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what they call themselves

listen, i can go on and on about this. some of this is lost in translation and some of it is just translated straight to names but i gotta yap about pronouns. whichever one is used says a lot about how each character sees themselves. its more than gender. If you watch anime, you probably already know this stuff.

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Ore Users - tough, gruff, and masculine guys that will handle business; might be in a gang or something.

🦇Rui - he calls himself 'Ore-chan'! 🤭 I don't think I ever see that, if at all! Like, he's so masculine enough to use 'Ore' but still cute and boyish enough to add on '-chan'. It's just too cute and automatically made me adore him tbh.

🦇Edward - he's an 'Ore' guy interestingly enough. You would think he would use 'Watashi' since he's a foreign vampire but I guess he fancies himself a tough guy too, lol.

🦇Lyca - as expected.

🎋Haku - love when pretty boys use 'ore'

❄️Kaito - trying to hype himself up, gotta be 😭

❄️Lucas - I def thought he would be a 'boku' boy!

❄️Jin - yep, as expected

🎰Taiga - if he said anything other than 'ore', it would be a problem tbh

🎰Romeo - a little unexpected since he's Italian and a bougie baddie

🧡Ren - such a tuff guy 🤭

🧡Towa - unexpected. like really unexpected. sort of scary.

🔧Alan - of course

🔧Sho - of course

🔧Leo - sort of funny to me but I guess it makes sense.

💉Jiro - pegged him a 'boku' user but nope.

🎪Mio - once again, pretty boy using 'ore' is 👌🏾

🎋Zenji - as expected of my boy

Boku Users - proper little good boys; might be Peter pan.

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💉Yuri - despite how highly he thinks of himself, it's 'boku' 😂 it's sort of cute

🎋Subaru - I would have almost thought 'watashi' user but 'boku' def gives him some personality

🎪Jo - very cute.

🎪Shion - him using 'boku' leads me to believe he is mothefkin crazy, genuinely 😭😂

🎪Elias - i feel like he is too grown to be talkin' bout some 'boku' but okay elias!

🎰Ritsu - if he used 'ore', i would lose it, like, what kind of lawyer???

Watashi Users - refined and proper; may be someone's mom?

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❄️Tohma - as expected, very watashi

🧡Haru - technically he says 'washi'. totally works with his Kansai dialect, it's so jovial. But also, is he a wise old man? Peakaboo's older papi? Lol.

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started playing tokyo debunker last week and i am OBSESSED. highly convinced it could make a fun anime if done right.

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listen, i've only been playing for about 2 months...i don't know what happened...he hit me like a truck. its almost a little unappreciated because i've always been a Sasuke waifu but he's really bout to push my mans off the #1 spot. 😵

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Not me giggling like an idiot, twirling my hair around my finger, talkin' bout some "you got dad energy". 🤭

Listen, you both don't have to try so hard. I'm your simp and slave already 🥴 i prostrate myself 🧎🏿‍♀️

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D-don't just let the baby cry 😢 Hold his hand or something!!!!!

I could never let somebody cry right in front of me without at least extending a tissue or hand. Poor thing! 😭

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Hi, I saw your post about what they call themselves, could you explain more about that, please? What exactly does each one mean and in what context are they used?🤔

Of course, I would love to!

In Japanese language, pronouns like I, You, etc, can reveal a lot about a person or in this case, fictional character, because of longtime historical usage, stereotypes, etc.

While you can easily separate them by men's pronouns and women's pronouns, its not always so cut and dry. Here is my quick and dirty breakdown of the pronouns I know and are used in tkdk.

Personal Pronouns for "I, Me"（all of these mean "I" or "me")

Watashi (私・わたし) : this is the most basic one; the first one you learn in Japanese language class. anyone can use it but usually it's seen more as a woman's pronoun. it has a very refined feel in its usage to me, especially if a man uses it, almost to the point of stiffness.

Watakushi (私・わたくし) : this is an even more refined version of watashi. its super formal. it's used by people in high standing in my mind. Like a butler or lady in waiting. i almost thought Tohma would use it tbh.

Ore (俺・おれ) : this is one i hear frequently. its used mainly by men and young men. it's very masculine, and frequently used by delinquents, gang members, sportsman, and such in Japanese media. if a Japanese guy is talking, they'll like refer to themselves with ore. it could be seen as informal or even rude to use depending on the setting.

Boku (僕・ぼく) : if they can't use ore because of setting, they might use this. this is used by males of all ages, though it's more often used by young boys. girls have been known to use it too but then it makes them seem tomboyish. there's a sense of humbleness to it and if an older man uses it, it makes me think they are trying to stay young forever.

Washi (儂・ワシ) : only Haru uses this! I'm sure it's because of his Kansai dialect but it's also used in fiction to signify a wise old man. By the way, Haru and Shion both speak in Kansai dialect but one uses washi and the other, boku. So it almost seems like Haru loves that Kansai part of himself a lot.

I'll stop here since these are the ones that matter for tkdk, but don't worry! I'll be making more post on what they call others, what MC calls the ghouls, maybe even the teachers too! it's all very interesting to me.

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After 2 months, I finally got his bitch ass 😈

yes, he's my sworn enemy. i still need him for my collection 😤 😤😤

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The vibes are just right over here with yall, just wanna say, gotta say. Straight up easiest fandom to interact with.