Talk:Japanese Second Person Pronouns

Japanese second-person pronouns, also known as nininshoudaimeishi (二人称代名詞) or simply ninshou (二人称) in Japanese, are a way for people in the real world to express themselves, as well as serving as an easy way to give insight into a fictional character's personality. The characters in Starfy use a wide variety of personal pronouns that relate to their personalities, mannerisms, and are also very hard to translate. As they are all equivalents of "You", it is very hard to translate the nuances of each one. This page serves as an explanation of these pronouns as well as a list of the characters that use them, by order of the game they debuted in. (This does not cover characters unique to any of the manga, or charcters who don't have relevance to the main story of the games, such as the 2-4P stars playable in the multiplayer minigames.)

Gender-Neutral Pronouns

Anata (貴方/あなた/アナタ)

Anata is one of the most common personal pronouns, and is closest to the English meaning of "You". It has no gendered connotations, but is considered more formal in many contexts. Characters who use anata don't usually have any particular quirks, but there are exceptions. At least in the Starfy series though, these characters tend to be nicer than most. The characters that use anata are:

Starfy 1: Mermaid, Ruby, Seahorse Mama, Moon, Lumi the Mirror, Kit Fish, Wozart, Dolfy, Dolchina and Dolshe, Miguana, Lalako, Aqua

Starfy 2: Puchi Ogura #4 (ice side), Korisu, Numan, Taiblond, Guidonna, Professoar, Bawss, Echigyoya

Starfy 3: Sgt. Hawky, Mamaus, Hirara

Starfy 4: Mattel, Runosaru, King Owlrun, Prince Coral, Ruskel, Rabiarty, The Gate of Illusion, The Gate of Truth

Starfy 5: Piplion