Chainsaw Man (チェンソーマン)
ワシの名はパワー！
Washi no na wa Pawā!
“My name is Power!”
— Power
Answer both practice questions correctly to complete this line.
Not yetThe scene
The Blood Fiend Power makes her entrance (anime episode 2) like an ancient warlord claiming a throne: grandiose pronoun, formal name-announcement, zero humility. She is, in fact, a chaotic devil hunter who lies constantly, hoards all the credit, and adores her cat. The gap between the voice and the creature is the whole character.
Word by word
| Japanese | Romaji | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ワシ | washi | 'I / me' — the pronoun of old men, hermits, and anyone feeling extremely grand |
| の | no | possessive particle: 's / of |
| 名 | na | name — short literary form of 名前 (namae) |
| パワー | Pawā | Power — her name, straight from the English word 'power' |
Grammar notes
ワシ: the grandpa pronoun
Japanese first-person pronouns are character sheets: 私 (neutral), 僕 (soft and boyish), 俺 (rough), オラ (Goku's rustic one), and ワシ — used in fiction by old men and self-important elders. Power is neither old nor an elder statesman; she simply talks like one, and that is the joke.
名は〜: the epic name announcement
Using the clipped 名 instead of everyday 名前 turns a self-introduction into a proclamation — the register of warriors and legends. It is the same word the Your Name line asks about (君の名は？). The ordinary, polite version is 私の名前は〜です.
Can you say this in real life?
Introduce yourself with ワシ in real life and people will check behind you for the time machine — it is strictly a fiction pronoun today. But the shape is real: swap in 私の名前は〜です and you have the polite self-introduction Japanese people actually use.
Practice
Q1. Who traditionally talks with ワシ in Japanese fiction?
Q2. 「ワシ＿＿名はパワー！」
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