Sakura Kino
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I am Sakura Kino the Future Sailor Jupiter.
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Post by Sakura Kino on Feb 22, 2006 17:32:01 GMT -5
Hi I am having a bit of trouble someone on another board told me that the lights First names were 'Kou' so is this true?
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Post by Zyppora on Feb 23, 2006 2:57:37 GMT -5
No, 'Kou' is the last name of the starlights. The fact that they're Japanese causes them to say it family name - first name, so 'Kou Seiya', 'Kou Yaten' and 'Kou Taiki'. Same with 'Tsukino Usagi', 'Mizuno Ami', 'Hino Rei', 'Kino Makoto' and 'Aino Minako', and of course all the other names in the series.
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Sakura Kino
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I am Sakura Kino the Future Sailor Jupiter.
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Post by Sakura Kino on Feb 23, 2006 21:33:04 GMT -5
Well thank you.. But I dont think she will be going with that way any time soon.
She seems inclinded to think that Yaten is Yatens Last name and Kou is his first. And the same with the others.
Needless to say for me it has ruined the Rp the way it happened. But thank you for clairifying it for me.
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Post by yatenkou on Feb 23, 2006 21:53:38 GMT -5
Kou is their last name yeah. In the anime they say it as Yaten Kou, Seiya Kou, and Taiki Kou and the generally accepted reason is because they are pop stars and pop stars often americanize their names for the purpose of being famous and emulating western society.
Take Ayumi Hamasaki as a prime example.
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Post by Creshosk on Feb 23, 2006 21:58:46 GMT -5
Kou is their last name yeah. In the anime they say it as Yaten Kou, Seiya Kou, and Taiki Kou and the generally accepted reason is because they are pop stars and pop stars often americanize their names for the purpose of being famous and emulating western society. Take Ayumi Hamasaki as a prime example. I'd say it's more of a westernize rather than specifically Americanized. |
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Post by yatenkou on Feb 23, 2006 22:06:24 GMT -5
Kou is their last name yeah. In the anime they say it as Yaten Kou, Seiya Kou, and Taiki Kou and the generally accepted reason is because they are pop stars and pop stars often americanize their names for the purpose of being famous and emulating western society. Take Ayumi Hamasaki as a prime example. I'd say it's more of a westernize rather than specifically Americanized. Well it's all the same to me >.> |
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Post by Zyppora on Feb 24, 2006 3:40:48 GMT -5
I'd say it's more of a westernize rather than specifically Americanized. Well it's all the same to me >.> Ouch ... Europe = Western, Australia = Western. |
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Post by yatenkou on Feb 24, 2006 11:47:57 GMT -5
Yeah yeah so cry about it  |
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Sakura Kino
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I am Sakura Kino the Future Sailor Jupiter.
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Post by Sakura Kino on Feb 24, 2006 23:00:14 GMT -5
Well thank you all of you. Least I know I was right as much as that seems selfish.
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Post by yumecosmos on Feb 27, 2006 12:00:32 GMT -5
I think it's kind of an ongoing debate as to whether "Kou" is their last or first name. I tend to think it's their last, because if they were going to invent names to use on Earth, you'd think they wouldn't all use the same one. But regardless, I think their "real" names are Fighter, Healer, and Maker. Seiya/Yaten/Taiki Kou are just aliases they made up. "Seiya" is definitely used as a girl's first name, and "Taiki" is used as a given name too. As for "Yaten"... I have no idea ^^; Never heard of anyone else named Yaten (except SMO's own Yaten, of course  ) |
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Post by LouSMFAN on Jul 11, 2006 0:23:21 GMT -5
I think it's kind of an ongoing debate as to whether "Kou" is their last or first name. I tend to think it's their last, because if they were going to invent names to use on Earth, you'd think they wouldn't all use the same one. But regardless, I think their "real" names are Fighter, Healer, and Maker. Seiya/Yaten/Taiki Kou are just aliases they made up. "Seiya" is definitely used as a girl's first name, and "Taiki" is used as a given name too. As for "Yaten"... I have no idea ^^; Never heard of anyone else named Yaten (except SMO's own Yaten, of course ) Seiya, Taiki, and Yaten are all probably names used except I have never meant or heard of anyone with that name (except SMO members, and Sailor Moon character ) |
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Post by The Godess of Destruction on Jul 21, 2006 15:30:21 GMT -5
well i really like theyr names
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Post by yumecosmos on Feb 5, 2008 23:22:15 GMT -5
Sorry for the RDT but... I stand corrected. Kou is probably their first name. Some of the Seramyu programs have their names written in English letters as Kou Yaten, etc. Those same programs have the other senshi's names in Western order. If they were going to write the others in Western order, I don't think they'd switch the Starlights for no apparent reason.
Besides, I've read somewhere that names written in kanji are always in Japanese order. It's only romaji that can be switched.
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