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[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Only a Flesh Wound

Bakugou: now stand aside!

Midoriya: ‘tis but a scratch!

Bakugou: a scratch??? your arm's broken

Midoriya: no it isn't

Bakugou [gesturing to the mangled arm]: well what's that then?

Midoriya: i've had worse.

#submission #bnha #mha #bnha incorrect quotes #mha incorrect quotes #bakugou katsuki #midoroya izuku #monty python #should I post again? #I just love being a rexluse so much

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

hi <3 I know you’re good with japanese names and the associated culture trends etc (as shown by your genderbent name ideas which I love btw) so i wanted to ask - some people complain about fics that shorten characters’ names in certain ways, eg izuku becoming zuku and not izu, bc they say that those shortenings aren’t natural to a japanese speaker. is that actually true? if this is out of your wheelhouse btw feel free to ignore, ily <3

hi!! I’ve been off for a while so sorry! ;-; Yeah it’s not how they’d do it in actual Japanese, they do nicknames differently. Usually by shortening to one mora (one bit of sound) and adding kun or chan. Izuku wouldn’t really get one because Deku is already a nickname, but to use Bakugou as an example, his childhood nickname is actually the correct way to do it;

Katsuki —> take first part “ka” + “chan,” Kacchan (かっちゃん). There’s an extra c because it becomes a double consonant when you do this. It’s unusual to use Chan for older males though, so this is an unusual case, but it’s because Chan is used for both with children and he kept his childhood nickname, which is common with childhood friends

To give a feminine example, I’ll do Uraraka;

Ochako —> first sound “o” + “chan,” occhan (おっちゃん).

And Kirishima for a more standard male example;

Ejirou > first sound “E” + “kun,” Ekkun (えっくん). Maybe Ejikun would be acceptable but it is usually just the first syllable.

These look super stupid in English so I can see why people would just do western nicknames 😭 anyway, I hope that answers your question!

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Hawks: can you preheat the apartment? I'm on my way home

Dabi: what are you, banana bread?

Hawks: be very careful with what you say next

#saw it and immediately thought of them #dabi #hawks #submission #bnha #mha #bnha incorrect quotes #mha incorrect quotes #dabihawks

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Sero: if I were a food truck what do you think my name would be?

Ashido: you’re a person unfortunately

Jirou: …..I really don’t know how I’m supposed to reply but my condolences on that note I guess

Kirishima: you know, actually bro, food trucks do have really cool names

Kaminari: dude you’re right, I kinda want a food truck name too

Sero: if you guys give me one I’ll give you one

Bakugou: just fucking stop

#drop your name suggestions lol #hanta sero #mina ashido #jirou kyouka #kirishima ejirou #kaminari denki #katsuki bakugou #bakusquad just being themselves #bakusquad #bnha #mha #bnha incorrect quotes #mha incorrect quotes

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

I never check my mentions I’m sorry 😭 It’s amazing!!!!!

I made a thing @incorrect-heroes-in-training

#I gotta look at my tags T-T #the talent is exceptional #bnha #mha #reblog #art

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Kaminari: what’s that one thing that people eat for breakfast?

Jirou: that could be literally anything

Kaminari: I know, but—well, it’s white

Sero: rice?

Kaminari: no it’s not rice, it’s liquidey

Kirishima: oatmeal?

Sero: that’s not white, it’s khaki

Ashido: khaki is a pants color

Sero: it’s a shade of brown

Bakugou: then just fucking say brown

Kaminari: guys this is about me, not you, and it’s not oatmeal, it’s like—it’s circular and it has a yellow center. and a shell

Jirou: ……you’re kidding

Bakugou: DID YOU REALLY FUCKING FORGET WHAT AN EGG IS —

#some days are just like that y’know #kaminari denki #jirou kyouka #hanta sero #kirishima ejirou #katsuki bakugou #mina ashido #bakusquad just being themselves #misadventures of bakusquad #bakusquad #bnha #mha #bnha incorrect quotes #mha incorrect quotes

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

hi 🥺 can you do genderbent names for the bakusquad?? tysm <3

Yep! Somebody also asked for Bakugou, so this works out well lol. For organization purposes I’ll list them all and their names in kanji and do my little calculations underneath:

Kirishima Ejirou

(already done)

Bakugou Katsuki (爆豪 勝己)

Fun fact: Katsuki is a gender-neutral name that’s actually used more for women, so you can keep it the same! I could come up with an alternative, but since it works and the meaning (“victorious”) is already very reminiscent of Bakugou’s personality, I would just go ahead and not change it! ^-^

Jirou Kyouka (耳郎 響香)

Kyouka is another average Japanese name, meaning “resonant/reverberating fragrance.” This seems to be a half pun, because the first part means “reverberation” and Jirou has a sound-based quirk. Luckily, that means I can keep the first part and change the second part and still have it be punny and quirk-related.

My choice is Kyouya (響弥). This kanji choice actually makes it MORE punny because it means “all the more reverberation” or “increasingly resonant.” I’m lowkey a genius. 😎

Sero Hanta (瀬呂 範太)

Hanta is…..a super weird name. It means “thick example,” which, like, IS IT a pun? He uses tape so idk, you could make an argument I guess. Anyway, it’s definitely not an average name.

I’m choosing Hanae (範柄) because it sounds the closest and I can keep the first kanji. The meaning of this is “model grip,” which I feel like is just as could-be-punny as Hanta.

Kaminari Denki (上鳴 電気)

Finally, we get to the punniest of all. His name literally means “electricity.” There are a few options here, mostly because Hori just used a random word so I can too.

My top two choices are Denchi (電池; battery) and Denshi (電子; electron). One that doesn’t sound as close to Denki but is similarly funny is Inazuma (稲妻; lightning bolt). All of these have more feminine endings sounds. Denshi is probably my favorite, but Inazuma is the most unique.

Ashido Mina (芦戸 三奈)

The meaning of Mina is essentially “three.” 奈 is a phonetic character and doesn’t really have a translatable meaning in this name. Some people say it means “hell,” but in this case, as an ending character, it is strictly phonetic. 三 alone is pronounced “san” (さん), which is also how you say “acid” (酸). So this is a bit more of an advanced pun, playing with the sound “san.”

So, I need to keep 三 as the first part. Misao (三竿) is one option, although spelled untraditionally. The second part means “pole,” but the first part which contains the pun remains. Another option, which is even more of an obscure pun, is Misaki (三咲). “Saki” (咲) sounds very similar to the second reading of the kanji 酢 (read “su” or “saku”), which has the meanings “vinegar, sour, acid, tart.” So this is double punny, with the sound “san” for acid and the near-sound “saki” for “saku.” Although Misaki is more traditionally feminine in the modern age, it was used more often for men historically.

In the end I’d probably go with Misaki for the pun, although it has an extra syllable.

#tackled them all #whew #answered asks #bnha #mha #bakusquad

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

For the names thing, could you do midorya? And I guess for bonus points is there any way of preserving Deku/creating a new nickname??

Oh dear anon, you know I love a challenge 😈

Izuku (出久) is a rare yet pre-existing name meaning “long exit.” Fortunately for me, there is a suuuuperrr easy female alternative for this, which is Izuki.

Bakugou is said to call Izuku “Deku” because it’s another reading of his name that can have the meaning “one who can’t do anything.” Izuku decides to use this as his hero name because it’s also similar to 出来る (dekiru), meaning “you can do it.”

Trying to use kanji from Izuki to find insulting yet also potentially inspiring nicknames was indeed challenging ngl, but I eventually decided on “Miki,” which is an alternate reading of Izuki. It can have the meaning “give up,” but also means “beautiful chronicle” as a female given name.

So our final products: Izuki (泉輝) with nickname Miki (ミキ).

#this one was a challenge! #bnha #mha #answered asks #midoriya izuku

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

I love these genderbent names! Perfect opportunity for a genderbent fic (or if class 1A got hit with a gender changing quirk. And if one of them is nb, I wonder if they would change at all)

Have you done Aizawa yet? ❤

I have not! Also it is definitely my dream that someone will use these in their fics lol, if anyone does please tag me or drop it in the inbox! As for the nb question, I think some would definitely prefer to change their names because many Japanese names are more distinctly on either the masculine or feminine side. But there are some names that work for both genders, so I imagine they’d do what other nb people do and just pick a new name lol

Now main business, Aizawa’s first name is Shouta (祥太). Very similar to Shouto, but it’s another real name! Super on a roll with these. But Shouta is another fairly masculine name, and second kanji is super hard to work with in a female name. Once again, we’ll just find a similar-sounding name.

My choice is Shouka (紫陽香). It doesn’t keep even close to the same meaning, but once again the kanji isn’t punny in this case, so I care more about the sound. It works almost too well…

#this one is fancy #bnha #mha #answered asks #aizawa shouta

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Could you do Kirishima for the names thing please?

Yep!

Kirishima’s first name is Ejirou (鋭児郎). This is another real name that means “reflective second son.” I could work with the first two parts of the kanji, but unfortunately the last kanji is exclusively masculine because it’s the counter for sons. The best I could do would be to cut off the last kanji and create the name Eiko (鋭児) and still keep the first two kanji.

This isn’t necessarily a bad option, but I’m also gonna do what I did with Hizashi and find a name that’s similar in sound and syllables. I think Eriko is closest in rhythm. With this name we can keep the beginning kanji for “e.” You could also move away from the beginning “e” to keep the “ji” sound and go with Fujiko.

In the end I’d probably go with Eriko (鋭里子) because it’s the most similar to the original name and retains a somewhat similar meaning with this particular choice of kanji.

#this one was surprisingly hard! #very masculine ofc 😂 #bnha #mha #answered asks #kirishima ejirou

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

The names thing is really neat! Could you do Present Mic?

Thank you, and absolutely! It’s fun for me too ^-^

Mic’s first name is Hizashi, which is another real name! And Hori actually doesn’t use any kanji for Mic’s name, which gives me A LOT of freedom.

I tried to to use kanji from the two forms of Hizashi, but they don’t really create any options that sound similar enough, and since Hori didn’t use kanji either, I’m choosing to stick with a close-sounding name that has the same number of syllables and a similar meaning.

The name Hizashi means “sunlight” or “rays of sun,” so my obvious first choice was Hikari (光), which means “light” and has a very similar sound to it. Other options would be Hibiki (響), which is still close in sound, or Hinata (日向). Both are sun-related names with three syllables.

My top choice would definitely be Hikari. I think it sounds the closest and still fits Mic’s bright personality very well.

#I’m glad y’all like this #it’s very fun for me too #bnha #mha #answered ask #hizashi yamada #present mic

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

I'm not the anon but uhhhhh how about all mights real name (which is slipping my mind)?

Can do! His real name is Yagi Toshinori, so the kanji for Toshinori would be 俊典, meaning “longevity.” Props to Hori on this one because this is a real name and not one he made up to be punny. It also makes my job way easier.

Keeping the kanji, we do the usual and check out the alternative readings.

俊: しゅん (shun)、とし (toshi)

典: ふみ (fumi)、のり (nori)、てん (ten)

Okay…. So this is super hard. Neither of the readings of the first kanji would be used in a traditional female name. I could make an argument for Toshifumi, which is a masculine name, but “mi” is a more feminine ending sound, and because yk All Might is buff I could argue for a genderbent name being more masculine.

BUT since it’s not as important to keep the kanji with this one since it’s not a pun, there’s a literally nearly identical feminine name alternative for Toshinori, which is Toshiko. It’s not traditionally written with 俊 as the first kanji, but we could keep it if we wanted.

#this one wasn’t as bad in terms of actual kanji lol #thanks Hori #answered ask #bnha #mha #yagi toshinori #all might

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Ooh for genderswapped names could you do todoroki??

Yesh ofc. So, Todoroki’s first name is Shōtō. The kanji for this is 焦凍, the first meaning “to burn” and the second meaning “to freeze.” I know. It’s hilarious. Hori loves to do puns in his character names. Anyway, let’s look at readings for these kanji and see what we can do.

焦: こ (ko)、あせ (ase)、じ (ji)、しょう (shō)

凍: こお (kō)、とう (tō)、こご (kogo)、い (i)、し (shi)

This is a bit harder because female names don’t typically end in the sounds that are in the readings of the second kanji. Since I really want to keep the kanji, I tried and managed to think of one solid alternative: Shōkō. It’s a bit unusual to have “ko” with a long “o” at the end of a name, but Shōko is a real, fairly popular name for girls, so mimicking the sounds like this works fine IMO, even if it’s a bit off when looking at the spelling. (Bonus points for this one because I keep the starting sound the same.)

If allowed to switch the kanji around, I have secondary suggestions: Shiase or Kōko. Kōko is super cute, might be my favorite tbh. Shiase is a little strange, but it’s close to “shiawase” which means “happiness,” which I also just think is cute. And it’s not like Hori’s names for them are any more normal than these…

So ending products, which I think work the best, are Kōko and Shōkō.

#fun times with me on kanji mechanics #I’m exhausted but it’s fun to think about #answered asks #todoroki shouto #bnha #mha

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

hey I loved the genderswap name process you did for uraraka a while back, is that something you'd be interested in doing for more characters?

Sure, I have no problem doing more! Japanese is my second language so it’s not too much trouble, send any y’all wanna see and I’ll get to it~

#answered ask #glad you liked it! #it was fun

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Kaminari: i heard this quote yesterday: “every day is like a new day”

Kirishima: bro that so inspirational

Jirou: [to Ashido] hold me back. hold me—

#you think she’d be used to them by now #kaminari denki #kirishima ejirou #jirou kyouka #bnha #mha #bnha incorrect quotes #mha incorrect quotes

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Sero: i like curves

Kaminari: dude… you’re a geometrist?

#something i actually said to a friend #hanta sero #kaminari denki #bnha #mha #bnha incorrect quotes #mha incorrect quotes

[incorrect-heroes-in-training]

Midoriya: i would appreciate it if you wouldn’t call me names all the time

Bakugou: and i would’ve appreciated it if you’d fucking died before i met you, yet life is full of disappointment so

#yeah #midoriya izuku #katsuki bakugou #bnha #mha #bnha incorrect quotes #mha incorrect quotes #sorry it’s been a while!