I've noticed that in Anime and in Japanese video games, there are often white feathers present, and I wonder what they represent.
2006-08-14 05:53:50 · 11 answers · asked by Cinnibuns 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Drawing & Illustration
Such feathers symbolize trust,
honor,
strength,
wisdom,
power,
freedom
and a closeness
to...^_^
-KarinQ-
2006-08-14 05:58:06 · answer #1 · answered by Kaihoshi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Birds. The Japanese are a no-nonsense bunch, with little appreciation for symbolism.
Seriously. The individual designer probably attaches some significance to the feathers, but I don't believe that feathers have a deeper meaning here. Traditional Japanese art has mostly been a depiction of reality. The artists saw no need to make a thing mean something other than what it was. This may not be true of anime, but in the traditional art of Japan, it generally is. They truly appreciated the beauty of the world for what it was, not what it represented. For example FF8 had quite an opening. It was visually stunning (especially the feathers). It was a scene that was beautiful without the need to be anything other than what it was.
2006-08-14 05:57:57 · answer #2 · answered by wil 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
What Do Feathers Symbolize
2016-09-28 13:48:38 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The single white feather as a symbol of cowardice derives from cockfighting and the belief that a cockerel sporting a white feather in its tail is likely to be a poor fighter. Pure-breed gamecocks don't show white feathers, so its presence indicates that the cockerel is an inferior cross-breed.
2006-08-14 05:57:24 · answer #4 · answered by ndtaya 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The feathers mean hope, trust, freedom, love, and luck. They are symbols of a culture with much significance.
2006-08-18 04:15:55 · answer #5 · answered by Dragonheart 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I just queried "Japanese symbolism: feathers" and got quite a number of pages of references. You might try that. Best wishes
2006-08-14 06:25:51 · answer #6 · answered by Sweet Gran 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
how about black feathers and , especially black crows in general? I seem to get the idea they(crows are very smart birds with a minor language) have signifigance to Japanese, in a way Westerners wouldn't see. Also, how about the noise of Cicadas, especially in summer , it seems summer is impossible to draw and animate in Japan without noisy cicadas. . .
2015-10-11 08:40:06 · answer #7 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that their national symbol is feathers that is why it is in feather in thier game i'm pretty sure that is why it is in every game that it made i japan because here in canada the maple leaf is almost in everything even in the money used here in canada
2006-08-14 06:01:15 · answer #8 · answered by minty1 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It symbolize's me tickling your body all over then devouring your sweets =)
2006-08-14 05:57:28 · answer #9 · answered by ItalianKingofHearts 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
what ever u want them to be
2006-08-14 05:57:11 · answer #10 · answered by michael t 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋