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TheLuckOfTheClaws
Since: Jan, 2020
22nd Sep, 2023 09:28:57 AM
Just referring to the characters the way they are most often referred to in canon doesn't sound particularly confusing at all.
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Amonimus
Since: Sep, 2018
22nd Sep, 2023 09:50:05 AM
I see no issue if one character is referred by name and the other by surname.
Edited by Amonimus TroperWall / WikiMagic Cleanup
How to refer to Characters who use Last Name Basis in Work pages
So for a lot of shows, characters are referred to by a Last-Name Basis. However, other characters in the same show may be referred to by their first names on the regular. From what I understand, we should refer to characters by whatever they're most called in-story. But wouldn't a mix of last name basis and first name basis characters be confusing?
For instance, in Kill Blue, the protagonist Juzo Ogami is referred to almost exclusively by his surname, Ogami. However, another member of the cast, Tenma Tendo, is referred to almost exclusively by his first name.