Japanese dialect in animes - Accents can be charming
Anime
Kansai-ben, Touhoku-ben, Hokkaido-ben, ... Japan is rich with their dialects, accents and expressions. I find certain charms to these and will try to maintain this stack adding animes involving some of these dialects.
It might take me some time to gather series and regions but I will try my best.
If you have suggestions, my comments are opens |ω・)ノ
(will try to take time to inform where's the dialect are from)
It might take me some time to gather series and regions but I will try my best.
If you have suggestions, my comments are opens |ω・)ノ
(will try to take time to inform where's the dialect are from)

TV, 2013,
26 eps
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Kagenui speaks in Kansai dialect (from Kyoto)

TV, 2016,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Anastasia speaks in Kansai dialect (from Osaka)

TV, 1987,
48 eps
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Author:8
Kasuga Kyousuke speaks in Touhoku dialect
Ayukawa Madoka speaks in Hyojungo dialect
Ayukawa Madoka speaks in Hyojungo dialect

TV, 2004,
69 eps
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Kazuma Azuma speaks in Touhoku dialect
Kawachi Kyousuke speaks in Kansai dialect
Kawachi Kyousuke speaks in Kansai dialect

TV, 1998,
70 eps
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Author:8
Kero-chan speaks in Kansai dialect
Daidouji Tomoyo speaks in Hyojungo dialect
Daidouji Tomoyo speaks in Hyojungo dialect

TV, 2002,
26 eps
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Osaka speaks in Kansai dialect
Chiyo-chan speaks in Hyojungo dialect
Chiyo-chan speaks in Hyojungo dialect

TV, 2002,
13 eps
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Asahina Arumi and Imamiya Satoshi speaks in Kansai dialect

TV, 2000,
24 eps
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Author:7
Mitsune speaks in Kansai dialect
Narusegawa speaks in Hyojungo dialect
Narusegawa speaks in Hyojungo dialect

TV, 2006,
201 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Sakamoto speaks in Tosa dialect.
Kagura and the Yato's are based off the Chinese.
Catherine's accent is a stereotypical accent of foreigners.
Kagura and the Yato's are based off the Chinese.
Catherine's accent is a stereotypical accent of foreigners.

TV, 2016,
12 eps
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Makoto's uncle speaks in Touhoku dialect (from Tsugaru-Aomori)

TV, 2014,
10 eps
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Every characters use Kyoto dialect
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)

TV, 2022,
12 eps
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Every characters use Kyoto dialect
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)

TV, 2022,
25 eps
Me:-
Author:7
Every characters use Wakayama dialect
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)

TV, 2004,
26 eps
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Author:8
MC Mikan uses some form of Kansai dialect
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)

TV, 1996,
? eps
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Heiji, and some others speaks in Osaka dialect.
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)
(Thank you for the rec Pullfan!)

TV, 2018,
12 eps
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Author:4
Most of the characters use Kyoto dialect

Movie, 2020,
1 ep
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Author:8
Everyone but Suzukawa Tsuneo the MC use Kansai dialect
(thank you griever4leon for the rec!)
(thank you griever4leon for the rec!)

TV, 2021,
12 eps
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Author:10
Sawamura family members come from Aomori and use Tsugaru-ben (Thank you elihomicidal for the head up !)

TV, 2021,
12 eps
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Main characters also speak in Touhoku dialect and the rest are mostly Kyoto dialect and other accents (thank you elihomicidal for the suggestion)

TV, 2012,
13 eps
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Nanafa lives in Okinawa with her grandmother so she use that specific Ryukyuan language (Thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)

TV, 2006,
26 eps
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Anime taking place in Gifu so they mostly use Mino or Hida dialect, Sonozaki Mion has the strongest accent. (Thank you eblf2013 for the suggestion !)

TV, 2018,
13 eps
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Shiraishi Yuzuki has a particularly noticeable Hokkaido accent.
(Thank you eblf2013 for the suggestion !)
(Thank you eblf2013 for the suggestion !)

TV, 2019,
12 eps
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(All seasons concerned)
Yatogame Monaka, the MC come from Aichi Prefecture and heavily use Nagoya-ben (thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)
Yatogame Monaka, the MC come from Aichi Prefecture and heavily use Nagoya-ben (thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)

TV, 2005,
51 eps
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Sano, who has a very noticeable Kansai-ben
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)

TV, 2014,
12 eps
Me:-
Author:8
Take place in Kyūshū prefecture and they uses Goutou-ben
(bonus : all of the 150+ manga chapters are named after dialect words)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)
(bonus : all of the 150+ manga chapters are named after dialect words)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)

TV, 2019,
23 eps
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Iruma-kun's Kiriwo uses Kansai-ben (well, the demon equivalent)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)

TV, 2017,
13 eps
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Rimi has Kansai-ben (she mostly hides it but it does come out at times and its extremely cute)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)

TV, 2013,
13 eps
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Nozomi using Kansai-ben and Hanamaru using Shizuoka-ben.
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)

TV, 2018,
12 eps
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They came from Saga prefecture, Sakura mainly uses this Saga-ben.
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)
(thank you ChocolateVC for the suggestion !)

TV, 2023,
12 eps
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Author:7
Mitsumi come from Ishikawa Prefecture, she and her friends from there uses Hokuriku dialect

TV, 1996,
102 eps
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Author:8
Fuuka Matsui speaks in the Kansai dialect (thanks to Inter_anime for the Recs !)

TV, 2011,
25 eps
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Author:8
Suguro Ryuuji, Shima Renzou and Miwa Konekomaru use Kansai-Ben
(Thank a lot quercifolia for the Recs !!)
(Thank a lot quercifolia for the Recs !!)

TV, 2016,
12 eps
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Kaminashi Nozomi uses Kansai-Ben.
Toyoguchi Non uses the elusive Kagoshima-ben.
(Thank a lot quercifolia for the Recs !!)
Toyoguchi Non uses the elusive Kagoshima-ben.
(Thank a lot quercifolia for the Recs !!)