Coolest character names in anime?

[Lord of Nonsensical Crap]

As asked above, what, in your opinion, are some of the coolest character names in anime/manga?

My vote goes to Guts the Black Swordsman. To me, that is a name that simply radiates awesome. Resepectful nods also go to Vash the Stampede, though.

[T51R]

I'll second Guts. There hasn't been a name that's more apt, descriptive, and captivating all at the same time. Guts, as in BALLS OF STEEL big enough to climb a tower of dead flesh to get to his friend, BALLS and FORTITUDE enough to believe in said friend to the bitter end. then BALLS enough to come back from severing his own arm and being blinded in one eye to pick up an even bigger-arse sword and take off after Griffith.

I mean, imagine people introducing themselves to you when you're looking for someone to hire. Definitely, the guy with one eye carrying a huge-arse sword with his mechanical arm(that has a crossbow in it to boot) and who introduces himself as simply "GUTS." And if the name doesn't stick in you head...the Dragonslayer sure as heck will.:D

[Thorlief]

Dio Brando. 'Nuff said.

[LordEd1976]

Vash the Stampede
Jet Black
Nicholas D Wolfwood
Rally Vincent
Char Aznable
Zechs Merquise
Faye Valentine
Kakashi
Khyron
Count Magus Lee

there are probably more but those are the ones that come readily to my mind.

[Young Avenger]

Roy Mustang
Greed
Hitokiri Battōsai
Gene Starwind

[NoMaD!]

Vegeta
Cell
Bibidi
Bobidi
Buu
Trunks

[K.O.V.G]

Archer
Luffy
Beyound the grave
Heat Guy J

[nervmeister]

Tubalcain Alhambra (Hellsing) - Sure he was a second-rate villain who got whacked early on by Alucard, but he still had a wicked cool name.

[Athena Bast]

Sasake (?) Uchiha.

[Ghost]

Seconding:

Dio Brando
Zechs Marquise
Faye Valentine
Roy Mustang

Adding: Edward and Alphonse Elric (lots of FMA characters have cool names, actually) and Legato Bluesummers.


Hitokiri Battōsai

That's more of a title, methinks.

Sasake (?) Uchiha.

Sasuke, actually.

[nervmeister]

Maestro Delphine.

Majin Buu

Dukemon

[CJ Lentze]

Jeice (I know it's supposed to be 'cheese', but Jeice sounds quite like a badass name)
Quatre Raberba Winner (Just to stretch the middle syllable in 'Ra-BER-ba' :) )

[The Xenos]

Sure, Dio is cool, but what about Vanilla Ice?

[GoGo Yubari]

I always thought Rock Lee was a pretty cool name.

[SpydaWeb]

My current fav is Barusa from Seirei No Moribito

[The Xenos]

Blame! has some cool names in it. Killy, Cibo, and Dhomochevsky.

As for ones mentioned, Trigun is full of fun names. Legato Bluesummers is kinda a personal favorite as I cosplayed him alonside a friend who went as Vash.

One Piece has some crazy names as well as character designs. Hawkeye Mihawk has a nice ring to it. I love Nico Robin, even her name. Monkey D Luffy is crazy yet classic. Plus we got the name of a group called Baroque Works. I love that.

[NilExtropus]

Schwarzwald

[Athena Bast]

Sasuke, actually.

I wasn't sure and I didn't have a copy of Naruto near me to check. My apologies.

[Kage Kisaragi]

names that have that rhyme scheme like
Hinata Hyuuga

[Melchior]

Further support for:

Guts
Dio Brando
Cibo

I also have a fondness for the group:

The Magnificent Ten

Especially since every single one of the members can back that name up, and with style.

[OverMaster]

Evangeline Anastasia Katherine Mc Dowell.

[Thorlief]

Sure, Dio is cool, but what about Vanilla Ice?

dude! Don't make me start about it or I'll have to throw in every Jojo name

Oingo Boingo

Jonathan Joestar

Noriyaki Kakyoin

Kars (!)

Jotaro Kujo

The Nijimura Brothers

Giorno Giovanna

Bruno Bucciarati

Golden Experience Requiem (!)

and so on..so on..

[K.O.V.G]

dude! Don't make me start about it or I'll have to throw in every Jojo name

Oingo Boingo

Jonathan Joestar

Noriyaki Kakyoin

Kars (!)

Jotaro Kujo

The Nijimura Brothers

Giorno Giovanna

Bruno Bucciarati

Golden Experience Requiem (!)

and so on..so on..

Agreed

and for me It would have to be.

Archer

Well anyone in Type-Moon really

[blackphoenix]

Bra(DBZ) :P

[Gladiaria_Alata]

Blame! has some cool names in it. Killy, Cibo, and Dhomochevsky.

As for ones mentioned, Trigun is full of fun names. Legato Bluesummers is kinda a personal favorite as I cosplayed him alonside a friend who went as Vash.

One Piece has some crazy names as well as character designs. Hawkeye Mihawk has a nice ring to it. I love Nico Robin, even her name. Monkey D Luffy is crazy yet classic. Plus we got the name of a group called Baroque Works. I love that.

Evangeline Anastasia Katherine Mc Dowell.

Seconded. :cool:

Though Mihawk's full name is Dracule Mihawk, "Hawkeyes" is his nickname like "Red-hair" is Shank's.

[Jamal]

My favorite is from "Starblazers" (American version of Space Battlecruiser Yamato ).

Derek Wildstar

[sabongero]

Fave Valentine
Zechs Merquise
Milliardo Peacecraft
Regilina Peacecraft

[The Xenos]

I think this new Gundam (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-14/gundam-00's-4-main-characters-4-gundam-units-revealed/2) takes the cake.

Allelujah Paptism.

-pause-

Wow. Watching Japan use English and Christian ideas and names is like a train wreck you can't look away from.

[Pikachu]

Tachikoma!

Pika! ;)

[Kill cujo]

Gaara of the Desert
Cool name.

[AnimeAvatar]

Haruko (Raharu) Haruhara
Motoko Kusanagi

Seconding!

Vash the Stampede - The Humanoid Typhoon
Legato Bluesummers
Tachikoma
Faye Valentine

[NilExtropus]

dude! Don't make me start about it or I'll have to throw in every Jojo name

Oingo Boingo

Jonathan Joestar

Noriyaki Kakyoin

Kars (!)

Jotaro Kujo

The Nijimura Brothers

Giorno Giovanna

Bruno Bucciarati

Golden Experience Requiem (!)

and so on..so on..


Golden Experience Requiem is freaking broken, it's like the JJBA version of Light Hawk Wings.

[Thorlief]

Golden Experience Requiem is freaking broken, it's like the JJBA version of Light Hawk Wings.

I agree. Araki went overboard with that power..i mean, being able to disable every possible stand is way too much and made the last fight against Diavolo kind of retarded. But he fixed it with the next serie, in which Giorno doesnt even appear heh

[GreatestMight]

Uchiha Mandara
Kenshiro
Gohan (sounds nice 4 a child or a man)

[Thorlief]

Ushio & Tora

Ken Manzaki

Daisuke Jigen

[theflamealchemist]

riza hawkeye (fullmetal alchemist) cause hawkeye just sounds awsome

roy mustang (fullmetal alchemist) mustang, 'nuff said (you probably could tell i was going to put him with my name and avatar and the last part of my signature)

scar (fullmetal alchemist) even though it not his real name, it what everyone calls him, and i don't remember if they ever said his real name

kakashi hatake (naruto) i don't know why, but just something about it is pretty cool

there's also two nicknames i want to say: fullmetal alchemist and flame alchemist

[Seon]

i'm goin with

Battosai the manslayer

Spike Spiegel

Kariya Jin

Kazuma Kuwabara (although he himself isnt cool)

Hiei

and Seto Kaiba

[Yun Lao]

Guts (Berserk)
Millions Knives (Trigun)
Razlo the Tri-Punisher of Death (Trigun Maximum)
Rai Dei the Blade (Trigun)
Beyond the Grave (Gungrave)
Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
Mugen (Samurai Champloo)
Hajime Saitou (Rurouni Kenshin)
Hitokiri Battousai (Rurouni Kenshin) [It's even cool translated: Roughly "Quick Draw Assassin" ]

[Robotech Master]

Ashram (Record of Lodoss War)
I also think Shooting Star is a cool name for a Dragon (Lodoss)

In the horror series Requiem from the Darkness, the leader of the 3 supernatural beings that the main character keeps meeting/associating with is named Mataichi the trickster. I always thought his name was kinda cool, the way it was pronounced Mata-E-chi.

[Yun Lao]

Ashram (Record of Lodoss War)
I also think Shooting Star is a cool name for a Dragon (Lodoss)

In the horror series Requiem from the Darkness, the leader of the 3 supernatural beings that the main character keeps meeting/associating with is named Mataichi the trickster. I always thought his name was kinda cool, the way it was pronounced Mata-E-chi.

Wow, I figured I was the only one who had ever heard of that series, nonetheless watched it.

[Len Ikari145]

Dark Schneider.

Millenium Earl.

[HectorP]

King Bradley.

[Kaos]

Kaneda
Naruto
Kakashi

dope names.

[stelok]

Hei a.k.a. Lee Shengshen, a.k.a. Black Reaper (Darker Than Black)

[Lobsterdom]

Ashram (Record of Lodoss War)
I also think Shooting Star is a cool name for a Dragon (Lodoss).

Ahhh, yes! Lodoss War has a lot of excellent names.
Deedlit, Lord Ashram, Woodchuck, King Kashue, Naneel...endless.
I'm still having mixed feelings that the author has finally completed the series.

[Ghost]

orachimaru is something strange too but not coolest at all

Actually, when you know the history, it's actually a pretty awesome name. Especially when you take the names of the Mangekyo Sharingan techs in consideration.

[triplea]

Dio Brando. 'Nuff said.

What this guy said.

Also, any Fist of the North Star character and Kuwabara.

[joegottman]

Freeza, of course. :smile:

[WarrenG]

Duo Maxwell
MakubeX
Sylia Stingray
Abarai Renji
Kuchiki Rukia

I second Rock Lee and Dark Schneider