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In _Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru_ , the organization that is responsible for
doing things involving the god-tree is called "Taisha". The official
(Crunchyroll) subs don't translate this word, but in Japanese, it's written
大赦. As far as I can tell, this is a legal term meaning "general pardon", which
is a type of pardon in Japanese law that applies to all people convicted of a
particular crime or class of crimes (as contrasted with 特赦 _tokusha_ "special
pardon", which applies only to specific people). This is a very strange name
for an organization.

What is stranger still is that if you know Japanese and you had never seen the
term written down, you would probably think that it would be written as the
homophone 大社, which means "grand shrine", which makes a lot more sense as the
name of an organization.

What is the logic behind writing "Taisha" as "general pardon"?

(I am aware of the "theory" suggesting that you can rearrange the strokes of
友奈 "Yuuna" and get 大赦 "Taisha" [[see
image](https://i.stack.imgur.com/573b6.jpg)]; I do not think that the theory
has any merit, since it involves rearranging strokes in a way that does not
respect the radicals involved.)


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Why is "Taisha" written as "general pardon"?


This is only speculation, but: In one sense, one could say that the Taisha and
Shinju-sama (sorry if that's misspelled, I watched the series dubbed) granted
a "general pardon" to humanity by protecting them from the apparently-endless
maelstrom of destruction outside the... sorry, I'm blanking on the name for
the barrier.


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**Originally, it was called 大社 (Grand Shrine), but later it's revised to 大赦
(Amnesty).**

In _Nogi Wakaba wa Yuusha de Aru_ (Nogi Wakaba is a Hero), the prequel to
_Washio Sumi wa Yuusha de Aru_ (Washio Sumi is a Hero) and _Yuuki Yuuna wa
Yuusha de Aru_ (Yuki Yuna is a Hero), the organization was originally named 大社
(Grand Shrine).

From ch. 3, pg. 5,

> **The counter-Vertex organization known as the Taisha (Grand Shrine)** had
> researched the Shinju's power and discovered a scientific and magic method
> of utilizing it. The outfit was a result of that research. It was the
> culmination of the Shinju's blessing and the knowledge of mankind.
>
> (Emphasis mine)

From ch. 19 (final chapter), pg. 23,

> Hinata already seemed to have a plan in mind as she answered Wakaba's
> question without any hesitation.
>
>   * "First, **we will rename the Taisha from 'grand shrine' to 'amnesty' as
> a self-conscious reminder that we have been granted amnesty and live
> modestly as human beings**."
>

>
> (Emphasis mine, couldn't quote more than that to avoid heavy spoiler)


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