<p>While the Japanese language does have various words that are second person pronouns, the most natural way that doesn't have any hidden meaning behind it of referring to the other person is using their name, together with a honorific. </p>

<p>Using a second person pronoun in such situations may come off either as too rude or too intimate (e.g. "anata" is used by a wife/husband to refer to husband/wife, just like "darling" or "honey" in English)</p>

<p>Source: <a href="https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/08/anata-omae-kimi-kisama-meaning.html" rel="noreferrer">https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/08/anata-omae-kimi-kisama-meaning.html</a></p>

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2018-09-03T13:36:58.613Z
2018-09-03T13:36:58.613Z
milleniumbug
<p>I'm watching Blood C, and I'm reminded that in anime, dialog can often consist of characters just saying other character's names.  In this example, most of Tadayoshi Kisaragi's lines towards Saya are just her name.  If I recall, there was a similar situation in Blood+.</p>

<p>This is also epitomized by Mocha and Tskune in <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw3e6VscMCI" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this scene</a>.</p>

<p>Is this an anime thing, a Japanese thing, or a more common trope of some kind?  Western live action media doesn't contain this phenomeon, so I think it's an anime or a Japanese thing.</p>

<p>I'd hazard a guess that this is the voice acting equivalent to non-sakuga animation (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uMlIg9gVdY" rel="nofollow noreferrer">sakuga explained by Gigguk</a>) mean to fill dialog cheaply.</p>

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2018-09-03T13:24:34.887Z
See https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/08/anata-omae-kimi-kisama-meaning.html#not-using-second-person-pronouns
milleniumbug
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2018-09-03T13:28:03.750Z
That would probably be the basis for a good answer.
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Why do characters repeatedly say other characters names?
# Why do characters repeatedly say other characters names?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-09-03
I'm watching Blood C, and I'm reminded that in anime, dialog can often consist of characters just saying other character's names. In this example, most of Tadayoshi Kisaragi's lines towards Saya are just her name. If I recall, there was a similar situation in Blood+.

This is also epitomized by Mocha and Tskune in [this scene](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hw3e6VscMCI).

Is this an anime thing, a Japanese thing, or a more common trope of some kind? Western live action media doesn't contain this phenomeon, so I think it's an anime or a Japanese thing.

I'd hazard a guess that this is the voice acting equivalent to non-sakuga animation ([sakuga explained by Gigguk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uMlIg9gVdY)) mean to fill dialog cheaply.
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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: See https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/08/anata-omae-kimi-kisama-meaning.html#not-using-second-person-pronouns  
> **username_0**: That would probably be the basis for a good answer.  
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### Answer by username_1 on 2018-09-03. Score: 6 | Accepted answer
While the Japanese language does have various words that are second person pronouns, the most natural way that doesn't have any hidden meaning behind it of referring to the other person is using their name, together with a honorific.

Using a second person pronoun in such situations may come off either as too rude or too intimate (e.g. "anata" is used by a wife/husband to refer to husband/wife, just like "darling" or "honey" in English)

Source: <https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2017/08/anata-omae-kimi-kisama-meaning.html>
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