Character's names

 

Short summaries

Japanese Publication	Characters	The Song's Lyrics
Covers all around the world	Characters' names	He sings

Most japanese surnames are written using one or more chinese signs (kanjis).

In 20th Century Boys, very few kanjis are used in the manga for the characters, the author uses most of the times katakana (a japanese alphabet currently used to transcript foreign word). This is in part due to the fact that certain characters are known by their nickname but also probably to reinforce that these characters have met when they were children. Sometimes in the manga, the real name/surname can appear and not the katakana transcription (on identity cards, diplomas, etc.).

The aim of this page is to list the different names used in the manga and the corresponding french transcription.

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The list below lists the major characters encountered in volume 1 (almost in the order of appearance). It will be completed soon with characters appearing in other volumes. .

 

current name in the series	Name	First name
Kanna カンナ	Endô 遠藤	Kanna カンナ
Kenji ケンヂ	Endô 遠藤	Kenji 健児
Kiriko キリコ	Endô 遠藤	Kiriko キリコ
Maruo マルオ	Marukobashi 丸子橋	?
Chô チョー	Chôsuke 五十嵐	Igarashi 長介
Yoshitsune ヨシツネ	Minamoto 皆本	?
Otchô オッチョ	Ochiai 落合	Nobuyoshi 長治
Maabo マー坊	?	?
Yanbo ヤン坊	?	?
Yama ヤマ	Yamazaki 山崎	?
Croa Croa ケロヨン	?	?
Donkey ドンキー	Kido 木戸	Saburô 三郎
Mon Chan モンちゃん	Komon 子門	Masaaki 真明
Masao マサオ	Tamura 田村	Masao マサオ
Yukiji ユキジ	Sedoguchi 瀬戸口	Yukiji ユキジ
Setsuko 節子	Ichihara 市原	Setsuko 節子

Notes :

Besides Keroyon which has been adapted (Croa-Croa) all other names are transcriptions from Japanase. There are differences in the transcription of certain kanjis between the french edition and the scanlation by mangascreener. I've put the transcriptions of the french translator because I thought he could have information coming with the volumes he translates but I'm not sure this is the case. If someone has an idea on what the best transcription is, please go to the forum.
Komon Masaaki(FR)/Shimon Masaaki
Sedoguchi Yukiji(FR)/Setoguchi Yukiji
Nobuyoshi Ochiai(FR)/Nagaharu Ochiai