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Notes on names:
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Haramiya (孕宮) Academy/City- impregnate (孕) + womb (宮), absolutely unhinged name, if this game took place in a university setting I wouldn't have been able to stop myself from translating the school as Pregger U, and as a consequence the city as the superhero-esque Pregopolis.
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Kaijin (怪人) - if you know what a Kaiju (怪獣/"strange beast") is from say Godzilla or Pacific Rim, it's the same kai (怪), with jin (人) meaning person. Kaijin as enemies is also fairly common in Tokuhatsu shows, which this game takes some inspiration from.
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Chigusa (千草)- thousand (千) + grass (草); girl's name, but a very uncommon one because the kanji are so lame, also cows eat grass and Chigusa dresses up like a cow at some point.
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Taneda (種田)-sensei - seed (種) + field (田); he's gonna be seeding Chigusa's field.
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Sekuhara (急原)-sensei - the kanji aren't so important, they were just chosen for the sake of giving his name that pun (sekuhara = sexual harrassment in Japanese).
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All other names you see are written in katakana, which in the context of this game means those characters are generic (except for Nyuru, his is an indication he's non-Japanese).
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Incidentally, Nyuru says Chigusa's name in katakana, which gives it the feeling of a weird/unfamiliar pronunciation, which is why you'll see him say "Chigoosa".
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Also, names are currently in the original Japanese [family name, given name] order. So far this only matters for Chigusa though.
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Other Notes:
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The source has 〇 censoring, but it's kind of inconsistent and mostly used comedically, so I translated them as [beep]'s.
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If you play/read 18+ VNs, you know why.
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Weebism glossary:
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I typically localize weebisms, except when dealing with strictly Japanese settings like this one. Here's a list of brief in-context explanations in the off chance you're playing this and are not a weeb.
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San- most common honorific (name suffix), used here to politely refer to strangers/acquaintances.
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Chan- casual, cutesy "honorific" used typically for young women, pay attention to when Chigusa's classmates start using this when talking to her, and when they drop it to refer to her by name only, which is a sign of intimacy.
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Kun- typically used by those higher in status/rank to address those lower; or in school settings, used by girls addressing their male classmates.
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Dono- old honorific used by samurai to refer to each other, kind of like "Sir X", the photography club uses it because they're nerds and that's the trope in Japanese media.
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Sensei- "teacher", used here to refer to teachers, can be used for other professions.
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Senpai- "senior", used to refer to those of similar but slightly higher status (i.e. upperclassmen).
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Oniisan- "big bro", used here to refer to older male strangers.
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Oneechan- "big sis", similar context as above, Chigusa also uses it self-referentially .
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Ojisan- "uncle", used when older male strangers get too old to be oniisans (middle-aged).
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Tanuki- Japanese raccoon.
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