I do wonder why Yatsude talks like a southerner...does she have a Kansai Dialect and the Scanlators have translated it with a Southern Accent?
The choice of a southern US accent has never made sense to me. Kansai dialect is noticeably faster than others, but southerners talk slower than northerners in the US. The single reasoning I've ever heard is that both Kansai and southern dialects are the second most plentiful as far as the number of people who use them (this was years ago, so those numbers could very well be off now). It would make more sense (to me at least) to use a dialect that replicates the feeling of Kansai, rather than the number of people using it. Something like a Boston accent or New York accent would more accurately convey the fast-paced, pronunciation-bending feel. Being able to consistently convey that through only text would be another matter, though.
Yeah, which is why, in the Yu Yu Hakusho Dub, they had the Actor use a Fast Irish Accent for Jin, the Wind Master, who spoke with a Kansai Dialect. Also, the Southern Dialect is something that is just easier to write while the New York or Boston Accents are a bit tougher. Like, anyone can pull off a good southern dialect cuz most are quite familiar with the slang, innit, while the New York or Boston dialect takes a bit more effort and exposure to fully grasp and understand, especially with it being a more generational dialect that you'll find plentiful for older generations but won't find many Younger New Yorker and Bostoners speaking with it (instead, adopting a more General American Accent)
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