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Popular Game Character Names in ENG/JPY

A PPT that shows some popular game character name differences from English to Japanese. Animal Crossing, Mario and Pokemon.

Originally for New Horizons ES G5 Over the Horizons Unit 1. But it's honestly so simple it could be for G3 and G4 too.

It's about 10 minutes long, just a brief taster of the topic. Could work for a warm up or post-test break. I review the vocabularly 'What's her/his name', 'Her/his name is...'.

It includes explanations for why the English names were chosen e.g. Is a bell = Isabelle from Animal Crossing.

Characters include;
1. Isabelle from Animal Crossing
2. Mario
3. Princess Peach
4. Misty from Pokemon
5. Snorlax from Pokemon

Basically I just wanted to vaguely introduce the notion of language localisation for game character names :)

On slide 2, on the "Hello my name is" badges I put my name in English and katakana.

I put the PDF so you can preview it without downloading the PPT.

Files:
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  • Character Names.pptx (7.93 MB)
  • Character Names.pdf (1.66 MB)
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    Submitted by nkeyalt April 26, 2023 Estimated time: 10
    1. Sean1112 April 26, 2023

      Really cute powerpoint, and a nice idea! I feel like kids are always really surprised and interested when we say in passing a difference in a character's name in English, so I'm sure they'll love to be more properly introduced:)

    2. kirbystar April 26, 2023

      very cute! thanks for sharing!

    3. robertsbp April 26, 2023

      This is super cute, thank you!! I bet this would make a great activity for my first-years!

    4. joyceisachoice May 15, 2023

      Love the cute design! Thanks for sharing this one!!

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