History Main / ThickLineAnimation

* ''The X's''

* The anime adaption of ''LightNovel/HyakkaRyouranSamuraiGirls'' uses this in the character designs and weapons.

* Other anime include ''{{Kaiji}}'' and ''{{Akagi}}'' both the works of Nobuyuki Fukumoto and both animated by Madhouse.

* ''KoeDeOshigoto!'' uses this as an artistic direction; it's used to emulate the look of {{Eroge}} CG's.
* Appears in episode 7 of the ''Literature/{{Katanagatari}}'' anime.

* Hellsing is different in how the anime and OVA series averts it when the manga has very noticeable thick line drawing.

* ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy''.

* ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' (Normally only Squidward)

* ''WesternAnimation/Clarence'', but only in the opening titles.

* ''{{Trollz}}''

Animation style characterized by visible heavy black borders around characters and objects. This style began being used by a few animation companies in the early 1950s (mostly UPA, of Gerald [=McBoingBoing=] and Mr. Magoo fame), and became dominant in American TV animation during the '60s and '70s, eclipsing the more naturalistic style used in most animation during earlier decades. It was phased out during the early '80s, when more naturalistic styles again became dominant in American animation, but then became the standard ''yet again'' (on television at least) during the late '90s, and so it remains to this day. Shows animated in [[AdobeFlash Flash]] tend to look good in this style.

* [[HannaBarbera Hanna-Barbera]]'s resurrection after several years in the wilderness in the '90s led to the renaissance of the style and its increased use in modern animated series. Their earliest shows used this style to show up well on small black and white television sets.

This is sometimes considered to be among the most defining traits of modern day American animation, mostly when contrasted with the similar "{{anime}}=big eyes" notion to emphasize the differences between U.S. and Japanese animation.

* CelShading tends to look like this.
* Due to Capcom [[TheyJustDidntCare porting her sprite straight from Vampire Savior/Darkstalkers 3]], Morrigan was this in [[CapcomVsWhatever Capcom vs. SNK 2 and Marvel vs. Capcom 2]] in comparison to the other newer sprites.

* A majority of sprites from video games made specifically for the NES, such as ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3''.

* ''Rakugakids'' (a Creator/{{Konami}} FightingGame for the {{Nintendo 64}}) has character sprites drawn this way.

* ''[[Disney/OneHundredandOneDalmatians 101 Dalmatians: The Series]]'', moreso in the episodes by SunMinCo, [[Creator/WaltDisneyAnimationUnits Walt Disney Animation (Japan)]], SunwooEntertainment, and KoKoEnterprises.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''

* ''BlazingDragons'' (The cartoon, not the video game) Season 2 had thick lines (along with some radical changes in character design) that was a sharp contrast to the cleaner look of season 1.

* ''WordGirl''

* ''ShingekiNoKyojin'': It's not of uniform thickness, though, giving the impression of a brush pen.

* ''ShingekinoKyojin'': It's not of uniform thickness, though, giving the impression of a brush pen.

* [[HannaBarbera Hanna-Barbera]]'s resurrection after several years in the wilderness in the '90s led to the renaissance of the style and its increased use in modern animated series.