Key Catchphrases

Key Discussion
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One I guess signature part of Key’s works is that in nearly all of the works, there are catchphrases, or rather, phrases that characters say so often that it becomes memorable. While there are some obvious ones, I was wondering if you guys observed some less-obvious ones.

I’ll start with the more obvious ones;
Kanon: Uguu, Ayuayu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TT2GRpwwS8M)
Air: Gao, Misuzu (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5rsWqL2Kl4)
Little Busters: Wafuu~
planetarian: Okyaku-sama (because Yumemi says it so often, I think it should be elevated to such)

And then there are the animal ones;
Air: Piko, Potato (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLdNlWnHpO8)
Clannad: Puhi & Gofu, Botan
Rewrite: Mosu, Chibimoth

Pretty sure there are others out there that I might have forgotten.

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Little Busters!: Fuka-!
Kanon: Auu! (Makoto)

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Oops, forgot about Makoto’s Auu :laughing: And the Fuka works too!

Here’s another one I forgot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PXPqjLkmrg Sayuri’s Ahaha and Hae~

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For Kanon there’s Nyuu from Nayuki and for Little Busters there’s Fueee from Komari.

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I think another memorable one from Komari is dai-JO-bu

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“Nihaha” Misuzu Kamio
“…Po” Minagi Tohno
“Iya iya iya” Riki Naoe

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Shiori’s got one, what do you mean it’s too long to be a catchphrase?
I don’t like people who say such things!

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One mustn’t forget the laughs, though. Ya/Ni-haha!

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I have concerns about the quality of this thread. Seems less of a discussion and more “let’s state things everyone knows”…

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Don’t forget Ahaha~ out of Sayuri. Even if it is a laugh, it’s still her.

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Already said~

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I could say the same about Birthday threads or Hair color threads. Well, it’s not like everybody knows all the characters’ birthdays, but I don’t think there are people who remember everyone’s “catchphrase”, either

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I think it’s fun. Not like we aren’t discussing them at the same time.
IE: Hair color ratios. Something people don’t think about.

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Not sure I was ever a fan of the hair color thread either, but at least the birthday thread serves the important purpose of informing people of Key birthdays (which have become something the community commemorates through discussion).

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[breathes heavily]

ANPAN!

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Bui~! V sign

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I wonder if Shaka Shaka HEY counts, she technically only said it once in the VN(Actually, I think it was twice to clarify it to Rin) but the Anime tried to make it more of a thing, and it’s popular among the fanbase.

A few more:

This is so stupid.
-Shiina

This doesn’t deserve a thread.
-Aspirety

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I believe the correct translation is ‘How shallow minded.’
I think.

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It’s “how shallow minded” or “how foolish” though she says “This is so stupid” in the English dub for the show.

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“Call me Christ” - Takeyama