3-part-article Part 3:how sanpakugan are viewed in Japan

In this article we'll discuss how Japanese people look at 三白眼 (sanpakugan).

First the definition of it. It's the state of human eyes that look
having white part between iris and the lower eyelid. (See pic 1).

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It's considered scary in Japan. Especially women wear black contact
these days to conceal it.

Now let's look once again at Mico's pics. (pic2 and 3)

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pic3

Pic 3 is not sanpakugan. Did you figure out the similarity? It's the
large areas of the white part.

It's responsible for Mico looking less cute than usual.

Let's avoid it at all cost.

The following video is by OishiiJenny. She has sanpakugan.



Some claim the term should be reserved for referring only to those
born with the trait.

In manga (like One Piece), sanpakugan is often depicted for
characters. People think they are cool in manga.

But in real life, people say sanpakugan are scary.

Those with sanpakugan say they have experienced unpleasant things
because of how they look with those eyes.

But there are a lot of 有名人 (famous people) with such eyes.

You don't need to worry too much about having ones.

For curious reference, I picked out two comments from 2ch.

今まで、黒コン付けてる女は気持ち悪くて軽蔑してたんだけど、>>71の2枚目レベルだと怖いからこれなら装着を許さざるを得ない

[translation]
Up until now I have despised the girls with black contact, feeling
creepy. I can't help approving of wearing one, in the cases with the
pics of sanpakugan in message71.

漫画だとかっこいいけど
リアルだと怖いだけだな

[translation]
In manga it's cool, in reality it's only scary.

3-part-article Part2: avatar review

As stressed in the previous article, avatar pics make a huge
difference for people in visiting your channel.

We've seen Mico's case. There's a cute vlogger and dancer Jellyneko.

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Pic1 is her avatar. It's a regrettable opportunity loss.

There's also a cute dancer named MikuMikunishiteageru. Pic2 is her
avatar. 

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Is it a cover pic for some horrer film?















Pic 3 is Abbiekins. 

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What a lovely avatar pic! It's just like a cat
during the night. Large iris and the reflection is the key.

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Pic 4 is for otakuowls. Krissee (lower left)and Nitsugatcha (lower right) have sanpakugan-ish eyes.

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Pic 5 is the one for Nitsugatcha's own channel. Which do you think is prettier?

To avoid sanpakugan, try to face straight into the camera.

3-part-article: I found out why Minimico looks less cute in her new avatar

This time I'll talk about (1) the importance of avatar (thumbnail)
pics and (2) the issue of eyes and how people react to the ratio of
the iris (if you're Japanese it's the black part of your eyes).

First, take a look at pic 1.

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It had been the profile pic of minimico's
Twitter (http://twitter.com/minimico) and of her Youtube
(http://www.youtube.com/user/milkymico).

A while ago, she changed the pics to the one on pic 2.

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Let me be honest, I don't like her new one.

In fact the number of visits to her channel dropped significantly.
Before the change of avatar, I'd visit her channel almost everyday.

To be fair it is not only the avatar. The lack of proper lighting in
the most recent videos of her made her skin look pale.

Like these ones. Her skin doesn't look yummy.



The pic 1 was a perfect avatar for me. Each time I saw it, it stoked
my desire to watch her video. Indeed I did.

Let's think about the reasons. What do you think detracted the kawaiiness?

Now let's see pic3. It's the lovely cat from Shrek.

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Did you notice the similarity to pic1 (Mico's face)?

Yes, it's the large proportion of iris (the blackish part).

That is one of the reasons why they look lovelier.

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Also compare it with the cat from another scene (pic 4).

It's typical eyes you see of cats in the day. Iris is narrow to decrease the light
coming in from outside.

I love cats during the night. I would often admire the emerald like
eyes of my beloved cat in the night (pic 5),

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then be dissappointed the next day in the bright daylight (pic 6).

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In general, babies have large iris. Pic7 is the baby you often find in
Billy Hillington memes. We see that he has large iris.

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Before finding out that reason, I went back to my Minimico folder. It
was not that I overrated Mico's cuteness. See pics8 and 9. She's one
of the cutest girls out there.

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pic9

Even as cute as Mico could look average if you don't capture her right.

#minimico #otakuowls #sanpakugan #Shrek