<p>It's the local time in Japan when the show is currently broadcasted. It has nothing to do with anime show.</p>

<p><a href="https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=560645" rel="noreferrer">A thread on MyAnimeList's forum</a> has a quick discussion about this in English.</p>

<hr>

<p>The official term is 時刻出し (<em>jikoku dashi</em>, time display). As mentioned before, this is not restricted to anime shows, but more to the TV channel and broadcast time. Usually, this occurs for shows in the:</p>

<ul>
<li>morning: from the earliest show up to 10:00</li>
<li>afternoon: from 11:00 up to 14:00</li>
<li>evening: from 17:00 up to 19:00 (some as early as 13:00)</li>
<li>special occasions: New Year's countdown, on-going sports tournament, momentary announcement (news, earthquake, climate).</li>
</ul>

<p>The reason for the morning, afternoon, and evening shows are most likely to remind the viewers, such as:</p>

<ul>
<li>morning: going to work/school before getting late</li>
<li>afternoon: lunch preparation/lunchtime period</li>
<li>evening: dinner preparation</li>
</ul>

<hr>

<p>For this specific example of <em>The Seven Deadly Sins: The Resurrection of the Command</em>, the show was broadcasted on local Japanese TV channels (<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%83%E3%81%A4%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E7%BD%AA_(%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB)#%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%E5%B1%80" rel="noreferrer">Japanese Wikipedia</a>):</p>

<blockquote>
  <ul>
  <li>MBC/TBS: January 6 ~, Saturday 6:30-7:00</li>
  <li>Animax: February 18 ~, Sunday 19:30-20:00</li>
  </ul>
</blockquote>

<p>From the example screenshots of 6:48, 6:49, 6:54, it can be deduced that the scene was taken from MBS/TBS, the earliest broadcast for this series. After knowing the timeslot, it's also possible to estimate the relative timestamp for each scene: around 18, 19, and 24 minutes (next episode's preview) into the show.</p>

<hr>

<p>References:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1112642331" rel="noreferrer">Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://a.yourpedia.org/wiki/%E6%99%82%E5%88%BB%E5%87%BA%E3%81%97" rel="noreferrer">Yourpedia (Japanese)</a></li>
</ul>

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2018-05-02T15:47:40.350Z
To go along with this, the only reason you're going to be seeing these numbers is if what you're watching was pulled from a TV feed.  That is, if you're not watching it on a TV in Japan, it's almost certainly not an official source.
Clockwork-Muse
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Aki Tanaka
<p>In <em>The Seven Deadly Sins: The Resurrection of the Command</em>, there is a number which randomly appears in the top left corner, like:</p>

<blockquote>
  <p>6:48</p>
</blockquote>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/xYCdmm.jpg" alt="6:48"></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>6:49</p>
</blockquote>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/ycTWym.jpg" alt="6:49"></p>

<blockquote>
  <p>6:54</p>
</blockquote>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/OqR7Rm.jpg" alt="6:54"></p>

<p>(<a href="https://steemit.com/anime/@murliza/anime-the-seven-deadly-sins-the-resurrection-of-the-command-2018-winter-poll-episode-4" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Image source</a>)</p>

<p>What do the numbers written in the top left corner stand for?</p>

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What do the numbers written in the top left corner stand for?
# What do the numbers written in the top left corner stand for?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-05-02
In *The Seven Deadly Sins: The Resurrection of the Command*, there is a number which randomly appears in the top left corner, like:

> 6:48

![6:48](https://i.sstatic.net/xYCdmm.jpg)

> 6:49

![6:49](https://i.sstatic.net/ycTWym.jpg)

> 6:54

![6:54](https://i.sstatic.net/OqR7Rm.jpg)

([Image source](https://steemit.com/anime/@murliza/anime-the-seven-deadly-sins-the-resurrection-of-the-command-2018-winter-poll-episode-4))

What do the numbers written in the top left corner stand for?
**Tags:** seven-deadly-sins
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_1 on 2018-05-02. Score: 11 | Accepted answer
It's the local time in Japan when the show is currently broadcasted. It has nothing to do with anime show.

[A thread on MyAnimeList's forum](https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=560645) has a quick discussion about this in English.

---

The official term is 時刻出し (*jikoku dashi*, time display). As mentioned before, this is not restricted to anime shows, but more to the TV channel and broadcast time. Usually, this occurs for shows in the:

* morning: from the earliest show up to 10:00
* afternoon: from 11:00 up to 14:00
* evening: from 17:00 up to 19:00 (some as early as 13:00)
* special occasions: New Year's countdown, on-going sports tournament, momentary announcement (news, earthquake, climate).

The reason for the morning, afternoon, and evening shows are most likely to remind the viewers, such as:

* morning: going to work/school before getting late
* afternoon: lunch preparation/lunchtime period
* evening: dinner preparation

---

For this specific example of *The Seven Deadly Sins: The Resurrection of the Command*, the show was broadcasted on local Japanese TV channels ([Japanese Wikipedia](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E4%B8%83%E3%81%A4%E3%81%AE%E5%A4%A7%E7%BD%AA_(%E6%BC%AB%E7%94%BB)#%E6%94%BE%E9%80%81%E5%B1%80)):

> * MBC/TBS: January 6 ~, Saturday 6:30-7:00
> * Animax: February 18 ~, Sunday 19:30-20:00

From the example screenshots of 6:48, 6:49, 6:54, it can be deduced that the scene was taken from MBS/TBS, the earliest broadcast for this series. After knowing the timeslot, it's also possible to estimate the relative timestamp for each scene: around 18, 19, and 24 minutes (next episode's preview) into the show.

---

References:

* [Yahoo! Chiebukuro (Japanese)](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1112642331)
* [Yourpedia (Japanese)](http://a.yourpedia.org/wiki/%E6%99%82%E5%88%BB%E5%87%BA%E3%81%97)
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2018-05-02): To go along with this, the only reason you're going to be seeing these numbers is if what you're watching was pulled from a TV feed.  That is, if you're not watching it on a TV in Japan, it's almost certainly not an official source.  
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