Re: Surnames...

[SuperMillionaire]

These names aren't official, I am putting this in another non-canonical story that is loosely based on but not related to the actual story. Perhaps, I WILL use Japanese last names for the ORIGINAL story (one that Square-Enix might possibly recognize)

Good luck with that.

I got the idea from the Street Fighter cartoon series. They were given first and last names that Capcom does not officially recognize (ex.: Ryu Hoshi, William Guile). The story of the cartoon series was a loose combination of the live-action movie and the games.

The first and last names make sense in that one. Because, you know, they kept the origin like Flynn said. They don't make sense in yours.

Seriously, I don't know why you keep with this topic. You're just fighting a loosing battle. So you want to have names that don't make sense for your fanfic? Fine. Have fun with that. To me, it sounds like you have it all figured out already, and don't need any help with names.

Though, personally, even when writing non-canon stuff like fanfics, it's usually a good idea to write it to the best of your ability, keeping with the trends so that it could almost be considered canon, it's so well written. Even if it's a crossover. 'Cause those ones are the most interesting ones to read.

Hey wait a second, how come in the Yu-Gi-Oh! cartoons, they changed "Mai Kujaku" to "Mai Valentine"? Mai is a Japanese name, isn't it?