Effectively, they're a simplified type of "white eyes," shirome 白目.
It's also spelled maru-me 丸目, and also called zero-me ○目, because they look like zeroes.
Anime: Yuru Yuri ゆるゆり (Episode 1)
- Hair strands sticking out also symbolize being overwhelmed.
Note that eyes drawn as fully black circles, that is, as dots, are called "dot eyes," ten-me 点目, instead.
Examples
Anime: Watashi, Nouryoku wa Heikinchi de tte Itta yo ne! 私、能力は平均値でって言ったよね! (Episode 6)
- See realization mark for the ∑-shaped icons.
Character: Asagaya Minoa 阿佐ヶ谷未乃愛
Anime: Animegataris, アニメガタリズ (Episode 1)
Anime: Animegataris, アニメガタリズ (Episode 1)
References
- 〇目 - tonbi.jp, accessed 2020-04-05.
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