When a character is visibly depressed because they are disappointed, often the result of this is from a situation that ended quite comical, at least from reader's point of view.
Besides the facial expression, other indications of comical gloom include dark straight lines, a dark aura, or [[hitodama]] around the character.

h4. Examples

* post #6344
* post #328618

h4. See also

* [[gaijin 4koma (meme)|]]
* [[shaded face]]
* [[turn pale]]