

Is it there any particular reason why the main characters of Amagi Brilliant
Park are named after rap singers?

To be precise:

  * Kanie Seiya (可児江 **西** 也) is named after [Kanye West](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanye_West)

(西 means west)

  * Latifa Fleuranza after [Queen Latifah](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_Latifah)
  * Sento Isuzu (千斗{せんと} いすず) after [50 Cent](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/50_Cent).

(Sento is homophone with Cent セント。 いすず can be rendered as **五十** 鈴 in kanji
where 五十 means 50)

So, I guess there is a reason for this and I was wondering what it may be.


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Why are the main characters of Amagi Brilliant Park named after singers?


My guess is that the author enjoys punny/goofy name schemes. The part-time
workers hired by Kanie are named Eiko Adachi, Biino Bandou, and Shiina
Chuujou-- A, B, and C. (More obvious in Japanese where their family names
would be written first.)

And senshin is right-- Kurisu Takaya is a near-direct transliteration of
"Chris Tucker". (Fun fact, a similar gag is used in Steins;Gate for the
character Kurisu Makise; she often gets called "Christina"/Kurisu-tina.)


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