[@robindscarlet9805]

Pin this.

[@offcolour3814]

*How am I subscribed to this channel and Curt Richy without knowing you were the same?*

[@OpiaKitty]

Off Colour me, but a little bit different. I watched on of these videos, then right after a Curt Richy video. I had a serious “wtf just happened” moment

[@Geck0GC]

Now I know why Jojo is such a expressive series.

[@thundereagle4130]

There is a difference between Jojo and JOJO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MIRAztrilite]

GeckoGC You..again

[@alanamason-walker6409]

ThunderEagle i

[@PsychopathicBrain]

Description of Feelings Bizarre adventure

[@Aurorya]

XD

[@tatarsauce6314]

I REJECT MY FEELINGS, JOJO

[@pyrrehraus6571]

I reject my big anime eyes, japan

[@DarkGamer-qh7ql]

や目て (yamete, but me=eye)

[@TheLily97232]

I was waiting for this one

[@DennisJayDole]

Re: @2:31 "If your eyes have blackened out pupils" ALL humans have black pupils. The pupil is the center dot/hole in which the light enters the eye. The WHITE of the eye (to which you're referring) is called the "sclera".

[@OwninZZZ]

was looking for this comment

[@educostanzo]

Came here looking for a simple answer and got an entire history lesson about anime. Great content!

[@fitnesspoint2006]

justify how ever you want but its Asian Eye Insecurity (AEI)

[@GiulianaBruna]

I suscribed because your eyes are beautiful.

[@BobSaint]

Two got together that way. 👍

[@ms_sk3tch59]

6:04 Is that a JoJos reference?

[@GetInTheRobot]

👀

[@10hawell]

ORA ORA?!

[@mr.worldwide4758]

Description of Feeling's Bizzare Adventure

[@smilingmayonnaise8089]

Ikr, it's like, everytime when someone says Jojo I always remember that anime

[@TuskForce]

Weird feeling in JoJo? Vento Aureo: *Prosciutto x Pesci*

[@jeremydiaz9642]

Japanese comic book artist: "I can't draw eyes, what about this?" *_(Invents anime eyes)_*

[@duchi882]

*Back Then:* Big EYES *Now:* Big _PERSONALITY_

[@teoata686]

I see your comments everywhere

[@nori87]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

[@canadianP.M.]

( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʕ•̫͡•ʔ•̫͡•ʔ

[@wayjae]

My favorite 'eye' thing with anime is when the crazy ass antagonist snaps, and their pupils shrink to the size of pinpricks

[@ssseaweed3800]

"Why do anime eyes look like this?" Me: *cuz drawing em are fookin hard*

[@PersonManManManMan]

Just wanna mention that *presenter* of the video does a very great job, calmly explaining stuff yet engaging. A true *man of culture*

[@yusuke_anime1101]

Me should be studying for the “Finals” before Christmas break What I’m actually doing:

[@bizad7176]

EYES ARE A JOJO REFRENCE

[@user-qw4tq3jj9x]

It is at 6:06, right?

[@MikeCore]

when I mention Anime to people who don't know it, they think it's some kind of porn.

[@XxPussyEaterxX-xz3cv]

@The main cause of warps in all of reality Yes, obviously.

[@user-sx7fu5ir2f]

They probably watch hentai

[@user-SaputroYono]

Blame japan who make anything must be zansualized.

[@ymitions]

Hisoka: *Appears.* Me:Stops the vıdeo Looking both ways even my back.

[@ThatRipOff]

Just found this from my recommended videos. Very well made and informative video. Liked the presentation very much. Also I really love the backdrop behind you. Looks great, man.

[@user-nz2vk9rq6y]

Jojo means description of feelings? No wonder every jojo protagonist have very clear emotions and dreams shown in the begging of each part. Or maybe I am imagining thinks.

[@ulisesdover9124]

...Perhaps the very concept of JoJo was a way for the author to express _his_ feelings and desires in a society that. back then, had a very,very poor view of flamboyance and open emotive demonstrations in males, which were often associated to weakness, deviancy or even homosexuality.

[@iusefurryyiffasmyprofilepi4735]

6:05 ANIME EYES ARE ALL JOJO REFERENCES

[@mavisdom-animeonpiano]

I use furry yiff as my profile picture 2 LOL

[@mikedanielespeja6128]

Bruh existence itself is a Jojo reference.

[@ZiggyZ3]

Can we do a video about why anime characters say the names of their moves? ( Ex Kamehameha, Spirit Gun, Iron Reaver Soul Stealer)

[@user-oc5mw3fe3x]

It feels so weird how they mostly ignore the history of manga styles even though those anime shows generally aim to mimic how original manga look.

[@LeynaSept]

**Insert racist joke about the Japanese wanting big eyes.** It's okay I'm Asian.

[@LeynaSept]

Issy It's actually more insulting then funny if you do it directly.

[@issy785]

Leyna Kim Nguyen 💀💀

[@princessthyemis]

I've never heard that joke before...Wow....sooo racist. I hate that type of "humor">

[@Snetzelsnetzalsnetzul]

Lol an Asian friend once said that and it caught me off so much that I spat everywhere

[@saints360row]

Leyna Kim Nguyen, Asian, huh? So, what, you're Russian?.. Or what?

[@mentalpopcorn2304]

There's something else that's unrealistically big in anime...

[@runningfast206]

Personality :^)

[@sincerely20]

Boobies?

[@ishax7597]

*heads?* ;^) like literally. They have some huge ass heads... on very tiny necks. Heh!

[@ashchisalleh1454]

........p.

[@user-sh3xo1gj7q]

... not only that. They defy gravity. 😂😂 (actually applies to more than one thing e.g. hair, weapons, accessories)

[@ahmaddwikir.w6921]

I usually frown whenever i'm happy or not

[@emanonmax]

This is surprisingly good for what I expected of youtube. Not just references at all but so many and such good examples. I wish more content would be like this

[@Mephistel]

2:37 Risotto *Negro* I get how he made that mistake, but I died laughing.

[@TwilightAdvance]

Short story: Disney animation/other cartoons were a huge influence to Japanese animation industry. For example look Mickeys eyes or any other characters eyes compared to their heads from the time when "anime" started. That is why they're like they are, the influence came ironically from western animation.

[@CopiHuman]

"Smaller eyes are evil" *Shows sweet mask from OPM*

[@TianyuQi]

Make up teacher: open your eye bigger like this picture (shows an anime girl) Everyone else: how am i supposed to open my eyes to over 50% of my face

[@Urushi12kitty]

fun fact Osamu and Disney exchanged many letters and uh questionable drawings back and forth and were...friends? I think. So western aesthetics influenced early anime aesthetics which stuck HARD and evolved into the tropes you covered, while western cartoon aesthetics strayed away from that until we came full circle to modern western cartoons being influenced by anime and brought back the big eyes into cartoons!

[@doubleh333lix]

MahouShonenLuka wait wait I knew Osamu drew influences from Disney but I didn’t know they were friends! That’s tight

[@sylvierose2799]

@@doubleh333lix he also was a great friend of the Brazilian HQ artist, Maurício de Souza

[@rodrigod2281]

Nono, tell me about the cards

[@mariapazgonzalezlesme]

I was wondering about that. But that would be an *EYEsore* to talk about.

[@juliamoirano1863]

Maria Paz G. Lesme Me too, on this days that thought came to my mind

[@GetInTheRobot]

badum tss

[@Ria19907]

Eye totally agree

[@Snetzelsnetzalsnetzul]

Screams laughing

[@Rindew]

Eye don't get it

[@Crestfallen_Fawkes]

Castlevania on Netflix has really cool eyes and really fits the cast

[@autumnlee9965]

I cant believe I’d never seen this channel before-I’ve only watched two videos, but I am in awe of the academics and hosts and music and visuals! Subscribed!!

[@narudayo5053]

But Ciel is a kid... well is a teen... well he is 12 at the beginning and now 14.

[@hellosky5939]

Your voice is so different in tone in this channel that when I went to your personal channel to watch the “I’m in love with an anime girl” video I didn’t recognize it for a second lol

[@CurtRichy]

Lol gotta keep it chillllll in the robot, and then just literally the opposite of that on CurtRichy

[@jakeset]

Love how this video barely mentions Disney once, when a HUGE portion of manga artists and anime actually adopted their style, especially for the beautiful girl troupe from Disney movies and Disney princesses. The manga artist behind Beastars literally stated he watch Bambi over 80 times and credits Disney as one of his major influences and the creator of Astro brought up his love of the movie Snow White is what got him into art and animation.

[@elainad6728]

1:32 "The smaller the eyes the crueler the characters" Me: *looks in mirror* oh shi im evil >:3

[@moddable6921]

furry

[@bigfrog6187]

@@moddable6921 how are they a furry what makes them a furry???????

[@ishax7597]

Why am I low key triggered by the spelling of Ma *KO* to Takahashi's name with a "CO" at 6:20 ... 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@WastedTalent83]

i wasn't the only one then XD

[@damienh2901]

That's actually how it's been romanized! Most of the things you will find about him use this spelling. It's rare to see his name spelled Makoto!

[@juldor93]

cause youre a weeb

[@Venusius]

Damien H No it’s not. It’s always been MaKOto. Not Macoto. Even when it’s romanized.

[@damienh2901]

Venusius His books are all published under the romanised name Macoto Takahashi and although a more correct romanisation /would be/ Makoto its just not how he choose to.

[@ilitardo160]

It’s cuz Osamu Tezuka was influenced by early Disney and flescher cartoons, and those cartoon character’s often had big eyes. If u see Osamu’s early art style, it looks a lot like old rubber hose cartoons, his art style eventually evolved enough to be its own thing but the large eyes stuck around.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Bambi in particular.

[@SirBlackReeds]

Bambi in particular.

[@darkwitnesslxx]

And why did those shows use big eyes? Because it's the easiest, cheapest way to show emotion with limited animation, especially in anthro animal characters. Big eyes evolved due to limitations and budget concerns in early animation techniques. They are just a trope now, because everything is digital.

[@keilanisummer5613]

i’m going through and watching as many videos of animes i’ve watched or anime aspects i care about and i really love how you guys care about anime and really want to do it justice by explaining real reasons behind aspects and sharing as many animes as you can!! in summation, love the content!!

[@christinac4197]

But western animated shows draw their characters with really big eyes as well. I think what makes anime eyes unique isn't their size but the level of detail they have

[@rompevuevitos222]

It stops being cartoony, so ends up being realistic and looks deformed

[@rompevuevitos222]

@Panel Deepak uuh, look at a real person's eyes and compare them to anime eyes It would work if the draw style was cartoony, but anime is clearly meant to have a realistic aproach, which makes it seem off

[@ally462]

Clannad series have the worse eyes I ever seen

[@Zelkiiro]

I like the eyes in Clannad just fine--it's the mouth placement that makes me burst into fits of wailing and gnashing of teeth. It's like their upper lips don't exist!

[@fatfalcon3434]

@@Zelkiiro The eyes are placed too low though. They are also too far apart.

[@ally462]

alexelmanco 34 ik the eyes are big and to apart then the small mouths and it makes then look like they had some kind of illness when you look at them from a frontal view

[@satapon4129]

The visual novel hurt me physically lol

[@pronounjow]

I've seen worse, but I wish I was able to find my example because it was many years ago when I saw it... It was some visual novel from Thailand... THE reason why I don't watch Clannad though, yes.

[@poweroffriendship2.0]

*Plot Twist:* Disney created anime before the "father of all anime" invented it. Osama Tesuka inspired the "big eye" trope that came from Mickey Mouse and created Astroboy. Proof that Disney is an anime.

[@LordNanfoodle]

So, you're saying they're also time travelers, because the only way Disney could have "made" anime first was to send both seasons of "Cory In The House" back to 1919 to a young Walt Disney. :3

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

@@LordNanfoodle ...Maybe?

[@clareann8912]

Well, technically, Disney is anime because anime literally just means animation. We in the west just specifically recognize it as Japanese animation.

[@christopherdeleon2095]

Oh please, everybody knows that tex avery invented anime.

[@vivimannequin]

So Mickey mouse is an anime character then

[@monk_e9428]

6:06 Is that a *J O J O R E F E R E N C E*

[@Andrew-uk5qd]

God dam it JoJo reference 😂

[@nhiphuong7318]

bRuH why didn’t i know about this channel before. bOi aren’t anybody going to talk about the quality??!??

[@kinglouiev9530]

“The eyes are the Window to the soul.” - An Arabian Proverb

[@ADeeSHUPA]

Are You An عَرب

[@kinglouiev9530]

ADee SHuPA Nope. I’m Canadian.

[@ScuzoidMelee]

9:09 Hahaha, great edit. Great vid and script overall, but that part certainly got a laugh. I'm looking forward to how Battle Angel Alita does in the US solely because of the eyes. I'll certainly see the movie regardless, but how will boomers respond?

[@michaels.4527]

@9:06 That quick "Get In The Robot" Plug was so perfect and subtle I almost missed it.

[@FractalPrism.]

hey everyone not this guy on utube, THIS IS HOW YOU GET PPL TO SUB, you dont beg or use popup animations with annoying noises, you just make good content! also i like the channel name, lol

[@kingutoyama9599]

Anime eyes are the best.. but when you stare at them for too long~ weird stuff happens. 👁👁

[@F4ngel]

They stare back?

[@kingutoyama9599]

F4ngel YES! D:

[@harrydar3307]

If you stare at them they get pregnant 😂😂

[@kingutoyama9599]

Harry dar lol

[@hibak_]

You’re eyes look great dude👍🏾

[@GetInTheRobot]

Curt's eyes are amazing.

[@CurtRichy]

[@frogman34]

thanks for the informative background to the eyes of anime i did not know the Japanese saw emotion conveyed through the eyes. you learn something new everyday keep up the awesome job (thumbs up)

[@elainad6728]

*The eyes are the windows to the soul* - i forgot who said this XO

[@Universe_World]

Everyone needs to shut up and Get In The Robot Like right now bro

[@Drip-Soup373]

Rose Punch get out there's no more space go find ur own

[@peachfizzart]

I added an extension to the robot, more can fit

[@peachfizzart]

@bryan diaz varela ho ma Lord 😂👌

[@deonsteward8736]

Evangelion reference

[@F4ngel]

Sorry bro I'm already in a chopper. Need fire support?

[@cravenlunatic1]

You could look at older japanese artforms too. Like in kabuki, a lot of things are exaggerated for emphasis. Kabuki basically invented comically huge anime swords lol.

[@DaelinZeppiTheComputerGamer]

Came here not knowing a lot about anime, but the question intrigued me.

[@Not_Ciel]

1:28 I WAS ENJOYING THIS VIDEO UNTIL YOU PRONOUNCED "Ciel" AS "seal". IT IS LITERALLY "SEE-el" As a person whose gamertag has been Ciel for 5 years, it triggers me when people say "seal". Had one dude even call me Kevin. Like what the hell.

[@GetInTheRobot]

Sorry about that, Carla.

[@Not_Ciel]

Get In The Robot that’s okay Crista Edit: I did like the video though. Very informative.

[@BornIn1875]

I can relate with that.

[@user-SaputroYono]

Its peonounce like "See-El"

[@Felix.Fictus]

black... pupils? dude the pupil is that black dot in the middle. the part on the outside of the iris that gets colored black when someone is possessed in anime or is just evil is called the sclera.

[@Felix.Fictus]

and then later he mixes up pupil and iris too! dude, your doing a vid about EYES, look up the names of the 3 parts of the eyeball!

[@HoopyFroodood]

YEEESSSSSS. I knew there had to be a comment about this somewhere. That was bothering me so much!

[@majamystic256]

I like 1980s anime eyes

[@CharlieWang]

My favorite era as well. You should check out Kabaneri of Iron Fortress if you’re looking for a more contemporary title.

[@budj1]

Yeah they 80s and 90s also were the best for me... they were sharp and not soo soft looking...

[@tonymack]

Ya def such a great era so much incredible material

[@fernandinaneptune6549]

Eyes at the end lol. Yes, definitely fan service. Loved it.

[@reprisegaming7697]

Literally as soon as you mentioned princess mononoke, my Alexa started playing the soundtrack like well done alexa

[@_narrows]

6:06 I think you mean JoJo = description of *_a feeling so complicated_*

[@AlexandPedro]

Do you think this is the reason why there is lip syncing in American animation while in anime, it does not. Since Americans focuses more on the mouth than the eyes, if the mouth looks odd, it is very noticeable.

[@pampolinajohnmarkb.3684]

Because , it could be pretty boring if we put normal eyes in anime , but when we put color on the anime eyes it looks wonderful and I think it's the creative way animators make anime an energetic face .

[@Sirinoks8]

I wish you mentioned the boondocks as an example near the end