History FirstNameBasis / AnimeAndManga

* In ''Literature/SoundEuphonium'', there's a fateful moment when Reina and Kumiko hike up a mountain together. Before this, they refer to each other as "Kousaka-san" and "Oumae-san"; afterwards, they drop the honorifics and become much closer, referring to themselves by first name only.

* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'':

** At the end of ''Manga/TheVanishingOfNagatoYukiChan'', when Ryouko, [[spoiler:back from Canada]], visits Kyon and Yuki, Kyon calls Yuki by their first name. The entire sequence, a product of Ryouko's imagination, takes place after Kyon and Yuki have been married for some time, and Yuki's had a baby.

* Near the end of the first ''Anime/WeissKreuz'' anime series, Aya conveys his gratitude to Tomoe Sakura for her efforts in protecting his sister by telling her his real name, Ran. Following this conversation, Sakura ''[[SaveTheDayTurnAway never sees Aya again]],'' but his avoidance is [[ItsNotYouItsMyEnemies for her own protection]].

* In ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'', Reinhart and [[spoiler: Fraulein Hildegarde von Mariendorf]] try to get on a first name basis [[spoiler: after they had fallen in love, got engaged and with a child in the making]] Hilarity ensue when they silently decide to remain formal [[spoiler: calling their spouse "Your Highness" or "Fraulein]] after a '''very''' awkward attempt.

* In the first episode of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', the NewTransferStudent Homura Akemi calls Madoka by her first name and asks Madoka to do the same. [[spoiler:This is because in the third timeline, the last thing Madoka said before Homura [[MercyKill Mercy Killed]] her was how happy she was that Homura had called her by her first name.]] The only occasion where she calls someone else by their first name is when [[spoiler: Kyoko is about to perform a HeroicSacrifice]], otherwise she switches between FullNameBasis and LastNameBasis.

* In ''Manga/FailedPrincesses'', Izumi calls most of her friends by their first names, and asks to call Kurokawa by her first name after getting to know her, since it would be weird to only call her by her last name. As a result of that scene, Kurokawa realizes that Fujishiro is the only person close to her that she calls by her last name.

** Hitomi Shizuki, [[TheOjou a very polite rich girl]], calls Madoka and Sayaka via first names and then adds [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -"san"]]. When she stops doing so and switches to LastNameBasis, [[spoiler: it's because she's BrainwashedAndCrazy]]

-->'''Tomoe:''' That's right! So [the name "Tiger"] suits you perfectly, Kotetsu!
-->'''Kotetsu:''' Um, uh, did...did you just call me...?
-->'''Tomoe:''' Ah! Um! I-I-I just thought [[FullNameUltimatum Kotetsu T. Kaburagi]] w-was too long, so I thought I would give you a little nickname!

* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSeed'', following their official defection from the Earth Alliance military, [[AcePilot Mu la Flaga]] significantly makes a point of calling Murrue Ramius "Murrue-san" instead of "Captain." The two of them lay the WillTheyOrWontThey to rest in the following episode and continue to call one another by name instead of by rank for the rest of the series.

** The manga of the third season has Subaru calling Teana by Tea when she noticed her partner finally calling her by her first name. Teana immediately denies anything [[SignificantNameShfit changing in their relationship]] and states that she's only doing that to differentiate Subaru from her sister! [[{{Tsundere}} Really]]!

* Occurs in both variants of ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'' where someone finds out that Himeko and Chikane are on a FirstNameBasis. In both casis, the third party is in no way happy about the prospect of a commoner calling the latter "Chikane-chan". Chikane refers to Himeko by her first name without honorifics in private, but tends to call her "Kurusugawa-san" in front of others.

* During the beginning arc of ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}'', the title character initially refers to Kagome as some constant variation of the word "you", punctuating their strained relationship. After she helps him kill their first dangerous enemy, however, he switches to using her name. Kagome, who has absolutely no understanding for the art of subtlety, quickly points this out, much to Inuyasha's chagrin.

** Asuna's relationship with Negi parallels the honorifics she uses when referring to him. In the beginning, when she referred to him by name at all, it was never with an honorific (unless someone else was listening), a sign of how much she despised him. When she started to detest him less, she started referring to him as "-bouzu" (roughly, "kid"). Eventually, she comes full circle and starts using just his name again, as a sign of closeness.

** At the beginning of the series, Setsuna exclusively refers to Konoka as {{Ojou}}sama, while Konoka calls Setsuna the much more informal and cutesier 'Secchan', admonishing her to refer to her as 'Kono-chan'. This represents the way Setsuna tries to keep her distance from Konoka, believing her to be above the simple peasant that Setsuna is, and their slowly growing friendship (and more) is demonstrated by Setsuna becoming increasingly willing to say 'Kono-chan'.

** The manga of the third season has Subaru calling Teana by Tea when she noticed her partner finally calling her by her first name. Teana immediately denies anything changing in their relationship and states that she's only doing that to differentiate Subaru from her sister! [[{{Tsundere}} Really]]!

** Similarly, in ''Anime/YesPrecure5'', after fighting for a whole episode, Rin and Karen used each others' first names as an indication of having developed respect for each other. For the most part, this stuck.

** Almost everybody at Musashino Animation is on a last-name basis with their co-workers, which is fairly normal for a Japanese workplace. The notable exception is Tarou Takanashi, who is referred to by his first name by nearly everyone due to [[TheLoad how little respect they have for him]]. A few people, like Aoi, call him "Takanashi-kun/san," but don't think any more highly of him.
** The main characters, a group of five girls who were in their school's anime club together, generally use nicknames on each other(Aoi is "Oi-chan," Shizuka is "Zuka-chan," Misa is "Mii-chan," and Midori is "Rii-chan"), but they call Ema by her first name. Iguchi, one of Ema's coworkers in the animation department, starts off calling her "Yasuharacchi," before later switching to "Emacchi."

** Yumi tends to call most people [[LastNameBasis by their last names]], except for her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship close friend]] Momo. When Yumi and Hisa call each other by their first names in Momo's presence, [[ClingyJealousGirl Momo freaks out]] and wonders what happened between them.

* Immediate use of the FirstNameBasis is very common for characters who are very (and we mean ''very'') outgoing and friendly. Miyako of ''Manga/HidamariSketch'' does this when the circumstances of her and Yuno's first meeting are shown in the second series, almost straight away asking Yuno to call her "Miya" and running through a number of possible nicknames for Yuno until she settles on "Yunocchi". Then [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship they have a bath together]].

** Mira [[TheNicknamer gives nicknames to nearly everyone in the cast]], and the ''one'' person she doesn't is her [[RomanticTwoGirlFriendship very close friend]] Ao.

* In ''LightNovel/SaiunkokuMonogatari'', Shuurei is the only person who calls Ryuuki by his name instead of "Emperor" or "your highness", at his request. At one point she promises to always call him by his name when they aren't at some point of official function where they would get in trouble for it. Also comes up with [[spoiler:Sa Sakujun, who Shuurei could never bring herself to call anything but "[[PronounTrouble that man]]" or "young master".]]

** At the beginning of the series, Setsuna exclusively refers to Konoka as {{Ojou}}sama, while Konoka calls Setsuna the much more informal and cutesy 'Secchan', admonishing her to refer to her as 'Kono-chan'. This represents the way Setsuna tries to keep her distance from Konoka, believing her to be above the simple peasant that Setsuna is, and their slowly growing friendship ([[SchoolgirlLesbians and more]]) is demonstrated by Setsuna becoming increasingly willing to say 'Kono-chan'.

* Despite being rather close as friends (or rivals), most of the players in Captain Tsubasa tend to refer to each other by family names, with the protagonist himself being as a notable exception, as everyone calls him by his given name (even wearing it on his jersey regardless of the team he's playing for). To a lesser extent, Hyuga also calls Takeshi Sawada by his given name.

* A case in ''Manga/DetectiveConan'' had a side plot in which Ayumi, realizing [[SugarAndIcePersonality Ai Haibara]] was the only friend she called by her last name, tried to work up the nerve to start calling her by her first name. Haibara caught on by the arc's end and gave her permission, but shot down the boys when they asked if they could, too.

* It's probably easier to name the major characters in the ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' anime that ''do'' have full names: Shigeru Okido/Gary Oak, Professor Yukinari Okido/Samuel Oak, Ash Ketchum, Tracy Sketchit, and Delia Ketchum. In fact, Ash and Tracey are the ''only'' main characters that have had a last name given and that is only in the English dub. Kasumi/Misty, Takeshi/Brock, Haruka/May, Masato/Max, Hikari/Dawn, Iris, and Dent/Cilan are only known on FirstNameBasis.

* Occurs in both variants of ''Manga/DestinyOfTheShrineMaiden'' where someone finds out that Himeko and Chikane are on a FirstNameBasis. In both casis, the third party is in no way happy about the prospect of a commoner calling the latter "Chikane-chan".

* In the first episode of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', the NewTransferStudent Homura Akemi calls Madoka by her first name and asks Madoka to do the same. [[spoiler:This is because in the third timeline, the [[FamousLastWords last thing Madoka said]] before Homura [[MercyKill Mercy Killed]] her was how happy she was that Homura had called her by her first name.]] The only occasion where she calls someone else by their first name is when [[spoiler: Kyoko is about to perform a HeroicSacrifice]], otherwise she switches between FullNameBasis and LastNameBasis.

* ''Manga/TheQuintessentialQuintuplets'': At the start of the Scrambled Eggs arc, [[{{Tsundere}} Nino]] calls Fuutarou by his given name, much to the surprise of the others (especially Miku), given that up to that point she would at most refer to him [[LastName by surname]] or "[[HeyYou him]]". Considering that she was the most hostile towards him (and the last one to accept him as their tutor), their reactions are understandable.

** Karasuno's TheCaptain is called Daichi by second and third years and other close friends which reflects his friendly and dependable nature. He is only referred by his last name (or as "captain") by first years, other teams, or the coaches.

** Miya twins are referred by their given names Osamu and Atsumu, as otherwise, it'd be confusing.

** Tanaka's sister Saeko calls nearly everyone on the team by their first names including; Yuu for Nishinoya, Tobio for Kageyama, Shouyou for Hinata, Chikara for Ennoshita, Kei for Tsukishima etc.
** Yamaguchi's mentor Shimada calls him Tadashi.

** Nishinoya calls nearly everyone by their given name; Ryuu for Tanaka, Shouyou for Hinata, Asahi, Daichi, Chikara for Ennoshinta, Kazuhito for Narita, Hisashi for Kinoshita. He is a pretty friendly guy and in return, most call him Noya-san.
** Similarly averted with TeamMom Sugawara Koushi who despite his nurturing and friendly nature never gets called Koushi. Like Noya, he uses a nickname based on his family name, "Suga".

** The scene in where Aoyama Masaya first calls Momomiya Ichigo by her name instead of "Momomiya-san," while chasing after her to ask her about seeing her as Mew Ichigo, is one of the unlucky ones to be [[DubInducedPlotHole passed over]] by [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment the English]] [[{{Creator/Tokyopop}} translators]], since the latter naturally always has characters use their first names.

* A inverted version appears in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', in an episode where Ranma and Genma unknowingly go back in time to a point before Ranma and Akane first met. One of the first clues that something is wrong comes when Akane scolds Ranma for ''yobisute'' (calling her "Akane" with no honorifics).

* In ''Anime/MaiOtome'', most of the characters who [[LastNameBasis used last names on each other]] in ''Anime/MyHime'' now use first names, and use titles when formality is required. Arika tends to do so quite often, using first names on people such as the President of Airies and ''the Queen of Windbloom''.

* In Manga/{{X 1999}}, most characters are on first name basis with one another. One character, Sorata, is casual enough to be like that with everyone… except his love interest, who he politely refers to only as "neechan." Later on, they sleep together, and after he starts referring to her as "Arashi," no honorific.

* In ''Manga/AnatoliaStory'', Yuri always refers to Kail as "Prince Kail" or "your highness". When they finally have a RelationshipUpgrade, Kail asks her to drop the formality and refer to him simply as "Kail" when they're alone. For the rest of the series Yuri occasionally forgets herself and calls him "Kail" in public (usually hurriedly correcting herself), though no one bats an eye since by the point it's well-known that the two are deeply in love.

* Given how formal Japanese society is about family and given names, this is a story point in Anime/BlackRockShooter. Yomi Takenashi is locked in a hospital room with her possessive childhood friend Kagari Izuriha, while Mato Kuroi is outside. Mato's voice causes Kagari to [[FreakOut explode with rage]]. Lost in the moment, Mato calls Yomi by her first name. Yomi smiles (without realizing it) and Kagari turns on her. As Kagari gets more unstable, Yomi calls Mato by her first name while begging for help through the door.

* In LightNovel/{{Bakemonogatari}}, Senjogahara gets Araragi to call her by her first name by bringing her father on their first date, and pretending that he's addressing her father when he says "Senjogahara". She doesn't reciprocate.

** The accepted version of non-intimate address in pirate society appears to be calling someone by their [[RedBaron pirate title]], with or without their given name. Pirates switch to first-name basis pretty quickly upon acquaintance (except for those elders who are greatly respected, like Whitebeard, or feared, like Big Mom), but strangers and Marines (and highly standoffish Trafalgar Law) are seen referring to Luffy as "Straw Hat," Zoro as "Pirate Hunter," Sanji as "Black-Leg," Brook as "Soul King", and so forth. Luffy, for his part, attempts to reciprocate Law's formality in his own fashion, but falls a bit short of the mark, calling him "Torao" (usually translated as "Traffy" or "Tra-guy").