Full Metal Panic vs Ruonin Kenshin

Red6 · Post by **Red6** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:41 am

You guys, in Kenshin theres this guy named "Sagara Sanosuke." Maybe Sagara is a popular first name in Japan, but hell even the last names kinda resemble. Neone know why? or is this pure coincidence.

WARRAVEN · Post by **WARRAVEN** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 3:20 am

I thought the same thing, but I chocked(er...you get the idea) it up to coincidence, I think I heard it on another series once before but I'm not sure. Though their names are really similar Sonousoke Cigara and Souske sagara(beat with spellings).

Raven

Teletha Testarosa · Post by **Teletha Testarosa** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 4:47 am

WARRaven it's isn't spelled like that...

Sanoske, Sagara is how it is

dd · Post by dd » Tue Jan 20, 2004 5:23 pm

Sanoske Sagara.

Sagara was not his birth name. He took that name in honor of his Captain in a band of militia.

Circle · Post by **Circle** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 7:32 pm

Well, Sagara Sanosuke, remember in Japanese, they say the family name first. His given name is Sanosuke. He changed his family name to Sagara.

I think it's just coincidence that that Sousuke and Sanosuke's names sound the same. Maybe authors like having both family and given names of characters to start with the same consonants. Look at the other characters: Tessa Testarosa, Melissa Mao, Kamiya Kaoru.

I have volumes 1 and 2 of Kenshin manga (Viz, English) and there's character profiles in them about why the author chose the character designs. Sanosuke was just modeled after the real life Sanosuke (different guy/family name) of the Shinsen Gumi. Maybe in the FMP mangas or some other interviews, the author explained why he chose Sagara Sousuke as the name for his lead character.

dd · Post by dd » Wed Jan 21, 2004 3:30 am

True. But in the anime, they say Sanoske Sagara, with the Sagara still being implied to be the family name. English dubs often seem to be Westernized that way.

Teletha Testarosa · Post by **Teletha Testarosa** » Wed Jan 21, 2004 3:58 am

wow this got me confused...

Zee · Post by **Zee** » Sat Jan 24, 2004 9:01 am

Sanosuke and Sousuke are both really popular first names in Japan. I believe both characters having "Sagara" as a last name was just a coincidence. For Rurouni Kenshin, "Sagara" was used as a historical reference to a real character in history. In Full Metal Panic, the name was probably chosen because it aliterates.

It's entirely possible that Sousuke was given his name as a tribute to Sanosuke from Rurouni Kenshin- manga authors often do things like that in order to give praise to a respected sempai. However, I don't know if that's the case here.

RussianFox · Post by **RussianFox** » Sun Feb 01, 2004 5:10 am

"manga authors often do things like that in order to give praise to a respected sempai."
sounds like a reasonable theory...

SousukeXSagara · Post by **SousukeXSagara** » Mon Feb 02, 2004 1:44 am

WOW... all this japanese name popularity stuff is getting me confused...

tiptoe39 · Post by **tiptoe39** » Thu Jun 03, 2004 3:03 pm

Circle wrote: I think it's just coincidence that that Sousuke and Sanosuke's names sound the same. Maybe authors like having both family and given names of characters to start with the same consonants. Look at the other characters: Tessa Testarosa, Melissa Mao, Kamiya Kaoru.

.....Lois Lane, Peter Parker.........

What I want to know is, if you're drawing the parallels between Sousuke and Sano, why does Sousuke have the VERY kenshin-esque "x" scar on his cheek?

(So does Ferio from Rayearth.... but I'm getting ahead-a meself....)

tippy (@_@x)