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In the anime _Steins;Gate 0_ , the male otaku-character Hashida Itaru calls
female characters with suffix -し.

For example:

> Makise Kurisu - Makise-shi  
>  Kiryuu Moeka - Kiryuu-shi

What does this suffix mean? Is it an otaku version of -さん?
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Naming suffix -氏 (-し) used by an otaku character in anime
> Is it otaku version of -さん?

Yes...sort of.

Originally, -氏【し】 is a honorific and highly formal name suffix used to refer
to someone with high social status. There are several existing questions
regarding its non-otaku, "proper" usage on this site:

  * [What criteria decides whether to print 「氏」 or 「さん」 at the end of a person's name in newspapers?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/21478/5010)
  * [What does 氏 mean after a name, how is it different from さん or 様?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/2482/5010)
  * [Is the honorific postfix -氏{し} usually used towards men?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/q/49051/5010)

So basically 氏 is not something you will hear in casual situations. However, 氏
is now also known as a stereotyped, funny, otaku-ish way of addressing people.
It is believed by some that hardcore otaku people call one another using -氏
(or even -[殿]{どの}) instead of -さん. In reality, very few real otaku speak like
this on a daily basis, so you can think of it as part of the role language of
stereotyped hardcore otaku like Hashida. Another famous user of 氏 in fiction
is [Saori Makishima](http://oreimo.wikia.com/wiki/Saori_Makishima).

Oh, 氏 is a gender-neutral suffix also among otaku. If you thought Hashida uses
氏 only towards girls, that's simply because the only male friend of Hashida in
the story is Rintaro Okabe. Okabe and Hashida are very close friends, and
Hashida doesn't need any name suffix to address Okabe.
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