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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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Can someone explain the term "oranyan"?

I had never heard the word "oranyan" before reading this question. The question made it sound like the term referred to a male tsundere. I searched this site for more mentions of "oranyan", but only found the linked question. I Googled for more…
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What is the paper at Saki's desk in From the New World about?

I've been wondering this for ages: At the end of From the New World, Saki has this piece of paper on her desk. Below you can see it (and somebody translated them to Spanish). Apparently these are names, and some of them are followed by a number.…
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Does the usage of katakana in manga have any specific meaning?

I don't read japanese, but I can distinguish katakana/hiragana./kanji I've noticed that some mangas use a mixture of both. Does the usage of katakana in a primarily hiragana/kanji manga mean anything?
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What is the meaning of the title, "Dorohedoro"?

I just finished watching Dorohedoro and loved it, but I am confused as to what the title means exactly? I searched Google to see what it meant and something comes up saying "doro" means "mud", and "hedo" means "vomit" or "nausea", but then what…
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What is the kanji on the fan that Kaguya gives to Shirogane in season 2 episode 2?

In the anime Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai, Season 2, Episode 2, when Kaguya gives a fan for the Shirogane's birthday it shows that she wrote a kanji that, according the subtitles, is "Unyielding Diligence In One's Studies". I'd like to ask for some…
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What was the shop that Subaru went into?

In Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS episode 6, Subaru and the team makes a stop at a local shop while on a class field trip. Aoi is with them as well, and reads the sign out as "Youjiya": In the next cut, she says it aloud again, and says it as "toddler…
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Is it usual in anime/manga/japanese to use ブツ as onomatopoeia of mumbling?

In My Hero Academia we see that when Midoriya is mumbling they use ブツ to symbolize it. Is this the rule for anime/manga/japanese or does it only happen in My Hero Academia?
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What is the official name for Liore?

I'm currently watching the FMA live action movie, which has Reole on its maps/subtitles. It seems as though this might also be true in the manga, at least according to this Wikia. However, Liore or Lior is the standard transliteration that I've seen…
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Is Asta speaking a specific dialect?

In Black Clover, at least in the anime, Asta frequently shortens します (shimasu) into しゃす (shasu). Is that supposed to be indicative of an accent or dialect, or is there some other reason for him to do that?
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What meaning does the nickname "Kyon" has?

In the Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi, the main character's nickname is "Kyon" (キョン). From the novel, the origin of the name is explained: By the way, Kyon would be me. My aunt was the one who first called me that. A few years ago, my…
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What or who is "Minami" in "Search for Minami"?

In chapter 63 of Kare Kano, Arima appears on a television show called Search for Minami after he is recognised for his academic and athletic prowess. The beginning of the show is depicted in the manga, and it begins with: Hello! And welcome to the…
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Where did Asuka think "Monaka" came from?

In the bonus episode, the group of players who don't make the cut to play in the competition form a B-Squad named Monaka, after the first character of their three second-year members' names. When they announce this name to the rest of the club,…
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Why is the series called "Amaama to Inazuma"?

The English title of the series Sweetness and Lightning is a pun on the idiom "sweetness and light". The original Japanese title is Amaama to Inazuma (甘々と稲妻). I wanted to find out if there was a similar pun behind the Japanese title, so I started…
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What does Minato's teleportation kunai say?

So I've been wondering what Minato's teleportation kunai said, but I have found nothing. I can only recognize the first and second characters. The first one means Shinobi, and the second one means love. I can't understand the last two. So my…
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Does the title of Bobobo-bo bobo-bo mean anything?

Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo (ボボボーボ・ボーボボ) is certainly a strange anime, but does the title mean anything? The main character's name is also Bobobo-bo Bobo-bo (Bo-Bobo for short - but not Bo). Some of the other names in the series are jokes - there is someone…
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