In anime, characters always close eyes often ridiculed it, get called derogatory nicknames as ito-me (糸目, lit. "thread eye"); however, may some their series' fiercest fighters. of have abilities require eyes remain closed, others it a to focus their senses.
In Bug Fables, characters have their eyes closed, as Chubee, Libren, Mayor the Defiant Root, Kina Acolyte Aria (though latter do open eyes, former her Berserk Button pushed, the when fighting). Club Penguin Sensei, only opens eyes you challenge in Card Jitsu.
It's used suggest stylized fox face the masks in some types traditional Japanese dance. folklore, foxes trickster characters. "fox-faced" anime characters keep eyes closed or of time usually joker types they're hiding something.
In anime, closed eye characters open eyes a scene have huge dramatic effect, it be significant the character's personality. Otherwise, easier animate also option suppose, I find hard believe it the primary reason having eyes closed.
White people don't necessarily big eyes either, they're bigger the a typical Asian have. Some that Japanese trying take the world drawing characters Caucasians. have noticed in animes major characters always white. It's rare even an African character pop .
The main reason that gives character's face some sort defining characteristic. It's pretty common most modern anime suffer hard sameface syndrome, only hair differentiate them. some sort distinctive bangs hair peak the eyes for good facial closeups still uniquely .
To Japanese person characters do Japanese. about it. typical anime character big eyes, are a characteristic any race. Anime characters have color hair (white, black, blue, pink), is not typical any race. have small noses pale skin usually.
In Kotaku's article: "why do Japanese characters white?", writer: Brian Ashcroft starts with: "This a common question Westerners have. Japanese characters anime, manga video games, say, "look" Caucasian." words "westerners" an important fact keep mind. then on say:
Much how anime creators cast voices certain roles (a bass voice a villain, tenor a hero), use hair styles color palettes define characters, too they define by eyes. Character design plays part carrying the emotion any scene, such focus careful .
yeah, doesn't phase in least, PockyBox said. just find aesthetically pleasing actually. Lots anime series have main characters being exotically beautiful, special appearance some to them stand or to "cool". has seeped Japanese culture.
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