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 Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:33 pm
I recently watched the entire "Neon Genesis Evangelion" series and there's something that's just been sitting in the back of my mind: Why did Gendo take Yui's surname when they were married? As far as I know it isn't common practice in Japan and it certainly isn't in any western culture that I know of, though I also don't think that it's frowned upon.
Is there supposed to be some meaning in that or am I just being ******** with by the writers again?
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:44 pm
Maybe his own was really lame or embarrasing? razz
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:48 pm
Well, it was considerably longer and started with an 'R'.
[edit] Rokubungi.
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:52 pm
Oh right, Rokubungi... Yes I remember it now.
Yeah...I would have done the same razz
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Posted: Sun Aug 16, 2009 10:54 pm
Maybe it's not so bad from a Japanese perspective? Maybe?
...wait. Apparently it means "Sextant". >_>
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Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 9:19 am
124-C Maybe it's not so bad from a Japanese perspective? Maybe? ...wait. Apparently it means "Sextant". >_>
They're all warship names or nautical terms. Ikari means anchor (Yui's last name). As to why he preferred on over the other, who knows.
EDIT: never underestimate the power of google. Yui was of higher social status, so taking her name would be a way of keeping her social ties. As well, Gendou was quite the submissive so giving up everything to Yui is very easy to see.
-Formerly La Belle Isolde-
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