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Anime expressions

 Anime is known for being packed with a wide range of expressions and emotionality, that at first may appear as really weird or even like animation mistakes, but all of those have their meanings behind them. For example, there is an expression called Orz, that happens when a character kneel down or bowl on four, and it means that the character is crushed by events- has given up or maybe is begging for help. Another famous and very typical for anime expression is beady eyes and it looks just how it sounds and it appears on screen when the character is overwhelmed or dazed. The emotion for extreme happiness in anime is XD, and it’s when eyes turn into „x” and mouth opens like „D” ,so it looks very funny and bizaare. And the special for anime- Deanimation- when a character is transforming into a simple pencil sketch, because of extreme surprise or feeling dumbfounded. There are also more understandable expressions like a popped vein for anger, blush while being intimidated or a sweatdrop meaning embarassment or even way more. All of those expressions are an important part of anime culture and I think anime humour wouldn’t be the same without those.

sweat drop

Popped vein

Deanimation

"XD"

Orz

Beady eyes

Sorce:

https://www.japanpowered.com/anime-articles/anime-facial-expressions


Comments

  1. englishdiary26 April 2022 at 11:19

    So there is a code according to which emotions are drawn (encoded) and the recognised (decoded) by the viewer. Is it all clear when you watch for the first time?

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  2. Wiktoria27 April 2022 at 09:47

    I think it is pretty clear, because it's something you understand from the context, but the problem is that usually viewers find those overexagarated reactions very annoying at first and it discourages to watch anime in general. But i think it's something you get used to with time and then you can start to appreciate that part of anime as well.

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