Communication of the Japanese in Reality and Anime

The study examines the representation of diff erent shades of attitudes in Japanese language using the examples from Japanese animation — anime. The ways of conveying one’s attitude or emotions include using diff erent forms of expressing politeness, choosing name suffi xes, etc. The study also analyzes the impacts of the Japanese traditional social hierarchy on the basic principles of Japanese communication. The materials are presented in such a way that even a reader who doesn’t know Japanese could understand the issues of conveying semantic and culture nuances of conversations in Japanese into Russian.