Why isn’t autumn featured more in anime? + It’s winter now
One of the things that I’ve wondered about the Japanese is: why isn’t autumn featured more in anime? There’s countless examples of cherry blossoms during the spring in anime but there’s almost no emphasis on fall leaves which I think is just as lovely. This year, while watching my Japanese maple, I had an idea. As you know, Japanese maples have red leaves year round but they get redder for fall. The problem is that the added color lasts about 3 days before the leaf drops off quickly. So maybe, Japanese trees, in general, don’t stay colored long enough that autumn leaf watching became a cultural thing.
The day after these two pics, every leaf on the tree had fallen off. Another thought I had was maybe because winter comes so quickly after Japanese trees turn colors, autumn doesn’t leave as much as an impression as spring does with the cherry blossoms. These pictures where taken on Nov. 7 and the pictures below where taken Nov. 17/18. (click on any pics for full-size versions)
Animal tracks, I think it's a rabbit
