Faux 'stage' archaic Japanese dialect, used to emulate an Edo-era aristocrat or courtesan way of speech. Commonly given to dignified-sounding characters who speak in an old-fashioned style. 

For female characters, this often heavily involves the use of "warawa" and "-nanoja", to the point that this is sometimes called the "nanoja dialect" or "nanoja loli (speak)".

This stage dialect is usually translated into English as a faux-Shakespearean dialect.

h4. Notable characters who speak a faux archaic dialect

* [[Hatsuharu (kancolle)|]] ([[Kantai Collection]])
* [[Holo]] ([[Spice and Wolf]])
* [[Nagi (Kannagi)|]] ([[Kannagi]])
* [[Nagato (AZUR LANE)|]] ([[Azur Lane]])
* [[Nisshin (kancolle)|]] ([[Kantai Collection]]) (Hybrid variant with [[Hiroshimaben]])
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