<p>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".<br><br> On the other hand, the only two things I can come up with for Pinto is that it's a reference to (spoilers ahead): <br><br>
1 </p>

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  <p> 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.</p>
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2  </p>

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

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

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Stop answering your own question for reputation.
GK A
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@GKA there's nothing wrong with [self-answering](https://anime.stackexchange.com/help/self-answer), provided that the question and the answer have its own merit. Also, I was the one who suggested OP to put his theory as the answer because it is *one of the possible answer*, and so it can be voted accordingly. And there's nothing to stop anyone from providing a better/official answer to this question.
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Oh.Thats weird.I did not know you could answer your own questions.Anyway thanks for telling me)
GK A
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@GKA I originally posted my answer as part of the Question Description in a previous post but AkiTanaka explained that it made more sense to post my own theory as an answer so that the question could stand on its own. BTW, I did wait for others to answer before I posted my own answer. I also googled other theories but found nothing.
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Jorge Luque
<p>For reference, the dictionary definition of the word "pinto" is </p>

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  <p>Marked with spots of white and other colors; mottled; spotted.</p>
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<p>It can also be used to refer to a piebald horse which has irregular patches of two colors such as this one:
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/4ClZN.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/4ClZN.jpg" alt="Piebald Horse"></a></p>

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What is the meaning behind the titles of Tokyo Ghoul OVAs JACK & PINTO?
# What is the meaning behind the titles of Tokyo Ghoul OVAs JACK & PINTO?
Posted by: username_0 on 2018-10-22
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.sstatic.net/4ClZN.jpg)](https://i.sstatic.net/4ClZN.jpg)
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## 1 answers
### Answer by username_0 on 2018-10-22. Score: 1
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.
> **Comments:**
> **username_1** (2018-10-22): Stop answering your own question for reputation.  
> **username_2** (2018-10-22): @GKA there's nothing wrong with [self-answering](https://anime.stackexchange.com/help/self-answer), provided that the question and the answer have its own merit. Also, I was the one who suggested OP to put his theory as the answer because it is *one of the possible answer*, and so it can be voted accordingly. And there's nothing to stop anyone from providing a better/official answer to this question.  
> **username_1** (2018-10-23): Oh.Thats weird.I did not know you could answer your own questions.Anyway thanks for telling me)  
> **username_0** (2018-10-26): @GKA I originally posted my answer as part of the Question Description in a previous post but AkiTanaka explained that it made more sense to post my own theory as an answer so that the question could stand on its own. BTW, I did wait for others to answer before I posted my own answer. I also googled other theories but found nothing.  
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