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He wears a mask that covers his nose and mouth, so the "ghastly face" part might apply.
Source: Stringy-Haired Ghost Girl -
There's also a two-for-one that covers both Child Abuse and Evolution vs Creationism (it turns out that there're no child abuse laws in their territory, but there are animal cruelty laws, so the town votes that evolution is true, thus making the girl legally an animal, so animal cruelty laws apply).
- Utada Hikaru seems to love this trope, with the majority of her album covers applying - "First Love", "Distance", "DEEP RIVER", "ULTRA BLUE", and "Utada Hikaru SINGLE COLLECTION VOL.2" all apply, with only her English albums, first Japanese single collection, and "HEART STATION" averting it.
Source: Textless Album Cover
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