I'm really starting to like Ayasegawa Yumichika. I have to admit that I was surprised he turned out to be a man, not only for his effeminate appearance, but because of his name. Names with "yumi" in them are almost always female names, at least in my experience. However, the kanji for "yumi" in Yumichika's name means "bow" (as in "bow and arrows ( Read more... )

There's something I noticed a while ago, but never really said anything about. Come to think of it, I don't really need to say anything about it, but I am. For no good reason whatsoever.

I noticed that the names of all three of the original SOLDIER 1st Class operatives have Judeo-Christian overtones. Sephiroth is named after the Kabbalistic concept ( Read more... )