Big Boobs

Mikuru Asashina

In Anime and Manga

The concept of big boobs in anime and manga goes as far back as the 1980s when anime was gaining popularity worldwide. Series such as Kotetsu Jeeg Robot and Shoten Doji presented female characters with sometimes oversized breasts.

Though the series with big breasted girls were few and far between in that decade, the concept started being popular during the 90s, when mainstream shows such as Ghost Sweeper Mikami, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Ghost in the Shell featured big breasted women as major characters.

By now, big breasts have become a staple of anime, so much that almost every anime includes at least one big breasted protagonist. Some of the most popular characters are Tsunade Koichi (Naruto), Mikuru Asashina (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya), Orihime Inoue (Bleach), Kotomi Ichinose (Clannad) and Seras Victoria (Hellsing) among others. Story-wise, big breasts are used as a source of jealousy between female characters is series such as Kodomo no Jikan or Girl’s High or as inside jokes between them like in Lucky Star, where Konata (a flat chested girl) often makes fun of Miyuki for her big boobs.

In Hentai

I don't remember Rei being *THAT* big.

In Fan Art

It’s quite common to see big boobs in fan art; big breasted characters are usually the most popular in doujins and fan-made hentai. But it is also common to see originally flat chested girls with added “baggage”.