The lively expressions of the characters in the movies were the result of the artists standing in front of the mirror observing their own facial expressions. For example, when someone is surprised their mouth opens wide and their face becomes much longer. This is something you cannot see in older-style Japanese animation, in which faces hold to a single pattern. "
卡通人物生動活潑的表情，也是畫家自己在鏡子前擠眉弄眼的成果；比方人受到驚嚇嘴巴張開，臉型也會跟著變長，這在日本傳統圖案式漫畫中，是看不到的。」