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Nov 15, 2008 3:35 PM
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Hi,

I'm kinda wondering why Tony always calls Jomy Grandpa, despite the fact that they aren't related or anything. Possible is of course that Grandpa is simply used instead of Jii-chan/-san/sama and as far as I know the japanese Jii-chan/-san/-sama means Grandpa/Grandfather, as well as Old Man or something like that, but despite the fact that Jomy is a lot older than Tony, I don't think you can really consider him an old man, when you look at Blue who is more than 300 Years old.
Is it simply some kind of "nickname" Tony uses for Jomy?

Does anybody have an explanation or did I miss something in the anime?
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Dec 14, 2008 3:37 AM
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Tony is called Grandpa, to make a contrast between him and Grandma, who represent Mu and Humanity.
Jul 26, 2009 6:51 PM
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ntHai said:
Tony is called Grandpa, to make a contrast between him and Grandma, who represent Mu and Humanity.


What an amazing theory. I somehow totally agree with it. One other reason is that Jomy was a father figure to both of Tony's parents so another simpler explanation would be its being a term of endearment instead.
Jul 23, 2016 9:49 PM
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In the manga, his mother explained to him that Jomy was the "father" of all married couples (in that he allowed the marriages), hence the "Grandpa" nickname.
Tony's ultimate fate differs in each adaptation. he succeeds the late Jomy as the leader of the Mu.
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Aug 20, 2019 8:45 PM
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Jomy is a father-like figure to Yui and Carina who gave birth to Tony, thus he's the grandfather.

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