On Tue, 21 Apr 1998, Jonathan Ng wrote:

How do you pick out new Japanese names for your fanfics (first name and
surname)???  Can you give me a list (of sample first, then surnames)?

	Well, usually when I make Japanese names, I use the "Sailor Moon"
method, that is, to use really elaborate names out of simple kanji to
describe a person based on their quote-unquote "element" or their
personality. A good kanji dictionary could help you find stuff, though
most of my knowledge came from sitting down with someone who spoke
Japanese and saying to them, OFTEN, "WOuld this work as a name?". Try it
out and see if it works ^_^
	>Todd-chan

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