Warning: Nightmare to some, life-ending laughter to others.

YOU ARE MY HOMEY!

Much better than nakama.

DevilKingBaal wrote:

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

Just means someone higher up than you. But it's easier to just keep it as senpai and assume people know what it means than think up an English equivalent based on the given context.

Senpai = Upperclassman or Senior

IT'S NOT THAT HARD

Yeah but how often do you call someone "Upperclassman"? You have to change it up a bit in English or it just sounds unnatural. People are just too lazy or too infatuated with Japanese to bother.

Viz: You are one of us!!!
FUNi: You'll always be my friend!!!

Conclusion: IT'S NOT THAT HARD TO FIND A GOOD ALTERNATIVE!

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

DevilKingBaal wrote:

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

Just means someone higher up than you. But it's easier to just keep it as senpai and assume people know what it means than think up an English equivalent based on the given context.

Senpai = Upperclassman or Senior

IT'S NOT THAT HARD

Yeah but how often do you call someone "Upperclassman"? You have to change it up a bit in English or it just sounds unnatural. People are just too lazy or too infatuated with Japanese to bother.

SENIOR THEN.

It's not that hard.

DevilKingBaal wrote:

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

DevilKingBaal wrote:

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

Just means someone higher up than you. But it's easier to just keep it as senpai and assume people know what it means than think up an English equivalent based on the given context.

Senpai = Upperclassman or Senior

IT'S NOT THAT HARD

Yeah but how often do you call someone "Upperclassman"? You have to change it up a bit in English or it just sounds unnatural. People are just too lazy or too infatuated with Japanese to bother.

SENIOR THEN.

It's not that hard.

How about... sir.

Just sir.

You don't just call someone "senior" either. I suppose the basic equivalent is "Sir".

EDIT: Yeah, what he said.

Kaio wrote:

DevilKingBaal wrote:

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

DevilKingBaal wrote:

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

Just means someone higher up than you. But it's easier to just keep it as senpai and assume people know what it means than think up an English equivalent based on the given context.

Senpai = Upperclassman or Senior

IT'S NOT THAT HARD

Yeah but how often do you call someone "Upperclassman"? You have to change it up a bit in English or it just sounds unnatural. People are just too lazy or too infatuated with Japanese to bother.

SENIOR THEN.

It's not that hard.

How about... sir.

Just sir.

THAT WORKS TOO.

AW HAW! I'M GONNA BE A POKEMON DAISENSEI.

I was watching some season 2 Office and in one episode Dwight was promoted to Sempai, the personal assistant of a sensei.

It was a good episode.

DevilKingBaal wrote:

I HATE MOONSPEAK

*moonface* Moon~?

If Baal ahtes the word Senpai so much, he must have played most of P4 with his fingers in his ears!

SimianWonder wrote:

If Baal ahtes the word Senpai so much, he must have played most of P4 with his fingers in his ears!

that he did not, as he played it a good amount over at my house when he visited.

SimianWonder wrote:

If Baal ahtes the word Senpai so much, he must have played most of P4 with his fingers in his ears!

No. I hate the word but I'm not going to cover my ears while playing an average game that's ony above-average merits were the Protagonist's look, his Persona, Chie, and Naoto. I just wish Atlus USA wouldn't have marketed Persona 3 and 4 to weeaboo's.

AND ALL HONORIFICS SHOULD BE BANISHED FROM LOCALIZED GAMES, MANGA, AND ANIME.

Seriously, I've been reading the Haruhi Light Novel sent over here and I love the translators.

Why?

BECAUSE THERE ARE NO HONORIFICS IN IT. EVEN THE WORD OTAKU DOESN'T SHOW UP AND IT'S GREAT THAT THEY BOTHERED TO LOCALIZE IT.

Honorifics need to be in subtitled anime. And only -chan, -kun, -san and -sama.