Originally posted by OOZ662
If that's for the "high pitch voice" thing, that's about half as high as Nene. Seriously, it hurts to be close to the speakers when she speaks.
I read somewhere in an explanation of some of the Anime "traditions" for western viewers that the high-pitched voice thing in females has become a symbol of youth and inexperience- basically like we'd call someone an airhead or ditz. The higher and squeekier the voice, the less seriously the character is generally meant to be taken.
Good example is watching
Bleach in Japanese- Orihime (the well-stacked redhead) has a high pitched, out-of-breath sounding voice; while Rukia (the petite black-haired one) sounds very mature and has a completely normal voice- even overly, eerily mature for someone who is supposed to be about 17 physically (though shes actually about 150-200 years old). Orihime is a complete ditz (almost comic relief in the early episodes before her character and backstory were developed to match her... umm... "assets"), while Rukia is the female lead and generally has things on the ball (though she does have her "duh" moments).
Similar is those big eyes in Anime- generally (at least in females), the more over the top the eyes look, the more non-serious and good natured the character. Thats why in comedy scenes the eyes get freaky huge and sparkly, while when someone is angry or arguing, their eyes usually get small and beedy. Overly drawn squinty eyes usually are a sign of embarrasment or frustration.
I've yet to figure out how pulling down your lower eyelid and sticking out your tongue got to be accepted as a "go F yourself" response to someone though...
