<p>I'm not sure if this is 100% correct, but when I saw it, I presumed it was a reference to Dragonball and Akira Toriyama's early art style.</p>

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<p>In particular, It reminded me of Krillin who is frequently drawn without a nose.</p>

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<p>I can't seem to find a perfect example on Google, but I remember this style often in the original series. One point to note though is that the lines around the eyes don't go around fully.</p>

<p>I haven't seen Dr. slump, but as it's the same authour it makes sense you drew these parallels too.</p>

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<p>Many of the slapstick moments in the Monogatari Series are depicted in a way that closely resembles the art style of <a href="http://www.anisearch.com/anime/1840,doraemon" rel="nofollow">Doraemon</a>. In fact, I vaguely remember a scene where the protagonist of the Monogatari Series, <a href="http://www.anisearch.com/character/5174,koyomi-araragi" rel="nofollow">Koyomi Araragi</a>, complains about too many Doraemon references.</p>

<p>The whole Doraemon series is very extensive with a myriad of movies and specials and not to mention the <a href="http://www.anisearch.com/anime/540,doraemon-1979" rel="nofollow">second season</a> which sports a whopping 1787 episodes.</p>

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I've definitely seen shots that were very reminescent of _Doraemon_---there was one instance in one of the early segments of the series where one of the Araragi sisters was drawn like Suneo---but I'm not sure here of whether the resemblance is strong enough.
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<p>In episode 8 of Nisemonogatari, we briefly see Araragi Karen drawn like this:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/EJ0ehm.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>This looked a lot like some anime (or possibly a character from an anime or manga) I'd seen within the last ten years or so while in Asia, so I have the feeling this drawing style was supposed to allude to something. (Possibly <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Slump" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Dr. Slump</a>? I'm not sure since I don't think I ever saw the anime, and I could easily have mixed it up with something else.)</p>

<p>That said, this also looks "generic" enough that's possible that this is only a shift in drawing style. But then right before this image, there's a drawing of Karen that looked  like (to me anyway: I have a feeling I'm wrong about this) an imitation of the titular character of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Maruko-chan" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Chibi Maruko-chan</a>, so I'm not sure:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/yI3Izm.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Moreover, I remember seeing something that looked very much like a parody of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiya_Co." rel="nofollow noreferrer">Peko-chan</a> in an earlier episode, though unfortunately I don't remember which one it was:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Vj0sIm.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>

<p>Is this (the first image, I mean) supposed to be an allusion to some other anime series, and if so, what is it referring to?</p>

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What series is this depiction of Araragi Karen referring to?
# What series is this depiction of Araragi Karen referring to?
Posted by: username_0 on 2014-05-08
In episode 8 of Nisemonogatari, we briefly see Araragi Karen drawn like this:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/EJ0ehm.png)

This looked a lot like some anime (or possibly a character from an anime or manga) I'd seen within the last ten years or so while in Asia, so I have the feeling this drawing style was supposed to allude to something. (Possibly [Dr. Slump](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Slump)? I'm not sure since I don't think I ever saw the anime, and I could easily have mixed it up with something else.)

That said, this also looks "generic" enough that's possible that this is only a shift in drawing style. But then right before this image, there's a drawing of Karen that looked like (to me anyway: I have a feeling I'm wrong about this) an imitation of the titular character of [Chibi Maruko-chan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Maruko-chan), so I'm not sure:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/yI3Izm.png)

Moreover, I remember seeing something that looked very much like a parody of [Peko-chan](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujiya_Co.) in an earlier episode, though unfortunately I don't remember which one it was:

![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/Vj0sIm.png)

Is this (the first image, I mean) supposed to be an allusion to some other anime series, and if so, what is it referring to?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-02-09. Score: 2
I'm not sure if this is 100% correct, but when I saw it, I presumed it was a reference to Dragonball and Akira Toriyama's early art style.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/I6tJNm.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/I6tJNm.jpg)
[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/pKh5Rm.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/pKh5Rm.png)

In particular, It reminded me of Krillin who is frequently drawn without a nose.

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

I can't seem to find a perfect example on Google, but I remember this style often in the original series. One point to note though is that the lines around the eyes don't go around fully.

I haven't seen Dr. slump, but as it's the same authour it makes sense you drew these parallels too.
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### Answer by username_2 on 2016-02-08. Score: 2
Many of the slapstick moments in the Monogatari Series are depicted in a way that closely resembles the art style of [Doraemon](http://www.anisearch.com/anime/1840,doraemon). In fact, I vaguely remember a scene where the protagonist of the Monogatari Series, [Koyomi Araragi](http://www.anisearch.com/character/5174,koyomi-araragi), complains about too many Doraemon references.

The whole Doraemon series is very extensive with a myriad of movies and specials and not to mention the [second season](http://www.anisearch.com/anime/540,doraemon-1979) which sports a whopping 1787 episodes.
> **Comments:**
> **username_0** (2016-02-08): I've definitely seen shots that were very reminescent of _Doraemon_---there was one instance in one of the early segments of the series where one of the Araragi sisters was drawn like Suneo---but I'm not sure here of whether the resemblance is strong enough.  
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