Waterdrop in anime???

[Rebs]

http://forums.bakabt.me/index.php?topic=20378.0   That forum brought me to another question I had in mind:

What does the waterdrop symbolize? I see it throughout different anime. It tends to be shown before key moments in the anime, but what does it symbolize, that traquill waterdrop into water?

Unfortunitly it's hard to get a screenshot of one of those "waterdrop" scenes, since it lasts no more than 1 second and I can't remember where that 1 second is to be found. However, it is literally an animated version of this:

[relic2279]

Not sure, but the last couple times I've seen it, it was a metaphor for a moment of realization. Or moment of clarity. Might depend on the context I guess.

[Drew]

Might depend on the context I guess.

This. Very context-sensitive, and has a myriad of meanings. It can be used to change scenes in a peaceful way, a moment of realization, a visual metaphor for loneliness or isolation... the list goes on.

[Rebs]

Wow, that was way quicker than I could have ever expected to get a reply, much less 2. It's like instant messaging  

But thanks, what you both said surely makes sense.

The first time I saw it I was like, hey, what was that just now. Then I came across it more and more often in anime. I still can't believe I can't get a screenshot...

[flamedance58]

Also reminds me of GUNDAM Seed But in that case it was the SEED dropping and opening up which would make them go all SEED mode.

But it can be similar; sometimes I've seen it used when a character suddenly realizing something or some kind of intuition kicking in. I believe it's sometimes used as an example of a character's ability to even hear a water drop a ways off.

[Havoc10K]

watredrop breaking the glass of water in anime, where you described it, means that there is going to be a breaking point in the plot, you conciusness gets prepared for an otherwise plot shock, in general, when you see this, new information that is critical to the current character, or situation, comes out, or a speciffic action takes place, in mystic anime, it's usually some critical information from a closed in character, in action anime, it'sa twist of fate and plot swings, in drama it's change of pace and feelings. It always depends on the type of anime but it's always a breaking point.

[Rebs]

Yes, I do believe that to be the case. I knew it was something along those lines (after seeing it a few times in anime). I just needed confirmation that there wasn't some other extremely deeper meaning behind it, that I might have been seriously missing out on.

So thanks for the confirmation. 

[flamedance58]

Or you know it just mean the obvious thing...


Someone left the tap dripping.

[Carnivus]

Drew and Havok,you two sooo right,but I also want to add that sometimes the waterdrop is the waking sign or the sign of ration.

[Rebs]

Drew and Havok,you two sooo right,but I also want to add that sometimes the waterdrop is the waking sign or the sign of ration.

   You had me "Googling" those 2 terms (waking sign, sign of ration) to see if there was some deeper underlying meaning behind them, other than the obvious.

But it's all good, Thanks 

[Carnivus]

Drew and Havok,you two sooo right,but I also want to add that sometimes the waterdrop is the waking sign or the sign of ration.

   You had me "Googling" those 2 terms (waking sign, sign of ration) to see if there was some deeper underlying meaning behind them, other than the obvious.

But it's all good, Thanks 

I didn't really knew how to put them better.It was one of those situations when you feel something that you can't really describe....