#animenames

[babynamesgeek]

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[hyacinthamparo]

The Secret Behind Manga and Anime Character's Name

Most of us already know a lot of the really famous characters, Naruto: his name is actually a type of Japanese food you put it in ramen and he likes ramen. Dragon ball Gohan meaning rice and Goku named from monkey king from a classical Chinese novel.

But many of us doesn't know that many manga or anime character's names are not real at all. Some of them are just made up words/name and some are just author's favorite names. And in some manga like Death Note for example the author purposely avoids using real names especially for criminals, because he doesn't want to incovenience anyone who might have those same names in real life. And because Japanese is such a complex language when you get into kanji, a lot of anime character's names are actually plays in words or puns or kanji can have meaning describes the characters.

For example:

Sailor Moon.

Her name in Japanese is Usagi means "rabbit".And her family name is Tsukino, tsuki means "moon".

No (の) is like 's in english

In Japan last name go first so

Tsuki|no Usagi

"Moon's rabbit or Rabbit of the moon"

Another one is Sakura Haruno from Naruto

Sakura (given name) Haruno (last name)

Haruno Sakura

Haru|no Sakura

Spring| の('s) Cherry Blossoms

Spring's cherry blossoms or Cherry blossoms in the spring

Characters from Death Note

--Mainichi Asagi literally translated Everyday,next morning

--Nusumi Yonegorou - Nusumi literally translated sneak a look

--Kaneboshi Ginzou- i want money and i create silver

Evangelion:

Ikari- anchor

Anayami Rei- Anayami name of the destroyer

Soryu Asuka Langley- she's actually named after three separated ships. Soryu- aircraft carrier

Asuka- torped gunboat

Langey- USS Langley

Katsuragi Misato - Katsuragi aircraft carrier

Anime and manga characters who have names that aren't even anywhere close to real names in real life. Although often their names still do have meaning or just to make puns

One piece:

              >Luffy

              >Usopp

              >Zoro

Dragonball:

              >Bulma

              >Krillin

               >Vegeta

So for those who are thinking to use a manga or anime character's name for their child or something you might wanna search for the meaning first

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Names - Izuna-chan

I guess I'll go by Izuna-chan by the way. Nice to meet you ^.^