Cartoon headbumps

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moviejunkie
Cartoon headbumps

Hi there,

are these head bumps that you see in anime (the huge ones) the same thing as head inflation?

Is there anybody of you into it? Just a question :)

BalloonInflator
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They're supposed to be an exaggeration of the injury. Whereas a real bump to the head wouldn't cause very much swelling immediately, the cartoony pulsing bump appears in enlarged form to emphasize the fact that the individual has been hurt. There's not really any inflation involved. Just typical cartoony hyperbole.

Just a little more. You can take it...I hope...