What Do Eye Color Represent In Anime

jgreen wrote:

subforry wrote:

Also do Japanese students actually change shoes when they get to school?

It's customary in many Asian countries to remove ones shoes while indoors and alter into slippers. At that place's an interesting commodity well-nigh it here. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me to practise this when entering a large, public building like a school, but hey....

In fact, it's quite offensive walking into a person's house with shoes on. But think of the dirt and other material brought from outside into the home. Not a overnice thing.

bonbonsrus wrote:

Here is a question about a symbol I am non sure where it came from...the blue 9 symbol (or 6 I suppose) seen in several animes ~Blue Seed, I saw it in disk 4 of Maburaho, I have seen information technology as the stone spirit of past fighters in Ikki Tousen and many others information technology's in... indicate is, I have seen this in different animes and have never seen an american equivilant.
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KyuuA4 wrote:

In fact, it's quite offensive walking into a person'due south firm with shoes on. Just think of the dirt and other fabric brought from exterior into the home. Not a dainty thing.

Some of the younger fans effectually here probably won't retrieve these days, just there was a time when English dub companies would throw tons of profanity into dub dialogue to make them more "serious" or "adult." This combined with the shoe thing for this exchange from Manga's release of Devilman, 1 of my favorite examples of needless profanity.

[Akira and dude enter rundown edifice]
Akira: "Sh--should I take off my shoes?"
Dude: "I don't give a $#!+."

He practically shouted the profanity compared to the words around it....pretty damn funny.

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BrothersElric wrote:

subforry wrote:

Next upwardly, what is with the symbolism of a single drop of water into a notwithstanding body of h2o. It seems similar this is used at many different times, and symbolizes completely opposite ideas. One interpretation is a single drib causing ripples across the whole pond (a pocket-size matter making a big change). Some other interpretation is that the drop is just another drop in the bucket (something is insignificant when compared to all the other things).

The drib in the swimming visual has nice duality, but it seems to be the go to imagery. I can't assistance but think the people creating the testify are thinking, "Hey, if use that stock footage of a drop falling into a pond, that will exist 64 less frames needed." Any Thoughts on drop in a pond visual?

Thanks.

It would exist helpful o know what specific series/picture show you lot're talking well-nigh, it seems to me, whatsoever it'southward from, that this is supposed to be an example of Chaos Theory, where ane small-scale thing tin can modify the course of the whole big picture.

Unfortunately, information technology would take waaay too long to listing what series those visuals come up from, because I've seen that same motif many, many times. Some that come up to heed right at present are Negima!, Revolutionary Girl Utena and Excel Saga (see episode 23), but really, information technology shows up everywhere. It was absurd the first few dozen times I saw it, but it'southward kind of a cliché at this point. If I had to guess, I'd say it has something to practice with Zen teachings...don't they take something to say about ripples on ponds?

How about this symbol, you see it in animation all the time, and in at least one book i've read (lord of the flies anyone?)

A glasses wearing grapheme, adjusting his or her specs on their olfactory organ, light shines on their lenses so you can no longer see thier eyes, now set up to indulge in either a moment of seriousness, mystery, wisdom or anything breaking away from the norm. Either way you lot know "okay, something is nearly to happen here". There are so many examples, popular ones include Triguns' Vash, Ishida from bleach, jin from champloo and kabuto from naruto (yeah information technology rhymes)

I only call back that gesture is quite absurd, finger to thebridge of the nose, conform specs, light replaces eye, then boom, your set for the world.

..Of class you'd look like a total moron if you endeavor anything so 'fictionally friendly" in real life. Rolling Eyes

Adam Kadmon wrote:

How about this symbol, you see information technology in animation all the fourth dimension, and in at least one book i've read (lord of the flies anyone?)

A spectacles wearing character, adjusting his or her specs on their nose, light shines on their lenses so you tin can no longer run across thier optics, now ready to indulge in either a moment of seriousness, mystery, wisdom or anything breaking away from the norm. Either manner you know "okay, something is about to happen here". There are and then many examples, pop ones include Triguns' Vash, Ishida from bleach, jin from champloo and kabuto from naruto (yep it rhymes)

I just recall that gesture is quite cool, finger to thebridge of the nose, adjust specs, calorie-free replaces centre, and so boom, your ready for the world.

..Of course you'd await like a total moron if you lot effort anything so 'fictionally friendly" in existent life. Rolling Eyes

yeah I think information technology'southward just a fashion for them to act absurd.. Generally, guys who wear heart glasses aren't cool at all and are usually nerds or geeks.. Final night I just saw this happen in Law of Ueki.. For a while he was cool and so when the "glass glimmer" went away Kilnorton (?) was back to the manner he was.. uncool

Sounds amusing (must check out this Police force of Ueki)

arw so it's perhaps merely a way to requite those poor spectacled character a rare take a chance to shine. How so very touching.

Aside from deep theories (they are all really expert btw!), consider the changing of shoes a just a visual transition from one scene to another. Grapheme is going to go somewhere / puts on shoes, taps for snugness / scene outside or new location.
It's a smooth style of inferring a person is going somewhere or just arrived.

Zalis116 wrote:

BrothersElric wrote:

subforry wrote:

Next up, what is with the symbolism of a unmarried drop of water into a still body of water. Information technology seems like this is used at many unlike times, and symbolizes completely contrary ideas. I interpretation is a single drop causing ripples across the whole swimming (a minor thing making a big change). Some other interpretation is that the drop is just another driblet in the saucepan (something is insignificant when compared to all the other things).

The drop in the pond visual has nice duality, but it seems to exist the get to imagery. I can't assistance but call back the people creating the evidence are thinking, "Hey, if employ that stock footage of a drop falling into a pond, that will be 64 less frames needed." Any Thoughts on drop in a pond visual?

Thanks.

Information technology would exist helpful o know what specific serial/movie you're talking about, it seems to me, whatever it's from, that this is supposed to be an example of Chaos Theory, where one small thing can change the course of the whole big picture.

Unfortunately, it would take waaay likewise long to list what series those visuals come up from, because I've seen that aforementioned motif many, many times. Some that come to heed right now are Negima!, Revolutionary Daughter Utena and Excel Saga (see episode 23), but actually, it shows upwardly everywhere. It was cool the first few dozen times I saw it, only it's kind of a cliché at this betoken. If I had to guess, I'd say it has something to practice with Zen teachings...don't they have something to say most ripples on ponds?

Now that I call up well-nigh it, I take seen it many times before, I but can't retrieve of one specifically right at present. Simply yep, it could as well have something to do with Zen teachings, like you said. I can't recollect exactly what the specific didactics is, but I'm pretty sure that it's in there. I'd have to ask my dad. He knows all most eastern philosophy. I think information technology still might have something to practise with the whole "i small-scale thing effecting everything" theory.

On the drib in the pool: Well I take seen it many times, but the only ane that comes to mind is in Ninja Nonsense where Shinobu is going to pull Onsokumaru out of the crocodile. I know here information technology is just spoof on other anime.

I like the bespeak almost the claret or h2o. I will be looking for this detail.

Every bit for shoes, I don't similar to wear them indoors, just then again I don't like wearing shoes at all. I take a very funny hybrid version of wearing shoes in the business firm. In the morning time I take my shoes from the bedroom to the living room and put them on and go to work. When I get home I got straight to the bedchamber and take them off. If I go outside later, I volition wear another pair of shoes that are always outside and are removed before I enter my house.

As for the spectacles, I have very adept vision, but I do take glasses. I got them for anti glare blanket. I wore them regularly when I used to get my daily radiation from a large CRT at work. Now I have a LCD and don't wearable them except as a prop. Too bad I can't use them to hide my eyes in a sheen of light considering of the anti glare coating. So I gauge then sheen off the glasses just means they didn't bound for the anti glare coating.

ikillchicken wrote:

. Only it occurs to me that perhaps information technology is because of this, Japanese people have very trivial practical feel with Christianity, therefore Christian references/mythology/symbols/etc seem unusual to them and get a reaction more like the way we view Greek/Norse/etc mythology.

That'southward what I've always thought. It would likewise seem more convenient to them; since most people in Japan won't get the christian symbolism, they probable don't feel the need to inquiry the subject. The confusion such usage of christian symbolism causes over here can become interesting, too.

Ramadahl wrote:

I seem to retrieve an commodity with the Eva creators (can't find it now though...), who specifically stated that the whole christian mythology thing was but to go far wait cool and mysterious.

I remember hearing that as well, which would make perfect sense, seeing equally how difficult it is to translate Evangelion's symbolism within the context of christian scripture.
I besides retrieve reading somewhere that Abe stated in an interview that Haibane wasn't supposed to have any christian symbolism, or something along those lines.

Also, I wonder how much the producers of FMA knew of hermetism and alchemy. From what I've seen of the show (the start season), information technology has nothing to exercise with alchemy; except that we see a few major hermetic and alchemical symbols (ouroboros, caduceus, seal of solomon), so that leads me to believe that they knew at to the lowest degree a tiny chip about alchemy.

Really, a ripple in a pond was originally a symbol to meditate about in Buddhism. It non simply means that a small thing tin bring about a big alter, only as well that one person's ideals branch out and bear on others, what I similar to call "flock psychology", as well mob psychology. I person expresses their views and everyone feels the aforementioned way. Polititians use mob psychology to go the vote. I don't recall that anyone should be in a group, because:
Ane, people are easier to control in a large group, and:
2, no one in that grouping volition have the same ideas equally you.
This is a little off topic, but I experience it needed to be expressed.

The shoe affair is actually a manner of respecting the firm and those in it. You would look pretty stupid in Nippon if you walked into your ain house without changing your shoes. As for the borer thing, it has several uses (most of the in a higher place named included).

The claret is in fact supposed to exist very bad in large quantites. However, in ane of the very get-go Naruto episodes, (the very first mission after they are attacked by very high level ninja with toxicant claws)Naruto uses a kunai to make a cut deeper and then as to brand a blood oath, which helps him to no longer freeze upwardly. Also blood has a very skillful value in that information technology carries heritage, and therefore your family name. In a certain flashback Sasuke has, he remembers his brother killing his entire family. There was bllod literally everywhere to symbolize ii things:
1; that day was a very evil one and;
2; to show that Itachi was no longer a respectable function of the Uchiha association (hence the loss of heritage)

[EDIT: Please utilise the Edit button next time instead of making three consecutive posts. Cheers. -TK]

Some other thing I take noticed (I thought it should go in this thread) as being a prevalent symbol of sorts is that at that place seems to be a lot of stock put into a person's optics as existence an important guess of their grapheme at times. I know this also extends to other genres, only the colour or "depth" of a person'due south eyes seems to decide a lot about what that person is. Examples tin can be seen in Naruto (obvious there, as you can see that everywhere), references to "you have ____ eyes" in many other anime (potent, hopeful, etc.), and in other series such as Princess Tutu where spoiler[Mytho's eye color seems to change in some detail depending on his mood and state; his optics become a bit more "deep" as he gains more than of his feelings back, and his eyes drastically change in both form and colour when he is "dyed with the raven'southward claret."] Of course, I suppose this could be a part of the nuances of blitheness itself, as in a slightly more limited medium yous have to turn to other methods to express the qualities of a person and their state of mind. All the same, it seems that eyes have a lot more focus in anime, specially in shounen. Though information technology seems the difference is slightly more stylistic in shoujo cartoon, this also brings the question as to the purpose and meaning behind those eyes.

If yous compare the eyes of good and bad characters you'll often run into that the good characters have bigger, more expressive eyes than the bad (e.g. compare Eclair with Alv). Women too tend to have bigger eyes tan men (compare Chii with Hideki for example)