<p>For a healthy normal average human, it's common that their jaws are almost on the same vertical line as their foreheads. The jaws in this picture are more similar to jaws in real life:</p>
<p>(from <em>Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya</em>)
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<p>However, I have noticed a recent change in art style in the anime industry, that is, characters' jaws tend to be very forward, as is drawn in the following pictures:</p>
<p>(from <em>The Quintessential Quintuplets 2</em>)
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<p>(from <em>Kanojo mo Kanojo</em>)
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/We1rm.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/We1rm.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>(from <em>Mysteria Friends</em>)
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/69LoU.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/69LoU.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p>(from <em>Detective Conan</em>)
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<p>A very good witness lies in the anime <em>Detective Conan</em>, whose early art style years ago didn't draw its characters' jaws so forward as today.</p>
<p>Why do anime characters nowadays tend to have very forward jaws? What causes this trend?</p>

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2022-10-15T15:38:29.343Z
btw something interesting to note (I think?) it applies to both male and female characters - i'm not sure but you'd think this would be kinda ok for males but not really for females? or what? idk
BCLC
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2023-11-23T17:45:15.017Z
Maybe because [anime characters are just cats](https://www.reddit.com/r/Animemes/comments/150gij1/anime_characters_are_just_cats/)?
Namaskaram
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Why do anime characters nowadays tend to have very forward jaws?
# Why do anime characters nowadays tend to have very forward jaws?
Posted by: username_0 on 2022-10-15
For a healthy normal average human, it's common that their jaws are almost on the same vertical line as their foreheads. The jaws in this picture are more similar to jaws in real life:

(from *Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya*)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/g6ytI.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/g6ytI.png)

However, I have noticed a recent change in art style in the anime industry, that is, characters' jaws tend to be very forward, as is drawn in the following pictures:

(from *The Quintessential Quintuplets 2*)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/tA3lj.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/tA3lj.png)

(from *Kanojo mo Kanojo*)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/We1rm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/We1rm.png)

(from *Mysteria Friends*)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/69LoU.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/69LoU.png)

(from *Detective Conan*)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/J5Rg0.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/J5Rg0.png)

A very good witness lies in the anime *Detective Conan*, whose early art style years ago didn't draw its characters' jaws so forward as today.

Why do anime characters nowadays tend to have very forward jaws? What causes this trend?
**Tags:** anime-production tropes anime-history
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: btw something interesting to note (I think?) it applies to both male and female characters - i'm not sure but you'd think this would be kinda ok for males but not really for females? or what? idk  
> **username_2**: Maybe because [anime characters are just cats](https://www.reddit.com/r/Animemes/comments/150gij1/anime_characters_are_just_cats/)?  
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