In this one time class, we will learn how to write the names of a variety of our favorite anime characters. If you're a fan of My Hero Academia, Naruto, Studio Ghibli films like My Friend Tottoro, Princess Mononoke, Doraemon, or others, this may be the class for you. 

Japanese has three different alphabets. Two are western style, in that the character conveys a single sound. The third one, however, has a meaning including in each character. Most Japanese names are written using Kanji, which means each name has a specific, special, and sometimes unique meaning that is understood in Japanese but lost when translated to English. 

For example, Midoriya, a popular character in My Hero Academia, seems just like sounds to us- but midori means green and ya here means valley, making the name Midoriya green valley. This is fun because we see that Midoriya has green hair! This makes sense to Japanese viewers, who know the meaning, but comes as a pleasant surprise for foreigners. 

In this class, we hope to find many other 'Easter eggs' like these as we learn the actual meaning behind our favorite character's names!