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At the end of an anime the next episode is advertised with a recurring joke
where the character メロ says:

> みんな見るメロ

It's supposed to translate as 'Everybody watch Mero.'. But surely it actually
translates to the incomplete sentence 'Mero who everybody watches...'.
Wouldn't 'Everyone watch Mero' actually be

> みんなメロを見て下さい

or something similar, which, admittedly, is less cute. So my question is, does
the original sentence actually translate to 'everyone watch Mero' and if so,
why? Or is it funny because it's a word for word translation of how an English
person who didn't know Japanese would say it. Or is there a big hole in my
understanding of Japanese grammar?
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On the grammar of みんな見るメロ
Adding a peculiar "sound" at the end of almost every sentence is an
idiosyncrasy of [many
characters](http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/5271942/) in Japanese
anime/manga/games.

Most of these sounds are simply omitted after being translated into English,
but there are a few exceptions. For example even in the English version of
_Final Fantasy_ , [moogles speak like "How are you,
kupo!"](http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Kupo_\(term\)), and this kupo means
nothing.

This typically happens for childish, mascot-like characters. In your example,
[みんな見るメロ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8EqMk2kg3M) is repeatedly said by a
girl who jokingly plays an imaginary infantile character who likes to always
add メロ at the end. Semantically, it just means みんな見てね.
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