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What's the deal with bloody noses?

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bloritsch
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What's the deal with bloody noses?

Postby bloritsch » July 26th, 2008 1:58 pm

It's a common sight gag in anime where a guy sees a cute girl in a compromising position and he passes out with blood flying out his nose. I thought it was just anime, but it also is in some J-Doramas too. It's not as huge an action, but it's there.

Does anyone know where this gag comes from? Is there some idiomatic proverb or something? I personally just don't get it, but then I didn't grow up in Japan either.

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Postby QuackingShoe » July 26th, 2008 10:06 pm

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