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Aniki or Oneechan - I'm confused
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Hiya ... I'm pretty sure this question has been posed, but I couldn't find a thread for it.
I managed to snag me the 80's Astroboy series on DVD (YAAAAAY) ....
And I decided to watch it in Japanese - because I do love the Japanese language muchly ...
But I noticed something I don't quite follow.
Now, we know "Oneechan" means big sister, right? "Aniki" means big brother.
But Uran refers to Astro as "Oneechan" ...
Is it a gender thing? I watched the deleted scenes, and Daddy Walrus does tell Astroboy he is a very BAD Aniki ... But, as I said, Uran calls him Oneechan.
So I am wondering. Is it because she is a girl that she refers to him in that way? I know in most Asian cultures, the way you address someone is directly related to your gender and position within the family ... (Living in a Vietnamese family and being completely confused by the whole thing there has taught me that much - but the terms used are very different)
So please help me out on this one ...
Thankee ...
SJ
Oh and BTW: The Deleted scenes are a riot!! The one for "Uran's Twin" had me peeing ... It was actually the two of them singing about Uran ... LOL!
Anyway - back to work...
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