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In Bakemonogatari, we see Araragi (and possibly some other characters) at
quite a number of times in the series with his head tilted upwards, in what
would in real life be a somewhat uncomfortable angle. While this in a number
of cases could just be a result of the "camera" angle, it's clear at some
points that it isn't (e.g. Senjougahara in the last episode, in this
screenshot).

![Senjougahara with tilted head](https://i.stack.imgur.com/0GWed.png)

Is there any "meaning" to this posture, other than possibly it being an
artistic idiosyncrasy?


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What's with this up-tilted head posture?


It's known as the 'Shaft head tilt' as the animation studio "Shaft" are well
known for including it in their shows:

![Madoka](https://i.stack.imgur.com/DWJVCm.jpg) ![enter image description
here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/Nbjt5m.jpg) ![Arawaka under the
bridge](https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZEpXB.jpg)

Above are other shaft shows; Puella Magi Madoka Magica ,Arakawa Under the
Bridge , Nisekoi.

Anime director of Shaft since 2004, Akiyui Shinbo is responsible for this
studio trait.

[knowyourmeme - Shaft Head Tilt](http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/shaft-head-
tilt)

The tilt is merely artistic, with no special meaning. Along with this, Shaft
have other signature style traits such as large expansive empty rooms for
dramatic effect and fast displaying text.

![enter image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/KHAyym.jpg) ![enter
image description here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/8hIXsm.jpg) (who needs all
that space to brush their teeth or have a bath?)

[TVTropes Shaft
Studio](http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/StudioShaft)


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