<p>It's most likely a mix of,</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumanHummingbird" rel="noreferrer">Human Hummingbird</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KewpieDollSurprise" rel="noreferrer">Kewpie Doll Surprise</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WheelOFeet" rel="noreferrer">Wheel o' Feet</a></li>
<li><a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FloatingLimbs" rel="noreferrer">Floating Limbs</a></li>
<li>Possibly also <a href="https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThunderingHerd" rel="noreferrer">Thundering Herd</a> if you want to consider the background or context for the first image</li>
</ul>

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2020-08-31T21:05:01.003Z
Is there any more info
Kenny M.
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2019-07-17T20:41:53.673Z
2019-07-17T20:41:53.673Z
Chelenix_on
<p>I doubt there is an actual name for this but it's likely a trope that derived from older manga works., most notably that of Fujio Akatsuka. It's best described as an &quot;afterimage&quot; of movement.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/m6aTx.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/m6aTx.jpg" alt="afterimages of Fujio Akatsuka 1" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Yqk0x.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Yqk0x.jpg" alt="afterimages of Fujio Akatsuka 2" /></a></p>
<p>There are many names for such, like &quot;ghost feet&quot;, but there's not any real agree upon terms for this trope.</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/grRW0.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/grRW0.jpg" alt="ghost feet" /></a></p>
<ul>
<li>From <a href="https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%81%AE%E6%8F%8F%E3%81%8D%E6%96%B9-%E2%80%95%E3%83%87%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E8%A1%A8%E7%8F%BE%E3%81%AE%E5%9F%BA%E6%9C%AC%E3%82%92%E5%BE%B9%E5%BA%95%E8%A7%A3%E8%AA%AC-%E8%B6%85%E6%8F%8F%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-%E6%BF%B1%E5%85%83-%E9%9A%86%E8%BC%94/dp/476830723X/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this book about super-deformed characters</a></li>
</ul>

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2020-10-11T22:06:57.347Z
WOW. Is that page online
Kenny M.
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2020-10-14T03:04:52.720Z
What page are you referring to?
кяαzєя
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2020-10-16T22:39:51.580Z
The one about that super-deformed run, can I find it anywhere?
Kenny M.
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2020-10-17T17:30:18.037Z
To download, not really.
кяαzєя
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2020-10-18T19:20:24.777Z
That's ok, I'll set up another bounty
Kenny M.
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2020-11-11T04:18:00.270Z
I can't set up another bounty
Kenny M.
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2020-11-11T19:13:10.440Z
Please use our [meta site](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/) for such questions in the future. The faq on the main meta site covers your question on a second bounty https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16065/how-does-the-bounty-system-work
кяαzєя
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2020-12-15T01:35:41.287Z
I'll need 16 upvotes to get a better answer, but thank you for yours
Kenny M.
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2020-10-08T17:07:36.040Z
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кяαzєя
<p>I've always liked this quirky anime technique, which was used in several anime around the 1990s and 2000s, but not THAT often. What is it called and how does it work?</p>
<p>How do you animate it and when does it get used?</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/PBqPV.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/PBqPV.jpg" alt="magic knight rayearth - chibi" /></a></p>
<p>I also found other examples</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/9vuVF.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/9vuVF.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/q9afx.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/q9afx.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/bMzjy.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/bMzjy.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/nsp0P.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/nsp0P.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/AmQaJ.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/AmQaJ.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/h6qbO.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/h6qbO.png" alt="enter image description here" /></a></p>

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2019-06-17T17:50:08.157Z
Are you referring to the [Chibi](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=chibi) style of drawing the characters smaller, or to the short clips which usually feature this style? The clips generally come during the middle (before and after ad breaks) or "In the next episode" segments of an episode.
TheGamer007
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2019-06-17T18:17:36.483Z
@TheGamer007 as his title mentions "run" I assume he is talking about the feet turning into what seems like cloudy circles instead
Dimitri mx
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2019-06-17T18:28:59.510Z
@Dimitrimx ah, I completely misinterpreted that. Thanks.
TheGamer007
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2019-06-17T19:58:05.477Z
is there a name for it?
Kenny M.
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2019-06-17T23:48:20.530Z
you might want to also add what do you mean by "how does it work?" you mean how does it work being animated or how does the run work in real life?
Memor-X
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Does this anime quirk have a name?
# Does this anime quirk have a name?
Posted by: username_0 on 2019-06-17
I've always liked this quirky anime technique, which was used in several anime around the 1990s and 2000s, but not THAT often. What is it called and how does it work?

How do you animate it and when does it get used?

[![magic knight rayearth - chibi](https://i.sstatic.net/PBqPV.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/PBqPV.jpg)

I also found other examples

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/9vuVF.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/9vuVF.png)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/q9afx.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/q9afx.png)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/bMzjy.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/bMzjy.png)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/nsp0P.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/nsp0P.png)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/AmQaJ.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/AmQaJ.png)

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/h6qbO.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/h6qbO.png)
**Tags:** anime-production tropes
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Are you referring to the [Chibi](https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=chibi) style of drawing the characters smaller, or to the short clips which usually feature this style? The clips generally come during the middle (before and after ad breaks) or "In the next episode" segments of an episode.  
> **username_2**: @TheGamer007 as his title mentions "run" I assume he is talking about the feet turning into what seems like cloudy circles instead  
> **username_1**: @Dimitrimx ah, I completely misinterpreted that. Thanks.  
> **username_0**: is there a name for it?  
> **username_3**: you might want to also add what do you mean by "how does it work?" you mean how does it work being animated or how does the run work in real life?  
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## 2 answers
### Answer by username_4 on 2019-07-17. Score: 5
It's most likely a mix of,

* [Human Hummingbird](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HumanHummingbird)
* [Kewpie Doll Surprise](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/KewpieDollSurprise)
* [Wheel o' Feet](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/WheelOFeet)
* [Floating Limbs](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/FloatingLimbs)
* Possibly also [Thundering Herd](https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThunderingHerd) if you want to consider the background or context for the first image
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2020-08-31): Is there any more info  
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### Answer by username_5 on 2020-10-08. Score: 4
I doubt there is an actual name for this but it's likely a trope that derived from older manga works., most notably that of Fujio Akatsuka. It's best described as an "afterimage" of movement.

[![afterimages of Fujio Akatsuka 1](https://i.sstatic.net/m6aTx.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/m6aTx.jpg)

[![afterimages of Fujio Akatsuka 2](https://i.sstatic.net/Yqk0x.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/Yqk0x.jpg)

There are many names for such, like "ghost feet", but there's not any real agree upon terms for this trope.

[![ghost feet](https://i.sstatic.net/grRW0.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/grRW0.jpg)

* From [this book about super-deformed characters](https://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%83%87%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E3%82%AD%E3%83%A3%E3%83%A9%E3%81%AE%E6%8F%8F%E3%81%8D%E6%96%B9-%E2%80%95%E3%83%87%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%A1%E8%A1%A8%E7%8F%BE%E3%81%AE%E5%9F%BA%E6%9C%AC%E3%82%92%E5%BE%B9%E5%BA%95%E8%A7%A3%E8%AA%AC-%E8%B6%85%E6%8F%8F%E3%81%91%E3%82%8B%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA-%E6%BF%B1%E5%85%83-%E9%9A%86%E8%BC%94/dp/476830723X/)
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2020-10-11): WOW. Is that page online  
> **username_5** (2020-10-14): What page are you referring to?  
> **username_0** (2020-10-16): The one about that super-deformed run, can I find it anywhere?  
> **username_5** (2020-10-17): To download, not really.  
> **username_0** (2020-10-18): That's ok, I'll set up another bounty  
> **username_0** (2020-11-11): I can't set up another bounty  
> **username_5** (2020-11-11): Please use our [meta site](https://anime.meta.stackexchange.com/) for such questions in the future. The faq on the main meta site covers your question on a second bounty https://meta.stackexchange.com/questions/16065/how-does-the-bounty-system-work  
> **username_0** (2020-12-15): I'll need 16 upvotes to get a better answer, but thank you for yours  
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