Sei Sei Sei chant


I just finished the manga, [Goodnight Punpun Vol.
1](http://rads.stackoverflow.com/amzn/click/1421586207) and I noticed several
occasions within the work where a character crossed their arms and chanted
"Sei". Could someone tell me the meaning of this gesture?




Do you mean this?

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOro8.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOro8.png)  
(taken from the [sample
here](http://sokuyomi.jp/product/oyasumipun_001/CO/1/))

This strange gesture and chant is not something widely shared in the Japanese
culture.

From what I can tell from the sample, this gesture is intended to be
meaningless and puzzling at first sight. It feels just like other surrealistic
expressions found throughout the sample. Maybe this is going to be proven
meaningful somewhere after vol. 1. Maybe it will be meaningless forever.

[This tweet](https://twitter.com/comanchieeeeeee/status/78799100476272641)
says it's a religion(?) found only in this manga. I think it's reasonable, but
I couldn't confirm it.




Do you mean this?

[![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOro8.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZOro8.png)  
(taken from the [sample
here](http://sokuyomi.jp/product/oyasumipun_001/CO/1/))

This strange gesture and chant is not something widely shared in the Japanese
culture.

From what I can tell from the sample, this gesture is intended to be
meaningless and puzzling at first sight. It feels just like other surrealistic
expressions found throughout the sample. Maybe this is going to be proven
meaningful somewhere after vol. 1. Maybe it will be meaningless forever.

[This tweet](https://twitter.com/comanchieeeeeee/status/78799100476272641)
says it's a religion(?) found only in this manga. I think it's reasonable, but
I couldn't confirm it.

