Is it trying too hard or not trying hard enough?

Danieka March 12, 2025 10:26 pm

Why do authors make up names in their works like Maythan, Rudius, Leticiel, Zythalomus or CARNE (I’m looking at you JBA). Like, are the authors not able to do research into whichever culture they’re basing their plot in/on to find names that exist? Or would ya’ll consider this more creative and give kudos. Genuine question, sometimes it works for me, other times it doesn’t fit with the story at ALL and pulls me out of the immersion because it looks/sounds ridiculous depending on the setting.

Responses
    Azaar March 12, 2025 10:44 pm

    carne means meat in Italian. dunno if its relevant but it exists

    Basanti°•89/70 March 12, 2025 11:13 pm

    Till from Alien Stage- I LOVE TILL but why is the name Till? It could've been anything

    kimchi March 12, 2025 11:25 pm
    Till from Alien Stage- I LOVE TILL but why is the name Till? It could've been anything Basanti°•89/70

    till (the end). isnt that the song he wrote and sang in his first round? i think its p cool because they connected it to that

    Basanti°•89/70 March 12, 2025 11:29 pm
    till (the end). isnt that the song he wrote and sang in his first round? i think its p cool because they connected it to that kimchi

    Wait, isn't the song name Unknown? And if you're correct, that's pretty cool. I have no problem with it now

    kimchi March 12, 2025 11:30 pm
    Wait, isn't the song name Unknown? And if you're correct, that's pretty cool. I have no problem with it now Basanti°•89/70

    yup, its unknown (till the end)

    Basanti°•89/70 March 12, 2025 11:38 pm
    yup, its unknown (till the end) kimchi

    sumi March 13, 2025 1:24 am

    Still can't get over the fact that the main villain in sakamoto days is called slur...

    kimchi March 13, 2025 1:28 am

    lmao reminds me of that one female lead named blondina... because she's blonde

    Danieka March 13, 2025 2:00 am
    carne means meat in Italian. dunno if its relevant but it exists Azaar

    It’s meat in Spanish too which is why it’s fucking dumb no matter what

    Danieka March 13, 2025 2:00 am
    lmao reminds me of that one female lead named blondina... because she's blonde kimchi

    STOP this is such a good example

    Danieka March 13, 2025 2:01 am
    till (the end). isnt that the song he wrote and sang in his first round? i think its p cool because they connected it to that kimchi

    Be sTILL my heart

    Danieka March 13, 2025 2:01 am
    Still can't get over the fact that the main villain in sakamoto days is called slur... sumi

    So edgy lmao

    sumi March 13, 2025 2:33 am
    It’s meat in Spanish too which is why it’s fucking dumb no matter what Danieka

    I mean its also meat in Italian. Most of the names of the characters from pt 5 are Italian food names anyways (shout out to my boy prosciutto) so it's not really surprising. Araki is justa little quirky like that

    sumi March 13, 2025 2:34 am
    So edgy lmao Danieka

    I think the author maybe doesn't even know what it really means. He probably just thought it was a cool sounding English word