What I've learned is Japanese refer to their family differently than they
would refer to other peoples family. Like 'Haha' being mother, but also
'Okasan' is mother. However, everything I've seen in anime and manga they
always refer to their family members using these titles like Otousan, One-chan
and so on. Is this one of those instances where you can't trust the
manga/anime?
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word-usage
Titles for family
Talking about your mother _to other people_ , you say 母 'haha'. That is an
exceptionally weird thing to _call her to her face_ , though; in that case,
you say お母さん 'okaasan'. Same goes for 父 'chichi' and お父さん 'otousan', 兄 'ani'
and お兄さん 'oniisan', and 姉 'ane' and お姉さん 'oneesan'.

If you're young, or talking to close friends, then it can be permissible to
use the 'o~san' words, but in formal situations you should probably use the
others.
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