History InSeriesNickname / AnimeAndManga

* Long Wei from ''Manhua/InfinityGame'' refers to Meibo as "chalk girl" (due to her habit of hurting people with it) and Lu Xiao as "Puji" because she wore a Puji brand of hat and he didn't know her name at the time.

* Mr. Nishimura in ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'' is alternatively known as "Ironman", and he's easily the most badass character in the series.

* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Toma gives [[ShockAndAwe Mikoto Misaka]] the nickname Biri Biri, which is the Japanese onomatopoeia for an electrical discharge. In the dub, he calls her "Bug-zapper".
* In ''LightNovel/ChromeShelledRegios'', Layfon is nicknamed "Layton" by a trio of girls he meets, because it's apparently easier to pronounce. Felli gets jealous when she hears this and decides to call him "Fon-fon". When Layfon objects, she runs through several variations of nicknames ("Lay-kun, Lay-chan, Lay-cchi, Senko no Lay...") before he finally just accepts Fon-fon.

* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' fans are fond of making use of [[TheNicknamer Izaya's]] infantilizing nicknames for his "friends" -- therefore, Shizuo and Kadota find themselves called Shizu-chan (or its loose translation Shizzy) and Dotachin quite a bit outside of the series proper.

* ''Manga/MurasakiiroNoQualia'':
** Hatou is always called Gaku by Yukari. Hatou's the one who actually suggested the nickname though.
** Tenjou calls Hatou "Helmet Head", due to her haircut, as an EmbarrassingNickname. She doesn't like it.
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** Momo Yaoyorozu is called "Yaomomo" by her classmates, an AffectionateNickname coming from her family and given names in Japanese order.
** Katsuki Bakugo is referred to by his childhood nickname "Kacchan" by Izuku.
** Izuku Midoriya himself is nicknamed Deku. It was initially an insulting nickname given by Katsuki due to meaning "weakling", but Ochaco Uraraka started using it as an AffectionateNickname thanks to its ''other'' meaning, "never gives up". This causes Izuku to like it enough to [[AppropriatedAppellation adopt it proudly as his hero name]].

* ''LightNovel/SwordArtOnline'': During the climax of the Fairy Dance arc, Kirito dubs Sugou Nobuyuki/Oberon "the King of Thieves," since in spite of all his claims that he's [[AGodAmI the king, creator, and God of ALfheim Online]], he actually just stole his power, the lives of 300 SAO survivors, the world someone else completed, and is overall just mooching off Akihiko Kayaba's work and invention.

** Momo typically refers to Nodoka as [[GagBoobs "Boobs-san"]], and has a few other nicknames for certain characters in her internal monologues, such as calling Tomoki "Ryuumonbuchi's glasses girl". Momo herself is often known as "Stealth Momo".

* In ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'', Masane has the nickname Masamune (big chest) in the original and Melenie ("Melony"?) in the dub. [[GagBoobs You get three guesses why]].

* Every protagonist in ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' is nicknamed "[=JoJo=]". For instance:
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Part 1]]: '''Jo'''nathan '''Jo'''estar, the first and most common recipient of the nickname.
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Part 2]]: '''Jo'''seph '''Jo'''estar. He was called [=JoJo=] pretty often in Part 2, but was generally addressed by his surname in Part 3 and 4 due to being so much older than the rest of the cast save [=DIO=], who only called him Joseph since he probably reserved the [=JoJo=] nickname for Jonathan.
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Part 3]]: '''Jo'''taro Ku'''jo''' (which given Jotaro is Japanese would be stated as "Ku'''jo''' '''Jo'''taro). While he's called [=JoJo=] fairly often by his schoolmates and a few times by the other Crusaders, this part having two [=JoJo's=] meant he's just called Jotaro most of the time.
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] plays with this trope: the second kanji in Josuke Higashikata's given name can also be read as "Jo". It's pointed out once at the beginning of the Part and never comes up again.
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureGoldenWind Part 5]] also plays with this with Giorno Giovanna, which can be spelled as "[=GioGio=]". In Italian phonetics, the syllable "gio" is pronounced the same way as "jo", not like the English word "geo". As a result, his name spelt out with Japanese phonetics is rendered as "'''Jo'''runo '''Jo'''bāna". However, this isn't stated in the Part proper, only in promotional materials.
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]]: '''Jo'''lyne Cu'''jo'''h. The most prominent user of the nickname since her father, though she only lets certain people use it.
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Part 7]]: '''Jo'''hnny '''Jo'''estar.
*** Other than "[=JoJo=]", Johnny has 2 other nicknames, which are "Joe Kid" and [[spoiler:"Johnny". The latter is a nickname for his real name "Jonathan". He's an alternate universe counterpart of Part 1's Jonathan.]]
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion Part 8]]'s protagonist borrows the name "Josuke Higashikata", which, as previously mentioned, can be shortened to "[=JoJo=]". However, Josuke's name does ''not'' use the same kanji as Josuke from Part 4, but [[spoiler:not only is he a fusion of two members of the Joestar family, one of said members who he derives most of his identity from was named '''Jo'''sefumi Ku'''jo''']].

** Outside of titles, plenty of characters are given genuine nicknames, many by Luffy. This is most notable in Dressrosa, where we get "Doffy" (an AffectionateNickname for Donquixote Doflamingo used by his Executives), "Cabbage" (Cavendish), "Traffy" (Trafalgar Law), and plenty more. Naturally, all of these have become {{Fan Nickname}}s.

* In ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'', Mira gives nearly everyone a nickname. Those are main truncations of their family names, but the case of Mari "Monroe" Morino needs special mention. It's not only because the similarity of her name to Creator/MarilynMonroe's, but also because she share some appearance traits with Marilyn: both of them have a BeautyMark (at different places), and Mari has the largest cup size in the cast.

** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Part 5]] also plays with this with Giorno Giovanna, which can be spelled as "[=GioGio=]". In Italian phonetics, the syllable "gio" is pronounced the same way as "jo", not like the English word "geo". As a result, his name spelt out with Japanese phonetics is rendered as "'''Jo'''runo '''Jo'''bāna". However, this isn't stated in the Part proper, only in promotional materials.

** The Liese twins, Lieselotte and Liesearia, are known as Lotte and Aria as well as Liese when both of them are addressed. This has caused a major confusion among the fandom and most fans believe their names are actually written is eastern order in Japanese and think they are called "Lotte Liese" and "Aria Liese" in western order.

** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Part 1]]: '''Jo'''nathan '''Jo'''estar
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Part 2]]: '''Jo'''seph '''Jo'''estar
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Part 3]]: '''Jo'''taro Ku'''jo''' (which given Jotaro is Japanese would be stated as "Ku'''jo''' '''Jo'''taro).
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] plays with this trope: the second kanji in Josuke Higashikata's given name can also be read as "Jo".
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Part 5]] also plays with this with Giorno Giovanna, which can be spelled as "[=GioGio=]". In Italian phonetics, the syllable "gio" is pronounced the same way as "jo", not like the English word "geo". As a result, his name spelt out with Japanese phonetics is rendered as "'''Jo'''runo '''Jo'''bāna".
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]]: '''Jo'''lyne Cu'''jo'''h

** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Part 3]]: '''Jo'''taro Ku'''jo'''

** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]]: '''Jo'''lyne Cu'''jo'''h.

** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion Part 8]]'s protagonist borrows the name "Josuke Higashikata", which, as previously mentioned, can be shortened to "[=JoJo=]".

* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'':
** Kogoro Mouri is widely known as "Sleeping Kogoro," due to the sleeping posture when he solves cases. This is, in fact, the effect of Conan's using InstantSedation needles on him and using a voice changer to imitate Kogoro's voice.
** The main antagonists are called the Black Organisation, even by official organisations like the FBI, due to the black clothing favored by high-ranking members. The actual name of the organisation is unknown.

* ''Manga/ChibiMarukoChan'': The main character Momoko Sakura's nickname is "Maruko". She is almost always called by this name or a variant of it in place of her actual first name (i.e. in a situation in Japanese culture where the use of the first name would be called for).
* ''Anime/{{Redline}}'' has "Sweet JP," our main character, a racecar driver who looks kinda like [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes Travis Touchdown]] with even crazier hair. "Sweet JP" is obviously not his real name, it's just been heaped on him because he's the only racer who doesn't mount weapons on his CoolCar.

* Hachiroto "Hachimaki" Hoshino in ''Anime/{{Planetes}}''. Later, it was revealed that his mentor gave everybody (except Hakim) nicknames; Edel was "Hourglass" and Tanabe was "Little Lady" at first, then "Angel".
* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Katsura is often called "Zura" mostly by Gintoki, which also doubles as an EmbarrassingNickname since it's the slang for "wig". This is something he ''[[HatesBeingNicknamed really]]'' doesn't appreciate, to the point where he constantly corrects anyone calling him anything other than his real name.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Naruto calls Jiraiya [[DirtyOldMan "Ero Sennin" (Pervy Sage)]]
** Rock Lee and Might Guy are nicknamed "Bushy Brows" and "Super Bushy Brows-sensei" respectively.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'':
** Almost everyone receives a nickname off resident TheNicknamer, Yachiru. It's almost potluck as to whether someone ends up with an InSeriesNickname or an AffectionateNickname or an EmbarrassingNickname and she'll often forget a previous nickname she's given and grant a new one.
** Yamamoto is called "Old Man" or "Old Man Yama" by more than a few, including Kyouraku, Kenpachi and Ichigo.

* Every protagonist in ''Franchise/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' is nicknamed "[=JoJo=]". For instance:
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventurePhantomBlood Part 1]]: '''Jo'''nathan '''Jo'''estar
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency Part 2]]: '''Jo'''seph '''Jo'''estar
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Part 3]]: '''Jo'''taro Ku'''jo'''
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Part 4]] plays with this trope: the second kanji in Josuke Higashikata's given name can also be read as "Jo".
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureVentoAureo Part 5]] also plays with this with Giorno Giovanna, which can be spelled as "[=GioGio=]". In Italian phonetics, the syllable "gio" is pronounced the same way as "jo", not like the English word "geo". As a result, his name spelt out with Japanese phonetics is rendered as "'''Jo'''runo '''Jo'''bāna".
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStoneOcean Part 6]]: '''Jo'''lyne Cu'''jo'''h.
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun Part 7]]: '''Jo'''hnny '''Jo'''estar.
*** Other than "[=JoJo=]", Johnny has 2 other nicknames, which are "Joe Kid" and [[spoiler:"Johnny". The latter is a nickname for his real name "Jonathan". He's an alternate universe counterpart of Part 1's Jonathan.]]
** [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureJoJolion Part 8]]'s protagonist borrows the name "Josuke Higashikata", which, as previously mentioned, can be shortened to "[=JoJo=]".
* In ''Manga/BoboboboBobobo'', Beauty calls Heppokomaru/Gasser "He-kun/Gas Can".
* ''Manga/YuGiOh'': Pegasus gives several characters the nickname of "____-boy" based on their name (Yugi-boy, Kaiba-boy, Otogi-boy).
** And in the Japanese version of ''Anime/YuGiOhTheMoviePyramidOfLight'', he shows that the nickname has a female variant when he calls Anzu (Téa) "Anzu-girl".
* In ''Anime/YuGiOhCapsuleMonsters''' English dub, Tristan (Honda) nicknames his Thunder Kid (Kaminarikozou) "Little Dude."
* ''Anime/YuGiOhGX'':
** Ryo Marufuji is most commonly called "Kaiser" by other characters.
** As a gag to his CatchPhrase "Manjoume-san da!", Jun Manjoume calls himself "Manjoume Thunder".
* ''Anime/YuGiOhZexal'': Similar like Kaiser, you can count by hand the number of people who do not refer Ryoga Kamishiro by his nickname "Shark".
* In ''Anime/NightWizard'', Hiiragi Renji is nicknamed "fallen man" because of all the time's he's had to repeat grades, (due to his duties as a Night Wizard).
* Luna, aka Prez, in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** The manga has many, most famously "Straw Hat Luffy" since most enemies casually call him "Straw Hat". This may be more NomDeGuerre, though, especially the ones in the form of TheMagnificent.
** Outside of titles, plenty of characters are given genuine nicknames, many by Luffy. This is most notable in Dressrosa, where we get "Doffy" (an AffectionateNickname for Donquixote Doflamingo used by his Executives), "Cabbage" (Cavendish), "Traffy" (Trafalgar Law), and plenty more. Naturally, all of these have become {{Fan Nickname}}s.
** Still on the subject of the Dressrosa arc, Luffy himself gets a nickname there: most of the citizens call him "Lucy", due to him initially using that nickname to fight in the Corrida Colosseum tournament incognito. Even after his real name becomes public, the citizens continue calling him Lucy, out of habit.
** Sanji occasionally uses nicknames with a few of his crew-mates ("Moss-head" for Zoro, "Nami Swan" for Nami, etc). Likewise, Usopp is sometimes called "long nose" by many characters, even some of his own mates.
* In ''Anime/{{Witchblade}}'', Masane has the nickname Masamune (big chest) in the original and Melenie ("Melony"?) in the dub. [[GagBoobs You get three guesses why]].
* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'':
** Ayumu Kasuga gets tagged with the nickname "Osaka" after about five minutes. This proceeds to [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname supplant her actual name]], to the point at which she struggles to find it on the class listings, and then has it pointed out that they used her nickname, as well.
** Also, Yukari-sensei's [[TheAllegedCar beat-up vehicle]] is dubbed the "Yukari-guruma", which means the "Yukari-car."
** Speaking of Yukari-sensei, she calls her old friend Kurosawa-sensei "Nyamo" rather than her actual personal name Minamo. Tomo being essentially an adolescent Yukari does the same.
* In ''Manga/GhostHunt'', Mai immediately starts calling TallDarkAndSnarky paranormal investigator Kazuya Shibuya "Naru", because it reminds her of how narcissistic she thinks he is.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'':
** [[ShrinkingViolet Nodoka]] is known as "Honya"[[note]]Japanese for Bookstore[[/note]] by most of the class. [[TheNicknamer Chamo]] also has his own nicknames for most of the girls, but listing them all would take too long.
** Albireo Imma/[[InsistentTerminology Ku:nel Sanders]] loves referring to Evangeline as "Kitty" (based off of her second middle name, "Katherine"), simply because it pisses her off.
** And since [[spoiler:Zazie's recently revealed EvilTwin sister]] won't reveal her name, Negi has taken to referring to her as "Poyo" after her VerbalTic.

* ''Manga/{{Saki}}'':
** Several characters start calling Saki "Rinshan-san" after she demonstrates her uncanny ability to win with Rinshan Kaihou.[[note]]Rinshan Kaihou is when you acquire all 4 copies of any one tile, then draw the winning tile ''immediately'' after you complete the set--a purely LuckBasedMission.[[/note]]
** Momo typically refers to Nodoka as [[GagBoobs "Boobs-san"]], and has a few other nicknames for certain characters in her internal monologues, such as calling Tomoki "Ryuumonbuchi's glasses girl". Momo herself is often known as "Stealth Momo".
** Kuro is typically referred to as the "Dragon [[SheIsTheKing Lord]] of Achiga", since she attracts Dora tiles.
** Hiroko Funakubo of Senriyama is typically called "[=FunaQ=]" by her older teammates.
** Saki typically calls her long-time friend Kyoutaro "Kyou-chan."
* In ''Anime/LastExile'', Dio calls Claus "Immelman" after his trademark piloting maneuver.
* ''Manga/LuckyStar'' plays with this one. Tsukasa calls Konata and Miyuki "Kona-chan" and "Yuki-chan" respectively. (Fairly normal.) Also, Konata tries to come up with a nickname for Kagami. Tsukasa mentions that an alternate reading for Kagami's name kanji is "Kyou", so Konata calls Kagami "Kyou-chan". That embarrasses/pisses of Kagami, and when Konata asks what she can call Kagami, Kagami's suggestion is to call her Kagami-sama (roughly translates as "The Great Kagami"). Naturally, this backfires when Konata actually does it. Kagami is so embarrassed that she asks Konata to stop, ''please, for the love of God''.
* In ''Manga/DragonBall'', Goku comes up with the nickname "Eighter" ("Hatchan" in Japan), because apparently "Android Number Eight" (Or "Jinzouningen Hachi-gou" in Japanese) is too hard for him to say.
* ''Manga/YourLieInApril'':
** Kaori "Kao-chan" Miyazono.
** Kousei's nickname, "Human Metronome", also can be counted, but its more like an infamous RedBaron nickname for him.
* In ''Manga/KOn'', Yui refers to her friends as, Azusa; Azunyan ({{Moe}} cat ears), Ritsu; Ricchan, and Tsumugi; Mugi. She probably would have given Mio a nickname if her name wasn't already short enough. For Azusa (and the others, in the anime), this becomes a clue when Ui tries to covertly fill in for a sick Yui, as she doesn't use these.
* Fay in ''Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle'' uses a lot of nicknames for Kurogane (Kuro-sama, Kuro-rin, Kuro-tan, Kuro-wanwan, Kuro-daddy and ''many'' more), much to the latter's annoyance.
* ''Anime/MacrossFrontier'' has a few.
** The most notable one is [[DudeLooksLikeALady Alto-hime]], or just "Hime" (Japanese for "Princess"). [[BerserkButton He doesn't like it.]]
** Sheryl Nome's is "The Galactic Fairy"
** Ranka Lee's is "Super Dimension Cinderella"
* ''LightNovel/{{Durarara}}'' fans are fond of making use of [[TheNicknamer Izaya's]] infantilizing nicknames for his "friends"--therefore, Shizuo and Kadota find themselves called Shizu-chan (or its loose translation Shizzy) and Dotachin quite a bit outside of the series proper.
* In ''LightNovel/ChromeShelledRegios'', Layfon is nicknamed "Layton" by a trio of girls he meets, because it's apparently easier to pronounce. Felli gets jealous when she hears this and decides to call him "Fon-fon". When Layfon objects, she runs through several variations of nicknames ("Lay-kun, Lay-chan, Lay-cchi, Senko no Lay...") before he finally just accepts Fon-fon.

* ''Anime/RurouniKenshin'': Perhaps as a nod to the author's own liking for UsefulNotes/TheShinsengumi, Yahiko posits "Kenshin-gumi" for Kenshin's TrueCompanions very early in the series.
* [[MoeAnthropomorphism Prussia]] in ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' calls his brother Germany "West". Also, Poland calls his HeterosexualLifePartner Lithuania "Liet" (which is a shortening of "Lietuva", the Lithuanian name for, well, Lithuania) and Switzerland calls his little sister Liechtenstein "Liechten".
* Half the main cast of ''Manga/ParadiseKiss''. Daisuke chooses the name "Isabella", partly to express her gender identity, and also because she apparently has a thing for European names. She imposes the name "Sebastian" on her servant Ueda, she probably inspired Jọuji to spell his name "George" (if not the other way around) and she calls Yukari "Carrie", but that's a nickname for her ''other'' nickname "Caroline", given by Miwako for no discernible reason.
* ''Manga/DetectiveConan'':
** Kogoro Mouri is widely known as "Sleeping Kogoro," due to the sleeping posture when he solves cases. This is, in fact, the effect of Conan's using InstantSedation needles on him and using a voice changer to imitate Kogoro's voice.
** The main antagonists are called the Black Organisation, even by official organisations like the FBI, due to the black clothing favored by high-ranking members. The actual name of the organisation is unknown.

* ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}'':
** Nanamine gets the nickname "Usomine" (typically translated as "Liarmine") from his contributors after they suspect, correctly, that he's lying to them about [[spoiler:how badly his series is doing in the rankings]].
** Also Mashiro's middle school colleagues often call him "Saikou", which is an [[AlternateCharacterReading alternate reading]] of his name "Moritaka". When Takagi starts to use this nickname regularly, Mashiro starts calling Takagi "Shuujin", which is an alternate reading of Takagi's name "Akito". One of Takagi's friends also calls him "Shuuto" in a flashback.
** Azuki, as a voice actress, is often known as "Azukyun" by her fans [[spoiler:and later "Abazurekyun"- derived from the Japanese word for "bitch" ("Bitch-kyun" in the Viz translation) after [[YokoOhNo her relationship with Mashiro]] comes to light]].
* In ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'', Kotetsu immediately takes to calling Barnaby "Bunny" after their first outing as a superhero duo. ["Because you hop about and have long ears (referring to the antennae on Barnaby's PoweredArmour) like a cute little rabbit!"] At first he just does it to annoy Barnaby, but it becomes an AffectionateNickname once he starts to acknowledge him as his partner. Only Kotetsu actually calls him Bunny, but the other characters do get in on the fun, such as when they buy him a stuffed bunny for his birthday, or when Saito imprints a little rabbit logo on his supersuit.
* Merry Nightmare from ''Manga/DreamEaterMerry'' is also known as, well... [[CharacterTitle Yumekui/Dream Eater Merry]].
* In ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', Toma gives [[ShockAndAwe Mikoto Misaka]] the nickname Biri Biri, which is the Japanese onomatopoeia for an electrical discharge. In the dub, he calls her "Bug-zapper".
* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' Keima, while ''very'' well-known among gamers as "The Capturing {{God|likeGamer}}/[[RedBaron The God of Conquest]]," was also predictably nicknamed "[[{{Otaku}} ota]]{{megane}}" by his RealLife classmates. Crunchyroll's subs (and apparently the English dub) translated it to "dweeb" which, while lacking in creativity, is culturally accurate.
* Ami and Mami have one for almost everyone on the main cast in the anime version of ''Anime/TheIdolMaster''.
* In ''Manga/BlackButler'', Grell gives Sebastian the flirtatious nickname of "Sebas-chan" in the Japanese version. In the dub, she goes with "Bassy". Doubles as a PunnyName since Sebas-chan is close to how Sebastian (Se-Basu-Chi-An) is pronounced in Japanese. Grell tends to have a rather punny way of talking in the Japanese version.
* ''Manga/HarlemBeat'': Mizuki calls Naruse “Narucho”, Sawamura calls Kiriko “Witch” and Kobayashi “Umbrella Guy” (based on the image of aloof umbrella maker during JidaiGeki), Takao nicknamed Kobayashi as “Musashi” for his samurai-esque attitude, [[ScaryBlackMan Zukeran Tetsuya]] from Kyan was often called “Kemp” for his resemblance to Shawn Kemp, [[ThoseTwoGuys Those Three Guys]] from Threemen’s Hoop only known by their nicknames.

* Tallgeese in ''Anime/SDGundamForce'' has a fan club among the [[AdorableEvilMinions Zako Soldiers]], referring to him as Lord T.
* A few characters in ''Manga/{{Bokurano}}'' have nicknames, such as Aiko "Anko" Tokiosumi, Chizuru "Chizu" Honda, Masaru "Kodama" Kodaka, Takami "Komo" Komoda, and Mako "Nakama" Nakarai. The manga indicates that the latter suggested this as a way to make friends. Also in the manga, there's Junji Karita, who is dubbed "Katari" by the pilots, [[spoiler:when he appears on TV falsely claiming to be a Zearth pilot]].
* ''Anime/GirlsUndPanzer'':
** Saori often calls Miho "Miporin" and Yukari "Yukarin". Interestingly enough, she doesn't do the same for Hana, whom she's known before the series, and her ChildhoodFriend Mako.
** The three girls of the Disciplinary Committee[=/=]Mallard team have nicknames- Midoriko "Sodoko" Sono, Moyoko "Gomoyo" Gotou and Nozomi "Pazomi" Konparu"
** Sodoko, irritated by Mako calling her "Sodoko" despite her objections, once tries calling her "Remako", but it doesn't stick, and she goes back to calling her "[[LastNameBasis Reizei]]-[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics san]]" shortly afterward.
** Miho is once referred to as "Mihosha" by Katyusha.
* In ''Manga/{{Yuyushiki}}'', there's the SenseiChan Miss Yoriko "Mom" Matsumoto. It was Yuzuko who first called her that, and she didn't like it much, as she wasn't even 30.
* Mr. Nishimura in ''LightNovel/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts'' is alternatively known as "Ironman", and he's easily the most badass character in the series.

* In ''Manga/{{Yotsuba}}'', Fuuka's friend Hiwatari is called "Shimauu" (adapted to "Miss Stake" in translation) due to saying "Yoroshiku onegai shimau" ("Nice to miss you") when introducing herself at school.
* Long Wei from ''Manhua/InfinityGame'' refers to Meibo as "chalk girl" (due to her habit of hurting people with it) and Lu Xiao as "Puji" because she wore a Puji brand of hat and he didn't know her name at the time.
* In ''Manga/SakuraTrick'' Kotone calls Haruka "Harupoppo".

* Momotaro Nobi from ''Manga/SevenSeeds'' is called "Nobita" by several people, much to his dislike and frequent corrections.
* Hak in ''Manga/YonaOfTheDawn'' is known as the Raijuu or Thunder Beast of the Kouka Kingdom due to his claim as one of the, if not the best, soldiers in the kingdom. He is also a bit of a nicknamer himself: He calls Kija "White Snake" and Jaeha "Droopy Eyes." He also refers to Yona as ''hime-san'', which is usually just translated as "Princess" or "Your Highness," but the correct form would be ''hime''-'''''sama''''', making it almost a nickname of its own.
* ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has a few among The 104th Trainee Corps; none of them particularly flattering.
** Eren Yeager was known as "that suicidal bastard" due to his hot-headed temperament and eagerness to fight Titans. [[spoiler: becomes a plot point later on when Armin uses the nickname to test his suspicions that the Female Titan is someone among the 104th.]]
** Sasha Blouse became known as "Potato Girl" because of an [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJvEo5mDgLM incident during the recruits' initiation]].
** Jean Kirstein is [[RunningGag sometimes]] called "Horse-Face", even by people he's just met.
* ''Anime/LupinIII'' and his gang often refer to Inspector Zenigata as "tottsan", which usually gets translated as "Pops". Likewise, in the English dub of the series, Lupin likes to affectionately refer to Fujiko as "Fujicakes".

* In ''Anime/PanzerWorldGalient'', everybody refers to [[TheHero Jordy Volder]] as Jojo. Justified, since his guardian Asbeth is hiding his royal lineage until the time is right to rally up the White Valley's rebels.
* ''Manga/{{Aruosumente}}'':
** Legna is nicknamed Angel by his peers; it also doubles as a MeaningfulName, and is based on the angel wings Oracles wear on the backs of their cloaks of office. Legna's not particularly happy about the nickname, but doesn't protest too much either.
** Dante is nicknamed "Black Chariot" because of his deeds -- killing 300 enemy soldiers in one battle -- ten years ago.
* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' has a few.
** Alphonse calls Edward "brother" more often than his actual name.
** Roy Mustang refers to his hand-selected subordinates as chess pieces - the Queen, the Knight, the Bishop, the Rook, and the Pawn. He, of course, is the King. They're really code names, but they're also {{affectionate nickname}}s as these people are his FamilyOfChoice.
** Soldiers serving at the northern fortress of Briggs are almost universally known as the Briggs Bears.
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', characters tend to refer to each other very informally, using a mix of nicknames, [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep job names]], or HeyYou. A few of the more prominent nicknamed characters are:
** ''Saru''tobi Sasuke, whom Saizo calls "monkey"
** Anastasia of the Glacier, who is almost universally called Ana.
** Isanami, who is referred to by the not very delicate [[CrazyJealousGuy Kamanosuke]] as "the bitch."

* In ''Anime/PonyoOnTheCliffByTheSea'', "Ponyo" is just a nickname Sousuke gives to the titular fish. Her real name is Brunhilde. Her dad is none too happy about the fact that she prefers to be called Ponyo.
* Todomatsu Matsuno from ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'' is referred to as "Totty" by his coworkers in Sutabaa. When his brothers pay an unwanted visit to the cafe, they overhear him having a conversation with said coworkers and catch onto his nickname. The other sextuplets use this nickname for him from Episode 7 on (Jyushimatsu especially).
* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
** Momo Yaoyorozu is called "Yaomomo" by her classmates, an AffectionateNickname coming from her family and given names in Japanese order.
** Katsuki Bakugo is referred to by his childhood nickname "Kacchan" by Izuku.
** Izuku Midoriya himself is nicknamed Deku. It was initially an insulting nickname given by Katsuki due to meaning "weakling", but Ochaco Uraraka started using it as an AffectionateNickname thanks to its ''other'' meaning, "never gives up". This causes Izuku to like it enough to [[AppropriatedAppellation adopt it proudly as his hero name]].
* After Nadeshiko purchased a large amount of Mount Fuji souvenirs in the third episode of ''Manga/LaidBackCamp'', she's being called Fujiko by fellow club members.
* ''Manga/MissKobayashisDragonMaid'':
** Quetzalcoatl is almost exclusively referred to as "Lucoa".
** Taketo is usually called "Take".

* Every recurring character in ''Manga/WastefulDaysOfHighSchoolGirls'' has one, mostly given by Nozomu "Baka" Tanaka. These nicknames were listed next to their names on cast sheets. The sole exception is Lily Someya, probably because her name is {{meaningful|name}} enough--she is the token lesbian of the cast. Some examples include: Akane "{{Ota|ku}}" Kikuchi, Shiori "[[EmotionlessGirl Robo]]" Saginomiya, Saku "[[OlderThanTheyLook Lo]][[TheIngenue li]]" Momoi, etc.
* In ''Manga/AsteroidInLove'', Mira gives nearly everyone a nickname. Those are main truncations of their family names, but the case of Mari "Monroe" Morino needs special mention. It's not only because the similarity of her name to Creator/MarilynMonroe's, but also because she share some appearance traits with Marilyn: both of them have a BeautyMark (at different places), and Mari has the largest cup size in the cast.
* ''Manga/DontMeddleWithMyDaughter'': Athena Haruka is canonically known by several nicknames: Her superhero name is "The Eighth Wonder", because of [[FlyingBrick the numerous abilities]] she possesses. She was later addressed as the "First Generation Eighth", once the public became aware that she's the mother of the current "Eighth Wonder"[[note]]Athena's 17 year old daughter, Clara[[/note]]. The latter lead to her third in-series nickname, "The MILF of Steel", because Athena is also a HotGoddess and has retained [[AmazonianBeauty her figure]], despite being a single mom with a 17 year old daughter.
* In ''Anime/GreatPretender,'' Laurent [[AccidentalMisnaming mishears]] Makoto's full name, Makoto Edamura, as "Edamame" at first. The name "Edamame" sticks with him, and becomes Makoto's AffectionateNickname among the crew. Laurent himself is known as [[TheFriendNobodyLikes "the blond bastard"]] by the crew for his general untrustworthiness and manipulative tendencies.
* ''Manga/KaguyaSamaLoveIsWar'':
** Ishigami refers to Maki as "Tsundere-sempai" because of her feelings towards her crush Tsubasa.
** Karen is known as "Shiptrash" due to her obsession with shipping Kaguya and Shirogane.
** Erika is called "Miso-chan" as a result of being the daughter of the CEO of a Miso production company and being just as obsessed with it as she is with Kaguya.

* Tohma is called "Tonma" by Masaru in the original Japanese ''Anime/DigimonSavers''.

* Merry Nightmare from ''Manga/YumekuiMerry'' is also known as, well... [[CharacterTitle Yumekui/Dream Eater Merry]].

* Ami and Mami have one for almost everyone on the main cast in the anime version of ''Anime/TheIdolmaster''.

* In ''Anime/GreatPretender,'' Laurent [[AccidentalMisnaming mishears]] Makoto's full name, Makoto Edamura, as "Edamame" at first. The name "Edamame" sticks with him, and becomes Makoto's AffectionateNickname among the crew.

* ''Manga/FruitsBasket''

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'':

* [[MoeAnthropomorphism Prussia]] in ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia'' calls his brother Germany "West". Also, Poland calls his HeterosexualLifePartner Lithuania "Liet" (which is a shortening of "Lietuva", the Lithuanian name for, well, Lithuania) and Switzerland calls his little sister Liechtenstein "Liechten".

* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows''' Keima, while ''very'' well-known among gamers as "The Capturing {{God|likeGamer}}/[[RedBaron The God of Conquest]]," was also predictably nicknamed "[[{{Otaku}} ota]]{{megane}}" by his RealLife classmates. Crunchyroll's subs (and apparently the English dub) translated it to "dweeb" which, while lacking in creativity, is culturally accurate.

* ''Manga/MurasakiiroNoQualia''

* ''Manga/UchiNoMusumeNiTeODasuNa'': Athena Haruka is canonically known by several nicknames: Her superhero name is "The Eighth Wonder", because of [[FlyingBrick the numerous abilities]] she possesses. She was later addressed as the "First Generation Eighth", once the public became aware that she's the mother of the current "Eighth Wonder"[[note]]Athena's 17 year old daughter, Clara[[/note]]. The latter lead to her third in-series nickname, "The MILF of Steel", because Athena is also a HotGoddess and has retained [[AmazonianBeauty her figure]], despite being a single mom with a 17 year old daughter.