Clannad Name Question

Ok so I'm re-watching Clannad and I've noticed something: Tomoya calls Kyou/Ryou Fujuibashi by their first names, and Tomoyo Sakigami by her first, but not Nagisa. I've heard that useing first names is a sign of close intimacy, so what's with this, I'm also within the dubs, is it just a translation thing?

Yeah Tomoya is close to the Fujibashi's plus it's easier to differentiate them since they share the same last name.I don't understand why Tomoya calls Tomoyo by her first when they're not that close at first.It may be seen as a sign as disrepect as well to use someone's first name like when calling out one's rival but i don't think that's the case.With Nagisa i believe he feels the need to be more formal at first then later progresses to call her by her first name.

In dubs(for some at least)they have started using honorifics and practiced the more traditional way of last name then first name.The most recent dub i have seen being Lucky Star.It's something that can't be directly translated into English since we don't have the same formality that they use.

True for the sisters but as you mentioned with Tomoyo, it's the same with Fuuko, but that may be because of his stats as a senior? But i could be wrong, he also does it with Nagisa's parents, but that may be something to differentiate the two like Ryou and Kyou. I kinda hate the honorifics add on, wish they would leave that out in the English versions, it can be confusing at times and ice hear them from several different definitions.

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