There are MANY Japanese pronouns for "I/me", but we mostly just have "I/me", so a translation into English will naturally "flatten" everything down and lose all of the unique traits found in the original Japanese
This is just how translation is, so it's sometimes helpful to "re-inflate" the translation with those lost traits in some other way, otherwise the translation will be a shadow of the original, and the author's intent might not shine through fully
Translating "I / me" from English INTO Japanese is another obstacle that translators have to deal with, and while using "watashi" is the safe default, it leaves everything feeling clinical and "translation-ese" feeling, this is why it's helpful to give translators lots of extra info about characters rather than just throw a ton of .doc files at someone and saying "here, translate."
RE: those Japanese game industry quotes about English being "simplistic" due to pronouns, here's some related info:
● I / Me in Japanese
legendsoflocalization.com/articles/per...
● Translations as "paintings"
legendsoflocalization.com/media/misc/a...
●日本語版
legendsoflocalization.com/media/misc/a...
11.03.2026 22:22
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But you just said it sounded pornographic
10.03.2026 21:38
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What about being rich in hot messiness?
10.03.2026 20:11
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Seis siete
10.03.2026 14:59
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there should be more women
09.03.2026 00:29
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Make your own ads 😈
09.03.2026 13:59
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Meeting my son
09.03.2026 11:19
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But what if they were in Mystery Dungeon though
#pixelart #pokemon
05.03.2026 02:45
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I misread this as you being dominated by femboys and trans women
05.03.2026 04:11
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No surprise from me either
04.03.2026 12:40
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aap?
04.03.2026 11:35
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boat?
03.03.2026 19:43
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Do you have adhd?
03.03.2026 05:18
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Thanks Volf, now I’ll say 5 things I like, and make 5 people do the same
✏️ Drawing
❗Useless facts
🎮 Video games
🥘 My wok pan
🌍 Google Earth
@sahbeetle.bsky.social
@ceiling-karasu.bsky.social
@sugarjuche666.bsky.social
@geumsaegi.bsky.social
@stickyos.bsky.social
18.02.2026 13:38
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I am now forced to guns
18.02.2026 12:23
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just what kind of exhibition it is
18.02.2026 08:38
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Where is this at?
18.02.2026 05:52
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photo of a rainbow secret rare pikachu vmax card in a display case (swsh vivid voltage 188/185 illustrated by aky CG Works)
oh i also saw big fat gay pikachu irl
17.02.2026 07:36
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there is actually an english dub of that one already
13.02.2026 17:15
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which anime?
13.02.2026 17:10
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make your own dub 😈
13.02.2026 16:56
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maybe they’re pregnant and needs to wait another three months
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handmade monkey therian mask from etsy
apparently monkey therians do exist
13.02.2026 16:35
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what’s it like being stuck in the elevator? I don’t have enough elevators in the countryside to get stuck in
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Explain communist theory like I'm 5 years old
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does the leader count?
26.01.2026 12:51
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An ad w a large-bellied man. The danish text below saying 'your intestine is sending you signals'.
Speaking of which, I got this ad this morning
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which type of uniform does claude the blue wear?
20.01.2026 15:30
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how are you holding up?
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Monke
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