| I guess this is more of a Japanese history issue rather than specific to anime, but whenever I am watching an anime set in edo-period or with samurais and stuff the names seem very different from modern Japanese names. They usually end with suke or aemon and sound more elaborate and regal. I guess it is just a change in naming conventions over the years, which is common in cultures, but it seems strange that we don't see any of these types of names in modern anime. |
 "The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself." -Friedrich Nietzsche |
| In the edo period names were very dependent on your status in society in japan. Which isnt the case anymore so i think thats why |
| It's not just the naming conventions. In samurai-era Japan, it was perfectly normal to change one's name whenever starting a new page of your life. Imagine making up a new name for yourself when going to school for the first time, then again when you enter university, and a new name each time you change your job. Also, whenever you dramatically cut your hair. When they switched to names one can use the whole life, the patterns had to change. |
| Actually, its not only in Japan, there are many countries in the world that had names or parts of them changed depending on social-political status I guess the eastern cultures give names more symbolism and meaning than the rest. |
SpaghettiSpikeJan 18, 2017 1:59 AM
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| I don't think so, Edo period had similar naming sense with the current Japanese.. Maybe you are talking about pre-Edo or Heian period in whicb, they do indeed have different naming style than current Japanese. |
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| It was tradition to keep changing your name. let's take Matsudaira Takechiyo. Born in 1543, he changed his name to Matsudaira Jirosaburo Motonobu when he came of age in 1556. He quickly married at 13 and changed his name to Matsudaira Kurandonosuke Motoyasu. In 1567, without any real proof he claimed familial ties with the Minamoto clan, who were just a group of people who were distantly related to His Imperial Majesty (the man in question in regards to Matsudaira is Seiwa-tenno specifically) but were too far removed. Thus, he undertook his new name, and by far the most recognizable today, Mikawa-no-kami Tokugawa Ieyasu. :] |
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