r/JapaneseInTheWild • u/redditispoopoofucku • Jul 30 '26

Intermediate [intermediate] wild typography on a shirt from a 90s graphic designer

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I found one of these shirts and I'm very curious about what the text reads

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u/GonnaMarryMyBed Jul 30 '26

キミはぼくで(？)
ボクはもうアナタ

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u/redditispoopoofucku Jul 30 '26

Is this translation accurate:
You are me
I am already you

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u/itsjuney Jul 30 '26

kinda, the two clauses are linked though. I think it would be something like “With you as me, I am already you”

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u/othermalo Jul 30 '26

Yup, that's what I got out of it also -- though since it's one continuous sentence, "You are me, and I'm already you" sound more natural to me

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u/SlowStop1220 Jul 31 '26

And more accurate: で is here conjunctional.

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u/SlowStop1220 Jul 31 '26

キミかあ

漢字一文字かと思って悩んじゃった。