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
Western weeb here, I think that’s the pose they make in anime when they want to beg someone to do something like asking for a big favour.
Yep seems like the emoji🙏 but over the head to increase the intensity
Sort of like bowing vs bowing while knees are on the floor.
Interesting, any special weeb insights why they do it like this? Does it make it easier to draw maybe? Just stands out?
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.
No idea, it just happens in anime.