The REAL Carol-chan!! OH NO!! | TOMO-CHAN IS A GIRL EP. 9 REACTION!
Added 2023-03-01 22:19:52 +0000 UTC
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Yeah, it's like how we call close friends who aren't blood-related cousins like in the show The Bear, or how we call older close people our Uncles and Aunties. Carol and Ko are not blood-related
Joe Gunawan
2023-03-03 02:42:05 +0000 UTC
Also, Carol looking hella good with messy hair.
JsnSkg
2023-03-02 13:23:12 +0000 UTC
Saw this comment on the episode on crunchyroll: "Regarding the 'cousins' thing: Japan family relations aren't the same as they are in the US. There are a lot of ties/connections that don't have an English translation, so 'cousin' is used (which is obviously very confusing for Western audiences). They're not necessarily blood related; they could just share a connection via a family registry.
Fruits Basket has the same issue; the Sohmas are a dynastic clan connected via family registry, but because Western countries don't have a similar concept, they keep using "cousin" because it's the closest word translators can find."
TLDR: 'Cousin' isn't even the right translation, just the what crunchyroll deemed the closest. Ngl, kinda annoyed with cr for creating this massive misunderstanding about their relationship.