Thread: AnoHana - Q & A
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Old 2011-05-31, 21:39   Link #6
DragoZERO
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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo View Post
Well, my assumption is that the nick is simply a shortened version of her first and last names, just like all the other Buster nicknames. As for the "Anaru/Anal" thing, Anaru just happens to be the Japanese pronunciation of "Anal" which pretty much describes her personality. I doubt the 8-year old Busters would have had that in mind, but they probably thought the whole "Anal" thing was funny in that way 8 year-old do.
Ahhh... that's a really bad nick name.

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Originally Posted by icatero View Post
A bit of a pointless question, but does Jinta's nickname come from adding an n to the end (like how Minori from ToraDora becomes Minorin), or is it taking the Jin and adding the childish pronunciation of -chan to the end?
I believe that -tan is one of those cute honorifics that kids use.

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Also, where does Poppo's nickname come from?
THAT is a good question.
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