Cartoon Sunday: What Are The Hidden Meanings Behind Anime Names?

How's it going lurkers? Anime News Network recently reported that Toonami will be premiering Kill la Kill on February 7th at 10:30 pm Central.

Kill la Kill is a Seinen Magical Girl Anime with an Action Dramedy theme. Even though I haven't had the chance to watch the series, I hope it's worth all the hype it's received within the last 2 years. 

If Kill la Kill isn't all that spectacular, you can bet my bottom dollar that I will NOT  be watching it at all. Judging from Kill la Kill's Anime trailer, it somewhat appears to be more of a fan service-looking type of Anime that mostly panders to an Incel demographic. 

 

Kill la Kill Trailer (2014)

 

I seriously question whether or not I want to watch this series. When I have the chance, I'll try streaming Kill la Kill. 

 

If this Anime tops the overly hyped Attack On Titan and doesn't make me fall asleep in the middle of watching, I MIGHT  like Kill la Kill.

Meanwhile, I chose to share a somewhat educational vlog from YouTube vloggers, Rachel & Jun for today's Cartoon Sunday. 

Rachel & Jun are an interracial married couple living in Japan. Last year, I began watching some of their vlogs about Japanese culture and entertainment. 

I meant to share some of Rachel & Jun's vlogs sooner, but never had the chance to do it until today. Rather than sharing another cartoon or Anime, I've decided to share a Rachel & Jun' vlog about the hidden meanings behind Anime names.

In today's vlog, Rachel & Jun explain how Anime and Manga characters are named and their meanings. 

The characters' names discussed in this vlog are characters from Naruto, Bleach, Sailor Moon, Death Note, Evangelion, One Piece, Attack On Titan, Dragonball Z, Strawberry 100%, and Yu-Gi-Oh! 

I already knew about Bleach, Naruto, and Sailor Moon, most specifically Ichigo from Bleach.

Ichigo's name is ambiguous because his name DOES mean strawberry in Japanese. Not only does Ichigo mean strawberry, but it also means 1 and 5. When the numbers are merged, it means 15.

Both of his fraternal twin sisters (Yuzu and Karin) are named after fruit as well. A Yuzu somewhat resembles a grapefruit with Mandarin Orange overtones and Karin is a quince fruit.

Speaking of strawberries, I watched Strawberry 100% and Death Note years ago. However, I didn't know much about the characters' names, until I watched this YouTube vlog. 

There was a mistake about the Evangelion characters' names. Rachel had supposedly confused the characters Akagi Ritsuko and Katsuragi Misato. 

When Evangelion aired on Adult Swim years ago, I never watched. Therefore, I wouldn't know. 

Anyway, here's an educational Japanese vlog by Rachel & Jun for today's Cartoon Sunday.

Rachel & Jun Explain The Hidden Meanings Behind Anime Names (2014)