Kansai Regional Accent: Difference between revisions

** [[Excel Saga (manga)|In the manga]], however, his dialect is not Kansai at all, but Okayama (which happens to be much closer to the series' setting of Fukuoka, as well). His accent in the manga could even be considered a bit of [[Lampshade Hanging]], commenting indirectly on the fact that everyone in Fukuoka is inexplicably speaking Standard Japanese, rather than Hakata-ben.

* In episode 18 of ''[[Keroro Gunsou]]'', Kururu invents a machine to change one's accent to Kansai-ben in order to make them better at a [[Boke and Tsukkomi Routine]] contest. The English dub goes for a different tack, where it makes Natsumi "[[Blue Collar Comedy|swear like a comedian]]".

* The American dub version of Osaka from ''[[Azumanga Daioh]]'' speaks in a Houston accent. The translated manga version of the series actually portrayed her with an unwieldy Brooklyn accent ("Fughedaboudit!") in the first volume before inexplicably switching to a Southern/Texan one. Osaka herself is a reversal of the personality stereotype, and initially goes through the standard 'Not all Osaka folk are like that' speeches. When it comes to loud boisterous behaviour, Osaka herself ranks with [[Gentle Giant]] Sakaki, child genius Chiyo, and possibly bits of the architecture.

** In the Russian translation of the manga the "Kansai" phrases that Osaka uses in her first appearance are in Ukrainian. Considering the Russian sterotypes of Ukrainians as unsophisticated and greedy, the fit seems close enough. The translator also makes a side note to the effect of "Kansai-ben is not ''that'' different from standard Japanese, but Yukari probably thinks otherwise".