I vaguely remember someone doing this during a conversation in a bar in Japan years ago, and I saw it again in a manga. What does this mean, if anything? I don't remember what the conversation was about, and we were all drinking so I wouldn't trust my memory anyway
Japanese people, what does this pose mean, if anything?
9 months ago by rlc3r_yb3ldcg_ to c/asklemmy
rlc3r_yb3ldcg_ 8 points 9 months ago
yep that's the manga, I do swear I saw someone do this in the wild, like 10 years ago. I kinda guess maybe it's like doing the heart shape with your hands
karasu_sue 9 points 9 months ago
There is a similar pose where people make a heart shape above their head. Japanese people like making heart shapes for pretty much everything.
rlc3r_yb3ldcg_ 5 points 9 months ago
danke, so, just kinda love you or for what you just said :)
rlc3r_yb3ldcg_ 3 points 9 months ago
lol I'm so confused then. The like 20s girl that did that didn't act like she was a reddit dork
breadsmasher 27 points 9 months ago
theyre making fun of your ballin’ mohawk haircut
rlc3r_yb3ldcg_ 4 points 9 months ago
lol I 100% did this as a six year old to dive into a pool during swim lessons
rlc3r_yb3ldcg_ 1 point 9 months ago
we used the moniker "zip" "T" "zoom" to do the back stroke
Sergio 11 points 9 months ago
Just in case no Japanese people answer, check this out for comparison:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/...
- https://en.wikipedia.org/...
- https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%90%88%E6%8E%8C
My guess is the kid's asking for a favor, but making a bit of a joke about it.
rlc3r_yb3ldcg_ 4 points 9 months ago
I feel like Sadhu is the closest feeling
FoolsQuartz 4 points 9 months ago
I bet having the hands right above the head does make it a bit easier to draw, tbh. Means you can draw the whole character's torso if you want to. Other than that I'd say it's just dramatic, like double begging/pleading.
lens0021 5 points 9 months ago
I am not Japanese, but there is a party game? https://45mix.net/takenoko-nyokki/ https://youtu.be/WkXyWmBauxg
lens0021 8 points 9 months ago
After searching online, it seems everyone knows that "たけのこニョッキ", which was a game from a TV program aired Wednesdays at 11 PM from 2003 to 2005? It's a game where several people call out numbers in order starting from 1, and if they overlap, they lose. And judging by the name, that posture is a growing bamboo shoot. You mentioned it was a bar, and this does seem like a game suitable for a noisy bar, so it's plausible.
rlc3r_yb3ldcg_ 2 points 9 months ago
Proof that people do this!! This definitely wasn't the context when I saw it, but I'm gratified I'm not crazy
ieatpwns 3 points 9 months ago
I might be pulling this out of my ass. But is it possible it’s a reference to extra terrestrial aliens? I know there are aliens in Japanese pop culture that have heads shaped like onions like this
. That’s from the dandadan anime opening.
I’ve seen references to the onion-headed aliens before but searching the internet is shit now.
TrousersMcPants 1 point 9 months ago
I thought those aliens were more of a reference to the Flatwoods Monster tbh
_stranger_ 1 point 9 months ago
Maybe that's just the US version of the same alien
TrousersMcPants 2 points 9 months ago
Actually I looked it up, since I haven't read/watched much of the show, and it is indeed just the Flatwoods Monster.
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I’m Japanese, and honestly, I don’t see any special meaning in this pose at all.
As far as I know, this image is just a scene from Space Brothers, where Namba Mutta is simply talking about the Sharon Telescope. There’s no symbolic or cultural meaning attached to the pose in Japan—it’s just a moment in the story.
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