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Funny aside: Khara means "shit" in Arabic. I don't think it affects Studio Khara's market that much but they'll have to change their name if they want to sell
by parsimo2010 7y ago
Funny aside: Khara means "shit" in Arabic. I don't think it affects Studio Khara's market that much but they'll have to change their name if they want to sell Evangelion in the Middle East.
- arayh 7y agoIronically, it would seem that their name Khara was derived from a greek word (χαρά) meaning "joy".
- needle0 7y agoNot sure if this was intended, but interestingly, the company name in the native Japanese katakana notation, カラー, is indistinguishable from the English word "Color" due to the lossiness of katakana sounds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khara_(studio) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khara_(studio)