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== Anime and Manga ==
* In ''[[Excel Saga (manga)|Excel Saga]]'', the members of ACROSS are named for hotel chains, and most everyone else is named for neighborhoods in the city of Fukuoka ("F City, F Prefecture" in which the anime takes place, even if the manga keeps it as "Fukuoka, Fukuoka"). "ACROSS" itself is named after a convention center (one translator said it was like a New York based cult being named "Javits").
* The main band of characters in ''[[Gurren Lagann]]'' are named for directions ''Kami''na (above/up), Simon/''Shimo''n (below/under), Yoko (beside), Nia (a play on near), and Rosshiu (an anagram of ''ushiro'', [[
* The four main girls of ''[[Ichigo 100%]]'' are named after the four cardinal directions: Toujou Aya (''tou''=East), Kitaouji Satsuki (''kita''=North), Nishino Tsukasa (''nishi''=West), and Minamoto Yui (''minami''=South). And, of course, the main character, Manaka Junpei (''naka''=middle).
* Similar to the ''Ichigo 100%'' example, the characters of ''[[Kanamemo]]'' make use of the cardinal direction theme name motif. There's Hinata ''Azuma'' (east), Haruka ''Nishi''da (west), Yume ''Kita''oka (north), Yuuki ''Minami'' (south) and Kana ''Naka''machi (center). Their boss, Saki ''Ama''no has the character for "sky" in her name, since she is above them all.
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* The [[Quirky Miniboss Squad|four denizens of Labyrinth]] from ''[[Fresh Pretty Cure]]'' are each named for directions: Eas, Wester, Souler, and Northa. Their human alter egos use the Japanese word for the directions as their last names (Setsuna Higashi, Hayato Nishi, Shun Minami, and Nayuta Kita).
** Similarly, [[Suite Pretty Cure|Hibiki and Kanade]]'s last names have the characters for, respectively, "North" (''Hou''jou) and "South" (''Minami''no), reflecting their conflicting personalities. Meanwhile, two supporting characters named Waon and Seika have "West" and "East" respectively (''Nishi''jima and ''Higashi''yama).
* Most of the characters in ''[[Kamichama Karin]]'' have surnames corresponding to a train line or station ([[wikipedia:Hanazono Station
== Comics ==
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