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Use this tag for questions related to anime or manga that are likely to require some knowledge of the Japanese language to answer. Note that generic questions about the Japanese language are off-topic here. The primary focus of questions with this tag must be anime or manga.

Questions about the Japanese language that aren't related to anime or manga may be on-topic at Japanese Language Stack Exchange.

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What was the relation of Urahara's Bankai's name with its ability?

Urahara Kisuke's Bankai is "Kannonbiraki Benihime Aratame", which means Modification of The Crimson Princess' Dissection at the Doors of Avalokiteśvara. Does the name have any meaning/significance to its ability to dissect and restructure virtually…
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So, where does Grandma work?

In episode 1 of Tsuritama Grandma Keito has a new job and she moves to Enoshima with Yuki. She now works here (time mark 7:11): The old-timey font defeats me, and I can't read it. The best I can do is Gnolhima Samuel Cocting Garden. She is…
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Is Yamoshi a pun on something?

All saiyan names are pun on vegetables. Kakaroto (carrot), Vegita (vegetable), Tarble (vegetable), Bardock (Burdock), Totepo (potato), Broly (broccoli), Cabba (cabbage), etc. Now Akira Toriyama gave recently in an interview the name of the first…
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What does Yoshimura mean by "sugar" in chapter 92?

On chapter 92, there's a conversation between Yoshimura and Roma inside Anteiku that goes like this: Yoshimura: What do you have to be careful about in both "the coffee you served to ghouls" and 'prostitutes on street corner'? Roma: ?? …
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Does the Chobits title "ちょびっツ" intentionally look like the word "STUDY"?

This text from the Chobits title screen looks to me like a Japanese-English ambigram. An ambigram is an art form that may be read as one or more words not only in its form as presented, but also from another viewpoint, direction, or orientation.…
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What are the markings used above some song lyrics?

I believe lyrics are shown to both the first opening and ending songs of the tennis anime, Baby Steps. Here is a partial shot from the ending: You can see that the normal credits are single rows of characters. However, the lyrics at the bottom…
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Is the title, Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless, a good translation?

I have recently started watching the 2016 anime, Tanaka-kun Is Always Listless ( 田中くんはいつもけだるげ ). Plugging the Japanese into the Google Japanese-to-English translator, it comes out as "Tanaka-kun is always wonderful". One possibility is that there…
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Is the Japanese well-translated to "kalos" here?

In episode 9 of Kamigami no Asobi, time mark 6:54, the following conversation occurs in the English subtitles: (Yui) Um, Apollon-san, are you ok? (Apollon) I'm just fine. I'm kalos. I had to look up kalos, and found an article for kalos kagathos…
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What is the (historical) significance of the name Kazamatsuri?

In the manga Sengoku Youko (same author of Hoshi no Samidare) a character is asked by Hisahide Matsunaga if he's considered changing his last name to Kazamatsuri, and there's a couple historical easter eggs lurking about. I don't know if there's any…
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Name or tag for kana phrase videos

I'd like to know the Japanese name or tag of a type of video that used to be popular on Nico Nico Douga on 2007-2010 (maybe there are still some people making these videos but I can't find them anymore). In these videos the creator would take a…
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What character is missing from Lio Shirazumi's name to allow him be called Lion?

In Kara no Kyoukai, Araya comments to Lio saying that he just needed one character to be called a lion. English-wise, this would be very correct, but given that these characters are talking in Japanese, I doubt that Lio needed an ン, and according to…
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What is Saika constantly posting on the Message Board?

I'm on the first season of Durarara!! (Coalgirls Subs), and on the Message Board Saika often posts random words like Love, Peace, Cut, etc. - All of which are subbed except for this repeated character. Initially I thought that Saika might be…
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What is the reference Kanbara made in episode 4 of Kyoukai no Kanata: Mini Theater special?

At 01:53 of episode 4 of Kyoukai no Kanata: Mini Theater special, after Hiroomi said that Mitsuki was his only idol, this conversation happened (transcribed to the best of my ability): Kanbara: おい、博臣{ひろおみ}、そろそろやめとけよ。美月{みつき}がＭＫ[５]｛ご｝だぞ。 Kuriyama:…
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What does the dialog related to Nanami's quote in the last episode of Bokura Ga Ita mean?

In the last scene of the final episode of Bokura Ga Ita (ep. 26), Yano repeats a quote that Nanami made in an earlier episode. The quote was "it all equals out". In the earlier episode, where the quote originated, Nanami was explaining to Yano…
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Name Suffixes: Does Yaten (Sailor Star Healer) ever refer to Usagi (Sailor Moon) by her civilian name?

Would Yaten use "Tsukino-san" to indicate his emotional distance from her, or merely "Tsukino" to indicate his penchant to be rude? Is there any episode in which Yaten Kou (Sailor Star Healer) either directly addresses Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon) by…
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