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Curious Fact about Akutagawa

First. Have you ever noticed that Akutagawa always refers himself like “Yatsugare”? In Japanese there are many forms of saying “Me” or “I” and it depends of the level of respect by yourself or by the other person. In anime we always listen like “Ore” or “Boku” for boys. Why Akutagawa doesn’t use those ones even if those are more “rude”?

Yatsugare is a way to humble yourself. But it can be interpreted like a way to humiliate yourself too. But that might be not the main reason. Real Akutagawa stories where inspired by stories of ancient times like in XII or XIII century.

“Yatsugare” was used throughout the men and women in ancient times, but since the early modern period, has been limited to use in the place where man was somewhat formal.