Talk:Recent Updates/@comment-2A00:23C1:B53B:4A01:2C30:1D56:BC71:13DA-20180627113330/@comment-30802766-20180629165549

hmm... i'm not 100% sure, but i don't think so! i'm not an expert on dialect, so i could be wrong -- but as far as i can tell, tsuru's not speaking a regional dialect. it's certainly not "standard" textbook japanese; the speech elements in his speech have been carefully selected to convey a particular impression of his character, as is typical for these sorts of character-laden franchises. however, it doesn't seem to be rooted in... geography? it's not the dialect of the yamanashi region saito soma is from.