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[[File:cit jastusa web comic 22 - rites.png|frame|[[The Worf Effect|Worf-san no warrior skills are now perfect desu.]]]]

 

 

In the [[Anime]] [[Fanfic]] community, the name given to the practice of including in a story the occasional word or sentence (or paragraph!) of Japanese in place of its equivalent in the author's language of choice, [[Self-Demonstrating Article|desu]]. This also occurs in [[Fan Sub|Fansubs]] and [[Scanlation]]s.

 

Using any of these words without context [[Hypocritical Humor|makes you a]] [[Baka]].

 

== 日本のアニメ <small>(Anime)</small> ==

* A general note: If the word "[[baka]]" (a derogatory term, roughly meaning "idiot") appears in any manga or anime, you can be sure that at least some of scanlations/subs leave it untranslated. Probably because it's one of the most well-known Japanese words, even though English words like "idiot" or "fool" could be used without any problems instead.

* In Uncanny X-Men issue 205, Wolverine is severally injured and, while his healing factor tries to put his brain back together, he starts speaking Japanese. By the second line his speech is [[Translation Convention|in bracketed English]] even though the only other character present can't understand it. Strangely Wolverine uses "[[Japanese Pronouns|Boku]]". While correct, it comes off pretty mild given Wolverine's personality.

 

* Parodied in [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/6883898/1/ this] ''[[Death Note]]'' fanfic.

* The ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' fanfic ''[[Tenshi Trail]]'' takes this to ''ridiculous'' extremes, making completely unnecessary word substitutions in both the dialogue and actual writing. What makes this even more baffling is that the show does not take place in Japan and ''none of the main characters are Japanese.'' Some examples include:

{{quote|''"Dozo let me stay."''