Many Japanese video games, movies, comics, and TV shows are popular in Western culture. However, sometimes the names of the characters in these media change when they go abroad! 



This worksheet challenges students to match nine characters' original Japanese names (written in romaji) to the names they are known by in English-speaking countries. It also provides a good opportunity to discuss some root words and portmanteaus (squirt + turtle = squirtle). 



Answer key included. 

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Japanese Characters In English

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Many Japanese video games, movies, comics, and TV shows are popular in Western culture. However, sometimes the names of the characters in these media change whe…