There is debate over whether Akira Toriyama originated the now famous chibi style. So where did "chibi" get its start?

According to him, the chibi heads were designed to pique the interests ... the chibi designs will appeal to you because they’re very cute in color,” he said. Here’s a sneak peek of NBS ...

Super-deformed characters, SD for short (also called "Big Head", SD Mode, CB or Chibi Body or Chibis for the plural) exagerate this deformation in the goal of appearing cute and funny. Artists ...