After that last post, I figure I should mention my favorite little detail about the Washuu!Hide theory. Hide tells people to call him by this nickname, which is kind of a cultural shorthand for “this guy is really informal and friendly” seeing as in Japan, it isn’t uncommon to stick to last names even among close friends (i.e. Kaneki), and nicknames are even less common. I don’t know if this is already somewhere in @sans-san‘s many posts on the theory. If so, I apologize for the repeat. If not, please enjoy my addition.
But there’s another part to it. If Hide is actually a Washuu, than 3/4th of his name are false kanji. Nagachika Hideyoshi, the name he’s going by, is written like this:
永近 英良
If his real name were Washuu Hideyoshi, spelled with the traditional Washuu naming scheme, it would be written like this:
和修 英吉
In other words, the only “real” part of the name Nagachika Hideyoshi is 英, or “Hide.”
Saying “Call me Hide,” while he’s using the name Nagachika Hideyoshi is sort of like saying “I want you to be able to use my real name.”
Aaaannd here’s the finished product! …I just really wanted to see Mikasa and Levi dancing all fancy and stuff sooo yeah.
(Btw don’t forget guys, I’m a multishipper, so I better not get any messages saying “omg I thought you only shipped ereri”…like no, it clearly says what I am on my blog.)
After rewatching a couple of episodes yesterday, I figured a detailed post like this, similar to my official anime visuals’ staff overviews, should be in order 🙂 It’s interesting how many of Isayama Hajime’s fellow Kodansha mangaka contributed to SnK Season 1′s end cards!
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