

For reference, the dictionary definition of the word "pinto" is

> Marked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted.

It can also be used to refer to a piebald horse which has irregular patches of
two colors such as this one: [![Piebald
Horse](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ClZN.jpg)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/4ClZN.jpg)


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What is the meaning behind the titles of Tokyo Ghoul OVAs JACK & PINTO?


My guess is that "Jack" is a reference to "Jack the Ripper" because in the
OVA, the main characters are chasing a serial killer. It could also be a
reference to "Jack-o'-lantern" since the serial killer wears a pumpkin mask
and is referred to as "Lantern".  
  
On the other hand, the only two things I can come up with for Pinto is that
it's a reference to (spoilers ahead):  
  
1

> The hidden bruises on the elderly patient which look like the spots of a
> piebald horse. The patient's skin was thus like a "pinto" horse.

  
2

> The dual personalities that the nurse had because "pinto" could mean the she
> had spots of white (good) and black (bad).

  
I think theory #1 on the elderly man is more likely to be right than the nurse
theory.


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