Final Fantasy 7’s Use Of ‘Dandy’ In Japanese Is Surprisingly Complex

Final Fantasy 7’s Use Of ‘Dandy’ In Japanese Is Surprisingly Complex

I’ve been playing through Final Fantasy 7 in both English and Japanese at the same time. I’ve been making videos documenting all the tiny little nuances I’ve been finding. Wow! This is the seventh video of that series!

Our cast of characters is following sparse clues as they chase Sephiroth around the world. Today, they’re going to hang out in a beach resort and then climb a mountain. Along the way, we’ll meet this guy:

Final Fantasy 7’s Use Of ‘Dandy’ In Japanese Is Surprisingly Complex

This is one of my favourite text boxes in probably any video game ever. I sure am excited for you all to find out what he’s saying in Japanese.

We’ll also talk to Shinra’s science guy, Hojo, who has his share of admirers:

Final Fantasy 7’s Use Of ‘Dandy’ In Japanese Is Surprisingly Complex

This box is a tiny bit different in Japanese, in that somehow, somewhere, the girl wedges in the word “Dandy”.

I am also excited to keep making these videos. I love making these videos, and hopefully you, at the very least, extremely enjoy watching them.


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