Forum:Naming the mascot

The wiki's mascot was originally created by Kasuga on request back in January 2008. She was created for the project when it was first called the "Wikia Anime Project (WAP)", used as the old Animepedia's mascot as well as the project mascot, came along with the project when it was renamed to the "Wikia Graphical Entertainment Project (WGEP)", still stuck with the project when it was renamed "Wikia Animanga", and she will likely settle down here on the Animanga Wiki.

However, during all that time, over two years, she has never been given a name. The discussion puttered out shortly after she was created and adapted for use on wiki.

I'm no good with names — probably a good reason why she never got one — any name I could come up with would probably be embarrassing to me and to the wiki and the mascot. So for that reason, I ask the community. Does anyone have ideas for a good name to give the mascot, a long overdue rite? ~ NOTASTAFF Dantman(Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk) 15:39, April 11, 2010 (UTC)

This site gives a list of Japanese girls' names and meanings. It might be of some help. -- Deltaneos (talk) 18:21, April 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * Nao, Nashi, Nashiko, Motoko, Tamiko... hmmm... Midori? Personally I was hoping for a "Wikipe-tan" style name... ~ NOTASTAFF Dantman(Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk) 19:02, April 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * I see. Wikipedia has Wikipe-tan. Commons has Commons-tan. WikiQuote has Quote-tan. So for consistency, it'd need to be -tan. -- Deltaneos (talk) 20:10, April 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * Is Wikia-tan an option? Trying to include "animanga" might be redundant. Wikipe-tan was first used on Wikipedia as the mascot for their anime and manga WikiProject. This is pretty much Wikia's anime and manga project, so Wikia-tan, should be fitting, right? -- Deltaneos (talk) 21:14, April 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * I thought about that, but personally I think it doesn't fit. Wikia is wider than Wikipedia with sovereign communities that are much more separated from each other. Also the current mascot gives a very Anime feel, I've considered the thought of one or two more, namely another for manga. But in any case, I don't think our current mascot fits as an embodiment of Wikia, much more one of the more anime related parts of the Animanga community. ~ NOTASTAFF Dantman(Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk) 21:21, April 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * I was kinda getting at your last point. Wikipe-tan was first used for just the animanga part of Wikipedia, but could still use "Wikipe" in its name and this is just the animanga part of Wikia. But yeah, you're right, it's still not a fair comparison. Different Wikia wikis are much more distinct communities than different Wikipedia WikiProjects. So I guess I'll agree that that's a no for Wikia-tan. -- Deltaneos (talk) 21:44, April 11, 2010 (UTC)

maybe how about yume? Kunoichi101 19:59, April 11, 2010 (UTC)kunoichi101Kunoichi101 19:59, April 11, 2010 (UTC)

How about some of these:


 * Ani-tan
 * Anima-tan
 * Manga-tan
 * Manime-tan
 * Aniki-tan

My personal favourite is Aniki-tan.

Though I like the idea of Aniki-chan better :3 Houndoomrulz 16:23, April 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * T_T I don't like aniki... *cough* *cough* it doesn't quite fit a female character to me...
 * There's always anoko, but that joke is almost too cruel. ~ NOTASTAFF Dantman(Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk) 17:03, April 12, 2010 (UTC)


 * How about Katsuko? I took the name from "Hidaridaikakko" which means "opening square bracket". :P Herald of meridian 14:45, April 13, 2010 (UTC)

I like Manime-tan out of all of them.


 * Hmm, there's also Aniko-tan (Anime shortened to Ani, so roughly "Anime child"; Like how Hanako means "Flower child"); *cough* just as long as no-one suggests abbreviating Manga to Man and using the same pattern for a manga oriented mascot if we get one. ~ NOTASTAFF Dantman(Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk)

Yummie is good. --- ''' яσdяιgσ  x  {TALK}  17:23, April 14, 2010 (UTC)

I created Aniki from "Animanga" and "wiki"....

Hmmm...


 * Wikani-tan
 * Wikima-tan
 * Aniwikima-tan (Though it's rather long... >_<)

Hihi~ Houndoomrulz 11:16, April 16, 2010 (UTC)

I think hime meaning princess and a princess is usually a female XD


 * ^_^ Hime! Heh, too generic and not relevant to the mascot for me. ~ NOTASTAFF Dantman(Local Talk &#8285; Animanga Talk)