

There is a scene in the opening (and several others througout the anime) where
Noel is using a huge leaf as a sort of umbrella or parasol.

Is that plant a real one? What plant is that?

![That's one BIG mothertrucking leaf!](https://i.stack.imgur.com/tbsqK.png)


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What plant does Noel use as an umbrella/parasol?


I have not seen the anime, but I know of a couple big-leaved plants that grow
in Japan. Here are three genera with links to Google’s image search:

  * [_Farfugium_ sp.](http://www.google.com/search?q=farfugium%20japan&tbm=isch) (ツワブキ tsuwabuki), especially [_F. japonicum_](http://www.google.com/search?q=farfugium%20japonicum%20japan&tbm=isch)
  * [_Hosta_ sp.](http://www.google.com/search?q=hosta%20japan&tbm=isch) (ギボウシ gibōshi), several big-leaved species native to Japan
  * [_Petasites_ sp.](http://www.google.com/search?q=petasites%20japan&tbm=isch) (フキ fuki), especially [_P. japonicum_](http://www.google.com/search?q=petasites%20japonicum%20japan&tbm=isch)

And then—of course—there exist many more species with big leaves similar to
the one depicted in the question. It all comes down to whether the designer
based the ‘umbrella’ on real-life plants or just relied on our perceived
perception of an umbrella-like plant.


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