41
anime_irl (ani.social)
submitted 2 weeks ago by kiri@ani.social to c/anime_irl@ani.social

src: 'New Game' ch. 65

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 6 points 2 weeks ago

I am confused. Why does the woman in the black shirt think the woman in the white shirt cannot speak Japanese?

[-] Sas@beehaw.org 6 points 2 weeks ago

It took me a bit because of the reading order. I tried right, left, right left first but it's all right then all left. Makes a lot more sense that way

[-] wjs018@ani.social 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Basically, whenever you see a column of four panels like this, just read it top to bottom, right to left. This is a standard form within manga called a 4-koma. There are whole series written exclusively in this style though they tend not to be as popular outside Japan. One of the more recently popular is Tomo-chan Is a Girl!

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

Thank you. I had not seen this layout prior. (Plus the Japanese in English thing.)

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago
[-] Uruanna@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

Right column first, left column second, black shirt woman is speaking in Japanese in the second panel, white shirt woman goes "?" in the following third panel. Then in the left column, black shirt woman speaks French.

[-] MNByChoice@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago

Oh!

And the "Japanese" is written in English, while the French is "subtitled". Two languages total, not three.

[-] m4xie@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 weeks ago

Because the woman in the white shirt speaks to her in French, and feigns incomprehension when replied to in Japanese.

It seems pretty logical, no?

this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2025
41 points (97.7% liked)

anime_irl

1690 readers
69 users here now

A community for sharing relatable real-life situations depicted in anime.


Rules

  1. All post titles must be "anime_irl".

  2. All posts must be an image, gif, or video of relatable situations depicted in anime.

  3. No sexually explicit images (i.e. full nudity). Lewd/ecchi must be tagged as NSFW.

  4. All posts and comments must abide by the AniSocial Content Policy.


(If you would like to moderate this community, please send a message to the admin.)

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS