Friday, April 10, 2020

Wink Star

In anime, sometimes when a character winks a star is drawn coming out of their eye. Why does this happen? I have absolutely no idea. What does it mean? It means it's a wink strong enough to make stars come out. Most likely, it's done just because it looks cute.
  • winku de hoshi ga deru
    ウィンク星が出る
    A star leaves due to a wink.
    A star comes out with a wink.

This has basically nothing to do with star eyes.

Kogami Akira 小神あきら, example of wink star.
Character: Kogami Akira 小神あきら
Anime: Lucky☆Star, らき☆すた (Episode 2)

Examples

For reference, some examples:

Mephisto Pheles メフィスト・フェレス, example of wink star.
Character: Mephisto Pheles メフィスト・フェレス
Anime: Ao no Exorcist, 青の祓魔師 (Episode 17)

Sylphy シルフィー, example of wink star.
Character: Sylphy シルフィー
Anime: Amagi Brilliant Park, 甘城ブリリアントパーク (Episode 9)

Kanzaki Hideri 神崎ひでり, example of wink star.
Character: Kanzaki Hideri 神崎ひでり
Anime: Blend S, ブレンド・S (Episode 8)

Mile マイル, Adele von Ascham アデル・フォン・アスカム, example of wink star, tehe pero てへぺろ.
Character: Mile マイル
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 4)
  • tehe pero ☆
    てへぺろ☆
    (the name of this pose with the tongue out.)

Flowey フラウィ, example of tehe pero てへぺろ☆, star coming out of wink.
Character: Flowey フラウィ
Game: Undertale (Part: before meeting Toriel)

Exceptional Examples

Exceptionally, a heart coming out of the wink instead of a star:

Mirakurun ミラクるん, example of wink heart.
Character: Mirakurun ミラクるん
Anime: Yuru Yuri ゆるゆり♪♪ (Season 2) (Episode 1)

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