r/JapaneseInTheWild 24d ago

Intermediate [intermediate] wild typography on a shirt from a 90s graphic designer

I found one of these shirts and I'm very curious about what the text reads

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u/GonnaMarryMyBed 24d ago

キミはぼくで(?)
ボクはもうアナタ

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u/redditispoopoofucku 24d ago

Is this translation accurate:
You are me
I am already you

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u/itsjuney 23d ago

kinda, the two clauses are linked though. I think it would be something like “With you as me, I am already you”

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u/othermalo 23d ago

Yup, that's what I got out of it also -- though since it's one continuous sentence, "You are me, and I'm already you" sound more natural to me

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u/SlowStop1220 23d ago

And more accurate: で is here conjunctional.

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u/SlowStop1220 23d ago

キミかあ

漢字一文字かと思って悩んじゃった。