A [[mushroom]] growing out of a character's head.

In anime and manga, a mushroom growing from a character's head is a trope that can indicate the character is sad or depressed. In [[Mother 2]], the mushroomized status ailment causes confusion.

h4. External links

* "Stack Exchange: What is the origin of mushrooms growing on a sad person's head?":[https://anime.stackexchange.com/questions/7530/what-is-the-origin-of-mushrooms-growing-on-a-sad-persons-head]