How the Little Brother Who Turned Into a Girl Became His Big Brother's Girlfriend - Ch. 190

[MangaDex]

 

[reicchimaster]

So since Mangadex is now officially the Crunchyroll for manga, this series might get removed. TL should really migrate now like seriously.

 

[undeadman]

Trans themes go hard in languages with gendered personal pronouns

 

[Gothic_Catalyst]

Thank you for the chapter.

 

[Takuma_Aki]

Right… ore > boku > watashi really is cute
My language also use multiple pronouns, each with different connotations attached so I totally get it. Too bad the nuance is completely lost in EN.

As far as I understand she went from Masculine > Tomboy > (leaning) Feminine

 

[Koneko_Nyaa]

Totally a girl. His brain has long since been corrupted.

 

[EigoRose]

Right… ore > boku > watashi really is cute
My language also use multiple pronouns, each with different connotations attached so I totally get it. Too bad the nuance is completely lost in EN.

As far as I understand she went from Masculine > Tomboy > (leaning) Feminine

Effectively, you are correct. Gendered language in Japanese is more "gendered expectations of formality" wherein "Femininity is polite, masculinity is rough" and ore is super rough, boku is common amongst tomboys (in anime, obviously IRL it's less common. For more info, look up bokukko) and guys who want to be cool whilst still being sorta polite in a familiar setting (Think Persona 5 Akechi when you first see him), and watashi is pure polite. (Technically watashi is neutral since EVERYONE is expected to use it, but due to the spectrum of expectations, girls end up using it a lot more.)