<p>Is a visual cue to establish who is the "straight man" in the comedy bit.<br>
Funny man: I Really like ceilings, I guess I am a ceiling fan!<br>
Straight man: ¬_¬</p>

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2016-11-23T02:27:29.307Z
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Tresvidas
<p>I don't know regarding the facial expressions, but your description of their dialogue seems to be a typical example of <em>boke</em> (character 2) and <em>tsukkomi</em> (character 1) in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai" rel="nofollow noreferrer">manzai comedy</a>. This type of humour is typically japanese and can be seen or heard in most variety shows and anime with humoristic tendancies.
Anime also tend to have the variation of "<em>boke</em> and <em>boke</em>", where both characters say stupid things.</p>

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<p>Say, character2 says or does something -- usually stupid in nature -- in which character1 responds with a similar face and a comment of their own. I see this a lot in anime, and I was wondering if it had a name. This happens a lot in Naruto.</p>

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2016-11-17T17:24:16.523Z
I don't think it's a "trope" when people reply to what other people say and have a distinct facial expression. It's just normal interaction.
Hakase
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2016-11-18T06:19:19.550Z
Probably related. http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33679/what-is-the-purpose-for-the-art-style-of-puck-changing-by-scene The bland face is used for comic relief
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What is this expresison/anime trope called?
# What is this expresison/anime trope called?
Posted by: username_0 on 2016-11-17
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Say, character2 says or does something -- usually stupid in nature -- in which character1 responds with a similar face and a comment of their own. I see this a lot in anime, and I was wondering if it had a name. This happens a lot in Naruto.
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: I don't think it's a "trope" when people reply to what other people say and have a distinct facial expression. It's just normal interaction.  
> **username_2**: Probably related. http://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/33679/what-is-the-purpose-for-the-art-style-of-puck-changing-by-scene The bland face is used for comic relief  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_3 on 2016-11-23. Score: 1
Is a visual cue to establish who is the "straight man" in the comedy bit.  
Funny man: I Really like ceilings, I guess I am a ceiling fan!  
Straight man: ¬\_¬
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### Answer by username_4 on 2017-02-08. Score: 1
I don't know regarding the facial expressions, but your description of their dialogue seems to be a typical example of *boke* (character 2) and *tsukkomi* (character 1) in [manzai comedy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzai). This type of humour is typically japanese and can be seen or heard in most variety shows and anime with humoristic tendancies.
Anime also tend to have the variation of "*boke* and *boke*", where both characters say stupid things.
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