CATDOLL: Anime girls with beautiful smiles

The most impressive thing about many Japanese animations is the "smile". The smile shows the rich emotions of the characters. Recently, Japanese netizens nominated the "Best Smile in Animation". Let's see which characters made the list!

The smile of an animated character is not only a way of expressing emotions, but also a test of the animator's ability to depict a vivid smile that can melt the audience in front of the screen. I believe that many comic fans have some impressive smiling faces of animated characters in their minds. When they see the characters smile, they may even resonate with them and think that "angels really exist in the world."

Next, let's take a look at which anime characters' smiles were nominated by Japanese netizens——

"Hyouka": Chitanda Eru

In addition to the iconic phrase "I'm curious", Chitanda Eru's soft and innocent smile also left a deep impression on the audience. In this picture, Chitanda's smile seems to have a little more playfulness.

"Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day": Meiko Honma (Menma)

In the final episode of "Anohana", the efforts of her companions made Menma cry and smile at the same time. This scene was a very shocking scene and still touches many people today.

"Select Infected WIXOSS": Xiaoyu

In the plot of "Select Infected WIXOSS", after two seasons of ups and downs, the final episode of the animation ended perfectly with Xiaoyu's natural smile. Because it was the smile at the end, it was more contagious.

"I Want to Tell You": Kuronuma Shoko

Although the plot of this movie, which is jokingly called "I want to make you mad", has been criticized by the audience, the heroine Shuangzi's smile is as hearty as her name.

Monogatari Series: Oshino Shinobu

Shinobu, a vampire with an advanced age and the body of a young girl, is a popular character in the Monogatari Series. Whenever Shinobu enjoys her favorite donuts, she shows a satisfied smile that seems to tell the audience that she is just an ordinary little girl.

The Order of the Celestial Bodies: Noelle

Noelle, who is also petite, is a very popular character in "Order of the Celestial Bodies". She is innocent, cheerful, positive, and lively. She can be said to be the signature character of this work and is lovable.

"Love Killer Baby": Anna Oribe

Although Anna Oribe is a funny character in "Love Is War", her tearful expression in the final episode instantly made the audience, who were laughing the moment before, feel warm. This contrast adds a lot of points.

The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls: Uzuki Shimamura

From the beginning of the story, Mao Yue was chosen by the producers of 346 Company because of her "smile". Her smile is the strongest and most powerful signboard, and it also plays a role in the subsequent plot. However, near the end, Mao Yue suddenly felt frustrated. Under the complicated mood, she chose to close her smile, which made the audience feel distressed.

Fortunately, Mao Yue has a group of friends who care about her. With the help of other idols, Mao Yue finally came out of the shadows and sang on the stage again. Her smile touched many people.

EVA: Rei Ayanami

I believe every anime fan knows that "EVA" has such a scene - when Shinji and Ayanami were communicating, Shinji said to her "Just smile at this time", and then the goddess Ayanami with no attributes showed a faint smile, although it was only for a moment but it became a classic.

Your Lie in April: Kaori Miyazono

Miyazono Kaori's experience is very heartbreaking. After helping Arima Kousei out of the shadow, she passed away due to a failed operation due to a serious illness. At the end of the story, she expressed her love to Kousei through a letter. With her innocent smile, this scene is even more tear-jerking.

"Fate/stay night UBW": Archer

Red A, who decided to perish together with Rin, felt that he could not continue to survive, so he chose to bid farewell to Rin with a chic smile on his face before dying. The scene where he disappeared while smiling was the most touching to the audience.

Have these touching smiles melted everyone in front of the screen? Don't worry, let's adjust our mood and appreciate the alternative "smiles", which are more like facial expressions than smiles...

Overlord: Albedo

Albedo, a goddess, actually showed such a wild smile, and spared no effort to destroy her own image...

Gintama: Okita Sougo

Okita, the sadistic prince, showed a devilish smile when he was teasing Kagura, which became one of the classic scenes in "Gintama" and is very funny no matter when you watch it.

Code Geass: Code Geass

The black-bellied lord Lelouch never smiles easily, and the upward arc of his mouth when he occasionally smiles is the key point, exposing his sadistic nature.

Fate/Zero: Caster

Caster, known as the "Marshal", has a perverted side, especially the kind smile (Mist) he showed when guiding the children to escape, which contrasted with his subsequent brutal killing behavior.

Queen of Arms: Willy

Willy is known as the "bomb expert". Whenever he focuses on the bomb, he will smile innocently like a child. Is it natural or sinister?

"Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V": Shiunin Soryo

Since this is the Yu-Gi-Oh series, the fine tradition is "face expression". Under the appearance of face expression, who can tell whether it is a smile or a stomachache? Maybe the twisted smile is also one of the secrets of great popularity?