#so im tempted to say he's gone through a number of names prior to that and arataka is just like. what he landed on last | Explore Tumblr posts and blogs

irradiatedsnakes · 2 years ago

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literally he is so trans. literally he is so transgender (all quoted from katyatalks' name translation thread on twitter)

Reigen Arataka: 霊幻新隆 Full name is a pun on the word ‘reigenarataka’ 霊験灼か which is a super obscure word. Means “very advantageous(1)”, “effectively channel Buddha & gods(2)”, “strikingly blessed by the gods(3)”, “The blessings of the gods will make themselves known(4)”

It’s used in the context of things like 霊験灼かなお守り (an amulet that is very effective) or 霊験灼かな神社 (a shrine that has strong spiritual power + you’ll likely get what you pray for) Both components of reigenarataka mean a variant of miracle.

As for our Reigen; Surname: 霊幻 (reigen) = 霊 (soul, spirit), 幻 (phantom, illusion) Forename: 新隆 (arataka) = 新 (new), 隆 (grand, prosperous) His surname is basically “spirit phantom”, first name “new prosperity”. Tldr; his name is a massive pun and a big joke

#mp100 #look me in the eye and tell me he didnt name himself. you cant #ALSO LIKE. it fits very well. with his whole fake psychic thing.#but he didnt actually start Doing that stil he was what. 23 24?#so im tempted to say he's gone through a number of names prior to that and arataka is just like. what he landed on last #fits into his Trying To Be Somebody thing as well.#now here's the question. did he also change his surname for this.#bc the pub here is dependent on both sur and forename.#do we actually know. that his familys surname is also reigen.#*pun not pub

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