Question: Why do the cartoon characters only have four fingers? When I see cartoons on the TV, all human characters seem to have only four fingers. Why do the cartoonists draw them with only four fingers?

Answer: This trend actually started from Disney.Disney found out that eliminating one finger could give a more plastic movement to the figure's hands.Also it is much more easy to draw because you have a less complexe pattern to follow within the limited space required for a cartoon's hand.\n   Then the trend was passed on from Disney to other creators of the era including the great Osamu Tezuka who made his astro-boy character with four fingers only.Suprisingly it worked so well that even today's characters such as the simpsons have one finger less!
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