Sinnesspiel

Given Japanese military classifications both pre-WW2 ("Imperial") and Post ("JSDF") are just a little different from US and NATO ones, and that this can especially become a bit of a translator's quagmire in fictional series written in Japan, I'm throwing up a little General Information post. This is actually in response to a friend who asked about something in the series Hypnosis Mic, which I am completely canonblind on. In researching the linguistic side of it, it highlighted certain trends in real Japanese military talk and fiction.

( Japanese military ranks in translation, particularly focused on fiction. )