Faux 'stage' archaic Japanese dialect, used to emulate an Edo-era aristocrat or courtesan way of speech. Commonly given to dignified-sounding characters who speak in an old-fashioned style.
For female characters, this often heavily involves the use of "warawa" and "-nanoja", to the point that this is sometimes called the "nanoja dialect" or "nanoja loli (speak)".
This stage dialect is usually translated into English as a faux-Shakespearean dialect.
Notable characters who speak a faux archaic dialect
- Hatsuharu (Kancolle) (Kantai Collection)
- Holo (Spice And Wolf)
- Nagi (Kannagi) (Kannagi)
- Nagato (AZUR LANE) (Azur Lane)
- Nisshin (Kancolle) (Kantai Collection) (Hybrid variant with Hiroshimaben)