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minus-squarezabadohOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-210 months agoNote: Korisu sounds like Arisu, which is phonetic Japanese for Alice, hence her Alice-in-Wonderland-like costume. But Korisu also sounds like “korosu” which is the Japanese verb for kill. One of those Japanese puns that are thrown around so often. A western comic book equivalent would be like naming her Kill-lice A great name for a villain!
Note: Korisu sounds like Arisu, which is phonetic Japanese for Alice, hence her Alice-in-Wonderland-like costume.
But Korisu also sounds like “korosu” which is the Japanese verb for kill.
One of those Japanese puns that are thrown around so often.
A western comic book equivalent would be like naming her Kill-lice
A great name for a villain!