sparkle
Other names: kirakiradeshita, 闪闪发光, キラキラ
A bright shimmer of reflected light, generally several diamond_(shape)-, astroid, or star (symbol)-shaped lines radiating from a point. They can be used to indicate an object is bright and shiny, but more often in anime they appear in a character's eyes, next to their head, or as an sparkling aura around a character to indicate that the character themselves has a bright or shiny quality.
Not to be confused with more realistic-looking glints or diffraction spikes. Diffraction spikes are the photographic effect of bright lights causing spikes of light to appear in the camera lens, similar to a lens flare. Glint is associated with sparkles appearing on metallic or sharp objects, such as blades.
Examples
- !post #10016516: Stylized sparkling aura
- !post #10836323: Semi-realistic sparkles
See also
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