Significant Anagram/Anime and Manga

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Examples of Significant Anagrams in Anime and Manga include:

  • More than one dodgy Suzumiya Haruhi knockoff has used this to name their thinly disguised characters. For example, the Haruhi (Hahiru) in the live-action "Suzumiya Hahiru no Yuuutsu", and the Mikuru (Kurumi) in the game "M Scramble".
  • Soul Eater: Scythe Technician Maka's name is an anagram of "kama", the Japanese word for scythe. Also, her name has been written on a manga splash page in kanji as 摩苛, which translates to "great". Hilariously, the two kanji in her name separate into "to chafe, rub, polish, or grind", & "to torment, scold, or chastise". Poor Soul.
  • Viral from Gurren Lagann has a name that anagrams to "rival". (His name is also a word in English, but it's pronounced bi-RA-ruh.)
  • In Final Fantasy Unlimited, villainous adviser Oscha's name is an anagram of "Chaos", perhaps hinting at his true nature.
  • Kuromu Dokuro of Katekyo Hitman Reborn becomes the emissary of Mukuro Rokudo after he gets locked in Vindice Prison.
  • In Bakuman｡, Eiji Nizuma adopts the pen name "Moneys" while drawing Iwase's manga series, so that the editors don't initially find out that he's doing two series at once. This is an anagram of his last name as it is spelled in Japanese ("Ni-Zu-Ma"-> "Ma-Ni-Zu").
  • In Pandora Hearts, we have "Lacie", who is the mother of the main heroine Alice. Celia is another character whose connection is, as of yet, unknown.
  • In The Astonishment of Haruhi Suzumiya, there is a new girl named 渡橋泰水 (Watahashi Yasumi). It is later revealed that she is actually a manifestation of Haruhi's subconscious. If one were to rearrange the syllables in her name, it would turn out as "Watashi wa Suzumiya" (I am Suzumiya); Note that 水 is pronounced "mi" in her name, but alone, it is pronounced as "mizu".
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