Thread:Uncle Nimu-Dash/@comment-30310866-20170208051709/@comment-27347196-20170209021856

That's always been slightly funny to me but still that's case that simply can never be compared.

Best I can give you there is that she's younger then him ("-chan" is for those younger/or of same age as you). He might felt need not to go with formality due considering her "close" after becoming ghoul and you know ... I mean common, her entire crush on Kaneki makes zero sense honestly as he barely even knew him and suddenly he's her's world LoL

Now reason why I see Dona-san can never be comapared to Touka-chan (or Rize-san) is because Donato is senior man who's far older then Skrillex is, as such formality is must.

Donato as said senior can drop it without issue (like I said regarding Touka case), but Skrillex can't go informal with him like that without some deeper connection between them.

Take in note Skrillex is formal with EVERYONE!

Counting characters we know last names of, he's completely formal with all, yet Dona-san ... is quite informal and odd of him. Especially because man is so much older. Only other person he ignores last name with is Roma (but these are hinted to have something going on ... as if they were quite close, but even so Roma is quite younger then him).

To help your confusion I might have made now,

Just because you're older then someone doesn't mean you have now right to call younger person then by their first name like it (just saying, considering circumstances, you don't need to get "that close" to drop last name, though some honorific should still be added of course like "-chan/san", but only if you're older one! But once more take in note you shouldn't do this so casually still.)

So back at Dona,

Is weird and there must be something there.

It's true Donato is Russian but Japanese shall still address him in Japanese custom, meaning either say his full damn name or just last name, but first name (not to mention nickname out of first name) ... there has to be connection, especially considering how much Donato is older. And to further this Uta did used "-san" (Japanese honorific) when saying "Dona-san".

English translations got it translated into "Mr.", it's not incorrect but it no doubt will cause big fiasco regarding "Mr." thing which is Western, so that may confuse people thinking he used Western honorific for man when in reality he used "-san" for him (Japanese one).

"ドナさん" -Skrillex's exact words back then.

So he addressed him with Japanese honorific, but still called someone so much older then him in such ... intimate manner.

This actually isn't just odd by Japanese standards but by Western too I dare saying. Or what? You don't think it would be weird to call man who can be your dad/grandpa by cutesy type of nickname? Especially as male?

So Dona-san can't be that random. My bet is that he was his mentor, they got similar mannerisms, even personality to some extent, Donato could have tutored him as his successor or something.

But Donato being his actual father or lover, nah, doubt either of two, especially doubt the second one.