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burger king... super deformed?


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shirokiryuu



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:54 pm Reply with quote
i went to a burger king in the mall and they had those star wars toys...

and it said "Collect 17 all new Super-D Star Wars toys!"

super-d? as in super deformed? they did look super deformed, but i am curious whether that would was spawned from the anime community and is now used outside of it? (or possibly influenced from it)

or is super deformed a word outside of anime?

or am i just jumping to conclusions about "super-D?" due to over exposure to anime vocabulary?

http://www.starwars.com/episode-iii/release/promo/news20050908.html <-- pictures of these toys
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inuyasha1357



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:12 pm Reply with quote
try super-deluxe...
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shirokiryuu



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:16 pm Reply with quote
yeah maybe that it =D
i find it strange why they abbreviated it.. it confuses me

coincidence? i wonder
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inuyasha1357



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 5:20 pm Reply with quote
i hear it alot in toy commercials
and it was the first thing that came to mind Very Happy
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cyrax777



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:23 pm Reply with quote
Dont know about Burger King but there are super deformed figures of star wars out there.

Saw some at K bee Toys.
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areaseven
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:23 pm Reply with quote
How's this related to anime?
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remember love



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PostPosted: Sat Nov 12, 2005 11:48 pm Reply with quote
areaseven wrote:
How's this related to anime?

Guess you didn't realise what was said in the very first post...she or he wanted know if the word was spawned from anime community.
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one3rd



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 12:06 am Reply with quote
Looking at the context, I think it probably means "Super-Destiny." I'll withhold the other thoughts I have on the subject.
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Rozzer



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:05 am Reply with quote
Although this thread is off topic, I must say Burger King has the WORST cheeseburgers... If you really want fast food, which is terrible for you, get something from In-n-Out or The Habit.
Of course they don't have any Star Wars collectors items, but at least their food is good.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 1:15 am Reply with quote
areaseven wrote:
How's this related to anime?


The concept of "super deformed" characters is pretty much permanently regarded as a distinctly "anime-styled" trait, basically.
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Starwind Amada



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:19 am Reply with quote
Rozzer wrote:
Although this thread is off topic, I must say Burger King has the WORST cheeseburgers... If you really want fast food, which is terrible for you, get something from In-n-Out or The Habit.
Of course they don't have any Star Wars collectors items, but at least their food is good.


BK's burgers ARE good. Maybe you just had a stuffy nose when you ate them... or something. Plus, I'd rather get a burger at BK or McDonald's instead of some place with a name like In-n-Out.
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msi435



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:18 am Reply with quote
Is there some sort of relation between "super deformed" and chibi??? Those star was characters look awfully chibi to me...

OT-- All of BK's burgers suck except the rodeo burger. 1$ = f#@$ing awesome.
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joel_s95387



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:05 pm Reply with quote
In And Out Rules! Their fries are not that bad if you add salt.

Butt back to the topic, they do look Chibi-ish. But then again they look like "little people" with giant heads and I think in order to be classified as Chibi, they need to have a child looking head as well.

Are there any rules to Chibi?

Those toys look Meh. R2-D2 is the only one that looks normal. The watches look cheaper than their dollar menu.
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sailornyanko



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PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:30 pm Reply with quote
They don't look like that anime style SD, but they do look creepy.

If you dn't know what an anime SD should look like; watch shows like: Dragon Half, Mahoujin Guru Guru, GetBackers (has occasional SD's), lots of 90's anime. I think 70% of the animation in Dragon Half is SD. Fullmetal Alchemist has a few SD scenes though I see a dying tendency of SD's in post 2000 anime. Seems like it's gotten out of style.

Sad cuse it's funny if it's used right.
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shirokiryuu



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 14, 2005 2:00 am Reply with quote
IN AND OUT IS THE BEST!

i only like the onion rings...

well anyways, i was wondering if this was a sing of the anime culture sinking in subtly into non-anime american pop culture?
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