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   The Digimon franchise is unique in that it's a franchise aimed at little kids that doesn't assign American names to each and every human character.  A lot of the characters keep their Japanese names, something that's unheard of for a made-for-TV dub in the early 2000s.

However, not every character gets to keep his or her Japanese name when the series is dubbed into English.  Below is a list of characters' Japanese and English names, as well as some additional notes about their names.

Digimon Adventure
English Name
 Japanese Name
 Notes
Taichi "TAI" Kamiya
 Yagami Taichi
 Yagami, when written out in kanji, is 八神.  If you reverse the kanji, however (神八 instead of 八神), you get "Kamiya."  Taichi's family name in the English version is most likely a misreading of his kanji.
Takenouchi Sora
 Takeno'uchi Sora
 N/A
Yamato "MATT" Ishida
 Ishida Yamato
 Yamato has a different family name from his brother (Taka'ishi Takeru) because their parents got a divorce when they were little.
Koushiro "IZZY" Izumi
 Izumi Koushirou
 The spelling of his name in the English version does not express the long o sound at the end of his name.
Mimi Tachikawa
 Tachikawa Mimi
 N/A
Takeru "T.K." Takaishi
 Taka'ishi Takeru
 Takeru has a different family name from his brother (Ishida Yamato) because their parents got a divorce when they were little.
Joe Kido
 Kido Jou
 "Joe" is an Americanized form of the Japanese name "Jou."
Gennai
 Gennai
 In the Japanese version, his name is pronounced with a hard g sound (like in "good").  In the English version, his name is pronounced with a soft g sound (like in "gentle").

 

 
 

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