Anime Title Meanings

[pomps]

Originally Posted by N-aoki

I'm japanese and Full Metal Jacket　is well-known war film　in　Japan･･･
Ofcourse,most of Japanese creators had seen it.

Don't You know why　HAGAREN　is　Full Metal Alchemist?

HAGAREN is the short form of "HAGAne no RENkinjutsushi"
Hagane is STEEL and Renkinjutsushi is alchemist.

Originally Posted by masterwok

a bunch of new series just came out and i was wondering what are the meanings of Akane iro somaru saka, Toradora, Shikabane hime: aka, Tytania,Kuroshitsuji, and Casshern sins. i think thats it

Akane iro somaru saka: the hill dyed in red color
Toradora: "tora" is a tiger (tenori TAIGA) the main heroine and "dora" is Dragon the main guy (his name is Ryuu-something, Ryuu means dragon).
Shikabane hime: corpse princess
Kuroshitsuji: black butler

[Radiosity]

Casshern is just the name of the main character of the show. Sins is probably due to his sin of killing the girl in the show's initial synopsis.

pomps - his name's Ryuuji And it's Aisaka Taiga, not tenori.

[pomps]

Oh, tenori taiga is her nickname not her real name. Tenori taiga means a tiger that can sit on someone's palm.

[othera]

What's shakugan no shana mean?

[KholdStare]

I think it's Shana of the Burning Eyes.

[Radiosity]

Originally Posted by pomps

Oh, tenori taiga is her nickname not her real name. Tenori taiga means a tiger that can sit on someone's palm.

Ah, Palmtop Tiger then, I don't have 'tenori' in my vocabulary yet so I had no idea what it meant until you explained. Can't seem to find 'tenori' in jdic though, care to explain how you get to that? Te = hand, sure, but the closest I can find to 'tenori' is:

手の内 【てのうち】 (n) palm

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[pomps]

Tenori is not a single word. As you know te = hand, and nori is mount, ride etc... it's the noun form of the verb noru (乗る).

[Terrestrial Dream]

Any one know what RaXephon means?

[EternalDestiny]

Here's one:

Bleach

What's the meaning of the title? As far as I know, none of the main characters bleach their hair, right?

[yezhanquan]

Originally Posted by EternalDestiny

Here's one:

Bleach

What's the meaning of the title? As far as I know, none of the main characters bleach their hair, right?

Well, I think it's just a random name. But, the shinigami's role is somewhat like bleach: to purify impurities.

[Radiosity]

Originally Posted by pomps

Tenori is not a single word. As you know te = hand, and nori is mount, ride etc... it's the noun form of the verb noru (乗る).

Ah, that makes sense now, thanks muchly, always appreciate new knowlege

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edit: Also, on the subject of Bleach, it's simply in reference to Ichigo's hair because it looks like it's bleached. The original creator is on record as saying this, apparently it doesn't go any deeper than that (though I do like the idea yezhanquan came up with there)

[Scep]

About bleach, Kubo Tite (the author) actually gave a explanation sometime ago.

Kubo-sensei: The title wasn't Bleach when I decided to draw a story about Soul Reapers. (Shinigami) This was before I drew the one-shot manga that appeared in Akamaru Jump. The weapon wasn't a sword, but a scythe. Only Rukia had a scythe and the other characters used guns. At that point, the title was Snipe [as in "sniper"]. Right before I started drawing, I began to think that a sword would be better and realized I couldn't use Snipe as a title anymore. I began looking for a title that grasped the bigger picture. Soul Reapers (Shinigami) are associated with the color black, but it would have been boring to use "black." "White," on the other hand, can suggest black as a complementary color. So I chose "bleach" to evoke the impression of the color white.