Watase Yuu Works No da?

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  1. Suzu

    Suzu 7th Seat Shinigami

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    Why does Chichiri constantly say "no da"?
     
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    Suzu, May 10, 2002
  2. That guy!

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    I have no clue, it's just a funny word I guess... kind of like nyo!- no da
     
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    That guy!, May 10, 2002
  3. *Fabee*

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    Me no no, no da

    translation :-

    I dont know, no da!

    (it doesnt mean anything - that what someone told me. Its just something he always says, like he speaks in this own weird language):confused:
     
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    *Fabee*, May 10, 2002
  4. Hikaru

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    "no da" is kinda like chichiri's own trademark. he just says it because....well...it's a part of him!
     
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    Hikaru, May 11, 2002
  5. Izzy

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    It's like, like, one of those things, like, people like to add to their sentences outta, like, habit or whatever, y'know?

    There's a site out there for two girls who "dissected" everything about that phrase...
     
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    Izzy, May 11, 2002
  6. thunder dragon

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    i think it means (you know)..coz on the dvd transulated version he say it alot..
     
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    thunder dragon, Jul 22, 2002
  7. Bloodberry

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    the fan subs i have use it as ya know. they stop translating it after while tho...cause it's at the end of everything...it's like the valley girl thing...
     
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    Bloodberry, Jul 22, 2002
  8. sailorvenus

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    It is cute the way he always say NO DA! Very very funny!!! I tried it before, my bro got mad....hehehe
     
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    sailorvenus, Jul 25, 2002
  9. Zanza

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    Its like Kenshin when he says "oro?!" :)
    And you here used my trade mark!!
    I always say Me no(know) no!! >.<
     
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    Zanza, Aug 4, 2002
  10. *Fabee*

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    Actually I was quoting my friend Muneera!
     
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  11. Fushigi Rockna

    Fushigi Rockna B R B

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    Foudn this while deleting spam...

    the answer is simple.

    No da (sometimes na no da) is a form of Japanese speech. You could think of it as the Japanese eh (i.e. So I went to buy some Fushigi Yuugi DVDs eh. - They're pretty expensive eh?) It has no meaning. It just so happens tho that Chichiri uses it excessively (like the americans seem to think the canadians do with eh -.-)

    EDIT: Thread reopened for discussion.
    Thread stickied so this question doesn't get asked a million times like it probably would. ><
     
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    Fushigi Rockna, Aug 21, 2003
  12. Miko

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    in volume 3 of the manga, it says that 'no da' is a verbal excamation point. no da.
     
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    Miko, Sep 11, 2003
  13. The Jackal

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    Miko's right, 'no da' is a verbal exlamation point, like 'ka' is a verbal question mark.
     
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    The Jackal, Sep 11, 2003
  14. Fushigi Rockna

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    Gahh! ><

    Er... well, all the person i asked said was that it was a way of Japanese speaking... so i just assumed it was like 'eh'

    My bad >< i gotta stop assuming stuff. Now i gotta go poke her for lewtting me assume stuff :p

    Verbal exclamation points?! They have verbal exclamation points and stuff like that!? GAHHHH!!! I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT! I HAVE SO MUCH TYO LEARN *STILL*! XD
     
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    Fushigi Rockna, Sep 12, 2003
  15. makurayami

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    It's he's uncontrollable bad habit, though it often reminds me of no duh
     
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    makurayami, Sep 16, 2003
  16. Fushigi Rockna

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    Actually, that's not true. chichiri can control it, but he wnats everyone around him to be happy so he acts happy and uses no da in his speech to make others happy. Sorta like a class clown thing.
     
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    Fushigi Rockna, Sep 18, 2003
  17. Miko

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    sounds about right. like he wears the smiling mask to make it seem as though he's always smiling, right?
     
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    Miko, Sep 18, 2003
  18. Fushigi Rockna

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    Exactly. :) He can be either a real simple character or a real complex character depending on the way you look at it. ^^
     
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    Fushigi Rockna, Sep 18, 2003
  19. Tempest

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    I heard that its like an exclamation. Ya know like "Miaka ate all our food no da!"
     
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    Tempest, Dec 21, 2003
  20. Shadowhawk

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    Yeah it's an exclamation. Tasuki made fun of it a bit in the 1st OVA ¬.¬. But then chichiri threw a rock at him (YES!!)
    Someone once said that Chichiri's friend Hikou used to say no da. But that's probably just a fan rumour. When the japanese fans watch it it must be even funnier cos it would sort of be like he shouts all the time o_O
     
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    Shadowhawk, Jan 1, 2004
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