History FanNickname / Anime

The following series have their own pages:

[[index]]
* ''FanNickname/AxisPowersHetalia''
* ''FanNickname/{{Bleach}}''
* ''FanNickname/CodeGeass''
* ''FanNickname/{{Gundam}}''
* ''FanNickname/LyricalNanoha''
* ''FanNickname/{{Naruto}}''
* ''FanNickname/{{Pokemon}}''
* ''FanNickname/PrettyCure''
* ''FanNickname/YuGiOhArcV''
[[/index]]
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!!Other series
* ''LightNovel/AccelWorld''
** Fatshu/Fatshoe - Haruyuki is exactly like a fat version of Shu from ''Anime/GuiltyCrown''.
** Accelolita - Yuniko is basically [[CrazyAwesome Accelerator]] in [[LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex Last Order's]] [[DeliberatelyCuteChild body]].[[note]]She even shares the same [[Creator/RinaHidaka voice actress]][[/note]]
* ''VisualNovel/AkaneIroNiSomaruSaka'': Imoutits -- Minato, because she's an [[UsefulNotes/JapaneseSiblingTerminology imouto]] and has tits.
* ''Manga/{{Akira}}'':
** Good Dub - The 2001 Pioneer / Animaze Dub.
** Bad Dub - The 1989 Streamline Dub
* ''LightNovel/TheAmbitionOfOdaNobuna''
** ''My Girlfriend is UsefulNotes/OdaNobunaga'', based on the show's main premise.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'':
** Freckled Jesus- For Marco, because he is the nicest character in the main cast and [[spoiler: he's the first major character to die.]]
** Freckled Satan- For Ymir, thanks to her tendency to be a total ''JerkAss''.
** Peter Pan - For Captain Levi, thanks to his insane feats of aerobatics when using 3D maneuver gear.
*** Poncho [[Franchise/{{Naruto}} Sasuke]] - Levi again, thanks to a popular tumblr post.
*** Ravioli - Also Levi. His name was originally Romanized as Rivaille before it was revealed that the translation was incorrect.
*** Captain Shorty - [[OverlyLongGag Levi,]] for [[TheNapoleon fairly obvious reasons.]]
** Commander Handsome - For Erwin Smith, given that [[ShapedLikeItself he is a commander who is also handsome.]]
** Eren Yeager is sometimes called "Princess Peach" due to his tendency to be captured. (mostly on tumblr)
** The Kawaii Titan- the Peering Titan, whose most distinctive feature is its massive anime eyes.
** The Chicken Titan/Roast Chicken Titan- [[spoiler: Rod Reiss's]] Titan, since in some panels it looks kinda reminiscent of a giant roast chicken.
** Monkey Trouble for the Beast Titan.
** 'Geographia' for Frieda Reiss (from when she was still only seen in [[spoiler: Historia's]] memories).
* ''Anime/AngelBeats''
** [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Soul Society]] [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya Of Haruhi Suzumiya]] - SSS [=BattleFront=].
** Brotonashi - For [[spoiler: Yuzuru]] Otonashi because of what he has done [[spoiler: to the people who were still alive and for the people who had already died and he sent them away peacefully.]]
* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh''
** The [[{{Thememobile}} Yukarimobile]], aka "Yukari-guruma" (lit.: "The Yukaricar") - [[DrivesLikeCrazy Yukari-sensei's]] distinctively banged-up automobile. (It actually belongs to her father.) [[InSeriesNickname Used in the show]].
** Rachel Handelbarz - A nameless female student with pigtails, who hangs around with Chihiro and Kaorin. Officially known as "Female Student A".
** Tod - Short for "That One Dude". Appears a few times in the anime, most notably in the first episode when Yukari steals his bike while he fixes hers. Poor Tod.
** Boy-Nyamo, Guyamo - A male student whose hair looks just like Nyamo's.
* ''Manga/{{Berserk}}''
** Rape Horse - The demon-possessed horse in Volume 17 of the manga (and Episode 3 of [[Anime/{{Berserk 2016}} the 2016 anime]]) that tries to rape Farnese.
* ''Manga/BlackButler'':
** Sebas-Chan for Sebastian Michaelis, the titular butler.
** The series itself is sometimes called "Kuroshit" (shortened from its original Japanese title ''Kuroshitsuji'') by detractors.
* ''Manga/BlackLagoon''
** Maidinator - Roberta, Black Lagoon's part-time maid part-time relentless bodyguard is sometimes referred to as this.
* ''Franchise/BlackRockShooter''
** the [=OtherWorld=], Other World, Otherworld: The Checkered Landscape.
** Other selves. huke's designs associated with characters in [[UpTheRealRabbitHole the "real" world.]]
** Wheels - Chariot.
* ''Manga/BlueSeed''
** Sailor Boom - Koume Sawaguchi, the trigger-happy tomboy, who was voiced by Creator/KotonoMitsuishi, who also provided the voice of Usagi from ''Anime/SailorMoon''.
* ''Manga/BlueExorcist''
** Mephy - Obviously for Mephisto.
** And more recently, [[spoiler: Lucy, for Lucifer]].
* ''Anime/BtX''
** The Franchise/{{Batman}} Fist, Teppei's [[PowerFist Messiah Fist]], a title given to it by friends in a RP because of Teppei's habit of firing its grappling cables at enemies. Those that get impaled by the barbs are similarly described as [[ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice Batman'd]]
* ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis''
** [[RedShirt About-to-Die]] Police: The AD Police.
** Sylfurita: The white-haired version of Sylia from ''Tokyo 2040'', because of her [[{{Expy}} resemblance]] to Ifurita from ''Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld''. (And by extension, "Mackie-oto" for Mackie, or just "Makoto Stingray".)
** LesbianVampire [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Robots]] [[RecycledINSPACE From Outer Space]]: OVA #5, "Moonlight Rambler".
* ''Anime/{{Canaan}}''
** Oosawa {{Moe}}ria: The character Oosawa Maria, for obvious reasons.
** Sugoi Sugoi: Either the show itself, or just Maria due to her {{catchphrase}}.
* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex''
** [=BiriBiri=] - The secondary heroine of the show, [[InSeriesNickname nicknamed as hero calls her]], by her using of electricity, which supposedly has "biribiri" SFX in Japanese.
*** Alternately known as the [[ShockAndAwe Thun]][[{{Tsundere}} dere]].
** "Raildex" is TheVerse for "To Aru Kagaku No '''Rail'''gun''" and "''To Aru Majutsu No In'''dex'''''"
** Dr. Gekota - The doctor who looks like a frog, who is always healing Touma after his latest escapade. Otherwise known as [[spoiler:Heaven Canceller.]]
** "Failgun" for the ''Railgun'' anime adaptation, by those that considered it AdaptationDecay.
** "Superman" for the [[GameBreaker incredibly powerful character]] Acqua of the Back.
** "Pendex" for the John's '''Pen''' Mode of In'''dex'''.
** "Fre nda" for Frenda Seivelun, who [[spoiler:had been killed by being sliced in half]].
** "Walking Porn" for Oriana Thompson, who is practically MsFanservice incarnate.
** "[=HOThinus=]" for Othinus, after she was revealed to be incredibly attractive.
** "[=OTP=]" for Othinus/Touma Pairing.
* ''Manga/{{Claymore}}''
** Bait - Raki, thanks to his remarkable ability to attract yoma, crazy Claymores, and Awakened Beings.
** Noodles - Riful.
** Not exactly a nickname, but...[[TheSimpsons "Nobody out-crazies Ophelia!"]]
*** The Sexy Seven/ The Seven Ghosts: [[spoiler: The survivors of the Northern Campaign led by Miriya after the timeskip.]]
* ''Manga/CroaChimera''
** Puppy Fish - Takaomi Shirabe, because he wears a dog collar, [[spoiler: is a werewolf ]], and is based off the mangaka's pet fish.
** Mimi and Ryo Asuka - Jay
** Giriko Gregson - Hiko
** Snake Shirogane - Yo
* ''Manga/DGrayMan''
** Apocrapper - Apocryphos
*** Also known as Apo-chan, because Apocryphos is just way too long to type.
* ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack''
** Chinese [[ShockAndAwe Electric Batman]] - Hei
*** Hobo Hei/Heibo - Hei in the second season, thanks to the WildHair and PermaStubble.
*** By extension some call the second season "''Drunker Than Hobo''".
*** Due to recent events, [[spoiler:he's [[DePower now just]] Chinese Batman]].
** Burger-Kun - Goran, an [[EnsembleDarkhorse inexplicably popular]] one-shot Contractor in the second season whose Renumeration was eating hamburgers.
*** He is also known by the fan name 'Soviet Burger Flash'; as his power is super speed and he works for the Russian government.
** Pinker than Loli - The second season, due to its forcing the protagonist Hei to share the spotlight with a [[TokenMiniMoe little girl]] and [[NeverTrustATrailer scans and trailers suggesting]] that the second season would be more of a SliceOfLife comedy.
*** Said little girl, Suou, has been dubbed "[[MarySue Mary Suou]]" by certain fans who [[ReplacementScrappy would prefer to watch Hei kicking ass instead]]. [[invoked]]
** Japanese Lesbian Catwoman - {{Bifauxnen}} Contractor Mina Hazuki, both because similarities to Hei as a {{stoic}} asskicker, and because of, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sexyaftertaste.JPG well...]]
* ''Manga/DeathNote''
** Lighto - When the fights between [[SpellMyNameWithAnS people who used Raito and people who used Light]] got too volatile, some people decided to split the difference. Another common variation is 'Laito'.
** Martin - A lot of the Website/DeviantART community is fond of refering to Teru Mikami's fountain pen of death as "Martin".
*** Mello's Zebra-print sofa also has a small dA following, under the nickname 'Zeb'
** L-quiorra - L, because he looks and acts like Ulquiorra from Manga/{{Bleach}}.
** Mellow Yellow - [[IronicNickname for]] [[HairTriggerTemper Mello]].
** Light Imagay - What some Light-haters tend to call him after finding out what his last name spells backwards.
*** [[YaoiFangirl Yaoi Fangirls]] use it too.
** An in-universe example: Light becomes Kira after people start calling him that, he never chose the name for himself.
** [=AfroCop=] for [[FunnyAfro Aizawa]].
** [[Series/IronChef Iron Chief]] for Chief Yagami in the live action movies.
** Pedo-Panda - L, because he looks like a panda [[MemeticMolester and...]] (best not finish that sentence...)
** [[ComicBook/XMen The X-mansion, Wammy's School For Gifted Youngsters]], [[TykeBomb Wammy's Dog Fighting Academy for Boys]] – Wammy's House
** [[Franchise/{{Batman}} The L-mobile]] – L's Angel Crepe van in ''Film/LChangeTheWorld''
** Lawli - in FanFiction this is Beyond Birthday's [[TermsOfEndangerment ubiquitous pet name]] for L.
* ''Manga/DeadmanWonderland''
** On Website/FourChan, ''Deadman Wonderland'' has gotten the nickname "G-Cup Wonderland" due to a humorous mention of a female character's [[BuxomIsBetter breast size.]]
** In the US the show is often christened "WesternAnimation/{{Superjail}}: The Anime".
** [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Senji the Bloodedge]] for Senji because [[Creator/PatrickSeitz his English VA]] is also Ragna. Senji just so happens to literally have edges...of blood, which leads us to...
*** Carnage Scissors for Senji's Crow Claw branch of sin.
* ''Manga/DetectiveConan''
** On Website/{{Tumblr}} some fans have taken to referring to the main character as "Cone".
** The titular character Conan is often referred in Chinese fan circles as the "elementary school {{Shinigami}}" due to his [[MysteryMagnet uncanny ability to attract murder cases]] wherever he goes.
** [[spoiler:Scar Akai]]: The term was adopted to refer to [[spoiler:the fake Akai Shuuichi, due to the fake having a large burn scar on his face.]]
** Unknown Child, Mysterious Child, etc.: Various takes on this name are used to refer to a child living with [[spoiler:Sera Masumi]] due to a lack of information regarding said child, including no officially revealed name.
* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'':
** Kabru's party has been called by fans as either the Scrub party, Fail Party, Team Rocket or Team Loser due to having been easily killed and saved by Laius' party twice and mistaken the latter for thieves.
** After getting more exposition, fans sometimes call Kabru "Cabron" instead, thanks to his hypocritical, negative way he thinks of other people ("Cabròn" is Spanish for "jerk", "bastard", "asshole", and similar words).
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}''
** Cigarette Lighter Man - Agent Yamaki of ''Anime/DigimonTamers''. Before he was given a name, all the audience knew was that he obsessively flicked his lighter.
** Marsh-Malo -- [=MaloMyotismon/BelialVamdemon=] from ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''. So named because of his lackluster performance (mostly [[EvilGloating standing and ranting]] without actually doing much) and then his [[TalkingTheMonsterToDeath very undignified end.]]
** Masaharu is the {{Fanon}} name for Matt/Yamato's father. (Turns out he's got an official name, Hiroaki, even though it wasn't used in anything.) "Malcolm" in the dub. If memory serves, this was popularized (if not coined) by The Lost Temple of Ishida, the classic old-school Yamato shrine and humor site.
** Takatomon -- Agumon in ''Anime/DigimonSavers'', due to being voiced by Brian Beacock, who also voiced Takato in ''Anime/DigimonTamers''. Comes from Guilmon's actual nickname for Takato.
** Bio Trio -- Kouki, Ivan, and Nanami, Kurata's QuirkyMinibossSquad, and fairly popular villains, despite appearing in about three episodes each.
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'' is often abbreviated "01," to match the second series, ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02''. [[OddlyNamedSequel The "02" is actually short for "2002,"]] the year the story takes place, however, although they probably chose that year because it ended in two. Likewise, ''Tamers'' and ''Frontier'' are "03" and "04," although this isn't used as often as it used to be, as they're [[AlternateUniverse separate continuities]] from the Adventure-verse.
** On a similar note, because ''Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime'' is a LongTitle, the season is mostly known as either "Hunters" or "Xros Hunters".
** Footballhead -- A derisive nickname for Renamon, whose head (according to said detractors) is shaped like an American football.
** J-Reaper -- ADR-01, the D-Reaper's Spy Agent, who was mimicing the appearance of Jeri Kato before mutating to a more monstrous look.
** In the Japanese fandom, Masaru has gained Digimon status as Masarudaimon, thanks both to his returning appearances in ''[[Anime/DigimonXrosWarsTheYoungHuntersLeapingThroughTime Hunters]]'' letting him beat the tar out of Mega Digimon like nobody's business and to his own name lending itself to the Digimon naming scheme.
** Yamato/Matt is affectionately called "Yama" or "Yama-sama" by his fangirls.
* ''[[Franchise/DotHack .hack]]''
** ''.hack//INCEST'' - The ''Manga/DotHackLegendOfTheTwilight'' anime, which played up the {{Twincest}} jokes of the manga.
** ''.hack//IMOQ'' - The [[VideoGame/DotHackR1Games first four games]], because typing out "Infection, Mutation, Outbreak, and Quarantine" takes too long.
* ''Franchise/DragonBall''
** Captain Carrot - Goku, whose Saiyan birth name was Kakarot (after Toriyama's [[MeaningfulName convention to name Saiyans after vegetables]]) and whose friendly, assertive personality and unbelievable drive to defeat evil liken him to ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'''s Captain Carrot.
*** Captain Cock - Again, Goku in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZCjEcUQniw parody of]] the first Broly movie.
*** Super Saiyan God and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku is some times called Godku by the fanbase.
** Veggie - Vegeta. As a sort of canon derivative, Ginyu actually refers to him as "Vege-Chan" a few times to taunt him. 'Geta is also used at times.
** Kushami - Blonde, gun-crazy Lunch. Coined as shorthand by Curtis Hoffmann in his early summaries of manga chapters. It's Japanese for "sneeze," because Lunch changes personalities and hair color whenever she sneezes. Has reached the point where [[http://www.daizex.com/guides/rumors/characters.shtml parts of the fandom are convinced]] that it's actually her name.
** Mrs. Briefs - For [[UnnamedParent Bulma's mother]], since her husband is named Dr. Briefs. However, it is never actually clarified whether "Briefs" is actually a family surname or a given name (especially considering nearly everyone in ''Dragon Ball'' has OnlyOneName). The nickname "Bunny" was also seen in some fanfiction. WordOfGod says that her actual first name is [[MeaningfulName Pansy]], which is a pun of [[ThemeNaming panties]].
** Mirai (Trunks) - For Future Trunks, "Mirai Briefs" in some fanfiction when he returns to the normal timeline and lives with the 'other' Trunks. Crosses with Gratuitous Japanese.
** Ultra-Super-Saiyan (Ussj) - The pumped-up SSJ forms Vegeta and Future Trunks use against Cell, since their actual names are less wieldy.
*** [=ASS=]: Used to poke fun at the dub, which calls this form Ascended Super Saiyan.
** Mystic Gohan - Gohan after his power-up from the Elder Kai. The official name is Ultimate Gohan.
** Linkin Ball Z - A DBZ FanVid set to Music/LinkinPark. So common they've got a nickname.
** Changelings - An affectionate nickname for Frieza and his relative's unnamed alien race.
** "Maron the Moron" - Maron, Krillin's ex girlfriend, not to be confused with "Marron", his daughter.
** "Spopobitch" - Spopovitch
** Demisaiyan - Or "demi-saiyan." A term for Gohan, Trunks, Goten, and Bra, the half-Saiyan, half-human kids, probably derived from "demigod," the children of gods and humans in Greek mythology. Sometimes also includes Pan, the quarter-Saiyan daughter of Gohan and his wife, Videl. Very common in fanfic from the early 2000s.
** Baby Face - Krillin
*** Fetty Krill - Again, Krillin, in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATrS51L9USw song parody]]
** Weezy F Broly - Broly, for his personality in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZCjEcUQniw parody by SSJ9K]], before becoming his Legendary Super Saiyan. (Or Legendary Bodybuilder Saiyan in the parody's case.)
** General Dildo - General Rilldo from ''[=GT=]'', for obvious reasons.
** Zenkai - The Saiyans' ability to get stronger every time they survive a near-death experience. That's a bit of a mouthful, though, so this was coined instead. The only use of the word "Zenkai" in DBZ is in the first ending song, [[http://www.daizex.com/multimedia/lyrics/jap-zenkai_power.html Detekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Power]]. In Japanese, the word has several meanings, including "full power", though "complete recovery" would probably make the most sense in context.
** Tori-Bot for Creator/AkiraToriyama's robotic AuthorAvatar. Volume 5 of ''Manga/DrSlump'', where he appears more commonly, [[https://thedaoofdragonball.com/blog/history/tori-bot-real-name-discovered/ calls him "Robotoriyama"]].
** Ski - Champa's at the time unnamed analog to Whis, being a reference to the word that Whis's name is derived from (whiskey). Her official name is Vados.
** Before Champa's name was revealed he was called Fat Beerus by the fandom. [[LampshadeHanging Goku even calls him that when he first meets him]].
*** Diabeerus is another one that's been recently seen.
** Because of the design of Botamo, one of the fighters from U6 in ''Super'', some fans have taking to calling him Franchise/WinnieThePooh.
** Google Staff - Whis's staff, which can be used to find almost any piece of information and look at anything.
** Super Cyan - Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan/Super Saiyan Blue, because of the hair color. Sometimes, the word "Super" will be replaced by "Blueper".
** False Super Sayian - The pseudo-Super Saiyan form that Goku uses in the 4th movie. He gets a powerup and a golden aura, and his hair spikes up, but it doesn't turn gold.
*** False Super Saiyan Blue - The powerup Trunks uses in ''Dragon Ball Super''. He is clearly using god ki, but his hair remains gold rather than blue. The official name is Super Saiyan Rage.
** Zamasu's rather strange final form has gathered a number of them, such as "Skybox Zamasu", "Wallpaper Zamasu", "Cloud of Zamasu", "[[spoiler:The Universe Formerly Known as Zamasu]]"...
*** Prior to that, upon fusing with Goku Black, some fans saw it fitting to call the fusion of Zamasu and Black Zack.
** [[Literature/{{It}} Pennywise]] - Some fans call Belmod (Universe 11's God of Destruction) this, because of his resemblance to the former.
*** Some fans also call him ComicBook/TheJoker, because of his MonsterClown design. However, it comes full circle with Belmod's Angel attendant Marcarita. She is called [[Comicbook/HarleyQuinn Harley Quinn]], because of her pigtails.
** Brolina - Kale, the Saiyan from U6 who goes [=LSSJ=] rather than ordinary [=SSJ=].
*** Less common are [=FemBroly=] and Broly's Daughter.
** Team Nerd - Gohan, Piccolo, Krillin, Master Roshi, and Tien in the Tournament of Power, who decided to cover for the relative weakness of their members by working as a team and playing defensively, while everyone else just ran off to fight whoever on their own. With Gohan as the leader, and their overall focus on strategy and skill over raw power, the "nerd" label quickly stuck.
** Tom and Jerry- Beerus (Cat) and Quitela (Mouse). The two flat-out despise each other, with the two arguing and nearly brawling, (in a comedic fashion), in Episode 105.
** Captain Ayylmao - Jiren, due to the similarity of his design and the meme template depicting a stereotypical grey alien.
** Super Saiyan Blue 2[=/=]Ascended Super Saiyan Blue[=/=]Ultimate Super Saiyan Blue[=/=]Super Saiyan Royal - Vegeta's as yet unnamed new form that he uses against Jiren.
** Thanks to the ''Gohan Blanco'' {{meme|ticMutation}}, the Great Priest/Daishinkan is sometimes refered as "El Grande Padre", which means "The Great Father" in broken Spanish[[note]]The correct form would be "El Gran Padre" or "El Padre Grande".[[/note]]
*** Also, thanks to the ''Gohan Blanco'' meme, [[spoiler:Goku's Masterd Ultra Instinct is refered as Goku Blanco]].
* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}''
** Drrr - for the series in general; a nickname by both the fans and the animation department.
** The [=GARtender=] - Shizuo Heiwajima, for his [[LimitedWardrobe peculiar dressing habits]] and superhuman badassery
*** Shizzy (a loose translation of Izaya's Shizu-chan nickname) is also quite common
** Vending Machine-chan - for Shizuo's [[ImprovisedWeapon preferred weapon of choice]] (Especially by those who [[CargoShip ship him with it]]).
** [[{{Tsundere}} Tsun]][[HeadlessHorseman dullahan]] - for Celty
** Creator/{{Gackt}} - for Heiwajima Kasuka. After his [[http://anni-fiesta.livejournal.com/11841.html faux-wiki page]] was translated and fans noticed the parallels to a certain real-life J-pop singer
** [[spoiler:Mootkado]] - Mikado, for those who've read ahead of the anime and know that [[spoiler:Mikado [[strike:weaponized 4chan]] created the Dollars]]. {{Moe}}kado and [[spoiler:Boss]]kado are also quite popular.
** Masaomi Kida is Brosaomi Kida. Moesaomi also popped up once the show started [[BreakTheCutie breaking]] [[TheWoobie him.]]
** Trollzaya - Izaya, for [[{{Troll}} obvious reasons]]
** [[VideoGame/DynastyWarriors Shizuo Musou]] - the Shizuo vs. Vorona warehouse fight in volume 6
** Tsugaru and Psyche - [[http://erunoportrait.files.wordpress.com/2010/08/largeanimepaperscans_c-sword-and-cornett_louise0-67__thisres__282056.jpg Shizuo]] and [[http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b178/FX_shadowmaster/PD-Drrr-Cover.jpg Izaya]] as they appear on the series' OST and cover song albums. Often treated as separate characters. Even more often shipped with each other. A new "character", [[http://static.zerochan.net/full/43/03/325193.jpg Delic]], has also been recently created in this manner with the release of the second half of the ''Durarara'' OST.
** Pedo Teacher - Professor Nasujima, for hitting on [[HotForStudent Anri]] and generally being all-around creepy.
* ''Anime/EarthMaidenArjuna'': WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|and the Planeteers}}: The Anime
* ''Anime/ElCazadorDeLaBruja''
** Dougie - Douglas Rosenberg, the MagnificentBastard.
* ''Manga/ElfenLied''
** [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin The Unknown Man]] in the manga. This is because neither he, nor anyone else, mentions his name.
* ''Anime/EurekaSeven''
** Satanic Salmon - The Devilfish, Holland's MidSeasonUpgrade mecha.
* ''Manga/FairyTail''
** Team Natsu: The FiveManBand of main characters consisting of [[TheHero Natsu]], [[TheLancer Gray]], [[TheBigGuy Erza]], [[TheSmartGuy Happy]], and [[TheChick Lucy]]. Officially, the team has no name, although it is often referred to as "Fairy Tail's strongest team".
** The Nakama Hakama: Erza's outfit of flame-patterned pants and sarashi, which she wears when she's feeling particularly determined.
** Mardi Gras, or similar variants have been used to sarcastically refer to Mard Geer, the Underworld King of Tartarus.
** Trollshima is commonly used on tumblr, in reference to the author, Hiro Mashima, and his tendency to troll the readers.
** [[spoiler: Sasgray]]: Gray after the timeskip, due to him [[spoiler: being covered in a tattoo by a curse, and joining a dark guild, much like Naruto's Sasuke.]]
** [[{{Jobber}} Fodder 12]] the "lovely" nickname for the Spriggan 12 the latest QuirkyMinibossSquad in the series. [[spoiler: Recent chapters have only cemented this line of thinking of Zeref's direct subordinates]].
* ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight''
** Berserker is sometimes known as Berserkles, a portmanteau with his true identity of Heracles, and [=GARserker=], as he is (even according to the VN's own commentary) the most manly character.
** Atrum Galliasta from [[Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks the TV adaptation]] of Unlimited Blade Works has been dubbed Atomic Gatorade.
** [[Literature/FateZero The prequel]] earned [[Creator/GenUrobuchi Urobuchi Gen]] the nickame [[DarkerAndEdgier Urobutcher]]. In fairness, the background of Fate/stay night [[ForegoneConclusion required for]] Fate/Zero to have a largely unhappy end, but, uh, it didn't strictly ''have'' to be quite so grimdark.
* ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''
** Jesus Beam - One of Toki's attacks, since he looks and acts a lot like [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Jesus Christ]].
** Sunagumo ("Sand Spider") - The [[NoNameGiven Nameless Shura]] who defeats Falco. "Sunagumo" was actually used in the TV series as a derisive nickname Falco gave him during battle, but the character himself is literally nameless and most fans simply refer to him by the nickname Falco gave him.
** '''YOU wa SHOCK''' - The opening song, Ai o Torimodose. Contains ''much'' GratuitousEnglish.
* ''Anime/{{Free}}''
** Swimming Anime - The show and the early commercial, in which fans called it even ''before'' the title of the anime was announced.
** Gay Swimming Anime - An affectionate nickname based off the copious amounts of HoYay present between the five attractive male leads.
** Swimming Music/{{Macklemore}} - Coach Sasabe, who [[http://25.media.tumblr.com/f238cf30022b47151d25778ee179da51/tumblr_ms9ut4nEOa1rwbtiuo1_1280.png happens to bear an uncanny resemblance to the rapper.]] [[https://38.media.tumblr.com/49f3c15c868ebbbb4d68ab9d2c74b320/tumblr_n84fcfHXYW1ta2n14o1_500.png (But hey, it was 99 cents.)]]
** Minishiba - Momotaro Mikoshiba, Seijuuro's baby brother.
* ''Manga/FruitsBasket''
** The 2019 anime is called ''[[Manga/FullMetalAlchemist Fruits Basket: Brotherhood]]'', due to it being a more faithful adaptation of the manga compared to the 2001 version.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''
** Colonel Clean - Armstrong, as he is both bald and has sparkles that surround him for some gags.
*** Also known as Sparkly Man or Sparkle Man, again due to the sparkles.
** Father: [[spoiler: the homonculi's "father"]]. Some fans call his early phase (when he's still [[spoiler: a powerless homonculus in a flask]]) "Bob the Blob" and "Proto-Father."
*** As of [[WhamEpisode chapter 104]] "[[spoiler:Godfather]]" has become used to describe [[spoiler:[[BishonenLine his new form]]]], [[ItMakesSenseInContext for reason which are obvious in the context of the chapter]].
** SPOILER for chapters 79 and 80 of the manga: [[spoiler: fetus!Envy for... foetus-shaped Envy.]]
** [[PortmanteauSeriesNickname Hagaren]] - The whole series, whose complete Japanese title is ''Hagane no Renkinjutsushi'' (''The Alchemist of Steel'').
** Ho-Ho Papa - Hohenheim. Came about due to the difficult spelling of his German name. Ironically, in the manga his original name is Theophrastus Bombastus Van Hohenheim, but it is shortened to just "Van Hohenheim" because the person who named him ([[spoiler:Father]]) thought he was too stupid to remember it.
*** Also spelled Hohopapa, and also called simply "Hoho".
*** Note than in Hiromu Arakawa's official {{Yonkoma}} for the anime, [[spoiler: Sloth]] calls him "Hoen" (with a long "o"). Possibly, part of the reason why he isn't nicknamed "Hoho" in Japanese is because it actually means something ("cheek" among others) in Japanese.
** Hoju: [[spoiler: Hohenheim's late first son in [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the anime]], whom he tried to resurrect, with the result that he created Envy]]. Short for [[spoiler: Hohenheim Junior]].
** Moofy - [[spoiler: Wrath]] of [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the anime]] had no name in canon for a time, and gained the nickname from his fuffy hair.
** Mr. Monopoly - Since Brotherhood this is officially the nickname of the Silver Alchemist. The resemblance is uncanny.
** Palm Tree - Envy, for his wildly spiky ''green'' hair
** Sexyhobo - Scar. 'Cause he is.
** Scarbro - Scar's unnamed brother.
** Shinri-kun or (its anglophone equivalent) Truth-kun - [[spoiler: the creepy featureless little guy who lives beyond the GateOfTruth in the manga and introduces himself as "God" or "the Truth").]]
** Shota Mcshadowrape - [[spoiler: Pride, aka Selim Bradley.]]
** Tom Selleck with an Eyepatch - Fuhrer King Bradley [[spoiler: (Wrath from Brotherhood and Pride from the 2003 anime)]] because he is.
** Ninaxander - [[spoiler:A combination name of Nina and Alexander, for the chimera made by Shou Tucker.]]
** [[spoiler: Greedling - the name given to the recreated Greed who currently possesses Ling's body]]. [[AscendedMeme Actually used by Ed in-series]]
** The Pimp Suit - The pristine white suit Solf J. Kimblee wears. Because of this, he is occasionally known as Pimp!Kimblee. The same suit is actually a tribute to Alex De Large - so Kimblee De Large works well.
*** [[Music/MichaelJackson Smooth Criminal]] or [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Terumi]] have recently surfaced from watching the dub, seeing as how Kimblee is, well, a massive {{Troll}} like Terumi,
** The Eclipse - ''Manga/{{Berserk}}'' reference used by some fans in reference to [[spoiler:the events since the heroes have been transported to Father's lair, due to the similar idea of being taken to another dimension and marked as a sacrifice. Interestingly enough, there actually is an eclipse in chapter 104, and it is horrifying]].
** "Cyclops Army" or "Zomunculi" for the [[ImAHumanitarian ravenous]], one-eyed Mannequin Soldiers/Doll Soldiers (depending on the translation)
** "Terminarcher" - In [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist the first anime]], Archer, an unpleasant military officer (who only exists in that telling) is made into a suspiciously advanced cyborg after having half his face (or half his head, it's hard to tell) blown off.
*** And by "half his head", we mean "half of his entire body".
** "The anime" -- If someone refers to "the anime", they're definitely talking about the first ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' anime.
* ''Anime/{{Gankutsuou}}''
** Al or Aru: Albert
** Ed or Edo: Edmond (Dantes) (...how dare you, you ''philistines''!)
** Gank: the show itself.
* ''Anime/GenesisOfAquarion''
** Getter Ripoff - The eponymous HumongousMecha, due to having the exact same transformation/combination scheme as ''Manga/GetterRobo''.
* ''Manga/GetterRobo''
** Batshit Ryoma - [[TheHero Ryoma Nagare]], specifically in the [=OVAs=], who takes {{Hot Blooded}}ness to the point of certifiable insanity. The ''Armageddon'' version is the definitive version, and typically the version people mean by "Batshit Ryouma".
** Kenny - [[TheyKilledKenny Mushashi]]
* ''Manga/GEGoodEnding''
** [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Shirou]] - Utsumi, both for his looks and personality
* ''Manga/GingaKikoutaiMajesticPrince''
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Lacus]]: Theoria, since the series has the same character designer as SEED, and she appears to have the same role.
* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}''
** Oogushi-kun: Hijikata. Actually derived from canon, as Gintoki mistook Hijikata for a boy in a Japanese folktale in an early appearance. The fans later co-opted this long after the gag had passed.
* ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer''
** "VideoGame/WorldOfTanks The Series": The show itself.
** Tank Teru: Maho, for also being an [[AloofBigBrother aloof big sister]] of the protagonist who is separated from her and later becoming her main rival, although it's indicated that for Maho, [[spoiler:it is a [[HiddenHeartOfGold facade]] in order to play the role of the Nishizumi heiress so that Miho can live and do Tankery the way she wishes]].
** Tank Sumire: Erika, for being Maho's sidekick in the same way as Sumire is Teru's. The two of them also [[spoiler:end up missing their chance to shine because of their opponents interfering with their tactics]].
** Tank [[LargeHam Touka]] for Kei of Saunders. The two even have a slight resemblance to each other.
** '''Kampfgruppe Miho''' for the protagonist team
** Gunner-chan and Loader-chan: Alice's two teammates, named for their respective positions in her tank.
** Jagdpanther-chan for [[NoNameGiven the nameless]] [[EnsembleDarkhorse commander of the Jagdpanther for Kuromorimine]].
** Oreo: "Oryou" (Takeko Nogami).
** Each OVA has a nickname
*** OVA 1 has been nicknamed [[FanService Girls und Panzervice]].
*** OVA 2 has been nicknamed [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Girls und Spamzer]].
*** OVA 3 was nicknamed [[CoolShip Girls und Flugzeugträger]] even before it was released
*** OVA 4 has been nicknamed [[CrowdSong Girls und Pan Ahn Ahn-Ahn, Ahn Ahn Ahn-Ahn...]].
* ''Anime/TheGirlWhoLeaptThroughSpace''
** Leloupard - Leopard (voiced by Jun "Lelouch" Fukuyama)
** Soaring Cake Girl - The series proper.
* ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan''
** ''[[Manga/AhMyGoddess Ah, My]] [[EldritchAbomination Elder Goddess]]'', and variations.
* ''VisualNovel/{{Happiness}}''
** The Haruhi Everyone Forgot - Haruhi Kamisaka: Despite being the main heroine of the show, pretty much no one remembers her or even what the show was about, if it wasn't for [[WholesomeCrossdresser Jun's]] unexpected popularity as a ''[[UnsettlingGenderReveal trap]] [[VideoGame/GuiltyGear on par with Bridget]]'', the show would have pretty much been forgotten by now.
* ''Manga/HayateTheCombatButler''
** Hayate the Combat ButtMonkey: pretty self-explanatiory considering how Hayate ends up getting treated most of the time.
*** Also, Hayate the God of Poverty.
** NOM-NOM-tan: Ayumu Nishizawa, for the fact that she's [[OnceAnEpisode always seen eating something]]... [[EroticEating sometimes suggestively]]. Somehow, she's still one of the more [[TheGenericGuy "normal"]] members of the cast.
** [[Manga/XxxHolic Watanuki]] [[Anime/CodeGeass vi Britannia]]: The Puppet Butler voiced by Jun Fukuyama.
** Given her recent chapters having been possessed by a cat-spirit, Izumi has been dubbed 'Izu-nyan' for her apparent attraction to felines and moe appeal while interacting with them (and a pun on [[Manga/KOn Azusa's]] nickname).
* ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}''
** Girlycard/Femcard/Lolicard - Alucard in the ''Hellsing: The Dawn'' prequel, where, instead of the present-day BadassLongcoat form everyone knows, he looks like an adolescent girl in a pillbox hat.
** Babycard/Chibicard - Alucard, as he's depicted briefly in flashbacks in volume nine of the manga. As a preteen boy.
** Bondagecard - Mostly used in the cosplay community, referring to another of Alucard's getups, involving a skintight, dark red, straitjacket-like bodysuit.
** Beardycard/Vladcard: The armour wearing, bearded Alucard that features in later chapters, most notably [[spoiler:when Alucard does his final release]].
** Riocard: The suited version during part of the Brazil trip.
** Dark Walter: [[spoiler:The vampire version.]]
** Goderson: [[spoiler:When he used the Nail.]]
*** Alternatively, Anderplant.
*** Also, Planterson
* ''Manga/HidamariSketch''
** Wideface - The iconic sort of [[SuperDeformed Super Deformation]] used in this series.
* ''Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead''
** The Orgybus - the bus that Shido and his cult of students use as a shelter.
** Sensei Rapeface - Shido, for obvious reasons.
* ''Manga/HunterXHunter''
** ''Hiatus X Hiatus'' - The series itself, due to the [[SeriesHiatus numerous hiatuses]] it has been on.
* ''Manga/IkaMusume''
** Tako-Musume - The mysterious Tanabe Kozue, who's only appeared once. She wears a conspicuous hat, understands Ika-Musume a little too well... and has Japanese initials that spell ''tako'', meaning "octopus". Hmmmmmmm...
* ''Manga/InuYasha''
** Fluffy or Fluffy-sama - Sesshoumaru; sometimes lengthened to "FluffyTheTerrible", mostly thanks to the fluffy white fur that hangs over his shoulder and trails behind him (itself referred to in Japanese as "mokomoko-san"). Likewise, his recently-revealed unnamed mother has quickly gained the moniker "Fluffette". She is also known as Sessh-mom, for obvious reasons.
** Super Shredder - Naraku in his final form, as he resembles the likewise final form of Shredder in ''Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze'' and is considered nigh-invincible.
** Inutaisho - Inuyasha and Sesshoumaru's father; a corruption or mishearing of "Inu no Taisho," which is the character's title and means "leader of the dogs."
*** Also, Inu-papa.
*** Occasionally, Inuyasha's father will be referred to as Touga, after a temporary name he received during production of the third movie. It was never made canon, but for some fans it's the closest he's ever come to getting a real name.
** And [=KagoMama or HiguMama=] or Mama-san for Kagome's unfortuneately unnamed mother.
** Sota, Kagome's younger brother, is also sometimes jokingly referred to as "Soda".
* ''Manga/MyMonsterSecret'': Shiragami Youko is commonly know as the [[TheDitz dum/dumb]]-[[FriendlyNeighbourhoodVampire pire]].
* ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure''
** Fastcart - Robert E.O. Speedwagon, as per his proposed DubNameChange in a hypothetical Creator/FourKidsEntertainment localization.
*** From the [[GagSub Duwang subs]] for the anime, Speedwagon is also occasionally nicknamed Speedbump.
** Moewagon - Also Speedwagon, because 4chan's idea of adorable is a bit odd.
** Oldwagon - Part 2 Speedwagon, on account of being, well, old.
** Tequila Joseph - Joseph in his not entirely successful HarmlessLadyDisguise.
** Delfina or Starry for Jolyne, due the fact that Jotaro works as a Marine Biologist, and Delfina literally means female dolphin, while Starry is self-explanatory (and ties with her BirthmarkOfDestiny)
** [=Jo2uke=] - Part 8 Josuke, to distinguish him from the one in Part 4.
** Gappy - Also Part 8 Josuke, as his DistinguishingMark is a small gap between his two front teeth.
** 195cm組/195cm group - A collective name for Jonathan, Joseph and Jotaro coined by the Japanese fandom based on their mutually shared height.
** Aztec Gods of Fitness - The Pillar Men, all of which are absurdly muscular [[WalkingShirtlessScene Walking Shirtless Scenes.]]
** Cherry Boy - [[TheLancer Noriaki Kakyoin]], due to his SignatureScene where he licks a cherry in an... [[UnderStatement odd]] way.
** [[spoiler:Donut - Also Kakyoin, due to his death scene, where he gets fatally pierced through the stomach by [[BigBad DIO]].]]
* ''Anime/{{K}}'' or ''K Project'' - In the U.S., due to the show's large amounts of Ho Yay, many fans have nicknamed it "Gay Project."
* ''Franchise/KagerouProject'': The series' main antagonist is most frequently nicknamed Kuroha, due to having no canon name, and [[spoiler:since he's [[EvilWearsBlack an all-black]] PaletteSwap of Konoha]]. He is also called [[spoiler:"Black Konoha", "Dark Konoha" and "Konoha?"]], but much less frequently.
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar''
** Kaguya's dere side is referred to as "Bakaguya" and her cold side is called "Iceguya" or "Kuuguya".
** Shirogane is called "Monster Virgin".
** Fujiwara is referred to as "Subject F", "(Mistress) Cuddlebuns", "[[Manga/TomoChanIsAGirl Cotton Candy 2.0]]", and "[[Franchise/DanganRonpa Super High School Level/Ultimate Black Ribbon]]". Whenever she does something or thinks about something traitorous she's called "Natural Born Traitor". She's also called "Mommy" or "Fujimama" whenever she's teaching Shirogane.
** Ishigami is called "Our Guy", "mah boy" or "mah man".
** Maki was called "Stalker-chan" prior to her name being revealed. She also earned the title "Our Girl" after developing a close relationship with Ishigami. Ishigami's nickname for her, "Tsundere-senpai" is also occasionally used.
** Miko is occasionally referred to as "Lino" due to people having mistaken the upper case I in her name for a lower case L (since the fan translations using a sans serif font). People would later embrace it and claim that it was a {{Portmanteau}} for "[[CovertPervert Lewd Iino]]".
** Because ''VideoGame/TouhouProject'' also has a filthy rich black-haired Kaguya and a light-haired Fujiwara, Kaguya and Chika are also known as "Teruyo" and "Mokou".
** Kashiwagi is known as "Kashiwagi's Boyfriend's Girlfriend", a carryover from when Tsubasa was only known as "[[EverybodyCallsHimBarkeep Kashiwagi's Boyfriend]]".
** Thanks to being voiced by Creator/TakehitoKoyasu in the anime, Papa Shirogane is called [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure "Papa DIO"]]. Jokes about Shirogane being related to [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Giorno]] popped up as well.
* ''LightNovel/SundayWithoutGod''
** Hampnie Hambart - most fans just call him Humpty or Hamburger.
* ''LightNovel/{{Kanokon}}''
** [[LoliconAndShotacon Shouta]] - Kouta, for being a helpless little [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin shota]] who is constantly being jumped by the sexually-aggressive foxgirl, Chizuru (but only in the anime).
* ''Manga/KatekyoHitmanReborn''
** Reporn-the series itself or the eponymous character.
** Tuna-Tsuna. Apparently the cast is very fishy, since we also have Squalo(Italian for "Shark"), "Octupus Head"(Ryohei's Canon Nickname for Gokudera), and of course Yamamoto's sushi restaurant.
*** Vongola is Italian for "Clam"
** Mukurou-[[spoiler:Glo Xinia's owl box weapon that is possessed by Mukuro.]] A "u" is added to differentiate between the two.
** Let's not forget the number/letter code. Usually used for shipping. Example: 5927. D18.
*** 27-Tsuna. Used in canon sometimes. "Tsu" means "2" in Japanese, and "nana" means "7"
*** 59-Gokudera. "Go" means "5" and "ku" is a pronounciation of "9"
*** 80-Yamamoto.
*** 18-Hibari.
*** D-Dino.
*** X-Xanxus.
*** 100-Byakuran.
*** 69-Mukuro.
*** 96-Chrome. For obvious reasons.
*** S-Squalo.
*** Don't go thinking that these are all of them. The Reborn Wiki has [[http://reborn.wikia.com/wiki/Fandom_Shorthands an extensive list]] if you get confused.
** Pineapple-head for Mukuro and/or Chrome, because of their hairstyle. Also "nappo" (Japanese word for pineapple), and "Mini-nappo" for Chrome. Also in Fandom, Mukuro is "Perverted Pineapple" for obvious reasons concerning [[GrandTheftMe Tsuna]] and [[MindRape everybody else]] he's ever attacked. His assigned number does not help either.
** Used by Flan... Mukuro does NOT like it.
** The Fans started calling Hibari's bird "Hibird", which was [[AscendedFanon brought to the manga itself]]. Even lampshaded by Tsuna.
-->Reborn "Its apparently called Hibird."
-->Tsuna "Who would name it that?!"
* ''Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}''
** Mr. Ketsu'n'Metsu - Yoshimori
* ''Anime/KillLaKill''
** Hype la Hype - The show itself, largely due to frequent proclamations by 4chan that it would be the show to save anime.
** Baffling la Title- This one explains itself.
** Discomilf - Satsuki's [[EvilMatriarch evil mother]] and [[HolyBacklight one-woman light show]], Ragyo.
** Mama Bad Touch - Ragyo again, due to her creepy and incestuous tendencies.
** Sexy Sensei - Aikuro, Ryuko's [[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn constantly stripping]] SexyMentor[=/=]Homeroom Teacher.
** Dosh King - [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Takarada]], for he has lots of [[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dosh&defid=286402 dosh]].
*** Alternately "Cash King"
** Shadow the Hedgehog - Ryuko, as fans find her 'edgy' character design to be [[https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTmFssIbgE2R7vXiA_vCdGXenDjU11h3NRb7oHwiPkYT83X1Ple more than a little familiar.]]
** Ninja Turtle - Sanageyama, thanks to the CoolMask he starts wearing after [[spoiler:sewing his eyes shut]].
** Monkey - Also Sanageyama, due to his AnimalMotif.
** "Hello. My name is Ryuko [[MyNameisInigoMontoya Montoya]]. YouKilledMyFather. PrepareToDie."
* ''Manga/KimiNoIruMachi''
** "A Town Where You '''RAGE'''" - In reference to the fan reactions toward the manga's output since the start of the likely-will-be infamous Tokyo Arc.
* ''Anime/KirbyOfTheStars''
** Jecra - Knuckle Joe's father, who is currently unnamed. Popular to the point that many think that's his actual name.
** Señor Noodlearms - Meta Knight, because of the Spanish accent the dub gave him and his oddly thin arms.
** Bouncy Tiff - From an episode where a bunch of perverted otaku parodies [[ShowWithinAShow made an anime]] with a rather... adult version of the character Tiff.
** On the subject of Tiff, people like to give her the full name of Tiffany Ebrum, given her father's name. The name was even shown on the Kirby Wiki at one point. To a lesser extent, they have given her younger brother Tuff the full name of Tufford Ebrum.
* ''[[LightNovel/IsThisAZombie Kore wa Zombie desu ka?]]'': "Korean Zombie Desk Car"
* ''LightNovel/KyouranKazokuNikki''
** Cthulhu - Gekka, the possibly-ancient flying psychic electric jellyfish that {{mindrape}}s people, erases memories, and can change into both a beautiful woman and a ''gigantic'' jellyfish that roams the seas destroying random ships.
* ''Anime/LegendOfGalacticHeroes'': ''Boring Germans in Space'' - due to one of the sides having noticeable Germanic influence and the fact that some anime fans find it painfully slow-paced.
** ''Legend of Germanic Heroes'' after said Germanic influences.
* ''LightNovel/LogHorizon''
** The Villain with the _____ - Minori. People are fond of filling in the blank to give her nicknames to match her teacher.
** "Tankbro"[=/=]"Brotsugu" - Naotsugu.
** Sexy Black Nyanta - Due to Jovan Jackson's (an African-American) acting re-imagining Nyanta from a upper-class gentleman to a literal cool cat.
** Scrub Horizon - The CastHerd of the junior members of the Log Horizon guild (Tohya, Minori, Isuzu, and Rudy), along with Serara (who's part of the herd despite being a member of the Crescent Moon Alliance).
** Lawn Dart - Londark, simply because his name sounds similar.
* ''Anime/LuckyStar''
** Miwiki - Miyuki, a cheerful, knowledgeable {{meganekko}} with a tendency to launch into encyclopedic monologues in response to her friends' queries. Now canon, as of the OAV.
** Queen of the Weaboos - [[{{Otaku}} Patricia]] [[{{Fangirl}} Martin]].
** Awesome-kun - Konata's dad.
** [=KagaMiku=] - Kagami's cosplay of [[Music/{{Vocaloid}} Miku Hatsune]] in the OVA.
*** [[{{Tsundere}} Tsun]][[Literature/{{Cinderella}} derella]] - Kagami, from the same scene.
** Fang-Tan - Misao Kusakabe, in due part to her CuteLittleFangs. Incidentally, this is also the fan nickname of a ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' character mentioned below.
** Change Getter - The robot dentist Konata imagines while talking about [[ThisIsADrill drills]].
** [=Hi=]{{yuri}} - Hiyori Tamura, because she's known for her {{Freudian Slip}}s.
* ''Franchise/LupinIII'': Because of RecycledTitle use early in the franchise, the first three TV series have earned Fan Nicknames based on the colour of Lupin's jacket.
** Anime/LupinIIIGreenJacket is the 1971 series.
** Anime/LupinIIIRedJacket is the 1977 series.
** Anime/LupinIIIPinkJacket is the 1984 series (and ''Anime/LegendOfTheGoldOfBabylon'' is included).
** ''WesternAnimation/LupinIIITheItalianAdventure'' was quickly name "Blue Jacket" before the title was even announced.
* ''Anime/{{Macross}}''
** ''Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross''
*** "Hory Froating Head-sama", for series head honcho Shoji Kawamori no less. This one originated on the [=MacrossWorld=] message boards, thanks to a gag picture sent from Creator/AnimEigo celebrating the completion of the remastering of ''Macross'' -- it was of a couple of Creator/AnimEigo staffers holding up one of the [=DVD=]s as an oversized head of Kawamori looked on, wreathed in a halo.
** ''Anime/MacrossFrontier''
*** Alto-hime, Sakura-hime, Hime-sama - Alto Saotome, in reference to his roles as a Kabuki actor and the fact that he really does [[DudeLooksLikeALady look like a princess]].
*** Evil Jesus - Brera Stern is often referred to as this in reference to the fact that he shares the same voice actor with Gundam SEED's Kira "Jesus" Yamato. For the same reason, he's also called [[spoiler: Cyborg Jesus]].
*** Bobby's daughters - Monica, Mina, and Ram, ''Macross Quarter'''s resident BridgeBunnies.
*** Bobby himself has the nickname [=GARby=] whenever he shows how much of a HotBlooded Badass he can be.
*** Klein-sama - Klan Klein in her macronised form.
*** Hopes and Dreams - Seriously, you need to keep abreast of [[MsFanservice Sheryl Nome's]] nicknames.
---->''Sheryl Nome: "[[BuxomIsBetter My chest isn't the same as yours]], mine brings people [[TheNicknamer hopes and dreams]]."''
*** Despairs and Nightmares - [[spoiler: counterparts possessed by Grace O’Connor, brandished in a somewhat similar way but polar opposite of what Sheryl offers.]]
*** Machida - any nameless grunt who does something badass (retroactively appiled to every previous ''Macross'' series), stemming from episode 14 when a [=NUNS=] pilot referred to on the radio as Machida takes out two red Vajra, showcasing the VF-171 in battroid form (the only time we see the standard 171 use a mode other than its plane form), with its seven-barrel gunpod and pin-point barrier punch.
*** Creepy Leon - Leon Mishima.
** ''Anime/MacrossDelta''
*** ''[[MagicalGirl Mahou Shoujo]] Walkure'': Alternate title for the show, due to the Walkure {{Idol Singer}}s' transformation sequence.
* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima''
** KFC - Alberio Imma, who entered a tournament under the name of "Kuneru/Ku Nel (Colonel) Sanders."
** Lieutenant - Setsuna, who often serves as Negi's [[TheLancer Lancer]].
** Negi himself is occasionally referred to as "The Thousand Pimp" due to his tendency of accumulating female followers. Derived from his father's in-series nickname as "The Thousand Master."
** The Awesome Spear - Negi's ''Dios Logche: Titanoktonon'' (rough translation: "Divine Lance: Titan Slayer"), the supremely powerful spell he uses to [[spoiler:end the fight with Jack Rakan]].
** "Cosmo Entelecheia" is often referred to as "Cosmo Enchilada" due to RuleOfFunny and the fact that it's easier to spell that way.
** The [[Anime/AfterWarGundamX Catellite Cannon]] - Chachamaru's [[spoiler:Pactio Artifact, ''Al-Iskandariya'']]
* ''Anime/MaiHime'':
** [=HiMELander=] - The ThereCanBeOnlyOne arc that runs from episode 16 to the end.
* ''Anime/MaiOtome'':
** Batman - Sara Gallagher the Otome Pillar, from the tendency of the Pillars' outfits to look like those of American {{Superhero}}es.
** The manga adaptation of the series has Mashiro being replaced and [[WholesomeCrossdresser impersonated by her twin brother]], who fandom quickly dubbed ''Man''shiro.
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokémoon]] - The WeirdMoon in the final episode for its resemblance to a Poké Ball after [[spoiler:Miyu]] works her magic.
* ''Manga/ManabiStraight''
** Mikan Lesbian - The series itself, due to the significant amount of LesYay.
** :3-tan - Mikan
* ''Anime/{{Mazinger}}'':
** Iron Wall / Iron Castle - The titular HumongousMecha from ''Anime/MazingerZ''
** Sometimes he is also named "Zetto"
** Brocken Ball - The {{Calvin Ball}}-like sport played with [[TheDragon Count Brocken's]] head.
** The Institute - The [[HomeBase Photon Atomic Power Research Institute]].
** Infernal Empire - [[BigBad Dr. Hell's]] organization.
** Gureeto - The titular HumongousMecha from ''Anime/GreatMazinger''
** Kouji Kabruto (Spanish for Ka-brute): Kouji, in Latin America, due to his IdiotHero tendences.
** El Boiler Con Patas (The Water Heater with Legs in Mexican Spanish): The titular robot, due to the fact it looks like a walking water heater.
* ''Manga/MermaidMelodyPichiPichiPitch'':
** Black Sara - The DarkMagicalGirl form of Sara.
** Mamepuri - A portmanteau of the Japanese pronounciation of "Mermaid Princesses"
* ''Manga/MinamiKe'': Boss -- Kana, named for her T-shirt's GratuitousEnglish. Some refer her as "Bossu".
* ''Manga/MonthlyGirlsNozakiKun'':
** "Ribbons" for Chiyo.
** "BEST GIRL/HEROINE" for Mikoshiba.
* ''Manga/MotherKeeper'':
** Luchino - The short unnamed guy with cornrows that worked for Silas.
** Mach - The unnamed bald guy with glasses that worked for Silas.
* ''LightNovel/MuvLuvAlternativeTotalEclipse'': Mother Russia - Fikatsia Latrova
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** Midoriya is frequently called The Absolute Madman, for his CrazyAwesome plans, and how much he puts his body through the ringer.
** In the Spanish fandom, he is named either "Manga/{{Naruto}} Verde" (Green Naruto) or "El brócoli parlachín" (The Chatty Broccoli) due of the color and shape of his hair and his role in the series.
** [[WorldsBestWarrior All Might]] and [[SternTeacher Aizawa]] are [[ParentalSubstitute Dad Might]] and [[PapaWolf Dadzawa]], respectively.
*** The little GrinOfAudacity Aizawa sometimes does is known as his "[[Anime/MyNeighborTotoro Totoro]] smile."
** [[TheRival Bakugou]] has a variety of nicknames, such as "[[HairTriggerTemper Angry Dumpster Goblin]]".
** [[TheAce Todoroki]] is often called [[WesternAnimation/{{Avatar}} Zuko]], for [[ShoutOut obvious reasons]].
** Tokoyami gets "Chocobro" by fans.
** Shinsou Hitoshi is affectionately referred to as "Shinson" by his fans.
** [[GreenThumb Ibara]] [[TokenReligiousTeammate Shiozaki]] is "Plant Jesus" or "Vine Waifu".
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKKrmlyl-_Y This]] video has spawned some fairly popular ones, most notably "Scratchy Scratches Itchy Too Handsy" or "Facepalm" for [[MakeThemRot Shigaraki]] and "Zapper Zipper" for [[ShockAndAwe Kaminari]].
** Momo is called by her InSeriesNickname "Yaomomo" by fans.
** Mina is sometimes called "Acid Waifu".
* ''Anime/MyselfYourself''
** Tsugumi - Nanaka, after the ''VisualNovel/{{Ever17}}'' character she [[{{Expy}} so closely resembles]].
* ''Manga/NabariNoOu'':
** Pedo-sensei - Tobari.
** [[spoiler:Owl]]zawa, [[spoiler: Old]]zawa, and [[spoiler:Shota]]zawa - Kouichi, for [[spoiler: his various forms]].
* ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'':
** Anno-tachi - The ''production'' crew at Creator/StudioGainax, named after ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'' creator Hideaki Anno.
** The Bastard King, Commander Goatfucker, The Rat Raping Lord of Assholia - Gendo Ikari
** The Bridge Bunnies for Maya Ibuki, Makoto Hyuga, Shigeru Aoba, and any and all unnamed characters who work on the....well, bridge.
** Captain Shikinami - Asuka from ''Rebuild[=/=] Evangelion 2.0'', reflecting her new surname and military rank. Mainly used by [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks those who view her as her own]] ReplacementScrappy.
*** This gets pretty humorous when [[spoiler:she appears in the preview for ''Rebuild 3.0'' with an eye patch. Not one of bandages or anything, but an actual, pirate-style black patch.]]
*** [[spoiler: Eyepatch Asuka in particular is called [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid Big Bossuka]].]]
** Clockiel - ''Evangelion 2.0'' spoiler:[[spoiler:The first Angel Asuka fights, with long clock-like limbs, a head that resembles a pair of ticking clock hands, and a hanging orb that resembles a pendulum for a body.]]
*** Tunniel - The bony new [[spoiler:third]] angel, named because the trailer showed it in, well, a tunnel. [[spoiler: An English branch of NERV, to be specific.]]
*** Alternately, Boneliel, for the Angel's skeletal appearance.
** Commentary of Evil - The extremely strange commentary of the dubbed version of ''End'', featuring such bizarre quotes as "The true meaning of Evangelion [[FreudWasRight is sex]]!" and "[[CriticalResearchFailure There is no word for "I" in Japanese]]." Not to mention Amanda Winn Lee singing an off-the-cuff [[FilkSong filk]] of Barnes and Barnes' "Fish Heads". The name is a result of a quite few fans through time having attempted to cite certain quotes from it as an authoritative source in certain [[EpilepticTrees very-much-out-there fan-theories]], despite the dub crew not being in such a position of authority on the series as they know about as much as the average ''Evangelion'' fan, and as a result more "serious" fans have a negative view of it as they see it as responsible for spreading misinformation and constantly resurrecting and keeping several repeatedly discredited fan-theories alive.
** EGK - Evil Gekijouban Kyoko, for EVA-02/Kyoko's odd and very, very ugly redesign in ''End''.
*** Yui, Kyoko - EVA-01 and EVA-02, after [[SoulJar the souls used in their cores]].
** EMK or Evil Manga Kaworu for Kaworu in the manga, due to him having several shades of AdaptationalVillainy, most notably his [[KickTheDog killing of a kitten by strangling the poor thing to death]] in his introduction scene.
** The Karl for Kaworu, used as an alternative for Evil Manga Kaworu, mainly by fans who don't focus that much on his killing of a kitten.
*** Shaun for manga!Shinji, in keeping with Karl.
** The Evil Ambassador - Gendo Ikari; MemeticMutation of an ImageBoard poster who'd never seen ''Eva'' and who was referring to a previous outbreak of MemeticMutation about Gendo.
*** Rather appropriate as the "Gendo Pose" is also known as the ambassador pose.
** GNR (Giant Naked Rei) for [[spoiler:the spooky Giant Naked Rei that grabs Unit-01 in ''The End of Evangelion'']]. GGNR (Giant Giant Naked Rei) refers to the [[spoiler:the spooky Giant Naked Rei that falls to bloody chunks at the end of ''The End of Evangelion'']].
*** GNK (Giant Naked Kaworu) for [[spoiler: The thing the Giant Naked Rei transforms into to calm Shinji down as he has a panic attack over seeing, well, a Giant Naked Rei. Shinji's ego then collapses, beginning Third Impact.]]
** Harpies - The mass production mecha in 'End of Evangelion''.
** Helltrain - The mindscrew train sequences that appear throughout the latter half of the series(For example, when Shinji gets eaten by an angel).
** Herr Lorenz - Keel.
** MindRape - The angel Arael's psychic attack on Asuka. Then again, she does yell "It's raping my mind!" as the beam is in effect (in some translations), and the on-screen text in German does list the word "rape."
** Qworu - Rebuild-verse Kaworu, especially his {{Adaptational Hero|ism}} incarnation from Rebuild 3.0.
** Reiquarium - the [[PeopleJars tank]] where Rei's [[spoiler: clone bodies]] were kept.
** RIAO (Rei In Appearance Only): [[spoiler:The hyperactive schoolgirl Rei from the alternate world scenario in Episode 26]].
** Tang - LCL, as well as becoming synonymous with [[AssimilationPlot Instrumentality]];[[spoiler: The breakdown of Ego when Third Impact occurs is known as "Getting Tanged"]].
** Uberpimp - Gendo, who gets with Yui, Naoko and Ritsuko over the course of the series.
** Yui-sama - [[spoiler:Eva-01]].
** Kari or Kari-chan - Hikari Horaki
** The Three Stooges - Shinji Ikari, Toji Suzuhara and Kensuke Aida
** Section 2 or Second Section - NERV Department of Security and Intelligence
* For the first season of ''Anime/OjamajoDoremi'':
** ''Ojamajo Doremi Carnival'' to distinguish it from the rest of the series. This nickname may have been born out of confusion, since the name of the season's opening theme is "Ojamajo Carnival."
** ''Ojamajo Doremi Mujirushi''. The Japanese word ''mujirushi'' literally means ''unlabeled''.
** Amongst the show's fansub community, the first season is usually referred to simply as ''S1''. ''Sharp'' is also frequently referred to as #, since that's how it's spelled in the title. Oddly enough, ''Motto'' and ''Dokkan'' don't get any nicknames (Unless you count ''Motto'' and ''Dokkan'' as being short for ''Mo~tto!'' and ''Dokk~an!'').
* ''Manga/OnaniMasterKurosawa'': [[Manga/DeathNote ''Fap Note'']] for the manga itself, as some initial scenes and mannerisms of Kurosawa make it seem like a parody of ''Manga/DeathNote'' with fapping.
* ''Manga/OnePiece''
** The D Brothers - Ace and Luffy. And since they are both {{Determinator}}s, that would technically make them the Tenacious D's.
** Fisting - Akainu's main method of attack, which is to, ahem, [[FreudWasRight penetrate]] people with a lava-coated fist.
** ''[[Creator/FUNimation FUN]] Piece'' - The [=FUNimation=] dub, because it brought back the fun of the original series after [[Creator/FourKidsEntertainment 4Kids]] [[{{Macekre}} tore it to shreds]].
** 4Kids's "translation" (if one can call it that) has been referred to (pejoratively, of course) as "4Piece".
** Luffyko/Luffiko - [[GenderBender Gender-bent]] Luffy, courtesy of an April Fool's Day fake spoiler that sent the online One Piece community spinning.
** Pwn Goat - The tiny goat that's always by [[TheMan Sengoku's]] side and [[EpilepticTrees is obviously the real power behind the throne and is coldly calculating the end of the Age of Pirates]].
** Kuminator, Kumabots - Bartholomew Kuma and the other Pacifistas, respectively.
** Fatsopp - Usopp from the cover arc on 551. Also, the occasional QUALITY screencaps from the anime that gave a similar effect.
** Mansopp - Post time-skip Usopp after losing all the weight and gaining muscle.
** [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Zolo]] - Commonly used when discussing things that Zoro did in the 4kids dub as a way of distinguishing him from the original Zoro. For example, "Zolo eats a cookie in the scene where Zoro eats a rice ball".
** [[AFatherToHisMen Papabeard]] - Whitebeard because, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin you know...]]
** [[spoiler:Halfbeard]] - Whitebeard after [[spoiler:Akainu burns half of his face off]].
** Trap-chan - Izou, the [[DudeLooksLikeALady commander in geisha attire]] from Whitebeard's crew.
*** That's a man?! D:
** The Monster Trio, the nickname given for Luffy, Zoro and Sanji, the three strongest members of the crew.
** The Weakling Trio, how people describe Usopp, Nami and Chopper. Oda apparently agrees since he had Usopp lampshade this description in conversation with Nami moments after the 2 year TimeSkip.
-->-- Usopp: I'm sorry but I no longer belong to the weak trio with you and Chopper.
** [[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega]]beard - Blackbeard [[spoiler:after stealing Whitebeard's power on top of his own.]]
** Fluffy - An abbreviation of Fake Luffy, an impostor who posed as Luffy.
*** We also have Fakehats, Flawhats, or Asshats for the impostors as a whole.
** [[CheatCode Hack]] - the Haki ability. By extension, Hackers - Haki users.
** "Stripey" for the black-and-white striped Sea King that was among the most distinctive of the recurring background monsters in opening animations. During the Fishman Island arc, Stripey even [[CanonImmigrant filtered over to the manga]] when a group of extra-large Sea Kings get summoned to prevent a giant ship from crushing the island.
** The alliance between the Straw Hat and Heart Pirates is called the [=StrawHeart=] Alliance, with the members of the two crews collectively called the [=StrawHearts=]. When specifically referring to Luffy and Law, it's often called the Lawffy Alliance.
** Despite Luffy and Law being one of two Supernova alliances (the other being Eustass Kid, Basil Hawkins, and Scratchmen Apoo), only they are specifically acknowledged as the "Pirate Alliance".
** [[InSeriesNickname Luffy called Cavendish Cabbage]], and since then the fandom hasn't used his real name.
** Since Luffy can't pronounce Law's surname "Trafalgar" very well, he gave him the nickname "Tora-o" in the original Japanese (the first two syllables of the name, plus the kanji for "male"), which is translated by the anime subtitles and some scanlators as "Tra-guy", and in the English manga and other scanlators as "Traffy." All three of these variations show up in the fandom, most commonly "Traffy."
** Doflamingo is rarely referred to as such throughout the fandom ever since they learned that his executives affectionately call him "Doffy", while Luffy calls him "Mingo" (both of which are frequently used by the fandom, though the former more often).
* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'':
** The Other Haruhi - Haruhi Fujioka, so named as her anime was made around the same time as a [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya more well-known Haruhi.]]
** False Haruhi - Used by those who maybe like the whole [[RealityWarper "Haruhi Suzumiya is God"]] idea a bit too much.
** Haruhi Potter - Haruhi in her first appearance, for an IconicOutfit that made her look like a certain [[Literature/HarryPotter Boy Who Lived]].
* ''Manga/{{Otogizoushi}}'': ''Hunt for the Golden Kidneys'', named so for the familiarly-shaped magical magatamas pursued by the protagonists.
* ''Anime/PrincessTutu'':
** The Pantsless Wonder - Mytho, for his male ballet apparel, which makes it look like he's going commando. Also, he's regularly shown wearing only a long white shirt and apparently nothing under it.
** Guitar Ninjas - The second season, coined by an ImageMacro review comparing it to such.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'':
** For Homura:
*** Homerun-chan. It was coined in /a/, but quickly gained popularity in Japan as well.
*** "Homuhomu." This name may have reached AscendedMeme status - one of the items in the SpecialEdition of ''Puella Magi Madoka Magica Portable'' is literally called the "[=HomuHomu=] Handkerchief". Interestingly, the source of the nickname appears to come from the CypherLanguage in Episode 3. Widespread enough now that Creator/HideakiAnno used it in a Newtype Magazine interview.
** Unlimited Musket Works - Mami's first attack (though they're actually flintlock rifles).
** Unlimited Bazooka Works - Homura's MoreDakka version.
** Pringles Monsters - the Anthonies.
** Green-haired [[Manga/KOn Mugi]] or just "Green Mugi" - Hitomi.
*** With the English dub out, this becomes HilariousInHindsight, as Mugi and Hitomi are both voiced by Shelby Lindley.
** QB, [[OffModel Coobie]], Douchebey - Kyubey.
** Bunny-cat - Kyubey again, courtesy of ''Website/SFDebris''.
** [[Manga/HidamariSketch Chidamari Sketch]] - the entire series. [[note]]Chidamari means "puddle of blood." This was originally from ''Hidamari Sketch'' when a character jokingly made up as one of the nicknames of the eponymous rental apartment building. This was promptly applied to this series, due to its content and the fact that character designs for this work was made by ''Hidamari Sketch'''s mangaka Creator/UmeAoki.[[/note]]
** Condom-chan - Kyouko, the long red-haired girl in the intro because of the... thing she has in her mouth. (Which seems to actually be one of those [[http://www.pinukim.net/pics/image2_icepops.jpg ice tube popsicle things]]).
*** An early FanNickname for Kyouko in Japan was "Anko", based off an early OneSteveLimit-based (because Kyousuke has already been introduced) [[AlternateCharacterReading misreading of her name]].
** [[spoiler:Goddess Madoka/Godoka/Magodka/Madokami]] - Madoka after [[spoiler:her wish to erase TheCorruption that creates Witches out of existence transforms her into a goddess at the end of the series]].
*** Also [[spoiler: Penitent Gretchen, a reference to the second part of Goethe's ''Theatre/{{Faust}}'']].
** Legion Arrow - [[spoiler:Goddess Madoka's multi-arrow attack]], resembling Comicbook/{{Taskmaster}}'s [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 Hyper Combo]] of the same name.
** [[Myth/NorseMythology Valhalla]], Magical Girl Valhalla: speculated [[spoiler: afterlife that Godoka takes magical girls to after they die.]]
** {{Moe}}mura/Megahomu - [[spoiler:the {{Meganekko}}]] Homura [[spoiler:during the earlier loops in episode 10.]]
** HomuFranchise/{{Rambo}}/Hommando - Homura, whenever she's at her most [[MoreDakka dakka-iest]].
** Homukastel - Speculated witch that Homura would have became if she had gone through infinite loops without saving Madoka. Named after Bernkastel from ''Franchise/WhenTheyCry''.
*** Homurika for Homura herself. Named after Rika Furude from the same series.
** Legion Of [[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doom]] for Kyubey and [[Manga/PuellaMagiKazumiMagica Juubey]]; though Juubey turned out to be rather different.
** [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Rebuild of Madoka]] - Fan Name for the announced movie trilogy.
** "Luminous". It's the song OP of the first movie. It is also slang for the cheek nuzzle that Madoka and Homura do.
** [[spoiler: Homucifer/Akuma Homura: The GodOfEvil that Homura becomes in the end of the third movie.]]
** Witch out, witching out - Slang in Madoka fandom and fanfics for [[spoiler:becoming a witch]].
* ''Anime/QueensBlade''
** "Vagina Blaster" - Melpha's Holy Poses, due to the fact she need to be in a... ''very'' sexy pose to use that attack.
** For rather - ahem - [[GagBoobs obvious reasons]], and as a play on her name, Cattleya is sometimes referred to on certain ImageBoards as "Cow-Tits".
** "The Swamp Bitches" - Melona, Airi and Menace's trio who serve under the orders of the Swamp Witch, hence the name.
** Brazilian fans likes to call Melona as ''PlayboyBunny'', due of her looks.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf''
** The Blue Blunder - Tatewaki Kunou.
** Baka Song - The Akane image song "Yasashii ii Ko ni Narenai" ("I Can't Become a Gentle Good Girl"), more widely known by her repeated shouts of "Baka!".
** The Nerima Wrecking Crew - Ranma and the other martial artists in the main cast.
*** The fanfiction ''[[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4631579/1/Spoiled_Brats Spoiled Brats]]'' takes this to its logical conclusion by including a scene with a sign reading: "This residence has been proudly repaired by the Nerima Repair Crew. When they knock it down, we'll put it back up again."
** Passion Spice - Catch-all term for the various [[LovePotion magical/chemical gimmicks used in the course of the series to attempt to woo Ranma (or somebody else)]]. Gets seriously abused in fandom. Comes from a FanFic written in the 1990s (possibly by Caroline "Kunoichi" Seawright) but has since entered ''Ranma'' {{fanon}} as a stock device.
** [=MADMs=] or Martial Arts Death Machines - Explicitly, the high-powered martial artists in the series, due to the insane amount of damage they can dish out, insane amount of damage they can ''absorb'' without injury, astonishing speed (past the speed of sound in some cases), and, naturally, staggering combat skills. Differs from Nerima Wrecking Crew in that the latter can potentially include any character involved in the mayhem; [=MADMs=] tend to include only the more "serious" combatants. Of course, precisely "who" those characters are isn't agreed on, but a general consensus would be (of the main characters) the {{Old Master}}s and MiniatureSeniorCitizens Cologne and Happosai, Ranma Saotome, Ryôga Hibiki, and Mousse. They also might add either or both of Shampoo and [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend Ukyô]] [[CuteBruiser Kuonji]] to the selection, as both girls have pulled off feats that are even more impressive than [[{{Tsundere}} Akane]] [[CuteBruiser Tendô]], though less impressive than those of the guys. Of the various [[VillainOfTheWeek temporary challengers]], you have Herb, Mint and Lime of the Musk, as well as Ryû Kumon and, in the anime, Princes Kirin and Tôma.
** Ranko - Any version of Female!Ranma that is separate from Male!Ranma, usually an OppositeSexClone. Named after the alias Ranma used when he was hiding himself from his mother.
*** Some fanfic writers even use "Ranko" simply for girl-type Ranma, instead of the more often seen "Ranma-chan" or "Onna-Ranma".
* ''Anime/RevolutionaryGirlUtena''
** The Cocktower - The tower that Akio lives and keeps his planetarium at; so named due to its overtly phallic appearance.
** The End of Utena - TheMovie, for being like [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion another famous]] MindScrew anime movie.
** Gacktio - Akio in the movie, since he looks and acts more like a pop star than the MagnificentBastard he was in the TV series.
** The Utena Car and/or The Utena Mobile - Fairly self-explanatory, if you've seen TheMovie.
** Also, the Akio Car, with its white, easily cleanable leather seating....
* ''Manga/RosarioToVampire''
** Daddy Starbucks - The still unseen and unnamed father of Moka and her three sisters, for the ThemeNaming he decided to give to his daughters.
* ''Anime/RinneNoLagrange''
** [[RecycledInSpace Space]] [[Anime/TigerAndBunny Kotetsu]] - Villagiulio
* ''Manga/RozenMaiden''
** Desu - Suiseiseki, so nicknamed by Website/FourChan for her habit of using the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copula copula]] [[VerbalTic at the end of every sentence]].
*** And Souseiseki is known as Boku.
*** Also, Boatlights.
** Bananas - Kirakishou, both due in part to her batshit spooky nature and a fanart in which she was depicted cramming the fruit messily into her face.
** Junk-chan - Suigintou, so nicknamed for her insistence on telling the other Maidens that "[she is] NOT JUNK" despite her freakish-looking wings [[spoiler: and incomplete nature]].
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin''
** Butt-bow - the GiantWaistRibbon that Aoshi and Misao wear.
** Ruro-Ken - Fan shorthand for the series title.
** Kenshin-gumi - The regulars at the Kamiya Kasshin dojo (after UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi, the elite feudal police squad of which rival swordsman Hajime Saitou was part before the establishment of the Meiji government)--Yahiko even makes a mention of this nickname early on in the series.
** Super Horse - the horse from the {{Filler}} episode where he makes a series of spectacular {{Horse Jump}}s that would make a motorcycle jealous.
** Super Tuberculosis - the mysterious disease that causes [[spoiler: Kenshin, and later Kaoru]] to have the IncurableCoughOfDeath, complete with BloodFromTheMouth. (EpilepticTrees say its syphillis, for extra hilarity.)
** Yoda the Manslayer - Kenshin, because of how he talks in the dub.
** Ultimate Technique - Used as a tongue-in-cheek UnusualEuphemism for sex; after all, it leaves the recipient exhausted, panting, and with heavy ClothingDamage.
* ''Franchise/SailorMoon''
** The Four Generals - The "Four Heavenly Kings", the original QuirkyMinibossSquad. Arose from a mistranslation from the early days of the internet, and is incredibly persistent to this day, despite the fact that the correct translation is more common now. There are ''many'' fan names like this.
** The (Little) Pink Spore (a.k.a. Chibi-Useless, Yam-Head) - Chibi-Usa/Rini. Actually used in the Creator/DiC dub of the [[Anime/SailorMoon first anime]] , later co-opted as a genuine insult by detractors.
** Sailor Hot Topic - Kuroki Mio from ''Series/PrettyGuardianSailorMoon'', for her over-the-top PerkyGoth attire in the {{OVA}}.
** "Inner Senshi" and "Outer Senshi" - Fandom terms to describe the major [[CastHerd cast division]] via analogy with the planets. The series never specifically uses the terms, especially because Jupiter is included in the former so they can have a FiveManBand. Much debate can be had from these terms, especially because the series does in fact give names to two of the groups, and the latter group of four is actually called the "Senshi of the Outer Solar System".
** Outer Senshi makes sense as it's simpler to Say Outer Senshi then "Outer Solar System Senshi". [[Theatre/SeraMyu The Musicals]] give the inners the title of "Innner Solar System Warriors" but their offiical title outside that is "Four Soldiers of the Guardian Gods", hence the use of "Guardian Senshi" by some fans, which was made official in the manga reprints due to retcons to the above group name.
** Asteroid Senshi/Asteroid Quartet/Amazon Senshi: Another name resulting from a fan mistranslation of the Sailor Quartet, who the Amazoness Quartet eventually become in the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]]. Since they're only seen and called by name once, many fans had no idea they had a name and coined "Asteroid Senshi" because the four girls are named after prominent asteroids in the solar system.
** Silver Imperium Plot Device: The Ginzuishou/Silver Imperium Crystal, due to its DeusExMachina abilities.
** Official Energy Source of the Negaverse: Naru Osaka/Molly Baker, who seems to be attacked by the bad guys an awful lot.
*** AKA Youma Bait #1. Youma Bait is the derogatory nickname for the youma victims, and Naru is regarded as being the one who attracts them the most.
** Sailor Not-A-Planet-Anymore: Sailor [[PlutoIsExpendable Pluto]], due to a fall in the planetary rank.
** Sailor X: Sailor Pluto, to those who still want to accept her as a Sol Senshi after Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet.
*** Also applies to Sailor Chi from the manga. X is the greek symbol for Chi.
** Dumpling Head/Meatball Head: Usagi/Serena/Sailor Moon, due to Mamoru/Darien mocking her hair.
** "Sailor Moon: [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Sisterhood]]": ''Anime/SailorMoonCrystal'' with its believed[=/=]assumed[=/=]hoped for intent to be closer to the [[Manga/SailorMoon manga]].
** "Saban Moon": [[WesternAnimation/ToonMakersSailorMoon The proposed American adaptation of Sailor Moon]] that would have been a live-action[=/=]animated hybrid; attributed to Saban, who had no involvement with its creation.[[note]]Rather it was Renaissance Atlantic, the co-producers of the PowerRangers series.[[/note]]
** With fans who like to use the English names, Uranus' civilian name is sometimes changed to Alex (her name in the English translation of the manga), since she is initially mistaken as a boy in the anime (and initially posing as one in the manga), and her offical dub name ("Amara") is too feminine.
** Lip Rod: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto's TransformationTrinket. Named after the visible lip-gloss placed on their lips during their transformation sequence. As Lip Rod officially went unnamed throughout the series, this nickname became the go-to term to refer their trinkets as a means to differ this trinket with the trinkets used by other Sailor Senshi's.
** Makenai: Sailor Moon Sailor Stars' theme song, Sailor Stars Song.
* ''Manga/SaiunkokuMonogatari''
** Drunken Master - Eigetsu, for spoileriffic reasons.
** Vegetable-flute-guy - Lan Ryuuren, after his trade late-series trademark flute. Made of radish.
** Chunky - Shunki.
* ''Manga/{{Saiyuki}}''
** The Kougaiji-ikkou and the Konzen-ikkou - Names for two of the three primary foursomes, by reference to the canonical Sanzo-ikkou ("Sanzo's travel partners").
** Pippi - So named because of the way her braids stick out. The bossy youkai girl Goku, Gojyo, and Hakkai live with (and are kinda employed by) after her village's BedouinRescueService saves them. She and Goku seemed to have a ''thing'' ([[spoiler:and kissed]]), so [[YaoiFangirl certain]] [[FanDumb fans]] desperately hope the fact that she has NoNameGiven means she isn't important. Barring that, there are [[EpilepticTrees epileptic saplings]] that Goku only liked her because her attitude reminded him of Sanzo, or the way a few wisps of her hair fall in her face subconsciously reminded him of his platonic ForgottenChildhoodFriend, Nataku, because HetIsEw.
* ''Manga/{{Saki}}''
** Kyaputen - Mihoko. Though, to be fair, all of Kazekoshi's mahjong team call her that.
** Nodotits - Nodoka, because... [[GagBoobs yeah.]]
** Tacololi, Taco-tan, or simply Tacos - Yuki, because [[TrademarkFavoriteFood she really likes tacos.]]
** Wahaha - Satomi.
** WAI WAI - The first ending of the series because, well, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fySGYYiVCeg just listen to it]]!
** Sheep - Ezaki Hitomi of Shindouji, because of [[AnimeHair her hairstyle]].
** [=FunaQ=] - Funakubo Hirooko of Senriyama, which is also used by her teammates in universe.
** [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Gardevoir]] - [[PeekABangs Naruka]].
* ''VideoGame/SakuraWars''
** Parigumi - The members of the Paris-based branch of the ''Teikokukagekidan Hanagumi'' found in the third and fourth {{OVA}} series. This is more likely a back-formation based on "Hanagumi" than a direct application of this trope.
* ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo''
** Majin Fuu- a pun on a fat ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' character (Majin Buu)- it references the times where Fuu eats so much that she swells up like a balloon.
* ''Anime/SCryed''
** Pansy Man - Used to refer to Tachibana, whose Alter, while potentially very versatile and awesome, is terribly downgraded because he only ever fights with it with or next to the two major badasses of the show.
** Shattered Sword of Balls - Tachibana's, mentioned above, Alter, called "Eternity Eight." One of the things he likes to do with it in combat is form the eight little balls into a sword-like weapon. Unfortunately, when fighting the protagonist, this sword gets punched through and shattered very often. This leads to the, at least in the subbed version, line, "You broke my balls!!!" It gets even worse when this leads him to go on a pity trip about how his girlfriend won't like him anymore.
* ''Manga/SayonaraZetsubouSensei''
** Abuse-tan = Abiru Kobushi. The name is a play on her name as well as the fact that she is allegedly a victim of domestic abuse as she is always covered in bandages.
** Anony-tan = Meru Otonashi. She is called that because she likes to text abusive messages much like Anonymous (4chan) is known to do.
** Despair-sensei = Nozomu Itoshiki. This guy is super negative and always seem to find some sort of strange excuse to want to '''[[DrivenToSuicide make himself taller]]'''.
** Evil-tan = Mayo Mitama. This is because not only does she look evil, she does evil things (like blowing up houses and stabbing puppies) and gets away with it.
** Hikkikomori-tan = Kiri Komori. Because she is a Hikkikomori (social recluse) after all.
** Ji-tan = Matoi Tsunetsuki, the resident stalker. The Ji is a Japanese onomatopoeia sound for staring, which Matoi does a lot (at Nozomu).
** "Making Yourself Taller" = Fan term for Suicide by Hanging, which was derived from Fuura's tendency to put a [[ThePollyanna positive spin]] on Nozomu Itoshiki's attempts at suicide.
** Opti-Miss = Kafuka Fuura. She has this disturbing ability to come up with positive explanations for anything that should have a negative connotation to it.
** Perfect-tan = Kitsu Chiri. She demands that everything must be done properly and has an obsession with having everything equal.
** Schizo-tan = Kaere Kimura due to her split personalities.
** Slash-tan = Harumi Fujiyoshi because she is the show's resident yaoi fangirl.
** Stick-dog = The term for the at least OncePerEpisode appearance of a dog with a stick poking out of its butt. This phenomenon is caused by Evil-tan.
** Waifu-tan = Manami Okusa. This is because she is married to an older man despite being only a highschool student.
** When you consider that the actual names of the characters (with the exception of Kafuka's name) are all thematic (in Japanese, that is) to the characters' personalities, such fan nicknaming could even be considered redundant.
** "Falcon kick" - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d9AizrNLaw Maria's signature move]]
** "Super Chiri" - Used to describe an incident from an episode of Zoku wherein Chiri became [[AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever very tall]] and fought off an alien invasion.
* ''Anime/ScienceNinjaTeamGatchaman'':
** Rat Bastard - Red Impulse, mostly a detractor nickname used by fans disgusted by his parental abandonment and abuse of Ken.
** The Space Chicken- Leader X, due to his odd facial design that looks like it has a beak
** Purple Doberman on Speed- Berg Katse, due to the huge pointed ears on his mask and his ridiculous fashion.
** In the fan community, it was once popular to give the ''[[Anime/GForceGuardiansOfSpace G-Force]]'' adaptation the name of "G-Farce", due to it being perceived as inferior to ''Anime/BattleOfThePlanets'' and a slight at those fans' childhoods. ''Anime/EagleRiders'' also earned the nickname "Evil Writers" due to the bowdlerized nature of the dub.
* ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'' is called "Symphogay" [[HoYay/SenkiZesshouSymphogear for a reason]]
** Chris Yukine is "Zenbu" thanks to her S1 battle songs
** Tsubasa Kazanari is "Sakimori", "Sword", "Wing", [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs "Swordwing"]]
** Kirika and Shirabe are "[=DMJii=]", combining Kirika's design similarities with the [[Franchise/YuGiOh Dark Magician Girl]], Shirabe's [[SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud "jiii~" staring sound effect]], and [[TheDividual their general tendency of always being together and refered to as a single entity]]
** Hibiki's dad is ironically called "topdad", also because it took a while during the third season's airing for his name to be properly revealed (it's Akira Tachibana, by the way).
** "Jobber Red" for Noble Red, the villain trio of XV, for never heavily challenging the heroes.
* ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'' is "Pokemon with tits"
** Musubi - Hitmonchan
** Tsukiumi - Blastoise
** Kusano - Bulbasaur
** Kazehana - Pidgeotto
** Matsu - Alakazam
** Homura - Charmander
*** Minato himself is [[Manga/DeathNote L]].
* ''Literature/SentouYouseiYukikaze'': ''Brokeback Air Force'', due to the pretty intense HoYay between the two main characters in the OVA adaptation.
* ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana''
** Hecate, a female Tomogara, is often called "Orgasm Girl" on Youtube, thanks to a scene of her and Yuuji... synchronizing. It sure looked (and sounded) like [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything something entirely different...]].
** Darth [[spoiler:Yuji]] for [[spoiler:Yuji]] as [[BigBad Snake of the Festival]].
* ''Manga/{{Shiki}}''
** Music/LadyGaga - Mrs. Kirishiki. Their [[http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/7597/1289011748262.jpg resemblance is uncanny]].
** Dr. Series/{{House}} - Toshio.
** Series/{{Monk}} - Seishin.
* ''Manga/ShugoChara''
** X-Dia - Dia when she was temporarily a(n) X / Batsu Chara(cter).
* ''Anime/{{Simoun}}''
** [[UsefulNotes/JapanesePronouns Ore]]-onna - Yun.
** Frankenplushie - Rodoreamon's plushie.
** The Real Doll/Blow Up Doll - Neviril, for having an uninspired character design (especially her mouth). Coined by Erica Friedman of Yuricon in her [[http://okazu.blogspot.com/2006/04/yuri-anime-simoun.html review of the series]].
* ''Anime/SoundOfTheSky''
** Grace - The blonde trumpet-playing soldier seen in flashbacks, nicknamed after [[AmazingFreakingGrace the tune she plays]]. (Real name: [[spoiler:Princess Iria]].)
* ''Manga/SoulEater''
** Waffles -- Gopher. Somebody on one of the communities mentioned the multilingual pun, and now...there's 4koma where Gopher is played by a waffle. (Does this make any pairing involving Waffles a CargoShip?)
** Kakashi's Evil Twin - White*Star (Black*Star's father and leader of Starclan) because he looks just like Kakashi from Naruto.
* ''LightNovel/SpiceAndWolf''
** Korbo - Holo, due to a scene in the anime where we see her name on paper in such sloppy handwriting that it can be read as "Korbo". [[SpellMyNameWithAnS As if her name wasn't already confusing enough...]]
* ''Anime/StrainStrategicArmoredInfantry''
** Dead-tan - Sara, thanks to a certain scene in episode 3 where she has to wear a sign around her neck that reads "DEAD".
** Loli - Lottie Gelh, due to her flat chest and the sound of her name.
** Rozen Mecha - the show, in reference to ''Manga/RozenMaiden''.
* ''LightNovel/StrawberryPanic!''
** [=StoPani=]: Short for the title, which is in GratuitousEnglish. The O comes from the Japanese pronunciation "sutoroberii panikku".
* ''Anime/StrikeWitches'' - "Anime/SkyGirls no pantsu"
** Alternatively, "Pantsu Witches" and "Strike Pantsu"
** "Stopan" - short for "Sutoraiku Pantsu", not to be confused with "Stopani"
* ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya''
** LOL-fang-tan - Tsuruya-san, by combination of the nicknames "LOL-tan" and "Fang-tan", inspired by her two most prominent attributes.
** Moeblob - Mikuru.
*** By association, any annoying character transparently appealing to {{Moe}} fanboys, as Mikuru's outer self suggests.
** O-Haruhi-[[{{Honorifics}} sama]] - Haruhi Suzumiya, by analogy with Oyashiro-sama, the god worshipped in the village in ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry''.
** The Other Haruhi - Haruhi Suzumiya, to the fans who actually watched ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'' first.
** Bagloli or Loli[[GirlInABox -in-a-Bag]]: Kyon's sister, from a [[http://lh5.ggpht.com/_D_LCDE4LIgw/RkQ_GSsfdaI/AAAAAAAAALg/jbfC9PgxjvY/s800/loli+in+a+bag.jpg motivational poster]], which comes frome a scene in "Remote Island Syndrome".
** Kyon-Kun Denwa for the first lines of dialogue during Endless Eight.
** Harutards - Harsh name for a Haruhi fan from {{Fan Hater}}s.
** The Trolling of Haruhi Suzumiya - Given to Endless Eight.
** The '''S'''ave the world by '''O'''verloading it with fun Haruhi '''S'''uzumiya Brigade - a possible English-language version of the [[FunWithAcronyms hilarious backronym]] Haruhi gives the SOS Brigade. [[AscendedMeme Ascended]] when the official English manga and light-novel translations used it.
*** A later (and obvious) FanNickname being '''S'''laves '''O'''f '''S'''uzumiya.
** Knife Bitch - Ryoko Asakura
** TCCP and TSCP for the Computer Club President and the StudentCouncilPresident. These were popularized by ''FanFic/YouGotHaruhiRolled''
* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline''
** [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny Kirito Jesus Yamato]] - The main character, according to his haters
*** Or if desired, Jesus Kirito for the rhyme.
** Suguha is also given the nickname "Imoutits" (despite being Kazuto's cousin).
*** Significantly milder is "Kirino", for having the same voice behind both characters, and being the MC's sister.
** "Kiriko" for GGO Kirito.
*** Alternately, "Kirito-chan".
** Sniper Waifu - Sinon. Often used by people who consider her to be the only good thing to come out of the Gun Gale arc.
* ''Tenchi Universe''
** Penis Ship - Name given to Mihoshi and Kiyone's ship in episode 20.
** Miho-Kiyo - In verse nickname adopted by fans which refers to Mihoshi and Kiyone's friendship.
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' - most of them from Website/FourChan, for characters that are introduced without their name.
** Bruce Ironstaunch - The fan nickname for a single crowdgoer that gives [[BicepPolishingGesture an arm gesture]] that is meant to be supportive, but to westerners comes off as meaning "fuck you!" [[spoiler:to Rossiu after the latter announces the decision to execute Simon to the masses]].
** Doombitch - The fan nickname for Yoko, since [[spoiler:everybody she kisses ends up dead.]]
*** In Latin America, she is nicknamed ''La Viuda Roja'' (Literally translated as [[spoiler:[[BlackWidow "The Red Widow")]]]]
** The Professor - Reite, the group's mechanic/chief engineer, thanks to her limitless skill with machinery, possibly in reference to the character on ''Series/GilligansIsland''.
** BeamSpam [=McMuppet=] - The fan nickname for Attenborough, the {{Gonk}} gunner of the various {{Cool Ship}}s of the series, who is a big fan of the tactic. "HASHAAAAA!"
** Lulussiu and Spinsimon - Two fan names for Rossiu and Simon after the TimeSkip coined from Website/GameFAQs after the in-turn fan nicknames for [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch and Suzaku]], since both pairs of characters share the same English voice actors and, after the TimeSkip, similar actions and relationships.
** Star Tits - Yoko in her [[IconicOutfit Chouginga outfit]]. Seriously, [[http://randomc.animeblogger.net/image/Gurren%20Lagann/Gurren%20Lagann%20-%2023%20-%20Yoko.jpg look at that thing]].
** GNN (Giant Naked Nia) - Nia in episode 24. See Giant Naked Rei.
** Captain [[RatedMForManly GAR]]lock - the alternate-future Simon who appeared in the first episode's prologue, named so for his perceived manliness.
* ''Anime/TigerAndBunny''
** The Catbeard; Kittybeard - Kotetsu's beard, after some fans noticed that it [[http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/ww262/CapZiggy/tumblr_ljmy63BS2C1qzs4h9o1_500.jpg looks like a pair of cartoon cats]]
** Batman; Bunnyman - Barnaby, upon the revelation of his [[MyParentsAreDead origin story]].
** Scarf-tan - a [[http://i52.tinypic.com/k9ibus.jpg recurring extra]] identified by the pink and yellow scarf she wears.
** Mayor Obama - The as of yet unnamed Mayor of Sternbild, due to his uncanny resemblance to the current U.S. President.
** The Girls' Team, Team Girl Power, the Girl Power Trio - Blue Rose, Dragon Kid, and [[CampGay Fire Emblem]].
** The {{Tsundere}} Magnet: Kotetsu, as not only are [[HeterosexualLifePartner Barnaby]] and [[SmittenTeenageGirl Karina]] tsundere for him, but it turns out his own ''wife'' was too.
** Oyaji {{Moe}} - Also [[{{Adorkable}} Kotetsu.]]
** Palmface - Lunatic, because of the vaguely hand-shaped flame decal on his mask. Kotetsu calls him something of the sort ('palm-head', maybe?) in one episode. It turns into a Funny Aneurysm Moment when we find out ''why'' his mask is like this.
** Keith Badman - Any evil incarnation of Sky High/Keith Goodman.
** Superhero Saturday - Saturday, the day the show aired during its original run.
** Tiger & Lunatic - [[spoiler:The show after episode 20 thanks to fan speculation that Lunatic, as the only NEXT that still remembers Kotetsu, will team up with him in order to help him [[ClearMyName clear his name]].]]
** The crapsuit - Kotetsu's old spandex Wild Tiger costume that he wears in the first episode [[spoiler:and [[BreakOutTheMuseumPiece breaks out in the twenty first]]]]. Despite the name (which comes from Saito's "and here's the crappy old suit you used to wear" line, he literally calls it a "crap-suit" in the english dub too), the fandom's actually rather fond of it.
** King of Moe - Keith Goodman/Sky High, the King of Heroes who just happens to act like a sheltered, virginal {{Ingenue}} half the time.
** In the audio dramas and other side materials, Barnaby occasionally detaches himself from his default IceKing persona to mess with his fellow heroes (usually Karina) -- just for the hell of it. This version of Barnaby is called {{Troll}}aby by the fans.
* ''Manga/TokyoGhoul''
** Kuroneki and Shironeki for black-haired Kaneki and white-haired Kaneki respectively.
** [[spoiler: In :re, Takizawa Seidou gets called "Seidowl".]]
* ''Manga/TokyoMewMew''
** [[CanonSue Berry Sue]] - Shirayuki Berii/Mew Berry, from ''Tokyo Mew Mew a la mode''. Also called "PlayboyBunny" because of her costume and rabbit ears.
* ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle''
** Ass Chin - Fei Wong Reed, the BigBad.
** Cloney - [[spoiler:Syaoran's heartless clone]].
*** [[spoiler: Syaoran Sr.: Cloney's reincarnation]]
** Syaoran Jr., "Syaoran": [[spoiler: Tsubasa-kun, to differentiate him from the father who's name he uses until the very last page]]
** The plot is often referred to by many readers as a long string of swearwords screamed at the skies.
** What made it worse was having to go through so many name changes as the chapters came out. [[spoiler: Syaoran->R!Syaoran->Syaoran Jr./Jr./"Syaoran"->Tsubasa[-kun]. Not to mention the the whole Syaoran/Cloney/Syaoran Sr thing.]] Thank God the fandom fell into name conventions pretty quick.
* ''LightNovel/TheTwelveKingdoms''
** Cakey - Keiki. There's actually another character in the novels named Kaka, which means cake or cookie in several Scandinavian languages.
** The Gunslinger from Kei - Asano. He sure loves his revolver.
* ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato''
** The Nish - Yamato (Co-)creator Yoshinobu Nishizaki
** [[Franchise/BattlestarGalactica Starbuck]]: Akira Yamamoto, who was male in the original series, but turned into a female for ''Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato2199''.
* ''Manga/{{Upotte}}!!''
** Raifu - Portmanteau of "Rifle" and [[PerverseSexualLust "Waifu"]] for the AnthropomorphicPersonification Gun Girls.
* ''Manga/UruseiYatsura''
** Lum's Stormtroopers - [[ThoseTwoGuys Those four guys]] ([[MeaningfulName officially named Megane, Chibi, Perm, and Kakugari]]) that have a rather...''obsessive'' interest in Lum.
* ''VideoGame/{{Utawarerumono}}''
** Carrier - Karura, a reference to the ''VideoGame/{{Starcraft}}'' unit made in a fansub and popularized by [[http://lurkmore.com/wiki/index.php?title=Carrier_has_arrived a shopped doujin page.]] "Carrier has arrived."
** Underwater Ray Romano - The series itself; due to the title being unequivocally Japanese, this is [[{{Mondegreen}} what the title sounds like to the untrained English-speaking ear]].
** Tailgasm - [[FantasticArousal Eruru's reaction to Hakuoro touching her tail.]]
* ''Anime/ValkyriaChronicles''
** Kana goes to war - the anime series as a whole, mainly due to Alicia's hilarious and varied facial expressions. Presumably in reference to Manga/MinamiKe'', because Kana and Alicia share the same voice actress.
** Emperor Maxi-pad - Maximillion, for him generally being a douche, and a blatant {{expy}} of [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]], right down to the voice actor.
** Jaeger Meister - Radi Jaeger, for general badassery.
* ''Anime/{{Vandread}}''
** Vanis/Dreadgina - The Vanguard and the Dread, for the [[FreudWasRight blatant sexual metaphor they represent]].
* ''Manga/ViolinistOfHameln''
** Slideshow of Hameln: A snarky insult to the anime's [[NoBudget blatant lack of budget]], which results in most of the action sequences being shown with still frames.
* ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}''
** [=MILFBlade=] - Masane Amaha, single mother and heroine.
*** AKA Masa-[[MostCommonSuperpower Mune]]; she's actually called "Masamune-san" ("Mellony" in the Dub) by sleepy Tozawa when they met in the 5th episode (and the nickname sticks). Which gives Rihoko opportunity to cheerfully explain ''why''...
* ''VisualNovel/YamiToBoushiToHonNoTabibito''
** "Book Travels" ("hon no tabibito") and "Hat travels" to shorten out the title
** Chichi Kitsune or just Chichi for Tamamonomae: she's a buxom fox spirit who speaks with a Kansai dialect. ("Chichi" is Kansai way of saying "chest" or "breasts", and is even called upon by another Kansai-speaking character, Ken-chan, in the anime)
* ''[[Manga/{{Yotsuba}} Yotsubato!]]''
** 404 Girl - Yotsuba, from her appearance in Website/FourChan's 404 Not Found page.
*** Although people who refer to her as such ''on'' 4chan are usually branded as noobs/idiots.
** Dotty - Yotsuba's occasional unnamed playmate with dot eyes
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh''
** [[Anime/YuGiOhFirstAnimeSeries Season 0]] or The Shadow Games - Name often given to the Toei anime version, which is called simply ''[=Yu-Gi-Oh!=]''. (The [[Anime/YuGiOh anime]] most Americans know as ''[=Yu-Gi-Oh!=]'' is called ''[=Yu-Gi-Oh!=] Duel Monsters'' in Japan.)
** Minigoth - Yugi Muto
** Yami - Yugi's "other self", the Egyptian Pharaoh. Oddly enough, the English dub also uses this term and "Big Yugi" for the ''implied'' distinction, although canonically, it [[DubInducedPlotHole probably shouldn't be used]].
** Japanese fans love to distinguish between the Yugis by calling normal Yugi "Aibo", the Dark Yugi's nickname for him, which translates to "Partner" (except stylized and romanized in English as "AIBO"), and the Dark Yugi "Ou-sama" (Japanese for "king").
** This likewise is applied to other characters with dark sides (Yami Bakura, Yami Malik), to the point where it's common {{Fanon}}. In addition, the conventional {{Fanon}} shorthand is that Yami Bakura is "Bakura," Normal Bakura is "Ryou" (which is his given name) Yami Marik is "Marik," and Normal Marik is "Malik." This is so pervasive in {{Ficdom}} that some people don't even realize how ''weird'' it is to have Ryou [[FanDumb address his yami by his own family name, or for his father to accept it as a given name for said yami.]]
*** On top of those, we've got 'Kura, Akefia, Tzroku, Mariku, etc etc etc... It seems everyone has their own personal favorite.
*** Furthermore, many fan circles will refer to the omote/surface personalities as "Hikari", which means light and contrasts to the "Yami" term.
*** For those who like to give their favorite characters actual names, we have [[WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries Florence and Melvin]] for Yami Bakura and Yami Marik respectively.
** Japanese fans also love to refer to both regular and Yami Bakura as "Satoshi," in reference to the fact that their Japanese voice actress, Rica Matsumoto, also plays Satoshi in the Japanese dub of Pokémon.
** They also distinguish between normal Marik and Yami Marik by referring to the former as "Namu" (the fake name he used) and to the latter as simply "Marik."
** Cabbage - Toei version of Seto Kaiba. Just look at his green hair and you'll know why.
* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''
** Ass-ter Phoenix: Nickname for Edo by people dissatisfied with his being renamed for the dub.
** Owlhead: Yuuki Juudai/Jaden, [[AnimeHair for obvious reasons]].
*** Jellyfish, also for his hair. Add Yuusei as Crabhead and Yuugi as Starfish and the invertebrate trio is complete.
** Fianceshipping - The pairing of Judai/Jaden and Asuka/Alexis, named after a Japanese episode in which if Judai won a duel against a tennis player, he'd become Asuka's fiance. He, of course, won but is too airheaded to know what a fiance means. There are also innumerable other names for pairings like this in the fandom.
** GX Rivalshipping: Similar to Fianceshipping above, this is the pairing of Judai and Manjoume, named after the fact that Manjoume's role is rather similar to Kaiba's, and the pairing Yugi/Kaiba is named Rivalshipping. The Japanese fandom, however, use [[PortmanteauCoupleName "Juuman"]] to refer to them.
** Principal Awesomebrows - The GX manga's Principal Mackenzie, due to his rather prominent eyebrows.
* ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''
** JACK ATLAS - When ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'' was first announced and well into its airing schedule, for unknown reasons the fandom spelled his name in all capital letters. That fad has mostly died out now, though.
** The trend has resurfaced, along with the new nickname ATLAS PUNCH, thanks to his recent tendency to go around and punch someone's lights out OncePerEpisode.
** D-Carly - Name used referring to Carly Nagisa while she's [[spoiler: in her Dark Signer persona]].
** [[AnimeHair Crabhead]]: Yusei. There's about a bazillion fanarts for it.
** Yousay: A phonetic English spelling of Yusei's name. Occasionaly expanded to Whodo Yousay. {{Lampshaded}} in the third season when an insert song is called Yousay.
** Dr. Fudo has a lot of these since his on-screen debut:
*** ''Daddy Fudo''
*** ''Papa Fudo''
*** ''Fudo-papa''
*** ''[[AnimeHair Crabhead Sr.]]''
*** ''Emo Crabhead''
** Plot Device Dragon (PDD): Crimson Dragon, because it literally is a plot device.
** Rexposition: Named for Rex Godwin's expositions about the plot.
** Rainbow Road: For the special kinds of roads dueled on in episode 26 and 64. A name taken from the ''VideoGame/MarioKart'' series' track.
** Little Penis: An alternate legitimate translation for Aslla Piscu, even though the intended translation was Little Crow.
** Oxymoron Dragon: Savior Red Demon's Dragon, because its an oxymoron in itself.
** Haranimation: For the animation done by Kennichi O'Hara.
** Mini-D: Nickname for Sly prior to his official debut due to his resemblance to Divine.
** Dark Glass: The blue-haired, left-handed D-Wheeler who teaches Yusei Accel Synchro. An in-series nickname. Also called Racer X.
** Robot Shrimp/Robofetus: For the robot thing seen in episode 93 and the fourth opening.
** Jack's Wheel of Fortune is starting to be called the Wheel of Misfortune because he crashes or falls off his bike far more then any other duelist in the series. People now have running bets on how long it will take him to injure himself again.
** Yuusei is now called "Hobosei" because of his outfit in Episode 116.
** [[spoiler:After hanging out in the Ark Cradle with Zone and what's happened between them, Sherry's been dubbed "Sin Sherry" amongst fans.]]
** The show itself is [[spoiler: 6D's among a lot of fans after Lua gained a Birthmark of his own and Life Stream Dragon.]]
* ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal''
** Japanese Cardgame Batman: Kaito. His character introduction consisted of him diving off of a skyscraper, flying into a building on robotic glider wings, smashing through the window, and dueling a criminal into submission.
** Kaito "Flying" Tenjo: Refers to how Kaito always dramatically swoops into a scene on Orbital 7.
** Number 96: Dark Mist has been called [[spoiler:Buff Mist and Black Muscle after the events of episode 102]].
** [[spoiler: Vectroll, for obvious reasons.]]
* ''Anime/YuriOnIce''
** The massive amounts of HoYay have lead to fans calling the show "{{Yaoi|Genre}} On Ice"
* ''Franchise/{{Zoids}}'':
** Many of the Zoids themselves are referred to with shortened or cutsie-fied versions of their official names.
*** Gilvader = Gilvy, Gojulas Giga = Giggles, and so on. Gildragon -- a white/blue/gold recolor of the black/pink/purple Gilvader -- is referred to as Gildy, or as Mrs. Gilvader due to its "prettier" color scheme.
*** Besides the obvious "Gungy", the Gungyalado is also known as "Trogdor" after the ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' chracter that it resembles.
*** Whitz Tiger Imitate, a recolor of the Whitz Tiger molded in a cheddary orange, is nicknamed Cheese Whitz after the Kraft imitation food product.
*** On a related note, the sword-armed Savinga included with the Rez Tiger earned the nickname "Sporkvinga"
*** While Western release names are often used, the Merda is almost invariably referred to by its UK-release name, "Hellrunner", even in reference to Japanese versions. This could be because [[SpellMyNameWithAnS nobody can actually agree on the proper transliteration of its name]] (Merda/Merder/Mardar/Muda/etc.) and might also confuse it with the similarily-named Malder. (Or because it's uncomfortably close to the word for "shit" in several Romance languages.) The English-language version of ''Zoids Saga 2'' actually used that name... though that translation was [[BlindIdiotTranslation full of other bizarre moments]].
*** The Holotech series (a line of kits cast in translucent plastic) had its own nicknaming convention: the Holotech versions of Zaber Fang, Raynos and Spinosapper became Holokitty, Holobirdy and Holosapper respectively. The Holotech version of Warshark, whose Japanese name is Wardick, is called Holodick (a play on ''Star Trek's'' Holodeck) or Holothingy.
*** The Murasame Liger earned the nickname "Lump Liger" amongst the model-building sections of the community due to the fact that the model came mostly pre-built -- ie, a Lump. The Hayate Liger (based on the same frame) was nicknamed "Brick Liger" becuse of its bright red colour - and the fact that the toy ended up looking like a brick.
*** The Gairyuki ended up as "Gary". The later Gairyuki Shin was often referred to as "Gary Shin", while its new Raiden support unit was called... Spork.
*** Due to a ridiculous number of customized Zoids based on the Geno Saurer and Geno Breaker appearing in the GBA game ''Zoids Saga'' -- as well as in fanfiction and online {{RPG}}s -- all of which share the "Geno" prefix, any such custom is referred to (in some circles, anyway) as a Genothingy.
*** The last four episodes of the first anime series, ''Chaotic Century'', were known among fans as the Final Four (presumably after [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_four a sports term]]). During its initial run on Creator/CartoonNetwork, the series abruptly cut off just before the airing of these episodes and started over from the beginning; when this second run reached the cut-off point of the first run, the network aired the last episodes in a two-hour block, explicitly referring to them as the Final Four.
** ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury'':
*** The Berserk Fury's trademark spinning claw weapons are often called "eggbeaters". Its name is also often shortened to "BF".
*** In-series, the Zaber Fangs, formerly known as the Tigers Team, are referred to as the "Fuzzy Pandas", as Bit doesn't think they're worth the threatening name. This is directly responsible for their last loss in the series.
* Anyone named Keiichi, such as the protagonists from ''Manga/AhMyGoddess'' and ''VisualNovel/HigurashiWhenTheyCry'', will often be referred in the show and by some fans as K1, which would still be pronounced as Keiichi in Japanese.
** The Keiichi in ''Ah! My Goddess'' did, at least once, wear a jacket with "K1" monogrammed on it.
* "Sentai Filmworks/Section 23 Films" was the result of ADV Films divesting its assets. Because of this, the new entity is often called "Neo-ADV", or sometimes "Zombie-ADV".

!!Creators
* Creator/{{CLAMP}}
** NoodlePeople - The spindly and strangely-proportioned (even by ''anime standards'') character designs that appear in ''Anime/CodeGeass'', ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'', and ''Manga/XxxHolic'' which, while (sometimes) good on paper, can be prone to [[OffModel QUALITY]] shots when animated and are often possessed by people who should probably be more muscular given their physical ability.
* Creator/GoNagai has often been referred to in certain circles as "Uncle Go". The same goes for Creator/KenIshikawa, but less often.
* Creator/StudioShaft
** Shaft Tilt - Curious head tilt/neck twist/AsideGlance [[http://www.atalude.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/headtilt.jpg combo]] that would result in RealLife humans breaking their necks; common in Creator/StudioShaft {{anime}}.
** Shaft, used as a verb: Various OffModel and PlaceholderTitles from this studio due to schedule issues, which are usually [[EnhancedOnDVD corrected on DVD releases]].
* Creator/GenUrobuchi
** Urobutcher - due to his habit of killing off lots of characters in his works. Often considered the successor to...
* Creator/YoshiyukiTomino
** "KillEmAll" Tomino - due to the tendency of his HumongousMecha series to have many if not all of the major characters killed off, particularly during the GrandFinale.
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** Hibiki's dad is ironically called "topdad", also because it took a while during the third season's airing for his name to be properly revealed (it's Akira Tachibana, by the way)

** Berserker is sometimes known as Berserkles, a portmanteau with his true identity of Heracles, and GARserker, as he is (even according to the VN's own commentary) the most manly character.

** "Fre nda" for Frenda Seivelun, who had been killed by being sliced in half.

** Tailgasm - Eruru's reaction to Hakuoro touching her tail.