Roy Mustang, despite being forced through the gate, was a man of great vision.Izumi Curtis wanted to bring back her child, so Truth took her womb, making her unable to give life again.Later, Ed tried to bring back his brother, his 'right-hand man', and lost his literal right hand. Al wanted to feel his mother's warmth again, so Truth made sure he could never feel anything. Ed was the oldest sibling and thought he could stand on his own, so Truth took his leg. Ed and Al tried to bring back their mother.Fullmetal Alchemist's Truth loves putting in symbolism when it punishes alchemists for their hubris.Naota being a kid trying to act like an adult is accentuated by him hating sour and spicy things, while Amarao being an adult who likes sweets is shorthand for him being a Manchild.
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For Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the cover for Chapter 200 shows is a double spread, with characters on the right side looking sad while the characters on the left page looking peaceful and happy.It's a symbolism to the last rule of Death Note: upon death, its users won't go to heaven or hell, but nothingness. In the anime, Light dies while lying in the middle of a staircase, neither too up nor down, alone.Light never makes the trade, but it is clear that this is to show his loss of humanity, and how far he has fallen in his quest to create a "new world". Light is sometimes seen with red eyes, usually a trait of those who make the trade for the Shinigami Eyes ( which enables them to know a person's name instantly upon sight, at the cost of half of their lifespan).
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It's more obvious with the Roman Catholic Church's magic, especially that of God's Right Seat, in which each member represents an archangel of Christianity and has a unique power which draws from God. Magic in A Certain Magical Index practically requires this trope to work, since magic relies on "idols" which use symbolism in order to draw power from the original.Casshern Sins gives us Casshern's flesh and Luna's blood, both set up as a twisted version of the Eucharist.And thus we explain the anime's second opening theme by Linked Horizon. Fitting, considering they are the division that spends the most time outside the Walls and scouting the world for humanity. The Survey Corps in Attack on Titan have wings on their crest, representing freedom.This trope is almost entirely responsible for anime Hair Colors and Personality Blood Types.