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This is why language barrier SUCKS. In the manga (and the Japanese dub), the way Satoru replies to Suguru’s concern for him on Okinawa beach is so nuanced, it gets lost in translation.
Chapter 70, Satoru’s english line is “you’re here too.”
The original Japanese version is “オマエもいる”. (Omae mo iru). On the surface, that also means “you’re here too.” But there is so much nuance with the chosen word for “you”, オマエ.
Generally speaking pronouns are avoided altogether in Japanese, but especially the ones addressing someone as “you.” It can be seen as derogatory, rude, or weird, so a lot of people avoid it and use someone’s name or title instead.
Especially for “Omae”, generally it’s used to signify the speaker sees the other person as lower than themselves. When it doesn’t mean that, it can mean:
- addressing a very very close friend (usually between men only) and this implies a certain level of trust and understanding between the two for the point to come across as closeness and not disrespect
- addressing one’s beloved as a sign of protectiveness (this is a more recent and modern application of the word)
Satoru wouldn’t be addressing Suguru in a rude way. We all know how deeply he respects him, no matter what. What I think is very interesting is that Akutami chooses to write it out in Katakana (オマエ) instead of Hiragana (おまえ) or Kanji (お前). Generally speaking Katakana is only reserved for foreign words, which makes it stand out more. It could be stylistic. Or it could be to put emphasis on the word.
I think it’s meant to add depth to the bond between Suguru and Satoru. It’s as if to convey, these two characters share a special closeness that isn’t present between themselves and others outside of the bond.
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not to derail the netherlands discussion going on here but you all keep mentioning all sorts of places that i assume are all over the country and me being american (sorry !) was like "doesnt that take like. 10 hours to get to??" only to google it and find it's like 2.5 hours across the whole country. i was so surprised that i had to come into your inbox and tell you lmao
lmfao yeah we're tiny, all of the places i mentioned are in amsterdam though! every famous thing or tourist spot you've ever heard of is all within the one city, because for some reason ppl outside the netherlands (especially outside europe) don't seem to know that there's a netherlands outside of amsterdam 😭 i think dutch tourist offices just forgor to tell everyone there's other cities too
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i was trying to find my pagliacci joke post but it wasn’t showing up in search so i was going through my #my job wrapped tag because i knew it was in there and oh my god. Can you believe all these things happened on the same day and the pagliacci joke happened FIRST
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forgot to post this here too
goodbye splatoon 1 thanks for ruining my life i’ll always love you <3
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BRO THIS IS NOT HOW I THOUGHT ITERATION TWO WOULD TURN OUT???? DIDN'T YOU WAKE UP EARLY??? HAVE YOU CHECKED THAT ANY OF THIS SHIT HAS ACTUALLY STARTED HAPPENING YET BECAUSE OTHERWISE YOU JUST SOUND INSANECRAZY
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I actually live in a lawless city btw. So much for the civilized west when theres a football game in town
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The amount of people who come to see movies the morning of New Years is mind boggling. You all should be hungover and/or sleeping in until noon At Least. Please go home so I can go home
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