Questions about anime and manga in the broader context of Japanese culture. Includes both questions about cultural origins for anime/manga references and questions about the cultural impact of a particular series.
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What's so good about being called by her first name?
In Episode 3 of 5-toubun no Hanayome ∬, when Kintarou called Nino by her first name, she blushed.
This blog says
Unlike many western cultures, in Japan people generally don’t call one-another by their first name. Doing so can be a mark of…
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Attire for a Japanese wedding: Why does Raiha attend Fuutarou's wedding in school uniform? (S1 finale)
In the s1 finale, we see Raiha and the dad of Fuutarou and Raiha attending Fuutarou's wedding.
Based on the clothes that Raiha and their dad wore in the earlier scene, it seems like they were already in the clothes they wanted to attend in (except…
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The Quintessential Quintuplets (aka 五等分の花嫁) : Is 届くんです (it reaches) a mondegreen that should be 五等分です (It's divided into five equal parts)?
In animesonglyrics, you can see in the season 1 opening (Gotoubun no Kimochi) for the anime adaptation of The Quintessential Quintuplets
the Romaji: Go-tōbundesu, demo (...) --> the Kanji of which I think is: 五等分です, でも (...)
the English: It…
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What is the significane of 8 in Anime and Manga?
I have recently noticed 8 is a pretty common number in the manga I have been reading. Like Samurai 8 and Kaiju NO.8 have the number in their title. There are also 8 gyms in pokemon. Like the number 8 seems very important. Is it related to how the…
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In anime, why high school students are not allowed to work?
I was confused about why in anime, high school students were not allowed to work. I understand in real life that they have to have permission from the school. Maybe I'm just reading into it too much as a Westerner.
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What other countries have good animation scenes?
Whenever I hear people talk about animation, it's generally either American animation or Japanese animation and I generally get the feeling that people only look to these two places for animation.
What other countries have a well developed…
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Japanese Characters double forename
I have seen quite a bit of anime and manga now, and I believe I haven't seen a single japanese character with a double forename.
Question: Is there any anime with characters having a "middle" name? Also possibly interesting is, where these…
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What are "sugoi kawaii desu!!!!!11" guys/girls?
So i found this image highlighting the difference between an Otaku and a Weeaboo
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Enjoys the "sugoi kawaii desu!!!!!11" guys/girls
my understanding of japanese (which isn't impressive, still learning) is that:
kawaii = cute,…
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What is the source of the Dragon Ball Saiyan bond folklore?
I have been reading a lot of fanfiction and noticed they all nearly use the Saiyan bond, bite marks, and telepathic connection for mates. However I cannot seem to find the source of the information for this.
Is there any reliable info about this?
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How many percentage of anime viewers are programmers?
Anime tend to become more and more popular in Western countries year by year and were always popular in Japan. While many people watch them, seems like most of the fans are geeks or gamers.
Based on the above, is it true, a huge percentage of…
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Kei Shirogane: The only case that Moeha doesn't use keigo with Kaguya?
Afaik, Moeha Fujiwara and Kaguya Shinomiya have interacted on-screen only in S02E02 and S03E10. Their conversations are broken down into:
S02E02 at the start of their outing with Chika and Kei Shirogane when Moeha talks about Kei to Kaguya (Moeha:…
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Attire for a Japanese summer festival: Why don't the boys dress up for the summer festival while their dates do?
Maybe related: Attire for a Japanese fireworks festival: Why does Miyuki (Shirogane) REALLY attend in school uniform?
In the s2 finale, Takao, Nakai and Nishikata don't wear yukata's while their dates / companions (resp Kimura, Mano and Takagi) do.…
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Why are there more harem anime than reverse harem anime?
Harem anime's target audiences are mainly males while reverse harem anime's target audiences are mainly females. So, it makes sense for the producers to make as many reverse harem anime as harem anime, since the number of females roughly equals that…
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Do new Japanese step-siblings or new step-siblings in Japan often change their last name?
From here. Mizuto Irido's dad Mineaki Irido married Yuni Ayai who is the mom of Yume Ayai. Yuni's last name changed from Ayai to Irido. For some reason Yume Ayai became Yume Irido too.
Is it common for children of the matriarch (well assuming…
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Attire for a Japanese fireworks festival: Why does Miyuki (Shirogane) REALLY attend in school uniform?
Maybe related: Attire for a Japanese summer festival: Why don't the boys dress up for the summer festival while their dates do?
This doesn't seem to be talked about in the anime or even in the manga. We just see the 3 other student council peeps…
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