user1651: I've discovered this section of Stack Exchange and I like it.  However, the icon here is confusing me.

What is this?  Perhaps a Japanese character?  If so what does it mean?  Is it open to change?
I have seen other beta sites that have the blue background with something special (like the Lego one)

Also, there are multiple icons that are just the blue background with a couple letters from the page title, like Board Games


user27: This is the temporary icon given to us (this site, http://anime.stackexchange.com) by Stack Exchange.
It will (maybe) change when we graduate, and we can try to ask for it to be changed, if you propose an alternative, and it gets voted positively here on meta.

user24: The icon is the kanji 画, which can mean either brush-stroke or picture (the latter seems to be the meaning intended here). It has many different pronunciations (my dictionary lists 9) so I won't list them all here. It is used in a number of art-related Japanese words, including the words for picture (画像), artist (画家), and to draw (画する). Perhaps most relevant for this site, it's also used in manga (漫画).

1651: <p>I've discovered this section of Stack Exchange and I like it.  However, the icon here is confusing me.</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/cXPbf.png" alt="Icon"></p>

<p>What is this?  Perhaps a Japanese character?  If so what does it mean?  Is it open to change?</p>

<p>I have seen other beta sites that have the blue background with something special (like the <a href="https://bricks.stackexchange.com/">Lego</a> one)</p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/BZOtl.png" alt="Lego"></p>

<p>Also, there are multiple icons that are just the blue background with a couple letters from the page title, like <a href="https://boardgames.stackexchange.com/">Board Games</a></p>

<p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/TIekd.png" alt="Board Games"></p>
 27: <p>This is the temporary icon given to us (this site, <a href="http://anime.stackexchange.com">http://anime.stackexchange.com</a>) by Stack Exchange.</p>

<p>It will (maybe) change when we graduate, and we can try to ask for it to be changed, if you propose an alternative, and it gets voted positively here on meta.</p>
 24: <p>The icon is the kanji 画, which can mean either brush-stroke or picture (the latter seems to be the meaning intended here). It has many different pronunciations (my dictionary lists 9) so I won't list them all here. It is used in a number of art-related Japanese words, including the words for picture (画像), artist (画家), and to draw (画する). Perhaps most relevant for this site, it's also used in <em>manga</em> (漫画).</p>
