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For questions which are likely to require knowledge of the Japanese language to answer. Note that generic questions about the Japanese language are off-topic here. Questions with this tag must still be primarily about anime or manga.

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 text in final frame of Magi?

Here is the final frame of episode 25 of Magi: The Kingdom of Magic: It is the final end card of not just the episode, but the series. It shows after the credits and ending song. The exclamation mark in the text implies to me that it says something…
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Why is "Sousei no Onmyouji" translated to "Twin Star Exorcists"?

How exactly does Sousei no Onmyouji translate to Twin Star Exorcists? I tried Google Translate, but that didn't give me any satisfactory results. So what do Sousei and Onmyouji literally mean?
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Why does Chika call Miyuki as 'kun' (not 'san') but Kaguya 'san' (not 'chan')? (Re anime s2 and live action 1st movie)

Chika Fujiwara calls Miyuki Shirogane as Miyuki-kun during the brief periods in s2 and the 1st live action that Miyuki isn't president. However, for the entire anime, manga and live action movies last I checked Chika calls Kaguya Shinomiya as…
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Why when being romantically affectionate do these ex-romantic partner step-siblings call each other by last name? (Motokano S01E01)

1st episode of new anime adaptation of light novel series My Stepmom's Daughter Is My Ex aka Mamahaha no Tsurego ga Motokano datta: Yume Ayai and Mizuto Irido have recently become step-siblings. Before they were step-siblings they used to date. It…
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Why does Yor call Loid as Loid-san when with others?

I thought it was part of Yor's politeness trope, but this is what ConMan said: To each other, probably just Loid-san. When I said she would call him anata, I was thinking more in the situations where they need to play up their relationship in front…
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1st episode: Why does Raiha call Itsuki by 1st name (presumably without knowing the existence of the other quints until S01E04)?

What I understand is that the quints are called by their 1st names, in situations where they would normally be called by their last names, for obvious reasons (that they're quints. Extend in general to half/step siblings of the same age an last…
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What is Battler saying in Japanese whenever e asks a witch to repeat something (in red)?

It sounds like 'shoyukyu'. For example, here, in episode 18 of the anime (part of the 3rd arc of the anime, which corresponds to the 3rd episode of the VN Banquet of the Golden Witch), Battler (or anyone on the human side eg Erika Furudo, Ange…
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What is "One Piece" called in Japanese?

Attack on Titan = Shingeki no Kyojin Food Wars = Shokugeki no Soma Jojo's Bizarre Adventure = JoJo no Kimyou na Bouke Darker Than Black = Kuro no Keiyakusha Fighting Spirit = Hajime no Ippo Assassination Classroom = Ansatsu no Kyoushitsu Code…
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What is the difference between "weeb", "weeaboo", and "otaku"?

I would like to know why people would like being called a weeb instead of an otaku and why there is so much drama about "weeb", "weeaboo", and "otaku".
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Why does Miku's colleague refer to Miku by last name but addresses Miku by 1st name?

From S02E10 of The Quintessential Quintuplets Above, we see that Miku is working part-time at some bakery. Yotsuba is visiting Miku at the bakery where Miku has just started working part-time. Miku's seniour colleague refers to Miku as Nakano-san…
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What do witches say when they refuse a repetition request (復唱 要求)?

For example Episode 18, Eva-Beatrice refuses a repetition request by saying 'I refuse!' Sounds like 'kyohi suru wa'. In episode 9, Beatrice says 'I refuse.' Sounds like 'kyohi suru'. In episode 14, Beatrice says more elaborately 'I refuse to…
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Is Moeha the 2nd person Kaguya has addressed by 1st name only?

I ask here about how in S03E10, Kaguya addresses Moeha (Chika Fujiwara's imouto) by 1st name only after previously, in S02E02, A - expressing reluctance to do the same for Kei (Miyuki Shirogane's imouto) and B - addressing Moeha as…
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Why is Kaiji referred to by 1st name while Akagi is referred to by last name?

Kaiji and Akagi similarities They are both gambling manga series written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. They were both adapted into anime series and live action series/movies. They both have a single word in the title which is the name that the title…
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How Kaguya addresses Moeha Fujiwara

In S03E10, why does Kaguya address Moeha (Chika Fujiwara's imouto) by 1st name only after previously, in S02E02, A - expressing reluctance to do the same for Kei (Miyuki Shirogane's imouto) and B - addressing Moeha as Moeha-san? Actually, afaiu,…
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