Image: RumikoTakahashi / Shogakukan
AMBot | 09/09/2021 | Reading Time: 2 Min.
As previously reported, Rumiko Takahashi, the manga artist behind series like Inuyasha, Rin-ne, and Maison Ikkoku, occasionally answers her fans' questions on Twitter. Recently, she shared her thoughts on the origin of one of her most famous supporting characters: Shampoo, the Chinese warrior from the classic martial arts shonen romantic comedy "Ranma 1/2."
Translated roughly:
"I wanted to come up with a name like Shan-shan, but I didn’t want it to be repetitive, like the names of pandas. I wanted something cute like Shan and Poo that sounded Chinese. So, I asked someone who’s good at Chinese to guess how it would be written in Kanji.
So, the background wasn’t a hair care product, as one might assume."
Translated roughly:
"I wanted to come up with a name like Shan-shan, but I didn’t want it to be repetitive, like the names of pandas. I wanted something cute like Shan and Poo that sounded Chinese. So, I asked someone who’s good at Chinese to guess how it would be written in Kanji.
So, the background wasn’t a hair care product, as one might assume."
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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