Questions about anime and manga in the broader context of Japanese culture. Includes both questions about cultural origins for anime/manga references and questions about the cultural impact of a particular series.
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What did Uesugi mean by his hand gesture?
In the second episode of The Quintessential Quintuplets, while talking to Miku, Uesugi showed this hand gesture:
What did he mean by that? Is this a common gesture in Japan or just a weird gesture of Uesugi?
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Why does Chika call Miyuki as 'kun' (not 'san') but Kaguya 'san' (not 'chan')? (Re anime s2 and live action 1st movie)
Chika Fujiwara calls Miyuki Shirogane as Miyuki-kun during the brief periods in s2 and the 1st live action that Miyuki isn't president. However, for the entire anime, manga and live action movies last I checked Chika calls Kaguya Shinomiya as…
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Why when being romantically affectionate do these ex-romantic partner step-siblings call each other by last name? (Motokano S01E01)
1st episode of new anime adaptation of light novel series My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex aka Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano datta:
Yume Ayai and Mizuto Irido have recently become step-siblings. Before they were step-siblings they used to date. It…
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Why does Yor call Loid as Loid-san when with others?
I thought it was part of Yor's politeness trope, but this is what ConMan said:
To each other, probably just Loid-san. When I said she would call him anata, I was thinking more in the situations where they need to play up their relationship in front…
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Are there Japanese 2 player variations of Sevens/Fan Tan/Domino/Shichi Narabe (7並べ)?
And in particular, when you play with 2 players do you deal out all the cards the from the deck? Or is there some undealt part that players draw from during the game? I mean, if you deal them all then you'll just know what's in your opponent's…
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Should I read manga of famous anime or watch it?
Is manga necessary to enjoy the anime as I have never read a manga in my life and until now for 2 years, I am watching anime only.
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What are some famous policies for students to guess the correct answer in a test in Japan?
In The Quintessential Quintuplets, when taking her mid-term exam, Yotsuba doesn't know the answer to a question, so she uses a policy to guess the answer.
I think this policy is a meme among students in Japan. In fact, in where I live, students…
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Why do anime girls tend to wear long socks?
In real life, a pair of short socks as the following seems to be more common.
However, anime girls tend to wear long socks, at least knee-high.
Why do anime girls tend to wear long socks? Is it because this is actually a trend in Japan or just for…
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What's bad about gaining weight?
At around 4:40 in the 1st episode of The Quintessential Quintuplets, Uesugi said that eating too much would make Itsuki gain weight, and then Itsuki get pissed.
Isn't gaining weight as a teenage very normal? That's how your body develops. Why was…
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Why does Miku's colleague refer to Miku by last name but addresses Miku by 1st name?
From S02E10 of The Quintessential Quintuplets
Above, we see that Miku is working part-time at some bakery. Yotsuba is visiting Miku at the bakery where Miku has just started working part-time. Miku's seniour colleague refers to Miku as Nakano-san…
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