Aw, now I discover this... after making "Dr. Mizuno wants the Mizuno name to continue" a minor plot point.
Mizuno is the most common real-life surname of all of the Senshi. While it isn't blatantly common, it isn't rare, either -- Tuxedo Unmasked says it's the 105th-most-common surname in Japan. (Check out that page anyway; the list it provides also says where in Japan one is most likely to find somebody with each particular surname.)
If one wants a rare surname, "Hino" is the best choice, with maybe 20 Japanese households maximum having it. "Tsukino" is at least a full order of magnitude less rare than "Hino" is.
Kaioh, Tomoe, and Meioh appear to be completely made-up. So at least I got Hotaru's unwillingness to give up her family name right; it's something that only she in all of Japan has.
Oh, well. Yet another way in which IbM is different from re4al Life.
Mizuno is the most common real-life surname of all of the Senshi. While it isn't blatantly common, it isn't rare, either -- Tuxedo Unmasked says it's the 105th-most-common surname in Japan. (Check out that page anyway; the list it provides also says where in Japan one is most likely to find somebody with each particular surname.)
If one wants a rare surname, "Hino" is the best choice, with maybe 20 Japanese households maximum having it. "Tsukino" is at least a full order of magnitude less rare than "Hino" is.
Kaioh, Tomoe, and Meioh appear to be completely made-up. So at least I got Hotaru's unwillingness to give up her family name right; it's something that only she in all of Japan has.
Oh, well. Yet another way in which IbM is different from re4al Life.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
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Rob Kelk
Sticks and stones can break your bones,
But words can break your heart.
Boycotting ALL products from the USA as long as that country's leader continues to lie about my native country.
Government of Canada: How to immigrate to Canada
Government of Canada: Claiming refugee protection (asylum) from within Canada