FenrirIII@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agoAre the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?message-squaremessage-square33linkfedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareAre the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?FenrirIII@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 days agomessage-square33linkfedilink
minus-squareneatchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-24 days agoIf you’re talking about something like MHA those are largely made up with some influence from real naming patterns. For what it’s worth a quick Google search will usually tell you the answer for any particular name. Just like with English, there’s a combination of: Names that are also real words still in use (“Sakura” or “Rose”) Names that are based on former vocations (“Goldstein” or “Smith”) Stuff that’s meant to remind you of something related to the character (“Otto Octavius”) Whatever the author felt sounded cool (“Ronan Dex”)
minus-squareandros_rex@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 days ago“Ledasha” is an urban legend. (with a nasty snack of racism)
minus-squareneatchee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 days agoOof. Well called out. I feel terrible. Removing
If you’re talking about something like MHA those are largely made up with some influence from real naming patterns.
For what it’s worth a quick Google search will usually tell you the answer for any particular name. Just like with English, there’s a combination of:
“Ledasha” is an urban legend. (with a nasty snack of racism)
Oof. Well called out. I feel terrible. Removing