Why is it when a guy in anime sees a girl naked, or something arousing, that they get a nosebleed???

Is this a common thing in Japan?

Ive never had a nosebleed no matter how turned on ive been. Nor have I known/heard about anyone getting one.

It's a metaphor for sexual attraction/erections.

Ugh. Gotta love anime.

Equivalent of a stiffy.

And if you want to know the reasoning on why nosebleeds, google could have answered this question for you in about 15 seconds.

I wasn't sure exactly how to word it, so I asked 'anime'.

It just seemed like more, I was watching old episodes of Tenchi Muyo, and he was at the hot springs with his father and his father was going to go peep on the girls. He put a towel over his head and tied it under his nose to prevent a nosebleed. He said it was, "traditional peeping" uniform.

I wasn't sure exactly how to word it, so I asked 'anime'.

Haha fair enough. For the record "Nosebleeds in anime" yields:

http://web.mit.edu/anime/www/culture-notes.html

Which attempts to explain a lot of Japanese stuff that might confuse white people.

Horniness -> Rise in blood pressure -> Nosebleed

I wasn't sure exactly how to word it, so I asked 'anime'.

It just seemed like more, I was watching old episodes of Tenchi Muyo, and he was at the hot springs with his father and his father was going to go peep on the girls. He put a towel over his head and tied it under his nose to prevent a nosebleed. He said it was, "traditional peeping" uniform.

Hahahaha. I remember that now!

I never really got why, though. Granted, I never really thought too hard about it...

This and it's a bit less visually offensive to get a nosebleed than it is to get a raging boner in an anime. I wouldn't mind it personally, it's a bit more of a straightforward of an approach, but then again I'm not easily offended, and American.

funny i was just watching some anime and the guy always gets a nose bleed when a woman comes by. i knew there had to be something to it. i was thinking it was like stan or kyle in south park. i guess it kind of is whitish fluids out of the head lol.

This and it's a bit less visually offensive to get a nosebleed than it is to get a raging boner in an anime. I wouldn't mind it personally, it's a bit more of a straightforward of an approach, but then again I'm not easily offended, and American.

boners would make less sense in a series like pretty face, where a boner would blow his cover.

boners would make less sense in a series like pretty face, where a boner would blow his cover.

True, the only anime I've ever seen that ever actually referred to the crotch area when a character was aroused was Chobits, I do believe there was a breakfast scene involving Nato and Chii and Hideki covering his crotch really quick and a big blinking arrow pointing to his penis.

i guess it kind of is whitish fluids out of the head lol.

..wat