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Dec 28, 2014 5:18 AM
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Character names just seem too trivial to remember. Sometimes they might have hidden meanings behind them, but they should be just very vague hints. A name shouldn't define a person. Unless they are repeated every episode or are easy to remember I just cbf.
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Dec 28, 2014 5:22 AM
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Well, I don't particularly try hard, if I rememember then it's nice, if not it usually doesn't matter for understanding the anime.
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Dec 28, 2014 5:22 AM
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i usually remember the name that aren't japanese alot easier
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Dec 28, 2014 5:24 AM
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I don't remember the characters, only their Assets.
Dec 28, 2014 5:25 AM
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i just call them all ching chong.

I'm an american i dont have the time to keep up with these names.
Dec 28, 2014 5:25 AM
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i only remember if the same name repeat for 3 or 4 episode ( that's for the hard one)
Dec 28, 2014 5:28 AM
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Most of the times I know the names of the characters after about 2 or 3 episodes. I do forget most of the names after completing the show though.
Dec 28, 2014 5:29 AM
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During my watch of a show I'll be able to remember the names of the reoccurring characters.

If I'm unsure or forget the name of the character I'll just call them by their defining features.
Dec 28, 2014 5:34 AM
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I remember every character
Dec 28, 2014 5:48 AM
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I try to, and on my rewatch of the Chimera Ant arc, I found how important it was for the viewer to remember what a character's name is and was:


So if it's a name of a main character, then I should remember what they're names are if I'm still watching it. If it's a supporting character, then I think it's important to remember their names for the plot, because other characters could be talking about them, and if I don't remember which character their talking about, then I probably will get a little lost on what's going on.
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Dec 28, 2014 5:49 AM
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I remember them if I am really into the anime I am watching.
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Dec 28, 2014 5:51 AM
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ghoullovesharem said:
I remember every character
Name every character in Legend of the Galactic Heroes.
Dec 28, 2014 5:52 AM

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Hulmy-chan said:
I remember them if I am really into the anime I am watching.


Dec 28, 2014 5:54 AM

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Aeonic said:
ghoullovesharem said:
I remember every character
Name every character in Legend of the Galactic Heroes.

Stormtrooper 1, stormtrooper 2, dumb politician 1.........Reinhard, and finally Yang. it's really easy
Dec 28, 2014 5:56 AM

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I'm disturbingly bad at remembering character names and it bothers me a little. But I guess I have a few excuses to explain it. For instance, in books you absolutely need to remember the names because that's how you recognize the characters, but in anime you don't necessarily have to know the name since you can just... look at the character. So maybe brain understands this and decides that names are useless information that doesn't need to be stored.
Dec 28, 2014 5:58 AM

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Simple names i will remember, names such as fei-lee or some shit i will not.


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Dec 28, 2014 6:08 AM

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of course, i have godlike memory
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Dec 28, 2014 6:11 AM

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I'm such a weeb that I remember every name in animus duh.
Dec 28, 2014 6:19 AM

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Only the people I actually liked, yes.
Dec 28, 2014 6:25 AM

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Takes me a while.
I'm up to episode 10 of Sabagebu and I've only just now remembered all of the girls names in the survival club.

Things like No game no life and Zankyo no Terror? Loved them but only remember 9, Lisa, Shiro, Stephanie and Sora. Pretty bad when it comes to Japanese names. I'm not proud of it.
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Dec 28, 2014 6:27 AM

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if it's a show i enjoy, yes.
Dec 28, 2014 6:35 AM

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Depends on the show and names, worst case scenario I just call them "MC", "-hair color-", etc.
Dec 28, 2014 6:57 AM

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Only the people I actually liked, yes.


And those I especially disliked (Satan-spawn Suzaku).
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Dec 28, 2014 7:07 AM

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Nope. Japanese names just dont stay in my memory.
Dec 28, 2014 7:26 AM

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I'm currently watching Girlfriend (Kari) and I don't remember a single name of any character. I'm surprised the characters in it even remember who each other are.

I remember characters who leave an impression, if their name is only mentioned in passing or they're not very important to the story I don't mind just identifying them as 'cute eyebrows' or something :D
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Dec 28, 2014 10:49 AM

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at the end of a serieus, about 2 names. if shorter than 3 syllables
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Dec 28, 2014 10:50 AM

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If I don't remember their name they're not important enough to actually affect the anime and if at some point they do manage to affect it I'll remember their name. :P
Dec 28, 2014 10:54 AM

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Depends on how much I like that character I guess.
Dec 28, 2014 12:30 PM
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Remembering Japanese names is a lot harder than English names or made up names.
I forget a lot of Bleach character names all the time apart from Ichigo, Chad, Renji and Kenpachi.
Remembering names in FMAB is a lot easier though, Ed, Al, Armstrong, Mustang, Greed, King Bradley etc.
Dec 28, 2014 12:31 PM

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Sometimes.

Celestia-L20XX said:
I'm up to episode 10 of Sabagebu and I've only just now remembered all of the girls names in the survival club.

I still don't know who anyone is, other than Momoko.
Dec 28, 2014 12:32 PM

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Depends on my memory.
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Dec 28, 2014 12:34 PM

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Only if I love the show or the name is like 'LELOUCH VI BRITANNIA!11!'.
Dec 28, 2014 12:49 PM

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I would be able to remember a few though some might be slightly off by a syllable. Talking about them in the episode discussion does sort of help. I'd be amazed if I remember any names after a month.
Dec 28, 2014 12:51 PM

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Rarely. I'll only remember the first 2 letters or syllables, but rarely their entire name. This becomes a problem with shows that have a lot of characters. In those cases, I have to force myself to pay more attention to the names.

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I find it easier to remember the hair colour than the name

Same.
Dec 28, 2014 12:53 PM
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Only if i do care about the character.
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Dec 28, 2014 12:58 PM
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I remember them quite easily to the point I remember characters' names from an anime I really hate.
Dec 28, 2014 12:59 PM

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ghoullovesharem said:
I remember every character
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Dec 28, 2014 1:47 PM

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Vexper said:
I'm currently watching Girlfriend (Kari) and I don't remember a single name of any character. I'm surprised the characters in it even remember who each other are.

I like the show, but jesus if they think we'll remember every single character. Well, except for Kokomi, Chloe and Fumio; those three are really the only ones worth remembering anyway.

But unless the show is Shirobako, where there's a huge cast introduced in episode one and then you're forced to remember them all, then I'm pretty good at remembering everyone's names pretty early on.

Dec 28, 2014 1:56 PM

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Milk_is_Special said:
I do forget most of the names after completing the show though.


Sometimes I feel this way
Though if it's just the main character I can still barely remember it :p
Dec 28, 2014 2:35 PM

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For the most part the names stay with me, unless they are a fairly irrelevant character or it's a series I didn't particularly enjoy.
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Dec 28, 2014 2:38 PM

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Japanese names are usually hard for me to remember. Unless I really liked the character, like Hachiman.

But I will never ever remember the names of the girls in harems (Unless it's a heck of a damn interesting one, like Highschool DxD or Inou Battle).

Hopefully it's something like Mashiro Symphony where they all have colourful hair so I can easily just refer to their hair colour.

EDIT: Also, I find that if I'm talking about the anime a lot with people (IRL or online) that I end up picking up the names easily.
Dec 28, 2014 2:45 PM

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I remember by faces most of the time. If I can remember names then the anime has my attention
Dec 28, 2014 2:55 PM
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Ooh. That really depends.
If I just don't care anymore, I might forget the names.
Sometimes I remember, sometimes I don't.
Even with my favorites that I might have watched many times, I might forget the names.
I think I'll go with Caim and say that if I remember the names then the anime probably has my attention. If not, then I'm probably just spacing out or something.

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Dec 28, 2014 2:58 PM

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Always if I really like the show. If it's boring or I'm not really into it, I will forget about the character's names every week. Happened with Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu.


Dec 28, 2014 6:06 PM

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I used to remember all of the main characters names I've seen, but after a few years it became too hard. So now I remember only the ones I really liked or disliked. But even then after some time I can mix up similar names, like Haruka and Haruna or something.
Dec 28, 2014 6:08 PM

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It's usually easy to remember. I had to watch Baccano's opening for the first few episodes to remember the names, but that show was more of an exception.
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Dec 28, 2014 7:08 PM

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I make an effort to. I do forget after a long time of watching the anime, but I will always remember the characters I love.
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Dec 28, 2014 7:15 PM

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Some I remember, some I don't. Sometimes I have to google who are two characters talking about.
Dec 28, 2014 7:19 PM

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mayukachan said:
Sometimes.

Celestia-L20XX said:
I'm up to episode 10 of Sabagebu and I've only just now remembered all of the girls names in the survival club.

I still don't know who anyone is, other than Momoko.


Finished it today, now the real challenge begins, who were the minor characters and what are the main girls last names?
Dec 28, 2014 7:25 PM

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Depends on how much i care about them, in the first few weeks i had a hard time memorizing the names of chars of all anime i'm watching weekly, now it's just fine.
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