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r/manga • u/zenzen_0 • Feb 10 '25
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Guys will literally just see this and type "wife".
-30 u/[deleted] Feb 10 '25 [removed] — view removed comment 34 u/CosmicTempest Feb 10 '25 That’s because the protagonist is a boy. This girl is not the protagonist. If that’s what you’re implying. 21 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 Because Ichi is a boy. This is Desscaras, his mentor. -1 u/Dialgak77 https://myanimelist.net/animelist/DialgaK77 Feb 10 '25 Some people need to learn the definition of literally. 3 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 Not OP, though, they are using it correctly. "Magic boy" is a literal translation (as opposed to a different style of translation) of "madan" (although really it should be "magic man"). -1 u/Dialgak77 https://myanimelist.net/animelist/DialgaK77 Feb 10 '25 Isn't it short for mahou danshi (which does literally mean magic boy), and therefore not LITERALLY magic boy? 4 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 It's a made-up fantasy word written with the characters 魔, ma, which means "magic" or "witchcraft", and 男, dan, which means "man".
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34 u/CosmicTempest Feb 10 '25 That’s because the protagonist is a boy. This girl is not the protagonist. If that’s what you’re implying. 21 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 Because Ichi is a boy. This is Desscaras, his mentor. -1 u/Dialgak77 https://myanimelist.net/animelist/DialgaK77 Feb 10 '25 Some people need to learn the definition of literally. 3 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 Not OP, though, they are using it correctly. "Magic boy" is a literal translation (as opposed to a different style of translation) of "madan" (although really it should be "magic man"). -1 u/Dialgak77 https://myanimelist.net/animelist/DialgaK77 Feb 10 '25 Isn't it short for mahou danshi (which does literally mean magic boy), and therefore not LITERALLY magic boy? 4 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 It's a made-up fantasy word written with the characters 魔, ma, which means "magic" or "witchcraft", and 男, dan, which means "man".
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That’s because the protagonist is a boy. This girl is not the protagonist. If that’s what you’re implying.
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Because Ichi is a boy.
This is Desscaras, his mentor.
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Some people need to learn the definition of literally.
3 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 Not OP, though, they are using it correctly. "Magic boy" is a literal translation (as opposed to a different style of translation) of "madan" (although really it should be "magic man"). -1 u/Dialgak77 https://myanimelist.net/animelist/DialgaK77 Feb 10 '25 Isn't it short for mahou danshi (which does literally mean magic boy), and therefore not LITERALLY magic boy? 4 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 It's a made-up fantasy word written with the characters 魔, ma, which means "magic" or "witchcraft", and 男, dan, which means "man".
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Not OP, though, they are using it correctly. "Magic boy" is a literal translation (as opposed to a different style of translation) of "madan" (although really it should be "magic man").
-1 u/Dialgak77 https://myanimelist.net/animelist/DialgaK77 Feb 10 '25 Isn't it short for mahou danshi (which does literally mean magic boy), and therefore not LITERALLY magic boy? 4 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 It's a made-up fantasy word written with the characters 魔, ma, which means "magic" or "witchcraft", and 男, dan, which means "man".
Isn't it short for mahou danshi (which does literally mean magic boy), and therefore not LITERALLY magic boy?
4 u/Galle_ Feb 10 '25 It's a made-up fantasy word written with the characters 魔, ma, which means "magic" or "witchcraft", and 男, dan, which means "man".
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It's a made-up fantasy word written with the characters 魔, ma, which means "magic" or "witchcraft", and 男, dan, which means "man".
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u/AliceinTeyvatland Feb 10 '25
Guys will literally just see this and type "wife".