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男Otoko: what it means in anime
おとこ · otoko
man; male
Otoko means "man" or "male". Anime loves it in lines about manliness, like 男なら, "if you call yourself a man".
Updated October 24, 2026
Where you hear it
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男友達がいっぱい…I have a lot of male friends...
NANAEpisode 2 · 21 lines in episodes 1–3 -
男でもいるんじゃない？Don't you think it could be a boyfriend? {ED}
HorimiyaEpisode 1 · 7 lines in episodes 1–3 -
少しは手ぇ出せ！ 男だろうが！
Soul EaterEpisode 1 · 15 lines in episodes 1–3 More examples (11)
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僕は海軍将校になる男です！
One PieceEpisode 3 · 12 lines in episodes 1–3 -
そうか あくまで 男の俺から
Kaguya-samaEpisode 2 · 12 lines in episodes 1–3 -
千空 君はすばらしい男だ
Dr. StoneEpisode 2 · 10 lines in episodes 1–3 -
逃げたのは若いスラブ人の男だ
Vinland SagaEpisode 1 · 10 lines in episodes 1–3 -
人の男と勝手に しゃべんな
Spy x FamilyEpisode 2 · 9 lines in episodes 1–3 -
最強の男になった感想は
One-Punch ManEpisode 1 · 9 lines in episodes 1–3 -
男とケンカする時ゃ！ があっ…
Chainsaw ManEpisode 2 · 8 lines in episodes 1–3 -
男が わめくな 見苦しい
Demon SlayerEpisode 3 · 7 lines in episodes 1–3 -
つまり この男が出すのは―
No Game No LifeEpisode 2 · 7 lines in episodes 1–3 -
私と一緒にひかれた男の人は
NoragamiEpisode 1 · 6 lines in episodes 1–3 -
学のない男ね ジプシーのことよ
Cowboy BebopEpisode 3 · 6 lines in episodes 1–3
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Lines from the Japanese subtitles of episodes 1–3 of each show. A translation is shown only when it clearly matches the line; counts are subtitle lines containing the word.
Usage and nuance
男の子 is "boy" and 男の人 is the neutral "man". On its own 男 can sound blunt or rough, the way "that guy" or "a man" does in English.
男らしい is "manly", and 男だろ！ is "be a man!", a push to stop whining. Shounen anime uses these lines without irony.
The pair is 女 (onna), "woman", which on its own also sounds blunt; 女の人 and 女の子 are the softer forms.
Hear 男 in NANA21 lines in episodes 1–3 · tappable subtitles · free, no account