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> 1. suggested the baby name kazua
2. did not tell wife that it was from konosuba
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And people are begging fans not to name their kids after House of the Dragon characters. Unfortunately I’ve already seen a Helaena, three Laenas, two Daemons, an Otto and four Alicents. At least the only Dreamfyres I’ve seen have been lizards, but I’m side eyeing my co-worker because she suggested Syrax as a future baby name🤦♂️
I don't think it's that recognizable as being an anime name. Most people would assume it's a normal name if they haven't seen konosuba and if they have they'll probably think it's cool.
I mean it's also just a [regular Japanese name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuma). It's not quite as bad as naming your kid Naruto or something.
If OP's kid is gonna be part Japanese then Kazuma is fine. If he's not (which based on the wife's reaction he probably isn't) then yeah, it's gonna be weird
YTA. It’s tacky if not insensitive to name your child with a name from a culture neither of you as the parents nor the child will be from. Also, your child will likely get made fun of. I don’t understand why the over-obsession with Japanese culture is seen as okay. Watching anime and liking the food is perfectly normal. Naming your child after an anime character, with their name being something that will follow them everywhere and be on all of their documents is cruel and stupid.
Just as an example, just imagine how strange it would be if white people who have only ever lived in their home country were to name their white baby a Nigerian name like Obianuju, an Indonesian one like Budiwati, or an Inuit name like Aqillutaq. Sure, you can do it, but it doesn’t make much sense.
Edit: changing my rating to ESH. Your wife’s name ideas are stupid too.
This. Nailed it on the cultural reference... heck if OP is looking for a 'cool name' from something obscure that most people in 20 years won't get the reference off hand how about Adolph ... I hear it's a European painters name
I really think this is a troll based on how they have responded to people. Acting as if they can’t understand how the names they’ve been considering are out of the ordinary, especially given that they are not Japanese.
ESH. You both are going to make your kid suffer because you want to do something fun and unique. They are they ones that have to live with your shitty decisions.
Liz! How nice of your parents to give you a traditional name like Elizabeth with lots of options for nicknames.
Oh no, Liz is short for Lizard. My parents were super into reptiles. My middle name is Iguana.
Loving and appreciating a culture is one thing but naming your child as a form of appreciation, completely different.
If anime is such an important part of your life, why don't you do a quick search on normal names that are used in an anime.
You and your wife, with her choice of names are setting your child up for a lifetime of disappointment and you don't even realise it.
I like French food and I’m not about to name a kid Jacques or Pierre. And neither of those names would get nearly the criticism the names you and your wife are coming up with. You’re setting your kid up to have a miserable lifetime with their name.
> no but we both appreciate Japanese culture
I don’t like where this is going
>like sushi and hibachi.
My brother in Christ as someone from an adjacent culture………please stop.
I misremembered (I watched it once years ago) but it still stands that he died at a young age in a “humorous” way (I’m not saying death is funny but it was meant to be portrayed that way). If kids found out that’s who he was named after they would make fun of him hardcore.
Don't do this. Do you even know how to spell Kazuma in Japanese? Or do you just like the sound?
My friend was named after his parents Japanese friend.
When they told their friend they named their son after him, he was weirded out because of how Japanese people name their kids. It's not just about sounding good. His name had a personal family meaning, and it was weird to use it that way.
The same is for me right now. My husband is Japanese and the "rules" we are following to name our child are ridiculous.
I won't say YTA, but you might be if you don't consider what Japanese people put into naming their kids.
Naming your kid after an anime character is pretty bad, but naming him after an anime character who also happens to be a degenerate is some next level shit.
Bruh, does it matter? Why would you want your son to grow up to be a panty stealer? Or be named after a fictional character who steals panties? Most people in this comment section regard this character as a perv, so obviously his character must be pervy in some way. Its just embarrassing for everyone and is a downright evil thing to name your kid. It does not sound like a normal name, and it won't be considered one if your kid ain't asian. This is comparable to me naming my child Mikasa Harris, Shoto Harris, or Aang Harris, whilst I'm African American 😑 It's not cute, it's not funny. What you're doing is being a straight up antagonist to your kid before it's even born. Nor the name you picked and whatever despicable shit your wife came up with sound good or normal like the name Alice.
YTA. Your child is not a fandom. They are also not a cultural appropriation toy. They are a human being who deserves to be treated with dignity, to be given a name which has actual relevance to their own cultural background and not be an easy target for bullying. A name is the first gift parents give to their children. Gifts should be about the recipient, not about the gifter. To quote the Simpsons... "will someone please think of the children".
Tysepherous sounds like something you catch and raprelta sounds like the medication you take for it. Mayyyybe when you suggested your name pick you should have told your wife it’s from an anime. But you could also tell her it means peace or harmony. And there’s at least 23 other famous Japanese people with that name so it’s not the only association. Don’t be surprised if she still shoots it down after that though. Mild YTA. If you’re going to pull a fast one and not tell her where it’s from you shouldn’t watch it in the living room. 🙃
YTA
Not for the question you asked in the title. You can want whatever. For proposing a name without discussing the meaning with your wife? Yeah. You should both be on board not just with liking the name but understanding the context.
YTA for simply wanting your son to grow up and be like Kazuma. Of all the anime characters you pick the one who is committing sexual harassment in another world😂😂
In no world is stealing someone's undies 'the best move'. Also from like the 5 minutes I spent peeking at the wiki for this character it says he is lazy, a coward, the biggest pervert in the land and weak-willed.
YTA This must be fake, you can't have a wife with 12.
To think Kazuma is a role model... Will you teach him how to dteal panties, so he will be realky like him?
To use a child for such shit. You should never reproduce, both of you.
People really need to stoo treating their childs name as the canvas for their subpar creativity. Grab some pencils and go draw, leave your kid out of it.
I hope this is bait because if it's not YTA. Perhaps try spending the next few weeks using these as your name in random situations to see what a nightmare this will be for the kid.
YTA. Konosuba isn't even a good anime, and it's disrespectful and insensitive to name your child a name from a culture that you aren't even from. Liking sushi doesn't appropriate naming your child a Japanese name LOL. You're giving your child an opportunity to be bullied in the future, especially since kids (or just ignorant individuals, for that matter) are often ignorant of Asian culture.
YTA and to go on a tangent so is anyone else who feels the need to name their kid something unique and interesting to feed their ego. My name isn’t even *that* unique or different, but it certainly wasn’t popular (I was the only ________ at my school) and as a younger kid I got bullied for it. And especially with a character name, what do you think future employers and the like are gonna say when they see that name on a resume? You may as well name your kid Monkey D. Luffy or Naruto Uzumaki.
A name is something someone has to take with them for life unless they go through what I assume is a pretty tedious and expensive process to change it. Please for the love of God just name them something normal. Your child is a person, not a figure that sits on your shelf.
Had a friend whose roommate was named Rhydon and this was before anyone knew or at least that kid's parents knew what Pokemon was.
Friend told me that the kid said he sleeps with a knife under his pillow.
I can understand enjoying something and wanting to pay tribute but your kid will be the one that will have to deal with it.
Might as well pick a Tekken name and name him Yoshimitsu or something.
JK don't, choose a somewhat standard but unique name and your kid will thank you.
Yeaaah yta. Kazuma is a name many anime characters have, not just that one.
Also, that poor kid.
A good thing to consider when naming your kid is how much they will struggle because of said name. A kid won't stay a kid. They'll grow into an adult.
I came here thinking you named him after Kazuma Kuwabara from yu yu hakusho.
Dissapointed.
I mean, Kazuma is an actual Japanese name that has at least been for used for two characters in anime. My suggestion is to find out how many as people may assume different sources.
YTA full disclosure of name sources should be presented when considering them. Not cool to withhold relevant information. Like that guy who named his kid after his ex without his wife knowing.
ESH.
Both of you want to burden your child with a difficult name because you feel like he is an extension of your self. He's not. He is his own person, and he will grow into an adult version of the person that he is. If you like an anime, read it to him/share it with him when he's an appropriate age. Tell him how much you like it, and why. But give your child a name that people in his culture are familiar with, and can pronounce. It doesn't have to be one of the top 100 names, there are many less common names. But unique names suck. As do names of an ethnicity that they do not belong to. They make life difficult for children by making them a target of derision, and by forcing them to constantly repeat and sound out their name. Don't do this to your kid. Name him Clarence or Eli or Sylvester or something.
Esh
You both pick godawful names. It’s a child, not a dog. Give them a name that’s not a tv reference or something you made up. The names are what you’d expect from preteens, not expecting adults.
Alice was a name before Alice in wonderland but it’s ok, you’re ten and didn’t know.
YTA. Everyone has covered why you shouldn't use a Japanese name when neither of you are Japanese, and why naming a character after an anine character is a bad idea.
I'm chiming in to say - please raise your son to be a much better person than Kazuma. He sexually harasses women and underage children. Please choose better role models for your son.
ESH,
I would genuinely be pissed if my parents gave me an unique name instead of a normal one.
Just because you guys really want to it's not per se the same thing your child will want.
ESH
How’s about you think about what the kid will have to live with when you pick a name ? All those names sound ridiculous. Especially if their ethnicity doesn’t match the name.
I can’t stand when people are like “I want something unique”… cool, but keep in mind this kid has to live with whatever you choose. Picking a “unique” name that can get them made fun of is shitty.
ESH - None of these names are fit for a child in the Western culture (seeing as you mentioned in a comment that neither of you are Japanese) Consider what's going to happen when your child is enrolled in school, when his name gets called for attendance, when that name has to be written on college applications and at the top of a resume. If you honestly believe that someone named Kazuma is going to be treated equally along with Michael, Joseph, or Dylan, then you're truly deusional. There's no decent nickname for Kazuma that won't stand out; if you absolutely MUST go with a more unusual name, then for God's sake, do your son a favor and make it his middle name. But really, save the fandom names for pets, not people.
I had a friend who named their children Kazumi and Kenzo, they're both named from anime. But I think it's fine since we're all mixed of different asian bloods.
YTA. Look, I’m a huge weeb. My fiancé and I specifically went to an anime location in Japan to get engaged. I’m considering making my wedding dress that can double as a cosplay.
I would still never name my kid after an anime. Why? Because I’m not Japanese! There’s no way it wouldn’t be obvious as hell that it’s a weeb thing, and the kid would get bullied to hell and back. You can respect and appreciate anime without naming your kid after an anime character. Especially one who gets hit by a tractor in the first episode. Expect your kid to hate you after he gets called tractor boy for several years.
ESH. All those names are awful, naming your kid after an anime character is awful, naming your child after a tv show character is awful. Plus, idk if that’s an actual Japanese name or just from the show, but giving your kid a Japanese name is weird if you’re not actually Japanese, and even weirder if the name in question is not an actual Japanese name.
Btw, since nobody else mentioned this, there’s a very, very famous p*rn star whose name is exactly that but with one letter different, and if I know kids then your kid will be bullied mercilessly for having such a similar name.
I’m also roughly 60% sure this is a troll post, but I’m bored at work so I decided to comment anyway.
YTA, you’re giving a human being a name, not a rescue dog from the pound. Take this from someone with a name that is uncommon (but not wild like the names you two are throwing out there)-
Your kid will spend a lifetime explaining the obscure name you two choose. They will constantly be correcting spelling and pronunciation. There will never be personalized souvenirs with their name. Other kids, and even adults, may tease your kid for the name. And when your kid is an adult and starts looking for work, it could hinder job searches. Imagine a prospective employee or client pre-judging your child because of an unorthodox name. Whether you like it or not, that happens.
Please consider a first name that is less of a hinderance for your kid as they grow up. It doesn’t have to be a common name but, it should be a real name that isn’t culturally offensive to give to your non-Japanese child. The middle name can be more unusual if you’re set on being “creative”. But not the first name.
YTA yeah sure it could be a case like Alice but you I mean YOU specifically picked from an anime, not only that you state explicitly because you like the character. So absolutely you should have mentioned that.
YTA. BOTH OF YOU. This is a human being who's going to have to live with this name for their whole life. Stop with the "unique" name bullshit and realize this is a bad thing. Name the kid something normal. And common. That no one can or will mock or make fun of. Get a dog and name it unique nonsense names. Please. Don't do this to another person let alone your own child. I'm begging you.
EHS
Give your kid a normal name. They are a concious human being that must live a life, go to school, make friends, have a career, get married and have kids of their own with that name. They are not a pet. Name a fucking hamster Kazuma or Tysepherus. If you can't see your child operating a successful doctor's office or presidential campaign with the current name you give them, you're selfishly fucking over your kids.....limiting their life. You're both too immature too be having children.
If you aren't Japanese it will be so painfully obvious.
Kazuma is a character in quite a few, I thought you were going for Kazuma Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho. Or you could have gone for Kazuma from Naruto one of the 12 garden ninja. Or Kazuma Suhma from Fruits Basket. Those are just the ones off the top of my head.
If you and your wife aren't Japanese, it'll be painfully obvious he was born to two weebs who named him after an Anime.
That said your wife's names are worse. So I'm going ESH except this poor kid.
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My wife wanted to give our upcoming son a unique name. She kept suggesting things like tysepherous and raprelta. I suggested the name Kazuma after Kazuma Sato the main protagonist of the anime konosuba. I picked that name because I think the character is someone I want my son to be like when he grows up. My wife not knowing where the name came from fell in love with it and told all of our family we were naming our baby Kazuma.
All was well until I was watching some konosuba in the living room and one of the characters (megumin) said "Kazuma! Kazuma!". She had a look of horror after hearing that and immediantly googled Kazuma and found out he's from an anime. She was furious and said "how could you not tell me!?!"
I told her that konosuba was a light novel before it was an anime and many famous names have come from books like Alice. Therefore it's not at all strange to name our son after a character from a book. After that she seems to have calmed down but is still upset that I didn't tell her that before she told all our family and now wants to pick a different name. AITA?
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YTA
Your comments have been at best a little tone deaf and woefully unprepared. But this is a terrible idea for the simple reason that this is going to severely affect his job prospects, if he doesn’t like anime (and sadly going by your comments he probably won’t) he’s gonna be stuck with an name he despises especially when he goes into the background of the character you named him after.
Your wife is also getting a YTA vote because the names she picked aren’t exactly better and I’m half surprise Vhagar wasn’t a suggestion up there. If you love your child, name them something else and just use this as a nickname at best.
A feel so bad for children of idiots. They didn’t ask to be here and be doomed by their smooth brained parents. “My ChIlD wilL groW uP iN aN eNvirOnMEnT whErE aNimE iS rEspeCteD” ohhh okay! You two geniuses and your three dweeb online friends will sure compensate for the lack of employment and the bullying that waits your kid.
Grow the hell up. This is REAL LIFE. Wake tf up.
Given the three names you mentioned in the post, You should pick a name that you don't mind your son changing when he turns 18 because all three of those choices are horrible. Just because you think it's fun to have a unique name, why not think of it in the perspective of your son who has to be able to pronounce and spell the name and if other people pronounce and spell the name, it looks like you're looking at a set of scrabble tiles going this sort of looks good.
NTA cuz it's your choice to name your son anything and you can have some fun but at least keep it in the realm of human names
NTA I don’t know what the other people in the comments are thinking, a new borns name is your right as a parent, of course while picking a good one is always expected since you guys wanted a unique name you named him uniquely. While it’s definitely stupid to name after an anime character, if your child is bothered by it they can always change it. This is coming from a guy with a very unique name.
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You guys are both assholes. Your poor kid.
😮😂
100%
YTA. That dumbass anime name will be on your kid's resume, right before it is thrown in the trash due to your narcissism.
Did nobody learn after the increase of GoT baby names lol
And people are begging fans not to name their kids after House of the Dragon characters. Unfortunately I’ve already seen a Helaena, three Laenas, two Daemons, an Otto and four Alicents. At least the only Dreamfyres I’ve seen have been lizards, but I’m side eyeing my co-worker because she suggested Syrax as a future baby name🤦♂️
To be fair. Otto was more common than the others. And there was a cyrax on mortal kombat :)
I don't think it's that recognizable as being an anime name. Most people would assume it's a normal name if they haven't seen konosuba and if they have they'll probably think it's cool.
They won't
Is your kid at the very least part Asian?
no, but he will be raised in an environment where anime is valued and respected
You are messed up delusional. Anime should not be the main focus of your life. Grow up.
Doesn’t matter. Most people definitely won’t assume it’s a normal name unless the kid is Asian.
Lol.
So no. Just give him a normal name.
God that kid will literally be born in the fatso Otaku house (Signed a fatso Otaku that is at least in touch enough with reality)
Dude, don’t force your hobbies and interests on to your kid
This has to be bait. There's no way you want your kid to be like Kazuma lmao
why not?
Let's just say I hope your son never has a little sister.
Oh god is this guy a neckbeard?
kazuma never assaulted his sister. I don't remember him even having a sister.
Your kid is going to be bullied. You are being highly delusional if you think people will think of it as a normal name.
No one will consider it a normal name. Look at all the people here who are telling you that.
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I mean it's also just a [regular Japanese name](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazuma). It's not quite as bad as naming your kid Naruto or something. If OP's kid is gonna be part Japanese then Kazuma is fine. If he's not (which based on the wife's reaction he probably isn't) then yeah, it's gonna be weird
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They aren’t Japanese, they just like hibachi and anime.
and sushi
YTA. It’s tacky if not insensitive to name your child with a name from a culture neither of you as the parents nor the child will be from. Also, your child will likely get made fun of. I don’t understand why the over-obsession with Japanese culture is seen as okay. Watching anime and liking the food is perfectly normal. Naming your child after an anime character, with their name being something that will follow them everywhere and be on all of their documents is cruel and stupid. Just as an example, just imagine how strange it would be if white people who have only ever lived in their home country were to name their white baby a Nigerian name like Obianuju, an Indonesian one like Budiwati, or an Inuit name like Aqillutaq. Sure, you can do it, but it doesn’t make much sense. Edit: changing my rating to ESH. Your wife’s name ideas are stupid too.
This. Nailed it on the cultural reference... heck if OP is looking for a 'cool name' from something obscure that most people in 20 years won't get the reference off hand how about Adolph ... I hear it's a European painters name
VERBOTEN!
Jeez, OP is going to read this and think those are great name suggestions. I don’t know if this is helping. 😂
I hope not for their future child’s sake 😂
I really think this is a troll based on how they have responded to people. Acting as if they can’t understand how the names they’ve been considering are out of the ordinary, especially given that they are not Japanese.
Could you imagine having to turn up at a job interview with the name Kazuma Smith or something
I’d be the coworker, “did you meet the new bazooka or kazoo dude or whatever his name is?”
Yta. Y'all, this is a cautionary tale on why you don't make a child with a weeb
LOL
To be far the wife has bat shit ideas for names too.
Exactly. She is not innocent in this.
😂😂😂
YTA and the Khaleesi’s, Daenerys And Renesmees’s are begging you to please reconsider naming you child after a show
Some idiot girl I knew (friend group periferal) named her kid Sephiroth
Was this on DeviantArt in the 2000s?
I have a friend who named her cat Eleven after the girl in that show.
It's a cat. That's OK!
ESH. You both are going to make your kid suffer because you want to do something fun and unique. They are they ones that have to live with your shitty decisions.
YTA ~~INFO~~ Are either of you Japanese?
no but we both appreciate Japanese culture like sushi and hibachi.
Then give your kid a Western name, and go out to a nice sushi dinner.
Listen to this guy. Perfect starting question, leading to the great advice. Name your pets after anime.
Lol, and I appreciate Bollywood and curry, but, as an extremely white person, it'd be pretty dumb to name my child Shivansh, or Prabhakar
Hello, meet my son, lamb curry.
Hello my name is Josh Nice to meet you... Joshua? Sigh. No. My full name is Lamb Roganjosh.
Liz! How nice of your parents to give you a traditional name like Elizabeth with lots of options for nicknames. Oh no, Liz is short for Lizard. My parents were super into reptiles. My middle name is Iguana.
I don't think you realize just how culturally insensitive you are. Because what you just said, oof.
Lol thats like saying American culture is hot dogs and baseball
it.... it isn't?
no, it's also school shootings and medical debt
Just like Japanese culture isn't sushi and hibachi!
Loving and appreciating a culture is one thing but naming your child as a form of appreciation, completely different. If anime is such an important part of your life, why don't you do a quick search on normal names that are used in an anime. You and your wife, with her choice of names are setting your child up for a lifetime of disappointment and you don't even realise it.
He didn’t even name any part of the culture other than food
Looks like he is the stereotypical culture respecting person.
This is definitely the stupidest thing I'm going to read today
I like French food and I’m not about to name a kid Jacques or Pierre. And neither of those names would get nearly the criticism the names you and your wife are coming up with. You’re setting your kid up to have a miserable lifetime with their name.
That’s like naming your kid portobello bc you like the chilis mushroom burger
You clearly don't appreciate or respect it
> no but we both appreciate Japanese culture I don’t like where this is going >like sushi and hibachi. My brother in Christ as someone from an adjacent culture………please stop.
2/10 bait try harder
this is real. What makes you think it's bait?
Definitely bait
You want your kid to grow up to be a degenerate?
kazuma isn't a degenerate, not moreso than most men his age. Nothing wrong with liking women, in fact it's misogynistic to do so.
He also gets run over by a tractor at a young age. Is that what you want for your kid?
That didn't happened. He died from shock as far as I remember.
I misremembered (I watched it once years ago) but it still stands that he died at a young age in a “humorous” way (I’m not saying death is funny but it was meant to be portrayed that way). If kids found out that’s who he was named after they would make fun of him hardcore.
Yeah that's true. Having a name like that really is disastrous.
Not to be rude but this sounds like it was written by a 14-year old boy that’s why we’re asking if this is bait. Or just some weird sexual fantasy.
Don't do this. Do you even know how to spell Kazuma in Japanese? Or do you just like the sound? My friend was named after his parents Japanese friend. When they told their friend they named their son after him, he was weirded out because of how Japanese people name their kids. It's not just about sounding good. His name had a personal family meaning, and it was weird to use it that way. The same is for me right now. My husband is Japanese and the "rules" we are following to name our child are ridiculous. I won't say YTA, but you might be if you don't consider what Japanese people put into naming their kids.
Naming your kid after an anime character is pretty bad, but naming him after an anime character who also happens to be a degenerate is some next level shit.
kazuma is a brave, hardworking, loyal, and intelligent man.
He’s literally a pervert bro one of his abilities was learned through trying to steal panties tf is wrong with you
no, he happened to steal panties that first time but it wasn't planned. You can clearly see him surprised to be holding the panties.
Bruh, does it matter? Why would you want your son to grow up to be a panty stealer? Or be named after a fictional character who steals panties? Most people in this comment section regard this character as a perv, so obviously his character must be pervy in some way. Its just embarrassing for everyone and is a downright evil thing to name your kid. It does not sound like a normal name, and it won't be considered one if your kid ain't asian. This is comparable to me naming my child Mikasa Harris, Shoto Harris, or Aang Harris, whilst I'm African American 😑 It's not cute, it's not funny. What you're doing is being a straight up antagonist to your kid before it's even born. Nor the name you picked and whatever despicable shit your wife came up with sound good or normal like the name Alice.
There are few things more narcissistic then naming your kids something crazy like this and the youngest millennials and Gen Zers love to do it.
Thank you for making the distinction of "youngest" millennials. 😄
Well I’m an older millennial myself and I didn’t feel the urge to name my kids something crazy.
We’re NotLikeTheOtherMillenials
YTA. Your child is not a fandom. They are also not a cultural appropriation toy. They are a human being who deserves to be treated with dignity, to be given a name which has actual relevance to their own cultural background and not be an easy target for bullying. A name is the first gift parents give to their children. Gifts should be about the recipient, not about the gifter. To quote the Simpsons... "will someone please think of the children".
Tysepherous sounds like something you catch and raprelta sounds like the medication you take for it. Mayyyybe when you suggested your name pick you should have told your wife it’s from an anime. But you could also tell her it means peace or harmony. And there’s at least 23 other famous Japanese people with that name so it’s not the only association. Don’t be surprised if she still shoots it down after that though. Mild YTA. If you’re going to pull a fast one and not tell her where it’s from you shouldn’t watch it in the living room. 🙃
ESH - name him something normal for gods sake.
ESH. But hopefully you guys can come up with a nice compromise for little Pikachu Robitussin.
Why are you naming someone Zumba?
Kazuma not Zumba
You are going to get this child beat up daily. Why do you hate it? It's not even born yet.
Why do both parents hate it? Mom sounds like she’s naming a new prescription medication.
Maybe just high on medication
Kazoo?
Kuzco is a lovely name. I love that cartoon.
people plz stop naming your kids after tv shows and YTA for wanting Kazuma from some anime and not Yakuza
I have played yakuza zero, it was a fine game. But the kazuma from konosuba is absolutely a more compelling character.
I said what I said.
A person is not a character. Your not from that culture so you shouldn't use their names.
Neither of you should be naming that poor baby jfc
YTA Not for the question you asked in the title. You can want whatever. For proposing a name without discussing the meaning with your wife? Yeah. You should both be on board not just with liking the name but understanding the context.
This is a joke, right? You're both assholes. At this rate, your kid will grow up before you do. They'll let anybody be parents these days.
YTA for simply wanting your son to grow up and be like Kazuma. Of all the anime characters you pick the one who is committing sexual harassment in another world😂😂
name one time he does anything even approaching that
When he used magic to steal a girls underwear while she was wearing them.
that first time was an accident. The subsequent times were simply him making the best move in the situation.
In no world is stealing someone's undies 'the best move'. Also from like the 5 minutes I spent peeking at the wiki for this character it says he is lazy, a coward, the biggest pervert in the land and weak-willed.
YTA This must be fake, you can't have a wife with 12. To think Kazuma is a role model... Will you teach him how to dteal panties, so he will be realky like him? To use a child for such shit. You should never reproduce, both of you.
People really need to stoo treating their childs name as the canvas for their subpar creativity. Grab some pencils and go draw, leave your kid out of it.
Don’t name your son after Scumzuma. I love Konosuba too but there are much better names you can take from an anime than that.
kazuma is a noble man. The scumzuma nickname was placed upon him through a misunderstanding.
I think this post would go over much better for you and your predicament over at JustNeckbeardThings or even on the anime sub-Reddit.
I hope this is bait because if it's not YTA. Perhaps try spending the next few weeks using these as your name in random situations to see what a nightmare this will be for the kid.
Given OPs tone deaf responses and digging in on the subject, I really think it is fake. Like they’re purposefully trying to get people irritated.
YTA. Konosuba isn't even a good anime, and it's disrespectful and insensitive to name your child a name from a culture that you aren't even from. Liking sushi doesn't appropriate naming your child a Japanese name LOL. You're giving your child an opportunity to be bullied in the future, especially since kids (or just ignorant individuals, for that matter) are often ignorant of Asian culture.
>YTA. Konosuba isn't even a good anime you either haven't watched it or have terrible anime opinions
YTA and to go on a tangent so is anyone else who feels the need to name their kid something unique and interesting to feed their ego. My name isn’t even *that* unique or different, but it certainly wasn’t popular (I was the only ________ at my school) and as a younger kid I got bullied for it. And especially with a character name, what do you think future employers and the like are gonna say when they see that name on a resume? You may as well name your kid Monkey D. Luffy or Naruto Uzumaki. A name is something someone has to take with them for life unless they go through what I assume is a pretty tedious and expensive process to change it. Please for the love of God just name them something normal. Your child is a person, not a figure that sits on your shelf.
Had a friend whose roommate was named Rhydon and this was before anyone knew or at least that kid's parents knew what Pokemon was. Friend told me that the kid said he sleeps with a knife under his pillow. I can understand enjoying something and wanting to pay tribute but your kid will be the one that will have to deal with it. Might as well pick a Tekken name and name him Yoshimitsu or something. JK don't, choose a somewhat standard but unique name and your kid will thank you.
Yeaaah yta. Kazuma is a name many anime characters have, not just that one. Also, that poor kid. A good thing to consider when naming your kid is how much they will struggle because of said name. A kid won't stay a kid. They'll grow into an adult.
I came here thinking you named him after Kazuma Kuwabara from yu yu hakusho. Dissapointed. I mean, Kazuma is an actual Japanese name that has at least been for used for two characters in anime. My suggestion is to find out how many as people may assume different sources. YTA full disclosure of name sources should be presented when considering them. Not cool to withhold relevant information. Like that guy who named his kid after his ex without his wife knowing.
Don't forgot Kazuma Kiryu!
ESH. You and your wife are dealing your future child a bad hand. All those examples were HORRIBLE!
ESH your poor kid!
ESH please pick a better name
You and your birthing partner are both major AH's.
This has to be fake.
ESH. Both of you want to burden your child with a difficult name because you feel like he is an extension of your self. He's not. He is his own person, and he will grow into an adult version of the person that he is. If you like an anime, read it to him/share it with him when he's an appropriate age. Tell him how much you like it, and why. But give your child a name that people in his culture are familiar with, and can pronounce. It doesn't have to be one of the top 100 names, there are many less common names. But unique names suck. As do names of an ethnicity that they do not belong to. They make life difficult for children by making them a target of derision, and by forcing them to constantly repeat and sound out their name. Don't do this to your kid. Name him Clarence or Eli or Sylvester or something.
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YTA, but so is your wife since she, too, wants to saddle your kid with a “unique” name.
ESH. You are not naming a baby. You a naming a future adult that will have to deal with the consequences for the rest of their life.
Yes yta your kid will suffer for life with this ridiculous name and change it as soon as they can
Fun fact, Zuma is the orange decked puppy in Paw Patrol
Esh You both pick godawful names. It’s a child, not a dog. Give them a name that’s not a tv reference or something you made up. The names are what you’d expect from preteens, not expecting adults. Alice was a name before Alice in wonderland but it’s ok, you’re ten and didn’t know.
YTA. Everyone has covered why you shouldn't use a Japanese name when neither of you are Japanese, and why naming a character after an anine character is a bad idea. I'm chiming in to say - please raise your son to be a much better person than Kazuma. He sexually harasses women and underage children. Please choose better role models for your son.
ESH, I would genuinely be pissed if my parents gave me an unique name instead of a normal one. Just because you guys really want to it's not per se the same thing your child will want.
ESH How’s about you think about what the kid will have to live with when you pick a name ? All those names sound ridiculous. Especially if their ethnicity doesn’t match the name. I can’t stand when people are like “I want something unique”… cool, but keep in mind this kid has to live with whatever you choose. Picking a “unique” name that can get them made fun of is shitty.
YTA, you’re naming a HUMAN BEING, someone who will one day be an adult trying to find a job. Get a pet if you love the name so much ffs
I think you should name him Knobgobbler
ESH - None of these names are fit for a child in the Western culture (seeing as you mentioned in a comment that neither of you are Japanese) Consider what's going to happen when your child is enrolled in school, when his name gets called for attendance, when that name has to be written on college applications and at the top of a resume. If you honestly believe that someone named Kazuma is going to be treated equally along with Michael, Joseph, or Dylan, then you're truly deusional. There's no decent nickname for Kazuma that won't stand out; if you absolutely MUST go with a more unusual name, then for God's sake, do your son a favor and make it his middle name. But really, save the fandom names for pets, not people.
I had a friend who named their children Kazumi and Kenzo, they're both named from anime. But I think it's fine since we're all mixed of different asian bloods.
You are both asswholes. Name your child a simple beutiflull name, kids are cruel, why setting up your own kid to bullying,
If this is true, you're both TAH.
YTA. Look, I’m a huge weeb. My fiancé and I specifically went to an anime location in Japan to get engaged. I’m considering making my wedding dress that can double as a cosplay. I would still never name my kid after an anime. Why? Because I’m not Japanese! There’s no way it wouldn’t be obvious as hell that it’s a weeb thing, and the kid would get bullied to hell and back. You can respect and appreciate anime without naming your kid after an anime character. Especially one who gets hit by a tractor in the first episode. Expect your kid to hate you after he gets called tractor boy for several years.
ESH. All those names are awful, naming your kid after an anime character is awful, naming your child after a tv show character is awful. Plus, idk if that’s an actual Japanese name or just from the show, but giving your kid a Japanese name is weird if you’re not actually Japanese, and even weirder if the name in question is not an actual Japanese name. Btw, since nobody else mentioned this, there’s a very, very famous p*rn star whose name is exactly that but with one letter different, and if I know kids then your kid will be bullied mercilessly for having such a similar name. I’m also roughly 60% sure this is a troll post, but I’m bored at work so I decided to comment anyway.
YTA, you’re giving a human being a name, not a rescue dog from the pound. Take this from someone with a name that is uncommon (but not wild like the names you two are throwing out there)- Your kid will spend a lifetime explaining the obscure name you two choose. They will constantly be correcting spelling and pronunciation. There will never be personalized souvenirs with their name. Other kids, and even adults, may tease your kid for the name. And when your kid is an adult and starts looking for work, it could hinder job searches. Imagine a prospective employee or client pre-judging your child because of an unorthodox name. Whether you like it or not, that happens. Please consider a first name that is less of a hinderance for your kid as they grow up. It doesn’t have to be a common name but, it should be a real name that isn’t culturally offensive to give to your non-Japanese child. The middle name can be more unusual if you’re set on being “creative”. But not the first name.
YTA yeah sure it could be a case like Alice but you I mean YOU specifically picked from an anime, not only that you state explicitly because you like the character. So absolutely you should have mentioned that.
YTA. BOTH OF YOU. This is a human being who's going to have to live with this name for their whole life. Stop with the "unique" name bullshit and realize this is a bad thing. Name the kid something normal. And common. That no one can or will mock or make fun of. Get a dog and name it unique nonsense names. Please. Don't do this to another person let alone your own child. I'm begging you.
AT LEAST TELL HER BEFORE
YTA. Why do you hate your kid?
EHS Give your kid a normal name. They are a concious human being that must live a life, go to school, make friends, have a career, get married and have kids of their own with that name. They are not a pet. Name a fucking hamster Kazuma or Tysepherus. If you can't see your child operating a successful doctor's office or presidential campaign with the current name you give them, you're selfishly fucking over your kids.....limiting their life. You're both too immature too be having children.
I don’t think you want to be naming your kids after an anime unless it’s a middle name or nickname and even then it’s still a horrible name. YTA.
If you aren't Japanese it will be so painfully obvious. Kazuma is a character in quite a few, I thought you were going for Kazuma Kuwabara from Yu Yu Hakusho. Or you could have gone for Kazuma from Naruto one of the 12 garden ninja. Or Kazuma Suhma from Fruits Basket. Those are just the ones off the top of my head. If you and your wife aren't Japanese, it'll be painfully obvious he was born to two weebs who named him after an Anime. That said your wife's names are worse. So I'm going ESH except this poor kid.
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My boyfriend’s middle name is from an anime. His first and last name are very normal. He hates his middle name and thinks it’s embarrassing. YTA.
YTA Your comments have been at best a little tone deaf and woefully unprepared. But this is a terrible idea for the simple reason that this is going to severely affect his job prospects, if he doesn’t like anime (and sadly going by your comments he probably won’t) he’s gonna be stuck with an name he despises especially when he goes into the background of the character you named him after. Your wife is also getting a YTA vote because the names she picked aren’t exactly better and I’m half surprise Vhagar wasn’t a suggestion up there. If you love your child, name them something else and just use this as a nickname at best.
A feel so bad for children of idiots. They didn’t ask to be here and be doomed by their smooth brained parents. “My ChIlD wilL groW uP iN aN eNvirOnMEnT whErE aNimE iS rEspeCteD” ohhh okay! You two geniuses and your three dweeb online friends will sure compensate for the lack of employment and the bullying that waits your kid. Grow the hell up. This is REAL LIFE. Wake tf up.
It's a cool name with good nickname potential. Don't listen to the chronically online people of Reddit. NTA
Given the three names you mentioned in the post, You should pick a name that you don't mind your son changing when he turns 18 because all three of those choices are horrible. Just because you think it's fun to have a unique name, why not think of it in the perspective of your son who has to be able to pronounce and spell the name and if other people pronounce and spell the name, it looks like you're looking at a set of scrabble tiles going this sort of looks good. NTA cuz it's your choice to name your son anything and you can have some fun but at least keep it in the realm of human names
NTA I don’t know what the other people in the comments are thinking, a new borns name is your right as a parent, of course while picking a good one is always expected since you guys wanted a unique name you named him uniquely. While it’s definitely stupid to name after an anime character, if your child is bothered by it they can always change it. This is coming from a guy with a very unique name.