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アニメ. Language used in Japanese animation.

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What's this gesture called? Does it have a name?

What's the meaning and what's this gesture called?
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What does this usage of 'ち' represent?

One currently-airing anime series has the title 「小林さんちのメイドラゴン」, with the official English translation of "Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid." It's not hard to see how the English comes fairly directly from the Japanese (though losing the mild wordplay…
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(one piece) バウンドマン means Bounce man or Bound man?

If you never watch one piece, I need to tell you this first: Gear Fourth in One piece anime is a technic where luffy's body get bigger like a balloon (luffy is a gum man) and during that form he is not able to stand correctly and always bouncing (I…
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What does そこんところ mean?

In JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime, Stardust Crusaders arc, episode 3, a person （花京院｛かきょういん｝）　who JoJo (the protagonist) just saved, asks JoJo why he did that, to which JoJo replies　 さあ、そこんとこだが、俺もよく分からん. Later on, JoJo asks 花京院 why he decided to…
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What it is the meaning of じゃ in 一階で寝てたはずじゃ?

一階で寝てたはずじゃ This sentence is from episode 21 of "Mirai Nikki". The context is that the protagonist is a bit surprised to find the other character sleeping on the second floor. I know that んじゃ／のでは can be used in questions as an abbreviation of…
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What is the meaning of である in 今日の晩餐は松坂牛のステーキにするである

今日の晩餐は松坂牛のステーキにするである Is this related to Nominalisation and は ? If so, would that be equivalent to するのである？ This character is from Mirai Nikki episode 8 and speaks using old words like 吾輩. He is always finishing verbal sentences with である.
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What is the meaning of じゃぞう

せっかくのベッピンさんが台無しじゃぞう This sentence is said by an elder character on Mirai Nikki episode 6. I understand that じゃ is an old way of saying だ but what about ぞう？Is that some kind of 終助詞？ Could that be a misspelling of ぞ？
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What is with "Yuru Camp" title?

If you watch the Yuru Camp anime, I assume you've noticed this. The title of Yuru Camp in Nihongo is ゆるキャン (yuru kyan) and not ゆるキャンプ (yuru kyanpu). Can you explain to me why キャン is used instead of キャンプ which is the literal translation of camp?
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What is the form of this verb 頼まれてた?

I'm practicing understanding japanese by japanese subs of anime. For this moment it is 10 episode of season 2 "Seitokai yakuindomo", the last scene. Here is Tsuda words: **あっ そうだ 買い物 頼まれてた んだ** Translation: Ah! By the way, I was asked to shop some…
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Fullmetal Alchemist "let's go" translation

In Fullmetal Alchemist season 1 episode 15 ("The Ishbal Massacre") at the 22:00 minute mark Person A says to Person B something that sounds to me like: ないぎましょう It is translated as "let's go" in the subtitles. Since I could not find a japanese…
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Polnareff & Kakyoin`s Speech to J.Geil, せるふ?

I was watching JoJo`s Bizarre Adventure and during Polnareff's speech to J.Giel(link here: https://youtu.be/y-Ov19GvGo0?t=22s) he says 22 seconds in: この場合そうゆう and then he says what i hear as: "せるふゆうんじゃね" but i looked せるふ up and it's only definition…
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Can anyone break this sentence down for me 有能な人材がそろっているのも また事実? I mainly don't understand what のも means here

It also seems strange to put and adjective 有能な (capable) before 人材 (capable person). This is a sentence from anime series so I guess all kinds of slang is possible.
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ことに... at the end of a sentence

I've seen in an anime (tsurezure children, episode 1, minute 2:00) a boy who was saying this in his mind: "でも、それじゃ こいつ の 告白 を 横取りする ことに…", and I would like to know what that "ことに…" with that ellipsis means. Also, what omitted words would be…
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What does she say in this video?

Bokusatsu Tenshi Dokuro Chan Season 2 EP1 5:16 I think she says something like 読んでこようだ or maybe 呼んでこやった. I'm just a beginner. I can't make out exactly what she says.
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