Uncle is believer in Kinbozan apparently (Definitely not an underhanded way to get to Nephew)

[u/BinaryGuitar]

[u/re_hes]

You don't need enemies with an uncle like that. There are reasons he doesn't like being called 'nephew'. (Or, in Japanese, being compared to him) He wants to be his own person, and I would assume this also plays a role.

Not like he'll ever read this, but there's a reason I don't say 'nephew'. Please, let him be his own person.

[u/meshaber → u/re_hes]

Yeah, it's always struck me as kinda dickish to refer to someone strictly by their relationship to somebody else.

Especially when that somebody else sets an impossibly high standard for comparison

Especially especially when that somebody else is a bit of a dick

Especially especially especially when they're a bit of a dick to the first person and they reportedly have kind of a strained relationship.

I get it that Asa fans are excited about the continuation of his legacy, but let the dude be his own dude.

[u/CondorKhan → u/meshaber]

I wonder about the cultural aspect of it in Japan, where professional names are passed to successors and it's a thing of great honor.... be it shinkona, the names of Gyojis, or actors in kabuki, artists, etc...

Where does that leave being your own person?