Character: Sakuranomiya Maika 桜ノ宮苺香
Anime: Blend S, ブレンド・S (Episode 4)
Anime: Blend S, ブレンド・S (Episode 4)
In Japanese
In Japanese, orz is pronounced oruzu おるず, orutsu おるつ, ootsu おおつ, oo-aru-zhii おーあーるずぃー, among others.The term shitsui-tai-zenkutsu 失意体前屈, "bending [one's] body [in] despair" is an umbrella term for orz and its variations. It comes from ritsui-tai-zenkutsu 立位体前屈, which is bending forward standing up, like before diving in a swimming poll, for example.
The term yotsunbai 四つん這い means the "on all fours" pose in general.
Some related words include:
- ochikomu
落ち込む
To feel down. - haibokukan
敗北感
Feeling of defeat. - make
負け
Loss. Defeat.
Character: Sawachika Eri 沢近愛理
Manga: School Rumble, スクールランブル (Chapter 48, Outrageous Fortune)
Manga: School Rumble, スクールランブル (Chapter 48, Outrageous Fortune)
- ma... maketa---...
ま・・・負けたーーー・・・
[I]... [I] lost...
Examples
For reference, some examples of orz in anime.
Characte: Tenma Gabriel White 天真=ガヴリール=ホワイト
Manga: Gabriel DropOut, ガヴリールドロップアウト (Chapter 8)
Manga: Gabriel DropOut, ガヴリールドロップアウト (Chapter 8)
- Black or blue vertical lines tend to be used to render a gloom above defeated characters.
Left: Sullivan サリバン
Right: Suzuki Iruma 鈴木入間,
Anime: Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 魔入りました!入間くん (Episode 1)
Right: Suzuki Iruma 鈴木入間,
Anime: Mairimashita! Iruma-kun 魔入りました!入間くん (Episode 1)
Character: Sakuranomiya Maika 桜ノ宮苺香
Anime: Blend S, ブレンド・S (Episode 4)
Anime: Blend S, ブレンド・S (Episode 4)
- Theater spotlights are sometimes used to exaggerate the tragedy surrounding the character.
Character: Kageyama Shigeo 影山茂夫
Anime: Mob Psycho 100 II (Season 2) (Episode 2)
Anime: Mob Psycho 100 II (Season 2) (Episode 2)
- chiin...
チーン・・・
Ting. The sound of a bell, specifically the ones tinged in a household Buddhist altars before praying for deceased family members. In anime, tinged when characters feel kinda dead inside.
References
- orz - dic.nicovideo.jp, accessed 2020-03-22.
- orz - dic.pixiv.net, accessed 2020-03-22.
- 失意体前屈 - d.hatena.ne.jp, accessed 2020-03-22.
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