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That pretty much tells the story about today’s Bizarro / Wayno collaboration:

(If you’re puzzled by the odd symbols in the cartoon — Dan Piraro says there are 3 in this strip — see this Page.)

One of those pun / portmanteau things: Annie / anime pun or Little Orphan Annie + anime portmanteau (with /ǽni/ shared by the two contributors). In any case, the drawing shows a hybrid of (Little Orphan) Annie and (the conventions of) anime: the eyes and the hair especially.

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