Comment on Are the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?
neatchee@lemmy.world 1 day 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”)
- Completely made up crazy shit (“L-a” pronounced “ladasha” and I wish I were making that up)
- Stuff that’s meant to remind you of something related to the character (“Otto Octavius”)
- Whatever the author felt sounded cool (“Ronan Dex”)
andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 day ago
“Ledasha” is an urban legend.
neatchee@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
Oof. Well called out. I feel terrible. Removing