“Anime Characters Don’t Talk Like Real Japanese People” Explained
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In this video, I’ll explain how “anime Japanese” is different from “real-life Japanese”
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I hope I covered the most important stuff in this video. It's a really fun topic to talk about and there are many subtle differences even many Japanese people are not fully aware of.
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When he talked about the english example of enunciation I thought of how in The Owl House Luz directly quotes Azura multiple times saying “Do not Underestimate me Gilder Snake. For I am the good witch Azura, warrior of peace” which it’s enunciated and sounds like it’s from a book (because it is) and then says “Noweat this sucka!” the way I speeled it is the way she puts the enunciation with bo space in between “now” and “eat” which sounds more natural. I hope I explained it good
Can I use the same one to be respectful all the time? Like masu can I just use that one
6:24 Is this word "そうか" (Sōka) also anime style? Sounds cool
Is it similar with なるほど (Naruhodo)?
"Sōka" even fits here, but "kisama" doesn't really fit in this rebuilt dialogue.
1:17 Yeah, she sounds excactly like Megumin
Why is that horrible f-ing demon on your desk bro?!
It's not just the intonation I find strange in Anime and their video game counterparts. I also find the choice of words strange.
For example, has anyone played Metaphor: reFantazio? In the beginning, you are collecting your armour and someone behind you is getting in your face and this character steps in to stop it. The thing is that he goes "Oh, forget the tribes. This is a matter of pride" and then asks him to apologise to them both 😂.
In the real world, he'd just get his delicate lights punched out.
Saying anime characters talk like Japanese people is like saying that Americans are supposed to speak like bugs bunny.
Marh vs japan doesn't think the same🗿
i was in a japanese course and i used a phrase from a female character. it was hot and i said, "atsui wa ne" and the teacher laughed and said that it was female language hahah
Oh, you mean people can't jump 10 meters in the air, or cleave mountains in half? I've been lied to!
あ、10米上をジャンプするなか、山が半分を切るなんだか？うそ!
(hopefully i did good on this)
Lovin that Kyubey plushie! Rise of Walpurgis is almost here!
I don’t know if you still read comments, but I just wanted to say I am VERY disappointed in your section for かい? we didn’t get a reference to Oshino Meme, who’s tag line is, in my humble opinion, as iconic as Hanekawa’s.
Thank you for the great video though haha!
amazing vid
I once read, concerning Kuchiki Byakuya, that his use of Kisama, initially, when talking to Kurosaki Ichigo during their battle, derives from the fact that he has a very archaic type of speaking… As expected from a 250 year old character that doesn't interact with the World of the Living…
Most anime characters aren't Japanese. But their japanese voice actors, of course, dont talk like that in real life just like their English Dub counterparts.
Cartoonish sounding? I have a way of speaking, which is apparently very normal with us having autism. To be quite specific with what we usually say – to my knowledge.
I've heard that I often speak like an AI, or a robot. Sure, it's been used for my character, to make the way I speak to better fit in. Also, I'm not fluent in English, as I – a European – have often tendencies to learn things from the basics and up. Grammatics, formality and all.
This will possibly occur as I learn basic Japanese, too.
Are there any popular anime shows where they actually speak normally, to that of Japanese and not anime?
I like the way that anime villains in Dragon Ball speak. 何で カカロットはこの俺様を上回る！
Rika Takahashi didn’t speak naturally in that “real life” scene either 😂. Since you normally can’t be natural/spontaneous in Japanese culture, everything is highly constructed, and to go to acting or anime you simply have to change from one type of fakeness to another.
They also don’t behave like Japanese people. Japanese girls are so cold and harsh compared to anime cuteness 😂
JoJo characters don't speak like normal people in any language
I saw an interview with Mark Hamel where he talked about voice acting and how you have to generally over act. Granted he tends to play overly dramatic characters like the Joker. Which is a bit like Megumin where they show that she comes from a culture where her over the top speeches are a regional dialect of sorts. I've notice dub vs sub that you'll often get a difference in how dramatic a character might talk. I was wonder yesterday why they don't have dubs speak with a Japanese accent at least. I noticed they gave a German accent to Momiji Sohma in Fruits Basket.
Man the Japanese languae is REALLY nuianced.
How disappointing de gozaru
They don't look like Japanese people too.
3:21 to be fair, no, that's because Rick & Morty's characters are portayed as silly on purpose
Ahhh…the 2 choices: speak like a robot; speak like an anime character 😂