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I think the katakana used are "ダンナミエ" which would be "dannamie" but I'm not
sure since it doesn't make any sense to me.


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What does this katakana above Black Star's autograph say in episode 2 of Soul Eater?


The katakana ダンナ appear to mean something like "husband". Though it has a
kanji form (旦那), I've found a few instances on twitter where the katakana is
used to mean the same thing: husband.

The kanji, 江, means "bay" or "river" and can also be a name, but I'm not sure
how it fits with the katakana of "danna". I'm still learning Japanese and I'm
fairly sure it means the same thing in Japanese as it does Chinese. Will edit
if/when I find a better answer.


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Black Star always address Shinigami-sama as 旦那 (danna), which is more or less
the equivalent of "Boss" or "Sir."

Black Star is an idiot so he uses the kana (because he doesn't know the kanji)
and the wrong kanji when addressing his autograph to Shinigami-sama. Here he
means to say 旦那へ, which is essentially "To Boss." For some inexplicable
reason, he uses 江 ("e" in this case). へ is pronounced え (e) in modern Japanese
when indicating a direction (I.e. addressing something to someone). In other
words, what he writes is the equivalent of someone writing "Two BOSS" on an
autograph.


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