Handbra

In anime, when a girl uses her hands or arms to cover her breasts, the term for that in Japanese is te-bura 手ブラ, literally "hand bra." This is also the English term for the same thing.

• Examples
• References

Examples

Since she's covering them, one may guess they aren't supposed to be exposed to begin with. Maybe her bra is gone. Maybe her bikini disappeared. Maybe a guy barged into her changing clothes or taking a bath somewhere.

Anime: Amagi Brilliant Park, 甘城ブリリアントパーク (Episode 1)

• 夏ですね

By the way, when hair conveniently covers the girl's breasts, the term is kami-bura 髪ブラ,"hair bra" instead.

References

• 手ブラ - dic.pixiv.net, accessed 2020-01-19.
• Handbra - en.wikipedia.org, accessed 2020-01-19.