Questions tagged [fiction]

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Frozen - Why is Anna transliterated as アナ not アンナ?

Frozen's Japanese name is more similar to what Frozen's original name was supposed to be: アナと雪の女王 but not アンナと雪の女王. I tried looking up about アナ vs アンナ for Frozen, and there are a lot posts, but of course they're in Japanese (otherwise, this post…
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Need help about a really difficult explanation of a science fiction term (霊子反応 / Spiritual Particles Reaction ??)

I'm reading a game with science fiction theme, and there is 1 part I don't understand what the F was the writer trying to conveys here, so much thanks if anyone can even decipher what he wrote here (or correct me If I was wrong) 霊子反応 ( Spiritual…
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Frozen: Idina Menzel pronounces "Sayaka" ( 沙也加 )?

2021 Update: RIP :'( In this video, Idina Menzel says "My friend, Sayaka." (referring to Sayaka Kanda, Japanese voice of Anna from Frozen) She gives emphasis to the YA which seems to be similar to this review of the anime School Days wherein the…
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Is this supposed to be wordplay/foreshadowing in Kaguya-sama s3? (spoilers)

Spoilers for Kaguya-sama s3 We see that there's this mysterious character that people call 怪盗 (kaitou), which I'm learning is actually a thing in fiction and specifically in Japanese fiction because in the Wikipedia page for Gentleman thief or…
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