Characters With Anime Names

[Serilda]

As another person on a Japanese server I'm used to seeing Japanese names, and while a few are clearly anime-based the majority are just normal everyday names the player thought sounded cool. Actually, Lalafell named after edible treats are probably the most common issue here

Please don't be too harsh on all of the Kiritos, though. My friend is a Kiri and he's used that name for many years; it would be a shame to see him suddenly viewed as a SAO clone when it's actually from a different language in this case.

[Kacho_Nacho]

Anime names are okay. There are so many animes and mangas out there that it's easy to accidentally create a name which matches a known cartoon character.

It's the 'joke' names which turn me off. Any name which is racist or inappropriately sexual gets immediately reported.

As far as Kacho's name, it may seem a joke but it's not. Not knowing Plainsfolk Lalafell naming conventions, I relied on the random name generator. It was the first name the popped up and I loved it! A perfect name for the neighborhood nice guy of a lalafell I wanted to roleplay and very memorable too.

[Atoli]

Not too happy with all the anime names, tbh °-°

Especially since the introduction of Raen lore gave people an excuse to freely throw any anime character name at their lizard lady/man, even though it was specifially stated that their names are based on olden-times Japanese names, not modern pop culture.
*sigh*

Not like I'm gonna bother anyone about it. But some of these mash-ups just make me cringe a bit ._. (looking at you, Mr. Akainu Zoldyck!)
I know there are probably a few unfortunate souls who picked a lore-fitting name completely unrelated who get thrown in with the fanboy crowd, but usually it's easy to notice
(And lore-fitting names CAN be a bother..my alt is named Yayani Yani and I find her name very adorable, but once I wanted to race-change to Elezen....and I went back within a few hours, because being an Elezen lady with such an obvious lala name was not pleasant xD)
I'm not judging someone because his character is named Sakura, but most of the time, the origin of the name is pretty clear, either because of the name combinations (yes, you, dear 49 Ms. "Sakura Uchiha"s! ) or the fact that some things aren't ACTUAL names byond some famous anime character or are read in a way no normal human would read the name except for this ONE character from anime X or Y

It's totally okay to not have a lore-fitting name and/or to get a bit of inspiration from that show/game/etc. you love so much! But at least make it somewhat fit the fantasy world you are in instead of becoming the umpteenth Kirito/Sasuke/Alucard...or Sephiroth/Rinoa/Zelda for that matter

[Sakuraluna]

I'm not really a fan of it, but I don't mind if other people take their character names from other media. Every once in a while, I'll see someone with a name from something I love (anime or not) and it'll bring a smile to my face, but most of the time I don't really pay a whole lot of attention.

[Knahli]

I'm one of those people who eye roll a little when they notice it. I'm okay with funny names and such but I can't help but wonder why when I see "Daenerys Targaryen" - or any butchered alternative - roaming about. Albeit, what bothers me most are NPCs, especially if it's one I actually like and that person is treating it as though they are their own OC.

I like Y'shtola. You are not Y'shtola.

[Averax]

I'm one of those people who eye roll a little when they notice it. I'm okay with funny names and such but I can't help but wonder why when I see "Daenerys Targaryen" - or any butchered alternative - roaming about. Albeit, what bothers me most are NPCs, especially if it's one I actually like and that person is treating it as though they are their own OC.

I like Y'shtola. You are not Y'shtola.

My FC is actually full of people who do this. A lot of people in my FC just created alts and started naming them after the Scions and other important characters.

We have a:

Haurchefant Senpai
Ser Aymeric
Scion Y'shtola
Antecedent Minfilia
Inspector Hildibrand

I think it's great.

[sayafrost]

My main's name I got it from slavic mythology and then after I saw various characters with that name I remembered ................................ that that name was used in Trinity blood. My Alt has an Xaela lore name but she isn't an au ra anymore <o<;

Tho on my server there is Princess Serenity, I saw also Prince Enymion; as somewhere before there are tons of Kiritos....

Edit: forgot in DF I saw Kaede Rukawa, Derek Hale, Nick Fury.....

[Millerna]

My main (Millerna Astor) has a name from an anime (I did change 1 letter in her last name, just because I thought it sounded better than the original), although apparently the anime is too old for a lot of players to have seen it, so not that many actually know about it

My alt's name (Jennet Mucklehoney) is a name I've used since Dark Age of Camelot many years ago. It's a real life first name and a last name I took from 1 of my guild members in DAoC.

[Synrin]

Nothing makes me cringe more than characters named after pop culture figures. Or any figure for that matter. If I got a penny for every Stark, Highwind or Naruto I've seen I'd be rich.

On the other hand, my last name came from this cutie:


OH WELL

[AkashiXI]

I occasionally get asked if my name is supposed to be a spin on Kakashi from Naruto, which I kindly decline. I've been using Akashi since I was 10ish, since my grandma showed me a bridge from Tokyo with the same name. Since then I used it for my female characters in PSO, FFXI, my tag for Smash tournaments, and now for 14 as well. It's a bit awkward that my character's gender is male, and Akashi is a girl's name, but eh, I still find it endearing. On the lore side of things, his last name is Mousai (goddess of fortune/music) and he's a Bard. :s