The pose that travelled across animeSourced
Arms folded, standing firm.
A character made the pose famous.
Noriko Takaya of Gunbuster helped popularise the arm-folded Gainax Pose. The gesture had appeared earlier, but her scene made it iconic and later anime reused it.
One stance
outlived its scene.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-01