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↩[LWC 60]

Something about this quintessential fingering in anime has somewhat “pestered me”. It’s an extremely common device to indicate femininity, perhaps mindlessly abused? – but, more specifically, to help signify distinct types of femininity that anime is nearly contingent upon. Its nuanced function depends on the character at hand (no pun intended), so its effect ranges from a typical elicitation of righteous GAR mamoru-ism to a mysterious, exotic, long-legged, clad in revealing Chinese dress, one hand under the wine glass, mole and reddened lips close at hand, exquisiteness.

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