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Examples of [[{{TOPLEVELPAGE}}]] in [[{{SUBPAGENAME}}]] include:
* The yaoi manga '''A'''ll '''N'''ippon '''A'''ir '''L'''ines. [http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/49/ 'nuff said.]▼
▲* The yaoi manga '''A'''ll '''N'''ippon '''A'''ir '''L'''ines. [https://web.archive.org/web/20140423215710/http://www.digitalmanga.com/books/49/ 'nuff said.]
** Except there really is such an airline... the word "airline" is just ''one'' word, though, so its real abbreviation is ANA.
*** Which is [[Hilarious in Hindsight]], since "ana" is Japanese for "hole". Yeah, don't think about it too much.
* ''[[Pokémon Special]]'' has "Rocket" (as in Team Rocket) standing for ''"'''R'''aid '''O'''n the '''C'''ity: '''K'''nock out '''E'''vil '''T'''usks".'' The entire thing is really some bizarre dental metaphor.
** The anime adaptation of ''[[Pokémon Black and White]]'' is called ''[[Pokémon (anime)|Pocket Monsters: Best Wishes]]'' in Japan. Both "'''B'''lack and '''W'''hite" and "'''B'''est '''W'''ishes" are abbreviated as "'''BW'''".
* The name "HiME" in ''[[
** [[Fun with Acronyms]] is even more evident in the ''[[Mai-HiME (manga)|Mai-HiME]]'' manga, which introduces two additional types of HiMEs: '''P'''erfect '''R'''ealization of '''In'''dependent Ac'''cess''' (PRINCESS) and '''Qu'''aint '''E'''lemental '''En'''chantress (QUEEN).
** Let us not forget {{spoiler|Miyu Greer: '''M'''ultiple, or '''M'''erciful for her ''[[Mai-Otome]]'' counterpart, '''I'''ntelligencial '''[[Norse Mythology|Y]]'''[[Norse Mythology|ggdrasil]] '''U'''nit.}}
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** [[Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn]] give us ReZEL ('''Re'''fine '''Z'''eta '''G'''undam '''E'''scort '''L'''eader ).
** From [[Gundam Wing]], we have GUNDAM ('''GUNDA'''nium '''M'''obile suit), MOBILE Suit ('''M'''anipulative '''O'''rder '''B'''uild and '''I'''ndustrial '''L'''abors '''E'''xtended '''Suit'''), Mobile DOLL ('''M'''obile '''D'''irect '''O'''pertional '''L'''eaded '''L'''abor) and ZERO system ('''Z'''oning and '''E'''motional '''R'''ange '''O'''mited '''system''').
** [[Turn A Gundam
** ''[[Gundam Seed]]'''s creators had a heyday with their acronyms:
*** GUNDAM, for instance, is not the name of the unit (except as a nickname), but of the operating system, which goes through several variations. Examples include:
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* In ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]] Strikers'', Nanoha's [[Chekhov's Skill]] in the finishing episodes was acronymed in the Japanese subtitle (as Raising Heart was talking) as "WAS". It stood for '''W'''ide '''A'''rea '''S'''earch.
** [[Averted Trope|Averted]] by the Time-Space Administration Bureau, or TSAB; if it were the Space-Time Administration Bureau, the acronym would be STAB.
** The sequel to ''A's Portable: The Battle of Aces'' is called ''Gears of Destiny''. The name of the [[Limited Special Collectors' Ultimate Edition]]? "GOD BOX".
* ''[[Gate Keepers]]'' had A.E.G.I.S., which stood for '''A'''lien '''E'''xterminating '''G'''lobal '''I'''ntercept '''S'''ystem. Interestingly, the shape of the badge was half a world, and half a shield shape with an atom symbol on it.
* ''[[Zettai Karen Children]]'' features the '''BA'''se of '''B'''acking '''E'''sp. '''L'''aboratory. [[Gratuitous English]] and the oddity of having the acronym standing for an abbreviation.
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* ''[[Code Geass]]'' gives us the rather unintuitive acronym, "F.L.E.I.J.A", which stands for '''F'''ield '''L'''imitary '''E'''ffective '''I'''mplosion '''A'''rmament. The "J" doesn't stand for anything; it is only there to facilitate the word's pronunciation as "Freya". If the reference to the Norse goddess was intentional, one wonders why they didn't just call it the '''F'''ission '''R'''eaction-'''E'''nhanced '''Y'''ield '''A'''rmament.
** There's also the '''S'''uperlative '''E'''xtruder '''I'''nterlocked '''T'''echnology '''E'''xclusive '''N'''exus, which is the Guren SEITEN. Of course, SEITEN isn't a word in English, but in Japanese, it means Eight Elements... which is what the start-up screen calls it. In English. That's a surprisingly high-level of knowledge of Japanese language from a Britannian engineer.
* [[Super Dimension Fortress Macross]] gives us the variable fighter's half-jet-half-humanoid-mecha [https://web.archive.org/web/20070211105649/http://unsd.macrossroleplay.org/VF11gerwalk.gif GERWALK] mode - '''G'''round '''E'''ffective '''R'''einforcement of '''W'''inged '''A'''rmament with '''L'''ocomotive '''K'''nee-joint. This actually makes a bit more sense than most of the other examples - until you look up the [http://macross.anime.net//memories/02/index.html very first proposal involving VF-esque mechas] done by Kawamori, involving non-transforming half-plane-half-mechas called "Ga-Walk" ...
** Not to mention the fact that the SDF-1 Macross itself was formerly known as '''A'''lien '''S'''pace '''S'''hip One.
** The novels of the dub, [[Robotech]], give a backronym for ''Veritech'': '''V'''ariable '''E'''ngineering and '''R'''obotic '''I'''ntegration '''Tech'''nology.
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** [[Macross Zero]] gives us AFOS, which, presumably, stands for '''A'''rtifact '''F'''rom '''O'''uter '''S'''pace
** In the Macross universe, the United Nations Space Navy is abbreviated as '''UN''' "'''S'''pacy." By the time of [[Macross Frontier]], a "'''N'''ew" has been appended to it. Therefore, people make a habit of calling it NUNS.
* ''[[Darker
* The mecha from ''[[Sora wo Kakeru Shoujo]]'' are called QT Arms (which is a cheesy enough name in itself); the name is also an acronym for '''Q'''uantum '''T'''echnology '''A'''dvanced '''R'''einforced '''M'''aneuvering '''S'''hroud.
** The same series' [[Latex Space Suit|Latex Space Suits]] are called Q-Tectors; their acronym being '''Q'''uantum '''T'''ransducing '''E'''nvironment '''C'''rosslink '''T'''errain '''O'''perational '''R'''einforcer.
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* The '''GA''' in ''[[GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class]]'' stands for "'''G'''eijutsuka (Art Department) Class ''A''", though Tomokane's guess, "'''G'''raphic '''A'''rts Design Class is pretty reasonable. Kisaragi's (albeit that was Tomokane messing with her) "'''G'''o for it, '''A'''rtists!", not so much.
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