NON-VERBAL JAPANESE

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NON-VERBAL JAPANESE

Postby jeffbert » 10 years ago

TRSI sent me an email last week, with an ad for a book about Japanese gestures in it. It just so happened that this very gesture was on the cover:
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which has nothing to do with Atom's hairstyle, but, rather indicates anger. The book identifies it as OKANMURI, which refers to the horns of an Oni (Ogre). It always means someone else is angry. In the episode above, the man indicates that Pook (the Transformation robot is angry.
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Postby Earthshine » 10 years ago

Yup, the Japanese have a lot of non-verbal hand gestures to get what they mean across. This gesture is also used in South Korea (not sure about other parts of Asia) and is quite charming.

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Postby jeffbert » 10 years ago

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My expressions book calls this jan ken; it is rock, paper, scissors. :lol:
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Postby Tetsuwan Penguin » 10 years ago

Atom and Coby threw out paper to Uran’s scissor. Now that should have been obvious I guess.
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Postby Earthshine » 10 years ago

Hee hee! I like how Atom and Cobalt have four fingers but Uran has inferred five fingers.

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Postby jeffbert » 10 years ago

:blush: I had not even noticed that, Earthshine; yet it is clear.
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Postby Earthshine » 10 years ago

It's a little goof but it's charming. Perhaps intentional?

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Postby Tetsuwan Penguin » 10 years ago

"Earthshine" wrote:It's a little goof but it's charming. Perhaps intentional?

I think I remember rare instances in both the '63 anime and the manga where Atom is drawn with five fingers. Almost never in a fist though.
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Postby jeffbert » 10 years ago

:lol:
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