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WCDT 14-18 January 2019 (3916-3920)
Case:
MELLLLLLOOOOOOoooooohnghnghng:SNERK!:
:-P
traroth:
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 16 Jan 2019, 03:00 ---
--- Quote from: traroth on 16 Jan 2019, 01:04 ---the strand of rebellious hair on the top of her head?
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It's called an ahoge* - and like any hair, it waves around as she moves.
* Originally a hairdresser's term for hair or a cowlick which wouldn't stay where it's put.
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In the 4th panel, it seems to tense...
DSL:
--- Quote from: traroth on 16 Jan 2019, 06:47 ---
--- Quote from: pwhodges on 16 Jan 2019, 03:00 ---
--- Quote from: traroth on 16 Jan 2019, 01:04 ---the strand of rebellious hair on the top of her head?
--- End quote ---
It's called an ahoge* - and like any hair, it waves around as she moves.
* Originally a hairdresser's term for hair or a cowlick which wouldn't stay where it's put.
--- End quote ---
In the 4th panel, it seems to tense...
--- End quote ---
A cartoon convention of long standing: To express sudden emotion, such as shock, surprise or sudden realization, hair will stand on end for one panel. The ahoge seems to be particularly useful in this regard.
If there is a hat, it is likely to levitate.
Theta9:
I too thought of Bomb #20 from Dark Star.
neurocase:
--- Quote from: DSL on 16 Jan 2019, 07:30 ---A cartoon convention of long standing: To express sudden emotion, such as shock, surprise or sudden realization, hair will stand on end for one panel. The ahoge seems to be particularly useful in this regard.
If there is a hat, it is likely to levitate.
--- End quote ---
Time was, such emotion could be expressed with an exclamation mark above a character's head, but presumably that got discontinued when all it led to was people making Metal Gear Solid references.
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