Anime, Manga and Dorama that feature Kansai-dialect speakers

Hello !!

For my MA Thesis, I am in need of anime, manga and/or dorama that feature characters that are considered to speak what is called Kansai-dialect or Osaka-dialect.

Can you name a few, preferably with the specific character mentioned?

Thank you very much !!

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:10 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Is a variety show OK? HeyHeyHey! Music Champ and Downtown DX's Matsumoto and Hamada (aka Downtown) both speak in Kansai dialect (aka Kansai-ben) in their jokes usually. Most Manzai(Kansai style comedy) acts also speak Kansai dialect. Hope this helps! Big Smile

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 10:48 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Osaka?

How about the anime "Abenobashi Mahou Shotengai" (Magical Shopping Arcade Abenobashi). It's set in Osaka, and the dialect is used in the show, probably the most by the lead character: Satoshi "Sasshi" Imamiya.

Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 11:37 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Oh I know one drama in which they speak Kansai-ben !
It's Ganbatte Ikimasshoi.
Well, you can guess from the title itself ^^

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:08 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

From what's in my head now,

Drama
- Ganesha in Yume wo kanaeru zou.
- Sometimes the main characters (Rokuro & Rikako) in 33 Pun Tantei speak with kansai-ben. (I think there's one whole episode in Season 2 that takes place in Osaka but I'm not sure about that.)

Anime
- Heiji & Kazuha & Heiji's family in Meitantei Conan (Detective Conan, a.k.a. Case Closed)

If you want to look into video game as well, both Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side 1 and 2 have characters that speak with Kansai-ben. (Madoka in Girl's Side 1 and Haruhi and Chris in Girl's Side 2).

I just used Google with keyword "Kansai-ben, Anime, Drama" and found a lot of related links so you should try that too. ^_^

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 12:22 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

The manga/anime Lovely Complex (ラブ・コン) is well known for its use of the Kansai dialect. ALL the characters speak it.

Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:45 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Thank you very much for your help so far.

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 1:27 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

^ Interesting idea...
Any reason why you are focusing purely on the Kansai dialects as opposed to any regional dialect in Japan?

I think a great source for seeing how dialects used in dramas compare to the real thing are NHK asadoramas. Whenever the storylines are outside the Kanto area, they generally try to bring in elements of the region's dialect into the characters... But at the same time, they can't go completely into some of these dialects because if they did/could I'm sure nobody would understand what the characters were saying Fear

I've only (relatively) recently gotten hooked on this form of drama, but here are a some good examples of Kansai region dialects from the asadoramas I've seen in recent years. I decided to add the other dialects used in the series as well... ^_^;;; (Prefecture - dialect)

Chiritotechin - Wada Household (Fukui - Wakasa), Most everybody else (Osaka)
DanDan - Megumi (Shimane - Izumo), Nozomi (old Kyoto Gion dialect -- chracters are geiko)
Kaze no Haruka - Haruka (Kyushu - Oita-ben), characters from Soyokaze Travel Agency etc (Osaka-ben)

And just because....
Junjou Kirari - Sakurako, Tatsuhiko (Aiichi - Mikawa), Sugi Togo (Aomori - Tsugaru) <- incidentally, the actor playing Sugi Togo, Nishijima Hidetoshi, got to use the Tsugaru accent again in the regular/renzoku drama, Yama Onna Kabe Onna

Posted: Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:00 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

There's a big list of movies, anime, manga, music, etc. that feature the Kansai dialect. As well as some videos and such comparing it to the standard dialect.

It also covers some basic expressions and parts of the grammar that change for Kansai.

http://web.mit.edu/kansai/index.html

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:05 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Doesn't Tomo-chan speak in Kansai-ben in Azumanga Daioh?

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 2:35 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

All downtown/Gaki no Tsukai shows have Kansai-ben jokes on them Mr. Green

Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:11 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Hmm, I recall that Sakurai Sho had to use Kansai-ben in a movie called Kiiroi Namida, though I can't remember where exactly his character was from. (It's up on dramacrazy.net under the English title.)