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D. Luscinius's avatar

Thank you for the shout out! And I definitely got sidetracked from reading this, so if I wait to comment until finishing, I would again fall outside the engagement window.

Just one bit about the Toji accent: Kansai dialect is supposedly quite recognizable and sounds funny to Japanese speakers; many comedians also come from the region. Azumanga Daioh has my favorite instance, with a character from Osaka (in Kansai region) and so all the stereotypes come up and the dub gives her a Texan accent: https://youtu.be/Vly4BN8W8HE

But yes, there is no reason for Toji to sound quite like that!

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Alex Scott's avatar

For "manga-ization," there's actually a term in JMDict, "comicalize." I first found it in a tweet by Witch Hat Atelier creator Kamome Shirahama, about she'd like to comicalize Lord of the Rings.

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