Blood types

[Ginny]

When I've looked up character profiles, they often say the blood type O, A, B etc. Just wondered why. Is this something important in Japan because it's not something you'd really mention in the UK?

[Saturn]

I think this should go in the anime section so I'm moving it there.

I thought blood types in anime had to do with the type of personality the character has though.

[TakinawaTonfa]

I dont know all the details but it's defenitly along the lines of what Saturn was saying. Also, I think in Japan, some people determine compatability with blood type. Sort of like a "what's your sign?" kind of thing.

[resurie]

Can't explain it myself, but here's a whole explanation and a description of each bloodtype, taken from the site CCS vs CC

In most anime, if you find character statistics, they almost always mention what the character's bloodtype is: A, B, AB, or O. This is because more than 72 percent of Japanese belive there is a relationship between a person's personality and their bloodtype. There have been a number of best-selling books in this field in Japan, and research has been done by English and French psychologists as well. There are a variety of published papers that say both that a person's bloodtype does and does not have anything to do with their personality, so you can decide for yourself.
Here are the four bloodtypes and their associate personality traits:


Type A

-Calm, level-headed, often serious
-Considerate about everything
-Reliable
-Slow to trust people
-Observes social rules and customs
-Restrained action and expression
-Purposeful

Type B

-Curious, interested in everything around them
-Can be considered fickle
-Do prioritize their many interests
-Not necessarily concious of circumstances or the results of their actions
-Doesn't care about social rules and customs

Type AB

-Sensitive to others around them
-Excels at most things
-Tend to be more strict with themselves and those close to them
-Good at adjusting to various relationships
-Sentimental
-Tends to thinks too much about some things

Type O

-Peaceful and carefree
-Can be stubborn and strong-willed
-Easygoing, liked by all
-Know how to take chances
-Trustworthy
-Intellegent, but can make large mistakes

[Pinkechidna]

That's really interesting. Does "Negative" or "Positive" affect it at all?

[wannabeeliza]

i was just wondering if i should start a topic about this! (i'd be B or AB by that but i dont know what type i really am)

if positive or negetive effected it i think it would be on how strong the traits are so if you have a negetive the traits are there just not as extreme...

[Ginny]

takinawatonfa said:

Also, I think in Japan, some people determine compatability with blood type. Sort of like a "what's your sign?" kind of thing.

Pity it doesn't really work. I could have saved myself a lot of time!