

I was reading [an article on language-learning
hacks](http://www.iwillteachyoualanguage.com/japanese-learning-hacks/)
recently, and #13 of that list states (emphasis mine),

> Some popular anime (popular in America at least, and mostly reserved for
> little boys in Japan) uses the **kind of language which is in the real world
> almost exclusively reserved
> for[Yakuza](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yakuza)**.

Is this statement true? What are some examples of this, and why is it done?


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Why is it that some anime use language exclusive to the Yakuza?


The [Introduction to Yakuza
Japanese](https://web.archive.org/web/20140719033839/http://www.jingai.com/yakuza/introduction.html)
has a list of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary (and even lessons!).

There's also this Japanese Stack Exchange has a question: [What are the
stereotypical characteristics of yakuza
speech?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/941/what-are-the-
stereotypical-characteristics-of-yakuza-speech)

And [Japan Subculture's terminology
page](http://www.japansubculture.com/resources/yakuza-terminology/).

While Yakuza these days are mostly semi-legitimate, they still
[extort](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokaiya) and is the largest criminal
organization in the world. Just like how there's a taboo with tattoos in Japan
because they're associated with Yakuza, the same connotations come with
speaking like the way Yakuza do.


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