<p>If you're asking what "the joke" is with names like "Maou Sadao" and "Yusa Emi", the joke is that their Japanese names sound suspiciously similar to their Ente Isla names/titles:</p>

<ul>
<li>"Maou Sadao" is very close to "Maou Satan" / "Demon Lord Satan"</li>
<li>"Yusa Emi" is very close to "Yuusha Emi" / "Hero Emi"</li>
<li>"Ashiya (Shirou)" is sort of close to "Alciel" (<em>Arushieru</em>)</li>
<li>"Urushihara (Hanzou)" is sort of close to "Lucifer" (<em>Rushiferu</em>)</li>
</ul>

<p>As a side effect of this, some of their Japanese names sound curious/archaic, since you kind of have to stretch to find Japanese names that sound similar to Christian angel/devil names.</p>

<p>Separately, some of the names are also "translation jokes", so to speak:</p>

<ul>
<li>The "Suzu" (鈴) in "Kamazuki Suzuno" means "bell". Indeed, her Ente Isla name is "Crestia Bell".</li>
</ul>

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2017-04-28T00:42:21.453Z
I got the feeling that Maou Sadao's name is also a reference to Madao (maru de dame na ossan i.e. a good for nothing) from Gintama.
絢瀬絵里
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2017-04-28T05:09:06.997Z
@Ayase Eri There's no relation whatsoever. Sadao is a legit Japanese name, whereas Madao is not. Also, their personalities bear no resemblance (I'd hardly call Maou a "good-for-nothing"), so I'm not sure why you saw this to be a reference, outside that it's a one-letter difference.
Jimmy
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2017-04-28T06:25:31.897Z
He is a good employee, but a good for nothing when it comes to being a Maou.
絢瀬絵里
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2017-04-28T07:11:22.400Z
@AyaseEri Not really. He is actually really good at being "overlord" as he drove humans into corner only to be defeated by Emilia.
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senshin
<p>I feel like there is some kind of joke with the characters' fake names that I am missing.</p>

<p>One of the characters I think asks if their names are outdated. Is that the joke, just that they are using archaic names? Or is there something else?</p>

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Are the Japanese names of the characters from Ente Isla references to something?
# Are the Japanese names of the characters from Ente Isla references to something?
Posted by: username_0 on 2017-04-27
I feel like there is some kind of joke with the characters' fake names that I am missing.

One of the characters I think asks if their names are outdated. Is that the joke, just that they are using archaic names? Or is there something else?
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### Answer by username_1 on 2017-04-27. Score: 4
If you're asking what "the joke" is with names like "Maou Sadao" and "Yusa Emi", the joke is that their Japanese names sound suspiciously similar to their Ente Isla names/titles:

* "Maou Sadao" is very close to "Maou Satan" / "Demon Lord Satan"
* "Yusa Emi" is very close to "Yuusha Emi" / "Hero Emi"
* "Ashiya (Shirou)" is sort of close to "Alciel" (*Arushieru*)
* "Urushihara (Hanzou)" is sort of close to "Lucifer" (*Rushiferu*)

As a side effect of this, some of their Japanese names sound curious/archaic, since you kind of have to stretch to find Japanese names that sound similar to Christian angel/devil names.

Separately, some of the names are also "translation jokes", so to speak:

* The "Suzu" (鈴) in "Kamazuki Suzuno" means "bell". Indeed, her Ente Isla name is "Crestia Bell".
> **Comments:**
> **username_2** (2017-04-28): I got the feeling that Maou Sadao's name is also a reference to Madao (maru de dame na ossan i.e. a good for nothing) from Gintama.  
> **username_3** (2017-04-28): @Ayase Eri There's no relation whatsoever. Sadao is a legit Japanese name, whereas Madao is not. Also, their personalities bear no resemblance (I'd hardly call Maou a "good-for-nothing"), so I'm not sure why you saw this to be a reference, outside that it's a one-letter difference.  
> **username_2** (2017-04-28): He is a good employee, but a good for nothing when it comes to being a Maou.  
> **username_4** (2017-04-28): @AyaseEri Not really. He is actually really good at being "overlord" as he drove humans into corner only to be defeated by Emilia.  
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