-Kun is being used in the latter sense in the manga I'm reading, since it's set in a high school. I guess it makes sense that it would translate. It's interesting, how all the forms of address showcase gender dynamics: the girls call each other -chan and the boys -kun, while the boys call pretty much everyone -san, male and female.
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-Kun is being used in the latter sense in the manga I'm reading, since it's set in a high school. I guess it makes sense that it would translate. It's interesting, how all the forms of address showcase gender dynamics: the girls call each other -chan and the boys -kun, while the boys call pretty much everyone -san, male and female.