Also called Vital Statistics and abbreviated to BWH, Bust/Waist/Hip Measurements are a common method of specifying body proportions for the purpose of fitting clothes and indicating physical appearance. Usually used to depict women, the three sizes are the circumferences of the Bust, Waist and Hips; usually rendered in centimeters or inches.
Breast Envy Trope[]
Centorea Shianus envious of Cathyl's breast size.
Breast Envy usually occurs when one female character comes across another female character who has much larger breasts than they do. This usually results in the first character becoming jealous and envious of the other character due to a variety of reasons but most notable due to the assumption that their larger breasts will attract the attention of the male characters. This trope stems from the generalised real-world belief and beauty standard that "bigger is better" when it comes to a woman's breasts and women with smaller breasts sometimes become insecure, envious, jealous, upset (or a combination of the four) towards those with larger breasts due to it.
This trope tends to appear most often within the harem genre within which several female characters are vying for the love and attention of one or more male characters and so are constant competition with each other in all aspects; from their behaviour, their abilities and their physical appearance. Fearing that they will be ignored or looked down upon since they do not have the large breasts of the other characters, characters with smaller breasts will grow envious of their busty competition and attempt to go to greater lengths in order to get attention from the male characters.
As large breasts are sometimes seen as status symbols amongst women, in genres where there is no noticeable love interest, Breast Envy may arise due to a desire to not be mistaken for a child, or be treated as "underdeveloped" and "immature" because of their comparatively small chest.
BWH measurements, Cup size and Height[]
Because cup size is only partially measured in BWH measurements (to measure cup size the circumference of the rib cage underneath the breast must also be measured and then the difference between that and the Bust measurement decides what cup size is needed, the larger the difference the larger the cup size), BWH measurements can only partially depict a woman’s body shape.
Breast volume, or cup size, will further detail a woman's figure. A woman with measurements of 32A-27-36 (Bust: 33, A cup, Waist: 27, Hips: 36) inches will have a different body shape than a woman with measurements of 32C-27-36 (Bust: 35, C cup, Waist: 27, Hips: 36) inches due to the former woman's rib cage being about 30 to 32 inches in circumference (according to the 32), with a full bust measurement of 33 inches, the A being an inch of difference in the circumference between the fullest part and the band no. The latter woman's rib would be about 30 to 32 inches around and a full bust measurement of 35 inches. The result is that the latter woman’s breasts will appear "bustier" and her hips larger than the former woman even though their BWH measurements are both 36-25-38 inches.
The letter of the cup is larger as it goes up the alphabet, with double letters being large than the single in all but one case, AA is smaller than A. The BWH is frequently given as three numbers, the measurement of the fullest part of the bust, the measurement of the thinnest part of the waist and the measurement of the largest part of the hip, which usually falls to be around the butt.
An A cup on a 32 inch band is much smaller than an A cup on a 40 inch band. A person usually has a band measurement a few inches larger than waist measurement. A woman with 38-28-38 may have a bra size of 30H, 32F, 34DD and a 36 would be too large on her frame.
Height will also affect the presentation of the figure. A woman who is 36-24-36 at 5'2" tall, looks different from a woman who is 36-24-36 at 5'8" tall. Since the latter woman's figure has greater distance between measuring points, she will likely appear thinner than her former counterpart, again, even though they share the same BWH measurements.
Measurements[]
| Character | Measurements | Character | Measurements | Character | Measurements |
| Miia | B86-W55-H90cm (F-cup) | Papi | B70-W51-H75cm (A-cup) | Centorea Shianus | B103-W61-H??cm (I-cup) |
| Meroune Lorelei | B85-W55-H92cm (E-cup) | Rachnera Arachnera | B92-W55-H87cm (H-cup) | Lala | B85-W54-H84cm (E-cup) |
| Manako | B73-W54-H75cm (A-cup) | Tionishia | B160-W72-H119cm (P-cup) | Zombina | B85-W58-H87cm (E-cup) |
| Doppel (Default Form) | B64-W48-H71cm (A-cup) | Polt | B86-W60-H88cm (D-cup) | Draco | B80-W59-H85cm (B-cup) |
| Lilith | B63-W54-H69cm (A-cup) | Tofu Shop Lady | B102-W63-H90cm[1] | Miia's Mother | B89-W58-H92cm (G-cup) |
| Papi's Mother | B70-W51-H71cm (A-cup) | Centorea's Mother | B110-W62-H??cm (K-cup) | Yukio | B89-W57-H96cm (F-cup) |
| Luz Ninetei (Default Form) | B63-W46-H73cm (A-cup) | Luz Ninetei (Adult Form) | B90-W56-H89cm (G-cup) | Merino | B88-W59-H85cm (F-cup) |
| Cathyl | B171-W79-H130cm (Q-cup) | Ton | B73-W55-H77cm (A-cup) | Cott | B73-W55-H77cm (A-cup) |
| Liz | B81-W59-H91cm (B-cup) | Kinu | B105-W61-H93cm (J-cup) | Octo | B93-W60-H??cm (G-cup) |
| Meroune's Mother | B86-W58-H96cm (E-cup) | Shiishii | B79-W56-H90cm (B-cup) | Killa | B88-W58-H85cm (F-cup) |
| Kino | B68-W55-H69cm (A-cup) | Curie Drakulya | B72-W52-H76cm (A-cup) | Mil | B134-W65-H96cm (N-cup) |
| Urt | B150-W64-H94cm (Q-cup) | Cara | B122-W69-H98cm (L-cup) | Chizu | B127-W67-H95cm (M-cup) |
| Cream | B99-W59-H88cm (J-cup) | Saane | B94-W59-H85cm (H-cup) | Shequa | B99-W58-H92cm (I-cup) |
| Sanka | B85-W57-H88cm (E-cup) | Maru | B71-W53-H77cm (A-cup) | Kuroko Smith | B88-W60-H92cm (F-cup) |
| Cheron du Per | B117-W86-H??cm (K-cup) | Meamil Airag | B120-W68-H??cm (N-cup) | Nicole Unicole | B104-W68-H??cm (I-cup) |
| Alusia Van Dalsia | B77-W56-H??cm (B-cup) | Rem Nighdrem | B75-W54-H??cm (A-cup) | Pegasania Bellerophon | B100-W55-H??cm (J-cup) |
| Bacqueline | B??-W??-H??cm | Mimi (manga) | B??-W??-H??cm | Hakuto (manga) | B??-W??-H??cm |
| Kuuki | B??-W??-H??cm | Kiruraru | B??-W??-H??cm | Aide | B??-W??-H??cm |
| Gill | B??-W??-H??cm | Lutro | B??-W??-H??cm | Iima | B??-W??-H??cm |
| Fee | B??-W??-H??cm | Maika | B??-W??-H??cm | Aya | B??-W??-H??cm |
| Shi-Mii | B??-W??-H??cm | Pako-chan | B110-W64-H92cm (L-cup) | Suu's Mother | B97-W60-H99cm (I-cup) |
| Sekmeti Letopolis | B95-W56-H85cm (H-cup) | Abul | B105-W60-H??cm (J-cup) | Garou | B94-W62-H87cm (G-cup) |
| Aluca | B75-W52-H76cm (A-cup) | Victoria Frankenstein | B85-W55-H80cm (F-cup) | Sakiko | B??-W??-H??cm |
| Honey Bee Queen | B??-W??-H??cm | Honeypot Ant Queen | B??-W??-H??cm |
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Trivia[]
- Okayado outright states in the manga volume of MaMaMa: Magical Director Mako-chan’s Magical Guidance that he loves large breasts.
- According to her profiles, Cream has a breast envy over Nubi, the main reason being is, that Cream is rather short for a Minotaur, while Nubi's breasts are quite large even for a Satyr, even a bit larger than Cream's.
- In western culture the ideal sizes for a woman are said to be B90-W60-H90 cm (B36" W24" H36") which gives her an hourglass figure but in reality, most women don't have this type of BWH measurement.
- To achieve a desired appearance, women may add padding to increase their figures, or tightly wrap their bodies in an attempt to decrease their figures. This practice is most commonly applied to the bust, however, corsets are sometimes used to decrease the Waist measurement.
- Centorea's measurements are larger than the ones known, as showed in chapter 29, when her bra snapped and Rachnera stated that it was 103cm large.
- The Tofu Shop lady and Ms Smith are, so far, the only human women in Monster Musume whose measurements are known.
- At 102cm, the Tofu Shop lady currently has the largest human bust on record.
- "Nice Oppai Day" (August 1st and November 8th) is a Japanese internet holiday that started in 2011, on the first day of August (8/01), and is the result of a Japanese joke. In Japanese the number 1 can be spelled "ichi" or be called by its chinese spelling "i", number 0 can be spelled "re" or be interpreted to the alphabet "O", number 8 can be spelled "hachi" or be called by its chinese spelling "pa". So you get; 1 (i), 1 (i), 0 (O), 8 (pa), 1 (i). 11081 > iiopai > ii oppai ("nice boobs"). Nice Oppai Day was designated as a day where people on image and social media boards such as Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest, celebrate and appreciate Oppai (breasts) in all their shapes and forms. Many Japanese gravure models and female cosplayers also join in on the event by posting images of themselves displaying their busts to the camera.
- November 8th has been adopted as a second "Nice Oppai Day" (due to November (11th month) and the 8th day (11/08) spelling "iiopa" in similar vein to August 1st.
- Minotaur's Milking Ranch was created by Okayado to commemorate "Nice Oppai Day" in 2016.
- Inverted nipples are a natural condition where the nipples, instead of pointing outward from the breast like most average nipples, are retracted inside the breast. As natural as having an "inny" belly button or an "outy" belly button, inverted nipples will harden, grow and 'pop out' just like an average nipple when stimulated, aroused or cold, and return back inside the breast afterward. Inverted nipples will also grow and protrude from the breast like an average nipple during pregnancy and breastfeeding. According to a study, about 10% of all nipples are inverted.
- Due to the unique shape of taur-type Liminals such as Centaurs or Sphinxes, their hip measurements cannot be measured and are therefore left as unknown,.
- So far, there are no characters in the manga series who is known to have a C-Cup.
- In real life, how large the BWH measurements of women are partly depends on which ethnic group they belong to. For example, East Asian ladies tend to have a smaller bust size compared to Middle Eastern ones and African ladies tend to have larger buttocks compared to European ones.
- Childbirth and pregnancy have been known to increase the BWH measurements of women, but within the manga series this may not apply at least to standard Harpies because Papi's mother still has an A-cup despite the fact that she has several daughters. This may have to do with the fact that Harpies children hatch from eggs and therefore their mothers do not go through a pregnancy of several months, as well as the fact that Harpies babies may not need much breast milk due to their small bodies. It is possible that breast growth also does not increase much in Mermaids during pregnancy, as Meroune's Mother has the same cup size as her daughter (E-cup), which could indicate that the Mermaid queen may have also had an E-cup or perhaps at most a C-cup or D-cup before her pregnancy.
- While Centorea is generally more annoyed with how her bust size tends to cause inconveniences, she did get envious at seeing that Cathyl's breasts were larger than her own. She is far from the only cast member with an envious view of other's bust sizes, however.[2]
- Papi's generally unconcerned with her bust size at best, but does not like any instance of others using it to insult her. For example, her reaction to Centorea's remarks in Chapter 0 is to angrily pull the Centauride's shirt down and expose her own breasts.
- Miia and Rachnera also have rather large busts by human standards, but were in clear disbelief after hearing that Centorea's breasts were too big for one of the largest bras that they could find (to put into context, the store was a specialty shop that sold clothes meant for women with larger measurements, with the bra that snapped after Centorea put it on being measured at 103).[3] Centorea's breasts are so much larger than Miia's the Lamia once accused her of seducing Kimihito just because the Centauride was wearing a skimpier swimsuit than what she would usually wear.[4]
- Manako is the most self-conscious about her bust size, to the point that she went pale with shock after hearing about Centorea's bra-snapping incident.[5] In fact, a lot of her routine involves activities meant to increase her bust size, such as wearing a bra despite not needing one.
- A fetish for female breasts is known as mazophilia.
- A fetish for buttocks is known as pygophilia.
- A common decision in many adaptations and fan work is changing a character's proportions, namely enlarging the bust and hips of a female character for a more voluptuous figure, even if the character is petite (in official works, typically only the bust is enlarged compared to the original). A minor but notable example is Rachnera, who has visibly larger bust (if not overtly so) in the anime adaptation than she does in the original manga.
- In physical activities and especially competitive sports, women generally fare better with more modest or petite figures. This is because larger breasts (with the exception of saggy ones because their weight is more evenly distributed across the body) throw off a woman's center of gravity and therefore negatively affect their balance and also create drag that can significantly slow down a swimmer in the water.
- On a related noted, female figures with big breasts and enlarged buttocks symbolize fertility and motherhood for obvious reasons.
- In choosing the right bottoms to wear, ladies choose the ones with that match the width of their waists instead of their hips as doing the latter will leave their butt cleavage exposed.
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