Why are spell chanting's German in anime?

earsofdoom · November 22nd, 2006, 07:04 PM

From almost all the anime's i've seen with spells the character's have spoken German is there a specific reason for this?

Suki · November 22nd, 2006, 07:06 PM

Everyone knows the germans are all witches.

Ken-Ohki · November 22nd, 2006, 07:23 PM

What are you watching Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha? That's the only anime I can think of with magic that has german spoken in it. I've heard plenty of magic in Japanese and English though.

Maybe I just watch too much magical girl anime.

Gasaraki · November 22nd, 2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Ken-Ohki

What are you watching Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha? That's the only anime I can think of with magic that has german spoken in it. I've heard plenty of magic in Japanese and English though.

Maybe I just watch too much magical girl anime.

Judging from his avatar he's probably thinking of fate/stay night

Jatz · November 22nd, 2006, 08:02 PM

I thought it was in Latin.

HitokiriShadow · November 22nd, 2006, 08:06 PM

He didn't specify an anime, he just made a generalization. I know Negima (both of them) would use Latin. I don't remember the spells in Fate/Stay Night, but it may have been a mix depending on who was casting them.

I can't think of any other anime with spells in foreign (not Japanese) languages at the moment.

Danju · November 22nd, 2006, 08:27 PM

The only spells I can remember from Fate/Stay Night, specifically those chanted by Tohsaka, were indeed in German. I too can't really think of any anime with foreign-language spell incantations so it doesn't seem too common in anime.

Leader Desslock · November 22nd, 2006, 08:36 PM

The incantations in Ah! My Goddess are not in German. The high-level magic is done in Yggdrasil/Nidhogg code speech. Everyday spells are cast in Japanese.

I don't recall German being used in the Clow Card magic of Card Captor Sakura at all, nor in Li's magic.

I haven't seen much of it, but I don't think the high level forbidden arts of Naruto (which would effectively be magic) are done in German.

I dunno, I don't think it's that common.

Yoshio · November 22nd, 2006, 09:06 PM

i remember in chrno crusade, satella harvenheit (a german jewel witch) incanted her spells in german, but that's all i've ever seen

maybe earsofdoom is just sensitive to german, so he/she picks up on it more than other languages, that's sort of how i am with japanese outside of anime

Kohana · November 23rd, 2006, 03:53 AM

in bleach also, the bounto chant spells in german it was subbed to "German 1, German 2..." which i thought was a bit of a corner cut! but yeh i wondered why it was in german. latin would have made more sence

Undrave · November 23rd, 2006, 06:04 AM

Maybe earsofdoom is just watching a sub of a German dub

fujyoshi · November 23rd, 2006, 07:00 AM

the only time I can say I seen this was in fate/stay night O.o

Animematt55 · November 23rd, 2006, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Leader Desslock

The incantations in Ah! My Goddess are not in German. The high-level magic is done in Yggdrasil/Nidhogg code speech. Everyday spells are cast in Japanese.

Those language names sounds really familiar...

Tidusauron12 · November 23rd, 2006, 07:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Leader Desslock

The incantations in Ah! My Goddess are not in German. The high-level magic is done in Yggdrasil/Nidhogg code speech. Everyday spells are cast in Japanese.

I don't recall German being used in the Clow Card magic of Card Captor Sakura at all, nor in Li's magic.

I haven't seen much of it, but I don't think the high level forbidden arts of Naruto (which would effectively be magic) are done in German.

I dunno, I don't think it's that common.

Nope; no German in Card Captors, though you think Hitler himself would have done the damn dubbing for the TV series.

Prof.Nosebleed · November 23rd, 2006, 08:00 AM

Not only was Mahou Sensei Negima's spells spoken in Latin but in Greek, too.

Germany has had a magical past, whether true or fictional. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi party sought to increase their power through the occult and look at the mysteries of their forests in the movie The Brothers Grimm.

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earsofdoom Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,390	Why are spell chanting's German in anime? From almost all the anime's i've seen with spells the character's have spoken German is there a specific reason for this?

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Jatz No user serviceable parts inside. Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Home. Posts: 5,961 Blog Entries: 9	I thought it was in Latin. __________________ "Gotta get in tune with Sailor Moon. Cause that cartoon has got the boom Anime babes that make me think the wrong thing." Barenaked Ladies' One Week Last edited by Jatz; November 23rd, 2006 at 04:14 PM.

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HitokiriShadow Real Men Read Shoujo Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 2,237	He didn't specify an anime, he just made a generalization. I know Negima (both of them) would use Latin. I don't remember the spells in Fate/Stay Night, but it may have been a mix depending on who was casting them. I can't think of any other anime with spells in foreign (not Japanese) languages at the moment. __________________ Current Avatar: Houquet (Genesis Climber Mospeada)

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Danju Romance Guru Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,363	The only spells I can remember from Fate/Stay Night, specifically those chanted by Tohsaka, were indeed in German. I too can't really think of any anime with foreign-language spell incantations so it doesn't seem too common in anime. __________________ "The beginning of wisdom is the statement 'I do not know.' The person who cannot make that statement is one who will never learn anything. And I have prided myself on my ability to learn." Current Obsession: Skyrim Creation Kit

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Leader Desslock It. Is. On. Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 13,706	The incantations in Ah! My Goddess are not in German. The high-level magic is done in Yggdrasil/Nidhogg code speech. Everyday spells are cast in Japanese. I don't recall German being used in the Clow Card magic of Card Captor Sakura at all, nor in Li's magic. I haven't seen much of it, but I don't think the high level forbidden arts of Naruto (which would effectively be magic) are done in German. I dunno, I don't think it's that common. __________________ Desslock's opinion doesn't even factor in because he's played Devil's advocate for both sides of the argument... ~Chuchuchrain

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