I am interested about non usual body structures, such as characters in unusual body ratio or specific body part focused body structure. There are artwork that can apply these body structure, such as character design (human/ mascots), dolls and plush toy.
We can deliver message through body structures,
- Age: Human’s body ratio change by aging, our body proportions get widen in Adulthood, which means we have short bodies when we are young, smaller head and longer bodies when we are grown
- Characters personalities: Characters with 1:2-4 body ratios- bigger head shorter body, look adorable and harmless. These impassion sense of protection.
Example of human body’s proportions
Examples of shorter body bigger head characters, Nendoroid and Labubu.
On the other hand, Miniatures gains lots of popularity since there are so many people found them adorable so that some of them started a collecting hobby, some of them would just like to have them on their working desk, seeing them as an emotional comfort.
I could see the potential of short body ratio characters, many games include tiny versions of characters in games, and here are the cons:
- More efficient programming for less complicated body structured characters
- Visual Clarity for battle gameplay
- Different versions for same characters, brings novelty to players
Character from Gakuen Bungo stray dogs,
Usual body ratio vs Short body ratio (chibi) in battle stage
Players can clearly see
- The fighting effect of the character
- The damage (number) that character bring to enemies
Daikon body structures– Giant head, big eyes, extractive hand and legs sizes with a tiny body got my interest.
Definition of a daikon body structure: Daikon means Japanese white reddish, which characters limbs are thick, sometimes cylindrical which resemble the structure of a Japanese white reddish.
Their long limbs reminds me of runway models that they always have long arms and legs, and I find them so beautiful
Famous Intellectual Property have characters with daikon body structure, Skullpanda
Panty and stocking with garter belt
Source of why people enjoy Miniatures https://geekvibesnation.com/small-plush-toys-heres-why-everyone-loves-them/#:~:text=Why%20Do%20We%20Love%20Miniatures,in%20particular%20during%20stressful%20times.
Source of why chibi characters are easier for players, and how their appearance gain popularity