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漫画. For questions about language usage in the context of Japanese comics (manga).

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What do the triangles, circles, and squares mean in the context of manga?

I was reading Crayon Shin-chan—a Japanese manga—and came across a frame where the characters' speech bubbles contain circles, triangles, and crosses where words should be. I asked a couple of my Japanese friends about what the shapes meant but none…
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Is 明朝 a typo for 早朝?

I am puzzled by the use of 明朝 in the below panel. Using 明朝 here would be quite a wordy way to say ５日後の早朝. I checked an English translation today and it seems like 明朝 actually means 早朝?
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Understanding「お金持ってて悪い人じゃなければ」

A college student リナ shares her experience with パパ活 (each line represents a single bubble in manga) あのね リナ、パパ活やってるの ...普通の食事だけじゃないやつ... お金持ってて悪い人じゃなければ お父さんぐらいの歳のおじさんとも 平気で寝られる I have trouble comprehending lines 3 to 5. Does it mean "with guys who…
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What degree of uncertainty do かな and たぶん imply?

Translation: "7 years ago there was a guy called ‘Cell’…[Dabra]’s probably about as strong as him…” かな: I wonder; I guess たぶん: perhaps; probably Would these versions be just as accurate?: A. "[Dabra]'s probably about as strong as him, I…
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おすすめ品 on Doujins in Akihabara

I have seen おすすめ品 written on stickers on doujins in Akihabara. In one shop this was literally on every single doujin. From what I know おすすめ品 means recommended goods, which makes no sense here, as its on every product... Does おすすめ品 have a specific…
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i don't understand 一人分

I can't understand a sentence. Could you help me please ? アンタ一人分くらい私の稼ぎで回せるっての i don't understand "一人分" I understand that as "I paid your expenses with my income" The previous sentence is "言っとくけど１円も使ってないわよ" and she just told her nephew that his…
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「あんたもマンガだ！！」 - how to understand it?

Here is a page from a classic manga ドクタースランプ: https://i.stack.imgur.com/3llww.png In this chapter the professor shows Arale a camera than can look into the future. In the bottom frame Arale says to him that this reminds her of ドラエモン, to which he…
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Double 者 (read もの) in a compound sentence

While reading manga of 進撃の巨人, we stumbled upon a compound sentence having 者 mentioned twice, both marked with は and at the end of that sentence. While we managed to understand (at least in our opinion, which seems to align with translations to the…
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Understanding 「あいつの事だ、陸でも見えりゃ自力で下りるだろう」

I need help understanding the panel below from One Piece chapter 8. Zoro was trying to rescue Luffy who got trapped in a bird's mouth. He met Buggy's pirates along the way. Specifically on this part とにかくまっすぐ漕げ あいつの事だ 陸でも見えりゃ自力で下りるだろう What does…
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What does「程よく埋もれたい感」mean here?

The guys were arguing which physique is more attractive. I'm lost on understanding the 隙間も程よく埋もれたい感の圧勝だろ part. Does 程よく埋もれたい感 mean "feeling of wanting to be covered" or something? What 感 means here?
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What does そういうのができたんだよ mean in this context?

In the manga strip below, they received a report that graphics used in their game are too explicit. I am not sure what he meant by そういうのができたんだよ. What does そういうの refer to?
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What does "ぶっ飛ぶ" mean?

相性がよければいいほどブッ飛ぶよ？ I don't understand the meaning of "ぶっ飛ぶ" in this sentence. After searching on Jisho I found "lack common sense" or "be extremely surprised" is that it ?
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Is there a difference between 同じ気, 同じの気, and 気の同じ?

https://i.stack.imgur.com/44LMP.jpg There is debate about whether おなじ気 is referring to the amount of Ki or the general feeling of Ki. I looked up the Japanese text and wondered if the lack of a の character might shed any light.
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What does "本人と似て" mean?

In this sentence I don't understand the beginning "どうせ 本人と似て軽薄でキラキラしただけの---" For me it's : Anyway, they look alike, brilliant and frivolous But I'm not sure. Could someone please help me ? And if someone could explain to me the meaning of だけの in…
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What is omitted after でも in this panel?

From Oshi no ko ch. 126, Ichigo, the guy in the panel below, realized that he was conditioned by Aqua to go to a particular store from the very beginning. Notice that in the second panel, 時間の問題でも ended with eclipses. It makes me wonder how 時間の問題でも…
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