TKHikaru13 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 So it's been established that Sakura uses honorifics even with her closest siblings. Heck in the trailer she even refers to Kamui as 'Nii-sama'. Correct me if I'm wrong, but usually Japanese families drop the honorifics when they're in private. So it's kind of odd Sakura uses them even around her family. Is this just a quirk of her character or did something happen to make her do this? Anyone else have other ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoshidokoala Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Well I personally think it is more of a quirk of her character and that IS might have made her like this as it kind of accentuates her innocence and (I guess) shyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanima Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Well, they are all royalty so it's definitely not abnormal for Sakura to use more formal language. I think it's just to illustrate her natural shyness along with with her reverance for her elder siblings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirokan Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I think it is just a character quirk. The formal with everyone type is an archetype that appears in various places. They may or may not put a reason behind it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatsumaFSoysoy Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 It's natural that as a member of the royal family, you'd be taught etiquette etc., but pretty much every main Lord in the series doesn't care about that sort of stuff. Sakura just happens to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lexington Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Well, seeing as she probably never met Kamui before, calling him Nii-sama instead of something more familiar is not that suprising. As for the rest, she is the youngest of the royal Hoshido siblings, so respecting her already accomplished siblings doesn't seem that weird, add some shyness and voila! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NekoKnight Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Well, seeing as she probably never met Kamui before, calling him Nii-sama instead of something more familiar is not that suprising. As for the rest, she is the youngest of the royal Hoshido siblings, so respecting her already accomplished siblings doesn't seem that weird, add some shyness and voila! This is my thought. While Elise knows Kamui well enough to use familiar titles like "oniichan", Sakura only knows Kamui by his position of "older brother" so she uses a respectful but more emotionally distant "Lord Brother". It's either that or she's just hitting the "imouto" tropes from a different angle. Elise is a type A, openly affectionate little sister. Sakura is a type B, worshiping her older brother but is too shy to openly display affection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eveangaline Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 She's a kid, maybe she has trouble switching between them for the right context? So instead of risking using the informal at a time it would be improper, she just uses the formal that way she can't ever mess up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewangdebanji Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Korean uses a very similar system of honorifics and nowadays it is common for children to drop the honorifics with siblings and even parents depending on the family, but back in the old days honorifics were commonly used for older siblings. I assume Japanese wouldn't differ too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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