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== Agnam dna Emina ==
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''
** In the dub version of the KC Grand Prix ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! (anime)|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' arc, Yugi's grandpa disguises himself as a duelist named Apnarg to enter a tournament. If [[4Kids! Entertainment|4Kids]] were a bit more clever, they could've gone with Nomolos.
** Otes in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS]]'', the [[Mysterious Backer]] to the heroes. His name is "Seto" spelled backwards, as he is clearly supposed to be an [[Expy]] of Seto Kaiba.
* This is what clues Goku in to Uub being the reincarnation of the evil Buu in the final episodes of ''[[Dragonball Z]]''. Considering Uub had no idea he was Buu's reincarnation, this makes it an awfully convenient name.
* Dr. Mashirito, the [[Mad Scientist]] antagonist in ''[[Doctor Slump]]'' was named after Toriyama's editor at the time, whose surname was Torishima. It may not be obvious, but written in the Japanese syllable-alpabet, it is indeed a Sdrawkcab Name. To western eyes, it just looks like an anagram.
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* The villain of [[James Thurber]]'s juvenile fantasy ''The White Deer'' is named Nagrom Yaf.
* ''[[Discworld]]''
** Early in ''[[
** ''[[
{{quote|''It's a sad and terrible thing that high-born folk really have thought that the servants would be totally fooled if spirits were put into decanters that were cunningly labelled ''backwards''. And also throughout history the more politically conscious butler has taken it on trust, and with rather more justification, that his employers will not notice if the yksihw is topped up with eniru.''}}
** The Discworld concept of being "knurd"—so sober that you actually need an alcoholic beverage or two to be normal.
** Another example, this time as a parody of "Erewhon/Nehwon": an area in the Hublands called "Ecalpon".
** The
** ''[[Carpe Jugulum]]'': The narration describes vampires' apparent inability to compensate for their well-known weaknesses, and at one point says "Do they really think spelling their name backwards is going to fool anyone?"
** In ''[[
* The eponymous country in ''Erewhon'' by Samuel Butler is an almost-reversal of "nowhere". (An exact reversal would be "Erehwon".) This is a reference to "Utopia", which means "nowhere". The inhabitants (for the most part) have names like Senoj Nosnibor.
* On a similar note, the world of Fritz Leiber's ''[[Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser]]'' tales is Nehwon.
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* In Jane Langton's ''The Diamond in the Window'', Edward Hall speaks backwards fluently and daydreams about an alter-ego named Trebor Nosnibor. It's stated that he wishes his name were Robert Robinson specifically because he thinks it sounds much cooler backwards than "Drawde Llah" would.
* This is how Wizards dealing with the Darke hide themselves in ''[[Septimus Heap]]'': By spelling their name backwards. [[Played With]] in Septimus's case, as he takes only the last letters S-u-m on Marcellus Pye's advice.
* In [[Brian Aldiss]]'s illustrated poem "Pile", (subtitle "Petals from St. Klaed's Computer") the hero escapes from Pile and it's computer "St. Klaed" to find the alternate world of Elip run by St. Dealk.
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=== Semag Drac ===
* ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'':
** [
** The Citanul Druids (and other such) -- "Citanul" becomes "lunatic"....
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