Explain the Tiny Blankets

[Merlion]

I'm watching my cheaply Ebay baught Neon Genesis Evangelion DVDs right now, and we're at the Shinji/Kaworu bedroom scene and I'm wondering to myself...

Why do the Japanease have such tiny little blankets on their beds? I notice it a lot in Eva, and I think i've seen it in other Anime as well...these super narrow little blankets that barely cover the central area of the body...


Anybody have any insight?

 

[WayneLigon]

Why do the Japanease have such tiny little blankets on their beds? I notice it a lot in Eva, and I think i've seen it in other Anime as well...these super narrow little blankets that barely cover the central area of the body...

I've never seen Eva, but I don't really remember this from other series; could you mention which ones? All I've seen are the futons and those always have the big cover that goes over the entire body.

 

[Uzumaki]

It's called a towelket, and is used as a light blanket in the summer.

 

[Lord Pendragon]

It's called a towelket, and is used as a light blanket in the summer.

Interesting. I never saw these while I was in Japan. But then again, in the summer I used no blanket, and an oscillating fan blowing over me on a timer when I went to sleep. Yeesh it was hot!

 

[Merlion]

I've never seen Eva, but I don't really remember this from other series; could you mention which ones? All I've seen are the futons and those always have the big cover that goes over the entire body.

Honestly I cant remember specifically...I've seen a lot of anime...but I seem to remember it as a pretty pervasive. Maybe Tenchi

It's called a towelket, and is used as a light blanket in the summer

Hmmm well "light" I could understand, but using something the width of a bath towel as a bed-blanket just seems weird to me.