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In Katekyo Hitman Reborn, Haru mentions that Takeshi has a interesting sense
of naming.

Now I were wondering, is this only because he added the 'Ko' character to the
name? Or is there a deeper, under-laying joke/reference made there?

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here](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hQu9c.png)](https://i.stack.imgur.com/hQu9c.png)


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Why does Takeshi Yamamoto have a interesting naming sense?


Jirou is an [Akita Inu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akita_\(dog\)), while
Kojirou is a [swallow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swallow). They are named
similarly because they are two halves of Yamamoto's Vongola Box.

Kojirou is named after the swordsman [Sasaki
Kojirou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sasaki_Kojir%C5%8D), known as the rival
of Miyamoto Musashi and for his "Tsubame Gaeshi" (Turning Swallow Cut)
technique that is said to mimic the motion of a swallow's tail.

Jirou is probably named after [one
of](http://www.tofugu.com/2012/08/02/notable-japanese-dogs/) the two [Sakhalin
Husky](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sakhalin_Husky) sled dogs that survived
[an ill-fated Japanese Polar
expedition](http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/337391). While the breed is
currently extinct, they are said to be one of the
[precursors](http://www.japanesedog.org/karafuto-ken-sakhalin-husky/) to the
modern Akita Inu.

These two animal were not only named after figures of historical origin, but
also share similarities to one another as they are both two parts of a whole.
The "ko" in Kojirou means "small/little."


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